Master of Rebirth

The gate of the Inner Punishment Court was wide open, and all the guards were drugged. The lock of the cell was opened with the guard's key. The person who came didn't take the key away, but hung it on the lock arrogantly. There were no signs of fighting around. Wang Qi was missing.

According to the on-site analysis, it was obvious that someone had stunned the guards, took the key and released Wang Qi.And this person must be very familiar with the Imperial Palace and the Inner Punishment Institute, most likely an internal official or guard in the palace.

Before the spies in the palace were found out, the Inner Punishment Court was robbed again.Whether it was a coincidence or an internal connection, everyone present had their own thoughts.

Zhao Rui and Zhou Ying naturally knew that the other party did not do the matter, because they had already discussed the countermeasures to rescue Wang Qi, so there would be no complications.But Zhao Jing was trapped in the East Palace and didn't know their plan. The two worried that Zhao Jing would not be able to calm down and act rashly, so they simply sent him a letter with a snack.Unexpectedly, as soon as the news was sent, Wang Qi disappeared. The two wondered at the same time whether Zhao Jing didn't understand the meaning of the code, so he acted in private.

With this concern, Zhao Rui and Zhou Ying immediately went to see Zhao Jing.But Zhao Jing's face was more panic than doubt, obviously ignorant of this matter.

In fact, Emperor Liang already knew about Wang Qi's being robbed, and he also suspected that Zhao Rui or Zhao Jing took advantage of the chaos to rescue Wang Qi. The purpose of speaking out is to see their subconscious reactions.

Calmly looking at everyone's expressions, Emperor Liang found that Zhao Rui and Zhou Ying's first reaction was to look at Zhao Jing, but Zhao Jing was panic-stricken.Emperor Liang had the answer in his mind, either his father and son's acting skills were too superb, or this matter really had nothing to do with them.

"Your Majesty, I would like to thoroughly investigate this matter, and we must find Wang Qi's whereabouts." Zhao Jing immediately pleaded for orders, and it is not known whether he said this to Emperor Liang or himself.

In fact, Zhao Jing can't be blamed, he is already anxious at this time.Zhao Jing knew that this matter had nothing to do with Zhao Rui and Zhou Ying, so she was afraid that it was the fake Jinli who did it.Although I don't know the purpose of catching Wang Qi in the fake brocade, but Wang Qi must be in his hands.Thinking of this, Zhao Jing's heart fluttered instantly, wishing to fly to Wang Qi's side immediately.

Emperor Liang did not speak.

Knowing that he doubted himself, Zhao Jing immediately knelt down and swore: "I dare to swear to the sky, this matter is definitely not planned by me. Now that the fake Jinli has sneaked into the palace, the palace must strengthen its guard. Even if I rescue Wang Qi from the palace The Punishment Court cannot send him out of the palace. Even if I really intend to save Wang Qi, I will not choose to do it at this time."

What Zhao Jing said was true, Emperor Liang's doubts about him had already disappeared for the most part, but now that he was in a hurry, it disappeared a little bit.

"Yes, Father." Zhao Jingyu also knelt down and said, "Brother Jing has been thinking behind closed doors in the East Palace for the past few days, and has hardly seen anyone except the prince and son. It is impossible for him to plan this matter. If Emperor Father is really worried, and I am willing to investigate with Brother Jing."

Although Zhou Ying had secretly reached a settlement with Zhao Rui, she still had to make a tit-for-tat confrontation with Zhengxihoufu in front of Emperor Liang.

He said coldly, "Even if Zhao Jing has nothing to do with this matter, it doesn't mean that Zheng Xihou has nothing to do with this matter. Eunuch Qin said that there was no trace of a fight in the cell. Obviously Wang Qi left with that man voluntarily." Wang Qi is not stupid, if he is not acquainted, how could he follow along casually? As far as I know, Wang Qi does not know anyone in the palace, so the person who came here must have been sent by Zhengxihou Mansion. "

"According to what Beihou said, anyone who knows Wang Qi and can enter the palace is suspected?" Zhao Rui naturally knew Zhou Ying's intentions and was happy to cooperate with him in acting. Zhao Ke is acquainted with each other. After Wang Qi entered the Inner Punishment Court, Zhao Ke even visited him. Zhengxihou’s mansion is full of rough people, and they can’t enter the palace several times a year. Naturally, Zhao Ke doesn’t know much about the situation in the palace. Beihou can arrest Zhao Ke and ask if he rescued Wang Qi?"

