An Ding was shocked by Xiaohu's words, and hurriedly said, "Xiaohu, what are you talking nonsense?" How could Qingdi have such an idea, she is standing with us. ”

Xiaohu sneered and shook his head, and said, "Third brother, you trust her so much because you like her, right?" If you don't have any other thoughts about her, you think rationally about whether you think what she is doing is really for the good of our country, or to satisfy her own desires! ”

The third prince was silent for a moment.

His face was ruined, so his expression could no longer show any of his emotions, but those eyes were still clear and calm, he looked at Xiaohu quietly for a long time, and said: "Xiaohu, before this, I did have some thoughts about Qingdi, but as early as the first time she rejected me, I had already recognized that I could not have anything to do with Qingdi." I've thought about everything very comprehensively now, and I don't need you to remind me. ”

"You don't need to say so much, third brother, you just need to tell me, do you really think that the current situation has nothing to do with them?" Xiaohu was almost crying.

The third prince was silent for a long time and said, "Maybe the current situation may be because of Qingdi's encouragement, but she is definitely not the last black hand." There is only one person who really caused the turmoil in Wu, and that is Zhang Xiuhe. ”

"Really?" Xiaohu sneered and said, "At least Brother Crane is still my relative, in the first sixteen years of my growth, Brother Crane was my favorite brother, now why should I doubt Brother Crane for the sake of an outsider?" ”

"Little Tiger ......" The third prince wanted to stop her from continuing, but Little Tiger didn't give him a chance.

She left Qingdi with a deep roll of the eyes, and left the imperial study without saying a word.

"Little Tiger ......"

Qingdi was stunned for a long time before she reacted, and wanted to chase after her, but the third prince said: "You let her go, she is a child, what others say is what she says, she must have listened to Zhang Xiuhe's nonsense yesterday, and her attitude towards you has changed today." When she calms down, we talk to her and persuade her so that she will know who is friend and foe. ”

Qingdi heard the words of the third prince, so he had no choice but to nod and sit back again.

But on second thought, things shouldn't be what the third prince said. Xiaohu went to see Zhang Xiuhe yesterday afternoon, and after returning in the evening, she also invited the killing to drink, which means that at that time, she had not developed such a strong hostility towards them. She also believes that it is absolutely impossible for Xiaohu to say anything after the killing, so what happened later that caused Xiaohu to be so hostile to her?

Qingdi frowned slightly, this girl who used to be as transparent as a blank sheet of paper suddenly was so difficult to guess.

After Xiaohu left the imperial study, he led a horse directly from the horse pen and went straight to Shenjiang. Since last night, when she knew that she would lie to her after killing her, she wanted to go to Shenjiang to find Zhang Xiuhe immediately, but she still had some hesitation in her heart at that time. Seeing her third brother's appearance today, she has nothing to hesitate about.

Although Shen Jiang and Jianye are not too far away, it will take more than half a day to use the best horses in the palace to get there.

When Xiaohu arrived in Shenjiang and found Zhang Xiuhe, it was already midnight, Zhang Xiuhe hurriedly asked people to bring her in, and asked the cook to immediately cook some warm soup for Xiaohu to drink.

Xiaohu's hands and face were frozen by the biting cold wind, but she didn't seem to care at all, she sat down, stared blankly into the distance for a long time, and then suddenly burst into tears.

Zhang Xiuhe was startled, hurriedly walked to her side, reached out and patted Xiaohu's shoulder gently, and asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Xiaohu stopped crying for a while for a while, leaned on Zhang Xiuhe's shoulder, and sobbed: "Brother He, you're right, they are really lying to me, they have been using me all the time, even if they kill me, they are ......."

Zhang Xiuhe smiled quietly, and then looked distressed and worried, and said, "Don't cry, it's good that you understand now, now only we are left to depend on each other." ”

Xiaohu was stunned, yes, Zhang Xiuhe didn't know that her third brother was still alive, and her third brother seemed to have a lot of resentment towards Zhang Xiuhe...... It's better not to let Zhang Xiuhe know about this, and when she goes back, she can't let her third brother know that she came to see Zhang Xiuhe.

Xiaohu didn't have any complicated purpose, just because these two brothers were people she cared about.

Xiaohu rubbed his eyes, left Zhang Xiuhe's chest, sniffed, and said to him: "I told Qingdi today that I wanted her to take me to Li Kingdom to find my second brother within ten days, but she was unwilling, and said that she would wait a year, wait another year, my second brother would have died a long time ago." ”

Zhang Xiuhe chuckled lightly and said, "She definitely doesn't want to, although her power in Wu Country is already very large now, her foundation is not stable, if she leaves now, her previous efforts will be in vain." ”

Xiaohu pouted and said, "I want to take her away from Wu Country, isn't that right?" But three...... But if I go with her now, there will definitely be people who disagree. ”

In fact, she wanted to talk about her third brother just now, but she quickly stopped, her eyes turned around, and said: "Those ministers in the court, do you know that not long ago, there were people who wanted her to be a prisoner, and now many people in the court can listen to Qingdi's words, and they don't take me seriously at all." ”

Zhang Xiuhe could see that Xiaohu was lying, and he was reluctant to let Qingdi leave, I am afraid that it was not only those ministers of the DPRK and China. But Zhang Xiuhe didn't expect that the third prince who was supposed to die was still alive in the world.

