After listening to the happy words, and thinking about Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards this matter, Chu Liuyan felt that his heart was full of sorrow; Comrades who fought side by side, though now they are kings; But treating her former colleagues like this made her feel very chilled. >

However, Chu Liuyan felt great anger at Hu Weiyong's direct killing of Liu Bowen, and secretly vowed to seek justice for Liu Bowen.

& Lord Xu is here! &; The butler shouted outside.

Chu Liuyan wiped away his tears, stood up and walked out; Xiaoxiao and Happy also quickly put away their tears and followed out to greet Xu Da.

& Brother Xu, Brother Liu died so miserably! As soon as they met, Chu Liuyan shouted with grief and indignation, and tears flowed down in a hurry; And the laughter and happiness behind him have long turned into tears.

& Smoke, don't do that; You calm down first, and we'll take our time in this matter. Xu Da grabbed Chu Liuyan and slowly walked towards the inner room.

& Brother Xu, the emperor was so ruthless that he actually cremated Brother Liu's body. Did he deliberately cover up the evidence of his poisoning of Brother Xu for Hu Weiyong, an old thief? Chu Liuyan asked while crying and choking.

>> We must find out about this matter; We will never let Brother Liu be killed in vain, we must avenge him; But you know what, we must not do it brutely, and we can only act if we have solid evidence? Otherwise, the emperor will definitely protect Hu Weiyong, a dog thief. Xu Da persuaded her and reminded her at the same time.

>> Yes, this matter is obviously biased by the emperor in favor of the old thief; In this way, when will we be able to find evidence and avenge Brother Liu. Chu Liuyan said indignantly while wiping away the tears on his face.

>> yes, that's the hardest part; We must plan well to find the real reason for Brother Liu's death; You must remember not to shout for revenge in front of people, but to inquire calmly and secretly; Otherwise, I'm afraid someone will cut off all the clues. Xu Da lowered his voice and whispered to the three of them.

Hearing this, Chu Liuyan and the three of them couldn't help but feel sad, and tears rained down; And in this quiet night, listening to the poignant sound of pain coming from somewhere, they also touched their hearts, and they couldn't help but feel sad, and they wanted to cry again.

Subsequently, the four of them began to slowly discuss how to find out the truth for Liu Bowen and avenge him. From one day on, Chu Liuyan and Xiaoxiao began to secretly investigate, but they did not directly find Sima Langzhong; In this way, the spies who had been waiting near Sima Langzhong's house felt bored, and gradually these people began to be lazy.

& Hu Da, did someone go to Sima Langzhong recently to find out the cause of Liu Bowen's death? One night, sitting in the hall, under the service of the maids, Hu Weiyong, who was sitting alone at the table and drinking, asked Hu Da who was standing next to him while tasting delicious wine and food.

>> Sir, no one has asked about it; I don't understand, if Sima Langzhong disappears from this world, there is no need to be so troublesome now. Hu Da asked with some incomprehension.

After taking another sip of wine, Hu Weiyong shook his hand, smiled and said: "You don't understand this, let me ask you, if a person is called to treat another person, but he heals him to death; And this Lang Zhong died soon after returning home, who do you say the patient's family will suspect? &>

> Oh, I see; Thank you for the reminder, the master is the master, and the villain's brain just can't turn. &;Hu Dalian complimented.

Hu Weiyong smiled, motioned to the maid to pour wine again, and drank the wine proudly; At the same time, he waved his hand to signal Hu Da to retreat.

& Sir, the villain retires. &;Hu Da hurriedly withdrew, he had already been seduced by the smell of wine, and hurriedly ran to the nearby Pinjin Nest, having already forgotten the task handed over by Hu Weiyong.

& Hey - Hey, who are you? Why did you bring me here? Sima Langzhong, who was blindfolded, shouted loudly while moving all over, trying to take out the hands tied behind him.

As long as you answer my questions well, I won't hurt you. &;Smiled with a masked face, and said coldly. This made Sima Langzhong, whose face was still covered, so frightened that he didn't dare to move or shout.

