Guan Guan Ju Dove II (Part I)

"He's seen my mother-in-law?"

"He's not only seen it, but more than once. The emperor had been to Jiangnan several times before he ascended the throne, and this guard was in the ranks of the guards. Therefore, the emperor should have wanted to protect the Yan family in the Zhou family case. ”

"Even if the emperor wants to protect her, what does it mean, how to protect her? He is a dignified emperor, if you want to ensure that someone directly issues a pardon, it takes so many twists and turns?! Unless he has anything else on his mind."

"He didn't say it later, I didn't want to face the interrogation directly, so I went to secretly check the records of the Internal Security Bureau, when the Yan family and the Zhou family had an accident, the chief of the guard once led a team to Hangcheng Famen Temple to offer incense, saying that it was for the emperor to repay the wish he made when the dragon dived."

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Xinjie snorted lightly: "Let the forbidden army go to the temple to burn incense and make a wish?!" He didn't say what he said later, only the emperor today could think of sending a martial artist who licked blood with a knife head to burn incense and make a vow, and it would not be professional to find an excuse to send someone out, so that people could see that it was an excuse to go out of Beijing, and the word excuse was clearly written.

Chen Cheng also shook his head lightly, if it weren't for Xinjie to take over Pingluan Pavilion, if the emperor had found someone he valued casually, he Chen Cheng might have really guarded the palace gate a long time ago.

"What else is he saying?"

Chen Cheng shook his head: "Although I am familiar with him, I am not familiar enough to let him let go of his defense." ”

"Then you're going to go to the library more recently."

"I will. And when I checked the documents of the head of the guards just now, I found that he was sent by the emperor many times under different pretexts to deliver instructions on behalf of the emperor. As for what the content was and to whom, there was no record, and there was only a slip for entering and leaving the palace gate and a slip for the release of goods. ”

"What are they?"

"This is the strangest thing, in addition to common supplements such as ginseng, there are also bird's nests, pearl powder, and various jewelry and clothing commonly used by women. And the release slip was sent to the Xishan Guard. ”

Xinjie frowned: "You don't want to tell me that the emperor raised women outside the palace, and this guard commander secretly sent things to those women, right?" ”

In the Peony Pavilion of the Aoki Tea House, Lian'er was checking the account books sent by Ding Dayong. Although the situation is turbulent, it is still a peaceful and prosperous era for ordinary people. Whether it's Aoki Tea House or Yuehuaxuan, business has been full in the past few months.

Yuehuaxuan in the capital is not only the largest Yuehuaxuan, but also the main store of Yuehuaxuan. Due to the fact that Xinjie has spent a lot of time in the capital in the past few years, the shopkeepers in various places have formed a rule, and every month, no matter how big or small, they will deliver various reports to Yuehuaxuan in the capital. These include important news from all over the world, the main economic dealings of Yuehuaxuan, important customers, and various things related to Yuehuaxuan or Aoki Tea House.

Among them, Gao Fei's report is the most detailed, and sometimes Gao Fei does not have to wait until the end of the month, but will also send a separate letter to Xinjie to tell about some special things. In this month's report, Gao Fei mentioned the small courtyard they bought behind Yuehuaxuan. At the beginning of the year, he had already packed up and handed it over to the old lady of the Tang Gate. From the beginning of the year until two months ago, it was quiet and there were no people coming in and out and living more than two months ago. At the beginning, Mrs. Tang explained that when she used the yard, Gao Fei was not allowed to send someone to disturb her, so it was inconvenient for Gao Fei to ask.

However, for the purpose of being responsible for Xinjie, he still personally observed the occupant, a tall and burly old man with a group of strong men with high martial arts. Although these people are dressed in Hanfu, their eyebrows, eyes and demeanor are quite similar to foreigners. Xianyang is a place where ethnic groups live together, and the people around them are not surprised. With Goofy's inferences and the few words he heard, he was sure that these were Turks, and most likely royalty. The men stayed for two days and then left, which happened to be the day when the old lady of the Tang Gate went out to visit friends. But twenty days or so ago, the group went back to the courtyard, and they were busy, holding portraits, as if they were asking about someone's whereabouts. But the strange thing is that they did not turn to the Aoki Society for help, nor did they go to the Tang family, but seemed to have their own channels in Xianyang.

Grandma had disappeared two months earlier, and Shiya Khan and his men had been searching for her whereabouts in the northwest and Gannan provinces, so Lian'er deduced that the old man was most likely Shiya Khan. Maybe it was the line index that got him to enter Xianyang and look for it further. This also explains why the grandmother used this small courtyard alone, if it was Shi Ye Khan's private visit to Xianyang, of course, it was inconvenient to enter and leave the Tang family. But I don't know what clues Shiye Khan has, and he actually entered the core of the Tang Gate to find it.

"Young grandma, there are people outside asking to see you."

"Who?"

"A foreigner."

