Chapter 085: Losing the Pawn and Protecting the Car

After the sudden realization, there was a panic and anxiety that followed. Zhilan bit her lower lip and was silent. Okay, even if Lin Jiashu is a big move, who will she provoke? Why did those irrelevant princes take the throne and cut her? How big of a climate can she become as a girl hiding in the boudoir?

Mrs. Lin said this question for Zhilan: "But...... Why did they attack Lan'er? Besides......" she glanced at Lin Mubai again from the corner of her eye and continued, "According to common sense, the target should be you." ”

Lin Mubai analyzed: "Presumably they discovered Lan'er's superiority, thinking that our Lin family would make great use of it, so they want to get rid of her to prevent future troubles." The reason why he only attacked her alone is because it is not easy to arouse the emperor's suspicion. After all, now that the emperor is in his prime, it is not appropriate to make the matter of competing for the crown prince too obvious. These people originally planned to disguise themselves as kidnappers to tear up tickets this time, but they also didn't want to arouse our suspicion of the Liu family. ”

"How sinister such intentions!" Mrs. Lin said angrily, "Since those people have already been recruited, it is better to take them out of the Hangzhou Mansion prison and take them to the capital, so that the emperor can hear their testimony with his own ears!" ”

Lin Mubai turned his head to look at his wife, slowly shook his head and said, "This move is not advisable. The name of Liu Mu is Taifu Siqing, and he is actually an imperial merchant who is deeply relied on by the emperor. And the three generations of their Liu family have been imperial merchants, and after so many years of operation, the foundation is already very strong, and it is not such a thing that can bring them down. What's more, those people only recruited Pang Xin, and the Liu family was only deduced from him, and there was no evidence. At that time, I don't say whether the emperor will believe it, but only that once this matter is revealed, our Lan'er will be completely exposed to the eyes of the royal family. When the time comes......" he didn't say the latter words, but everyone knew it.

Zhilan only felt a chill all over her body, she raised her head, and asked stubbornly: "If people don't offend me, I won't offend people, now that their hands are stretched out so long, don't we have any other way?" ”

Seeing Zhilan like this, Lin Mubai knew that she couldn't swallow this breath in her heart, so she stretched out his broad palm and gently rubbed Zhilan's head, and said softly: "Lan'er don't worry, Daddy will definitely help you out of this breath." There must be a counterattack, but it must be done step by step, solidly and steadily, so as not to hurt yourself. ”

Feeling the heat coming from her father's palm and listening to his gentle and soothing words, Zhilan gradually felt a lot more relieved.

At this time, in Liufu, a corner of the capital, Boss Pang was standing outside the study waiting for the summons of his master. The weather was very cold, and Boss Pang was so cold that he stomped his feet and rubbed his hands, feeling a little uncomfortable. I think he Pang Xin has followed his master for so many years, and he has no credit and hard work. Besides, how many things he has done for the Liu family over the years he has been released, which of the errands assigned by the master has not been completed smoothly, and even those women who warm the bed are all he helped to collect everywhere. But every time I come back to this Liufu, I am still called around as a slave. Anyway, he is also a boss now, and he doesn't even give face. It's really chilling for the master to be like this!

Just when Pang Xin was thinking about sighing, he suddenly saw that the heavy curtain in the study was lifted in a corner, revealing the delicate face of a small servant. I only heard him say lukewarmly: "Boss Pang, we adults are invited." ”

Pang Xin hurriedly straightened his cotton robe and walked quickly to the house. As he walked, he glared at the little guy, a little look, look at the one who gave you a. I think when my grandfather was here on an errand, you didn't know which girl's arms you were spitting!

As soon as he entered the house, he saw the old man sitting by the fireside, holding a wad of letter paper in his hand and throwing it into the stove one by one.

Pang Xin hurriedly stepped forward to ask for a peace, and when he saw that the old man ignored him, he suddenly felt bored. He said again: "Why should the master do these things himself." Then he turned his head to look at the little guy and shouted, "What is the master doing with you people!" It's lazy to eat all day! Why don't you come over and help burn these things! ”

The little guy glared at Pang Xin unconvinced, reluctantly moved over, and was about to take the letters, but saw the old man wave his hand and signal him to go down, so he glanced at Pang Xin proudly, and returned to stand by the door with a swagger.

Pang Xin saw that the old man's face was gloomy, and he had not said a word since he entered the house, and his heart began to feel uneasy. He thought about it, but he couldn't think of what he had done wrong to make this master angry.

Liu Muzhi still threw the letter paper into the stove without a sound, and as soon as the paper was thrown in, it shrank into a ball with a "snort", and then it became a black pile. In this way, Pang Xin's patience was almost exhausted in this suffocating mechanical action. Suddenly, he saw the handwriting on a piece of paper, so familiar. That's not ...... Isn't that your own handwriting?! Only then did he pay attention and found that the letter paper that the master burned at this time was actually the correspondence between him and Liufu over the years. He felt a wave of fear strike him.

