Chapter 196: Step by step

"Your mother went back?" Liu Yan saw that he was distracted, so he asked. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Chu Shenxia didn't raise his head, and his ethereal eyes didn't tighten, but just let out a faint "um".

"As you expected, the Liu family was really hit hard today, and Liu Changgong hit the pillar and died, but he couldn't get his father's forgiveness. Did you see a few prisoner vans on the way here? The father took out those leaders, saying that they were going to parade through the streets. Liu Yan asked again.

Only then did Chu Shenxia look up at him and said, "I saw that those ferocious ministers deserve today's fate." In any case, although Liu Yu's approach is not very humane, it also makes a bad breath for the people. ”

"Inhumane?" Liu Yan was surprised.

"What kind of person is Liu Changgong? Why didn't you quibble for half a sentence and crash into the pillar and die? If someone hadn't threatened him with something more important, how would he have been? Chu Shenxia shook his head from side to side, as if he felt very uncomfortable in his neck.

Liu Yan locked his gaze and said, "What else can be more important than the survival of his family?" When I heard you say that, my heart felt cold. ”

"I don't know what can make Liu Changgong so unhesitating, by the way, Xu Zhicai just sent someone to deliver a message and ask us to meet near Nanyuan tomorrow."

"Nanyuan? Going that far? How uneasy he must have been. Liu Yan frowned, but didn't say anything more.

Chu Shenxia suddenly got up and went to the window, looked out the window, and saw Ruoyu teaching Bufan to practice swords, and couldn't help blurting out: "Bufan is not very old, but he looks good when he learns swords." ”

Liu Yan also followed everyone to the window and said with a smile: "Yes, he is talented and willing to learn, and when he grows up in the future, he will be an outstanding person." ”

"Has Your Highness inquired about his origins?" Chu Shenxia asked such a question coldly.

Liu Yan knew that he had always been suspicious, so he didn't take it to heart, but just smiled: "A child, even if his life experience is not simple, what can he stir up." ”

Between words. Ruoyu seemed to have discovered their voyeurism, and asked Bufan to repeat a few tricks, and then walked towards the hall.

"Your Highness is so free today?" Ruoyu still had some beads of sweat on her cheeks, but when they fell on her face, they looked like white beads for decoration.

Liu Yan smiled and beckoned her to sit down. He asked, "How have you learned the extraordinary swordsmanship?" ”

"Eight or nine is not far from ten, all the sword moves have been learned, and the rest depends on his efforts, practicing for ten years, there should almost be a fire like me." Ruoyu took the tea handed over by Liu Yan. Take a slow sip.

Chu Shenxia glanced at the two of them, and suddenly asked, "Have you ever heard your father mention serving Shi Zhou Lang?" ”

"Zhou Lang? I never heard my father mention it. Ruoyu only answered his question, but didn't ask why, but Liu Yan was surprised, "What's wrong?" ”

"Zhou Lang can't stay, His Highness had better find a way to get rid of him, I thought that the Lord of the Wang Alliance would make a difference." Chu Shenxia shrugged his shoulders and explained.

Liu Yan nodded slightly, but Ruoyu's eyes flashed and he looked at Chu Shenxia fiercely. He obviously wanted to borrow his father's hand to get rid of Zhou Lang.

Ruoyu thought for a while, and immediately said: "There are many sages and scholars around my father, except for one Zhou Lang, what is it, Your Highness wait and see, then Zhou Lang will definitely be able to be used by us." ”

"For us?" Liu Yan repeated.

Ruoyu nodded, and said: "Yes, make the best use of things, Your Highness is at this time when you are employing people, and you can try to win over as much as possible." ”

"I'm afraid that the virtuous ministers won't be able to win over, but they will bring jackals and leopards." Chu Shenxia immediately made sarcastic remarks. looked at Liu Yan again, "Zhou Lang's heart is like a rock, he can't be pulled, His Royal Highness should get rid of him." ”

Liu Yan very much agreed with Chu Shenxia's opinion. said to Ruoyu: "That's true, it's better to get rid of it, if your father really has a way to get rid of Zhou Lang......"

"Father has his own way to get rid of Zhou Lang." Ruoyu suddenly stood up in a cold voice and walked out without saying hello.

After Ruoyu got out of the main hall, he walked straight outside the East Palace, and the royal horse stopped in front of a house. At this time, it was broad daylight, but she turned into the house unscrupulously.

Zhou Lang didn't expect someone to come, and when the sword rushed in front of him, he reacted a little late, but in the end, he was also a person with excellent martial arts, so he grabbed the book in his hand and dissolved her sword.

"You?"

Zhou Lang's eyes narrowed slightly, but his hand touched lightly under the table. took out a soft sword and stabbed straight at Ruoyu's body.

Seeing the sword stabbing coming, he should have taken two steps back to avoid the sword, but if he avoided it, then this opportunity would be lost, and then there would be a fight.

Thinking so, instead of retreating, she met him, and in his surprised gaze, she grabbed his soft sword.

Immediately, with a wave of his right hand, the sword quickly grazed his neck, and Ruoyu let go, dodged and went out again.

After Ruoyu returned to the East Palace, she went to Banrong to bandage her wounds, and Banrong was very surprised, but she didn't ask anything, just busy treating her wounds.

