But Mu Xiaofeng didn't know that Chu Lige rode wildly, compressing the journey that originally took half a day; People are tired or lack of horses, Chu Lige returned from the imperial mausoleum, and naturally met Leng Gang and them, but he didn't stay long, after briefly asking Mu Xiaofeng about the situation, he left half of Geng Wei to help Leng Gang and them, and then he rode his horse and continued to chase in the direction of Daying on the outskirts of Beijing.

On the way, he met the gray-clothed man who fell into the water to find Mu Xiaofeng, Chu Lige hated these people for forcing Mu Xiaofeng to a desperate situation, and without waiting for his Gengwei to make a move, he directly killed the gray-clothed man without saying a word.

But that man in gray was by no means an ordinary person, Chu Lige was in a hurry to find Mu Xiaofeng, so he naturally made a merciless move, and finally fought to get injured himself, and finally beheaded the man in gray under the sword.

When his guards arrived, they had only time to catch a single piece of his shirt as he swept away.

But Chu Lige didn't feel the need to tell her.

As long as she's okay, nothing else matters.

What's more, now he is not feeling well because of his injuries, but because of her - he has seven emotions and six desires.

Although Chu Lige felt that the pain in his heart kept coming, except for the moment when he began to stumble slightly, his face did not change, and he carried her down the hill step by step like a rock.

After making sure that Mu Xiaofeng only had an ankle sprain that was temporarily unfavorable to her travel, Chu Lige escorted her back to the house and invited a doctor to come over, and then he didn't even delay drinking tea, leaving only the sentence "Everything has me", and then left in a hurry.

Although Mu Xiaofeng had a little thought about him in her heart, she would definitely not show it herself before Chu Lige made it clear.

Knowing that he had something urgent to deal with, he didn't say it, and she would never take the initiative to ask.

However, after resting, she summoned Red Shadow to her boudoir and instructed, "Red Shadow, you can find out to me who made the two assassinations along the way." ”

Red Shadow was originally better at investigating the affairs of the inner house, and for tasks such as assassination, Leng Yue had always been in charge of it before. However, Leng Yue was also injured right now, so Hong Ying immediately responded obediently, "Miss have a good rest, and the slave will definitely find out as soon as possible." ”

"Miss, let the slave and maid investigate this matter, right?" Leng Yue happened to come to the door, and when she heard her order, she even forgot to knock on the door and walked in.

Mu Xiaofeng glanced at her lightly, and did not accuse her out loud, but his gaze slipped and fell on her injured shoulder, "You should recuperate with peace of mind." ”

"Miss," Leng Yue lowered her eyes, and a little self-reproach appeared on her cold face, "The slave is just going to inquire about the news, and this injury is not in the way." "If it weren't for the young lady who lured away the other two gray-clothed men with strong martial arts that day, she and her brother might not have been able to come back alive, and what is it to be injured now.

Mu Xiaofeng saw her self-blame, looked at the red shadow again, and sighed silently in her heart.

The choice at that time was made voluntarily by her, and it had nothing to do with Leng Yue, what did this girl blame herself. But now it seems that if this girl doesn't do anything to make up for it, I'm afraid that this girl will always feel guilty in her heart.

Hongying glanced at Leng Yue, immediately showed an embarrassed look, and said sincerely, "Miss, the slave maid really doesn't have as much way to deal with this matter as Leng Yue, and please ask the young lady to hand over this matter to Leng Yue and let the slave and maid assist from the side?" ”

Mu Xiaofeng thought about it and said with a smile, "This is a good way to compromise." ”

Leng Yue's eyes lit up, and he silently glanced at Hongying, and said gratefully and happily, "Thank you, Miss." ”

Seeing this, Mu Xiaofeng only smiled and shook his head slightly.

That night, Mu Xiaofeng didn't sleep well, and it seemed that he couldn't wake up from a dream all night. Even in her dreams, she was not at ease, and she always felt that there were a pair of eyes, a pair of familiar and unfamiliar beautiful eyes peeking at her in the dark.

In her dreams, she seemed to be able to perceive the faint guilt and reassurance in those eyes, as well as the low sigh that seemed to be absent.

It was close to dawn that I finally broke free from the uncomfortable dream. Mu Xiaofeng got up, and realized that he stood by the window, and looked out, the light outside the window was blurred, of course, there was nothing.

She looked down at the green grass outside the window, and there seemed to be a handful of grass on the tip, but there was no dewdrop. She frowned for a moment, then gave a thoughtful look.

