In the imperial study, Zhao De hurriedly entered, and saw Zhuo Haoxuan standing in front of the window with his hands in his hands, contemplating, so he immediately stopped and lowered his head, and when he was hesitating whether to disturb, Zhuo Haoxuan said lightly: "What's the matter?" ”

Zhao De hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Back to the emperor, there is news from Chi Du Villa, there was an assassin who intended to break in last night, a total of nine people, all of whom were intercepted, or killed or committed suicide, all of them have died at present, and no one has entered the villa. ”

Zhuo Haoxuan's eyes flashed with a fierce color, and he asked in a deep voice, "How many batches is this?" How's it going? ”

"Back to the emperor, this is the seventeenth batch in the past two years, according to the news that came back, the skills are not weak, and the number of people is also the largest in the past two years, and it seems to be prepared, there are seven people who work together to entangle all the shadow guards, so that two of them can successfully break through and go in the direction of the villa, but, like the ninth and fifteenth times, the assassins who originally got rid of the shadow guard were found less than a mile away from the villa afterwards, according to the shadow guard, like those two times, they all committed suicide."

Zhuo Haoxuan's eyes deepened, "Still don't have any clues?" ”

"Returning to the emperor, the shadow guard searched all the corpses of the assassins, but found nothing, and the number of martial arts was also very mixed, so I couldn't see the clues. After discovering the bodies of the two people who broke through, the shadow guard searched all around the villa, but found no one or any traces. Zhao De saw that Zhuo Haoxuan was silent, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "Your Majesty, General Wei has been ordered by the Empress Dowager to protect Miss Ling, so will the assassins who broke through the Shadow Guard and tried to break into the villa this time and the previous two times be stopped by his people?" ”

Zhuo Haoxuan frowned and said, "No, Wei Chifeng doesn't have this ability, and he won't have such a skilled talent under him, and if it is really his people, he will definitely send someone to escort the body back to invite him to merit as soon as possible, and he will never be so quiet, let alone wait for the shadow guard to find the body." ”

Zhao De subconsciously nodded in agreement, "What the emperor said is extremely true, the five people sent to guard the villa now are all first-class shadow guards, and it is true that they can break through their defense line because of the joint efforts of the assassins, but if you think that those two people themselves must be good at martial arts, with Wei Chifeng and his subordinates, it is not certain whether they can stop it, let alone force them to commit suicide." ”

"Send another double first-class shadow guard, there are seven days left, be sure to ensure Xin'er's safety." Zhuo Haoxuan pondered for a moment, "Send the Wind Shadow to observe secretly, if there are any more assassins who break through the Shadow Guard's defense line, follow first and see if you can find out another secret protector." ”

Zhao De was taken aback, and hurriedly persuaded: "Please think twice, if you send all the first-class shadow guards and wind shadows, then the emperor's safety is in danger." ”

"It's okay, it's only seven days, these seven days are no different from the past for me, but they are different for Xin'er, I'm afraid there is more than one person behind these seventeen groups of assassins, and they will never stop there, after seven days it will be a two-year period, they will definitely seize the last seven days to attack Xin'er before she returns to the capital, although it is now certain that there are other people secretly protecting her, but we don't know who it is, how many people, and what the martial arts are, I can't risk entrusting Xin'er's safety to others, Do as I say. ”

Zhao De saw that Zhuo Haoxuan had made up his mind, so he had to give the leader's order: "The old slave will arrange it." ”

After Zhao De withdrew from the hall, Zhuo Haoxuan raised his head and looked into the distance, his eyes gradually softened, and he said in his heart: "Xin'er, there are still seven days, and in seven days I will be able to send someone to pick you up!" ”

In the Xiangren Palace, Gui Dahai hurriedly walked into the hall, and saw that the Queen Mother was lying on the couch with her eyes closed, and Jin Mo knelt beside the couch and carefully beat her legs, Gui Dahai did not dare to disturb, and stood aside lightly, Jin Mo heard the footsteps and glanced back at Gui Dahai, Gui Dahai immediately handed over a color, Jin Mama understood, and then whispered to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, Gui Gonggong is here." ”

The Queen Mother lying on the couch slowly opened her eyes, looked at Gui Dahai who was standing respectfully on the side, and then waved her hand to Jin Mo, who immediately stopped beating her legs, got up and gently helped the Queen Mother to sit up, and then took two steps back and stood beside the couch with her hands down.

