fake prince

Chapter 1230 Rumors
"Go, go home!"

Originally, there were still some people in the street in the square, but seeing the situation, even the diners who just called out to the food stalls would run away as soon as they lost their money.

The past six months have not been very peaceful in the capital, and many things have happened one after another. The people have long since lost the mentality of previous years.

At that time, no matter whether there were bandits or monsters outside the capital, none of the bandits or monsters in the capital dared to make troubles.

Even monsters can't enter the capital.

This calmness comes from the strong confidence brought by the long-term stable life to the people.

But not now.

In the past six months or so, there have been many monsters haunting the capital.

When it first happened, few people dared to believe it, but as more and more weird things happened, fewer and fewer people dared to go out at night, especially on rainy nights.

Most of them are physically strong, or people who do not believe in evil.

But even if these people are not afraid of monsters, they are very afraid of Huangcheng Secretary.

Dozens of ti rides passed by on a gallop, and the birds and beasts scattered immediately after passing by. Passers-by hurried home, which had the effect of clearing the scene, and the whole street fell silent.

However, Ma Shunde, who was leading the gallop, was not in the mood to care about what the people thought and did, and led the team forward. Originally, there were patrol nails from the Shuntian Mansion standing in the square, checking the occasional passers-by. Seeing this behavior, they immediately gave way .

Tiqi galloped through the rain, and soon arrived at the entrance of the restaurant where the accident occurred.

As soon as he got off his horse, a fan rushed over and knelt down on one knee in front of Ma Shunde: "I've seen Duke Du!"

"Have you caught them all?" Ma Shunde asked the first sentence as he wiped the rain from his face.

As long as they are caught, the situation is still under control.

That fan hurriedly replied: "Go back to Duke Du, they have all been arrested, but..."

"But what?" Ma Shunde asked sharply.

"However, when our people arrived, most of the people present fled away, leaving only the shopkeeper and the buddy."

"Bastard!" Ma Shunde was furious, and hit him with a whip, only to hear a slap, and there was a red mark from his face to his chest. He trembled from the pain, but he knelt straight and dared not speak.

"They all escaped. There was no night ban at that time. I'm afraid that the news has leaked out. This is still called arrest? Isn't this nothing caught?"

Hearing this answer, Ma Shunde's nose was almost crooked by this remark.

"Close the city gate immediately and block the night street!" Ma Shunde roared: "Check, check and find out! Find out the truth!"

"If people run away again, they won't be able to find out! Don't take the thing on your neck! Come with us to lie in the graveyard!"

Frightened by Ma Shunde's roar, Fanzi immediately kowtowed in response: "Yes, that's what the villain will do!"

In the northwest corner of the capital, at the same time

A bullock cart was parked on the side of the road, and the people in the bullock cart signaled the driver not to follow. After getting out of the bullock cart, he walked towards an alley with an oiled paper umbrella by himself.

The Hutong is not small, but there seem to be only a dozen households living here.

Those who live in this area are not very powerful, nor are they ordinary people. Ordinary people live their lives. At night, unless it is for meals, they basically don’t use oil lamps very much.

And behind these gates, there are faint lights, and some even have the sound of silk and bamboo, which seems to be banquets, accompanied by the man's footsteps, echoing in the alley.

Walking to the innermost part of the small alley, there is also a light coming from the crack of the door.

"Clap clap clap!"

The man holding the oil-paper umbrella stepped forward and knocked on the door lightly. There was a faint sound coming from inside, and then there were footsteps coming from far and near. When they reached the inside of the door, a voice asked, "Who?"

"Old Yang, it's me, Liang Yuyin." The man outside the door replied in a deep voice.

The people inside didn't make a sound, but after a while, the closed wooden door was opened from the inside.

A man with a bookish look came out to greet him. After looking up and seeing the person under the umbrella, his eyes met and he was speechless for a while.

I think back then, they were all dressed up, bowing to each other, calling out to each other, how happy they were, but now, it's different day by day.

There was not much time for an awkward silence, and the person who broke the atmosphere appeared.

A boy of fourteen or fifteen years old walked up to the side of the man who came out to welcome him.

Liang Yuyin was slightly surprised, this young man had never been seen before, judging by his age, could it be Lao Yang's nephew?But he had never heard of Lao Yang having such a big nephew.

Seeing his expression, one could tell what he was thinking, and the man who greeted him said, "This is my distant nephew."

He also said, "It's raining, come in first."

After Liang Yuyin walked in, he realized that there was a woman busy inside, the door was open, the hall was brightly lit, and the large and small bags had been piled on the ground.

Is this going?
He immediately looked at the person beside him. Seeing this, the man didn't hide anything, and explained: "I'm no longer an official, and I will never use it again. I don't want to be an official, and I want to save money, so I dismissed all the servants. Leave my distant nephew to take care of the house."

After a pause, he continued, "We are planning to return home."

The officials living in this area basically don't have much savings, and they don't have too many servants. Now that they are dismissed from office, they naturally can't afford to support idlers.

