When King Shang saw the woman in front of him eating a cup of tea, he chuckled and said:

"This king has invited the girl today because ...... The king was very fond of the girl. This king likes it very much...... Wise man. ”

Xie Lingxu looked indifferent, wondering what kind of medicine was sold in the former's gourd.

King Shang smoothed the long hair next to his ear, and then said, "So, this king wants to ...... I invite you to my palace and be my personal maid. Of course, if you think being a palace maid is too lowly, you can also be mine-"

"No need." Unless the employer is sick......

"Thank you...... The king of Shang appreciates it, but I am now the emperor's palace maid, how can I-"

"This king asks the emperor for a palace maid, and the emperor will not mind." King Shang sat up straight and looked at Xie Lingxu, who was a little cramped.

"Actually, I don't have much ability, so why bother the king of Shang."

"Smart people...... You have to learn to see the situation clearly and not bury yourself in vain. ”

Xie Lingxu chuckled and said: "What is King Shang's words, how can I bury myself, forgive me for being stupid, I don't understand the meaning of King Shang's words." ”

King Shang covered his mouth and laughed: "How can you not understand, you just need to choose a master sensibly." ”

Xie Lingxu frowned, glanced at the curtain raised by the wind by the window, the wind hit the thin window lattice, and the sky was overcast......

"Isn't the owner of the palace the emperor? How else can I choose as a slave? Xie Lingxu looked at the unclear attitude of the Shang King in front of him, and only felt that his eyes were full of insidious cunning.

King Shang smiled, and his tone was a little cold: "You can think about it, when you walk out of Huachang Hall today, this king will not give you another chance." ”

"There's nothing to think about." Xie Lingxu's expression was grim.

King Shang sighed lightly, and there was a bit of mockery in his tone: "Tsk...... It's a pity. In that case, Gonggong Li, let's send off the guests. ”

Xie Lingxu took a breath and saw that the man in front of him was half-raising the pure gold birdcage in his hand, and his tone revealed an unknown meaning:

"Oops...... I look in this cage, it's time to close a canary......" After speaking, the man hooked the corner of his eyes and smiled at Xie Lingxu......

The rapid rain slapped on the gilded eaves of the outer hall of the Huachang Hall for a moment, and the condensed raindrops fell into the accumulated puddles, causing ripples.

Xie Lingxu walked in the pavilion, looking at the wind and rain in front of him, and his heart was a little uneasy.

The meaning of the king of Shang is obviously to let himself take refuge in him and choose a position contrary to the emperor, but as everyone knows, the emperor has nothing to do with the government, so he fights with the king of Shang...... Is it Shen Su? It seems that the emperor and the king of Shang are in two factions, in fact, the emperor's life can be abandoned on both sides, the king of Shang wants to get rid of the emperor, if Shen Su wants to govern with his own hands, it is not impossible to kill the emperor.

And what about the King of You? What role does he play in this? is just a general who protects the country, or is it something else......

Unconsciously, Xie Lingxu stepped up the steps of the temple, and his toes were covered with raindrops dripping from the eaves.

Xie Lingxu took a step back, looking at the dim sky and feeling worried.

Damn it...... The recent rain has been unusual.

Xie Lingxu looked around, looking for a nearby place to hide from the rain, and planned to rush over with an arrow......

Just as he was about to take a step, he raised his eyes and saw an extra inky blue umbrella above his head...... In the blink of an eye, he met the light brown eyes of the king of Shangyou......

"Take it." King You said lukewarmly, and handed the umbrella in his hand to Xie Lingxu.

Taking the handle of the umbrella, Xie Lingxu smiled: "More King You, in fact, I don't need to-"

The latter didn't say much, Xie Lingxu held an umbrella and watched in amazement as King You turned around and stepped into the long rain like a pillar, and the long back of the black hair pouring on the snow-white robe disappeared into the dark rain curtain like this......

The pot-bellied eunuch was forced to be placed on the iron prison chair of the Nine Governors' Gate, and the panic in his expression was nowhere to hide, looking at the slightly sharp chin in the shadow of the woman in front of him......

"I have some questions about this case, and I hope that Father-in-law Liu must not hide it." Xie Lingxu sat up straight, his eyes like a hook.

Gonggong Liu shook his head, and the horizontal flesh on his cheeks trembled: "The villain doesn't know, the villain is just an idler who is in charge of registration and accounts, and he doesn't know anything about the case you want to investigate!" ”

"Do you know anything about the dry well where Grandpa Yang was abandoned?"

"Isn't that ...... Is there a dry well in the backyard, what-"

"Father-in-law Liu, you'd better tell me everything you know." Xie Lingxu's tone was a little tough.

Gonggong Liu squinted and smiled: "This ...... What can I know about this. ”

"I heard that Gonggong Yang was higher than you before his death, and he suppressed you a lot......

"You ......" Gonggong Liu's expression changed: "You can't say that!" ”

"There's no way, this investigation case, we have to find some contact, if you refuse to provide clues, we can only think of our own ideas."

"But I really don't know anything, besides...... This is in the palace, saying the wrong word is a matter of losing your head! ”

Xie Lingxu smiled slightly, thinking that this dead duck finally said something soft.

"Listen to me, just answer yes or no, that's all right?"

Gonggong Liu's face was embarrassed, and he frowned and nodded.

"The reason why the well is dry is because...... Somebody died somewhere a long time ago, right? ”

Gonggong Liu sighed: "Yes, but what's this-"

"The deceased back then was the palace maid who was favored by the King of Shang, and we inquired about you before, right?"

