outside the imperial city

When Jing Junshuo brought Jing Junxi to the east gate, he immediately felt glaring.

Yao Fanglan and Bei Qianling were sitting on two horses, discussing something.Yao Fanglan probably said something unkind, Bei Qianling took out a folding fan and tapped him lightly on the head.It was an act of punishment, but it revealed indescribable intimacy and pampering.

Chu Jingqing said, except for Prince Li.Now it seems that Yao Fanglan's trust in Bei Qianling is more than defenseless.

Perhaps because of the long-term living together, the two have a three-point similarity, but Bei Qianling is much colder and more serious than Yao Fanglan.

"My lord." Yao Fanglan noticed them first, "Jun Xi."

Jing Junxi looked at the horse under Yao Fanglan: "Young Master Yao, aren't you with us?"

It didn't take a day or two for the three of them to ride the same horse together. Jing Junxi was not used to the sudden separation.

"Prince Li just happens to have an extra horse, so it's fine if you're idle, why not lighten the burden on Juechen." Yao Zanglan touched Juechen's head, and Juechen shook his ears comfortably.

Seeing Jing Junxi hugging Jing Lishuo's waist with a disappointed expression on his face, Yao Fanglan smiled and said, "If you want, you can come and share a horse with me."

"Okay." Jing Junxi immediately betrayed Jing Shuo, let go of his hands, stood up on the horse, and jumped into Yao Fanglan's arms.

I'm sorry, Juechen.In order to prevent my wife from being snatched away, I have to be separated from you for a while.

Yao Fanglan hugged Jing Junxi in front of him, and said, "You are pretty skilled, it's almost time to teach you lightness kung fu."

Jing Junxi applauded again and again: "Yes, yes." Taking advantage of Yao Fanglan's inattention, he made a face at Bei Qianling.

Bei Qianling blinked, with a smile on his brows: "What a clever little brat."

Yao Zanglan and Jing Lishuo glanced at each other, then looked away as if avoiding something, and pulled the rein: "Let's go."

OK, I take one step forward, you take ten steps back.Jing Lingshuo pursed his lips and rode his horse to follow.

"Prince Li, where are your followers?" Jing Lingshuo asked, staying on the left side of Bei Qianling.

"They left for Zhongyue yesterday." Bei Qianling was between the two of them, "There are some things that it's not convenient for them to listen to."

The implication is that the reason why Bei Qianling went with them was to tell them some information and nothing else.

Jing Lingshuo snorted softly, and the three of them had nothing to say, so they drove for a day and found an inn.

Jing Lishuo and Yao Zanglan obeyed Emperor Shaoxuan's order and were not allowed to inquire about the government, but if someone came to tell them voluntarily, it would be a different matter.

"The current Jingyang City can be said to be terribly peaceful." Bei Qianling took a sip of tea, "After you left, roughly three major events happened."

Jing Junxi consciously wanted to go back to his room, but Jing Shuo pulled him to sit down: "Junxi, listen carefully. From today onwards, I will no longer specifically teach you the authorization technique, you have to explore it yourself."

Bei Qianling also had no intention of objecting, saying: "First, the Zhang family was wiped out, but Zhang Man and Zhang Ziyi escaped."

Yao Fanglan wondered, "Is your name really Zhang Ziyi?"

Bei Qianling nodded: "His parents...are too careless."

"Secondly, the Red Horses seem to be active recently."

"The red horses?" Jing Yanshuo laughed, "Not to mention that the red horses have not been confirmed to be real until now, even if they exist, they should move as fast as the rumors say, and most people can't see them clearly. .”

Bei Qianling stared at Jing Lishuo, only then did Jing Lingshuo realize that his eyes were as light brown as Yao Daiyue's.

He sighed, and said: "You are right. However, recently, many people living near the city gates have reported that they often see men in black riding red horses going between the various city gates." .Combined with the quick action, they guessed that it was the 'rumored' Chimazhong."

Jing Junxi asked: "What are the red horses?"

"The Red Horses are said to be an organization with thousands of members. They ride red horses. They are quick-moving and powerful in martial arts. They are often used to carry out secret missions, but I don't know who they are loyal to." Yao Zanglan twisted a lock. Hair, "However, this rumor itself is unreasonable, so it cannot be fully believed."

"Unreasonable?" Jing Junxi thought for a while, and suddenly said, "'Secret mission'? So someone spread rumors on purpose?"

