"Do you suspect that Xiaoyao is not only hooked up with the indifferent people, but also implicated with the people of the Eastern Wa Kingdom?"

"Silly girl, how can that Xiaoyao have as much magic as you think, he works under my nose every day, and where can he have the opportunity to meet anyone other than the Hou Mansion." Wen Zhao restrained his smile and added a little worried. "I think that behind him, there may be a master to manipulate ......"

"Superior...?"

"Not bad. As I said, Xiao Yao has always been under my hands, how can I not know a few catties and a few taels. At that time, I didn't expect his intentions, but now that I think about it, in fact, since you were brought back to the Hou Mansion by us, Xiao Yao acted and spoke as if he had changed as a different person, not only did he easily find no mistakes on weekdays, but he also slipped under my nose many times to the Hou Ye and the Qianyan disagreement. If it weren't for the Hou Ye believing me, and telling me and Pan afterwards, I would still be kept in the dark by him. ”

Wen Zhao squinted his eyes and said slowly, "I wasn't sure if Xiao Yao could set up this dead end for you and me with his own skills alone. It wasn't until I examined his body that I knew there must be someone behind him who was hatching something bigger. This person not only has an affair with indifferent people, but even has the ability to get banned drugs from overseas. Not only has the ability to reach out all over the world, but also is well versed in pharmacology and demagogic tricks. Ling'er, do you think, what kind of purpose does such an omnipotent person want to achieve with Xiaoyao......

Wen Zhao's words were like the cold wind whistling outside the window through my bedclothes, and I couldn't help but shrink for a while, and goosebumps appeared densely on my body.

Indeed, we were only blinded by a night away that day, but we never thought about what kind of sophisticated and terrible plan was behind that sudden assassination. The person who planned was planning to support Xiaoyao to climb to the position of the Praetorian Guard of Lifu, and the goal would naturally not be as simple as just pulling Wen Zhao off the horse, but if this target was not Wen Zhao, then who would it be......

Lifu... Praetorian Guard......

"Brother, Master Hou-"

"-Ling'er, the third prince..."

Wen Zhao and I were almost silent together, staring blankly at each other's eyes that had not faded. After a long and strange silence, I came to my senses and asked softly: "Brother, you just now...?" ”

"I-nothing...... Wen Zhao hesitated a little, "Ling'er, what do you want to say?" ”

"Nothing." I immediately disguised, "You just said... The Three Princes? Is it a palace drapery? Brother, what do you want to say? ”

"What's there... My brother wanted to ask you a question. Wen Zhao gradually raised his unnatural smile, "It's just that when I think about it, you have lost your memory now, you shouldn't remember it." ”

"I don't remember it, I always have to ask to know. You and I, brother and sister, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly. ”

"Ling'er... I," Wen Zhao hesitated for a long time, and finally took my hand and said seriously, "I wanted to ask if you know that the Tail Sect has been teaching me recently... Have you infiltrated the Three Princes' Mansion with any spies in detail? ”

My heart shrank suddenly, and I immediately thought of the axe brother who had been summoned to Taopinlou by me with a stone python bone that day. It's just that how did Wen Zhao know about this? The third prince, I remember that Duan Ming had arranged for Yu Yue to stay in the palace to listen to the news for us that day, could it be that Yu Yue acted carelessly and had already exposed his identity?

"Brother, why did you suddenly ask that...?"

Wen Zhao didn't seem to see my weakness, he hesitated again, and finally turned to me as if he had made up his mind, and said without concealment: "A few days ago, the Hou Ye inspected the Praetorian Guard drill formation in the mansion, and he didn't want His Royal Highness the Third Prince to visit suddenly, so he only said that there was something to discuss. Gong Wei Suri never walked around our Lifu, and I expected that there must be a reason for him to come to the door in person, so I listened attentively outside the barracks, as if I heard him say that two days ago, someone anonymously reported that the people in the Weijiao sect had infiltrated the court, and he came to ask the Hou Ye if he had heard similar rumors in the Hou Mansion recently......"

"What do you mean...," I analyzed slowly, "Gong Wei suspects that the Hou Ye is secretly listening to his own news?" ”

"Probably. Our Third Highness has always only spoken three points, which is the most obscure and difficult to guess. This time, he only said that the people of the Tail Sect had infiltrated the court, but he did not say what went wrong. But if it was something in the palace, how would he know, but he was afraid that it would involve his own mansion, so he came to test the Hou Ye's tone in a weird way. Wen Zhao said disdainfully, "Hou Ye naturally doesn't know about this kind of thing, although he also knows the intention of the third prince, but he only thanked him for his kind reminder, and didn't say much else." ”

"Master Hou is still so good-natured." I was indignant, and secretly thought in my heart that the matter of the axe and the Yue was related to the Tail Sect, although Wen Zhao was my brother, knowing too much was really no good for him, so I made a sincere look and continued to Wen Zhao: "It's just brother, I really don't know about this matter. It was the duty of the flag to cast fishing nets wide into the world and collect information for the Tail Sect. You also know that the Tail Sect has always had a strict division of labor, and although I am the master of the Gangfeng Banner, I have no right to interfere in the religious affairs of the other four banners. ”

"That's it..."Wen Zhao's expression was gloomy, as if he was a little lost, but then he immediately sorted out his emotions and raised his eyes and smiled at me.

