Traitor
Chapter 170 Greeting the Prince Zhang Dynasty
Chapter 170 Welcome the prince back to court
Zhao Wuyou was dressed in an official uniform, and he was full of energy.I survived last night, but I was still weak in my bones when I woke up this morning.But his face is used to being pale, so he can't see anything unusual.
"Where are you going, my lord?" Su Xi was puzzled.
Zhao Wuyou smiled, "Go back to Beijing!"
"What?" Su Xi was startled, "But King Qi You—"
"Naturally bring him back to court." Zhao Wuyou squinted his clear eyes, "He is self-willed enough, I let him test me here, what else is he dissatisfied with?"
Suxi nodded, "Last night, there was movement in the city, and the other side of the main courtyard was not safe. Thinking about it, the prefect of Xue is probably looking for the young master, but unfortunately, I don't know that the young master has returned to Xue's mansion."
"A brainless idiot." Zhao Wuyou said calmly, and stepped out of the room.
The courtyard was guarded inside and outside, so even if Xue Yuanjian suspected that Zhao Wuyou had returned, he would definitely not be able to enter.Therefore, if the people who followed Zhao Wuyou last night were all Xue Yuanjian's people, then this night is enough for them to toss about.
Zhao Wuyou went directly to the magistrate's yamen, and sat majesticly in the Wangfa hall, with the mirror hanging above his head on a plaque.Seeing this scene, the servant of the magistrate's yamen naturally had to rush to find the master, and waited for the master to return to Xue Yuanjian. Second-rate.
"Your magistrate is really slow in coming. I have been waiting for you for a long time." She entered Xue's mansion from climbing the wall, and then quietly left Xue's mansion. Therefore, Xue Yuanjian was also confused by her and tossed. half dead.
"Master Zhao yesterday—" Xue Yuanjian hadn't finished speaking yet.
The gavel in Zhao Wuyou's hand suddenly slapped on the desk, and Xue Yuan was so frightened that he knelt on the ground when he saw the plop.
"The magistrate makes such a big gift, I don't dare to accept it." Zhao Wuyou rolled his lips and laughed mockingly.
Seeing this, the master came back to his senses and hastily picked up Xue Yuanjian, "My lord!"
Xue Yuan's face turned pale when he saw it, "I'm impolite!"
"Presumably, Magistrate Xue didn't sleep all night, so he must be physically and mentally exhausted!" Zhao Wuyou said calmly.
"Yes!" Xue Yuanjian nodded, but this nod felt wrong, and he suddenly realized that Zhao Wuyou was trying to trick him.Looking up in amazement, Xue Yuanjian's expression on his face became extraordinarily strange, a little terrified and a little panicked, "No, no, no, I'm an official, I'm an official—"
"Wu Qing in front of Governor Xue is the best witness." Zhao Wuyou smiled, "Yesterday you sent people to follow me, but those gangs of wine bags and rice bags failed to keep up and lost me instead. So last night, you sent people to attack the post house, but you still couldn’t find me.”
Xue Yuan's face turned pale when he saw it, and his body trembled slightly, "I don't understand Master Zhao's meaning."
"It's okay if you don't understand, just listen to a story!" Zhao Wuyou still had an extremely gentle appearance, "The reason why you rushed into the post house was because you found that the official was missing. It’s because you revealed the truth, and that’s why you wanted to kill people to silence it. It’s a pity that your actions failed, and that’s why the magistrate was worried and panicked all night last night.”
Seeing what else Xue Yuan could say, his legs were so frightened that his legs went limp, and he stood there trembling.
You know, dealing with imperial envoys ordered by the emperor is tantamount to conspiracy to rebel, and to put it bluntly, it is to punish the nine clans.Once this crime is settled, Xue Yuanjian's wealth and life, all the children of the nine clans will be ruined.
The next moment, the gavel sounded again, and the weak-legged Xue Yuanjian was frightened to the ground again. This time, he didn't kneel down, but sat slumped on the ground, looking anxiously at Zhao Wuyou, who was aloof.
Zhao Wuyou laughed lightly, "What is Magistrate Xue doing? I haven't come to a conclusion yet, so why are you so eager to beg for mercy?"
But who doesn't know that the father and son of the Prime Minister's Mansion are notoriously cunning and ruthless, and each one is more ruthless than the other.Think about the Zhang family back then, what was the final outcome?Even Zhang Tao, who escaped from birth, died so miserably in the end.
Thinking of the bloody incident, Xue Yuanjian's face was extremely pale.
"Master Zhao, Mr. Zhao, don't be joking. You can't take a joke. If someone takes it seriously, it will really kill you." Xue Yuanjian tried to hide his inner fear with his superficial panic.
Zhao Wuyou looked at the gavel in his hand thoughtfully, the official uniform on her body made her cold breath as if from the underworld.Her face was already pale, but now when she looked at Xue Yuanjian with slightly cold eyes, her smile was cold and cold, and she had an air of calmness and prestige all her life.
"I'm just joking, but isn't the original intention of this joke just a killing game?" Zhao Wuyou squinted his dangerous eyes, "I want to seduce me with Hua Jieyu, and then use phantom sounds to confuse and control me. Make a living. Some people simply disappear in order to avoid suspicion. But some people are trapped in a cocoon, thinking how smart they are. Isn’t it just a temptation to go around?”
After finishing speaking, Zhao Wuyou casually threw the gavel in front of Xue Yuanjian, and immediately made a crisp sound of "pop".
Seeing that his breathing was slightly short of breath, Xue Yuan looked at Zhao Wuyou in disbelief.
"You don't have to look at me like this." Zhao Wuyou sneered twice, and slowly got up, wearing the official robe of a high-ranking official on his body, revealing the majesty of the prime minister's mansion, "I, Zhao Wuyou, hate the most It's a temptation! Xue Yuanjian, aren't you going to tell the truth?"
Suxi clapped her hands, and Lu Guoan came in from the door immediately, and the servant behind him was holding something in his hand, "Master Zhifu, you can take a look, these are all good things!"
It was covered with a red cloth, and I didn't know what was inside.
Xue Yuanjian glanced at the things placed in front of him, and glanced at the master in a panic.With a pale face, the master opened the red cloth tremblingly, and then collapsed to the ground with a scream, and could not get up again.
Under the red cloth are a pair of jade hands and a confession.It's just that the material of this confession is very special, shiny and white, it looks as smooth and delicate as a woman's skin.
Xue Yuanjian only felt that his breath was stuck in his chest, his eyes widened and he couldn't make a sound.
Lu Guoan squatted down unhurriedly, picked up the confession and stuffed it into Xue Yuanjian's hand, "Master Zhifu thinks it's strange that this confession is not like ordinary white paper, does it feel special? Familiarity?" After speaking, Lu Guoan smiled coldly, "Miss Xie Yu said, these jade hands are left to the magistrate, and the right is to repay the magistrate for his care over the years."
