The two went out of the palace gate and took a carriage instead.

The carriage passed through the streets of Kyoto Castle, one to the north, and finally stopped in front of an old house.

The concubine's mother's family did not receive the news until this moment.

The emperor is here, and the concubine is also here.

The concubine's father rolled down from the prince's chair in a panic, his eyes didn't fall anywhere, and he grabbed the housekeeper who came to report the news and asked, "Is the emperor here?" How many people have been returned? Did you say anything? ”

The housekeeper was quite calm, and comforted him: "Master, looking at the emperor's appearance, it doesn't look like something is wrong, you better go and see the driver!" ”

Old Man Zhen nodded, raised his feet and walked outside, only then did he hurriedly straighten his hat, and a feeling of death was inexplicably born in his heart.

Up and down the Zhenfu, all those who could get on the table came out, trembling and kneeling in the front hall.

Ling Tiancheng didn't panic at this time, he sat on the main seat safely, stared at the Zhen family, and slowly asked about the situation of the Zhuang house.

If you want to say that this Zhenfu has been like mountains and rivers all these years, it has been going downstream.

When Concubine Zhen married into the palace, Master Zhen was still an important member of the second rank of the court, and he was in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Industry.

Although it is not as rich in oil and water as the household department, it is also a fat poor, and the court can make a fortune if a project comes out casually.

This house was also built at that time, and if you look at the old house, it is very luxurious.

But later, when Ling Tiancheng boarded the plane, Master Zhen originally thought that he would be more powerful this time, but he didn't expect that Ling Tiancheng didn't care about Concubine Zhen's affairs at all.

not only demoted his official, but also made an official position with only a name and no real power.

In the past few years, there have been many people in the house and a lot of expenses, and they have long been eating their old capital.

But in the city of Kyoto, there are many rich and powerful people, and other people's houses are getting bigger and bigger, so they make the mansion even smaller.

Usually the old man looks at it, that is anxious, but there is nothing he can do.

There is no way to be promoted, and the concubine is not favored, what can I do, I can only make up and live in harmony.

When Empress Dowager An found Zhenfu back then, it was also because of this.

The emperor has forgotten about them, and a forgotten and useless official is useful to her.

So he promised Master Zhen that he would take care of Concubine Zhen in the palace, but he had to promise to go to the Zhuang Mansion to take care of his sister.

Master Zhen is a smart person, this kind of thing Empress Dowager An found him, he couldn't push it away if he wanted to, the other party could say that taking care of the concubine was equivalent to taking care of the Zhen family.

He knew what was important, but he was looking for the wrong person.

However, in officialdom, even if you don't have a delicate heart, you will be able to see some things very thoroughly over the years.

So while Zhenfu went underground to take care of Sister An, he also found out the Zhuang Mansion clearly, in case this matter changed one day, they could also leave a way back for themselves to the greatest extent.

Just like at this time, Ling Tiancheng took his mother-in-law who went out of his house and went straight to the door of the mansion, forcing him to ask him about the banker's house.

No matter how hard the bones are, Master Zhen can't withstand such pressure, and he doesn't plan to resist it.

Now that her own daughter has become a concubine, and Empress Dowager An's power, after the An family falls, even if Ling Tiancheng doesn't move her, she doesn't have much power left.

This clear-eyed person can see it, how can Master Zhen not know?

He is now trying to grab what he has, as long as Concubine Zhen's position is secure, then the situation in his family will improve one day.

And on this basis, of course, he tried to cooperate with Ling Tiancheng as much as possible, so that he could achieve his goal faster.

Regarding the dealer, he didn't hesitate and shook things out.

In fact, the last time Zhuang Siyan and Wen Qing rescued Sister An, they had already asked the Zhen family to help find the underground path.

However, if the matter is repeated, there may be new developments, so Ling Tiancheng asked the Zhen family to lead the way and went to the Zhuang Mansion again.

Wen Qing naturally came earlier than them and had already entered.

Outside the Zhuang mansion, there are layers of officers and soldiers of the imperial court, and inside are Wen Qing's people, who are also surrounded by a sturdy person.

As soon as Ling Tiancheng and the others arrived, someone immediately led the way and went directly into the courtyard where Zhuang Chang Courtyard lived.

At this time, all the doors of the courtyard were open, and the mechanism under the table was also opened, and a faint light could still be seen from the inside.

The Sadake brought two maidservants who had been here before.

As these two handmaidens said before, they were specially cultivated by the Zhen family, which is different from ordinary handmaidens.

They are very clever and understand martial arts, and they have been interrogated by Wen Qing, what things can be said and what things cannot be said, and they are like a mirror in their hearts.

At this time, after receiving the instructions of Master Zhen, it was natural that the matter was going to come out in the end, so as soon as people entered the underground, they told all the paths they knew.

In addition to the last time Wen Qing and they saw it, there were two more unexpectedly.

It's just that the two of them said that they hadn't entered either way, but they just felt as if they were different from other places, and they hadn't even opened the door.

Wen Qing didn't believe this.

For the judgment of danger, maybe everyone has a different method, but since the Zhen family let them in and let them find so many ways, why can't they enter only these two?

Maybe they had already entered, and whether they found out that there was danger ahead, or if there was some other reason, only they knew.

