At the gate of Wu'anhou Mansion, the three brothers Shen Tingjun, Shen Tingyi, and Shen Tinglan were all sending off guests.

Walking in front of Shen Tingjun was the crown prince Qin Sheng, as well as the rest of the high-ranking princes and adults.

Among them, Qin Sheng is the king and has the highest status.

Shen Tingjun is the prince's companion, and he has a good relationship with the prince Qin Sheng. But no matter what happens in private, the two still maintain a relationship between monarchs and ministers in front of everyone, but they just seem to be a little closer than others.

After sending off the crown prince and the adults, Shen Tingjun turned around and saw Cheng Lin waiting at the door with an anxious face. Seeing him coming, Cheng Lin rushed to him in three or two steps, and explained the matter in detail in a few words.

Shen Tingyi and Shen Tinglan walked behind Shen Tingjun, both of them have been practicing martial arts since childhood, and their hearing is very good. Cheng Lin deliberately lowered his voice, but he didn't guard against these two masters, so both of them listened to it.

Shen Tingyi understood Cheng Lin's words, and immediately frowned, "Prince Su hasn't left the mansion yet?" ”

Shen Tinglan looked thoughtful, "I remember that Prince Su drank a few more glasses before, and he was a little drunk, so he helped him to the guest house to rest." ”

Cheng Lin was anxious, "The servant went to serve the decanting soup, and when the clinker came back, Prince Su himself was gone, and even the housekeeper beside him was gone." ”

Shen Tingyi and Shen Tinglan were both like great enemies, and the two of them looked at Shen Tingjun together, "Big brother, what should I do?" ”

"It's okay, I'll send someone to follow him, there shouldn't be anything wrong for the time being."

"But it's only temporary, Prince Su's reputation ......," Shen Tinglan couldn't help but show a disgusted expression on his face when he said of Prince Su.

Prince Su's reputation is really stinky, a dignified prince, he has not cultivated any elegant sentiments, but is famous in the capital in the affairs of men and women.

What dirty, smelly, male and female, he is not taboo in meat and vegetarian, and he does not refuse to come.

A dignified prince, he doesn't want to do things with face and etiquette, is he worthy of the founding ancestor?

But he didn't do anything harmful, he was very sexual. With this problem, among the princes who are ambitious and want to rebel, accept bribes to meddle in the affairs of the court, and jump up and down all day long and want to form gangs, Prince Su is really "innocent and clean". That little problem is really not enough to worry about, even if it is reported to the emperor, Emperor Longqing is too lazy to deal with him.

Xu regarded the emperor's ignorance as indulgence, and Prince Su became more and more unscrupulous. In the early years, they were all hooking up with some beautiful girls, maids, dancers, etc., but in recent years, they have become more bold, and even the girls and ladies in other people's houses, Prince Su also wants to take advantage of them.

This is really a master who does not refuse to come, greedy for flowers and lustful people. After being drunk, he was even more dissolute, and he caught which one it was, and because of this, I don't know how many concubines from other families entered King Su's mansion for no reason and became Prince Su's concubine.

Shen Tinglan didn't think that Prince Su dared to indulge in his own yard, after all, the eldest brother was not an ordinary person. Ordinary people give Prince Su a face, and they don't want to make a big scandal, but if Prince Su does a prank to their Wu'an Hou Mansion, hehe, just look at the eldest brother's current face.

"Big brother, I'll leave this matter to you, and my second brother and I will go back to Heyan Hall to have a look?"

said that he was going to Heyantang to see his mother, but in fact, he wanted to tell the other cousins that it was best not to go out of the house now. Prince Su, he didn't dare to do anything to the noble ladies who were serious, but the toad poisoned people.

Shen Tinglan and Shen Tingyi turned around and went to Heyan Hall, while Cheng Lin looked at Shen Tingjun, "Master, are you going to find Prince Su?" ”

Shen Tingjun bowed slightly, "Go and see where he is." ”

Shen Tingjun's original intention was to let Cheng Lin go over and take a look, and if he found that Prince Su was doing evil, he would be stunned directly. In the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion, he still doesn't take a prince in his eyes.

