The Fan family's status has gradually weakened, and this change is after Lu Changfeng's accident.

Recently, the rumors have been slowly released by political enemies, and they have no scruples to point the finger at the Fan family.

This kind of rumor is getting more and more popular among the people.

Rumors need the least evidence, as long as they talk a lot and listen to a lot, and take them out after dinner to secretly chat to show that they are well-informed and can keep up with the pace of the readers, they will believe that this is a fact.

The more mysterious it is, the more real it seems.

It seems that Fan Taiwei and his party have been on guard for a long time, and they mobilized scholars to write and sing praises to Fan Taiwei's hard work, so as to eliminate these negative influences.

The crown prince and the Taiwei party didn't want to make any extraneous things at this juncture, so they took a tough attitude and killed a group of people on false accusations against important officials of the court, and then the voice slowly stopped.

conspiracy to assassinate, yang conspiracy to suppress, wearing gold and armor, the capital changed for a while, bloody and bloody. Even the children walking the streets and alleys can feel the solemn atmosphere here, and they go home early and dare not play outside.

All of this seems to have nothing to do with Li Xiangru.

After staying quietly in the small courtyard for five days, Li Xiangru came to the gate of Huang Xiaowei's underground mansion with a sad face. There was also a ruined scroll in his hand.

There is an old saying that "an ugly daughter-in-law always has to see her in-laws", after hesitating for a long time, he gritted his teeth, bowed his head to the knife on his waist, and nodded flatteringly to the doorkeepers.

The gatekeepers breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly ran in to inform the gang leader. The lord of the land at the door cannot afford to provoke the earthlings. It was rumored throughout the gang that this handsome man was very likely to be the leader of their gang. Some old people in the gang also warned them not to offend the person in front of them.

Huang Xiaowei heard that someone knocked on the door and came in to report, she raised her head slightly when she buried herself in the desk and wrote with a pen, and said in surprise: "He stood at the door for a long time?"

The subordinate bowed slightly and replied respectfully, "Yes." After a moment's hesitation, he added, "It seems...... He was very hesitant, and there was a look of embarrassment and bitterness on his face. ”

Huang Xiaowei put down the pen, nodded, and said, "Hmm...... Got it. You let him in. After a pause, he said, "Hmm...... Let Lu'er make a pot of tea. ”

"Yes!" The subordinate walked a few steps and suddenly stopped, turned around and asked, "Helper...... Be...... Did you bring it here?"

Huang Xiaowei, who was stretching the eldest brother's teacup to his mouth to drink tea, stopped his movements when he heard the words, and asked, "What's the problem?"

"Oh...... Oh, no...... There is no ......," the servant said and hurried out. walked out of the door, but kept muttering in his heart, the rumors are really good, the helper has a story with the white-faced boy.

Huang Xiaowei put down the pen in his hand lightly, the corners of his mouth were lightly raised, and he looked at Li Xiangru with an uncomfortable face playfully.

Li Xiangru looked ashamed.

Huang Xiaowei couldn't help but chuckle with a silver bell, and after stopping, he tilted his head and asked, "What did you do wrong?"

Li Xiangru, who was struggling with how to talk about painting, raised his head, sighed, and then replied with a stammer: "No...... No, ......" As he spoke, he held the scroll with both hands behind his back and couldn't help but exert a few strengths.

After coming to the capital, Huang Xiaowei trusted him well, and the land he gave far exceeded the land he gave. He had promised to return the small world spirit grass to you, but Huang Xiaowei broke his promise.

Huang Xiaowei rolled his eyes, walked a few steps forward, looked at Li Xiangru with the handle of the knife behind him, and said, "Do you think it is inappropriate for a scholar to walk around the street with a knife on his back like this?"

Li Xiangru smiled bitterly, he felt very helpless.

The weight of a hundred knives is too heavy to be carried across the waist.

