Shen Qian stood there and looked at it for a long time, then turned his head to look at Chen Shaohua on the side, and asked, "This should be the place where you exercise ore, but where is the gold mine?" ”

Chen Shaohua shook his head, "The gold mine is transported from outside by a group of people every day, and none of us inside know where it came from. ”

"Sure enough, it's an old fox!" Shen Qian glanced at the empty cave again, and then said, "Let's go, let's retreat quickly, don't startle the snake." ”

After the three of them left the cave quickly, they left along the mountain road when they came, during the day, they rode horses, in order not to attract people's eyes, the three of them changed their appearance, entered the night, changed into night clothes and began to rush back, because Chen Shaohua will not work lightly, Shen Qian was responsible for taking him, the speed slowed down, and it took three days and three nights to return to Yujing City.

Shen Qian took Chen Shaohua back to his courtyard at night, without attracting anyone's attention, Chen Shaohua stayed like this, and after grooming, he turned out to be dignified, probably because he was locked up in the mountains all year round, his face was a little pale.

Shen Qian looked at him for a moment, and then smiled, "In the future, you will follow me, since you are good at calculations, then you will take care of some account books for me in the future." ”

"Thank you Childe for saving your life, now that Childe is so reused, Shaohua is really grateful." Chen Shaohua's face was full of gratitude, and his tone was also a little excited.

"Do things for me well, as for your revenge, don't worry, you will get revenge one day." Shen Qian looked into the distance and said, with certainty in his words.

Meng Xiaoran has also been fidgeting in the Prime Minister's Mansion these days, since she sent the news that day, there has been no news of Shen Qian, and there doesn't seem to be anything major happening in the Prime Minister's Mansion, could she have guessed wrong that day?

In the past few days, she has been staying in Moyuzhai and has not gone out, but she has been paying attention to the movements in the house from time to time, which makes her feel strange, although Liu Yingyuan has been busy since that day, but there has been no change, maybe the matter is solved.

Will something happen to Shen Qian? This thought was immediately denied by her as soon as it flashed, she naturally knew Shen Qian's ability, not to mention the high level of martial arts, and the scheming was also first-class, it would definitely be fine, but there was no news for so long, she would inevitably be a little worried.

was worried, and on the second day, Meng Xiaoran received a letter from Xiaochun again, and Shen Qian asked her to meet her that night, and she was relieved.

That night, when she saw Shen Qian, she asked, "What happened that day?" This doubt has been buried in her heart for several days, and she naturally needs to ask clearly when she meets.

Shen Qian smiled, picked up the teacup and took a sip, "Liu Yingyuan escaped an important person in the secret base in Chongzhou, so he was naturally anxious. ”

"Secret base?" Meng Xiaoran repeated with some confusion, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Is it a gold mine?" ”

Shen Qian thought for a while and said, "So to speak, but it is not the location of the gold mine, but the place where he used it to smelt the gold mine. ”

"After receiving your letter that day, we rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion, until late at night, only to see a group of black-clothed people leave, we followed behind for three days and three nights, and came to a village, it turned out that they were going to exterminate the mouth, just a powerless scholar, he actually sent more than thirty masters, it can be seen that that person is very important to him."

Meng Xiaoran couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, but he didn't expect that there were so many things happening in the past few days, "Have you saved that person?" ”

"Naturally, at this time, he was taken back to the Shen Mansion by me, and afterwards he took us to Liu Yingyuan's secret base, but when we arrived, it was already empty." Shen Qian couldn't help but sigh as he spoke.

Meng Xiaoran was also a little disappointed, this great opportunity was missed, "After this incident, Liu Yingyuan will definitely be more careful, if you want to find out anything more, I'm afraid it will be difficult." ”

"Yes, but fortunately, that person told us that Liu Yingyuan has a few account books there, which record the income and expenditure of the gold mine every year, which can be regarded as providing us with a clue, if we can find those account books, Liu Yingyuan will not be able to escape even if he has great ability."

Meng Xiaoran was not so optimistic, "Such an important account book, Liu Yingyuan will definitely hide it in a secret place, it is not so easy for us to find it." As he spoke, he frowned a little suspiciously, "Liu Yingyuan is just a prime minister, why does he have so much courage to open a gold mine privately?" And where would he hide so much gold? ”

Shen Qian hooked his lips and smiled, a little disappreciative in his smile, "Liu Yingyuan naturally doesn't have such courage alone, but he has a backer." After speaking, he looked at Meng Xiaoran with deep meaning in his eyes.

"The Four Princes?" Saying that, she suddenly thought of something, and what Lu Ziqing said to her that night appeared in her ears again, his aunt found out about the plan between the queen and Liu Yingyuan, and she was killed, could it be that the mastermind behind this is the queen's mother?

Meng Xiaoran didn't say these speculations, and for some reason she didn't want to tell Shen Qian about Lu Ziqing, maybe because she was still grateful in her heart, or maybe because this was a secret between the two of them, so naturally she couldn't tell others.