But the words that were about to be said ran to the tip of his tongue, and for some reason he swallowed it back.

He felt a little uneasy, and his heart was very restless, and the feeling that the matter was not under his control made Shen Tingjun squint his eyes slightly.

After all, he changed his words and said, "I'll go with you." ”

Cheng Lin followed the mark he left behind, and saw that the path was definitely going to the backyard.

Cheng Lin was so worried in his heart that he didn't even dare to look at the face of his master behind him. But even if he didn't look back, he could imagine that the master's face was now full of condensation, and he looked like he was about to be angry.

Cheng Lin was terrified in his heart, and couldn't help but secretly complain, Prince Su likes to do something shameless in other people's homes, then you also choose a good place, what are you doing to go to someone's back house, is it because you are afraid that this feud will not die?

Fortunately, although the path leads to the backyard, when there is still a junction from the backyard, it suddenly deviates westward.

This side is actually very close to the master's residence in the backyard, Songbai Courtyard, and the straight-line distance is not even more than 200 meters, but because the master has never settled in Songbai Courtyard over the years, there is not much popularity here.

But in the vicinity, there are three or five guest houses. These yards are not big, and for fear of making noise to the master, this side of the yard is locked on weekdays. Earlier, the old lady even thought about expanding these courtyards into the Songbai Courtyard, but the Hou Ye didn't even live in the Songbai Courtyard, so what's the point of tossing and expanding the courtyard? Because of this, the courtyard has not expanded, and this guest house has been locked and panicked for many years.

Cheng Lin saw that the mark was coming this way, and his heart beat faster and faster. As soon as he thought that Prince Su would be fighting with people in one of the courtyards, his fists were hard.

That is, when the two of them hurried forward, suddenly a person who looked like a guard ran from not far away.

The guard anxiously pointed to the courtyard in the corner, "Master Hou, Prince Su, he, he just entered." ”

Shen Tingjun let out a "hmm", his voice was a little hoarse, "Is there anyone in the yard?" ”

"Yes, yes!" The guard's face turned red, "The subordinates just saw two maids helping a woman in lotus lotus clothes to go in. The woman was wearing the woman's hair in a bun, her face drooping, and the whole person seemed to be unconscious, and her subordinates couldn't see what she looked like. ”

The guard didn't know who it was, but Shen Tingjun vaguely guessed which one it was.

Today, Sang Xuanyue was wearing a lotus-colored shirt, she was wearing a pearl jasper on her head, and even the ear bells in her ears, what texture, what style, Shen Tingjun still remembered vividly.

Sang twisted the moon, it was her!

She was unconscious, was she drugged?

Who dares to do such a dirty thing in the Hou Mansion of Wu'an and harm the relatives of the Hou Mansion......

Shen Tingjun still had more questions and puzzles, but at the moment, he was so angry and frightened that he had no time to think about anything else.

In the blink of an eye, he was in that remote courtyard.

Cheng Lin and the guards glanced at each other, shouted "master", and quickly followed.

However, by the time they passed, it was too late.

Prince Su's relatives were lying on the ground, not knowing whether they were alive or dead; The two maids screamed and shouted "Hou Ye spare his life", knelt on the ground and kowtowed; And next to the door, Prince Su's fat body sat crookedly against the door.

He had been cut off by the neck, and he was unconscious, his neck hanging to one side, his face glowing with oil, and his eyes were closed like a dead man.

Cheng Lin and the guards didn't say anything, and directly stepped forward to stun the two maids.

Before they could make any other moves, they listened to Shen Tingjun's cold voice and ordered, "Throw Prince Su into the lake to sober up, take the maid down, and carefully interrogate to see which one dares to do such a vicious thing in the Hou Mansion." ”

The two of them responded, and they went to get busy.

The guard remembered that there should be someone in the room, so he spoke, "Master Hou......"

He was grabbed by Cheng Lin, and after that, neither of them spoke again, and dragged all four people out of the courtyard with their hands and feet, and the courtyard immediately returned to quiet.

It was in this silence that the wheezing in the room became louder.