And Leng Yue, in order to make up for the guilt of self-dereliction of duty before, worked hard to investigate this matter. Within a day, she really found out the news.

"Miss," Leng Yue, who has always been calm and self-controlled, was actually excited, and ran eagerly towards the octagonal pavilion with a little excitement, "The slave maid has found out the news." ”

Mu Xiaofeng raised her eyebrows, still holding her wild interest in her hand.

"The first person to assassinate was arranged by the prince."

Mu Xiaofeng's eyes deepened, so to speak, there is another master.

After a pause, Leng Yue's excitement disappeared, and he said with a bit of suspicion, "The second batch, the second batch of killers were arranged by Zuo Xiang?" ”

"Left Phase?" Mu Xiaofeng also raised his eyebrows in surprise, then lowered his eyes, and a playful chuckle appeared on his lips, "Could he be the wrong person?" ”

Or, someone wants her to target the left.

Leng Yue also felt the same way, "Miss, the slave maid thinks this is strange. ”

Leng Yue often runs out, and most of the information she collects is about current affairs in the court, so she naturally knows that Zuo Xiang is busy with Ye Ling'er and all kinds of messes before this time.

Even if he has this intention, I'm afraid that he won't be able to find out what the young lady has done behind his back in a short time, so how can he arrange any elaborate assassination?

Mu Xiaofeng's reason for suspicion was different from Leng Yue's, but no matter how she judged it, she felt that this matter had nothing to do with Zuo Xiang.

There are people who just want to borrow a knife to kill people.

In other words, he was dissatisfied with the left minister in his heart and wanted to unload the mill and kill the donkey.

"It doesn't matter who sent someone to assassinate you later, as long as you make sure that the prince can't get out of the relationship."

couldn't get her into the prince's mansion as a side concubine, so he simply hired someone to kill her? Is the prince's method a little more straightforward and rude?

In the right prime minister's mansion, Xia Xingshen was leisurely playing the piano in the garden, and not far from him, there stood a faint shadow that seemed to be empty in the sun.

"I have found out the news, it was Empress Chu who wrote to his wife in the name of Gongzi," the man paused, as if he hesitated for a moment, and only after receiving Xia Xingshen's lazy gaze did he say again, "Moreover, there are also signs that what happened fifteen years ago seems to be related to Empress Chu." ”

Xia Xingshen closed his eyes, and the fingertips that plucked the strings suddenly flew fast, and the original melodious and melodious sound of the piano suddenly rose to a sharp and angry level. After a while, the sound of the piano slowly stopped quietly.

He exhaled slowly, and the corners of his lips were filled with a slight smile that was self-contained, "Check again." ”

Fifteen years ago, the scene of the tragic death of relatives one by one suddenly came to mind as clearly as yesterday.

Xia Xingshen's smile faded, and his lowered eyes were cold.

No wonder after so many years of tracking without a clue, it turned out that the other black hand had stung after that, and only now did it start to move again.

Are you starting to doubt him?

Whether or not that woman had anything to do with the events of fifteen years ago, he should not be polite to her if she dared to test his relatives.

Come and don't get along, it's rude.

In the majestic palace, courtiers are not allowed to enter the imperial study unless invited.

Emperor Chu was bowing his head and concentrating on the review and folding.

"Report, eight hundred miles urgent." An urgent report outside suddenly disturbed Emperor Chu.

He frowned, put aside the wolf's hair, and looked at the door.

There was no war on the frontier, but suddenly an eight-hundred-mile urgent document came, which was really enough to surprise him.

"Biography."

The chamberlain immediately hurriedly opened the door and led the soldiers who were rushing to deliver the documents into the imperial study.

Emperor Chu got the paperwork, looked at him twice, and waved his hand to let the chamberlain take him away.

Under normal circumstances, those who transmit such documents are basically ignorant of the inside story. And the inside story of the urgent official document must have been detailed in the document, so Emperor Chu didn't even ask, and directly asked the chamberlain to take the person out.

"A large number of dead fish were found near the fishing village of Xiaogang in the southern sea, which was initially caused by tidal turbidity, and then gradually accumulated and increased alarmingly; In addition, fishermen occasionally eat live fish, and frequently have symptoms of fainting and vomiting, and now they are showing the appearance of decadence and death; The minister suspected that it was an unknown epidemic disease, and implored His Majesty to send a doctor to make a clear decision. ”

"Smack", the urgent paperwork was closed, and Emperor Chu's cold face showed a little solemnity.

He pinched his brows, and all he thought about in his mind were the words unknown epidemic.

Although there have been no definite fatalities so far, the fact that there are many dead fish on the surface of the sea does not bode well.

