Chapter 42: Secret Words
From Fumen Road to Qingyunlou to bypass Shangluo Street, it is extremely time-consuming, Wang Li was worried that something would happen, so he led the soldiers to copy the path, and went directly to Qingyunlou in the south through Baoqifang.
When he arrived at Qingyun Tower, he saw that the upstairs was still full of lights, and there was a faint singing voice and a woman's coquettish laughter in his ears, Wang Li instructed the soldiers: "Leave twenty people to guard the front door and backyard, and the rest of the people will follow me up to find someone!"
Entering the building, the old bustard came to inquire about it, and when he saw the soldier in armor standing behind Wang Li, his heart jumped, and he waved his handkerchief with a busy smile, and asked: "This master, are you here to have fun?" Really, there are so many masters, we are afraid that the girls in Qingyunlou are not enough. ”
"Stop. Wang Li stretched out his hand to stop, "We were ordered by the imperial court to arrest Xu Sheng, the son of Xu Lin, and it has nothing to do with Qingyunlou, as long as you tell me, where is Xu Sheng, if you don't say it, it is to shield criminals, and it is a joint sitting." ”
The lively diners all around whispered, which seemed to be a big deal in the eyes of the Xu family in Yucheng.
"Look at what this master said, how can we Qingyunlou shield criminals, Chang Er, Xu Gong...... What floor is Xu Sheng on? Why don't you tell this general!"
Xiao Er on the side wiped his sweat, bowed down and said, "Young Master Xu...... Ah no, no, no, Xu Sheng was in the Lanxin Pavilion on the fifth floor, and the little one took the general to find him. ”
Lanxin Pavilion on the fifth floor?This kid will enjoy it, after he was kidnapped by Xu Guo that day, he saw Xu Sheng enter Qingyun Building, and wanted to inquire about the news of the Xu family, but he didn't expect that this Xu Sheng was flattering the singer, and he was all in love. Wang Li vaguely remembered that the woman's name seemed to be Qin Pei'er, and she sang well.
Xiao Er led the way in front, Wang Li walked in the middle, reached the fifth floor, broke into Lanxin Pavilion, and sure enough, he saw Xu Sheng sitting on the table drinking, and it was Qin Peier who was across the curtain on the opposite side.
Looking at the menacing Wang Li and the others, Xu Sheng frowned and said, "Who are you? Why did you break into here? I don't know if this pavilion room is covered by me?"
A soldier was about to step forward to escort Xu Sheng, but Wang Li stopped him and asked, "Where is Chu Yi?"
"Chu Yi, are you Wang Li, what's wrong with you?"
"Of course Xu Guo is okay now, you tell me first, where is Chu Yi? What happened to Chu Yi Xu Kuang?" asked the annoyance, Wang Li stared at Xu Sheng's eyes.
"It's true that this matter is at fault in the first place, but don't worry, I promise nothing will happen to the little girl. Xu Sheng looked at the soldiers behind Wang Li and said with a wry smile, "Wang Gongzi doesn't have to make such a big move, right?"
"It's not that I'm making a big fuss. Hearing that Chu Yi was fine, Wang Li breathed a sigh of relief, and still asked, "Where is Chu Yi now?"
"Two days ago I came back from Xinyang, I saw a little girl pulling and pulling, I was called stopped, I asked him to learn that it was the maid in the prince's house, so he reprimanded him, afraid that he would harass again, the girl was placed in another house by me, someone took care of her, I wanted to wait for you to come back, and then come to apologize, but unexpectedly Wang Gongzi saved people's hearts, and he called the door. ”
Xu Sheng explained the matter clearly, and said: "You didn't care about the situation, right? His temperament is that the mud can't support the wall, and he is offended, please understand, that girl, I Xu Sheng vouched with my life, and I was definitely not bullied." ”
Wang Li saw that he spoke sincerely, not like he was casually foolish, and asked him where the house lived, so he told him about the raid on the Xu family, Xu Sheng heard that his soul seemed to be drained, and he fell on the chair, his eyes were dim, and he kept repeating in a low voice: "I said it a long time ago, I said it a long time ago......"
Wang Li motioned for the soldiers to help Xu Sheng, but heard him raise his head and say: "Today's situation has long been expected, I really never thought that it would come so early, when the adults poured and sold the jade without permission, I admonished, not only did the adults not stop, but also agreed to come to Da Yao to take the jade in person, so good, brewed such a sin!"
"This general, the people's daughter has something to ask for. ”
At this moment, the singer in the curtain walked out of the bead curtain, and Yingying knelt down in front of Wang Li.
Wang Li saw that Qin Pei'er's face was clear, and his heart said, no wonder this Xu Sheng was fascinated.
