Before dawn the next day, four Assassins who had been detained in the county prison broke open the door and escaped. According to the original plan, when the officials found out, they had already fled for half an hour. And Bai Muguan, who was hiding near the prison, tracked down the four hooked assassins all the way, Ling Fengchen stayed at the post station, and Zhang Anjiang led the guards and the elite of the Jinyi Guard to chase after them according to the marks she left along the way.

After the four escaped assassins escaped from the city, they ran straight to a village on the outskirts.

About half an hour, Zhang Anjiang led the crowd to meet her, and then rushed into the village, and won all the live jobs in the village in one fell swoop. Except for a few people who desperately resisted, they were all captured on the spot. The government is one of the dens that easily swept away the Tianhe faction, but unfortunately there was no Huya. Although Bai Muguan expected it, it was inevitable that he would be disappointed.

In the early afternoon, they escorted dozens of people, including the four Assassins, back to the county jail, where they were closely guarded and interrogated. They are not stupid, they were also hesitant when they escaped from the prison this morning, they didn't want to suffer anymore, and they escaped back to Zhuangzi by luck, where did they expect that so many brothers would be affected?

Bai Muguan did not return to the county government with Zhang Anjiang, but went straight to a wine shop called "Bamboo Wine Xuan". After this incident, Zhang Anjiang admired her, and the contempt for her because she was a woman and young dissipated.

Jiangnan is different from the capital, where the alleys paved by bluestone slabs are all over the city, with willow green and blue, winding paths. Located in the south of Suzhou County, the two-storey loft with the green eaves of Daiwa is not an eye-catcher, and there is no shortage of shops selling dim sum around. Bai Muguan inquired as he walked, and it took a lot of effort to find the location of the Bamboo Wine Pavilion.

"Miss, Miss! You're finally here! ”

Outside the wine shop, Xiangyun, who tied up his hair and pretended to be a scholar, waved his hand and swaggered, and signaled Bai Muguan to look over in a sharp voice.

The girl not far away walked quickly, and raised her eyes to see a plaque with three vigorous and powerful characters of "Bamboo Wine Xuan", and she knew that this was Zhu Yanqing's handwriting. The young master of the Zhu family is a businessman but not a vulgar thing, on the contrary, he reads poetry and books, is good at splashing ink, and his calligraphy is famous at the moment.

Then she looked away, looked at Xiangyun, who had not been seen for many days, and only said, "Take me in quickly." ”

Xiangyun came to Suzhou with her, but the master and servant did not go the same way, and when she arrived in Suzhou County, she was arranged by her own lady to go out to listen to the news every day. At this time, Xiangyun, who was full of earnestness, was snubbed by Bai Muguan, and couldn't help but pout: "Miss hasn't seen the slave for so long, don't you miss it at all?" The slave is a young lady who remembers day and night! ”

"When we are done with business, this girl invites you to eat the most famous almond peach cake in Suzhou." Bai Muguan appeased the aggrieved Xiangyun and had already stepped into this wine shop.

These days, the people of Suzhou County are panicking, and today the wine shop is exceptionally clean, and the wine customers are scarce, only a few tables are scattered.

Xiangyun bypassed the oncoming shopkeeper, went straight to find the shopkeeper, and said to the shopkeeper who was about sixty years old: "Shopkeeper Xu, this is my young lady, the noble man of Zhu Gongzi." ”

The man she called the shopkeeper Xu raised his eyes to look over, and when he saw Bai Muguan clearly, he put on a posture of invitation: "Miss Bai, please go to the private room on the second floor with the old man to talk about it, if you are offended, please forgive me." ”

Bai Muguan nodded, and by the way, he looked at the elderly lean old man in front of him. She knew that this person was Zhu Yanqing's confidant, and on the surface, he was the shopkeeper of Zhujiuxuan, but in fact, he had a lot of background.

In fact, they did not go to the private room on the second floor, but were led to an airtight room at the back of the house. There are no window lattices, only a small wooden door, and clean and tidy tables and chairs. Shopkeeper Xu and Bai Muguan sat down, and Xiangyun consciously stood behind her young lady.

In addition to the tea stove, there is also a sweet soup of lotus root flour and a plate of osmanthus rice cakes, which are Jiangnan characteristics.

