On the fifth day after Yin Linxi's departure, it was noon.

The door of my room was suddenly pushed open, and I was suddenly awakened by the fact that I was resting with my head was propped up, and my sleepiness disappeared in an instant.

raised his eyes blankly, only to see that it was Mokmin who came in with something.

"Princess," I saw her open the beaded curtain in the inner room, and with a smile she placed the mahogany tray in her hand in front of me, "these are the mutton fat jade bracelets, horn glass combs, and moonstones from the South Seas sent by the queen mother in the morning. ”

"The Queen?" I raised my eyebrows in confusion, and my gaze swept over a pair of flawless jade bracelets and a glass comb with a crystal clear texture in the mahogany tray, and finally landed on a beautifully decorated sandalwood box.

"What is this?" My eyes lit up, and I raised my hand to pick up a gem in the box that glowed with a drifting blue light on the surface, and the center was like a moonlight blue halo.

Peach Heart also had a strange expression, looked at my hand and said, "I heard the palace people who sent these things in the morning said, this gem is called moonstone, which was paid to the emperor when the Nanyang caravan passed through Xianyu in the past, and I heard that the queen mother fell in love with this treasure at a glance, and liked it very much, so the emperor gave it to the queen mother, but now the queen mother actually transferred it to the princess you, it can be seen that the queen mother values the princess very much." ”

After Momoshin finished speaking, her face was full of excitement, but I sneered and put the moonstone back in the box, got up and walked to the desk and poured a cup of tea.

He turned his head and asked Tao Xindao, "In addition to these, what did the queen mother let the palace people bring?" ”

Taoxin, who was still immersed in the strangeness of seeing the moonstone, heard me say this, and was stunned for a while, before she lowered her bow to me and replied, "The queen said that since the first meeting, she has been thinking about what to give to the princess, but these days are too busy to be lazy, but fortunately, I have been free recently, so I picked up these objects, I hope the princess likes it." ”

"A greeting gift?" I couldn't help but laugh and pause with the hand holding the teacup.

If I guess correctly, she used the mouth of her confidant palace to convey her infinite love for these treasures, and on the other hand, she pretended to be generous in front of me, so that I could not open my mouth to refuse her kindness, but she expected that I would be sincerely afraid of accepting such a valuable gift.

She did this so that I could remember her kindness.

As for why she wants me to remember her kindness?

I think that nine times out of ten it is because of the Jiangbei disaster relief, which has consolidated the position of Prince Yin Linxi in a certain way.

Previously, although Yin Linxi was the crown prince, there were many princes and heirs, and no matter which one of them could replace him at any time, but the Li family had no children under his knees, so in order to be prosperous and wealthy and powerful in the future, she needed to climb to a person who could have a stable chance of winning.

That's why she's been waiting for a long time.

At this time, in the palace, there must have been news of the great victory of Jiangbei disaster relief, and the king was very happy, so the Li family couldn't wait to send this so-called "meeting gift", the purpose of which was nothing more than to hold Yin Linxi by my hand!

However, she really didn't know whether to be happy or embarrassed because she overestimated me so much, because I didn't think Yin Linxi would make any foolish decisions because of me.

After a long time, Peach Heart carefully closed the box in the mahogany tray, and then looked at my thoughtful appearance, and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, "Princess, what are you thinking?" ”

I saw her looking at me in wonder, and I didn't explain, but I just put the tea in my hand that had gone to half a minute temperature to my mouth and took a sip, and then I didn't hurry and said, "Taoxin, you help me send this moonstone back to the palace, and tell the queen mother, I have received her heart, and I really like the other two things, but this moonstone is the queen's favorite thing, how dare I let her endure the pain." ”

"Huh?" Taoxin heard me say that she wanted to send the moonstone back, and her eyes couldn't help but reveal a trace of regret.

I smiled and scratched the tip of her nose, "What?" Reluctant? ”

Momoxin reached out to pick up the contents of the tray, and finally muttered, "You are all willing, what is there to be reluctant about the slave?" ”

With that, she carefully held the wooden box in the palm of her hand and went out.

I looked at her departing figure, shook my head and smiled helplessly, and then put down the teacup, ready to continue to take a nap.

At this moment, there was a rustling sound behind him, which sounded like a person's extremely light footsteps.

I couldn't help laughing, "You girl, why are you always so reckless, have you forgotten something?" ”

I thought it was Moxin who forgot something and came back to pick it up, but the moment I turned around...

A scimitar slammed into my neck, and the cold light made my eyes tingle.

Then, a muffled thunder exploded in his head.

"Who are you?" My fingers unconsciously grabbed the hem of my skirt with nervousness, and my eyes were locked on the masked man in black in front of me.

But the man just looked at me with inquiring eyes, and then put away the scimitar in his hand, and said with great disdain, "It's easy for me to kill you!" Don't be nervous, though, I'm not here to kill you today. ”

I was slightly stunned, and it only then did I realize that my mind was completely exposed in front of him.

"What do you want to do?"

The man in black smiled softly, sat down very unceremoniously, then raised his chin slightly, and his gaze fell directly on me, "I'm here to make a deal with you!" ”

I squinted at the face of the man in black who only showed a pair of eyes, and the nervous mood seemed to calm down for a moment, "What deal?" ”

"How about you help me prepare ten good men and good women, and I will help you kill the enemy Alhatu?"

