Save the tragic villain in progress!

Rong Xuan and Ji Fan tied the beggar to the woodshed.Now it is late at night, everyone else has fallen asleep, only the firewood room is the most remote, even if there is any commotion, it will not be heard.

Rong Xuan was very curious about the origin of this beggar.He knelt down, stared at the man who was tied into rice dumplings on the ground for a moment, frowned and asked, "What was your intention when you gave me the things in the bag that day?"

The beggar was unwilling to be captured at first, and was still struggling, but finally he was so tired that he finally lay down on the ground.Messy hair draped over his face, making it impossible to see his true face, only a pair of eyes with a biting coldness.Wen Yan stared straight at Rong Xuan, and asked hoarsely, "Where is the letter?"

He only said four words, as if he was very concerned about the whereabouts of the letter.Seeing that Rongxuan didn't answer, he asked again, "Where is the letter?"

Ji Fan held down Rong Xuan's movements, stared at the beggar and said, "Since you care so much about Zhen Yuanzhong's blood letter, you should explain why. Otherwise, the letter won't have the effect it should. If you can’t go where you should go, it’s no different from waste paper.”

The beggar raised his head and looked at Ji Fan with difficulty, only to see that the other person's eyebrows and eyes were in the shadows, and a cinnabar mole stood out on his forehead. He was obviously a Qingzi: "Who are you?"

Ji Fan smiled when he heard the words, unlike Rong Xuan's cunning, he was born with a clean and kind look under the moonlight: "It doesn't matter who I am, the important thing is that I can do what you want but can't... "

He held the real blood letter between his slender fingertips, and trembled slightly in front of the beggar's eyes: "Zhen Yuanzhong died of poisoning, and when Donglinhou sent people to silence him, he released a servant by mistake. You are the one who slipped through the net." fish?"

Ji Fan obviously knew too much inside information.The beggar was caught with all his belongings, and he couldn't deny it even if he wanted to.Hearing this, his face turned pale and pale, his whole body was tense, and he was unable to speak for a long time.In the end, he closed his eyes in vain, and spit out two words in a broken jar: "It's me——"

He forcefully squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "I am Master Zhen's personal guard, Zhen He. Young Master Rong, it has been a few months since I was in Jingzhou in a hurry, you probably don't remember that I am here anymore. "

Of course Rong Xuan didn't remember.Although he inherited the memory of the original owner, there are still many things that are still vague. Back then, he didn't even recognize his own father, so how could he remember a stranger who had only met once: "It's been a long time, I am indeed I don’t remember. I didn’t expect to see each other again in just a few months, and things are different.”

This sentence pierced Zhen He's heart and lungs somewhere, and made his eyes flushed with tears, and he said with a half cry and a smile: "Yes, things are different from others, and things are different from others... The ten-year-old who met me in Jingzhou back then... The heads of all six officials fell to the ground, and even Lord Zhen’s family members were not spared. They were all killed on the way back to the hometown for the funeral, only me... only me..."

The veins on his forehead popped up, and the tears fell straight to the ground, which showed that he was very distressed.

Rong Xuan keenly heard the words that even Zhen Yuanzhong's family members were not spared, looked at Ji Fan without any trace, and asked aloud: "But I heard that after Lord Zhen died suddenly, his family moved out. How could the capital be silenced when they returned to their hometown?"

"it is true!"

Zhen He lowered his head in pain, and his fingertips sank into the flesh of his palm: "After Mr. Zhen arrived in Jingzhou, he lifted the seal and inspected the silver taels, only to find that only a few boxes of silver taels were real, and the rest of the boxes were full of sand. He sensed something was wrong, Suspecting that the officials in the same company had an inner ghost, they wrote a letter overnight asking me to secretly send me to the capital, but I didn’t expect to be intercepted by assassins halfway, and I was desperate to escape.”

The blood on the letter turned out to belong to Zhen He.