"And this human skin—"
Hearing that it was human skin paper, Xue Yuan rolled his eyes and fainted.
Lu Guoan frowned, looking back helplessly at Zhao Wuyou in the hall, "My lord, he's fainted."
Zhao Wuyou rubbed his brows, "You shouldn't scare him, how can you ask for a confession now?"
"It doesn't matter." Lu Guoan smiled, "I think that prefect Xue will be afraid when he thinks about it. That's why he brought Dr. Wen behind him early. With Dr. Wen around, it probably won't be a problem to bring him back from the dead."
Sure enough, Wen Gu came from outside.
With a needle in hand, everything is worry-free.
Xue Yuanjian woke up in pain. When he opened his eyes, he saw Wen Gu sticking an needle in his tiger's mouth. The pain was so painful that he thought he was on the guillotine. His first reaction when he woke up was to touch his neck.
"Fortunately, the neck is still there!" Wen Gu pulled out the silver needle, "It's really useless, just a piece of human skin paper will faint from fright."
As soon as he heard the human skin paper, Xue Yuan saw that his abdomen was churning, and he scrambled and scrambled to avoid the human skin paper confession, "That, that, that is—"
"Miss Huanyin said everything." Lu Guoan said unhurriedly. The people in Dongchang are the most familiar with these things, just like everyday food, and they are all used to it, "But Miss Huanyin There is also a request, that is to peel off the skin of the girl who understands the language, and write a confession letter on it."
Lu Guoan carefully spread out the confession statement, "This thing was taken off by the humble officer himself, so it can be regarded as a first-class technique in terms of the uniformity of the cortex and the damage." Of course, it is better that he My Lord Chitose, the kung fu of skinning and extracting bones is almost perfect in one go.
"Just send this thing to the emperor." Suxi smiled coolly, "Master Zhifu's head is really about to move."
"Do you think you can send things out?" Xue Yuanjian was shaking like chaff.
"I forgot, the magistrate intercepted our letter, and I don't know where it is hidden now? If we still keep the letter, it would be a serious crime!" Lu Guoan and Suxi sang together.
Su Xi nodded, "This is easy to handle. Thinking about it, the prefect Xue didn't have time to evacuate the slaves who intercepted the letter. As long as he continues to release the pigeons now, he will probably be able to catch that person. When the time comes, he will be brought to the magistrate." If you recognize it, the truth will probably come to light.”
After finishing speaking, Suxi walked away.
"No! Wait, wait!" Xue Yuanjian almost cried, his eyes were as red as blood.
For a big man to be forced into such a desperate situation, he really is considered useless.
"What are you waiting for?" Zhao Wuyou sat gracefully, took a sip of the water in his glass, and stared at him with slight brows, "I will act after the prefect Xue has made arrangements? Or prefect Xue will go and invite the prince out in person, then what happened before?" All officials can forget the past."
"My lord, my lord?" Xue Yuan saw that he was already confused.
Zhao Wuyou raised his eyebrows, "Don't you want to?"
"You don't need to invite me!" A voice came from the back hall, thick and strong.
Zhao Wuyou got up unhurriedly, glanced at Xue Yuanjian with a warm smile, turned around and bowed to the man, "The next official, Zhao Wuyou, is ordered by the emperor to welcome the prince back to court."
An ink-colored figure stopped in front of Zhao Wuyou, and the surroundings were so quiet that needles could be heard.Everyone saluted silently, only hearing the heartbeats in their chests, which were constantly accelerating.
"Sure enough, the tiger father has no dogs." With a sound, a rough palm fell on the back of Zhao Wuyou's hand, "Lord Zhao, what a skill!"
Zhao Wuyou straightened up slightly, accepted the newspaper with a smile, without the slightest groveling face, "The prince is safe and sound, it is the blessing of the imperial court, and has nothing to do with the ability of the subordinates. This is God bless my emperor, and it is also under the blessing of heaven." The officer dodged a disaster."
There is something in these words, and there are intentions behind them, and it's not that King Qi You can't understand.
Xiao Rong stood in front of her, wearing a black robe with a gloomy look, and those sharp eyes stared straight at Zhao Wuyou in front of him.He seemed to be unable to see through Zhao Wuyou's mind, what was this young man thinking in his heart?Her calculations are steady and watertight, even if she is being planned by someone, she is not in a hurry.
Such a demeanor is not like the calmness he should have at his age.
Being young and old is not necessarily a good thing sometimes.
"Is the prince's health better?" Zhao Wuyou asked with a smile.
Xiao Rong sat down, with a majestic air, "Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for comforting me. This king feels much better. Mr. Zhao's three-day period can be realized."
Zhao Wuyou looked at him, but he couldn't feel happy at all.For this trial, she won!
But—Zhao Wuyou sometimes feels that being too smart is really not a good thing, being too smart means that you can see everything clearly.If you are too clear, there will be a gap in your heart.
There is a thorn in my heart, and I can no longer be happy.
Looking back at Xue Yuanjian who was kneeling in the lobby, the light in Zhao Wuyou's eyes gradually dimmed, and the smile on his lips was still there, but unfortunately, there was no joy of victory in his heart.
She successfully resolved a crisis of her own and forced King Qi You out. His name was in the government office, but she quietly started from Xue Yuanjian, making the matter out of control and forcing King Qi You Come out and settle.
In this way, Zhao Wuyou can keep himself out of the matter and pick everything up.
The matter was perfect, both the process and the result met Zhao Wuyou's expectation.
Su Xi also found out that Zhao Wuyou was not so happy.Su Xi turned her head and thought about it, she seemed to have guessed the specific reason, some things you don't want to see, but they happened.
All your strength is defeated, and then you are at a loss deep in your heart.
King Qi You's indifference made Zhao Wuyou feel chills.
Xiao Rong walked in front, Zhao Wuyou followed, the two walked one after the other.Suddenly, Xiao Rong stopped in his tracks, turned around and looked at Zhao Wuyou thoughtfully.
"What orders does the lord have?" Zhao Wuyou bent down and bowed.
"When did you find out the clue?" Xiao Rong finally opened his mouth. He asked himself that he was extremely careful in doing things, and he didn't feel that there was any mistake.
Zhao Wuyou took a look at Su Xi, Su Xi understood and led the people back away, even Lu Guoan also understood and retreated.Seeing this, Hu Qing also led the people back a distance.
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Wuyou stepped forward slowly and walked beside Xiao Rong, "In the beginning, the officials didn't doubt the lord, but just set their eyes on Xue Zhifu. This is the most suspicious thing. I wonder who else in Liyang City can command Xue Yuanjian? After thinking about it, it seems that only the prince in Liyang City can do this."
"Then the lower official asked people to carefully protect the prince's integrity. After all, the lower official and the prince had a three-day period, so the lower official had to pay special attention. The lower official accidentally interrogated those two beautiful women. I got something I shouldn't know!"