Gui Dahai immediately saluted the Queen Mother after she sat up, "The slave greets the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother waved her hand lightly, "Get up and speak." ”

Gui Dahai immediately got up and said: "Empress Dowager Qi, General Wei sent someone to deliver a message, last night Chi Dusk Villa was attacked by assassins again, this time as before, they were all blocked by the shadow guards who were secretly guarding, no one broke into the villa, and none of the assassins survived. ”

A sneer appeared on the corner of the Queen Mother's lips, "If the mourning family is not mistaken, this should be the seventeenth time!" It seems that there are really a lot of people who want to take the life of Ling Yuxin. ”

Jin Mo immediately said: "Queen Mother, the two-year period will be completed in seven days, and now that she is in the Twilight Villa, it will not be difficult for General Wei to find an opportunity to start, but once she returns to the capital and returns to the emperor, it will probably be difficult to start at that time." ”

A touch of ruthlessness flashed in the Queen Mother's eyes, but then the lingering scene from two years ago came to mind:

"On the main hall of suitable talents, I took into account the majesty of the queen mother, so I never objected to the queen's opinion, but it does not mean that I agree." Zhuo Haoxuan's tone of voice to her had never been so cold.

"Your Majesty, you actually talk to the mourning family like this for an outsider? It seems that Ling Yuxin's girl is really a scourge, and the mourning family is too light today. ”

Zhuo Haoxuan's eyes flickered with coldness, "The queen mother has the grace of nurturing me, I will do my best to serve the filial piety of the son of man, and serve the queen mother well, but Xin'er is also affectionate and righteous to me, and I will never let her down, let alone allow anyone to hurt her, if the queen mother has to force me to choose one of the two, I am afraid that I will ...... will disappoint the queen mother. ”

"You ......" The Queen Mother was so angry that her hands trembled, but she was more shocked than angry, she never imagined that Zhuo Haoxuan would turn his face with her for Ling Yuxin, but looking at Zhuo Haoxuan's cold eyes, a slight chill gradually appeared in her heart.

The fear on the Queen Mother's face gradually showed that it could not escape Zhuo Haoxuan's eyes, and he slowed down his tone slightly, "Queen Mother, I know that you have never liked Xin'er, although I don't understand why, but I have never thought of forcing you to do what you don't want to do, all along, I just hope that you and Xin'er can coexist peacefully and be safe, I don't ask you to treat her well, but I don't want you to hurt her, today's matter, I don't care what role the Queen Mother plays in it, the matter has come to this, I will not pursue it again, but in the past two years, If the queen mother dares to let people hurt Xin'er in the slightest, Hugh blames me for not thinking about the mother-son relationship. ”

The Queen Mother made up her mind, "What does the emperor mean by this?" Do you think that the mourning family intends to harm this girl? ”

"I believe that the Queen Mother understands what I mean. I have also said that as long as the queen mother promises that she will not be unfavorable to Xin'er again, I will not pursue the previous matter, as long as Xin'er comes back unharmed in two years. ”

"You ......" the Queen Mother was angry, "Ridiculous, when did the mourning family do something to her!" What's more, whether she can come back unscathed after two years, how can the mourning family guarantee it! Could it be that she has a headache and brain fever, and you have to count it on the head of the mourning family? ”

Zhuo Haoxuan sneered: "As long as the queen mother ensures that Wei Chifeng can fulfill his responsibility to protect and not deliberately derelict his duties, I will deal with other people and things." ”

