The straight man who wears bright clothes is also afraid of messing with him

At the end of February in Hongwu 18, Xue Lu got in touch with Shen Qing and hurried back to the inn. Seeing that Cui Miao was safe and sound, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. After conveying Shen Qing's words, he went back to his room to rest at Cui Miao's request.

Early the next morning, Xue Lu and Cui Miao went downstairs to have breakfast together.

The shopkeeper and Xiao Er exchanged a few words in each other's ears, walked towards them, and greeted them warmly: "You two guests, do you still like the food?"

Cui Miao replied with a smile: "The food is all good, it's time for the shopkeeper to raise the wages of the back kitchen."

The shopkeeper's smile faltered, and then he said: "Thanks for the compliment, thanks for the compliment! The accents of the two don't sound like locals. I don't know where they come from?"

Cui Miao lowered her eyes, suppressed the sneer in her eyes, and said, "We two brothers came from the south, and we came here to find relatives. Who would have thought that the trip was in vain, and relatives are already gone, alas."

"The south? It's really sad to get such news after coming here from thousands of miles away. What are the plans of the two guest officials in the future?"

Cui Miao sighed for a long time, pulled himself together, and said: "Since I have come here, I can't just return empty-handed like this. I simply stay here for two days and enjoy the mountains and rivers, and I should relax my mind. If you dare to ask the shopkeeper, is this just like this?" Are there any good mountains and rivers in Pingke to play in?"

The shopkeeper thought for a while, and said in embarrassment: "Wanping is a small place, there are no good mountains and rivers, and it is just the beginning of spring, and the flowers and plants have not grown yet, so there is nothing to see."

Cui Miao pretended to regret and said: "That's a pity, but we can't stay for too long, we still have parents who need to take care of us, so we might as well just rest for a couple of days and go on our way. style."

Seeing Cui Miao's fascinated look, the shopkeeper's eyes flickered slightly, and he said with a smile: "It's true, it will take a few days to walk from here to Kyoto, when the peach blossoms and apricot blossoms will be in bloom, it will be beautiful to walk in between .”

Cui Miao's eyes flickered, and he said casually: "It seems that the shopkeeper seems to be very familiar with the capital, so he must go there often. Anyway, since we have nothing to do, why don't the shopkeeper talk to us, so that our two brothers can learn a lot. "

The shopkeeper was stunned, and then said with a smile: "The two guests are joking. I am the only one who runs the inn. I am too busy on weekdays. I have no time to go out. I just heard people talk about it. Well, the two Take it easy, I'll go to the kitchen to have a look, and we'll talk when I have time."

Cui Miao stirred the rice porridge in front of him, and said in a low voice, "Brother Xue, it seems that our every move is under their surveillance, and we need to be extremely careful in what we do in the future."

Xue Lu replied softly: "Don't worry, your plan will not be disrupted."

Cui Miao said with a wry smile: "We don't know anything about Wanping County, and now we're being watched closely, so we don't have any plans."

"If you can't find the opponent's flaws, then just wait and see. As long as they move, we have a chance to kill them with one blow!"

"Brother Xue is right, let's stop in silence."

While the two were talking, a team of officials walked in, walking straight to Cui Miao's table, and said, "Did you two go to Wang Xiucai's house in the east of the city last night?"

Seeing this, Cui Miao stood up in panic, cupped her hands and said, "Brothers, we brothers are foreigners, and we haven't been here for a day. I really don't know who Wang Xiucai is, let alone have been to his house."

"Stop talking nonsense. The three members of Wang Xiucai's family were brutally murdered. Some people saw you coming out of his house and wanted to quibble. Brothers, lock them up and take them away!"

Cui Miao's expression froze, and she instantly understood who Wang Xiucai they were talking about. They didn't meet many people yesterday, and they only went to that woman's house.Cui Miao never expected that they would be so frantic!Three innocent lives were ruined in vain because of their suspicions, what a heinous crime!

Cui Miao explained: "Big brothers, our brothers just arrived in Wanping yesterday, and they went to a house to beg for a bowl of water, and other family members who have never seen the woman, besides, when we came out, the woman sent us out of the door. Still alive and well, many people can testify."

"I said it was you, and it was you. In the end, you all obediently caught up with your hands, so as not to suffer more flesh and blood."

"There are two official words. I thought it was just talking, but I didn't expect it to be confirmed like this. We two brothers, one did not break the law, and the other did not kill anyone. Why do you arrest us!"

The head of the official post said: "Just because we are officials, and you are the people!"

The yamen servants stepped forward one after another, shook off the chains in their hands, and covered them in the direction of Cui Miao and the two of them.Xue Lu wanted to make a move, but Cui Miao grabbed his wrist. Resisting at this time can only expose the identities of the two of them, and it is very likely to destroy Shen Qing's plan.

Cui Miao glared angrily, and said loudly: "Our Cui family and Xiping Hou have always been on good terms, you have wronged us so much, you will definitely not be able to eat and walk around!"

The officials were taken aback for a moment, then they came to their senses and laughed and said, "The Marquis of Xiping is far away in Yunnan now, and it is not his turn to intervene in the affairs of the Beiping Mansion, not to mention it is thousands of miles away. Who can say for sure that you died of illness here?" Where is it?"

