Brother Donggong

After Cui Bicheng yelled, he suddenly became quiet like a grouse whose neck was trampled.

Then, he took a pair of silver chopsticks that he didn't know where he conjured up, and moved to the front of the wooden table, carefully picked up the pages of a book that was placed on the table, and opened it. There were several pages of pictures inside, which seemed to be a book. Weapon spectrum, on this page is a cicada-winged knife, which was used by Ti Qi to kill people 20 years ago in Fenghua. Then, under this knife, there is another one, which is nearly half smaller, but the back of the knife is gorgeous. There are many, with carved dragons and phoenix patterns, and there is a small hole at the end, which is used to tie silk thread pendants.

……

Suddenly, a ball of fire burst out from Cui Bicheng's hands!

The book seemed to be covered with yellow phosphorus, and it burned by itself.Old Cui looked at it with disgust, his wrist flicked suddenly, and the burnt pages were thrown out of Yuanxiangtang.

My nose can still smell a paste.

Cui Bicheng came out from behind me and sneered at me, "Why, are you scared stupid?"

I rubbed my chin and said pretendingly, "This thing is full of evil."

Old Cui snorted, and I said, "Let me tell you, I've seen that knife before."

"Which one?"

"It's the little knife with the dragon carved on the back."

Hearing what I said, Cui Bicheng's eyes lit up, and he quickly blocked my mouth. He asked his servants to fetch his cloak, grabbed me and hurried out.

While walking, he told the surrounding people, "Prince Qi and I are going out of Yongjing for an outing. Manager Huang, please go back to the palace first."

Cucumber hasn't spoken yet, so I disagree first.

I was frightened just now, and now I need to go home and cover my body with a thick quilt and hold hot tea, instead of following Lao Cui to go for a bloody outing, besides, who knows if there are any bloody assassins out there, pull me so All of a sudden, I really blow the lamp and pull out the wax, and go down to play mahjong with my brother.

But Old Cui said sarcastically, "It's a blessing, not a curse. A disaster can't be avoided. Let's go."

"Wait!" I pouted my buttocks and fell back, "You are too evil now, you are extremely weak, not only are there spies outside the door, there are assassins at home, and I almost lost my life because of it, you better be like a rat crossing the street Staying at home, me too, you should hire Gao Ming for your errands, your old You, Lao Jiang, and even that Bai Feng are all good, none of them are fuel-efficient lamps, and they will definitely help you cook. .”

Cui Bicheng put on airs and laughed a little, "To be honest, I'm not afraid of anything else, the only thing I'm afraid of is that they are so inefficient."

He also said, "Chengzi, don't say I curse you. With your poor life, even if you hide at home and drink cold water, you will be choked to death, and you will be stuck in your bones even if you eat. Even if you don't do anything, you may fall off the eaves." The next two small tiles smashed your face, it might be better to go out for a walk, and..."

I thought to myself, I don’t know who is the reincarnation of the Failing God?

He gave me a meaningful look, "I have something to ask you."

Such a sentence left me speechless.

Cucumber was finally dismissed by him, he shook his head and said, "I heard that there are hidden guards guarding King Qi all the time in the East Palace. A brush wash can smash the head of a living person. That person might have been killed by the hidden guards of the Eastern Palace. Chief Manager Huang, can you not trust the Eastern Palace?"

When Cui Bicheng saw that Cucumber was not stopping him, he asked his servants to set up a car and parked it at the back door of Lingering Garden. Then the two of us changed into coarse clothes, and we got into the caravan, whispering and confiding our hearts like a pair of real street rats.

"The Underworld Escort Bureau is known as the number one escort in the capital, and the darts entrusted to them are generally safe, but a while ago, they lost a dart."

Cui Bicheng picked up the curtain, I glanced outside, the carriage was about to leave Yongjing City.

He said, "I entrusted the escort to transport the accounts of several foreign villages in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to Yongjing. The accounts are of great importance, and many people are watching. The eight gates, all of them are ghost gates. Even if the bodyguards of the world tried their best and used the best bodyguards to escort the bodyguards day and night, in the end, they still fell short. At Mount Tai, those account books were robbed by a group of men in black Let's go. The World Escort Bureau owes me a favor for this matter."

