The floor-to-ceiling wooden window panels are still removed, and only the bamboo curtains are hung.
Seeing that his master was in a bad mood, the man quickly rolled up most of the hanging curtain, exposing the yard outside.
In an instant, the night wind rushed in with wet water vapor, and the floor was stained with a lot of water.
Jin Guiren had no expression on his face and sat directly on the floor.
He got up from the bed, only wearing a coat and no shoes or socks, so he was barefoot.
His left leg is propped up and his right leg is bent. Judging from his posture, he looks relaxed, but his face has a serious look and his eyebrows are furrowed.
Just like the weather this night.
It looks like late spring is warm, but the wind and rain are actually very strong.
Soon, Dao Heng arrived.
After glancing at Jin Guiren, he held the hem of his clothes with one hand and sat down with his knees bent.
It's been a long time since he left Guangde Temple. His hair has grown longer and he has changed out of his monk's robes, but his daily actions occasionally reveal some of the monk's style.
If he were to sit on his knees like this, put on his cassock and pinch a string of Buddhist beads, he would look like an eminent monk.
Jin Guiren did not speak.
Dao Heng also knew something was wrong: "When I left, Liu Xun was the only one in the house."
"Then why is the prince there?" Jin Guiren's voice was cold and deep.
It was difficult for Dao Heng to answer, because he was still not sure which link caused the problem.
These days, Xu Jian has been checking very closely.
Just as the master said, Xu Jian has a very good nose.
If Xu Jian is asked to dig deeper around the house, he may dig out some troublesome things.
Therefore, the master decided to give the house to Xu Jian.
Dao Heng is the bait.
He deliberately appeared in the market so that Shuntian Mansion could get clues and approach the house little by little.
According to the original plan, the Yamen discovered Liu Xun and took him back.
Whether Xu Jian was restrained by the Liu family and tried to find a way to deal with Liu Xun, or whether he simply beat his discordant brother to death regardless of the Liu family's intentions, he had to accept this "gift".
Shuntian Mansion followed their stated arrangement to check the house, and Xu Jian made some innocuous discoveries at most.
This is tail docking.
After their tails were docked, they felt lighter. Xu Jian held the docked tail, which was also a bonus.
The plan went well at first.
His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, visited frequently in the past few days. He has been obedient these past few days and has not gone to the house again.
Listening to what the palace said, His Highness also said that he would return to the palace after leaving office today.
Dao Heng then walked around Chenmi Hutong.
Everything has been settled at the house.
The nursing home was evacuated, and the number of administrative duties was reduced, leaving some dancing girls who didn't know the inside story to deal with Liu Xun, and they drank alcohol with enough stamina that they wouldn't wake up even if the earth shook...
And he left before nightfall.
The government officials guarding the alley entrance couldn't stand him.
Everything went well.
Shuntian Mansion was dispatched, and Shan Shen also called the garrison office, and a group of people rushed into the house from the north and south sides.
But they discovered that besides Liu Xun, there was also a Crown Prince!
Dao Heng was doing other things at the time. When he got the news, everyone was taken to Shuntian Mansion.
How can he say that he is ugly?
Not to mention why His Highness went suddenly, he didn't even know when His Highness went.
Jin Guiren raised his eyes and turned to look at Dao Heng: "I'm afraid this matter won't be easy to handle. Let's ask some questions about the situation in Shuntian Mansion and wait until daybreak. Let's see if Mr. Shan understands or not."
Shuntian Mansion is so busy inside and out.
Tu Gui, the prime minister who stayed behind in the mansion, quickly came out to welcome him. He was shocked when he saw that the person who came back looked very unhappy.
He asked Zhang Yuan in a low voice: "Let that monk run away?"
It doesn’t look like this.
Those carriages coming back together can’t be empty, right?
"I didn't find Dao Heng," Zhang Yuan said with a bitter face, "I found a fatal one."
I don’t understand the slaughter rules.
Until he saw Li Shao being carried in.
"This, this..." Tu Gui's eyes almost fell out, "How come His Highness was brought back by you? Could there be an assassin who kidnapped His Highness? Why didn't His Highness wake up!"
"Stop yelling," Shan Shen came up from behind and took off his wet bamboo hat, "find a doctor first. It will be troublesome if His Highness catches a cold."
Tu Gui glanced at the tired Shan Shen and did not ask any further questions.
The master came close to Tu Gui and said in a low voice: "There are no monks in that house, only His Highness the Crown Prince, his dandy friends and their group of dancing girls and beauties."
Tugui:......
As expected of a master who has read thousands of books, one sentence is all it takes.
Tu Gui asked Shan Shen, "Sir, can an ordinary doctor do it? Should I go to the Imperial Hospital to call someone?"
"Please be strict with your words. Don't let the whole capital know that we have brought the prince back early tomorrow morning." Zhang Yuan wiped his face, "Sir, what are we going to do about this matter? Wait until His Highness wakes up and ask about the situation.
Finally, can you pass it by as a cover? You report it to the Holy Emperor privately, and there is no need to spread it to the whole court..."
Shan Shen waved his hand.