The old man opened the sweet white glazed cup, and the sweet and fragrant lotus fragrance filled the room, and he said with a smile: "Miss Bai, please try the sweet soup of lotus root powder, which is made by the old man himself." ”

In the past, Bai Muguan heard Zhu Yanqing say that the lotus root powder sweet soup made by Zhujiuxuan was a must, but unfortunately it was not sold easily, and it was only supplied to regular customers who often came to drink. It was the first time she had come, and it was respectful to entertain her.

After thanking her, she took the small silver spoon and took two bites. I only feel that the entrance is sticky, the taste is sweet and rich, and the fragrance is beautiful. At the end of the year, Jiangnan also paid tribute to Donggong food, and the local fresh taste was naturally better.

"The contemptible surname is Xu, and the cheap name is Wuren." The old man began to briefly introduce himself, "In this life, I am only loyal to my son-in-law, and now the son has ordered the old man to help Miss Bai, and the old man should do his best, and please ask Miss Bai to command." ”

The son in his mouth naturally refers to Zhu Yanqing.

Ming people don't say dark words, Bai Muguan asked straight to the point: "Is there any news from the capital?" ”

Xu Wuren was not ambiguous, and immediately took out a bamboo note and handed it to her with both hands. The small bamboo paper is oval in shape and is not as long as chopsticks, and the lid is pulled out and the paper inside is taken out, and the characters are densely written on it. The handwriting fell into his eyes, Bai Muguan frowned, and thin sweat oozed from his palms.

The summary of the content in so many words is very simple, first of all, the emperor's draft is over, and a total of seventeen beauties are selected to enter the palace. The draft was led by Empress Dowager Xiao, who lived back in Cining Palace, supplemented by Empress Tong, and the emperor who was the party was not interested in it. Except for Li Meiruo, the eldest daughter of the Rongguo Mansion, who was canonized by the holy decree, as a third-grade concubine, the rest were sixth-grade nobles or seventh-grade beauties. This is the most important event in the capital at present. In addition, the noble lady in the capital, led by the old lady of Wei State, was infected with the epidemic, although it has not yet spread on a large scale, and the people are restless.

The above content alone is enough to expose many problems. After they left Beijing for more than a month, Empress Dowager Xiao actually moved back to Cining Palace from Ning'an Hall smoothly? The emperor is also happy to see that she let her preside over the draft, is it to prevent it from failing or is there another reason?

In addition, the epidemic is an unusual disease, and the infection requires close contact with the patient with the disease, otherwise it will not be easily infected with the epidemic. Others don't mention it for the time being, just say that the old lady of the Duke of Wei is better than the deep mansion compound, how can she be infected? There seems to be a conspiracy brewing behind this matter, Bai Muguan doesn't know why, and faintly has a lot of bad premonitions.

What made her heart even tighter was that there were rumors in the capital that "the prince was so happy that he was in danger patrolling the streets"! It is clear that Ling Fengchen wrote a report last night, ordering people to send it to the capital quickly, no matter how fast it is, it will take ten days! The danger that happened yesterday has long been rumored in the capital?

"Uncle Xu, when was this secret report delivered to you?" Bai Muguan's eyebrows were stained with uneasiness and anxiety.

Xu Wuren didn't hesitate: "Gongzi's secret village channels are all over the world, and we can get the secret report from the capital in only three or five days." This was just delivered this morning. ”

Even if three or five days is surprisingly fast, does it mean that everything that is going to happen in Suzhou County is being manipulated by those who control it? The behind-the-scenes controller controls the overall situation and acts perversely and eclecticly, and even Yu Wenye will go to patrol the street is also in the man's plan.

Bai Muguan was very shocked: "These news came from Huiyao?" ”

"Of course not." Xu Wuren shook his head and smiled mysteriously, "Gongzi's subordinates are hiding dragons and crouching tigers, and Huiyao is one of Gongzi's cronies." Now he is directly at your command, and no news will go around the circle to borrow the old hand. ”

So she only knows that Zhu Yanqing is rich in the world, but she doesn't know how deep his power is? At the moment, it seems to be underestimated. Taking this bamboo wine restaurant as an example, it is ostensibly a wine shop business, but in fact, it is used for other purposes. I don't know how many wine shops, teahouses, theaters, and Qinglou like this have opened, and the strength of the dark place will not be inferior to that of the princes and nobles.

"The secret report about the situation in the capital, did Brother Zhu tell me about it?" Bai Muguan asked as he put the secret report back on the bamboo paper and returned it to Xu Wuren.

