At two o'clock in the morning, black smoke suddenly billowed out from the backyard of Guang'an Hou Mansion.
"The water has escaped! The water has escaped! Someone come quickly!"
Several little maids with hanging buns and dirty bodies ran away from Lanche Garden to various places while coughing with tears on their faces.
The steward who was standing by the door to the front hall and the backyard to greet the guests had a stern look on his face and shouted not to talk nonsense, so as not to disturb the distinguished guests in the front hall.
But the maid's shrill scream still stirred up waves in the front hall.
The Marquis of Guang'an, Yu Feng, glanced at him, and his servants immediately summoned people from the palace to put out the fire in Lanche Garden. Only then did Yu Feng step forward with a smile and comfort the guests one by one.
Everyone also understands that the front hall is close to the main entrance and is the safest place.
As the Marquis of Guang'an said, instead of escaping in embarrassment and being blown by the cold wind, it is better to sit in the front hall and wait for the change. After all, Lancheyuan is far away from the front hall. It is said that the fire is not big and should be controlled.
The people who came to watch the old lady's body on the night before the funeral were all close friends of the Marquis of Guang'an. Seeing the unexpected incident in the Marquis of Guang'an, they all came forward to look for some good omens to comfort the Marquis of Guang'an.
Mrs. Hou's Xiao Zhang's courtyard was on fire, but she calmly handled everything in the front hall, and received a lot of praise. The atmosphere in the hall was actually much livelier than before the fire.
Therefore, no one noticed that there were many powerful nuns hiding in the dark in the front hall, secretly looking at the guests in the front hall.
On the other side, the backyard of the Hou Mansion.
The news of the fire in Lanche Garden spread throughout the house. All the servants put down their work and went to Lanche Garden to put out the fire.
Before getting close, you could see billowing smoke heading towards the sky. The fire seemed to have a golden edge drawn by the smoke, depicting a gloomy but unignorable danger on the pure black night.
Everyone quickly picked up the handy water containers and rushed towards Lanche Garden.
The few servants who came a little late were staggering around dragging the big wooden bucket, and half of the water in it had been spilled by the slurry. Everyone was panting and their bodies were covered with water stains.
But when they passed through the narrow stone arch and entered Lanche Garden, they found that the so-called fire scene was solemn and the atmosphere was strange. Only the crackling sound of wood could be heard.
Fuquan calculated the time and figured it was almost done.
With a wave of his hand, five strong men stood in a line and stood guard outside the stone arch. People inside were not allowed to go out, and those who came late could not enter Lanche Garden.
On the other side, someone also quickly put out the thick smoke and scattered fires.
At the same time, an old nun came from the front hall and whispered a few words in Fuquan's ear. Fuquan nodded and understood that there was nothing strange about the guests outside.
Then, Fuquan took out the book and started counting the people.
"The first step: In the name of fire, conduct an inspection to find out the truth. All thieves from outside and inside will show their flaws. The stolen goods of the thieves will not be released and will be hidden in the courtyard. If you hear this, you will look for an opportunity to investigate. All guests outside should be quiet.
Wait among them. Those who leave with excuses will be different. Those who are slaves in the house and arrive late will be examined."
Step two.
At the second quarter of Hai hour.
The guards of the Yongning Marquis Mansion who were ordered to surround the Guang'an Marquis Villa heard the news of the fire and quickly returned to the Guang'an Marquis Mansion to help put out the fire.
Yu Qiansi and two Wu Yasi masters hid in the willow shade outside the courtyard wall in the northeast corner of the garden.
According to Fuquan, this corner of the Bieyuan Garden is an idle garden, the farthest straight line away from the Orchid Che Garden. Beyond the courtyard wall, you can vaguely see the shadows of the trees in the courtyard, and there is also a corridor of pavilions with faintly jumping spires, which appear in the soft shadows of the trees.
Extremely stiff.
There are two good hands behind Yu Qiansi, each holding a bundle of wooden sticks with pointed ends.
