Chapter 9: The Man in Black
It's night.
Ye Lingxi in the prison was extremely glad that Murong Cheng'an fed her so many pastries at the birthday banquet, at least she didn't come in hungry! Anyway, she had already died once, and she was not afraid of death. I didn't expect that it would not be long after I was reborn, and I still couldn't escape death. Will it be beheaded? Isn't it going to hurt to cut off the head, anyway, it's over all of a sudden, and the head is gone, and there will definitely be no pain. Ye Lingxi thought wildly.
The conditions in this prison are so bad that there is not even a bed. Ye Lingxi, who was sleepy and tired, lay directly on the ground, and fell asleep thinking about it.
Just when Ye Lingxi was about to fall into a deep sleep, a strange "squeak" sound came into her ears. Ye Lingxi opened his eyes in a daze, and when he saw it, he was suddenly frightened and his hair stood on end!
Not far in front of her, there was a mouse, staring at her!
"Ah!!h
Ye Lingxi jumped up all of a sudden, and he didn't feel sleepy. She's most afraid of rats!
Ye Lingxi didn't have any tools at hand, so he could only hunch his waist with his bare hands and prepare for battle. The rat was also very nervous in the face of a human being who was a behemoth to it, and did not dare to act rashly. In this way, one person and one rat are deadlocked.
At this moment, Ye Lingxi was extremely desperate. Now it is really called that the heavens should not be right, and the earth is not spiritual.
Suddenly, the sound of an adult falling to the ground attracted the attention of a man and a mouse. The rat was frightened and ran away. Before Ye Lingxi could breathe a sigh of relief from the fright brought to her by the rats, she saw a man in black ghostly jump to the door of the cell, take out the key that had just been found from the jailer's body, and open the door of the cell.
Ye Lingxi didn't know whether the comer was friend or foe, so he didn't speak, just stood there and looked at the man in black.
The man in black opened the door of the cell and stood at the door of the cell waiting for Ye Lingxi to come out, but Ye Lingxi did not move.
"You're not leaving?"
"Who are you? Take off your mask and show me. β
The man in black didn't expect Ye Lingxi to have such a request, and was stunned for a moment.
"Time is pressing, if you don't leave, you won't be able to leave!"
"I'm not sure of your identity, how can I follow you."
Ye Lingxi's mind turned a thousand times in a short period of time. The emperor has not yet decreed, and he has not been sentenced to death. As long as the emperor has a little brain and sympathy, he will not let himself be executed inexplicably. However, if you break from prison yourself, you really can't tell the truth. Regardless of the truth of the Muppet, it is a capital offense to escape from prison yourself. From now on, they will either go into hiding and will not see the light of day for the rest of their lives, or they will turn themselves in and be beheaded.
Ye Lingxi remembered Murong Cheng'an's naΓ―ve state, if she still had a chance to get out of this prison, she would have to go back to King An's Mansion to find out the traitor. So, she can't turn into a fugitive.
"I'm here to save you, go!"
"I'm not leaving! It's you, you go quickly, or you will be discovered in a while, and no one will be able to save you. β
The man in black didn't expect that he had gone through many dangers and sneaked into the prison, and this woman didn't appreciate it!
There was already some noise outside, and someone would rush in soon. The man in black snorted coldly, turned around and locked the cell door again, and disappeared into the darkness.
Ye Lingxi exhaled heavily. This night is destined to be sleepless.
What exactly is the identity of the Man in Black? Ye Lingxi doesn't have any friends here, the prime minister's side can't wait for him to die early, Xiao An'an is too busy to take care of himself, who will come to rob the prison to save himself?
Or is this man in black himself arranged by the person who framed him, in order to lure himself out of prison? If you step out of the cell just now, you may immediately see a lot of officers and soldiers to put yourself back in charge.
Therefore, not following the man in black just now is the most correct choice! Ye Lingxi really wants to praise his wit!
If the man in black knew that Ye Lingxi had so many dark thoughts about him, he didn't know if he would be angry!
A group of officers and soldiers hurried to the door of the cell, and when they saw Ye Lingxi standing in the cell in a good manner, the leaders of the officers and soldiers were obviously relieved.
"Today's events are as if nothing had happened! Whoever spreads the word will have all the brethren buried with him! β
"Yes, sir!"
The officers and men understood the stakes involved and expressed their stance to the leaders of the officers and men.
The leader of the officers and soldiers glared at Ye Lingxi fiercely, and left after giving the order "strict guard".
Ye Lingxi clearly felt that the number of guards had increased on a scale that was visible to the naked eye. It seems that this prisoner is really a very important one!
The man in black was obviously very familiar with the terrain of the prison, and with a few dodges, he avoided the sight of many officers and soldiers and quietly slipped out of the prison. And the direction that this man in black went to after leaving the prison was clearly the direction of King An's Mansion.
The man in black did it lightly, and he rode the wind effortlessly. I saw him like a black shadow, flying into King An's Mansion from a corner of the back door of King An's Mansion.
In the room where Ye Lingxi slept these days, the man in black slowly took off his mask, and Murong Cheng'an's beautiful face was gradually revealed. A pair of deep eyes sparkled with a little essence, not at all like the usual stupidity.
