Jiaohua

Chapter 296 Useless work
The news has wings, once it came out from the palace, at dusk and evening, almost all the civil and military and aristocratic families in the court knew about An Qiuwan being "punished to stand" under the sun by Emperor Xuanyan.

Liao's servant was initially worried that the emperor would be furious because the An brothers left the palace without permission, but Emperor Xuanyan was indeed furious, but he was angry at the servants around him and Concubine Rong.

Emperor Xuanyan, who hadn't killed anyone for a long time, beheaded five servants, concubine Rong was demoted to concubine, and moved out of Qifeng Palace, and Liao's servant was fined three months' salary. After seven days of thinking, Emperor Xuanyan sent Prince Li Hehe The eighth prince Li Ye brought a large number of treasures from the palace to visit the Taifu's mansion.

As night fell, the officers and soldiers who searched for a day and a night continued to search for the girl's whereabouts. Prince Li He arrived at An's Mansion, and at the same time brought an oral order from Emperor Xuanyan, An's family needed someone to go to the palace.

An Yudao took the initiative to stand up, and Liang Fanbin also wanted to go with him. They took a carriage and went to the palace under the guards of the Anfu.

The moonlight was dim, the cold wind was howling, and the lights along the street were burning brightly, illuminating the convoy moving forward.

The carriage was silent, Liang Fanbin looked at the cold street outside the window, while An Yudao looked at Liang Fanbin calmly from time to time.

Liang Fanbin is An Qiuwan's most proud student. He has been with An Qiuwan for more than 25 years. Whether he is content with Tao or Chi, he understands Liang Fanbin's position in his father's heart very well. Abandoning Liang Fanbin, even when danger is approaching, he can sacrifice and push him out to die instead.

An Yudao frowned, feeling complicated.

An Yudao once envied and hated Liang Fanbin because An Qiuwan valued him too much, but now looking at Liang Fanbin, An Yudao only felt pitiful.

An Yudao withdrew his gaze, because the wind was too strong, he raised his hand to lower the curtain on the other side.

Several screams suddenly sounded at this moment.

An Yudao and Liang Fanbin looked up to the west.

"Help, help me, help!!" A beggar ran over screaming, holding his blood dripping belly.

Two tall and burly men chased after him, one of them speeded up and raised his knife.

The beggar fell to the ground, struggled and crawled forward on the ground: "Help, help me!"

"What are you doing in a daze, go save someone!" An Yudao shouted.

Several guards of the Anfu got off their horses and ran away immediately.

Across the broad street, the two men did not leave because they came, they raised their knives and hacked the beggar to death, and turned around and ran away when the guards were approaching.

"Stop!" Several guards shouted, running after him.

The two guards stopped and looked at the beggar who had been stabbed to death on the ground, the blood splattered all over the ground, and the beggar's eyes were still staring in horror.

The guards looked back at the carriage.

"He's dead," Liang Fanbin said. "Who wants to attack a beggar? Could it be some ordinary beggar?"

Just as the voice fell, I heard screams from the other side.

The guards who didn't chase after drew their swords one after another and stood guard around the carriage, all on guard.

One of the guards who was chasing the two men came back with big strides: "Second Master, they are running very fast. They are familiar with the terrain, so they may not be able to catch up. Three more beggar corpses were found ahead."

"Quickly go to Jingzhao Mansion to report the crime," An Yu Dao Surong said, "and then send someone to look for a patrol nearby."

"Yes!" The guard responded.

"This is the inner city," Liang Fanbin said. "How dare you kill people here? You are so daring and daring. These beggars are also messing around. How can they enter this inner city?"

An Yudao looked at another guard: "Don't delay, tell them to come back and enter the palace."

"Yes." The guard responded and went to call for someone.

There were screams one after another, which was especially ear-piercing in the night.

The huge imperial city seemed to be a hunting ground. The killers frantically chased and killed the homeless beggars in the night, and at the same time fled quickly when the patrolmen chased them.

One after another, warm corpses were found, with blood pouring down the streets and alleys.

The officers and soldiers of Jingzhao Mansion were dispatched overnight. Because there were too many corpses, Zhu Xian sent people to Beifu soldiers to find a large number of militiamen to collect the corpses together.

The street was brightly lit, and people were everywhere. When the officers and soldiers surveyed the scene, screams rang out again in the gradually quiet imperial city.

Zhu Xian trembled with anger: "Damn it, hate it!"

The people around did not speak, and continued to tidy up the scene after looking away, with complicated emotions.

The night is dark and heavy, some people are in a dream, some people are awakened, and some people have not slept from the beginning to the end, more and more eyes are opened in the darkness.

Lu Qianhai finished his last mouthful of steamed buns and looked up at the girl in front of him.

There was only one candle burning in the corner, the light was dim, and the girl was writing on the coffin board with a pen in her hand.

"Do you want some water?" the girl looked over and said.

Lu Qianhai shook his head with a cold face.

"Then, do you want to go to the latrine?"

I've been holding back for a day, and I've thought about it a long time ago, but how do I go?
"Aren't you afraid of me calling for help?" Lu Qianhai said.

"You don't dare," the girl smiled, "You know my skills very well, and there are not many guards here, so I can easily deal with it."

"who are you?"

"I went to eight big pharmacies today," Xia Zhaoyi looked away, continued writing, and said, "Ping'an Hall, Yuming Hall, Baohe Hall, Renxin Pavilion, Fangjia Pharmacy, Guangji Pharmacy, Bencao Dongfang, Huiminfang."

"Pharmacy?" Lu Qianhai said lightly.

"Of these eight pharmacies, five are well-known and have sub-shops all over the place, and three are only slightly famous in the capital, but after all, the main stores are all in the capital, and the current account books in the main store are clear and clear, because medicinal materials and ointments can be stocked for several years. , It takes longer to make alchemy and pills, so their current accounts are at least ten years old." Xia Zhaoyi continued.

Lu Qianhai looked at her without saying a word.

"Lord Lu is so smart, you should have guessed why I came here." Xia Zhaoyi laughed and looked up to meet his gaze. "Do you still need to ask who I am?"

After a while, Lu Qianhai said coldly: "You are doing useless work."

"You're doing useless loyalty."

"What's the point of you doing all this, the remnants of the Xia family." Lu Qianhai said.

He paused when he finished speaking, and clearly saw the fierce look in the girl's eyes.

"What are you talking about," the girl said in a crisp voice, "Xia family, what?"

The side hall was empty and deep, and the voices of the two people had a weak echo.

Her eyes are bright, and her thin and straight body is sitting behind the coffin board. She speaks every word like this, clearly and enunciating words like ice, as if, as if it came from the underworld.

Lu Qianhai's scalp was numb, as if there was an invisible aura oppressing him.

He pursed his dry and chapped lips, looked away, and said uncomfortably: "I advise you and your accomplices to stop doing useless work."

"I have no good words, but a sarcasm," Xia Zhaoyi said, "Lord Lu, have you seen those chickens and ducks in cages in the vegetable market?"

(End of this chapter)