Karshu Imperial Palace, West Palace

"Fourth Highness, he still refuses to say."

Gong Hao glanced at the black-clothed man standing in front of him, sneered lightly, "incompetent", and walked towards the house by himself. Xu was too bloody in the small room, he frowned and raised his sleeves to cover his mouth and nose, and looked down at the blood-stained pyrotechnic master with the eyes of a dying dog.

"This king came to you at such a big risk, do you send this king away with this attitude?" Gong Hao's voice was lazy and ruthless, "The third brother and I have always treated you well, why should we be like this?" ”

The man in black outside the door entered the house again, picked up the steel whip and was about to hit it again. The pyrotechnic master curled up his body violently, Gong Hao raised his hand, and the sunspot man immediately stopped his hand.

"I just don't understand, what are you trying to do?" Gong Hao seemed to become a little impatient, "I didn't say anything about suffering in vain, didn't I even care about the life of my high-ranking wife?" ”

"You—" the craftsman's voice was hoarse and weak, "you killed them?" ”

"If you want to know their safety, answer the king's question first!" Gong Yu took a step forward, bent down and said sharply, "This king has already explained to you in advance, after being arrested in front of the Qing Palace, I will first beg Prince Huan and this king for mercy in front of the emperor, and then summon the palace curtain after being punished!" Why are you so good at making claims? ”

Thinking that it was extremely painful, the pyrotechnic master convulsed plainly. More blood poured out from the horrific wounds on his body, and steaming heat spread from the blood-gushing wounds into the cold air.

Gong Hao's gaze at the pyrotechnic master was cold, and when he slowly raised his waist and stood up completely, he called in a low voice: "Fight again." ”

The black-clothed man behind him immediately stepped forward, and the blood-stained steel whip fell on the pyrotechnic master again. The craftsman seemed to have lost the strength to scream, and he didn't say a word, only the bursting blood vessels under his purple face showed that he was in great pain at this moment.

"Stop!"

Gong Hao watched the craftsman's eyes roll up and down a little bit, and his patience had reached the limit. He pushed the man in black in front of him violently, and stepped on the pyrotechnician's face, like a beast suppressed its fury.

"Listen, I don't care what you're having, it's come to this, and then you have to do what I say!" Gong Hao said viciously, "If that woman comes to you tonight, you must bite the palace curtain for me." Otherwise, I will want your family to endure a hundredfold of your torments tonight!" ”

Gong Hao finally spat at the pyrotechnician's face, and strode out the door. The man in black trotted up and followed, and arched his hand: "Fourth Highness, the slave is not light on him, in order to prevent him from holding out when the Lian family takes the bait, let's feed some ginseng slices." ”

Gong Yu pondered for a moment and nodded. The man in black had quick hands and feet, and in a moment he came out and closed the door of the room.

"Is everything done?"

"Your Highness, rest assured, the whip has been thrown inside, and the man's mouth has been gagged." The man in black said in a low voice, "The guards and minions guarding here have all been ordered in the name of the crown prince, and no one will know that the Fourth Highness has come down." There are also guards from the Yuanwu Palace all the way here, ensuring that the Lian clan will hear the news and find here all the way unimpeded. ”

Gong Hao listened carefully, and sure enough, there was no mistake, and he couldn't help but glance at the man in black: "Sure enough, it's the right-hand man next to the third brother, what's your name?" ”

The man in black was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Gong Yu to ask such a question, and then bowed down and said, "Slave Cheng Yue." ”

"Yes, it's not easy to get the third brother's trust so much, work hard, I can't lose you." Gong Yu nodded, "My father is suspicious, I have to go back to the palace." You should also hurry back and talk back, if the third brother is right, that woman will come soon. ”

After Gong Yu finished speaking, he strode forward and disappeared around the corner in front of him. The man's pain whispered again from the room behind him, and Yu Yue slowly raised his head, looking at the dark clouds in the sky blown by the night wind, and couldn't help but lock his brows into a deep ravine.

——

Pu Jia looked embarrassed, and her slender eyebrows frowned into two ripples.

"It's... The girl's explanation is as difficult as the sky, how can Miss Rong be-"

"—you just do it!" I said in a deep voice, "If you are long-winded, you will let the palanquin driver outside hear!" ”

When Pu Jia heard me say this, she didn't dare to persuade me anymore. After quickly taking off her maid's clothes and swapping them with me, she nodded to me, raised her voice and asked the palanquin, "Where is this?" ”

Taking advantage of the distraction of the palanquin man's attention, Guan Ju lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, and I jumped out, using light skills, often running away in the direction of the palace.

I didn't expect it to be so easy to find the pyrotechnician's cell.

As soon as I returned to the Yuanwu Palace, I heard the whispers of the two guards about the craftsman being held in the back of the guard's enclosure in the west corner of the palace. All the way to the eaves and walls, less than half a stick of incense to find a place.

The moment I pushed the door in, the pyrotechnic master and I startled each other. He was frightened by the miserable white moonlight that suddenly shone into the room, and I reflected the moonlight and saw his blood-red body, which was more seriously injured than Zhuo Ying, and his stomach turned over for a while, and he almost didn't vomit.

