Liu Mingyang handed the painting to Ling Qingyue and said: "Lord Hui, there are six in total, there are not many of them, but they involve various key departments such as Qin Tianjian, the Supervision Yuan, the Military Department, and the Ministry of Officials. ”

Ling Qingyue took out a painting from her arms and said to Liu Mingyang: "I also took out a painting, which is the daughter of Chang Zhi'an, the county magistrate of Chuhe County, Cangzhou. You take the painting to Chang Zhi'an and bring him to the capital. ”

Xianglinghu said suspiciously: "Why did you deliberately keep this one?" ”

In Xiangling's opinion, if Ling Qingyue has the opportunity to hide paintings, should she be like Liu Mingyang, hiding heavyweights in various fields who speak tremblingly? How about one

Is the small county order interested in returning to the hometown?

Ling Qingyue replied honestly: "The painting of the master of the horse, the woman's father, grandfather or brother, are all figures in power, and the lowest rank is also a fourth-grade official. This Chang Zhi'an may be a key figure. ”

Xiangling suddenly realized that there must be demons when things are impermanent. This little seventh-grade official attracted Ling Qingyue's attention instead.

Ling Qingyue handed over all the paintings to Xiangling and rode on the horse.

Xiangling was surprised: "What are you going to do?" ”

Ling Qingyue said with a smile: "I have already asked people to pass the news of the princess's burning of the Zhilan Hall to the concubine, and the concubine will definitely rush back non-stop, take this opportunity, I will go and search the concubine temple to see what is in it." ”

Xiangling hurriedly said: "I'll go with you?" ”

Ling Qingyue shook her head and said, "There must be a fierce battle there, I can't put you in danger, besides, I brought a helper with the same sense of smell as you, you can rest assured." ”

Xiangling Fox said suspiciously: "A helper with the same sense of smell as me? Can you find this Great Qi Country? ”

Soon, Xiangling's face turned green.

Because, the door of the mansion was wide open, and a large group of people set off in full gear, and the ten people in front of them each held ---- dog.

Xiangling's face was dark, and she was really a good helper for ----.

Xiangling was annoyed, and Ling Qingyue suddenly asked, "Lady, how old is David?" ”

Xiangling replied without thinking: "More than twenty years old." ”

Ling Qingyue squinted lightly and said, "Very good, I'll settle accounts with the lady when I come back." ”

Ling Qingyue took the people and horses away, leaving Xiangling alone in the wind.

Qiao'er asked puzzledly, "Madam, what does the master want to settle accounts with you?" ”

Xiangling walked into the door of the mansion in annoyance and said, "I want to sleep, don't wake me up when the master comes back." ”

Back in the house, Xiangling really lay on the bed and slept, but her stomach was empty, she felt very hungry, and she had to ask the room to prepare a supper.

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Besides, Master Ma hurriedly returned to the princess's mansion, looking at the ashes of calligraphy and painting in the secret room of Zhilan Hall, petrified there like a fool, tears fell down, and he sat directly on the ground.

This is more than ten years of his hard work! It was burned down like this, and this kind of heartache is unimaginable to ordinary people.

Hearing that the concubine had returned to the mansion, Princess Pingle hurriedly stood up, because she was exhausted and her body was a little shaky, her confidant servant immediately supported her, and said angrily: "Princess, you are a princess, you are too spoiled to the concubine, he made such a big mistake, he should take the initiative to kneel down to the princess and admit his mistake." ”

The princess suddenly fell back on the bed, her hand touched a hard object, and when she looked down, it was the book "Xiangguo Temple Records" written by Zhang Hanqing, and she would turn a few pages every day to see the story of her and the princess in the past.

It's just that I didn't expect that the book is still there, but the feelings are full of holes.

The princess snorted, as if she wanted to take back her tears, and said to the old servant, "Go and wake up Tian'er and Guo'er, and go to the Zhilan Hall together." ”

When she arrived at the Zhilan Hall, the princess withdrew from her subordinates, took her two daughters, and stepped into the dark room.

