However, it was said that the emperor Zhao Yu learned from Feng Chaoying, the chief administrator of the Great Inner Palace, and others that there was a fire in Qixia Pavilion and the assassins last night, and he couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly ordered someone to summon Li Zhishan, the commander of the Great Inner Guard, and Zhou Shan, the guard on duty, to come to his imperial study for questioning.

Li Zhishan first recounted the events of last night, in which there were inevitably many words to evade the important and trivialize and excuse himself, and then his analysis and views on this matter.

The emperor was impatient to listen to his long-winded speech, frowned slightly, and said, "In your opinion, where did the assassin last night come from?" ”

Li Zhishan said: "In the opinion of Wei Chen, this assassin is very likely to be from the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department. ”

"What, it's the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department again? ......" The muscles on the emperor's face twitched unconsciously.

Li Zhishan's deep eyes flashed, "Exactly." Although Lu Wenzheng has been sent to prison on suspicion of murdering the crown prince, the rest of his party is still sinister and plotting against him-"

Saying that, he glanced at the "Zhou Shan" beside him and threw a look of implicit meaning, "Zhou Shan, didn't you meet and fight with that assassin last night?" You should know the situation best. ”

Ling Yun's Adam's apple rolled twice unconsciously and lowered his head.

In fact, he has already thought about the response to this thorny problem in his heart.

If he didn't admit that the assassin was a member of the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department, then Li Zhishan's suspicion would be immediately aroused, and his hard-won opportunity to go undercover in the palace would be lost, not to mention the investigation in the future.

Therefore, for the sake of the overall situation, now we have to sacrifice some of the immediate ego's interests first.

Thinking about this, facing everyone's eyes focused on him, Ling Yun calmed down and replied neatly: "Yes, that assassin is indeed from the Shangshu Mansion of the Criminal Department. ”

"Who is it?" The emperor is almost pressing step by step.

Ling Yun's hand hanging on his side clenched a little, bit the corner of his lip and said, "Looking at the body shape and demeanor, it seems to be ...... Lingyun ......"

As he spoke, he rolled his eyes almost inaudibly, and complained in his heart: "Isn't it ironic to expose yourself and make a casual appearance?" ……”

When the emperor heard this, the dragon's eyebrows were raised, and he patted a few cases and said, "How can this be reasonable!" How many days have passed since the prince's affair, but these important criminals are still at large! Li Zhishan, are you all masters of the inner world eating dry rice? ”

In the face of the emperor's thunderous anger, Li Zhishan and "Zhou Shan" both held their breath, and the two trembled, so frightened that they didn't dare to make a sound.

The air froze for a moment. The study was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop on the floor.

If it weren't for Feng Chaoying, the head of the inner house, who walked in at the right time, I don't know how long the embarrassing situation in front of me would last.

Feng Chaoying fell to the ground and bowed respectfully to the emperor.

The emperor tilted his head slightly, calmed the surging anger in his heart, glanced at him and said, "What's the matter?" ”

In fact, as soon as he entered the door, Feng Chaoying was keenly aware that the atmosphere in the study was wrong.

But the person has already walked in, and there is no reason to turn around and go out again - the so-called "arrow is on the string, and it has to be sent", so in this case, he had to come in hard.

At this time, seeing the emperor's question, he quickly cleaned up his uneasy mood, and said tremblingly: "Weichen has a matter, I don't know if it's convenient to say it here?" As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Li Zhishan and "Zhou Shan" around him from the corner of his eye.

The emperor said expressionlessly: "Say it." ”

Feng Chaoying considered the way of wording and said cautiously: "Yes." The palace people, maids and eunuchs in the case of the suspected prince did not know how to deal with it, and asked the Holy Lord to adjudicate. ”

The emperor's face slowly sank, his eyes were black and cold, and his heart was rustling, as if a heavy hammer was hitting mercilessly.

Feng Chaoying was like a rabbit in his arms, his heart was pounding, and his head was so low that he was about to hang down to his feet. After a long time, he heard the emperor exhale lightly, and replied to him in a deep voice: "Chase the place by place, kill the one who should kill—"

"Yes." Feng Chaoying buried his head and bent his neck, and replied in a panic.

"Li Zhishan." The lines on the emperor's face were as stiff as a knife carving, and he opened his mouth coldly.

"The minister is here." Li Zhishan was sincerely afraid.

The emperor said: "This matter will be left to you and Manager Feng, there must be no mistakes." ”

"We're in command." The two of them only have the share of chattering......

Out of the imperial study, "Zhou Shan" returned to his residence with Li Zhishan.

Li Zhishan first summoned the other three guards Zhao Ying, Sun Guoxiong, and Liu Yujie to the study to discuss matters.

Then he arranged for Sun Guoxiong and Zhao Ying to stay in the palace, and he took Liu Yujie, Zhou Shan and others out to do errands.

Ling Yun was about to go with him in order to find out some information about the prince's case, but when he heard the words, he just responded and said no more.

