Chu Yue'an lowered his eyes and didn't speak again, Ling Huan's eyes rolled slightly, and asked, "I heard that the King of Chu seems to be ...... to you What do you think of him? ”

"Before I was with him, it was impossible." Chu Yuean said categorically.

Ling Huan paused slightly, and then asked, "Why?" ”

"Impossible is impossible, not everything in this world has a reason." Chu Yue'an said, "I don't know why His Royal Highness the King of Chu suddenly cares about me, but he may just be fresh for a while, and he will forget about me in a few days." ”

Ling Huan didn't continue the topic, the conversation changed sharply, and said: "I got a piece of news, for you, it may be very important, about your uncle, after he disappeared for several years, he returned to the grassland, and now the momentum is good, he has annexed three tribes one after another, and he is about to dominate the grassland." If you have the opportunity, you can take a trip to the grassland, and when you come to see the scenery of the grassland, you can also talk to him, and maybe he can help you with your brother's affairs. ”

Chu Yue'an nodded lightly: "I know, if there is a chance, this grassland must be gone." ”

Ling Huan glanced at the sky outside and said, "It's not early, you can rest early, I have to go, I will come to see you again that day." ”

"Okay." Chu Yue'an said, "If there is any news related to my brother, please tell me." ”

Ling Huan left, Chu Yue'an still sat in place and didn't move, and his fast-beating heart gradually quieted down. Once upon a time, she and Ling Huan were still testing each other, I don't know when it started, she actually trusted him so much, which made her feel incredible.

The next day, Chu Yue thought about it, but still sent the silkworm vest back to King Chu, and Cai Xing was puzzled: "Isn't Miss just something that lacks protection?" Why should I return this item? ”

Chu Yue'an smiled lightly and said: "My affairs have nothing to do with the King of Chu, I have rejected him, but now I want to accept such a valuable gift from him, in the end, I am still uneasy, and maybe it makes him have a delusion." Although I am reluctant to accept such amulets, in principle, I still cannot accept them. ”

When Yuwen Jinghuai received the birthday gift returned by Ninghou Mansion, he didn't have an angry expression on his face, he just ordered someone to put the things back, and at the same time, there was a playful expression on the corner of his mouth.

After another two days, the letter of appointment from the Marquis of Zhongyi Mansion was finally issued, and the wedding date was set for March of the following year, and a big stone in Chu Li's heart finally landed, because her husband urged her to go back several times, she had to give up her daughter and mother and rush back to Jiangnan.

For Chu Li's departure, the old lady was sad and shed a lot of tears, Lu Youming was also very reluctant, for the rest of the Hou Mansion, this aunt left, it was to set off firecrackers to celebrate.

The first one to be happy was Chu Yueyun, finally no one was picky, and her mother could finally raise the fetus with peace of mind.

Because Lu Youming was engaged, he was concentrating on staying by the old lady's side, and he didn't dare to go out easily, but perhaps because he was reluctant to give up his daughter, the old lady began to get sick on the second day of Chu Li's departure, and she was sick all day.

On this day, Chu Yue'an came to the tavern, it has been so many days, I don't know what the people in the secret realm have found out, although she already knows who assassinated King Qin, but she still hopes that the people in the secret realm can give some more clues or evidence.

But when she came to the tavern, the door was locked, and she broke in through the window on the second floor, and it was empty, and there was another thin layer of dust on the table, which had been empty for four or five days.

Chu Yuean couldn't help frowning, what happened?

Just as she was about to leave, there was a sudden noise, she frowned, drew the dagger from her boots, and rushed towards the position of the vat with a lunge.

The man also seemed to be startled, and hurriedly jumped to the side, and the two of them looked at each other and said in unison: "It's you!" ”

This person is Su Hongshen, Chu Yuean was surprised: "Master Su, why are you here?" ”

Su Hongshen picked up the wine jug in his hand and said with a light smile: "The peach blossom wine here is made by Yingniang herself, and I am hungry for this mouthful, so I came over to get some wine to drink." ”

Chu Yue'an glanced around and asked, "What's going on here?" What about the others? ”

Su Hongshen said: "This place is not safe, I let them evacuate. ”

Chu Yue sighed in his heart, and asked apologetically, "Could it be that I asked them to investigate the assassination of King Qin, and they were affected by this matter?" ”

Su Hongshen shook his head gently: "It's not all, since the day you were assassinated, it was no longer safe here." Before you let them investigate, the secret realm was noticed for violating the agreement not to meddle in the affairs of the court, and temporarily withdrawing from the capital was the best option for us. ”

"I see." Chu Yue'an nodded lightly, "I don't know what I asked to investigate......

"This is not the place to talk, come with me." Su Hongshen moved a wine vat as he spoke, and then a secret room door opened, and he was the first to enter, and Chu Yue'an followed.

