twin moon

Chapter 42 Scene [-] Unexpected Part [-]

When the rooster crows, the mosquitoes and birds in Zheliu Xuan do not sing.However, a sudden knock on the door woke up Xiang Baili who was on the bed.

A big fire broke out in Zitong Street last night, and it burned all night before it was finally extinguished.This incident not only terrified the people in the city, but also alarmed Qi Heyin, Lord of Ye State, within the palace walls.He called this a catastrophe that had never happened in Mulu City for 30 years, and ordered the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army to Xiang Baili to thoroughly investigate the cause and effect of the whole incident overnight.At this time, it was just dawn, but the military guard in front of the palace had just fallen asleep not long ago.

"Could it be that some clues have been found?"

The general struggled a bit, but he just turned over on the bed and put the quilt over his head again.At this moment, he only hoped that the person outside the door could calm down for a while, so that he could sleep for a while.

Unexpectedly, the knocking on the door continued for a long time, instead of stopping for a moment, the knocking became heavier and louder.Not only that, but the visitor actually yelled loudly:

"General Baili, General Baili! The Chiling Guard who put out the fire last night said that you rode back to Zheliuxuan, and the villain knows that you must be at home! Open the door quickly!"

Xiang Baili was so troubled that he couldn't sleep anymore, he wondered who the ignorant guy was so persistent, mumbling in his mouth turned over and sat up, stretched out his hand to grab the blue satin robe hanging by the side of the couch, and put on a pair of straw sandals and black He walked towards the courtyard with his face down.

But when he unbolted the latch and pushed open the courtyard door, what appeared in front of the general in Tsing Yi was a familiar face wearing a cloth head and a soap coat.

"Aren't you the wine delivery guy in Jiayun Studio? Why did you come to look for me at this time?"

Take a step sideways to Baili, dodge to let the other party in.At this time, the carts with horses and oxen for people in the city hadn't set out on the road yet, the person in front of him was actually carrying two wine jars wrapped in red seals, walking all the way to his door.

The guy who was drenched in sweat shook his head, and stood motionless at the door: "General Baili, my lady boss asked me to bring you some jars of wine."

"But yesterday I didn't—"

General Qingpao recalled it carefully, but he didn't remember that he sent someone to Jiayun Zhai to order new wine yesterday.But before the words were finished, the boy in front of him thrust the wine jar into his arms forcefully:
"The proprietress said that a few jars of wine were missing when checking the accounts a few days ago, so she asked me to bring them to the general early in the morning, in case the general would not be home later."

"But why didn't you let the kid named Jiang Yan drop by? I happened to make an appointment with him to practice swords today."

Xiang Baili knew that Leng Jiayun would never order people to visit Zheliuxuan rashly for no reason, so he faintly felt that something was a little strange.

"I don't know about this little one." The man shrugged his shoulders, saying that he was just running errands.

He nodded hesitantly to Baili, then quickly went back to the courtyard, picked a branch with a corolla from the crabapple tree that was almost dying, tied it with a string of silver hairs and handed it to the clerk, and added an extra I stuffed him with a silver penny:
"Then it's hard work for you to make this trip. This is the advance payment for the wine and your reward for next month. Please also tell the proprietress for me, thank her for her kindness."

"Thank you, General, the little one will stop bothering you."

The clerk took the money, smiled from ear to ear, turned around and ran away with a cloud of smoke.The man in Tsing Yi immediately closed the door with his backhand, but the smile on his face had long since disappeared, and his brows were also tightly knit together.

Without even thinking about it, he picked up half a brick from the ground and slapped it hard on the wine jar.There was a muffled bang, and the two wine jars cracked in response, and the pale golden wine in the jars gurgled out, soaking the muddy ground several feet square at the door, and the overflowing aroma of the wine was immediately lingering in the courtyard wall. Spread out.

Xiang Baili loves good wine, but at this time he doesn't care about his heartache at all, he just reaches out and rummages among the sharp broken pottery, even if the cut fingertips are dripping with blood, he doesn't care at all.

Soon, he picked up a piece of oiled paper that was hidden in the altar but was not soaked by wine.The paper was actually two layers glued together with paste, so the ink in the interlayer didn't melt away.

Facing the candlelight in the lantern, General Tsing Yi clearly saw a line of elegant handwriting:
"Three people stepped out on the moon and did not return all night. I hope for help."

"Young Master Ziyin and those two brats are gone?!"

