Chapter 20

Xiao Yintang's father was Xiaolie, the king of Yunzhong, who was sealed in Yunnan.

As the prince of the palace, according to the law, he could not leave Yunnan without the emperor's edict or permission. Moreover, he left Yunnan this time in private, without prior permission from his father, King Yunzhong.

After the accidental death of Young Emperor Hunting three years ago, he did not actually die, but took precautions in advance, so there were constant rumors that he was able to escape and live in the grass. Due to the importance of the matter, Xiao Yintang has been secretly searching for the whereabouts of the young emperor in the past few years, but to no avail. Just a few months ago, he received the news of the spies again. The imperial court Jinyiwei has recently appeared frequently in the area of ​​Quanzhou, Fujian, which is suspected to be related to the whereabouts of the young emperor. At that time, King Yunzhong was sending Master Ma to Mengdingfu in western Yunnan with the consolation sent by the imperial court. He called Xuanmengmi King, Mubang King and other barbarian leaders in the southwest, to educate the four barbarians and preach the monarchy. People were not in the palace. For fear of delaying the opportunity, Xiao Yintang sent someone to secretly send a message to King Yunzhong. He brought a few capable cronies, and went out of Yunnan in disguise overnight. When they arrived at the seaside outside Tongjin Gate, they only saw a few bodies of Jin Yiwei.

According to the news of the past two days, what happened that night seems to be related to the golden-faced dragon king who has risen on the sea in recent years.

Who is the Golden-faced Dragon King, why is he involved in the Shaodi case, is Shaodi really alive, did he fall into the hands of the Golden-faced Dragon King that night, or is he long since dead, that night was just a simple relationship between Jinyiwei and the Golden-faced Dragon King Conflicts, these are all doubts, in such a short period of time, he could not be sure.

But one thing, he knew very well that at this point, even if he stayed, it would be useless, and he needed to rush back to Yunnan as soon as possible.

That Lord Ma came to Yunnan in name to express his condolences, but he didn't have to think about it to know that the emperor must be afraid of his father and those barbarian kings, so he sent him to monitor his father and record his words and deeds, so that his father was in this small place. In front of the small consolation envoys, they should also be respectful. At this time, in case his whereabouts or the news of his unauthorized departure from Yunnan is leaked, it is the best excuse for the court to launch an attack.

According to the established schedule, Mr. Ma will return to Kunming at the end of this month. As the heir of King Yunzhong, he must appear in the palace at that time. There is not much time left, and he wants to leave Quanzhou and return to Yunnan as soon as possible.

But after that night, for two consecutive days, the city of Quanzhou was strictly investigated during the day and curfew at night. Before Xiao Yintang could evacuate, the whole city was closed and all the ports were closed, cutting off all his ways.

Before he came out, he naturally carried the road guide prepared in advance to prove his false identity, and he had always passed without hindrance, but this time, he was negligent.

Yesterday morning, just as he was preparing to lead out of the city by road, the first businessman from Yunnan was stopped and arrested. The businessman complained of injustice. The reason given by the city guard was that there was an order from above. , No matter the reason, they will be arrested first.

Why did the government arrest the Yunnanese who came to Quanzhou?

Xiao Yintang deduced that Jin Yiwei should also link this incident to the Yunzhong Palace.

This is a very dangerous signal, and it just shows how much the emperor is guarding against his father now.

Since Lu Yin was useless, he retreated at that time and tried another way.

He quickly thought of the owner of the boat that had clashed with his subordinate Liu Yi that day on Fuming Island.

He remembered clearly that the dandy who rushed out at that time called himself the Zhen family. Judging from the tone of the boat and the dandy, this Zhen family should be one of the richest in Quanzhou.

Although the status of merchants is low, they can become rich, and their relationship with the local government is often extraordinary. Some things cannot be done by others. The more such merchants are, the more unimpeded they are.

When Liu Yi heard the news, it confirmed what he thought: the Zhen family had frequent exchanges with the prefecture, and that young scoundrel named Zhen Yaoting, who lost his father three years ago, was the only seedling of the Zhen family.

Like a God-given opportunity, after weighing it, Xiao Yintang no longer hesitated, and decided to take the risk, use the Zhen family's only son to hold the Zhen family, and use the Zhen family's contacts in Quanzhou to leave the city and return to Yunnan as soon as possible.

For the whole day yesterday, the boy didn't go out, but Xiao Yintang couldn't afford to delay, so he sneaked into Zhen's house with Liu Yi in the middle of the night.

Xiao Yintang didn't take the Zhen family seriously at first, but it was just a merchant in Quanzhou. No matter how big the family business was, the housekeeping and nursing home hired was just a pretense. Unexpectedly, because the Zhen family is old and young, Mrs. Hu attaches great importance to the care of the home. She hired an old arrester surnamed Lin who was retired by the government. In addition, it was chaotic outside these few days, and even at night, he personally guarded the gate. Xiao Yintang was difficult to succeed for a while, and he was also afraid. He was afraid that if it failed, it would alarm the government. I wanted to quit first, but I didn't expect God to help. Early in the morning, I saw the dandy son coming to the back garden alone, and Xiao Yintang and Liu Yi followed.

Just now, when he was about to make a move, he saw a very beautiful girl approaching him again, so he continued to hide in the corner, quietly listening to this brother-sister conversation, and the plan in his heart became more certain.

This daughter of the Zhen family has a clear mind and is well-organized, and the relationship between her brother and sister seems to be more than shallow. It is better to restrain Zhen Yaoting and let her pass the word on her behalf.