At this time, Ling Tiancheng was anxious to know Zhuang Siyan's situation, and he couldn't delay any longer, so he took his own people to go in first.

And the soldiers were divided into two ways, and Ah Si led a team of people to enter from the other side.

The situation inside is more complicated than expected, the tunnel is wet and narrow, and it can only accommodate one person, and if you are taller, you have to keep your head down to walk.

There was no light inside, and the lamp in his hand could not be lifted, but could only shine to the foot of the foot.

Keep a distance of two meters between people, and when you get closer, you feel that you can't even breathe.

But this road leads far, far away, and Wen Qing feels like walking on the Huangquan Road inside, only the sound of wheezing reminds them that they are still alive.

The situation on Ah Si's side was not a little better than Wen Qing, and it was much worse than him.

Because this road is not only very narrow and difficult to walk, but also has traps and hidden weapons.

His skills are good, and he narrowly dodged a few times, but the soldiers who followed behind were not so lucky, even if Ah Si reminded him in front, someone still stepped on the hidden weapon and was immediately shot to death by a sharp object.

The greater the danger, the more unusual it is to hide behind it.

Ah Si almost felt that Mr. Si was at the end of this road, and as long as he walked down, he could see him.

The people outside, who don't know the situation inside, are also anxious when they don't come out for a long time.

Especially Ling Tiancheng, fidgeting, almost wanted to go in by himself.

But before Wen Qing went down, he told Concubine Zhen and everyone above that the emperor must not be allowed to enter, and he must be stopped desperately.

Of course, if Ling Tiancheng broke through, no one would have the courage to stop him, but when facing the person who knelt on the ground, he still controlled his fluctuating emotions.

It's okay, his Yan Er is the most clever, even if he is really in it, there will be nothing.

After waiting for nearly two hours in this kind of anxiety and boredom, a group of people suddenly rushed in from outside, and it was not until they arrived in front of Ling Tiancheng that he saw clearly that the person was Wen Qing.

"Where did you come from?"

Wen Qing's face was hard to see, his head and body were still covered with mud, and he gritted his teeth and said from between his teeth: "Luo Ke's family." ”

Ling Tiancheng was also stunned when he heard this.

The two knew that Luo Ke was dead, and they were also together, and Zhuang Changyuan was afraid that he knew it from the beginning.

Wen Qing asked, "Isn't there any news from Ah Si?" ”

Ling Tiancheng shook his head, his gaze looking indoors, his face gloomy.

Wen Qing walked forward: "I'll go in and take a look, pick him up." ”

Ling Tiancheng looked at him, his tone seemed to be calm, but there was a great gloom in his heart: "Wait a little longer, maybe he has a longer road." ”

While the two were talking, someone came in with me, saying that Ah Si was fighting with someone outside the city.

Wen Qing and Ling Tiancheng turned on their horses and went straight to the city gate.

Outside the West City Gate, a group of people dressed in ordinary people's clothes were fighting around Ah Si.

Ah Si's body was half muddy and bloody, and his hair was cut off and hung loosely.

The person looked very embarrassed, but his technique was very fast, and the shots were all killing moves, and the sword in his hand carried a silver light, and every time he stabbed out, he brought out a stream of blood.

That group of people is not vegetarian and dressed ordinarily, but they can tell from their behavior at a glance that they are all killers of Shangcheng, and they can't even make a single step of forcing Ah Si, and while retreating, they are injured step by step.

Wen Qing gave an order, and the people in his hands rushed up, already surrounding the group of people.

To their surprise, this group of people had no fear at all, they were still fighting to the death, and if they couldn't beat the other party to death, they would kill themselves by drinking their swords, leaving no one alive.

Fortunately, they brought a lot of people, and Wen Qing's martial arts were also good, and after half an hour, all the people on the other side had fallen.

Wen Qing rarely scolded rudely: "Damn, they're all dead, and they can't even ask a word." ”

Ah Si was seriously injured, and he barely spoke a few words to him before fainting.

Ling Tiancheng arranged for someone to send him directly to the city for diagnosis and treatment, and he followed the information given by Ah Si with Wen Qing and entered an ordinary village outside the city.

Judging from the houses in the villages, it must have existed for a long time, and people made a living from farming, and from time to time they went to the city, mostly to sell some crops to supplement their families.

Every household is familiar with it, but it is also easy to inquire.

However, there is a family in the west of the village, the house is new, it seems to have been built for a few years, but the house is deep inside, and no one knows who lives in it.

The common people said that since the family came, they had rarely seen people coming in and out, and only occasionally they could see one or two servants coming in and out.

Ling Tiancheng gave Wen Qing a look and asked someone to go over and smash the door directly.

The group rushed in from the outside and searched from the outer courtyard to the inner courtyard.

Everything in it tells them one thing, there were people living here not long ago, and if they left, it would be in these two days.

Ling Tiancheng's gaze swept over the tables, chairs, and couches in the room, and finally swept to a mark by the door.

There is a new mark there, which is somewhat conspicuous because it is marked on the red lacquered door frame.

A few simple lines outline a branch of bamboo, with bamboo leaves on it.

He immediately called Wen Qing: "Follow this mark to find and see if there is anything nearby?" ”