Shen Muzhi's eyes darkened when he heard that Black Flame rejected him categorically.

Shen Muzhi opened his mouth and said, "Why did Your Excellency refuse? ”

"Since it is an errand given by the emperor, it will naturally not be a trivial matter."

"Your Hellfire Hall has done everything possible to let others know that you did the Lu family's extermination case, and if you take the emperor's errand, you can make a name for yourself."

Black Flame interrupted Shen Muzhi's words impatiently, sneered, and said, "Lord Shen, our Hellfire Hall is a person in the rivers and lakes, and if you want to make a name for yourself, you naturally have to use your own methods. ”

"Do you want us to be recruited by the government and the emperor? No way! ”

Shen Muzhi was silent for a long time, and felt that there was dissatisfaction with the government in Black Flame's tone, and it could even be said that he hated the government.

Shen Muzhi thought of the fact that Black Flame had said before that he wanted the government to solve the case of the Lu family's annihilation, and couldn't help but wonder, could it be that there was any hatred between the Hellfire Hall and the government? Can't get over it specifically against the government?

Thinking of this, Shen Muzhi saw the black flame that was now emotional and angry, so he stopped wanting to continue persuading, knowing that it was useless to say more now, but it would be counterproductive.

Shen Muzhi straightened his expression and said to Black Flame: "Since Your Excellency is unwilling, then Shen will not be reluctant." ”

Shen Muzhi raised his eyes and glanced at Black Flame, since Fang Cai, Black Flame has always been communicating with him, and the kings around Black Flame rarely speak.

"Your Excellency's name is Black Flame, isn't it, is Your Excellency the head of the Hellfire Temple? The emperor's commission is such a big thing, even if you personally don't want to do it, but this is a rare opportunity for the organization of the Hellfire Palace, but Your Excellency refused so easily. ”

"So, does Your Excellency have the right to decide in the Hellfire Temple?"

Hearing this, Black Flame snorted coldly and said, "All the brothers in the Hellfire Hall will refuse the emperor's recruitment, so I won't bother Lord Shen about this, today it is another brother in the Hellfire Palace, and Lord Shen will get the same answer." ”

Shen Muzhi lowered his eyes and said lightly: "Since Your Excellency is so resolute, Shen will not say more. ”

"Since the Hellfire Temple is unwilling to accept the Holy Authority's commission, then you can't escape the responsibility for the Lu family's case, and I can't let the two of you go back."

After saying that, Shen Muzhi clapped his hands twice, and the prefect of Chang'an, who was waiting outside the cell, heard the clapping sound and immediately poured into the cell with a bunch of people.

The prefect of Chang'an looked at the black flame and Wang Ji in front of him, and said proudly: "The Hellfire Palace, you dare to provoke the government and underestimate us!" ”

"You dared to pretend to be a witness under our noses in the morning, aren't you still caught by us?"

"Don't worry, you two have caught the two of you, since we can find out the Hellfire Temple behind you immediately, we will uproot it!"

After speaking, the prefect of Chang'an couldn't help but laugh proudly, with a majestic appearance, as if he had done it himself by grabbing the Hellfire Temple.

Black Flame and Wang Ji did not try to make a move with the people brought by the prefect of Chang'an at this time, but obediently let themselves be caught.

Shen Muzhi knew that these two people would not really be arrested obediently, they would not be locked up for long, and there would definitely be a way to escape, so there was not much time left for him, and he had to quickly move the Hellfire Palace to do things for the emperor in a short period of time.

Shen Muzhi didn't stay any longer, and when he saw that Black Flame and Wang were both under control, he turned around and walked out of the cell.

When the prefect of Chang'an saw Shen Muzhi leave, he followed in a hurry.

The voice of the prefect of Chang'an couldn't hide his joy, and he complimented: "Lord Shen is really like a god, and he actually caught the Hellfire Hall in two days. ”

Shen Muzhi said helplessly: "Lord Prefect, you are too happy, we have only captured the two people of the Hellfire Palace, not the entire Hellfire Palace. ”

The prefect of Chang'an laughed and said, "Lord Shen, don't be modest, since you have already caught two people, follow these two people and catch more people behind the Hellfire Palace, what is so difficult about Lord Shen?" ”

"Lord Shen, what should we do next? Where should we find the rest of this Hellfire Temple? ”

The prefect of Chang'an had just tasted the sweetness, and he couldn't wait.