But she didn't ask, but some people came to the door to ask, Ruoyu flashed, didn't make any sound, and listened to Liu Yan quietly: "I just received the news, Zhou Lang is dead." ”

Ruoyu's hand on the medicine suddenly shook, Banrong quickly wrapped the wound for her, got up and said, "I'll go and grab the medicine for Ruoyu, you can say it." ”

"You did it?" Liu Yan walked up to her, saw that she was silent, and said, "It's daytime, how many pairs of eyes are staring at you behind you, if something goes wrong, what should you do?" ”

"Your Highness wants to say what to do with the East Palace, right?" Ruoyu got up and looked at him, and said without being salty or indifferent, "This is my father's will, as a daughter, I can only do it." ”

Liu Yan was very angry by her salty tone, and said angrily: "Nonsense! How can there be such a thing as you, if I want to get rid of Zhou Lang, you will kill him, so can you help me kill the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty? ”

Ruoyu's eyebrows trembled, but his face remained silent and said, "If Your Highness needs it, I can." ”

"You ......" Liu Yan was speechless, looking at her back as she turned away in a dashing manner, and her breathing became heavier.

Chu Shenxia said at this time: "Concubine Fang is really smart, I am really ashamed of myself." ”

"What?" Liu Yan was confused by what he said, and a trace of anger suddenly went out.

"She killed Zhou Lang in the name of his father, what will Liu Yu think?" Chu Shenxia reminded.

Liu Yan reacted suddenly, and said dumbfounded: "Could it be that she ...... I have already seen that my alliance with Wang Quanming is really taking advantage of each other? wants to put the other party to death, she is very embarrassed to be caught in the middle, so she wants to separate Wang Quanming and Liu Yu, so that she can be used by me? ”

"What does Your Highness think?" Chu Shenxia suddenly asked again.

Liu Yan didn't understand what he meant at first, but after thinking about it now, he understood that he was asking if he would use Wang Quanming for his own purposes.

Chu Shenxia saw that he was silent for a moment and didn't answer, so he changed the topic and said, "I'm afraid that Liu Yu will count Zhou Lang's death on the head of the Liu family this time." ”

"You mean, Liu Yu still has a trick against the Liu family?" Liu Yan wrinkled, and suddenly sighed from his nose.

Chu Shenxia replied while looking at the room: "I don't know if there is a backup move, but how could he be willing to let go of such a good opportunity?" Your Highness, don't forget, there is also a grounded concubine in the harem, a brave general in the barracks, and a young squire in the criminal department. ”

"What? You mean, he has to cut the grass to the roots? Liu Yan was shocked and angry, and he really didn't agree with Liu Yu's methods.

Chu Shenxia saw Banrong coming into the room, signaling Liu Yan not to say any more, the two looked at Banrong together, only to see Banrong poke his head curiously and said, "What about Ruoyu?" ”

"She's gone." Liu Yan said with a smile.

Seeing them standing motionless, Banrong also laughed and said, "Then why don't you two leave?" ”

Liu Yan suddenly pushed Chu Shenxia with his elbow, and said with a smile: "Some people say that they won't leave until you come back." ”

"Really?" Banrong's face was a little crimson, and he turned around and went to tease the medicinal herbs.

Chu Shenxia was also a little embarrassed, and pushed Liu Yandao, who was watching the play, "Isn't Your Highness still have something important?" Let's go. ”

Banrong looked at the two people who pushed and shouted out, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

The recent East Palace is really busy, and it has just come out of the half-capacity courtyard, and Lu Zhi has already come over, saying that Liu Zhengsheng is here.

Liu Yan and Chu Shenxia hurried to the middle hall again, but this Liu Zhengsheng did not come alone, but with Chen Xian.

"Two adults, please take a seat." Liu Yan smiled and motioned for them to sit down, and ordered someone to serve tea before saying, "Two adults, shouldn't you be here for Zhou Lang's death?" ”

But the two people in front of them were very surprised and said, "Zhou Lang is dead? When did you die? I saw him well this morning. ”

Liu Yan and Chu Shenxia glanced at each other and said in surprise: "The two adults don't know? I thought it was about to spread all over Jiankang. ”

"We really don't know." Liu Zhengsheng said with a white face.

"Then why did Lord Liu come?"

Let him say, but he couldn't say it again, turned his face and glanced at Chen Xian, before he said, "Your Highness...... Today, the Ji family was hunted down and killed...... According to my and Mr. Chen's analysis of the scene, I am afraid that it is ...... The people of Jiangcheng made ......"

Liu Yan can be regarded as understanding his spit, isn't his side concubine from Jiangcheng?

"Are you sure? Make no mistake. Liu Yan said.

Chen Xian said: "It won't be wrong, we caught a live mouth at that time, and he personally admitted that he was sent by Wang Quanming." ”

"The lower official knows that His Royal Highness will not attack the Ji family, but he also knows the friendship between the Jiangcheng Alliance Lord and His Royal Highness, which is ...... This Ji clan's people can't die in vain, Xia Guan wants an explanation from Wang Quanming. Liu Zhengsheng thought about it for a long time, and finally said the words in his belly.

Liu Yan was silent for a long time, raised his eyes to look at Chu Shenxia, but saw Chu Shenxia signaling him to look at Chen Xian, and Chen Xian looked away when he saw Liu Yan's gaze.

Liu Yan was surprised in his heart, he didn't know what Chu Shenxia meant, could it be that Chen Xian's thief shouted to catch the thief, and it was actually the Zhu family's hand on the Ji family?

After hesitating, he suddenly heard Chu Shenxia say: "After all, this matter still needs time to be investigated, why don't you come back at this hour tomorrow?" Presumably, Your Highness will give you an explanation at that time. ”

Liu Zhengsheng nodded emphatically and said, "That's it." ”

(To be continued.) )