Everlasting prosperity

Xiao Yizhi looked at the gorgeously dressed Ji Anjun in front of him, his brows were frowned enough to kill a fly, his hand holding the long sword was tightly clenched, the veins on his wrist were slightly raised, his lips were tightly pursed, and he said nothing .

At this time, Ji Anjun had long black hair hanging loose, two or three black hairs hanging slightly from his forehead, and a light layer of powder was poured on his face, making his originally fair face even more white and tender, softening the original rigidity Deep, blue eyes are bewitching, and there is a touch of red on the thin lips, making her look extremely charming.

He changed out of his usual brocade and white gown, and wore a peach-colored thin shirt with his coat slightly open on his chest and a small jade-colored pendant around his neck.

"My grandfather changed into clothes, and he is really stunning. Even those who come out of this Chenxiang Pavilion like me will stare." Yao Ling'er rubbed his chin, looked up and down, and teased.

Ji Anjun raised the corners of his mouth, glanced at the clothes on his body, and then looked at Xiao Yizhi who was standing beside him, only to see his grim face, as if he had seen a ghost.

"Yuan Qian, you don't have to do this." Xiao Yizhi suppressed his voice with a hint of anger.

Hearing this, Ji Anjun turned to look at him, only to see that his whole body was breathing cold, and his eyes were filled with anger.

"I originally planned to let Yao Linger go, but Chen Yufan doesn't like those who have met outsiders, and I don't want you to go. Besides, Yizhi, why are you angry?" Ji Anjun said, deliberately asking him back.

"Me!" Xiao Yi was at a loss for words for a while, and he didn't expect him to ask himself back.

Ji Anjun stared at him with interest, hoping to hear more answers from him.

Yao Ling'er at the side could see clearly, saying that they were friends, and she was not blind in this relationship.

"Okay, let me tell you, Mr. Xiao, my master's brain is turning so fast, nothing will happen." Yao Ling'er patted him on the shoulder and comforted him.

"Only this one time."

After saying that, Xiao Yizhi turned around and left.Very dissatisfied in the tone.

Yao Ling'er glanced back at Ji Anjun, walked up to him step by step, and said, "Hey, you have such a big temper, can you bear it?"

Hearing this, Ji Anjun raised his head and squinted his eyes, staring at Yao Linger without saying a word.Feeling the inexplicable pressure, Yao Ling'er wasn't annoyed, curled her lips, and walked out step by step.

The temper is getting bigger and bigger, it's really hard to serve.

As soon as he stepped out, a woman walked in from the outside, and the two looked at each other.Yao Ling'er looked Xun Lan up and down, stretched out her hand to stroke the hairpin, rolled her eyes, and walked past Xun Lan.But Xun Lan looked at this woman with a demonic vibe, feeling puzzled, frowned, but went straight into the room without saying a word.

"Master, here comes something." Xun Lan said while walking with a wooden box in her arms.

Ji Anjun looked up at her, reached out to take the box, and asked, "Is that right?"

"Yes, I did as you ordered." Xun Lan replied.

"Okay, put this thing away and prepare it." Ji Anjun opened the box, counted inside, closed it again, and returned it to Xun Lan, so ordered.

Xun Lan took the box, hesitating and hesitating, hesitating to speak.

"What's wrong?" Ji Anjun asked.

"Who was the one who just went out?" Xun Lan couldn't stop asking.

"Yao Linger, I redeemed it from Chenxiang Pavilion, and I will follow us from now on." Ji Anjun replied truthfully.

"Chenxiang Pavilion?" Xun Lan frowned, a little puzzled.

Ji Anjun smiled lightly, "She's not a simple sweet girl, she's smart."

"Since that's the case, Xun Lan will understand."

At night, the Chen Mansion——

Xiao Yizhi and Yao Linger were lying on the house next to the rockery, while Ji Anjun was being supported by two big men at this time, preparing to give it to Chen Yufan.

"If it wasn't for the little actor who couldn't stand the torture, I wouldn't have sent another one here earlier." The fifty-year-old man who sent the actor earlier stood in front and said.

This person is the one responsible for supplying Chen Yufan's playthings, and he is the Second Steward Liu Erye of Chen Xiang Pavilion.

