Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 240 Action (2)

There were not many candlesticks in the prison, so it was not bright, even a little dim.

Wu Shiming followed Mr. Wei and stopped. When he saw the person sitting in another cell, his pupils suddenly tightened.

That's not Xin San!

Wu Shiming understood Xin San. Xin San was a vigilant person and would not fall asleep even if he was seriously ill.

But now that so many of them had come, that person didn't react at all.

Or he was tortured and fell into coma.

Otherwise, that person is not Xin San.

Combined with what Xuyuan said, the answer should be the latter.

Wu En also noticed it. He looked at Wu Shiming, not knowing what to do next.

Wu Shiming looked at the six people in front of him who were staring at Wei Wu, and slowly opened the note that he had been hiding in his palm.

This was given to him by Xuyuan, and he was told to read it after entering the Heavenly Prison.

Xu Yuan had asked him before whether the Xin San in the Heavenly Prison was a fake.

It's just that he was too concerned at that time and didn't think carefully. Now it seems that Xu Yuan has already guessed it.

And since Xu Yuan wanted him to go to prison, there must be other arrangements.

The note was very small and had few words on it.

Delay time and save Wei Wu.

After seeing the words clearly, Wu Shiming's gaze fell on Mr. Wei again.

Looking through the railings, Old Wei couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Wei Wu, who was sleeping on the straw. But remembering Wei Chenyi's instructions, he still said, "Fifth Master, this old servant is here to see you."

Hearing this, Wei Wu's body trembled. The moment he turned around and saw Wei Lao, tears instantly fell. He immediately ran to the door of the cell, looked at Wei Lao, and asked excitedly: "Did my father send you to take me out? Those lives have nothing to do with me. Take me out!"

Although he was taken to the Sky Prison, Wei Wu had never been worried.

His father was one of the Three Dukes.

We will definitely rescue him.

But day after day passed, let alone saving him, Wei Chenyi never came to see him.

Just when Wei Wu thought he was doomed, Old Wei arrived.

This was his last straw.

"It's the end of the year, and we are going to have a banquet at the Chengwang Mansion. The master is already busy with the young master's affairs. The young master just needs to wait patiently. The prison is not like the outside world. You can't eat or sleep well. Therefore, the master specially ordered this old servant to bring some snacks. It is the one that the young master likes the most. Please try it."

Mr. Wei opened the lunch box.

Wei Wu looked at the snacks in the food box, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately said: "My father still understands me the best! This broken place is really hard to eat and sleep in!"

After Wei Wu finished speaking, he reached out to get the cakes through the thorny bushes.

Seeing this, Wu Shiming immediately said, "Don't eat it! It's poisonous!"

When Wei Wu heard this, his whole body trembled and the snacks immediately fell to the ground.

Looking at the still kind old Wei in front of him, he quickly retreated and hid in the innermost part of the prison, deceiving himself into thinking that nothing would happen this way.

Wei Wu had nowhere to escape, so Old Wei was not in a hurry.

He turned back slowly, looked at Wu Shiming, and said coldly: "Wu Shiming, isn't the person you want to save the one next to you? Why do you have to interfere in the Wei family's affairs?"

After hearing these words, Wu Shiming understood.

The Wei family had known what he was going to do a long time ago. No wonder he and Wu En were able to infiltrate so easily.

Thinking of this, Wu Shiming stopped hiding his true intentions, tore off his fake beard and said, "He's fake."

"Good eyesight." Elder Wei applauded. "But it's a pity. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has also said that everyone in the Sky Prison today must die."

After saying this, Elder Wei closed his eyes and said indifferently, "Do it."

At his command, two killers immediately stepped forward, cut the iron chains, and went towards Wei Wu, while the other four went towards Wu Shiming and Wu En.

Wu Shiming saw this and shouted, "Run!"

As for Xu Yuan's wish to save Wei Wu, Wu Shiming had given up on it long ago.

Even a clay Buddha cannot save himself when crossing the river.

If he had known that today was a trap, Wu Shi would never have been sent to the Heavenly Prison.

After Wu Shiming finished speaking, the two of them immediately headed towards the exit of the prison. At the same time, a loud shout resounded throughout the prison.

"Someone is breaking into the prison! Follow me and charge in!"

Hearing the orderly footsteps, Wu Shiming thought to himself that something was wrong and immediately stopped, standing back to back with Wu En.

There are soldiers in front.

The killer is behind.

Wu En thought about the current situation and asked anxiously, "Master Wu, what should we do?"

Wu Shiming wanted to calm down and think of a solution, but he couldn't think of any solution. He only said: "I believe Xu Yuan, he won't harm me. Let's get rid of the Wei family first."

"it is good!"

Wu En suddenly seemed to have a backbone. He immediately drew his sword and saw the killer rushing towards him. He rushed forward and said, "I will fight you!"

The killer's moves were deadly, and after just two moves, Wu En was at a disadvantage.

Even so, he still stood in front of Wu Shiming.

As the footsteps behind him were getting closer and closer, Wu En felt that he was about to die here, but his collar was suddenly lifted up by someone and then fell heavily to the ground.

Before he could get up, someone held him down by the shoulders and pinned him to the embankment.

The spear fell to the ground.