Lian'er felt that sometimes Ding Dayong spoke more funny: "Ding Da shopkeeper, in the capital, I am also a foreigner, and there are strangers from all over the world in the capital every day. ”

"I'm sorry young grandma, I mean they don't look like Middle-earth, or Han, although they speak Chinese very well."

"Them?"

"Yes, an old man with two subordinates."

She was still thinking about the old man in Xianyang just now, she really didn't expect such a coincidence, and it came so quickly: "Please." ”

Looking at it, Lian'er said resolutely: "If the junior is not wrong, you are Shiye Khan." ”

Before he could speak, he was shocked when he heard this: "Biyan's vision is really good, and the young lady's mind and vision are rarely matched." ”

"The Khan has won the award, it's not that Lian'er has a good eye, it's that the Khan is magnificent, and he has the air of a king, how can he be compared with ordinary people."

"The young lady has won the prize."

Lian'er smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, in this autumn, I don't think you came to Beijing to praise each other with your juniors." By the way, you are a monarch, how can you use ordinary people's names for Lian'er. Since you are grandma's best friend, you might as well call me Lian'er by the same name as grandma. ”

"Okay, Lian'er."

"Your Majesty is here for Grandma?"

"Yes, it is for the sake of Biyan, and of course for some internal affairs of the Shiye clan."

"I want to hear about it."

"After Biyan disappeared, I mobilized people to search for her, and painted an embroidered portrait of her, so that my subordinates could ask about her near the missing manor."

"Your Majesty, Xinqiang once wrote to say that you disappeared after staying in the manor of an old friend of my grandmother, but there are no details about the owner of the manor, we have written to ask Xinqiang, and his answer is also very vague."

"Yes, we stayed at Caxia Village in Birch Town, and before we went there, Biyan said it was the estate of her long-time friend. Once there, Bi Yan seemed very familiar with everything, and it was clear that it was not the first time she had been there. The people there knew her, and treated her as respectfully as they did to their own masters. Before we went, she didn't make an appointment with the owner of the estate, but we encountered a thunderstorm on the way, and we took a temporary reroute. Even so, there is a guest room in the manor that the owner has reserved for her. When we arrived, the host was not there, and the next person said that the host had sent a letter saying that he would arrive the next day, and asked us to wait for a day, and then we would meet after the master returned. ”

"Did you mention the name of the owner?"

"No, Biyan only said that it was owned by her old man for decades. He was often in other places, with an uncertain place to live. It was just a place for him to settle down in Gannan Road. In fact, I rarely live there, to be precise, I can't live there three or five days a year, but I didn't expect such a coincidence, and the owner plans to go back there the next day. So Biyan planned to stay and wait for the master to arrive, say hello and leave. I believe that the master returned early that night, and Xinqiang and I and my subordinates heard the sound of a group of people returning. Soon after, someone came to invite Biyan, and she took the girl with her. I thought it was just a reminiscence for me to bother, but the next morning when we looked for Biyan again, I couldn't find it again. Even all the subordinates in the village are gone. Xinqiang found a secret passage in the rockery in the park, leading directly to the mountain forest outside the village, and we searched all the way down the dark road, but there was no trace. We divided into groups and followed them from different directions, but we didn't catch up until it was dark. After reuniting, we decided that I would take my men to the west, and Xinqiang rushed to Yulin to ask for the aid of his father, General Tang Wei. ”

"The secret passage discovered by Xinqiang? Could there be traces of a large number of people passing through this dark passage and exit? Do you still have horses and necessities for long trips in the courtyard? Are you missing your own belongings? Are your own horses still in the stables? ”

Shi Ye looked at the young woman in front of him with admiration: "It's the secret passage discovered by Xinqiang, and the horses and our belongings are in good condition. According to my subordinate, there were several more horses in the stable than there were when he went to stock up on our own horses the first day. But these are all things that I only remembered to ask after I woke up and returned to Chixiazhuang. Although there was no special survey at the time, I vaguely remembered that there were no traces of clutter on the ground of the secret passage and exit. But these were all hindsights, and we searched for them, and by the time I came to my senses, it had been seven days later, and by that time the village had been completely evacuated, and there was no trace of it. ”

Lian'er frowned: "That is to say, the other party deliberately let you discover the secret passage, thinking that grandma had been taken away by them, and when you chased it out, they took grandma and left without stopping." ”

"That's true."

"That's why you're going to draw a portrait of your grandmother and patrol the road?"

Shiye Khan bowed his head slightly, and his tone was painful: "That's right. Fortunately, shortly after Yulin entered the customs and Tang Wei joined me, I received news from a group of Turkic merchants who told me that they had not only seen Biyan, but also described in detail the appearance of another old man who accompanied her. Since he was Biyan's deceased, I hoped that the descendants of the Tang family would recognize him, so Tang Wei summoned all the descendants of the Tang family near Yulin, the people of the Ping An Inn and the Inn, to come and identify him. Everyone said that they had not seen it, only Xinwang said that he had seen a similar old man when he returned to Xianyang for a vacation in the New Year, because he had a childish face and a special temperament, and he remembered it deeply. ”