Huang Xiaowei was extremely happy to see Li Xiangru eating the ground, and passed by Li Xiangru, and didn't look at him turning the things in his hand behind him and walking to the coffee table and sitting down.

The maid next to the coffee table, Lu'er, carefully poured the tea into two cups, one in front of Huang Xiaowei, and one in the opposite position to Huang Xiaowei. Li Xiangru smiled lightly at the place where he sat down, and then withdrew from the door under Huang Xiaowei's wave and closed the door.

Huang Xiaowei took a sip of tea, she naturally knew what Li Xiang's symptoms were so entangled.

The ugly lady came to visit her the day after returning to the capital, and chatted with her about some idle things in Chu Xiufeng for a few days. Tell her that she got a cute smiling white fox, but she just covered up the old ghosts in the mountains and forests. The ugly lady didn't feel the need to say too many shocking things. Before leaving, the ugly lady hesitated again and again and told her about the picture scroll, saying that Brother Li didn't dare to visit these days because he was ashamed, and those things couldn't be taken out and returned to himself. At that time, Huang Xiaowei just smiled and admonished the ugly lady and said that she didn't mind. The ugly girl breathed a sigh of relief and left.

"Recently, the capital has not been very stable. What do you think about the mixed stirring up of the situation by various forces? Don't take this opportunity to do something?" Huang Xiaowei broke the silence and said. In her impression, Li Xiangru, who likes to see stitches, shouldn't be so quiet and not go out of the small courtyard gate for a few days. For Li Xiangru, this is also a good opportunity for revenge, and it is much easier to eradicate the enemy and then do the work of transferring flowers and trees. After all, more and more people are dying in the capital these days, and there is no shortage of high-ranking court officials.

When Li Xiangru heard this, he thought about it seriously, shook his head, and said, "I didn't find the right time." Now the capital is like a fish pond in troubled waters, and when you reach out, you may catch a delicious herring fish, or you may catch a poisonous snake eating fish. Before the situation is clear, it is difficult to start. ”

Huang Xiaowei nodded in agreement. It can be said that the entire Tsing Yi Gang has twisted the grasshoppers on the same line with King Ning, and they are both prosperous and lossy.

The relationship between Li Xiangru and Ning Wangdi can also be said to be people on the same front.

King Ning has been anxiously dealing with the stumbling blocks that the crown prince and the seventh prince threw out to him from time to time, and on the one hand, he has accumulated strength, preserved his strength, and prepared to go, and sat and watched the snipe and clam hold each other.

Huang Xiaowei sighed for a long time and said, "When my father founded this Tsing Yi Gang, he stipulated that he would not participate in court battles. Before he died, he explained to me that I need to judge the situation and put down my posture and cling to the strong. ”

Speaking of this, she paused slightly, frowned in contemplation, and after a moment, she looked up at Li Xiangru for answers or relief, and said, "You say, is this King Ning really the strong man my father said?"

Li Xiangru drank all the tea in the cup, and after putting it down, he glanced at Huang Xiaowei deeply, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, and he said thoughtfully: "Actually, I'm not sure he must be the strongest." From the point of view that he is my friend, I need you to help him. From your point of view, I don't want you to be directly exposed to the brutal battles. ”

After hearing this, Huang Xiaowei replied yes and looked at Li Xiangru curiously.

"I thought I had some ingenuity, and I thought I had no loopholes in these revenge plans, and I could get out of them. But ......" Li Xiangru lowered his head, rubbed his fingers against the empty teacup and said in a deep voice: "But, I was wrong." I underestimated the strength and wisdom of those people. The so-called seamless planning is in fact full of loopholes. I have to admit that I have been acting with the tiger skin fox and pretending to be a tiger. That night, the national teacher warned me, but then he would spread the information that I was his junior, so that some people with ulterior motives would dispel my thoughts. Then Master Zhou came forward, and he knocked on the mountain and shook the tiger, and officially announced me as his disciple with the world. In fact, only I know, I haven't even seen Master Zhou's face before. The identity of the disciple of the academy is nothing more than ...... It's just a mask. And my true identity is no longer a secret, and everyone should know that they have already guessed it. I'm so small......"

