Except for stealing

Shen Yiqing was in the guest room on the top floor, so drunk that he could barely stand, Xiange smiled coquettishly and supported him, leading him to the bed.

Shen Yiqing fell heavily into the soft brocade quilt, closed her eyes, and hummed a few times in discomfort.

After closing the door, Xiange walked slowly to the bed. She half knelt on the edge of the bed, pulled Shen Yiqing's belt, and said softly, "Xiange is here to serve you, Young Master."

Shen Yiqing's hands were limp, and he wanted to push her away, but he fell down again as if he had no strength left.

Xian Ge untied Shen Yiqing's belt, and slowly stroked his skirt, but just as she was about to touch it, her body shook suddenly, and then passed out on the bed.

A young man wearing the clothes of Picking Star Tower walked out from the corner, walked to the bed, and said, "Third Young Master."

Shen Yiqing sat up from the bed, her eyes were clear, she was not drunk at all.

Shen Yiqing tidied up her belt, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Fortunately, I pretended to be drunk because I was afraid of losing my appearance. If that jealousy finds out..."

He stood up and said, "Thank you, Brother Chen."

This man is the second son of the shopkeeper of Mipu.

Chen Cang hurriedly said: "The little ones don't dare."

Shen Yiqing looked at the woman on the bed thoughtfully, and said, "This is too coincidental...Chang'an, Wuling County, you can always meet her."

Chen Cang said: "If there are too many coincidences, there must be abnormalities."

Shen Yiqing nodded, looked at Chen Cang, and said, "How is the progress now?"

Chen Cang was taken aback, and said: "I passed the book to the young master this morning, so it should be here."

Shen Yiqing clasped her knuckles slowly, and said: "Someone has robbed it, but it's okay, it's useless if it's robbed."

The color of Chen Cang's eyes changed slightly, and he said: "I thought the young master read the letter and came here on guard, but he went to the banquet of Prince Yin without knowing anything. Fortunately, the young master is fine."

Shen Yiqing's heart skipped a beat, and said, "What do you mean?"

Chen Cang: "I overheard the news last night that today is the day of the 'banquet'."

Under the guise of "colorful flags", the Zhaixing Tower is still very lively at night, with endless banquets, singing and dancing, and the bright lights and pendants are like a night pearl in Wuling County.

It's too late to tell Pei Yan now.

Shen Yiqing changed into the clothes of the pick star building buddy, followed Chen Cang all the way to the southwest, crossed the flying bridge between the buildings, and Chen Cang pulled him into the dark.

"My lord, follow me closely," Chen Cang said, "This morning, I heard that the steward slipped his tongue and mentioned Lord Yin. If he is really related to that child banquet, even your lord, if he is found out, he will die."

Shen Yiqing said: "Don't worry."

Entering the high-rise building in the southwest corner, most of the literati and poets inside are drinking and drinking to poetry, quite elegant, accompanied by beauties beside them, from the outside it looks like singing and dancing are peaceful.

Holding a tray in his hand, Chen Cang led Shen Yiqing into the corridor in the corner, where the maids and waiters came and went, busy but not chaotic.

"What are you two doing here?"

Shen Yiqing and Chen Cang paused.

Chen Cang turned around, took two steps forward, blocked Shen Yiqing behind him, and said, "Return to the manager, we will deliver Ruyi Pearl Ointment to the third floor."

Shen Yiqing lowered her head deeply, and heard the steward say rather dignifiedly: "Go quickly after delivery, don't ask to stay too much today."

Chen Cang responded, and calmly led Shen Yiqing forward, walked to an empty corner, looked around, and pulled Shen Yiqing into an empty room beside him.

Chen Cang said: "On the basement floor, both the guests and the people from the Zhaixing Tower wear masks, and they only rely on their waist cards to get through. I don't know about the rest. I'll go get two waist cards, and then we can just follow them and see what they do. Do it, we'll do it."

Shen Yiqing nodded.

When Chen Cang went out, Shen Yiqing felt a little nervous, because of the scene he might see, and also because of the prince who treated him like a nephew when he was a child.

When he was drinking just now, he felt that King Yin asked those questions strangely, but now it seems that he is probably making a fool of himself.

