Si Tian Guan

Qu Chenzhou soon realized that he was not paranoid.

A few days after that night, when Steward Lin was arranging breakfast for him, he said softly: "Shen Zhou, what you specifically ordered is done."

And there was only one thing he specifically asked Steward Lin to do—to pay attention to the situation of the servants in and out of the yard. If Mu Jingyan wanted to catch him and Chongming, this aspect must be a breakthrough.

"Which one did you find?"

"The girl who carries the water at the second gate comes to sweep the courtyard of the inner courtyard every three days, and has never been allowed to enter the bedroom. I asked someone to follow her. Recently, she got better with the kid outside, but she didn't know she was being used."

Seeing that he just nodded slightly, Steward Lin hurriedly asked, "Are you going to arrest him?"

"No...it's just a member of the second sect, so you may not be able to sue," Qu Chenzhou gently blew on the porridge in the spoon, took a sip, and asked, "Did you tell the prince? It's not convenient to see him during this time gone."

"The news was sent to another courtyard, but the people there said that the prince is very busy these days, either in the yamen or in the palace, and it is hard to find anyone. They will take a chance and send it over."

"So busy?"

He frowned slightly. After the new year, he hadn't heard of any major incidents. How could he be so busy all of a sudden?Just in time for now.

Moreover, his official business has been as usual these days, and he has met with other people. Whether it is Jing Zhaoyin, the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple, or Beiya, there is no more business than in the past.

Why is Jinxiu Camp so busy?

Either in the yamen or in the palace?

Palace?

The palace is the territory of his four departments, why didn't he hear the deputy general's document to report something urgent?

"That's not right..." he murmured.

Steward Lin at the side took the wooden tray from the boy outside the door, inside which were neatly folded the usual clothes and accessories for going out today, and put an invitation card on top.

In the past two years, there have been ups and downs in the court, and it is inevitable that some people who really can't bear the bumps and frights left Beijing and returned to their hometowns ahead of schedule.

The one I'm going to send today can be regarded as the emperor's former tutor, who once enlightened the emperor.Although the emperor was not valued very much at that time, and this person did not have a high status, but after all, there should be nostalgia.

Naturally, the emperor couldn't see him off in person, he had already asked Qu Shenzhou to accept the post on his behalf a few days ago, and gave him this glass of wine.

The carriage moved unhurriedly, leaving him just enough time to think.

That night was not his delusion, but that he was too sensitive to the environment in which he lived, and a stranger prying into the familiar territory, even if he was not an expert like Bai Shiyan, he could smell something wrong.

The first people in the courtyard were trusted candidates transferred by Liu Chongming from other places, but firstly, the sweepers would always stay and leave, and secondly, Liu Chongming couldn't call the hidden guards to keep his place watertight.

In the eyes of outsiders, based on his past experience, it is bound to be impossible for him to have the ability to strictly guard against death, so the main guards in the outer courtyard are the four divisions.

And the usual skills of the four men and horses couldn't stop Mu Jingyan's prying thoughts and eyes at all, but all this came earlier than expected.

King Huai, who had just experienced Concubine Yu's death, did not lose his temper, but became calmer and calmer than before. He didn't even bother to look back at his dead mother, and just stared at the threshold they broke through.

The person from Yushitai had already rubbed the soles of his feet with oil, and the day when the salt and iron transfer envoy would be replaced was probably not too far away. King Huai was planning to seize the time to make a quick decision.

He doesn't mind a quick fight, but the problem now is just... It's just Mu Jingyan's small trick to lure and seduce the people in his house, and Chongming's busyness at this time shows that there is movement in the palace.

But right now he couldn't contact Liu Chongming, and he wasn't sure which way the other party would take next.

In case one doesn't work well together...

The banquet was held in Mingyue Building, when he entered the door, he glanced at the wing room, and there were three tables on the left and right, probably only eleven or two people.

The first person to greet him was naturally the master, and because of Qu Shenzhou's honor and favor, he was directly invited to the chief seat.

"You are too polite, old lady." He took half a step aside, held the old lady's hand, and said humbly: "The emperor specially asked me to see you off well. How can I sit here and invite the old lady?" Fu..."

His words suddenly stuck in his throat.

The habit of his life made him unconsciously read unknown hexagrams, and only then did he realize the strangeness when he first entered the door.

Old Madam Fu's hexagram is wrong...

"Qu Sitian?"

