Huo Yuan, twenty years old, has sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and looks very resolute, I saw him slightly raised his head to look at the person opposite, this person has a long face, a goatee, and looks a little funny, "My Huo family has been blessed with the emperor's grace, just to copy the family and degrade the lord, where does the blood feud come from?" ”

This was said in a straightforward manner, and there were no ups and downs, which made the lobbyist with a goatee frown and thin brows, and this sentence alone could not grasp Huo Yuan's thoughts.

"General Huo, this is a bad statement, according to what I have heard below, General Huo's sister is still dead miserably, I am afraid that she is still dead and blind, but she hates the Ye family's wife, and your sister finally ended up like this." He sighed, "I heard that the general's grandmother couldn't stand this stimulation and was already paralyzed in bed, Ling Zun took a few of your concubines and sisters to live in a dilapidated courtyard, it is really not worth it for the general......"

"This is just our Huo family's business, what does it have to do with Qing?" Huo Yuan pointed the big knife at the goatee, his head slightly raised, and he sneered.

The goatee was not frightened by his actions, but still maintained his original posture, "Why should General Huo be angry? You did your best for the country on the frontier, but the emperor ordered your sister to be killed with arrows in the capital, and even ignored the military exploits of your ancestors, so that your family could not live in peace, such a master, why should you be loyal to him again? General, a good bird must choose a tree to perch on, and a good horse must meet Bole to play its role, otherwise even a thousand miles of horses will have to be buried......"

Huo Yuan pressed the big knife in his hand to his neck, "Are you really not afraid of death?" ”

The back of the goatee was actually soaked, but his face was still calm, "If I can come to the general to lobby, I have already put life and death aside, and our prince is also a person who loves talents and cherishes talents, so why should he refuse people thousands of miles away?" Our prince said that he would avenge the general, and he would restore the title of the general's family, and he would not let the general's father and grandmother die in peace......"

"It's quite good at drawing big cakes, but it's a pity that Ben Jiang doesn't believe a word, and he has the ability to let your master come to persuade Ben General, so Ben will probably consider believing him." Huo Yuan sneered, "As for you, I would have returned your head to your master, and it would not be in vain for you to run for him, so you can rest in peace." ”

He gripped the broadsword tightly and raised it to slash down.

Fine sweat was pouring from Goatee's forehead, but he was too frightened to move now, or he would have jumped to the side.

Just when he really thought that he was going to be finished, the seemingly fierce big knife slashed through his neck, and his eyes suddenly opened as wide as copper bells, and he couldn't believe that Huo Yuan really let him go.

Huo Yuan laughed out loud, and when he saw the fine sweat on his forehead, he patted him on the shoulder hard, "It's a man." ”

As soon as the words fell, he put away his broadsword and turned to leave the account.

The goatee swallowed his saliva and wanted to stop him, but his body couldn't move, and he could only shout, "General Huo, as long as you go deep into Ruyang City, you will naturally be able to meet with the prince of my family, and when the time comes, you will naturally be able to see the difference, and it also shows that both of us are sincere......"

The implication is that Huo Yuan must first submit his name so that the two sides can cooperate sincerely.

Huo Yuan sneered, did not answer, but walked into the nearest other marching tent, and sure enough, he saw that someone was already standing there waiting for him, and the green clothes and cloth clothes looked even longer.

"Did you hear it all?"

Hearing the voice, the man slowly turned around, if Lin Long was here, he would definitely be surprised and startled, this person was Wei Chishi who arrived in Ruyang City with her husband and wife, but he did not enter the city but rushed to the border to join Huo Yuan.

"Yes, I heard it, but what do you think? Besides, who is the prince in his mouth? King of Ruyang or is it? ”

Huo Yuan walked in, stuck the big knife on the ground, and sat down, "This is the interesting place, saying that he wants to recruit me, but he doesn't even dare to reveal his name, it's really ridiculous, what will it be?" ”

Wei Chishi also sat down and faced him, "This is an opportunity. ”

"What do you mean? Just want to avenge your family? Can't hold it anymore? Huo Yuan looked at Wei Chishi with a slight mockery, it was obvious that he knew the details of the person in front of him.

Wei Chishi's face was stern, "Huo Yuan, I'm not here to fight with you, you must know that I have the emperor's order......"

