A day of time swayed like this, in a blink of an eye is the sunset in the west mountain moon hanging in the sky, a simple sedan chair under the full moon, squeaky to a restaurant, squeaky to a restaurant, the sedan chair stopped after the Dali Temple Shaoqing Jiang Huan, dressed in plain clothes, walked to the sedan chair, and the sedan chair man commanded, and directly entered the restaurant on the top floor. Walked to the innermost private room and stopped knocking on the door, then waited outside the door very respectfully, and after waiting for a while, the people inside did not answer, there was no way he could only push the door in.

Inside, near the window, sat on the couch, a man dressed in an old gray cloth robe, with a kind face, about forty-six or seventeen years old, and a vigorous and powerful man, leaning on the edge of the couch and holding his chin and looking out of the window.

And the place he looked at was Lu Jue's mansion.

Jiang Huan didn't make a sound to interrupt his thoughts, but took a few steps forward lightly, and also looked at the main entrance of Lu Jue's mansion outside the window. The two lanterns hanging above the tightly closed gate swayed gently in the breeze, as if the fate of its owner was swaying. After looking at it for a while, he turned his head to see the man's immobile expression, sighed, and then interrupted his thoughts and said, "The prince can rest easy this time, the lord has removed the assassin from the punishment department." ”

The man's expression moved slightly, and he didn't withdraw his gaze, and said, "It seems that he doesn't want to sit still anymore, it's good, so I can worry about one less thing." Have a seat. "Luo Wang Zhu Zhen has a million heavy soldiers, but now he is dressed in simple clothes, who would have thought of it.

Jiang Huan thanked him, sat on the other side, and said with some worry: "He has been a fool or a wise man for so many years, it's not that he can't see it when he works with him, sooner or later one day adults will find out about the prince, he has just passed the weak crown and is still young, and his temper and temperament have not yet been determined. Without his assistance, I am afraid that the road of the prince will become more and more difficult in the future. ”

Obviously, King Luo didn't take this matter to heart, smiled, turned his head and lowered his eyelids and fiddled with the cuffs, touched the embroidery that was already very worn, and said with a sad expression: "At the beginning of this matter, it was already doomed that all people would be doomed, since you can't escape, why bother thinking about those useless things." Saying that, he sighed heavily, and said with emotion: "Some things can't be avoided and treated as if they don't exist, Ziyu has been away from the royal family for too long, and I don't know how cruel the struggle is." I hope this incident can give him a wake-up call, so that he understands who he is and what he should do, they are blood relatives, and this debt must be collected by him himself! ”

Jiang Huan asked: "Since the adult already has a plan, do you want to go on this trip, he has already sent someone to my mansion twice?" ”

King Luo raised his head and said with a smile in his eyes: "Go, as long as it is his business, you must follow the rumor." He moved his gaze to the window and muttered in a low voice: "It doesn't matter if he hates me or not, even if I lose this life, I can't be wrong a second time!" ”

Jiang Huan hurriedly got up, raised his hand and saluted: "Yes, the prince is assured that he will do his best to protect the adults and retire." But before he turned around and took two steps, he remembered something again, and immediately turned around and said: "Lord Wang, the spies who are spying on Master Zhou have come to report that Master Zhou has already met with Lord Siqing when he returns to his residence." ”

Hearing this, King Luo looked a little angry and said, "Why don't the spies directly return to this king." ”

Jiang Huan said: "The prince has instructed, as long as you enter the Hanhou Mansion, no one is allowed to disturb you, and there is no way for the spies to be humiliated." After taking a few steps forward, he bent down and asked humbly: "Do you want to talk to Master Zhou in advance, so that the prince will have one more person to discuss, and then the future will be better." ”

King Luo shook his head and said directly: "Forget it, in order for him not to be merciful at that time, it's better not to let him know anything." ”

It seemed that he knew that he had made up his mind, but Jiang Huan couldn't help but remind: "But 、、、、、、"

King Luo waved and stopped: "Okay, it's getting late, Ziyu should rest, he is not in good health, things are solved sooner, he should rest early." Go for it! ”

"Yes"

"By the way, Uncle Yang went to him, be careful yourself."

