The wind and snow are not shining, and the worry is unstoppable.

In the empty room, Cao Xiwen found a stool to lie on, but he was obviously too tired to sleep, but he still couldn't sleep with his eyes wide open.

It was already two hours old...... Dad, why haven't you arrived yet?

The howling of the north wind crept through the cracks in the window and into the ears like a ghost crying wolf. Cao Xiwen suddenly got up and rolled up his sleeves.

No, I have to go outside and wait for my father!

However, he was about to push the door out, when he suddenly saw a person entering the courtyard, it was the mysterious female assassin he had met last night.

"Did you see my father?" Cao Xiwen couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Eagletail shook his head and gestured out of the courtyard.

The main road outside the courtyard leads directly to the entrance of the village, and it looks white.

Eagletail apparently meant that there were no footprints or anything like that, and that no one had entered or left the village.

What can I do?

Cao Xiwen thought sullenly for a while and asked, "Do you have a weapon?" Short knives and daggers are on the line. ”

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm going back to the imperial capital!"

"Can't go."

"Why can't you go? Chongyan's daughter-in-law is now protected by you, why can't I go to find my father! Cao Xiwen was a little annoyed when he saw the eagle tail blocking in front.

"Now that the situation in the imperial capital is unclear, and you are the target of Ye Zhiqiu's pursuit and killing, wouldn't you fall into the net if you went back so boldly?"

"Then I'm going too! My father was trapped in the capital by bad people, but I didn't save it, wouldn't it be better to be a pig or a dog! ”

Cao Xiwen would never have dreamed that a female assassin who was as cold as ice and fierce would actually be stabbed by his words.

Although she was masked, he could vaguely see that those wonderful eyes were a little red.

The same is the end of the world.

My father was trapped in the capital by bad guys, how could I not save him......

It's exactly the same thing, she also said it to Qiu Yue a few years ago.

For Washio, this was probably the one sentence she feared most about hearing.

If bad news is compared to a piece of dead wood, remorse and guilt are like mushrooms growing on wood, and the more rotten the trunk, the more prosperous the mushrooms.

As long as a person dies, self-blame will remain for as long as it will never fade.

Cao Xiwen was wondering why Eagle Tail was so moved, when suddenly he caught a glimpse of a small black shadow in the distance.

He rushed out of the courtyard with joy, waving his hands in the distance and shouting, "Daddy! Father! Son is here! ”

Washio only glanced at it, and knew that he had recognized the wrong person, it was Tsukushi-sama.

She couldn't help but wonder, how could Tsukushi-sama come back alone? What about the two of them?

The figure gradually approached, and Cao Xiwen was finally disappointed.

How is he......

Qiu Yue's expression was a little solemn, and when she saw the two of them, she didn't speak, and entered the room by herself.

"The crown princess is sick." Qiu Yue gently untied the saber and put it on the case, and let out a long breath.

"What? What the hell is going on! Cao Xiwen was shocked, he couldn't believe that just two hours ago, he had carried the person into the house with his own hands, why was this gone.

"The birth didn't go well, and after giving birth to two children, it was about the end of the oil and the lamp ......" Qiu Yue suddenly couldn't help but slap the table heavily, "However, if she hadn't seen the prince die in front of her with her own eyes, she probably wouldn't have been so disheartened that she even had the heart to die before the second child fell to the ground!" The one named Ye Zhiqiu is really a hidden knife, and the knife is into the bones! ”

"Then Your Majesty, she ......," Eagletail couldn't help but worry.

"Needless to say, Your Majesty has passed out from crying, and is still lying beside her sister, refusing to take half a step out of the house, and it is estimated that she will not be able to slow down for a while. However, I am not worried about the present, but the next. ”

"What's next?" Eagletail was puzzled.

"Ye Zhiqiu has the grace of nurturing Master Su, and he is also Miss Ye's biological father, and His Majesty now hates Ye Zhiqiu to the core. I really don't know what to do when His Majesty comes to his senses, but I'm afraid that there is not so much reconciliation between the two of them. ”

Cao Xiwen said angrily: "There is virtue to repay virtue, and there are grievances and complaints!" Murder pays for life, it is justified! What is there to say about this? He killed Chongyan, although Chongyan's daughter-in-law was not his own hand, but he also suffered because of him, who else would he find if he didn't find the old thief for this account? Don't talk about others, I won't spare him first! ”

Qiu Yue glanced at him, a little displeased, and said: "Now is the time when the wind is rumoring, and it is not a good thing to have a dislike for each other in private." Speaking of which, hasn't Ling Zun arrived in this village yet? ”

Seeing that Cao Xiwen was deflated by a question, Eagle Tail was a little compassionate, and said softly: "Lord Zhuzi, the slave wants to ...... Take advantage of the secret passage that Master Su said to enter the imperial capital and spy around. It is better to find out the whereabouts of Cao Gongzi's father than to wait here, and to explore the current situation in the imperial capital. After all, Cao Gongzi is a person who is hunted down, and it is dangerous to enter the city, so it is much more convenient for slaves and maids to go. ”

Cao Xiwen was stunned, this woman looked cold, and she was actually a little warm-hearted. Her skills are excellent, and if she is willing to help, she will definitely not be bad.

