Chapter 119: The Dungeon

It was just past the beginning of the year, and the willow tops on the moon.

Outside the courtyard of the house behind the Si Li Courtyard, there was a dark shadow hidden in the night, and he listened to two words under the moon cave door with his hand, turned around in a hurry, and went to the house.

Zhao Yingcai had just bathed and asked someone to wait for her to dress neatly, obviously planning to go out.

Hua Chun always folded his hands, his feet were brisk, and he suppressed his voice when he approached: "The person has brought it back." ”

Zhao Ying snorted and understood, got up slowly, only took two steps outside, and paused: "You and Shuxia stay in the house." ”

The corners of Hua Chun's lips moved, and Shu Xia on the side quietly pulled her: "The slave maid asked someone to open the stove and prepare some supper for the princess." ”

She said, "Prepare two more copies." ”

The dark shadow hidden in the night outside the moon cave door was Xu Yan.

Seeing her come out alone, I couldn't help but look behind her twice.

Zhao Yingzhen sighed: "This kind of thing can't be said to be bloody, I didn't ask the two of them to come with me, and I was scared again at night." ”

She's the person.

The little girl in the world, who else is more precious than her? She wasn't afraid of herself, but she was afraid that others would be scared.

It's just that there is one less "lesson", Xu Yan learned not to talk much, turned sideways to get out of the way, let her walk in front, and he silently followed behind her.

About a stone's throw away, Zhao Ying asked him in a sullen voice: "You won't go to the emperor's uncle to sue me, right?" ”

Since the last time I broke up with Zhao Chengyan, it has been a long time.

Zhao Ying asked herself if she was by no means a calculating person in this, but she didn't have the enthusiasm for Zhao Chengyan when she first left the palace.

When they met, she always wanted to lose her temper when she didn't agree with her.

It's probably what Zhao Chengyan is used to.

He should have known that he had said the wrong thing, that the speaker had no intention, and that the listener had intentionally and unintentionally hurt her self-esteem, and that for a long time, he had been quite obedient to her, and he had some sense of persuasion.

But she preferred to avoid it.

So I don't go back to live occasionally during this time, and most of the time I live in the Shilang Mansion or in the Sili Courtyard.

She has something to plan tonight, and she didn't hide anything from Zhao Chengyan in the past, that is, she felt that Zhao Chengyan could also be his fellow traveler.

Now there is a gap in my heart, so I don't want him to know so much, so I only sent someone back to the palace in the afternoon, saying that I was going to Shilang's mansion in the evening, and I didn't mention anything else.

Xu Yan didn't seem to say anything, but he seemed to want to intervene in everything.

Her March appointment with Xu Yan is approaching, and she is suddenly a little unsure whether Xu Yan is willing to follow her.

The previous oath was full of confidence, and for a moment, I was shaken.

Xu Yan's waist is very straight, his voice is also very stable when he speaks, and his breath will not be chaotic at all, inexplicably soothing people's hearts: "No." ”

Zhao Ying looked back at him.

The young man under the moonlight, his face became more and more handsome.

He's really upright.

"Don't tell Uncle Huang in case of trouble, Xu Yan, you have changed your mind."

She wasn't asking him, she stated it succinctly.

The awe-inspiring righteousness on Xu Yan's face collapsed.

His eyebrows drooped: "Your Highness is a little bitter." ”

Zhao Ying didn't like to hear this, and she also knew what Xu Yan meant.

She turned around, stopped looking at him, and sneered: "Then you are sympathizing with me, but you know, I don't need to." ”

"I know." Xu Yan still followed quickly, always keeping a distance of one step, and walked behind her, "I'm not sympathetic to Your Highness." Your Highness, no sympathy is needed from anyone. ”

He's a contradiction.

This is quite similar to Zhao Chengyan.

Zhao Ying's mood became bad and she didn't want to pay attention to him anymore.

The two of them went all the way to the east from the upper courtyard, and there was a moon cave door at the end of the road, and there was a cluster of unknown flowers on the left hand side of the door, which was blooming just right.

After passing through the moon cave gate, and then going west, there are two rooms under the base of the wall.

It doesn't look like it's for people to live in, but like a place for the minions to put their sundries.

Zhao Ying walked to the room on the left, squeaked open the door, and when she entered the house, she saw that it was really empty, not to mention the large cabinet of Duobao Pavilion, and even the tables, chairs and benches were missing.

Xu Yan followed her into the door, turned around before closing the door, looked around the outside again, and then turned around and closed the door.

There is a copper ring on the side of the west wall, which is quite conspicuous.

Zhao Ying's name was Xu Yan, and she didn't move.

Xu Yan understood, took two steps forward and dragged the copper ring lightly three times, and then pulled hard.

