A horse-drawn carriage with its unassuming-looking curtains lowered on both sides hurried down the somewhat dimly lit streets.

Wu Yan sat in the car and couldn't help but look at the middle-aged man opposite. From the moment he got into the car, the man did not say a word, closed his eyes and rested his mind. In the dark, the car stopped in front of a yard that looked quite regulated.

The middle-aged man did not get out of the car, and the carriage entered the yard directly at a side gate and drove towards the backyard.

"Come down." Wu Gan's body shook, and the middle-aged man had already gotten up and moved out of the car.

Stepping on the solid ground, the first thing Wu Gan did was to look around and inspect the surrounding situation. It's also a habit that has been cultivated over the years. Although it is said that the eldest prince has no malicious intentions, how can he believe this kind of royal person's thoughts casually.

As the middle-aged man walked through the verandah and arrived in front of a small two-story building, he nodded to the two guards here, and went straight into it with Wu Gan.

As soon as I entered the small building, the lights inside were bright, like daylight, and when I arrived at a study room, the middle-aged man bowed down and saluted, "The eldest prince, the person has arrived." ”

In front of the bookcase, a twenty-seven or eighteen-year-old man was splashing ink, and when he heard this, he reached out and put down the pen, and the maid next to him handed him a towel.

The man raised his head, and the mustache at the corners of his mouth looked a little old, and there seemed to be a hint of white on his sideburns.

"You are Wu Gan." The man put his hands behind his back, looked Wu Gen up and down, and showed the momentum of the superior in his gestures.

"The eldest prince, it is Wu Gen below." gave a salute, but Wu Jian was neither humble nor arrogant to meet the other party's gaze.

The man nodded slightly, "I heard that you have a very good relationship with your junior sister Qianhua, but you are also born Zhou Zheng." Without waiting for Wu Gen to answer, he said to the maids around him, "You all go down." ”

Soon there were only three people left in the room, Wu Gan, the middle-aged man and the eldest prince, Wu Gan's heart gradually raised, the other party was so expensive and unspeakable, he summoned himself late at night, it couldn't be to look at this junior brother who couldn't beat the eight poles and ask for warmth. At this status, there is no trivial matter in the secret room, and for a while, Wu Jian regretted coming here.

"It's been a long time since I've been to visit my husband." The eldest prince looked at the candle flame and couldn't help but be stunned, "With my current embarrassing status, too much contact will bring disaster to my husband." Wu Gan, my name is Zhao Linchen, in order of Mr. and disciples, I am the senior brother of you and Qianhua. As he spoke, Zhao Linchen took out a pair of words.

Wu Gen stepped forward to see that it was indeed Zhu Buzhan's handwriting, but what could this mean, this mysterious person summoned himself and recognized his senior brother again, which is definitely not a good thing.

"Wenbo, bring it up." Zhao Linchen greeted. The middle-aged man took out a tray from behind the bookshelf, on which was a bright jade bead and a stack of gold bricks.

"I know you're not a qi practitioner, so I won't give you those spirit jade coins. You can accept these for the time being, as some of my thoughts on you and the light painting, and it can be regarded as compensation for Mr. Zhao Linchen waved his hand and motioned for Wu Gen to accept it.

Seeing so much gold, Wu Gan's heart was a little cold, to be honest, it wasn't that he didn't want money, especially Xingluoyuan and his party, which cost so much money, but this money was hot. Thinking of this, he raised his head and smiled, "The eldest prince, when we meet for the first time, we have no merit, what is there to say here." ”

Zhao Linchen frowned slightly, "It's okay to call you senior brother at home, this time I came to you because I had something to ask for." Speaking of this, Zhao Linchen glanced at the middle-aged man who was standing on the side with his head bowed, and still opened his mouth ruthlessly, "I heard that you can be a witch, good nightmare town, but there is such a thing." ”

Wu Yan sighed and asked instead of answering, "Where did Senior Brother get this news?" ”

Zhao Linchen unconsciously glanced at the middle-aged man named Wenbo again, "How did you know that your junior brother should not ask, the people in the town have a great enmity against me and my husband, you are willing to help me." ”

"Senior brother, the person who provided this news definitely has bad intentions for you, regardless of whether I can use witchcraft or not, even if I can, this technique has always been a royal taboo, and this is to pit you to death. I hope that the senior brother will think twice. Wu Gan's expression was serious, and he bowed his hands heavily.

"You really won't? Then why is it rumored that you used this to coerce King Jinchun and gained a lot of benefits. Senior brother, when you and I meet for the first time, I know you still can't trust me. Let me tell you the truth, the person I want to deal with is Zhao Linqing, that is, my second brother.

This thief teamed up with Rong Kui to attack Mr. back then, causing Mr. to leave the country, and I was living in seclusion here, and this revenge is not revenge, and my heart is difficult to settle. However, this thief is good at flattery, and he bewitched his father, and he has never been able to get a chance to make a move, so he made this decision. Senior brother, if you help me, if I ascend to the great treasure one day, you will be my minister. Zhao Linchen stepped forward and grabbed Wu Gan's hands.

Wu Gan almost had goosebumps on his body, but he couldn't pull his hand, so he had to whisper in Zhao Linchen's ear: "Senior brother, it's really not that my junior brother doesn't want to help you, I really don't know how to use witchcraft, I was really helpless at that time, so I deceived King Jinchun." ”

Zhao Linchen was stunned, "What you say is true." ”

"Really. If it's fake, there will be five thunderstorms in the sky. Wu Jian knew that he had to make Zhao Linchen believe in himself, and even used the method of gambling curses.