"In fact, you should have realized that Qingdi has been in power for a long time, and naturally some courtiers will feel that she is the real one in power, and they will naturally throw themselves into her arms for more benefits." Zhang Xiuhe chuckled and said, "However, if Qingdi takes the initiative to leave, then the situation will be different." ”

"Going to go?" Xiaohu laughed helplessly, "What are you kidding, how could she take the initiative to leave?" ”

"Nothing is impossible." Zhang Xiuhe showed a meaningful smile on his lips and said, "Do you know that Chu Yaocen still has a layer of identity?" ”

"Huh? What identity? Xiaohu asked curiously.

Zhang Xiuhe raised his slender eyebrows and said, "This identity should only be known to me, because he wanted to be an ally with me before, so he told me about it." He is the son of Lu Ming, the great general of the Li State, who fought with us twenty years ago, and the descendant of General Lu, the founding general of the Li State. The Li royal family has always wanted to get rid of the Lu family, because they have the key to the tomb of the first emperor and know how to enter the mausoleum. And in the mausoleum of the First Emperor, there is a huge treasure that can make the whole world surge and turn the world upside down. ”

Xiaohu was surprised for a long time and couldn't close his mouth for a long time before asking, "In that case, why didn't he just go and take out the treasure and turn it upside down?" Why did he spend so much effort to invade our country? ”

"It's not that easy to take out those treasures. It is said that the tomb of the First Emperor is at the foot of Lishan Mountain, and no one knows where the entrance is, and even if they are lucky enough to find it, they have to avoid the many mechanisms in the mausoleum, and only the living can get the treasure. From the time of the founding of the country, General Lu of the Li State found the treasure, and after the news leaked, there were people who kept trying to get it, but in the end they all died in Huangquan. Some did not even find the entrance to the mausoleum, and died in the mouths of fierce tigers and beasts. ”

Xiaohu listened attentively, and it took a while to come back to her senses, she swallowed and spit, and asked, "What are you telling me about this?" ”

"I think the purpose of Qingdi and Chu Yaocen's attempt to occupy the Wu State first is to use the soldiers of the Wu State to fight against the people of the Li State, and finally get the Li State, and the second is to borrow the people of the Wu State to go to Lishan with them to find this property."

Xiaohu thought for a moment and said, "What should I do?" ”

"What you have to do is very simple, you can go back and apologize to Qingdi, maintain your good relationship with you, and then intentionally or unintentionally test the news of the treasure, and then follow Qingdi and Chu Yaocen, take your people and horses, and go to find that property." Zhang Xiuhe hid the desire in his eyes, and those worried looks seemed to be really just for Xiaohu. He said: "As long as you use this reason to let Qingdi and Chu Yaocen leave the Wu Kingdom, they will not be able to control the Wu Kingdom. Moreover, Chu Yaocen is a descendant of the Lu family, he must have a way to get the treasure safely. Once you've seen the treasure together, you can let your own people do it, kill them, and get the treasure yourself. ”

Xiaohu furrowed his brows and asked, "Do you want me to go with them?" ”

Zhang Xiuhe sighed helplessly and said, "Xiaohu, although I really want to help you do this, they already have a deep hatred for me, and if I want to go, they won't take me with me." ”

Xiaohu pouted and said, "Okay, I understand." ”

Zhang Xiuhe quickly twisted his brows, what's the matter with Xiaohu? Shouldn't she say it naturally at this time, and let him govern after she leaves Wu State? Now Wu Guo is the only one he can trust.

After waiting for a long time, and didn't see Xiaohu take the initiative to ask, Zhang Xiuhe opened his mouth to remind her: "By the way, Xiaohu, after you leave, there is no one in charge in the court, what are you going to do?" ”

Xiaohu thought about it seriously, if she really went to hunt for treasures with Qingdi and Chu Yaocen as Zhang Xiuhe said, the court would definitely hand it over to her third brother.

"I recently brought back a master from the temple, and he has a lot of insight into the affairs of the DPRK and China. If I leave the country of Wu, I want this master to handle the government affairs in my place. Xiaohu replied.

Zhang Xiuhe clenched his fists and almost turned his face on the spot. Is this stupid girl really stupid or is it deliberate? Even a monk who has nothing to do with him can think of it, why can't he think of him?

But even if he was angry, he couldn't say it, because if he said it, the trust he had built in Xiaohu just now might be gone in an instant.

Zhang Xiuhe was upset, but he still showed a smile and said, "Well, you better go back first, if you come out all day, the people in the palace will definitely be in a hurry." Remember, get along with Qingdi when you go back, and don't say you've come to see me. ”