Shen Muzhi looked at the complacent appearance of the prefect of Chang'an, and said lightly: "Lord Shen, please send someone to find me the files of the murder case and the unsolved case that has occurred in Chang'an in the past thirty years, I want to take a look at them one by one." ”

When the prefect of Chang'an heard this, he was dumbfounded, he thought that Shen Muzhi would say where to arrest people next, how could it be that he was going to find the file? Or is it the file from thirty years ago, such a long time ago, is there any significance in finding it for the current capture of the Hellfire Temple?

The prefect of Chang'an couldn't help but ask, "Lord Shen, what does this mean?" What does this case from thirty years ago have to do with our current arrest of the Hellfire Temple? ”

Shen Muzhi smiled slightly and said, "The prefect just needs to do it, Muzhi has his own ideas." ”

Although the prefect of Chang'an did not get an answer, because he saw Shen Muzhi's talent, he chose to believe in Shen Muzhi.

The prefect of Chang'an agreed, and said, "Lord Shen, I know about it." I'll send someone to find the case file that Lord Shen wants. ”

In Prince Yin's mansion, Xiaolian has been by Yin Jiuyue's side for a few days.

Xiaolian thought that Yin Huan told him in the palace that day that he would send an informant to contact him, but until now Xiaolian has not seen this informant.

Xiaolian couldn't help but ask Yin Jiuyue: "County Lord, are the people of Prince Yin's Mansion credible?" Is it possible that the eyeliner around the emperor is something or something? ”

Yin Jiuyue said leisurely: "There may be, but they can't get close to the main characters of the Yin Mansion." ”

"Now that my father has returned, there are more guards with strong martial arts in the palace, and the guards are more tight. The previous spies who listened to the corners of the wall were not so easy to hide. ”

"If I really have the emperor's eyeliner by my side, the emperor doesn't need you to approach me, right?"

Xiaolian nodded, but her tightly knit brow still didn't stretch.

Yin Jiuyue looked at Xiaolian and suddenly asked, "Xiaolian, I've always been strange and want to ask you something.......

Xiaolian looked at Yin Jiuyue, who wanted to speak and stopped, and said, "The county lord can ask whatever he wants." ”

Yin Jiuyue said: "Why did Yin Huan send you over? You were originally just a concubine in the deep palace, even if you are smarter, but this undercover work is obviously not what a concubine can do. ”

Xiaolian smiled bitterly and said, "County Lord, in fact, doing things for the emperor and entering Prince Yin's mansion as an undercover agent was requested by Xiaolian on his own initiative. ”

Yin Jiuyue's eyes widened in surprise when she heard this, waiting for Xiaolian to continue.

Xiaolian continued: "This is Xiaolian's only chance to live. ”

"The county lord, Prince Yin and General Yin, on the night of the confronting the emperor in the court, the emperor was angry and came to me."

"The emperor himself is moody, and he will torture me on weekdays...... It's just that on that day, the emperor was too angry, so he killed me......"

"Xiaolian knew at that time that she only had one breath left to hang, and her appearance was ruined, even if she picked up a life, in the deep palace, the emperor would not leave a disfigured concubine in the future."

"That's why I asked the emperor to do something for him and prove that I am a useful person, so that I can save my life."

After listening to Xiaolian's words, Yin Jiuyue suddenly felt a suffocation in her chest. Yin Jiuyue looked at half of Xiaolian's face covered by hair, thinking of the terrifying burns under this covering, she couldn't help but feel angry and guilty.

Yin Jiuyue said softly: "Xiaolian...... It turns out that you were poisoned by Yin Huan next time because of us......"

"Xiaolian, I'm sorry."

Xiaolian was a little stunned when she heard Yin Jiuyue's apology, and then laughed.

"Xiaolian felt that the county lord was really a strange woman when she heard about the deeds of the county lord in the palace."

"After getting along with the county lord for so many days, Xiaolian feels more and more that the county lord is really different."

"You are a dignified county lord, and you don't need to apologize at all for someone with a lower status than you. The county lord did not give in to the emperor in the court, and now Xiaolian is just a lowly maid, but you say sorry to Xiaolian. ”

Xiaolian sighed softly, and said with some emotion: "County Lord, you don't need to feel sorry for Xiaolian. ”

"It's not your fault, Lord Shire. Even if the emperor was angry with Xiaolian because of the county lord, Xiaolian and the emperor were not all the way, and Xiaolian never became angry with the county lord because of what happened to him. ”

Xiaolian raised her head, looked at Yin Jiuyue's eyes sincerely, and said, "The county lord is an upright woman who dares to act in Xiaolian's heart. ”

Yin Jiuyue couldn't help but chuckle when she heard this, and said, "Xiaolian, your evaluation of me is really high. ”

"Actually, my daring is actually just like you, for self-protection and to protect my family."

