Zhong Lichun shook his head, "It seems that you are trapped in the mansion, it is really a closed news, your second brother has already been drugged, and he died in the mansion last night, and everyone in the capital knows about it, only you don't know?" ”

"What? The second brother died violently in the house last night? Qin Wenzheng's eyes widened in disbelief. Seeing Zhong Lichun nodded affirmatively, he couldn't help but sit on the ground dejectedly, unable to come back to his senses for a long time. He was still discussing how to get the second brother out, but now it seems that he doesn't need to.

Zhong Lichun sighed, "Now you only have two choices, one is to fight hard to get a position." The second is to stay away from the court, hide his name and do nothing for the rest of his life. It's up to you to choose. ”

Qin Wenzheng smiled miserably, "I still have a choice there, even if I flee from the Qin State, the eldest brother will not let me go, there is only this one in front of me, that is, to fight hard, in order to get to the top, in order to live with peace of mind, otherwise I will be worried and uneasy every day." Neither of these things is the life I want, but now that the second brother is dead, do I still have a choice? ”

"Okay, let's help you kill Qin Wenguang, then the throne will naturally fall on your head, and then you can seize the opportunity and ascend to the throne."

"I'm afraid you can't do it alone, right?" Qin Wenzheng hesitated for a moment, but still asked a little worriedly.

"I'm definitely not going to be able to do it alone, Jun Mowen is still waiting for my news outside the city, you can find me a few good citizen certificates, let the two of them enter the city, and let's discuss it again."

"It's okay to get a good citizen certificate, I'll get you a few right away." Qin Wenzheng got up and walked out, and ordered his subordinates to hurry up and get it, and only a moment later, his servants immediately sent four Qin State Good Citizen Certificates with big red stamps and handed them to Qin Wenzheng.

Qin Wenzheng took it and opened it, but found no problem, so he nodded and waved his hand to signal him to step back, and handed the certificate of good citizenship to Zhong Lichun, "Sister-in-law, can you see if there is a problem?" ”

Zhong Lichun opened it and saw that he had actually become Jun Mowen's mother, Bai Sha had become his daughter-in-law, and only Shi Cheng was still the attendant. Zhong Lichun touched his face, nodded and sighed, "No problem." Then I'll say goodbye first, and tomorrow when Jun Mowen enters the city, we'll come back tomorrow night! If you are in a hurry, you can go to the Friends Inn to find us. ”

"So there is Mrs. Lao." Qin Wenzheng handed it over. Zhong Lichun jumped onto the roof. After a few vertical jumps, he left the palace and returned to the inn with Bai Sha to rest.

On the second day, Bai Sha went out of the city and took Jun Mowen and Shi Cheng into the city and stayed at the Friends Inn. slipped into the palace quietly at night, and Qin Wenzheng had long been looking forward to it. As soon as he saw the two of them coming in, he was overjoyed, "Brother Jun, Mrs. Sister-in-law, you are here, sit down, have a cup of tea first, and let's discuss it." ”

Jun Mowen and Zhong Lichun walked hand in hand and sat in the guest seat, and the maid had already served fragrant tea and pastries, and the two of them took a sip of the teacup. Jun Mo asked with a smile, "Brother Qin, Ming people don't say secret words, what are your plans, you might as well say it first and discuss it to see if it's feasible." ”

Qin Wen's face was solemn, "Brother Wang has a guard under him, and his martial arts are not weak, I was slapped by him a few days ago, and now the internal injuries have not healed." Martial arts have been greatly reduced, so the assassination of Brother Wang has to rely on you and your wife. ”

"Oh! There are such people who are on an errand under Qin Wenguang, so they have to be carefully considered. Jun Mo turned his head and asked Zhong Lichun after asking, "Shuang'er, what do you think should be done?" ”

Zhong Lichun smiled, "Of course you can't fight, Qin Wenzheng, when does your brother Wang plan to ascend the throne." ”

"It shouldn't be so fast to ascend the throne, after all, my father is still alive, and he won't even poison his father when he is mad!"

"It's hard to say, you find a way to enter the palace and probe the tone of your father, and it is best to ask for a holy will, so that you will be justified in ascending the throne in the future, and if you kill your brother, I am afraid that the subjects will not accept it."

"You can't get out if you're upright, or go together now?" Qin Wenzheng asked tentatively.

Jun Mowen and Zhong Lichun looked at each other, and nodded in agreement, "It's better to leave sooner rather than later." ”

When Qin Wenzheng heard this, he immediately stood up and bowed to the two, "Please wait for a while, Brother Jun, and go when I change my clothes." After saying that, he hurriedly walked into the inner room, changed into a short black suit in a moment, took a sword and hurried out. The two of them nodded at Jun Mo and said, "Brother Jun, sister-in-law, let's go!" ”

The three figures jumped out of the palace one after another, and after meeting with Bai Sha Shi Cheng who was hiding in the shadows, the five figures rushed through the streets and alleys like shuttles to the palace of the Qin State. Jun Mowen instructed Bai Sha and Shi Cheng to still hide in the dark, and he and Zhong Lichun followed Qin Wenzheng, and the three of them jumped on the palace wall one after another.

Qin Wenzheng took the two of them around the east and west, avoided several patrols, came to a secluded and solemn palace, knocked on the palace door gently, and after a while, the palace door quietly opened, and Qin Wenzheng motioned to Jun Mo to ask the two to enter together. The three of them flashed into the palace gate, Zhong Lichun looked at the dilapidated and outdated furnishings, his heart sank, and he knew that it was a cold palace.

