Phoenix and Dragon

After dismissing the idlers, Li Mingyuan opened the door and entered the room, placed Li Xi on the bed, and listened to the movement outside.

At this moment, Li Xi was sitting there with his back straight and expressionless, the lights and candles were not very bright, and they flickered when the breeze blew, the old man Prince Su who was sitting quietly under the light and shadow, was like a man in charge of a gate It does look like a military commander.

The footsteps outside the house rattled for a while, from near to far, and finally fell silent.

Li Mingyuan's constipated expression disappeared, replaced by a calm and composed expression.He pushed the door softly and silently nodded to Prince Su on the bed.

Li Xi returned him a look without words, raised his hand and didn't know where to press it - the bed he was on was originally built against the wall, but now, there was a dark hole quietly exposed on that wall, that In the pitch-black void, there are stone stairs spiraling down, leading to nowhere.

Li Mingyuan silently handed over a candlestick.

Li Xi picked it up, without tidying up his disheveled appearance, turned over and stepped over the bed, and walked down the stairs first, his vigorous and vigorous posture was in line with the posture of sitting and rolling on the ground just now.

Li Mingyuan followed closely behind, and when his figure was completely submerged under the stairs, the hole in the wall closed silently behind their father and son, as if it had never existed.

The hanging ladder under the secret room is very narrow, but the space under the hanging ladder is very large, it is not a closed space, and the heavy footsteps of the two of them can't hear the echo at all, as if even the sound is covered by the unknown in the distance. devoured.

Li Xi, Li Mingyuan and his son walked one after the other, and the speed was not slow.

There are already people waiting under the secret room.

The young man in the lead had a decrepit look, almost like Li Mingyuan, only his eyes were different from Shi Ziye's Danfeng which was not angry and majestic, they were a pair of almond eyes hanging slightly.

Speaking of which, Prince Su Li Xi's royal lineage of the Li family is as strong as himself. Others have children and mothers, but Prince Su Li Xi's characteristics are very domineering. The sons born to two princesses successively, They each only followed the two princesses with one pair of eyes.

The original concubine, Zhang, had a pair of red phoenixes, which was passed on to Li Mingyuan; the second concubine, Sun, had double hanging slightly almond eyes, exactly the same as the young man in front of him.

This young man is Li Mingyao, the second son of Prince Su.

The space under the secret room is vast, and the other side does not know where it leads. The lampstand is not fully lit, only the few near the front are lit, and there are several burning torches on the iron frame on the wall, which timely complements the lack of light. That's a little dark.

Li Mingyao stood at the front, followed by three rows of people neatly behind him, all of them were dressed in black and stood respectfully.

Hearing the voice of people, Li Mingyao raised his head, paused for a moment, his originally expressionless face showed a frowning look, and grinned in the direction where Li Xi and Li Mingyuan came down—that expression was beyond ugly , comparable to Li Mingyuan's face of "pushing Xia Gong".

Surges and clear snow, wind and evening photos, it sounds nice, but it is actually a pot of hot pot.

Li Mingyao's face was disheveled: "Father, big brother."

Li Xi and Li Mingyuan looked at each other, and walked towards Li Mingyao calmly.

"How about it?"

Li Mingyuan twitched the corner of his mouth behind Li Xi.

The king father's ability to pretend to be stupid knowingly asked the truth has been going on for decades.How else?Looking at the unlucky look on Li Mingyao's face, it must have failed.

Sure enough, Li Mingyao shook his head immediately, and this question almost brought out his infinite sorrow: "Father, you ordered me to keep an eye on the Chen family. The coffin, and let the coffin bearers pretend to be overwhelmed, making us feel that the coffin is very normal, but the expressions on their faces can be acted out, but the footprints can't deceive people—the footprints of the coffin bearers are too shallow. The coffin is simply empty!"

Li Xi frowned when he heard the words, thoughtfully.

Li Mingyuan was impatient, so he rolled his eyes in his heart.

"The load of nonsense is beyond the point." Li Mingyuan cursed in a low voice, frowning, "Then why did you come back empty-handed? Something went wrong."

Li Mingyao saw that his elder brother was always like a mouse when he saw a cat, so he didn't dare to talk back.

"The problem lies in that girl's coffin." Li Mingyao cried, "Chen Ziyun's coffin is too light as if there is no one there, and the coffin of that girl in the Yi family is too heavy, as if there are two people."

Li Mingyuan put his hand behind his hands when he heard the words, and finally had no intention of interrupting.

Before being scolded by his elder brother, Li Mingyao quickly explained the main points: "The people I brought and I were all focused on staring at Chen Ziyun's coffin, and when the people buried in Chen Jiayi's family left, we started to open it." Halfway through the coffin, I found out that the footprints of the person who carried the coffin of the girl from the Yi family were not the right depth. Only then did I realize that maybe not only Chen Ziyun had a problem, but the girl from the Yi family might also have something tricky. The coffins of the two of them were buried in the same cave, and we wanted to be together Qi came out and took it away, but..."

