Huai Mountain, Yueyang Taoist Temple.

The snow-white carrier pigeon landed on the edge of the window, a hand reached out from the house, untied the letter box from the foot of the carrier pigeon, and after reading carefully, the person in the house asked the disciple guarding the window, "The demon girl of Changlin Cliff and her greedy brother have arrived in Shangjing?" ”

"Back to Master, they have been in Beijing for three days."

"It seems that I was injured this time, and it seems that I should not retreat." The man sighed.

"What does Master command?"

"Nothing. Just now, Li Er sent a letter to urge, since the object was lost from my hands, I, who was my uncle, had to find it back and deliver it to Li Er safely. The people in the house thought for a moment, "The two princes in the palace who are not fuel-efficient lamps have been fighting fiercely in the open and secret recently, I am afraid that they will involve Li Er, and send Yin Huang and Si Jing to help Li Er." ”

"Yes, I'll go and inform my senior brother and sister."

"Wait."

"Does Master still have any orders?"

"Is there anything new about the object?"

"Back to Master, no. The two of Changlin Cliff went straight to Beijing after leaving Baiqi Villa, and were intercepted several times and did not hurt a bit, but lost some property, and later heard that when they arrived at the front of the house, they were assassinated again, and they also fled, "The disciple paused, "The two days of Shangjing seem to be very peaceful, so there is no new news coming, and now many people's eyes are no longer on them." After all, no one saw it with their own eyes, and the object was really on them, it was just speculation. Moreover, when they entered Beijing, they used the token of Antaisi, and as soon as it was linked to the imperial court, many people in the rivers and lakes did not dare to act rashly. ”

The person in the house snorted coldly, "Among the five people who live on the Changlin Cliff, these two are cunning and thoughtful," he got up, "It was a young woman who snatched the object from me that day, and there are really few people in this huge river and lake who can fight with me and not fall behind!" It is rumored that the demon girl has extremely high martial arts attainments, although I have never fought against her, but the figure of that person is very similar to her! ”

"Master, that person also uses a bone-piercing golden needle?"

"No, since you are here to grab something, how can you use your real kung fu? The woman took a long sword, and the sword was quenched with poison, which really looked like the style of the demon girl. The people in the house thought for a while, and then ordered: "When the two of them arrive in Shangjing, you let them find an opportunity to fight with the demon girl, probe her bottom, and if you can force her to use a sword, it is the best." ”

"Yes, disciple, I'm going to inform my senior brother and sister."

Shangjing, Yin Mansion. It was already twilight when the three of them returned to Yin's mansion.

Yu Ruyi got out of the carriage briskly, and Yin Luo and Yan Flails followed him, watching him walk towards the main hall with the Pixiu statue in his arms, apparently planning to put it on the exhibition hall shelf.

Hearing the footsteps, Yu Feng walked out of Dongyuan, "What good things did the sixth prince get back?" ”

"Yuxiu Pixiu." Yin Luo interjected.

Yu Feng looked at her in surprise, "You actually took the initiative to talk to someone?" ”

Yin Luo tilted his head and didn't answer his words.

Yu Feng walked up to Yan Fang, "What are they going through in Xianlou?" ”

Yan Fang replied briefly: "I didn't follow up." ”

Yu Ruyi was satisfied with the statue of Pixiu and put it on the shelf of the exhibition hall and praised: "It's not bad." ”

When the disciples on duty in the dining room saw them returning, they began to cook their meals.

After the four of them had dinner, they drank tea in the main hall for a while, and talked about what happened in Tingxian Building today and the people they met.

As the sun sets, the moon rises and the stars shine brightly, and the light of the red candle flickering has become fainter and fainter.

On the fourth night of Shangjing, it passed.

Early the next morning, the Yin Mansion welcomed the first guest to visit through the main entrance.

Meng Kun looked at the girl in goose yellow dress in front of him, and always felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember it. She was followed by two strange men, dressed in brown robes and each holding a wooden box.

Ming Fang smiled and explained his intentions: "Please go and report it, it means that Fang came to Miss Yin to thank you." ”

Meng Kun stared at her hesitantly for a while, still thinking that she was very familiar.

Zhao Youzhao didn't see him staring at his second princess so directly, his face was a little unhappy, but Ming Fang was not angry or annoyed, and repeated Fang Cai's words: "Please report it, Ming Fang came to the door to thank you." ”

Meng Kun came back to his senses at this time, he was a little embarrassed, and arched his hand towards Ming Fang in embarrassment, "I'm sorry, I'm distracted, I'll go." With that, he turned around and ran to the inner courtyard.

Zhao You muttered: "Who is this guarding the door?" People are standing in front of him, and he can wander...... Moreover, it is rumored that this Yin Mansion is not very rich? Why do you just find an attendant to guard the door? ”

"He's very martial arts," Zhao Wu judged, "at least above you." ”

Zhao You's brain circuit Qingqi: "So what? I'm never going to be a gatekeeper. Isn't it? Second princess? He smiled at Mingfang, smiling a little flatteringly.

Ming Fang glared at him.

Soon, Meng Kun returned. He leaned over and bowed his hand to Ming Fang, "I didn't know that the second princess was coming, and the little one was rude." He spread his hands towards the house, "Second princess, please." ”

Ming Fang stepped into the door of the mansion with his head in his head, and Zhao Youzhao followed closely behind. As soon as she entered the mansion, she saw a prince in an amber robe walking in their direction, he was born as brilliant as autumn maple leaves, free and extreme, with clear and three-dimensional bones, which was the standard appearance of a Liang person.

