The Dark Night Pavilion is located in the basement of the Duyou Tea House, which is hidden and difficult to find.

Because of the winter, the business of the teahouse is not good, and only a few people drink tea by the window. The cabinet is unable to make ends meet, and in addition to raising soldiers for thousands of days, the expenses of each day are a lot of money.

No wonder Li Sheng would say that his aunt wanted to ally with Zuo Xiang and use his financial resources to support the Dark Night Pavilion.

Entering the pavilion from the basement of the tea house, passing through the Jiuqu corridor, the dim lights are flickering, and the cold masonry exudes the smell of decay.

In the hall of the Dark Night Pavilion, layers of purple heavy gauze curtains surrounded the position of the pavilion master, and only a person half-lying inside could only be faintly seen.

Standing around was the most rigorous and powerful killer of the Night Pavilion, motionless, like a statue.

"Auntie." I called softly.

The purple curtain moved slightly, and the veil was like a ripple, and after a while it was calm again. "Jin'er, here?"

Chongzi's voice was hoarse, exactly the same as when I first met her, like a handful of sand stuffed in my throat, just stuck there, not up or down.

"Hmm...... Jin'er came today to know what her aunt thinks about the alliance, and ...... also has a shadow."

"Shadow must die." She interrupted me before I could finish my sentence.

I know her temperament, and I have made up my mind that absolutely no one can stop her.

"Jin'er knows. I'll take care of that. "After a pause, it was really difficult to organize the language, and I didn't want my aunt to be suspicious." Auntie, Jin'er feels that Zuo Xiang is not reliable and cannot form an alliance with him. ”

Chongzi slowly sat up from the soft couch and walked out of it. The black veil hanging from the brim of my hat was oppressive and dreary, and I had been here for four years, but I had never seen her face, and it was said that her face had long been ruined, and it was terrible.

"Where to start?" Step by step, she approached, and I couldn't help but pull the veil up and cover it slightly with my hair.

"Zuo Xiang is the founder of the country, and he fought a bloody battle with the first emperor of Northern Yan, once he is suspicious and suspects that we are the people of the previous dynasty, he will definitely not be soft. Now that he has formed an alliance with him, he will know a lot of things in the cabinet, the left minister will not do loss-making business, and before forming an alliance, he will work hard to understand our weaknesses so that he can control us. This is tantamount to raising tigers for trouble. ”

Chongzi added some water and agarwood to the incense burner, and the woody fragrance spread. I suddenly remembered that the green bamboo sage listened to the snow around the fireplace, and only such an unworldly person would make such a unique incense.

"Jin'er, you are very smart, but sometimes you are blinded by worldly things." She said it slowly, and there was a sense of seeing through the world.

I was stunned, not knowing what she was talking about. "Auntie, Jin'er doesn't understand, please make it clear."

She put down the incense in her hand, and her slender and white hands were particularly conspicuous. "Jin'er, you are still young, and some things in the world are not as beautiful as you imagined."

"For example?" I dare not probe her mind, nor can I probe it. When I think about it, I don't think anything beautiful in the world has been going on since I was burned by the fire.

"Like love."

I was speechless, I wanted to defend myself, but I felt inexplicable, and I didn't know where to excuse myself.

"Why did Beiyu Jinchen save you from danger again and again, you are only half allies at best, and you hold each other's weaknesses. Not even allies. "She walked up to me and spoke forcefully." As far as I know, he took you to the Cold Water Palace, rescued you in Linzi Town, and took you up the mountain to meet some master today, this is only what I know, and I don't know. ”

"No, we're just trading ......"

"Deal?" Her voice raised suddenly, "Jin'er, what he wants is not this deal, what he wants is your heart, with your heart, there is the Night Pavilion, the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooking, it will be too easy to kill you when the time comes." Even, you can willingly die at his hands. ”

"In my aunt's heart, am I so irrational?" Angry and laughing, I rarely contradict her, she is my savior, in my heart, Chongzi is a god-like existence.

Chong Zi froze in place, and said after a while: "You dare to guarantee that you don't have any different feelings for him?" Can you guarantee that you are not tempted? ”

"Joke!" As soon as the words condensed, a detached and indifferent smile suddenly appeared in his mind when Beiyu Jinchen called my pavilion master. Exhaled and calmed down. "I promise, absolutely no other thoughts, swear by blood. If he is the enemy, Beiyu Jinchen and my Dark Night Pavilion are enemies, I will not be soft! ”

The wrist was cut with a blood mark by the dagger, and the blood oath was the noblest symbol of Liangxi, just like a contract with the gods, and it must not be violated.

Chongzi beckoned people to bandage me, and the gauze was wrapped around and around, but I couldn't feel the pain of the wound.

"Okay, our Dark Night Pavilion will not form an alliance with anyone, whether it is Zuo Xiang or Beiyu Jinchen. I want you, gain the emperor's trust, and eradicate the power of Zuo Xiang and Beiyu Jinchen. As soon as Chongzi's words came out, even the subordinates who bandaged me were stunned.

"What do you mean by that?" I covered the wound on my wrist with my sleeve, and the blood seeped through.