Shen Tingjun was tense all over, and his palms were sweaty.

He was short of breath and his face was stiff.

But after all, he still pulled the copper lock down and slowly pushed the door open.

Shen Tingjun's pupils suddenly contracted when he saw the patches of blood stains on the ground, and he stepped into the door in two steps, slowly leaning down on Sang Xuanyue's side.

Sang Xuanyue was in a trance, and the pain made her both conscious and confused.

She scratched herself and tried to find a tool to escape, but it was all in vain.

The house was so clean that there wasn't a single sharp weapon except for daily living.

She could scratch herself with broken porcelain, but she couldn't cut the door or window with it.

She used all her strength, but the little strength she had accumulated was pitiful. She was so weak that she couldn't get up on the ground.

But she didn't want to be humiliated like this, so she could only pick up the porcelain piece again and scratch her thigh again when she heard the sound of footsteps.

The bright red blood stains stained the ground one after another, like flowers blooming on the other side of the Lethe River. Her clothes were also dark red, bewitching and dazzling.

Sang twisted the moon's heart like ashes, holding a piece of porcelain tightly in his hand, wanting to die with the comer.

But after a few "poofs" fell to the ground outside the house, a person she didn't expect came in.

The broken porcelain in Sang Xuanyue's hand came out of his hand, and with a clear sound of "dangchang", the broken porcelain fell to the ground.

Shen Tingjun looked at the red blood stains on the broken porcelain, raised his head and threw the broken porcelain into the corner, he gently wiped the blood on her palm, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Where else is it hurt?" ”

Sang Twist Yue wanted to laugh, but tears ran out of her eyes and flowed down her hair into her messy black hair, "Hou...... Father? ”

"Well, it's me."

Shen Tingjun picked her up from the ground and walked out the door, "Who brought you here?" ”

"No, I don't know."

"What did you eat at the feast, and when did you notice something wrong?"

"I remember, I can't remember."

A large masculine coat came over her head, and she was tightly wrapped from head to toe.

Sang Zhuyue felt a pain in the wound on her thigh, but the pain was rubbed, and it was so pleasant.

Shen Tingjun hugged her fiercely, "It'll be fine soon, bear with it a little longer." ”

The wind blew quickly over the two of them, and Sang Zhuoyue felt that the scenery around her seemed to be rapidly receding.

Then the wind slowly stopped, and the ears were clear.

She was uncovered and her head and face were naked again. Exposed.

It seems like a brand new house, but it doesn't. But Sang Xuanyue didn't have time to care about this, and she tore at her clothes vigorously.

"Sang Xuanyue, do you really know what you're doing?"

"I know, I know."

She cried, "I'm so uncomfortable, you help me, you help me......"

Shen Tingjun closed his eyes and used enough strength in his hands.

With a few piercing sounds, the clothes were torn mercilessly and thrown on the ground messy......

*

At the beginning of the day, it was time for dinner.

The old lady couldn't wait for her eldest son to come over for dinner, so she asked Shen Tinglan, "What about your eldest brother?" Didn't you say that your brothers had already finished sending off guests? Why hasn't your eldest brother shown up yet? ”

Shen Tinglan and Shen Tingyi glanced at each other, it was not easy to tell the old lady that the eldest brother was afraid that he was stumped by Prince Su.

On the day of the big day, there is no need to worry about the mess that makes my mother worry about those bad things. Besides, with the eldest brother here, Prince Su is making a big mess, and the eldest brother can calm it down, so there is no need to let his mother worry about this matter.

Shen Tinglan comforted the old lady, "I'm afraid the eldest brother has gone out to find the prince." Before, we sent the prince out of the mansion together, and the prince said that the eldest brother would have to go to the prince's mansion in time. Presumably, the eldest brother was worried that something was wrong with the prince, so he didn't have time to inform you and went out again. ”

The old lady nodded, "That's how it should be." ”

Since Da Lang is not coming back, the old lady will not worry about him. With the crown prince, her eldest man will never be hungry and thirsty.

