Seeing Xue Ne and Wuhou breaking in, the Hu people reacted very quickly, shouted loudly, picked up the two Pingjiao on his side one after another, smashed them to the door, and then took advantage of the Wuhou to dodge, immediately jumped out of the window and ran desperately.

"Chase!" Xue Ne gave an order, and a team of martial marquis chased out. And the old man of Natian saw that everyone might as well change his sick and crooked appearance in the past, and jumped out from under the table, trying to escape, but Wu Hou, who was disguised as a vendor selling Hu cakes, grabbed the placket of his clothes, buckled it with his backhand, and pressed it heavily on the ground.

"Wronged", Tian Laohan put on the pitiful appearance of Ping Suli again, and shouted to the heavens and said, "The old man just came to the city today to do business, and he didn't know where to offend Xue Mingfu, and he was framed again......"

Seeing Tian Laohan's cunning face, Xue Ne was rarely moved: "Tian Liu, do you think that if you pretend to be like this, no one will know about your dealings with this person?" When the county government inspected the wound that day, you saw Zhang San's red pocket, and when you opened your mouth, you called it a 'vest'. At that time, the official thought, how can you, a teaching gentleman, know the type of armor in the big **. So the official checked the records of the Hongwen Pavilion Annex, and before that, the official had wondered why most of the names of the guards in the Annexes were numbers, and once thought that they were each ranked at home, but when I visited the people, I found that this was not the case. It took five and a half years to build the annex, but there were only five years of records, and the official asked for the record of that half a year, only to see the 'guards of the annex Feng Er, Zhang San, Long Si, Wang Wu, Tian Liu, Shen Qi', I realized that it was not a family rank, but a number, and it was Tian Liu who served as the guard of the arsenal at that time. In terms of appointment and dismissal records, there has been no record of new recruits or expulsions among the guards in the courtyard in the past five and a half years, so Tian Liu can't be someone else, only you. Presumably you lost your weapons and armor during the six months you were a guard, although you did not find out the evidence of your self-theft, but out of caution you were transferred from the position of arsenal guard and turned into a scribe, you knew that you were ashamed, in the name of old age, you were not allowed to be called Tian Liu, in order to hide your disgraceful past, but also caused the confusion of the Japanese officials some time ago. And the guy who was with you was the one who confronted Fan Ning in the fire field of the other courtyard, and the reason why he was able to pretend to be the captain of the guard was precisely because of you as the internal response. You gave this person the armor of the chief guard that you stole five years ago and had not had time to sell the stolen goods, told him the time of the visit of the monks of Famen Temple, and pretended to be cold, and postponed the delivery of the manuscript of "***" by one day, so as to give the gang of thieves enough time to intercept and kill the monks of Famen Temple, disguise the scene, and then send someone to keep an eye on Fan Ning in the stargazing view the next day, and at the same time ordered the fake monk to escort the car to slow down, so that the carriage carrying the fake guard captain arrived at the Hongwen Pavilion annex just before Fan Ning...... Is this right? ”

Tian Laohan's eyes widened, as if he didn't expect Xue Ne to be able to investigate so meticulously. At this moment, Yiwuhou pushed the door in and said to Xue Ne: "Xue Ming Mansion, an unburned piece of vegetable tanned leather was found in the burned fire in the backyard, and after comparison, it is consistent with the pattern on the armor of the arsenal guard!" ”

"The human and material evidence is here, Tian Liu, what else do you have to justify?"

After Tian Laohan was speechless for a moment, he actually laughed out loud and said sarcastically: "The dignified Pingyang County Prince, the eldest son of General Xue Rengui of the Andong Metropolitan Inspectorate, does not go to the battlefield in Liaodong to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, but he loves to investigate unsolved cases. It doesn't matter if you investigate unsolved cases, you don't investigate so many princes and generals, you don't investigate it, and you come to bully us ordinary people, what a hero, a hero. ”

"You are guarding and stealing from yourself, communicating with thieves inside and outside, framing good people, and causing me to burn many treasures in the Tang Dynasty, which is a great crime. If I don't get rid of people like you, how can I be in the four realms of the Tang Dynasty? ”

"The treasures of the Tang Dynasty? It's just the playthings of the local officials to curry favor with you dignitaries, which one is not the ill-gotten wealth obtained by looting all the people's fat and ointment? To die in order to guard these things that do not belong to you, to be so ignorant, what is the pity of dying? Tian Laohan smiled contemptuously, his eyes swept over the various martial marquis, and he was extremely disdainful.

