People always think I'm a broken sleeve

On the fourth day, Xie Daochen went to Zhuang Mansion again.

The doorman opened the door, and just about to speak, Xie Daochen took the lead and said: "I am ordered by the emperor to come to visit Mr. Zhuang."

The doorman's voice stagnated and froze.

If Xie Daochen wanted to visit himself, the doorman could still refuse.

This will be ordered by the emperor, if you refuse again, I am afraid you will have to be taken to a prison cell.

But Long Jingying from the prime minister's mansion next to him had ordered that no one should be allowed to enter the mansion except him.

The doorman was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do.

Finally, the doorman hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "My lord, please stay here for a while, and the little one will go back and ask for instructions."

After speaking, the doorman turned around and went back to ask Yan Ruyu for instructions.

Now that Su Bian is unconscious, Yan Ruyu will be in charge of all affairs in the mansion.

The doorman turned and left. Xie Daochen stood in front of the gate of the Zhuang Mansion, watching the back of the doorman as he turned and left, with an increasingly bewildered expression.

Since he is not ill...

It's not that I went to handle the case elsewhere...

Then why the door is so closed that you can't see visitors?

For some reason, the more he thought about it, the more uneasy Xie Daochen became.

My heart is empty and I can't figure it out.

It seemed to be hanging in mid-air, which made him more and more confused.

After the door boy returned home, he found Yan Ruyu very quickly.

The door boy came to Yan Ruyu's side, and whispered: "Miss Yan, General Xie came to visit specially."

Yan Ruyu was boiling hot water in the kitchen at this time, preparing to wipe Su Bian's face.

Yan Ruyu was busy with her work, when she heard the doorman's words, she didn't turn her head back, and replied impatiently: "Master Qiantui just ordered a few days ago that no one is allowed to be allowed in except Lord Qiantui.

Not even a fly in the mansion, forget? "

The door boy whispered back: "The little one didn't forget... But General Xie said... He was ordered by the emperor..."

Yan Ruyu paused.

……

Xie Daochen didn't have to wait long, and the doorman quickly left and returned.

The doorman opened the door and turned slightly to make way for Xie Daochen.

The doorman said respectfully, "My lord, please."

Xie Daochen raised his eyes and glanced at the doorman, then stepped into the mansion.

This is the first time Xie Daochen stepped into the Zhuang Mansion.

Xie Daochen stepped into the mansion, immediately raised his eyes, and looked around the scene in the Zhuang mansion.

The Zhuang Mansion is huge, simple and monotonous, without a single embellishment.

Even the servants in the mansion wore monotonous robes of a uniform color.So simple that there is not even a lace.

It was exactly the same as Su Bian's indifferent temperament.

It's just that I don't know if it's Xie Daochen's illusion.

Xie Daochen vaguely sensed that the atmosphere in the mansion... seemed to be a little strange.

... The mansion seems to be a little too quiet.

And at a glance, everywhere you see, there is no smile on the face of every servant, and the corners of the mouth are calm, so that they are silent.

The mansion was dead silent.

Silent, solemn.

The gloomy and depressed atmosphere in the mansion made Xie Daochen feel more empty and uneasy.

Gradually, a bad premonition developed in his heart.

After the servants brought Xie Daochen to the lobby, they prepared to leave.

Xie Daochen quickly stopped him, pursed his lips, and asked solemnly, "Where is Lord Zhuang now?"

The servant opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he slowly shook his head, and left the lobby without saying a word.

Seeing this, Xie Daochen felt more uneasy in his heart.

Thinking of what might have happened to Su Bian, Xie Daochen sat on pins and needles, feeling uneasy.

Xie Daochen told himself that he was overthinking.

Lord Jiuqing is resourceful and powerful, how could something happen?

——He must have thought too much.

After thinking about it, Yan Ruyu appeared in the lobby.

Yan Ruyu stepped into the hall, and then, respectfully thanked Daochen and saluted, "...Thank you, General."

Xie Daochen looked at the other party in a daze, trying to hide it, but his eyes were still slightly red, and his mind went blank for a moment.

After a long time, Xie Daochen found his voice.

Xie Daochen opened his mouth slowly and asked, "...what's wrong with him."

