Conspiracy

Chapter 185

"Is it because the people don't need it? Or the court doesn't need it?" Su Zhen turned her back and walked backwards, looking into his eyes seriously, "Master Yu, you also killed corrupt officials and evil officials. Known as an upright official. But you have judged so many cases, there must be times when you are powerless."

"What about you? You probably don't like Chaotang either, so why do you have to jump in?"

"Huh? What does your lord say?" Su Zhen paused slightly.

"When the emperor appointed you as the young minister of Siwei's mansion, why did you agree?"

"Because the old man promised not to kneel to anyone! He also made me a sixth-rank Shaoqing! Don't take advantage of the bastard, and I'm not a fool, why don't you agree?"

Hearing her reasonable tone, Jin Lian laughed out loud, while Yu Changqing chose to remain silent, "Since I have chosen this path, it will be very difficult to turn back."

"It's not in my consideration to look back."

Su Zhen felt like laughing, two stubborn donkeys were actually discussing in the palace how to survive in the court where dragons and snakes mixed together.

After leaving the palace, they parted ways.

When Su Tingye returned home, he left a carriage for her, and Mo Sheng was sitting in front of the carriage with a sword in his arms waiting, the two of them were relatively silent.

She lifted the curtain, and sat in the carriage swiftly. Mo Sheng raised the whip rope in his hand, and it fell on the horse's back with a 'snap' sound. The carriage moved forward, and the sound of the wheels rolling gradually faded away.

After returning to Taifu's mansion, Su Zhen went to the study to explain Li Jieyu's matter to Su Tingye, and then went back to Jin Sexuan.

Along the way, she kept thinking about what Yu Changqing said, and whether she should keep a low profile and restrain herself.

Su Zhen shook her head distractedly, and said to Mo Sheng, "I'll go out, you go and send someone to check Li Jieyu's background and see if she has any secrets."

"it is good."

Su Zhen looked around, waited for the patrolling guards in the mansion to leave, then climbed over the wall and came out.

A black shadow flew past under the moonlight. When Su Zhen came to the General's Mansion, she found many spies.She thought she was kind-hearted, so she knocked out all those people and left them in the back alley.

Familiar with the family and the way, wandered around the general's mansion for a few times, but did not find Xiao Chuhong, suddenly remembered something, and came to the ancestral hall of the Xiao family.

Su Zhen hid on a tree, put her two fingers together and swipe in front of her eyes, using clairvoyance to look inside the door, she could have a panoramic view of everything inside.

The Xiao Family Ancestral Hall is about four or five stories high. Looking around, the brown and black memorial tablets are densely arranged, making people dazzled.

There are twelve caves directly below, and in the first seven are placed a stone statue of a two-person general with a vigorous physique and different shapes.

The Xiao family has been loyal ministers and generals for generations, but only those with outstanding military exploits can set up stone statues for them.

In the spacious bright hall, Xiao Chuhong straightened his waist and knelt on the futon, looking at the seventh general statue, with tears in his eyes.

It was quiet in the ancestral hall, only his slight breathing could be heard.

Xiao Chuhong suddenly lowered his head, the jade pendant on his waist was slightly warming, he immediately turned around and jumped back to the wooden wheelchair behind him.

As soon as he left the ancestral hall, the guards immediately closed the gate.

After he ordered a few words to the guards close to him, he glanced at the tree where Su Zhen was, and pushed the wheelchair towards a certain direction alone.

Su Zhen, who had been discovered, pulled down the branch at hand to hide it, and looked at his back through the gap between the branches and leaves.

In Shu Yaxuan, the leaves rustled, Xiao Chuhong smiled and threw the fruit in a certain direction, but this time there was no sound of falling.

Su Zhen leaned back against the branch, her legs drooped, and she smiled lazily.

He caught the bright red fruit and wiped it with his sleeve, took a bite, it was crispy and delicious, not bad.

Xiao Chuhong picked up the jug, poured two silver wine glasses to [-]% full, and said straight to the point, "Here we come."

Su Zhen jumped down from the tree and flew to his side, "Yes, here we come."

They obviously didn't have much contact with each other, and even the number of times they met was only a handful, but when they met face to face, they were very familiar without any strangeness.

Su Zhen didn't show any politeness to him, and sat on the stone bench by herself.

Suddenly the tip of the nose sniffed lightly, the familiar peach blossom fragrance, holding the wine glass and smelling it, it turned out to be peach blossom brew.

"Yo? Peach Blossom Brew? My lord general, you didn't prepare this specially for me, did you?"

Su Zhen asked with a casual smile, but Xiao Chuhong answered seriously, "Yes."

"Then what if I don't come tonight?"

"I heard from the housekeeper that there are few fruits in Shu Ya Xuan recently. Whenever you are in a bad mood, you will come here."

"Huh? How do you know?"

Xiao Chuhong smiled lightly, "I returned to the capital after three years of mourning for my father. The Tianshan Mountain side was just a stand-in."

That is to say, he is aware of Su Zhen's actions over the years, including Jiyuefang's relationship with Su Zhen and Yu Ziye.

However, he had selfish intentions and did not inform the prince, and even sent someone to relieve Su Zhen of many troubles and hidden dangers.

"So it was you who saved me that night?"

"Ah."

Su Zhen's eyes were clear, and it turned out that Xiao Chuhong was the one who had been secretly guarding her all these years.She silently accepted his love, but for some reason, she didn't want to make it clear.

"You are hiding and refusing to show your true colors, but you are actually working for the prince? Then have you found any clues about Marshal Xiao's case?"

"almost."

Xiao Chuhong wanted to raise his glass to drink again, but Su Zhen lightly grabbed his sleeve, "Stop drinking, you drank a lot at the palace banquet today."

He stared at her, and suddenly stretched out his bony hand towards the top of her head.

Su Zhen was stunned, looking back at him, those eyes were like a cold pool of clear springs, washing away the darkness of the night, she could clearly hear her own violent heartbeat.

However, seeing him pinch a green leaf from her hair with his two fingers, Su Zhen touched the tip of her nose, staggered her eyes with an awkward smile, and drank the peach blossom wine in the cup to avoid embarrassment.

"By the way, although my concealment skill is not top-notch, it is not easy to be discovered by others. But you were in the ancestral hall just now, how did you know I was here?"

"Maybe it's because Zhen Zhen and I have a good understanding."

Su Zhen let out a disgusted 'Hey', and rubbed her arms numbly.

Xiao Chuhong took out a black and slender wooden box from his sleeve and put it on the stone table. Su Zhen asked suspiciously, "What is this?"

"Thank you."

"Ah?! What kind of thank you?"

"The crown prince of the conspiracy case has already told me the details. If you hadn't intervened, Yun Shu would have been doomed."

"It turns out that the three of you are really together." Su Zhen showed a mocking look, "But you don't have to thank me for Mr. Dongli, his favorite person is my sister, and it's only natural to fulfill my sister's wish."

"Sister? Si Li Zan Ling was born with the heaven and the earth, your generations seem to be a little different?"

Su Zhen paused while eating the fruit, and changed the subject, "The crown prince's mouth is really not reliable."

"The son was too reckless at the palace banquet today, I thought you would go to the Hou's mansion to see him first."

Su Zhen's smile disappeared, "He's not in the Hou Mansion."

(End of this chapter)