The pyrotechnic master seemed to want to shout something, but his mouth was stuffed with a cotton cloth to prevent him from biting his tongue, and he only let out a low strange scream.

"I don't have time, so I'll make a long story short." I crouched beside the pyrotechnic master, trying to keep my eyes on the dry blood stains on his body, "I'm here to save your life." If you tell me the name of the real culprit behind the assassination of the emperor who instructed you, I can not only save your life, but also the life of your entire family, do you understand? ”

I saw that he looked different, and I tried to twist my body, and gently took the cotton cloth from his mouth. He gasped for air, but he was choking on the residual blood in his mouth because he was breathing too hard.

"You... You shouldn't have come......"

"What?" A very bad premonition swelled up in my heart for no reason, "What do you mean by this, that the person who instructed you wants to kill you?" ”

"Let's go, you go!"

"Why should I go? Could it be that they... Do they want me to—"

"—Your guests go and come back, but they don't know what is going on!"

My heart shrank suddenly, and I turned my head in horror, and sure enough, I saw the palace curtain stepping into the door of the room among the torches.

And what surprised me even more was that one of the two men in black who entered the door after him was Yu Yue.

This afternoon, I was amazed that he welcomed me into the palace behind him. I didn't want the palace curtain to come to arrest me, but I also took him, and I wanted to come to the palace to drill in the palace of Prince Huan, and he has successfully become the confidant of the palace curtain.

"Gong Wei, you came so quickly, I guess I'm in a hurry."

"What do you mean by that?"

"You really don't understand what I mean?" I sneered, "The night guards of the Yuanwu Palace would have known the location of the assassin who assassinated the emperor, and I have never seen a team of guards patrolling the night all the way here. This kind of arrangement, isn't it that Your Royal Highness is in a hurry, and you want me to come over quickly? ”

Gong Wei was only slightly stunned, and then chuckled: "You are so refreshing, but it also saves me a lot of tongue." If you have anything to say, let's wait until tomorrow to the emperor to discuss! ”

"Tomorrow?" I sneered slightly, "What is the Third Highness afraid of, is there anything that can't be explained in front of His Majesty tonight!" ”

"Bold! It's already suspicious that you are a commoner's daughter with martial arts, and trespassing on the Forbidden Palace to meet assassins is a big crime! Now he still wants to disturb the holy bow late at night, which is simply his heart! Gong Wei shouted to the guards behind him, "You still won't take her down for me!" ”

"—you dare! I am the crown princess who has not passed through the door of the East Palace, and I am the future queen of Daxin! The guard who was about to step forward was shouted back by me, "Gong Wei, you said that I trespassed into the Forbidden Palace and secretly met with assassins, so what are you doing here!" ”

"Naturally, I'm here to catch you, a traitor with a suspicious identity—"

"- You are ridiculous! Do you know the prophet of the future, that I will return to the palace tonight to find out? I sneered, "After all, although I am the unmarried bride of the crown prince, you are the prince of high merit. Tonight, you and I will encounter it again, if you sue your majesty... Gong Wei, do you think your father will be more suspicious of you or your eldest brother? ”

Gong Wei's face sank slightly, and he raised his long eyebrows and said angrily: "What a clever and eloquent demon girl, if you say this, you will admit that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent you to kill people and kill people!" ”

"I came alone, not with me. And you have brought so many people with great power. Third Highness, which of us is more like to kill people and kill people? ”

"—Your Majesty has arrived!"

My heart trembled at the sound of the high-pitched eunuch's shout. Gong Wei's face reflected the blazing torches held by the guards beside him, and a grim smile bloomed.

"Lian Gui Hotaru, do you think that after the people of Yuanwu Hall told me that you came over, I would be stupid enough to arrest you alone?"

"You've been lying to me," I hissed, gritting my teeth, "even if you call Your Majesty, what can you get for it?" ”

"Then it depends on what he says."

Gong Wei said and glanced at the pyrotechnic master who was lying on the ground, took a step to the side, and bowed his hand to the door: "Erchen greets the emperor!" ”

The emperor's cold face greeted him, and there was no expression on his face, and the dim light actually looked so pale.

I knelt on the ground with weak legs: "Daughter-in-law to meet my father!" ”

"Daughter-in-law...?" The emperor had already walked to the room, and his tone was as cold as his expression, "I didn't know that my daughter-in-law has martial arts and a good ability to break into the Forbidden Palace at night!" ”

"Father... Father's anger! There are a lot of suspicious things tonight, and Erchen is really worried about His Royal Highness the Prince, worried that he will be calculated by Prince Huan, so he has to break into the palace to find out the truth! I said hurriedly, "Prince Huan... You don't know yet, Prince Huan has planted many eyeliners in the palace, leading me all the way here. It can be seen that he is a thief with a weak heart, and he is eager to find his retainers to be the scapegoat for his murder, and then pull His Royal Highness the prince into the water! Your Majesty, please be wise! ”