Not an interrogative sentence, but an affirmative sentence.

Who is he referring to? Yan Ruyu has always been smart, so she naturally understood immediately.

Yan Ruyu was silent for two seconds, then replied: "Thank you General for your concern, my lord is fine."

Xie Daochen stared at her reddish eye sockets without blinking, and said without hesitation: "It's a lie."

Yan Ruyu's voice froze, and she couldn't speak anymore.

Yan Ruyu took care of Su Bian for four days, but Su Bian remained unconscious.

At the beginning, Yan Ruyu was delusional that maybe the adults would wake up tomorrow, but in the blink of an eye, four days passed.Su Bian still didn't wake up.

Yan Ruyu's hope turned to disappointment, and finally slowly turned into despair.

Yan Ruyu originally wanted to pretend to be calm and lie to coax Xie Daochen away, but her emotions were already on the verge of collapse. After hearing the two words Xie Daochen said just now, she couldn't bear it all at once.

Living.

Yan Ruyu began to cry.

The tears fell straight down and couldn't stop.

Xie Daochen looked at Yan Ruyu and burst into tears suddenly, his eyes slowly opened wide, his fingers were cold.

Xie Daochen said with difficulty, "Where is Master Zhuang?"

Yan Ruyu wiped her tears, sobbing uncontrollably.

She knew that she could no longer hide her current appearance, so she simply told the truth.

She choked and said, "My lord was poisoned by someone, it has been four days, and I still haven't woken up—"

When Yan Ruyu finished speaking, Xie Daochen suddenly fell silent.

... Poisoned.

...and failed to wake up for four days.

After a long time, Xie Daochen spoke again.

Xie Daochen was at a loss and said: "Where is he, let me take a look at him..."

Mr. Zhuang has always been extremely smart, how could he be poisoned?

There must be a mistake somewhere.

Xie Daochen finished comforting himself in this way, and only heard Yan Ruyu continue: "...Master Qiantui is afraid that someone with a heart will try to murder him, so besides Mr. Qiantui, no one else

Never set foot inside the house.Even the servants in the mansion can't do it. "

Xie Daochenmo, suddenly lost all voices.

At this moment, there was nothing left in Xie Daochen's mind.

Yan Ruyu continued to cry at the side: "All the doctors in the capital have been invited, even the imperial doctor, but no one can heal your lord. Is my lord really going to be like

Sleep like this until you die? "

……

Yan Ruyu was crying like a pear blossom, "My lord has never formed a party for private interests, and he has never participated in disputes between the court and China. Who on earth would want to do this to my lord?"

……

Yan Ruyu broke down in tears, "If your lord just leaves like this, what should the servants do? What should the Zhuang family do?"

……

Xie Daochen remained silent.

Or in other words, I have forgotten how to speak.

Xie Daochen stood there motionless.

His eyes were glazed, as if he had lost his soul.

Blink, it's late at night.

Xie Daochen stayed in the Zhuang mansion and did not leave.

He sat quietly in the lobby, motionless, like a condensed sculpture.

It's as if you can't feel hunger, and you can't feel the passage of time.

In the end, it was Bizhu who couldn't stand it anymore, stepped forward, and whispered: "General, you should go back first, as long as there are slaves here."

Xie Daochen seemed to have regained his deep understanding, raised his eyes, and took a quiet look at Bizhu.

...but still didn't speak.

Bizhu hesitated for a while, then said: "How about...General, you go back now and come back tomorrow?"

Xie Dao Chenmo, did not move.

Bizhu said again: "General, if you don't eat or sleep like this, if my lord is awake, he will definitely frown again."

Xie Daochen paused when he heard the words.

Seeing that Xie Daochen was finally persuaded by his words, Bi Zhu added another sentence without hesitation: "My lord definitely doesn't want to see you like this, General."

After a while, Xie Daochen finally spoke.

Xie Daochen asked quietly: "Where is Master Zhuang's bedroom?"

Bizhu was startled.

Without waiting for Bi Zhu to reply, Xie Daochen continued: "I won't go in, just stand outside and have a look."

Bizhu hesitated for a moment, then turned her head and looked at Yan Ruyu who was standing not far behind her.

