The golden sun is shining, embedded in the sky and sweeping away the floating clouds, making the sky clear and white.Pei Ziqi hurried back to Pei's mansion, and strode to the backyard before lunch.In the backyard, a man stands under a ginkgo tree.He was tall, with black hair spread across his back, blocking his slender waist.

Footsteps sounded, hastily and lightly, presumably this person has weak legs.He turned around and said with a smile, "You're back, have you eaten yet?"

Pei Ziqi slowed down and walked towards him: "Not yet, I won't come back to have dinner with you." He said again: "I asked Xiangbo to prepare wine and dishes, and it will be ready in a while."

Zhang Nan said, "Is there anything wrong in the palace?"

"Some things that are not painful or itchy. But to satisfy His Majesty, it takes a lot of thought." Sitting on a stone chair beside him, Pei Ziqi sighed and said, "Thanks to Sun Hancheng, the wind is loud and the rain is little."

Zhang Nan sat beside him: "This matter has something to do with Sun Hancheng?"

Pei Ziqi nodded and said with a smile: "It's more than related. If this matter is not handled properly, I'm afraid he and I will have to live in the Ministry of Criminal Justice for a long time."

Zhang Nan smiled: "The matter under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Punishment is naturally under the jurisdiction of the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. What has it to do with you? You don't have to suffer with him."

Pei Ziqi was stunned for a moment, then squinted and said with a smile: "A few days ago, you told me that you would help me when something big happened, and let me just let it go. Why did you change your wording today?"

Zhang Nan smiled lightly: "I don't want you to suffer with him."

Pei Ziqi raised his eyebrows: "What? Did you hear something about Sun Hancheng?"

The corners of his lips pursed, Zhang Nan opened his mouth to say something, a finger suddenly touched his lips.Pei Ziqi put his eyes softly, and said with a soft smile: "No matter what you find out or know, you don't need to tell me. What others say is good or bad doesn't mean much to me. He treats me sincerely, he is a good person ;If he treats me badly, even if people in the world think he is a good person, he is also a bad person to me. I have a steelyard in my heart, which is enough to distinguish right from wrong and black from right.”

Zhang Nan smiled lightly, and held his hand: "I didn't say anything, so you already know what I'm going to say? I know your temperament well, so I won't say anything to make it difficult for you, I'm just worried about you. "

Pei Ziqi leaned over and winked at him: "Then do you know why I came back from the palace on purpose?"

Zhang Nan smiled and said, "Dining with me?"

"That's just one of them." After saying that, Pei Ziqi immediately kissed her.The flap of the mouth lightly touched the cheek, only for an instant, and left quickly.He smiled and said: "Second, fulfill my promise."

Zhang Nan was stunned, subconsciously stretching his fingers to his cheeks.He looked at Pei Ziqi, and time seemed to freeze for a moment.Suddenly, he took Pei Ziqi's hand and pulled it hard, causing Pei Ziqi to fall into his arms.He reached out and hugged Pei Ziqi, without saying a word, bowed his head and kissed...

Pei Ziqi opened his eyes wide and his mind went blank, staring blankly at Zhang Nan.The lips touched lightly, just for a moment, Zhang Nan left the lips again.He let go of Pei Ziqi and said with a smile, "This is the only way to fulfill the promise."

Pei Ziqi said goodbye, and said falteringly: "That...you don't have to worry about me. In short, Sun Hancheng is fine, he will never hurt me."

Zhang Nan was stunned for a moment, and changed the topic in cooperation with Pei Ziqi, "Ziqi knows his origin?"

Pei Ziqi breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly: "Well, someone deliberately placed him beside me...to protect me."

"Someone?" Zhang Nan held his hand: "Who is it? Can Zi Qi tell me?"

Pei Ziqi's eyes fluttered, but he still said truthfully: "A person who likes me. I saved his life five years ago. It is probably because it is inconvenient for him to appear by my side, so let Sun Hancheng protect me for him. "

His face changed slightly, and Zhang Nan asked nervously, "Five years ago? Ziqi, you treated that person..."

Pei Ziqi turned his head quickly, waved his hand and said, "No, no, I didn't know before. Only when I discovered some clues recently, I knew that Sun Hancheng belonged to him."

He asked Sun Hancheng for help, but it was the man who led the army to rescue them.There was also the fainting that day, and the strange sword used by that person appeared in the Sun Mansion; moreover, on the day that person returned to Beijing, their meeting, Du Qionger's "selling her body to bury her father"... many clues combined, there is only one answer up.

"I met you before I liked that person." Pei Ziqi continued: "However, that person seems to know my identity, whether he has intentions or not for me..."

Zhang Nan laughed and joked, "It's rare to see such an upright gentleman, do I know that person?"

Pei Ziqi hesitated for a moment, and prevaricated, "Let's get to know each other." Then he changed the subject and said with a smile, "Let's not talk about it. Xiang Bo is here, let's have dinner, and I will go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice later."

Zhang Nan responded with a light smile, but his eyes looked as dark as night...

*******

The lights flickered, and the interrogation room turned dark and bright.Instruments of torture are placed everywhere, covered with dark spots, exuding a gloomy atmosphere.Sun Hancheng sat obliquely in front of the desk, looking at the case file and cracking sunflower seeds, feeling very leisurely.

Pei Ziqi only glanced at him, and said angrily, "Sun Hancheng, if I don't come to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, I won't say that you can be a master at your leisure!"

