Chapter 195: Wait for the time to move

Late that night, the first snow in the capital came quietly in the night. At first, a few drops of rain fell inadvertently, and then it became a continuous drizzle, mixed with tiny snow particles, which melted on the ground, mixed with the rain and dust, and the road was immediately muddy. The whole capital was silent, only the guards patrolling the streets knocked on the bangzi over and over again.

It's already the third watch. The man carefully guarded the lantern in his hand, and turned around and walked to Chongshan Street. Unlike other places, even at such times, the green brick road of Chongshan Street still looks very clean. Rainwater trickles down the arched streets, into narrow ditches on either side. In addition to the Imperial Palace, this is the upwind and water of the capital, and the people who live on this street are all high-ranking families, either rich or expensive.

The night rain began to fall heavily, and the husband could no longer force himself forward, so in desperation, he had to huddle and hide under the eaves of a nearby house to avoid the rain. Shaking the water from his head, he shivered and sighed with some chagrin. When I went out to play the shift, I never thought that it would rain, and I didn't bring the rain gear, and if I went down like this, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to get up tomorrow.

Just as he was thinking wildly, he suddenly heard a man's exclamation from the courtyard: "Who are you!" Someone! Help—" Before he could finish his words, he suddenly cut off, and no more sound was made.

The man was so frightened by this sound that he immediately froze in place. A cold wind blew, the lantern in his hand was extinguished, and it was even darker in front of him.

"This house must have been robbed!" The man came back to his senses and thought. If you don't flee quickly, I'm afraid that you will suffer too. He looked at the splashing water on the ground, gritted his teeth, and prepared to rush out.

At this moment, only to hear a "squeak", the door behind him opened.

He turned his head to see several men dressed in black rushing out of the door, one of them carrying a soft object on his shoulder, which looked like a human body.

"It's over!" There was only one thought in the husband's mind at the moment. He wanted to shout, but he couldn't make a sound. He tried to pull out his feet and run away, but his stupid feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, and he couldn't move. Just as he was out of his body, the people just glanced at him and walked in front of him, and soon disappeared into the rain and snow.

It was a long time before the man realized that he had saved his life, and finally collapsed on his legs.

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On the fourth watch, the rain and snow did not stop, but the sound of knocking on the watchman did not sound. Except for those who wake up early to do their jobs, those who are asleep do not notice this small change. At this time, the sound of rain was dripping, and the cold night was silent.

A small man with a cloak hurriedly walked through the rain, through the streets and alleys, until he stopped in front of the Lin Mansion.

"Tuk tuk! Tuk tuk! The knock was urgent.

After a while, the door barely opened, and half of a sleepy-eyed face peeked out. "Who?"

The person under the cloak hesitated a little and said, "The concubine is the wife of Dong Mingguang, the secretary of the household department, and she has something important to discuss with Lord Lin. I'm sorry for this big brother to do me a favor, please send a message to Lord Lin quickly. "Listening to her, it is indeed a woman's voice.

The people inside looked her up and down carefully and asked, "What credentials do you have?" ”

"I'm ......," the woman replied, "No proof......"

"Then don't blame me for not being accommodating, our Lin family also has rules. Besides, in the middle of the night, if there is no evidence, you will let me call someone, how can you say that the master is to blame? The man muttered, and was about to close the door.

The woman was so anxious that she pushed the door with her hand and cried, "Please! It's really urgent! ”

Xu is tears were unbearable, and the person inside paused again and asked, "Are you really Mrs. Dong?" ”

The woman nodded emphatically and said, "The concubine has a relationship with Lord Lin, and he knows it as soon as he sees it. ”

The man hesitated for a moment, but finally opened the door and said, "Please come with me." ”

Not long after, Lin Mubai hurried to the front hall. As soon as the woman saw him come in, she immediately got up and rushed over, knelt down and cried, "Lord Lin, please save my husband quickly!" ”

Lin Mubai was a little surprised when he heard this, and took two steps back again and again and said, "Mrs. Dong, please get up, if you have anything to say, why do you have to make such a big gift!" So he said that he ordered the maids to lift the woman up.

Mrs. Dong was carried to the chair, her mind was a little clearer, and she seemed to realize her gaffe, so she stopped talking, just lowered her head and wiped her tears, as if there was something unspeakable.

Lin Mubai ordered everyone to retreat, but in order to avoid suspicion, he left two maids to serve by his side. I only heard him ask: "Mrs. Dong, I don't know what happened to Master Dong?" ”

Mrs. Dong stopped sobbing at this time, lowered her voice and said eagerly: "Lord Lin, my lord has just been kidnapped!" ”

"What!" Lin Mubai was shocked. At first, he heard that Dong Mingguang's wife came to visit late at night, but he never imagined that this would be the case. So he hurriedly asked, "Who took him captive?" ”

Mrs. Dong wiped her tears and said vaguely: "I didn't see the concubine's body clearly, I only knew that it was five or six strong men in black. ”

When Lin Mubai saw her eyes flickering, he felt that there was something wrong, and he secretly pondered in his heart. This Mrs. Dong witnessed Dong Mingguang being kidnapped, not only did she not report to the official, but ran to ask for help from herself. Unless...... She knew who did it. Thinking of this, Lin Mubai said with a straight face: "Mrs. Dong, if you have something to say, it's okay to say it." If you don't make it clear, I'm afraid I can't help it. ”

Mrs. Dong stopped talking, her eyes turned around the two maids, and she didn't seem to be completely at ease.

Lin Mubai said: "These two are the sons of my Lin family, and they are the most loyal, so they don't care." ”

Mrs. Dong made up her mind to speak, only to hear her ask cautiously: "Lord Lin, I don't know if you have noticed that there are often idlers circling in front of your mansion recently?" ”

Lin Mubai said cautiously: "Yes, I haven't paid attention to these little things. ”

Mrs. Dong saw that he knew, so she sighed again and continued: "Say something heart-wrenching, and fight yourself...... After the prince died, my lord was overjoyed and privately said that the Liu family deserved it. When she said this, her body trembled slightly, and it was obvious that she had used great courage. She breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Yesterday was the death day of my little daughter, Shuyu, and in the evening, the master drank two more glasses, and then he made a lot of nonsense in the backyard...... Alas! ”

Lin Mubai listened patiently while secretly wondering, I don't know why she pulled so far.

I saw that Mrs. Dong stretched out two fingers and said, "In less than two hours, the master was arrested." Who did you say? ”

Lin Mubai sat stiffly, and suddenly felt that his throat was uncomfortably dry.