"Do you know that my enemy is Alkhatu?" I looked at him with astonishment in my eyes.

"Hmph," the man in black didn't answer me, but snorted coldly and added, "Well, this is a tempting deal for you, right?" After all, with your skills, I'm afraid you won't be able to kill the enemy for the rest of your life. ”

The man in black said without any waves.

My eyes froze, and then I didn't know why, but I suddenly thought of the dozen or so corpses of strong laborers that were fished up in the moat some time ago, and I said tentatively, "Who are you?" ”

He smiled, and instead of answering, he asked me, "Do you know why I found you?" ”

"Why?"

When he saw that I was puzzled, he smiled again, "It's because you investigated the matter of the moat, so I also investigated you by the way." ”

This made my scalp tingle, although I did not know the identity of this man, and he had such great ability to find Alkhatu, but for now, one thing was very clear.

That is, the cause of death of the dozen or so corpses in the moat must be strange, and it must be inextricably linked to the person in front of him.

As for the incident that I guessed that they died in the Guanyong River to worship the river god, I am afraid that the person in front of me deliberately released the news in order to confuse the public.

"How? It's a good deal, isn't it? You just need to use your identity as the crown princess to hook your fingers and help me catch a few people, and I can help you kill the enemies who don't share the sky. ”

"What if I don't say yes?" I stood still, and in order not to let him see through my thoughts, I deliberately put a smile in my eyes.

Unexpectedly, when my words floated out, the man in black's originally confident eyes suddenly froze, and then burst into a creepy laugh, "If you don't agree... Then I naturally have a way to make you the murderer of the dozen corpses in the moat. ”

I admit that the moment he said this, the instinct to survive made me want to say yes right away, but it was for a few seconds that I was stunned.

But the ghost made me laugh out loud, and then the words that popped out of my mouth scared my own heart.

"You're from the palace, right?"

The man in black didn't expect me to say such a thing, his body stiffened visibly, and then he pulled out the scimitar in his hand and put it back on my neck, and said violently, "I said that it would be easy for me to kill you." ”

I was afraid that my fingers would become cold, but my face remained unchanged with a smile, "It seems that I am right, you are really from the palace!" Otherwise, why be so angry? ”

"You're looking for death!" The man in black grabbed the hem of my shirt and roared.

A sonorous voice sounded outside the door at the right time, "Princess, are you in the house?" ”

I was stunned, and soon recognized that this was Shen Xiao's voice, so my heart was relieved, and I looked straight at the man in black and said proudly, "What? You're not leaving? Is it someone waiting for me to come and get you? ”

The man in black looked at the outside of the house worriedly, grabbed my hand before he let go, and said sharply, "Today, I will treat this deal as if the deal is reached, and you will be sent to the abandoned temple on the outskirts of the city within three days, otherwise you will be a murderer who deserves death in three days, you know what that means!" ”

Before the aftermath of his words had dissipated, he pushed open the window and jumped out.

When I looked out the window, the black figure had disappeared into the shadows like a ghost.

I couldn't help but feel weak...

"Princess!"

I only felt that my back was leaning into a warm embrace, and when I turned my eyes, I realized that it was Shen Xiao, and I don't know when I came in.

"Are you alright?" Shen Xiao raised his eyes and looked at the window that was wide open at this time, and then looked down at me nervously, "Your face is very bad, where is the injury?" ”

"You noticed?" I smiled more than crying.

To be honest, after being threatened like that, I only feel paralyzed and weak now, so in the face of Shen Xiao's sensitive intuition, I felt very embarrassed for a moment.

This made his expression more solemn, "Who was that just now?" Didn't hurt you, did it? I'll see..."

Shen Xiao helped me to the desk, and then he was about to start checking my body.

I smiled awkwardly and waved my hand, "I'm fine, I was just a thief, but luckily you came in in time." ”

"Really?" Shen Xiao looked at me suspiciously.

In order not to let him notice the abnormality, I quickly nodded, "Yes, it's just a poor family who is cornered, forget it, don't worry about it." ”

Shen Xiao still didn't believe it.

I took the opportunity to change the subject, "You still say, I haven't seen you at all lately, saying... Is it that you have a crush on a girl, so you can't find a trace all day long? ”

After I finished speaking, Shen Xiao looked at me with a very complicated face, as if he was guilty and resentful...

It made me feel inexplicably nervous, and hurriedly laughed, "Hey, if there is a beloved girl, you can just say it!" Maybe I can help you? You should have found a good girl to marry a long time ago, but not because of me..."

"Princess!"

My words were interrupted suddenly, and Shen Xiao lowered his head, so that I couldn't see my emotions clearly, but there seemed to be something in his voice that was trying to suppress something.

Before I could understand, he got up in vain and said, "There are people guarding the door, the princess doesn't have to worry, I'll go and call the doctor, the princess's daughter must take care!" ”

With that, in my astonished eyes, he strode out.

And at this moment, my heart is a little lighter, and I recall the words of the man in black just now...

Three days... Abandoned temples on the outskirts of the city... Ten good men and women in exchange for swordsmanship?

I was a little confused and didn't know what to choose.

But one thing, at least I'm sure, is that the origin of the Man in Black is anything but simple.

I can't tell anyone about this for the time being, otherwise it will be more than worth the loss if I implicate others.

Now the question is, what will I do in three days?

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