In the Dongcheng District of Yancheng, in a courtyard.

"Miss Qi, what do you mean. Where did you get the little county lord of Moguo? An old voice came from the shadows.

In the face of questioning, Qi Lan instead showed an angry look.

"I said, don't do anything to her."

"You're still doing it yourself. Even though I'm young and a woman, I also have a temper. ”

"It makes sense that I am the leader of this twilight meeting. Whatever I say, you should all obey orders. ”

It's a small room with only a small candle to light it on.

The dim candle flame flickered big and small. This made Qi Lan's face flicker brighter and darker, cloudy and uncertain.

The old man hiding in the shadows didn't care about Qi Lan's emotions.

Instead, they continue to question each other.

"Miss Qi, this small county lord of the desert country, is a godsend. As long as she dies, Mo Guo and Li Guo will definitely go to war. ”

"When the time comes, the court of the Li Kingdom will care about the war in the northwest. We can also have more chances to deal with the New Yan King and the Lao Ning King. ”

"When the battle between Moguo and Li Guoda is inseparable, we will rise again, and the chances of success will be greatly increased."

"This kind of beneficial and harmless thing only needs to die an inconsequential girl."

"You should be able to figure out what's at stake, Miss Qi."

The old man's tone was flat, but the meaning of reproach in it was not expressed in words.

Qi Lan bit his lip and glanced at the candle.

She knew that killing Hu Yanxuan would have a lot of benefits. But she couldn't bear it.

If you haven't seen it, Qi Lan can also give an order.

After all, the person she indirectly killed was not bad for this one.

But when I saw each other yesterday, after a brief exchange. She couldn't do it.

First of all, the other party is a child.

Second, according to Qi Lan's understanding, the peace talks between the two countries did not go smoothly. There is a high probability that it will end in failure.

In this way, Hu Yanxuan's death will not affect the overall situation too much.

Of course, this is Qi Lan's one-sided idea. She also knew what she thought, and she couldn't convince the senior management of the meeting.

Not only the root cause, but also the factor of her own lack of power.

In the past, when Grandpa Qi Lan was here, these people were very obedient. But since the sudden death of her grandfather, the voices of disagreement in the twilight meeting have intensified.

First, she is a woman, and secondly, most of the people who participated in the rebellion were unwilling to be subordinated. Now that the position of the leader is vacant, it is not to say how the power will be distributed after the success. The current vacancy of rights is enough to make some old guys salivate.

After all, even if their generation succeeds, they won't be able to do it for too long.

If you die on the way, you can also transfer your status to your descendants.

Compared with the promises made in the future, the rights that can be obtained now are real.

Seeing that Qi Lan was silent for a long time, the old man smiled.

"Miss Qi, I also know something about kindness."

"For the sake of Qi Lao's face, I'll give you a choice. The head of the meeting, and the little county lord, you can choose one. ”

"Old He, are you threatening me?"

The old man's aggressiveness made Qi Lan very displeased.

She glared at the shadows, a hint of murderous intent flashing in her eyes.

Noticing the unkind gaze, the old man's voice became low.

"Miss Qi, don't you really think you're the leader. Without us old guys, where would you be today. ”

"Not to mention the big events in the future, it's also those of us who take the lead."

Before the day of the event, Miss Qi thought about unloading the mill and killing the donkey. It's really chilling. ”

Bang bang bang.

There was a knock on the door.

Interrupted the two of them who smelled of gunpowder.

"Miss Qi, you're looking for someone."

Hearing that he was looking for himself, Qi Lan snorted lightly and walked to the door.

After talking softly to her subordinates for a while, her brow furrowed at first, but then quickly relaxed.

At the same time, a trace of coldness flashed in Qi Lan's eyes.

Then, she turned her head to look at He Lao, who was in the darkness and did not know his face.

"Since you want to be the leader, I will give it to you. I'll officially let you know tomorrow. I have something to go out for now, you wait here for a while, and I'll be back shortly. ”

After saying this, Qi Lan didn't wait for He Lao's reply, closed the door and left here.

In the face of such changes, He Lao was full of doubts.

"How do you feel like there's a conspiracy?" He didn't believe that the other party would release his rights so easily.

However, He Lao didn't think that Qi Lan could do anything to himself. At the same time, this is the place he chose, and it would be too shameful to take the initiative to leave.

He planned to wait for Qi Lan to come back and apply some more pressure. Let the first thing come true.

But half an hour later.

When the door was pushed open, it was not Qi Lan who entered. Rather, it was a masked man in black.

Seeing the other party's dress, He Lao also knew that the situation was not good.

