Situ Yi said again: "Today's killer is not outstanding, and it is broad daylight, and the public is public, it is not so much an assassination as an espionage!" ”

The young guard was stunned, "Spying? ”

"Isn't it spying?" Situ Yi glanced at the guards beside him, and sighed helplessly: "Aren't you just unable to help it and rushed out?" I have painstakingly hidden Bai Yuwei, who has been hiding for nearly ten years, rushed to Suzaku Street in broad daylight to save me, and before tomorrow afternoon, your prestige will be able to shake Chang'an. ”

The White Feather Guard is the secret guard of the East Palace secretly established by Situ Yi ten years ago after obtaining the secret decree of the first emperor. The guards among them were all personally selected by Situ Yi and secretly trained in the camp since childhood. The half-grown children are now vigorous teenagers, they are extraordinary, well-trained, and loyal. However, their youthfulness, lack of actual combat experience, and the drag of their loyalty made it easy for them to fall into the trap of the enemy to lure the enemy.

"Subordinate, subordinate......" The guard opened his mouth and stammered, just now, they were only worried about Situ Yi's safety, and they had no time to think about it.

"Forget it, since they deliberately want you to expose your traces, they already knew about your existence." Situ Yi lowered his head and frowned, looking at the blood marks on his cuffs that could not be erased, and comforting his young subordinates in his mouth, but his mind was rolling.

Although Bai Yuwei's affairs were secret, they were not so airtight that since the enemies in the shadows intended to expose them, it was not something he could avoid by defense.

Sometimes taking the initiative to attack is the way to completely defend. Situ Yi has been on the border for many years, and he has long been well aware of these truths. Then, since the dark guard can no longer act in secret, he has no choice but to change his posture of blindly defending.

Although this incident was sudden, but in connection with the old document of the Ministry of War, Situ Yi suddenly decided to change his usual style of acting from now on. Whether it is his heart or helplessness, since he has given up his wish to hide in the rivers and lakes, he will not be afraid of the wind and rain in the court......

"General, how did the generals find out about the old man's strangeness?" Seeing that he had no intention of punishing him, the young guard's heart was a little wider, and he unconsciously interrogated him with implicit worship. With such agility and speed, he can't do it as a person from a secret guard. Fang Cai, if it weren't for Situ Yi's astrewdness, I was afraid that the sharp blade would have already penetrated his chest.

Situ Yi came back to his senses, looked at his energetic eyes, and chuckled and said, "An old farmer, even if he has been holding a plow and hoe for many years, the skin calluses on his hands and the traces left by knives and guns are still different after all. Sometimes, no matter how good the disguise is, it will be defeated in some small details. Focusing on details that are easy for ordinary people to overlook, many clues are often found. ”

The young guard was a little excited when he heard this, and praised from the bottom of his heart: "The general can even see through this, it's really amazing!" ”

Situ Yi smiled faintly and encouraged: "You are still young, as long as you pay more attention and work harder, you will naturally achieve success." After that, he looked slightly solemn, was silent for a moment, and then turned to ask: "Who is the ship's merchant Jin Bu that you said just now?" "He is in the officialdom and has been on the border for many years, and he has always been a stranger to Jiangnan people, let alone a businessman. After recalling it repeatedly, I can't remember that I knew such a person.

When the guard heard the question, he immediately described it solemnly, and replied concentratingly: "The gold is not left behind, the ancestral home is Suzhou, and the father and son have been businessmen for two generations." Jin Buyi's father was originally a Langzhong, because he was very good at business, in just more than 20 years, his family has been a boat dealership, a car dealership, a dart board, a pawnshop, and even a restaurant, teahouse, and the business is booming. Now it is one of the largest households in Jiangnan! A few years ago, Jin Buyi's father died of illness, and the huge family business fell into his name. Therefore, although this gold is not yet established, it is already a well-known fortune owner. ”

Situ Yi listened silently, walked forward slowly, pondered for a moment with humble eyes, and then said in a low voice: "This gold is not left behind, but I am afraid that there is still a mine." If my guess is correct, the Xishan waste mine that privately made bows and crossbows should also be his. And the person behind Jin Buyi..."Speaking of this, Situ Yi suddenly sighed slightly and paused.

After a while, he continued: "All of Jin's business dealings must be secretly watched, especially those involving courtiers. You informed the people sent to investigate the two things of the Xishan Abandoned Mine and the murderous assassination of Jinbu in one place. In addition, this gold is not spared, and two generations are businessmen, so what is his identity for more than three generations? Who is his ancestor and what is his business? Also find out carefully. ”

"Yes, my subordinates obey orders," the young guard smiled, and his mind focused on receiving the order.

Situ Yi took the reins from his hand, turned over his horse, and said, "Since your whereabouts have been exposed, you don't need to guard in secret in the future, just stay with me." From then on, when he went out to do errands, he said that it was the official business of the Great Sima General's Mansion", and he lightly clamped the horse's belly between his legs, one person and one ride, and disappeared into the twilight in an instant.

In the general's mansion, it is still quiet and deep, and the lights are like stars on the upper floor. Situ Yi saw that bean light from afar, and his heart warmed up.

Rushing upstairs in three or two steps, he quietly pushed the door in, only to see that behind the hazy curtains, a swaying figure was leaning on the dressing table, with his head down and not knowing what he was busy with.

Situ Yi quietly flashed in, and was just about to raise his hand to pick up the curtain, but saw the thin curtain flickering, and a figure flashed out of the curtain, knelt at his feet with a plop, and said in a low trembling voice: "The general spares his life, the general spares his life!" Slaves, slaves and maids are also forced to do so! ”

Situ Yi was startled, took half a step back, and looked coldly at the strange girl in front of him.