"Zhao Ping!"
"The subordinates are here!"
Murong Cheng'an called, and his personal guard Zhao Ping appeared behind him.
"Go and send a message to the third prince, and ask him to come to the mansion tomorrow to find me. The reason is for him to make up one himself. β
"Yes, lord."
After Zhao Ping left, Murong Cheng'an lay down on the bed and rubbed his eyebrows irritably.
Isn't that woman stupid...... How could he suddenly be so smart in the prison just now. Murong Chengan knew that if Ye Lingxi escaped from prison, he would have to be incognito from now on. But he didn't know what was wrong with him, and the thought of that woman in the prison made him uncontrollably worried, and he wanted to get her out immediately. What about being incognito, he can also protect her.
That's it, since she wants to get out of the prison innocently and brightly, then he can only bother to prove her innocence for her.
At this time, Murong Chengan suddenly felt a little annoyed, pretending to be crazy and stupid, and he couldn't help anyone in front of others. This time, I'm afraid I can only let the third emperor brother come forward and help that woman clear his name.
Murong Cheng'an's thoughts went back to the day when he was ten years old, and he hid under his mother's bed to play. Just when he wanted to climb out to surprise his mother, the queen came.
The queen framed her mother for fornicating with the guards, causing trouble in the palace, and despite the defense of the mother, she forcibly poured a cup of poisoned wine into the mouth of the mother. After the mother fell to the ground, she saw herself hiding under the bed, looking panicked. She told herself with the shape of her mouth: don't make a sound, hide. Then he swallowed.
After the queen and the others had completely walked away, Murong Chengan crawled out from under the bed tremblingly, guarding the body of his mother and concubine like that until his father arrived. But the father didn't say anything, just glanced at it and let the guards pull him away.
That was the last time he saw his mother. Murong Cheng'an will never forget the look in his mother's eyes when she looked at her before she died, so reluctant and desperate. And his father kept saying how much he loved his mother, but he didn't even have the ability to investigate the truth for his mother and find out the real murderer! He's the king of a country......
Since then, Murong Chengan has hated his father and emperor together. The queen is the mastermind, and the emperor is the accomplice. For the sake of power and status, they can destroy their conscience and have no humanity. Murong Chengan secretly made up his mind that he would use his own strength to correct his mother's name and avenge his concubine.
At this time, the queen attacked Murong Cheng'an, causing him to fall into the river and almost drown. Murong Cheng'an, who woke up, was unusually sober, he understood that he was still too weak, and there was no way to confront the queen head-on. So, he made a bold decision, taking advantage of this overboard, pretending to be crazy and stupid, which could not only protect himself, but also relax the queen's vigilance.
The third prince, Murong Che, like Murong Cheng'an, was born to Emperor Yuwen's concubine, and was two years younger than Murong Cheng'an. A mother and a compatriot, Murong Chengan has loved his younger brother very much since he was a child, and the two brothers studied and practiced martial arts together. Since Murong Cheng installed the crazy fool, Murong Che has gradually reined in his edge and become an unknown prince, no matter what, he never competes with the second prince.
Murong Chengan sighed. For eight years, he has been burdened with a sea of blood and a deep hatred, silently dormant. Every day during the day he dressed up as a fool and went crazy. At night, he privately contacted his mother's old ministry when she was a princess in Jun'an Kingdom to discuss the plan. In the past eight years, every night, he has been thinking hard about meditation or practicing martial arts.
Today's Murong Chengan is eighteen years old, and Murong Che is also sixteen years old. Murong Cheng'an secretly swore that mother, concubine, if you wait for your son's ministers for two more years, just two years, your sons will definitely avenge your grievances!
On the morning of the second day, Murong Che came to King An's Mansion.
"Brother Huang, come and see what interesting things I brought you!"
Murong Che held up something similar to a slingshot and showed it to Murong Cheng'an excitedly.
"Ahh Fun and fun! Let's go to the backyard to play! β
Murong Chengan happily pulled Murong Che to the backyard.
"I'm going to find a way to prove your royal sister-in-law's innocence. The matter in front of the person will be left to you. β
Murong Cheng'an whispered to Murong Che as he ran.
"I have already sent someone to investigate, and after I get the evidence, Zhao Ping will hand it over to you."
Murong Che nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.
"Wow! It's fun! β
The partition wall has ears, and this palace is full of eyeliners from all parties, Murong Chengan didn't dare to say more, and continued to pretend to play with Murong Che with a slingshot.
After playing for a while, Murong Che pretended to say goodbye again, as if the purpose of his visit today was just to give Murong Chengan a slingshot toy.
Murong Chengan continued to play for a while, and then returned to the room with a slingshot. After closing the door, Murong Chengan opened the handle of the slingshot, and sure enough, he found a note inside.
On the note was Murong Che's recent discovery in the palace, and after Murong Cheng'an saw it, the hatred in his eyes gradually burst out. Empress...... You caused my mother to die unjustly, but you have been at large for so many years. After all these years, have you ever felt guilty and remorseful!
After Murong Cheng'an finished reading the contents of the note, he put the note on the flame of the candle next to him and burned it.