In an instant, the last trace of drowsiness in General Qingpao's mind dissipated.He immediately went back to the house and dressed neatly again, took another dip in the cold well water in the backyard to wash his face, pulled out Mo Yun and stepped on the snow, flew on his horse, and galloped straight towards the direction of Miyagi with two knives in his arms.

Just after dawn, there was a figure rushing towards the palace gate in the distance, it was Qi Ziyin's personal guard Wan Shi.Xiang Baili, who was rushing towards Guihongyuan, saw him from a distance, grabbed him and shouted sharply:
"Wan Shi, you really didn't stay by the young master's side! He didn't return all night, why didn't you inform me earlier?"

"Yesterday was the birthday of that Ningyue girl. The young master sent me a special letter to tell his subordinates not to talk too much, and they must wait until dawn before looking for him..."

Wan Shi was so terrified that he didn't dare to look up into General Tsing Yi's eyes.

"The young master told you, where are the three of them going to mess around?"

"The letter brought back by Brother Mu said that the young master followed Jiang Yan and the others to the old forest in the eastern suburbs outside the city."

"It's just nonsense! Since the old lord was in power, no one dared to step into that forest easily. Do these little devils think that they can break into any place after practicing martial arts for so many days? ? And you, why are you so confused, let the young director act recklessly!"

"General Baili forgive me!"

Seeing the other party getting angry, Wan Shi fell to his knees on the ground with a plop.However, Xiang Baili knew that the young master in white clothes had a weird temper, and after a few reproaches, he took off the Forbidden Army Talisman he was wearing with him:
"It's useless to say anything right now. Quickly hold this talisman and order Mo Lingwei, who is on duty in the palace, to gather in front of Jiying Hall, and come out of the palace with me to find someone!"

Wan Shi kowtowed immediately and took his orders to leave.In just half a stick of incense, the imperial guards gathered like black ants from all over the palace to the front of Jiying Hall.Although there were only a few hundred people, the soldiers of Xuanjia Moling still lined up neatly in a square formation, with an imposing manner.

"General Baili, what are you planning to do by dispatching troops this early in the morning?"

Just as Xiang Baili checked out the manpower and was about to lead the team out of the palace, he heard the voice of a person talking suddenly from the corridor in front of the hall.He hastily turned around, and saw Jinghai Hou Qi Shouyu standing behind him at some point.

General Tsing Yi didn't understand why the other party had entered the palace from the Marquis so early today, so he bowed his hands and saluted, but he winked at Wan Shi and didn't mention the young master's disappearance:
"Last night, there was a fire in the city. I think Lord Overseer has heard about it. I am just planning to lead the army to investigate this matter."

"Oh? Could it be that the general has a clue?"

Qi Shouyu narrowed his eyes, and looked at Xiang Baili opposite him with a strange look.

"It's just a few fragmentary clues, don't bother Lord Overseer."

"Hey, it's the duty of ministers like you and me to share the worries of the lord." The short and fat prince laughed, and suddenly raised his finger to Wan Shi who was standing beside him, "It's you, and because of Why would it appear here?"

"Report to Lord Hou, this subordinate, this subordinate is here to help General Baili."

"Could it be that my nephew doesn't need your protection today?"

"This—this—" Wan Shi didn't dare to say that Qi Ziyin hadn't returned all night, and he couldn't think of any good excuse, so he faltered and couldn't speak.However, this has already exposed its feet.

"Why, is there anything you can't tell me?!"

Jinghaihou raised his voice, and his eyes seemed to have seen the young guard in front of him clearly.Wan Shi couldn't hold back anymore, so he could only tell the truth:

"My Lord, it's really the young master who didn't return after leaving the palace last night. This subordinate is planning to take people out of the city with General Baili to find him!"

"Absurd! You plan to deliberately lie about such a big thing?!" Qi Shouyu became furious on the spot, but pointed at Sang Huai and scolded Huai. Wan Shi was so frightened that he could no longer stand still, and fell to his knees on the ground with a plop.

Xiang Baili couldn't help scolding him secretly in his heart for being stupid, but he still managed to smooth things over for Wan Shi, "Lord Governor, please appease your anger for the time being. More blame for this matter now will not help young master Ziyin return safely."

"It's such an important matter, isn't it possible that General Baili doesn't plan to go to the king to know about it?! Could it be that my poor nephew from a concubine is not of the Qi family's blood?!" Jinghaihou said, with a heavy snort in his nose With a sound.