Zhao Ke went to the Inner Punishment Court to see what happened to Wang Qi, and Emperor Liang naturally knew about it.The reason why he acquiesced to this matter was also because the crown prince reported to him that before Wang Qi was taken away by the imperial guards, he had left a message to the people in Zhengxihou's mansion, telling them to beware of Jinli.As for why, no one knows.

Regarding Shen Yingjie's death, Emperor Liang and the crown prince had been brooding over it all the time, but unfortunately they didn't find any clues, so they had to let it go.And Jinli was one of the guards guarding Shen Yingjie, and at the beginning he took the initiative to ask to be guarded in the Internal Punishment Court. If he had any problems, he was afraid that he might have something to do with Shen Yingjie.Although he felt that Wang Qi was more likely to play tricks, just in case, Emperor Liang decided to send someone to ask.It's just that Zhao Ke took the initiative to ask for his life at this time, and Emperor Liang gave him a favor.Unexpectedly, Wang Qi actually helped them find out the fake Jinli, but Emperor Liang didn't know about Zhao Ke being impersonated by Zhao Jing.

At this time, the dispute between Zhao Rui and Zhou Ying continued.Fortunately, they have been facing each other for a long time, even if they are acting, they can quickly find the feeling.

"Don't confuse the public." Seeing that Zhao Rui was so unreasonable and actually dragged Zhao Ke into the water, Zhou Ying pretended to be anxious, "You only need to check to find out whether Young Master Zhao has entered the palace today. It wasn't you..."

"Well said." Zhao Rui took the lead from him, and not to be outdone, replied: "You only need to check whether the people from Zhengxihou's Mansion have entered the palace today. Don't forget, Zhengxihou's Mansion Except for me and Fake Jinli, everyone else, like Ah Man, is contemplating behind closed doors. Dare I ask Marquis Dingbei, how will they enter the palace to rescue Wang Qi? Woe to us."

"You don't spout blood, why should I..."

Seeing the two of them getting louder and louder, the atmosphere around them also became tense.Emperor Liang frowned, his face full of impatience.

"You two Marquises, be safe and don't be impatient." Zhao Jingyan quickly spoke up as a peacemaker, "Dingbeihou's suspicion is not unreasonable, but all the people in Zhengxihou's mansion are in the mansion, and it is impossible to enter the palace to save Wang Qi. My palace I think there is another possibility. Fake Jinli is proficient in the art of disguise. Maybe he tricked Wang Qi away by pretending to be someone from Zhengxihou's Mansion, and then deliberately blamed Zhengxihou's Mansion. Two Marquis, Now that the enemy is at hand, let's not engage in internal strife."

Zhao Jingyu also followed suit: "Yes, there was no trace of a fight in the prison, which does not mean that Wang Qi voluntarily left with that person. It was already midnight when the incident happened, and Wang Qi might have fallen asleep long ago. The guards are all strong in martial arts, and the guards in the Inner Punishment Court are even more carefully selected. Since the man's drug can make them fall, it may be more than enough to deal with Wang Qi's powerless scholar .Maybe Wang Qi was taken away after being stunned."

Now that the crown prince and the fifth prince had both spoken to the steps, Zhao Rui and Zhou Ying went down the donkey and calmed down as a matter of course.However, there is still a lot to do in acting, they glared at each other, and then shut their mouths embarrassingly.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to thoroughly investigate this matter. I will definitely find out the truth and bring the real culprit to justice." As if to prove that there was something wrong with Zhao Rui, Zhou Ying immediately asked the emperor for orders.

Emperor Liang was interested in Zhou Ying, and when he saw him speak, he said, "Alright, I will leave this matter to Ai Qing, and we must find Wang Qi. I want to see people when I live, and I want to see dead bodies when I die."

When he said this, Emperor Liang gave Zhou Ying a look.The meaning is very simple, no matter whether Wang Qi was taken away by Jia Jinli or not, when he was found, he must have died in the hands of Jia Jinli.

"The minister takes orders." After understanding Emperor Liang's hint, Zhou Ying naturally had a measure in her heart.

Emperor Liang looked at the fifth prince and said, "Jing Yu, you should help too."

"My son takes orders." Zhao Jingyu said.

"Your Majesty..." Zhao Jing didn't give up, and wanted to try harder, but Zhao Rui stopped him.

Emperor Liang turned his head and said to the crown prince: "Jing Yan, you and Zhao Jing led the imperial army to continue to investigate the internal officials and guards in the palace. We must find out the fake people."

"I obey the decree." Zhao Jingyan knelt down to receive the decree, while winking at Zhao Jing.

Seeing that the matter has become a foregone conclusion, Zhao Jing had no choice but to say unwillingly: "I obey the order."