Huo Yuan looked at him sneeringly, don't give him this set, how strong is the fire of revenge in the chest of the man wearing a human skin mask in front of him, how can he not see it? "The Emperor's Order? Or do you also want to muddy the water in this pond, so as to catch turtles in the urn, so as to avenge your family's blood and hatred? ”

Wei Chishi looked at him sharply, "The purpose of my life is to catch the culprit, Huo Yuan, we have a fight, you really refuse to help me?" I think in the past, I also helped you, and now that my family is ruined, how about you repay my kindness? ”

Huo Yuan looked at him with slight eyebrows, and looked at him with his arms around him, "This is also quite a bit of kindness, I am ordered to stay here, if I leave my post without permission, I am afraid that the emperor will not be able to deal with him afterwards, I am afraid that I will be punished for a crime of perverting the public service, you also know that my family was demoted by the Holy Lord, it is a pudding, but I can't afford to toss it again......"

"Outside, the king's order is not subject to it, the saint is the king, as long as we dig through this mystery, how can the saint investigate your crimes? Huo Yuan, the saint can use you, which means that he trusts you, what are you afraid of? Wei Chi Shi said.

Huo Yuan still looked at him quietly, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "Why do you think that just a few words can impress me?" This time, the people who received the order on a business trip were not only you, but also my sworn enemy Ye Xuyao, why should I help his sister live happily? You must know that my sister-in-law died because of him, even if he didn't kill him personally, it can't be separated from him, I can't wait for the turmoil in Ruyang City, and then kill his sister-in-law too, so as to breathe a sigh of relief for my Huo family. ”

Wei Chishi smiled, with a disapproving expression, "Huo Yuan, don't pretend, you are not such a person who abolishes the public for personal reasons, otherwise how could the Holy Lord take a fancy to you?" Thus cultivating you. Your family's title is gone, but you are still so young, and you have accumulated more than ten years of military exploits, how do you know if you can be a marquis? It is only a matter of time before this title comes back, and the saint is not the kind of person who unloads the mill and kills the donkey, at least he is still a Ming Jun. ”

"Don't say that you really seem to know me, we haven't seen each other for so many years, this matter is important, I have to carefully argue." Huo Yuan stood up and was about to leave, as if he thought of something, and said with a smile: "You are open-minded, the Holy Lord is obviously the one who ordered to kill your whole family, can you still say good things for him?" ”

"The person who really harmed my whole family is the Nine Princes, and I won't be blind." Wei Chishi said, "Even if it is my sister and grandfather and others who are insatiable, if I am a saint, I will definitely not tolerate such a moth, once I get the evidence, it is reasonable to behead all over the house." But the Nine Princes are different, this person is extremely insidious, he took advantage of my family and finally betrayed it, this kind of villain steals the country, this is the misfortune of the country. Stretched out his hand and patted Huo Yuan's shoulder, "In public and private, you and I are the same, we are people who have a very clear distinction, and if we violate the law of the country, we will have nothing to say." You can't let the villain go free, and then harm more innocent people, let alone see the lives of people. ”

Huo Yuan only looked at him at this point, this person was open and honest with him on the first day he arrived, but he still couldn't believe him, as the goatee said, this person in front of him had a blood feud with the saint, his family didn't count, who told his father and his grandmother to spoil Huo Xiangyu like that, thus bringing trouble to the family, the Huo family was not beheaded by the emperor is already the emperor's grace.

"Are you so sure that the Nine Princes will be in Ruyang City?"

Yu Chishi's eyes narrowed and said, "I have always paid attention to the movements of the Nine Princes' Mansion, even on festive days such as the queen giving birth and the full moon of the prince, the Nine Princes can't help but be sick, there must be cats in it......"

"Then why didn't you go to expose him in front of the Holy Lord, and you had to run to Ruyang City, thousands of miles away? And come here to persuade me to agree with your thrilling plan? Huo Yuan still looked like an old god.

Yu Chishi said in a cold voice: "Huo Yuan, I used to be idle, and I didn't do a decent errand, doesn't mean that I don't know the composition of the royal family, as long as the Queen Mother is here, I can't move the Nine Princes' Mansion in the capital, she is the biological mother of the Holy Lord and the Nine Princes, how can I watch my son go to the guillotine?" will definitely fight to protect him, which is also the reason why the Nine Princes left the capital for Ruyang City without fear. Where else in Dashun's territory is as lively as Ruyang City now? If he doesn't come and kick it, my head can be screwed off by you as a night pot. His fists clenched suddenly, and his bone joints made a loud sound, "Moreover, only by capturing the Nine Princes alive can they be put to death, and the Holy Lord will not turn a blind eye at that time, the main thing is that the Queen Mother can no longer be the sword of Shang Fang to protect the Nine Princes." ”