"Yes, I understand." Jiang Huan didn't say anything more, gave a salute, and withdrew.

Leaving King Luo alone, he turned his gaze to Lu Jue's mansion, brushed the embroidery on his cuffs, clenched his fists, and watched one person leave the mansion.

Jiang Huan was a little embarrassed to be a lobbyist, although he and Lu Jue's colleagues knew him for a few years that he was as polite and kind as a gentleman, but the well-known name was not for nothing. has never been crowned in the second grade, the scenery is infinite, how many people can withstand flattery, although Lu Jue's calm seems to be unaffected, but who really knows, plus he is involved in the case of witch Gu, this case is closely related to his identity, in case of which sentence is wrong, it is difficult to imagine that he will end up by his means.

He walked to the door of the Lu Mansion with a complicated mind, just as the housekeeper sent a person out of the house, King Luo had already said in advance that this person had come one step earlier, and he was standing on the side in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, so he dodged and hid aside. After the man got into the sedan chair and turned away, Jiang Huan walked out.

The steward who sent the guests out didn't turn around until the sedan chair was about to turn around and go back to the house, but before he turned around, he saw Jiang Huan coming over. Hurriedly walked down the steps, stepped forward and saluted: "Little Liu Fuling has seen Master Jiang." ”

Jiang Huan also returned the salute and said, "Sir, I don't know if the adults are asleep when the official comes late?" ”

"My young master is waiting for my lord, please come in." Raise your hand and make an inviting gesture.

"Please" Jiang Huan didn't say anything polite, as Liu Fuling entered the mansion, when King Luo met, King Luo revealed that Yang Shuxiao, the Cheng of Dali Temple, was in the mansion, and he had just seen it with his own eyes, afraid that the arrival of this person would conflict with the purpose of his visit, so he asked: "The person Mr. Liu sent out just now seems to be Yang Sicheng?" ”

Liu Fuling smiled and nodded, "Exactly." "It doesn't seem to care why this person has arrived so early, but he has to not see his colleagues.

He replied directly without thinking much, but Jiang Huan was a little embarrassed, lowered his eyes slightly and asked, "This official asked a lot, I don't know what the adults called him?" ”

Liu Fuling said: "The young master said that he had been sick for half a month and neglected to manage the work of Dali Temple, so he asked Yang Sicheng to take some recent files to take a look." ”

"Dossier" Jiang Huan seemed to think about something, thought for a moment and frowned and asked, "Didn't the lord go to the criminal department?" Don't you have any plans? ”

Liu Fuling said: "The little one doesn't know, and it's not good for us to ask about the master." ”

Thinking about it, it is impossible for Lu Jue to be cautious and let his subordinates know too much, so Jiang Huan did not ask any more, but apologized: "This official is rude." ”

"Lord Jiang is like this, it's really a little one." When she came to a fork in the road, Liu Lingling stopped, saluted Jiang Huan and said, "My lord, the small one will send the adult here, my lord, please go in by yourself!" He raised his hand and made an inviting gesture to the garden next to him.

Following the gesture of his invitation, the garden was full of flowers, and bursts of faint fragrance came slowly. In the depths of the plum trees and green bamboos, there is a single-family house by the secluded pond, where the lights are shining. He pondered for a moment and asked, "Your Excellency still lives in the garden?" ”

Liu Fuling sighed heartily and said: "Alas, you also know that the recurrence of his old illness is not easy to make noise, compared with the main courtyard, this place is quite clean, plus it is about to enter winter, the weather in the north is cold and the young master's body can't bear it, there are walls of fire built on three sides of the sunshine here, and I don't plan to let him move away when I live in." ”

Jiang Huan nodded to indicate that he understood, glanced at the garden again, and then asked apologetically: "I really don't want to disturb me so late, but it's too late to return to the house because I am busy with business, I don't know if I came in such a hurry, can I disturb the adults to rest." ”

"Since the assassination, the young master has slept late every day. Even if Master Jiang doesn't come today, the young master won't rest early. Alas! I'm worried that if this continues, the young master's body will not be able to bear it. The sadness has not yet fallen, and the color of worry has arisen leisurely.