Xiao Rong paused, "These two trash! But this king is very strange, how did you get the confession from Hua Jieyu and Huanyin?"
"My lord, why did you forget that there are people from Dongchang next to you." Zhao Wuyou smiled coolly, "After entering the imperial prison of Dongchang, there are not many people who can handle it."
Hearing this, Xiao Rong couldn't help sneering, "Master Zhao is surrounded by talented people. Even the people from Dongchang are willing to help Mr. Zhao make a statement. It's really amazing."
"What was taken out, the lower official didn't ask, and I don't want to know." Zhao Wuyou said meaningfully, "The lower official only knows that the confession is on the human skin, and the rest has nothing to do with the lower official."
Xiao Rong frowned suddenly, "What did you say?"
"Didn't the lord hear you clearly? The officer said it again, the confession was made by Dongchang, and the news was only passed back to Dongchang. Last night, the officer stayed at Xue's residence all the time. It happened in the old posthouse. The lower officials don't know anything about it." Zhao Wuyou bowed respectfully.
"You!" Xiao Rong said coldly.
Zhao Wuyou knew this would be the result, that's why she said that to Su Xi and didn't ask about what happened in the posthouse. This is Zhao Wuyou's anti-general.She is not a soft persimmon, you have rubbed her back and forth, and in the end she has to swallow her breath and say she is tolerant.
She was stingy in the first place, and she was still the kind of stingy one who must pay for everything.If you dare to test her in circles, and even design her to be confused by phantom sounds, how can Zhao Wuyou give up on you!
"My lord, wouldn't it be rude to hear that coming and not going?" Zhao Wuyou smiled softly, as if nothing happened, with a calm and innocent look on his face.
Xiao Rong frowned and stared at her, it was really rare to be so calm and composed.Anyone who sees him is not allowed to be courteous, except that Zhao Wuyou looks like a sick child, he is extremely courteous, but in fact he is dedicated to stabbing softly!
You were stabbed by her, but you couldn't say anything.
"Zhao Wuyou, you are really capable." Xiao Rong really didn't know what to say.
Zhao Wuyou smiled faintly, "Thank you, my lord, for your love."
"And then?" Xiao Rong could only continue to ask.
Zhao Wuyou straightened up, and continued to talk, "Then the matter is very simple, the lower official knows the whereabouts of the prince, so he let go of his thoughts. Since the prince wants to play a joke on the official, then the next official Naturally, the official has to accompany him. The three days have not yet come, if the next official goes directly to pick up the prince, it is uncertain what will happen, so the next official has waited until today."
"Zhao Wuyou, you are really good." Xiao Rong couldn't laugh or cry this time, and made a trick for himself.
"The living people at the other end of this posthouse have all turned into dead people. And the two beauties, Hua Jieyu and Huanyin, have both dedicated their loyalty to the prince. Although the prince is a joke, it's a pity—" Zhao Wuyou sighed softly With a voice, "Damn the lower officials, let the prince lose two beauties, and when he returns to the capital in the future, he will definitely select the women from the Jiaofang Division and send them to the prince's residence."
Xiao Rong sighed softly, "What do you want me to say about you? Are you too smart, or are you too clever, and even I lost?"
"Where has the lord ever lost?" Zhao Wuyou said meaningfully, "The lord just lost Jingzhou carelessly! After all, I, the younger generation, took advantage of the loophole, so the lord is not considered a loser."
Hearing this, Xiao Rong suddenly laughed dryly, "Brother Huang is really different from the people in front of him, they also speak in the same way, so it makes people feel comfortable."
He thought, he really didn't lose to Zhao Wuyou.Those key people who knew these things, including Hua Jieyu and Huanyin, as well as those who rushed into the posthouse that night, have all been silenced.Zhao Wuyou did it without leaving any traces, it was a step down for him.
In this way, he really has to thank Zhao Wuyou for being able to joke so smoothly without leaving a trace.
"It's really a blessing to be an official to be so appreciated by the prince." Zhao Wuyou thanked him.
Xiao Rong let out a long breath, "You have such ability at such a young age, but this king underestimated you. Zhao Wuyou, did you ever think that if one of the steps is wrong, you will lose everything? "
"You can't make mistakes as an official." She bowed her head.
This answer made Xiao Rong stunned, this young and frivolous, really unusual.
"It really is from the prime minister's mansion, and I have the same temper as your father." Xiao Rong shook his head helplessly, "With such self-confidence, aren't you afraid that you will stumble one day?"
"Before the subordinate officials serve the emperor, they dare not make mistakes. What's more, if one day the emperor wants the minister to die, the minister will have to die." Zhao Wuyou was righteous and strict, "The subordinate official will never complain."
Xiao Rong walked away suddenly, seemed a little angry.
Zhao Wuyou raised her eyebrows slightly, she knew that he didn't mean that, but was trying to probe her, but she was unwilling to agree to anything.
Seeing Xiao Rong walking away quickly, Su Xi stepped forward, "My lord?"
"There is a kind of embarrassment in the world. It's not speculative." Zhao Wuyou smiled as if he was relieved.
Su Xi pursed her lips, "Then the prince won't deal with the young master again?"
"Who knows!" Zhao Wuyou took a look at the beautiful sky, "Let's take a step and see! Anyway, he is going back to the capital, so why bother him so much? It's not like I'm holding onto him, If you have the ability to go to Dongchang to settle accounts, don't come and harm me!" He is not happy, and she is not willing to accept the trick!
She was tired and didn't want to toss.Both of them took her down, did they really think she was easy to bully?
"Let's go!" Zhao Wuyou sighed and followed, at least he could go back to Beijing.
But this Xiao Rong was a little strange, he even invited Zhao Wuyou to return in the same car.
"I'm afraid this is inappropriate!" Zhao Wuyou pushed back, she really didn't want to be alone with a man for too long.After all, I am a daughter, and some men have countless daughters, so it is inevitable that they will see the clues.
Of course - Mu Baili is a eunuch, so it's a different matter.
"Master Zhao's chariot virtue is really—" After the voice fell, Xiao Rong suddenly grabbed Zhao Wuyou's bowing hand, and directly dragged her to the car.
Things have come to this point, no one can do anything.
Su Xi frowned worriedly, and turned her head to look at Lu Guoan, who was also helpless. At this point, it was considered a certainty.The young master had to sit in this car, so they could only watch from the side to avoid any trouble.
Wen Gu followed along with the large army, and he was also very worried. He glanced at Xiao Rong from a distance, and always felt that there was an indescribable danger in this person.This person's eyes were fixed on Zhao Wuyou all the time, and there was an indescribably strange look in his eyes.
For some reason, Wen Gu felt inexplicably uneasy the moment he saw Xiao Rong.This unease is not a fleeting feeling, but it is starting to take root.
As the large troops marched out, Xue Yuan sent the Imperial Forest Army out of the city as white as paper.
