"Yugu, what's wrong?" Ling Zhao put down the medicine spoon in his hand and raised his eyes to look at Chu Yugu who was helping to pound the medicine on the other side.

"Not really." Chu Yugu smiled.

"You're a little absent-minded today, and the sound of pounding medicine is all over the place."

"I ...... I was thinking, the day after tomorrow is the day of Cheng Guifei's burial, I still have to go to the Hidden Dragon Temple, those killers in the Night Rain Pavilion still have to be used, I don't expect them to succeed, but I can buy a peace of mind, in case there is anything wrong, this pot has to be thrown to the waste prince......" Chu Yugu stopped the medicine pestle and looked at Ling Zhaodao.

He had been following Ling Zhao for more than ten years, and he knew very well that telling lies in front of Ling Zhao would soon be discovered, and in order to cover up his inner thoughts, he had to deal with it with another truth. A person, only when he tells the truth, his eyes will not dodge.

"There are exceptions to everything, and it's good to have an extra layer of protection." Ling Zhao picked up the medicine spoon and buried his head again in mixing Su Hexiang.

Chu Yugu breathed a sigh of relief. Today's encounter with Xu Zhiyi in Lanwu Courtyard made his heart fluctuate, but he didn't dare to tell him, for fear that he would forbid himself from approaching the palace from now on. He turned Shu Mei into a mute girl Chu Qing, and didn't tell him the whole truth. Not for anything else, just because Shu Mei is Xu Zhiyi's friend, and he doesn't want to kill her friend.

He knew he had shamefully betrayed his trust, but he couldn't control himself.

He couldn't even tell if he loved him or her?! He is his own life-saving benefactor, it was he who funded the establishment of Tianxianglou, gave himself today's glory and wealth, and he has a comradeship with himself for more than ten years, and trusts each other's lives; And she and herself have only shared the bed a dozen times, and they have never been close to each other......

During this period, he even tried other women, but touching other women made him feel bored.

Why is this happening?!

Even, as long as he thought that she was Ling Zhao's woman, that the person she loved with all her heart was Ling Zhao, and that he was just a substitute for the physical communication between their husband and wife, he was extremely jealous in his heart.

His heart was in turmoil, but he had no one to talk to.

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Ever since she met Chu Yugu in Lanwu Courtyard, Xu Zhiyi felt uneasy. On this day, when she heard Yuzhu mention the matter of repaying her wishes, she asked Luo Qi to arrange a carriage to go to the Guanyin Hall of Hidden Dragon Temple to repay her vows, and pray for Shu Mei by the way.

After chanting the scriptures, she still went to the last dormitory to rest, used some plain rice and tea, and leaned on the wooden couch in front of the bamboo window to rest, only to wait for the sun to go west and then return to the palace.

The forest outside the squatter house is quiet, and there happens to be a branch of phoenix wood across the window, and a yellow-footed thrush stops on the branch. But she didn't know what the thrush was looking for in the branches, and she looked up and down, and it seemed very interesting, so she crouched down in front of the window and looked carefully.

Just as he was fascinated, a familiar figure flashed in his sight. After she stared at it, her face immediately changed. She turned around and got off the wooden couch, only hurriedly said to Yuzhu, "I'll go out", and the person pushed open the door and chased out.

If she was not mistaken, the last time she came here to see the person should have been him, the man who looked like Ling Zhao!

She didn't have time to ask about Shu Mei in Lanwuyuan that day, and she had to ask about it today.

It's still the same route as last time, passing through the side hall, verandah, moon gate, and forest path, and going to the Shinto road leading to the Imperial Mausoleum in Houshan. Familiar with the route, this time she saw him walking towards the second statue of Weng Zhong next to the Shinto, so she quietly followed, and found that there was a path hidden among the lush trees behind the statue.

After walking more than a mile along the trail, you came to a grotto with a statue of Buddha. She didn't know that there was such a hidden Buddhist cave in the mountain behind the Hidden Dragon Temple. She approached the grotto lightly, did not hear any movement, hesitated for a moment, and then walked in. Strangely, there was no one in the grotto.

The grotto is only five or six seats in size, and in the center is a statue of Lushena Buddha. The Buddha statue is full of grace, kind and wise, she can't help but kneel down on the futon in front of the Buddha, fold her hands, and silently recite a prayer scripture.

After reciting the scriptures, she was about to get up when she heard the sound of a conversation coming from behind the Buddha statue, and she followed the sound and crawled forward to hear the conversation.

“…… If the prince is willing to let Yan Siniang go, I will promise to send someone to Xiangji Temple. ”

"Your killers in the Night Rain Pavilion are really useless, you can't get your head, and you have paid yourself in."

"It's boring for Gongzi Chu to say this, you and I both know that Yan Siniang didn't succeed, but this stupid girl was trapped by love and took the initiative to sacrifice herself for the prince. The biggest loss is still the former prince, he spent 50,000 commissions to buy a big pit for himself......"

"Hehe, it's definitely impossible to let Yan Siniang go, but find a fragrant slave to replace her before her execution, Chu can do it."

"It doesn't matter if you put it or change it, as long as Yan Siniang can come out, everything is easy to say."

"Ling Li is extraordinary, if he wants to succeed this time, he must at least move the 'Four Absolute Sword Formation' of the Night Rain Pavilion."

"If you want to make a 'four absolutes', the commission will be four times......"

"Can't the prince afford it?! You let the 'Four Uniques' rush to Xiangji Temple tomorrow evening, and I will try to lure Ling Li to Xiangji Temple......"

……

Ling Zhao actually wanted to hire a killer to assassinate Ling Li?!!!

Hearing the content of the conversation, Xu Zhiyi's vest couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

The crown prince Ling Chong was deposed, and between the brothers Ling Zhao and Ling Li, there was only life and death left. Being in the royal family, Xu Zhiyi understands the reason, but she still feels frightened. Ling Zhao has always been an idle prince who is "with the light and dust, and with the times" in front of the world, but it turns out that there is another face that she has never seen!

Thousands of miles of splendid rivers and mountains, the world is extremely rich, galloping vertically and horizontally, only I am respected. The fatal lure of supreme imperial power. Confused, who can resist it?!

She didn't dare to listen any longer, got up lightly, and quietly withdrew from the grotto, just wanting to avoid the bloody rain as far away as possible.

She returned alone along the way she came, but the more she went, the more restless she became. Shu Mei disappeared in the palace, and he must have nothing to do with Chu Yugu! If she hadn't come to the palace to visit her, how could she have encountered an accident?!

If Shumei is still alive, I am afraid that the only one who can save her in this world is herself......

It just so happened that she also wanted to figure out the question that had puzzled her recently: Why was Chu Yugu able to enter and leave the palace freely? Why is he so similar to Ling Zhao? Why is the body on his body exactly the same as Ling Zhao? ……

Xu Zhiyi raised her hand to stroke her abdomen and stopped in front of the banana tree behind the moon gate.

As soon as Chu Yugu walked through the moon gate, he heard a crisp sound of "ding". His usual vigilance made him suddenly stop his steps, and after his keen eyes patrolled around, he found a butterfly wing beaded silver hairpin on the bluestone ground.

He was feeling strange when he heard a rustling sound behind him. He was about to turn around when his hands wrapped firmly around his waist.

A familiar body fragrance lingered around him, and his body instantly froze as petrified.