Zhang Yuan must have been busy earlier and did not hear what he and Wantang said.
This is a trap, and it will be even worse if you hide it.
Who let His Highness the Crown Prince fall into trouble?
"Go find an imperial doctor." Shan Shen said.
The person on duty is Judge An.
Hearing someone tell me about the situation, I didn't dare to delay and hurried to Shuntian Mansion.
Li Shao was placed in a room, covered with a quilt, and slept soundly.
Anyuan made a diagnosis and said: "There should be no serious health problems. It seems that the alcohol is too strong. Just wake up. I will prepare some ginger soup later. It will be cold tonight. I lay naked on the ground and blew it again."
The wind also picked up some rain, so don’t get cold."
After saying that, he went to see Liu Xun again and came to the same conclusion.
Shan Shen looked at Eunuch Shi with a stupefied expression.
Eunuch Shi didn't drink much and was not strong enough, so he was pinched hard by the yamen servant. When he woke up, he was still confused.
When I asked him what he wanted to say, his answers were confusing and full of filthy words.
Shan Shen was so angry that he had someone take him out and throw him on the open ground where he was soaked in the rain for half a quarter of an hour.
Eunuch Shi woke up completely now and stood up screaming: "What bastard! Do you know who the Zajia is? How did you get the Zajia..."
Shan Shen asked him: "Then do you know where this is?"
Eunuch Shi followed the sound and looked.
The court hall is bright and has a plaque with the words "A bright mirror hangs high".
Eunuch Shi blinked and looked at the person standing under the plaque.
He still recognizes Shuntian Fuyin’s face.
So, is this really Shuntian Mansion?
Eunuch Shi shuddered and stumbled into the courtroom until he was in front of Shan Shen, leaving a long watermark behind him.
"Shan, Master Shan, why are the Za family here?" Eunuch Shi asked curiously, "Where is your highness?"
"I still remember Your Highness, you finally have some conscience." Shan Shen said coldly.
Eunuch Shi was quick to talk and immediately said: "The Za family treats His Highness with loyalty..."
"Then you still let His Highness sleep with women in such a mess?" Shan Shen interrupted Eunuch Shi, "That room is a mess! If you don't want to live anymore, find a rope to hang yourself to death! You are still fucking harming others! I
If you lose your black hat this time, all the ghosts will follow you! You will never grow that lifeblood in your lifetime! I will chop it into pieces when it grows!"
Eunuch Shi didn't expect to receive such a beating. He was dumbfounded and instinctively covered his body with his hands.
Why do you want to chop it up again?
Wrong!
Why should you chop him up!
He is working for the prince, so why should Shuntian Mansion be yelling at him!
Eunuch Shi came to his senses and pointed at Shan Shen to curse.
Shan Shenli ignored it and asked directly: "Why did you go to the house in Chenmi Hutong? Have you been there before? What is the connection between Your Highness and that house? Why is Liu Xun here? Have you ever seen a monk there? Today
What else happened at night? Please answer me all carefully! If you don't cooperate, I will hand you over to Eunuch Cao at dawn and let Eunuch Cao ask you."
Eunuch Shi's arrogance was completely extinguished after hearing the three words "Eunuch Cao".
He had heard someone say that if he fell into the hands of Eunuch Cao, he would not be able to live or die.
"His Royal Highness wanted to go there, so he went."
"The Zajia followed His Highness after the thank-you banquet. Before that, it was Eunuch Hu. As early as when he was serving His Highness, His Highness often went there."
"I heard that Mr. Liu introduced this place to His Highness. They are all clean dancers and thin horses. Your Highness can exchange a batch for a batch."
"I don't know what their background is. There were originally many nursing homes, but they all seemed to have taken shelter from the rain today."
"They probably don't know His Highness's identity. His Highness always wears a mask. The money given by His Highness is sufficient. If they are doing this kind of business, as long as they make money, they must understand the rules and will not inquire about his identity."
"When we were at the Yamen, His Highness and Duke Fu were not very happy with each other, so His Highness wanted to go and relax. When he arrived, he found that Mr. Liu was also there."
"I've never seen a monk before, but I did send a group of little nuns once, and His Highness even praised them."
"Tonight is just like usual. I got drunk for some reason, and when I woke up, I was here."
"Hey, where is Your Highness? The Za family still has to serve His Highness!"
On the side, Master was writing non-stop, taking notes while looking at Shan Shen who was rubbing his temples.
The eunuch answered with a hammer here and there, and at least he explained the matter roughly.
No matter how much you ask, you obviously can’t find out.
Shan Shen was used to asking questions: "Why did I replace you after the thank-you banquet? Where is Eunuch Hu?"
Eunuch Shi had no choice but to talk about the exchange of tribute wine.
Shan Shen:......
What does he do to ask more questions?
Is this something he can inquire about casually?
Didn’t you see that there was no sound at all outside?
The tribute wine at the thank-you banquet was all wiped out. Let alone the court, even in the imperial city, except for the few people present at the time, there was probably no news at all.
The Holy Spirit's attitude is clear.
But unfortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince ended up in Shuntian Mansion this time.
It may still be a situation that cannot be concealed.