The princess patted her daughter Guo'er on the back, and Guo'er immediately understood, ran directly to Chu Zhilian, and called sweetly: "Daddy, are you back?" I miss you! ”

Chu Zhilian was stunned, raised his eyes to look at his youngest daughter, looked back at his wife and eldest daughter Tian'er, and looked at him worriedly.

Chu Zhilian sighed and said, "Pingle, do you know what you burned? It is Chu Zhilian's life. ”

The princess choked up and said: "Xianggong, I admit it, I admit that when I first saw these paintings, I was shocked, angry, helpless, and scared, but Ling Qingyue has already found out here, he wants to take it back as evidence, what can I do, I can only burn it, I am for your good, I don't want to lose this home." ”

Chu Zhihuan was surprised: "It was Chu Zhihuan who discovered this?" Didn't you find it and burn it in a fit of rage? ”

The princess nodded and said: "It's Ling Qingyue and Chu Xiangling, Chu Xiangling came during the day, chatted a few words, and then Mei Lanzhu committed suicide in Zhilan Hall, Chu Xiangling also followed, looking at Zhilan Hall's eyes were very weird, I was suspicious at the time, at night Ling Qingyue and Chu Xiangling really came with someone, found the secret room, and wanted to take away the paintings, so I burned them." ”

Chu Zhihuan frowned, and he didn't carry the princess behind his back, and directly called a princess's henchman and said: "Take someone to Cangzhou, secretly find Chang Zhi'an, the former county magistrate of Chuhe County, and kill the whole family, including his daughter who married outside." ”

The princess's henchmen glanced at the princess, the princess glanced at Chu Zhilian, and Chu Zhihuan looked back at her silently, her eyes as deep as a deep pool.

The princess nodded to her henchman.

Chu Zhilian called the princess's second confidant and said: "Take someone to find Cangzhou Mansion Yin, and kill the whole family." ”

Called the third henchman and said: "Take it to the envoy of the Li Yuan Courtyard of Wenyuan Pavilion, and the whole family will be killed." ”

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When the princess heard this, she was shocked, and hurriedly called the old servant to take the two daughters down, and said uneasily: "Do you need, do you need to kill so many people, don't you?" A few paintings......"

Chu Zhihuan hugged the princess into his arms, and said a little choked: "Princess, believe me, for us to return to the peaceful life of the past, this can only be done......"

The princess's heart immediately softened, as if she had returned to the time of love in the past, and hesitated: "Then, what about Lanzhu?" You, you ....."

The princess wiped a handful of tears and choked up: "You, if you want to take her as a concubine, I, I am willing to ask for a long live lord......"

Chu Zhihuan was shocked, bit his lower lip and said, "I, I'll send her back to her hometown." ”

As he was talking, Chu Zhilian's eyes fell on the dozen or so broken painting scrolls in the corner of the wall, and he only saw the painting scrolls but not the paintings.

Chu Zhihuan was stunned and said: "Princess, the painting on this scroll was torn up and burned by you?" ”

The princess looked at the scroll, shook her head categorically, and said, "It's not me, I burned the scroll with the painting, and I didn't tear the painting." ”

Chu Zhilian said with a gloomy face: "This Ling Qingyue actually took away the painting!" ”

Chu Zhihuan hurriedly walked out, took two steps, suddenly stopped, turned back to the princess and said, "Princess, since your cousin wants to kill herself, you can fulfill her." ”

After speaking, Chu Zhihuan left without looking back.

The princess's body was stiff again, like falling into an ice cave, she never thought that Chu Zhilian would order her sister to be strangled, that was his cousin, who had been by her side for more than ten years, and gave up when she said she would give up?

And what about yourself? For Chu Zhilian, how much truth and how much falsehood is there? What does he want, is it his own identity, or is it his own person?