His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been wrong lately.

This is the result of Yin Kang's careful analysis after many days of careful analysis.

Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince pretended to be casual, he grew up watching His Highness grow up, and he knew his Highness's temperament too well.

His Royal Highness has liked to read since he was a child, but in the past two days, he has picked up a book and can not turn the pages for a long time. And he also likes to use wine to grind ink, and the good East Palace is full of wine.

It's not that it smells bad, after all, what can be sent to the East Palace is the top good. But it can't be used to grind ink, especially if you don't use your pen to annotate after researching ink.

It's weird and confusing.

Mu Beimo knew what his problem was, but he would rather think that it was because the light in winter was not good, or the temperature of the tea was wrong, or even that there was an extra thread on the wisp of gold and auspicious cloud pattern brocade robe on his body.

In short, you can't blame Konoha who is far away in the military camp anyway.

But these excuses didn't allow him to really focus on the immediate situation, and his thoughts always unconsciously ran to Konoha.

Konoha gritted her teeth and fierce expression always appeared in front of him, and her affectionate "my brother" always sounded in his ears.

Is there really such trust in this world?

He remembered the night Konoha was poisoned, the sickly pale of her already fair face that night, the surging sadness of the tide under her suppressed sobs, and the way she wrapped her arms around her waist so hard.

It turned out that none of those intense emotions were for him.

Konoha hugged Mu Beimo, but he tried his best, wholeheartedly, and hysterically to feel aggrieved and resentful because of the other person's actions.

And the real, without a trace of disguise, that Mu Beimo briefly felt, was precisely because the mask was torn apart by this sharp resentment.

He once felt that the poisoning meant a complete break between Konoha and Gu Yunlie. Gu Yunlie did save Konoha's life, but when he wanted to kill Konoha, Konoha no longer owed him.

Similarly, Mu Beimo, who saved her that night, was the one she owed to.

But apparently Konoha doesn't think so.

She found a reason for Gu Yunlie, and Gu Yunlie didn't do anything, so she asked Konoha to forgive him.

She still called Gu Yunlie "brother" with great affection, and she even said nonsense like "If he wants to kill me, I will hand him the knife".

Mu Beimo couldn't understand it, although he was Mu Yicheng's only son, he had never had brothers and sisters. But he has seen too many things about the brothers and sisters of the big family, and there are only a handful of people who can get along calmly.

Konoha and Gu Yunlie are not even siblings.

How so?

How can there be such a trust, so trusting that even one's own life can be delivered.

Mu Beimo couldn't figure it out, just like he hadn't been able to really see what kind of person Konoha was.

He didn't know why Konoha was never moved by his overtures like other aristocratic ladies he knew.

He didn't know why she resolutely stepped into the court situation where Xiling's undercurrent was surging.

He didn't know why she was able to sincerely befriend Yao Lin while competing with Yao Hong.

The strangest thing is that Konoha has always been honest with him, and she never hides her ambitions, her own methods, and her own attitude to him.

Konoha is the same as her dark green eyes, like a deep pool that cannot be seen, at first glance there is pure clarity, but when you really look into it, it is a dark that is difficult to discern.

"Your Highness, Wolf Five has sent a letter." Wolf Yi took a small black bamboo slip and respectfully handed it to him.

Mu Beimo stretched out his hand to take it, and the letter in the bamboo slip was written in the unique cipher of the wolf guard, and if it was intercepted, the secret would not be revealed.

The letter was not long, saying that the Lord of Dudong Pass would surrender Han Lin, and the Lord of Konoha suspected that Yao Hongzhi had a connection with Han Lin, so please find out as soon as possible.

Konoha told him about his suspicions and then asked him for help.

But she didn't give a word of explanation for the events of the day, she didn't apologize, and she didn't even say hello.

Even if she knew a simple word, it would be enough to quench the anger in his heart.

Mu Ye seemed to be sure that Mu Beimo would definitely help her, she said that Han Lin had a problem, and Mu Beimo would spare no effort to find out the relationship between Yao Hongzhi and Han Lin.

The hateful thing is that this is indeed the case, Mu Beimo has no reason and no way to refuse Konoha.

In the East Palace, it is not only Mu Beimo who often thinks about Konoha alone, but the little palace maid Taohong also often misses Konoha's kindness.

At the beginning, she was favored by Zhang Ji and wanted to take her as a concubine.

Zhang Ji relied on his father to be a regular servant and did all kinds of evil, and the officials in Shengjing City protected each other, even if he was full of evil, he would not be brought to justice.

Zhang Ji is a gambler and lustful, and has spoiled many good girls. The person he fancied was brought to Zhang's mansion, if the girl was Zhenlie and refused to let him have fun, he would be tortured to death by Zhang Ji with all kinds of cruel methods.

If the girl is timid, according to his wishes, he will get tired of it in a few days, and the abandoned girl will be rewarded to his subordinates by Zhang Ji as an object, and then Zhang Ji will not care if he is alive or dead.

Over the years, there have been not a hundred but eighty girls who died at the hands of Zhang Ji.

Peach thought she was dead, but she didn't want to be saved by Konoha.

The invincible Zhang Ji was like a barking dog in front of Konoha, and the cold light flashed in Konoha's hand, and Zhang Ji, who was doing evil, died on the street.

The county lord not only saved her, but also saved the lives of their family, so that Zhang Geyuan, who was embarrassed and angry, did not dare to do anything to her family.

The county lord asked the head of the East Palace to arrange a job for Taohong very easily, and promised her that she could go home every ten days.

Because she was the one brought back by the county lord personally, no one in the East Palace had bullied her.

