[Red Mansion] His mouth was opened

For two whole days.

Jia Huan and Tu Henglu had been locked in the firewood room for two days. During these two days, they could not even hear a sound except when someone came to deliver food.

The food provided by this cottage in Qingshi Mountain is not bad, three or four buns are so hard that they can be used to beat people, but Tuhenglu and Jia Huan are not hypocritical people, they also know the situation here , It is extremely rare to be able to eat corn bread.

Qingshi Mountain, inside the cottage hall.

Several men sat at the bottom, while the man sitting at the top was listening to Aunt Jiu's return.

"Those two are very obedient, they eat whatever they bring in, and they don't do anything except eat and sleep." Ninth Aunt replied respectfully.

Chen En frowned, bent his fingers and tapped on the chair, something was wrong, but whoever was caught in the woodshed didn't cry at the top of his voice for them to let them go, these two are good, let them go Is this a guest house?

That's not right, the two of them are well-dressed and have first-class looks. It can be seen that they are well-clothed and well-fed on weekdays. Their place is not a good place, and the food is just barely enough to fill their stomachs. It's worth it Are they so wronged?

The more Chen En thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, and he was thinking about going to the woodshed to see the two of them in person.

The brother who was sent to inquire outside came back.

I saw that the several men in short jackets had strange expressions on their faces, as if they were nervous, as if they were uneasy, and there was also a hint of joy.

"Boss, we have found out the identities of those two..."

The expression on Chen En's face froze.

……

With their eyes slightly closed, Jia Huan and Tu Henglu seemed to be asleep, but in private they were talking to each other by writing on their palms with their fingers.

Suddenly, Tuhenglu's fingers stopped, his eyelids trembled, and there was a sound outside!

But this time is wrong, just now a woman came to deliver food, now it is impossible to deliver food again.

As soon as Tuhenglu's fingers stopped, Jia Huan also noticed something was wrong.

"Squeak".

The door opened.

There was a sound of footsteps.

Someone came in.

"Wake them both up." Someone shouted.

Although Jia Huan and Tu Henglu didn't know what happened, they tacitly pretended to be woken up.

"Who are you?" Jia Huan asked pretending to be terrified.

The crowd didn't answer, but took out knives and cut the ropes on their feet, "Stop talking nonsense and come with us."

Tuhenglu gave Jia Huan a look, and the two exchanged ideas tacitly. It seemed that it was time to see the rightful lord.

in the hall.

The atmosphere was heavy, everyone kept silent, but their hearts were all up and down.

This group of them used to be ordinary people, all of them were law-abiding, not to mention kidnapping and other things, they dared not do stealing at first, but the situation was so bad that they had to become bandits in order to make a living.

Fortunately, the boss on Qingshi Mountain is willing to take them in and give them a bite to eat.

But, in fact, until now, they have not done a single job.

Unexpectedly, the first time I worked, I encountered this fatal thing in front of me.

Your Highness the Sixteenth, that is the son of the Holy Majesty!

What a noble man!They were locked in the firewood room for two full days.

This group of people who used to be soft-footed when they saw the magistrate of the county, now they are scared out of their wits.

Tuhenglu and Jia Huan were guarded by people around them. They lowered their heads as if they were afraid, but in fact they had already divided up their duties and did what they should do. Jia Huan was responsible for memorizing the route, while Tuhenglu was responsible for keeping an eye on these people.

Something was wrong, a look of vigilance flashed in Tuhenglu's eyes, these people seemed calm, but their footsteps were very sloppy, and one of them even almost hit the wall several times, there was clearly something wrong here.

Tu Henglu withdrew her mind and walked towards the hall.

At this time, many people in the hall had already been driven away by Chen En, and Chen En also knew the worries of these people. His Royal Highness the Sixteenth is a nobleman of the Tian family, and binding him would not only be disrespectful, but also result in retribution.

However, for Chen En, he doesn't care if he gets retribution or not.

Right now is a great opportunity!

Chen Shen, your time of death has arrived!

Chen En clenched his fists, his eyes full of killing intent.

Seeing that the person had already arrived, Chen En restrained his mind, and with a smile on his face, he went up to him. When he caught a glimpse of the two people's hands still bound, he put away his smile and shouted: "Why are you so rude? Hurry up and untie the two honored guests!"

Jia Huan narrowed his eyes slightly, and the corners of his mouth tilted down indistinctly.

The people on the side rushed forward to cut the rope.

Chen En patted Tu Henglu's shoulder with a big laugh, and said with a smile: "Please sit down, you two, you are welcome."

Tuhenglu and Tuhenglu were asked to sit at the bottom, and after a while, someone brought hot tea and cakes.

