After noon, Meng Xiaoran hadn't come back yet, Chen Jingfeng realized that something must have happened, even if he didn't want to believe it, he still understood that maybe Wei Xue was really not the kind and simple girl he remembered.

Nishang was also worried, and seeing Chen Jingfeng's face change, she also understood that something was wrong, "Brother Chen, what should I do now?" ”

Chen Jingfeng frowned, "I'm going to go into the city and tell Shen Qian about this." With that, he got up and hurried away.

Chen Jingfeng only found the abnormality when he entered the city, and the people on the street gathered in groups to discuss, "Hey, do you know, just now, the third son of the Shen Mansion was taken away......"

"Of course I heard about it, this matter is in an uproar, it is said that the imperial court found out that something was committed by the Shen Mansion, and this did not arrest the third son of the Shen family."

"Some time ago, the Shen Mansion dismissed all the subordinates, I'm afraid it's also because of this reason."

"In this way, Shen Sangongzi is really a good person, he let go of his subordinates when he knew that something was going to happen to the Shen Mansion, how good is such a master......"

"yes, yes......"

Chen Jingfeng was shocked when he heard this, Shen Qian actually had an accident at this time, it seems that all this was secretly planned by someone, who is it that can have such a ability? Is that Lu Ziqing?

Chen Jingfeng's expression was unknown, he hurried to the Shen Mansion, and sure enough, he saw that the gate of the Shen Mansion had been closed, and a seal had been pasted on it, and many people around him were talking.

Chen Jingfeng stood behind the people, his expression was solemn, he left quietly, he was in a very heavy mood at this time, Shen Qian had already mentioned it to him before, saying that the Seventh Prince Dongfang Rui was afraid that he would deal with the Shen family, but now he really made a move?

At this time, the Seven Princes are no longer the princes who had no real power in the past, and now the emperor is seriously ill, and the Seven Princes are temporarily in charge of the government, everyone knows that the Seven Princes are the future Son of Heaven if nothing else, and he is now easy to deal with the Shen family, what should I do?

Chen Jingfeng walked down the street with a heavy heart, and unconsciously walked into an alley with no access, he turned around and wanted to leave, but found two black-clothed people standing at the entrance of the alley, and he immediately looked at them vigilantly.

"Who are you?"

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In a private house in Yujing City, Chen Jingfeng walked into a room with a suspicious face, and immediately showed joy when he saw the figure standing with his back to him, "It's really your old man!" ”

Half an hour ago, he was stopped in the alley by two black-clothed people, thinking that they were the people of the Seven Princes, but who knew that they actually whispered to themselves that they were Shen Qian's people and wanted to take him to see the old man Tianji.

Chen Jingfeng was skeptical, but there were not many people who could know that the old man of Tianji was Shen Qian's master, since these two people could tell the old man of Tianji, it meant that they were credible, so Chen Jingfeng followed them.

I didn't expect to really see the old man Tianji here, he instantly seemed to have found the backbone, and he also sighed that Shen Qian was finally saved.

The old man of Tianji turned to look at him, his face was obviously tired, "Qian'er sent me a letter seven or eight days ago, saying that he would be in danger and asked me to come to the rescue, I hurried or was a step late, he was arrested in the prison this morning." ”

Chen Jingfeng sighed, "What excuse did the imperial court use to seal up the Shen family?" ”

The old man of Tianji sneered, "Selling illicit salt." ”

Chen Jingfeng gasped, salt has always been controlled by the imperial court, and merchants are not allowed to sell it privately, and now the Seventh Prince has buttoned such a big hat on the head of the Shen Mansion, it is conceivable that Shen Qian's situation this time is very dangerous.

"So what to do? Selling illicit salt is a big crime, the Seventh Prince is so ruthless this time, does he want to kill Shen Qian? ”

The old man Tianji's expression was sad, and he sighed and said, "I didn't expect him to disregard the affection between his senior brothers like this, it's really disappointing to me."

Chen Jingfeng thought about Meng Xiaoran's disappearance this morning, and always felt that there was some connection between the two, so he said to the old man Tianji: "There is another thing that I think is very strange, I don't know if it has anything to do with the matter of the Shen Mansion?"

"What's the matter?" The old man looked at him and asked.

"This morning, Xiao Ran entered the city with Wei Xue, and four of the secret guards left by Shen Qian followed her to protect her, but she didn't return for a long time, and the four secret guards didn't come back, I originally wanted to go into the city and tell Shen Qian about it, but I didn't expect that the Shen Mansion had been sealed, I think these two things happened one after the other, it's too much of a coincidence, maybe there is a connection between these two things."

The old man of Tianji had a solemn face, "It's very likely that you said that, but who is behind this?" How can they do it? ”

Hearing this, a look of hesitation flashed on Chen Jingfeng's face, and he remembered that Shen Qian had mentioned it to him, and he suspected that the masked person who had arrested them in the bamboo forest before was Lu Ziqing.

"Do you know anything?" Seeing that his expression was wrong, the old man guessed what he should know.

Chen Jingfeng frowned and said, "Shen Qian mentioned to me a few days ago that he suspected that the leader of the gang that arrested us in the bamboo forest was Lu Ziqing."