...

Jiafu watched Xiao Yintang appear so unprepared and stopped in front of her. For a moment, her chest hurt like a needle stick, and her eyes were black with bursts of blackness, an extreme kind of extreme like before her death in her previous life. The sense of despair and pain fell from the sky, wrapping her whole body tightly again.

She grabbed the door frame by her hand, leaned on one shoulder weakly, closed her eyes, and waited for the dizziness to pass, then stood up straight and slowly opened her eyes.

"This is my house. Who are you? What do you want to do?"

She stared at him and asked, word by word, her voice very clear.

Xiao Yintang was slightly startled, his eyes fixed on the face of the girl opposite again, and the strange feeling in his heart became stronger and stronger.

The daughter of the Zhen family was born very beautiful.

There are many beauties in the palace, but it can be said that this girl is the most beautiful beauty he has ever seen in his life. feeling. It was normal for any normal man to have a little thought in the face of such a beauty.

Xiao Yintang is naturally also happy to enjoy beauty. But he can tell when and what to do.

At this time, no matter how beautiful a woman is, it is only a tool for him to escape.

But this daughter of the Zhen family, who was just before, suddenly caused him to have a strange inner wave.

When he came out, the moment she saw her, the blood on her face suddenly disappeared, her eyes widened, and the eyes and expressions of the first reaction could not deceive anyone, let alone Xiao Yintang's eyes.

She gave him the illusion that she knew him before, and harbored great disgust and fear for him. For a moment, she looked so weak that she could barely stand.

But soon, she stabilized her mind, and when she opened her eyes, her eyes became clear and indifferent.

This is even more extraordinary.

A girl who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old suddenly saw an unfamiliar intruder appearing in her backyard. The intruder attacked her brother to the ground, but she quickly calmed down.

Xiao Yintang suddenly wanted to know if this was her real reaction, or was she trying to calm down.

But at this moment, he has no spare time to explore this.

He glanced at the young man on the ground who was pointed at by Liu Yi with his sword, raised his eyes, two eyes fell on the face of the girl in front of him again, and said, "Now go and tell the person who can make the decision in your family, I You need to get out of the city as soon as possible. When I leave safely, your brother will be safe too. Otherwise, he will be buried with me."

...

A carriage was driven from Zhen's house by the driver, followed by Zhang Da and Zhen's servant who were riding on horseback, all the way to Yicheng Gate in the west of the city.

Yichengmen is on duty today is always taking Shi Quanyou and a team of people to the left and right of the city gate. Carrying a basket, the one walking unwrapped his bag, shouting and drinking, shaking his majesty when suddenly he saw a carriage approaching in the distance. He recognized Zhang Da, who was riding beside him. I asked the carriage to stop, and I greeted him. Before I said a word, I heard an impatient voice from a man in the carriage: "Zhang Da, there is a dead person in front of you, can't you block the way? Why isn't the carriage going?"

Shi Quanyou knew that the well-known son of the Zhen family, Zhen Yaoting, was sitting in the carriage.

This son of the Zhen family is known to everyone in Quanzhou City. He had looked at him from a distance before, but when he heard it this time, he really wasn't a good person, so he smiled and said, "Is it Zhen Gongzi? Really? I'm sorry, you must have heard of your son, our city has not been peaceful these days, didn't I follow my orders? Where is Master Zhen going?"

Zhang Da sighed and said, "It's because of this injustice, you know, our old lady is getting old and she has to manage so many things. I'm so upset, when it comes to the end of the month, I'm afraid the boat won't be able to go out to sea. I'm anxious, I caught the wind and cold yesterday, and I can't get up from lying down today. I've said that I'm going to Zimao Shanzhuang outside Xicheng today. I'll go on my behalf. Please check, brother, so that I can accompany our son to go and return early. When you are free tomorrow, I will go to you for a drink. "

Zhang Da said, gave him a look, then leaned close to his ear and whispered: "I just met here, let me tell you by the way. Our boss came back at the end of last year with a boat and brought a lot of good stuff. We The old lady just mentioned something a few days ago, saying that you often take your brother to patrol the pier for us. , I will show you."

Shi Quanyou was elated, knowing that he could make a fortune. If you normally check and prevent it, you can let it go without looking at it, but this time the top has repeatedly ordered it, and he doesn't dare to slack off, saying: "There is an order from the top, no matter which one goes out, you must see it before letting it go, Master Zhen, you are offended. ." Then he walked to the carriage, opened the car door, glanced in, and saw that the young master of the Zhen family was leaning on the back of the chair, his hair was not neatly combed, half of it was hanging down, and he was dressed in a messy dress. He was sitting and hugging a woman, he was burying his head on her shoulders and making love, only his forehead was exposed. The woman had her back to the door, her black hair was recognizable, her collar was a little messy, and a snow-white back of her neck was exposed between her hair. I can't see the face, just looking at this section of the nape, it is already tactful and pitiful, and it is infinitely imaginative.

Shi Quanyou's eyes suddenly straightened, where did he dare to take a closer look, once he turned his head, he closed the car door in a hurry, calmed down, and heard that the son of the Zhen family has always been a playboy. Don't forget to be happy and happy on the road. It's also because he got the right pregnancy and was born in Zhen's family. He has such a life. Thinking that he works hard all day long, it's just a meal. Sure enough, people are more popular than dead people. The men give way.

Zhang Da bowed to him and thanked him, shouted, and the carriage continued to move forward, out of the city gate.