In the past, he ripped off the cloth cover on Sima Langzhong's head, and his eyes flashed with a sharp cold light, staring straight at him, making him take a few steps back again and again.

& Whatever you want to ask, I will answer, I will answer. Sima Langzhong, who was frightened and panicked, said in a loud voice.

>> That's good. &;Xiaoxiao's eyes were exposed outside, his eyes eased slightly, and he said gently: &I want to ask you, what kind of medicine did you prepare for Liu Zhongshuling that day? &>

As soon as he heard this question, Sima Langzhong's face suddenly turned gray, like the color of a dead man, and his whole body couldn't help but tremble.

& Why don't you want to say? &;Xiaoxiao suddenly aggravated his tone, and the ice slag could almost fall out of his tone, and it was cold to Sima Langzhong's heart, and he stayed there as if his whole person was frozen.

When I say that, do you remember something? Xiaoxiao's heart-cold words exploded in his ears again.

&This is not what I am going to do! This is not what I am going to do! Spare me! Spare me! &;Sima Langzhong suddenly fell to his knees and shouted with tears in his eyes.

>> It seems that you really know something, didn't I tell you, as long as you tell the truth, I will not hurt you and your family; If you don't tell the truth, I can't guarantee anything. &;Xiaoxiao slowed down her tone again and said slowly.

"I say it all, I say it all is not good." &;Sima Langzhong shouted with a handful of snot and tears; But with his hands tied behind his back, snot and tears turned his otherwise okay face into a disgusting look.

Walking quickly behind him, Xiaoxiao swung the short sword in his hand downward, and the rope tied to Sima Langzhong's hands fell to the ground with a wave of two pieces.

Sima Langzhong, whose hands were free again, didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly wiped away the snot and tears on his face with his long sleeves, and then raised his face and looked pitifully at the masked man who circled around him.

&Tell me who instructed you to kill Liu Zhongshuling? &;Xiaoxiao asked again.

& I didn't know it was going to be like this? I just mixed the medicines that people gave me together and made them into honey pills, so that Lord Liu could take them; I really didn't mean to hurt Lord Liu. As he spoke, Sima Langzhong propped his hands on the ground and began to cry.

& And who gave you those medicines? You should know that. &;Smiled in surprise and asked quickly.

>> I don't know this hero! Sima Langzhong shouted loudly.

&What? Who gave you the medicine and you don't know it? Taken aback by this, Xiaoxiao almost jumped up and asked loudly.

& The night before I went to Lord Liu's house, a masked man suddenly appeared at my bed in the middle of the night; He rested a long sword shining with cold light on my neck; Then he handed me a medicine box, and then instructed me to go to the Zhongshu Lingfu tomorrow to see Lord Liu, and when I went to see Lord Liu, I must let Lord Liu take these medicines; Otherwise, my whole family and I will die a bad death. Speaking of which, Sima Langzhong seemed to have experienced the situation of that night again, and he trembled again.

& Hu Weiyong, when did they find you? &;Smile then asked: & How did they know that you had something like ice carp hidden? &>

& This good man, even that night I wondered who would let me go to the Zhongshu Ling Mansion to treat Lord Liu; But I didn't expect that as soon as the sky was bright, people from Zuo Xiangguo's mansion came to my house and said that Zuo Xiangguo asked me to treat the seriously ill Lord Liu; So I hurriedly picked up the medicine box that the man gave me, and followed the person to the Zuo Xiangguo Mansion; Then he followed Lord Zuo Xiangguo to Lord Liu's mansion. In order to shirk responsibility for himself, Sima Langzhong quickly told what he knew; But he forgot what Hu Weiyong commanded.

Are you telling the truth? If I find out that there is a half-truth; Hmph, you'll know what the result is, right? &;Xiaoxiao snorted a few times and said coldly.

