Ning Xiuyan found someone to go back to talk to Ning Mansion, and Han Jian stayed to accompany Yang Xiuxiu. When Han Jian came out, Yang Xiuxiu accompanied him later, after all, Han Jian was going to go on the expedition on the second day, so why did he have to stay for a meal before leaving. As soon as a few people sat down, a maid came in to report that the sedan chair of Ningfu had stopped outside the door.

"Master, the concubine should go out to have a look, and the master and the county lord will stay for dinner." Ning Xiuyan got up and said.

Han Jian smiled and said: "No need, just let the maid go out to greet her, have dinner together, go to the palace in the evening, and come back if you have time." ”

Ning Xiuyan's face was a little moved, she was already very satisfied that Han Jian could stay for a meal. Nodding, she asked the maid to go out to meet the sedan chair, and continued to stay to accompany Han Jian to eat.

There was still some sadness during the banquet, Yang Xiuxiu was nothing, but Ning Shun'er looked very aggrieved, Xiao Nizi was a little greedy when she just understood the matter of the bed, and suddenly Han Jian was about to go on the expedition, and she was naturally reluctant in her heart. And Ning Xiuyan would not show it even if she was reluctant in her heart, and while she was eating, the personal maid beside Ning Xiuyan hurriedly came in and said something in Ning Xiuyan's ear. Ning Xiuyan frowned and said, "Master, look, are you going to fall on me?" ”

The maid seemed to admit her mistake, bowed her head and said, "Mrs. Hui, people are already waiting in the hall, saying that they want Mrs. to go over in person." ”

"Who?" Ning Xiuyan asked.

"Slave maid...... The slave and maid do not know. The man didn't say who he was. ”

Ning Xiuyan glanced at Han Jian and said, "Master, I'm afraid that the person sent by my father is a little inexplicable, so let's get up and go and see it." ”

"Okay." Han Jian nodded, originally he also wanted to see what the hell Ning Yuan was doing, but now that he was accompanying Yang Xiuxiu and Ning Shun'er, he didn't have the heart to **.

Ning Xiuyan didn't go for a long time, then came back and said, "Master." Concubinage...... I'm afraid I'm sorry I can't live with you. The man said he wanted to see his master, and his father commanded him. ”

Han Jian looked at Ning Xiuyan's embarrassed face, and was a little puzzled in his heart, even if it was a woman sent by Ning Yuan, Ning Xiuyan should not have such an expression. Unless it's someone who doesn't welcome her. Han Jian thought about it again, even if Ning Yuan wanted to send someone over. It won't be calculated that he will come before the expedition, the purpose is not so simple.

"You stay, embroidery, you accompany me to have a look."

Han Jian said, got up and went to the side hall with Ning Xiuyan. Before entering the door, I saw a woman dressed in men's clothes with her back to the door, holding a folding fan in her hand and shaking. Han Jian didn't get too close. Because he senses that the person who comes out is not good, such a woman should have martial arts, and deliberately cover it up in front of him, as if he wants to cover it up.

"Master, this is the person." Ning Xiuyan broke the silence first.

The woman turned around, revealing a beautiful face, not very beautiful, but a little capable. And it's dusty. It seems like a lack of rest from afar. Han Jian was sure that he had not seen this woman before, but he expected. Being able to use Ning Yuan's channel and then pass Guò Ning Xiuyan to come and see her "just happens", this woman is unusual.

"The folk girl has seen His Royal Highness the East King." The woman saluted, but it was not in the ordinary way of a woman, but closed the folding fan and hugged her fist to salute, a posture of a Jianghu person.

Han Jian sneered slightly. This woman dared to come to see him like this, knowing that there were many accidents in Luoyang City now, and it was when he was most vigilant, she dared to come out blatantly, as if she was going to eat him. But he was sure that the woman could not make a stir in front of him.

"Oh? What does the girl mean? Han Jian didn't go inside, before he couldn't figure out where the other party came from. He still had to be on his guard. The guards didn't come in outside, and the disciples of the Shangqing Palace, who often walked with him on weekdays, didn't go along because he was a beautiful woman, so it was better to be careful.

"The folk girl was supposed to ask Miss Ning to hand over a letter to the East King on behalf of the lord, but unexpectedly the East King was there, so the Min Girl should also hand over the letter to the East King." As she spoke, the woman took out a letter from her bosom, which was not written on the envelope. Han Jian would not rush to pick it up, let alone open it, if someone wanted to hide a secret weapon or poison powder, he still had to be vigilant.

"Master......" Ning Xiuyan wanted to step forward to pick it up, but was stopped by Han Jian.

