Chapter 252: Stalling for Time

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The tension and busyness of the day made the civilians of the imperial capital fall asleep early, and Sanchun Lake seemed to have lost the hustle and bustle of the past tonight. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Behind the calm, few people know that the seemingly calm imperial capital has already been turbulent in secret.

"Uncle Li, why did my father ask me to come to you, is it because of what happened in Sanhualou last night?"

The moon hung high in the night, but Zhou Qingqing did not feel the slightest sleepiness in the palace.

"What's the matter, Qingqing, I can't do it if I want to see you?"

Li Zhan said with a smile.

"Uncle Li, you don't have to hide it from me, Daddy won't be so unruly, tonight...... Is there something going to happen in the Xiangguo Mansion?"

The little hands were clenched tightly, and Zhou Qingqing's face was full of worry.

Li Zhan's face changed slightly, and he looked at Zhou Qingqing and did not answer.

"Lin Xiao, Ye Wuxian and Tang Wanru disappeared last night, and today someone keeps reporting the situation to Daddy, the imperial capital ...... Something big must have happened! At this juncture, my father asked me to come to the palace, he must have something important to do, and ...... There's a certain danger, right?"

Raising her head, the girl's face was calm, but her eyes were full of uneasiness.

"Qingqing...... Our two families are world friends, and aside from the relationship between the monarch and the minister, your father and I are good friends and brothers, and I have always regarded you as my own daughter! Don't worry, your father will be fine, and the reason why you came to the palace is just that I don't want him to be distracted when he is doing things!"

Li Zhan's face was full of sincerity.

"What about Lin Xiao? Will he be okay? Is he also helping you with things?"

Zhou Qingqing pulled the topic to the teenager who was in the limelight yesterday.

Li Zhan's eyebrows raised, and then he looked at Zhou Qingqing with a playful face.

"Uncle Liberal......"

Li Zhan's gaze made Zhou Qingqing twist slightly.

"You like him?"

"Not ......"

Zhou Qingqing felt a tightness in his heart.

"Lin Xiao and Sister Xin'er have long had a marriage contract...... I ......"

There is an obvious lack of confidence in the words.

".......Marriage contract?

Li Zhan shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Isn't it?"

Zhou Qingqing asked with some confusion.

"Yes and no......! Is it a marriage contract that can be bound!"

Li Zhan sighed.

"Huh......?"

Zhou Qingqing was stunned for a moment, and then a light appeared in his eyes.

......

"Say, what is the secret of your cultivation!"

Fanyue Anming moved the dagger to Tang Wanru's throat and asked Lin Xiaobi.

"You let her go first, or I won't tell you if I die!"

Lin Xiao's eyes were full of determination.

A hint of hesitation appeared on Fanyue Anming's face.

Since childhood, he has not been able to cultivate, so he can only be a literati.

After so many years, Anming looks like a beautiful scenery, on the surface, he looks down on those reckless men who dance with knives and guns, but in fact, he longs for himself to be able to fly like those masters. Not to mention anything else, once you start cultivating, your lifespan will be several times longer than that of ordinary people!

Who thinks they're going to live too long?

"You'd better not lie to me!"

Gritting his teeth, Fanyue Anming pushed Tang Wanru to Lin Xiao's side.

"Whew~!"

With a long sigh of relief, Tang Wanru was slightly relieved.

"Say, what the hell is the secret!"

Fanyue Anming squatted down and pursed his lips and asked.

"Hehehe...... The secret is very simple! Because I don't need to use the meridians in my practice!"

Lin Xiao's face was calm, but his heart was extremely anxious.

Ye Wuxian has not heard any news so far, and Lin Xiao does not dare to act rashly, so he can only delay the time as long as possible.

"What exercises?"

Pan Yue An Ming's face was happy.

"Get it out!"

Lin Xiao smiled and shook her head.

"The exercises are in my head!"

"You're fooling me!"

Fanyue Anming was stunned for a moment, and then shouted angrily.

"Don't worry, Prince Fanyue, you let her go, I'll write the exercises to you, how about it?"

"Childe!"

Tang was stunned.

"You're an idiot for me?"

Fanyue Anming glanced at Lin Xiao mockingly.

"I let her go, and I threaten you with chips?"

"So what do you say?"

Lin Xiao shook her head helplessly.

"You tell me the exercises first, and after I'm sure it's okay, I'll naturally let her go, how about it?"

"Then how do I know if you're going to be untrustworthy?"

"You don't have a choice!"

There was a sudden silence in the cave, except for the inaudible breathing of the three of them.

Stared at Fanyue An Ming for a long time, and then turned his head to look at Tang Wanru who was tired on his face, Lin Xiao finally nodded slowly.

"I hope you mean what you say!"

......

"Master, you should rest early!"

In Xiangguo Mansion, the housekeeper put a cup of ginseng tea on the table in front of Zhou Shilin.

"Lao Liu, how long have you been with me?"

Zhou Shilin did not pick up the ginseng tea, but raised his head and asked the old servant.

Lao Liu was stunned for a moment, and then bowed.

"Eleven years!"

"Eleven Years ......"

Zhou Shilin got up and walked to the window.

"Eleven years ago...... It's the time when the Lin family is destroyed~!"

Lao Liu's body couldn't help but tremble, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Why did the master suddenly think of this?"

"Do you know why I made you the butler of the Zhou Mansion?"

Zhou Shilin shook his head with a smile.

Lao Liu was stunned again.

"Hehehe...... After eleven years in the house, you have achieved the position of housekeeper, do you think that your ability is outstanding? Isn't it......?"

Zhou Shilin paced around the room by himself, and Lao Liu suddenly felt a sense of unease.

"The reason why I let you deal with the daily affairs of the Zhou family is just to see when you show your fox tail!"

"Sir!"

Lao Liu's face changed greatly.

"Let me finish!"

Zhou Shilin waved his hand.

Lao Liu quieted down, his face was calm, but secretly he began to be on guard.

"Soon after the Lin family was destroyed, you came to the Zhou Mansion, I didn't doubt you at the beginning, until later, I found that you are very attentive in everything you do, and you are extremely humble in life!"

Zhou Shilin walked to the chair above the hall and sat down.

"Then I went to find out what you were doing, and found that your past was clean and unsuspicious, except for a little ...... That's how your life has been struggling for the past few decades......"

"Is this the problem?"

Lao Liu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked.

"Of course!"

Zhou Shilin nodded.

"With your attitude when it comes to accidents, you don't say top in any field, but you will never achieve nothing!"

Zhou Shilin glanced at Lao Liu with confidence on his face.

"At that time, I was sure that you must have ulterior motives when you came to the Zhou Mansion, and instead of suppressing you, you continued to be important and promoted, just to let you relax your guard......! You can also put them together!"

Lao Liu's body couldn't help but tremble, and then he rushed out of the door as if he had thought of something.

"I just want to run now, it's too late......."

A faint voice came, and then Lao Liu felt his body fly backwards uncontrollably.

"You know how to fight!"

Turning his head and seeing Zhou Shilin's raised hands, Lao Liu's eyes widened and he let out an exclamation.