Xue Ne has always been unangry, even if someone humiliates him in person, he rarely makes a color, but at this time, he rarely starts a fire: "It is a duty to guard to be loyal to one's duty, what is wrong?" As a guard, you are extremely selfish in taking the public property auction for yourself. God has the virtue of a good life, no matter how much resentment you have against the court, you should not vent it on the heads of innocent people, if you are angry for your own selfishness, you can take people's lives, what is the difference between it and a dog? ”

"Hahaha...... Dog, that's a good point", Tian Laohan laughed wildly, but he also knew that he was at a loss, "The old man has lived all his life, and he hasn't got anything, and he has tried his best to just grab a few pieces of bones and slag left over from the eating of dignitaries and nobles, and he really lives like a dog." I want to live like a human being, unless I am corrupt and pervert the law. Let me, who lives like a dog, understand the 'virtue of good life' that God has given to you dignitaries, and I only feel extremely disgusting! If you change places, like me, you suffered calamity in the early years, and see if you will say these cool words! ”

"I, Xue Shenyan, am dead, and I will never turn my back on Datang for a moment...... That's it, the Tao is not the same, why should I bother with you", Xue Ne said lightly, and made a gesture to the Wuhou on the side, and the two Wuhou stepped forward, put shackles on Tian Laohan, and set him up.

Xue Ne breathed a sigh of relief and walked outside the house, but he couldn't help but wonder when he saw that Fengying and the martial marquis who had just participated in the roundup were all clenched and deep. Especially Fengying, his left arm was still bleeding, and it was very difficult to even lift his fist, so he had to grab the wrist of his left hand with his right hand, making a posture similar to holding a fist, full of regret and gritted his teeth: "I am not good at martial arts, and I can't catch this thief, but I will be punished by the Ming Mansion!" ”

"It's not easy to catch Tian Laohan today, you all have worked hard, you don't have to be formal", Xue Ne stepped forward to help Feng Ying, and said to the surrounding Wuhou, "Feng Ying is injured, why don't you send him to the hospital quickly?" If General Lee is to blame, how should we explain it? ”

The martial marquis listened to the order and did not dare to delay, so they borrowed a stretcher from the side and immediately lifted Fengying up and down.

Fengying is the number one catcher in the Dragon and Tiger Army, who can capture the enemy's head among the ten thousand armies, and Fan Ning is also a first-class master of the Tang Dynasty, and the two of them have been defeated one after another, which shows that this thief's martial arts are extremely high, and he is the top master of the Western Regions. Such people are involved in the case of the Hongbunkan annex, and I really don't know how big a conspiracy there is behind it. Xue Ne shuddered, but he understood that no matter how powerful the enemy was, he had to cheer up in order to protect his beloved and the Tang Dynasty.

Li Qianyou's private residence is located in Daozhengfang, next to the east gate of Chang'an, and there is a canal in the square to divert water from the tributaries of the Wei River outside the city, passing through the square until the east market. Fan Ning walked into the house under Gao Min's guidance, and only after passing the second gate, Gao Min stopped and only made a gesture of invitation to Fan Ning.

Fan Ning also stopped smartly, and said with a smile: "What, what kind of ingenuity is there?" ”

Gao Min smiled, respectfully and with a little hesitation: "This door is the place where His Royal Highness bathes, and it is naturally inconvenient for the ministers to enter, so the ministers will listen to the errand in the front hall." Your Highness just goes along this road, and naturally there are maids to guide you, and if Your Highness has any orders, just send them. ”

"I'm such an adult, I have to be helped by others to take a bath, don't I want to be laughed to death?" Fan Ning glanced at Gao Min, as if he felt that his words were ridiculous.

"Your Highness's words are wrong, even if Your Highness's identity is not yet clear, but your noble body will not change, what's so strange about someone serving? If anyone dares to trespass the rudeness, they will be killed", Gao Min replied respectfully.