Chen Cang came back very quickly, bringing clothes, a mask and a waist badge, and said, "Hurry up, the time has passed, and it's time to start."

Shen Yiqing didn't say much, changed his clothes quickly, and hung up the waist tag.

Chen Cang quietly walked to the door, and opened the door a gap, just in time to see a row of masked people passing by the door.

Shen Yiqing looked at the mask of the golden boy in his hand through the light cast through the crack of the door, only to feel the strange smile outlined on that gloomy snow-white face, the dark ink-dotted eyes, the blood-red cinnabar-stained lips, in this midnight Zhaixinglou Here, it makes people feel cold all over.

Chen Cang said: "My lord, let's go."

The two put on their masks, quietly went out, and followed at the end of the team.

After walking for a quarter of an hour, they entered a secret kitchen. Shen Yiqing stood at the end of the line and secretly raised his eyes to observe, only to see that the fire was still burning in the kitchen, but there was no one there.The prepared gold plates, silver plates and jade bowls of different sizes were all covered with lids, so that the inside could not be seen.

The masked people walked over one by one, served the dishes in order from the long table, and moved very quickly. To Shen Yiqing, there were exactly 15 people and [-] dishes.

Fang came out of the kitchen, followed by a row of maidservants, holding drinks, refreshments and meals in their hands.

The strange thing is that there are almost 30 people in this line, but there is no sound at all, which shows how strict the rules are.

What Shen Yiqing held was a soup cup, made of white jade, of excellent quality, which was rarely seen in their shops.

The soup cup was tightly covered, I don't know what was inside, Shen Yiqing wanted to open it to have a look, but he didn't dare to move, he thought of the inn where human flesh was boiled, and those entangled human bodies, maybe the one in his hand was the same He couldn't help feeling sick.

Chen Cang stopped in front, and Shen Yiqing cheered up.

In front of a door, two men wearing yaksha masks and swords around their waists were checking their badges one by one.

Chen Cang and Shen Yiqing soon arrived.

Shen Yiqing squeezed sweat in his palms, imitating the appearance of those people before, without squinting.

The badges were real, and the two guards put them in.

Shen Yiqing breathed a sigh of relief.

Behind this door is the room, and there is a long and wide corridor in front of it, about [-] meters, covered with a dark red carpet, except for the carpet, there are no other extra decorations, but Shen Yiqing always feels that there are eyes watching them, more than one pair, But go all the way.

But there was obviously no sound here.

Soon, they came to the end of the corridor, and the door opened in response to the sound. There were also two people standing at the door, wearing the masks of Kunlun slaves.

This time it's a body search.

The more Shen Yiqing felt that someone was watching them, the more he felt like this, the less he dared to make unnecessary movements. He had nothing on him, and Chen Cang was afraid of such a possibility, so he told him to drop everything.

After two rounds of investigation, they came to another door. The door opened. There was a lot of space inside, but there was only a big round table in the center, which was already full. Except for the guards at the door, there were no extra people in the room.

This is where the "Baby Dinner" comes in.

Starting from the first person in front, they put the dishes in their hands on the table one by one, then lifted the lid and stepped aside.

The whole process is fast and stable.

Shen Yiqing's gaze hidden behind the mask swept across the room quietly, and saw that there were men and women at the table, wearing various masks, all of which only covered most of their faces, leaving their mouths open for convenience.

In a blink of an eye, more than half of the food and vegetables were placed on the table. Chen Cang put the plate in his hand on the table, stepped aside, and arrived at Shen Yiqing.

The dishes on the table are carefully placed, and Shen Yiqing immediately understood where he should put the soup cup, which happened to be next to the main seat. He walked over with downcast eyes, carefully removed the soup cup from the tray, and placed it lightly on the table On the table, his eyes shifted slightly to the person in the main seat, Shen Yiqing didn't have time to pay attention to the strange fragrance all over the table, and he recognized it was Prince Yin with just one glance.

He just had a drink with him, although he changed his clothes and covered most of his face with a mask, but Shen Yiqing can easily distinguish the details of his body, it is clearly Prince Yin, and the person sitting on his left is Song Xiwen .

