Should the soul

In a dark night with no stars and no moon, and the autumn wind blowing coolly, Kong Jie was on the way back to his residence, full of worries.

He is not King Anping, suddenly, he is very confused about tomorrow, and has no idea which direction to continue to go.

In the long alleyway, the red walls cast shadows of black buildings, and occasionally a night light is exquisitely decorated, extending to the magnificent and magnificent Xiangnan hall, where Kong Jie stands in a daze, as if he is lost.

The imperial city bell rang, and there were three clear chants, which indicated that it was the hour of Hai. Kong Jie sniffed, shook off the pain in his head, and took a big step. He still had the seal in his pocket, the forbidden area The guards are about to change guards, and he has to send the things back quickly.

Thinking in this way, he quickly walked through the long hallway of the warm pavilion, and walked back to the large courtyard in the backyard. He was still wondering why there was no one there tonight, and it sounded strangely quiet. feel:

There is someone in his room!

Kong Jie frowned, and immediately pushed the door open, and was startled when he saw the figure.

It's the Duke of the country.

The silk is dark blue and black, with jade stamens hanging from his waist. Zhou Yin is wearing a dark uniform and sitting on his couch with his legs crossed, holding a book he has read before in his left hand. His upper body maintains a relaxed posture, looking quiet and relaxed. Upright...it's been sitting for a long time.

Kong Jie was so excited that he almost couldn't shake: "Grandpa."

The Grandpa turned his head.

Kong Jie met his eyes.

"came back?"

A cold voice sounded slowly, and the Duke continued to sit quietly, without any intention of moving his buttocks, and asked plainly, "I haven't seen you for a few days, where have you been?"

Kong Jie was beating his heart, not knowing what he meant, he said vaguely, "Go live at a friend's house, my lord, are you waiting for me?"

Kong Jie hadn't seen the Duke for several days. Since the last time he bumped into him awkwardly in the early morning, Kong Jie had been avoiding him knowingly. The sense of presence is too strong, even if it does not appear, there will always be someone to talk to in every chapter.

Kong Jie forced a smile on his face: "Did you have your dinner? Shall I make you a pot of tea?"

Cheng Guogong didn't let go of the scroll, as if he was the owner of the house, he readily replied: "Yes."

Kong Jie: ...

Fortunately, the tea is ready-made. Kong Jie went to the cabinet and knelt down|turned over. He bought a lot of things for the last treat, and let him save all the unfinished ones. He was looking for tea while looking for the pot. There was a chaotic sound like a pot of porridge: late at night, the boss, on the couch, waiting for him... These made him a little scared.

Especially the person waiting for him is not someone else. The dignified Duke is so busy with his official duties that he can't spare time for sleep. Daxian was present, so he must have reasoned to analyze with himself: "The Lord of the Kingdom is here to spend the night with you, seize the opportunity and perform well."

Kong Jiehan is about to come out.

He didn't think so, he should have committed a crime.

But thinking about it this way makes him even more desperate, because although he has been away recently, he has done a lot of things. He is naturally good at doing bad things, abducting the princess to go out, preparing a green hat for Wu Xinhou, interfering with Chen Yingcheng's normal procedures for interrogation, It also makes people go to the forbidden place to take things...

Counting like this, he didn't know which one the Duke of the State was looking for...

Kong Jie resignedly threw the tea in the pot, planning to order some food for the father-in-law first, and then go out to make a pot of tea. In the middle of this interval, he figured out the reason and thought about what to do. He secretly looked back at the father-in-law: Grandpa Guo was very interested in the book he was reading and was turning the next page.

Kong Jie immediately put his palms on the ground and closed his eyes: If I had known earlier, I would not have waited to go out.

His consciousness shot out like an arrow, trying to sense what happened in the mansion these days, at this moment, a cold voice came from behind him: "What are you doing?"

Kong Jie's body stiffened suddenly, and he opened his eyes immediately, his heart beat wildly, and he said to the back: "No, I was looking for something to entertain you, and my subordinates don't know your taste."

Then he smiled, took something heavy in his heart, got up, turned his head, and walked over.

Although it was a short time just now, he still felt that something happened in the forbidden area this evening.

Kong Jie desperately sent the food and drink in his hand, thinking about how to explain himself so as not to make the person in front of him angry, only to see the Duke suddenly looked down at his arms, and then frowned coldly. , Frowning little by little.

Kong Jie didn't know why, so he followed his gaze and saw that he was holding a paper bag. On the paper bag, the three big characters "Fuchun Building" were deliberately crossed out, and three big characters were written on the bottom:

Zhou Yin meat.

Kong Jie: "...!"

He gasped, and quickly withdrew his hands, as if the paper bag was a fire, and he had to throw it away quickly.

The Duke of the State leaned over and lightly fished with his left hand.