Only a heavy squeak could be heard, and the entire wall on the east side slowly opened.

Zhao Ying went into the aisle, Xu Li was one step faster than her, and flashed in front of her: "Your Highness just follow me." ”

There was a slight smile in the corner of her eye.

This is her courtyard, her house.

This secret prison was also built by her telling Du Zhiyi, what's so scary?

The aisle is not very dark, there are torches hanging on the walls on both sides, all the way to the depths, about ten steps, is a staircase, at a glance down the black hole, you have to go down.

Xu Yan led the way in front, Zhao Ying lifted the hem of her skirt and followed behind him, and he turned back from time to time, as if he was afraid that she would step on the air.

The staircase was neither long nor short, and after turning three corners, it reached the bottom, and at this moment the shouting could already be heard, coming from the northwest.

The two glanced at each other, and Zhao Yingqian smiled: "I have always seen Du San as a serious person, and it seems that his methods are no worse than those in the Criminal Department and Dali Temple." ”

Xu Yan twisted his eyebrows: "I'm afraid that His Highness will see the filth." ”

"I'm afraid I'll see filth?" Zhao Ying asked rhetorically and strode away in the direction of the sound source.

It wasn't until she got closer that she heard the truth.

The voice was whining, like something was stuffed in his mouth, but it was enough for him to speak, just a little slurred.

"What kind of bastards are you going to die? Don't you know who I am? ”

It can be seen that he is used to being arrogant.

That is relying on the power of the Suguo Mansion.

Kong Ru is a gentleman in front of the people, and even the children in his family are famous, Kong Shufei has been in the harem for more than 20 years, and she is really as light as a chrysanthemum.

But what about the facts?

Zhao Ying sneered and pushed the door open.

Du Zhiyi turned around and saw that it was her, so he got up: "His mouth has not been clean, and I ...... it."

Zhao Ying raised his hand: "It's okay, don't say that you hit him twice, even if you kill him, it's okay." ”

She walked over to the chair that Du Zhiyi was sitting on before, turned around and sat down, looked at the man tied to the wooden shelf, with a sackcloth bag on his head, and clicked on the armrest: "Deng Biao, right?" ”

Deng Biao's scolding paused because of a crisp female voice that suddenly appeared, and he shouted again when he heard the words: "You know the name of the master, why don't you let me go quickly!" ”

Zhao Ying squinted her eyes and gave Xu Yan a look.

Du Zhiyi brought three or four henchmen to send Deng Biao here together, and the people under him were more discerning and very good at doing things.

One is that people who grew up in the capital don't know Xu Yan's name, and the other is that even if they don't know him, he followed Zhao Ying into the door, where did they dare to ask Xu Yan to do it himself.

So a man with a long face who stood at Du Zhiyi's hand went up in three or two steps, and took off the burlap bag covering Deng Biao's head.

He was about to retreat, but Zhao Ying said again: "It's in your mouth." ”

The man paused slightly, he originally wanted to go to see Du Zhiyi's signal, but after thinking about it, he didn't dare to delay, and took out the cloth that plugged Deng Biao's mouth.

The room was damp and gloomy, and it was not a serious room, and it was surrounded by torture instruments.

The candle flame was bright, but Deng Biao squinted.

The sudden light made him extremely uncomfortable: "Who are you who dare to kidnap me!" ”

Zhao Ying saw him struggling, his mouth was still not clean, and he sighed: "Deng Biao, who is Lone?" ”

Deng Biao was stunned, and all the struggling movements disappeared in an instant.

He turned his head suddenly, his eyes touched Zhao Ying's face, and his pupils shrank: "Yong...... Princess Yongjia. ”

He had met Zhao Ying.

During the years of serving in the Guogong Mansion, this Princess Yongjia occasionally went out of the palace to play, and he walked around on weekdays and saw her from afar.

After all, this face is already eye-catching.

She used to be such a bright ** person, with a thousand demeanors, and his identity, when he looked at it from a distance, it was like blasphemy.

At that time, he did feel this way, and hurriedly bowed his head, not daring to offend.

Zhao Ying was extremely satisfied with his reaction, raised her eyebrows and asked him, "Then you say, which way is Lonely?" What kind of name are you, if you are arrested, you just don't want to die? ”

Deng Biao trembled, where did he still have the confidence to shout before.

He can't afford to offend any of the people in this room.

Don't say it's Zhao Ying, then Du Zhiyi is the son-in-law of Bofu, and there are people who follow Zhao Ying......

Xu ...... Xu Xiaolangjun? ”

"You're pretty eye-catching." Zhao Ying sneered and turned her head to look at Xu Yan, "Maybe you're too famous." ”

Xu Yan was silent with a cold face and never said a word.