& I didn't lie half-heartedly! By the way, after Lord Liu died, Lord Hu also called me in and said some words; He also said that if I talk nonsense, our whole family will be worried about their lives. &;Sima Lang was in a hurry and told this matter as well.

>> Since this is done, I will not be embarrassed by thee; But you remember, today you immediately forget about it; If you say it, you don't have to do it with me, and the people of Hufu won't let you live, do you understand? &;Smiled and slowed down, and gently commanded him.

& I understand, I understand it all! Sima Langzhong shouted again and again, and kowtowed to Xiaoxiao; But when he raised his head again, the masked man in front of him had long since disappeared without a trace.

& Lord Xu, you're here too! &;Xiaoxiao, who had just come back from outside the city, came to Pingshuo Palace, accompanied by the housekeeper, and as soon as he walked into the living room, he saw Xu Da sitting there with Chu Liuyan talking about something? Chu Liuyan's face still had any tears wiped off, but under the reflection of the lantern next to him, it was clearly visible. hurriedly stepped forward to greet Xu Da.

"I'll come and see the smoke, and by the way advise her not to be too sad; There are still a long time to come, and we still have time to avenge Brother Liu. Xu Da explained with a smile.

& Xiaoxiao, how did you do what you did? As soon as Xu Da's words fell, Chu Liuyan hurriedly asked Xiang Xiaoxiao.

&As you might expect, these people kept things very secretive, and the whole process of the matter, they just used Lang Zhong's hand to mix all the medicine into honey pills; For other things, Lang Zhong doesn't know anything. He shook his head with a smile, frowned, and said in a low voice; After speaking, he sighed again and again.

&Have you started investigating? Aren't you afraid of alarming the guys who killed Lord Liu? Xu Da showed a look of surprise on his face, and asked again and again; But there was a look of loss in his eyes, which made him look a little gloomy.

&Brother Xu, what's wrong with you? Don't you agree with me avenging Brother Liu? Seeing that Xu Da's face became gloomy, Chu Liuyan immediately asked; And Xiaoxiao also looked at Xu Da with a strange look in surprise.

&No..... No; I suddenly remembered what happened to Liu Bowen in the army before, and I just felt a little emotional. Xu Da smiled reluctantly, and then explained.

>> Brother Xu, you still said that I want to open some; But I find that you don't miss Brother Liu even more? Chu Liuyan also wanted to say something lighthearted; However, as soon as he finished speaking, he thought of something sad, and tears flowed down again.

Seeing that Chu Liuyan was so anxious to find out the truth about Liu Bowen's matter, but he didn't take his words to comfort her a little in his heart, and felt a great sense of loss in his heart; I was not interested in anything, so after talking with Chu Liuyan for a while, I excused myself that there was still something in the house, so I quit and went back.

"Lord Chu, have you noticed that Lord Xu's expression is very bad today, nothing will happen, right? &;Looking at Xu Da, who looked bad, he walked out of the palace with his entourage; Xiaoxiao asked Chu Liuyan with some worry.

& Brother Xu is busy helping Brother Liu's family these days and dealing with all the things in Liu's Mansion; I've been busy all day today, I'm afraid I'm too tired. Chu Liuyan didn't think deeply, and replied casually.

After listening to Chu Liuyan's explanation, Xiaoxiao also thought that this was the case, so she continued to discuss with her how to proceed to the next step

Riding on the horse, thinking that Chu Liuyan was so enthusiastic about Liu Bowen's affairs, but he didn't feel his care and love for her at all, and felt very lost; It seems that she has not won her heart over the years, and the person she likes the most is still Liu Bowen; No matter how hard she tries to help her, she is not as considerate as Liu Bowen's status in her heart.

Thinking of this, Xu Da really wanted to shout out loudly what he thought in his heart, as well as all the thoughts and love in his heart; However, thinking that Chu Liuyan put aside all his official affairs, and devoted himself to finding out the evidence that Hu Weiyong killed Liu Bowen, as well as his gradually thin face that missed Liu Bowen all day long, Xu Da felt disheartened, deeply fell into the pain of love, and couldn't extricate himself.

