*

"Your Majesty has really arrived in Ziyang City?" Shi Guoliang's tone became much calmer.

He knew that the closest city with a garrison to Pingzhou was Ziyang City. If the missing person really went to report for help, the preferred destination would definitely be Ziyang City. With both of these assumptions coming true, there is no worse news than His Majesty being in Ziyang City.

The man in black stopped and said without hurrying: "This is what the younger brother's subordinates have seen with their own eyes. ”

Shi Guoliang fell silent. Although he had already prepared the words of the face saint in his heart, after all, he was a thief, and in addition to the fact that things deviated from the original plan, no more, no less, no less, had a certain impact on him psychologically.

"However, the younger brother thinks, Shi Taishou doesn't have to worry." The man in black smiled sarcastically, "Although the plan was not as perfect as it was at the beginning, it is now dead and unproven. The empress is here for disaster relief, not to investigate the case. Even if you have doubts in your heart, at most, you will take off your official hat and let someone else temporarily take the position of Pingzhou Taishou. This matter will also be handed over to Ting Wei to be responsible for investigation after the disaster has passed. Shi Taishou knows a lot of people in the court, maybe for a little money, you can quickly turn this matter into a small matter, and you can't hurt Shi Taishou's little finger at all. ”

Although he knew that what the other party said was deliberately ridiculing and sarcastic him, it was not unreasonable after all, and Shi Guoliang felt a chill in his heart when he heard it.

"You don't gloat here!" Shi Guoliang reprimanded: "If this official is imprisoned, this official dares to guarantee that your lair will soon be razed by the army!" ”

The man in black paused and slowly turned around. The smile on his face did not disappear, "This point, if you don't work too much, the younger brother can also guarantee it." ”

Shi Guoliang was surprised.

"So." The man in black took a few steps back and continued, "Junior brother, I was originally here to give advice to Shi Taishou today. It's just that I don't know if Shi Taishou dislikes it. ”

Shi Guoliang was still calm on the surface. But in fact, his heart has been helpless and confused, although his attitude towards the other party was originally very disdainful, but when he said this, he couldn't help but have a hope that it was possible to grasp the life-saving straw.

"You say." He paused deliberately before answering, so as not to reveal his urgency.

The man in black had clearly already had his mentality firmly in his hands.

He slowly returned to his seat, picked up his teacup, and took a sip of tea.

Shi Guoliang had no choice but to sit down and listen patiently.

The man in black smiled meaningfully. Calm and relaxed: "The little brother does have a good way to do it seamlessly, and as long as he uses this method, all problems will be solved." The empress will definitely believe everything Shi Taishou said, and all of Shi Taishou's charges can be cleared. From now on. This Pingzhou city is still your world. It's just - I don't know if Shi Taishou dares to use it. ”

Shi Guoliang sneered, showing that he was about to lose patience with him.

"Shi Taishou," the man in black restrained his smile and lowered his voice, "Junior brother can let Tuoba Shou personally admit his crime of 'killing Dong Lin' in front of the people sent by the empress, and even in front of the empress herself. ”

"What did you say?" Shi Guoliang was not only stunned, but also angry in his tone, "Are you joking with the official?" ”

Both of them knew that Tuoba Shou was dead. And it is impossible for a dead man to come out and confess his crimes—whether they have been committed or those who have been slandered for their crimes.

The man in black stared at Shi Guoliang's shocked and angry eyes. A strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "Did Shi Taishou forget, who is the little brother?" If Shi Taishou still doesn't believe it, the younger brother can immediately prove it to Shi Taishou. ”

After being reminded by the man in black, Shi Guoliang did understand something, and his heart couldn't help but ignite more hope. What's more. At this moment he had no choice.

Half an hour later, the man in black came out of Shifu and got into a one-way carriage that was already waiting at the door.

After leaving Shi's mansion, the man in black said to the person who was driving: "The day before yesterday, you pretended to be Mrs. Zhou in the silk workshop and went to give advice to Mrs. Shi, you did a good job." ”

The driver immediately turned around and said happily: "Thank you, Protector, for your compliment!" Looks like our plan worked? ”

The man in black in the car smiled but did not say a word.

Their carriage soon disappeared into the treacherous darkness of the night.

*

Under the same night, Zuo Ying lay quietly on the bed, but her eyes were open and she never fell asleep.

In the past half a month of Weifu's private visit, only this night has slept in a well-guarded official mansion, not an ordinary inn, and there is no need to worry about suspicious stalkers or hidden assassins, it stands to reason that it should be the most reassuring night to sleep, but I don't know why, she has been unable to put her mind at ease of what happened today.

"Your Majesty." At this time, she heard Scarlet Feather whisper to her across the screen.

"Yu'er, I'm awake."

Without Zuo Ying's order, Scarlet Feather didn't dare to light the lamp without permission, but took advantage of the moonlight spilling in from the window, and cautiously came to her bedside and knelt down.