Xiaolian smiled and nodded, in fact, to a certain extent, although Yin Jiuyue is high up as the county lord, she can also empathize with herself.

Xiaolian pretended to be relaxed and said: "Actually, if you think about it the other way, it doesn't seem to hurt this matter now. ”

"Xiaolian entered the palace to become a concubine at that time just to live like a dignified person, I thought that with my appearance, I would be able to be a concubine with peace of mind if I didn't fight or rob."

"It's just that I didn't expect that becoming the emperor's concubine was just a superficial beauty."

"Concubine Lian is just a tool for the emperor to vent his desires, and when the emperor is unhappy, this tool can even exist unnecessary. Although I have become a lotus concubine, I don't live like a person anymore. ”

"Because of my disfigurement, I was able to leave the palace, met the county lord, and cooperated frankly with the county lord, Xiaolian came to Prince Yin's mansion, and for the first time I felt that I was treated as a person. Xiaolian has a hunch that Xiaolian will definitely be able to get through this difficulty with the county lord, and then she can live with peace of mind. ”

"If she stays in the palace as Concubine Lian, Xiaolian may not be tortured to death by the emperor in the future, or she will be killed by other concubines such as the queen's mother."

Yin Jiuyue was infected by Xiaolian's relaxed tone, and her heart couldn't help but feel relaxed.

Yin Jiuyue heard Xiaolian mention the name of the queen's mother, so she asked, "Did Empress Xiao Xiang often target you before?" ”

Xiaolian flattened her mouth, nodded, and said: "It's not just Xiaolian, the queen mother is very jealous, which concubine the emperor favors, the queen mother will go to put on small shoes for that concubine." ”

"There are already a few concubines who died in the hands of the queen mother, when Xiaolian was favored, the queen mother also came to trouble Xiaolian, but Xiaolian didn't fight or grab, and people couldn't find the handle, so the queen mother has never been able to find the opportunity to kill Xiaolian."

Yin Jiuyue nodded, thinking of the fact that her mother Yin Yun was stunned and placed under house arrest in the palace by Empress Xiao Xiang before, thinking of this Yin Jiuyue was a little afraid, she could clearly feel Empress Xiao Xiang's strong jealousy of her mother at that time, if Empress Xiao Xiang really did something to Yin Yun at that time...... Yin Jiuyue couldn't even think about it.

Thinking of this, Yin Jiuyue suddenly laughed mysteriously and said, "Empress Xiao Xiang has so many lives on her back, thinking about it this way, she deserves to be given death more than her sister Xiao Yu, who has been given to death." ”

When Xiaolian heard this, her eyes widened in surprise, and she said in disbelief: "County Lord...... Do you want to? ”

Yin Jiuyue nodded and said, "Xiao Xiang has been the queen for so long, and he has long forgotten that other people's lives are also fate." Then let her taste the consequences of this many acts of injustice and self-destruction. ”

Xiaolian was speechless for a long time in shock, and after a long time, she said: "Could it be that the county lord went to the palace to find the emperor and the queen last time and told Xiao Yu about what he did for Xiao Yu, just for this?" ”

Yin Jiuyue nodded in admiration and said, "Xiaolian is really smart. ”

"Although Xiao Yu hated me, it was Yin Huan who gave Xiao Yu the order, and even I didn't expect Yin Huan to directly give Xiao Yu to death at that time."

Yin Jiuyue's eyes flashed with a cunning light, and continued: "Xiao Yu's father, Xiao Rong, has done things for Yin Huan for so many years, and his youngest daughter was ruthlessly executed by Yin Huan. ”

Yin Jiuyue looked at Xiaolian's eyes and said, "Xiaolian, do you think, what if Xiao Xiang, the eldest daughter of the queen, is also executed by the emperor?" Xiao Rong has military power in his hands, you say, can this Xiao Rong continue to endure it? ”

Xiaolian understood Yin Jiuyue's intentions and said, "Does the county lord want General Xiao Rong to be on his side?" Let General Xiao Rong's forces be used for his own use? ”

Yin Jiuyue laughed twice when she heard this. said: "Xiaolian, you are confused, I, Yin Jiuyue, am Xiao Yu's enemy, and Xiao Rong will not cooperate with me no matter how generous he is." ”

Xiaolian was in a dilemma at this time, and asked suspiciously: "What does the county lord want General Xiao Rong to do?" ”

Yin Jiuyue said confidently: "In terms of troops, our Yin family's army is ten times stronger than his Xiao Rong's troops, and we don't need Xiao Rong's troops at all." ”

"What I need is for Yin Huan to fall down and everyone to push it, so that our Yin family army can rebel, there is a legitimate reason."