"I wanted to tell Zhen's family the truth, but found that all 24 members of their family were killed by assassins on the way back to their hometown. I had no choice but to pretend to be a beggar and enter Beijing, but I didn't expect to hear about Mr. Rong's escape from prison. That day when you competed outside the Juxian Pavilion, I recognized you and kept following you secretly, and finally found your residence."

Rong Xuan's back couldn't help but feel a shudder when he heard the words, he just felt that they were still careless at the beginning, and they didn't even notice after being followed for so long.Ji Fan lowered his eyes for a moment, wondering what he was thinking, and finally asked without emotion: "Where did you come from that ingot of official silver?"

He always asks questions so sharply.

Zhen He didn't hide anything, and said with a gray face: "I was originally a thieves, but I was arrested and imprisoned because of my stealing skills. Thanks to Lord Zhen for not giving up, I was accepted as a guard. During these days in Beijing, I have been secretly investigating this matter, and finally found out that the assassin who silenced him was related to Dong Linhou, so I sneaked into his mansion secretly, and found several boxes of broken silver in an empty wine cellar, and stole an ingot."

"I wanted to report the case, but I was afraid that they would protect Lord Zhen. Not only would they not be able to defend Lord Zhen, but they would hand over the evidence to the wicked. I knew that Lord Rong was upright in Jingzhou, and I saw Young Master Rong arbitrarily arbitrarily adjudicating the lawsuit, so I deliberately abandoned the kit .”

Zhen Heren is weak, and it is obvious that he alone cannot reverse the case. It is the smartest way to hand over the evidence to Rong Xuan.It's a pity that he didn't want to show up, that's why he made such an oolong today.

Rong Xuan was about to say something when he heard the words, but Ji Fan suddenly struck out like lightning, knocking Zhen He unconscious with his palm.The latter suddenly fell to the ground, closed his eyes and passed out.

Rong Xuan was surprised: "What are you doing?"

Ji Fan calmly withdrew his hand: "Don't do anything, just let him stay here quietly. Before the matter is found out, he must not be let go, otherwise it will be difficult to catch him back."

What Zhen He said is not necessarily a lie, but there are too many involved in it, and it needs to be ascertained before making a decision.He has martial arts skills and is good at tracking and stealing skills. A mere rope can't tie him up, and it's better to be knocked out to save trouble.

Rong Xuan still didn't feel very good, after all, Zhen He should be regarded as an ally: "Then how can we explain him after he wakes up?"

Ji Fan glanced at him: "Aren't you the best at making up nonsense, you can just push it to Gu."

Rong Xuan: "..."

Dong Linhou is not a fool.Since he had embezzled the disaster silver, he would definitely recast the silver and destroy the traces of the official seal on it. 30 taels is not a small amount, he can't melt that much money at once, and there must be some left over.Rong Xuan and Ji Fan immediately changed into night clothes and prepared to visit Donglinhou's mansion at night.

The Liu family's military achievements are outstanding, counting down three generations of their ancestors, there are not a few people who are officials and butchers, and they have reached their peak.However, such a home of bells and lanterns, the mansion is extremely simple, without any gold and jade decorations, if you insist on boasting, you can only forcefully say something simple and simple.

There is an ancestral hall in the middle of Donglinhou's mansion, which enshrines the tablets of the ancestors of the Liu family, and also enshrines the tablet of Liu Jianxin, the only son of Donglinhou who died young.Usually nothing happened, Dong Linhou always sat quietly in the ancestral hall for a long time, not allowing anyone to disturb him, but today was an exception.

Liu Jianlai shivered and knelt on the cobblestone road outside the ancestral hall, he really didn't understand why the Marquis of Donglin made him kneel here for no reason.He was already spoiled and pampered, and he couldn't hold it in less than half an hour. He raised his eyes and looked at the middle-aged man in the ancestral hall with his back facing him, and cried out in fear: "Father..."

The ancestral hall is filled with incense and mist, and the candles are flickering, making the atmosphere inexplicably solemn.Dong Linhou closed his eyes without saying a word, and finally opened his eyes slowly after a long time, but his eyes fell on the black tablet in front.