Chen En took a sip of tea with a smile, and looked at the two people out of the corner of his eyes. After noticing the calm posture of the two, his eyes darkened. These two people have extraordinary courage. □□Not only was he not scared, but he was also very at ease. During his temptation just now, the two of them didn't laugh or get angry, and Chen En couldn't help feeling a little guilty in his heart.

"You two distinguished guests, you have stayed in our cottage for quite a while, how do you feel about our cottage?" Chen En asked with a smile, as if Jia Huan and Tuhenglu were not locked in the woodshed these two days Li, but was entertained by Haosheng.

Jia Huan arched his hands, "I dare not take it as a thank you, but the way you treat guests is really eye-opening."

"Hahaha." Chen En clapped his palms and shook his head and said, "I don't know the honored guest, the food that entertains you two is already the best food in our cottage. These days, there is a famine in our place, let alone corn bread, even dross is rare very."

When he said this, he smiled and said to Tu Henglu: "Therefore, I shouldn't take a cent for entertaining distinguished guests, but we have a lot of people in this cottage, and I have to feed them with dozens of mouths, so I have no choice but to be kind." Don't be ashamed to ask a distinguished guest for something..."

As he said this, he glanced at the jade pendant on Tuhenglu's waist, and the meaning behind his words was beyond words. Among the two, he only knew that Tuhenglu was His Highness the Sixteenth Highness, but as for Jia Huan, he He didn't recognize him. After all, when the government searched everywhere, they were looking for His Highness the Sixteenth Prince, and Jia Huan was not mentioned at all.

Tuhenglu sneered, "The food here is very expensive, you only need this jade pendant worth tens of thousands of gold."

Chen En didn't care about Tu Henglu's sarcasm at all, he still had a smile on his face, and said, "No, it's ridiculous at this moment."

Tu Henglu looked at Chen En fixedly, but Chen En did not change his face, his gaze was firm.

The two confronted each other for a long time, but no one was willing to give in.

For Tu Henglu, Chen En's request is undoubtedly a great offense. The jade pendant on his waist is something extraordinary, and it symbolizes him. If it falls into the hands of others, something may happen.

For Chen En, the most crucial point in his revenge plan was Tu Henglu's token.

Whether the jade pendant is worth tens of thousands of gold is not important, the important thing is that Tu Henglu's attitude made him see the value of the jade pendant.

The atmosphere was so tense that it seemed as if sparks could shoot out of the air.

Jia Huan suddenly said: "Your Excellency's request is a little too much, I'm afraid we can't agree."

Chen En's face immediately darkened.

Jia Huan took off the jade pendant from his waist, and continued: "However, I also have a jade pendant here. Although it is not worth ten thousand gold, it is worth several thousand taels."

Chen En squinted his eyes, and glanced at Jia Huan thoughtfully. With this man's jade pendant in his hand, Chen En could also be caught in the trap. His Highness the Sixteenth, he should not offend too much for the time being.

Thinking of this, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, "Then what a shame, it's really costing you."

Jia Huan smiled politely, "It's not worth anything. Your Excellency has entertained you for the past two days, so we should show something."

"Where, where." Chen En smiled, and said to the subordinates beside him: "Order to go down, tidy up a side room and come out for the two distinguished guests."

Jia Huan thanked him with a smile, and quickly exchanged glances with Tuhenglu.

"Guess, do they know our identities or not?" Tu Henglu said meaningfully while playing with the teacup in his hand.

Jia Huan stretched, and leaned lazily on the chair. After being tied up for two days, his bones were so sore, he was finally able to stretch his body, "Master Sixteen, did you see that?"

Tu Henglu nodded, and put the tea cup down. If those people were so obvious and he couldn't see it, then he had lived in that palace for so many years in vain. Those people clearly used the two of them as fat before. Yang, in the blink of an eye, his attitude became so fast, Tu Henglu was already three-point suspicious, and when Chen En asked him for the jade pendant, his suspicion was five-point sure, and he had already reminded Chen En of his The jade pendant is worth tens of thousands of gold. If Chen En really wanted the jade pendant for money, he should have taken it away desperately, but he followed Jia Huan's words and went down the steps. It can be seen that he is not for money, so it is very suspicious for him to want the jade pendant .

After contacting the attitudes of those people before and after, it is not difficult to guess that they must have known his identity.

"Master Sixteen, when are we going to leave?" Now that the ties have been untied, Jia Huan feels that leaving is not too much of a hassle, he just needs to make them a little trouble, and when the time comes, they won't have time to attend to each other, and they will be able to leave naturally up.

But Tuhenglu waved his hand and said meaningfully: "Don't worry, I think this is an opportunity."

……

"Truly—"

There was a crackling sound.

The arrow sank into the beam, but the body of the arrow was still trembling.

The yamen servants at the gate of the governor's yamen were almost scared out of their wits, their faces were ashen, and their trembling trembled.