"Thank you Erye, I hope this time it will last longer." Chen Yufan replied.

"Then I will step back first." Second Master Liu said.

Xiao Yizhi stared at Chen Yufan's movements, and saw that he stretched out his arms to embrace Ji Anjun, resting his head on his shoulder, clenched his hands tightly into fists, squinted his eyes, which seemed to burst into flames.

Seeing this, Yao Ling'er at the side hurriedly held his fist lightly, looked into his eyes, and shook his head lightly to show his composure, and don't be impulsive to spoil the matter.

He knew in his heart that he must not be impulsive at this time, he must wait half an hour before he can do anything, but when he thought about how Yuan Qian would be treated inside, he felt uneasy.This Chen Yufan is simply a beast. No matter how smart Yuan Qian is and how deep his schemes are, he can hardly imagine this half an hour.

But Ji Anjun who was in the stone room at this time was very leisurely, looking at Chen Yufan with a terrified expression, he felt very relieved.

Chen Yufan was tightly tied to the stone bed, his mouth was stuffed with rags, and there was nothing covering his body.But Ji Anjun, lying halfway beside him, held a heavy book in his hand, flipping through it with relish, and when he saw something interesting, he would come up to Chen Yufan and make fun of it.

Perhaps tired of reading, Ji Anjun stood up, put the books back to their original place, paced back and forth in front of the two tables with unsightly objects, reached out and picked up a whip full of barbs, His eyes were full of calculations, and he walked slowly towards Chen Yufan who was sobbing.

But he didn't raise his hand to swing it down, he just placed the whip lightly beside his head, then turned and walked away.

Ji Anjun remembered that when he came last time, there was a screen there, and this beast was the golden nanmu taken out from there. Thinking so, he stepped forward and walked there.

After struggling for a long time, he finally found the hidden compartment where the wooden box was placed, but when he opened the wooden box, he did not see the expected golden nanmu.Ji Anjun sneered, closed the wooden box, and put it back into the dark compartment.

He estimated the time, and when he heard a bell, he knew it was time.He rushed up to the stone bed, quickly untied the rope on Chen Yufan's body, put his hand into his hand, and kicked him. Chen Yufan, who was furious, raised his hand and gave Ji Anjun a hard whip. body.

The first thing Xiao Yizhi saw when he rushed into the stone room was that Chen Yufan was whipping Ji Anjun who was half lying on the ground with a three thick whip.

He jumped up, raised his leg and kicked Chen Yufan a foot away, stretched out his hand to pull Ji Anjun up, and blocked him behind him.Then he stepped forward quickly, without giving Chen Yufan any time to react, he picked up the rope on the table and trapped Chen Yufan tightly.

At this moment, Tingwei Jiang Haotian led a group of soldiers into the stone room, and he witnessed the whole process of Xiao Yizhi capturing Chen Yufan, which can be described as extremely fast.

"I'll take you to heal your injuries." Xiao Yizhi walked quickly to Ji Anjun's side, reached out and grabbed his arm, and was about to go outside.His tone was hurried, showing that the master was in a hurry.

However, Ji Anjun stopped him, and he turned his head and bowed slightly to Jiang Haotian, and said, "I will trouble Master Jiang with the follow-up matters."

"My lord, you don't need to be too polite, I'm determined to do my best!" Jiang Haotian replied respectfully.

Ji Anjun nodded, glanced at Xiao Yizhi, and left straight away with a little reproach.

Xiao Yizhi, who was stared at inexplicably, most of the anger in his heart subsided, he frowned, and followed Ji Anjun out of the stone room.

"Take me back to the prison!"

Tonight, it finally came to an end.

In Dian Bin Fang——

Sitting in the steaming bucket of water, Ji Anjun closed his eyes and rested his mind. He took off all his clothes. The welt on his left arm was painful, but the flesh was not broken.He recalled the appearance of Xiao Yizhi rushing in, the nervous and angry expression really made his heart tighten, but thinking of his rushing in earlier, he frowned again.

At this time, Xiao Yizhi was holding a black porcelain bottle, standing outside his room door, not knowing whether to enter or not.He was worried about Ji Anjun's injury, but he was also inexplicably afraid of his reproachful eyes, but he didn't know where he was wrong.