Han Jian pointed to the coffee table and said, "Just put it down!" ”

The woman smiled, put the letter on the coffee table with a confident face, and then the woman saluted and said, "The people don't dare to bother, so let's leave!" ”

Saying that, he was going to the door in a big way, Han Jianxin said that this is really not good, thinking that this is a place in the market, just come and go? Even if it was recommended by Ning Yuan, he was very uneasy about Ning Yuan now, this woman's origin and intention were a mystery, so it was better to stay and interrogate her directly.

Although the woman seemed casual when she walked, she was actually guarding against being attacked by Han Jian, or she was waiting for Han Jian to take the initiative to fight back. Han Jian didn't do it himself, and before the woman walked out of the door, he saw a team of guards already coming in the courtyard, and the woman frowned slightly, as if she didn't quite understand why the guards suddenly came in. She was hesitating, Han Jian said, "The girl is here, so she is not in a hurry to leave." ”

The woman smiled and said, "Oh? His Royal Highness the East King wants to keep the people's daughter as a guest? ”

As he spoke, the guards had already rushed in, stepped forward to grab the woman, and the woman surprisingly did not resist, but let the guards control her. Then the rope was up, and the woman was tied, but she still said with a smile on her face: "This does not seem to be the hospitality of the East King. ”

Ning Xiuyan was a little nervous, how could she say that the person was introduced by her father, and it was her relationship, and now Han Jian didn't even ask a detailed question, so she asked people to take down the woman, she always felt that she had done something wrong.

Han Jian gave Ning Xiuyan a reassuring look before ordering, "Escort people down!" ”

"Yes, young man!" The guards carried the woman almost out.

The person retreated, and Han Jian had some doubts in his heart. Coming to Ning Xiuyan today, he decided here temporarily, even Ning Xiuyan himself would not know that he came, if it was Ning Yuan or someone behind his back who guessed that he would come, then this person knew his temperament well enough, knowing that he was reluctant to give up the women around him before he set out on the expedition, at least he had to meet with him before arranging this trip? Han Jian always felt that he was not sure where he was right, or that only the letter of unknown origin could explain the current situation.

Han Jian pointed at the guards. Asked the guard to go up and open the letter, it was just an ordinary letter, and even the letterhead was very ordinary rice paper, and the thin layer didn't look special. Han Jian glanced at it slightly, there was not much on the list, and the person who wrote the letter did not reveal his identity. However, he put forward the condition to make an exchange with Han Jian, and the person who exchanged it turned out to be Yang Qingle, who Han Jian had been detained for a long time.

Han Jian couldn't help but think, could it be that someone from Prince Yan Ning's faction sent someone to negotiate with him? It stands to reason that Prince Yan Ning's people should try to avoid having contact with people in the court, let alone take the initiative to exchange people with him, the whole court is under his control, and it is impossible for Prince Yan Ning's people to restore and take Yang Rui's route, and he should be the first to be defeated. How dare these people talk to him directly?

"Master, but the concubine did something wrong?" Ning Xiuyan said apologetically.

"It's fine. It's none of your business. Han Jian smiled and said, "I'll stay with you for a while, and I'll enter the palace." I'll try to come over and accompany you later. ”

Ning Xiuyan nodded obediently, and was very virtuous and accompanied Han Jian like a little wife.

When Han Jian entered the palace, it was already night, and he took the letter to the palace and showed it to Yang Rui, who was also puzzled and looked at the contents of the letter.

"This font is a little familiar." Yang Rui said suddenly.

Han Jian narrowed his eyes. He could tell that there seemed to be something else in his words, because there must be a person involved behind it. It was his father, Han Qi. How to say that Han Qi is also his "rival in love", at least from Yang Rui's point of view.

Yang Rui glanced at Han Jian and said, "Don't think too much." The concubine felt that this font seemed to be written by an old man, who was an official in the court. Later, he resigned and returned to his hometown, and then sent someone to look for him and never saw him again. ”

"Oh? Who? Han Jian asked.

Yang Rui shook his head slightly and said: "It's insignificant, originally the concubine thought that he could thrive in the court, but later found out that he had no ambition to compete in officialdom." It's just that he thinks I'm not going to be the master. ”

Han Jian thought about it for a while, Yang Rui has been in power for almost twenty years now. How can he count how many ministers who have resigned in the middle? It's hard to know who it is, even if Yang Rui really said that it was Han Qi and deliberately said that the person was a resigned person, he couldn't tell the difference.