"Oh." Zhao Linchen let go of Wu Gan's hand, took a step back, put his hands behind his back, and his face was a little more disappointed, "It seems that the junior brother is still a little cautious, in this case, tonight's matter, please keep it secret, and don't spread it." ”

"Please rest assured, Senior Brother, this matter will not be spread out." Wu Yan bowed his head heavily, "Then senior brother, I have taken my leave." ”

"That's it, let's go." Zhao Linchen waved his hand boredly, but he returned to the front of the case to paint.

Wu Yan hurriedly exited the room, and a cold sweat was already breaking out behind him. Looking at the night sky, the stars are like chess, like an invisible net covering themselves.

A middle-aged man named Wenbo followed, his face a little gloomy, "Let's go." "Take the lead and move forward.

When he got to the side of the carriage, he folded his hands and whispered to Wu Gan: "Don't look around, don't talk nonsense, just do it yourself." With that, he turned and walked away.

Wu Yan squinted at the other party's back, touched his wrist, turned around and got into the carriage. The car walked in the courtyard, Wu Gen always had a feeling like a thorn in the back, what kind of formation should be laid in this courtyard, like a giant beast crouching in the dark, staring at the surroundings.

When he returned to the inn, Wu Jian looked at his empty hands and shook his head again and again. This cheap brother is really a philistine, he doesn't do anything and doesn't give money.

Looking at the swaying shadows of the trees outside the window, Wu Jian pondered for a long time, and it seemed that someone had made a move on him. The means behind this are the most disgusting, killing people without seeing blood, and being trapped in it, I'm afraid I don't know how I died.

This Zhao Linchen seems to be a stupid person who can't achieve big things, how can he find a "junior brother" he has never met, so he is not afraid to confide in himself. Could it be ...... Wu Gan's scalp is numb, it seems that he has to be careful these days.

On the second day, Wu Gen went directly to look for Jian Xing, and the old guy was finally willing to see him. When they met, Wu Yan grabbed his hand and said with a sad face: "National teacher, you have to save me." ”

He wanted to pull out his hand, but he was grabbed by Wu Gan, so he had to sigh and say, "What's the trouble again?" ”

Wu Yan hurriedly told Zhao Linchen about finding himself, this old guy is the only person in the capital who can be trusted except for Zhu Buzhan, this is an insider, not a rumor.

After listening to Wu Gan's statement, Jian Xing looked serious, "This idiot, he is really looking for death." No wonder he was pulled down because of the herring fish case. ”

"What is the herring case?" Wu Qian asked curiously. According to Zhao Linchen, if it weren't for this case, Zhu Buzhan would not have gone to Dingyuan City, and he and Zhu Qianhua really didn't know each other.

Jian Xing looked at Wu Gan with a thirsty look for knowledge, and pondered for a moment before he said with relief: "Since you are in the capital, you still know some things." ”

It turned out that the herring fish case should be on this Zhao Linchen. Back then, the eldest prince was the eldest son, but he was the one who was most likely to be made the crown prince. It's just that the current emperor Zhao Ye has been slow to make up his mind, so he delayed it.

Zhu Buzhan was Zhao Linchen's attendant at that time, and the two had a deep relationship. Later, Zhao Linchen was crowned, and the calls for him to be the crown prince came and went, and a group of officials from the DPRK and China also gathered around him.

But the current emperor just doesn't express his position, and several court meetings have been discussed without a decision. At this critical moment, Zhao Ye occasionally felt cold. In order to show caution, Zhao Linchen personally caught a herring and presented it to his father after cooking.

This was a good thing to strip and feed mosquitoes, lying on ice and begging for carp, Zhao Ye was very pleased, and when he was about to eat, suddenly a cat raised by the Queen Mother jumped out, but it was a bite to take the fish away, and the chamberlains and palace maids and eunuchs couldn't catch up, so they could only watch the cat eat the fish on the roof.

Originally, it was just an accident, but it was a pity that the eldest prince was careful, and the cat was raised by the queen mother, so it was over. But less than half an hour after the cat ate the fish, it suddenly jumped up and down, screaming miserably, and died on the spot by spitting black blood. When the cat corpse was checked, it was poisoned and died.

In this way, this matter is not just an accident, but a major case of someone plotting to assassinate the emperor. Zhao Ye was furious when he heard the news and ordered Zhang Changzhi to take someone to investigate.

But the bone spurs of the herring fish have long been thrown by the cat, and even the plate containing the fish has been washed clean, and there is nothing to find. In the end, it becomes a headless case, and it is impossible to determine whether the fish are poisonous or not.

At this point, Zhao Linchen lost his sacred heart and was claustrophobic in the mansion, facing the danger of being deposed as a concubine at any time. On the occasion of this embarrassment, only a small number of officials wrote to defend Zhao Linchen, and Zhu Buzhan was the most resolute among them.

But Zhao Ye was angry, how could he endure it, but all the officials who wrote the book were degraded, and they were degraded. However, the interesting thing is that the noble status of these officials is not lost. But after Zhao Linchen's experience, it can be said that his reputation has been greatly damaged, and he has been closed for many years, although there is no shortage of application, it is no different from imprisonment.

Therefore, Zhu Buzhan arrived in Dingyuan City. It's just that Zhu Qianhua was still young at that time, so he could only wait for him to settle down, and then his mother Jia Wenyun took him with him.

But just before leaving, Jia Wenyun suddenly died in the house, and when he arrived, he had already been out of breath for a long time, but in a firewood room behind the courtyard, he found a sleeping Zhu Qian's painting.

Considering that Zhu Qianhua might also be in danger if he was sent to Dingyuan City, after obtaining Zhu Buzhan's consent, he sent Zhu Qianhua to Zhao Zhen of Guiyuanzong and was raised by him.