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"Her Royal Highness the Princess......" Li Yunshen showed a pitiful expression of grievance, and his round eyes seemed to be starting to redden, "How can you be willing to hurt the princess?" If something happens to the princess, what good will it do you? ”

"I was about to ask that question too." Zuo Ying smiled, "But it doesn't matter if you answer or not." I have more things to know, as you are clear. ”

Li Yunshen willow eyebrows frowned slightly, thin lips pursed lightly, and seemed to think for a while, as if there was a delicate toy and a bag of tempting candy in front of him, which made him difficult to choose for a while, "However, if the princess forgets about Zai Xia after returning to the palace, then Zai Xia is unwilling to watch the princess leave even if her head blooms......

Zuo Ying still smiled. This little fox was scheming and almost killed her, but he didn't blush at all when he pretended to be lingering in front of her.

"If I can return to the palace safely before I miss the time of enthronement, we still have the fate of being partners." As Zuo Ying said, she is indeed in a situation where she can't live without the Li family's partner, even if she can't figure out the other party's thoughts, she can't easily miss the possibility of seeking common interests. What's more, as long as she can get out of here safely, it is equivalent to letting the Li family declare their position of supporting the princess to the court, and the Li family will already be difficult to ride a tiger, and when the time comes, they will not be able to cooperate if they don't want to.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, please don't be so cold to your subordinates......" Li Yunshen pursed his lips, his innocent eyes flashing, "'Partner', it seems that the relationship with the princess is not close enough like last night, it's really sad." The princess promised to be under the throne, and after ascending the throne, she would choose the day to be the concubine, okay? ”

Zuo Ying sneered, this haunting guy is pretending to be a nymphomaniac to the end. But looking at the silver fire in her hand and the object her gun was aiming at, she now at least knew the other party's motive in the current deal, which was to live, and that was the reliable sense of security that the weapon gave her, as it had always been.

"Deal." With his background, he is already very restrained if he does not ask to be an imperial husband, what is a mere concubine. Of course, it is not ruled out that he will have further requests in the future, and now he is just putting forward a condition that is easier for people to agree to.

The grievances on Li Yunshen's face disappeared, and innocent joy emerged again, as if if he was not being pointed at the gun at this moment, he would happily pounce on Zuo Ying and kiss him.

"Princess, please come down." Li Yunshen turned around and walked towards the side of the courtyard.

Zuo Ying cautiously raised her gun to follow, not only paying attention to the other party and the surrounding environment, but also caring about her feet in case she fell into some trap.

The two of them walked along the stone path in the courtyard, and then stepped on the wet grass to the end of the mountain.

Li Yunshen stretched out his arms and pushed aside the moon flowers, and a small hidden iron door appeared. He took a key from his sleeve, opened the brass lock that was locked to the latch, and pulled the door open, and a flight of steps appeared behind the door, leading to a deep hole in the black hole. He turned around and said with a smile: "I'm going to wronged the princess again." But in order for us to stay for life, we can only endure the pain and let the princess suffer this grievance. At the end of this secret passage is the wine cellar of the Nanxin Restaurant in the south of the city, and the owner of the restaurant, Murong Gang, has a good relationship with Zaixia, and when he gets there, everything will be unimpeded. ”

Zuo Ying showed a "yes" expression, glanced at the entrance of the cave and then looked at Li Yunshen.

"Doesn't the princess know what to do?" Li Yunshen's eyes showed disappointment in his expectations, "Even if you go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire, you have to escort the princess below; This dark and long road will definitely walk in front of the princess and lead the way for the princess. ”

After Li Yunshen finished speaking, he leaned out and took out a torch and a gunpowder fold from the wall inside the door, lit the torch, and took the lead in the door without delay. Zuo Ying took a deep breath and quickly followed.

Walking down the steps to the dark passage, a musty smell came from all sides, but the torches kept burning vigorously, indicating that the ventilation facilities inside were still sufficient. By the light of the torches, Zuo Ying observed that the passage was about two meters high and three meters wide, and three or four people could pass side by side loosely, and the road ahead was straight and long, and the firelight could only illuminate about ten meters around. Although there is no brick wall in the cave, the cave wall and the ground are compacted and level, and every few tens of meters, you can still find replacement torches from the wall, which can be seen to be slow and meticulous, and it is intended to be used for a long time.

The two of them walked in the dark passage for about half an hour, and finally saw a flight of stairs at the end of the passage.

Walking up the stairs and through a secret door, I came to a wine cellar. A person who was about forty years old but looked like a wealthy businessman who looked old and dignified than his actual age received them, and Zuo Ying knew through the introduction that this was Murong Gang, the owner of Nanxin Restaurant in Li Yunshen's mouth.

With the help of Murong Gang, Zuo Ying disguised herself as a Sanpin official who had died of illness a day ago but had not yet had time to be expelled, and mixed into the palace with the small piece of wood that Feng'er had given before, that is, the letter that the official had entered and exited the palace gate.

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In fact, even at this moment, when she was already standing on the gate tower of Chaotianmen wearing a crown, Zuo Ying still had many doubts in her heart about the experience that happened from last night to this morning, including what would it do to the Li family if she died? Since the Li family wanted to kill her, why did they lure her to their own mansion and mobilize many actors to act in many plays? And why did they prepare an identity for a person who was already dead as planned, and who could blend into the palace at the time of the enthronement ceremony? She still clearly remembered the moment of surprise on Murong Gang's face when he saw her. It seems that the muddy waters of the Li clan are much deeper than previously thought; And Li Kaizong, the old fox, unless he is dead, he who controls all this is by no means as simple as a reclusive minister who serves the three dynasties and is loyal to a martyr, and his legend is far more than the investment and businessman, the official to the founding county duke.

Zuo Ying looked at the white sky and showed a wry smile.

Last night's gamble was a win, and although she could clearly feel the smell of gunsmoke in front of her, she was no longer unarmed and alone. Her companions, whether they have evil intentions or not, as long as they are good at discovering their value, can still be used as guns at the right time.

Although we are happy and hearty, we have feelings that mean greater responsibility and risk; Or is it a simple and crisp trade-off of pure transactions and benefits?

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