Liu Huan stood and studied the ink, yawning unconsciously, but he tried to lean his head back so that the people in front of the table would not see it. He had been doing this errand for some time, and had been trained to be able to yawn without moving, so that those who were struggling to write would not notice it. Sitting at the table was the chief steward Yue Hong, who was staring at the official document in front of him with a small oil lamp. It has been two years since Liu Huan entered Di Yunhao's so-called "Xiaohou Mansion" as a staff member, even if the starting point was not high at the beginning, he was mentally prepared, but he didn't expect that he would do what these servants do.

Di Yunhao's ambition has been a long time, and when he became an adult, he secretly gathered his staff in his private house, and now it has been more than ten years, thus forming his own faction in the court of Shajiang City, even if many high-ranking officials have their own mansions, but they all started from here. It's just that they are cautious, even if Di Yuan is suspicious, they haven't left any traces for Di Yuan to trace. Even if Di Yuan knew that there were officials in the court who had formed a party, he couldn't find out the specific list.

There are many staff members in Xiaohou's mansion, and Liu Huan is not ranked high, and he didn't even get an official position. When Di Yunhao was in Shajiang City, he could still get some sesame-sized errands to do, and now Di Yunhao is far away in the east, and he doesn't know where the news of the other party came from, the entire Di Yunhao's faction has been hit hard in the court, and the entire Xiaohou Mansion has been left out in the cold, and goods like Liu Huan can only do chores in the mansion, almost the role of a servant, but it is openly called "doorman", which is much better than ordinary servants, and the remuneration is a little more.

Fortunately, Di Yunhao is very smart, and he has long understood the truth that he should not make enemies everywhere, as long as he is recruited into the mansion, he will not be driven out of the mansion regardless of whether it is useful or not, so as not to leave hidden dangers for the future. The more important reason is that the matter of Dark Feather can be said to be Di Yunhao's biggest secret, and the entire Xiaohou Mansion, including Suo Pingzhang, who is only half of his staff, participates, and it is also Di Yunhao's means of controlling his subordinates. Di Yunhao naturally couldn't let these people leave, so talents like Liu Huan were able to stay.

Since Di Yunhao's Eastern Expedition, the affairs of the Xiaohou Mansion have been taken care of by the Grand Steward Yue Hong, and even the hidden dark feather in the east of the city has been arranged by him. Moreover, he has no official position, he is hidden behind the scenes, and several officials of the six ministries in the court are all staff members of the Xiaohou Mansion, and they are all subject to his assignment, so he can't help but be arrogant and dictate to Liu Huan and others.

I'm going to stay up late with this old thing again today. Liu Huan muttered indignantly in his heart.

Suddenly, there was a noise outside the door, Yue Hong scolded irritably, put down the pen in his hand and walked out, Liu Huan naturally followed him.

As soon as the two of them went out, what fell into their eyes was the blood gushing out, and the blood gushing out of the dark night flew in the air like dark satin.

Yue Hong didn't recognize what it was at first, but he didn't recognize it until the blood silk splashed on the ground and turned into a little bead of blood, his face turned pale, and he shouted, "What's the matter!"

No one had time to reply to him, and then there were several screams, as if echoing his cheers. Several black shadows climbed down from the wall, the knife flashed, and most of the staff in Xiaohou's mansion were weak and talented, even if they were not powerless, but compared to the murderous killers in the dark, they were simply free existences.

Di Yuan is very sensitive to the deployment and mobilization of troops, in order not to arouse Di Yuan's suspicion, Di Yunhao has never arranged much defensive force in the Xiaohou Mansion, except for a few domestic servants and servants, the rest are staff members such as Liu Huan and others who have not yet obtained official positions, or group minds like Yue Hong who are hidden behind the scenes.

The people who came were obviously premeditated, and none of the servants and servants were left, and the screams came and went, but none of the strategists in the Xiaohou Mansion did not move. Yue Hong's hands and feet were cold, and he watched as waves of figures jumped down from the wall, driving everyone in Xiaohou's Mansion to the center of the courtyard like livestock, Liu Huan and Yue Hong were among them. He began to wonder who was behind all this.

The door of Xiaohou Mansion was opened with a "squeak", and most of the people who walked in the Xiaohou Mansion recognized that it was Suo Pingzhang who picked up a life from this place and was born again.

Suo Pingzhang was followed by several strong men with black cloths covering their faces, Suo Pingzhang saluted everyone in Xiaohou's Mansion with a smile on his face, and said, "Everyone, I haven't seen you for a long time!"

"Phew!" Someone spat and scolded: "You were also a guest of the eldest prince before, which powerful family is this attached, and the eldest prince is not here, so he is in a hurry to do something to the old club?"

A few years ago, Suo Pingzhang appeared in Xiaohou's Mansion, but for some reason, in the officialdom and in Di Yunhao's mind, his status was soaring, and he was also reused by Di Yuan. And he is also the only mysterious existence who is both close to Di Yuan and backed by Di Yunhao, Yue Hong also has to admit that such a character is really not to be underestimated, but at this moment he regrets not taking care of this person earlier. To be honest, only a few people in the Xiaohou Mansion know Suo Pingzhang's true identity. Yue Hong was naturally clear, and he knew even more about how hard work he needed to get to this point, he looked at Suo Pingzhang, his face was gloomy and he didn't say a word.

