Hu Miao is the eunuch of the palm seal of the celebrant eunuch, and his status in the inner court is second only to Wang Shun, the ancestor, and Wang Shunde, the eunuch of the palm seal of the imperial horse eunuch, hates him to the bone, and has been thinking about him to die for many years, but he has always lived well.

Xu Rui returned to Beijing more than ten days ago, and it was also this Gonggong Hu who personally came to Changxing City to announce the greeting, at that time he was still alive and kicking, and he didn't see the slightest sign, how can he say that he will die now?

This point in time was too delicate, and Xu Rui felt as if there was a huge eye watching him behind everything.

He immediately calmed down and asked the little eunuch, "When did Gonggong Hu go?" How to get there? ”

The little eunuch's mood slowly stabilized, wiped away his tears and said: "Master Qiqi, Gonggong Hu went last night, saying that Yangshou had arrived, and he was accepted by Niu Tou Ma Mian, and we children went to take care of the funeral for his old man." ”

"This is a violent death......

Xu Rui's heart sank, if Hu Miao did not die normally, then the cause of his death is worth scrutinizing, Hu Miao, who is in a high position, does not even have a plausible way to die, which shows that the person who did it was very hasty.

Is it because he found out that he had met the prince?

Xu Rui immediately had this idea in his heart, but he immediately denied it.

I only went to see the prince last night, and even if the other party reacted quickly, it would never be possible to immediately make up his mind to get rid of Hu Miao, an important person.

What's more, if he ruthlessly got rid of Hu Miao because he prevented himself from understanding the truth, then the other party must have known that he had met with the prince, and the easiest way to do it should be to strangle himself in the edict of Dongchang.

In this way, nine times out of ten, Hu Miao's death should have nothing to do with him.

Xu Rui suddenly remembered the footprints that appeared at the door of the exterminated Orion, obviously there were other people who were interested in the prince's rebellion, could the other party have found clues in this group of people?

Things are getting more and more complicated, Xu Rui gradually began to realize how big the whirlpool behind this battle for the heir is, and the closer he gets to the truth, the closer he is to danger.

But Xu Rui can't back down, and now he has become a pawn on the banner of winning the throne, only by understanding the conspiracy behind this will he not become an outcast of the opponent at any time like Hu Miao.

Thinking of this, Xu Rui didn't care about going to see Emperor Hongwei again, and said to the eunuch: "Gonggong Hu had a lot of friendship with Benhou before his death, and when he heard this bad news today, Benhou should go with you to see him off for the last time." ”

The little eunuch was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly shook his head and said: "I can't help it, I can't help it, the people in our palace are not in good health, which is detrimental to Yin morality, Hou Ye's jade body is Jin'an, and it is unlucky to go to see Gonggong Hu."

What's more, Gonggong Hu is in a hurry, and many old people say that his old man is probably infected with a bad disease, and if he makes Hou Ye out again, the little one really can't afford to bear it. ”

Because the eunuch did not have that words, he was regarded as ominous by the princes and nobles, especially the corpse after death, so although Hu Miaogui was the prime minister, his death only shocked the court, and there was not even a big man to mourn.

Xu Rui laughed when he heard this: "Don't worry, Ben Hou was born in the army, his life is very hard, and he is crawling in the sea of corpses and blood, what Hades ghost has never seen?" You just lead the way! ”

As he spoke, Xu Rui took out a hundred taels of silver ticket from his cuff and handed it to the little eunuch.

The little eunuch took the silver ticket and looked at it, and his heart was suddenly shocked, coupled with the low status of the eunuch, few people really could afford it, no matter how beautiful Hu Miao was during his lifetime, as the saying goes, people go to tea and cool, and his death will only be desolate.

Seeing that Xu Rui was so concerned about the old relationship with Hu Miao, the little eunuch was grateful and emotional, and his good impression of Xu Rui rose sharply, although he took Xu Rui to see Hu Miao and broke the rules, but he still hurriedly took Xu Rui to Hu Miao's body with great gratitude.

Hu Miao was found dead in his room by the little eunuch who was asked to get up when he was in Yin, and his body was already cold when he was found, and it was inferred that the real time of death should be around the ugly hour.

It is still early for Xu Rui to enter the palace, just in time to deal with Hu Miao's body in the inner court, so he has the opportunity to "see him for the last time".

According to the little eunuch who led the way, Hu Miao died peacefully, but his right hand was covering his heart, and he did not see any symptoms of poisoning, so he was inferred by the old eunuchs to die of a sudden vicious disease.

Of course, the little eunuch is also hearsay, not to be believed, and the specific cause of death can only be judged after Xu Rui has seen the corpse.

Xu Rui sorted out his thoughts and followed the little eunuch to the deep palace, but as soon as he walked into the small courtyard where Hu Miao lived, he heard a low voice.

"Master Hou has taken the wrong path, this is not the place where a noble person like you should come."

