Chapter 31 (24)
Jiang Yanchen said: "There are many pedantic people, and I appreciate your unique spirituality. Xuan Shuang said: "By your side, how can I show any spirituality, don't turn around and make fun of me!" Jiang Yanchen smiled faintly and said, "That's okay." Anyway, one day is a teacher, and a lifetime is a father. In short, you can't run away. ”
Xuanshuang shrugged his shoulders and disagreed. Then he sighed: "After returning to the palace, I don't know how to deal with the aftermath." Huang Ama will ignore me for the time being, but I don't go home at night, and how many people in the background want to gossip? Rotten tongue! The more you chew, the worse it gets!" while raising his foot and stomping on the ground, it is like stepping on those troubled tongues.
Jiang Yanchen watched him show his innocence, this kind of behavior, in the past, he must have been dismissed as "childish", but now he feels very funny and cute. waited for his anger to gradually subside, and then said: "Trouble you, take me to see Shangguan Yaohua later." ”
When Xuan Shuang heard this, he couldn't help frowning again, and he first didn't understand why he was so concerned about Shangguan Yaohua's affairs. Even if his true identity is found, Cheng Jiahua, who is the "Young Master of Chen Mansion and the Second Master of Qingtianzhai", has no grievances with him that must be resolved immediately.
The tragic destruction of the Chen family was a big injustice created by Shen Shiyun in the name of the Demon Sect. Let's not say that Shangguan Yaohua has heard the truth back then, if he doesn't know, he should take the initiative to seek revenge. The more I think about it, the more swollen it becomes, and I can't figure out why. I had to try my best to ask for a peace charm for him, and said, "You promised me that you would not harm him, and now you can't do anything?" Jiang Yanchen did not answer, and the arrogant smile appeared on his face, as if everything was clear in his chest.
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Shangguan Yaohua took the order of his father-in-law, and after going out, he came directly to the Regent's Mansion, turning around intentionally or unintentionally. Knowing that this move would not be of much benefit to inquiring about Cheng Jiaxuan's identity, he didn't want to face the conflict with Dolgon, and it was good to hear something when he was slow outside. However, after waiting for a long time, it was still calm. At nightfall, the people who come and go are even more sparse. Standing close to it was particularly eye-catching, so I found a corner and sat down, poking my head out from time to time to observe.
Gradually, I felt slightly tired, and I was supposed to take a nap, but I didn't expect this closing of my eyes, and I immediately fell asleep. I waited until the dawn of the second day, when the dawn fell on my eyelids, and I woke up in a trance. He still clearly remembers that the moon was dark and the wind was high, and it was destined to be a not very quiet night. I fell asleep because I was lazy for a while, and I let go of a great opportunity for no reason. Thinking of the remorse in his heart, he just wanted to slap a few times in the face. But the matter has come to this point, it is useless to regret it, it is better to take advantage of the rare spirit when you wake up, and pay more attention. Maybe the emperor will live up to his heart and let him gain something.
This time the luck was good, not long after, two guards walked in front of them, and they seemed to be full of worries. There is a ride, there is no match, chatter. Among them, the words "Seven Evil Holy Monarchs" drilled into Shangguan Yaohua's ears. His face suddenly froze, and he stared at a few people.
A guard on the left said: "Have you heard of it?" That demon Seven Evil Saint Monarch has been committing crimes in the rivers and lakes recently, and his methods are brutal, as always, the government and the court still can't do anything about him. Seeing that he was powerful, many ruffians simply turned against him and recognized him as their master. He turned around quickly, and he actually accepted an assistant for the first time, and he was a child. ”
The first person on the right immediately answered: "But don't you underestimate others, although the child is young, his methods are just as ruthless." The last batch of arresters, according to inquiries in the market, was killed by a young child. I thought about it, the shape of the blood hole in front of the chest didn't look like it was from the handwriting of the Seven Evil Saints. ”
Shangguan Yaohua was suspicious, and had several guesses about the identity of the assistant, but they all rejected it as soon as possible. Then he heard the guard say, "Whose child is it? He didn't study well at a young age, and went to mingle with the Seven Demon Bosses?" I heard that last night, Anjiazhuang, not far from the capital, was also destroyed by the Seven Demon Leaders with the child. "That's true. You think you're helping him, and if he doesn't appreciate it, forget it, but you must think you're hurting him. ”
Another guard sneered: "Okay! Now you still have the heart to worry about others? If the Seven Demon Demons can't catch them for a long time, I'm afraid there will be no more usable people in the palace, and the emperor will order us to go and hunt him down." I don't want to cut someone's heart!" The previous guard had also seen those bloody corpses, and he hurriedly echoed, "Yes, yes, we should pretend that we don't understand anything in order to live longer." As he spoke, he picked up his voice almost at the same time and walked into the house.
Shangguan Yaohua was still sitting in the corner, silently replaying the news he had just heard, except for hating Jiang Yanchen even more, there was no gain. After waiting for a few hours, although there were people coming and going in front of the house, there was no more information to transmit. Only then did I remember that I seemed to work hard, but for my father-in-law, it was no different from idleness. It seems that it is impossible to wait, so he took advantage of the crowd to cover up, dangled to the front of the house, and directly revealed his identity to the guards guarding the door, assuming that Prince Fu had something to discuss with the prince and asked him to come and pass on a message.
The guard didn't dare to be a little disrespectful to the little prince, and said, "Hey, wait for the slave to report to you." Shangguan Yaohua wanted to take advantage of him to turn around and immediately knock him out with a knife, but he thought that he might not have this skill, if the blow did not work, it would cause trouble. At the same time, look at the strict posture of the guards in front of the mansion, I am afraid that I will not be able to pass them. So he dispelled the idea and thought about taking the opportunity to act.