Li Mingyuan frowned: "But what?!"

Li Mingyao was stared at by his brother and trembled: "But... our people discovered that under her coffin, there is a mechanism... If anyone moves easily, it will explode immediately-her coffin is filled with gunpowder, and the mechanism It's a flint and steel, and if you're not careful, you can catch a gunpowder primer...Father, brother...If I react slowly, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back tonight."

Upon hearing this, Prince Su frowned, "What?"

Li Mingyuan's face darkened.

Li Mingyao had a sad face and said nothing.

"They knew that someone found out that they were plotting wrongdoing, so they simply destroyed the corpses and wiped out all traces..." Prince Su Li Xi stomped two steps back and forth, his voice was low and dull in the empty secret room below, "I am afraid that Chen Ziyun's target is obvious, so they simply Hands and feet in that girl's coffin...but..."

"No." Li Mingyuan said suddenly.

His face has a silent handsomeness in the dark night, which is not a demeanor that can be accumulated in a day and a month.

Li Xi and Li Mingyao looked at him at the same time, with doubts and thoughts in their eyes.

"Father, we may be wrong." Li Mingyuan said respectfully, his voice was not loud, but he was extremely shocked in the dim light and shadow, "I am afraid that it is not only Chen Ziyun who has problems, but also that girl from the Yi family."

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Seven days later, the strange case of "Actor Killing His Wife and Being Wronged" that had been settled once again made waves again.

There was a thunderstorm that day, with heavy thunder and little rain, and the few drops of water that fell from the sky were like God sneezing with an itchy nose.

But the thunder was not a fake, it rumbled for half an hour, somehow it caused a dead tree in the woods outside the city, causing a big fire for no reason.

Coincidentally, that wild forest is exactly where the grave where Chen and Yi's coffins were originally buried.

The fire burned big and fast, along the outskirts of the forest all the way to the west of the city, only a few miles away from the theater building of Zhengyi Temple.

For a while, there were all kinds of legends in Beijing, and some even said that the two couples could not live in peace, so they simply died and became monsters, preparing to stir up troubles and bring disaster to the world.

The thunder that fell from the sky was what the monster experienced when he crossed the catastrophe. Once he attained the Tao, his lifespan would be as long as the sky.

Whether Chen and Yi are going to be goblins or not, everyone doesn't know, but Prince Su's mansion seems to have something to do with this shit again.

On the day when the fire started, Li Mingyao, the second eldest son of Prince Su's mansion, was listening to a play in the building. Perhaps this carefree Second Young Master Li's brain just hit the beam of the house, and when he heard that there was a fire outside, he ran to watch the excitement out of nowhere. .

Water and fire are ruthless, the temperature in the burning forest is extremely high, not to mention frying two eggs on the flat ground, Er Shizi's skin and flesh are well-proportioned, it is not a problem to bake ten or so, it is not such a foolish master who would not Take your own life as a joke.

It's just that the second son of Li hadn't finished his joke when he was caught by his elder brother Shi Ziye - Shi Ziye had just been humiliated by this matter, and wished to part ways with this case from now on, but this hapless brother didn't have eyes, I have to rush up and get together.

The eldest son was worried that he would not have the opportunity to educate his younger brother. When he heard about this, he became angry from the heart, and the evil grew out of his guts. Without saying a word, he went back to the mansion and asked for family law. He almost beat the second son Li to death in the palace.

Prince Su felt sorry for his second son, and cried and howled with his insignificant eldest son, making Prince Su's mansion a mess.

The eldest son was scolded, the second son was injured, and the old prince Li Xi was even better. He was anxious and angry, and fell ill again. This time, he didn't know if it was true or pretended.

The matter was spread around the capital city by the three aunts and six wives who had a bad mouth, and Prince Su's mansion once again became a joke in Sijiu City after dinner.

Another topic of discussion related to the fire is Zhengyi Temple.

There is a folk saying that fire represents prosperity, but when it is extremely prosperous, it will decline, and everything will be reversed. When the fire burns to the end, it will be ashes. It is not a good sign to attract thunder and fire.

Merchants believe this the most. Hearing this rumor, Zhengyi Temple specially invited masters to perform a lively ceremony to exorcise evil spirits. A church meeting for seven days and seven nights.

Among the bosses who had publicly stated that they would be present, all of the four famous actresses were present, and even the name of Qin Feng and Qin Jiuye, who rarely appeared on stage in recent years, was impressively listed.

All of a sudden, the whole capital was a sensation, and for a while, theater fans all over the capital were rushing to tell each other that it was hard to find a theater building in Zhengyi Temple, and even if they had a lot of money, they couldn't find a place to stay.

You know, Qin Jiuye hasn't sung for two years, and it's more difficult to listen to his child's play than to meet the emperor - the emperor has to go to court, right?

When the news reached Prince Su's mansion, the three of Li's father and son were hiding in a secret room and conspiring, euphemistically called: avoiding the limelight.