"Then when you arrest me, why are you not afraid of trespassing?" Fan Ning glanced at Gao Min and walked across the threshold towards the inner courtyard. Gao Min didn't refute, he just lowered his head and sent Fan Ning in, until he couldn't see her figure anymore.

Turning the corridor, I saw that Fan Ning was not sure where to go, not far from the eaves of the corridor came two thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls, they combed their buns, wore chest-length skirts, and their expressions were the same respectful as Gao Min: "Your Highness, there is a hot spring pool in front of you, Li Sixing specially instructed us to bathe and change clothes for His Highness, and wash away the bad luck in the prison." ”

After a few days in the prison where cockroaches crawl and flies and lice fly, Fan Ning is feeling that his head is itching, it would be really good if he could take a bath, and seeing that these two slaves and maids were sincerely afraid, they must have known their temperament and temperament, and they didn't do much to make it difficult, so they walked back with them with a slight bow.

Turning the porch down to the backyard, you will be greeted by a large cistern that is filled with clear canal water and sparkling in the breeze. The back house, with its open wooden gate carved with plum orchid bamboo chrysanthemum, is brightly lit inside, which should be a place for bathing.

Fan Ning strode in, facing the door of the room with a long silk embroidered Wanlitu screen, turning the screen, it was a pool of hot springs with steaming water, there were no other facilities, the emptiness was vast, which made Fan Ning dumbfounded, thinking that the bathing place of the private residence of the three officials was the same size as many families of the fourth generation, which was really extravagant.

In addition to the two slaves and maids just now, two more maidservants walked into the bath room together, and the four of them untied the dirty clothes on Fan Ning's body together, and then she sent them out of the door. In the mist, Fan Ning raised his body and walked to the soup pool, the pool platform is slightly higher than the ground, made of Lantian jade, surrounded by lotus shape, and there are steps leading to the pool in both directions. Fan Ning stood on the edge of the pool, gently stirred the water with his white and tender jade feet, and felt that the water temperature was just right, so he walked down the stairs and soaked the whole person into the soup pool.

Tomorrow is the period of the triage of the three divisions, and I don't know how Xue Ne investigated, Fan Ning's little head came out of the water, a long black hair was smooth on the delicate and thin back, the little face was slightly red, fresh and beautiful like a peony, extremely beautiful, but there were three or two points of sorrow between the eyebrows and eyes. If she ...... Is it really Princess Anding, can the queen of heaven tolerate her? If she sees Xue Ne again tomorrow, what should she do? If Xue Ne can rehabilitate Zhaoxue and regain her freedom, where should she go? If...... If the person Xue Ne likes is really her, with her passive situation today, will it affect him, or even Xue Rengui who is far away in Liaodong?

Outside the courtyard, the four female slaves who had just served Fan Ning to strip did not guard the door as usual, but came to the second gate and opened a crack in the door. Gao Min was already there, waiting for them to deliver the news. After listening to the muttering of the four maidservants, Gao Min seemed very happy, and his eyebrows danced: "Really? Good! Go back quickly, this official must be enlightened to Uncle Taichang, and let him reward you heavily! ”

After soaking for about half an hour, Fan Ning cleansed, changed, grate, and groomed under the service of four maids.

I thought I should go back to the prison, but I was led to the side yard by them, and crossed the vermilion lacquer gate, only to see the rockery towering, the lake scenery is beautiful, and there is a stone bridge across the stream, which is quite a bit of the beauty of the small courtyard in the south of the Yangtze River. It is not easy to replicate such beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River in the 800-mile Qinchuan Pass. Fan Ning couldn't help but sigh, and said to himself: "Li Qianyou is greedy for money, right? Otherwise, how can it be so extravagant? ”

Fan Ning only sighed, not realizing that his stomach kept growling. The maid next to her took it all into her ears, and took her into a house with interest, where there were all kinds of cakes and fruits on the long table, which were full of dazzling colors, in addition to the peppercorns she usually loved to eat, there were many foods that she had never seen before.

"Here is His Royal Highness's favorite Hu cake, and here are some snacks prepared by Li Sixing for the slaves, including sweet snow, jade dew ball, crystal cake, Jianfeng Xiao, golden soufflé, Brahmin light and high noodles, etc...... Your Highness uses it slowly", after saying that, the four maids all retreated, as if they were afraid that Fan Ning would not be able to eat it to their heart's content.