Lu Guoan delivered a wooden box unhurriedly, "The contents inside should be regarded as a farewell gift to the magistrate, and I hope the magistrate can learn a lesson. Some things can be repaired if they are wrong, but if they are wrong The location is going to kill you!"
After the sound fell, Lu Guoan walked away.
Xue Yuanjian was holding the box, shaking like chaff, watching the large army drift away.
The master hurried forward, "My lord."
The next moment, Xue Yuan saw darkness in front of his eyes, and immediately fell to the ground and passed out.
Inside the box are those jade hands and that human skin.
What happened in the past few days has exceeded Xue Yuanjian's tolerance.But the higher authorities didn't punish him, it was his luck in three lives, and he escaped death once.
The atmosphere in the carriage was indescribably weird, Zhao Wuyou just sat quietly at the side, half lowered his eyebrows and did not look at Xiao Rong who was sitting in front of him.But he thought about it in his heart, thinking that King Qi You has made great achievements in the war, why did he hold her by himself, and insisted on making such a big circle to test her?What is his purpose?
Secondly, King Qi You didn't show anger or panic when she broke the game. It is conceivable that he was prepared and had some expectations for her break.In this way, it must be that the father had explained earlier, or these two people...
Zhao Wuyou didn't dare to think about it, it was his father after all, a tiger would not eat its offspring, let alone this tiger—the only child like her.Does father really want the Zhao family to die out?
If King Qi You just didn't want to return to Beijing this time, what's the reason?
"What are you thinking?" came a thick voice.
Zhao Wuyou was suffocated in his heart, and then slowly raised his head and smiled back, "If you want to return to the prince, I just want to return to my heart, and I have no other thoughts."
"Really?" Xiao Rong looked at her with dark eyes.
This Xiao Rong's mother was the late emperor's favorite concubine, and it was heard that she was a world-renowned beauty, so although Xiao Rong was born with a strict attitude, her eyebrows and eyes were considered handsome.It is completely different from the emperor's cowardice and lack of facial features.
"I don't dare to be sloppy with the prince." Zhao Wuyou smiled nonchalantly.
Xiao Rong sneered, "What if I don't believe it?"
"If the prince doesn't believe it, then don't believe it!" There was no loss to her, she just lifted the curtains and looked out the window.The carriage was moving, and the wind blowing through the small window brought a chill, which made her cough immediately.
But in front of Xiao Rong, she couldn't be too willful, and could only bear it as hard as she could.
"Are you uncomfortable?" Xiao Rong stared.
Zhao Wuyou's face turned red from holding back, and he immediately waved his hands, "Thank you, my lord, for your concern, it's just an old illness!" But when the cough started, it wouldn't stop, and she couldn't stop it.
Xiao Rong immediately got up and came over, he couldn't ignore it!This Zhao Wuyou came from the prime minister's mansion anyway, if something happened, there would be big trouble.
Seeing Xiao Rong approaching, Zhao Wuyou was in a state of confusion, and immediately said, "The medicine for this servant is still in the hands of the subordinates, please order the stop, I will, I will go back and take the medicine!" She covered her lips, Constantly coughing.
Coughing hard, there is a faint fishy sweetness in the throat.
But Xiao Rong had already caught her wrist, so startled that Zhao Wuyou immediately backed away, tripped by a stool.Unsteady, Zhao Wuyou fell to the ground, the pain made her gasp.
"Master Zhao?" Xiao Rong was stunned on the spot.
"I'm fine." Zhao Wuyou's complexion turned pale, and his breath was short of breath.She refrained from taking the medicine last night, and she might not be able to survive this time.It felt like a stone was stuck in his chest, and he couldn't swallow or spit it out.
She clutched her undulating chest, desperately trying to calm herself down.
"Stop." Xiao Rong shouted, and the carriage stopped immediately.
Su Xi's first reaction was to stand by the carriage, she had heard the coughing inside just now, and guessed it was because the young master couldn't bear the old disease.Sure enough, Zhao Wuyou weakly opened the curtain and got down, his face was extremely pale.
"Young master?" Suxi was shocked, Lu Guoan immediately came to help, and helped Zhao Wuyou down.
"Go get water!" Su Xi glanced at Lu Guoan.
After Zhao Wuyou drank water, took medicine, and sat down for a long while, she finally regained her strength.Xiao Rong looked at her with a frown on the side, with Zhao Wuyou's appearance, the team could only stop to rest.
"Master Zhao's health is not very good, why do you feel relieved to let Master Zhao come to Liyang City?" Xiao Rong looked at her with deep meaning.
Zhao Wuyou smiled wryly, coughed twice and said, "That's because in the emperor's heart, the lord is always the lord, and the lord has a noble status, so the lower officials are naturally far behind. The emperor cares about the lord, which is why the lower officials are not far away." Thousands of miles away to welcome the prince back to court."
It could be heard that her voice was indeed weak.
Xiao Rong didn't say anything, just looked down at her for a long time.
Zhao Wuyou didn't know what he was looking at, he was in the capital, although he rarely stepped out of the prime minister's mansion, he had contact with King Qi You not once or twice, why did he suddenly stare at her like this?
"After a few months, Mr. Zhao seems to be a bit different." Xiao Rong whispered.
Zhao Wuyou was taken aback for a moment, "My lord, you are being polite, the lower official is still the same as before, how can it change?"
Xiao Rong couldn't tell why, he just felt that it was different, but he couldn't tell what was different.It's just that at the moment when he turned around and walked towards the carriage, he stopped in shock and stared at Zhao Wuyou firmly.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Wuyou frowned slightly.
Xiao Rong narrowed his dangerous eyes and stared at her intently.
For a moment, Zhao Wuyou noticed his dazed look, his eyes were somewhat sharp and surprised.In Xiao Rong's eyes, Zhao Wuyou found a little misty mist in his eyes, which made people feel flustered.
"What is the prince looking at?" Zhao Wuyou looked at himself with lowered eyebrows.
"The way you frown—" Xiao Rong let out a long breath, "Forget it, let's go!"
Watching Xiao Rong board the carriage, Zhao Wuyou was suspicious, what happened to the good-natured man?King Qi You is really strange!
"Young master?" Suxi carefully helped Zhao Wuyou into the carriage, "Be careful."
Zhao Wuyou closed her eyes and said nothing, just got into the carriage and just rested, thinking that Xiao Rong should also take care of her body and not make things difficult for her again.Thinking of this, Zhao Wuyou breathed a sigh of relief.
But outside the carriage, Wen Gu stood there for a long time without saying a word.
Zhao Wuyou was uncomfortable, he could see it, but the one who still saw it was probably His Royal Highness King Qi You.That Qi You Wang Xiao Rong was fine, but the way he looked at Zhao Wuyou just now made Wen Gu feel uncomfortable.
That look seemed to have noticed something, with the calmness of a hunter.
Wen Gu was a little worried, could it be that King You of Qi discovered the identity of Zhao Wuyou's daughter?Besides, Wen Gu couldn't think of anything else about Zhao Wuyou that was so intriguing.