Lu Jue is insomnia Jiang Huan is like a mirror in his heart, he doesn't say anything about it, he doesn't break it. Just start to be a good person: "It's difficult for adults to be sick and encounter such a tricky thing, and worrying is not a solution, so it's better to just summon me like this, and I'll explain how adults are." ”

This remark made Liu Fuling frown, so grateful: "That's no better, don't hide it from Lord Jiang, although Liu is the manager of this Lu Mansion, but after all, he is just a subordinate, and he is soft-spoken!" If Master Jiang can make my young master feel relieved, Liu Fuling will be grateful! "Say goodbye and bow a long way.

Jiang Huan hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold him up, arched his hand and returned the salute and said, "Mr. is polite, this official should do his best." ”

"Liu Fuling thanked you again." After another salute, he said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, my young master's medicine is still fried on the stove, and the next person can't control the time well, so the small one won't send the adult in." The young master is waiting in the hall, and the adults please go in by yourself. ”

"Where, sir, please take care of yourself."

"Please."

"Please." Seeing Liu Fuling leave, Jiang Huan stepped into the park.

Lu Jue's house is not big and luxurious in the capital full of mansions, but it is famous in the capital, and there must be something outstanding about him! The three courtyards of this house are four in and four out, the front yard is for guests, and the side yard and the back yard live. A winding verandah separates the backyard house from the garden, which is small and delicate, quiet and comfortable, with bamboo, plum trees, and ponds.

The plum trees and green bamboos in the garden are all the best and very rare, and the plum is said to be "three seasons red" and a thousand gold. After autumn, the weather turns cooler, and the plum blossoms reopen to the fullest, fragrant, and noisy place, which is a rare place to recuperate physically and mentally. Passing through the plum trees and green bamboos, you will arrive at the houses by the pool, which are like fairy dwellings under the moon and in front of the flowers.

Entering the brightly lit atrium, Jiang Huan didn't see Lu Jue, and when he was surprised, he heard the sound of boiling water, smelled the faint fragrance of plum blossoms, and looked for prestige The dimly lit side room flashed with the light of the fire, and there was no other sound except for the sound of boiling water.

Bypassed the chair and entered the side room. The side room is simply like a study, but with a table, a few chairs, and a long couch leaning against the window. Lu Jue held the scroll in his hand at this time, approached the candle that was about to burn out, and looked carefully, his face could not be seen clearly in the dim light, only he was wearing a plain robe with a wide coat, and the corners of his clothes were loose and loose, which made his already thin body even thinner.

The pot of water on the long table in front of the couch had been boiling for a long time, and he didn't care at all, looking at the file in his hand intently, and didn't pay attention to Jiang Huan's entry at all. In addition to the utensils for cooking tea, there are also several dossiers of Dali Temple, as well as an open letter and a handful of red beans. The words on the envelope are not real, but the font is beautiful and seems to have come from a woman's hand. If you look at those files carefully, the files are sealed with yellow paper deficit and wax melting, and such a sign is a royal secret case. After the assassination, rumors about Lu Jue spread around, and Jiang Huan seemed to understand something, he pondered slightly, coughed twice, slowly stepped forward and folded his hands, and said with a deep salute: "Xiaguan Jiang Huan visits Lord Siqing." ”

Hearing this, Lu Jue raised his head and glanced at him, put the file in his hand on the red bean, sat upright, hooked the corners of his mouth slightly, and said tiredly: "It's really sad to let Lord Jiang come over so late, don't stand, sit." "Pick up the lone lamp next to him, get up and go to light the other lights in the house. While lighting the lamp, he said: "In the past few days, I have been unable to eat and sleep, and I have been depressed, and I have no one to talk to." Today, I suddenly thought of Master Jiang, so I cheekily sent people to the mansion a few times. ”

Jiang Huan's eyes kept moving with him, until he lit all the candles in the room before he answered: "Since the adults are in a hurry, why don't you send someone not to summon in the temple, after waiting for a long time, I am afraid that the lower officials will disturb the rest of the adults." ”

Lu Jue blew out the candle in his hand that was about to burn out, and said, "Where, it's good that Master Jiang doesn't blame." ”

Jiang Huan hurriedly stood up, put his hands together and said, "Why do you say this, even if you are not a subordinate, the elder of the lower officials and you as a brother should also care about it." ”

However, Lu Jue just smiled and didn't reply.