Jun Mowen suddenly saw her grasp her hand tightly, looked back, and saw her expression indifferent, and couldn't help but be stunned, "Shuang'er, what's wrong?" ”

Zhong Lichun shook his head, "Nothing?" Let's go! After speaking, let go of Jun Mo and asked, the two of them took a step apart, and followed Qin Wenzheng to the inner hall without hurrying.

A vicissitudes of a woman's voice sounded, "Zheng'er, you're here, how is Ming'er." ”

Qin Wenzheng respectfully shouted: "Erchen see Aunt Shufei." ”

Concubine Zhou Shu slowly walked out of the inner room, and when she saw Jun Mowen and Zhong Lichun behind Qin Wenzheng, she couldn't help but be stunned, "Zheng'er, who are these two?" ”

"Aunt Qiyu Shu, these two people are from the Chu State, and they are Zheng'er's close friends, and the sons can enter the palace today because of the help of the two of them."

"Oh! Concubine Zhou Shufei breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the two of them, and muttered in her heart, who are these two people, how can they be extravagant, they must be extraordinary in the Chu State. So he immediately asked Jun Mo and said to the two: "The two distinguished guests are coming, but the humble house is simple, only a cup of tea, and the distinguished guests are sluggish, please sit down and drink tea." ”

Jun Mowen and Zhong Lichun smiled and sat down. Concubine Zhou Shufei couldn't wait to ask, "Zheng'er, is Ming'er okay?" ”

"Aunt Lady, please mourn! The second brother Wang had already experienced it in the early hours of yesterday morning, and he had ....... Qin Wenzheng's voice was choked and he couldn't continue.

"What? Condolences! You mean that something has happened to you. Concubine Zhou Shufei's face was pale, like five thunderbolts, her eyes were black, her body was soft, and she fainted suddenly. Qin Wenzheng hurriedly held her up, pinching her and calling in a low voice. After a while, I woke up, and my eyes were like broken pearls. She gritted her teeth and said, "Qin Wenguang, I can't imagine that you are so ruthless, and you actually put Ming'er to death regardless of your brotherhood." In that case, then don't blame me for being unjust. Even if I do my best to take this throne, I won't let you ascend to the throne. ”

She Huo Ran got up and wiped away her tears, "Zheng'er, as soon as Ming'er dies, only you and Wenguang are left to fight, then I will do my best to help you ascend to the throne and swear to kill Qin Wenguang to avenge Ming'er." After speaking, he bit his fingers, wrote a blood letter and handed it to Qin Wenzheng, "Zheng'er, you take this blood letter to my father and tell him that he doesn't need to do his best to help you ascend to the throne, no matter what the cost, Qin Wenguang must pay for his blood debt!" ”

Qin Wenzheng cautiously took the blood letter, "Aunt Shufei, is there a way for me to see my father?" ”

Concubine Zhou Shufei swept around and sighed gloomily, "It was my soft-heartedness and concessions everywhere that led to Ming'er's murder, I always thought that Qin Wenguang should care about me for saving his life, and would not kill Ming'er, I didn't expect him to be as vicious and ruthless as the queen." It's me who has no eyes and no beads that hurt Ming'er. If I had taken precautions earlier, maybe Ming'er would have escaped the catastrophe. ”

Qin Wenzheng shook his head, "Aunt Shufei doesn't have to blame herself, the eldest brother only has the throne in his heart, so there is brotherhood, if I hadn't escaped quickly the day before yesterday, I'm afraid I would have died." ”

Concubine Zhou Shu let out a long sigh, "Wenguang is kind in nature, everything is caused by the queen's teaching, I think when his mother concubine was alive, we and your mother and concubine were like brothers, Wenguang was gentle and polite at that time, and his face was full of viciousness now." Since his mother died of illness and was taken up by the queen, his face was full of calculations, and he was no longer as elegant as before. It's me who is sorry for his mother, and I have failed her. ”

Qin Wenzheng saw that she was in deep self-blame and pain, and for a while, he was speechless.

Zhong Lichun said softly: "Niangniang, please mourn, now that the matter has happened, it is useless to regret it, the important thing is how to prevent Qin Wenguang from ascending the throne, once he ascends the throne, I am afraid that the Niangniang clan and Prince Qin will not be able to escape." ”

Concubine Zhou Shuran woke up, she wiped away her tears, led the three of them to the bedroom, twisted the carved phoenix on the bed, the big bed quietly moved forward a foot, and a dark hole was revealed behind the bed, just enough to drill a person down.

Concubine Zhou Shufei said to Qin Wenzheng: "Come with me!" After speaking, he picked up the candlestick and took the lead from the entrance of the cave, just walked out of two or three zhang away, turned a corner, and saw countless night pearls inlaid on the walls on both sides, illuminating the dark passage.

Concubine Zhou Shufei blew out the candlestick, put it on the steps, and continued to walk with the three of them. After about a pillar of incense, Zhou Shufei walked up the steps and pressed it on an outer wall, with a soft sound, a stone slab above her head moved, and a trace of candlelight came in. A violent cough came from the mouth of the cave.

Concubine Zhou Shufei walked out of the cave quickly and called softly, "The king is unwell?" ”

When King Qin Huai heard the voice, he turned his head in surprise, "Why did Concubine Ai come to King Gu today?" ”

Concubine Zhou Shufei poured him a glass of water, asked him to moisten his throat, and knelt down sadly, "Please ask the king to seek justice for Ming'er?" ”

"Ming'er, isn't he in the palace? What kind of justice? Besides, I am ready to make him king. Ai Fei has something else to say. ”

Concubine Zhou Shuran shook her head, "King, Ming'er died violently in the mansion last night. It must be the black hand of the eldest prince and the queen, please let the king know and give an explanation. ”

"What? You explain that something has happened to your son, who do you listen to? King Qin Huai was shocked, his hands shook, and the teacup almost fell to the ground.