Lao Huang only said that it was Lai Xing'er who said something to Wu Bi, and he was so frightened that he fell to the ground with a plop, and begged for mercy repeatedly: "The little one will not dare to talk nonsense and do nonsense in the future, and beg the general to spare the small one." ”

Wu Bi was a little baffled by him, and said, "You stand up!" The old man has never been so cowardly. Isn't it just that he has molested a palace maid, Li Jinzhong can spare you, but can't the old man? As long as you reply honestly, you will do your duty, and within a year, the old man will still be a forbidden military captain. ”

The old Huang period stood up, looked at Lai Xing'er, and then at Wu Bi, and plucked up the courage to say: "General Shengming, in less than a day, he has already figured out the details of the small ones. If the general has anything to say, just ask, if the little one tells half a lie, he will tell the little one to clean the latrine. ”

Wu Bi and Lai Xing'er were both amused by him, Wu Bi scolded with a smile: "Look at you were born five big and three thick, but you are a two-skinned face, so you were scared half to death, and the two good words were filled, and in the blink of an eye, you became flamboyant." Let me ask you, where did you bury her after Zhang's death? ”

Lai Xing'er stood aside, and when she heard Wu Bi ask this sentence, her chest couldn't help but throb, and her eyes were staring at Lao Huang's face, waiting for his answer.

Lao Huang was spitting at this time, his eyes were rolling straight away, and he hesitated and refused to speak.

Wu Bi impatiently patted the cases in front of him and reprimanded: "Where is a sinner buried, what is there to say." Have you forgotten what you just said? ”

Lao Huang cried with a sad face, and begged Wu Bi to say: "If you say it, the general must not blame it." ”

Wu Bi's eyes widened and he asked, "Did you bury her in the palace?" ”

Lao Huang nodded weakly and replied, "That place is under a big bluestone on the side of the Longshou Canal in the Jiacheng on the east side of the Daming Palace. General, the small ones are really helpless to do this, and I implore the general to let the small ones live. ”

Wu Bi listened, was silent, and after a cup of tea, he sighed slightly and said, "It's no wonder you." Although she was killed with a crime, whether she could be put into the tomb of the first emperor was still inconclusive at that time, and it was expedient to bury her in the palace wall nearby. It's just that the person who made you do this must have feelings for the Zhang family in their hearts, and you don't want to say his name, and the old man will not force you for the time being, but you must do it from today onwards, no matter who asks you where the Zhang family is buried, you must report to the old man as soon as possible, can you do it? ”

Lao Huang hurriedly responded: "It can be done, it can be done." The general is magnanimous, and the small one is willing to die under the general's command. ”

Lai Xing'er smacked her tongue, and secretly luckily did not directly ask Lao Huang about the burial place of Empress Zhang's body, otherwise it would inevitably attract Wu Bi's suspicion and investigation. The reason why he agreed to help Furong was that in addition to being grateful to Furong for his intention to let him go, he was more or less forced to be helpless. He thought to himself, Wu Bi had sent Lao Huang to retreat, and said to himself: "Sure enough, it is in the palace, which saves the old man a lot of energy, and the little brother can also save some footsteps." ”

Lai Xing'er was confused when he heard this, and asked, "The general left the little one here, I don't know what to send?" ”

Wu Bi only made clear the true intention of inviting Xing'er to the camp to narrate: "Furong appeared in the capital, there must be a plan, it is appropriate for the emperor to clean up the palace affairs, the new people in the palace go in, and the old people go out, which is very easy to cause chaos for the remnants of the Zhang family." The old man is a guard, so he can't help but be on guard. However, the current situation, I am in the light, he is in the dark, it is difficult to find out what they want to do in the short term based on the clues, and how many dark lines they have laid in the palace, so the old man wants to lure the snakes out of the hole, try to lure them out of the hole, and then follow the vine to touch the melon, and completely eliminate the elbow and armpit trouble.

