Xuanyuan Jue

Chapter 196: The Misunderstanding (1)
After Feng Shen found out his identity, Xiaode Zhang became furious, and after a few words disagreed, he left Feng Shen and left.

Even though Feng Shen was unwilling in every possible way, he couldn't get any real evidence of his involvement in the case, so he could only let him go and watch him leave helplessly.

Back at the value room where he stayed, Feng Shen lay down with his clothes on, using his arm as a pillow, thinking about everything he encountered one by one.

Must be missing something!
The more Feng Shen thought about it, the more he felt that Xiao Dezhang was suspicious.After deliberation like this, Feng Shen didn't sleep well all night.

Before you know it, the sun is shining through the window.Remembering that he still had an appointment with King Su, Feng Shen got off the kang to wash his face, and after eating some leftovers, he rushed to Fuhuamen again.

When we got to the door, we saw two horses standing side by side.King Su was wearing a big cloak and was standing beside his horse.

Seeing Feng Shen come out, King Su spread out his palms and held out two focal rings. "Come on, I bought it on Benwang Road. We are one for each of us. While it's still warm, let's fill our stomachs first."

King Su's beard and hair were covered with frost, obviously he had been waiting for a long time.Feng Shen was grateful, but he didn't say much, he took Jiao Quan'er and ate it.

"Look at your food, slow down." Su Wang also took a bite, and asked, "Feng Shen, is there any clue to the case in the palace?"

Feng Shen said: "Now I only feel that one person is suspicious, but I can't find any real evidence."

"Oh?" King Su's eyes lit up, "It doesn't matter, first tell me who is that person?"

Feng Shen lowered his voice: "The prince recognizes this man, he is Xiao De Zhang."

"It's him?" King Su pondered, "Well, this person is greedy and narrow-minded... Maybe it's really his fault..."

Feng Shen nodded, and said: "Next, I will pay close attention to his actions, and strive to catch his fox tail as soon as possible! By the way, my lord, are there any clues outside the palace?"

"Hey, look at this king's memory!" Su Wang slapped his thigh and said, "This king came here so early to tell you about this. Feng Shen, have you heard of Cui Yugui?"

Feng Shen shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it."

"That's right, you probably don't know anything about the palace." Su Wang said again, "Before Cui Yugui left the palace, he was the second director of the inner prison, and his status was only lower than Li Lianying. The clue brought by this king is related to him. !"

Feng Shen said, "I would like to hear the details of my humble job."

"It's like this," King Su continued: "Yesterday, I used all my eyes and ears. It wasn't until evening that someone reported back, saying that something happened at the indigo factory in Xicheng. After I went to inquire, I found out that it was Cui Yugui Hit a ghost."

"Saw a ghost?" Feng Shen frowned slightly, "But this matter has nothing to do with the portrait case..."

"Why not?" King Su said, "Do you know whose ghost Cui Yugui saw?"

Feng Shen said: "I don't know about humble positions."

King Su slapped his hands, "It's the precious concubine!"

Feng Shen thought for a while, and then said: "But in this world, where do ghosts come from..."

Su Wang said: "Don't worry about whether the ghost is real or not, it's just like this anyway. I feel that these two strange things may have been done by the same group of people. As long as one is broken, the other will not worry about it." .”

"My lord is right!" Feng Shen suddenly understood, "If that's true, the case will be solved soon."

"Don't be too happy." Su Wang sighed, "Cui Yugui, there is something troublesome..."

"What?" Feng Shen's heart tightened.

King Su said slowly: "Cui Yugui... seems to be crazy..."

"What?" Feng Shen said in surprise, "What should I do then?"

"Don't worry," King Su comforted, "Perhaps the person who sent the message didn't make it clear... This king has already inquired. There is a Lima Guandi Temple in the Blue Indigo Factory, and Cui Yugui is there. Guessing is useless, we two Go and see!"

Feng Shen nodded, "Okay!"

Following the route given by the eyes and ears, the two riders galloped side by side, and without much effort, they found the Lima Guandi Temple.

After tying up the horses, King Su reminded: "This is actually a 'Old Man Temple', where some old eunuchs from the palace are specially housed. After entering in a while, you should pay more attention to your words. The eunuchs are incomplete, and some words will poke them My heart..."

"Understanding." Feng Shen nodded, and said, "Your Highness is so considerate, it's really kindhearted."

"Hey," Su Wang said, "They were all raised by their fathers and mothers, but if there is a difference, who would be willing to bite the bullet? Among the eunuchs, there are a lot of people who are bad, but there are more sufferers. Like here, most of them are After leaving the palace, I have no one to rely on, so I borrow this temple to hide myself."

While talking, the two had already stepped into the gate of the temple, under the corridor in the courtyard, several old prisons were sitting scattered in twos and threes, seeing Feng Shen and King Su dressed in official clothes, they all got up tremblingly, and hid in the backyard one after another, refusing to come out.

"My lord," Feng Shen asked curiously, "What are they running for?"

King Su thought for a while and said, "Perhaps seeing that we are wearing court clothes, I feel a little scared. When they were working hard in the palace, they were probably scared by the chief eunuch. When they came out and encountered official clothes, they were afraid to avoid it Yes. Well, once bitten by a snake, I’m afraid of well ropes for ten years, that’s all, let them go. Isn’t there another person who hasn’t run away? Let’s go and ask him.”