Seeing that Han Jian was silent, Yang Rui put down the letter and said, "Don't pay attention to it, have you taken the person who came to deliver the letter?" ”

"Hmm." Han Jian nodded, "The person is being detained, and there should be a result after going back to the interrogation." ”

"I'm afraid it's not easy, since it should have been premeditated to find someone to deliver the letter to you, and the person who came to deliver the letter was just a substitute for the dead, and it may be difficult to really find out who is behind the scenes. At this time, you better not rush to the expedition and stay for a few more days. ”

Han Jian listened to Yang Rui's meaning and wanted to take the opportunity to let him stay in Luoyang.

Thinking of the calm and relaxed appearance of the woman who came to deliver the letter, no matter how he thought about it, he felt that this was not just a substitute for the dead, maybe it was also a big fish.

"The plan to leave the city tomorrow remains the same, and I won't hand people over to them." Han Jian said, "Now everything to be arranged has been arranged, and today is also a farewell." ”

Yang Rui was a little dissatisfied and said, "Husband won't stay in the palace today?" ”

Han Jian knew that Yang Rui needed someone to take care of her now that she was pregnant with Liujia, but Hui'er couldn't help her too much, he also wanted Fa Yi or Yang Xiuxiu to enter the palace, but he knew that with Yang Rui's character, even if he was intimate with a junior sister like Fa Yi, he wouldn't give Fa Yi a good face once he wasn't there. He didn't want to do this thankless task.

"Don't stay longer, you're physically inconvenient, and you won't need to send it tomorrow." Han Jian said, "If there is anything, even if it is exchanged by letter, it will only take a day or two to come and go." ”

Yang Rui sighed, as if he had a lot to say but didn't say it.

Han Jian went directly to the secret cell of the intelligence system when he left the palace, he wanted to see where this mysterious woman who sent the letter came from. When she arrived at the place, Onishi Yanagi was also there, and it was Onishi Yanagi who was in charge of interrogation, and with Onishi Yanagi's grim face, she hadn't gotten any useful information yet.

"Young princess, that woman has a very hard mouth, and her subordinates did not get the permission of the young prince, and did not use torture, is it a big punishment?" Onishi Ryu couldn't help but ask for instructions when he saw Han Jian.

Han Jian didn't say much, and motioned for Da Nishiliu to lead the way and let him go and see the woman.

At this time, the woman has been tied to the torture rack, although she has no injuries on her body, but an ordinary woman who is tied up by Wuhua for an hour can't bear it, let alone still tiptoe to the ground, and the weight of her body is maintained by the rope on her body. It's easy to lose blood like this, but the woman kept a smile on her face, and when she saw Han Jian, she seemed to know that Han Jian would come.

When the woman saw Han Jian, she directly snorted coldly: "The hospitality of the East King is really too rude. ”

Han Jian didn't say much, and when he saw the woman's unyielding appearance, he also knew that this woman would not expect that she would be tortured.

"To put it bluntly, but someone sent you, sent you...... Who is it? Han Jian asked directly.

The woman smiled: "The East King asked knowingly? Since the king of the east detained the people's daughter without asking the reason and tortured her, he naturally expected the origin of the people's daughter, otherwise it would not be like this. If the little woman makes quibbles, she will be disrespectful to the Lord, but the Lord's intention is to be polite to the East King, so as not to be blamed by the East King when she sees the East King again in the future. ”

Han Jian smiled and said, "Then shouldn't the king thank you for the master behind you?" ”

The woman sneered, "Thank you for not needing. But the king of the east should immediately release the people's daughter, the so-called two armies do not fight to make it, even if the king of the east regards the people's girl as a sinner or an enemy, he should not embarrass the little girl, even if he wants to be investigated, why doesn't the king of the east do anything to Ning Shangshu? ”

Han Jian didn't expect that the woman would so directly involve Ning Yuan in the water. It was Ning Yuan who sent the letter to the relationship between the woman and his daughter, presumably Ning Yuan should have thought that as long as this letter was seen by him, the matter would definitely be exposed, didn't Ning Yuan dig a pit and bury himself?

Han Jian said: "If the girl wants to leave, I'm afraid it won't be so easy." But this king will not be difficult for you. Since you refuse to reveal your identity, then you should hand it over to the Si Yamen to deal with, come and send people to the Tingwei Mansion, and let the people from the Tingwei Mansion interrogate. ”

Han Jian's words fell, and the woman's face showed an ugly face. Originally, she was captured by the King of the East, and she still had reason to believe that she could get free, but now Han Jian did not deal with her, but handed it over to the Tingwei Mansion, does that also mean that Han Jian wants to use the people of the Tingwei Mansion to kill her? Originally, it was very simple for Han Jian to kill someone, and he couldn't use such a roundabout method to embarrass her as a little woman. But she also knew that what Han Jian wanted now was the truth, as long as she didn't say it, Han Jian didn't plan to make her feel better. (To be continued......)