That dark passage is really the kind dug by the inverted people, it is short and narrow, and it can only be shortened.

Fortunately, it is not long. After a while, it came to an end.

The exit is in a forest behind Zhuangzi, and now at this time, most of the leaves have fallen, accumulating a thick layer on the ground, and the boots are stepping on it, "creaking".

Yuan Ke held the handle of the knife in his hand, his eyes were like arrows, and he roamed around.

The others, without his command, had already scattered in all directions, looking for clues.

These people are all good at Jinyiwei, but after a while, there are clues.

"My lord! Please go over and take a look! "But it's not good news, that Ma San'er has been found, but he is already dead, his throat has been cut with a knife, his eyes are wide, and he can't see it.

And Pei Jinzhen has naturally disappeared.

Yuan Keqiang held back his anxiety, forced himself to calm down, squatted down, carefully examined the wound on the man's neck, frowned, and was silent.

"My lord, I followed the footprints and found the side of the official road, there are horseshoe prints, look at it like that, there are more than a dozen horses."

Here, Yuan Ke had also made a decision, stood up and said, "The middle of the knife is deep, and the two sides are shallow, it is a scimitar." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was silent, and the people of Daliang were not used to using scimitars.

This matter, big or small, whether it is a suspicious formation, or whether it is really as they guessed, but in any case, it is not easy to do.

Therefore, everyone was silent and did not dare to speak.

After a long time, Yuan Ke raised his hand and wiped his face a little tiredly, "Let's go back to Beijing first." "This matter is too big, he has to show His Majesty, and it is up to him to decide.

At night, in the study of King Mu's mansion, the lights were still bright, and in the silence, only the sound of idle chess pieces could be faintly heard.

"I heard that today ...... Father is so angry? Xiao Qi made a chess move, picked up the tea cup in his hand, and took a sip.

"Yes! It is not clear why, but the timing of His Majesty's anger was a bit coincidental, just after Yuan Ke entered. ”

"So...... Should it be related to what Yuan Ke reported? Xiao Qi's eyes lit up.

The person on the other side did not speak.

"Could it be the salt matter, and what progress has been made?"

Before, at Yan Chong's suggestion, he surrounded the point to send reinforcements, and poked out the Zheng family's seizure of land in the local area and bullying people, and the bitter lord went directly to Beijing to sue the emperor.

Now, seeing that Emperor Yonghe put the war in the northwest in the first place, but put the previous thorough investigation of salt on hold for the time being, Xiao Qi is really unwilling.

Fortunately, before he noticed Yuan Ke's whereabouts, it was in Jiangnan, and before, Emperor Yonghe explained the matter of salt affairs to Yan Chong for secret investigation, but now, I am afraid that it has been transferred to Yuan Ke's hands.

And Emperor Yonghe was angry, but after Yuan Ke entered, this couldn't help but make Xiao Qi think a little more.

"Not necessarily." The person on the other side spoke in a quiet tone, but it was obvious that his thoughts were a little different from Xiao Qi's. "The news I got here is that before Yuan Ke entered Beijing, he first went to Taohua Village on the outskirts of the city. There...... There is a Zhuangzi of the Pei family, and the day before, the wife of the Pei family happened to bring the three girls over. ”

Xiao Qi frowned, what's the matter, it has something to do with Pei Jinji? "Sir, do you think it has something to do with this?"

"Your Highness didn't think that Yuan Ke was on official business, why did he not even return to Beijing to restore his life, but hurried to the Pei family's Zhuangzi first?"

"Sir must have made up his mind, please speak up." Xiao Qi looked respectful.

"Yuan Ke came back from the Zhuangzi, and also brought back the news that the three girls of the Pei family were suddenly infected with the epidemic and fell ill on the Zhuangzi."

Xiao Qi listened, his eyes flashed twice, "It seems that Yuan Ke rushed over because Miss Pei San was suddenly seriously ill?" ”

"Perhaps!" The man was noncommittal, "But...... Presumably, Miss Pei San was very sick, and she was afraid that she would pass the illness to others, so she had to stay in Zhuangzi to recuperate. ”

"So, my father is so angry because of this incident?" Today's Pei Jinzhen is not what it used to be, she is Yan Chong's wife who has not passed the door, and her father loves Yan Chong, loves the house and Wu, and there are also her.

The person on the other side smiled and raised his eyebrows, and said meaningfully, "I don't know about this, the sacred heart is unpredictable." But...... I estimate that Miss Pei San's illness will not get better for a while. ”

Outside, it was raining again, dripping and dripping.

When someone took an umbrella and a cloak, and was about to send someone away, Xiao Qi seemed to remember something, and said with a smile, "That's right!" Haven't thanked Mr. yet. Unexpectedly, Mr. is really a wonderful hand, that painting, Chu Feng likes it very much, thank you sir. ”

"Your Highness likes it, that's fine." The man replied lightly, then turned and walked out.

The rain fell all night, washing the last trace of autumn and washing it away, and winter came quietly.

On the official road dozens of miles away from Fengjing City, Pei Jinzhen slowly woke up from a deep sleep with the violent bumps under him.

When she opened her eyes, she stared at the top of her head with some blankness...... Shaking back and forth, it was obvious, not in the house.

"Awake?" Suddenly, a somewhat rough voice sounded in his ears, which startled Pei Jinzhen, and as soon as his body shrank, he retreated to the side, looking over with a pair of eyes guarded and frightened.

"Who are you? Why are you arresting me? ”

Her body was a little inexplicably weak, she knew that this was the residual medicinal properties at work, Pei Jinzhen quietly pinched her palm.

Such a moment was enough time for her to remember what had happened and understand the current situation.

That night, she was really tired during the day, so she fell asleep in bed.

Who knows, when she slept until midnight, she heard a strange sound, but as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw a black shadow rushing over, and she didn't have time to open her mouth, so she was already covered with a sweat towel to cover her mouth and nose.

Soon, her consciousness was blurred, and she knew, oh no!

When you wake up again, it's here and now.

She quietly turned her head to look over, and the bump beneath her told her that she was in the carriage, as for the person opposite...... She looked over, her eyes seemed to pause slightly, and she was stunned.

"It seems...... The girl already thinks of me. The person on the other side grinned, and there was no strange tone in the official words of Da Liang that spoke, like a native of Fengjing City.

It's no wonder that he dared to pretend to be a businessman of Daliang and swaggered into Fengjing City, not only because he was bold, but also because he did have some ability.

What did he think in his heart, he naturally covered it all, but on the surface, Pei Jinzhen was surprised, "It's you?" ”

Could it be that on Yuhua Terrace, one of the businessmen who had a relationship with each other and made her suspicious? Moreover, it is precisely the one who has made the first and looked at her.

"I have no grievances with you, why do you want to arrest me?" Pei Jinzhen gritted his teeth, not only puzzled, but also unwilling.