Suo Pingzhang was not annoyed, and smiled at the abusive person: "It's funny, Suo Mou is in Shajiang City, oh no, now it should be said that in the court of Lizhou, he should naturally serve the Hou Ye." Like those who form a party for personal gain, they are different from Suo's natural way. ”

Master Hou? Yue Hong didn't expect this answer, but he felt that it was reasonable. The abusive man continued: "We have been entrusted by the eldest prince to do our best to live up to the trust, and we are indeed at odds with you, a treacherous villain!

Yue Hong and Liu Huan both scolded secretly, the difference is that Yue Hong scolded the other party without asking a single question, and this old thing shook out the matter of his complicity with the eldest prince, while Liu Huan didn't expect that there was really a fool who firmly believed that "the one who is a confidant dies", and he had to work hard for that Di Yunhao in this situation, it was really a dog's leg. I was happy to die, but I offended Suo Pingzhang and others, and I am afraid that the rest of the people will be even more sad.

Suo Pingzhang waved his hand lightly, and a black-clothed figure raised and fell with a knife, and the person who was insulting was already in a different place, his head rolling on the ground, and he was rolling into the crowd. The crowd exploded, and the screams were deafening, but most of them restrained themselves and didn't dare to provoke Suo Pingzhang anymore, and watched him cautiously.

"Today, Suo is not here to kill them all, but there are some things that need your help, if we cooperate happily, you can also come to Suo Mou's house to seek errands. Suo Pingzhang still had a warm smile on his face, ignoring the slightest trace of blood on his face: "Where is the big steward?"

Yue Hong grimaced, raised his hand and said, "Lao Tzu is here." ”

Suo Pingzhang stood on tiptoe, followed the voice, and saw Yue Hong in the crowd at a glance, and said with a smile: "Brother Yue, Suo has something to do, and he needs his help." ”

Yue Hong didn't make a sound, but his big eyes were still staring at Suo Pingzhang, as if he wanted to eat people.

"Brother Yue, as the steward of the eldest prince's mansion, must be recognized by the second lady and the young lady!" Suo Pingzhang looked at Yue Hong, smiling rather than smiling.

The flames in Yue Hong's eyes seemed to be ignited, and the chill mixed with anger shot straight towards Suo Pingzhang. As long as Suo Pingzhang said this, he guessed Suo Pingzhang's purpose, and before he could continue, he scolded: "Get out!

"Hey, my brother is still so short-tempered, but this makes it a little difficult for Suo. Suo Pingzhang shook his head with a smile, waved his hand again, and the attendant behind him swung his knife again, this time the heads of three people were cut off. The rest of the people dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, and they could hear the clear "hissing" inhalation sound of their own side. Many people looked at Yue Hong, at this moment, he was everyone's lifesaver.

"Kill is. Yue Hong sneered, and didn't look at the skeletal head on the ground and the blood all over the ground. The people of Xiaohou Mansion gradually began to curse Yue Hong in a low voice, as if they were also trying to curry favor with Suo Pingzhang.

"This is your backbone, I have read books in the belly of a dog for so many years!" Yue Hong sneered and looked around, almost suppressing the surrounding voices.

A slight strange look flashed in Suo Pingzhang's eyes, he touched his head, as if thinking, and at this moment, the heads of two more staff members fell to the ground.

"Wait!" A voice suddenly came from behind Yue Hong, Liu Huan, who had indeed been silent. He knelt directly on the ground, squeezed out a smile and said, "My lord, it's okay, I recognize, I recognize!"

"Bastard!" Yue Hong was furious and kicked Liu Huan. It's just that he is old and weak, Liu Huan rolled around on the ground, and then fell to his knees again.

"Really?" said Suo Pingzhang with a bright smile.

Liu Huan nodded again and again: "We all know that the people in the second lady's mansion have always been lazy, these days when there are few things in the Xiaohou mansion, I am often sent by the chief steward to the second lady's courtyard to help clean up, the lady is kind-hearted, every time she brings me tea, naturally she also recognizes me as the eldest prince." ”

"Really?"

"It's true!" Liu Huan hurriedly bowed.

"Shut up, how dare you?" Yue Hong was so angry that he wanted to tear Liu Huan's mouth, his old body couldn't stop twitching, and he was about to kick him again when he took two steps forward. Suo Pingzhang suddenly stepped forward and blocked between the two, Yue Hong's legs were still in mid-air, Suo Pingzhang bent his knees and collided, only to hear a "click", Yue Hong covered his legs and screamed and fell.

"Oh, Brother Yue, give you a chance, you're useless!" Suo Pingzhang grinned.

Yue Hong covered the broken bones of his legs, and before he could curse Suo Pingzhang and Liu Huan, he saw the black shadow behind Suo Pingzhang slowly approaching. He lay on the ground, and these people and their shadows, like dark mountains and dark clouds, pressed up with invisible coercion, almost suffocating him.