The winter days are short, and the sun is about to rest on the mountains to the west. In the blink of an eye, it will set, and the sky and earth will become dark.
There are lanterns hanging in the garden.
There were screams and shouts from outside, which scared Princess Changle to death. She thought someone had sneaked into the garden to do something evil, so she quickly pulled the clothes beside the soup pool and put them on without caring about the wet water stains on her body.
, seeing Princess Jinyang listening attentively, he immediately patted her and said anxiously: "You girl, why don't you get dressed quickly? What will you do if someone rushes in?"
"Ah, okay, okay, I'll wear it now."
Princess Jinyang quickly calmed down the excitement in her eyes, fearing that her sister would notice. She also stood up, took the clothes from her sister and put them on.
There were chaotic footsteps outside, and Princess Changle looked pale and trembling.
If a thief breaks in, although there are guards guarding the outside, the thief will not be able to succeed, but if word gets out, the reputation of the sisters will not be guaranteed.
She herself didn't care, she would follow Fang Jun in such a shadowy manner all her life, but her sister hadn't gotten married yet, and once her reputation was ruined, who would treat her sincerely?
You need to know that the Princess of Tang Dynasty has always had a bad reputation...
After a long while, the voice of the Imperial Guard School Captain came from outside: "Are you okay, Your Highnesses? A thief sneaked in during the darkness and disturbed the bathing palace guests. He has been captured and will be sentenced to death!"
The guards are responsible for protecting the princess, but someone still sneaked in despite their strict protection. This is a complete dereliction of duty. If the two princesses make a slight mistake, they will be punished by death.
Princess Changle composed herself, raised her voice slightly, and said, "I and my sister are both fine, please rest assured. I don't know who has sneaked in, and what is their intention?"
Although the villa here is not as heavily guarded as the palace, it has its own guards, and the sisters have brought many guards. Although it is not "impenetrable", it is not something that ordinary thieves can sneak into at will.
The captain outside replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, we have not yet learned the identity of the thief without trial, let alone his motives..."
Suddenly, a sharp and shrill cry came: "Your Highness! Your Highness, it's me. I was wronged... uh uh uh..."
Halfway through the scream, it stopped abruptly as if someone was strangling his neck.
"Um?"
Princess Changle raised her eyebrows and asked curiously: "Who is this person?"
Princess Jinyang's face was stern, Wen Yan quickly put on a smiling face and interrupted: "Who knows? Maybe he knew our identities and wanted to do something wrong. We were caught this time, but he wanted to beg for mercy."
Then he ordered the captain outside: "Take him into custody immediately, check if he has any accomplices, and interrogate him strictly. No matter who he is, he will be dealt with how he should be dealt with. No one can intercede!"
"Here!"
The captain responded and walked away to interrogate him strictly.
"Wait!"
Princess Changle stopped the captain, turned around and stared at Princess Jinyang with a frown, and asked: "Do you know who the thief is?"
Princess Jinyang looked confused: "How could I know?"
Princess Changle didn't believe it and didn't say anything, just stared at her.
The two sisters have a deep affection, have the same mind, and understand each other's character very well. Under the gaze of a pair of clear eyes, Princess Jinyang felt that she had nothing to hide, she blinked guiltily, her eyes wandered, and he hesitated: "Maybe
Is it someone from the nearby manor villa? After all, this is not an ordinary farm. The surrounding residents are either rich or noble, and how can the people who dare to sneak into the royal villa be ordinary people? Hence this speculation..."
"snort!"
Princess Changle didn't believe it at all. She tapped her sister's smooth forehead with a spring-green finger and said angrily: "Don't play tricks, otherwise I won't spare you!"
Then, he raised his voice and ordered to the captain outside: "Let the thief go down for interrogation, and wait until he is tortured. When his identity and purpose of coming are clear, report him as soon as possible."
"Here."
The captain then walked out.
Princess Changle stared at Princess Jianyang and asked, "What's going on? I won't tell you now. If I find out it's related to you later, you'll be the one to watch!"
Princess Jinyang shook her head firmly: "How could I know? It must be a thief who comes from nowhere, coveting my sister's beauty, and wants to sneak in in the dark and try to do something wrong."
Princess Changle was so angry that she simply ignored her. This little girl seemed to be weak and well-behaved, but in reality she was very hard-headed.
