2. Debts from past karma, now we are fighting to leave

The servants in the courtyard didn't know if they were fast asleep or were knocked out by the man in black, they were silent.Pei Niancheng's shadow guards who had been guarding him were nowhere to be seen. Pei Nianzhen thought that the emperor really did what he said and did not monitor him anymore. It's just a pity that the guards are lacking now.

He knew that he couldn't prevent this person from entering the house no matter what, but he had some inexplicable temper and said coldly:

"Your Excellency's visit late at night is really rude."

With a light push, the man in black stepped into the room and closed the door with his backhand.

"Since you know that you are no match for me, why bother to provoke you on purpose? You are still like this, and you have no means of patience."

Hearing his sarcasm, Pei Nianzhen knew that he was a member of the former court, but calmed down and looked at the cloth covering his face, covering his eyes all the way.

"Since you already know my identity, why don't you show me my true face?"

"Forget it, I came to see you today because I have something to ask, as it should be."

After speaking, the middle-aged man tore off the face towel with his left hand.

And it was only now that Pei Nianzhen discovered that the sleeve of this person's right arm was empty, and it turned out to be a broken arm.

He was stunned for a moment, then looked up at this man's face - the indifferent facial features were stained with a little vicissitudes of life, and the temples had some gray hair.

Deja vu, but definitely not familiar.But why does this person know himself so well?

Pei Nianzhen's thoughts turned, and he dug up some vague memories bit by bit from the dusty old days that he didn't want to recall.

"...Is that you? Are you still alive?"

Pei Nianzhen's tone was not very friendly, just surprised.

Unexpectedly, these words seemed to poke the sore foot of the man in black. His face was distorted for a moment, and he said:

"Why, don't you think I shouldn't be alive now?"

Pei Nianzhen looked at him coldly, thinking that this person had caused him a lot of trouble back then, so there was no need to be polite to him:

"Tsk... After all, you were the most obedient dog around "him" back then. I thought you would go with your master. However, he was so crazy back then, how did he keep your name?"

The man in black did not expect to see him for several years, and the words and demeanor of the dignified former prince were quite different from those many years ago.Such blunt and sharp mocking words were extremely rare back then.

"Hmph, it seems that you don't know everything."

So Pei Nianzhen knew that there might be something wrong, but unfortunately this person didn't want to say it.

"Thanks to you, I didn't ask about world affairs in this courtyard for five or six years. Of course, I can't know what happened to your dog. However, you took so much trouble to confirm my identity, noCould it be just to mock me?"

"Of course not, I'm here to make a deal with you."

After finishing speaking, the man flicked up his robe and sat down on the stool beside the coffee table.

Pei Nianzhen's face darkened:

"You are not polite at all. What if I say I don't want to do this business with you?"

The man in black pulled out a sharp dagger with his backhand and placed it on the table.

"I'm naturally buying and selling by force, I'm afraid you can't help it."

Pei Nianzhen's face changed slightly, and an extremely disgusting feeling surged up: since he was a child, he never seemed to have a choice.All things are always "chosen" in being coerced and threatened.

Until he has fallen to such a situation, there are still people who will not let him go, trying to squeeze the last bit of value from him.

But if he disagreed, he might have to die on the spot.If he didn't want to live a few days ago, he wouldn't be afraid.But now...

The figure of a young man flashed in his mind.

...Let's live a few more days for the time being.

Pei Nianzhen sighed and asked:

"Tell me, what business is it?"

"Very good, who understands the times is a hero. It's nothing embarrassing, just asking you a few questions. In exchange, I have some information that I can tell you."

Pei Nianzhen was not interested in this exchange, and now it was clear that he had something to ask for, and since he had no ambitions, of course there was no information that was valuable to him.

"I don't care about how you survived. It's just that sincerity is important in business. Tell me first, how did you hook up with the Jianghu sect, and what is the purpose of suddenly showing up in Capital City?"

"First, Baiweilou is kind to me. When I was out of Beijing, I saved my life. It's just that they are not good at martial arts, so I will give some pointers.

"Second, I came to Beijing this time because Baiweilou is going to settle in Capital City. I will escort them and do some private affairs by the way."

Pei Nianzhen nodded lightly, as if he was thinking about something, but in fact he didn't believe a word of these words in his heart - he just didn't have the qualifications to be a leader, he wasn't really stupid, not to mention he had cheated in court for so many years.

Baiweilou made a move on the Wangfu Dim Sum Shop for the sake of He Yanjun, but he felt that it was just to test his identity as Pei Nianzhen.I'm afraid this person has found out his whereabouts, but at that time he was still in disguise, so it can only be determined through martial arts.

If Baiweilou really just wants to open a branch in Capital City, or steal a teacher or expand its business, it should be He Yanjun who should be eyeing no matter what.I came here in the middle of the night, probably because of...

"By the way, I came to Capital City to retrieve some things that I left behind. I left in a hurry back then, and I didn't have time to bring some things with me."

Pei Nianzhen knocked on the table casually.

Fallen things?He is a shadow guard, where did he get any personal belongings?

"It's up to you to answer. The first thing, when you were eight years old, the master gave you a square wood carving. The lines are extremely complicated. It was the proud work of the carpenters in the dynasty. It was tributed by the governor of Jianghuai.Still keep it?"

"Wood carving?"