Seeing the incense ash on it, he skillfully stepped forward to wipe it off.Rubbing the clear handwriting on it with rough fingertips, I don't know what old things came to mind, and my face aged a lot in an instant.

Dong Linhou didn't turn his head back, he just said two words in a deep voice: "Kneel down."

Liu Jian came to see and knew that Marquis Donglin was remembering his dead brother again, clutching his numb knee, he didn't know where the courage came from, but he raised his head in disbelief and said: "Even if Father wants to punish me, There should be a reason. Could it be that the reason why I come here in the middle of the night is to kneel down to pay homage to my elder brother?"

A dead person should be enough to see every day.

Donglin Hou heard the words and turned to look at Liu Jianlai, strode out of the ancestral hall, and stood condescendingly on the steps.The strong figure cast a shadow from the top of the head, inexplicably frightening: "Why, are you unconvinced?!"

Liu Jianlai pouted his neck and said, "I'm just not convinced! You are both sons, why do you love elder brother so much and treat me coldly? Is it because I am adopted?"

"Snapped!"

These words hit Dong Linhou sorely, he directly raised his hand and slapped Liu Jianlai, his tiger eyes widened, he grabbed his collar and asked sharply: "You want to compare with your big brother?! Why do you fight with Liu Jian?" Your eldest brother?! You have been stabbed by the crown prince in front of the imperial court about grabbing land in the outskirts of the city. It is not an exaggeration to die ten times! How do I tell you on weekdays! I let you behave, I want you to be cautious in your words and deeds, and I want you not to leave any excuses for others, even if you do something wrong, hide your tail for me, but what about you? What about you?"

Dong Linhou was so angry that his chest heaved and heaved, he kicked him to the ground immediately after speaking: "How are you like my Liu family's seed?!"

Liu Jianlai was stunned by the slap, he reacted and covered his face, he was scared and angry, and cried: "You and Ben didn't treat me as a son! You didn't treat me as a son at all! You only have Liu Jianxin in your heart , in your heart, only he is your son!"

Donglin Hou was startled when he heard this, and then he was furious, he raised his palm high and wanted to hit him, but he couldn't put down Liu Jianlai's hateful eyes.

Dong Linhou took a step back, his staggering steps revealed his oldness, after a long time of daze, he suddenly laughed with red eyes: "Yes, yes! You are not my son, you are not my son! My son Jianxin Seven years dead! Seven years!"

"He is young and heroic, a talent of the heavens, and at the age of a weak crown, he is the third rank of swordsmanship. Later, he went into battle in armor, conquered the barbarians in the south, and conquered the Donghu in the north. No one in the Liu family can surpass him. Even the holy majesty once issued a decree to praise him. This This is my son! This is my son!"

Marquis Donglin remembered Liu Jianxin's death in battle with Yan, and his beloved son, couldn't help but burst into tears.He hammered his chest hard, and questioned Liu Jianlai with red eyes: "And you! You indulge in fireworks, indulge in sensuality, and you are not good at writing. How can you compare with him?! How can you compare with him?! Haven't you caused enough trouble?!"

"If you don't have a wise plan, then just be a quiet fool. But if you want to make trouble, and you don't have the ability to clean up the mess, you might as well not do it!"

Liu Jianlai was ashamed and ashamed when he heard the words, annoyed and angry.He stood up from the ground clutching his heart, cried and shouted: "I am not worthy to be your son, you let someone else be your son!"

After saying that, he pushed away the servant's support and ran out of the yard by himself.

Rong Xuan didn't expect to see such a big show as soon as he entered the Hou Mansion.He hid in the tree with Ji Fan, sighed and shook his head, feeling that Dong Linhou's obsession could not be dispelled: "Where there is a war, there will be undead. If you don't want to die, the best way is not to fight."

This is his thinking as a modern man.However, Ji Fan was beside him, and when he heard the words, he hummed without being able to hear his emotions, and said quietly in the dark night: "I don't like wars either..."

Rong Xuan looked at him in surprise, then smiled: "If you become emperor in the future, you must be a good emperor like Zhao Su."

Ji Fan: "Are you so sure that Zhao Su will become emperor?"