I scratched my hair, I don't think he looks like he is in a hurry, there must be something else hidden.

Sure enough, Cui Bicheng laughed, "But they don't know, that escort trip was a cover from the beginning. I had someone bring the real account books back to Yongjing, and the escort trip by the Tianxia escort agency was just a bait.

In fact, they have already helped me a lot by going that trip, but the debt of favor is not afraid of too much, so it is not in vain.

So, a few days ago, I asked them to entrust the second dart, um, in fact, it can’t be said to be a dart, this time, I asked them to find out for me who still uses the Cicada Wing Saber used by Zhao Runan.This may be a paid murder, but even if it is impossible to find out who the mastermind is, at least we can know the origin of the assassin who took the murder deal. "

I waved my hand, "Stop, Old Cui, I'm not interested in these things at all, I just want to ask you, what's going on with that Miss She?"

He asked disapprovingly, "What's going on?"

I imitated that assassin's voice, "Cui Lang, I have done for you what you asked my family to do. How will you reward my family this time?"

As I said that, I shivered first, and Cui Bicheng had to grit his teeth tightly to suppress the chill.

He suddenly asked me, "Tell me, have you seen that Dragon Forbidden Saber?"

"What dragon forbidden knife?"

"It's the thing that was drawn on that blueprint together with the Cicada Wing Knife, the one in the smaller circle, the one you said you've seen?"

I scratched my hair, "I have seen it before, but... I completely forgot where I saw it. Could it be the assassin I met when I was a child, holding that forbidden dragon knife in his hand?"

"No." Cui Bicheng shook his head. "Don't say that you were just born at that time, not much bigger than a wrinkled monkey. It is definitely impossible to remember what kind of knife the assassin used. Moreover, that kind of knife is not used to kill people."

"Oh?" I became interested, "What is that?"

"It was the 19th year of Fenghua. Zhao Runan personally made a small knife for appreciation and entertainment. It was made for his newlywed wife."

……

Zhao Runan's wife.

He must have died in the catastrophe in Fenghua 20 years ago.

His Zhao family was wiped out from all nine clans.

Oh, to say the least, the Zhao family is pretty miserable.His grandfather was a great official in the frontiers of my grandfather's time, and the governor of Gan Ning who held the military and political power in Gansu and Shanxi. Later, because he offended someone, his Zhao family was ransacked and beheaded once. All the men were beheaded, and the women had nothing to do. slave.It's just that Zhao Runan was young at the time, so he escaped the catastrophe and saved his life.

Later, I don't know how he or whoever behind him got into the business, his Zhao family actually redressed his grievances, and he himself became my father's companion.

My father trusted him very, very much, and entrusted the safety of Dazheng Palace and even Yongjing City to his hands.

Later, he became the commander-in-chief of Tiqi.

However, some people seem to be born with bad luck.

Born in prison, died in sin.

His fate was really terrible. On the day of his death, his newborn son and his wife who had just given birth were all pulled out and trampled to death by many imperial guards who were executing the sentence.

Eh.

Another one was trampled to death.

It was the same fate for Princess Ayla and her unborn child.

What kind of hatred can make a weak woman and her child trampled to death?

Is the Taisho Palace cursed, or are people cursed themselves?

This is a difficult problem.

As soon as I thought about it, I started to have a headache.

"Since it belongs to someone's wife, I probably haven't seen it before, maybe I remembered it wrong."

"No." Cui Bicheng said, "Maybe you have seen it."

I was taken aback, "How do you say that?"

"Zhao Runan died of treason back then, but the court at that time had the Queen Mother ruling the harem, and the regent, the famous minister Pei Dongyue, and the powerful officials of the Manchu Dynasty outside. If you want to seek rebellion, it's like hitting a pebble against a stone. If you think about it with your feet, you know that there is no chance of winning. What's more, Zhao Runan is not a fool. So, I always feel that there is something else hidden about that matter."

Seeing Cui Bicheng's mysterious look, I didn't take it seriously, "Hey, it's just another story about a bird hiding something."

