In winter, when it gets dark early, the people of the palaces and palaces start to hold the lights before the sky is completely dark, and near Chinese New Year's Eve, the fiery red lanterns are connected together, embedded in the deep night, and from a distance, a piece of red floats in the air, half bright and half bright without a sense of festivity, but creepy.

"Commander Jiang, you haven't left yet?" The little eunuch who knew Jiang Banxia in the celebrant quietly greeted: "Lord Cao is still busy, do you want to leave first?" ”

"It's okay, I'll wait a little longer." Jiang Banxia clasped his hands and said gently.

"Then you wait, if you have any orders, just say it." The little eunuch looked left and right and then moved the charcoal basin to Jiang Banxia's feet, and then showed a flattering expression.

Everyone in the palace knew that the newly appointed commander of the Jinyi Guard was the godchild of the commander of the East Factory, and she waited for the celebrant with a big grin, and no one gossiped, and in private they all said that Cao Alcohol recognized a good son, filial piety and ability.

"Yo, why didn't our family know that you were so filial." Cao Ol rubbed his sore eyes, and said in a mocking tone: "But you're causing trouble again?" ”

Jiang Banxia shook his head.

"What's the matter?" Cao Alcohol was a little impatient.

She stepped forward and whispered in Cao Yu's ear: "Today, Cao Huifei found her son..."

Cao Alcohol waved his hand away from Jiang Banxia and motioned for her to stand farther away.

"Concubine Cao?" Cao Yu sneered: "Something without brains, I will see her less in the future." ”

"Godfather..."Jiang Banxia showed a hesitant expression.

Cao Ol was displeased: "What, what our family said, you want to question it?" ”

"Banxia doesn't dare." Jiang Banxia immediately bent over, lowered her eyebrows and said, "Then Cao Huifei told her son something today, and her son thought about it all day, and he couldn't figure it out... I just wanted to ask first..."

The old slippery head touched the little slippery head, and Cao Yu snorted lightly and motioned for Jiang Banxia to continue.

"That incident is a matter of the second year of Qingwen......" This sentence Luojiang Banxia looked around anxiously, and seeing that no one was paying attention, she took another half step forward, almost next to Cao Alcohol.

"Concubine Hui seems to know the truth of the case back then, and she also seems to know something about me..."Jiang Banxia lowered her head, and the shadow under the candle flame covered her tightly.

actually learned to turn his words around, and after growing his ability, Cao Yu raised his head and leaned back and said coldly: "This is what you want to ask?" ”

Jiang Banxia nodded.

Anyone who has dealt with Cao Alcohol inside and outside the palace knows that as long as Cao Alcohol can tell the truth, he doesn't tell lies, but if you want to get something out of his mouth, it is difficult to go to the sky.

"Don't you know everything? Do you want our family to remind you again? Cao Alcohol pointed to the table and confided the names of several famous places: "Hangzhou, Jiang Junzhe, Zheng." ”

She was stunned in place, how did Cao Alcohol, the old fox, know about her affairs in Jiangnan, she did these things extremely secretly, it stands to reason that he shouldn't know.

"What, still pretending to be stupid in front of our family? What Zheng said to you that day, you know much better than our family. Cao Alcohol tapped the table more and more frequently, and his patience was running out. 168 Books

So, are the facts really what she said? My biological father has someone else...... Jiang Banxia asked stiffly, she can only ask Cao Yu now, because they are people in the same boat, and she doesn't believe others.

Cao Yu looked at her deeply: "You already have the answer yourself, why bother to confirm it again and again." ”

Jiang Banxia was silent.

"You are indeed like your father, too smart and ruthless enough, our family is not wrong." Cao Yu softened his voice: "It's still the old saying, you are now our family's cadres, we are grasshoppers on a rope, no one can leave anyone, no matter who asks you to return the case of the year, you don't agree." ”

Jiang Banxia raised his head with doubts in his eyes.

How many people died in Qingwen's second year? The number of people sitting in the row was as high as more than 30,000 people, and Cao Alcohol, who had just entered the palace, saw with his own eyes that those people were pulled to the entrance of the vegetable market and their necks were wiped like slaughtering chickens, ducks and poultry, are these people really guilty?

"You have to know that the nine clans of the past dynasties, but the Da Ming is the ten clans." Cao Alcohol's tone paused slightly: "Killing a person can't erase his existence, and neither can killing his family, only killing all the people who remember him, parents, brothers, clansmen, friends, and students." ”

"The great mistake made by the blood of so many people, do you think... Will you admit it? Even if it's really wrong. Cao Alcohol pointed to the sky.

"What's more, it's just a deterrent." Cao Chu's cruel smile: "To put it mildly, people are already dead, and there is no need for the living to sacrifice themselves for the dead." ”

"Banxia understands." Of course, she understands that all the authority she has now is obtained under the instruction of Emperor Qingwen, and she will not be stupid enough to step on Emperor Qingwen's unhappiness.

"It's nice to talk to smart people." Cao Yu stretched his brows and patted Jiang Banxia's shoulder heavily: "The world says that women and eunuchs can't make a big deal, our family doesn't think so, my son, you have to remember that anyone can sit in this position, including me, including you." ”

Jiang Banxia's eyes lit up when she looked at Cao Yu, this era is destined to be a dark age when women can't turn over, all the worldly shackles make them look forward and backward, her heart is very eager for someone to identify with her, just like walking at night for a long time and also need a little light of dawn.

"Did you find the person you were looking for?" Cao Jun asked.

She leaned forward and said, "Back to Godfather, that person has been found!" I just had to send him to the palace. ”

"You did a good job, the next case of Lu Cheng, remember, you must keep an eye on it, after the New Year's Festival, everything will be settled, don't drop the chain at this time."

The New Year does not settle accounts, and does not try cases, this vacant time is the most likely to be exploited by people with ulterior motives, she stepped on Lu Cheng to take the position, Lu Cheng is quite authoritative in Jinyiwei, and he must not be allowed to overturn the case, otherwise she will have nowhere to stand.

"Banxia still has something to ask, how should Altan Khan's grandson arrange?" Jiang Banxia's tone paused slightly: "He doesn't seem to be very satisfied with our arrangement. ”

"You don't have to worry about this, leave it to our family, now the border is quite stable, and our family has its own arrangements later." Cao Yu held his head, slightly tired: "Go back and rest, don't run to our house in the future, make people suspicious." ”

"Banxia retires." Jiang Banxia retreated, and quietly walked down the door and exited the celebrant supervisor.

She looked back at the Forbidden City in the night, red and white, all the colors hidden in the darkness, like a giant beast that devoured people.

"Commander Jiang!" The little eunuch who had been waiting by the door to pick up the lantern stepped forward and flattered: "Are you going out of the palace?" ”

"Exactly." Jiang Banxia retracted his gaze and smiled gently at the little eunuch.

"Then be careful on your way." Before the little eunuch's lantern could be handed over, she rushed into the snow without looking back, and it was difficult to distinguish her figure between the whiteness.