All kinds of desserts are displayed in front of Fan Ning, some are crystal clear, some are as white as snow, some are sweet as cheese, and some exude the tempting sweet aroma of roasted wheat. Fan Ning swallowed her saliva and wanted to taste each one, but she finally murmured: "Only take one scoop of weak water for three thousand", broke a piece of Hu cake, put it in her mouth, and showed a little satisfied smile on her face.

About a quarter of an hour later, the maid ushered Fan Ning to the front hall, where Gao Min was already waiting. Although he knew that Fan Ning looked outstanding, he had never seen her wear women's clothes, at this time Fan Ning was wearing a neon dress, the fairy skirt was lightly swayed, and the sleeves were fragrant, so beautiful that it was not as beautiful as it should be in the mortal world, which made Gao Min stunned for a while, and bowed down and said: "How is it here?" Does Your Highness like it? If Your Highness is invited to live here temporarily, is it appropriate? ”

Fan Ning looked indifferent, pulled the futon and sat cross-legged: "The bathhouse is not bad, and the yard is quite big." It's just that this dress is really restrained, not as crisp as men's clothes", after that, she habitually loosened the neckline of her shirt and tugged at the full-breasted skirt, almost revealing her breast-wrapped chaff.

provoked Gao Min's face to turn red, and he hurriedly turned his head: "Okay, it's easy to say, Gao will send someone to send a set of brocade shirts in a while." ”

"Also, this courtyard is so big, there is not even a place where you can dance swords, and I haven't seen where there are weapons on display. If you can get me an arsenal in the courtyard, and a few pairs of swords, guns, swords, halberds, and so on, I'll be satisfied. ”

A hint of a meaningful smile appeared on Gao Min's handsome cheeks, and he politely refused: "Your Highness wants anything else, we don't dare to give weapons." Your Highness is strong in martial arts, if there is another weapon at hand, who of us can stop it? If His Highness runs away, how should the lower officials explain to the Emperor? ”

This guy is a thief, he saw through his little Jiujiu at a glance, Fan Ning laughed, and closed his mouth and said no more. However, Gao Min's answer confirmed her two conjectures, that is, she is still under house arrest, and the person who wants to find her is the current emperor Li Zhi. It is no wonder that more than ten years ago, the "abolition of Wang Liwu" caused shocks in the government and the opposition, and the fuse was the death of Princess Anding. If the news that Princess Anding is still alive spreads, wouldn't it be said that the reason for the abolition of Queen Wang back then was not established, and how should things end?

"Your Highness, rest assured, Your Highness's safety is fully protected by our Criminal Department, and there will be no mistakes. If His Royal Highness wants to practice martial arts, the minister can ask the maidservants to bring a bamboo stick and compare and contrast under the tree in the backyard, which is the same. ”

As he spoke, several maids brought the real breakfast, except for the pastries just now, one of them was a bowl of golden yellow rice, drizzled with a layer of meat oil, and next to it was a fine porcelain jar, the rice cake was sealed, and a red cherry was placed on it, and with a flick of the chopsticks, it revealed the fragrant steamed mutton.

"This is steamed mutton cake with peaches, and this is the rice of the Queen Mother of the Yellow Dynasty. Your Highness, please use it slowly", the maid finished reporting the name of the dish and bowed her head.

Fan Ning saw that the chopsticks used were all silver, so he inserted them into the meal, and after a while, he pulled them out, and did not see any blackening and discoloration, so he picked up the bowl and ate it sweetly.

Gao Min sat beside him and drank tea, but his eyes did not take his eyes off Fan Ning for a moment. After the wind swept away, the maid served another warm tea: "Your Highness, please rinse your mouth." ”

Fan Ning looked at the cup of tea, it was the best hawthorn water, and he might not be able to drink it once a year, so he used it to rinse his mouth here, and couldn't help frowning: "Isn't there cold water?" ”

"There is really no cold water, if His Highness doesn't dislike it, how about using this warm water for making tea?" The maid said, hurriedly took the empty cup again, brewed warm water, and bowed down to serve Fan Ning.

