After dinner, Su Jin read a book in the study for a while, and when he found more, he said hello to Xiao Sui'er and went out.

Xiao Sui'er wanted to come along, but how could Su Jin let her follow her to meet Xia Siling, wasn't this asking for trouble? Zhao Zhao, Hu, Zhang Long and others were sent back to the division to recruit people, Ma Han's injuries were not healed, his face was covered with a mask, and his hands were wrapped in gauze and hung around his neck, so he could only recuperate in the house; However, there was a small pillar to follow, and Xiao Sui'er did not insist on following.

It is nearly March, it is the time of spring, although it is slightly cool in the morning and evening, but it is not the kind of biting cold, and the evening breeze has also become 'the wind that blows the face and does not chill the willows'.

The lights on the Bianshui River are as bright as daytime, and the more spring is in full swing, the more restless people are, and the night business of the boat building and the painting boat is gradually booming; At the beginning of the shift, it is the time to come to have fun with food and drink, so the laughter and joy on the side of the river are far and near, and the noisy night scene of the prosperous era is full of ears.

Su Jin and Xiaozhu sat side by side on the wheel, the master and servant chatted with each other, and after half an hour, the carriage came to the vicinity of Junyi Bridge.

Su Jin asked Xiao Zhu to stop the carriage, gave Xiao Zhu consistent money, and asked him to eat, drink and shop in the noisy Junyi Bridge Zuo near the night market, because Su Jin didn't want Xiao Zhu to know that he was here to date Xia Siling, Xiao Zhu is a big mouth, full of Sui'er's eyeliner, if he knows, tomorrow Xiao Sui'er asks, he will definitely pour beans in a bamboo tube.

Xiao Zhu'er didn't care where the prince went, and the prince gave the consistent money all of a sudden, and if he didn't eat dozens of night food stalls up and down Junyi Bridge tonight, he couldn't live the reward of the son.

Su Jin walked away with his front foot, and Xiao Zhu'er pounced on those steaming night food stalls with his back foot, tofu flowers, dough soup, cooking cakes soaked in mutton soup, fried chestnuts...... The little pillar was about to cry with happiness.

Su Jin went north along Junyi Bridge Street and went straight to the direction of the Imperial City Corner Tower; The further north you go, the fewer and fewer people on the street, it's almost the second watch, except for the bridge where the night food stalls gather, and there are no people going out when they reach the left of the residential area.

The street is occasionally deserted by pedestrians; It was almost the end of the month, even if there were stars tonight, but there was no moonlight, and the second quarter moon would not come out until the second half of the night, and if it were not for the doorlights hanging at the doors of several high-gate mansions on the side of the road, the whole street would be dark.

Su Jin was familiar with the road, came to the alley of Xia Siling's house, walked into the alley, and was silent all around, occasionally a few dogs barked, not only did not seem noisy but more quiet and a little unusual.

The Xia family's house is not far from the alley in front, and when he saw the light of the red lantern hanging at the door, Su Jin's slightly nervous mood relaxed, how much does it look like what was written in the play, the scene of the merry boy visiting the deep boudoir at night to steal incense and stealing jade, which is both tense and exciting.

Su Jin didn't dare to enter through the main entrance, Xia Siling had already told him that he didn't need to come in through the main entrance in the future, which would attract people's eyes and arouse suspicion; There is a side gate at the west head, which can be followed by the courtyard wall to the side door; Of course, most of the time, the small door is locked, but Xia Siling told him that if there is a yellow ribbon on an old locust tree next to the side door, it means that the small door has been unlocked, and you can enter and exit unimpeded; And if there is nothing, it is inconvenient to enter.

Although the code is agreed, but Su Jin has only been here once in the past ten days, and tonight is the second time, bypassing the wall to the west, before reaching the edge of the small door, he saw a black ribbon tied on the branches of the locust tree fluttering in the night breeze from a distance, Su Jin was happy in his heart, who could see clearly whether it was a yellow ribbon or a red ribbon in the middle of the night, and it would be a ribbon; So he came to the small door lightly, stretched out his hand and gently pushed on the small door.

There was a slight 'squeak', the small door opened half open, Su Jin listened to the surrounding movements, and there was no sound in all directions; Su Jin stepped forward, turned around and gently closed the small door, and raised his eyes to see where Xia Siling lived, where a bean light was lit, obviously the beautiful woman was waiting for him to go.