It would be even more difficult to defeat either of Zuo Xiang and Beiyu Jinchen. Not to mention half of the military power in the hands of General Ba Infiltrate under Zuo Xiangmen, even Beiyu Jinchen's 10,000 cold sun dead soldiers and two Dark Night Pavilions are not enough.

The purple coat with a long trail of heavy purple and ornate violet moved slowly with her steps. The gold thread embroidery shimmers in the dim yellow candlelight, giving off a chilling sheen.

"The left minister is as you say, it is indeed irreasperable. And Beiyu Jinchen, we are old enemies with him. ”

I was even more confused when I said this, Chongzi saw my puzzled look, and said: "A few months ago, you sent Langying to investigate the cause of the death of Prince Xuan's princess Mincha clan Luo Yu. At that time, I deliberately misled your direction, Luo Yu of the Mincha clan was not killed by Prince Xuan. ”

I kicked in my heart, as if I had expected something, but I didn't dare to say it.

"Jin Xucao is something from our Dark Night Pavilion, do you understand?"

"Why? We have no grievances ......"

"You're concerned about this?" She asked rhetorically, the last word sliding up.

Chongzi's suspicion is really not small, comparable to Cao Cao. "I just think that what I have done is just a joke and a game in the eyes of you, old pavilion master."

She was silent and did not speak for a long time. The silence in the hall was terrible.

"Back then, someone invested a lot of money to let the Dark Night Pavilion do this thing, the purpose was only to put a small amount of gold to kill grass, that year the pavilion had not started long, and there were too many places that needed money. A small amount of Jin Zhucao will make people stupid but will not hurt their lives, but because of the mistakes of the clerks, the dose is too heavy and cannot be restored. She sat back on her old couch, leaning on the cushions, looking tired. Beiyu Jinchen checked for many years before he found out about the Dark Night Pavilion, and the days he found out were the days when he took you to the palace to form an alliance, the reason why I didn't say that I wanted you to judge the truth of the matter yourself, but you disappointed me too much! ”

"Disappointed? The person my aunt pinned her hopes on was never me, but Xin Li. He is the prince, and sooner or later this world will be his. ”

"Jin'er......" Her voice lowered and her attitude softened. Liangxi needs you. ”

When I came out of the Dark Night Pavilion, it was already late. The snow hasn't stopped, so it's even darker.

I don't dare to believe Chongzi's words, and I don't dare not believe them.

There is a reason why she refuses to give me power, she is on guard against me, and I am on guard against her.

She won't believe me, I can only do something to gain her trust, either to bring down the left prime minister, or to give Beiyu Jinchen a heavy blow.

Beiyu Jinchen wants to use me, so he will do his trick, and I will let him perish with Beiyan one day.

This time I went back to the palace, I entered through the Qinli Gate in the southeast corner, and I was sewing ink and silver on duty.

I didn't know what he was thinking with his spear in front of me, until I was almost in and remembered to check the token.

I looked at him suspiciously, and he turned sideways in embarrassment, and a string of bronze bells slipped out of his pocket.

When I picked it up, I realized that the bell was made of five-colored rope, and when I looked closely, it looked familiar, and then I remembered that I had seen it in Nata's pavilion when I was hunting in the paddock.

"Mo Yin, isn't it cold to guard here in winter?"

He groaned, but didn't react.

"Princess Nata is short of some guards, I'm going to get through the relationship and let you pass." Put the bell in his hands solemnly. "Mo Yin, as a person from the Dark Night Pavilion, you are for all the interests of the Pavilion. Your mission is to hinder Nata from making her marriage. Do you understand? When he frowned in contemplation, he added: "Remember, don't be moved." If the plan changes, there is no forgiveness. ”

After a long time, he replied: "My subordinates obey orders." ”

In the days when Bei Yuliang was not there, Zuo Xiang had indeed done his duty, and if he hadn't been there in the court, I was afraid that there would be turmoil.

The court is the same as the harem, the changes in the wind and clouds are unpredictable, and even more thrilling than the harem. If you make a wrong step in the harem, you will lose your life, and in the court, it is the rise and fall of the entire clan.

Yinyue is still on duty with Mu Han, I have wanted to transfer Yinyue to my side many times, but Mu Han frequently obstructed her, it is said that Yinyue was originally on duty in front of the palace, but because I was transferred to the back kitchen, I did the heaviest work every day.

packed a few winter clothes, the light cyan cotton jacket was very suitable for Yinyue, and I chose a few hostas, wanting to supplement her family. She won't accept the money I give, so that's the only way to do it.

Pack the stuff, the package is heavy.

I don't know why, the palace is extremely quiet today, as if something is about to happen.

In Muhan Palace, I chose to enter through the back door, so as to avoid a head-on conflict with her, and in addition, the back kitchen is also very close to here.

There was a little eunuch boiling water in the backyard, and the smoke was billowing from the stove, which made people chok.

"Is Silver Moon here?" I knocked on the window, and the little eunuch looked up blankly.

"Silver Moon? Wasn't she captured by Concubine De? ”