"Xiaolian, I said this, do you understand?"

Xiaolian's reaction was very fast, although Yin Jiuyue didn't say it very specifically, but Xiaolian immediately understood Yin Jiuyue's intentions.

Xiaolian couldn't help but praise: "The county lord is really thoughtful and has planned everything well. Xiaolian really admires the county lord. ”

"So, the next thing to do now is to give Xiao Yu what to do, what is the county lord's specific plan for this matter?"

Yin Jiuyue lowered her eyes and said lightly: "I don't know." ”

Xiaolian didn't expect Yin Jiuyue to say that she didn't know, and said a little anxiously: "Doesn't the county lord have a specific plan yet?" ”

Yin Jiuyue saw that Xiaolian was in a hurry, so she smiled and reassured: "There is no way, the person who found Xiao Yu to do things is Queen Xiao Xiang, and at this time, we have to wait for Queen Xiao Xiang to find the person, so that we can make a plan according to the situation." ”

Yin Jiuyue paused and continued: "Since this person was found by Empress Xiao Xiang, what happened to him, naturally Empress Xiao Xiang was also responsible. ”

Xiaolian admired Yin Jiuyue's thoughtfulness even more now.

Xiaolian nodded and said, "Xiaolian believes in the county lord, and the county lord must have his own plans." ”

"However, the informant sent by the emperor to contact me really worries Xiaolian."

Yin Jiuyue nodded and said, "Alas, let's wait and see what happens." The emperor's informant should find a way to connect with you in the next two days, you pay more attention, and report to me if there is any situation, and I will make ideas with you. ”

Xiaolian nodded.

At this time, Yin Jiuyue's door was knocked on, and the sound of bamboo branches came from outside the door.

"County Lord, County Lord, Bamboo Branch is here."

Xiaolian heard that it was Zhuzhi coming, so she quickly stood up, trotted over, and opened the door for Zhuzhi.

Yin Jiuyue looked at Xiaolian's back, and couldn't help but sigh, Xiaolian is also sincerely grateful to Zhuzhi, and since Xiaolian was honest with herself, in the past two days, Xiaolian has become more and more lively.

Yin Jiuyue couldn't help but sigh a little, Xiaolian is a good girl, but she suffered this misfortune, and Xiaolian's misfortune, although Yin Jiuyue knew that it had nothing to do with her, but Yin Jiuyue still felt a little guilty.

Xiaolian opened the door and welcomed the bamboo branch in.

As soon as Zhuzhi entered the door, he saw that Xiaolian was also there, so he pretended to be jealous and said, "Okay! The county lord has Xiaolian, so he doesn't want bamboo branches, right! ”

"The county lord and Xiaolian, what are you whispering just now, Zhuzhi also has to listen."

Yin Jiuyue said with a smile: "Just now I was discussing with Xiaolian, when are Zhuzhi and Yin Yi going to have a baby, what gifts should we give to the two of you when the time comes?" ”

Of course, the things that Yin Jiuyue and Xiaolian discussed couldn't be told to Zhuzhi, Yin Jiuyue knew Zhuzhi's temperament, so she deliberately pulled something that would make Zhuzhi shy, so that Zhuzhi would not continue to ask.

Sure enough, Zhuzhi immediately blushed when he heard this, stomped his feet, and said shamefully: "County Lord! You've been making fun of bamboo sticks lately! ”

"It's still early!"

Seeing Zhuzhi's reaction, Xiaolian couldn't help but laugh secretly.

Zhuzhi saw Xiaolian snickering, and immediately said to Xiaolian: "Xiaolian! You've learned from the county lord too! I actually made fun of the bamboo branch with the county lord! ”

When Xiaolian heard this, she smiled but did not speak.

Zhuzhi said angrily: "Okay, okay, Zhuzhi is here to find Xiaolian when he comes back." ”

"County Lord, it's time to add new clothes in the house, and Zhuzhi is coming back to take Xiaolian out and buy fabrics together."