Chapter 227 The Secret Room Found
The cold rain in the night was accompanied by a few gusts of wind, and black shadows flashed across the roofs on both sides of Blind Man's Lane in the north of the city.
In the second courtyard, Uncle Chen, holding the lamp, walked out of the room. A strong gust of cold wind blew in his face and the lamp in his hand was almost extinguished. He immediately protected the lamp with his hands.
As he turned sideways and was about to close the door, he felt a chill from behind him. When he glanced sideways, he saw a dark shadow standing in front of him.
Uncle Chen's pupils suddenly shrank, and just as he was about to speak, he was hit hard on the back of his head.
Gu Xun watched the old man in front of him fall into the house through the door. He nimbly picked up the lamp that was about to fall to the ground.
Huaian, with a long sword on his back, glanced at Gu Xun, then grasped the hilt of the sword with his backhand and walked into the room.
Gu Xun blew out the lamp and looked at the dozen or so men in black in the courtyard behind him. He waved his hand slightly.
The people in the courtyard dispersed to all directions of the courtyard.
Gu Xun placed the lamp in the corner against the wall before walking towards the main house.
At this time, Huaian had already drawn his sword and was searching every corner of the room.
Gu Xun kept in mind Xie Rongying's words and did not miss any place. There must be other hiding places in this yard.
About a quarter of an hour later, the other people who were searching the courtyard came into the main house one after another and told Gu Xun and Huaian that they had no trace of Shangguan Jing.
Gu Xun: "Have you checked every place carefully? Are there any secret compartments or anything?"
"No." Bai Lin, who was only in his early twenties, stared at Gu Xun and said. Although he was young, his eyes were full of silence and gloom.
Gu Xun turned around and looked at Huaian.
Huaian was standing behind the desk at this time, and he also shook his head.
Gu Xun frowned. Could it be that the old man he heard talking about Shangguan Jing during the day was just the liaison between Shangguan Jing and Concubine Chen?
wrong.
The girl clearly said to capture Shangguan Jing alive.
In the north of the city, in Blind Man Lane, the second courtyard.
There is only one two-story courtyard in the entire Blind Man's Alley.
At this time, Huaian pulled the drawer of the desk again. He looked into the drawer and saw that there was nothing else except a wooden carved pearl flower. When he was about to close the drawer, his expression changed slightly.
How come there is a pearl flower in the drawer of the desk of an old man who has lived here for many years?
Huaian stretched out his hand to pick up the pearl flower but couldn't. The pearl flower was fixed on the drawer. He raised his eyebrows, reached out to the other end of the pearl flower, and applied a little force. He felt that the pearl flower was still motionless, but he could turn it.
Just as he turned, the bed against the wall on the right side of the room flipped over.
Gu Xun, Bai Lin and the man in black in the room all walked towards the bed.
Huaian walked around the desk and towards the bed.
"It turns out there really is a secret passage." Bai Lin said in a deep voice, and was the first to jump towards the secret passage.
At this time, Shangguan Jing in the secret passage felt a little uneasy after hearing the sound, but he thought that this was Chen Bo's place and he should not be discovered. However, when he thought about how Concubine Chen had been urging him these past two days, and whether Zheng Pingxi had come in person to ask him to continue pretending to be the prince to attack Xie Rongying, his expression became a little ugly.
Just as Shangguan Jing was lost in thought, he heard footsteps coming from the secret passage, which were not of a human. He sat up from the couch.
"Uncle Chen?"
As soon as the voice fell, Shangguan Jing saw Bai Lin dressed in black appear at the entrance of the secret passage.
Shangguan Jing looked at the unfamiliar face with an alert expression. His eyes fell on the dagger on the round table. He stood up and was about to go to the round table. However, when he was about to touch the dagger, the round table was kicked away.
Shangguan Jing started fighting with Bailin directly.
Bai Lin's moves were deadly, but after just a few, Shangguan Jing was at a disadvantage.
When Gu Xun and Huaian came in, they saw Bailin kicking Shangguan Jing in the chest, and Shangguan Jing was kicked back repeatedly.
Shangguan Jing saw someone else appear. He covered his chest with one hand and glanced at the people in the secret room: "Who are you?"
"My master wants to meet Master Shangguan." Gu Xun said with a faint smile.
Shangguan Jing was alert: "Who is your master?"
Gu Xun walked towards Shangguan Jing with a deep smile on his face: "You can only tell me this after Master Shangguan meets my master."
Watching Gu Xun step forward, Shangguan Jing wanted to fight back, but seeing another man holding a long sword, he could only endure it.
Gu Xun made a "please" gesture: "Master Shangguan, please."
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It was a stormy night and the cold was biting.
Midnight.
Xie Mansion, Liyun Courtyard.
Shangguan Jing was awakened by a basin of ice-cold water. After Gu Xun finished speaking for him in the secret room, the man who had fought with him went straight up and knocked him unconscious.
His vision was blurred for a moment, but when he saw the pale-faced Xie Rongying sitting in the main seat in front of him, he instantly regained consciousness.
Xie Rongying stared at Shangguan Jing with a faint smile and said, "You really made it hard for me to find you."
Shangguan Jing glanced around and asked, "Is this the Xie family?"
He naturally knew that what he asked was nonsense.
After Xie Rongying left Kaifeng Prefecture, if he didn't go to the Xie family, could he have gone to the Yongyi Marquis Mansion?
Shangguan Jing subconsciously wiped the scab on his face. He stared at Xie Rongying and asked, "How did you know where I was hiding?"
"Given your relationship with Concubine Chen, it shouldn't be difficult to find out where you are hiding." Xie Rongying responded softly.
Shangguan Jing's face darkened again. He knew that Concubine Chen would push him into the abyss.
I just didn't expect this abyss to come so quickly.
Considering that Zheng Pingxi had been going to Uncle Chen so frequently in recent days, it was not surprising that he was targeted by Xie Rongying's men.
After all, Xie Rongying had caused the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion to be in a state of no return.
"What are you going to do?" Shangguan Jing's tone was tentative.
Xie Rongying repeated Shangguan Jing's words: "What should I do?"
After she finished speaking, the smile on her lips deepened.
Shangguan Jing had never dealt with Xie Rongying, but he had heard Qin Junchen mention Xie Rongying before, and thought of how the Jiang family and Mr. Jiang Liu of the Yongqin Earl's Mansion were all killed by Xie Rongying.
He smiled faintly and said, "Are you going to kill me?"
"Do you think I don't dare to kill you, or that I can't kill you?" Xie Rongying stared at Shangguan Jing without blinking. "Or is it because you think there's a concubine in Bianjing who you can rely on?"
When Shangguan Jing heard the name of Concubine Chen, he knew that Xie Rongying must know a lot.
"I never thought that Concubine Chen would be my support." Shangguan Jing said this with his eyes downcast, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Xie Rongying chuckled softly, then asked, "Did Concubine Chen ask you to attack me?"
Shangguan Jing suddenly looked up at Xie Rongying, as if surprised at how Xie Rongying knew.
"It seems that the Concubine Chen really wants to use my life to force the Crown Prince to step down." Xie Rongying said lightly.
Shangguan Jing heard murderous intent in Xie Rongying's words.
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