(End of this chapter)
Zhao Wuyou was dressed in an official uniform, and he was full of energy.I survived last night, but I was still weak in my bones when I woke up this morning.But his face is used to being pale, so he can't see anything unusual.
"Where are you going, my lord?" Su Xi was puzzled.
Zhao Wuyou smiled, "Go back to Beijing!"
"What?" Su Xi was startled, "But King Qi You—"
"Naturally bring him back to court." Zhao Wuyou squinted his clear eyes, "He is self-willed enough, I let him test me here, what else is he dissatisfied with?"
Suxi nodded, "Last night, there was movement in the city, and the other side of the main courtyard was not safe. Thinking about it, the prefect of Xue is probably looking for the young master, but unfortunately, I don't know that the young master has returned to Xue's mansion."
"A brainless idiot." Zhao Wuyou said calmly, and stepped out of the room.
The courtyard was guarded inside and outside, so even if Xue Yuanjian suspected that Zhao Wuyou had returned, he would definitely not be able to enter.Therefore, if the people who followed Zhao Wuyou last night were all Xue Yuanjian's people, then this night is enough for them to toss about.
Zhao Wuyou went directly to the magistrate's yamen, and sat majesticly in the Wangfa hall, with the mirror hanging above his head on a plaque.Seeing this scene, the servant of the magistrate's yamen naturally had to rush to find the master, and waited for the master to return to Xue Yuanjian. Second-rate.
"Your magistrate is really slow in coming. I have been waiting for you for a long time." She entered Xue's mansion from climbing the wall, and then quietly left Xue's mansion. Therefore, Xue Yuanjian was also confused by her and tossed. half dead.
"Master Zhao yesterday—" Xue Yuanjian hadn't finished speaking yet.
The gavel in Zhao Wuyou's hand suddenly slapped on the desk, and Xue Yuan was so frightened that he knelt on the ground when he saw the plop.
"The magistrate makes such a big gift, I don't dare to accept it." Zhao Wuyou rolled his lips and laughed mockingly.
Seeing this, the master came back to his senses and hastily picked up Xue Yuanjian, "My lord!"
Xue Yuan's face turned pale when he saw it, "I'm impolite!"
"Presumably, Magistrate Xue didn't sleep all night, so he must be physically and mentally exhausted!" Zhao Wuyou said calmly.
"Yes!" Xue Yuanjian nodded, but this nod felt wrong, and he suddenly realized that Zhao Wuyou was trying to trick him.Looking up in amazement, Xue Yuanjian's expression on his face became extraordinarily strange, a little terrified and a little panicked, "No, no, no, I'm an official, I'm an official—"
"Wu Qing in front of Governor Xue is the best witness." Zhao Wuyou smiled, "Yesterday you sent people to follow me, but those gangs of wine bags and rice bags failed to keep up and lost me instead. So last night, you sent people to attack the post house, but you still couldn’t find me.”
Xue Yuan's face turned pale when he saw it, and his body trembled slightly, "I don't understand Master Zhao's meaning."
"It's okay if you don't understand, just listen to a story!" Zhao Wuyou still had an extremely gentle appearance, "The reason why you rushed into the post house was because you found that the official was missing. It’s because you revealed the truth, and that’s why you wanted to kill people to silence it. It’s a pity that your actions failed, and that’s why the magistrate was worried and panicked all night last night.”
Seeing what else Xue Yuan could say, his legs were so frightened that his legs went limp, and he stood there trembling.
You know, dealing with imperial envoys ordered by the emperor is tantamount to conspiracy to rebel, and to put it bluntly, it is to punish the nine clans.Once this crime is settled, Xue Yuanjian's wealth and life, all the children of the nine clans will be ruined.
The next moment, the gavel sounded again, and the weak-legged Xue Yuanjian was frightened to the ground again. This time, he didn't kneel down, but sat slumped on the ground, looking anxiously at Zhao Wuyou, who was aloof.
Zhao Wuyou laughed lightly, "What is Magistrate Xue doing? I haven't come to a conclusion yet, so why are you so eager to beg for mercy?"
But who doesn't know that the father and son of the Prime Minister's Mansion are notoriously cunning and ruthless, and each one is more ruthless than the other.Think about the Zhang family back then, what was the final outcome?Even Zhang Tao, who escaped from birth, died so miserably in the end.
Thinking of the bloody incident, Xue Yuanjian's face was extremely pale.
"Master Zhao, Mr. Zhao, don't be joking. You can't take a joke. If someone takes it seriously, it will really kill you." Xue Yuanjian tried to hide his inner fear with his superficial panic.
Zhao Wuyou looked at the gavel in his hand thoughtfully, the official uniform on her body made her cold breath as if from the underworld.Her face was already pale, but now when she looked at Xue Yuanjian with slightly cold eyes, her smile was cold and cold, and she had an air of calmness and prestige all her life.
"I'm just joking, but isn't the original intention of this joke just a killing game?" Zhao Wuyou squinted his dangerous eyes, "I want to seduce me with Hua Jieyu, and then use phantom sounds to confuse and control me. Make a living. Some people simply disappear in order to avoid suspicion. But some people are trapped in a cocoon, thinking how smart they are. Isn’t it just a temptation to go around?”
After finishing speaking, Zhao Wuyou casually threw the gavel in front of Xue Yuanjian, and immediately made a crisp sound of "pop".
Seeing that his breathing was slightly short of breath, Xue Yuan looked at Zhao Wuyou in disbelief.
"You don't have to look at me like this." Zhao Wuyou sneered twice, and slowly got up, wearing the official robe of a high-ranking official on his body, revealing the majesty of the prime minister's mansion, "I, Zhao Wuyou, hate the most It's a temptation! Xue Yuanjian, aren't you going to tell the truth?"
Suxi clapped her hands, and Lu Guoan came in from the door immediately, and the servant behind him was holding something in his hand, "Master Zhifu, you can take a look, these are all good things!"
It was covered with a red cloth, and I didn't know what was inside.
Xue Yuanjian glanced at the things placed in front of him, and glanced at the master in a panic.With a pale face, the master opened the red cloth tremblingly, and then collapsed to the ground with a scream, and could not get up again.
Under the red cloth are a pair of jade hands and a confession.It's just that the material of this confession is very special, shiny and white, it looks as smooth and delicate as a woman's skin.
Xue Yuanjian only felt that his breath was stuck in his chest, his eyes widened and he couldn't make a sound.
Lu Guoan squatted down unhurriedly, picked up the confession and stuffed it into Xue Yuanjian's hand, "Master Zhifu thinks it's strange that this confession is not like ordinary white paper, does it feel special? Familiarity?" After speaking, Lu Guoan smiled coldly, "Miss Xie Yu said, these jade hands are left to the magistrate, and the right is to repay the magistrate for his care over the years."
"And this human skin—"
Hearing that it was human skin paper, Xue Yuan rolled his eyes and fainted.