Yan Ruyu was silent for two seconds as she thought about the daily friendship between her lord and Xie Daochen.

Two seconds later, Yan Ruyu stepped forward and said, "My servant will take you there."

Xie Daochen raised his eyes, the eyes were dim.

Xie Daochen opened his lips, his voice hoarse: "...Thank you."

The lobby is not far from Su Bian's bedroom.

After a while, Yan Ruyu brought Xie Daochen outside the door.

Yan Ruyu stood outside the door, pausing slightly.

Two seconds later, Yan Ruyu slowly opened the door.

Xie Daochen was taken aback.

Yan Ruyu bit her lip, and said: "Although Master Qiantui said that no one else can enter the house at will...but the general has always been on good terms with my master, so he is not considered a stranger."

Xie Daochen was stunned for a moment, and after recovering, he said slowly: "Thank you, miss."

Yan Ruyu bowed and saluted, "You are welcome, General."

Xie Daochen glanced at Yan Ruyu, lifted his foot, and stepped into the house.

The room was dark and silent.

It was so quiet that even the sound of breathing could be heard clearly.

After Xie Daochen walked to the bedside slowly, it was four days later that Xie Daochen saw Su Bian again.

Su Bian closed his eyes and lay quietly on the bed, motionless, as if he had died.

Xie Daochen's fingers were cold, and he was unconscious.

Xie Daochen's heart felt astringent, and his fingers trembled slightly.

Xie Daochen slowly closed his eyes, he couldn't bear to look anymore.

If the person lying on the bed now, it would be him...

Xie Daochen stood motionless in the room, silent for a long time.

Outside the door, Yan Ruyu knocked lightly on the door, calling: "General, it's late at night, you go back first."

After Yan Ruyu finished speaking, Xie Daochen seemed to have regained his senses, and walked out in silence.

Yan Ruyu was about to say something, when she raised her eyes, she was stunned when she saw Xie Daochen's appearance.

Xie Daochen returned to Xie's mansion in a daze.

Xie Daochen returned late, and Xie Qingyun, who had been waiting in the mansion for a day, came forward, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and complained: "Brother, why did you come back so late..."

Before the word came, Xie Qingyun's voice stopped abruptly.

Xie Qingyun looked at her elder brother's hollow appearance as if he had lost his soul, and was speechless in a daze.

After a while, Xie Qingyun asked in a daze: "...brother?"

Xie Daochen seemed to have never heard of it.

……

Fourth day.

early morning.

Long Jingying and Su Bian still did not go to court.

And, there is one more person today.

——Thank you Daochen.

at the same time.

Xiangfu, in the cold dungeon.

Chang Huai's tendons and hamstrings were broken.

All ten fingers were broken.

Not only that, but more than 200 silver needles were pierced into Chang Huai's body. As long as he moved slightly, he would instantly feel an unbearable pain.

However, until now, Chang Huai has not said where the antidote is.

Chang Huai did tell Su Bian where the medicine was.

But Chang Huai didn't want to talk about Long Jingying.

There is no complicated reason.

If you tell Su Bian, if Su Bian wants to ask for the antidote, he will probably go to Xuanyue himself to ask for the antidote.

But if you want to tell Long Jingying, it will be completely different.

Long Jingying would not ask for it, but would directly attack Xuan Yue.

Chang Huai's purpose was only to torture Su Bian. As for Xuan Yue, no matter how much Xuan Yue didn't like him, no matter how ruthless he was to him, he still couldn't part with Xuan Yue.

I have liked it for so many years, how can I say that I am willing to be willing.

Long Jingying looked at him expressionlessly, her face getting colder and uglier day by day.

Chang Huai twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled bluntly.

Chang Huai said slowly: "Lord Qiantui is very anxious. In three days, the next official will naturally speak up."

Long Jingying kept a cold face and said nothing.

What Chang Huai said was that after three days, he would tell the location of the antidote.However, three days later, it was the time of Su Bian's death.I'll tell you where the antidote is at that time, and it's already gone

It doesn't help.

Long Jingying is always smart, how could she not guess.

Chang Huai naturally knew that Long Jingying had spotted his little tricks at a glance.He didn't take it seriously, and continued to laugh: "Lord Chitose is so affectionate to Master Zhuang, I really envy the lower officials."