"That's right."

"She committed suicide?" Xie Lingxu's voice was cold, and there was no doubt in his tone.

Gonggong Liu sighed: "Yes, that girl committed suicide by throwing herself into a well within a few years of entering the palace." This is also normal, I said before, this girl is not a woman from a good family, the king of Shang...... I won't put too much thought into her, I think it's because she is too ambitious, and she will commit suicide if she can't think about it. ”

After hearing what he said, Xie Lingxu stood up suddenly, startling Gonggong Liu in front of him.

"It would have been nice for Gonggong Liu to explain it earlier, what are you afraid of?"

"The little one is cheap, this is something related to the king of Shang, it's useless to talk about it, and the little one is also to live a little longer in this palace."

Xie Lingxu nodded understandingly: "What Gonggong Liu said is true." ”

In the noisy streets of North City-

Xiao Qixin: "Xiao Xie, do you feel that the atmosphere in this imperial city is a little wrong recently." ”

Xie Lingxu raised his eyes and looked at him: "Huh? ”

"Lao Chu grabbed a few more people who wanted to create chaos."

Recently, the imperial city is indeed full of a kind of ...... Restlessness and panic on the verge of stirring.

Xie Lingxu turned his head: "Strengthen the search and then arrest, catch as many as you want." ”

Xiao Qixin responded, and couldn't help frowning slightly, thinking that the woman in front of her was an insignificant figure in the Underworld Army not long ago, but now she can give orders to everyone in front of the big case, and even herself, as if there is a convincing power in her bones, a natural leadership talent......

"What's wrong with you?" Xie Lingxu looked at Xiao Qixin and looked at him with a daze, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously.

"Oh...... It's nothing. What do you think is the palace maid who threw herself into the well—"

"Zhou Jingyue."

"Hey, I'm tired, I said dead old man, you-"

Gu Erniang lifted the curtain of the door with the vegetable basket on her shoulder, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Xie Lingxu and a group of black people in their own room, and their faces stiffened.

"Hey...... I said, what are you doing, what are you doing? ”

Xie Lingxu took off the short sword at his waist and slammed it on the wooden table in front of him, his face darkened: "Consult the local people about the situation, do you think you plan to cooperate?" ”

Xie Lingxu boasted that he was still very good at bluffing, but he saw that Gu Erniang was instantly dumbfounded, cleared his throat and said:

"Ahem...... What do you want to ask? ”

Xie Lingxu: "Let's talk about Dr. Zhou's daughter, Zhou Jingyue." ”

"The girl...... Yo, didn't I tell you that before? Gu Erniang smiled.

"Why did Zhou Jingyue enter the palace, I want to listen to the truth, and tell me everything you know." Xie Lingxu didn't have a smile on his face, and he looked really scary.

"This, girl, don't be too embarrassed!"

"He......" Xie Lingxu sighed impatiently, and took a few steps forward with his arms crossed:

"Then do you say it or not?"

Gu Erniang looked at the woman in front of her with eyes like knives, and her lower limbs couldn't help but tremble: "I...... I didn't say I wouldn't say it, but it was a little ...... Oops, that's a bit of a thing, it's hard to talk about! ”

"I'll listen, you can say it."

Gu Erniang twisted her hands, and the corners of her mouth pursed awkwardly: "This matter, what the neighbors know has been protected and not passed on, and it can be regarded as keeping this secret." ”

"Jingyue is also a good girl, and her appearance is good at the ground, but it's a pity that this god doesn't have long eyes, such a good girl just ruined the wolf's heart and lungs."

Xie Lingxu was impatient: "Say the key!"

"More than ten years ago, Jingyue, this girl, has long been attracted to people and wants to be recruited into the palace, Jingyue is unwilling, she wants to do her job in the hospital for the rest of her life. You say what an honest girl, who knew that one day when I was collecting medicine, I went up the mountain and let people target her, and I gave it to the barren mountains and mountains...... Ay. ”

Xie Lingxu looked at Gu Erniang and sighed for a while.

"Jingyue was originally a simple girl, but since that incident, she has changed as if she has changed into a different person, she doesn't say anything, the only thing she tells her father is to let herself enter the palace, this time, because she thinks she can change some silver for her father, and secondly, she also wants to leave this place. Doctor Zhou knew that his daughter was in pain, and he couldn't resist Jingyue's temper, so he agreed, this creation made people, at that time, this matter was not spread much, and those who knew it also hid it in their hearts, who knew that Dr. Zhou treated us people well, and he didn't want to poke his heart, and no one had ever mentioned it for many years. ”

Xie Lingxu: "It's been so long, Zhou Jingyue has never come back?" ”

"I remember...... It seems to have seen it once, when I passed by the medical hall, I saw Jingyue standing outside the medical hall and watching Dr. Zhou and Xiao Ning keep accounts together, I also wondered why she didn't go in to have a look, so I called Jingyue, I didn't expect Jingyue She knew that she was seen and ran somewhere else, Dr. Zhou They were stunned and didn't catch up, it was really strange to say. ”

"Hey...... I don't know what's wrong with that girl, she must have hurt that thing a lot......"

Xie Lingxu lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment: "Do you know who did this?" ”

Gu Erniang scratched her head: "This is ......"

Xie Lingxu raised his eyes and said, "Li Xi." ”

Gu Erniang's pupils shrank: "This ...... Rumors, that's what I said, hey, I just said that this Li Shi is not a thing, he can really do anything! ”

"Then it's not hard to explain." The corners of Xie Lingxu's mouth sank, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.