"Lu Ziqing? Who is it? "The old man of Tianji is hidden in the mountains, and he naturally doesn't know about Lu Ziqing.

Chen Jingfeng explained: "It is the sister-in-law of Lu Zhichang, the commander of the Nine Gates, and Lu Zhichang's sister-in-law is the original wife of Liu Yingyuan, the former prime minister, but she passed away due to dystocia more than ten years ago. ”

"Oh, it's him, then how could this Lu Zhichang appear in the deep mountains of Yunzhou? He gathered everyone to hide in the mountain, obviously with a simple purpose, you will talk about him, do you suspect that the person behind this scene is this Lu Zhichang? ”

Chen Jingfeng nodded, "Yes, I think he has nothing to do with this matter, and there are ......"

Seeing that he wanted to speak and stopped, the old man couldn't help frowning, "You kid, what are you talking about, what can't you say?" ”

Chen Jingfeng didn't want to tell about the relationship between Meng Xiaoran and Lu Ziqing in the past, for fear of affecting her impression in the heart of the old man Tianji, after all, if Shen Qian wanted to marry her in the future, the old man of Tianji was still very important.

But in such a situation now, it doesn't seem good if he hides it anymore, "Xiao Ran used to be in love with Lu Ziqing, and they parted ways for various reasons some time ago, I guess Xiao Ran's disappearance today has something to do with him, and the timing of her disappearance is so coincidental, so I think this Lu Ziqing is very likely to be the person behind the scenes." ”

The old man of Tianji raised his eyebrows in surprise when he heard this, and his eyes crossed with deep thought, "I see, it is very possible to say this, no matter what conspiracy this Lu Ziqing has, now the most important thing for us is to rescue Qian'er and Qingfeng." ”

Chen Jingfeng nodded, and the old man of Tianji sighed and said, "I want to go into the palace to see Dongfang Rui, and see if he can still sell a love to my master?" After speaking, he got up and left, and Chen Jingfeng also went out with him when he saw this.

The old man of Tianji ran all the way, and was worried about Shen Qian's safety, he was already physically and mentally exhausted at the moment, Chen Jingfeng immediately asked people to prepare a carriage, and the two came to the palace gate in a carriage, but were stopped by the palace guards.

The old man of Tianji took out a token from his arms and showed it in front of them, the two guards were immediately shocked when they saw it, took the token in his hand and looked at it carefully, confirmed that the token was the waist card of the Seven Princes, and then returned it to the old man of Tianji.

"I don't know who Your Excellency is, I will wait to enter the palace to report, and if His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince agrees to announce it, I can let him go."

"The old man of Moganshan, the old man of Tianji."

The two guards glanced at each other, one of them turned around and walked in, this time, when he came back again, it was already an hour later, with the message of the Seven Princes, but only the old man of Tianji was allowed to go in, Chen Jingfeng was stopped outside and was not allowed to enter the palace.

Chen Jingfeng was a little worried, the old man of Tianji nodded at him comfortingly, and then went in alone, the huge palace, from the palace gate to the Changqing Hall where the Seven Princes now live, the distance was long, and he walked for half an hour.

When the old man of Tianji entered, Dongfang Rui was reviewing the official documents, and only after hearing the sound did he raise his head, put down the wolf pen in his hand, and stood up with a smile, "Master, you are here." ”

The old man smiled at him, "You don't seem surprised that I'm coming. ”

"Of course, Senior Brother is the master's favorite disciple, why don't you show up when something happens to him?" Dongfang Rui said, and the corners of his mouth hooked up with an inexplicable smile.

"Since you still remember to call him a senior brother, why do you have to kill him so much?" The old man Tianji's eyes flashed with a glimmer, and he squinted at Dongfang Rui, who was standing a little far away from him.

"Kill them all?" Dongfang Rui laughed as if he had heard some joke, "Master, you're not joking, are you?" The entire Shen Mansion is like a ghost mansion, all the subordinates have been dismissed, and I just arrested Shen Qian and Qingfeng, so how can I talk about killing them all? ”

After speaking, he sneered again, "Senior brother is worthy of being a senior brother, I'm afraid I already knew that I would have this day, so I dismissed all my subordinates before I started, this move is really powerful, I am really ashamed of myself." ”

"What do you want?" The old man of Tianji looked at him acting like this in front of him, knowing that it was useless to use the master-apprentice relationship, Dongfang Rui also put away his smile when he heard him say this, there was no respect on his face, he left the table and walked to the old man of Tianji to stop.

Looking at the old man Tianji, he said word by word: "I want all the property of the Shen family, as well as the promise I gave to the master back then." His eyes were full of fierceness and greed, which made the old man of Tianji feel cold for a while.

Maybe he still had a little hesitation before, whether to tell him about Lu Ziqing's situation and let his apprentice be vigilant, but at this moment, this hesitation disappeared in an instant, the old man of Tianji knew very well that such a person was not suitable to be an emperor, because he was too ruthless, and he turned his face ruthlessly, if he was really allowed to sit on the throne, maybe Shen Qian would still be in danger in the future.

But for a moment, Dongfang Rui will never know what he has lost, maybe from this moment on, it will be the beginning of his future failure.

The master and apprentice looked at each other for a long time, and finally the old man said, "Okay, I promise you, but I have one condition. ”