After a moment of silence, Emperor Chu announced that the head of the Tai Hospital would go to the imperial study.

After that, several more ministers were announced to enter the palace.

Although these people tried their best to avoid being hurried and suspicious, no matter how hard they tried to hide the solemn look on their faces, it was impossible to completely hide it.

Early the next morning, three imperial doctors were ordered to secretly leave Beijing; At the same time, Emperor Chu also issued another secret edict to the garrison generals near the small fishing village.

The inside of the capital is still a scene of singing and dancing, but the fishing village of a small port on the sea in the southern region thousands of miles away is quietly tense.

The local military defense executive emperor secretly transferred 500 soldiers to tightly surround and control the small fishing village on the periphery, and all personnel were only allowed to enter and not leave.

A few days later, the three imperial doctors arrived at the fishing village with a batch of medicinal herbs.

Since they suspected that the people in the fishing village were infected with the epidemic, and they suspected that the dead fish in the sea area adjacent to the fishing village were the source of the epidemic, the first thing the imperial doctors did when they arrived at the fishing village was to go to the homes of the infected villagers in the village to confirm whether these villagers were infected with the epidemic.

Fortunately, the population of this small fishing village is small, and the diagnosis of the three imperial doctors separately does not have to take too long.

However, after the diagnosis, these experienced national players will discuss together for a long time, and they can't come up with a confirmed result.

In a clean and tidy courtyard, an imperial doctor surnamed Lu said, "According to the two of you, should we report the current situation to Your Majesty first, or what?" ”

The other two imperial doctors glanced at each other, and the one surnamed Zheng pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't think it's appropriate, Your Majesty let the three of us come secretly, just because we don't want to alarm other people nearby, so as not to cause unnecessary panic, but now we haven't even diagnosed the results, so we are afraid of ...... rashly reporting it."

Another imperial physician surnamed Chen nodded approvingly, "I agree with Lord Zheng. ”

Imperial Doctor Lu rolled his eyes, covered the essence underneath, and nodded, "Since everyone thinks that it is not appropriate to report at this time, then we will carefully diagnose and diagnose." ”

"It is said that a lot of fish have died in this area, and most of these villagers have their current symptoms because they have eaten those fish, I don't think we can find anything from people, so why don't we look at those dead fish in another direction?"

"Lord Lu is right," Imperial Doctor Chen looked at Imperial Doctor Zheng and nodded, "Let's check those dead fish first and see what the results are." ”

The three of them all agreed to this approach for the time being, and everyone went to check the dead fish together.

In fact, Imperial Doctor Lu proposed such a method, but he only wanted to confirm that it was really a contagious epidemic, but he missed the time because of the delay in reporting, in case Emperor Chu blamed him, he was responsible for everyone to share it.

However, what even Imperial Doctor Lu didn't expect was that they went to check the waters and those dead fish, and after repeated checks and verifications a few times, they really found some signs.

But the cause had nothing to do with the contagious epidemic, but they found something else very important.

Because of the importance of the matter, as soon as several people summed it up, they decided to report the results of the investigation and the possibility of suspicion to Emperor Chu overnight.

In the Imperial Study.

Emperor Chu looked down at the fold in his hand with a cold face, "I suspect that the water quality may be polluted by ores?" ”

He knocked on the table, staring at the sentence for a moment.

He remembered that the small fishing village was ten miles away, and no veins had been found. Of course, the possibility of a nearby vein cannot be ruled out. Except for the small fishing village near the sea, it is surrounded by uninhabited mountains.

However, that small fishing village is said to have existed for hundreds of years, and it has never been the same before. This can only indicate one possibility, that there are veins near the fishing village, which have not been harmed by any pollution before, because there is no one to mine them.

Recently, it was discovered that there were schools of dead fish, and even the villagers who occasionally ate live fish also appeared to be depressed and dying, which shows a problem in general.

That is, someone discovered a nearby vein and secretly mined it.

Because the residue is not well disposed of, it probably flows down through the water source, which endangers the low-lying sea area and the villagers.

Thinking of this result, Emperor Chu was suddenly furious, his face was already cold and majestic, and the emperor was extremely domineering. At this moment, the anger is red, and the whole person looks even more cold and serious, which makes people tremble.

He slapped the table heavily in anger and snorted coldly, "What a big dog, you dare to mine veins in private!" Bastard things, I just ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, this is to treat me, the southern Chu country, as a private item. ”

In these years, there are really people who are bold and only care about money and don't want their lives.

He wanted to see where a group of outlaws grew this guts!