According to his age, Wang Yangming was only twenty years old at that time, and he should be in his nineties when he experienced the first emperor's dynasty. It has been nearly 15 years since he ascended the throne, and if Wang Yangming is really alive, he will probably be more than 100 years old.

So, it won't be him.

Although for eunuchs, especially those who are well-maintained and have a comfortable life, their health is often better than that of ordinary people. Most eunuchs appear younger than ordinary people because of castration, and because they don't understand lust, they are more peaceful. In addition, there are noble people who value rewards and live a rich life, and most of them can have a good body and live a long life.

Of course, this naturally does not include eunuchs who worked as coolies in the palace. If it is said that Wang Yangming cheated to death at the beginning, then it makes sense that he set up a tablet for his wife and daughter many years ago.

But if you are a hundred years old, the possibility of someone who can still do so many things should be extremely small. What's more, whether such an old age can still enter and exit the secret passage at will to make incense is worth scrutinizing.

It's not Wang Yangming, who will it be

Xiao Qinglang's face sank, and he looked at Xu Chu indifferently for a moment. Seeing Xu Chu's surprise, he immediately shook his head slowly and said, "It's not him." ”

"Before Wang Yangming entered the palace as a eunuch, Emperor Chengzong sent the inner court to investigate his background in detail. According to the records of the inner court, Wang Mingyang, the chief eunuch in the palace of Gongshun, was the female steward of the inner courtyard of the British Mansion at that time, and was the first-class maidservant next to the former British Duchess Xiao Yang. There is another daughter, Xiao Hong has been working as a maidservant in the British government. ”

And his son was also Xiao Zihang, who was promoted to guard after he entered the palace. Xiao Zihang's name was given by the old British duke. So, you can't go wrong on this point. ”

Xu Chu was stunned for a moment, and continued to look at the very abrupt tablets on the two sides thoughtfully.

"When the old British father-in-law's family was killed, Xiao Zihang was among them?"

Xiao Qinglang bowed, "According to the roster given by the old British Mansion, he is indeed an accompanying guard. It's just that it's been a long time, so we don't know if there was anything wrong in the middle, or if there was anything unusual in the corpse. ”

Compared with the tablets of the British princess who first saw it, the three tablets with the names of the British princesses are not only rough, but also the wood is not very expensive, and even the font is not the old Song style commonly used in tablets. So much so that even people like Xu Chu, who are not proficient in calligraphy, feel that those words are like copying them, without the slightest strength to follow the trend.

Xiao Qinglang stepped forward, raised his hand to twist the dust on the table, and said with a solemn and cold expression, "Although this room is also covered with dust, it is much thinner than the other rooms we have checked, just like the first room on the left hand. In addition, looking at the ashes in the incense burner, which were loose and did not completely cover the color of the incense ashes by dust, I guessed that before the man led Ning Subai into the secret passage, he should have come to worship often. ”

"But why didn't Ning Shizi mention these secret rooms? Since he had stumbled upon the secret passage, how could he not be curious? Xu Chu pursed his lips and spoke softly.

Xiao Qinglang showed a sneer lightly, and said, "Wouldn't such a thing that doesn't match his character prove your and my previous guesses even more?" ”

When Xu Chu heard this, he was stunned in an instant. Since they suspected that Ning Subai had been hinted at by someone with Zhu Yushu and then started the Tao, it was not impossible for that person to imply that he could not see the secret room or that he had no interest in it.

But then again, since that person was acting at the risk of exposing the secret passage, he was afraid that he didn't care much about whether Ning Subai would find out about the secret room. Left and right, he is very good, as long as Ning Subai doesn't want the East Window incident to happen, then he will never easily confide in the secret passage. And if he reveals the secret passage, then the secret in the secret room will not be a secret.

Under the illumination of the candles, several people silently looked at the various things in the secret room, and then pressed all the speculations in their hearts to the bottom of their hearts.

After a long time, Xiao Qinglang sighed lightly and said, "Go on." ”

His voice broke the dead silence, and then brought Xu Chu, who was in deep thought, back to his senses.

Because the atmosphere became more and more solemn, Liu Deming, who followed him, was suspicious. In the dark secret passage, he kept looking up at Xiao Qinglang, who was walking in front with a steady figure, and he wanted to speak and was full of thoughts.

And Wei Guang didn't think deeply that as the chief of the prince's guard, his only task before was to protect the prince's safety. And now, it is to protect the safety of the prince and the princess-to-be, and as for the rest, he naturally doesn't need to worry about it.

Next, they naturally walked through the secret passage leading to the outside of the palace. The lights are in the secret passage, and the figures of several people are obliquely reflected on the wall of the secret passage, and the mysterious dead silence is gloomy and depressing.

"There's wind ahead."

After a few people walked for nearly a quarter of an hour, the glass cup in Xiao Qinglang's hand suddenly swayed, making Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu, who were walking in the front, look at each other. If there is wind, it means that there is an exit nearby.

Xiao Qinglang glanced back at Xu Chu, and seeing her solemn expression, he couldn't help but smile and said with relief, "Don't worry, this place is separated from the Protector's Mansion by a wall, and Ning Subai just walked through a few days ago, so there shouldn't be any traps." ”

Although his words were full of lightness, Xu Chu still subconsciously grabbed his cuffs and whispered, "Don't take it lightly." ”

After all, none of them knew whether the person behind the scenes would have a backhand. Above this exit, there will be unimaginable dangers.