& Let's go, you accompany me to the welcome building for a few drinks. &;He just wanted to drink to drown his sorrows, and suddenly bowed his head and said to the four attendants walking on either side of the mount.

&How do adults want to drink? Why don't you go back to the house and drink again. The attendant named Taishi Chang asked.

& You don't understand this, what's the point of drinking alone in the house? In the welcome building, many people are lively and lively; When there are a lot of people, you don't feel lonely, so it's fun to drink. &;Xu Da said with feeling.

&Yes! So that's what happened; In the past, every time I accompanied you, Prince Chu and Lord Liu to the Welcome Building for a drink, we still wondered, why did you ask why you didn't drink in the mansion, you had to come to a crowded place, and we were always worried. &;Tai Shi Chang suddenly realized.

> The days of drinking with them will never be again; Those are those days that I will always miss. Hearing Tai Shi Chang say this, Xu Da's expression became very bad, and he said in a low voice.

They quickened their pace and soon stopped in front of a beautiful restaurant. The restaurant is roofed with blue tiles, and the moonlight reflects a bright brilliance on it, while the red lights on the window lattices on both sides hang high. The raised ridge and the flying eaves are decorated with red lanterns, which makes this building mottled and gorgeous. Above the door of the restaurant hangs a gold-lettered ancient seal plaque: &&Welcome Building&; three big characters.

As soon as they came to the door, two parishioners bent down and saluted, and stretched out their hands to the inside: "Guest officer, please upstairs." Tai Shi Chang took the reins, then handed it to the cousin, and then walked upstairs with Xu Da.

When they came upstairs, they were arranged by the cousin to a table in a row of dining tables facing the street upstairs, so that they could look out from the bright window, and the red lanterns outside the window reflected everything on their dining table. And looking into the distance, the lights on the Qinhuai River in the distance are like day; And there are all kinds of gorgeous paintings on both sides of the river, and all kinds of lanterns hanging on these painting boats are competing to bloom with colorful light, and at the same time, you can also see the beautiful shadow on the painting boat, and you can faintly hear the endless string songs; Looking at all this, people can't help but sigh that the imperial capital of the Southern Dynasty is not called a drunken gold fan, and they will realize why all the dynasties that built their capitals here are the cause and effect of short-lived dynasties.

Looking at everything outside the window, and thinking about everything that I and my colleagues have done for this country, but in the end it ended up like this, I feel extremely painful in my heart; But these Xu Da thought that he was barely acceptable, and what made him feel most painful and sad was that Chu Liuyan would be so fond of Liu Bowen; would rather abandon everything than avenge Liu Bowen.

Thinking of this, Xu Da instructed Tai Shi Chang to let the cousin hurry up and serve the wine, and Xu Da decided to let himself get drunk today; Let's see if what the ancients said about relieving a thousand sorrows with a drink can really be done.

"Master, I have a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not?" &;While the wine and food were not yet on the table, Tai Shichang lowered his body and leaned into Xu Da's ear and asked.

Xu Da, who wanted to let go of himself, didn't care too much about his question, so he asked casually: "If you have any questions, just say them quickly; Otherwise, when the food and drinks come up, you will have to have a good drink with me. &>

& I want to ask, we are drinking here, Miss Xie Yuet'e is in the house herself, will she worry about where we went? Do you want to send a brother back and tell me? &;Carefully, Tai Shi Chang hurriedly expressed his worries.

"No, let her wait at home by herself; There are so many families, and I am afraid that she will not be able to starve, didn't I say that I should mention her less in front of me; Don't say it, don't say it. Before the words fell, I heard a sound of footsteps on the stairs, and a cousin with a tray in his hand came up and shouted: "Guest officer, your wine and food are here!" As he spoke, he came to Xu Da's table, put the tray to the corner of the table, and put the wine and food on the table with his hands and feet; Then he took the tray and said: "The guest officer uses it slowly." &;After that, turn around and leave.!