"Master, what are you ......?" Pang Xin asked cautiously.

Liu Muzhi stopped what he was doing at this time, and asked gloomily: "What, I only see it now?" I thought you were blind. ”

These words stabbed Pang Xin's body suddenly, and he hurriedly knelt down and said: "The slave is stupid, and he doesn't know what to make the master so angry. I hope the master will make it clear! ”

"Humph! What a filial servant! Our Liu family is almost about to let you be filial to the grave! Liu Muzhi finally roared and scolded, so shocked that Pang Xin's hair exploded.

"This, this, this...... Where does the master begin to say this? ”

Liu Muzhi looked at Pang Xin with an aggrieved face, and wanted to kick him to death. I heard him ask, "What about the people you sent to Hangzhou?" ”

So that's what happened. Pang Xin hurriedly replied: "I'm on my way back." This ice and snow, no matter how fast it is, it has to go for more than 20 days. ”

"Really? So how did I hear that they were being held in a prison in Hangzhou? ”

Pang Xin was startled and hurriedly said, "That's impossible!" A few days ago, I received a reply from them, saying that everything was normal and that they would return to Beijing immediately. Master, you have seen the letter too! ”

"Faith is false." Liu Muzhi said undoubtedly, "It's absolutely fake." Because Lin Mubai is almost in the capital. Moreover, there is information that his second young lady is still alive and well! ”

"How so? How so? Pang Xin muttered to himself, unable to believe what his master said. If all this is true, if those people recruit him, then the problem is too serious.

"That's what you do! I can't even get a little girl, and I folded everyone in! ”

Pang Xin was stunned for a while, and suddenly woke up like a dream and shouted: "Master! Master! It's still too late, it's still too late! Haven't they arrived in the capital yet? Take this opportunity to send someone to ......" he gestured with his hands and made a gesture of cutting off his head.

Liu Muzhi looked coldly at Pang Xin kneeling on the ground like a clown, and said sarcastically: "Do you think Lin Mubai is a fool like you?" He had already sent someone out of Beijing to pick him up! ”

Pang Xin had lost his judgment at this time, and he just shouted hoarsely: "Then let's send more people!" I can't kill them if I don't believe in it! ”

"Do you know what those people under Lin Mubai do? It was all fought on the battlefield! Crawl out of the pile of dead! Want to send more? You're afraid that the emperor won't know, aren't you? You see that your master's head is too stable on his shoulders, and you feel uncomfortable if you don't shake me twice, don't you? ”

The master's words flew towards Pang Xin like a knife, and each sentence became more and more bitter and mean, and he was completely desperate. Halfway through, he said weakly, "That...... Isn't there any other way to remedy it? ”

"There is still a way." Pang Xin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly raised his head to look at his master. I only heard that Liu Muzhi said again: "It's just ...... You'll have to make a small sacrifice. ”

As soon as he heard this, Pang Xin felt his heart shrink as if someone had suddenly thrown him into ice water. He looked at his master in despair, and said angrily, "Look...... The master made it clear. ”

Liu Muzhi sneered and said, "You have served me for so many years, and you are still doing your best. I'll reward you with a whole corpse! As for the people in your family, don't worry, I will treat them well. ”

Pang Xin knew that he had been exposed this time, and it would be the same death in the hands of Lin Mubai at that time, so it would be better to die more happily like this. So he gritted his teeth, kowtowed heavily to Liu Muzhi and said, "Thank you, master!" I hope you will take care of my family for me, don't break your word! ”

Liu Muzhi nodded and said, "Ask Yumo to take you to the grove in a while, and I won't send it." ”

"Yes." Pang Xin barely got up from the ground and walked out dejectedly. The little servant led him out of the study and took him to the private execution place of the Liu family.

When the two of them were far away, Liu Muzhi continued to burn those letters. At this time, a girl in a long red dress walked into the study accompanied by a maid. On a cold day, she was only wearing a gauze skirt as thin as a cicada's wings, and her slender body seemed to fall down when the wind blew.

When Liu Muyi saw her come in, he got up and took her hand and said softly, "Why are you wearing so little?" ”

Scarlet replied shyly: "It's not that the master likes Scarlet to wear like this......"

Liu Muzhi smiled and grabbed her waist, hugged her in his arms and said, "Do you know who came just now?" ”

"Who?"

"Boss Pang Xinpang."

Scarlet's face immediately turned to the side, and said coldly: "What did the master mention him for?" ”

"Don't worry, he'll be dead in no time. And their whole family, not a single one is left! What do you think? It's revenge for you. ”

Fei'er glanced at the old man in surprise, and asked again, "What about Li Gui?" ”

Liu Muzhi replied with a smile: "I heard that he is locked up in a prison in Hangzhou." Rest assured, death is not far away. ”

Scarlet smiled reluctantly, lowered her head and said no more.