Seeing Yu Qiansi gently nodding, the two of them immediately got the order and hid themselves in the darkness without knowing where to go.
Not long after, a black shadow jumped up and looked at the situation outside the courtyard through the shadow of the trees in the wall.
Yu Qiansi raised his eyebrows in surprise, there really was a thief.
He is eight feet long, uses his arms to jump, has average lightness, and has a stable lower body.
After estimating her weight, Yu Qiansi narrowed her eyes and smiled, with the pear dimple on her right lip looming.
Just when the black shadow jumped down after inspecting the surroundings, a clear and soft voice suddenly gave an order:
"Shen."
"Oh no," he thought, but it was too late.
The moment he was about to land, a wooden stick came clanging and stuck right where he was about to land.
Unable to avoid it, I had to force myself to put away my strength and roll to the right.
"house."
It was the woman's order again, and the second wooden stick followed closely, forcing him to change direction again.
"Void."
"female!"
"Danger!"
"hold head high!"
"wing!"
The woman's instructions were getting faster and faster, and the wooden stick moved according to the order, and the black shadow rolled around on the ground in embarrassment.
When he ignored his internal strength and was driven into chaos, he slapped his hands on the ground and tried to stand up forcefully, but he found two wooden sticks coming from different directions, towards his face and the position where his palm was about to land.
He had no choice but to roll away hastily again, struggling in vain in the wooden net woven by the woman's clear and sweet voice.
At this moment, he understood that the woman's orders were based on the twenty-eight constellations, and she must have figured out his height, weight, and martial arts skills.
But she can accurately calculate her next plan and reaction, which is incredible!
The two masters hiding in the dark are like devout believers who obey the secret words of gods and Buddhas, executing everything with iron and blood.
However, these two people's martial arts skills were so high that he didn't even have the slightest chance to breathe. He had exhausted too much energy before, and his movements became slower and slower.
As his movements slowed down, the woman actually also slowed down her tone of voice, her voice rising slightly in the command, as if she was in a good mood.
The black shadow was angry, he noticed that the woman was teasing him with playful intentions.
Like a cheetah that gracefully approaches after seeing its prey unable to struggle.
After the final order, he was forced by the wooden sticks on the ground with nowhere to go, and rolled to the feet of a man in red.
Before the black shadow had time to react, a unique fragrance came with the fist wind. The woman's punch landed behind the black shadow's right ear with skillful force, and the black shadow was immediately relieved of all his strength.
Two masters appeared silently at this moment, lifted the black shadow, and stood opposite Yu Qiansi.
This was the first time Boyi saw the woman in front of him clearly.
She is dressed in a rouge-colored figure, with a delicate girlish color that makes the woman's skin look like snow and jade. Her two curved eyebrows are unsullied and proud, and her pair of twinkling eyes are filled with the water of the mirror lake, revealing alienation and publicity. It's like a kick.
Stepping into the lake that is about to melt in early spring, it is chilly to the bone, but I unconsciously want to fall deeply into the brightness at the end of the sun. A beautiful nose and pink lips are the most charming embellishment of this scenery.
The body was gradually dyed a bright and irregular red from the waist to the hem of the skirt, making the woman seem to be walking on fire and singing loudly.
Starting from the cuff of the right arm, eagles with complicated patterns are embroidered with golden silk thread. The vines are like vines wrapped around the left chest, seeming to gradually disappear from the white clouds into a pool of red blood. In the dark night, it looks extremely strange and beautiful.
The woman was resting her arms half-folded, and a jade-colored jade ring on her right index finger was turning on her fingertips, making the sound of jade stones hitting each other.
The two people holding him were both dressed in black and had golden falcons embroidered on their arms, but they were both on the left arm.
Falcon? Master? Girl in red?
His heart suddenly sank.
The jade-faced ghost mind is good at judging and distinguishing, and knows the subtleties, so he is called a Rakshasa.
"The punishment department?"
There is a slight hesitation in the first sentence, but the second sentence is a conclusion: "You are the Jade Rakshasa!"
