Chapter 38: Suspicion
At this year's palace banquet, Ruoxi took Ruochen with him. Walk around more on weekdays, so that outsiders can recognize the people in the General's Mansion, so that no one will hit Ruochen's head with their thoughts.
"Chen'er, get in the carriage and wait for me, I'll be back soon."
As soon as the two of them left the palace gate, they saw Luo Feng waiting there, saying that Shui Hua was looking for Ruoxi to discuss.
Ruochen was bored in the carriage, so he came down and looked around.
"Brother Moze, who's in that carriage?" A carriage passed in front of the two men.
It is the carriage of the right phase. Ruochen always felt that the back of the person standing outside the carriage to serve was a little familiar.
Ruochen made a snowball and threw it straight over while Mo Ze was not paying attention.
Li Han was just about to ride his horse, and with a swing of his sword, the snowball was split apart.
Lihan was injured and froze outside all night, and his mind was already a little confused. Sensing danger, he instinctively swung a sword, and his attack may have been heavier. Ruochen was already screaming at this time.
"What's going on?" Hearing the dissatisfaction in the lord's tone, Lihan tried to suppress the discomfort in his body, and just wanted to answer, Ruoxi arrived.
"What's wrong with Chen'er?" She's only been away for a while, and she still has blood on her face.
"Right phase?"
Situ Ao had already gotten out of the car at this time. "General Ling, it was my poor discipline that allowed my subordinates to collide with the little boy."
"Lihan, don't apologize to Young Master Ling yet."
Ruoxi glanced at his younger brother suspiciously, not knowing what medicine was sold in Ruochen's gourd.
"The right phase is serious, my younger brother, I spoiled him, presumably he provoked the guards first."
"I, I just wanted to have a snowball fight with him, who knew he was so fierce." Ruochen pursed his mouth, and anyone who looked at it looked like a gentleman.
"Nonsense! See how I clean you up when I go back. Ruoxi scolded, and then turned his head and hugged his fist at Situ Ao, "The right minister forgives me, it is really Ruoxi's lack of strict discipline, which makes the right minister frightened." It's freezing on this day, let the guards get up, he is also loyal to the Lord, and there is nothing wrong with him. ”
"General Ling has interceded for you, don't hurry up."
"Ling Gongzi is innocent and cute."
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and the matter was over.
"What just happened?" is as calculating as Situ Ao, and he will definitely not believe Ruochen's words.
"I'm afraid he recognized his subordinates, so he deliberately tried it."
As soon as Lihan's words came out, Situ Ao didn't react yet. "Recognize what?"
"Ji Wuchen."
Yes, when they used Ji Wuchen to provoke the relationship between Ruoxi's sister and brother, Lihan had contact with Ruochen twice. It's just that he was masked at the time, but he didn't expect this kid to be so alert that he could recognize him today.
Ruochen's move is indeed not unreasonable.
"Sister, the person next to the right minister, I seem to have seen it. He seems to be the one who took me to see Uncle Ji. ”
Ruoxi knows that with Ruochen's temperament, he will never make trouble out of nothing, and nine times out of ten there is any purpose.
Sure enough.
Ruoxi remembered that Ruochen said that he had seen that person twice, and the other party was masked.
I looked at his back and looked familiar, and I wanted to test it. His voice was in tune with the man's. ”
"You don't care about this matter, leave it to my sister."
dared to hurt her brother, if that person was really Lihan, Ruoxi would definitely not let him go.
"Mo Ze, let the dark group check Lihan's life experience."
She had just clearly seen disgust in the eyes of the right minister. If it's just an ordinary subordinate, it's good to send it away, why stay by your side all the time.
Lihan's life experience is definitely not that simple.
Now Nancang and Xichen have entered a dormant period, without any action, and the surrounding subject countries have also come to the court year after year, and they are guarding themselves. If Xi, a general on horseback, does not need to fight in all directions, but only needs to train troops and deploy border defense.
In addition to the cause of Haochu's death that weighed on Ruoxi's heart, life was also comfortable.
Ruoxi was in the mansion watching Ruochen tinker with the poisonous insects that Mo Ze helped him catch.
Suddenly, a dart flew over.
"Stand down." In just a moment, Ruoxi recognized the flying fish ornament on the dart. Those who dare to use the flying fish picture are the only ones who are dark lord Xiao Yin.
After retreating Mo Ze and the guards in the house, Ruoxi had already fought with the comers.
The Dark Lord is a secret guard, and he is the strongest secret guard, with strong martial arts, sharp moves, and fierce attacks.
Mo Ze and Ruochen didn't dare to blink their eyes, staring at the unpredictable situation on the field.
This is probably the first time they have seen Ruoxi's true strength, and it is also the first time they have seen the other side of Ruoxi.
Ruthless and ruthless.
"Thorn" was accompanied by a sound of flesh and blood, and the dark lord withdrew his hand, the indifferent voice did not carry a trace of emotion, and the warning was full of meaning, "Remember your identity." ”
Ruoxi glanced at the wound on his right arm. Staying on one knee, he didn't say anything after all.