This is a very long secret passage, Chu Yue'an took out the night pearl lighting, and was a little surprised: "I didn't expect that such a long secret passage was hidden, where does this secret passage lead?" ”

Su Hongshen said: "Outside the city, for the secret realm, the safety of people is above all else, and every stronghold will have a secret passage to ensure that if there is danger, they can escape quickly." ”

She glanced at the night pearl in Chu Yue'an's hand and said, "Such a big bead is rare, do you know the origin of the night pearl in your hand?" ”

"I don't know." This bead was the "New Year's money" given to her by Ling Huan during the Chinese New Year, but she didn't know where it came from.

"More than 300 years ago, there was a poor and extravagant faint king, scraping the people's fat and people's ointment for pleasure, but he was also an extremely infatuated emperor, he had a favorite concubine, but it was a pity that the face was weak, so he ordered someone to build a crystal coffin, and put a night pearl in his mouth to ensure that the body did not rot. This crystal coffin and the night pearl also have a miraculous effect, and it can really make the body of the favorite concubine immortal, as if she was asleep. Until more than 40 years ago, the tomb of the favorite concubine was stolen, it is said that when the tomb robbers opened the crystal coffin, the favorite concubine was stunning, making people forget the vulgar, but after taking out the night pearl in her mouth, her body immediately turned into a pile of white bones. ”

"Can a crystal coffin and a pearl of the night make the body incorruptible?" Chu Yue'an frowned, "I'm afraid this is a legend." ”

"Maybe it's just a legend." Su Hongshen said as he walked, "But the night pearl in your hand is indeed taken out of the mouth of the corpse, ordinary girls will be afraid of these weapons, you are very calm." ”

"I'm a doctor, I'm used to seeing life and death, how can I be afraid of this." Chu Yue'an said, "It's just that the origin of the pearl this night is indeed a little surprising." ”

The Pupil Pavilion was all Ling Huan's, and it was normal for him to be able to get these extraordinary things.

"Later, the tomb robbers were exterminated by the court, and this night pearl was in the hands of the court, and since then the clues have been lost." Su Hongshen said, "I didn't expect it to be in your hands." ”

Court? Chu Yue'an was a little puzzled when she held the Night Pearl, but she didn't think much about it.

The two of them walked for about a stick of incense before they came out, and this secret passage actually came to a small forest outside the city, Chu Yuean frowned and said: "If this secret passage is known by people with bad intentions, sneaking into the capital from here will also be a threat to the capital." ”

"There is still a sense of proportion in the secret realm." Su Hong smiled faintly, "This place is only known to the people of the secret realm, and it will not be leaked." ”

Chu Yue'an didn't want to doubt whether the news in the secret realm would leak out, so he glanced around and asked, "What are you bringing me here for?" ”

"Please come with me." Su Hongshen said and led the way in front, Chu Yue'an followed, and the two walked for a cup of tea and passed through a bamboo forest, but behind the bamboo forest turned out to be a small bamboo house.

"This is where I settled in the capital." Su Hong smiled lightly, "Please come in." ”

"Su Gongzi is a person who will enjoy it, this place is quiet and elegant, it is a good place." Chu Yue'an said with a smile.

Inside, the layout of the bamboo house is also very simple, but there is a desk, a bookshelf, a guzheng, and a few chairs.

There was a little boy in the house who was making tea, he was not surprised to see Su Hongshen catch a woman and come back, and teased: "When I woke up in the morning, the young master was gone, what did I do as the young master, it turned out that I went to see my beautiful sister." ”

"Don't be poor, pour two cups of tea." Su Hong said softly.

Chu Yue'an saw that this little boy was about seven or eight years old, clever and cute, but he liked it very much.

The two entered the house together, Su Hongshen asked Chu Yue'an to sit down, and then the little boy retreated in an orderly manner after serving tea.

Chu Yue'an is not interested in this kind of thing, no matter how good the tea is, it is just like drinking water like a cow in her mouth, she is very concerned about the clues that Su Hongshen has in her hands now, and asked a little anxiously: "What did you find?" ”

Su Hong took a deep sip of tea, raised his eyes to look at Chu Yue'an, and said slowly: "The assassination of King Qin has a great relationship with the prince's nephew, Sun Liangpeng. ”

This is consistent with King Qin's speculation.

"And then?" Chu Yue'an asked.

Judging from Chu Yue'an's reaction, she should know about this matter, Su Hongshen said again: "The person who assassinated you was also instructed by this person, the assassin turned out to be a eunuch next to the Queen Mother, and later he has been lurking in the Sun family to do some unsightly things. This man is a supreme master, and it is not easy to prevent him. ”

Chu Yue'an's eyes narrowed: "I think that the previous conjecture is inseparable, and the queen mother is involved behind the whole thing." ”

Su Hongshen nodded: "Actually, I want to persuade you to give up this matter, the water inside is too deep!" ”