Boyi's voice was like a loud bell, containing hidden anger.
Sentence Division.
It was built by the Holy Emperor a year ago to imitate the old system of the previous dynasty.
It is independent of the Three Law Departments and only obeys the orders of the saints. As long as the saint deems it necessary, the Punishment Department can directly intervene in suspicious cases of injustice in the world, bypassing the Three Law Departments.
The sage was so interested that he specially handed down the word "Wuya" in his own handwriting to the Secretary of Punishment, implying the meaning of "the law has no boundaries".
In order to deal with the affairs of the Punishment Division and respond to dispatches, it is even planned to carefully select elites from the military from various places to form the "Wuya Guards" of the Punishment Division.
Since the Punishment Division obeys His Majesty's orders, if Your Majesty takes real power in the future, Wuya Guard will be His Majesty's personal soldiers.
Everyone was happy and excited, thinking that this was His Majesty's first step in trying to take over power from the Duke of Qi and take over the government. After all, most of the court was controlled by the Duke of Qi, so if Your Majesty wanted to take over power, he would have to find another way.
Unfortunately, before the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty had time to react, the Duke of Qi began to intervene.
From the inside to the outside, every table, every chair, every person and every tree was arranged by the young master of the Duke of Qi's mansion, who had a good reputation:
"Share your Majesty's worries."
A woman was even specially invited to take over the position of Si Yin.
It is said that this woman is a master at breaking out of prisons and investigating cases. The "Yuli Pavilion" she opened specializes in clearing up people's doubts and defending their grievances, and is quite popular among the people.
At this time, when he came back to his senses and thought about the subtlety of it, Chao Zhongqingliu shouted that he had been deceived.
How can this be His Majesty's personal army? This is clearly the Xiuyi Zhizhi established by the Duke of Qi with the help of Your Majesty!
At the beginning, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established Xiuyi Zhizhi, which was responsible for investigating and handling special cases.
Although he was ordered to punish rapes and punish prisons, he actually inspected hundreds of officials and took charge of subordinates. Officials have no bureaus and duties, and all things are caused by the heart. Later, he single-handedly created the "scourge of witchcraft"
.
Even if the leader now is not a courtier but a woman, it is just a change of soup without changing the medicine.
To clear up unjust imprisonment? Doesn’t that mean that as long as there is any doubt about the matter, the criminal prosecutor can intervene at will?
Thinking of this, everyone was frightened.
This is really a good move. It hangs over everyone's heads and makes everyone dare not act rashly.
Boyi heard about this at that time, and after he figured out the connection, he could only sigh: The Duke of Qi is really a good trick!
Yu Qiansi smiled slightly, and the pear vortex deepened.
She didn't know that in just a few moments, Boyi had already gone through the information related to Ti Xing Si thousands of times in her mind. She just felt that the person in front of her was very interesting.
Warmth and cold arrogance met, and he stared at himself with a casual smile and smiled lightly. The pear dimple under his right lip was looming, which seemed innocent and innocent, but to Boyi, the pear dimple actually looked like Sheng Sheng.
It is full of poison and generally makes people feel scared unconsciously.
On the other hand, the two Wuyawei who were sent to the punishment department were heartbroken and lowered their heads without daring to speak.
This was the first person who dared to call Si Yin "Jade Rakshasa" to his face, and he sighed in his heart:
Boy, wish yourself well.
Yu Qiansi made a quick move, and there was only a "click" sound. Boyi only felt a slight pain in his jaw, and the pain was delayed for a moment. When he regained consciousness, he realized that his jaw had been removed and he could not speak.
But the culprit actually apologized with a genuine smile on his face: "I'm sorry, I usually have to arrest people first, so as not to hide poison in their mouths. If I don't have time to ask questions, the clues will be cut off.
Then the gains outweigh the losses.”
After saying that, two Wuya guards in black began to search him skillfully, not missing the corners of his clothes and collar.
Boyi couldn't even grit his teeth now. He could only close his eyes and cursed "running dogs, hawks and dogs" in his heart.
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