Huang Xiaowei was surprised when he heard this, this was the first time Li Xiangru revealed his heart to her and told her what she didn't know.

Li Xiangru raised his head and smiled bitterly, and said with nostalgia on his face: "When the city was burned, the military advisor once said something to me, he said: You are a smart person, you should go out of the burning city to know the world, to enjoy the world, instead of trying to fully understand the world. These were the words we said to me the night before we set out to escort the coffin of the commander back to the capital. At first, I didn't understand it, but now I seem to understand. In this world, there are people outside of people, and there are heavens outside the sky. I can reach a place where I can enjoy this world, but I can't understand it. ”

Looking at Li Xiangru with a hint of melancholy in her eyes, Huang Xiaowei showed unbearable and pity on her face, she really wanted to comfort this big boy who was her age but had experienced countless life and death disasters. After thinking for a while, she said something that even she didn't know if it was comforting, and said, "Sometimes, learning to enjoy is not a bad thing. At least we have been left happy in this world. ”

Li Xiangru shook his head with a smile, realizing that he had taken the topic away, and explained: "I didn't say anything bitter when I said this, but I just felt a little tired." ”

He paused, wanting to end this sad topic, and changed his words and said, "King Ning has grown very quickly during this time. I dare not say that he is the strongest one, but he must be the most promising one, and even the one who is most likely to reach the throne of the emperor. ”

Huang Xiaowei listened to Li Xiangru's firm judgment, sighed slowly, and said, "Is it because you gave him the way to make money on the land and the thing called heaven punishes the earth?"

Li Xiangru was slightly surprised, and after thinking about it, it seemed reasonable for Huang Xiaowei to learn that the "Heavenly Punishment" existed. In order for King Ning to gain the support and approval of his forces, he must have something strong enough to deter him. He didn't have many armies to kill sharp weapons, and there were even fewer cultivators in the dependent land. Then, he used this earth-destroying "heavenly punishment" to prop up the field.

Without waiting for Li Xiangru to mention it, Huang Xiaowei took the initiative to solve his doubts and said: "The day before you came back, King Ning secretly invited several forces to personally demonstrate the power of heaven and earth. After a moment's thought, he said, "Indeed, he is very charismatic and has a lot of potential. In a short period of time, he was able to win over so many heads of land with considerable power to work for it. ”

"So, you're already a member of his henchmen?" Li Xiangru frowned slightly and said. This was not the place of his heart's desire. To tell the truth, he felt that Huang Xiaowei could attach himself to King Ning, but he didn't want her to fall into the dangerous game of imperial competition.

Huang Xiaowei shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "Then, do you think I can jump out of this circle?"

Li Xiangru clenched his fists, his face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "You must not fall into it." I can't guarantee what kind of emperor the king of Dining will become after reaching the top. To be honest, I even have doubts about whether he will make the name of Lu Shishuai's family known to the world in the future. ”

For this kind of undisguised "confession", Huang Xiaowei, the leader of the Tsing Yi Gang, who has always been tough and solemn outside, was moved and delighted in his heart. He was able to say such things, and he really regarded himself as a friend.

There is a saying: Those who are confidants die and become those who please themselves.

She smiled with satisfaction and said, "With your words, even if you die, you are willing!" She raised her hand to stop Li Xiangru, who was about to open her mouth to persuade her, and said: "People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves." The Tsing Yi Gang can't get out easily, and it is relatively good for us to be able to rely on King Ning, which has gradually become a towering tree, is our best choice. You have to understand that if you want something, you have to give something. The truth is simply like a buying and selling transaction. ”

"I don't know why, but I always feel like I've known you for a long time. Huang Xiaowei's eyes were sparkling and he looked at Li Xiangru.

Once the word is final, she doesn't want to continue to dwell on the topic of whether to participate in the imperial dispute.