"What are you doing here?" Yao Ling'er asked Xiao Yizhi who was hesitating.

Xiao Yizhi turned his head to look at her, frowning, without saying a word.

Yao Linger looked at his expression, then looked at the bottle in his hand, rolled his eyes, and smiled, "Oh~ dare not go in! He is not a monster, what are you afraid of?"

"I...Yuan Qian seems to be..." Xiao Yizhi faltered and didn't know how to answer these words.

"Pfft——" Yao Ling'er laughed, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, you are not afraid that his injury will not heal?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yizhi breathed out, stretched out his hand and knocked on the door under Yao Linger's gaze, then walked in without listening to an answer.

Yao Ling'er shrugged, and walked away step by step, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of her mouth.

"Yuan Qian, I put this wound medicine on the table."

"..."

"Then I'll go first"

"..."

Xiao Yizhi, who had spoken twice but did not hear a response, panicked and hurried behind the screen.

"Yuan...Yuan Qian! Wake up!" Xiao Yizhi looked at Ji Anjun, who was closing his eyes, and his heart became nervous. Could it be that he is dead?

Suddenly feeling a chill on his shoulders, Ji Anjun slowly opened his eyes, saw a magnified face, and suddenly woke up.

"Yizhi? What are you doing?" Ji Anjun asked suspiciously.

Seeing Ji Anjun wake up, Xiao Yizhi exhaled a long breath, and replied, "You haven't replied to me, I thought you..."

"It's just a whip, can I die so easily?" Ji Anjun laughed.

Xiao Yizhi curled his lips, turned his head and walked away.Then I heard the sound of "crashing" water.

"Tomorrow, the trial of Shen's corpse case will start. We need to maintain our spirits." Ji Anjun came out from behind the screen in a thin long robe, with his long wet hair casually draped behind his head.

"He is the son of Grand Sima Chen Huan, I wonder if this Grand Sima will send someone to rescue him." Xiao Yizhi said suddenly.

"If you save him, then he will be in danger." Ji Anjun replied.

"Why? You can't even sit down." Xiao Yizhi asked rhetorically.

"I've heard that Emperor Jiuzhao has a tough wrist, and this is a frequent occurrence. That's why he is not as bold as the previous emperor." Ji Anjun explained.

"But father and son love each other deeply. Da Sima probably won't give up saving Chen Yufan. How should we deal with it then?" Xiao Yizhi asked.

Ji Anjun looked into his eyes and replied, "Water comes to cover it, and soldiers come to block it."

"This..." Xiao Yi was at a loss for words, and looked at him with a pair of brows furrowed.

"How about I make a bet with you? Let me tell you, Da Sima won't save Chen Yufan. If I win, you promise me one thing. If you win, I promise you one thing. How about it?" Ji Anjun suddenly Said.

Xiao Yizhi looked at the smiling Ji Anjun, heaved a sigh of relief, adjusted his eyebrows, raised the corners of his mouth, and replied, "Okay!"

On the government hall——

There are two rows of soldiers standing on both sides of the hall, holding sticks in their hands, looking majestically at the center of the hall.

Mr. Fu Ya sat on the left side of the upper seat, looking at the people opposite and those in the hall obsequiously from time to time.

He didn't know that Lord Tingwei came to Xizhou from the imperial capital of Jiu'an in person for this case.And the person sitting opposite was the King Gaoping of Beili Kingdom who was implicated in it. His small mansion might be lost!

"Ask the prisoner Yang An, Chen Yufan!" Jiang Haotian said loudly.

So there were repeated calls outside the hall.After a while, Yang An and Chen Yufan were brought up respectively.

"Yang An, in collusion with Second Master Liu of Chenxiang Pavilion, raped and murdered 22 actors of Chenxiang Pavilion. He was summoned by the servants of Chen's family to learn about it. He murdered and silenced Chen Yufan, but he failed to humiliate Chen Yufan, and was reported by him instead. Is it right?" Jiang Haotian asked.

"I am wronged! I hope my lord will see clearly!" Yang An bowed to Jiang Haotian.