But there was no movement from the outside men. I don't think I can help him.

He Lao pretended to be calm. I hope to talk to the man in black.

"Who are you? What about Qi Lan? ”

"Qi Lan?" The man in black wondered.

However, the man in black didn't care about Qi Lan. Instead, he immediately changed the subject.

"It's you who want to kill the little county lord, right?"

"You're one of the members?" He Lao's expression changed slightly.

At the same time, he noticed that the man in black was approaching him. This shocked him.

"There's something to say. There may be some misunderstanding between us. ”

"Misunderstanding?"

The tone of the man in black seemed to be laughing.

"It's easy to misunderstand, you just need to tell me if you want to kill the little county lord."

When the other party asked this, it was naturally impossible for He Lao to tell the truth.

He feigned panic. And he wants to bring trouble to the east.

"Who is the little princess? I don't quite know. I just worked for that woman. ”

The man in black touched his chin.

There was silence for a while.

"That's right."

"But I don't believe you."

"Forget it, I'll ask you one more question."

Seeing that the black-clothed man's tone was loose, Old He's expression relaxed slightly.

He took the initiative to approach the other party, trying to get close.

"Ah, why?"

"Ahh

……

With the sound of knives entering the flesh, He Lao's shouts became softer and lighter.

After a while, the man in black rose from the shadows, and then wiped the dagger with an expressionless face in the light of the candlelight.

"The dagger sent by His Highness is as fast as ever."

After wiping it clean, the man in black carefully put away the dagger.

Then, look into the shadows.

"It doesn't matter if what you say is true or not. As long as it's a person in the Twilight Society, they should die. ”

"If you hadn't been in the way, the Li family would not have been completely wiped out, and I would not have ended up in the palace, and Your Highness would not have to suffer from childhood loneliness."

"Since I met you people, I have one, I will kill one."

When the man in black finished talking to himself, he blew out the candle. Then he opened the door and walked out.

When he came outside, several people dressed in the same clothes came up to him and saluted.

"My lord, all 12 people in the courtyard will be cleared."

"I haven't found out the whereabouts of the little county lord."

The man in black was thoughtful.

"Clean it up, don't leave any traces."

"Send someone to Zhongdu to confirm that the little county lord may have arrived there."

"Yes, my lord."

When his men went to clean up the body, the man in black walked out of the courtyard.

After walking in the dark alley for a while, he came to the main road of Yancheng.

The man in black glanced at the Rong Mansion opposite. Then he pulled out a piece of stationery from his pocket.

"Qi Lan? Dusk will? ”

"These people who are not conducive to His Highness should be cleaned up."

Suddenly, the man in black sniffed his body. Then a frown furrowed.

"I have to take a shower before seeing His Highness. Can't let him smell the stench. ”

Sneeze.

A cool river breeze blows.

Sima Liang, who was sitting at the bow of the boat and looking at the starry sky, sneezed.

He may have felt the chill, and his body shrank unconsciously.

Just then, King Sheng came to the bow of the ship. He put a cloak on it.

"Your Highness, let's go into the cabin and rest. It's cold outside, your wind and cold haven't healed, don't drag a small illness into a big illness. ”

Sima Liang turned his head and tightened his cloak.

"I know everything, but in the cabin. I can't calm down. Hu Yanxuan, the whereabouts of the third son and Tang Lin'er are unknown. Where can I stay? ”

King Sheng could understand Sima Liang's thoughts, but he cared more about the other party's body.

After all, compared to the person whose whereabouts are unknown, the honorable Sima Liang is obviously more important.

"Your Highness, the matter has come to this, you should still focus on your body."

"The matter of finding someone, since it should be inherited, it is natural to work hard to do it well. No matter how good or bad it ends, there will always be a result. ”

"Your Highness, if you fall ill again. When the situation is out of control, we have no one to count on. ”

King Sheng's pertinent words made Sima Liang a little loose.

Although there is no bad news now, as long as the news goes up, he will be in trouble.

Thinking about this clearly, Sima Liang sighed.

He stretched out his hand and asked King Sheng to lift him up.

"I hope people are safe, no matter what happens, I don't want to see it."

"Your Highness, it is enough to have this heart. I think a few people will also be able to do this, safe and sound. ”

"I hope so."

Sima Liang, who returned to the cabin, cleaned up and lay down on the bed.

He didn't fall asleep quickly, though. Instead, he tossed and turned until late at night before he could fall asleep.

Sima Liang, who was thinking about things in his heart, slept very lightly. In a drowsy state, he felt the ship stop.