Pei Nianzhen pretended to be having a hard time remembering, but in fact, Pei Nianzhen had already developed a level of power skills, and he was still outstanding in terms of extensive knowledge and strong knowledge.Even if it was an object from his childhood, he still quickly recalled it - he gave it to Pei Nianyu.

He was already fourteen years old at that time, and Pei Nianyu was only six years old. He had already shown an unusual interest in all kinds of fine handmade products at an early age.

At that time, they still maintained a good brotherhood. When Pei Nianzhen saw his young fourth brother staring at the woodcarving in his study, he gave it to Pei Nianyu directly.

But there is no need to tell this person. Anyway, he gave the woodcarving away secretly, and no third person knows.

"...Of course I can only keep it, and I can't give away the imperial gift. But when I was under house arrest, the shadow guards escorted me here. I left the palace in a hurry, and I didn't even bring my underwear.How can this imperial gift be taken away?"

"So I don't know where this thing is now, maybe it was taken away by the eunuchs who searched the Eastern Palace."

The man in black seemed to believe it, and asked again:

"The second thing is that His Highness the Second Highness rebelled seven years ago, but you instigated it?"

Pei Nianzhen leaned back.

The tone of the man in black sounded calm, but he caught a hint of inexplicable hatred from it.

Pei Nianzhen secretly startled, who does he hate?hate me?

"My second brother... was killed by you on the spot, why do you want to settle the old score for him now?"

"I just ask you, yes or no."

In the palace change seven years ago, the second prince led troops straight into the Forbidden City.Seeing that he was about to succeed, he was beheaded in front of the hall by this man, blood staining the 100-meter-long steps red.

Pei Nianzhen suddenly realized.

At that time, he killed the second prince decisively and wiped out his tendency to rebel, even though he had the order of the late emperor.But what about afterwards?

His subordinate killed his own son, not to mention that this son was his favorite one.Based on Pei Nianzhen's understanding of his father, it is indeed a miracle that the man in front of him survived until the new emperor ascended the throne.

But after the palace change failed, Pei Nianzhen was put under house arrest, and he had no way of knowing what happened in the court afterwards.According to his inference, so this person will still be worried about this matter after many years?

"Think about it in your head. At that time, my second brother and I were in conflict. How could I order him to move him? Besides, there is something that you may not know. I also ran into it by accident."

The man in black looked disdainful: "What is it?"

"Do you know why "he" likes my second brother the most even though I am the prince? Isn't it strange that the second brother looks so beautiful like a girl, but his heart is becoming more and more violent? That's because of "him"He and his second brother have long had an unethical relationship—”

"How is this possible!"

The man in black suddenly became impatient and grabbed Pei Nianzhen's collar.

"Don't think that I dare not touch you by talking nonsense—"

Pei Nianzhen was strangled by him and had difficulty breathing, but seeing his expression, he felt extremely happy.

"In the thirty-eighth year of Zhaoyuan, "he" returned from the imperial conquest, went to the second brother's bedroom that night, and forced him to make a fool of himself. I was going to discuss with my second brother about the wedding that the Ministry of Rites had chosen for him that day.Days later, who would have seen these!"

"And you came back from a serious injury and stayed in bed for half a month, so of course you didn't know about it. Apart from me, there were several other shadow guards who saw this, but they all disappeared the next day."

"—Aren't you surprised that when you came back from bed rest, several shadow guards were silently executed for "offending Long Yan" at the same time?"

"You... talking nonsense!"

The man in black had an almost ferocious face, as if he was about to eat him.

Pei Nianzhen continued:

"So the second brother's rebellion does not require anyone to fan the flames. He is forced to commit himself to "him". He has wanted to kill him for many years..."

The man in black slapped Pei Nianzhen: "Shut up! You are not allowed to say any more—"

Pei Nianzhen spat out a stream of blood from his mouth, and suddenly smiled:

"You insisted on asking."

"Forget it, the second brother died under your sword, I'm afraid he still has to thank you for letting him finish it earlier. The year before he planned the rebellion, he was so crazy that he probably didn't want to live long ago."

The man in black looked at him with eyes like blood, and after a while, he suddenly let go of his collar, flew out, and disappeared without a trace.

…………

Pei Nianzhen was slapped by him with internal force, and the internal injuries he suffered were worse than the few knives that He Qi slashed at him.He had just recovered from a serious illness, but now he felt more qi and blood surging up.

He knew something was wrong, but all the servants in the courtyard were knocked out, and they couldn't even go out to deliver letters.

Pei Nianzhen couldn't think about it, and after roughly estimating the distance from here to King Yu Palace, he pushed open the courtyard door and walked over the street step by step in the middle of the night.

Although it was a difficult journey, Pei Nianzhen knew that he still had brothers who could save him, and that there were still people who were willing to care about his life, so he really relied on this spirit to persevere, and finally moved to the gate of the palace after about half an hour.

At that time, Pei Nianzhen was at the end of his strength, and after being helped into the house by the shadow guard, he sent a sentence to Pei Nianyu before he fainted:

"Shao Yan has come to Capital City, I don't know what he's going to do, so be prepared."

"……it is good."

After settling down his fragile eldest brother, and calling Lian Xiao to prescribe him medicine, Pei Nianyu turned to Lou Yefeng with a solemn expression, and asked:

"Who is Shao Yan?"

Lou Yefeng sighed:

"He is the head of the late emperor's shadow guards. You may not have seen the master before. At the same time, he is also... my master."

"—My abilities are all passed down by him."