Xu Wuren sighed lightly and said meaningfully: "Miss has entered the palace, the situation in the capital is becoming more and more complicated, and the prince is already on his way back to the Soviet Union." It's just that Suzhou County is also in chaos, and he doesn't worry about you. ”

Bai Muguan lowered his eyes and said nothing. This time Zhu Linyu was selected as expected, remembering that day at the inn in Xia County, the bright-eyed girl whispered to her: "I don't want to be drafted, it's not good to enter the palace at all, my brother said that he would find a way to make me lose the election." "Maybe she won't know until she dies that her beloved brother did the nail on the coffin of her entry into the palace.

Such a pure and weak girl, once she entered the palace to serve the emperor who was over fifty years old, waiting for Zhu Linyu's fate to be sad and desolate! It is also a woman who sacrificed for the glory of the family lintel, and the status of women is not as good as that of men, but the responsibility on their shoulders is not weaker than that of men. Bai Muguan and her only had a one-sided relationship, but they talked very happily, and they couldn't help but feel pity when they thought of it at this time.

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It is said that the wind of the unpredictable prophet in the capital slandered the reputation of the prince, which caused a lot of discussion among the government and the opposition. Such a big movement couldn't hide Yu Wenye's secret guards left in the capital, and he also received the news a little later.

There was a loud bang, and the bookshelf made of yellow sandalwood was pushed to the ground, and the people wandering back and forth in the room were furious. Bai Muguan could also hear the heavy footsteps of the soap boots inside through the door of the house, and the flames that were about to erupt were unstoppable.

The girl sighed helplessly, Yu Wenye seemed to be calm and calm, but in fact, it was not. He is the only prince of the Cullinan Dynasty, shouldering the mission of the future son of heaven since he was born. He lacks the word forbearance, does not know how to get rid of impetuousness, and precipitates himself in obscurity.

Since she admires him and longs to be with him for the rest of her life, she must teach him to truly smile at the tribulations of the world.

made up his mind to push open the door of the house, and Bai Muguan entered suddenly.

Wu Yi immediately threw a look of help for help, which meant that she persuaded Yu Wenye. She suddenly had no intention of comforting him, but just stood in place with her hands folded on her chest, without saying a word, looking at the porcelain and scrolls that had fallen all over the ground, and the yellow sandalwood bookshelf that had fallen to the ground and was damaged.

Yu Wenye saw her looking lively, and couldn't help but be extremely cold: "Your plan really worked, I was overthinking yesterday, Ling Fengchen was already interrogating that group of madmen." ”

Bai Muguan suddenly showed a surprised expression, pretending to be suspicious: "Why doesn't Your Highness continue to smash things?" It's not the right time for me to come in. ”

Wu Yi resisted the urge to laugh, and took the opportunity to persuade a few words: "Your Highness, you were assassinated and injured, and there are still people in the capital who take the opportunity to make trouble and damage your reputation, your subordinates understand your feelings, but your body can't stand the anger." ”

"What do you mean by taking advantage of the opportunity to make trouble? It's clearly a trap, a naked trap! Yu Wenye became more and more annoyed and roared in a hoarse voice.

Bai Muguan Huo Ran rushed to him, his eyes changed, and he asked in a straight tone: "Your Highness knows that it is a trap, isn't it urgent to find out the black hand who killed you?" You can smash things, you can punish your subordinates to relieve your anger, you can even order people to kill people to get angry, what is the result? Is it good for the situation in Beijing and our situation in Suzhou? ”

"Your Highness, it is the person who took refuge in the Great Prince, who spread rumors everywhere a few days ago, and the dead man who intended to assassinate him on the way before is also from the Great Prince's Mansion." Wu Yi replied, "The eldest prince is ruthless, it is not the first time to attack you, and it is very likely that his subordinates will instruct him." ”

Although those who stabbed in the air were wiped out by Ling Fengchen, there were clues in the end, and their identities were confirmed by Yu Wenye's secret guards.

"I don't think it's the eldest prince, if he has such ability, His Royal Highness's throne has already changed hands, how can he still sit until today?" Bai Muguan deliberately had thorns in his words, poking Yu Wenye's heart every sentence, making his handsome face even more gloomy.

He also thinks that Yu Wencheng alone does not have this ability, and such powerful means are interlocking, stirring up the situation in the capital, which is more like what Empress Dowager Xiao did.

The girl who provoked him in front of him was shocked, Yu Wenye only felt like a fish in his throat, and snorted coldly and brushed away.

As proud as he is, even if it is a girl he loves, he can't offend him.

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