Sun Hancheng looked back and said with a smile: "Hey, here you come. I've been waiting for you for a long time. The so-called capable people work harder. You have a higher official position than me, and you are deeply trusted by His Majesty. Since Your Majesty said to leave it to you, of course I ...don't worry about it."

Pei Ziqi laughed angrily, waved his hands and said, "Hurry up and go home and farm for me. It doesn't make any difference if you are in the Ministry of Punishment or not. Maybe I can relax a bit if I change to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment."

Sun Hancheng closed the case file and stood up: "Look at what you said. Would I be so obedient if I were the Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice?" He led the way and said, "Look at the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, it looks like your backyard. Do you think Go there, I won't let you go there."

Pei Ziqi was so angry that he was speechless for a while, and slowly said: "It seems that I am willing to come to this prison. You ask the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, who is willing to come to your broken prison!"

Sun Hancheng pushed open the cell door, and said carelessly: "People make mistakes, horses make mistakes, are they not allowed to come if they don't want to? It depends on my mood!"

Pei Ziqi shook his head, and said: "You'd better not talk later, just watch."

Sun Hancheng responded with a straight smile on his face.The two walked side by side, passing through the dark corridor, gradually approaching.The lights on both sides became weaker and weaker, and the figure disappeared at the end of the day, revealing a faint sunset light.Sun Hancheng held an oil lamp, and the candlelight shone, and the shadows of the two stretched long.

He slowly opened the cell door, and the cell was completely dark.The oil lamp flickered and moved, dispelling the darkness and flickering with a feeble light.A man with disheveled hair and a white prison uniform sat with his back to them.He sat motionless, as if unaware of their presence.

The cell was cold and narrow, with no light on all sides.Nothing but a bed against the wall.Cold beds, not even a quilt.The floor was covered with straw, and from time to time, insects and mice crawled over and turned the straw.

Pei Ziqi frowned and said angrily: "Sun Hancheng, what did you do! I told you earlier that Mr. Chen was only assisting in the investigation, assisting in the investigation. How could you let Mr. Chen live in the prison. This is to imprison the court Where you are a repeat offender, you are too serious in what you do!"

"Lord Pei, I am wronged! Do I dare not listen to your words?" Sun Hancheng cried bitterly, "It must be those bastards who forgot my order and arranged Master Chen here."

Pei Ziqi snorted coldly, then cupped his hands and said to Chen Hancheng: "Your Majesty ordered me to investigate the imperial examination, so I asked Mr. Chen to come and assist in the investigation. It was my inappropriate order that made Mr. Chen feel wronged. I will order someone... ..."

"Lord Pei." The man turned around slowly, his old face looked very calm.Chen Yonghan is only in his 50s, but looking at him like this, he looks 60 years old, as if he aged ten years overnight.The beard is white, the white hair is sandwiched by black silk, and the character 'mountain' on the forehead is slightly formed.He stood up and bowed to Pei Ziqi: "You two don't have to worry about it, this place is very good, Chen is already very grateful."

Pei Ziqi hurriedly supported him, and said in panic: "Master Chen, why did you say that? It is true that I gave instructions wrongly, which caused this misunderstanding, sir, please don't take it to heart." Then he said to Sun Hancheng: "Why don't you hurry up and order someone to change the land for Mr. Chen?"

Chen Yonghan smiled and said: "Mr. Chen is old and has dim eyesight, but he is not blind at all. Although Mr. Chen and Mr. Pei have no personal relationship on weekdays, they generally understand what Mr. Pei is like. Mr. Chen seems to behave perversely, but he has a pure and kind heart." Heart. Today, my lord invited Chen into this day's prison, and I must have known that Chen committed those shady collusions. Therefore, my lord, don't act in front of me, it's useless."

With a snap of his fingers, Pei Ziqi dispelled the panic on his face.He withdrew his hand expressionlessly, and put one hand in front of his abdomen: "I always thought that a person who sits in the position of Shangshu must be a rare and smart person, just like Mr. Chen." He turned his head and said to Sun Hancheng: "Here is Chen. My lord, change to a spacious place, let us have a good chat."

Chen Yonghan cupped his hands and said: "Thank you, Mr. Pei for your kindness. It's just that Chen has no intention of living an extra day or two, just as it is meaningless to exchange or not. Mr. Pei, just show me the evidence of the crime. If it is true, I will plead guilty immediately. Your Excellency can play it to His Majesty. As for the others, I will not say a word."

Pei Ziqi was startled, then immediately laughed and said: "Master Chen is a straightforward person. However, you are old, and it is cold and humid in the prison today. I am afraid that your body will not be able to bear it. Mr. Chen probably doesn't know something. It’s not just as simple as pleading guilty.” Then, he turned and walked out of the prison door: “I will…”

"Lord Pei, let me put a sentence of Chen here first." Chen Yonghan interrupted him: "Torture, ransacking of family and family... Chen has already expected it. If Master Pei wants to use this as a threat, I am afraid it will not be satisfactory. Chen I would like to bow my head and confess, but Mr. Chen doesn't know what Mr. Pei wants to know."

Pei Ziqi stopped walking, turned around and smiled and said, "Master Chen, you underestimate me. If I, Pei Ziqi, want to know, there must be a way to know. It never depends on whether the other party wants to say it or not."

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