The devil is coming

Chapter 270 Injury
In Litian City, it is raining lightly;
The vendors and lackeys on the street no longer dare to shout loudly these days to do business, and in the fenced teahouses, there are no longer appetizing storytellers saying "please listen to the next chapter";
Even the red tent, which has always been busy with customers, has slowed down these days. The usually busy madam does not dare to go out to curse.
The city is still the same city, and the people are still the same people, but this city and the people here have become cautious.
There were more groups of soldiers than usual, their left arms tied with white cloth, and they were patrolling the city with solemn steps. Many people had red eyes, staring at the people who appeared on the street from time to time, as if they wanted to go up and kill people. .
They were all elites who had seen great battles. They had seen mountains of corpses tumbling in seas of blood. When they really wanted to get angry, they really had such an evil aura that was so strong that people dared not look directly at them.
Litian City, as the hometown of the Wen family, can be regarded as the "capital of a country" in disguise. The people inside are not just country folk, they can be considered to have seen the world, but the more this happens, the more chilled everyone feels. My son, even though it is already midsummer, I always feel a chill in my neck.
.........
In an inn, the waiter had just brought a meal and wine. Standing at the door was a man wearing only a black coat. The man stretched out his hand to take the food from his hand, and at the same time threw a piece of silver into it.
Logically speaking, the waiter should yell at this moment:
"Thank you for the reward!"
At the same time, the amount of the reward was announced loudly, and the counters and other clerks on the first floor would also shout "Thank you for the reward" in unison, supporting the man who handed out the reward.
But this time, the waiter just handed over to the man and thanked him with a flattering smile on his face, but did not dare to shout out.
At this moment, any joy and noise are very uncomfortable.
The man didn't take it seriously and pushed open the door with the food in hand.
At the small table in the room,
Two men were sitting,
One was wearing a green gown, he looked to be in his early thirties, his face was very tender, and he spoke in a high-pitched voice;
The other was dressed in Confucian robes and was over fifty years old. He was stroking his goat's beard and had an old face but extremely clear eyes.
The man put the food on the table, bowed and walked out silently, closed the door, and stood on the corridor outside to resume his previous posture.
In the room,
Li Yinglian picked up the jug and poured wine for the old man opposite him first, and then for herself. After putting down the jug, Li Yinglian sighed,
Road:
"The Za family is also in bad luck. This is the first time in many years that we have been sent on an errand out of Beijing. Who knew that we would encounter such a thing? Ouch, how will I explain it to the Crown Prince when I get back?"
The old man smiled slightly and did not drink. Instead, he reached out and grabbed a handful of fried peanuts, threw a few into his mouth, chewed them and said:
"Why are you so worried, father-in-law? Such a big thing has happened. How can it have anything to do with you, father-in-law?"
Li Yinglian pointed at the old man,
Road:
"You, you, don't know what is in the minds of the masters. A slave like the Za family may seem to be a slave to the master and have a good reputation on the outside, but in the final analysis, you are willing to do it if the master likes you. Use you.
If one day the master really doesn't need you anymore, even the new eunuch and maidservant who has just entered the palace will not dare to look at you seriously! "
"Huh?" The old man obviously didn't understand.
"It's just unlucky. Think about it, the prince sent me on a business trip this time, and I encountered this kind of thing. Next time, even if it's to seek luck, he probably won't dare to use me again. Ouch Hello."
Li Yinglian continued to feel sorry for herself.
"Ha." The old man finally understood and could only sigh in his heart that life in the palace is not easy, eunuchs are born to act;
The old man immediately said:
"Eunuch, although I say this, how do you know whether the prince feels sad or happy when he finds out about this?
Therefore, how do you know whether the prince will see you as unlucky or lucky in the future? "
Li Yinglian just picked up the wine glass. When she heard this, she flicked her wrist and spilled the wine. She glanced at the old man in front of her and scolded:
"Bold!"
The old man continued to "haha" and continued to eat peanuts without taking it seriously.
"You old guy, do you know where this place is? Do you know that the Marquis of Jingnan returned to the city last night? The Jingnan Army soldiers filling the streets outside have their eyes so red that they are so scary!"
The old man remained calm and said:
"We are all dogs under the master's feet. Why is it so difficult for us to speak our own language behind closed doors?
Is it possible that you, Li Yinglian, followed the master into the East Palace, and your status is higher than that of Wei Zhonghe in the future? Now you have immediately become more noble, and you don't look down on me, the old brother who licked the dog basin with you back then? "
"Old Wen, you have been in the world for a long time and are used to being undisciplined. I don't blame you."
"I also want to live a peaceful life, and I also want to buy a small yard in Yanjing City, with three or two maids to take care of me and provide for me in my old age, but can I?
If I, Wen Yin, dare to tell my master that I am getting old and I don’t want to work anymore, do you believe that the few taels of meat I have will be thrown into the smelly ditch outside Yanjing City and float there the next day? "
Li Yinglian drooped her eyelids and said:
"Sure, you can say whatever you want. The Za family doesn't have many opportunities to go out on weekdays, but I really want to hear your opinion. I won't have anything to say to the prince until I get back."
"That's right, what are you talking about? You, Li Yinglian, were not so cowardly when you killed your godfather and came to power."
"Deviated."
"To be fair, let's start with your incident this time. What is the relationship between our master and Marquis Jingnan?"
"Uncle and nephew."
"But no, in the eyes of outsiders, they all see it this way, saying that the Marquis of Jingnan is a big backer behind our crown prince. Only with the Marquis of Jingnan is our master able to secure his position as the crown prince;
But outsiders can’t see through it. How could you and I still be unclear in our hearts?