. "

As he spoke, his tone changed.

Chang Huai Yin said: "I'm envious... I want to kill him."

After all, several silver needles were deeply nailed into his flesh and blood.Chang Huai screamed in pain and spat out a mouthful of blood.

In the next second, Long Jingying said coolly: "I didn't intend to do this, but since Mr. Chang refuses to open his mouth, that's all."

After finishing speaking, Long Jingying gently raised her hand.

Chang Huai opened his eyes with difficulty, and looked in the direction of the dungeon door.

Looking up, I saw four or five ragged men who looked like beggars slowly walking into the dungeon.

Then, she turned around and looked at him lewdly.

There were two words written in those naked eyes.

— Lust.

Since the pain of flesh and blood is useless, then change to other methods.

Although Long Jingying always disdained this method.

Chang Huai guessed something, and slowly widened his eyes.

Chang Huai immediately looked at Long Jingying, who was expressionless, and said in horror: "No, you can't do this to me—"

Long Jingying was indifferent, with a calm expression.

Long Jingying said two words lightly: "I can."

At the same time, the Taiqing Academy.

Criminal room, Xuanyue office.

Xuan Yue finally stood up uncontrollably after counting No.90 eight times.

Xuan Yue was locked into the torture room willingly, on the one hand, to make his wife happy, and on the other hand, because of the idea of ​​being able to see his wife from time to time.

By the way, let the madam whip again, to experience the fun and so on. (…)

In the end, who knows, there is no interest, and the wife can't see it.

I just left him here all day long, without even asking a single question.

Xuanyue didn't care.

Even if the wife will be angry later, he will be released from prison.

Who let him hang out with him all day long and ignore him!

After thinking of an excuse, Xuan Yue used his internal force to easily break the iron chains on his hands and feet with peace of mind.

Then, under the horrified gaze of the jailer, he swaggered away.

There is no cell in this world that can trap Xuan Yue.

Unless Xuanyue didn't want to come out.

The jailer looked at the scene in front of him, tongue-tied, and immediately wanted to ask someone to stop Xuan Yue, but Xuan Yue gave the jailer a light look, and the jailer seemed to have been pressed for a while.

Like a button stop, there is no sound in an instant.

Xuan Yue hooked the corners of his lips mockingly, and stepped out of the execution room.

Xuan Yue swaggered like he was going in and out of no man's land.

The guards next to him panicked and wanted to stop him, but they didn't dare to step forward.In the end, I had to report to Qiu Qingxi.

After hearing this, Qiu Qingxi was silent for two seconds.

Then, Qiu Qingxi said in a deep voice, "Let him go."

Unexpectedly, Qiu Qingxi would answer this way, and the person who reported was stunned.

Qiu Qingxi waited for a while, and saw the man standing in front of him motionless, so he raised his eyes and asked coldly, "Did Chang Huai catch it?"

The man subconsciously shook his head.

Seeing this, Qiu Qingxi immediately slapped the table and said angrily, "Then why are you still standing here? Are you in a hurry?"

The man shook his body, didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and retreated despondently.

After Xuan Yue swaggered out of the Taiqing Courtyard, the first place he went to was the Zhuang Mansion.

Not seeing each other for a few days, Xuan Yue panicked at the thought.

Xuanyue stepped on the lightness kung fu and came to the outside of the Zhuang mansion in the blink of an eye. He looked at the closed gate of the Zhuang mansion in front of him, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then climbed over the wall and entered the Zhuang mansion without hesitation.

Xuan Yue knew that if he knocked on the door, the servants would definitely not let him in.

So Xuan Yue simply didn't knock on the door.

Xuan Yue followed the directions in his memory, and reached Su Bian's bedroom unimpeded all the way.

Xuan Yue looked at the closed door, the corners of his lips raised.

Xuan Yue stretched out his hand, gently pushed open the door, and stepped into the room.

The room was pitch black, and I couldn't see my fingers.

To prevent being discovered, Xuan Yue held his breath and walked slowly towards the bed.But soon, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Xuan Yue suddenly stopped laughing.

The person is clearly lying on the bed.

...but he couldn't feel his breath.