Liu Qingyan shook his head slightly at Ye Qing inside through the crack in the door that was quietly opened.

Ye Qing, who happened to be facing the crack in the door, drank it all with Xiao Zhen, and the wine glass in his hand that was about to be put down lit at Liu Qingyan, signaling that he knew.

Liu Qingyan nodded, then gently closed the door behind Xiao Zhen and turned to leave.

Xiao Zhen in the room slowly put down the wine glass, looked at Ye Qing with a smile on his face, and his face was also filled with a relaxed smile, under the faint sound of the piano next to him, he first sighed before saying: "Brother Ye, you are really a good person, brother, I hit you off at first sight in Dawazi that day, but brother, you are a bit ruthless." ”

"What do you mean by that, brother? The younger brother can't quite understand it. Ye Qing personally filled Xiao Zhen with wine, and the few maids sent by Liu Qingyan were all politely rejected by Ye Qing, leaving only a girl who was stroking the piano on the piano platform, gently plucking the strings.

"What do you mean? Are you too embarrassed to ask me? Xiao Zhen smiled again and toasted Ye Qing, and then said: "After today's court meeting, the saint left me alone, and I knew that it was no good thing, and sure enough, the hot forbidden army was stuffed into my Lin'an Mansion by you." ”

"Tsk...... What is this called? This is the will of God, how can I put it into your hands? Do I have that much power? Ye Qing put down his wine glass and said.

"Yes, this is the holy decree, but what the saint said is clear, the matter of dividing the forbidden army is your Ye Qing's advice, no, the saint listened to it, so I have an extra hot potato in my hand, who do you say I provoked?" Xiao Zhen laughed and complained: "I won't tell you, my brother has been holding on to the line for the past few years, and he has been a turtle with a shrunken head everywhere, but in the end, I didn't expect that my brother was not forced out of the right and left phases of the court, but was forced out of the shell by your kid all of a sudden." ”

"I thought you would thank me for coming, in this way, I am in the Song Dynasty, and you are the only prefect who has military power in every line." Ye Qing said with a smile.

Xiao Zhen smiled bitterly: "You still don't know about me, brother, this thing of military power, we civil officials, are not willing to touch it at will, one is a military general with a low status, and the other is easy to be suspicious of others, not to mention that Lin'an Mansion has a forbidden army with a small 5,000 people, even if it is the so-called old, weak, sick and disabled, but it is also a soldier." ”

"The decree has been made, and there is no possibility of changing it. What's more, there was an accident with the big tile, and the forbidden army and Lin'an Mansion didn't report at all, don't you think that at this time, you have a little military power in your hands, and you can sleep more peacefully? Ye Qing said after taking a drink alone.

Xiao Zhen raised his wine glass, with a sense of unspoken meaning, took the wine glass and drank it all and said, "Say, let me help you with something." ”

"The Criminal Department and Dali Temple have always shared a big prison, and your Lin'an Mansion prison can be reliable?" Ye Qing didn't beat around the bush, since Governor Xiao asked directly, it seemed a bit hypocritical that he was twisting.

Xiao Zhen frowned, he could let the Imperial City Division borrow the big prison to detain people, what kind of felony did this person commit?

"And the Bodhisattva that you can't tolerate in the Imperial City?" Xiao Zhen frowned and asked.

"That's not it, an insignificant person, brought back from outside, it is enough to put it for two days, and my people will take care of it." Ye Qing looked at Xiao Zhen quietly and said.

"No problem, send someone to me when you need it. How is it treated? Xiao Zhen asked, holding the dish into his mouth.

Ye Qing smiled, and then told Xiao Zhen about Yan Qingzhi's return to Lin'an City tomorrow afternoon.

Naturally, Xiao Zhen also has some understanding of his past, since Ye Qing became the commander of the Imperial City Division, basically everyone is already clear about what he used to be a guard in the Yan family.

Xiao Zhen didn't ask any more, the two chatted casually around Tang Siwei and Li Dao becoming a relative of the emperor, and then walked out of the slanting wind and drizzle building together.

Liu Qingyan is knowledgeable, dignified and generous, just like Ye Qing's woman, standing side by side with Ye Qing, watching Xiao Zhen get into the carriage.

Xiao Zhen in the carriage waved like Ye Qing when he came, and laughed at Ye Qing's great blessings, the daughter of the Yan family is said to be a complete beauty in the city, and she doesn't want Ye Qing to follow the slanting wind and drizzle in the building, and she is like a confidant, which makes Xiao Zhen envious.

said goodbye to Xiao Zhen, and then said goodbye to Liu Qingyan, Ye Qingcai and Liang Xing drove the carriage home.

The reason why Ye Qing thought that after Yan Qingzhi arrived in Lin'an tomorrow and then placed in the prison of Lin'an Mansion, was mainly because he was not at ease with Tang Sihui, not to mention that Tang Hexi had not given him a complete answer now.

Therefore, at this time, in order to avoid any mistakes, it is best for people to stay in the prison of the government.

On the second day, when the sun was about to sink in the west, Tang Hexi sent a message, and Tang Siwei agreed to the deal with him.

And almost at the same time, as soon as the people sent by Tang Hexi left, Zhao Qi'er took Yan Qingzhi and slowly drove into Lin'an City in a carriage from Genshan Gate.

Yan Qingzhi in the carriage wanted to lift the curtain to see Lin'an City, which had been absent for more than half a year, but because of Zhao Qi'er's advice, he could only resist the impulse in his heart and listen to the scene of the lively and noisy Lin'an City.