Yu Feng's steps were very slow, and when he saw Ming Fang, he arched his hand, "Our young lady ordered me to come to greet the princess." ”

Ming Fang nodded and followed him into the courtyard.

She thought a lot along the way, before she heard that Xianlou met Yin Luo, she had already heard about this Yin Mansion, because the way they entered Beijing was too public, they took the token of the envoy of Antai, and spent a lot of money to buy the mansion in the east and south of the palace. Although she was picked up by the Min family in Cuizhou at a very young age, she knew that this mansion was once the mansion of the Yao family, one of the Shangjing families. Hearing that the Yao family was killed and fell in the struggle for power in the six ministries a few years ago, the Yao Mansion was vacant, until now, it was bought by the Yin family.

There is always some unwritten rule in the market of every city, that if someone buys the vacant mansion of a fallen family, the new owner of the house will take the place of the old family and participate in the old strife. And this Yao Mansion was once under the command of her fourth emperor brother. This can't help but make her think more.

Ming Fang recalled that before she left Beijing, her father often called her to dinner and told her some things about his youth, from the beginning of spring to the end of winter, from midsummer to withering glory. In those stories that don't know whether it's true or not, there is always a person surnamed Yin.

His name is Yin Jielin, the only son of the Yin family, one of the five nobles in Beijing.

The hierarchy of Shangjing is very clear, and those who have been in the court as officials for generations are nobles, and those who have a firm foothold in Shangjing and have close ties with officials are called families, in addition, there are nine prefectures and six ministries, which are controlled by the government department and the Chengxing department respectively.

The Yin family has been out of the prime minister for generations, the lintel is high, the body is loyal, since ancient times it is a great help to the Ming royal family, and it is rumored that the founding emperor of the Great Liang at that time was in the help of the Yu family, and the Yin family, the Mei family, the Song family conspired to hegemony, and later succeeded, the Ming Emperor successfully ascended the throne, and the Yin, Mei, and Song families entered the court as officials, and the descendants all listened to the study with the prince and princess, and enjoyed the high glory.

Yin Xiang, who repeatedly appears in the story of Emperor Chongwen, is not only a loyal and upright good official, but also a brother who has played together since childhood, Yin Xiang once jumped off the cold pond in winter when the three sons were fighting for the throne, rescued Emperor Chongwen who was plotted, and also broke into the court after Emperor Chongwen ascended the throne and asked him why he did not strictly control the floods......

Mingfang had seen his portrait.

Yesterday, I saw Yin Luo's eyebrows and eyes in Xianlou, which are eight points similar to the person in the painting.

Yin Jielin does have a daughter, but she is not called Yin Luo, but ...... Yin Helan.

Ming Fang raised her head slightly, looking at the main hall of the Yin Mansion close at hand, where the word "washing the heart" was engraved on the purple wood plaque, and with a smile on the corner of her mouth, she stepped into the main hall.

When Ming Fang stepped into the main hall, Yin Luo happened to make the tea, she paused slightly towards Ming Fang, which was regarded as a salute, and then she smiled: "I thought that the second princess just said politely yesterday, why did she really come early in the morning." She didn't seem to be confused, just polite.

Ming Fang sat at the tea table under her beckoning, Yin Luo added a cup of tea to her, and Zhao Wu, who was waiting on the side, immediately stepped forward and took out a silver needle from his sleeve to try whether it was poisonous, but was stopped by Ming Fang.

Yin Luo looked at Zhao Wu and raised his eyebrows, not with an annoyed look, but also without saying much.

Ming Fang shook his head at Zhao Wu, and his tone was very sure: "Miss Yin won't harm me." ”

Yin Luo was amused by this, "Why is the second princess so sure?" She leaned over to Ming Fang on the other side and stared at Ming Fang's eyes carefully, which were a pair of apricot eyes, somewhat similar to her master, but not as desolate as Ming Fanlan's eyes.

Ming Fang also looked at her, Yin Luo's face was a little joking, she seemed to have heard something very funny, and was trying to find out. To tell the truth, no one has ever looked at Ming Fang with this look, she is the princess who is most loved by Emperor Wen, and the people of the world are either afraid, respected, and alienated from her, or they are envious and joking...... Yin Luo is the first one.

Even if Ming Fang entered and exited the harem on weekdays, the imperial concubine would greet her in person, but when she entered the mansion, Yin Luo only sent the man.

She didn't take herself, the second princess of Daliang, in her eyes, Ming Fang was almost sure.

However, she is not disgusted with Yin Luo, because she has been raised in Cuizhou since she was a child, she does not have a shelf deliberately held by the palace people.

Ming Fang thought for a while, and then replied: "Because I and Miss Yin are friends in the world. ”

The banter on Yin Luo's face gradually disappeared, "The second princess said that she was laughing, right?" The corners of her mouth were still smiling, but she was inexplicably more hostile, "The world friends of the Liang royal family can't afford to climb high." I'm just the daughter of a merchant family in Jiangnan. ”

Mingfang understood, smiled lightly, and took a sip of the tea in the cup, "Really?" Maybe I'm mistaken. It's just that my father also has a close friend who likes to drink Sanshan jade leaves the most. She looked directly at Yin Luo.

Yin Luo looked back at her calmly, "The second princess doesn't look like she's here to thank you." "It's like I'm looking for something unpleasant.

Ming Fang frowned, not knowing how to answer. She did come to thank her, but she really wanted to test Yin Luo.

Although she had already determined Yin Luo's identity in her heart, she still wanted to hear what Yin Luo would say.

The atmosphere was frozen in an instant.