Lu Guoan frowned, looking back helplessly at Zhao Wuyou in the hall, "My lord, he's fainted."
Zhao Wuyou rubbed his brows, "You shouldn't scare him, how can you ask for a confession now?"
"It doesn't matter." Lu Guoan smiled, "I think that prefect Xue will be afraid when he thinks about it. That's why he brought Dr. Wen behind him early. With Dr. Wen around, it probably won't be a problem to bring him back from the dead."
Sure enough, Wen Gu came from outside.
With a needle in hand, everything is worry-free.
Xue Yuanjian woke up in pain. When he opened his eyes, he saw Wen Gu sticking an needle in his tiger's mouth. The pain was so painful that he thought he was on the guillotine. His first reaction when he woke up was to touch his neck.
"Fortunately, the neck is still there!" Wen Gu pulled out the silver needle, "It's really useless, just a piece of human skin paper will faint from fright."
As soon as he heard the human skin paper, Xue Yuan saw that his abdomen was churning, and he scrambled and scrambled to avoid the human skin paper confession, "That, that, that is—"
"Miss Huanyin said everything." Lu Guoan said unhurriedly. The people in Dongchang are the most familiar with these things, just like everyday food, and they are all used to it, "But Miss Huanyin There is also a request, that is to peel off the skin of the girl who understands the language, and write a confession letter on it."
Lu Guoan carefully spread out the confession statement, "This thing was taken off by the humble officer himself, so it can be regarded as a first-class technique in terms of the uniformity of the cortex and the damage." Of course, it is better that he My Lord Chitose, the kung fu of skinning and extracting bones is almost perfect in one go.
"Just send this thing to the emperor." Suxi smiled coolly, "Master Zhifu's head is really about to move."
"Do you think you can send things out?" Xue Yuanjian was shaking like chaff.
"I forgot, the magistrate intercepted our letter, and I don't know where it is hidden now? If we still keep the letter, it would be a serious crime!" Lu Guoan and Suxi sang together.
Su Xi nodded, "This is easy to handle. Thinking about it, the prefect Xue didn't have time to evacuate the slaves who intercepted the letter. As long as he continues to release the pigeons now, he will probably be able to catch that person. When the time comes, he will be brought to the magistrate." If you recognize it, the truth will probably come to light.”
After finishing speaking, Suxi walked away.
"No! Wait, wait!" Xue Yuanjian almost cried, his eyes were as red as blood.
For a big man to be forced into such a desperate situation, he really is considered useless.
"What are you waiting for?" Zhao Wuyou sat gracefully, took a sip of the water in his glass, and stared at him with slight brows, "I will act after the prefect Xue has made arrangements? Or prefect Xue will go and invite the prince out in person, then what happened before?" All officials can forget the past."
"My lord, my lord?" Xue Yuan saw that he was already confused.
Zhao Wuyou raised his eyebrows, "Don't you want to?"
"You don't need to invite me!" A voice came from the back hall, thick and strong.
Zhao Wuyou got up unhurriedly, glanced at Xue Yuanjian with a warm smile, turned around and bowed to the man, "The next official, Zhao Wuyou, is ordered by the emperor to welcome the prince back to court."
An ink-colored figure stopped in front of Zhao Wuyou, and the surroundings were so quiet that needles could be heard.Everyone saluted silently, only hearing the heartbeats in their chests, which were constantly accelerating.
"Sure enough, the tiger father has no dogs." With a sound, a rough palm fell on the back of Zhao Wuyou's hand, "Lord Zhao, what a skill!"
Zhao Wuyou straightened up slightly, accepted the newspaper with a smile, without the slightest groveling face, "The prince is safe and sound, it is the blessing of the imperial court, and has nothing to do with the ability of the subordinates. This is God bless my emperor, and it is also under the blessing of heaven." The officer dodged a disaster."
There is something in these words, and there are intentions behind them, and it's not that King Qi You can't understand.
Xiao Rong stood in front of her, wearing a black robe with a gloomy look, and those sharp eyes stared straight at Zhao Wuyou in front of him.He seemed to be unable to see through Zhao Wuyou's mind, what was this young man thinking in his heart?Her calculations are steady and watertight, even if she is being planned by someone, she is not in a hurry.
Such a demeanor is not like the calmness he should have at his age.
Being young and old is not necessarily a good thing sometimes.
"Is the prince's health better?" Zhao Wuyou asked with a smile.
Xiao Rong sat down, with a majestic air, "Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for comforting me. This king feels much better. Mr. Zhao's three-day period can be realized."
Zhao Wuyou looked at him, but he couldn't feel happy at all.For this trial, she won!
But—Zhao Wuyou sometimes feels that being too smart is really not a good thing, being too smart means that you can see everything clearly.If you are too clear, there will be a gap in your heart.
There is a thorn in my heart, and I can no longer be happy.
Looking back at Xue Yuanjian who was kneeling in the lobby, the light in Zhao Wuyou's eyes gradually dimmed, and the smile on his lips was still there, but unfortunately, there was no joy of victory in his heart.
She successfully resolved a crisis of her own and forced King Qi You out. His name was in the government office, but she quietly started from Xue Yuanjian, making the matter out of control and forcing King Qi You Come out and settle.
In this way, Zhao Wuyou can keep himself out of the matter and pick everything up.
The matter was perfect, both the process and the result met Zhao Wuyou's expectation.
Su Xi also found out that Zhao Wuyou was not so happy.Su Xi turned her head and thought about it, she seemed to have guessed the specific reason, some things you don't want to see, but they happened.
All your strength is defeated, and then you are at a loss deep in your heart.
King Qi You's indifference made Zhao Wuyou feel chills.
Xiao Rong walked in front, Zhao Wuyou followed, the two walked one after the other.Suddenly, Xiao Rong stopped in his tracks, turned around and looked at Zhao Wuyou thoughtfully.
"What orders does the lord have?" Zhao Wuyou bent down and bowed.
"When did you find out the clue?" Xiao Rong finally opened his mouth. He asked himself that he was extremely careful in doing things, and he didn't feel that there was any mistake.
Zhao Wuyou took a look at Su Xi, Su Xi understood and led the people back away, even Lu Guoan also understood and retreated.Seeing this, Hu Qing also led the people back a distance.
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Wuyou stepped forward slowly and walked beside Xiao Rong, "In the beginning, the officials didn't doubt the lord, but just set their eyes on Xue Zhifu. This is the most suspicious thing. I wonder who else in Liyang City can command Xue Yuanjian? After thinking about it, it seems that only the prince in Liyang City can do this."
"Then the lower official asked people to carefully protect the prince's integrity. After all, the lower official and the prince had a three-day period, so the lower official had to pay special attention. The lower official accidentally interrogated those two beautiful women. I got something I shouldn't know!"
Xiao Rong paused, "These two trash! But this king is very strange, how did you get the confession from Hua Jieyu and Huanyin?"