"You think far-reaching, but unfortunately, I hate Ye Xuyao deeply, I can't respond to you in this matter, I have to think carefully." Huo Yuan responded coldly, "I don't do anything about making wedding dresses for others, it's still that hateful Ye family, you know, I have been at odds with him since I was a child, only my stupid sister-in-law will take him to heart, so as to take her life to death." ”

He is a military general, Ye Xuyao is a civil official, and the errands of the two of them rarely coincide, if it weren't for Ye Manjun being married to Ruyang City this time, they would still not be able to fight with eight poles. Now Ye Xuyao is obviously sending his relatives to Ruyang City, but in fact, it is to prevent the Nine Princes from disturbing the pool of Ruyang City, if he helps Wei Chishi, wouldn't he indirectly help Ye Xuyao, and when he thinks of this, he will be overwhelmed.

Wei Chishi didn't say anything more, he believed that Huo Yuan would think about it seriously if he said it, after all, he still knew Huo Yuan's personality very well.

In the following days, Goatee still did not give up, and planned to continue to lobby Huo Yuan, as long as this young general was on the side of the prince, why worry about it?

Huo Yuan became a sweet spot for both sides for a while.

The weather in Ruyang City is getting colder and colder, and the people in the city are busy, and the roof of a carriage is already covered with snow, but it is still parked in the backyard of a large family.

The door of the backyard was opened, and an elderly grandmother came out and said, "Go back, our aunt said it, but she didn't see anyone." ”

The two young and pretty women in the car glanced at each other, and the woman who combed the woman's hair said, "Have you brought all my words to your aunt and grandmother?" ”

"I said it, I said it all, but my aunt and grandmother still don't see you, you leave quickly, don't defile my land......" The elderly grandmother said impatiently.

A man dressed as a servant sitting in the front of the car shouted, "Presumptuous, do you know who you are talking to?" ”

"Bandits."

Lin Long in the car called out, and saw that Bandit Shi endured his breath and closed his mouth, then he looked at the mother outside the car who was not easy to deal with, and took out a gold ingot from his arms, "Mama, take this, and this letter in my hand, how about running again?" If it works out, I will give Mama another five gold ingots as a token of gratitude. ”

The elderly grandmother saw Lin Long's generous move, her eyes widened, and she hurriedly took the gold ingots and bit them with her teeth, it was really real gold, and the old face smiled out of a flower, took the letter in Lin Long's hand, and said with a smile: "This grandma can rest assured, the little one will run for grandma again, but our aunt's temperament is very stubborn, I'm afraid it's ......."

"It doesn't matter, as long as Mama does her best, whether it succeeds or not, this gold ingot will also be Mama's, just tell your master to say so, that is, whether she wants to know how her son died."

"That's it?"

Lin Long saw that the elderly grandmother still had doubts, and shook a few gold ingots in his hand to tempt the elderly grandmother, "Yes, that's it." ”

The elderly grandmother looked at the gold ingots in Lin Long's hand, and then compared it with the lonely one in her hand, the greed in her eyes was clear, she bit her yellow teeth, turned around and went to the courtyard of the deep house.

Ye Manjun in the car said worriedly: "Sister-in-law, if she doesn't see us, wouldn't our efforts be in vain?" ”

Lin Long said with certainty at this time: "She must see us, after all, she has become what she is now for the sake of her son." ”

She didn't bribe the messenger before, thinking about trying the water first, but sure enough, it still didn't work, and she turned the gold ingots in her hand, and there was still money to make the ghost grind.

Ye Manjun was not as calm as his sister-in-law, and still looked at the back door a little nervously, "Sister-in-law, we still took risks, if the Ninth Prince didn't look for her, wouldn't we be busy in vain, and I don't know if she would believe our words......"

"It's okay, sister-in-law, as your brother said, this is the best breakthrough." Lin Long stretched out his hand to hold Ye Manjun's hand and signaled her not to be nervous. Her sister-in-law's concerns are indeed reasonable, but in the end, she is burdened by the boudoir, and her knowledge is limited. "Besides, if Zhu Ziran's death is related to the Nine Princes, and he is the real murderer who killed Zhu Zijie, then if these two people say that they have nothing to do with each other, and I don't believe it if they are killed, the two must be related." His eyes froze, "As Zhu Ziran's mother, it is impossible for Concubine Rong to be ignorant of what her son has done. ”

Ye Manjun smiled at this time, and didn't say anything more, okay, she listened to her brother and sister-in-law's arrangement, I hope that this Concubine Rong is better not like Zhu Chen's, otherwise I'm afraid that it will be a chicken and a duck again.