I don't know who is calling him, it seems to be frightened by his sudden pale face.

"Is there something wrong with Qu Sitian?"

Qu Chenzhou seemed to have never heard of these concerns, and suddenly turned his head away, looking carefully at the people present one by one.

Prison disaster... Prison disaster... Prison disaster...

More than half of the people are the same hexagram.

He can't divination for himself, but thinking with his toes, he can also know what he is about to face.

Ling He's words actually came true, earlier than expected.

where is it?Dali Temple or... Jinxiu Camp?

"Qu Sitian?" Someone finally realized the reason for his gaffe, and immediately became nervous: "We...do we have something to do?"

Before Qu Shenzhou had time to answer, there were screams from pedestrians on the street below Mingyue Tower, from far to near, panic and panic, but no one dared to yell or curse.

Accompanied by this scream, was the sound of horseshoes hitting the stone slab like raindrops.

The people upstairs couldn't help but lie on the windows and look out.

The people who didn't have time to squeeze to the window were curious: "Who is so crazy, running a horse in the busy market?"

Soon someone answered him: "Splendid Camp."

Qu Chenzhou's face was as pale as snow, and he stood motionless - at this time, it was impossible to leave.

Sure enough, someone immediately exclaimed: "Why does it seem to be coming here?"

Before he finished speaking, the sound of heavy footsteps on the stairs could already be heard.

As soon as the cavalry outside the door got off their horses, the siege had already begun. It was obviously arranged downstairs.

Everyone in the room looked at each other, a little panicked.

"What is this doing? Finding the murderer?" Someone asked in a low voice.

No one responded to him, only the loud sound of the door being kicked open, and Liu Chongming entered with a knife surrounded by soldiers.

"Jinxiu Camp is ordered to arrest people, and they are not allowed to move!"

When he saw Qu Chenzhou at a glance, he was only surprised for a moment, and then waved his hand without hesitation: "Take them all for me!"

"Stop!" Qu Chenzhou took a step forward, and yelled: "Today I was ordered to farewell for Zhou Taifu! Who dares to be presumptuous!"

Soldiers from the Jinxiu Battalion had already filed in. Amid his scolding, their footsteps hesitated, and they all turned their heads to look at Liu Chongming—no one expected that there was a big fish in the net.

"On orders? On whose orders? Show me."

"According to the emperor's oral order, there is no explicit order."

Liu Chongming chuckled, and his voice suddenly turned cold: "Talking nonsense, falsely preaching imperial decrees, the crime will be aggravated."

He cleared the imperial edict in one fell swoop in his hand.

"According to the imperial decree of the emperor, arrest the rebels who are colluding with the Tang family here and intending to rebel! Take them all!"

As soon as the imperial decree came out, the people in Jinxiu camp rushed forward without any hesitation.

"Liu Chongming! You are making a public announcement..." Qu Chenzhou had just taken a few steps back when someone involuntarily twisted his arms and clamped them behind him.

He bent forward involuntarily, his chin was held by the wrapped whip, and he raised his face.

"Qu Sitian, what did I say before?" Liu Chongming stroked his cheek with a whip: "You'd better pray that one day it won't fall into my hands."

"Lin... Steward Lin!"

Steward Lin finished his business and just sat down in his room to take a breath when he heard servants rushing towards him from the courtyard, so he hurriedly got up and went out to have a look.

"Why are you in such a hurry? The young master is back? Or did you forget something?"

"No!" The man hurriedly pointed to the door: "Someone is coming..."

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Steward Lin had already seen people, more than one or two. Hearing the sound of footsteps outside the wall, it seemed that the place had been completely surrounded.

One of the two was acquainted with him, and he often came here to meet Qu Chenzhou.

"Commander Bo," he rushed up to greet him, "Young master has gone out for a banquet, and he won't be back until the afternoon. Commander Bo has something important to do?"

"Steward Lin." Bo Yan also nodded to him, and directly ordered: "Order inside and outside the courtyard, everyone is not allowed to move around, otherwise the sword will have no eyes, don't blame me for not calling in advance."

Seeing the courtyard full of people, Steward Lin murmured nervously, "But Qu Sitian hasn't come back yet", when Bo Yan gave him a cold look, and he didn't dare to say anything, so he quietly asked someone to pass on the words.

Only then did Bo Yan bow to the people around him: "Please make up your mind, Eunuch Yu."