Do the Marquis of Jingnan and our master have any relationship with each other as nephews and uncles?
Do not,
Is it even possible to say that Marquis Jingnan still has the slightest bit of affection? "
Li Yinglian was silent.
"On the night when the Tian family was exterminated, the Empress returned home from a wedding, and the Marquis of Jingnan dared to commit suicide in front of the Empress. The Empress has not been able to get sick since she returned to the palace, and is even said to have suffered from hysteria.
Our master, not to mention anything else, there is one thing that we all recognize, that is filial piety. The relationship between the master and the queen is genuine.
Tell me, after this incident, will our master still have any affection for his uncle, regardless of the need to inherit the throne in the future?
Hehe, even if you say a thousand words, Mr. Na Tian is also the master's grandfather. Jingnan Marquis is a man who can even kill his own parents with ruthless hands. That is why our Majesty dares to use him now. Wait for us in the future. My master is boarding the plane, haha. "
Li Yinglian slowly closed her eyes.
"Okay, I know you stay in the palace and there are many rules and regulations. You feel uncomfortable hearing my words. OK, let's not talk about this.
Let’s talk about Mrs. Jingnanhou. You have been in Litian City for a while. Have you ever met Mrs. Jingnanhou? "
Li Yinglian opened her eyes and shook her head, "Mrs. Marquis Jingnan lives deep in the Hou Mansion and is heavily guarded. Moreover, Marquis Jingnan left an order before leaving for the expedition. There will be no visitors in the Marquis Mansion until he returns.
Don't say that I am under the orders of the prince. Even if Wei Zhonghe comes with the emperor's orders, he will not be able to enter the prince's mansion. Do you believe it? "
"I believe, I believe, he, Marquis of Jingnan, is indeed qualified to give away his face to no one."
"So, since the Za family entered the city, they have been living in a post station outside the city. They have never seen the Marquise. They wanted to wait until after the birth, and then send the gift list to the prince and take a receipt back. It can be considered as a business deal.
After all, no one knows how long it will take for Marquis Jingnan to return from this expedition, so he can't wait blindly. Who would have thought that something like this would happen. "
"Do you know where the accident happened?"
"On the mountain road of Tianhu Mountain, the people in Litian City are all spreading the word. It is said that there was a lot of commotion that day."
"People often cannot believe too much in what they say. The people in Litian City all say that the Marquis of Jingnan killed his wife and son because of excessive killings.
It was said that his wife had a nightmare when she was about to give birth and wanted to go to the Tianhu Mountain Taoist Temple to pray for the Marquis. When she wanted to come back, the Taoist descended thunder and killed her.
At the end, let me make another comment on the saying that good will be rewarded with good and evil will be rewarded with evil. "
Li Yinglian smiled and said:
"This is what I found out."
"Do you believe?"
"I don't believe it. The old man in the palace once told us that he has been cultivating all his life and has never heard a fart from God.
Therefore, good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and the sky has eyes, they are all deceptive things. "
After hearing this, Wen Yin leaned back on the chair and said:
"You, you, you have indeed stayed in the palace for a long time, and something is wrong with your brain."
"What's wrong?"
"Thundering from the sky is of course the most fake thing. You actually think about it."
"Then what should the Zajia think about?"
"Think about it, Mrs. Jingnan Hou, apart from being the Marquis's woman, what else does she have?"
Li Yinglian's face suddenly froze.
Wen Yin continued to put peanuts in his mouth and said slowly:
"Over the years, I have helped the prince recruit some people in the world in shady places to do the same shady things, and I have more or less come into contact with people from the Secret Service.
They probably thought that we were our master's servants, and since we had never done anything outrageous, they generally turned a blind eye.
But to be honest, everyone says that the Silver Armored Guards of the Qian Kingdom are so pervasive, but our Secret Spy Department in Dayan is by no means an ordinary person.
Let's just talk about the Marquise. If she hadn't been pregnant, she would have definitely gone with Marquis Jingnan when he went to conquer the snowfields.
For a woman like this, do you think she would be haunted by a nightmare because her husband was away on an expedition?
Then stupidly go to Tianhu Mountain to seek enlightenment and peace?
Doesn't she know how many enemies Jingnan Marquis has outside?
Not to mention anything else, there are countless people who want to kill Marquis Jingnan in this land of the Three Jin Dynasties! "
Li Yinglian sipped her wine while listening;
"The key to this problem is why our Marquis of Jingnan left the heavily guarded Marquis Mansion and went to Hushan that day."
Li Yinglian smacked her lips and asked subconsciously:
"Why?"
Clinker, Wen Yin's next sentence was so frightened that the wine glass in Li Yinglian's hand fell to the ground and smashed into pieces. At the same time, the big man outside the door opened the door and rushed in after hearing the sound.
"Get out, get out!"
Li Yinglian immediately pointed at the door and screamed.
The big man was stunned for a moment, bowed, and exited the guest room, closing the door again at the same time.
Li Yinglian touched her chest with her left hand. She was not sitting on a chair, but squatting on the ground.
He raised his head,
Staring at the old man Wen Yin,
He asked in a low and hoarse voice:
"How dare you, how dare you!"
Wen Yin continued to eat peanuts comfortably,
And the words he asked before are still ringing in Li Yinglian's ears, and every word hurts her eardrums:
"Eunuch Li, you were sent by the Crown Prince to celebrate Jingnan Marquis's children. Did His Majesty also send someone here?"
(End of this chapter)