The aunt and sister-in-law waited patiently again.

After waiting for more than half an hour, Ye Manjun couldn't help but look around a few times, but Lin Long, who was sitting next to her, was still calm.

Ruyan, who was waiting beside him, glanced at each other with the water curtain, carefully making tea for the masters, and did not dare to interject at will to express his opinions.

The more we wait until the end, the more irritable our hearts become, and there is always a way to say whether we see it or not.

Lin Long kept his breath and waited.

After nearly half an hour, there was a sound at the back door again, and it was the elderly grandmother who poked her head out first, "Two nobles, our aunt and grandmother agree to see you." ”

Ye Manjun and Lin Long glanced at each other, and there was unconcealed joy in their eyes, as long as they could see each other, it would be a good start.

Both of them put on their curtains, gathered their heavy robes, and carefully got out of the carriage with the help of their respective maids, the back door was too small to allow the carriage to move forward, they were all secretly traveling, so they did not take the avenue.

This time, in addition to the elderly grandmother, there were also two young maids leading the way, Lin Long took a closer look at the maid's dress, it must be the level of the big maid, and then she was convinced that the grandmother had not deceived her before, and she glanced at the bandit stone.

Bandit Shi immediately knowingly stuffed the five gold ingots in his cuffs to the elderly grandmother who passed it on to the generation, and the grandmother got the gold ingots, and her eyes were so smiling that she only saw a gap, and because of the two big girls, she didn't dare to say a thousand words of gratitude.

Lin Long and Ye Manjun walked side by side in the courtyard of the Rong family, compared with the official office of the imperial court, the mansion of the local tyrants and magnates in Ruyang City looked luxurious, with strange flowers and plants everywhere, and naturally the brilliant decoration of the golden wall was indispensable.

The aunt and sister-in-law both secretly assessed themselves, but everyone was silent.

After nine twists and turns, the two finally stopped in a courtyard, and waited for one of the big maids who led the way to pass in, and after a while, another middle-aged grandmother came out.

"Mrs. Hou, Miss Ye, we have an invitation among the side concubines."

This demeanor seems to be impeccable, but it is still a little rusty after a closer look, obviously Concubine Rong didn't want people to say that she didn't understand etiquette, so she arranged it bluntly.

"It's hard work, Mama." Lin Long said with a smile.

The middle-aged grandmother didn't expect Lin Long to be so easy to speak, so she bent lower, "Mrs. Hou, please come here." ”

Lin Long and Ye Manjun glanced at each other, and then followed one after the other.

Step up the steps, pick up the curtains, and pass it on again, before entering the warm pavilion.

As soon as Lin Long entered, he felt a burst of heating rushing to his face, and a charcoal basin was lit in the house, no wonder it was as warm as spring as soon as he came in. Take off the curtain on her head and take off the big hat on her body, her eyes and the middle-aged woman lying crookedly on the bed of the Arhat look quite graceful, but she lacks a little nobility, this person is Zhu Ziran's biological mother?

The middle-aged woman sat up straight in an instant, still holding the letter that Lin Long had given her before, her eyes squinted slightly, and there was an assessment in her eyes, this is the yellow-haired girl Mrs. Hou of the Marquis Mansion in Xiangyang, Beijing? Sure enough, the young man was not thoughtful, no wonder he dared to come to her door.

Ye Manjun had seen Concubine Rong, she stepped forward slightly, and bowed slightly to Concubine Rong, "Concubine Rong, we meet again, Manjun is polite." "She hasn't married yet, and she is not as good as Concubine Rong in terms of rank, and her knees are slightly bent.

"Miss Ye doesn't need so many courtesies, I can't afford it." Concubine Rong's voice was cold, but her body didn't move for a minute.

Lin Long looked calm, did not make any salutes, but stepped forward and picked a chair to sit down.

Concubine Rong snorted coldly and sneered: "I thought that the nobles from the capital were full of courtesy, but it turned out to be just Er'er." ”

Lin Long smiled slightly and faced Concubine Rong, "Concubine Rong doesn't need to squeeze me with words, I came here to allow Concubine Rong not to be deceived and manipulated, and I should be Concubine Rong's benefactor. ”

Concubine Rong had never seen such a cheeky woman, and when she saw Lin Long's unceremonious appearance, she suddenly held back the fire in her heart, "You are cheeky, in the past, the princess Zhu Chen always put up the score of the capital, but now it is ridiculous to think about it, what is the use of such a stupid woman?" It's just a silver wax tip......"

