Chapter 204: The Shadow of Darkness

After the food competition, Tianxiang Lou became famous, and the daily guests were full of friends.

As the head chef of Tianxiang Building, Rong Er is busy every day.

Approaching closing, Rong Er, who had been busy all day, finally had time to sit down and drink tea and chat.

"Finally busy, since the food competition, our business in Tianxianglou has become more and more prosperous." Rong Er picked up the teacup and said with a grin.

Pei Xiuxiu personally refilled a cup of tea for Rong Er and said, "Chef Rong has worked hard, and he has been tired recently?" ”

Rong Er smiled innocently: "I'm not tired, I'm happy when I'm tired!" But boss, why haven't you returned home so late today? ”

Pei Xiuxiu replied: "Aren't I researching new products with Master?" ”

"How's it going?" Eiji asked with interest.

Yuehua took a sip of tea and said, "I don't have a clue yet, I'm still groping." ”

Eiji volunteered, "Do you want me to come and help too?" ”

"No need Rong Er, you go back and rest first, you've been tired enough lately." Pei Xiuxiu said.

Eiji nodded and said: "Well, but I can't sleep when I go back, the dog I raised, Ah Wang, died suddenly yesterday, and I usually greet me with his tail wagging when I get to the door, but now ......"

Pei Xiuxiu asked in surprise: "Is Ngawang dead?" How so? It was so cute when I first picked it up a few months ago, how did it suddenly die? ”

Rong Er said indignantly: "It is estimated that a bad person who lacks virtue deliberately poisoned it, I heard that it has often become popular to eat dog meat recently, and I can't imagine that Ah Wang will not escape the bad luck, hey!" It's me who was too busy to take care of it. ”

Pei Xiuxiu persuaded: "Rong Er, don't be sad anymore, the dog can't be resurrected after death." ”

"Well, it's not too early, I'll go back first." Eiji got up and left.

Pei Xiuxiu said to Yuehua with a solemn expression: "Master, do you want to tell Rong Er about this?" ”

"Not necessarily." Yuehua said: "This matter should not be publicized, so as not to startle the snake." On the eve of the food competition, the matter of Rong Er's poison should have been done by a traitor hidden in our Tianxiang Building. ”

Pei Xiuxiu sighed: "Yes, the matter of finding out the traitor has not yet been found, and now another crisis is coming." I think the enemy's target this time is Eiji, from Eiji being locked in the utility room and then suddenly misfire in the utility room, to Ngawang being poisoned, plus the assassination crisis of Eiji in the vegetable market this morning, if it weren't for the master you secretly protect Eiji, Eiji would have suffered an accident long ago. ”

Moonlight's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said: "It seems that these crises are secretly brought by Poppy Zixiang, and Chef Hao secretly told me that someone was chasing him, and I realized that the real culprit in Xiao Guifei's case came out to kill people again." There is a crisis in the second place, and Chef Hao, including Chef Qin, who is related to this case, is in danger. ”

After hearing this, Pei Xiuxiu asked in surprise: "Master, will we who know about this matter also be in danger?" ”

Yuehua frowned, thought for a while, nodded and replied, "There may also be danger." ”

A cool breeze blew, Pei Xiuxiu got goosebumps all over her body and said in a panic: "Master, I think I'd better go back to the house first, and now I only feel safe when I stay by Brother Qingfeng's side." ”

"What is a show of affection in disguise?" Yuehua smiled lightly.

Pei Xiuxiu smiled: "No, no, hee hee apprentice retires." ”

On the stone pavement, the sky was drizzling, and the eaves were dripping with transparent water droplets from time to time.

Holding an oil-paper umbrella, Rong Er hurriedly walked in the alley.

Walk through this long alley, and when you reach the end of the alley, turn right and go to where Eiji lives.

I usually didn't think this alley was gloomy and terrifying, but now Rong Er was stunned in his heart, and he always felt that this alley seemed to be very long and narrow, revealing a hint of ghost déjà vu.

A few black shadows flashed on the roof, and it seemed that it was a master of flying eaves and walls.

A black-clothed masked man appeared at the end of the alley five meters away from Rong Er, and Rong Er couldn't help but get nervous, turned around and ran back.

But I saw two black-clothed men in the same outfit descending from the sky and blocking Rong Er's way.

Eiji shouted in fear, "Who are you?" Help me! ”

The man in black didn't speak, picked up the big knife and slashed straight at Eiji, seeing that there was nowhere to dodge, Eiji was so frightened that his lips turned white and his whole body trembled.

"Ah...... Don't...... Help......" The shouts pierced the sky.

The approaching broadsword approached, and Eiji closed his eyes in despair.

Only a "ding" sound was heard, and the sound of fighting between cold weapons collided fiercely.

It was Linghu Subai who rushed over to save Rong Er at the right time.

Starting from Tianxiang Building, Linghu Subai has been secretly protecting Rong Er by Yuehua's entrustment, but he didn't expect the enemy to be so unstable and show his feet so quickly.

The Ice Clear Sword emitted a faint blue light, and the dark sword danced wildly and collided with a faint spark.

"Ice Slash!" Ling Hu Su Bai stabbed at his opponent at the speed of light, and a man in black fell to the ground.

After the remaining two glanced at each other, they decisively chose to evacuate, and the two disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Rong Er thanked gratefully: "Brother Linghu, fortunately you arrived in time otherwise, ......"

