"It's been twenty-two years since I left the palace, but I can't let go, a few years ago, I accepted the apprentice of the old city, until then I wanted to open some, and now the small city is also my true inheritance, she herself has some ability to gain a foothold in the Qiang country, I have only two things that have been worrying about me in my life, and now I have one, naturally I also have the energy to go but the last one."

Zhao Wuya said, the only remaining cloudy one-eyed eye of this old man bloomed with brilliance that did not belong to his age, "Brother Tang, Miss Yue, after all these years of getting along, what kind of person I am must be very clear to the two of you, only this time, in this matter, I hope to be able to get the help of the two." ”

"......" Haitang was silent for a moment, and said: "Brother Wuya's favor is definitely going to help, I won't tell you, I have made a lot of preparations in the past few days in Suzhou, since I have decided to make a comeback, it is better to take the opportunity to help Brother you fulfill this long-cherished wish to announce our return to the world." ”

"Thank you Brother Tang, it's still the same sentence, I hope Brother Tang can do his best to help me this time, this ...... This can be regarded as a return to me for taking care of you all these years, and you don't have to have any contact with me anymore. ”

"What did Brother Wuya say," Haitang said with a smile, "Now that the matter is clear, we will go back first, if Brother Wuya wants to find us, come to Suzhou Wuzhi Inn." ”

After saying that, Haitang and Xiaoyue bowed slightly and then turned to leave.

"Xue Ling, I'm asking for help here, wishful thinking...... But I'll see you one last time, and I'll be able to really let go......"

The old man looked at the distant backs of the two of them, and muttered to himself, letting the rain continue to soak his clothes more and more violently.

Suzhou, Innocent Inn.

"Girl, do you remember what I told you?"

Begonia leaned against the window of the guest room, tilting her head to look at the rain outside the window.

"Brother, you talk to me every day, how do I know which one?"

Xiao Yue sat on the edge of the bed next to her, wiping a small dagger that she had touched out of nowhere.

"The rule."

"Business is business, and we can't substitute our own personal emotions in it?" Xiao Yue stopped what she was doing and looked at Haitang, "It's not that I don't know." ”

"Well, I'm just casually mentioning it." Begonia also looked at Xiao Yue.

The old city looked at the sky that was gradually darkening, and his feelings were a little complicated.

Although she knew that the master used to be the imperial chef of the court, she didn't know why the master had to leave the court. She came out to travel for so long, and she also inquired about the deeds of the master back then, but the news that she heard pieced together from the fragments was that the master was involved in an assassination of the emperor, because the emperor remembered the old love and left him alive, just expelled him from the court.

Old Town had always been suspicious of these claims, and she had the impression that the master was a very gentle man, but other than that, he was just a little stubborn. How could such a person be involved in such an ungodly event as the assassination of the Holy One?

It wasn't until she came to Hangzhou to meet Haitang and others that she found that the master's past was far from so simple, and the news she heard was not necessarily all lies.

Finally arrived in Suzhou, and the truth brought to her by the messenger sent by Haitang made her understand that the master was still the master in her heart, and it was only by others that she was involved in the catastrophe that year.

However, does what Begonia said have to be true?

The old city found itself in a state of confusion.

“……”

Looking at the night outside the window, she once again tightly grasped the hairpin called "Gardenia Dust".

She felt deeply how silent and terrible it was on the eve of this storm, which the master did not want her to be involved in.

Outside the camp, the night watchmen scanned the surrounding scene with sharp eyes, trying to get close to the camp without being detected by them.

In a tent, the hazy mist was mixed with the faint fragrance of flowers, and in the wooden barrel, the woman was enjoying the slightly hot water.

"It's better to see than to hear, the queen is really born with the beauty of the country and the city."

A voice seemed to come from a distance through layers of mist.

"Who?!"

The woman in the barrel was startled, and before she could react else—

"The queen doesn't need to be so alarmed."

The voice rang out again, but this time directly in the Queen's ears.

The visitor reached out and fished out a petal from the barrel, and sat down against the barrel, leaving only the queen's back.

"The folk girl just heard the name of the queen for a long time but never got to see it, a little regretful, now there is such an opportunity, I must come to see the queen mother, but my wish." The visitor smiled and said, "But I also advise the queen mother not to make a fuss and shout, although even if you scream loudly, it is useless." ”

"You, who the hell are you?" The queen was a little frightened.