She knew why the Dark Lord had come. She ordered someone to enter the palace to secretly investigate the cause of Haochu's death, and she didn't intend to hide it from the dark master. She just wanted the truth.
"Yes." I don't know if Xiao Yin heard Ruoxi's words and left directly.
"Sister." Ruochen shouted worriedly.
"I'm fine, go get the medicine and help me get the medicine."
If the identity of the secret guard, few people know. Ruoxi and unwilling Ruochen to see these dark things, they have been hiding it from him from the beginning.
Seeing Ruochen walking away, Mo Ze spoke, "Master, are you still checking?" ”
"No need." Since the Dark Lord has already intervened, even if she wants to investigate, I'm afraid she won't be able to investigate.
"Will the emperor be there?" Mo Ze's worries are not unreasonable, arranging eyeliner in the palace is a big taboo, if the emperor knows, it is inevitable that Ruoxi will suspect that he has bad intentions.
"No, it won't." Xiao Yin came to warn her today, and said that he didn't plan to tell the emperor. Otherwise, there is no need to do more.
Haochu's affairs were forced to be shelved, but Lihan's life experience was found out by Mo Ze.
"Master, the right minister had a concubine in his early years, named Liu Ruyan."
"Liu? Is it the beloved daughter of the former Tobe squire Liu Zheng? "There are not many ministers surnamed Liu in the court, and Ruoxi can only think of this one, but didn't this Liu Zheng be demoted for corruption fifteen years ago and died on the way home?
"That's right, it is said that before Liu Shilang was demoted, Liu suddenly fell ill and didn't know how to do it. Her five-year-old son was not spared. ”
"You mean, Lihan is the child of the Liu family?" If you say it.
"Yes. Master, his subordinates found out that in fact, the Liu family was not infected with a vicious disease back then, but committed suicide. The Right Prime Minister's Mansion replaced all the domestic servants and maids that year, and there was no one left. The secret guard found the person who worked in the Prime Minister's Mansion back then, and according to them, it was the Liu family who drugged Situ Shaoyun and wanted to kill his mother Linglong by mistake. ”
I can't imagine that there is such a story in between.
"So, Liu Zheng's case is also the handiwork of the right minister?"
Ruoxi guessed well. Back then, Liu Ruyan died and apologized, only asking Situ Ao to spare Lihan and her mother in the past. Under Liu Ruyan and Huangquan, she never expected that Situ was so ruthless that he would let his son become a slave and kill her mother's family.
"Keep an eye on the Right Prime Minister's Mansion."
The right minister tried his best to provoke the relationship between himself and Ruochen, what did he want? I have no grudges with him in the past, no enmity in recent days, a civil servant, a military general, and no reason for officialdom to fight, why?
Ruoxi didn't understand, but her intuition told her that the right phase was definitely not simple. If it weren't for this accident, I'm afraid Ruoxi would still be deceived by Situ Ao.
"How? How about following Lu Jing? "During the last battle of Yangcheng, Ruoxi left Mo Ze in Kyoto to assist Lu Jing in dealing with the restructuring of the forbidden army, and Mo Ze has been staying in the forbidden army to help since then.
Speaking of which, the commander of the forbidden army is still Ruoxi.
"Lu Jing came to me in person." She knows Mo Ze's ability, Lu Jing is also a person who cherishes talents, and it is not surprising that he will come over to dig the foot of the wall.
"Although the position of the forbidden army is my temporary generation, there has been no precedent for a general to hold two armies in Liguo since ancient times. So I'm going to have to hand over this forbidden army sooner or later. ”
"Lu Jing is a talent, his own ability is good, and he knows how to use people. Most importantly, he and I are not close to each other, and he is the most suitable person for the position of commander of the Forbidden Army. ”
"General?" Mo Ze didn't understand why Ruoxi suddenly said this to him. It seems to have the intention of arranging the aftermath.
Ruoxi waved his hand and interrupted Mo Ze's words, "Now that there is not much military affairs, you can follow Lu Jing with peace of mind and familiarize yourself with the affairs of the forbidden army." ”
It is said that it is a peaceful and prosperous era, and there is no war, but the training of the army cannot be slackened for a moment. In particular, Nangong Chen's holy decree actually sent Nangong Shuihua to her, saying what kind of experience it was.
If it was someone else, Nangong Shuihua had been in the rivers and lakes for many years, and he was still the pavilion master of Luoxue Pavilion, so why did he need to come to this army to train.
However, Nangong Chen's meaning, Ruoxi can probably understand it. The military power has been in the hands of the Ling family for too many years, and as an emperor, this is the most feared.
"Why, General Ling doesn't seem to be very welcoming to me?"
"Your Highness is serious, the minister doesn't dare."
Shui Hua had the heart to ridicule a few words, but Ruoxi looked like a businessman, which made him suffocate.
Ruoxi took Shui Hua to get to know the main generals, and introduced the situation of the Red Flame Army and the surrounding subject countries to Shui Hua in detail. After it was over, it was already twilight.
"Your Highness......"
"It's been a long time since I've seen Lu Wan, I'll go see her."
Ruoxi had the intention to let Shui Hua return to the palace, but before he could say a word, he was blocked by Shui Hua.