Rong Xuan: "Among the princes, she is the only one with outstanding talents. Who should she be?"

Ji Fan raised his eyebrows lightly: "Yes."

They had seen enough of the commotion, and waited for Dong Linhou to leave before turning over and falling off the courtyard wall.Most of the ancient marquis' mansions were built with respect to the system, and the layout was not bad. After some searching, they soon found the abandoned wine cellar that Zhen He mentioned near the back kitchen.

Afraid that there would be danger inside, Ji Fan held down Rongxuan and said, "I'll go down and check the situation first, don't move here."

Before Rong Xuan heard the words, he saw Ji Fan slid down the ladder at the entrance of the cave, his figure disappeared in the darkness, and soon disappeared.

Rong Xuan was inexplicably worried, and he couldn't shout loudly, so he could only tap on the board above the opening of the wine cellar with his fingers: "What's the matter?"

It was quiet down here, without any movement.After a while, a faint flame suddenly lit up. It turned out that Ji Fan lit the fire pocket underneath.He stood at the bottom and silently waved to Rongxuan, indicating that he could come down.

Rong Xuan let out a sigh of relief.He looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he went down the hole, and gently closed the cover of the wine cellar to avoid being discovered.

The temperature in the wine cellar is extremely low and there is a lack of oxygen, so the fire has been half-extinguished.Ji Fan could only block the candlelight with his hand, and said to Rong Rong: "Quickly find out if there is a silver box nearby. If Dong Linhou really destroys the corpse and wipes out the traces, and makes trouble before the imperial court without evidence, I'm afraid it won't be settled." crime."

Rong Xuan rummaged around and found that there were ordinary wine jars outside, and there was nothing suspicious about it.He groped around on the wall, only to find a gap in the brick wall. He pushed it tentatively, only to hear a muffled bang, and the wall turned over directly, revealing the dark room inside.

"call……"

Huozhezi was directly blown out by the oncoming wind.The place is so damp that it will only be lit up again after a while.

Rong Xuan held Ji Fan's hand in the dark, and led him into the dark, "Be careful, don't fall."

Ji Fan held the fire folder in the other hand, and tentatively blew on it, and sparks came out.He glanced at Rong Xuan through the dim halo, and said with a low voice with a smile: "You are so afraid of Gu falling, why don't you carry Gu?"

Rong Xuan thought that the request was quite high, so he raised his eyebrows: "Then just hug it, how can you get closer if you carry it on your back, doesn't your Highness say?"

Ji Fan stared at him, his red lips parted slightly: "Then why don't you hug him?"

Rong Xuan: "You think I dare not?"

Ji Fan approached his ear, smiling wickedly: "If you dare, then hug me..."

The tail sound gradually disappeared in the air.

In the darkness, the two of them got closer and closer, and finally somehow, they hugged each other in a muddleheaded way, and leaned against the wall to kiss ecstatically.

Rong Xuan tasted it, and soon stopped his movements out of breath.

Seeing this, Ji Fan tapped his lower lip with his fingertips, and squinted his eyes: "Rong Xuan, you're only so courageous."

Rong Xuan was about to say something when he heard the words, but suddenly there was a rush of echoing footsteps behind him.Subconsciously looking back, I saw two black figures staggering in from the other side of the dark room, they turned out to be Xuanyuan Qing and Zhao Su.

Both of them were wearing night clothes, as if they had just experienced a fierce fight, and they were both wearing colorful clothes.Especially Zhao Su, who was stabbed by a feathered arrow in his chest, bleeding profusely, his face was pale and he couldn't even walk steadily, all relying on Xuanyuan Qing's support.

Rong Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then he separated from Ji Fan like an electric shock, and the movement was very clear.Xuanyuan Qing and Zhao Su were taken aback, they thought they were pursuers, and immediately looked alertly, but they didn't expect Rong Xuan and Ji Fan to be on the opposite side.

Zhao Su's pupils shrank slightly: "Why are you guys?!"

Rong Xuan: "..."

Ji Fan: "..."