Feng Shen followed the direction of King Su, and found that there was indeed an old prisoner sitting in the corridor.The old prisoner was stooped, his white hair was combed thinly behind his head, and he barely tied a rat-tail braid.

When he got to him, Feng Shen bowed. "Dare to ask the old man, where is Cui Yugui and Eunuch Cui?"

"Ah?" The old prisoner raised his head, revealing a pair of cloudy gray eyes. "What are you talking about? I have bad hearing, so I can't hear..."

King Su leaned down and shouted into his ear, "We're looking for Cui Yugui!"

"Blow... what are you blowing about?" The old warden still couldn't hear clearly, "Hey, how many of you are here?"

"Hey? Dare to say that this old man is not only deaf, but also has bad eyesight!" King Su smiled wryly, "Come on, Feng Shen, let's find someone else to inquire about it..."

Before King Su finished speaking, a young man walked in from outside.Seeing this, Feng Shen hurried up to meet him.

The man was startled, and asked: "This official, what's the matter?"

Feng Shen cupped his hands and said, "We do have something to do, and we want to ask my little eunuch about it."

The man blushed and quickly waved his hands: "No, no... I'm not a eunuch."

"Forgive me for being rude!" Feng Shen was also a little embarrassed, "What do you call my little brother?"

The man said: "My surname is Cui, and my name is Hanchen. My lord, what do you want to inquire about?"

Feng Shendao: "Brother Hanchen, we are here to visit Cui Yugui and Eunuch Cui."

"Looking for Eunuch Cui?" Cui Hanchen looked at the two of them, "Who are you...?"

Feng Shen hurriedly said: "My surname is Feng, this is Prince He Shuosu of this dynasty."

"Ah?" At this moment, Cui Hanchen noticed the tuanlong on King Su's bun, and hurriedly knelt down to pay his respects. "The villain sees Lord Su...and this Master Feng..."

"You don't need to be too polite," King Su waved his hand and said, "Take us to see Eunuch Cui."

Cui Hanchen looked sad, "According to the prince's order, the villain dare not disobey, but my father is inconvenient for him now..."

"Wait!" Su Wang was stunned, "Cui Yugui is your father? He... he is a father-in-law, why does he have a son?"

Cui Hanchen said: "He is the villain's adoptive father... The villain was originally an orphan, he was taken in by Eunuch Cui, fed and clothed, and raised me. Therefore, the villain recognizes him as his father, and has always regarded him as his own father all these years look at."

"Okay," King Su nodded, "Repaying your kindness, you are a good boy! Hanchen, I heard that something happened to Eunuch Cui... Could it be that he has lost his mind as rumored outside? Bar?"

Cui Hanchen shook his head, "Crazy is not crazy, but a little dazed..."

King Su and Feng Shen looked at each other, "Dazed?"

"That's right," Cui Hanchen pointed to the main hall not far away, and sighed, "My father is hiding inside now, and the doors and windows of the hall have been bolted behind him, and he has been refusing to come out no matter who calls for several days. .”

King Su looked towards the main hall, and saw that the gates of the surrounding halls were closed tightly. "What is he doing in there?"

Cui Hanchen said: "It's not easy to say. Sometimes we cry, sometimes we are in a daze, and we often kneel under the statue of Emperor Guan in the palace, kneeling for several hours."

Feng Shen asked: "Is it like this these days? Don't you go out of the palace when you sleep?"

Cui Hanchen said: "Don't say it's sleep, eating, drinking, and lassing are all in it, or maybe it's a madness... We were afraid that he would be hungry, so we dug a hole in the door of the west hall, and he would eat as soon as he was handed the food." , Sometimes he forgot to deliver it, and he didn't come to ask for it..."

Feng Shen said to himself: "What happened to Eunuch Cui?"

Cui Hanchen continued, "I don't know the specifics. I'm an apprentice at Nanzhidian. When it rained a few days ago, someone went to the store to report that my father had passed out in the prison of Enji Village. In the cemetery. The villain became anxious as soon as he heard it. He dropped his work and ran to Enji Village. But when he got there, my father woke up by himself and didn’t talk to the villain. Locked in the palace. The villain was worried, so he pierced the window paper to see, and heard him talking about "retribution" and "the soul of the concubine Zhen" and so on, so he suspected that he had run into evil. Alas, this matter is also blamed. Little man, if you always come to accompany him, maybe my father will not have any accidents... The little man has already asked the shopkeeper for leave, and I take some time every day to come and see him..."

"Don't worry, his body has always been strong, and he will definitely get better." King Su patted Cui Hanchen on the shoulder, "Go, take us there to have a look!"

The three came to His Highness, Cui Hanchen called several times through the door, but there was no response from inside.Cui Hanchen sighed, and said to Feng Shen and King Su: "It's still the same as a few days ago, and he didn't answer... Sigh, if this continues, the villain is really afraid of him..."

Before the words fell to the ground, a voice suddenly came from the hall: "Hanchen, who are you arranging me with outside?"

Although the sound was hoarse, it sounded full of anger. Cui Hanchen was overjoyed, and hurriedly knocked on the door and said, "Father, are you finally willing to speak? Open the door quickly, who is here?"

(End of this chapter)