"I don't know about that." Yao Fanglan said, "The third is?"

In fact, he knew all these things, and the question was just for the occasion.

Bei Qianling picked up the tea cup: "Thirdly, the forces in the court are now divided into three factions. One faction supports me, the other supports Bei Qianxiang, and the other supports the new Prime Minister Ye Chengwei."

"Ye Chengwei?" Jing Lingshuo asked in surprise, "Why is it him?"

"My lord knows Ye Chengwei very well?" Bei Qianling became interested, and put the teacup back without taking a sip.

"No, but we studied together at Bizixuan when we were children." Jing Shuo looked at Yao Zanglan, but the latter seemed to be completely oblivious, resting his head with one hand and playing with the teacup with the other.

"Strange," Bei Qianling fell into deep thought while talking, "Why Ye Chengwei?"

"It's not surprising." Yao Fanglan flexed her left index finger and put it between her lips, "The Ye family has remained neutral for more than ten years, maybe it's just to wait for a prime minister in the family to establish themselves. But why did the emperor choose Ye Chengwei to be the one?" Prime Minister?"

"Although Ye Chengwei and I don't have close friends, we have known each other for a long time. This person is righteous, talented, knowledgeable about the past and the present, and has his own insights." Jing Shuo said, "It's not surprising that the emperor chose him."

"It's really rare," Yao Fanglan said, "It's the first time I hear you have such a high opinion of others."

Listening to him talking to himself, the corners of Jing Shuo's mouth involuntarily raised a beautiful arc: "What is this? If the object is you, three thousand pens are not enough to write my praise. I'm afraid you don't want to listen .”

"..."

Unexpectedly, that King Jinyuan could also talk about love, and he still said it in public and under the eyes of everyone!

Jing Junxi's eyes were as big as copper bells. What is this called? It's called real people not showing their faces.

Yao Fanglan coughed unnaturally, although his face didn't change much, his ears were flushed, and he said, "Qianling, is there anything else you want to say? No, everyone should go back to their respective rooms, wash up and sleep."

"Lan Lan, should I say that a mountain is higher than a mountain? This is the first time I've seen you look shy." Bei Qianling teased him intentionally, with a smile in his voice, "Don't go, there are still Business."

"Let's talk." Yao Fanglan took a sip of tea to calm himself down, "West Lake Longjing is still the same."

"I told the prince before that the reason why I came here is because my father asked me to investigate a case. I will tell you the information of the case now." Bei Qianling said, "The two of you are also going China and Vietnam, I hope you two can help me."

"The case?" This is the first time Yao Fanglan heard about it, "The emperor sent you outside Jingyang City at this time?"

Bei Qianling knew what he meant, and smiled lightly, like a warm spring breeze: "Don't worry too much. The emperor has his own considerations, we just need to handle this case well."

Jing Shuo nodded and said, "Talk about the situation first. Jun Xi, go back to your room."

"Huh?" Jing Junxi was interested, and felt upset when he was rushed back to his room suddenly.But he had to listen to what the master said, so he could only walk upstairs resentfully.

"My lord really has the foresight." Bei Qianling said, "This case, specifically, is a murder case."

"Murder case?" Yao Fanglan's expression turned ugly.Doctors can't bear the loss of innocent people's lives, so whenever they encounter murderers, Yao Zanglan always hates them a little bit more.

"Murder." Bei Qianling emphasized again, "In the past three months, five people have died in Zhongyue."

"Five people." Jing Shuo said, "Is there any relationship between them?"

"Yes." Bei Qianling tapped the table rhythmically with a folding fan, "These five people were all the founders of the most prosperous Yinzhen Restaurant in China and Vietnam. At first it was Yinzhen Restaurant, and later there were Yinzhen Rice Bank, Yinzhen Restaurant, etc. Zhencha shop, etc. In short, 'Yinzhen' has become a famous name, and these five people are rich as a country. However, Lu Ji, who died first, was the oldest. The four who died later were much younger than him. Almost ready to be his son."

"How is the state of death?" Yao Fanglan asked.

"This is the strangest part." Bei Qianling frowned distressedly, "If it wasn't for their strange death, I wouldn't be needed at all."

"They don't have any scars on them."

"Not at all?" Yao Fanglan pressed her finger between her eyebrows, "Did you take a drug test?"

