Xiao Yurui also replied with a smile: "The grass people don't know where the real assassin is, and they don't know who sent it. As for those who were about to be beheaded, since they were captured by Wei Wenjie, the grass people guessed that most of them were the dead soldiers arranged by Wei Chilin to protect Wei Wenjie. The emperor already knew it, otherwise how could he arrange for Wei Wenjie to be beheaded? Didn't you just want to chill those dead soldiers and even the rest of the people loyal to the Wei family? ”

Zhuo Haoxuan lowered his eyelids again, and said jokingly: "Yu Rui, fortunately you are my brother, if you are my enemy, then I will definitely be like a thorn in my back, and I will not be able to sleep and eat." ”

Xiao Yurui also said in a joking tone: "If the grass people are the emperor's enemies, then how can the emperor let the grass people live to this day!" ”

"Eh, that's not necessarily," Zhuo Haoxuan smiled half-truthfully, "The so-called greatest joy in life is to be able to meet your opponent in chess, even if Yu Rui is my enemy, I will only want to win you, not kill you." ”

Xiao Yurui immediately gave a true and false response, "What the emperor said is very true, the biggest loneliness and regret in life is not to find an opponent who is on par, in fact, whether it is to be a brother or an enemy with the emperor, the grass people will feel that they have no regrets in this life." ”

"Hahaha......" Zhuo Haoxuan laughed and said, "That's good, come, our brothers haven't played against each other for a long time, how about a good win today?" ”

Xiao Yurui excused himself and said: "Another day, Your Majesty, you are injured and need to recuperate, and it will not be too late to wait for you to recover." ”

"It's just a minor injury, it's okay."

"Xin'er said that your injury is not light, she has been very worried and worried, looking forward to your speedy recovery, if you know that the grass people are disturbing your injury in the future, I am afraid that she will blame me as a brother."

"Did Xin'er tell you that she was worried about me?" A look of joy appeared in Zhuo Haoxuan's eyes.

Xiao Yurui replied seriously with a calm expression: "Yes, not only am I very worried, but I am also very guilty, I feel that she has caused the emperor herself, so for the sake of Xin'er, the emperor should also recuperate and recover as soon as possible." ”

Zhuo Haoxuan was silent for a moment and asked, "Now that you have confirmed your suspicions, do you plan to tell Xin'er my true identity?" ”

"The emperor is worried, since the emperor instructed the grass people to persuade Xin'er to come to the palace to see you, I have been worrying about how to persuade Xin'er, and now the emperor is finally able to meet Xin'er, I am also happy for you, the emperor, please rest assured, the grass people will not say much in front of Xin'er."

Zhuo Haoxuan nodded, "Okay, then when my injury is healed, we will have a showdown." ”

Xiao Yurui agreed, then bowed and retreated, and walked out of the hall.

After watching Xiao Yurui's back leave his sight, Zhuo Haoxuan's expression gradually became solemn.

After Xiao Yurui left the palace, he glanced up at the sky, estimated the hour, and rode straight out of the city. After arriving at a wooded area outside the city, he made a few familiar turns and stopped to whistle, and in an instant, three men appeared in the woods one after another, and quickly gathered in front of him and stood in a row, all of them saluted respectfully, "Childe." ”

Xiao Yurui asked lightly: "Did the black-clothed masked man find his eyebrows yesterday?" ”

A rather sturdy man in the middle replied: "My subordinates and Zhiqiang followed two of them separately after they dispersed yesterday, and they both lost their traces near the Wei Mansion. ”

A look of doubt flashed in Xiao Yurui's eyes, "Are you sure you disappeared near the Wei Mansion?" ”

"Yes, after we lost their traces, we searched twice in the vicinity of the place where we lost them, and based on the route of their retreat and the location of their sudden disappearance, it is likely that they entered the Wei Mansion. However, after that, Zhiqiang and I each took two people to guard the front and back doors of the Wei Mansion, and until this morning, when I left, no conclusive evidence was found, and Zhiqiang and they are still guarding there. ”

Xiao Yurui was silent for a moment and then said, "Has there been any movement in the capital since yesterday's incident?" ”

A slightly older man on the right, who looked quite sven, replied: "Soon after the incident, the city gate and the palace gate were immediately ordered to be closed and blocked, and many officials who wanted to enter the palace were blocked, and then most of them turned to the Wei Mansion, the Xiao Mansion and the Ling Mansion, and a few went to the Cao Mansion and the Hou Mansion. There is an endless stream, especially the Wei Mansion, which was brightly lit all night last night, and it was only dispersed in the middle of the night, and Wei Wenjie led people to search all over the city after the black-clothed masked man evacuated, until midnight, that is, after the officials left, he was taken back to the Wei Mansion by Wei Chen, the housekeeper of the Wei Mansion, and it didn't take long for him to go out of the Wei Mansion again, and took the people to a remote house in the west of the city, and soon captured dozens of black-clothed masked people. These black-clothed masked men are by no means the same group of black-clothed masked men that Duan Zhijian and Duan Zhiqiang followed during the day yesterday. After Wei Wenjie captured the black-clothed masked man, he escorted them directly to Dali Temple, about a stick of incense after Wei Wenjie left first and returned to Wei's mansion, Dali Temple Zuo Shaoqing Chen Wenyin also left Dali Temple shortly after Wei Wenjie left and went directly to the palace, and returned to Dali Temple from the palace half an hour later, and then there were officers and soldiers who captured the black-clothed masked man and will be beheaded at noon today. There was no other movement between the Cao family and the Hou family. After a pause, he continued, "In addition, according to the news from the palace, Li Qingshan and Xia Huaizhong had taken a guard out of the palace at noon the day before yesterday, and returned at noon, and Li Qingshan and Xia Huaizhong took a guard out of the palace at noon yesterday, but they each drove a carriage back to the palace near noon, and when they entered the palace, they showed the exemption token given by the Holy Emperor, so it is unknown whether there was anything else in the carriage, but they did not see the guards who went out of the city with them to return together. After the city gate smoke warning signal was issued, and for a period of time before the palace gate was blocked, eunuchs and palace maids from various palaces came and went one after another, asking what happened. After the palace gate was lifted, the steward eunuch Gui Dahai of Xiangren Palace, the palace maids of Luoyan Palace and the palace maids of Xianya Palace all left the palace one after another. According to the news from the imperial court, the emperor had ordered the removal of all the generals of the defending army in the capital except Wei Wenjie and Wei Chifeng, and Wei Chilin did not make any resistance in the court. ”