Originally, that person was a thoughtful person, and he must have forethought about the consequences of Ning Subai's flaws exposed. Since they had an expectation, they would inevitably erase their traces, and then follow Xiao Qinglang's habit of investigating cases.

Therefore, none of them can be sure of what the situation is at the exit point.

Xiao Qinglang raised the glass lamp in his hand, stretched out his hand and nodded at Xu Chu's tightly raised eyebrows, and said with a smile, "I haven't married Xiao Chu yet, how can I give up something?" ”

After he said this, he turned his head to look in the direction where the wind was coming, and after a little contemplation, he asked in a condensed voice, "Wei Guang, where can Wei Yan order?" ”

"Back to the prince, it was arranged last night."

Xiao Qinglang bowed, and his eyebrows stretched a lot.

Just as they were going out of the secret path, suddenly a gust of wind swept by their ears, and then Xu Chu felt that the sky was dark for a while, and when he stood firm again, he realized that he was lying on his stomach in Xiao Qinglang's arms. And around them, Wei Guang and the others, who had not been seen for a long time, were holding swords and protecting them with all their might.

But I saw that the secret passage was in all directions, and arrows were constantly coming, which was not dense but was unguardable. Fortunately, whether it was Wei Yan or the group of secret guards who had never shown up, they were all good hands, but they never let the arrows run through them to Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu's side.

After a quick and low hand-to-hand fight, Xiao Qinglang's right hand holding Xu Chu's waist relaxed his strength slightly, and then he lowered his head and looked at Xu Chu who was pale in his arms, patted her back gently, and whispered slightly reassuringly, "It's okay, since I expected that that person might have a back hand, how could I be unprepared?" ”

Even if he was used to walking in danger, he was reluctant to let Xu Chu in his arms take the slightest risk.

Thinking about it at the beginning, Hua Wuxi had asked him that if the case was compared with Xiao Chu, he didn't know which one he was willing to give up.

At that time, he smiled but didn't answer, because in his opinion, as long as Xiao Chu's autopsy and investigation road was not restricted, no matter what their reputation was in the future, they would not be forced to continue to do the three law divisions because of this relationship.

Because there was no such possibility, he naturally did not envision.

But if Hua Wuzhi asks this again, he wants to tell Hua Wuxi, even if the matter of the Three Law Divisions is his unshirkable responsibility or a favorite that has been engraved into his blood and bones, but if he wants to choose between it and Xiao Chu, he would rather be with Xiao Chu. In fact, being an idle prince is not an unacceptable thing.

Xu Chu looked at the arrows that were blocked from the periphery and pierced into the ground, and only after a while did he sigh and said insincerely, "The prince controls the overall situation and strategizes, it is really an existence that I am waiting for."

After that, she pushed away Xiao Qinglang's hand, couldn't bear to look at Liu Deming, who was protected by Wei Guang, and said, "Is my father-in-law injured?" ”

Liu Deming was asked by her, hurriedly waved his hand, and his legs and feet were a little weak and helped Wei Guang and said, "It's okay, it's okay, but I didn't expect that thief to be so vicious, if it wasn't for the prince's early precautions, I'm afraid that now we all have to become a sieve." ”

After speaking, he patted his chest with affection, and subconsciously moved closer to Wei Guang, so that he could get a little farther away from the arrows at his feet.

Wei Guang felt the heat on his arm, glanced at it, and smiled gratefully at Liu Deming. Only then did he realize that in the emergency just now, he was like a prince, and he wrapped Liu Gonggong in his arms. Now, the extraordinarily kind face that smiled at Gonggong Liu made him immediately feel excited.

However, before he could quietly move his steps, he saw that Liu Deming had already gotten a little closer, and even his trembling hand was tightly tugging Wei Guang's arm, for fear that he would leave and run away.

Wei Guang turned his gaze to his prince like a distress, but found that the prince's eyes were completely on Xu Chu, he sighed in his heart, and helplessly turned his eyes to the arrow on the side.

"Huh? Lord Wang, this white feather arrow"

Before Wei Guang's words fell, Xiao Qinglang had already nodded and said, "It is indeed the time of the Dashicun Copper Mine case, and the arrows used in the traps placed near the copper mine are exactly the same. ”

In other words, either there was a fish that slipped through the net in the case of Dashicun. Either that person has really been operating in the capital all along, and the weapons and other things he forged privately, and even the private soldiers he trained secretly have also gathered in the capital. If it's just a fish that slips through the net, it doesn't matter. Even if the people behind the scenes only have some guards and weapons in the capital, it is not a big deal. I'm afraid, I'm afraid, the weapons that were produced before the weapons workshop that they took away at the beginning, as well as the silver laundered through the Jinyin Fang, have all been gathered in the capital, and have become his bargaining chips for rebellion.

At this time, Xu Chu couldn't care about the entanglement in his heart, and he couldn't care about the dissatisfaction with Xiao Qinglang's behavior of always not consulting her and only making her secretly worried.

She walked to the nearest white feather arrow, pulled it out, and carefully measured it, "Although the appearance is similar, the material is much worse." Just talking about the casting of arrowheads, this one is much more delicate and sharp than the one found in Oishi Village before. Also, the arrow feathers seem to be different from the wood."