Don't hide it from the little brother, you said, the old man has made a little understanding of your origin and origin in advance, you have contributed to the emperor several times, and the emperor has also added to your blue eyes, this is one of them; You live in Yanying, and you have an old relationship with Furong, and you are the candidate that Furong desperately wants to help, this is the second; Although you have been in the palace for five years, the time you have entered the Daming Palace is still short, and you know very little about the old people and things in the palace. From these three points, the old man wants to choose you as the bait to lure the snake out of the hole, I don't know if the little brother is willing? ”

Lai Xing'er listened nervously and scared, mixed with some curiosity, Wu Bi saw him clasping his hands tightly, his face was red, as if he didn't hear his own question, thinking that he was a half-old child panicked, so he smiled and comforted: "Actually, this matter is very simple, don't worry, you just need to bring some incense, candles, paper money tomorrow evening, and go to the place where Lao Huang said that the Zhang family is buried to pay tribute." ”

Lai Xing'er woke up, and in a hurry, he hugged his fists and replied to Wu Bi: "The little Prince Zengmeng, no, the emperor is not killed, and he is willing to serve the emperor!" ”

Wu Bi looked him up and down unexpectedly, and praised: "Although the little brother is a eunuch, he has a good appearance when he performs a military salute. When this time you make a contribution, the old man asked the emperor to ask you to be a military envoy, how about it? ”

Lai Xing'er realized that he had made a mistake, so he embarrassedly let go of his hands that were clasped together, and apologized to Wu Bi: "The small gaffe made the general laugh." The small one is still unclear, and the general Wang said: Why do you want the small one to worship the Zhang family? ”

"Zhang's corpse is still in the palace, how can Furong ignore it?" Wu Bi didn't answer and asked, "Tomorrow is the day when the new palace people will meet the two concubines for the first time after entering the palace and agree on the grade, others will not notice you, as a disciple of the Zhang family, you can take the opportunity to worship the late mastermother, so that it does not look pretentious, do you say?" ”

"Who are the sons of the Zhang family?" Lai Xing'er asked without thinking.

"Huh?" Wu Bi really felt unexpected this time, "Don't you know: your father came to Shenxing to be a jinshi selected by Zhang's uncle Zhang Quluxe as the chief examiner, and he has always served Zhang Quluxe as a teacher." Otherwise, even if Li Jinzhong chose you in the first place, how could Furong agree to install you in the East Palace? ”

Lai Xing'er muttered as if he didn't understand: "The little one only remembers that the first father was executed by the first emperor after recovering the capital because he accepted the false position granted by the rebels when the rebels invaded Chang'an, and the others don't remember because the little one was young at the time." ”

Wu Bi sighed, patted Lai Xing'er's shoulder, and said, "The old man also heard the emperor talk about your family background yesterday when he wanted to use you as bait to lure Furong to appear. Although your father is a disciple of the Zhang family, it is the crown prince at that time and the current emperor who kept your family alive. When your mother and son meet again in the future, you may wish to ask your mother. ”

"Your Majesty?" Lai Xing'er became more and more puzzled, "The emperor knows my mother's whereabouts? ”

"Little brother," Wu Bi's tone sounded extremely kind, "You are the person the emperor wants to use greatly, how can the emperor not be particularly concerned about the whereabouts of your family?" I believe in the old man, as long as you are loyal to the emperor, the reunion of your mother and son will be just around the corner. ”

It wasn't until Lai Xing'er said goodbye to Wu Bi and returned to his bedroom on the west side of Yanying Hall to sleep, and what echoed in his mind was Wu Bi's words about his family background.

From Furong two years ago, to Li Jinzhong on the first day of entering the palace, to Wu Bi in Fangcai, Lai Xing'er didn't know who to believe. He lay on his back on the bed, his eyes wide open, trying to remember the past, but apart from the diffuse light of the fire and the back of his father being carried out by a group of soldiers, there was nothing in his memory of his mother's whereabouts after his father was captured. Listening to the sound of the third watch outside the window, Lai Xing'er still couldn't sleep, and before he knew it, he found himself stepping into the whirlpool of battle that he didn't want to participate in, which made him both restless and helpless.

Suddenly, he remembered the secret signal that Fleur had agreed with him to deliver the news, rolled over and got up, took out three small stones from under the bed, opened the door, and stacked them neatly on the ground next to the door. I hope that Furong's people can notice these stones as soon as possible and get the news from him about where Empress Zhang is buried, so that maybe they won't be caught by Wu Bi like fishing, Lai Xing'er thought like this, and fell asleep in a daze.