Xu Rui came back to his senses when he heard this, and when he looked up, he saw Wang Shun standing at the gate of the small courtyard with a gloomy face, his two eyes staring at him like an eagle falcon, as if he was secretly angry.

Thinking about it, no matter whether Hu Miao fell to the King of Liao or not, he is still Wang Shun's godson and a member of the inner court after all.

As the saying goes, it depends on the owner to beat a dog, Hu Miao lost his life like a slap in Wang Shun's face, shameful, can you not be angry?

The moment he saw Wang Shun's face, Xu Rui was basically sure that Hu Miao must have died unnaturally.

It's just that Xu Rui still has something to understand, it is said that Hu Miao had an accident, and it is not surprising that Wang Shun appeared here, but shouldn't he be with the saint at this time, how could he be so coincidentally blocked at the door?

Behind Hu Miao's murder and in the process of the celebrant falling to the King of Liao, what role did the ancestor of the inner court play?

The few little eunuchs who led the way had just discovered Wang Shun's existence, and they suddenly trembled, knelt down one after another, kowtowed heavily and said, "The slave has seen the old ancestor......

Seeing that Xu Rui didn't speak, Wang Shun's eyes immediately glanced at a few little eunuchs, and said gloomily: "You know the rules, the deep palace is unknown, how can you bring a noble person like Hou Ye here?" Come on, pull these unruly things down, twenty rods! ”

As soon as these words came out, Wang Shun immediately walked out of several strong eunuchs behind him, and stretched out his hand to catch the few little eunuchs who led the way.

"The slave knows that she is wrong, she begs the ancestor to spare her life, and the ancestor spares her life!"

Several little eunuchs suddenly turned pale with fright, and kept kowtowing to Wang Shun and begging for mercy.

Xu Rui understands that there are a lot of cats with the cane, if you have the intention to release water, one or two hundred battles will only leave some flesh wounds, but if you beat it to death, the sticks will all greet the tail vertebrae, and you can kill people in seven or eight battles.

At this moment, such a big thing happened in the palace, Wang Shun, who has always been moody, put on a stinky face, if these little eunuchs have a court staff, how can they still save their lives?

Thinking of this, Xu Rui frowned, hurriedly stopped in front of several little eunuchs, hugged his fists at Wang Shun and said, "Father-in-law Wang, slow down!" ”

Wang Shun squinted his eyes and looked at Xu Rui and said, "What's the matter, our family has to deal with housework and the Hou Ye has to intervene?" ”

Xu Rui shook his head and said: "Otherwise, if Wang's father-in-law wants to deal with housework, Xu Rui is naturally not qualified to interfere, but today's situation is special, Xu Rui has something to say to his father-in-law alone, and he will not care about anything in the future." ”

Wang Shun glanced at Xu Rui deeply when he heard this, Xu Rui's gaze did not give an inch, and he looked directly at Wang Shun.

After a while, Wang Shun finally waved his hand, and the eunuchs around him immediately retreated into the distance, and the few little eunuchs who had escaped for the time being also trembled and left.

"Say whatever you want."

When only Xu Rui and Wang Shun were left around, Wang Shun asked coldly.

Xu Rui walked up to Wang Shun and said in a low voice: "Xu Rui knows that Father-in-law Wang has always been kind to others, strictly abiding by the rules of the palace, and never interfering in the right and wrong of not interfering, but if someone knocks on the door, can Father-in-law Wang still sit idly by?" ”

Wang Shun seemed to have known that Xu Rui would say this, and snorted coldly: "Hou Ye's hand is too long, and the affairs of my inner court will be handled by people from my inner court, so I won't bother Hou Ye." ”

Xu Rui nodded, and said, "What if you can't handle this matter in your inner court?" ”

"Do you look down on my inner court?"

When Wang Shun heard this, he couldn't hold back the fire that had been being suppressed any longer, only to hear the sound of "boom", a thick murderous aura broke out of his body, and the air flow within two zhang of Wang Shun's body seemed to suddenly explode, forming a small gust of wind.

Xu Rui stood in the eye of the wind, and he could feel the horror of this murderous aura the most, this murderous aura instantly broke through his qi defense, like an ice pick piercing the bone marrow, Xu Rui was instantly covered in a cold sweat, took three steps back, and shivered violently.

"Grandpa Wang, you ......"

At this moment, the consternation in Xu Rui's heart was incomprehensible, as Xu Rui's martial arts gradually grew, he had found that Wang Shun had a hidden and strong qi on his body, and he was obviously a master.

But it wasn't until today that he discovered that Wang Shun was hidden and so strong!

Fang Cai's inadvertent revelation of true feelings made Xu Rui experience unprecedented fear, and with his knowledge, I am afraid that it can only be compared to the duel with the grassland martial saint Zhuo Li Getu.

Could it be that Wang Shun's martial arts have reached the level of a martial saint?