"Chen Yufan, seduced and humiliated King Gaoping of Beili Kingdom, yes or no!" Jiang Haotian asked again.

"The villain is wronged! The villain is wronged! This bitch is talking nonsense!" Chen Yufan cried, pointing and pointing at Ji Anjun.

Xiao Yizhi, who was standing behind Ji Anjun, clenched his fists and stared fiercely at Chen Yufan. The latter was suddenly frightened by the look and fell silent, and hid back.

"My lord, I'm going to report you!" Yang An said suddenly.

"Speak!" Jiang Haotian replied.

"On the same day, I was ordered to capture the wild monsters rumored by the people. I accidentally encountered Xiao Huan who dumped the corpses, and then ordered his subordinates to drain the swamp. Only then did these 22 sunken corpses come into being. Wang Xiaoliu and Li Laosan can be witnesses. But I don't know why During the interrogation that day, those two people actually changed their words, presumably they were bribed by Chen Yufan! I only found out about Xiao Huan's death after that interrogation, and since he was an important witness, how could I harm him? ! As for Second Master Liu, this is the first time I have met you today." Yang An said excitedly.

"Hmph! This matter is already an iron case, and there are all the witnesses and material evidence, and you still want to slander me!" Chen Yufan who was on the side suddenly stood up and retorted.

"Even so, come here! Pass it on to Wang Xiaoliu and Li Laosan!" Jiang Haotian said.

Hearing these words, Chen Yufan suddenly became uneasy, and stood up with a puzzled look on his face.

Didn't these two people go back to their hometown?How would it appear here?Could it be that the money I gave was not enough?He was thinking about something wrong, and when he looked up, he saw Ji Anjun who was sitting on the side looking at him with a smile that was not a smile, and thought to himself, it must be this person's fault, right?Impossible, why is a person from Beili country involved in this matter?

"The villain Wang Xiaoliu (Li Laosan) kowtows to Lord Tingwei!"

"I want to ask you, did you see Yang An throwing his body into the swamp that day?" Jiang Haotian asked.

After Wang Xiaoliu and Li Laosan exchanged glances, Wang Xiaoliu replied, "I see."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Yufan on the side suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, but Yang An closed his eyes as if giving up.

"Chen Yufan told us to say that!" Wang Xiaoliutu continued.

Hearing this, Chen Yufan suddenly turned his head and looked at Wang Xiaoliu viciously, while Yang An suddenly opened his eyes.Jiang Haotian in the hall squinted his eyes, raised his chin, and signaled him to continue talking.

"After Chen Yufan learned about the dead body in the swamp, he went to find General Yang alone. At that time, General Yang left me and Li Laosan outside the gate of the Chen residence, and went in by himself. Not long after the general entered, Chen Yufan came to the two of us. He even asked us to produce false certificates and bribed us with 100 taels of gold. That's how he slandered General Yang." Wang Xiaoliu secretly watched Yang An's reaction while talking.

For Yang An, Wang Xiaoliu admired him in his heart.He heard that it took Yang An only four years from a small supervising army to the position of General Anxi, the deputy general of the Western Zhou camp, which showed his talent.Thinking of this made him feel even more guilty.

"You...have you been bribed by him! Tell me! Why are you slandering me!" After hearing this, Chen Yufan became angry from embarrassment, and rushed towards Wang Xiaoliu frantically.

Seeing this, the soldiers behind him hurried forward, grabbed his shoulder with one hand, and pulled him back with all their might.

"Presumptuous!" Jiang Haotian slapped the table suddenly, stopped, then looked at Li Laosan, and asked, "Li Laosan, is what Wang Xiaoliu said true?"

"My lord, it's true. In order to change Chen Yufan's mind in the future, I buried the unused 100 taels of gold. The box still has Chen Yufan's seal on it." Li Laosan replied in the same way.

"Chen Yufan! Do you recognize what the two of them said!" Jiang Haotian asked.

When Chen Yufan heard this, his whole face turned pale and he trembled all over, but he said, "I've been wronged! The two of them lied! Liars, my lord! You guys! Why are you slandering me? Ah?"

Wang Xiaoliu looked at this crazy Chen Yufan with cold eyes.