There was a huge shock in his heart, but he was only panting. He put away the tray, lowered his head to move away, but just as he moved his feet, his heart suddenly trembled.

He forgot to take the lid.

Sweat dripped from the back, and he took the lid off without making a fuss, but inadvertently saw something in the soup pot.

It was a slightly curled baby's small hand, purple-black in color, placed in a white jade soup pot, and a beautifully carved lotus flower floated on top of the crystal clear soup.

He held his breath and stepped back slowly, to the side of Chen Cang.

Then the maids served drinks and so on in turn.

During this process, there was no sound in the room, and everyone sitting around the table was sitting upright, and they were actually very religious during the waiting process.

And now Shen Yiqing only felt cold all over his body. After seeing the dishes on the table clearly, he was shaking almost all over his body, wanted to cry, and wanted to vomit. It made him want to die.

It was a veritable baby dinner.

A complete baby is curled up on the huge plate in the middle of the table. "It" is maroon all over, with distinct head and feet, eyes closed, and very delicate carved flowers and vegetables are placed around it, like a baby sleeping among flowers It's normal.

The other fourteen plates or jade cups are filled with dishes made from heart, liver, lung or other parts, steamed, fried, fried, or stewed.

The door reopened and they had to get out.It is necessary to walk carefully along the wall to avoid disturbing the nobles.

The door was closed, and the group returned the same way.

After leaving the room and returning to the corridor, he dared to take a breath.

Tonight is a clear night, the sky is full of stars, and the fragrance of jasmine in the courtyard blows into the corridor, but it can't relieve his pain in the slightest.

It seemed that he also had that strange fragrance on his body, and he kept going back to the previous hut, but he couldn't bear it anymore and retched.

Chen Cang didn't feel very well either, he urged in a low voice: "Third Young Master, you have to go back soon."

Shen Yiqing also knew.

He quickly changed his clothes, and said: "You can leave Zhaixing Tower now, don't go back to Wuling County in the near future, so as not to implicate your family."

Chen Cang: "Don't worry, my lord, I went to the mountains to practice martial arts since I was young, and not many people in Wuling County recognize me."

Shen Yiqing followed Chen Cang out of the southwest corner building, and the oncoming excitement made Shen Yiqing feel at ease.

Wearing the clothes of an ordinary guy, he walked to the room arranged for him by Prince Yin and went up the stairs.

Walking to a corner, he suddenly supported the wall beside him, bowed his head and retched.

He heard the sound of footsteps behind him, and he was startled. He turned his head quickly, but his eyes suddenly turned red.

With trembling lips, he whispered: "Pei Yan, I just saw it."

Pei Yan frowned and supported his shoulder, rubbed it vigorously, and said, "Go back and talk."

"I have to go back and change my clothes," Shen Yiqing said, "You pretend to have just found me and make some noise."

Pei Yan: "..."

Pei Yan nodded and said, "Okay."

The Hu girl was still awake, and she didn't even move.

Shen Yiqing changed her clothes, took a deep breath, and the door was suddenly pushed open.

Pei Yan strode in.

There were a few people looking around at the door, Pei Yan looked at the woman on the bed with gloomy eyes, and directly pulled his hand out: "You really came to drink flower wine, come home with me."

Shen Yiqing: "..."

He followed Pei Yan for two steps, and Pei Yan simply carried him on his shoulders and went downstairs, attracting many people to look at him curiously. Shen Yiqing struggled symbolically twice before losing his strength.

"I've been looking for you all night," Pei Yan patted Shen Yiqing's back, handed him water to rinse his mouth: "What did you see? Why did you vomit so hard?"

In the other courtyard, Shen Yiqing vomited out of breath lying on the railing, he vomited all the wine, there was nothing in his stomach, but he still couldn't stop, it had been half an hour.

Jia Er found the doctor and rushed back. Shen Yiqing lay down and got a few needles. The vomiting finally subsided, but she started crying again.

He lay on the bed staring at the void, tears slipping from the end of his eyes uncontrollably, crying without a sound, but wet the pillow in the blink of an eye.

He seemed to have lost his soul.

Wang Biao suggested in a low voice, "Should I go to the temple?"

Jia Er: "..."