After several days of hurrying, coupled with the difficult days in Binzhou, Yan Qingzhi, who was originally rich and handsome, looked somewhat tired and depressed at the moment because of the dark blue stubble on the side of his mouth and his melancholy eyes.

Even after entering Lin'an City, the spirit at this moment did not seem much better than on the road, especially in Binzhou.

"It is also necessary for the county lieutenant of Yan to be wronged in the prison of Lin'an Mansion for two days, and after two days after tomorrow, he can return to the house." Zhao Qi'er sat on the other side of the carriage and said to Yan Qingzhi with a smile.

"It doesn't matter." A trace of loneliness flashed in Yan Qingzhi's eyes, and he took a deep breath and said: "Now that I am used to the taste of prison, I used to think that I was afraid that I would not be able to stay in a stinking prison for even a pillar of incense, but who would have thought that I would stay in the stench prison in Binzhou for nearly half a month." ”

Zhao Qi'er smiled, he understood Yan Qingzhi's mood, people, they are all like this, they are not forced to a certain role, and they never know how much potential they have.

Just like a rich man suddenly becomes a poor ghost, when a rich man squanders wantonly, he always thinks that he can't live without money, but when he is penniless, he finds that he can survive even the days of begging.

The carriage slowly turned from the top of the royal street into the alley to the prison of Lin'an Mansion, which was not far from Shimen Lane, of course, if the wall in the middle of Shimen Lane was opened, it would be closer, and there was no need to make a detour at all.

Xiao Zhen of Lin'an Mansion had obviously arranged everything a long time ago, and the carriage passed through the gate of the prison very smoothly, and drove straight into the high walls of the prison of Lin'an Mansion, before stopping in front of the last iron gate.

There was no one else in the entire small courtyard, and after getting out of the car, Zhao Qi'er looked over at a glance, all with familiar faces.

At the moment, he was even more relaxed in his heart, and after signaling Yan Qingzhi to go down, he walked inside with him.

"Take a hot shower for a while, shave your face, and eat a full meal. I guess you'll have new clothes, food, and drinks. Zhao Qi'er took Yan Qingzhi and quickly turned into the back from the end of the courtyard.

Yan Qingzhi, who finished eating with Zhao Qi'er after taking a bath, couldn't believe what he was going through now.

The bath water with just the right temperature, the new clothes that fit cleanly, especially after he finished tidying up, there were already drinks and food prepared in a room, waiting for him to sit down and enjoy.

All this made Yan Qingzhi a little confused, did he go to prison, or did he run to someone else's courtyard?

If it weren't for looking at the wall outside, which was much higher than the usual big family, Yan Qingzhi would really think that Zhao Qi'er was joking with himself when he said that he would stay in the prison of Lin'an Mansion for two days.

Zhao Qi'er looked at Yan Qingzhi, who looked a little unnatural, and asked while picking his teeth while being full of wine and food: "But the county lieutenant Yan is not satisfied with the meal?" ”

After bathing, Yan Qingzhi, after changing out of the clothes that smelled rancid, was suave and gentle, and completely looked like a scholar, after hearing Zhao Qi'er's question, he hurriedly denied it: "No, no, no, Officer Zhao, I ...... I want to ask, are you sure I'm going to stay here for two days and go home, not to the execution ground? I always felt like this new shirt and this meal were seeing me off. ”

"Uh...... This...... I don't know much about that, but I guess not, otherwise it wouldn't be pointy for me to bring you all the way back. Zhao Qi'er was stunned for a moment, and looked at the occasional figures around her, yes, they are all people from the Imperial City Division.

"But this ...... Who arranged these? I don't know the prefect of Lin'an, even if it's the entire Lin'an officialdom, I don't know even one, how can I get ....... Yan Qingzhi followed Zhao Qi'er and walked into the prison, his eyes were about to straighten, and he forgot to say even the unfinished words.

The sound of the iron chain unraveling Yan Qingzhi is still relatively familiar, but when he saw the scene in the separate prison, Yan Qingzhi was completely stunned, what kind of prison is this, this is better than when he was in Binzhou, the home of an ordinary person.

The airy windows were open to both sides, the white window paper looked freshly replaced, and a faint fragrance in the cell curled up from the smoke stove a column of pale cyan smoke, a clean chair, and an equally clean and bright table.

And he had the impression that there was not a single damp and moldy straw in the cell, which should have been laid under him as a bed, but a rather delicate wooden bed was placed inside, and the bedding on it was all available, and as far as the eye could see, everything in the whole cell was brand new, and there was no trace of use.

What made him feel even more unhappy or worried was that on the neat and bright table, the four treasures of the study and several books were neatly placed there, waiting for him to use them.

"This ...... Is this a prison cell? Yan Qingzhi asked in disbelief.

"This ...... I don't know, but probably. Zhao Qi'er also stammered a little, he only knew that according to the meaning of the secret letter, he took people to the courtyard of the Lin'an Mansion prison, and then let Yan Qingzhi bathe, change clothes and eat, and then led them into the prison.

"Could it be a mistake?" Yan Qingzhi exited the cell and looked around and saw that there was no one around.

After Zhao Qi'er whistled, he saw a jailer from the Imperial City Division running over, and said, "Officer Zhao, what are you not satisfied with?" That's what you command. ”

"It's not...... This...... Who arranged this? Zhao Qi'er looked at the janitor with a plain look, and asked in some surprise.

And Yan Qingzhi, who was about to continue to go to prison on the side, looked at the janitor's natural appearance, and couldn't help but feel a feeling of crying and laughing in his heart, if he was in prison and enjoyed it like this, I am afraid that there would be thousands of houses leaking and people who had no money to repair, scrambling to embark on the road of crime.