"No. Your old man actually has a deep affection for Lao Zhao, and it is absolutely impossible for things like the end of the bird to hide his bow to happen to that man.

Over the years, oh, especially recently, I have been investigating and thinking, and I think that Zhao Runan's wife is very likely not dead, and it is also possible that she has been living in the palace.This palace is full of female relatives from various palaces, and it is not easy to hide an outsider. Therefore, I think, if Old Zhao's wife is not dead, then it is very likely that she is hiding in the cold palace. "

"Chengzi, didn't you live in the Lenggong for a while when you were young? If you say you have seen this Dragon Forbidden Saber, then you must have seen the woman who owns this Dragon Forbidden Saber. She is Zhao Runan's widow! "

Me, "I'm just wondering, Old Cui, why does uncle's death have something to do with a sinner who disappeared more than 20 years ago?"

This time, Cui Bicheng's small face in the Misty Rain Picture rarely changed from triumphant and mysterious to a look of doubt.

"I don't know either. It's because I don't know the truth, and the report I get now is too unbelievable, which makes me depressed."

Later, he told me something more.

The Tianxia Escort was founded by She Shiqi, a green forest hero. After his death, his widow, Liu Xiaodie, a layman disciple of the Emei School, inherited his mantle. After 20 years of operation, the Tianxia Escort has been carried forward, known as "the first bodyguard in the capital".Liu Xiaodie is already in her 60s, following her husband's surname, everyone calls her Mrs. She.

She has only one only daughter, the girl She who coyly calls 'Cui Lang'.

I don't know what they found, Madam She smashed her own signboard for the second time, she would rather let Cui Bicheng take off the golden lacquer signboard of their Tianxia Escort than tell what happened.Therefore, Cui Bicheng had no choice but to take the risk, sacrifice his appearance, and seduce Madam She's palm pearl, letting her steal the real news behind her old mother's back and tell him.

Unexpectedly, what Cui Bicheng attracted was an assassin disguised as a woman.

It almost cost me my life.

What a wretch he is!

Just as he was talking, the carriage suddenly stopped slowly.

Cui Bicheng lifted the curtain and looked out, "The Escort Bureau of the World has arrived."

I got out of the car and looked at the three-story high steps made of blue-striped stones and the threshold carved from big mahogany, brushed with tung oil, gleaming in the sun.Standing here, I have to hold my neck high to see the plaque towering over the main entrance: ——Tianxia Escort Bureau.

Majestic, sturdy and not inferior.

The concierge was extraordinarily quiet, Cui Bicheng always acted like a dog in front of people, like a gentleman from a scholarly family, with a personable demeanor.

He said to the man, "This is a greeting card. In Xia Cui Bicheng, if you want to see Mrs. She, please let me know."

The man took the name card and hurried us inside.

"It's Mr. Cui, please sit here for a while, have a sip of tea, moisten your throat, go in and tell me, and come out right away."

"Oh, thank you. But, Lao Yang, let me ask you something. Is your young lady at home?"

"this?……"

The concierge seemed to know about Cui Bicheng and Miss She, and his face was distressed. He said, "Mr. Cui, my old Taiwanese army probably won't let you see the eldest lady. Pay attention to etiquette, but, after all, the eldest lady is a daughter's family, you are a relative of the emperor, the nephew of the imperial concubine, and it is very unlikely for your Cui family to marry a daughter from a dart family to become a young mistress, so if such a thing spreads, no matter what It's not good for our eldest lady's reputation..."

Cui Bicheng heaved a sigh of relief, "So, Missy is still at home. Everything is fine?"

"Yes, I have been in the embroidery building."

"That's fine, that's fine."

Cui Bicheng walked out with a smile, and said, "Their house is too solid, the walls are too thick, it's chilly to sit inside in the hot summer, we wait outside..."

He hadn't finished speaking when he heard a loud bang, the air wave flew towards Cui Bicheng and me, and hit the carriage.

I was dumbfounded.

The World Escort Bureau in front of my eyes has become a sea of ​​flames.

The huge plaque of the "World Escort Bureau" in the high pavilion, the deep house and compound that stood in Yongjing for decades before my eyes, the lives of hundreds of people, were all wiped out in this red lotus fire...