Jia Er said in a low voice, "Your son does not speak in a strange way."

Pei Yan was so distressed that he could only wipe away his tears and coax him in a low voice: "Qing'er, I'm here."

He said this so many times, Shen Yiqing finally had a reaction, he called out in a low voice: "Pei Yan."

Those two-way clear and open eyes were filled with fear at the moment.

Shen Yiqing said: "I saw the baby banquet."

Pei Yan hugged him into his arms and said: "Peace Talisman, take it with you and you won't be afraid of anything."

Shen Yiqing slowly tightened her hands, holding the purse in her palm, her heart was strangely slow

The night was dark, and only Shen Yiqing's room in the other courtyard was lit.

Jia Er and the others were all present, and hearing Shen Yiqing's trembling but very clear talk about the baby feast, everyone felt their scalps go numb, probably remembering the buns they ate, and some of them went out and vomited a few times.

After listening to it, everyone's faces were not very good. It was almost dawn, and Jia Er and others went back.

Pei Yan took off his shoes and got on the bed, took out a purse from his arms, and put it in Shen Yiqing's hands.

Shen Yiqing looked at it slowly, and said hoarsely: "What is it?" Slowly calmed down.

He slowly closed his eyes, and said: "Sooner or later, Prince Yin will know that someone has sneaked in, and maybe he will guess me."

Pei Yan pulled off the thin quilt to cover the two of them, and said, "I'm here, you don't have to be afraid of anything with me here."

Shen Yiqing: "I have to write a letter to my elder brother."

Shen Yan's station is indeed not far from here.

Pei Yan thought for a moment, then said: "I have sent the letter to Da Qing, let's wait for his news first."

Shen Yiqing said "um", and after a moment of silence, he said again: "He is the emperor's uncle, we have no judgment or evidence, and there is no way to punish him for his crime."

Pei Yan: "Yan'er drew a few portraits of the woman from memory, and sent them back to Chang'an together."

"What's so special about portraits?"

Pei Yan pursed her lips: "It's special, one of them happened to be my elder brother's concubine three years ago."

Shen Yiqing: "..."

If all the people from Youlan Bieyuan were sent to the backyards of officials of all sizes in Chang'an, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Shen Yiqing had no energy left to think about it anymore, he tucked most of his face into the quilt, nestled in Pei Yan's arms, and gradually fell asleep.

He held the purse tightly in the palm of his hand. Perhaps he was really blessed by the Bodhisattva. He slept very deeply this time, and it was already dawn when he woke up.

Today was still a sunny day, and the sun shone in, which made him feel a little better.

When I went out, I happened to meet Wang Biao. Seeing that he was awake, he said with a smile, "Young Master Shen, my lord has gone out. I left a meal for you in the kitchen."

Shen Yiqing didn't want to eat, he had no appetite at all.

Wang Biao saw what he was thinking, and said, "He made the porridge himself when he got up early, and it took several pots to cook before he could make two bowls."

Shen Yiqing bent her lips and ran to the kitchen, and found the two bowls of white rice porridge in the pot.

The first time Mr. Pei went to the kitchen, it was really worth remembering.

Shen Yiqing carefully brought out a bowl, held it in both hands, sniffed it between his nose, and then took a small sip.

Sticky and soft, even put sugar.

He licked his lips, sat on the small bench casually, and drank the porridge by the pot. The warm porridge made his stomach feel much more comfortable. Yan lived with him, and he asked Pei Yan to cook porridge for him every day.

After finishing the two bowls of porridge, he wiped his mouth, walked to the courtyard, and read the book that he hadn't finished reading yesterday.

Wang Biao didn't go out today, so he sat on the corridor and asked him with a smile, "Mr. Shen, is the porridge delicious?"

Shen Yiqing was full and regained some strength. He sat on the rocking chair and swayed back and forth, and said leisurely: "My wife's cooking is naturally delicious."

Wang Biao couldn't hold back, he burst out laughing, and was about to speak, when someone came to the door and reported: "People are coming from Prince Yin's mansion, take the third son over."

Shen Yiqing paused suddenly and looked at Wang Biao.