"My lord, why did you forget that there are people from Dongchang next to you." Zhao Wuyou smiled coolly, "After entering the imperial prison of Dongchang, there are not many people who can handle it."
Hearing this, Xiao Rong couldn't help sneering, "Master Zhao is surrounded by talented people. Even the people from Dongchang are willing to help Mr. Zhao make a statement. It's really amazing."
"What was taken out, the lower official didn't ask, and I don't want to know." Zhao Wuyou said meaningfully, "The lower official only knows that the confession is on the human skin, and the rest has nothing to do with the lower official."
Xiao Rong frowned suddenly, "What did you say?"
"Didn't the lord hear you clearly? The officer said it again, the confession was made by Dongchang, and the news was only passed back to Dongchang. Last night, the officer stayed at Xue's residence all the time. It happened in the old posthouse. The lower officials don't know anything about it." Zhao Wuyou bowed respectfully.
"You!" Xiao Rong said coldly.
Zhao Wuyou knew this would be the result, that's why she said that to Su Xi and didn't ask about what happened in the posthouse. This is Zhao Wuyou's anti-general.She is not a soft persimmon, you have rubbed her back and forth, and in the end she has to swallow her breath and say she is tolerant.
She was stingy in the first place, and she was still the kind of stingy one who must pay for everything.If you dare to test her in circles, and even design her to be confused by phantom sounds, how can Zhao Wuyou give up on you!
"My lord, wouldn't it be rude to hear that coming and not going?" Zhao Wuyou smiled softly, as if nothing happened, with a calm and innocent look on his face.
Xiao Rong frowned and stared at her, it was really rare to be so calm and composed.Anyone who sees him is not allowed to be courteous, except that Zhao Wuyou looks like a sick child, he is extremely courteous, but in fact he is dedicated to stabbing softly!
You were stabbed by her, but you couldn't say anything.
"Zhao Wuyou, you are really capable." Xiao Rong really didn't know what to say.
Zhao Wuyou smiled faintly, "Thank you, my lord, for your love."
"And then?" Xiao Rong could only continue to ask.
Zhao Wuyou straightened up, and continued to talk, "Then the matter is very simple, the lower official knows the whereabouts of the prince, so he let go of his thoughts. Since the prince wants to play a joke on the official, then the next official Naturally, the official has to accompany him. The three days have not yet come, if the next official goes directly to pick up the prince, it is uncertain what will happen, so the next official has waited until today."
"Zhao Wuyou, you are really good." Xiao Rong couldn't laugh or cry this time, and made a trick for himself.
"The living people at the other end of this posthouse have all turned into dead people. And the two beauties, Hua Jieyu and Huanyin, have both dedicated their loyalty to the prince. Although the prince is a joke, it's a pity—" Zhao Wuyou sighed softly With a voice, "Damn the lower officials, let the prince lose two beauties, and when he returns to the capital in the future, he will definitely select the women from the Jiaofang Division and send them to the prince's residence."
Xiao Rong sighed softly, "What do you want me to say about you? Are you too smart, or are you too clever, and even I lost?"
"Where has the lord ever lost?" Zhao Wuyou said meaningfully, "The lord just lost Jingzhou carelessly! After all, I, the younger generation, took advantage of the loophole, so the lord is not considered a loser."
Hearing this, Xiao Rong suddenly laughed dryly, "Brother Huang is really different from the people in front of him, they also speak in the same way, so it makes people feel comfortable."
He thought, he really didn't lose to Zhao Wuyou.Those key people who knew these things, including Hua Jieyu and Huanyin, as well as those who rushed into the posthouse that night, have all been silenced.Zhao Wuyou did it without leaving any traces, it was a step down for him.
In this way, he really has to thank Zhao Wuyou for being able to joke so smoothly without leaving a trace.
"It's really a blessing to be an official to be so appreciated by the prince." Zhao Wuyou thanked him.
Xiao Rong let out a long breath, "You have such ability at such a young age, but this king underestimated you. Zhao Wuyou, did you ever think that if one of the steps is wrong, you will lose everything? "
"You can't make mistakes as an official." She bowed her head.
This answer made Xiao Rong stunned, this young and frivolous, really unusual.
"It really is from the prime minister's mansion, and I have the same temper as your father." Xiao Rong shook his head helplessly, "With such self-confidence, aren't you afraid that you will stumble one day?"
"Before the subordinate officials serve the emperor, they dare not make mistakes. What's more, if one day the emperor wants the minister to die, the minister will have to die." Zhao Wuyou was righteous and strict, "The subordinate official will never complain."
Xiao Rong walked away suddenly, seemed a little angry.
Zhao Wuyou raised her eyebrows slightly, she knew that he didn't mean that, but was trying to probe her, but she was unwilling to agree to anything.
Seeing Xiao Rong walking away quickly, Su Xi stepped forward, "My lord?"
"There is a kind of embarrassment in the world. It's not speculative." Zhao Wuyou smiled as if he was relieved.
Su Xi pursed her lips, "Then the prince won't deal with the young master again?"
"Who knows!" Zhao Wuyou took a look at the beautiful sky, "Let's take a step and see! Anyway, he is going back to the capital, so why bother him so much? It's not like I'm holding onto him, If you have the ability to go to Dongchang to settle accounts, don't come and harm me!" He is not happy, and she is not willing to accept the trick!
She was tired and didn't want to toss.Both of them took her down, did they really think she was easy to bully?
"Let's go!" Zhao Wuyou sighed and followed, at least he could go back to Beijing.
But this Xiao Rong was a little strange, he even invited Zhao Wuyou to return in the same car.
"I'm afraid this is inappropriate!" Zhao Wuyou pushed back, she really didn't want to be alone with a man for too long.After all, I am a daughter, and some men have countless daughters, so it is inevitable that they will see the clues.
Of course - Mu Baili is a eunuch, so it's a different matter.
"Master Zhao's chariot virtue is really—" After the voice fell, Xiao Rong suddenly grabbed Zhao Wuyou's bowing hand, and directly dragged her to the car.
Things have come to this point, no one can do anything.
Su Xi frowned worriedly, and turned her head to look at Lu Guoan, who was also helpless. At this point, it was considered a certainty.The young master had to sit in this car, so they could only watch from the side to avoid any trouble.
Wen Gu followed along with the large army, and he was also very worried. He glanced at Xiao Rong from a distance, and always felt that there was an indescribable danger in this person.This person's eyes were fixed on Zhao Wuyou all the time, and there was an indescribably strange look in his eyes.
For some reason, Wen Gu felt inexplicably uneasy the moment he saw Xiao Rong.This unease is not a fleeting feeling, but it is starting to take root.
As the large troops marched out, Xue Yuan sent the Imperial Forest Army out of the city as white as paper.
Lu Guoan delivered a wooden box unhurriedly, "The contents inside should be regarded as a farewell gift to the magistrate, and I hope the magistrate can learn a lesson. Some things can be repaired if they are wrong, but if they are wrong The location is going to kill you!"