This is not so much about Zhu Chen's family, but as an accusation against Lin Long, Ye Manjun's brows furrowed, and his gaze at Concubine Rong was instantly a little cold.

Concubine Rong was not afraid of Ye Manjun's gaze, her eyes looked at her defiantly, and she looked a little timid when they met for the first time, this is the real her.

Lin Long nodded, "Zhu Chen's is indeed a silver-like wax spear head, it is useless, and he has become what he is today without killing all the real murderers, he is indeed not worthy of sympathy, Concubine Rong, don't you say?" ”

She also made a pun on her words, obviously talking about Zhu Chen's family, but secretly referring to Concubine Rong.

As soon as they met each other, the two faced each other, and Concubine Rong put the tea bowl in her hand on the low table, "Hmph, what a sharp-toothed girl." She deliberately said it contemptuously.

"I'm still young, and it's nothing to have a reputation for sharp-toothed mouths, but Concubine Rong is a lot older, and she is still deceived by others, but it's pitiful, sad, and lamentable......"

"What are you talking nonsense about?"

Concubine Rong's willow eyebrows were upside down, and she looked at Lin Long with a fierce face.

Lin Long put away the pretentious posture on his face, and said with an inviolable majesty: "I said that you are pitiful, pathetic, and lamentable, do you dare to fight back against me?" Zhu Chen's is better than you, she killed at least one culprit who killed her son, but what about you? Have you avenged your son? ”

"If it hadn't been for the prince's obstruction, I would have killed that of the Zhu Chen clan a long time ago." Concubine Rong gritted her teeth and said, this almost became her heart disease.

Lin Long sneered, "Do you think that killing the Zhu Chen clan will avenge your son?" You are as stupid as Zhu Chen, you were sold and still helped people there, and the real murderer behind the scenes is still at large, but you two stupid people are killing each other there, and they are really the two stupidest people in the world. ”

"You!" Concubine Rong Zefei was so angry that her chest hurt, and the big girl stepped forward to help her rub her chest, but she slapped it away unceremoniously, she grabbed the letter on the low table and threw it back to Lin Long, "Don't expect me to believe your words......"

"Believe it or not, the facts are there." Lin Long said sharply, "The death of Zhu Zijie, the former son of Ruyang Palace, is there a black hand behind the scenes, in addition to your son Zhu Ziran?" ”

Concubine Rong's eyes stared at Lin Long's lips, but her hands were clenched into fists.

Lin Long glanced at Concubine Rong's lips that moved, and after smiling coldly, she said with a straight face: "As for that person, is it the Ninth Prince?" ”

Concubine Rong's pupils widened instantly, and her expression was slightly frightened.

At this point, Lin Long could finally confirm that Zhu Zijie's death was due to the presence of the Nine Princes and the Shadow, and even Ye Manjun, who had been silent since coming in, squinted his eyes slightly, and clenched his handkerchief with both hands.

After a long time, Concubine Rong relaxed her expression and said, "What if you guess it?" Unfounded, do you think you really believe it when you get it to the King of Ruyang and say it? Don't think that if I agree to meet you privately, I will believe your words, my son's death is strange......"

"Stupid woman, say you're stupid, you still don't believe it, the water and soil of this Ruyang City are really not good, and you can be stupid." Lin Long sneered, looking at his sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, you can't follow the stupid people here, otherwise you will follow the stupid ......"

"What did you say?" Concubine Rong was furious.

At this time, she deeply regretted seeing them, the arrival of these two people was against her at all, and she was about to slap the table for people to send off.

Lin Long's eyes stared at her tightly, "Concubine Rong, you still don't believe that you are stupid, he can unite with your son to secretly harm Zhu Zijie, why can't he harm your son again?" Think about it, how much evidence of him does your son have in his hands that he can give up? When my sister-in-law first entered the Ruyang Palace, do you still remember the robbery on the road, although the case was not solved in the end, but there are no more than two murderers here, one is Zhu Chen's family, and the other is the ninth prince, I believe you know better than me what is going on inside? ”

Concubine Rong's eyes rolled with a little surprise, she wanted to pick up the teacup and drink a bowl of tea, but her trembling hand accidentally knocked over the tea bowl, and the tea spread on the table, and soon flowed to the ground, gathering into a pool of water.

That's right, Lin Long is right, she should be the clearest person in the know about that robbery now.

Lin Long saw the woman's actions in front of him, and he was already very sure of the guess in his heart, "Concubine Rong, do you still think I'm tricking you?" He can kill Zhu Zijie, why can't he kill your son Zhu Ziran? ”