Tang riddles

In the middle of the night on May 21st, a black shadow shuttled through the Daming Palace. Just in front of the black shadow, a carriage transporting ice was driving slowly.The black shadow followed the carriage silently and headed towards the south of Miyagi.

After driving so slowly for a quarter of an hour, a palace building appeared in the night, and the surrounding palace lamps could not illuminate its whole picture clearly. This palace looked a little gloomy under the night.The carriage went around to the backyard of the palace building, the Jinwu Guard guarding the gate stopped the carriage, the driver got out of the carriage, and the guard was able to meet the prohibition of entering and exiting the palace. At the bottom of the carriage, hold the front axle with both hands, hook the rear axle with your feet, and hang up in the air.

Just after she completed this series of actions, the carriage started driving, drove into the courtyard, and soon stopped in front of a heavy double-opening iron gate.The iron gate was half open at the moment, and there were five shirtless men with tools in their hands who had been waiting here for a long time.That tool is a kind of iron ice tongs, which are specially used to hold ice cubes for transportation.As soon as the carriage arrived, the thick oilcloth used to keep it warm was removed, and the big men immediately moved into action, holding two pieces of ice in one hand, transporting four large pieces of ice at a time, and walked behind the iron gate.

Seizing the opportunity, the black shadow jumped out from under the carriage, rolled over, and hid behind the pillar not far away.She observed for a while, and saw that the guarding Jinwu guards had left, and there happened to be a gap between the coming and going of the big men transporting ice. She seized the gap and quickly dodged behind the iron gate.

A gust of icy cold suddenly hit, thanks to her early preparations, she added a layer of thick cotton coat to keep warm.Behind the iron gate was a straight passage extending downwards. She didn't rush down, but found a small room beside the passage and hid in it first.This room seems to be a resting place for someone on duty. Its interior is very small, with a small kang built with thick quilts stacked on top of it, and some simple daily necessities are also placed in the room.Fortunately, there is no one in the house right now, Shen Sui reckoned that someone was below, and she had to find another opportunity to go out.

The five big men finished transporting the ice in a blink of an eye, and they walked up the aisle. Among the five, there was one more person, an old servant with a hunched back, talking to the leader of the big men.Just some pleasantries, nothing special.It seems that this old servant is the caretaker here. Several big men have finished their last work of the day. The old servant is telling them to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect wages. Several big men are very grateful.

They stood at the door talking, and the black shadow hid behind the door, and couldn't get out for the time being.After finishing speaking, several big men left one after another, the old servant coughed twice outside the door, stayed for a while, then opened the door and came in.

The black shadow raised his breath and climbed up to the roof by rubbing against the wall, holding on to the wooden rafters, retracting his legs, and hiding on it.The old servant was dim-eyed, and after opening the door and entering, he didn't notice anyone in the room at all.He yawned, turned over the charcoal basin in the house, turned the fire up, and put a large copper pot on it to boil water.While boiling the water, he lit the oil lamp and leaned over the desk to read a few books.After a while, the water boiled, and the old servant took a copper basin, scooped some cold water into the basin from the large water tank on the side, mixed it with hot water, took off his shoes and socks and began to wash his feet.After washing his feet, the old servant walked out with a copper basin, probably going outside to pour water.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the black shadow turned over and jumped off, quickly left the room, and ran down the passageway.While running, she was shaking her hands, and it was not easy to climb to a high place. The old servant moved slowly, and she almost couldn't hold it anymore, her arms were sore and swollen.

While she was running down, she heard the sound of the big iron door closing behind her, as well as the sound of the chain being locked. She knew in her heart that it was probably the old servant who locked the iron door from the inside.She will go out later, I'm afraid there will be some trouble.

The black shadow ran all the way down, and the temperature was getting lower and lower, so cold that it made people shiver.The black shadow subconsciously tightened the night clothes on his body, and finally walked through the long downward corridor to a spacious cellar.It is said to be a cellar, but it is not. This is actually a temporary resting place for royal family members after their death. In the spacious space, ice is piled up all around. His dead body was lying on it.The black shadow pulled down the black cloth covering his face, revealing Shen Sui's face.She came closer and saw that Concubine Wu Hui was on the ice bed.It is said that death is like life. After Concubine Wu Hui died, she was cleaned up by the skilled embalmers in the court as if she was still alive. She lay on the bed, as if she was just asleep.