"You don't have to make this big gift, you have something to say. ”
"The folk girl is just a singing girl, and it's nothing for the general to be worshiped by the folk girl. Qin Pei'er refused to get up and said, "The people's daughter begs the general to spare Gongzi Xu's life." ”
Let Xu Sheng die? Is this what he has to say? Wang Li was a little confused, judging from his day, this Xu Sheng was not invited to Qin Pei'er to be seen, why was he still willing to petition for him?
"Miss Pelle......"
Xu Sheng looked at Qin Pei'er, his expression was complicated, he saw the truth in adversity, he thought that it was just wishful thinking between him and Qin Pei'er, but he didn't expect that at this time of crisis, Qin Pei'er dared to stand up and speak for himself.
"Miss Pei'er doesn't need to say it, I, Xu Sheng, also deserve it, His Majesty was assassinated by a real person, my Xu family can't escape the blame, Xu Sheng pleaded guilty. ”
"General, the people's daughter is willing to exchange one thing for Xu Gongzi's life!" Qin Pei'er didn't care about Xu Sheng, but said firmly.
"Oh, what can be worth a man's life?" said the king.
"About Kong Chengshi, Kong Chengfu's father, Kong Wen. ”
When Wang Li heard this, he was shocked, he was able to survive in this world, thanks to the help of the Kong brothers, he knew that the death of the father of the Kong brothers was strange, but he didn't know how Qin Pei'er knew this?
"Pei'er......" Xu Sheng was stunned, not knowing why Qin Pei'er said this.
Wang Li waved his hand to let the soldiers guard outside the door, and said, "You get up, you keep kneeling like this, I don't listen." ”
Qin Pei'er thanked her before getting up.
"Tell me, what the hell is the secret? The premise is good, I won't find a way to save him if the weight is not enough. ”
"The general is reassured. Qin Pei'er looked at Xu Sheng and said: "Xu Gongzi has a true affection for me, Pei'er can feel it, but Pei'er has already had others in her heart, but she can't stand Xu Gongzi's kindness, Pei'er only wants to help Xu Gongzi escape this crime, in order to repay his kindness to me." ”
Yes, the ultimate good person card. Wang Li waved his hand, "Say it." ”
"Speaking of which, it was Xu Gongzi who told me. Xu Gongzi once told me that ten years ago, it was rumored that Kong Wen, the king of medicine in Qingzhou, was carrying the immortal law, and Su Heng, the imperial pavilion secretary, was greedy for his immortal law, so he took the opportunity to plant the evil cause and find the immortal law in the name of copying the family, but to no avail, he forced Kong Wen to say where the immortal law was, and he was killed after Kong Wen refused. ”
"You mean, it was Su Heng who killed Kong Wen?" Wang Li saw Qin Pei'er nodded, and he asked again, "But why do you think that after telling the cause of Kong Wen's death, I will let Xu Sheng go?"
"The people don't know if the general will let Xu Gongzi die, but Xu Gongzi once told me that a few days ago, there was a prince surnamed Wang who accompanied the Confucian brothers into the city to sell medicine, and the Confucian brothers had no relatives in Yucheng, and the relationship between Wang Gongzi and them must be good, and told me that Wang Gongzi's medicinal skills were amazing, and he would revive a dead person in the outer office, and the Kong brothers had no qualifications, so they thought that they passed on the fairy law to Wang Gongzi, so Wang Gongzi's medicinal skills were so amazing. ”
Wang Li listened to Qin Pei'er's analysis, sometimes shocked, sometimes funny, but heard her say again: "Just now the general came in and asked Xu Gongzi for someone, Xu Gongzi called you Wang Gongzi, I think it must be the one, and the general is so anxious to save a maid, I think it must be a person who values love and righteousness, the Confucian brothers passed on the immortal law to the general, and the folk girl thought that the general would definitely avenge the Kong brothers." ”
This thinking is really powerful, Wang Li couldn't help but want to applaud, he touched his chin and thought carefully, and said: "You are a lot right, but there are also many wrong, but you just say that a murderer wants me to let him live, this is not equal, it is difficult for me to do it." But since I promised you before, I won't break my word, and I will find a way to save him. ”
This news is really important to Wang Li, the best way to repay the Kong brothers is to help them take revenge, Wang Li has always been a person with great feelings, although he is not good at expressing it, but he will always be engraved in his heart.
"Thank you, General. ”
Qin Pei'er couldn't stop the joy in her heart when she saw that Wang Li was willing to let Xu Sheng live. She knew that Xu Sheng had always admired her, and she had received much help from Xu Sheng over the years, which had always made her unhappy, and now that she could help Xu Sheng, the guilt in her heart was a little less.
Wang Li paced back and forth, pondering and meditating, and said uncertainly: "There is a way, but I don't know if it will work." ”