"The general spares his life" The girl lay deep on the ground, trembling like chaff.

Situ Yi looked left and right, twisted his eyebrows and said, "Who are you?" What are you doing here alone? ”

The little girl said in a trembling voice with a crying voice: "Back to the general's words, the slave maid is called Wen'er, and she is the lady's girl." Slave, slave is ......." the little girl said, glancing slightly sideways at the pear dressing table in the depths of the curtains.

Situ Yi followed her gaze and saw that on the dressing table, a lacquered wood medicine box was tightly nestled against Qin Nanxi's golden silk nanmu makeup.

"What did you take?" Situ Yi asked coldly.

"General, slaves and maids are a last resort, really a last resort! The slave's mother and younger brother were seriously ill and had no money for treatment."

"You took Madame's jewelry?" Situ Yi's heartstrings relaxed, thinking that he had guessed the trick, and his tone was much softer.

Wen'er was stunned when she heard the sound, and after a while, she kowtowed, lowered her eyebrows and said, "Yes, yes, the slave wants to steal the lady's jewelry and pawn it for money." The slave is really helpless, the general spares his life, the general spares his life! ”

Situ Yi looked at the little girl who couldn't help trembling in front of him, and pity appeared in his eyes again. After a long time, he guessed softly: "Get up, you are young, why do you take the risk of doing such unserious things?" If you are in trouble, tell your wife, and she will help you. As he spoke, he took out a silver ticket from his sleeve and handed it to Wen'er, "Take it, go to your mother and brother to see a doctor, and give them a livelihood." If you want to return to them, I will order Steward Ye to return your deed tomorrow and let you go back. ”

Wen'er seemed to have been hit by a thunderbolt, and she was so stunned that she even forgot to kowtow, and only knelt stiffly. A pair of teary eyes even forgot the rules of respect and humility, staring at Situ Yi's smiling face regardless of it. How is it possible, he is high, in such a situation, he only needs to hand it over to his subordinates to investigate, kill her, or sell her. He inquired personally, and even if he had only heard a false story, he generously offered him......

"Take it!" Situ Yi looked at the stunned tattoo and chuckled, "It's for you, just take it with peace of mind!" While your mother is still here, be filial to her! ”

Wen'er only felt that her throat was choked with uncomfortable as if it was stuffed with a wooden pimple, and she looked down at the silver ticket in front of her, and the original fear and incredulity slowly turned into gratitude and sadness.

She actually knew why Steward Ye had withdrawn his own daughter from Madame's room. also knew what the task assigned to her by Steward Ye was doing. She didn't want to do it, but the life and death of her sick mother and younger brother were in the hands of Steward Ye, and she really had no choice...

Looking at Situ Yi's smile, Wen'er held the silver ticket with both hands and kowtowed deeply. Suppressing the guilt in her heart, she whispered: "The slave and maid implore the general to allow the slave and maid to stay and serve by the lady's side, in order to repay the general and the lady for their kindness!" ”

Situ Yi said indifferently: "Okay, you can stay if you want to, I won't say it." But from now on, you must never do these things again. ”

Wen'er's bruised forehead was pressed against the ground, and in the palm of the bottom of his sleeve, he was holding the pill he had just replaced, and tears were pouring into his eyes. The heartfelt "I'm sorry" turned into a mouth, but it turned into "slave obeys!" ”

"Okay, get up" Situ Yi looked at the little girl at his feet, his mind turned, he unbuckled his body, lowered his head and took off his clothes.

Wen'er got up, raised her eyebrows and saw his movements, not surprised. The cold hairs on his body stood up again in an instant. Standing aside and not daring to move.

Situ Yi took off the brocade robe on his body, turned around and handed it to her, just about to speak, when he raised his eyes and saw her panicked look, he immediately understood, and laughed, "You girl, you still have a lot of thoughts!" As he spoke, he threw the brocade robe to her and explained: "Take it and throw it away or burn it, in short, don't let the lady see this dress again." ”

Wen'er looked at the azure brocade robe in his hand suspiciously, and saw a few frightening blood marks, and a gap on the still new cloud pattern.

"Also, don't let Madame know about me throwing my clothes." Situ Yi casually took a regular dress and put it on his body, and while bowing his head to tidy up, he still explained as if he was still not at ease.

Wen'er timidly glanced at Situ Yi not far away, nodded and said, "The slave and maid understand, the slave and maid will definitely pack up this shirt properly, and then find a way to make up an identical dress, so that the lady will never let the lady see the clues, and add to the worry!" ”

Situ Yi raised his head when he heard this, looked at her with a smile and said, "Well, you girl is very smart!" With that, he opened the curtain and entered, and finally reassured. He had actually arranged all the way in his heart, how to hide Qin Nanxi's events today. But there was never a perfect excuse to explain the blood marks and knife marks on his body. And this girl named Wen'er is so smart, she handed over her clothes to destroy the corpse, and then found a chance to make up for the same one. Qin Nanxi will never notice it, so the danger of his assassination today can be gently covered up.

Thinking of this, Situ Yi finally relaxed, and then asked, "Where is Madame?" ”

"Back to the general, Mrs. and Miss Xiaofei are talking in the floating pavilion."

"Xiaofei is here?" Situ Yi muttered to himself and pushed open the south window. I saw that in the Fumo Pavilion in the distance, Qin Nanxi and Xiao Fei were sitting opposite each other, Qin Nanxi was holding Xiao Fei's hand and saying something, but Xiao Fei kept shaking his head low.

"Go down, go back to Madame, and say, I'm back, I'll go and look for them later." Situ Yi looked at the two people in the wooden pavilion from a distance. He understands that Xiao Fei is here to resign.