It is easier for these people to kill him than to crush an ant, and no one dares to investigate it afterwards, what kind of character is he?

Deng Biao only felt that his scalp was tight: "The villain doesn't know how he offended His Highness......"

"You really don't know?" Zhao Ying chuckled and interrupted him softly, "Did Du Sanlang beat you hard and hurt your brain?" Think about it again. ”

"The villain really doesn't know ......" Deng Biao was nervous when he spoke, his voice was tight, and he could easily hear the trembling.

Du Zhiyi looked down at Zhao Ying, who sat still and did not move.

He thought for a moment: "The princess is kind-hearted? ”

Zhao Yingjiao looked up at him with a smile: "Lonely and kind? When Chen Shide was alone, how did he rectify his son and his brother, there were rumors in the market, did you hear less? ”

Deng Biao's legs, which were tied to the wooden shelf, also trembled.

Du Zhiyi sighed, and it seemed to be clear: "I thought His Highness had a good heart, so I talked so much nonsense with him." ”

"Not really." Zhao Ying casually glanced at Deng Biao, "He has to be willing to explain honestly, and Lone doesn't have to take his life." ”

Deng Biao gritted his teeth.

The Chen family was sinned, he had heard that this Princess Yongjia grew up in the deep palace and grew up pampered, and no one knew where she learned those methods.

But she did it, and she hurt people.

She is the one in charge of the subordinate court, and she is also the one who reinstates the edict.

Deng Biao is in a dilemma.

Why he was caught here, he knew best in his own heart.

But is that recognizable?

That's the sin of the Nine Clans!

"The villain doesn't know what His Highness wants the villain to explain, I really can't think of it, Your Highness...... You are a nobleman, if the villain is, if there is a place of misconduct, offending His Highness, the villain will ask you for the guilt. ”

"Will you take your life and plead with me?"

Zhao Ying interrupted him coldly, and his eyes became cold: "Deng Biao, it's a big night, and I don't have time to talk nonsense with you." After Kong Rumian was sent to Sili Courtyard alone, you went to Tianming Yinhao, what did you do when you went to Yinhao, and who did you meet?

The day before yesterday, Sili was disturbed by the victims from Gansu, and Zhou Yan placed them, and at night you went out of the city to meet a guest from Yangzhou, who was that guest? ”

"Your Highness, Your Highness? What His Royal Highness said, the villain can't understand it......" Deng Biao's throat rolled, still denying it, "The villain has not been to any Tianming Silver Trumpet, let alone gone out of the city at night, did His Highness listen to rumors, or someone slandered the villain's ......?"

Du Zhiyi said lightly, yes, and waved his hand to ask someone to get something.

Zhao Ying was also curious, so she stopped waiting for his next move.

A short time later, the long-faced man came running in from outside, with an extra tray in his hand, covered with a piece of cloth, and under it must have been covered with two jars or round jars or something.

The man hunched over and lifted the tray in front of Du Zhiyi: "Master." ”

Du Zhiyi pouted and uncovered the layer of cloth on it.

Xu Yan glanced at it, and the corners of his eyes twitched.

Zhao Ying also poked her head out and glanced at it, smacking her tongue and sighing.

Deng Biao was tied farther away, but he could see it.

Two celadon round jars, filled with water, soaked in countless wooden skewers.

The sticks were apparently specially made, sharpened at one end and rounded at the other.

Zhao Ying knew this trick, but she didn't know where Du Zhiyi, an elegant person who seemed to have grown up reading sage books, learned such a trick.

Du Zhiyi called Deng Biao: "Do you know what this is?" ”

Deng Biao subconsciously shook his head, and at the same time swallowed his saliva involuntarily.

"This is salt water, it can also be replaced with chili water, I think the taste of chili water is not good, Your Highness is here, I am afraid that she will be smoked, so I only ordered someone to soak it in salt water."

As he spoke, he slowly walked in the direction of Deng Biao: "You just said that what Your Highness asked is probably someone slandering you, and the person who maliciously slandered and spread rumors is a treacherous villain?" ”

Deng Biao's upper and lower teeth trembled vigorously, where did he dare to speak.

He asked, and those words were not what he said.

"What do you want to do......" Deng Biao's face flashed with panic, "The third son, the villain and the third son have no grievances in the past, and they have no hatred in the near future, what do you want—ah-"

Before he finished speaking, Du Zhiyi's hand movements were clean and neat, never dragging mud and water, and a wooden stick pierced Deng Biao's shoulder blade.

The pain of a special wooden skewer that is completely soaked in salt water is real and intense.

Deng Biao almost fainted, but in the next moment, another wooden stick pierced into the same position as his right shoulder blade.