Chapter 141: Incense Ash
It is said that the spring rain is as expensive as oil, but the first spring rain in early spring is like a summer rainstorm, converging into a rope to whip the earth, and Yongcheng is like Zeguo. Even the rows of lanterns on the lonely and deep street have lost their luster, and some of them emit a faint red light in the rain and fog. In the dim darkness of the night, the shadows of the houses crouched in the distance like giant beasts, as if they were about to pounce at any moment.
Just on the quiet long street, a figure moved slowly, because there was no umbrella, the purple robe had been wet by the rain, clinging tightly to the fat body, the fat body seemed to be heavy under every step, and only the pair of eyes were still sharp, and in the end they even became hot, hidden in the depths of the narrow eyes were doubt, anger, and a flash of fear.
Zhuo Yinfeng never dreamed that what happened in just a few days made him fall directly into the bath from the clouds, his feet were deep in the mud but he couldn't pull them out, almost unable to move an inch.
And the crown prince, the master who has been attached to him for many years, has already shown in his flickering words at this time that he may no longer have the ability to protect him, and he can only save his life at most at the critical moment.
Who is behind him? Who toyed with him? When did the conspiracy begin to form a huge net and quietly open to him?
Zhuo Yinfeng thought carefully, his hateful teeth clucked, even if he was going to fall, he must catch the person behind the scenes, tear off his disguised mask, and see what his true face is!
The rain knocked on the green tiles and fell low on the bluestone street, but the powder and bones were steaming up a hazy mist, and in the cold mist, Zhuo Yinfeng clearly smelled the smell of blood getting heavier and heavier towards him.
With both hands in his hands, Zhuo Yinfeng stepped up at his feet, stepping on the rain that had gathered into a small river and walking all the way to the Nangong Marquis Mansion.
It is common for Zhuo Yinfeng to return late, but there is no time like this time, under the night, his face is as gloomy as that of the king of Yama, and the clothes on his body are also soaked by the rain, and the house slave stepped forward to help him hold an umbrella, but he was also pushed away with a palm.
The house slave, who was already an expert, didn't dare to say anything, so he could only follow from a distance and watch Zhuo Yinfeng bypass the shadow wall, pass through the main hall, and then pass through the Jiuqu verandah, and then walk towards the courtyard of the house through the Yahu Lake.
A hand-copying verandah separated the wing rooms of Qianqian and Jinyu, the lights were dim and silent, only the sound of rain.
Looks like I'm asleep.
Zhuo Yinfeng stood on the verandah, looking at the dim silk flower window, his eyes were cold.
"That person is very familiar with Rue Xiangzi, maybe it's someone from Nangong Hou's Mansion!" The words rang in my ears again.
Zhuo Yinfeng snorted coldly, shook his wet sleeves, and turned back to the side room.
Taking off his soaked clothes and changing into clean clothes, the quiet room was heavy and breathless cold, Zhuo Yinfeng carefully recalled what differences had been made since Jin Yu entered the mansion!
Thinking about it, a jumping light was caught by Zhuo Yinfeng in the heavy fog.
I have always slept relatively lightly, and since Jinyu entered the house, I seem to be sleeping heavier than before, and my neck is often stiff after a deep night's sleep. Zhuo Yinfeng looked at his bedroom keenly, there was no change, and finally walked to the window, pushed the window open, the cold wind mixed with the cold rain paved surface, Zhuo Yinfeng shivered firmly.
A layer of fine water droplets also fell on the window edge, Zhuo Yinfeng raised his sleeve to wipe off the water droplets on it, and his eyes fell on the corner of the window sill but could not move anymore.
A pinch of gray dust is quietly hiding in the corner, if the window is not completely opened, this pinch of dust is absolutely invisible, and he also told the people in the house, there is nothing special about the doors and windows of their rooms should not be easily opened, perhaps it is precisely because of this, although the people in the house carefully wipe the windows every day, but only this pinch of dust remains.
It looks ordinary but doesn't look like ordinary dust, it is clearly the incense ash falling and splashing in all directions, and finally accumulating again.
Today's Zhuo Yinfeng is suspicious that everything is worth it, and the pinch of dust in front of him is even more suspicious. I took a silk handkerchief and collected the dust, put it on the tip of my nose and smelled a special fragrance, but then there was a dizziness in my mind.
Zhuo Yinfeng's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to turn into a short knife and fly into the opposite side at this moment, breaking that person's body into thousands of pieces.
But Zhuo Yinfeng is not an impulsive person, he has his own strengths in the whirlpool of party disputes for many years, Zhuo Yinfeng quickly calmed himself down and wrote a secret letter.
This letter should have been sent into the East Palace overnight, but the palace gate had already been keyed, and no one was allowed to enter or leave, Zhuo Yinfeng gritted his teeth and let his henchman slave brave the rain and deliver it to Chai Lie, the Ice Imperial Gate. And he said that on the second day, he must hand over the letter to the prince.
Starting tomorrow, Zhuo Yinfeng will live in seclusion in the Nangong Marquis Mansion at any time to be deployed to assist in the review of the Guiyifang fire. Both aspects are well known, and they are just for show. According to the result of the discussion, this dumb prince is going to knock out his teeth and swallow blood, and if he wants to help cover it up, he will even get into the punishment department.
At present, he can only nest in the fire and be trapped in the Hou Mansion.
This night, Zhuo Yinfeng listened to the rain outside the window and stayed up until dawn! And the night rain stopped as the sun broke through the clouds in the early morning. Qianqian and Jinyu knew that Zhuo Yinfeng would be in the mansion today, and they came to Zhuo Yinfeng early in the morning to say goodbye.
The three of them met together, and they were all black and green at the moment, Zhuo Yinfeng's eyes were red, and when he saw Jinyu, his eyes were obviously much sharper than usual.
Jinyu just smiled calmly and smiled.
Qianqian is very bad, her face is pale as if she is seriously ill, and even her hair bun is casually pulled into a bun, and a plain silver hairpin runs across it without any unnecessary modification.
"If you're sick, you don't have to say hello!" Zhuo Yinfeng's words were cold, and he didn't lift his words like iron eyes, and drank cold tea to himself.
"My daughter is just a little cold, and it's not a big deal!" Qianqian looked at Jinyu and leaned towards him, only in this way could she resist her father's sudden alienation, "It's just that my father must be upset now, my daughter might as well take a look first!" ”
"What if you're not at ease? Can you still help, the most useless is the woman! Zhuo Yinfeng thought of Rue Xiang and sprinkled the anger in his heart on Qianqian.
Qianqian's aggrieved tears flowed, Jin Yu couldn't stand it, pulled Qianqian over and protected her in her arms and said: "Father-in-law is just a temporary difficulty, and he just doesn't let his father-in-law go out for a while, there are a lot of officials and lords, as long as the truth of the matter is found out, the father-in-law can regain his freedom!" Qianqian just sticks to her father-in-law, don't be angry! ”
"Do you also think that the emperor will definitely find out the truth?"