This time it’s really fatal.
After taking Eunuch Shi down, Shan Shen asked the dancers who had woken up and the nurse who had been caught by the garrison.
They all ask questions and don’t know anything, and there are no clues.
Seeing that he was stuck, Wantang quickly came in.
"I did a simple search but didn't find anything. It's inconvenient at night, so I'll wait until daybreak before going," he said angrily, "What did you ask here?"
The master handed the written confession to Wantang.
The more you look at Wantang, the deeper the word "chuan" between your eyebrows becomes, almost becoming a ravine.
"Why did you exchange the tribute wine?" Wantang cursed, "Your Highness is really..."
Shan Shen turned to look at his master and asked with his eyes: Why did you write this down?
Master is also bitter.
Of course he would record whatever confessions he had made, and only delete them when he compiled them into a case file.
Shan Shen looked at Wantang again, okay, if you have too many debts, you don’t have to worry, if you have too many lice, you don’t need to itch.
He and Commander Wan knew more and less, but they were almost the same.
After Wantang finished reading, he asked: "Are Your Highness and Liu Xun awake?"
"His Royal Highness is not awake, Judge An is watching," Shan Shen said, "Liu Xun woke up once, drank ginger soup in a vague way, and passed out again."
The corners of Wantang's mouth twitched.
Still drinking ginger soup?
Which one of them is not soaked to the skin?
"You Shuntian Prefecture is too polite in doing things," Wantang handed the confession back to the master and urged him to lead the way, "We guarding the Yamen will not be used to it."
As the master walked away, he said: "After all, he is the son of the Minister of Honglu Temple..."
"So what?" Wantang didn't care, "The Holy One has the final say on how His Highness will be punished, but this Liu Xun, I think he is hopeless. He was the one who brought His Highness to that house to play with women, right? Look, the Holy One will chop him down
If you don’t kill him! Mr. Liu won’t be able to keep his official title, and he will most likely have to go with him to take the examination at the Palace of Hell.”
After entering the room where Liu Xun was placed, Wantang directly lifted him out of bed.
Liu Xun's clothes were put on by the yamen servants. They were so baggy that he was not properly put on. When the collar was lifted, he almost slipped out of the clothes.
Wantang cursed, grabbed Liu Xun's arm, dragged him out, and threw him into the rain.
It didn't take half an hour for Liu Xun to wake up.
Dazed and stupid, looking around.
He didn't know Wantang, but he knew Shan Shen and Zhang Yuan. He had been to the Shuntian Prefecture's back office yard before.
"Are you awake?" Wantang said, "Take your highness to sleep with a woman. You really have a future."
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Zhang Yuan didn't understand and asked the master in a low voice: "What's the future?"
It doesn’t matter whether the master is smiling or not: “Eighteen years later, there will be another good man’s future.”
Zhang Yuan:……
Still eighteen years away.
Liu Xun, a stinky boy, never lived to be eighteen in his life!
When Liu Xun finally understood the situation, he collapsed on the ground and couldn't get up at all.
How could the house be searched by Shuntian Mansion if it was so safe?
There are so many nursing homes, why is there no resistance at all?
They didn't drink too much, but if there was some noise up front and alerted them, they would pack up and run away.
Rather than being caught red-handed.
"I, I..." Liu Xun stammered, "I don't, I'm not..."
Shan Shen asked directly: "When did you know about that place? And when did you take Your Highness there?"
Just as Liu Xun was about to answer, Li Shao woke up in the room next to him.
A group of people left Liu Xun and went to see Li Shao.
Li Shao had a gloomy face, and after figuring out the cause and effect, his heart beat faster instantly.
Those things about him will be known to his father again.
Scared?
Li Shao was undoubtedly scared.
But at the same time, the feeling he had experienced before emerged again, and the exciting sense of accomplishment of being able to escape unharmed enveloped him.
After glancing at Shan Shen and others, Li Shao staggered out of bed: "Get out of the way."
Shan Shen said: "Your Highness, I haven't figured out the matter about that house yet."
"Then you keep doing it. Isn't it enough to capture so many people?" Li Shao said, "I want to go back to wash up and change my clothes."
Shan Shen didn't want to let it go: "Dao Heng is involved, so the matter is serious..."
"Are you afraid that I will run away?" Li Shao said, "I am the crown prince and my father is in the palace. Am I still running away?"
Wantang looked at Li Shao, with veins twitching in his forehead. He stretched out his hand to stop him, but Shan Shen stopped him.
Li Shao walked out quickly.
When he passed by Liu Xun, he didn't even look at him.
The heavy rain poured down, making him feel chilly, but the excitement in his heart made him feel hot all over.
Under the rain, Li Shao's footsteps became much steadier.
Exciting, he thought, this is very exciting.
However, he also wants to find a way to appease his father.
Let’s discuss it with uncle first.
"Give me a horse." Li Shao said.
Zhang Yuan trotted out and when he saw this, he motioned to the government servant to give it to him.
Li Shao got on his horse and galloped away. The two guards followed him and escorted him until they saw him knocking on the door of Prince Jin's Mansion and he breathed a sigh of relief.