This made him, who had stopped thinking about it, start to think about it again.

Isn't it to Pingnan?

Will there be news?

Should I get up and ask?

It can't be bad news, right?

Sima Liang was thinking about it, and he didn't dare to get up.

After some tossing, he really fell asleep.

Fatigue and illness, this sleep made Sima Liang sleep until the afternoon.

When he woke up again, the headache had eased.

"I don't know, how King Sheng investigated. Looks like it's on the road again. There may be some gains. ”

"Hopefully it's good news."

After sighing, Sima Liang simply cleaned up. Then he opened the door and walked out.

When he stepped out of the cabin and saw the scene by the boat, he looked puzzled.

"This is the way back to Yancheng?"

While Sima Liang was thinking, King Sheng came to his side.

"It's the way home, indeed."

"Why? Is there any news? Is it good or bad? Sima Liang was puzzled.

King Sheng's face was tangled, and his expression was complicated.

"There are good and bad. There were no dead people, though. ”

"Thankfully."

Sima Liang breathed a long sigh of relief and patted his chest.

After relaxing a little, he straightened his expression and looked at King Sheng again.

"The bad thing is that someone gets hurt? How many people are there? Is it serious? ”

King Sheng sighed.

"The little lord was not injured, but he was frightened. Young Master Tang was slightly injured, received proper treatment, and woke up. The third father-in-law, who was seriously injured, was still unconscious when he got the news this morning. ”

Flesh wound? Seriously injured? Not injured?

Sima Liang was puzzled. I thought: Why didn't she get hurt when she came to Hu Yanxuan. But Xiao Sanzi and Tang Lin'er were injured?

"Why is this so strange? Do you know who did it? ”

King Sheng shook his head. Then he pointed to the cabin.

"Young Master Tang doesn't know about the person concerned, maybe the third father-in-law and the little county lord know more. After all, the two have been held hostage for much longer. Young Master Tang was thrown into the river halfway. ”

"He's lucky, though. was discovered by Lord Zhao Yu and then treated in Pingnan. ”

"I heard that an outsider had been treated, so I contacted Lord Zhao Yu. As a result, I learned that the little county lord and the third prince had arrived at the mansion of the five princes in the central capital. ”

"Zhao Yu? Why does he have a share? Sima Liang was puzzled.

He felt that this time it was too weird. It was beyond his knowledge.

King Sheng was also confused.

"Lord Zhao said that he happened to meet him on the way back after handling official business yesterday."

Is it really a coincidence?

Sima Liang was a little skeptical of this answer.

However, he couldn't find anything wrong.

Not to mention that Zhao Yu has no motives, even if they have ideas, the information time difference is also here, and they don't have time to implement it at all.

Because the news of Huyanxuan's arrival in Yancheng reached Zhongdu. That was late last night.

In addition, as soon as it was dawn this morning, Hu Yanxuan set off. Zhao Yu: They really have a plan, and it's too late. After all, several people were kidnapped before Pingnan.

Seeing that he couldn't learn more from King Sheng's side, Sima Liang said goodbye to the other party for the time being.

After he had eaten a little, he came to the door of Tang Lin'er's room.

Bang bang bang.

"I'm your brother-in-law, I want to ask you something."

"Your Highness, wait a minute, I'll open the door right away."

Sima Liang tried to push the door and found that it was not on the leash.

"It's okay, I'll just come in by myself."

Crunch.

The door was pushed open.

On the occasion of Sima Liang's closing.

There was a plop sound.

Tang Lin'er knelt on the ground and kowtowed to apologize.

"Your Highness, I didn't do what you told me. I beg your forgiveness. ”

"Get up, I know it's not your fault. And you are injured, if you let the Tang family know, you must not bury me. ”

"Your Highness. The third father-in-law was killed by me. ”

Tang Lin'er was still prostrate on the ground.

Sima Liang didn't know the situation, and he couldn't say anything. had to be comforted in another way.

"If you really hurt the third son, then the object of your apology should be him, not me." As he spoke, he pulled Tang Lin'er up and helped him to the edge of the bed and sat down.

After also sitting on the edge of the bed, Sima Liang took a look at the other party's wound.

See the bandage, stained with fresh blood. Sima Liang was very reluctant to go.

He gently patted Tang Lin'er on the shoulder.

"In the past day, you have also experienced hardships, and you have grown more or less. In the future, I will not arrange dangerous things for you, but you should be more careful. After all, the Tang family is just a man, so it's not good if something happens. ”

Sima Liang's kindness made Tang Lin'er's eyes red.