Qiu Yue lowered her head and thought about it, and said, "It's okay, we really need to know what Ye Zhiqiu plans to do next in the imperial capital." Seeing that His Majesty shouldn't be in the mood to deal with these things for the time being, let's take a look for her first. Eagle Tail, you must be careful along the way, you must not let Ye Zhiqiu perceive our existence, go and return quickly, do not delay. ”

Cao Xiwen couldn't help but say: "It's better for me to go with you, I still know the way." ”

Qiu Yue smiled slightly, and said with relief: "Don't worry, Gongzi Cao, this servant of mine has some skills, and he has his own unique way of knowing the way, even in the unfamiliar market and alleys, he is also at ease." ”

On the one hand, I was also a little surprised in my heart, Eagle Tail has never been willing to be too far away from him, how could he take the initiative to ask Ying to find out the news for this Cao Xiwen to enter the city today.

Eagle Tail saluted Qiu Yue, then turned his head and whispered a sentence to Cao Xiwen's ear: "I will definitely find your father for you." ”

* * * * * *

Wanhua Imperial Capital.

In the early morning, the sky is getting brighter.

The people of the imperial capital opened the door and wanted to clear the snow in front of their doors, thinking that it should be a good scene of Ruixue Zhaofeng in the vast expanse, but the scene in front of them was terrifying.

In the ambergris mouths everywhere in the streets and alleys, the snow flowing through it has long since turned into ice, but the ice is not crystal clear, but it is scarlet! Countless red ice crystals stretched out like blood veins under the skin, seeping through the entire periphery of the imperial capital.

What the hell is this...... What happened?

Some rumors spread, some people were busy reporting to the authorities, and more people immediately closed the door of their homes and hid in the house shivering.

With so much blood, how many people had to die?

The people who reported to the official were still a few bold, but no matter how bold they were, they were so frightened that they sat on the ground when they arrived at the gate of the Jingzhao Mansion.

The entire Jingzhao Mansion has long been slaughtered to the point that there are no chickens and dogs left, and it has become a bloody dead ground! What's even more frightening is that some of the ambergris mouths on the mountainside continue to drip red snow, not all of which have condensed.

The people knew that it was the closest place to the palace, and it was also the place where the officials gathered the most. Is that the source of this blood?!

However, they will not have the opportunity to know in too much detail.

Because the Dragon Scale Army had surrounded the residences of the hundred officials near the palace, all the city gates had already been controlled by Ye Zhiqiu with the help of Chen Zheng and the others, and no news could be transmitted.

In the early morning, hundreds of civil and military officials stood tremblingly outside the Hanyuan Palace, talking about the dangers of last night. Most of them only heard the shouts of killing, and when they tried to go out to visit, they were blocked back by the Dragonscales. They vaguely heard that it was to catch the traitor, so they were so frightened that they stayed at home all night and did not dare to sleep. Among them, there are really a few timid officials who are not in the way, but because they are usually greedy for some bribes and are thieves, they hang themselves.

The crown prince's new eunuch is not difficult to understand by adding three fires to create some prestige, but this fire is inevitably burning too much, right?

So after a night of panic, the officials stopped thinking about it, and felt that the court had to be cautious in their words and deeds today. I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally cut down two little eunuchs a few days ago, and sent the Dragon Scale Army to raid the house and kill people in the middle of the night yesterday, which is really tyrannical and impermanent.

In case he bumps into this prince again today, he will be in a bad mood, and he may be hacked to death in Hanyuan Hall before Emperor Wen comes back.

The officials entered the Hanyuan Hall in a low voice, and looked at the top of the imperial steps.

The crown prince supervised the country, and originally added a seat next to the throne to listen to the meeting on his behalf.

But today it was time for the court meeting, and the ministers were surprised to find that the person sitting in the seat was not the prince.

Lord Yue?!

That demented prince...... How could he be sitting here? What about the Prince?

Some of the young ministers didn't even know Prince Yue, and even those older ministers mostly hadn't seen him for more than ten years.

Just as everyone was whispering, suddenly a eunuch stood beside Lord Yue and said loudly:

"By the dictation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

When they heard this, they lowered their heads and lowered their eyes to show that they were listening.

"Cao Feihu, the commander of the Dragon Scale Army, colluded with 36 eunuchs and officials in the DPRK and China, intending to plot a retrograde assassination, but fortunately, God bless me, the matter was exposed, and all the remaining parties were corrected on the spot last night! After noon, the leaders of the evil party will hang above the city gate to show the world! ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a boiling at the bottom of the stairs.

Cao Feihu conspired against him? Collusion with the eunuchs of Ouchi? And thirty-six henchmen?

None of this is ever heard of!

Suddenly, a minister asked, "Why didn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally give such astonishing news?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was assassinated, unfortunately he was seriously injured, and now he is recuperating in bed in Yunyang Palace, and it is difficult to get out of bed for a while, so he specially entrusted the old prince Yue to supervise the country on his behalf, so as not to miss the government."

From beginning to end, Prince Yue sat there like a wooden statue, without saying a word or moving.

The ministers thought to themselves, such a prince is clearly a puppet, and the prince himself is a straw bag, of course, he has to find a more wasteful person to control, but it is easy to understand.