…
In front of a row of houses outside, torches were lit, lanterns were hung, and a group of palace servants and maids looked flustered and angry. I don't know whether it was because of the hot spring soaking or because they were ashamed and angry. Their faces were crimson and their hairpins were messy.
, they all spurned him endlessly.
More than twenty guards packed the thief who had just been caught with the intention of sneaking into the house to "peep" on the palace servants and maids bathing into a room and interrogated him strictly.
It was probably a place where ordinary palace residents would stay. The furnishings were very simple. There was a candle burning on the table by the window. Wei Zhengju was tied up and pressed on a stool, and his heart was full of fear.
Sneaking into the royal villa in the middle of the night with the intention of committing evil deeds is a serious crime!
Although there were no bad consequences, not enough to decapitate him, and not enough to lead to exile, he could never escape with a whip.
As long as he thought about the superb whipping skills of the execution guards in the palace, his two legs were fighting, and he was horrified...
A guard wearing a helmet came in front of him and looked down at him. His face was half-lit and half-dark by the candlelight, which was extremely oppressive.
After a long while, the man slowly said: "Life, place of origin, identity, please tell me one by one."
Wei Zhengju swallowed, moved his lips, and finally gritted his teeth and said nothing.
Anyway, I didn’t make any big mistake. I just sneaked into the unknown terrain at night and touched the wrong room. How can I behead myself? The most serious thing is to be thrown into the Jingzhao Mansion Prison, and then I can find connections to rescue me. But.
If he reveals his life and identity, it will be regarded as conclusive evidence and will be stained for life.
It will be difficult to become an official in the future, let alone the dream of marrying Princess Jinyang home...
So he gritted his teeth, made up his mind not to speak, and endured even a torture.
The school captain saw his firm expression, but he was not annoyed. He just said slowly: "You must be a man of high status, and you are afraid of being stained if your identity is revealed. But you also have to think about it, this is a royal palace.
There are two princesses moving in, who dares to close this matter without any explanation? Judging from the man's attire, he must be a descendant of an aristocratic family. It only takes a little trouble to investigate carefully, and it is not difficult to find out your identity, so I resist this matter.
, is really not very smart..."
After a pause, the captain continued: "Besides, this place is certainly a royal palace, but after all, Lang Jun's trip did not cause serious consequences. If Lang Jun's family is prominent, after this matter is reported to the two princesses, perhaps
But if the net is wide open, there is no way of giving up. But if you resist to the end, you will be exiled for three thousand miles at the least, your career will be cut off, and your family will be humiliated. How to choose, has Mr. Lang ever figured it out?"
It was too easy for him to deal with such dandy boys.
There is no need to torture, just a few threats, and most of the time they will wet their pants. These children of aristocratic families are well-dressed and well-fed, relying on their family's powerful connections to run rampant. They have never seen the darkness of the world. How can they have such determination?
will?
After all, monsters like Fang Jun are rare and unique...
Wei Zhengju was dumbfounded.
He originally made up his mind not to say anything, but after hearing what the captain said, he felt that it made sense. Even if he didn't say anything now, wouldn't others be able to find out his identity? There would be no room for change by then, and he would suffer
If you don't get punished severely, you will be ruined for the rest of your life.
I immediately regretted it, almost bursting into tears, and shouted: "I was wronged! I came here this time because I was invited by Princess Jinyang. Otherwise, how many of you would dare to break into this majestic royal garden? It's just that
In the dark night, Lu Sheng accidentally walked into the wrong room and disturbed the palace servants who were taking a bath...General, please call Princess Jinyang to let me know that I am here, and she will definitely come to clear my name."
The captain looked strange and asked: "Mr. Lang must know that if such lies are spread, His Highness Jinyang's reputation will not be guaranteed, but Lang Jun will also be severely punished by the royal family... This is worse than accidentally entering the royal palace."
, disturbing the palace maid is a more serious crime."
Wei Zhengju was stunned for a moment. He suddenly realized that he couldn't speak clearly even though his mouth was full of words.
Could it be said that Princess Jinyang had a secret tryst with him, which happened to be noticed by the imperial guards? Even if he abandoned all his dignity as a man and blamed everything on Princess Jinyang, how would Princess Jinyang admit it?
When the time comes for him to lightly say "There is absolutely no such thing", will the people in the world believe him, Wei Zhengju, or Princess Jinyang?
What is particularly important is that Wei Zhengju does not think that today was set up by Princess Jinyang. He feels that he seems to have fallen into a trap, a trap for Jingzhao Wei, and he is just used as a bait...