Before the county lord moved out of the East Palace, he even asked the chief manager about her.

It can be said that Peach Roselle's life in the East Palace is much better than when she was at home. And after knowing that she was working in the East Palace, the neighbors were even more friendly to her parents.

Even her younger brother was forced to return home from the private school because of family constraints. Now I was called back to class by the old gentleman in the private school, and I didn't have to pay for it from my family.

Peach is grateful in her heart, thinking that the lord of Konoha is her nobleman, and her father and mother often say so.

Her younger brother is still young, but he also has a sense of gratitude, because the child next door sang the ballad of "Huang Ye'er", and he fought with someone else for the first time in his life.

Today happened to be the time of the 10th day of rest, and it happened that the monthly routine was issued, and Peach carried the silver she had just received in her arms, and went home full of joy.

Opening the courtyard door of his house, Peach was as light as a swallow: "Father, mother, Hong'er is back." ”

Her father and mother did not respond, and her younger brother did not rush out as usual, but threw himself into her arms with his little black hands.

The small courtyard was quiet, without a sound, and there was no fragrance of the mother's favorite potstickers. The leaves of the two dahlias in the corner of the courtyard are yellow, and at first glance, no one takes care of them.

"Daddy? Mother? Peach called again, "Sui? ”

Still no one responded. Peach was terrified, and walked a few steps to open the door.

She pushed a little harder, and a lot of dust shook off the door frame.

There was no one in the room. On the willow table made by my father, there was a clay bowl for the family to eat, and there were still some dishes in the bowl, but I couldn't tell what the dishes were.

The young brother's cloth-headed tiger was thrown on the ground, lying pitifully, and the original smiling expression made people feel that it was a monster grinning and trying to eat people.

Pink's heart beats into one, like a bunny in her chest.

So she didn't even notice the person who appeared behind her.

The masked man slammed a sack around Pink's head, knocking her unconscious before she could struggle.

In just a few moments, the small courtyard was back to its lifeless appearance.

Peach was woken up by someone with a bucket of cold water, it was the cold winter wax moon, and the water immediately condensed into ice after splashing on the body, and was slowly melted by the body temperature.

Peach only felt cold and piercing, and she couldn't even speak.

"Fetch a brazier, don't freeze people to death." In the haze, Pink heard someone say this.

Someone immediately brought the brazier, and then someone dragged her two steps closer to the brazier by her pink hair.

The brazier warmed up Pink a little and gave her the energy to see where she was.

It should be the room of a fairly wealthy person, and Peach has been in the East Palace for a few months and can barely recognize some of the decorations in the room.

It's just that she can't think of when she has offended such a character.

In the seat in front of her sat a man with a gloomy face, and Peach couldn't see her face clearly, but instinctively felt scared.

"You are Taohong, you were taken by Zhang Ji a few months ago and then rescued by Konoha, and now you are doing things in the East Palace, yes or no?" The man's voice was sharper than normal, and it was terrifying.

"I ······ Who are you? Where is this? When Pink spoke, her voice trembled, as small as a mosquito's chirp.

The man interrupted her: "Just say yes, or no." ”

"It's me."

A smile tugged at the corner of the man's mouth, but it made his expression even more terrifying.

"Very well, you don't have to be afraid, I called you here to make you do something."

Peach slowly moved two steps to the brazier, her eyes full of vigilance: "What are you going to let me do?" ”

"I want you to betray Konoha."

Peach was shocked and blurted out: "Impossible! ”

The man was not annoyed, and deliberately softened his voice: "Don't be stubborn, little girl, if you promise me, I will reward you with a thousand taels of silver, which is enough for your family to eat and drink spicy food for a lifetime." ”

Seeing that Taohong was silent, the man continued: "Konoha was just trying to establish his authority that day, killing Zhang Ji was intentional, but saving you was unintentional, you don't have to blame yourself." ”

Taohong still shook her head: "Whether it is intentional or not, His Royal Highness the County Lord has saved my life." Your Highness has a great kindness to me, and although I was born in an ordinary place, I would never be able to do such a betrayal of the Lord for glory. ”

The man sighed deliberately: "You talk about you, you don't want to give you a good face, you have to force people to be rude." ”

He slapped his face, and someone pushed three people who were tied up by the flowers.

Peach looked at it, it was her father and younger brother.

The man got up from his seat, and the sound of heavy footsteps made his heart tremble.

Then the black boots stopped in front of Pink's younger brother.

"If you don't agree, I'll break this child's fingers one by one."

The servant-like man handed over a small silver hammer, and the man took it in his hand and spun it around a few times, then grasped it and struck it hard.

The sound of bones shattering and the boy's cries rang out almost simultaneously.

"It's too noisy." The man stretched out his left hand, which was not holding the hammer, and pinched the boy's chin, and with a slight effort, the boy's mouth could not be closed. His expression looked pained, but he could no longer cry.

The kneeling middle-aged man roared angrily and wanted to pounce, but he was immediately restrained and couldn't move.

Peach tried to crawl over to protect her younger brother behind her, but was also stopped.

The man's face was still with that oozing smile, and the smile was even a little heavier: "This time, I'm going to smash his right index finger." ”

Seeing that the hammer was about to fall again, Pink roared: "No! No! I beg you, I, I can do anything. ”

The silver hammer stopped less than an inch in the boy's hand, and the man turned his head to look at Peach: "Look, you would have been so sensible earlier." ”

He stood up and waved for the three to be stayed. He walked up to Taohong himself: "I'll take you to meet the Prime Minister, and he will tell you what to do." ”