"Okay, you all go to your own business." Emperor Liang was very satisfied, he looked up at Zhao Rui and said: "Brother Rui, you can stay in the bedroom and talk with me."

Knowing that Emperor Liang had taken Zhao Rui as a hostage, Zhao Jing gritted his teeth and had no choice but to follow the prince out.

"Brother Jing, don't be in a hurry." Out of the bedroom, Zhao Jingyan saw that Zhao Jing was restless, and quickly comforted him, "I know that Wang Qi's disappearance has nothing to do with you. We should find out the identity of Fake Jinli in the palace as soon as possible. Only in this way can we find Wang Qi."

Knowing that the crown prince was right, Zhao Jing said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I know what to do."

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Wang Qi opened her eyes in a daze, only feeling dizzy.He could only close his eyes again, and when his consciousness gradually came back, he felt as if he was lying on the ground, and his hands and feet seemed to be tightly bound.

My mind is getting clearer and my memory is gradually coming back.Wang Qi remembered that after he came out of the Inner Punishment Court, that person led him all the way through.Even though the sky was dark and the lamp could not be turned on, the man skillfully led him along many winding paths, cleverly avoiding several groups of patrolling guards, and after many turns, he arrived outside a remote palace.But not long after entering, Wang Qi lost consciousness.Now that I think about it, I must have been stunned.

If there was some suspicion before, now Wang Qi can be sure that the person who rescued him was definitely not sent by Zhengxihou Mansion.I'm afraid there is another purpose in deceiving him here.This person is good at medicine and is very familiar with the imperial palace, so he is not a kind person.Now that he has fallen into the wrong hands, the current situation is very unfavorable to him, so he has to get out quickly.Thinking of this, Wang Qi wanted to look for the trace of that person, but was afraid that he would find that he would move after waking up, so he could only continue to close his eyes and pretend to be dizzy.

"You're awake, don't pretend, get up." Just as Wang Qi was struggling to open his eyes, a voice came, mixed with a little smile.

Realizing that the person was by her side and had seen through her, Wang Qi could only open her eyes.

After roughly looking around, Wang Qi found that he was lying in the yard with a small fire lit in front of him, and the man was sitting opposite, looking at him with great interest.

Sitting up from the ground with difficulty, Wang Qi looked down at the rope on her body, glared at the man and said, "Your Excellency is here to save me, so what does that mean?"

"I offended you." The man got up immediately, pulled out the dagger from his waist, and cut off the rope that bound Wang Qi, and then apologized without sincerity. After leaving without saying goodbye, I only came up with this bad policy. I hope the prince will not mind."

Knowing that it was useless to mind, Wang Qi moved her numb hands and feet that were tied up. Wang Qi looked at the sky at this time, reckoning that she hadn't been asleep for a long time, and calmly looked at the person who sat back on the opposite side again.

Wang Qi is good at drawing people, and basically has an impression of the faces she has seen.Although this person's face is very strange, but the temperament of the whole person makes him a little familiar, it is estimated that it is probably disguised.

Wang Qi didn't even bother, and asked directly: "Who is your Excellency? What's the purpose of deceiving me?"

"Who is next and what is the purpose, Mr. Wang might as well guess." The man said leisurely.

Wang Qi was unwilling to play guessing games with him, but said: "Your Excellency, don't forget that you and I are still in the palace. The palace is heavily guarded. It won't be long before I escape from the Internal Punishment Court." It was discovered. If the emperor sends troops to capture him, you and I will never be able to fly."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I know better than you when the guards in the palace will be able to inspect the Inner Punishment Court." The man said nonchalantly: "Besides, the emperor is currently busy investigating the guards and eunuchs around him and the prince. Afterwards, we may have to investigate all the guards in the harem or even the entire palace, and we won’t care about the trivial matter of the Internal Punishment Court. This place is safe for the time being, at least enough for us to finish what we have to say.”

After hearing this, Wang Qi couldn't help but carefully looked around, and found that the palace garden behind him was very dilapidated, obviously not often cleaned.

"This is a cold palace, where concubines who have fallen out of favor or who have committed crimes are detained. Even if you want to search, you won't be able to find it here for a while." Noticing Wang Qi's gaze, the man kindly explained to him One sentence, and then said: "Okay, who am I, Mr. Wang can guess now."

Noticing the sadness that flashed across the man's face when he mentioned "Lenggong", Wang Qi's heart moved, but he calmed down.He looked at that person, and said firmly: "You are not from Zhengxihou's Mansion."

"Not bad." The man readily admitted, and then said, "However, it's not difficult to guess this. Can you guess anything else?"

Wang Qi intentionally delayed the time, "What if I guessed right and you don't admit it?"