The old lady was delighted, and beckoned her son and daughter-in-law to eat quickly. She also took the hand of her precious daughter Shen Yuyao and touched it again and again, "From today onwards, our Yao'er will be a big girl, and it is time to take care of the marriage seriously." ”

The second lady, Shen Tingyi and Shen Tinglan all said a few words in a funny way, and the atmosphere was really lively. Only Zhou Baolu, whose face was stiff and ugly, couldn't even laugh.

She waited all afternoon, but what about the farce she expected? Why didn't it happen? Why weren't Sang Xuanyue and Prince Su caught raping?

Zhou Baolu deliberately arranged the matter of calculating Sang Xuanyue today, but she was forced to be helpless - because Sang Xuanyue had not gone out with her, Zhou Baolu had no choice but to invite Prince Su to the mansion.

Although this was her choice in desperation, if it disrupted Shen Yuyao's etiquette, Zhou Baolu was also very happy.

She doesn't like Sang Twisting the Moon, and she doesn't like Shen Yuyao, she can make the two of them lose face at once, and even more so she can send Sang Twisting Moon to the nobles for benefits, she really can't ask for it.

is also worried that the Wu'an Hou Mansion will press down this matter, Zhou Baolu also pleaded a few people who were close to the old lady to sit in the mansion, but as time passed, the maid who should have come to report the news did not show up for a long time, and now, no one knows whether the two maids are alive or dead.

Zhou Baolu's heart fell heavily.

Did her plan fail?

But why did it fail?

She arranged everything, and the housekeeper of Prince Su's Mansion also had a lot of experience in doing this kind of secret work. The two of them teamed up, and it is said that there should never be a mistake.

Zhou Baolu was nervous, not only worried that the matter would be exposed, but also resentful that she had set up such a clever game, how could it be easily broken?

She had been planning for so long, rehearsing for so long, she had even imagined countless times what the expression would be when she rushed in, but why was there no follow-up?

Zhou Baolu's soul is not guarded, and everyone is blindfolded.

At this time, Shen Tinglan put a chopstick of vegetables in her bowl, "What do you want to be so distracted?" Let's eat, I was greasy at noon today, and now I eat some vegetarian food to relieve my greasyness. You don't always want to eat green vegetables, this is Zhuangzi sent yesterday, not much, just enough for us to eat a few meals, if you go out for a while, this green vegetables will be gone. ”

Zhou Baolu smiled stiffly, "Thank you, husband, I'll eat it." ”

Shen Tinglan watched her eat with chopsticks, and his thick eyebrows frowned slightly. What is she worried about?

Unexpectedly, Shen Tinglan thought of Prince Su, and then remembered his eldest brother who had not shown up so far......

After the meal, the crowd quickly dispersed.

Because they were busy with Shen Yuyao's etiquette, the people in the mansion had been spinning for several days, and now that the matter was finally done, it was like a big stone in their hearts had fallen to the ground, and everyone felt very sleepy and tired, and they urgently needed to go back and sleep well.

Everyone left Heyan Hall, the second room went back to Shi'an Garden, and the third room went back to Tingyu Pavilion.

Brother Rong hasn't slept yet, he hasn't seen his father and mother all day, and he is making a lot of noise at this time.

Shen Tinglan felt sorry for his son, hugged his son and coaxed and teased, Rong An let out a cheerful gurgling sound, the whole person laughed back and forth, and saliva even flowed into his father's collar.

Shen Tinglan didn't dislike it, wiped it clean with a handkerchief, then turned his head sideways and said to Zhou Baolu, "You go wash up first, I'll play with Rong An for a while." ”

Zhou Baolu also walked into the inner room, and the weaving color soon followed. She asked anxiously, "Madam, there has been no reply from there, is something wrong?" ”

"What could happen? Even if something happens, what does it have to do with us? You remember, we didn't do anything today, we were busy with the three girls' ceremonies all day, how could we have the time to be busy with other messy things. You remember, whatever happens out there has nothing to do with us. ”

The lady who understood what she meant, so she said, "Slave, slave and maid know." ”

Zhou Baolu washed out, and Shen Tinglan had already put Rong An to sleep and sent him back to his room.