Shen Sui felt something was wrong in her heart, the original state of the corpse might have been destroyed, and she wondered what else she could investigate.Not being able to control that much, she untied the skin bag, took out the gloves and put them on, and started the autopsy.

A quarter of an hour later, she concluded the autopsy.Wrap the most precious result of this autopsy—a veil with the contents of Concubine Wu Hui's stomach and a small tube of blood, and put it away. Pack up all the tools and go back the same way.She first entered the old servant's room, and at this time he was already asleep, Shen Sui took out a bottle of medicine and shook it at his nose, and he quickly fell into a coma.Then Shen Sui took the key, unlocked the door, and returned the key.She didn't completely open the chain on the door, but just opened a gap that she could get out by herself, and got out through the crack of the door.Immediately, she reached in with one hand, fumbled for the operation with the other hand, re-locked the lock, and closed the iron door firmly.The only flaw in this iron gate is the iron chain that can accommodate one arm, and thanks to this flaw, Shen Sui was able to successfully sneak in without leaving a trace.

It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, she quickly withdrew from the backyard of Zongzheng Temple, and ran all the way to Guangshun Gate.She silently estimated the time, and when she arrived at Guangshun Gate, it was almost exactly the time when Li Jinyue entered the palace that day, and the guard general of the Jinwu Guard was on duty almost every night at this time.After the case of Concubine Wu Hui came out, he was not transferred from his post.

Shen Suichu had asked Qian Yumen to investigate this person. His surname was Luo and his first name was Huaidong. He seemed to be related to the famous scholar Luo Binwang in the early Tang Dynasty.But the relationship is relatively distant, so they were not implicated after King Luo Bin wrote "Requesting Wu Zhao on behalf of Xu Jingye".His father was a general of the Jinwu Guard, and he could be regarded as inheriting his father's career. He joined the Jinwu Guard, and within ten years he sat as a captain of the Jinwu Guard Regiment and was responsible for guarding the palace gate.It was more than half a year ago that he was transferred to the position of Guangshun Gate, and he didn't guard the gate before.Luo Huaidong's father passed away many years ago, and his wife also died young. He only has one daughter, who was married long ago.This person is alone. For some people, such a person is the best person to use, with little involvement and no scruples.

Taking the time between patrols, Shen Sui sneaked up the city wall at Paomapo outside Zhaoqing Gate, dodging the patrolling soldiers on the top of the city all the way, went west until the end of the palace wall, then turned north until he saw the third road The palace wall, then turned to the east, circled a big circle, and finally came to the vicinity of the tower on Guangshun Gate.

According to her experience, the generals guarding the gate generally have their own lounge in the city tower. When there is nothing to do, the generals will rest in the lounge. When there is something to do, the subordinate generals will come to call him.The rest rooms are generally on the second floor of the tower.

Shen Sui quietly climbed up to the second floor of the Guangshun Gate tower. The verandahs here are very narrow, and most of them are only for decoration, which is enough for a cat to pass through.Shen Suipan was outside the decorative verandah, judging the movements of the people inside the room through the light and shadow from the window.There are people in the house, and more than one person.Shen Sui heard a low voice talking in the room, it was two men, one of them had a deep voice, and the other had a high-pitched voice, which seemed a bit like a servant.

"Don't...here..."

"I've missed you for a long time, why don't you come these days..."

"Oh...don't...don't be here, people will hear you!"

After a few or two sentences, Shen Sui heard the sound of the table rubbing against the floor when it was moving, and then heard the suppressed panting of the man with a high-pitched voice, as well as the "crack" sound of physical collision.

Shen Sui covered his face, wondering for a moment what he heard and why she came here.She took a deep breath, calmed down, waited patiently for them to finish, and then she finally heard the key words:

"General Luo, let's stop here. Today is the last time. I will not come to you in the future, and you should not come to me either."

"Why? What did I do wrong?"

"We are involved in a big event, so you can take care of yourself. The testimony you provided to your superiors that night may cause a lot of trouble, and the good days are over."

"What? Songhe, speak clearly." The deep male voice said.