Xie Xiaocheng looked at the assassins in front of him, curled his lips and smiled: "If you dare to rob the prison, capture them alive for this general!"

"Yes!"

The Yulin Army said in unison, and then rushed in immediately.

Xie Xiaocheng then waved his hand, and the two Yulin soldiers immediately released Wu Shiming and Wu En.

Wu Shiming was a little confused and didn't know the current situation, so he didn't dare to speak easily.

Seeing this, Xie Xiaocheng said, "You must be Wu Shiming, right? Xu Yuan showed me your portrait. I just returned to the capital, and there are many spies in the Yulin Army that have not been removed, so I am sorry for offending you."

Xie Xiaocheng bowed and apologized.

Wu Shiming understood and immediately said, "Thank you very much, General."

"It's okay. I have one more thing to say to you: Go to the city gate quickly and then return home immediately. Just pretend that what happened today never happened."

After Xie Xiaocheng finished speaking, the two people around him immediately threw two bags over.

Wu Shiming opened it and took a look. It was the clothes of the Yulin Army. Without any hesitation, he and Wu En immediately changed into them.

After changing, he bowed and said, "Thank you very much, General. I, Wu Shiming, will remember this kindness. If you need me in the future, I will go through fire and water and will not refuse even if I die."

"Thank you for making a wish."

Xie Xiaocheng waved his hand and walked towards the prison, saying as he walked: "Remember this, General. Capture them alive!"

Chengwangfu

Halfway through the banquet, Xu Yuan returned to Prince Cheng's mansion. He immediately stood up, spilled some wine on his collar, and stumbled out holding the door. He grabbed someone and asked, "Is the banquet over? Why didn't anyone call me?"

The person that Xuyuan caught was the one that Cheng Huan had ordered to watch over Xuyuan.

Xu Yuan is now the crown prince's right-hand man, so the subordinates naturally dare not look down on him, and immediately said: "Young master is drunk, I dare not disturb you, the banquet is not over yet, do you want to go to the table?"

"Yes." Xu Yuan nodded heavily, his voice a little drunken: "All those who came today are powerful and noble. If I don't go, it would be very rude."

"Then I'll help you go."

"Okay." Xuyuan nodded.

The two men went from the side room to the main hall. After Xu Yuan sat down at the table, that man immediately went to report to Cheng Huan.

Xu Yuan picked up the wine glass, took another sip, and looked up to see Bei Yao's eyes gently sweeping across her, and a smile immediately appeared between his brows.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan immediately put down his wine glass.

On the other side, Bei Yao stood up and said, "My father, the Queen Mother, I heard that your favorite maid is now in Yueyuan Tower, so I took the liberty of inviting Yueyuan Tower to perform."

As soon as Bei Yao finished speaking, there was a sigh from all directions.

"What? Yueyuan Tower? Isn't that a brothel?"

"That's right, why did the King invite those actors there? To humiliate us?"

"Prince Cheng is too young after all. He..."

Those who could enter the hall to attend the banquet were all important officials. They could not stand to hear the words "the land of smoke and willows", and they looked down on the singing girls in the Moonlight Tower who used their beauty to please men, so they were all disgusted with them.

The emperor saw this and said with a sullen face: "Yao'er, today's banquet is different from other banquets. How can you do something so out of line?"

The Queen agreed, "Yes, it is a bit rude of you to invite Yueyuanlou to this occasion today."

"It's just a piece of music. If you have a clear conscience, just enjoy it."

Bei Yao finished speaking, and then said: "What's more, the one who came today was not someone else, but Lady Hua. This woman was rewarded by the late queen and was called the best pipa player in the capital. Now her pipa is hard to come by. Lady Hua came to perform for the sake of her mother. Isn't this considered rude?"

Bei Yao spoke with a smile, and his two short sentences left the group of people speechless.

The ministers said that he was dissolute, and he said that everyone had evil intentions and dirty hearts, so they saw everything as dirty.

At the same time, he brought up the former queen.

The Northern Qi Dynasty attached great importance to mourning. Now that the former empress has passed away, no one in the current royal family can say anything bad about her. Even her name has to be avoided, including the current emperor and empress.

Therefore, they could not deny what the late queen had said, but instead, they had to continue to follow her words.

The Queen looked at Bei Yao's smiling face. Her hands on her knees had already been clasped together, but she still smiled and said, "I remember that there is indeed such a reward. In that case, please come in. I hope that Lady Hua will not live up to her reputation."

"Of course." Beiyao nodded and clapped his hands lightly.

Outside the door, Hua Niangzi, wearing a veil and holding a pipa, walked in in small steps.

I couldn't help but feel dazed when making a wish.

With her experience in her previous life, she knew that those people were wholeheartedly working for the Xu family, but she didn't know why.

It seems that the friendship between this lady Hua and her aunt is deeper than she imagined.

Bei Yuan watched Bei Yao sit back down, and couldn't help but frowned and asked, "What does the Third Brother want to do?"

After thinking for a while, Cheng Huan said, "Maybe he wants to mention the Wei family."

Bei Yuan heard this and glanced at Wei Chenyi. Seeing Wei Chenyi's indifferent expression, he understood what was going on and sneered, "I'm afraid that I won't let the Third Brother get what he wants."