After waiting for a while and not seeing Lu Jue reply, Jiang Huan asked about his visit to the Criminal Department today: "My lord went to the Criminal Department to see the assassin, I don't know what to ask, do you have a plan in your heart?" ”

Lu Jue glanced back at him, and snorted lightly: "Sure enough, there is nothing to hide around me, and it has only been half a day, and the matter of my going to the Criminal Department is already known to everyone." Turning around, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, which made him lose his elegance and become more desolate and helpless.

All the lights were lit up, and Lu Jue's appearance was clear, and his handsome face was sickly pale, without a trace of blood, but with elegant demeanor and eyebrows. If it weren't for the red mole on his left eyebrow and his pale face, which made him less angry and domineering, and added a bit of elegance, his face would only make people feel unattainable. But even so, the kingly temperament that he brought to his life still makes people look up.

His words made Jiang Huan unable to answer for a while, and the scene became embarrassing. After a stalemate for a moment, Jiang Huan turned his head and glanced at the files on several points, and found an excuse to break the deadlock and said: "These files that my lord is looking at seem to be royal secret cases, can't they be witch cases?" ”

Lu Jue sat back on the couch and nodded with a gentle smile: "Yes." ”

Jiang Huan frowned and reminded: "Adults should understand what their situation is, people are terrible, why do you want to pick and choose this file at this outlet." ”

But Lu Jue just smiled faintly, and did not answer his words, but diverted his topic and said: "I came to you to discuss the assassination case you participated in the trial, and by the way, I also want to hear your opinions." After all, I am involved in this matter, although there is no excuse for the sin that I want to add, but I am always uncomfortable in my heart. ”

Jiang Huan was still thinking about why he brought up the witch Gu case, and he didn't know how to answer it because of his sudden words. After being silent for a while, he sorted out his thoughts, and then he said: "There are pros and cons to the triage of the three divisions, and some things cannot be controlled by one person after all. Adults are well-intentioned and want to settle things, but not everyone thinks about it, and there are always some people who don't think it's a big deal to see the excitement. If this matter is really so easy to solve, and the emperor knows the situation so well, how can he just keep the case out of custody. Jiang Huan's sentence has already hit the point, not only told Lu Jue about this case, but he will not easily understand; He was reminded that someone would stumble.

At this point, Lu Jue coincided with him, nodded and said, his eyes flashed: "That's right, His Royal Highness King Jin has been unjustly killed for ten years, and if you don't take revenge sooner or later, isn't the purpose of holding high the banner clear at this time!" ”

Who knew that Jiang Huan didn't want to say a sentence directly, this sentence was not like unintentional, but more like intentional: "Zheng Yunlin is a minister of the court, even if he is not an official career, doesn't he care about his precious reputation?" A stroke in the history books is infamous through the ages! ”

Lu Jue looked at Jiang Huan with a strange gaze, he didn't know what he was thinking in his mind, and his expression gradually changed from calm to cold, cold and indifferent: "The history book is only written by the victorious person, as long as the emperor's heir is supported by the new master, why worry that the scenery will not be infinite." ”

"Indeed, the court battle over who is the master of the ups and downs, what a beautiful King Jin was back then, isn't it just that he was framed by these difficult villains. How many unjust souls in this witch case should have been calmed down a long time ago, but a few people dared to speak out and a few people dared to rehabilitate. The reason why the prince did not show up for a long time was because they were siblings. Saying that, he stood up and walked to Lu Jue's side, bent down, patted the files and said in a low voice: "The past is gone, and the future can be chased, if the adults don't stand firm, what can they talk about the dead!" “

What he said Lu Jue knew very well in his heart, no matter what he meant by saying this, indeed, identity is more important than anything else in this hierarchical era! Since he has no choice but to embark on this road, why not let the road under his feet be better, then the pawn of the initiator who caused this is the first stepping stone on this road!