"My lord! The little one brought the 100 taels of gold, please take a look at it!" Li Laosan said suddenly.

"pass!"

Ever since, a heavy wooden box was lifted up by two soldiers and fell to the ground with a dull sound.

Jiang Haotian ordered someone to check it out, and sure enough, the word "Chen" was printed in vermilion on the left side of the box.The soldier nodded to Jiang Haotian.

"Chen Yufan! You still haven't pleaded guilty!" Jiang Haotian shouted.

"I don't recognize it!" Chen Yufan looked at Jiang Haotian viciously.

"Prisoner Liu Erye, you and Chen Yufan agreed to send an actor to the Chen residence every half a month, is there such a thing?" Jiang Haotian suddenly turned to Liu Erye and asked.

Second Master Liu bowed tremblingly to him, and replied, "That's true. Chen Shaobu Chen Yufan and Xiao He agreed to send an actor from Chenxiang Pavilion every half month, and there are 23 of them so far. "

"23 people? But there are only 22 corpses here, and the other one is still alive?" Jiang Haotian asked.

"I'm alive!"

Suddenly, a man in Tsing Yi slowly walked in from the door, and a clear voice came from outside the hall.

Jiang Haotian raised his head upon hearing the sound, narrowing his eyes slightly.

At this time, Ji Anjun stretched out his hand to pour a cup of tea, and passed it behind him. Feeling that the cup in his hand was taken away, he poured another cup and took a sip.

"Who is here?" Jiang Haotian asked.

And Chen Yufan, who saw this person, froze instantly and fell to the ground.

"The younger one is Guang Qing, an actor from Chenxiang Pavilion, and the No. 20 three are me." Guang Qing knelt down on both knees, and replied respectfully.

"How did you survive?" Jiang Haotian asked.

"This matter still depends on this son." Guang Qing replied.

Jiang Haotian followed his eyes and looked at Ji Anjun who was sitting on the side watching the play.

Sensing the gaze, Ji Anjun stood up, cupped his hands at Jiang Haotian, and said quietly, "Let me tell you something."

"You, Chen Yufan, made an agreement with Second Master Liu of Chenxiang Pavilion to send an actor to you in the next half month. Because of your own physical incompleteness, you tortured the actor to death, and then ordered your servant, that is, Xiao Huan, to throw the corpse in the green bamboo forest. And that's how folk rumors about beasts spread." Ji Anjun explained.

"What does this have to do with beasts?" Jiang Haotian asked.

"According to what Yang An said, Xiao Huan should have thrown the corpse at night. Because he was carrying the corpse on his back, he was tall. The green bamboo forest was full of swamp gas and fog, and the people couldn't see it clearly, so they naturally recognized it as a wild beast. It was spread a hundred times, and it became a rumor that there were wild beasts in the green bamboo forest, and Yang An was ordered to capture the wild beasts, and happened to meet Xiao Huan who threw the corpse." Ji Anjun replied.

"So that's the case." Jiang Haotian nodded.

"From then on, it was as Yang An, Wang Xiaoliu, and Li Laosan said. Chen Yufan blamed this on Yang An. In order to prove the crime, he did not hesitate to kill Xiao Huan, so that his death could not be proved." Xiao Yizhi suddenly said .

"You are talking nonsense! Why do you say that I kill people! Maybe you bribed them to slander me! If I have the ability, why don't I kill Wang Xiaoliu and the others? Wouldn't it be easier!" Chen Yufan asked loudly.

"Because you need witnesses!" Xiao Yizhi quickly replied, interrupting him.

"Oh, what a bunch of nonsense! It's simply absurd!" Chen Yufan pleaded not guilty and denied it categorically.

"My lord! If it is said that I bought it, then I have a piece of evidence that can prove that these 23 actors have been tortured by Chen Yufan." Ji Anjun turned his head and cupped his hands at Jiang Haotian, his eyes full of confidence.

"Broadcast!" Jiang Haotian said.

So, from outside the hall, two soldiers walked in, one holding a wooden box in his hand, the other holding a wooden tray with a thing covered by a white cloth on it, and slowly walked towards the hall table.