The Queen Mother's eyes flickered, "The emperor is too worried, General Wei has always been loyal to his duties, since the mourning family has arranged for him to be responsible for escorting and guarding Ling Yuxin, he will naturally do his duty to protect her safety." ”

"It's good to have the queen mother's words, and I also promise the queen mother that as long as Xin'er is safe and sound, I will be the same to the queen mother, otherwise it will be ......" Zhuo Haoxuan slowly turned around and walked out the door, "I may not treat the queen mother like this, but Wei Chifeng and the rest of the Wei family, I will not be polite." ”

"Presumptuous. You ......" The Queen Mother was so angry that she slapped the case, but when she saw Zhuo Haoxuan still walking out without looking back, she was angry, and a thought suddenly flashed in her mind, and she hurriedly said loudly: "How can the mourning family control everyone, if that Ling Yuxin is ...... by others" After saying this, she suddenly felt that it was inappropriate, although she stopped the second half of the sentence, she knew that it was too late to take it back, and looked at Zhuo Haoxuan's back with annoyance.

I saw Zhuo Haoxuan suddenly stop, but he still didn't look back, "I said that the queen mother only needs to make sure that Wei Chifeng will do what he should do and will not do what he shouldn't do, and I will deal with other people and things." After taking a step, she suddenly turned her head back, and the look that looked at her made her unconsciously take a step back, "The queen mother had better hope that what you just thought of would not happen, especially not related to anyone in the Wei family. Sen's cold voice made her feel cold in her hands and feet.

The Queen Mother, who was immersed in memories, subconsciously clenched her fists, and the conversations between Zhuo Haoxuan and her that day appeared in front of her eyes one by one as if they were reappearing, and it was not until Jin Mo called her a few times that she gradually came back to her senses.

Although it had been nearly two years, now that she thought of Zhuo Haoxuan's eyes and tone that day, she could still clearly feel the chill from the bottom of her heart, and the thought that was provoked by Jin Mo disappeared in an instant.

She shook her head helplessly and sighed, "Forget it, we all underestimated the emperor's affection for this girl, for the matter of the mourning family punishing her at the beginning, the emperor already has a grudge against the mourning family, if the mourning family really hurts that girl, I'm afraid it will ......" Thinking of Zhuo Haoxuan's words and deeds in the past two years, she didn't dare to think deeply about how Ling Yuxin would treat her and the Wei family if she was really harmed by herself or the Wei family.

Jin Mo still persuaded unwillingly: "Queen Mother, will you worry too much, after all, the emperor was brought up by you, not to mention that the harem is still up to you, and political affairs have to rely on Prime Minister Wei, although Ling Yuxin is said to be the daughter of the official Shangshu, compared with the Queen Mother and the Wei family, it is simply not worth mentioning, how can the emperor really tear his face with you and the Wei family for a yellow-haired girl!" ”

The Queen Mother showed a wry smile, "No wonder you think so, even the mourning family and the eldest brother are wrong, not to mention you, although two years ago when he threatened the mourning family for this girl, the mourning family already had a premonition, and also reminded the eldest brother, but we still underestimated the emperor, I'm afraid he had already begun to plan the layout before he ascended the throne, otherwise he would not have completely changed the situation in just two years, now that he thinks about it, he dared to argue with the mourning family that day, I am afraid that it is not as the eldest brother said at that time, Impulsive actions are simply already predetermined. ”

Jin Mo and Gui Dahai glanced at each other, their eyes full of suspicion.

The Queen Mother knew their thoughts, but she didn't want to explain more, she only waved her hand, "The mourning family is tired, you go down, don't mention this matter again, send a message to Wei Chifeng and ask him to try his best to protect the girl, and send her back to the emperor in seven days, and notify the mourning family in time if there is any news." ”

Gui Dahai and Jin Mo had no choice but to bow and retreat.