The paper bag made an indiscernible "crash" sound in mid-air, and was firmly held in the hand in the blink of an eye.

Kong Jie: ...

In the house, it was intriguingly quiet.

Zhou Yin raised his eyelids, gave Kong Jie a neutral look, put down the book with his right hand, opened the paper bag in his left hand, and looked inside.

Kong Jie dared not move.

After eating all the sauced meat, the rest of the bag was dried meat that could be stored. Once the bag was opened, it tasted quite delicious.

Kong Jiemu couldn't feel his limbs anymore. If he could, he really wanted to die on the spot again.

Zhou Yin just snorted and laughed softly. He couldn't tell whether his smile was contemptuous or what, as if he didn't care about it at all: "You hate me so much?"

Kong Jie swallowed again, and could only say, "It's all a misunderstanding."

The small room froze in an instant. Kong Jie cried and shouted, thinking to come to someone quickly, he can't stand it alone. Hearing a loud voice, he only heard a loud shout: "Report--Taichang Ling's return!"

Immediately after, a series of faster and more urgent footsteps came over, and went straight into the house. The tall and beautiful woman with a red cape, a sapphire headdress, and a high-necked and delicate robe were flying behind her, walking with great style.

"My lord, I have completed the arrest! One piece of stolen goods and one accomplice Huang Zhou have been seized. The main culprit, Kong Jie, is currently on the run..."

The beauty was the first to catch everyone's attention, with a clear and pleasant voice, but when he entered the room, he gave a serious pause, and his eyebrows and eyes flew over - he saw Kong Jie.

Cheng Guogong tapped the beads on his wrist, and added calmly: "It doesn't matter, the principal culprit is here."

The main culprit who threw himself into the net: ...

Then, the Duke who had always been calm and relaxed finally condescended and said, "Kong Jie, at the beginning of the unitary hour today, Guo Xing, the guard of the forbidden area, suddenly fainted when he was on duty, his hands and feet were red, and he had epilepsy. The Imperial Physician is helpless to treat the Imperial Physician, Tai Chang Ling has seen it, saying that he tampered with the forbidden area, and Wang Pu was told that he was ordered by you, what excuse do you have?"

Kong Jie raised his head to look at Zhou Yin.

He didn't have time to think about the details of Guard Guo for the time being. All he thought about was, how did this person see him just now?He sent people out to surround him, but he suddenly turned around alone, with no guards outside to rely on, and people with ulterior motives inside, he had the determination to deal with him without moving, letting him turn his back to him to take things back and forth.

Kong Jie sniffed and told himself not to be angry, to admit his mistakes, and to stand at attention when he was beaten.

He lifted his hem and knelt down on the spot, "Grandpa, this subordinate is being smart about this matter, thinking that outsiders are not allowed to enter the forbidden area, but the guards should be fine, so I asked the guard Guo to help me get something, and I plan to return it when I use it up. From the beginning In the end, I really have no other intentions, I just want to give the father-in-law a gift and wait for the time being."

Cheng Guogong looked at him coldly: "Is it the meaning of the princess?"

Kong Jie paused, met his gaze, and gritted his teeth: "No, I made my own decision."

The coquettish and delicate Tai Chang Ling cast his gaze.

Kong Jie: "My lord, I offended you in today's matter, and my subordinates are willing to be punished, but the guards you said have red hands and feet and vomited profusely. It must be the ghost's outrageous resentment. King Anping was so glorious during his lifetime, and he will not be the same after his death." The troublemaker, he is so afraid now because of other reasons..."

"What did you say?"

"The subordinates said that Guo Shiwei was so afraid because of other reasons, and I would like to make amends."

"last sentence."

Grandpa Guo seems to be careless.

Kong Jie did not doubt him: "King Anping is not a ghost after his death."

In an instant, Zhou Yin's expression became extremely ugly, and he almost scornfully said, "Who do you think is locked in the forbidden area?"

Kong Jie looked at Zhou Yin's face that suddenly turned cold, and suddenly realized that he had made a mistake:

It seems that the person in it...is not King Anping.

Tai Chang Ling clasped his arms and kindly explained his confusion: "The forbidden area of ​​the Duke's Mansion is a magic circle to comfort the souls of the Taniguchi battlefield. The things you let people take are the relics of the dead." Picking it up, he said directly to the Duke, "Master, this person has disturbed the souls of the dead and should be sacrificed. He cannot be kept."

Kong Jie stared blankly, and couldn't help defending himself: "The subordinate is at fault, but it's not a crime that deserves death?"

"Putting Kong Jie's party into the forbidden area."

Zhou Yin interrupted him, and got up from his couch, under the shadow of the tea-white lamp, his dark figure was slender and indifferent: "I will take care of the things I caused, whether I will keep you or not, go and ask those dead souls. "