After a short time, the guard reported back and forth: "The prince invites you to enter the mansion to discuss in detail." "Lead the way. Shangguan Yaohua also pretended to agree, followed him, followed him for a while, and arrived at a secluded place, and there were no guards around. Thinking that this was the right time, he took a step forward, pulled the man behind a rockery, put a knife against his vest, and asked in a low voice: "If the prince has confidential documents, where do you usually put them?" Take me over!"
The guard was taken aback, originally his martial arts were not inferior to Shangguan Yaohua, but he was restrained by him at this time, all because he was caught off guard and missed the opportunity. The hero didn't suffer the loss in front of him, and hurriedly responded: "Little prince, what are you doing here......? It's all in the study, and the slave will show you the way......"
Shangguan Yaohua said: "Why don't you go quickly?" while escorting him, he also had to lead the way. At this time, I can only believe that he does not dare to deceive himself. After turning around in the middle of the house for half a day, I stopped in front of a small pavilion. The guard said, "Little prince, this is it." Is the slave gone?"
Shangguan Yaohua knew that if he left this person alive, he would definitely rush to report immediately. Without thinking about it, he turned the knife and stabbed him in the abdomen, knocking him down. He looked at the house in front of him again to make sure that there was no ambush, and then he dodged into the house and immediately closed the door.
After a few glances, I can only say that this is indeed a study, but there is no bookish atmosphere in the room, but it seems to be a kind of breath of slaughter. There are piles of books everywhere, and the scale is not much worse than even the study.
Everything before and after flashed in my mind one by one, thinking about how the rebel father told me and how the regent forced each other step by step. He didn't ask the guards about Cheng Jiaxuan just now for three reasons. As the princess's daughter, even if there are some unusual secrets in her life experience, no one dares to ask more, firstly, he must be afraid to startle the snake, and he must not let the two of them know his intentions first, secondly, what he wants is not a word of news, but genuine evidence. If you hand it over to your father-in-law, it will be considered that the merit of the task will be completed, so you still have to go to the study, and third.
Shangguan Yaohua looked around and saw several volumes of documents pressed on the table. He knew that if it was about Cheng Jiaxuan, he would never openly pile it up here. What's more, after many years, there is no reason to still put this old business in the most conspicuous place, and it is very likely that this is worthless information. But the more you can find out about the regent's secret reserves, the better. I flipped through it casually, and it was full of exchanges with the kings. The rows of small characters were written in a dense manner, and he had no intention of delving into them after just looking at them.
Then I saw that in the middle of the desk, there was a topographic map. The painting is extremely exquisite, and all the military places at the upper end are circled separately with a red pen. It seems that the Lord Regent's focus these days is on this picture. When he was a child, he also read a few military books, and when he saw the sketch map of the offensive and defensive department at this time, he knew a little more than others.
After a few more glances, he took a rough note in his head, and then searched the other side of the bookshelf, where he only had one arm to use, and it was even more difficult to rummage through. Before he could pick out a few copies, there was a sudden noise outside the door. One of them shouted, "What are you?"
Shangguan Yaohua immediately put the book away and turned half of his body sideways. In this way, he can see the enemy's disposition clearly and think about how to deal with it. At the same time, it is not easy for the other party to see his face clearly. If the word "breaking into the study and stealing" spreads, the reputation will not be good.
One of them suddenly shouted: "It's you! Are you Shangguan Yaohua, the king of the Cheng?" Shangguan Yaohua thought, anyway, he hadn't done anything to hurt the heavens and reason before, so it was okay to admit it. Moreover, by virtue of their status, they do not dare to do anything to themselves. Immediately, he turned around and said, "Yes, it's this king." I am looking at calligraphy and paintings in the prince's study, why not? It is also worth waiting for such a surprise!" In the end, even I firmly believed in the illusion of innocence.
The man just now sneered: "Look at the calligraphy and painting, it's naturally nothing." But the little prince himself also understands in his heart, are you really here to see calligraphy and painting?"
Shangguan Yaohua listened to his arrogant tone, how could he have received such treatment outside the palace, and he was about to have a seizure, when suddenly a flash of inspiration occurred in his mind, thinking that what he said should be the corpse outside the door, he couldn't help but secretly curse for being careless, and he forgot to dispose of this evidence first.
Seeing that he was silent for a long time, the man sneered: "What, I have nothing to say? You entered the mansion to commit murder, and went to the study to steal secrets, these felonies, even if you don't show the emperor, you can be sentenced to death in private!" Shangguan Yaohua's face was pale, but he still supported himself, and said: "What do you want?
Seeing that it was enough to scare him, it was the most appropriate opportunity to talk about the conditions, and sneered: "Are you finally scared? Just now, isn't the momentum still very strong? Or, there is another way, you are just a dog who does things for others, and it is not interesting to pursue you, as long as you go with us to see the prince, and testify in public against Prince Fu's crimes, saying that he instigated you to do all this." Perhaps, the prince can still be magnanimous and leave you a cheap life. ”
Shangguan Yaohua's mind was running quickly, and he said in his heart: "As the uncle of the Holy Emperor, the regent holds the heavy power of soldiers and horses, and the real power of administration, even the emperor has to be subject to him, the family is big, and Prince Fu can't fight him." To be honest, if you want to bring him down, you can't do it at all, even if you adopt the descendants of the thief? Why do I have to follow this dying wretch for the rest of my life? What's more, he still wants to kill me and fabricate evidence to frame me...... Hmph, follow him at this time, who knows what will happen in the future, he will suddenly turn over the old accounts? Prince Fu, I can't help but call you my father-in-law at the end. ”