"I don't have time to stay here for a long time. When I go back late, the empress will definitely become suspicious if she can't find me. Remember, be careful from now on, and don't let anyone get caught again, and don't come to me again! "After that, the servant with a high-pitched voice quickly tidied himself up and left quickly.

Shen Sui clicked his tongue twice in his heart, turned over and went down the tower, and quickly disappeared into the night.

……

It was bound to be an eventful night.The same thing happened in the Princess Jin's mansion.Xu Jie was in his study, with a long volume of lists of officials of all sizes in Chang'an spread out in front of him, comparing and thinking about them one by one with the lists of the major nobles.Unexpectedly, she heard a scream from a distance, her figure froze, and after waiting for a while, she put on her coat and walked out of the house.Following the call, she seemed to have identified the direction long ago, and walked towards the other courtyard where Yang Yuhuan was.

Her pace was not fast, and when she arrived at the other courtyard, people from the Jinwu Guard had already heard the sound.It's just that most of the soldiers were outside, and only one leading general inside entered.

She stepped in calmly, and seeing Yang Yuhuan's door was wide open, she pondered for a moment, then walked in.Inside the house, Yang Yuhuan's body fragrance seemed to be stronger than before, and it filled the room with a strong nose.She frowned, and stepped into the back bedroom with a few steps, only to see Yang Yuhuan was bound on the bed by the five flowers, her body was still twisting and struggling, her mouth was stuffed with a large piece of cloth, and she could only whimper and roar.Her long hair was all scattered down, and the strands of hair covered her beautiful face, making her look embarrassed, but still shockingly beautiful.

A young general of the Jinwu Guard stood by the bed, looking at a loss, with a faint look of fear on his face.

Li Jinyue was sitting on the edge of the bed, her clothes were all torn, it seemed that she was the one who tied Yang Yuhuan to the bed.Panting heavily, she said to the general:

"General Jin, please go and invite the imperial physician."

"Okay...okay." The young General Jin nodded, turned and walked out of the room.

Immediately, only Li Jinyue, Yang Yuhuan and Xu Jie were left in the room.Yang Yuhuan's struggling and shouting continued for a moment, then stopped. She was lying on the couch, her chest heaving violently, and Li Jinyue quickly took out the cloth strip that was stuffed in her mouth.

"I've wronged you, Yuhuan." Xu Jie said softly.

"It's okay." Yang Yuhuan replied hoarsely.

"The next is the most difficult period. Now that the play has started, it must be played to the end. You have to worry about it, pay attention." Xu Jie said again.

"I can save it."

"Yujie, go out." Li Jinyue said wearily.

Xu Jie glanced at her, sighed, turned around and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.

Li Jinyue raised her hand, gently brushed away the blue hair attached to Yang Yuhuan's face, rubbed her forehead with her thumb, and said softly:

"You child, you are also too stubborn. Why don't you know to trust me? I also have a heart. You are in my heart. If someone wants to goug you out, of course I will be very painful."

"I'm not a child..." Yang Yuhuan insisted stubbornly, tears had gathered in her eyes.

"Okay, you are not a child, you are old enough, you are a grown woman." Li Jinyue obediently said, "I'm sorry for making you suffer all these things."

"I'm younger than you, do you think I'm naive?" Yang Yuhuan asked again.

"You are not naive, but you are stupid." Li Jinyue smiled, "I know you are insecure, but since I have chosen to keep you by my side, no one will ever take you away from me. Even if That man is my father, the supreme emperor."

"You will be very tired, I don't want to be like this." Yang Yuhuan wept faintly.

"This is the path I have chosen a long time ago. If you were by my side, I would be much more relaxed." Li Jinyue bent down, looked at her, and said with a smile, "So, you must always be by my side in the future, don't be so casual Do something that scares me, and don't always use your looks to get your way. Okay?"

Yang Yuhuan bit her lip, suppressed a smile and asked, "Why?"

"Because I will be jealous, and I will also feel distressed." Li Jinyue said seriously.

She wiped away Yang Yuhuan's tears of joy, staring at her crystal clear and plump lips, Li Jinyue slowly kissed her.

The author has something to say: Well... this chapter is an authentic pair of lilies and a pair of bases...