The two stood under the eaves, Liang Yuyin also put away her umbrella, looking at Yang Min beside her, her mood was very complicated.

He didn't know how to say what he wanted to say, especially when he saw Yang Min was in such a state of desperation and had to leave the capital to return to his hometown, he felt even more uncomfortable.

"Don't you hate me?" Liang Yuyin asked after a long time.

Before he came here, he had a lot of speculation.

Or they guessed that Yang Min would spit or punch him as soon as he saw his face.

Or maybe he couldn't even get in the gate, so Yang Min didn't see him directly and let him be shut down.

He had repeatedly thought about these guesses in his mind, but he never expected Yang Min to be so calm.

Even if you are facing yourself, you can be so calm, don't you hate yourself?

It was I who reported the fraud and implicated the examiner in the eighteenth room.

Yang Min didn't answer immediately, but looked at the rain dripping from the eaves, not knowing what he was thinking, and after a while, he heard the sound.

"Hate, but think about it, I shouldn't hate you."

"It's not that you are cheating. Even if you hate it, you are deceiving yourself. You just hate that you can get out of your body."

"It's a pity that my wife and daughter have only lived a good life for a few years, and now..."

Having said this, the speaker fell silent again.

The person who asked the question was also silent and didn't say anything more.

All I could hear was the rain on the eaves and the rain falling in the courtyard, hitting the ground with a pattering sound.

It makes people feel desolate for no reason.

After an unknown amount of time, a woman's low voice came from the room, seeming to wake them up.

Liang Yuyin thought of his reason for coming, took out a bank note from his sleeve pocket, and silently handed it to the person beside him.

Yang Min beside him didn't refuse, and didn't say anything. He met Liang Yuyin's eyes, and silently took the bank note.

Looking down, it was a silver bill of one hundred taels.

For ordinary people, one hundred taels of silver is enough to return home, and to buy Susukida in their hometown, so that they can live a fairly prosperous life.

Liang Yuyin said in a low voice: "Although the emperor said that he will never use it, it is only for a while. There are many changes in this world, as long as you can afford it. It is like this now, but it may not be the case later. If you stay for a few more years, maybe everything will be changed." It's all different."

In this way, it sounds reasonable, but unless there is a huge change and a new king succeeds, he will generally not overturn the case of cheating in the imperial examination, which is different from other cases.

So if this is the case, just listen to it, if you really take it seriously, it will often end in disappointment.

After Yang Min heard it, he really didn't take it very seriously, but since he was dismissed, and even added the attributive "never use it", the relatives, friends, old friends, and officials who were still greeting him all dispersed in one blast, so that they would not be tired. If you fall, it is considered self-cultivation.

Liang Yuyin rushed over specially at this time and gave him a bank note. Yang Min's eyes on Liang Yuyin became complicated.

"Maybe." Yang Min nodded and put away the banknote.

"You keep busy, I'm leaving." The purpose of coming has been achieved, and Liang Yuyin's continued stay will only embarrass both parties, it's unnecessary, so Liang Yuyin directly said goodbye in a low voice, turned around and wanted to leave.

Seeing that Liang Yuyin was about to leave, Yang Min hesitated a bit, and when Liang Yuyin turned around, he suddenly said, "Have you heard the rumors?"

"what?"

Gossip, what gossip?

Liang Yuyin was a little surprised that Yang Min suddenly said such a sentence to himself, not only because he was so gossiping at such a time, but also because he was not an ordinary person after all, and he could still show such an expression because of rumors?
There are many rumors in the capital that it is nothing if you don't have a hundred words a day. What kind of rumor is this that can make Yang Min mention it?
Liang Yuyin's surprised expression already confirmed his ignorance.

Yang Min took two steps forward, leaned close to Liang Yuyin's ear, and whispered, "It's about the emperor, the crown prince, and the grandson."

Hearing these words, Liang Yuyin's heart trembled. After passing the imperial examination, he was already in the boat of his grandson. These words are related to his wealth, life and future, so he must take them seriously.

Turning around immediately, Yang Min was a little hesitant when something happened, and he didn't speak for a while. After a long time, he seemed to have finally made up his mind, and leaned close to Liang Yuyin's ear, whispering: "Brother Liang..."

"Now it's a night ban. It's better. Not long ago, it was rumored that the people in the Shu Palace were drunk and told the truth."

Speaking of this, Yang Min shivered, and then stopped talking.

In an instant, Liang Yuyin felt an ominous feeling that a big event was imminent, and he couldn't help looking around, so he listened to Yang Min's continuation.

"Rumors say that the reason why the prince was wiped out back then was because the emperor's life was nearing the end of his life, and he wanted to use the prince's heart to obtain alchemy, so he gained nearly 20 years of life."

The words were broken and his voice trembled.

"Now the emperor's life is coming to an end again, that's why he appointed the grandson. Just like in the past, take the heart of the grandson to make alchemy, so that he can live forever..."

These words fell into Liang Yuyin's ears word by word, and with a "boom", Liang Yuyin was completely bombarded.

The two looked at each other, and both saw the other's extremely pale, frightened face.

(End of this chapter)