Eiji stared at the man in black lying in a pool of blood and asked, "Who are they?" Why should I kill me, who have no grievances with them? ”

Linghu Subai squatted on his body and carefully touched the man in black, probably at the waist position Linghu Subai found a token, with the word "Gong" engraved on the face.

Linghu Subai pondered: "It seems that the righteous brother is right, and it is indeed a person from the Gongren Palace." ”

"......Who are they?" Eiji asked suspiciously.

"Eiji, it's okay, you go back first, you don't need to be afraid, I will always protect you secretly."

"Hmm."

Yuehua is not the only one who has been staring at Gongren Wangfu recently, Zeng Qingfeng has long been aware of Gongren Wangfu, and thinks that Gongren Wangfu is by no means as simple as it seems on the surface.

Everyone said that although King Gongren was frail and sick for many years, he was also kind-hearted and had no quarrel with the world, but according to Zeng Qingfeng's secret investigation for many days, it can be seen that his mother Concubine Ying is by no means an idle person.

Zeng Qingfeng has been ordered to re-investigate the You case recently, and there was no progress at first, but recently he has found some clues.

The main reason for You's case was because the imperial guard Wei Xiongfeng was reported by the palace maid to have an affair with the emperor's favorite concubine Concubine Li, and the emperor ordered Wei Xiongfeng to be executed in anger, and Concubine Li was beaten into the cold palace by eternity, and she was not allowed to step out of the cold palace for half a step in this life.

At that time, according to the palace maid's report, Wei Xiongfeng and Concubine Li had a private tryst in Lingxiu Palace, and the queen personally took a large group of people to break it on the spot, and later searched for the champa given by Concubine Li in Wei Xiongfeng's body, so it was concluded that everyone had stolen goods, and the crimes were conclusive, and there was no room for quibbling.

After Wei Xiongfeng was imprisoned, he insisted that he was innocent and that he had been framed.

According to Zeng Qingfeng's investigation, Lao Xing, who was guarding the prison at the time, recalled that only Lord You Zhengqing, who had a good personal relationship with Wei Xiongfeng, went to see him at that time, because the head ordered that the felons Wei Xiongfeng must be closely monitored, so Lao Xing vaguely remembered the conversation between the two at that time.

"Brother! What's going on here? You're so confused! The upright You Zhengqing asked bitterly.

Wei Xiongfeng cried sadly with scars all over his body: "Righteous brother, being a brother was wronged. Although Concubine Li and I grew up together, we have not crossed paths since she entered the palace as concubines. It's because I have 10,000 guts and I don't dare to cross it. ”

"Then how did you meet in Lingxiu Palace?" You Zhengqing asked.

Wei Xiongfeng replied: "I was on duty that day, and Concubine Li's palace maid Ah Xiang came to report that Lingxiu Palace was haunted and Concubine Li was frightened when she passed by, and she couldn't afford to have a miscarriage, so I panicked for a while and didn't think much about rushing over." Who knew that when I first entered Lingxiu Palace, I found something unusual, the room was full of smoke, Concubine Li fainted to the ground, I was about to rescue, but found that the door was locked. All this is a conspiracy, someone wants to get rid of Concubine Li and the dragon in her belly. ”

You Zhengqing stared at him incredulously and asked, "What do you explain about Concubine Li's champas?" ”

Wei Xiongfeng sighed and said, "It's really my fault about the matter of Champa, it's my lack of consideration. I didn't intend to pick up Concubine Li's champa that day, because I recognized that the pattern embroidered by Concubine Li was the Xiangzhu that Concubine Li was good at, so I had selfish intentions and did not return her. Before she entered the palace, she gave me a piece of champa with Xiangzhu, which I had been with me for many years, but then I lost it, so I ...... after picking it up this time."

You Zhengqing looked up and sighed: "Brother, you are so confused, Concubine Li is the emperor's woman, how dare you still worry about it in your heart?" ”

"But Concubine Li and I are innocent, and we haven't done anything beyond the slightest."

"The palace has always been intrigued, especially in places where there are many places like the harem, if you are not careful, it is all a handle, but it will attract death."

Wei Xiongfeng opened his mouth and said: "Brother Yi, I can't argue with it now, hey! I regret not being able to do it at the beginning! ”

You Zhengqing opened his mouth and said: "The emperor has ordered that no one is allowed to intercede for you, I'm afraid that brother, you will be more auspicious this time." ”

Wei Xiongfeng burst into tears and said: "I think about how happy it was when I fought on the battlefield many times! Now he is in prison and is still guilty of such a big crime...... I ......"

The two big men cried regardless of their image, and You Zhengqing finally said: "Brother, since you are innocent, even if I risk my life, I will intercede for you in front of the emperor." ”

"Brother Yi, this will affect you, don't do it!"

"Don't worry about me, I'm free to measure."

A few days later, the imperial guard Wei Xiongfeng was executed by Ling Chi, and the humiliated Concubine Li hanged herself in the cold palace, and Wei Xiongfeng's good brother You Zhengqing also angered the emperor because of his resistance to the decree to redress Wei Xiongfeng's grievances, and was ordered to behead all the doors, all the men were beheaded and executed, and the female dependents were assigned to the frontier.

The one who was almost implicated back then was Yu Banzhi, who was righteous and insistent, and he thought that the punishment of Lord You Zhengqing was too heavy and pleaded for him.

The emperor who was simply angry did not escape the forbidden sin because of this.

Zeng Qingfeng found out that the palace maid Ah Xiang who reported it was the eyeliner that Concubine Ying had placed next to Concubine Li, so Shun Teng stared at Gongren Wangfu.