"You don't have to worry about this." The man didn't seem to be in a hurry, "Anyway, your life is in my hands, and it doesn't pose any threat to me. There is no one else here, so why should I lie to you?"

What this person said made sense, Wang Qi said: "You can't be that fake Jinli, right?"

"Fake Jinli? So that's what you call me!" The man laughed and said, "That's right, I am that fake Jinli. As for my real identity, Mr. Wang can make a bold guess, and I'm right. There is a prize."

But Wang Qi was not in the mood to joke with him, and said directly: "If I guess right, can you let me go?"

"I'm afraid it won't work." Fake Jinli looked at Wang Qi and said, "Besides, even if I am willing to let you go, where can you go? You also said that this is the imperial palace, and we can't get out at all. You are the court again. Do you think the emperor will let you go?"

As soon as these words came out, Wang Qi immediately fell silent.

Fake Jinli smiled triumphantly, and said: "Young Master Wang, don't be discouraged, if you guess correctly, maybe I will let you meet Zhao Jing before you die."

I have to say that this condition is very attractive, and Wang Qi's eyes lit up immediately.But he also knew that this person was probably playing with him, and even if he really guessed right, this person might not be able to do it.After all, no matter from which angle you look at it, it would be too risky for him to meet Zhao Jing.

"Don't worry." Seeing the suspicion and hesitation on Wang Qi's face, the man said, "I'm different from the hypocritical dog emperor and his son in the palace. They clearly promised Zhao Jing to spare your life, but they still secretly borrow money from others. I killed you with my hands. I promised to let you see Zhao Jing before you die, and I will definitely do it."

Anyway, I can't run away, since this person gave a guarantee, why not give it a try.When he was in the Inner Punishment Court, Wang Qi had some ideas about the identity of Fake Jinli, and found some details about him from the short time we got along with him, but these were far from enough.

Wang Qidao: "Your Excellency is so talented that even the famous Zhengxihou's Mansion has been tricked by you. How can I guess it because I am stupid? To be fair, Your Excellency might as well give you some hints."

"Okay." As if thinking it would be more interesting, the man generously gave him a very vague reminder, "You and I met once on a formal occasion, but it was just a chance meeting."

This sentence confirmed some of Wang Qi's guesses, and he continued to ask: "Where have I met Your Excellency?"

"Naturally in the capital." The man smiled.

After hearing this, Wang Qi's brain immediately started to work quickly.

According to this person's understanding of the palace, his real identity is absolutely extraordinary.In the capital, Wang Qi basically only deals with people from Zhengxihou Mansion and Xianyunfang. People from Xianyunfang are not eligible to enter the palace and can be directly excluded.As for the people in Zhengxihou's Mansion, even if they had entered the palace, it was impossible for them to know so much about the terrain and guarding conditions in the palace.Besides, the people in these two places are all acquaintances, even if they are disguised, it is impossible for him not to see any flaws.This person gave Wang Qi the feeling of being unfamiliar with a sense of familiarity, probably not a common person.

Wang Qi went on to think that the only place in the capital where he had seen strangers was Zhao Ke's Lanting Garden.All of them are dignitaries and dignitaries from the capital, which fits the bill in terms of their identities.But at that time, there were many people in Lanting Garden, not only officials, but also entourage and guards who could follow officials into the palace. Who was it?

Since this person can impersonate Jinli, he has a connection with Jinli.When Zhenjinli was replaced, Wang Qi didn't know.But according to his judgment, the time should not be too long.More importantly, the identity of "Jinli" voluntarily requested to enter the Inner Punishment Court to guard Wuzhu and Shen Yingjie, and Shen Yingjie was also in Lanting Garden at that time.Thinking of this, a bold idea suddenly appeared in his mind, which made Wang Qi get goosebumps all over his body.

"You..." Looking at the person opposite, Wang Qi hesitated for a moment, but still gave this unimaginable answer, "You can't be Shen Yingjie, can you?"

Hearing this, the man was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing, "Okay, Wang Qi, you are amazing! Unexpectedly, you really guessed it. Yes, I am Shen Yingjie."

After saying this, Shen Yingjie took out the potion from his arms, applied some on his face, and took off the human/skin mask after a while, revealing the true face underneath.

"It really was you, you... you didn't die." Through the light of the fire, Wang Qi saw that face clearly, and she couldn't help being surprised, "How did you escape?"

With a chuckle, Shen Yingjie shrugged and said, "You might as well guess again."

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The author has something to say:

I originally wanted to finish one chapter, but I struggled for a while, and decided to divide it into two chapters, and explain things clearly in the next chapter.