"Is Your Majesty worried or uncomfortable?" Scarlet Feather asked softly, "It's been about an hour since I went to bed to rest, but Your Majesty hasn't fallen asleep yet. ”

Zuo Ying didn't answer, but asked with a light smile, "What about you?" Why haven't you fallen asleep yet? Let's sleep in the official mansion this night, and you can leave the matter of guarding the safety to the people in the Taishou mansion, take this opportunity to take a good rest, don't keep being so tight. ”

"Because ......," Scarlet Feather muttered quietly, and stopped talking.

He originally wanted to say that because she had always heard Zuo Ying's breathing sound even and steady, which meant that she had slept deeply, so that she could sleep with peace of mind, but she was afraid that saying it would cause Zuo Ying to feel guilty and self-blame, so she swallowed the words again - a person judges the degree of delicacy and sensitivity of others, and often uses his own delicacy and sensitivity as a reference.

Following her usual style of not being willing to force people to prevaricate with lies, Zuo Ying did not wait for the delicate Scarlet Feather to organize the best of both worlds to answer her.

"Yu'er," Zuo Ying saw Scarlet Feather exuding that kind of demeanor that was more tactful than that of a girl, and the evil mentality in her heart that tried to ravage would swell, anyway, she was still in a ruthless spirit at this time, and it didn't hurt to chat, "Do you remember the girl named 'Xiaofu'er' you met outside the city today?" ”

Scarlet Feather was stunned. He thought about it for a while, and couldn't help but smile: "Back to Your Majesty, Scarlet Feather remembers." It was the girl who asked the overflowing priest for a full stomach. ”

"That's her." Zuo Ying smiled: "When answering Su Bo's question, I saw that her eyes kept lingering on you at the right time, maybe she was attracted by your handsome appearance. ”

As soon as Scarlet Feather heard Zuo Ying use the word "handsome" to describe him, his face became hot, he was only glad that there was no light at this time, and he would not let Zuo Ying see his embarrassed expression at the moment.

His Majesty teased...... Scarlet Feather has always only been on the lookout for suspicious people, and that, that girl seems to be sincere and simple, and there is no threat, so ...... Scarlet Feather didn't notice her actions. Scarlet Feather was so shy that her voice was a little unsteady.

Zuo Ying smiled mischievously, "It seems that Yu'er, you also have a good impression of that girl." That girl was very young, she had lost her relatives in the flood, she was lonely, and she was very pitiful, and I happened to lack a girl who could bring tea and pour water, so I might as well take her with us. If the two of you are happy, and when this visit is over, I will give you both the decision to promote a good thing, what do you say? ”

Scarlet Feather didn't feel any opinions at first, but it didn't come back until the second half of the sentence, and she suddenly felt a sudden pain in her heart!

"Your Majesty, don't-" Zuo Ying's words made Scarlet Feather suddenly feel a sense of rejection, and she hurriedly approached Zuo Ying's side, "...... No, what Scarlet Feather means is that His Majesty wants to use whoever he wants to use and who he will take away, Scarlet Feather has no reason to object. But this ...... Where does this 'mutual affection' be, 'promote good things'...... And where do you start? ”

Zuo Ying originally just wanted to see Scarlet Feather's shy and overwhelmed appearance, but she didn't expect Scarlet Feather, who usually even spoke loudly for fear of frightening others, would suddenly behave so excitedly. Although such an action may not be fierce for others, for Scarlet Feather, it is almost the strongest expression of emotion she has ever seen.

In the hazy moonlight, she couldn't see Scarlet Feather's expression clearly, but Zuo Ying could already imagine Scarlet Feather crying based on her previous experience. She was just about to say something to comfort her and redeem the joke she had made, but she saw Scarlet Feather suddenly take two steps back and kowtow to her twice.

"Your Majesty, Scarlet Feather should be damned, Scarlet Feather should be damned." Scarlet Feather's voice became aggrieved and frightened, "Scarlet Feather shouldn't use this tone to speak to Your Majesty...... Scarlet Feather lost her temper...... It's just that...... I don't know if Scarlet Feather has done something wrong, and I beg Your Majesty to tell Scarlet Feather, and Scarlet Feather will definitely change ......"

Zuo Ying knew that she was really scared of this glass-hearted child, and if she didn't make it clear, she was afraid that she would fall into a heart disease. Sometimes, heart disease can also kill people.

She lifted the quilt and sat up, and Scarlet Feather immediately picked up the clothes next to the bed and draped them on Zuo Ying to prevent her from catching a cold.

"Yu'er, what I want to do is not to punish, but to reward."

Zuo Ying's original intention of saying this was to tell Scarlet Feather that even if she really wanted to "promote good things", there was no meaning of punishment, on the contrary, it was a reward, so that he would not be too careful. The next step is to explain that this is just a joke with a lot of jokes, and if he has no ideas, forget it. But who knew that when she said this, to Scarlet Feather's ears, it seemed that she had "made good things" a reality.

At this time, Scarlet Feather seemed to have regained a little calm, but the sadness in his heart still fell heavily on his chest, perhaps because a trace of fantasy he inadvertently held was ruthlessly broken just now.

"Your Majesty," Scarlet Feather said with her head bowed, "Scarlet Feather will not be 'in love' with anyone else, because ...... Scarlet Feathers already has a heart. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )