"I'll take you to eat osmanthus cake. Liu Chupei pulled Wang Yanzhi and walked forward, "At this time, the osmanthus cake has just been baked, and it tastes good." ”

"His pineapple crisp is also delicious, as long as it is just baked on weekdays, it will be gone in less than half an hour. He saw that Wang Yanzhi had an indifferent look, and her steps were not in a hurry, she began to get anxious, pointed to the front and said: "Hurry up, hurry up, the front is here, go later, and so on, it's gone." ”

"It's not bad this time, it's a long time coming, there is always a chance. He frowned invisibly as he looked at the crowd gathered in the distance.

"That's not going to work, I don't know when the next time it will be. Liu Chupei tiptoed and looked into the distance for a while, there were so many people, I was afraid that today's share would be sold out, she was afraid that she would miss this opportunity, so she immediately let go of his sleeve, "I'll go over first, you wait to come to me." As soon as she had finished speaking, she ran away like a cheerful rabbit.

Wang Yanzhi stood in place for a moment, watching her figure gradually disappear into the crowd, the light breeze in her eyebrows and eyes gradually faded, and she turned around and walked towards the alley next to her.

The intersection of the alley is not large, and it is barely passable by one person, and the further you go inside, the darker it becomes.

After turning seven or eight corners, I saw an old wooden door inside, with a rotten smell on my face, and it was covered with spider silk and dust, as if it had fallen into disrepair.

He lightly buckled the door in front of him, the wooden door made a dull sound, and after a while, a crack opened inside, and the people inside cautiously poked out, and saw the people who came, before opening the door and making a "squeak-" sound, and the people inside saw Wang Yanzhi and respectfully welcomed him in, "Master." ”

When Wang Yanzhi stepped into the courtyard, the man looked out vigilantly again, and only closed the door after making sure that there was no one else.

The door was the backyard of an ordinary house, and the two walked through the backyard to the study, and the man closed the door.

"What's the news for the past two days?" Wang Yanzhi turned his head to look at him.

He said to Wang Yanzhi: "Master, the king of Xiyang has come to Jiankang City, and he has arrived today, and he is now in the palace. ”

"Oh? The corners of Wang Yanzhi's mouth were slightly hooked, but there was no trace of warmth, "Do you know the reason why he came back suddenly?"

"The subordinates haven't found out yet, master, but the subordinates think that it should be Princess Linhuai's ceremony is about to arrive, and King Xiyang's favorite thing on weekdays is this sister, so this time he should return to the palace because of this. ”

"Wunan, how many years have you been with me. Wang Yanzhi sat down on the side and played with the teacup in his hand.

"Back to the master, it's been five years. Wu Nan stood aside respectfully.

"It's been five years. Wang Yanzhi raised his head to look at him, with displeasure in his voice, "Since the time is not short, you should also know that the last thing I like to hear is the word 'should'. ”

Wu Nan was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted that he had just said the wrong thing, "It's the dereliction of duty of the subordinates, and the subordinates know their mistakes." Wu Nan immediately knelt on the ground and admitted his mistake.

The king's words are swinging

waved his hand, "He didn't come back with great fanfare today, he just met the emperor in person, I think it should be other important matters, don't worry, he can't make any waves now, just send two people to keep an eye on it." ”

"Yes. Wunan raised his head, "Master, after King Huaiyang came back, he has not been out of his mansion since he entered the palace that day. ”

"Keep staring, he should have moved in the past two days. He leaned lazily and took a sip from his teacup.

"Yes. ”

"How did he investigate the matter with Liu Chupei?" It was rare to see that there was some seriousness in his eyebrows.

"I have checked inside and outside the palace, and the strange thing is that there is no progress at all in this matter, I am afraid it is just a personal grudge between Princess Linhuai and Liu Yu. Wunan himself is also full of doubts, and he has never been able to figure out this matter.

"Oh, personal grudges. Wang Yanzhi sneered, and then asked, "Have you been discovered recently?" He put down his teacup and tapped his fingers lightly on the table.

Wu Nan paused, stopped talking, and finally said slowly: "A few days ago, a brother was discovered by the people of King Huaiyang. He was afraid that the king would be dissatisfied, so he immediately said, "Master rest assured, the person has already dealt with it, and it will not cause trouble to the other brothers." ”

"If you know how to deal with it, it's fine. His eyebrows were stained with murderous intent, and he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to him, "Within three days, send someone back to Linyi." ”

"Yes. He nodded and took the letter, "Master, in the past half a month, I have intercepted many letters sent by Linyi, and it is time to reply." ”

Wu Nan put away the letters, walked to the bookshelf, and pressed on the stone wall, a dark compartment popped out, and there was a box inside, with seven or eight letters, large and small.

He put the letters in front of Wang Yanzhi one by one, and did not speak, but looked at him quietly.

"Heh, he's smart enough to be prepared. Wang Yanzhi opened a letter and read a few lines, and sneered, "He still doesn't believe me after all." ”

He put the letter paper on the side of the candle, the candle ignited the corner of the letter paper, and quickly burned the paper, leaving only a smear of paper ash, "You don't have to look at the rest, you wait and burn it together, imitate the person's handwriting to reply to him, the content is half-true and half-false, and send it back to Linyi together." ”

"Yes. Wunan nodded, who was the "that person" in the master's mouth, he naturally knew what he suddenly thought, "Master, where is the fifth princess?"

"Don't move for now, and I'll contact you again if there's a situation. Wang Yanzhi estimated that the time was almost up, got up and prepared to leave, his hand just put on the door, he paused, "Your identity cannot be revealed for the time being, be smart in the future, today's situation does not want to happen again, just send someone you can trust to see me next time." ”

"Yes. He hung his head low and was full of self-reproach, and it was indeed his fault today.

Only when the door was gently slammed shut did he raise his head, look around, and burn all the letters on the table.

Liu Chupei waited in the crowd for a while and bought a few

Pastry, but when she came out, she didn't see Wang Yanzhi left and right, she was a little strange, she didn't wait for him for a while, she was a little uneasy, and went back to look for him.

But the place is empty, strange, wasn't he still here just now, only a moment later, where did he go?

She looked left and right, and suddenly noticed a small alley next to her, and she slowly approached it, which was deep and long, and she didn't know where it led.

Will he be in there?

She looked back and saw that there was no one around, so she had to muster up the courage to walk slowly inside.

The alley was very narrow, she barely passed alone, stepping on the stone road, and there was a "creaking" sound, she walked slowly, looking around, for fear that something would suddenly appear.

The further she walked in, the darker it became, and the branches above her head were staggered, obscuring most of the daylight, and it seemed that the alley was deeper, and she felt a little weird now.

There was a corner in front of her, and she didn't know where the road leads, and she couldn't help but stop, she didn't dare to go any further, it was still daytime, but it was very cold, and a gust of wind blew, and she suddenly got goosebumps.

At this moment, suddenly, something behind her touched her, and Liu Chupei, who was nervous, couldn't control it for a while, and cried out in fright, "Ah!", his body trembled, and the strength in his hand suddenly disappeared.

The person who came was quick to catch the thing that was about to fall to the ground, and said to Liu Chupei: "What are you doing in a daze?"

Liu Chupei hurriedly looked behind him, and when he saw that it was Wang Yanzhi, he breathed a sigh of relief, "What are you scaring me for, why are you behind me?" She was stunned, and her voice was still a little shaky.

"I've been behind you, and when you go here alone, I'll come and see. ”

"Where have you been, why haven't you been seen for a long time, I have been looking for you for a long time, I thought you were inside, so I came to take a look. Liu Chupei pointed to the depths of the alley.

Wang Yanzhi looked in the direction she pointed, and in the faint sunlight, a faint light flashed in the corner of the wall.

"I just saw that there was a sugar gourd, so I bought it for you, who thought you would come back so soon. As if by magic, he stretched out his other hand from behind him, and a string of sugar gourds was placed in front of her.

"How do you know I like this. Liu Chupei happily took the sugar gourd in his hand, the fright just now had already been swept away, she took a bite, the air was full of sweet and sour feeling, she squinted her eyes with satisfaction, "It's delicious." ”

"Then let's go. He walked out with the pastries.

"Why don't you go in and have a look?" Liu Chupei glanced inside, although it was daytime, it was very dim inside, but the more it was like this, the more an inexplicable attraction made her want to go in and have a look.

"It's just an alley, and you're curious about everything. Wang Yanzhi saw that she didn't want to leave, and smiled lightly, "Why don't you go in and take a look, I'm waiting here."

You. ”

"Don't, don't. Liu Chupei immediately retreated, shrank behind him, and let her go alone, she was not happy, it was dark inside, who knew what would be inside, when the time came, it would be called heaven and earth.

"Then let's go. The king was not ready to say anything more, and walked out.

When Liu Chupei saw him leaving, he didn't dare to stay for a moment, and immediately chased after him, "Wait for me, don't go so fast." ”

"I saw in my sketchbook before that there are all kinds of wicked people in this alley who kill people without blinking. ”

"Don't believe it, the young lady of the previous family was dragged into the alley, slashed more than a dozen times, and died a very miserable death, and the family came to identify the body, but they didn't recognize it for a while. ”

"Hey, hey, I'm talking to you, why don't you ignore me. ”

"By the way, this pastry is only delicious when it is hot, you should try it quickly. ”

"The pineapple cake is gone, and you can send someone to buy it tomorrow, I think the pineapple cake is more delicious." ”

……

Liu Chupei's voice reached the entrance of the alley, getting softer and softer, and the two gradually disappeared around the corner.

At this moment, a person slowly walked out of the corner, stood where Liu Chupei had just stood, retracted his gaze, slowly put away the sharp knife in his hand, and disappeared around the corner again.

(End of chapter)