"But since you still know about the Five Banners of the Tail Sect, you must have gradually improved your memory. No matter how big and chaotic other things are, Ling'er, those have nothing to do with us after all, the only thing my brother is worried about is always only you. As for the palace curtains... You don't have to take it to heart and ask the other four banners in your sect again, maybe it's his own bad heart, and he doesn't know what kind of anonymous report letter he made up for no reason to embarrass Hou Ye. ”

"yes," I responded cautiously with Wen Zhao's expression, "I don't know......"

Wen Zhao saw that Aunt Hua was busy and had no time to come back today.

I was also very anxious in my heart, and I didn't want to gossip with him too much, so Wen Zhao felt bored after three or four pots of tea, and pushed the window to see that it was getting late, so he put on a big coat again, and went back to the house after saying goodbye to me.

I hurriedly took out the stone python bone and summoned the axe brothers according to the way I had done last time, and I was worried until the end of the day, when I heard the light and rapid footsteps on the roof of the building. I pushed open the window, only to see a black-clad figure leaping into the room, kneeling in front of me.

"My subordinates meet the banner master."

"Why are you alone...," I glanced out the window at the dark sky, "your... Why didn't the other one come? ”

"Back to the flag master, Yu Yue has been working harder and harder to listen to the news as much as possible recently, quite the three princes are blue-eyed, and now the three princes are busy investigating the anonymous letter the day before yesterday to report that my sect has been mixed into the prince's mansion, he really can't get out, and he can't come to Taopinlou at the summons of the flag owner. Therefore, he specially asked his subordinates to convey on his behalf, as long as he dealt with the matter at hand, he would immediately come over and apologize to the flag owner. ”

"It's not enough to apologize," I wondered, "It's just that I have heard a little about the anonymous letter that Gong Wei received an anonymous report, why didn't the so-called fine work appear next to him, but in the prince's mansion?" ”

"Not bad. According to what Yu Yue said, although the anonymous letter did not sign any information about the sender, the content really said that there was a matter of me teaching Xizuo to infiltrate the prince's mansion, and there would be no mistake. ”

"That's weird... I heard that after receiving the letter, the palace curtain also went to inform the Lifu, I thought it was Yu Yue who was suspected by the palace curtain, and in a hurry, he blamed the marquis of Li. ”

"Flag owners rest assured. The subordinates have been working with Yu Yue for more than ten years as the leader and you, so they naturally know how to be proportionate. Especially Yu Yue is still deeply trusted by the three princes, and he will never easily reveal his identity as a dead soldier of the Tail Sect Gangfeng Banner. ”

"That's good, but who wrote the anonymous letter, and is it true?"

"The flag owner forgives the sin, his subordinates have not interfered in this matter, and there is no clue about it." Although the voice of the axe was not warm but very respectful, "I believe that when he goes to Taopinlou to ask the flag owner for his guilt in the future, he will naturally report everything he has discovered." ”

"Okay...... However, Gong Wei's suspicion is even more acute than his younger brother, and he bothers you to tell Yu Yue not to be anxious, so as not to show his feet, and it will be bad at that time. I looked at the axe and seemed a little uncomfortable when I heard this, and I felt embarrassed for a while, so I forced myself to change my solemn tone and continued, "I have another matter that you two brothers need to investigate for me. I only heard that she is from the Western Regions, but I don't know anything about her other backgrounds, I want you to investigate it for me, especially if you are involved with people from the court. In addition, whether it is to trade at sea or to study abroad and preach, I want you to investigate all the information of all the men who have been to the Eastern Wano Kingdom among her many benefactors, and you will not let go of the slightest thing. ”

"The subordinates obey the orders of the banner master."

It wasn't until I left that I realized that the verandah was buzzing with people.

Only then did I suddenly remember that today was not an ordinary day, and the bustle of thousands of people welcoming peonies in the front yard of the peach sales building began to gradually spread to the always clean backyard.

I was curious, I just wanted to see what kind of face the world's first beauty gave birth to, so I put on a cloak and pushed the door out, and was about to go downstairs, but I saw a large row of ten originally vacant rooms opposite the boudoir of Ji Sarong in the east chamber opened, and the little maids were carrying a piece of rare treasures that I can't name.

I think these are the gifts given by those rich and noble sons in Karzhou at the banquet in front of me to see the peony champion. It's just that the fact that the girl will move to my level and become the neighbor of the once hot Ji girl is something I didn't know about before.

But come to think of it, the fifth floor of this back building should be the most famous and elegant residence of the Taopin Building. Now, seeing that the whole row of chambers in the east chamber was lit with candles, and the mountains of gold, silver and jewelry inside reflected a dazzling and shining light, it unexpectedly made the room of Ji Sarong, who was closed at the moment closed, dim for a minute.