"Tested, but no response." Bei Qianling said, "So, I must ask you to help."

"I see." Yao Fanglan stood up, "It's late, let's rest first."

The rain started pattering down.

After taking a bath and changing clothes, Jing Lingshuo leaned on the head of the bed and looked out the window.

In the morning, the sun was shining brightly, but in the evening, it was thundering and raining.A white lightning flashed across the air, followed by a frightening thunder.

Yao Zanglan's pale face lingered in Jing Lingshuo's mind when he got up, and he couldn't get rid of it.What did this guy think of?The more Jing Lishuo thought about it, the more upset he became, so he put on his outer shirt and walked out of the room.

Yao Zanglan's room was on his right hand side, Jing Lishuo pushed the door lightly, and the door opened.

Yao Fanglan really didn't sleep, she sat on the head of the bed with her knees hugged, staring at the scenery outside the window like he did before.Feeling that he was coming, Yao Fanglan slowly looked at him.

"You," Jing Lingshuo felt his throat dry, "why didn't you lock the door?"

Yao Zanglan stood up: "I don't sleep, why should I lock the door?" Even so, he walked around behind Jing Lishuo and locked the door.

Jing Shuo suddenly said, "You know I'm coming tonight?"

Yao Zanglan walked to the table and lit the incense: "Baby Lishuo, it's not shameful to have nightmares on a rainy day, and it's understandable to come to me."

"..." It turned out that he thought he was having a nightmare, so he came to him.

Yao Zanglan lit the incense, sat down by the table, and said, "Sleep on my bed. Sleep peacefully, I will watch over you."

Jing Lingshuo took off his outer shirt, but did not lie down, and said, "Aren't you going to sleep?"

Yao Fanglan shook her head: "Lie down in the quilt quickly. Be careful not to catch a cold."

It was the season when summer and autumn alternated. Due to the heavy rain, the temperature dropped sharply. Jing Lishuo only wore an inner shirt, so it was inevitable that he would not catch a cold.

Hearing this, Jing Lingshuo lay down on the bed.But he didn't spread out the quilt, but his legs fluttered wildly, insisting: "I won't sleep if you don't sleep, I'll just lie down like this."

Yao Zanglan couldn't help laughing: "My lord, why are you acting like a baby?" He walked up to Jing Lishuo, intending to cover him with a quilt.

Jing Yanshuo made a sudden move, grabbed his left arm, and pulled him hard.Yao Fanglan was caught off guard and fell into his arms. Jing Shuo turned around again and placed Yao Fanglan on the inner side of the bed.

"What are you doing?" Yao Fanglan became angry with embarrassment, struggling to get up.

Jing Lingshuo clasped his hands to prevent him from moving; hooked his legs against the quilt, and the lavender quilts spread all over the sky, covering the two of them well.

"Sleep." Jing Lingshuo said righteously, "If you don't rest well, your thinking will also be affected."

"..."

The two lay face to face, their warm breath even brushing each other's faces.Jing Lishuo stared at Yao Fanglan, Yao Fanglan felt uncomfortable under his gaze, her long eyelashes fluttered, and finally she couldn't bear it any longer.

"Let go." Yao Fanglan was defeated, "Can't I sleep well?"

Jing Lishuo obediently let go, and Yao Zanglan turned around with his back to him.

Not long after, a pair of hands wrapped around his waist, and then her tender face pressed against his shoulder, rubbing against his shoulder: "Yao Yao, you really smell good."

"..." Yao Fanglan's face was steaming, but his tone was surprisingly cold, "If you move again, I'll give you medicine to make you faint."

"Yao Yao," Jing Yanshuo did not move again, "Are you suspecting that your enemy did it?"

Yao Zanglan choked for breath, hesitated for a while, and said: "My enemy, he once learned medical skills from my father for two years."

Jing Lingshuo said clearly: "You think the poison cannot be detected because the poison is not common, maybe it is your Yao family's secret poison?"

"exactly."

Jing Lingshuo let go of his embrace, and turned around: "It's useless for you to think about it now. Take a good rest and recharge your batteries. Go there and have a personal autopsy, and everything will be clear."

The two people's backs are touching, and the rhythm of the other's breathing can be clearly felt.

After a long time, Yao Zanglan replied, "Yes. Thank you, Li Shuo."

"Good night." Jing Shuo closed his eyes.

Actually, what I want is not thank you.