Seeing this thing being brought up, Ji Anjun stepped forward, lifted the white cloth, and handed it to Jiang Haotian.

When he saw something, even the court lieutenant Jiang Haotian, who had experienced the wind and rain, couldn't help but blushed slightly, coughed lightly, turned his eyes, and looked up at Ji Anjun suspiciously.

"My lord, do you know what this thing is?" Ji Anjun raised the corners of his mouth and asked intentionally.

"This is something that is used in the relationship between men and women. How can it be used as physical evidence?" Jiang Haotian replied.

Hearing this, Ji Anjun smiled lightly and said, "This thing is made of golden nanmu, it's me and..." He glanced at Xiao Yizhi.

"My lord and I went to Yizhuang to check the dead bodies in the swamp, and found this in a dead body." Seeing Ji Anjun's eyes, Xiao Yizhi immediately understood, and hurriedly said.

"There is a word 'Yin' on it, I guess it should be the label. Later that day when I was taken captive to the stone room of the Chen Mansion, I found the rest of the golden nanmu. My lord, please take a look." Ji Anjun continued.

Immediately, the soldier opened the wooden box and presented it to Jiang Haotian.Jiang Haotian looked inside, reached out and took them out one by one, carefully examined the inscriptions on them, and frowned at the golden nanmu taken out of the corpse.

"Chen Yufan! What else do you have to say!" Jiang Haotian said angrily.

Looking at the golden nanmu on the table, Chen Yufan murmured, his eyes full of fear and disbelief, he pointed at Ji Anjun tremblingly, and said, "It's you! It's you who plotted against me!"

"Oh? How did you see that?" Ji Anjun smiled, but his eyes were full of fierceness.

"I obviously hid them all, how could you find them!" Chen Yufan suddenly said loudly.

As soon as this remark came out, the hall was silent.

Ji Anjun looked at this dying man with a half-smile, feeling extremely pitiful.

"Chen Yufan! You're really playing on yourself!" Jiang Haotian said angrily.

"I...I..." Only then did Chen Yufan realize what he had just said, and shook his head in a panic.

"Chen Yufan! Raped and murdered 23 people and killed 22 people. He harmed others and murdered one person for his own selfish desire. Also! Bribing two lieutenant officers and soldiers, the crime is already dead! Tomorrow noon, Xizhou City will be executed at the west gate of the city! Drag me down !” Jiang Haotian said, the anger in his eyes seemed to erupt, he was really sick of this kind of criminals, they were simply scum, animals!

Chen Yufan, who heard the verdict, suddenly burst out laughing, and then said loudly, "Jiang Haotian! My father will never let you go!"

Seeing that he was already crazy, the soldiers quickly stepped forward and grabbed his arms, dragging him towards the entrance of the hall.

Seeing this person disappear before his eyes, Ji Anjun looked back at Xiao Yizhi and smiled knowingly.

Xizhou Street——

"Yizhi, I won." Ji Anjun looked at all kinds of passers-by on the street, and said in a good mood.

Hearing this, Xiao Yizhi took a deep breath and asked, "What do you want me to promise you?"

"I want you to stay by my side forever."

stay with me.

He said so.

In the Palace of Jiu'an, the capital of Emperor Jiuzhao——

"It's okay for the old minister to be disciplined. I have no face and will stay in the court to work for the emperor. I would like to resign and return to my hometown." Grand Sima Chen Huan knelt on the ground, holding the resignation notice in both hands, and said respectfully.

Zong Zhengyuan, who was sitting upright in the hall, sneered in his heart, the old man was smart.

"It's time for you to rest." He replied.

In the third year of Zhengyuan in Jiuzhao Kingdom, Da Sima Chen Huan resigned from office to recuperate due to terminal illness, and has since traveled far to court.

"Xiao Jiu, the great Sima has fallen, uncle must be jumping in anger." Zong Zhengyuan said softly with Jiu Ye in his arms, with a look of joy on his face.

Jiu Ye didn't reply, just looked at him blankly.

"Xiao Jiu, would you like to talk?" Zong Zhengyuan said suddenly, his tone soft and gentle.

He hadn't spoken a word for three months, not even a word of insult.

Zongzhengyuan felt that his heart was in pain.