"Master Warden, I just found out about this matter. It happened suddenly. Please allow me to lead the soldiers to find someone, and it will not be too late to return to the palace afterward! If there is a long delay, who will be responsible for what happened?"

Qi Shouyu suddenly became aggressive, which drove Xiang Baili a little crazy.At this time, a moment of delay in the palace would be a little more dangerous for the three children.But the prince in front of him still asked persistently:

"Do you think you can still fool me! Last night, Ziyin clearly went out of the palace to hang out with that little devil named Jiang Yan, and some people saw the two of them appearing together with the red-haired girl in the fire on Zitong Street." The scene! General Baili, do you know nothing about this?"

"The three of them also went to the pawn shop that caught fire on Zitong Street last night? Where did the warlord get the news?" Xiang Baili was terrified again, and hurriedly asked.He was so busy fighting the fire all night that he really didn't bother to question the residents at the scene.What made him even more frightened was that the short and fat prince opposite had set up so many eyes and ears in the city, and he was much more informed than himself, who was in charge of the imperial army.

"Last night, there were many people who witnessed the fire, and it became clear after a little questioning. You, the military guard, don't know anything about it? What a joke!"

"What is the meaning of the warlord's ridicule?"

"What do you mean? The child called General Yan was recruited by the general to Mo Lingwei. Since then, Ziyin has been hanging out with him every now and then, almost forgetting his identity! This king has been I have always been quite worried that if this continues, some troubles will be caused one day. Now that the young master has disappeared for no reason, does the general not suspect at all whether he has something to do with that wild boy of unknown origin?"

"Overseer, don't be suspicious when handling the case. Although you and I have always disagreed with each other, the top priority right now is not to ask for accountability! Even if you go to meet the king now, I believe he will definitely agree to let the subordinate go to find someone first! If This matter is indeed related to Jiang Yan, I will definitely punish him severely afterward, and I will never tolerate it!"

Xiang Baili still wanted to argue, but while speaking, he saw another person walking out from the corner of the corridor, it was Qi Heyin, the lord of the Kingdom of Ye!

"General Baili's words are wrong. It is about the safety of the widow and the youngest son. Asking about accountability is as important as leaving the palace to find someone!" The lord of the country seemed to have already known about Qi Ziyin's disappearance. A little hoarse, "No matter whether the boy who newly joined Mo Lingwei is directly related to this matter or not, the general may not be suitable for the task of leading the army to find people and investigate the truth. To avoid suspicion, please temporarily hand over the forbidden soldier talisman Brother Yu Wang, let him go out of the city to look for people instead of the general, until the whole thing comes to light."

"The last general—obey the order!"

Xiang Baili was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't argue any more, but obediently took orders.Because he knew that it would be futile to continue entanglement, and it would even embarrass the king in front of all the soldiers—since Jinghai Hou deliberately rushed to the palace at this time to report the news of Qi Ziyin's disappearance, and specially arranged for the king to hear the news of each other Dialogue and disputes must have been planned long ago.

General Tsing Yi stood helplessly beside Qi Heyin, watching Mo Lingwei, whom he had practiced with his own hands, being led out of the palace by Jing Haihou, who was holding a military amulet, and heaved a long sigh.

Noticing that the minister's face was not looking good, the lord comforted him in a low voice:

"Baili loves you and relax. When the truth comes out in the future, I will rectify the name of the general. Since this matter is at stake with Ziyin's life, please be considerate of me. You know my brother's temper. If I didn't order you to surrender He will definitely bring up this matter in the court hall in the future, and it will appear that the widow is too partial to you."

"The general is terrified." Xiang Baili quickly knelt down on one knee and made a big salute.

"But speaking of my brother—" Qi Heyin suddenly paused, with a strange expression on his face, "Does Ai Qing feel that he seems to be different from before? gone?"

"Why did the lord make such a statement?"

General Qingpao answered with questions, but he obviously didn't think it was the other party's illusion.

"The widow just feels that Brother Wang—he is not as open-minded as before, as if he always wants to fight for himself..."

Duke Ye was not fully sure about his own feelings, so he stopped abruptly in the middle of his sentence, and fell into a long silence as he watched the red sun rising outside the palace wall.

　Thank you for your attention to "Twin Moons", and hope that the wheat grown by the little raccoon can meet your appetite.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)