Wang Biao shook his head at him, and said, "Your Excellency told me to watch over you, and you will not be allowed out of the other hospital these days."

Shen Yiqing was startled, then nodded, he didn't ask any more questions, and lay back on the rocking chair again.

Wang Biao went out for a while and came back and said, "Young Master Shen, you should call yourself sick these days."

A butterfly landed on the page of Shen Yiqing's book, beautiful but fragile, as long as he pinched it lightly, he would die.

They are now in Wuling County, and to Lord Yin, they are no different from a fragile butterfly.

He gently lifted the book, brought it to his lips, and blew on it lightly.

The butterfly flapped its wings and flew away.

He sat up and said in a low voice, "I have to write to Big Brother."

Orchid Bieyuan.

The security is extremely strict, and it is impossible for them to sneak in quietly.

It doesn't work on the ground, and you can only try the waterway.

Yan'er said that there is a huge lake flowing through the Youlan Bieyuan, which is running water.

Since it is running water, there must be a place to dive into it.

Jia Er poked his head out of the water, panting heavily, and said: "The bottom is also blocked, it's iron bars, throw me the clothes, and give me my knife."

This is a wild crossing not far from Youlan Bieyuan, overgrown with weeds and very hidden.

Pei Yan untied his clothes and said, "You and I will alternate."

Seeing that his upper body was naked, Jia Er whistled at him, jokingly said: "My lord has such a tall figure, but I didn't expect it to be the one at the bottom."

As soon as these words came out, several people laughed.

Pei Yan narrowed his eyes slowly, and said in a strange tone: "Who told you that I was the one below?"

"Who else could it be?" The catcher on the side smiled and said, "Of course it's Mr. Shen."

Pei Yan raised his lips, crossed his arms and said, "I have a chance to show you who can't get out of bed."

Everyone chatted and laughed for a while, Jia Er took a deep breath and dived in again.

The water under the lake was turbid, so Jia Er struggled to wrap his clothes around the two iron bars, inserted the knife into the gap, and began to turn the blade.

The wet suit gradually tightened, bending inwards with two iron bars.

When he couldn't hold it any longer, he swam back and surfaced.

Pei Yan immediately got into the water.

Jia Er had already bent the iron bars quite a bit, and he continued to turn the scabbard.

After going back and forth several times, the iron bar blocking the way was finally broken out of the gap for people to enter and exit.

Pei Yan said: "Second Brother Jia and I are good swimmers, so go ahead and find out. If you haven't come out in an hour, send a letter directly to Daqing."

Pass through that gap and enter the Youlan Courtyard.

The two swam underwater to an arch bridge, looked around carefully, saw no one around, and went ashore quietly.

Sure enough, as Yan'er said, this place occupies a large area, but the guards patrol closely, and there is almost no possibility of escape.

As soon as they landed, they saw a few boys and girls walking by, all wearing silk and satin, no different from Chang'an noble ladies and young masters, they hid in the tree, Jia Er sighed: "They are all really beautiful."

A team of Pei Yan's guards walked by with knives, and Pei Yan landed silently, one by one, and dragged the last two people to the grass. Not long after, two people wearing guard uniforms left the team.

The pavilions and pavilions in the other courtyard are very luxurious, and the two followed Yan Er's drawing and sneaked into a room at the highest place.

She said that was the place where the head nurse lived, no one had ever gone in, maybe there were clues they wanted.

There was no one in the room, so Pei Yan and Jia Er looked at each other and searched separately.

They moved very cautiously, but after searching for a long time, they didn't find anything useful.

The two of them paused suddenly, looked at each other, tapped their toes, and landed silently on the beam.

The next moment, the door was pushed open.

It was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy who came in.

He carefully poked his head out to have a look, then quietly closed the door, and rummaged through the room like the two of them.

His movements were obviously flustered, and he looked even a little frightened. While searching, he was vigilant for the movement outside the door.

Pei Yan looked at him with a frown, and suddenly the tips of his ears moved slightly.

Someone came.

His footsteps are slightly heavy, and he is an adult.The steps are not long, so she is a woman.Don't worry about walking, but you are almost at the door.

Pei Yan took out a small piece of silver from the purse at his waist, and precisely smashed it on the young man's shoulder.