The arrow was coming so fiercely that everyone didn't even see the direction clearly, and the arrow was already in front of them.

"Arrow, there's something on the arrow!" said the sharp-eyed man, pointing at the arrow.

Several yamen servants pushed me and pushed you, but in the end there was a lesser senior who had no choice but to bite the bullet.

……

"It's been the third day, and there's no news!" Bai Yongxiu's heart was burning with anger these days, and he was so anxious that he got angry.

Chen Shen wished that Tuhenglu and Jia Huan would continue to have no news. This way, they could not only delay Bai Yongxiu's work, but also take the opportunity to find out the whereabouts of those bandit remnants.

"My lord, my lord." An anxious looking yamen servant rushed outside, holding the arrow that shot into the pillar in his hand.

Chen Shen frowned, and before the yamen servant stood firm, he shouted: "Stop!"

The yamen servant was taken aback, and stopped quickly, "My lord, there is news from His Majesty the Tenth and Sixteenth."

A look of joy flashed across Bai Yongxiu's face, he took the arrow past Chen Shen, and quickly took off the letter paper tied to the arrow, before unfolding it, he saw a jade pendant rolling down inside, he caught it in a hurry , Take a closer look, this, isn't this the jade pendant on Mrs. Jia's body?

At this moment, Chen Shen's heart was burning with anger, and he had to pretend to be relieved, "What was written on the letter?"

Only then did Bai Yongxiu regain his composure, and quickly unfolded the letter paper, looking at it carefully.

Other officials who received the news also came one after another.

After reading the whole letter, Bai Yongxiu's complexion changed again and again, from green to white, "Ridiculous! Damn it!"

Chen Shen's face was also very ugly. He didn't expect that His Highness Sixteen would fall into the hands of the bandit remnant.

"Master Bai, what does the letter say?" An official who couldn't see clearly asked anxiously.

Bai Yongxiu's face was ashen, "These thieves are so bold that they actually want to exchange Governor Chen for His Sixteenth Highness. Such behavior should be punished by the Nine Clans!"

Exchange Chen Shen for His Highness the Sixteenth? !

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and all fell silent.

Although His Royal Highness the Sixteenth is much more noble than Chen Shen, but they are now in Chen Shen's territory, even if they want to do what the bandit said, no one dares to say it, this Chen Shen is a "good official" no False, but this matter is related to his life, who would be willing to sacrifice himself!

The anger in Chen Shen's heart gradually subsided, and when he saw the jade pendant, he suddenly had an idea in his heart.

Since the bandit remnant still kept Jia Huan, it is conceivable that they must not know who Jia Huan is. If they knew, they would definitely not take Jia Huan's jade pendant, but his head.

After all, Jia Huan was the one who killed Chen Xia.

"Lord Bai, His Highness is in their hands now, and I am willing to exchange myself for His Highness." Chen Shen made up his mind, and immediately showed a righteous expression.

Bai Yongxiu and the others were startled, and looked at each other.

"Governor Chen, this..." Bai Yongxiu certainly hoped that Chen Shen would cooperate in his heart, but when Chen Shen cooperated like this, he felt a little guilty again, saying that he would exchange Governor Chen for His Highness, but he used his toes personally. As one can imagine, Chen Shen this time is more than auspicious.

Chen Shen waved his hand and said loudly: "My lord, you should be fearless. What's more, these remnants of bandits already have enmity with me. I am also responsible for this matter."

Bai Yongxiu and the others felt more and more guilty. Chen Shen is really a hero!

At night, the gates of the city have already been closed tightly, and a new moon hangs high in the black night.

A figure flashed past in the dark night, so fast that it was difficult to see the figure clearly.

"Governor Chen." Bai Yongxiu and the others were not asleep yet, when Chen Shen came out from the study, holding an arrow in his hand with a reply letter tied to it.

Chen Shen handed the arrow to the subordinate next to his left hand, and bowed his hands to Bai Yongxiu and others, "My lords, I have already written a reply, and now I just need to shoot this arrow to the place that the bandit has decided."

Bai Yongxiu and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Shen cast a look at that subordinate.

The man nodded without a trace, and walked out.

Silent night.

The city gate suddenly creaked open.

The man with the arrow on his back rode his horse and passed through the cracks of the city gate, his figure was as light as a swallow.

The city gate was closed again, as if nothing had happened.

The cold wind in the middle of the night was blowing on the man's face, the man squinted his eyes slightly, he held the rein with one hand, and stared ahead with both eyes, soon, he saw his destination - the Town God's Temple in the suburbs.

The man let go of the hand holding the rein, lowered his body, drew the arrow behind his shoulder with one hand, picked up the bow at the belly of the horse with the other hand, bent over to draw the bow and shoot the arrow, his movements were smooth and smooth.

The arrow whizzed out, making a sound of "咻" piercing the air.