Shaodian Leng was awakened by the stinging pain in his forehead and found that he was completely weak and slumped on a recliner.
The surroundings were dark and there were no lights, but the four walls could be vaguely seen.
"Help!" he shouted at the top of his lungs.
A man walked out of the darkness ahead and said coldly: "Your voice can't even reach this room. Who can you expect to hear it?"
"Who are you? Where are you here?" Shaodian Leng tried hard to distinguish the sounds and shadows in front of him, "You, you, are you Ding Kui?"
He recalled the middle-aged man on the fire watch tower, removed all disguises in his mind, and re-painted a face.
"You are somewhat capable, but you are unlucky to fall into my hands." The man neither denied nor admitted.
"What do you want? I, the villain, have not offended you." Shaodian Leng couldn't suppress his nervousness.
"I can find out if you have offended me. You have no secrets in front of me."
"No!" Shaodian Leng suddenly struggled to sit up, "You can't search for the soul of this villain. This villain is a member of the royal family and has direct bloodline for five generations. The clan government will not forgive you.
Just ask whatever you want to know, and I will tell you everything. I can tell you all the secret spies lurking in Nanzhao Prefecture, but I beg you to spare my life."
Who is Ding Kui and who is under his command? The Intelligence Department has a special filing cabinet to store information. Shao Dian Leng can taste the meaning of that person's words.
Why is he a weakling?
This was a bit beyond Ding Kui's expectation, but it was also reasonable. He was the former director of the Intelligence Department and defected to him because he was afraid of death.
He didn't know that the people in the Intelligence Department were afraid of death and wanted to see who they were. If they fell into the hands of foreign spies, they would rather die, otherwise their families and tribesmen would be punished. If they fell into his hands, it would be easier to negotiate. Saving their lives is the best option.
important.
"Well, I can give you a chance. Where is the eldest princess?" Ding Kui lit a lamp to observe the subject of torture.
Shaodian Leng was obviously taken aback and thought: Do you need to ask me this question? That is your wife. I don’t think I need to die like this.
"Here, Prince Consort, please stop being a villain. Isn't His Highness in Nanjing City?"
Ding Kui walked around Shaodian Leng and said calmly: "Think carefully before answering. I will only give you the chance once. I guess I am not a patient person."
The domineering momentum filled the room, and Shaodian Leng could hardly breathe. "Really! There is no one of us around Your Highness, how can I know the whereabouts of His Highness?" He wants to know where Shaodian Luan is more than anyone else now.
It seems like he is not pretending, maybe he really doesn't know about Luan'er. Shaodian wouldn't kill Luan'er secretly, he would probably come to blackmail me.
Ding Kui felt a little relieved, so he said: "Is there really no spy lurking? Let me find out and ensure that your family's life is worse than death."
"Really! The villain swears on the lives of his entire clan that if there is a spy from the dead lurking around the eldest princess, the villain's entire clan will suffer a terrible death." Shaodian Leng swore a poisonous oath without even thinking about it.
"Hmph! Do you know where this place is?" Ding Kui sat down near a tea table.
"Well, I don't know, and I don't dare to know." Shaodian Leng quickly lowered his head.
He knew very well what things should be known and what things should not be known, and he could not give the other party an excuse to kill someone and silence them.
"Why are you monitoring the great elder?" Ding Kui suppressed the urge to kill.
"That is His Royal Highness the Prince's will. Before the Lord takes charge, the villain must obey unconditionally..." Shao Dian Leng quickly repeated Shao Dianshi's order.
Ding Kui's original plan was to kill people and silence them, but now he changed his mind and decided to hand over the person to Shaodian Mian. Before doing so, he did not forget to ask Nian Si to ask in detail who the secret spies were in Nanzhao Prefecture.
"Master, do you want to arrest everyone in the Intelligence Department?" Jiang Nan found more people, about a hundred people.
"No, a snake cannot move without a head. The director's disappearance is enough to cause chaos for them. You can take the people back. I will act alone tomorrow."
Ding Kui was not sure what had happened to Shaodian Luan, and the Shaodian clan's clan meeting was to be held tomorrow, so he didn't want to make things get out of hand.
However, he forgot the simplest truth: if his family disappears, he must always go home and ask.
The Earl's Mansion went quiet during the day and became quiet at night. Ruan Xingzhu accompanied Long Yan, who had rushed back from Nanjing, and sat in the hall with a sad face.
"Have you indeed met Madam?" Long Yan couldn't help but ask again. She didn't know how many times she had asked her today.
Ruan Xingzhu answered tirelessly: "It's absolutely true. If it hadn't been for the letter she left, I wouldn't have told you."
"Then she is really planning something big, but why can't she tell the master?"
Ding Kui's son disappeared, but the servants watched his wife take the young master away. The lady also left a letter to Long Yan, instructing the whole family not to make any noise. This time is related to the replacement of the king. If you are not careful, it will be ruined.
It's a big deal. Madam and Master will send back the latest news after tomorrow.
"Maybe it's Shaodian's family matter. We and Brother Kui are outsiders. Tomorrow is their clan meeting. Her taking Yuanyuan away probably has something to do with it." Ruan Xingzhu couldn't think of any other reason.
Long Yan glanced at the forbidden area in the backyard and said: "Yuanyuan is sure it's okay to follow Madam, and there won't be any problems, but if we don't do anything, will the master blame us when he comes back?"
"My sister-in-law told me not to interfere with their husband and wife's affairs, what else can I do?" Ruan Xingzhu was very depressed.
In contrast, Long Yan had to obey his wife, unless Ding Kui appeared in front of him immediately and used his identity as a master to change his wife's order. The original hope of Ruan Xingzhu's help was in vain.
"Will the master be in trouble?" She wanted to contact Ding Kui to ask.
"Probably not. Senior brother went to the capital a few days ago. He will inform me if anything happens." Ruan Xingzhu was not worried about Ding Kui.
Gui Jing had summoned Ding Kui, and no one in Zhenjing could go beyond Gui Jing to cause trouble for Ding Kui, unless Ding Kui asked for trouble himself.
"Let's wait another day. If there is no news the day after tomorrow, I will ask the royal family for support."
Long Yan was about to speak when she saw Jingjing running into the hall, "Mom, where is my brother? I want to play with him." The little girl hadn't seen her brother all day.
"Brother is not feeling well. He is resting. Be good and don't make trouble. Mom will play with you." Long Yan grabbed Jingjing and turned to Ruan Xingzhu and said, "Okay, I will seal the house for another day to prevent the news from leaking."
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After a night of cleaning, the clan headquarters had a brand new look, ready to welcome clan members from all walks of life who were about to arrive.
Ten armchairs are placed in a circle in the middle of the lobby, specially prepared for the elders of the ten major clans.
In addition, there are multiple rows of official chairs placed on the left and right sides, which are prepared for representatives of small and medium-sized branches.
Shaodian Huang came to make a final inspection.
He pointed to the center of the lobby and said: "Add a high tea table next to each seat, and put the imperial fragrant tea and cakes on them."