Because he had learned the basic situation of Zhou Shan from the mouth of the imperial concubine Mo Shuiling, including his own temperament.

Zhou Shan is a person with a restrained personality and a low-key attitude, who usually speaks little, obeys his boss, and does not show himself excessively.

When Ling Yun heard this, he couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart; Because if you say too much, you will lose, so in a sense, the role of Zhou Shan is easier to play.

He hadn't had much contact with Zhou Shan before, but he was afraid that he would be exposed if he stayed by Li Zhishan's side for a long time; Since Zhou Shan's personality is like this, he usually only talks less and sees things more.

said that Li Zhishan came to Dingfu with Liu Yujie, "Zhou Shan" and dozens of internal guards.

In the living room, Ding Jinzhi, Li Ruiyun and others are there; And to Ling Yun's surprise, his father He Yuting was actually among them!

Li Zhishan briefly talked about the assassins in Qixia Pavilion last night and the emperor's summons in the imperial study today.

Ling Yun stood on the side, his expression was like a mask, and no waves appeared on his face.

And the turbulent emotions in his heart are not something that anyone can understand.

Silently looking at his father He Yuting, who was only a stone's throw away from him, his heart suddenly twitched, like a sharp and thin needle piercing fiercely, and his heart ached to the bone.

I can't tell what it feels like, hatred, sourness, depression, contradictions...... The pain of despair was so clear, so familiar, lingering above his heart, endlessly.

And the hatred for Li Ruiyun, Ding Jinzhi and others around his father has been unconsciously ignored in his heart.

But Li Ruiyun, after listening to Li Zhishan's statement, glanced at He Yuting meaningfully, and said in a somewhat mocking tone: "Lord He, this son of yours really has the ability to go through the sky and the earth, but it's a pity that he is now alone!" ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and the gloomy owl between his eyebrows suddenly appeared, "Hmph, I want to see, he can still toss for a few days!" If I catch him one day, I'll make him a hundred times more painful than last time! ……”

He Yuting's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and he couldn't help but bite his lip. Without saying a word, he got up and walked out, his steps a little vain.

Looking at his lonely and lonely back, Li Zhishan snorted in his nose, "It's all here, what kind of stinky shelf are you putting on!" ”

The corners of Ding Jinzhi's lips curled, and he forced out a smile and said: "He is this temper, why bother to be like him." Let's get down to business now, let's just talk about how to deal with these palace eunuchs! ”

Li Ruiyun's eyes were cold, and the corners of his lips pursed into a straight line, "Feng Lin, you can't stay if you break it." He knew too much, if it fell into the hands of Ling Yun and them, the consequences would be unimaginable. Commander Lee, I'll leave this matter to you—remember, it must be done cleanly. ”

Li Zhishan lowered his hand and said respectfully: "Okay, this Li Gongzi just rest assured." ”

Li Ruiyun gently rubbed the corners of her forehead with her fingers, and said in a gentle voice: "And Linggu, her task has been completed, and it is useless to stay in the palace any longer, convict her of banishment and let her out of the palace, I am short of manpower here." ”

Li Zhishan said: "Yes." ”

Li Ruiyun said again: "Others, just like the faint gentleman said, 'chase the place by place, kill the one who should be killed', you have done it yourself." ”

Ding Jinzhi and Li Zhishan said yes again and again.

Li Ruiyun's pupils shrank slightly, and a sharp light crossed the bottom of his eyes, and he suddenly said: "And Lord Ding, there is a major hidden danger lurking in your mansion now, haven't you noticed it?" ”

Ding Jinzhi's face couldn't help but stiffen.

Li Ruiyun had already stood up, shook his hand, and a white light flew out of his sleeve, hitting the window lattice.

I only heard someone screaming outside the window and escaped.

The crowd was shocked.

Li Zhishan was stunned for a moment, and immediately came back to his senses, "a crane soared into the sky", jumped out of the window, and rushed to chase the man; Liu Yujie and "Zhou Shan" also followed.

Li Ruiyun and Ding Jinzhi also followed to the courtyard, but the chasing person and the chased person had long disappeared from view.

Ding Jinzhi was shocked, his jaw line was also tense, and he muttered, "How come? ……”

Li Ruiyun's sword eyebrows raised, and he sneered fiercely, "Lord Ding, the spy has been lurking in your mansion for so long, don't you notice it at all?" ”

Ding Jin subconsciously cleared his throat, "Look at the back and voice, why don't I have any impression at all, is it a newcomer?" ”

Hurriedly ordered the left and right to pass on the acting housekeeper Ding Yi - it turned out that since Ding Yurong's death, Ding Yi was the agent of the affairs of the house.

Su Ding Yi came in a panic, held his breath and stared, bowed his head and stood to listen to the teachings.

Ding Jinzhi's eyes stared straight at him, his eyes turned scarlet because of anger, and the strong dissatisfaction and reproach in his eyes were ready to come out.

"You should have seen the situation when Li led them to chase the thieves! Is that man from our house, who is it, and how come I have never seen him? ”……