The boy trembled in fright, and then he heard the sound of the door.

He looked around in a panic, but he couldn't find a hiding place. Jia Er landed quietly, wrapped his arms around his waist, covered his mouth with the other, and brought him up.

Not long after, the door was pushed open.

A woman in her 50s or [-]s came in. She was slightly fat, with a sharp and sharp face.

After entering the house, she found traces of being turned over in her house, and she immediately looked around vigilantly.

On the beam, Pei Yan quietly hid in a corner, while Jia Er hid in the dark holding the boy.

The boy was terrified, his clear eyes were wide open, his eyes kept wandering around the two of them and the woman below, but he didn't dare to make the slightest sound.

Pei Yan watched the movements of the woman in the room, and saw that she searched around first, but seeing that there was no one in the room, she hurried to the bedroom, she turned the bedside candlestick, and a hidden compartment appeared beside the bed.

Probably because she found that nothing was missing, she slowly packed up the messed up jewelry box, but she didn't intend to pursue it, so she re-combed her hair and put on makeup in the room, and went out again.

Pei Yan and the two of them didn't go down immediately, they jumped down when they were sure they were far away.

Pei Yan went to check the hidden compartment, Jia Er let go of the boy, and thought seriously, "Should we silence it?"

The young man hid back in fright, and whispered: "You...you are not villains, if you were villains, you wouldn't save me."

Jia Er crossed his arms and said, "What are you doing here?"

Boy: "Steal...steal..."

Jia Er was impatient: "Steal what?"

The boy blushed: "Steal money."

Jia Er: "..."

In the dark grid is a roster, which is much more detailed than Song Xiwen's, but obviously the number of people is smaller, and it records in detail the origin and new and old names of each person.

Pei Yan guessed that this was the information of those who were selected.

"You are not from Youlan Villa, how did you get in?" The young man was bold, stumbled and whispered: "Can... can you take me out?"

Jia Er ignored him, walked to Pei Yan's side to have a look, and said, "Take it away directly?"

Pei Yan shook his head: "I'm afraid I might startle the snake."

Now it is only inferred from Yan'er's mouth that King Yin is related to Youlan Villa, but there is no evidence.

Jia Er: "Make a copy."

Pei Yan looked up at him.

Jia Er scratched his head: "It's too late."

"I... I can recite it." A mosquito-like voice behind him said.

Pei Yan thought for a moment, walked around Jia Er to look at him, and said, "What do you want?"

The boy pointed a finger: "100 taels of silver."

Jia Er hurriedly said: "My lord, no!"

Pei Yan still handed over the brochure.

The young man took the booklet and read it. After about a quarter of an hour, he finished flipping through the whole booklet.

Jia Er didn't trust him, and said, "Did you really write it down?"

The boy closed the booklet and handed it to him, opened his mouth and fell silent for a page, exactly.

This is genius.

"Take me out," the young man said confidently, "I'll silence you."

Pei Yan: "We can't take you out now."

The boy was a little anxious: "Why?"

Pei Yan: "If you can wait a few more days, you can go out with those who were arrested like you. From now on, you can live a bright and aboveboard life. If you leave today, you will have to hide in the future."

The young man didn't understand much of this, so after listening for a while, he said: "Then...then I can wait, you have to remember to give me the money."

He really looked like a dumbfounded rabbit, Jia Er couldn't help laughing, and said, "What do you want so much money for?"

The young man lowered his head a little shyly, and said, "Brother Qi and I will go out and live together in the future."

Jia Er: "..."

Pei Yan put the booklet back as it was, and said, "What's your name?"

The boy said: "My name is Tuyun."

After sending the boy out, Pei Yan and the two dived into the lake and swam back along the way they came.

Jia Er changed into his clothes and asked in confusion, "My lord, why do you believe in that young man?"

Pei Yan raised his lips: "He is a bit like Yiqing's eyes when he was a child, and he can't lie at all."

Shen Yiqing often lied to him and made fun of him when he was a child, and he could tell at a glance.All the tricks were done to make him happy.

Jia Er was still worried, and said: "I'll wait here until night, if that Tuyun doesn't keep his promise, I'll go and steal the booklet back."