Hou Shibo, these three words, Bai Song didn't understand the first time.

Soon understood, and his face changed.

"Didn't you say that no one would mention it?"

"I don't know...... I don't know what's going on, but early this morning, my maid went to the Hou Mansion to deliver a message, and found that the Hou Mansion was heavily guarded, and no one could approach Sister Hou. Later, I learned from Sister Hou's maid that Sister Hou had been locked up and beaten. Although it is not explicitly said that it is a leak of the ship's affairs, this is certainly not normal. ”

Bai Song was stunned.

The heart said that Hou Zheng lied, promised not to say it on the surface, and took the initiative to confess after returning home.

After all, this is related to a woman's innocence, and it is impossible to estimate what Hou Zheng really thinks in his heart.

With Hou Zheng's character, it is very likely that there will be a jade burning, and don't let Lu Yao go.

This matter is troublesome, Hou Junji will definitely suppress the news and settle accounts with Lu Yao in private.

"What a troublemaker!"

Bai Song scolded, stomped his feet, and his hatred of iron and steel was choked.

"What should I do?" Zhang Yuhan asked.

"What to do? Ay! Bai Song sighed heavily, "What else can I do?" Hurry up and send a message to Lu Yao and tell him to pack up and leave Chang'an! He couldn't stay in this place anymore. ”

After speaking, Bai Song turned around and left.

Zhang Yuhan chased after him: "Bai Gongzi, take me with you, I have also experienced yesterday's events, if I meet Hou Shibo, I may be able to intercede." ”

Bai Song thought about it for a while, and felt that it was not impossible, so he took Zhang Yuhan to Lu Yao's house first.

When I arrived at Lu Yao's courtyard in Chang'an, it was an ordinary farmhouse courtyard, and there was a young and beautiful woman who was cutting clothes at home.

This is Lu Yao's wife, Bai Song has never seen her, she looks good, but she was born averagely.

Bai Song didn't care about greetings, and asked directly where Lu Yao was?

The woman said that Lu Yao had gone on an errand early in the morning.

Looking at the woman's appearance, she obviously didn't know that her man was in trouble.

Bai Song didn't have time to elaborate, and turned around to go to the household department.

When I arrived at the household, I couldn't see anyone at all.

I can't see Lu Yao, and I can't see Hou Junji.

As long as I ask someone, they all say that they don't know, don't know, and don't interfere.

Typical one-question-and-three don't know.

Not to mention looking for someone, even the household department is not allowed to enter, which is even more strange.

At this time, Bai Song knew that something was 100% wrong.

Now I have to meet Hou Junji or one of Lu Yao's people.

Bai Song and Zhang Yuhan couldn't break into the household, and Zhang Yuhan proposed to go to his father to come forward.

Zhang Liang and Hou Junji are at the same level, Zhang Liang came forward to find someone, and Hou Junji had no reason to stop him.

Bai Song felt that this was a solution, and took Zhang Yuhan to the Ministry of Industry again.

The carriage stopped at the Ministry of Engineering, and the two of them were also dizzy, and after getting out of the car, they trotted hand in hand.

This picture is too strange, and the mouths of the poor people of the Ministry of Engineering are wide enough to stuff a big steamed bun.

This is the daughter of Lord Shangshu, and she was definitely held by a man on the street and swaggered through the market?

Who's it again?

I'm going to be a good girl!

Horse Master!

The active man hurriedly turned his head and pretended not to know anything, to see nothing.

When the two of them ran to the Ministry of Industry, Zhang Yuhan noticed a pair of eyes that were surprised and frightened, only then did he realize that his movements were a little inappropriate, and he blushed and gently broke free of Bai Song's hand, and was a little reluctant.

Zhang Liang was in the Ministry of Works, and when he heard the news, he didn't see the previous scene.

I just felt that the eyes of the subordinates around me were wrong, and the atmosphere at the scene was a little wrong.

Zhang Liang asked the two of them what they were doing here, and whether what they wanted to say could be propagated, so he called Zhang Liang inside to discuss.

Soon, Zhang Liang put on his official uniform and took the two of them straight to the household department, leaving the poor people of the Ministry of Industry to get together and talk about it, and the entire Ministry of Industry exploded.

……

At the same time.

The storehouse of the household department was converted into a temporary torture room.

Lu Yao was tied to a wooden post.

Hou Junji took the whip and whipped it violently.

"Smack!"

The sound of whips whipping flesh and blood was clearly audible, but no one outside dared to meddle with anything.

Hou Junji was born in Jiangmen, and he was so ruthless that he beat Lu Yao to the point of fainting when he wrote it down.

Hou Junji immediately asked someone to splash Lu Yao with water to wake up.

Lu Yao woke up and continued to whip and whip.

I fainted and continued to splash water.

And so on.

From beginning to end, Hou Junji did not say a word.

The subordinates don't know where Lu Yao provoked Lord Hou, how could he have such an encounter?

Someone couldn't stand it anymore and reminded in a low voice: "Lord Hou, if you continue to fight like this, you will die." ”

Hou Junji didn't seem to hear it at all, and continued to whip.

Fortunately, this is the household department, not the criminal department, and there are no torture instruments in the yamen, so you can only find a whip.

Otherwise, Lu Yao would have to be tortured even more.

"Lord Hou, no, Lord Zhang Liang, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, is here."

"Say I'm not there."

"They're looking for Lu Yao."

"It's no longer Lu Yao."

"But...... We can't stop it! ”

"How long can you stop!"

Hou Junji's words were indifferent, without a trace of brilliance.

The subordinates around him all went out, trying to delay Lord Hou as much as possible.

There was no one else in the storeroom, and Hou Junji raised his whip again.

Lu Yao, who was silent, spat out a mouthful of blood, slowly raised his head, and said with his last breath: "We...... Yes...... There are common enemies ......"

Hou Junji's whip was in mid-air, and when he heard this, he suddenly stopped.

"White Song...... What the princess told the adults to do, the adults didn't dare, I dare...... I beg my lord to give me a chance......"

"What do you know?"

"The adults are collecting evidence of the Bai Song Imperial Examination...... But because of the emperor's wishes, I didn't dare to announce the world, and if the adults didn't dare, I would do it. ”

"Bai Song is your fellow disciple."

But he ...... He betrayed me. ”

"Do you think he leaked the news?"

"There was no one but him. I'm obsessed with Miss...... Last night, I made a mistake and said that I would never leak it, but the adults still heard the news. Only he will betray me! ”

"What if it weren't for him?"

"I'm willing to do anything to stay alive! Lord Hou, it is not good for you to beat me to death, I am also a squire anyway, and the emperor will never allow any minister to execute the court officials. ”

"Then tell me, what are you going to do to get this official to bypass you?"

"A little evidence of cheating in the imperial examination is nothing. The best way to get rid of a threat is to make it go forever. Without Bai Song in the world, the East Palace can be stable. ”

Hou Junji frowned and looked at Lu Yao seriously.

"I can't see it, you kid is also a ruthless guy, in order to protect himself, anyone can sacrifice?"

"Approaching Miss Hou, I just want to get Lord Hou's appreciation, Lu Yao is willing to serve the adult, willing to serve the princess, willing to serve the East Palace."

Hou Junji sneered twice: "It's good that you have such an awareness, if you really take refuge in Her Royal Highness the Princess, don't talk nonsense next." ”