After the sound fell, Lu Guoan walked away.
Xue Yuanjian was holding the box, shaking like chaff, watching the large army drift away.
The master hurried forward, "My lord."
The next moment, Xue Yuan saw darkness in front of his eyes, and immediately fell to the ground and passed out.
Inside the box are those jade hands and that human skin.
What happened in the past few days has exceeded Xue Yuanjian's tolerance.But the higher authorities didn't punish him, it was his luck in three lives, and he escaped death once.
The atmosphere in the carriage was indescribably weird, Zhao Wuyou just sat quietly at the side, half lowered his eyebrows and did not look at Xiao Rong who was sitting in front of him.But he thought about it in his heart, thinking that King Qi You has made great achievements in the war, why did he hold her by himself, and insisted on making such a big circle to test her?What is his purpose?
Secondly, King Qi You didn't show anger or panic when she broke the game. It is conceivable that he was prepared and had some expectations for her break.In this way, it must be that the father had explained earlier, or these two people...
Zhao Wuyou didn't dare to think about it, it was his father after all, a tiger would not eat its offspring, let alone this tiger—the only child like her.Does father really want the Zhao family to die out?
If King Qi You just didn't want to return to Beijing this time, what's the reason?
"What are you thinking?" came a thick voice.
Zhao Wuyou was suffocated in his heart, and then slowly raised his head and smiled back, "If you want to return to the prince, I just want to return to my heart, and I have no other thoughts."
"Really?" Xiao Rong looked at her with dark eyes.
This Xiao Rong's mother was the late emperor's favorite concubine, and it was heard that she was a world-renowned beauty, so although Xiao Rong was born with a strict attitude, her eyebrows and eyes were considered handsome.It is completely different from the emperor's cowardice and lack of facial features.
"I don't dare to be sloppy with the prince." Zhao Wuyou smiled nonchalantly.
Xiao Rong sneered, "What if I don't believe it?"
"If the prince doesn't believe it, then don't believe it!" There was no loss to her, she just lifted the curtains and looked out the window.The carriage was moving, and the wind blowing through the small window brought a chill, which made her cough immediately.
But in front of Xiao Rong, she couldn't be too willful, and could only bear it as hard as she could.
"Are you uncomfortable?" Xiao Rong stared.
Zhao Wuyou's face turned red from holding back, and he immediately waved his hands, "Thank you, my lord, for your concern, it's just an old illness!" But when the cough started, it wouldn't stop, and she couldn't stop it.
Xiao Rong immediately got up and came over, he couldn't ignore it!This Zhao Wuyou came from the prime minister's mansion anyway, if something happened, there would be big trouble.
Seeing Xiao Rong approaching, Zhao Wuyou was in a state of confusion, and immediately said, "The medicine for this servant is still in the hands of the subordinates, please order the stop, I will, I will go back and take the medicine!" She covered her lips, Constantly coughing.
Coughing hard, there is a faint fishy sweetness in the throat.
But Xiao Rong had already caught her wrist, so startled that Zhao Wuyou immediately backed away, tripped by a stool.Unsteady, Zhao Wuyou fell to the ground, the pain made her gasp.
"Master Zhao?" Xiao Rong was stunned on the spot.
"I'm fine." Zhao Wuyou's complexion turned pale, and his breath was short of breath.She refrained from taking the medicine last night, and she might not be able to survive this time.It felt like a stone was stuck in his chest, and he couldn't swallow or spit it out.
She clutched her undulating chest, desperately trying to calm herself down.
"Stop." Xiao Rong shouted, and the carriage stopped immediately.
Su Xi's first reaction was to stand by the carriage, she had heard the coughing inside just now, and guessed it was because the young master couldn't bear the old disease.Sure enough, Zhao Wuyou weakly opened the curtain and got down, his face was extremely pale.
"Young master?" Suxi was shocked, Lu Guoan immediately came to help, and helped Zhao Wuyou down.
"Go get water!" Su Xi glanced at Lu Guoan.
After Zhao Wuyou drank water, took medicine, and sat down for a long while, she finally regained her strength.Xiao Rong looked at her with a frown on the side, with Zhao Wuyou's appearance, the team could only stop to rest.
"Master Zhao's health is not very good, why do you feel relieved to let Master Zhao come to Liyang City?" Xiao Rong looked at her with deep meaning.
Zhao Wuyou smiled wryly, coughed twice and said, "That's because in the emperor's heart, the lord is always the lord, and the lord has a noble status, so the lower officials are naturally far behind. The emperor cares about the lord, which is why the lower officials are not far away." Thousands of miles away to welcome the prince back to court."
It could be heard that her voice was indeed weak.
Xiao Rong didn't say anything, just looked down at her for a long time.
Zhao Wuyou didn't know what he was looking at, he was in the capital, although he rarely stepped out of the prime minister's mansion, he had contact with King Qi You not once or twice, why did he suddenly stare at her like this?
"After a few months, Mr. Zhao seems to be a bit different." Xiao Rong whispered.
Zhao Wuyou was taken aback for a moment, "My lord, you are being polite, the lower official is still the same as before, how can it change?"
Xiao Rong couldn't tell why, he just felt that it was different, but he couldn't tell what was different.It's just that at the moment when he turned around and walked towards the carriage, he stopped in shock and stared at Zhao Wuyou firmly.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Wuyou frowned slightly.
Xiao Rong narrowed his dangerous eyes and stared at her intently.
For a moment, Zhao Wuyou noticed his dazed look, his eyes were somewhat sharp and surprised.In Xiao Rong's eyes, Zhao Wuyou found a little misty mist in his eyes, which made people feel flustered.
"What is the prince looking at?" Zhao Wuyou looked at himself with lowered eyebrows.
"The way you frown—" Xiao Rong let out a long breath, "Forget it, let's go!"
Watching Xiao Rong board the carriage, Zhao Wuyou was suspicious, what happened to the good-natured man?King Qi You is really strange!
"Young master?" Suxi carefully helped Zhao Wuyou into the carriage, "Be careful."
Zhao Wuyou closed her eyes and said nothing, just got into the carriage and just rested, thinking that Xiao Rong should also take care of her body and not make things difficult for her again.Thinking of this, Zhao Wuyou breathed a sigh of relief.
But outside the carriage, Wen Gu stood there for a long time without saying a word.
Zhao Wuyou was uncomfortable, he could see it, but the one who still saw it was probably His Royal Highness King Qi You.That Qi You Wang Xiao Rong was fine, but the way he looked at Zhao Wuyou just now made Wen Gu feel uncomfortable.
That look seemed to have noticed something, with the calmness of a hunter.
Wen Gu was a little worried, could it be that King You of Qi discovered the identity of Zhao Wuyou's daughter?Besides, Wen Gu couldn't think of anything else about Zhao Wuyou that was so intriguing.
(End of this chapter)
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