Yu Dexi casually hummed, looked around the inner courtyard carefully, and chuckled: "Qu Sitian's taste is really good, where can he get a skilled craftsman?"

Bo Yan knew that these words had something to do with what he was going to do today, so he stood there holding his breath and didn't say anything.

After a while, Yu Dexi made a move backwards, and two palace servants hugged a timid little girl and stepped forward, it was the girl who served water at the second gate.

He waved his hand to make everyone around him retreat into the distance, glanced sideways, and then asked slowly: "Little girl, where are you talking about? Don't lie."

"Back to Eunuch... slaves dare not lie..."

The little girl lowered her head, and her voice was small, just enough for them to hear.

"The secret passage is in Mr. Qu's bedroom, and it can lead to the residence of the eldest son. Mr. Qu often goes in to meet the elder son."

"You're talking nonsense..." Steward Lin was about to yell at him angrily, but when he saw Bo Yan's cold gaze over him, he could only hold back his anger and shut his mouth.

Yu Dexi snorted coldly: "Since it's in your lord's bedroom, you're so brave, how did you know?"

The little girl glanced at Guanshi Lin quickly, her face was also red, and her voice was even softer.

"When the servant was tidying up the bedroom, I accidentally discovered it... and heard the voice of the son..."

Yu Dexi nodded in satisfaction, and gestured to Bo Yan: "Commander Bo, can you hear me clearly?"

"clear."

Bo Yan clasped his fists at him, pushed open the door of the bedroom first, ordered people to guard the door, and brought the little girl in by himself, but after a while, he shouted: "I found it."

Only then did Yu Dexi walk in slowly, and saw that the calligraphy and painting on the side of the bed were torn to the ground, and the door was shaken by the soldiers at the side, and the door that was originally tightly fitted with the wall was opened.

It is only big enough for one person to enter and exit, and the steps inside the door can be seen from the outside.

"Commander Bo, go in and have a look."

From the corner of Bo Yan's eyes, he saw Steward Lin's unconcealable nervousness, hesitating for a while, but was urged by Yu Dexi, he could only reach out and point a few people, and bent over to enter the door.

Someone had already moved a stool for Yu Dexi, but not long after his butt fell down, before the stool was warmed up, Bo Yan showed his head at the door.

"Eunuch Yu, I'm sorry you're tired, can you come over and have a look, here..."

He looked at Bao Yan's expression, and felt a thump in his heart—Prince Huai was [-]% sure to pass the news to him, and looking for this little girl was nothing more than an excuse for a search.

With such a serious blow, Qu Shenzhou would have no chance of survival.

Even Liu Chongming couldn't escape.

However, Prince Huai was looking for this person and the news. Although he knew the methods of the prince, he was always a person who spread the news on the surface.

This time the emperor was willing to listen to his words and act because he had doubts in his heart.

In this way, the big knife either fell on Qu Shenzhou's head, or cut himself in the opposite direction.

"what's up?"

Yu Dexi shook his clothes, suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, and was supported by Bo Yan to go down the steps. Looking around at the lit candles on the four walls, he finally understood why Bo Yan asked him to come down and take a look.

This is just an ordinary secret room, with solid walls on all sides, painted evenly and seamlessly with the ground.

Except for the entrance they just came in, there is not even a transom, let alone some secret passage from here, even a mosquito cannot fly out.

And what it is used for here is also clear at a glance.

Coral jade wares are placed on the antique racks, ancient calligraphy and paintings are hung on the walls, and gemstones and pearls the size of pigeon eggs are inlaid on the boxes placed by the side.

In the place where the candles were brightest, there was a table and a chair, with suede velvet for wiping on it, and a top-grade Chicken Blood Jade looming underneath.

Apparently, the owner here often comes here to play with them.

And in this dynasty, who doesn't know that Qu Sitian came from a humble background and has a greedy temperament, who dares to say that he has not added one of the shining gems here, and who dares to say that there is no such a secret room in his home .

That's it.

It couldn't be more ordinary than a secret room.

"Impossible!" Yu Dexi's fingertips touched the chicken blood jade, and he retracted as if scalded, and screamed with a pale face, "Impossible!"

The author has something to say: Come early tomorrow! !hysteria! !come early come early!

I come to Kangkang, has anyone noticed the way the two boys met in the secret room before? Shen Zhou can’t take the initiative to open the secret passage. It needs to be done manually on the other side. 】