Hearing that there was a church meeting, the eyes of the "sick" Li Xi and the "injured" second son Li Mingyao lit up.

Only Li Mingyuan was barely calm, until he heard Qin Feng's name, even if he had the condemnation and disgust of "I don't have such a father or such a brother", it couldn't stop his mind from going astray.

The person who came to report was calm and calm, completely unaware that the father and son had their own ulterior motives, and dutifully said to the last sentence: "This subordinate believes that there are many hidden secrets in the theater building of Zhengyi Temple, so we have to investigate. If it is too big, I may scare the snake, so I can take this opportunity to sneak in and investigate thoroughly."

The "injured" second son Li Mingyao's leg seems to have been broken, and he is pretending to be tied to a fixed wooden stick and tilted on the chair—his leg is indeed injured, but unless the trouser legs are lifted Look, otherwise no one would have noticed that it was a burn and not a broken leg, oh, and not the leg with the stick, the stick was all a show.

"Boss Qin is on stage, this is a big occasion." Li Mingyao said, "Father, brother, why don't I go, I often come and go in Zhengyi Temple, so it is not easy to arouse suspicion."

Li Xi waved his hand: "No, you are too ostentatious outside, I am a rich and idle person, and it would not be conspicuous to appear on such occasions, so I should go."

Li Mingyuan listened with contempt on his face: "Father, you are pretending to be sick; second child, you are limping, what are you two arguing about? I'll go."

The father and son looked unwilling.

Li Mingyuan knew what they were up to at a glance, and his face sank: "My father's arrangement for the past 20 years is to track down the events of the year. If you start to scare the snake at this time, the gain is not worth the loss. It is not a bad thing to have a good heart, but if it falls short , It’s not just my Prince Su’s mansion that’s been destroyed.”

With a righteous face, Li Xi and Li Mingyao were taken aback by what he said.

Even though they were reluctant, the two of them knew that what Li Mingyuan said was right.

Shi Ziye finally got his wish.

After discussing the business, Li Mingyuan ordered the person who reported to leave from the secret passage, and the two brothers turned around and followed Li Xi out of the secret room.

Outside the secret room is Li Xi's bedroom. Li Mingyuan arranged for Li Xi to lie down calmly. Li Xi still muttered to himself that it was a pity not to go to such a scene, but Li Mingyuan ignored it. Shut up and play dumb.

He turned and walked out the door by himself.

Li Mingyao limped along behind him, still unwilling to give up: "Brother, the whole capital knows that you don't listen to operas, what name do you go for?...Could it be that you suddenly love listening to it?"

Li Mingyuan was startled, he only thought about Qin Feng and completely forgot about it.

When Li Mingyao saw his elder brother's expression, he knew there was something for him, so he took advantage of it and sneaked in: "Otherwise..."

However, before he finished speaking, he saw a young servant trotting towards him from a distance. Li Mingyao observed his words and expressions, and resolutely kept silent.

The young man ran up to him and handed over an invitation card respectfully.

Li Mingyuan took it over to look at it, with a faint playful smile in his eyes.

The base of the post is plain paper, the pattern is bronzing, and a branch of orchid is lightly outlined in ink around the border.

A gentleman among flowers has a unique artistic conception.

The post was for Li Mingyuan, and Li Mingyao poked his head behind him, and only saw the orchid with long leaves like a sword, and nothing else.

"In this way, the teacher will become famous." Li Mingyuan took a quick glance, and put the post in his sleeves, "Boss Qin came on stage and asked me to join him...you don't have to worry about the second child, take good care of you injury."

After he finished speaking, he chuckled and left.

Li Mingyao was behind him, looking at Li Mingyuan's handsome and distant back, his jaw almost dropped.

Qin Wanzhi was notoriously difficult to invite in the Liyuan tour. He was aloof, not like an actor, but like a duke and friend. If he sang, opera fans all over Beijing would be moved by the wind, and the audience would be full of guests. Hard to find.

It was rumored that he was supported by someone behind him, but Li Mingyao frowned and thought about all the relatives and nobles in Beijing, but he didn't guess who could win the battle.It can be said that there is basically no family in Beijing that can be higher than Prince Su's mansion. Li Mingyao once thought that according to Qin Feng's posture, if it wasn't for his pretentious posture, it would only be the current emperor who praised him.

Although the emperor also likes to listen to operas, but he is not manly, listening to the excitement, he will never be playful; it is even more unreasonable to pretend, at the foot of the emperor in Sijiu City, no matter how big your backer is, you have to hold back Tail, otherwise one day it will obstruct other people's eyes, and you will never stop dying.

Therefore, what is Qin Feng's origin is an unsolved case in Liyuanxing.

With Qin Jiuye's appearance after drinking Tianfeng'er, it is even more unheard of for him to ask someone to go to the theater.

Why did you post down and invite his brother now?

Could it be that Qin Jiuye has a good relationship with his elder brother?

Li Mingyao thought about it, that's wrong, his brother doesn't listen to opera at all, where did he get to know Qin Wanzhi, who is all over the capital?