"Everywhere I go, I will send a letter, but I haven't had time to send it in Wanping. If something happens to us, my father will definitely guess it, so even if we are thousands of miles apart, you will not be able to escape!"

The guards were stunned, and after looking at each other, the leader said: "There is a murder case, and it is reasonable and legal for your lord to summon the suspect. Even if the Marquis of Xiping knows about it, we can't say anything. Today we will give the Marquis of Xiping a face and don't lock you up. Come with us." .”

Cui Miao let out a cold snort and walked in front, Xue Lu followed closely behind without saying a word, and the guards scattered beside them if they escaped.

Shen Qing in the crowd couldn't help but his eyes turned cold, his fists were clenched tightly, he firmly restrained the impulse in his heart, forced himself to calm down, his brain was running extremely fast, thinking about how to rescue Cui Miao without revealing their identities.

Cui Miao naturally saw Shen Qing in the crowd, and he gave him a reassuring look before turning his eyes away.For the overall situation, Shen Qing should know how to act.

Cui Miao and the two were escorted to the Wanping county government office, but they were only interrogated, and they were directly put in the prison, where they were given food and drink, but no one cared.

Cui Miao knew that his words played a role. Xiping Hou Muying's reputation was earned in the war, and he was highly valued by Emperor Hongwu. If Xiping Hou was really involved, their situation would be even more worrying, so they came up with Such a loss.Imprisoning the two in prison, no matter whether their identities are true or false, will no longer pose a threat to them.After a while, the wind calmed down, and then let the two of them out, saying that the case was under trial, and they had to do it as a last resort. Even Xipinghou could only suffer from being dumb.

In the blink of an eye, it was late at night, and the prisoners in the cell were all asleep, and even the cell leader on duty was dozing off.Suddenly a black shadow appeared, and he went down with a knife in his hand. The prisoner fell down on the table without making a sound.Shen Qing dragged the cell head to a remote corner, changed into his clothes, entered the cell and searched quickly.

In the innermost cell, I found the person I was thinking of, and he called softly: "Da Lang, Da Lang,,,,,,"

In fact, when Shen Qing approached, Cui Miao woke up. She just closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, wanting to see what the other party wanted to do. Then she heard Shen Qing's familiar voice. He quickly opened his eyes and looked towards the door. Sure enough, he saw Shen Qing. Standing outside the door, he couldn't help frowning, got up from the straw, came to the door, and said disapprovingly: "Brother Shen, you shouldn't be here at this moment!"

Shen Qing looked at Cui Miao with concern, and said worriedly: "Da Lang's complexion is not good."

Cui Miao frowned more and more, and said: "Brother Shen, I'm fine, you leave quickly, don't disrupt the plan because of me."

Shen Qing seemed not to have heard it, and said to himself: "Da Lang has a bloody smell on his body, is it because the wound has opened again?"

"Blood smell?" Cui Miao approached the wound and smelled it carefully. Except for the damp musty smell, he didn't smell any blood smell, but his wound was indeed not very optimistic.He pretended to be relaxed and said: "No, why didn't I smell it. Brother Shen, my wound has scabbed a long time ago, so how can there be bloody smell? You must have made a mistake!"

Seeing that Shen Qing just looked at him silently, neither intending to speak nor leaving.Cui Miao felt very helpless, he understood Shen Qing's temperament, he was as stubborn as him.

"Brother Shen, don't worry, I'll be fine. Because of what they said before, they had some scruples. They just wanted to trap us here and didn't intend to pay attention to it. Although the environment of this cell is not very good, it is also a gathering of information. Well, the people here are very likely to give us more information. Besides, with Brother Xue and I, it is not difficult to leave at all. My original intention is to help you. If I ruin your plan, don’t If the prince doesn't spare me, even I will feel that I am useless, I want to avenge that aunt, please help me!"

Shen Qing looked into Cui Miao's eyes and saw the determination in his eyes.Shen Qing knew that once Cui Miao made up his mind, he would not change it, just like when he was powerless, he resolutely chose to join the army.

Shen Qing said seriously: "I'll help you, but Da Lang must ensure his own safety."

Cui Miao hurriedly raised her right hand and said, "I promise! Brother Shen, you said yesterday that you have a basic understanding of the situation in Wanping County, so where are they storing grain?"

Shen Qing looked around and said softly: "Come here with your ears."

Cui Miao approached Shen Qing, her warm breath brushed against his ears, a little itchy, he dodged subconsciously, stretched out his hand to touch it, and his ears turned red unconsciously.

Seeing his reaction, Shen Qing couldn't help but blink, and whispered a few words in his ear.

The more Cui Miao listened, the more she frowned, and said, "So Brother Shen hasn't got the key to the warehouse yet."

"Yes, the key should be in the shape of a palm-sized lotus flower."

"Such an important thing should be in the hands of Wanping County." Cui Miao withdrew her thoughts and said, "Brother Shen, go back quickly, it will be troublesome if someone finds out."

Shen Qing didn't speak any more, took a deep look at Cui Miao, turned and left.