Although Shen Qian noticed that her expression was wrong, he didn't think much about it, he only smiled and said: "The fourth prince is now in full swing, he is the queen's concubine, and his status is noble, so it stands to reason that there is no need to take such a risk." ”

"Yes, who else can Liu Yingyuan's backer be? The Queen? ”

A hint of contemplation flashed in Shen Qian's eyes, and it took a long time before he sighed lightly, "I can't guess, if the person behind it is the queen, what is her purpose?" If they keep to themselves, the crown prince is very likely to be the fourth prince, why do they do this? ”

yes, why? Meng Xiaoran also wondered for a while, could it be that there was any unknown secret in this?

The two of them fell into deep thought, and then Shen Qian came back to his senses, looked at Meng Xiaoran, who was speechless, and suddenly asked, "How are you doing in Moyuzhai now?" Are you and Lu Ziqing really as he said, and have made a private agreement for life? When asking, Shen Qian's heart was nervous for some reason, as if he was afraid to hear an affirmative answer.

Meng Xiaoran's face froze, and then he shook his head, "You should know that this is impossible, Lu Ziqing is just here to help me, if he hadn't come forward to solve the siege at that time, I'm afraid I would have been in the Four Princes' Mansion at this time, once I entered, it would be difficult to come out." ”

Shen Qian wanted to say that even if it wasn't for him, I would save you, but in the end he couldn't say it, after all, he couldn't come forward to help at that time, which is an indisputable fact.

The two were relatively speechless, and there was a faint embarrassment, Meng Xiaoran stood up when he saw that the matter had been finished, "I'll go back first, and if there is anything else, I will send you a letter." ”

Shen Qian didn't speak, he kept looking at her until he left, his face was calm, but the churning emotion in his eyes betrayed his heart, and after a long time, he called Qingfeng, and the two blew out the lights in the house and left.

Meng Xiaoran quietly returned to Mo Yuzhai, walked to his house, and when he pushed the door, he found that something was wrong, and when he looked into the house, he saw a black shadow standing by the window, and his heart immediately tightened.

"Coming back?"

Meng Xiaoran breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the voice, and put down the hand on his waist, where a sharp dagger was hidden, which was used for self-defense.

She walked in and closed the door with her backhand, stepped aside and shouted softly, "Master Lu." ”

Lu Ziqing turned to look at her, even in the dark night, her eyes were still as bright as water, there was always a sadness and alienation in them, she was deeply attracted when she saw it for the first time, she didn't care at that time, but fate seemed to be so wonderful, and the reunion again and again also made him fall deeper and deeper.

Meng Xiaoran lowered his eyes, avoiding his hot gaze, "Lu Gongzi came to my room late at night, but is there something?" ”

"Miss Meng, if I say that you don't have to do such a thing again, will you agree?"

Lu Ziqing suddenly said such words, which made Meng Xiaoran very puzzled, "I don't quite understand what Lu Gongzi meant. ”

Lu Ziqing looked at her and said, "Don't do any more internal responses and live a normal life, okay?" ”

Meng Xiaoran looked at him, trying to understand what he meant, and finally shook his head, "This is my mission, how can I give up halfway?" ”

"If I say that I can let you live a peaceful life and not have to do such a dangerous thing again, can you agree?" Lu Ziqing seemed to be a little anxious, took a few steps closer and said hurriedly.

This is the first time that Lu Ziqing has expressed his heart so bluntly, Meng Xiaoran naturally understood what he meant, and looked at him like this without speaking, Lu Ziqing was overjoyed, thinking that she was moved, so he stepped forward and took her hand a little unwillingly, "Promise me, okay?" Don't do such dangerous things again, just stay by my side. ”

Meng Xiaoran's grabbed hand was like an electric shock, the whole body was hot, and the throbbing in her heart made her very uncomfortable, she hurriedly withdrew her hand and took a step back.

Lu Ziqing's hands were empty, and then he realized what he had just done, and he was also a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry, I'm ...... I just Meng Lang. ”

The two of them didn't speak again, and in the end, Lu Ziqing couldn't help but open his mouth, "What I just said is serious, will you agree?" ”

Meng Xiaoran's heart was in turmoil, and after a long time, he suddenly raised his head, looked at him and said, "Why are you doing this?" ”

Lu Ziqing looked at her eyes like spring water and smiled, "Why am I like this, don't you know?" Saying that, he approached her again, standing only one person away from her, he was tall, a head taller than Meng Xiaoran, and at this time he lowered his head and looked at the people not far away, his heart was soft, "Since the first time we met, you have remained in my heart, and I can't forget it for a long time." ”

Meng Xiaoran looked at his serious eyes, his heart was beating like thunder, but he couldn't respond for a while, Lu Ziqing saw that she didn't speak, and continued: "You once asked me why I have been helping you, and I have also asked myself this question, and now I can answer you, because I like you and can't help but want to protect you." ”

Finally, he asked with some caution, "You...... Do you have a hint of pleasure for me? ”

Meng Xiaoran couldn't answer, so he finally had to lower his head, take a big step back, and stand some distance away from him, "Master Lu, it's late at night, please go back." ”