After returning to the room, he saw that Zhou Baolu was absent-minded, and even applied the frost dew she usually applied to her legs and feet directly on her face, Shen Tinglan finally couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you today?" But something unhappy happened at the banquet? ”

Although Zhou Baolu said that he was mentally prepared, he did something bad in the end, and his heart was very empty at the moment. She smiled reluctantly, and her whole person looked fragile and tired, "No, it's nothing, I just, I'm just too tired these days." Now that it's over, I still can't come back to my senses. ”

"Thank you for your hard work, get a good night's sleep, maybe it's good to wake up." Although Shen Tinglan was very suspicious of Zhou Baolu's words, she was busy for the banquet in the past few days, and he also saw it.

Although he was suspicious of her character, before the little girl had seen everything clearly, as his pillow person, he was willing to give her the least trust. He still believed that he was still the cheerful and kind girl he had first seen.

The two of them stopped like this, and the lights in the Listening Rain Pavilion were quickly turned off.

In the dark night, no one knew about the courtyard that had been uninhabited for nearly ten years, and it was not until the third watch that the night completely rested.

But Cheng Yi knows, and Cheng Lin also knows.

The two of them kept watch in the courtyard all the time, not allowing anyone to come closer, and also warned all the subordinates in the courtyard to pretend to be deaf and dumb and not to spread anything.

After a long time, the door to the main room finally opened from the inside.

Shen Tingjun walked out of the house wearing a wide robe.

Cheng Yi and Cheng Lin followed him into the study, and the two looked at the Hou Ye in front of them.

He still has that cold and graceful face, but at this time, I don't know if he is too satisfied, or if he wants to finally get what he wants, there is a relaxed look on his solemn face, which makes people look slightly relieved.

But it was only for a moment, and when he spoke, his tone was still decisive and decisive, showing that this was definitely a ruthless character who was not inferior to Naizu.

"Let's talk about it, how are things going?"

Cheng Yi replied first, "The subordinates threw Prince Su into the moat, Prince Su had a big life, and it happened that several students who entered Beijing to take the exam were painting poems on the shore and worked together to rescue Prince Su ashore." ”

In fact, they didn't plan to do anything to Prince Su, after all, they were relatives of the emperor and brothers. Although Emperor Longqing didn't like this half-brother either, disliking him and conniving at his courtiers to murder him were two different things.

Shen Tingjun is a minister, Prince Su is a king, and a courtier can disrespect the king, but he can't have a rebellious heart to kill the king.

The following offenses are not much different from rebellion. No matter how much Emperor Longqing favored Shen Tingjun, he would not condone him to be so arrogant.

Therefore, Cheng Yi is very prudent in doing things, and he firmly grasps a degree that not only teaches Prince Su a lesson, but also does not let him die, this kind of strategy really wins Shen Tingjun's heart.

But Shen Tingjun was only slightly satisfied.

Thinking that Prince Su was going to do evil in the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, he was almost defiled......

Shen Tingjun snorted coldly, pinching the handles on both sides of the rosewood carved Taishi chair with both hands, his phoenix eyes were as heavy as ice, and he spoke again after a long time, "What can the housekeeper beside Prince Su come up with?" ”

Cheng Yi shook his head, "That man's mouth is so fierce, even if his subordinates' means are exhausted, he still doesn't say anything." ”

"Heh, I don't want to say, that's less suffering. Torture means that if you still refuse to confide something, you will be killed. ”

Cheng Yi replied "yes", and his face became completely stiff.

Originally, he still wanted to grind slowly, there are not a few torture methods in Dali Temple, and the housekeeper is not an iron-clad person, as long as the water mill is there, he will not worry about not confessing.

It's just that the master is impatient, and he can't wait to find out the person in the Hou Mansion who harbors evil intentions, so he has nothing to be soft about.

It's just a dead hand, as long as he doesn't really want to die, he will recruit it.

Shen Tingjun asked again, "Where can the Rose Garden be appeased?" Don't make a big deal out of it, and keep all those in the know shut up. ”

"The subordinates know and have already asked people to do it."

Shen Tingjun let out a deep "um", and his thoughts couldn't help but drift into the distance.