Su Jin walked along the path, and came to the outside of the house where Xia Siling lived, the door was closed, and the light came out of the window and the crack in the door, Su Jin walked to the porch, stretched out his hand to pat the door, and suddenly there was a fluttering sound in his ears, Su Jin was startled and followed the sound, only to see that on the parrot frame hanging on the corridor, a black shadow fan a few times and then did not move.

Su Jin Daqi, in the middle of the night, why is the parrot still outside, looking at the appearance of the parrot, it looks like it is hanging upside down under the shelf, not like a normal posture.

Su Jin took a look at it by the faint light, but if he didn't look at it, he was suddenly frightened, the parrot named 'General Hua' actually had no head, only his body was hanging under the iron frame, and the fluttering sound just now was just a muscle reaction after death.

Su Jin was sweating profusely, not knowing what was going on, his first thought was: There is a strongman breaking into here, what is Xia Siling's safety.

Su Jin no longer hesitated, reached out and quietly pulled out the dagger from his waist for self-defense, tiptoed to the door, stretched out his hand and pushed the door, the door opened with his hand, and Su Jin, who was shining brightly inside, couldn't help but squint his eyes.

At this moment, Su Jin saw the situation in the house clearly, there were at least dozens of giant candles lit in the room, more than a dozen big men stood high and low, and a middle-aged man with a short figure and a fair face sat in black on a Taishi chair in the center; The moment Su Jin pushed the door and entered, everyone's eyes looked at Su Jin, but no one was surprised, as if they had calculated that Su Jin was coming.

Su Jin was shocked in his heart, and shouted in his heart: Not good! Caught in the trap!

Just as Su Jin was about to retreat, in the darkness behind him, Suo Suo's clothes sounded, and more than a dozen black shadows emerged from behind the rockery flower bed, all holding blades in their hands, and there was a terrifying halo under the light.

I want to go, but I can't leave!

"Young Master Su! Don't come unharmed! A yin and yang strange voice came into Su Jin's ears, Su Jin felt very familiar, at a glance, the person who spoke out was dressed in a brocade dress with a folding fan in his hand, and he was dressed like a noble son, but his eyes were slightly dark, and his cheekbones were protruding, and he looked like a guy who was overly drunk.

Su Jin remembered that this person was none other than Liu Binhua, who was married to Su Jin when he first came to Bianliang.

Su Jin's panic was only for a moment, he knew in his heart that today was completely designed, panicking was useless, only to deal with it, or there was a chance to get out.

"Su Gongzi took a dagger in his hand and broke into my Xia family's courtyard, what are you here for?" Liu Binhua said proudly.

Su Jin inserted the dagger into his waist, and said with a smile on his face: "It turned out to be an old man, isn't this Liu Gongzi who owes me one hundred and fifty taels of gold?" I'm looking for a debt, but I have no place to find it when I step on the iron shoes, and it doesn't take much effort to get it, Liu Gongzi, this debt has to be repaid, three cents of interest a day, and it has been rolling for several months, I'm afraid it's at least a thousand taels of gold......"

Liu Binhua said angrily: "Little thief Su Jin, you are still in the mood to say this when you are dying." ”

Liu Binhua bowed down to the man sitting on the chair of the middle master: "Uncle, what my nephew said is right, this Su Jin thief secretly seduced his cousin, you see that this has all touched the house." ”

The middle-aged man sitting on the chair turned pale, and said in a low voice: "Shut up, don't you think there are few people who know?" ”

Liu Binhua shrank and said: "Yes, my nephew's slip of the tongue, but these are all home nurses, they all know the rules, if anyone goes out with a nonsense, the nephew will immediately chop his bones to ashes, and my uncle can rest assured." ”

Only then did Su Jin know that the middle-aged man with five short statures on this chair was Xia Zhu, the father of Xia Siling, who had been studying in the study for the past few days, and Xia Zhu had no idea about returning to Beijing to serve as the privy deputy envoy, which was a mistake, if he had known that Xia Zhu had returned, he would not have come so recklessly, at least he had to weigh it.

Xia Zhu slowly got up and walked in front of Su Jin, looking up and down at Su Jin with eagle-like eyes, and asked in a hoarse voice, "You are Su Jin?" ”

Su Jin arched his hand and said, "I've seen Deputy Envoy Xia." ”

Xia Zhu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly burst into laughter, and after the laughter stopped, he shouted: "Su Jin, you are so bold, you actually bullied the old man; Come on! Tie this person up, bury him alive under the laurel tree in the backyard, and teach him to know the fate of someone who insults me Xia. ”