Xiao Yurui pondered for a moment and then said: "Zhijian, you and Zhiqiang will bring a few more people, in addition to continuing to guard the Wei Mansion, they will also monitor the Cao Mansion and the Hou Mansion, and then everyone who enters and exits from the Wei Mansion, the Hou Mansion and the Cao Mansion every day will send someone to follow and investigate." ”

The elite man who was the first to answer immediately took the order and left.

Xiao Yurui then instructed: "Zhan Qing, expand the scope of your ears and eyes as soon as possible, especially in the palace and the mansions of the Wei, Cao, and Hou families, to go deep into it, I hope that the news I will hear from you next time is more than superficial, if you need any support, just go to Uncle Fu." ”

The Sven man on the right couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, "My subordinates are not doing things well, please forgive my son." ”

"It's not easy for you to do this in such a short period of time, don't blame yourself, just do it as soon as possible."

"Yes, my subordinates will do it." Zhan Qing immediately agreed, and left after the salute.

At this time, Xiao Yurui said to the remaining middle-aged man: "Uncle Ding, I came back too hastily from this trip to Jingnan, I'm afraid I will trouble you to go again." ”

The middle-aged man who was called Uncle Ding said: "Yes, don't worry, the subordinates of Jingnan will handle it carefully." ”

"Hmm." Xiao Yurui turned to ask, "What happened to the Taixu Sect and the Shadowless Gate?" ”

"There has been no progress yet, but the subordinates have already arranged for someone to try in a different way, and if it goes well, there should be news soon."

"Okay," Xiao Yurui bowed slightly, "I shouldn't be able to leave the capital in the near future, and you have to worry more about the affairs of the rivers and lakes these days." ”

Uncle Ding said sincerely: "Gongzi's words are serious, and it is an honor for his subordinates to share his worries for Gongzi. After a pause, he asked, "Childe, the subordinates in and out of the city have been arranged, do you want to take a look first?" ”

Xiao Yurui nodded after a slight groan, "It's okay." ”

Uncle Ding immediately roared, and after a short time, a tall brown horse galloped out of the woods, and Xiao Yurui knew at a glance that this was a fierce but rare good horse.

I saw that these horses were galloping straight towards Uncle Ding, but they stopped abruptly in front of Uncle Ding, Uncle Ding smiled and reached out and patted the horse's neck gently, and the horse immediately turned over and got on the horse, and the horse immediately stood up straight after Uncle Ding sat down.

Seeing this, Xiao Yurui's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he said to Uncle Ding: "Uncle Ding's ability to know and train horses is better than before. ”

Uncle Ding said modestly: "The son has won the award, and his subordinates just deal with horses a lot, so naturally practice makes perfect." ”

Xiao Yurui said with a smile: "Uncle Ding is too modest, there are many people who deal with horses, and there are a few people who can be like Uncle Ding," after a pause, he continued: "Uncle Ding, I want to ask you for a favor, can you pay more attention to it, if you have the opportunity, help me find a good white horse, preferably with a docile temperament, tame and control some well, and then hand it over to me." ”

Uncle Ding said confidently: "Don't worry, Childe, this matter is on your subordinates, and at the latest in three months, your subordinates will definitely give you a satisfactory white horse." ”

"Thank you." Xiao Yurui lifted the reins of the horse, "Then let's go." ”

"Yes." Uncle Ding immediately turned the horse's head and took the lead in the first step.

In the Wei Mansion, Wei Wenxiu stood in front of the door of Wei Chilin's study for a long time, and after hesitating repeatedly, he finally gritted his teeth and reached out and knocked on the door.

A moment later, Wei Chilin's tired voice came from the study, "Come in." ”

Wei Wenxiu bit her lower lip and pushed the door in.

Through the light shining from outside the door, Wei Wenxiu clearly saw the white hair and tired face on Wei Chilin's head, and instantly felt that his father seemed to have aged a lot overnight, and in an instant, Wei Wenxiu's guilt and self-blame that had been forcibly suppressed could not be suppressed, tears burst out of her eyes instantly, she took a few steps forward, knelt on her knees, and sobbed and said, "Dad, my daughter is sorry for you, sorry for the Wei family." ”