"Just kidding, what's the matter, the queen lady is so forgetful, she doesn't remember me anymore?"

The comer said, stood up and turned to the queen: "This time I came to find the queen's mother, just like the queen mother who came to us in the past, we were entrusted by others......"

"You guys, what do you want to do?" The queen was shocked, "I have never taken the initiative to provoke anyone, and I have never had a grudge against anyone, why do you still come to me?" Who asked you to come? ”

"Don't worry, don't worry, we didn't say who has a grudge against you, doesn't the queen think that everyone is the same as you, looking for us just to kill people and set fires to prevent future troubles?" The visitor snorted with some disdain.

When the queen heard this, her body seemed to relax a little, and she said, "Since it's not, then who asked you to come to me?" Then she seemed to remember something, and asked with some eagerness, "You, aren't you already—"

"We never seem to be in the habit of revealing the identity of our employers," the comer raised his voice to interrupt the Queen's unfinished words, "as for your question, hum...... can really wipe out our existence, in this world, at least you Qiang country does not have that ability. ”

The queen frowned: "Then what are you looking for me?" ”

The visitor smiled lightly and did not rush to answer.

Seeing this, the queen was a little helpless for a while.

"What, the queen is afraid of me?" The visitor sneered, "If I'm not mistaken, the queen didn't look like this when she asked us for help. ”

“……”

"Can you tell me more about Prince Mu's assassination of the emperor twenty-two years ago?" The visitor spoke softly.

The queen was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "I have already told you about this matter, and sure enough, you came to me this time because of that incident?" The queen seemed to be a little angry, "I know that there is no such good thing in the world, what do you owe our family a favor, and help is just to pay off the favor, heh, after so many years, you really still come to collect debts." ”

The person who came seemed to have guessed what the queen would say, and said unhurriedly: "Don't misunderstand the queen, one yard is one yard, this time I came to you to be entrusted by someone, we have no need or interest in lying to you, ask you about what happened twenty-two years ago, it's just that I personally have doubts about the real situation at that time, if the queen doesn't want to answer, don't answer." ”

Before the queen could say anything more, the man continued: "True or false, it's not something you and I can judge with our mouths, and I don't bother to listen to your explanation, we'll meet again soon, before leaving, for the sake of you being a customer, I'll give you a piece of advice," the visitor whispered in the queen's ear again, "Don't forget your original intention." ”

This person said that, but as he had come, he disappeared before the queen could react.

"Then, Queen Mother, we will have a date later."

The only thing left in the air was this faint voice.

There was a shout outside the account, but it was not really heard inside the account.

"Queen Mother, are you alright?" A group of maids hurriedly walked in, looking extremely flustered, "Queen Mother, hurry up and change your clothes, there are assassins in the camp!" ”

It is said that the emperor has taken the queen to see the mountains and rivers in recent years, and today is the day to come to Suzhou City. The emperor said that the queen does not like to see the sight of thousands of people greeting her.

Perhaps because of this, in this already miserable rainy season, their imminent arrival has not changed the lifeless scene of Suzhou City.

On such a day, the only person who is sincerely waiting for the emperor to come may be the Suzhou City Lord's Mansion.

Zhao Wuya had come to find Begonia and Xiaoyue as early as the night before, and had also found a room to live in the Innocent Inn, at this moment he was lying on the bed looking at the wooden planks on the roof with one eye, his expression was cloudy. He knew that he was one last step away from fulfilling his last long-cherished wish—or rather, untying the knot that had been churning up in his heart.

Haitang lifted Xiaoyue's quilt to wake up the lazy insect, which can be regarded as "giving back to the other in the other way" for Xiaoyue's behavior a few days ago, Xiaoyue was a little annoyed after waking up, babbling and pounced on Haitang. The brother and sister still seem to be very relaxed on such days.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and in this early morning, the pedestrians on the streets are sparser than in previous days, and the city of Suzhou, which should have been bustling with activity, seems to have a few dead silences at this moment. The sky is overcast, the heavy black clouds are pressed down low, look at it from a distance, the small Suzhou city is completely shrouded in darkness, although this cloud is not the other cloud, but there is really a smell of "black clouds crushing the city to destroy", the eve of the storm is so quiet and dim, but for the people here, this is just a day in the continuous rainy season.

The old city tightened his clothes, draped his cloak outside, lowered his hood, and stood at the window looking out into the darkness at the end of the street, his face hidden in the shadows.