Fan Ning cleared his mouth and sighed quietly as relieved. Gao Min saw that Fan Ning was so unaccustomed to it, and said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness is naturally beautiful, noble and extraordinary, and it is the treasure in the heart of the emperor. ”

"I don't want to be so restrained in the future, I still want to go back to stargazing and stay with my master", mentioning Li Chunfeng, Fan Ning's eyes rolled around, wanting to see if he could get some news from the Criminal Department, "By the way, do you have my master's whereabouts in the Criminal Department?" ”

Gao Min shook his head and said: "I don't know, we have been looking for him for almost half a year, and there has been no news of Li Jucheng. ”

"My master is not the murderer of this case, just suspect me, don't involve my master!" Fan Ning immediately retorted.

"What His Royal Highness said, Gao naturally believes it, but the investigation of the case must always find out the ins and outs. He is the only one in this case whose whereabouts are unknown, how can people not be suspicious? ”。

"Don't say it's you, I've been looking for him for half a year. When I find my master, I will let him tell you from which family I brought it from, and you and the weasel will be disappointed. ”

Hearing Fan Ning call Li Qianyou a weasel, Gao Min couldn't help but want to laugh: "Your Highness doesn't believe Gao, Gao has nothing to say, but the palace records will not deceive people." Whenever the prince and princess are born, the palace province has a detailed record, which will not only record the eight characters of the birthday, but also record the detailed physiognomy of the prince, such as birthmarks. If the minister is deceiving His Highness here, pretending to be the princess of stability, how can he deceive the emperor who thinks about his daughter? The crime of bullying the king, but the head is to be killed, the minister is not married, and he wants to live a few more years. Moreover...... The Lotus Powder that His Highness showed that day can make people fake their death, but in the next few years, it will have some impact on the body. Like dizziness and the like? ”

Fan Ning's heart suddenly tugged, as Gao said, she has been in poor health since she was a child, so she was forced by Li Chunfeng to practice martial arts when she was a child. Take 10,000 steps back and say, if you are really found to impostor a stable person, you can be deceived for a while, and you can't be deceived for a lifetime, Gao Min and Li Qianyou really don't need to take this risk. Fan Ning shrugged, still in a state of disbelief, but the waves in his heart were as turbulent as the Qiantang River.

"Say a thousand things and ten thousand, tomorrow's triage of the three divisions is the top priority. Xue Mingfu is smart, but this case is entangled and troublesome, and I am afraid that he will be difficult to detect. His Royal Highness will no longer have to return to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and will live here until he is recognized with the Emperor...... Here, Gao had to remind His Royal Highness that he should never mention his identity to anyone, including Xue Mingfu. The Queen of Heaven's methods are so decisive and ruthless, His Highness should have heard of it. ”

"You always say that the queen of heaven wants to kill me, but is there any evidence?" Fan Ning asked rhetorically, "If it is really as you said, the Queen of Heaven will not tolerate me, why did she hand me over to my master in the first place?" How clean it is to kill, and why take this risk. ”

"The mind of the queen of heaven, Gao does not dare to speculate, Xu is a tiger poison does not eat children, even if he is high, it is difficult to escape blood kinship. But the baby waiting to be fed in the arms at that time will make the queen soft-hearted; When she grows up, His Highness, who may threaten her status and even her life, will not make Empress Wu have the slightest compassion. The queen of heaven can have today, how much bloody rain and bloody wind has she experienced in the court, even if Your Highness is idle and wild, you should have heard of it? With the same heart as today, it is not difficult to make up your mind to kill His Highness. Therefore, Gao had the courage to advise His Royal Highness, and he must not leak any rumors until he met the emperor", Gao Min finished speaking, retreated half a step, and kowtowed to Fan Ning.

Looking at Gao Min's sincere and methodical words, Fan Ning couldn't help but believe him a little, but if the situation was really as Gao Min said, how could he survive this catastrophe?

It's really good for Xue Ne, I'm afraid I have to stay away from him for a while, they ...... Will it be like this, drifting away and never going back to the beginning? Once Fan Ning moved this thought, he felt that his heart was like a knife, and he was so sad that he couldn't speak, only feeling that he was like a butterfly caught by an invisible net, and like a small fish caught in the whirlpool of the undercurrent of the sea, at a loss, completely unsure of how to escape.