Seeing that his deeds were revealed, the man in black immediately raised his head and wanted to bite off the poison pill wax coat hidden in his mouth, but Lin Xixue would give her a chance, lift the man in black, and slap him behind with his palm.

Blood spurted out of the black-clothed man's mouth with a poisonous pill, and under the huge shock of his heart, the black-clothed man also fainted, and he didn't know who was going to die.

Lin Xixue threw the black-clothed man who had fainted to the ground, and didn't care, since the person was not dead, there was always a way to pry his mouth open.

She exchanged a look with Bai Qing, and after confirming that there were no other assassins, she asked the assassinated civil official, "Who do you think wants to kill you?" ”

However, the assassinated civil official was already frightened, and at this moment he held his head in his hands and his eyes dodged: "I don't know, I don't know anything."

Lin Xixue thought about it for a while, and understood that this assassinated civil official should be just an insignificant small character, and lost interest, so she got up and said to Shi Xueqian, who was guarding the emperor's side: "I'll leave it to you, find out." ”

As soon as Shi Xueqian gave the order, Yun Chuiwei took the black-clothed man away from the assassinated civil official at this moment.

Lin Xixue frowned slightly, leaned over to the emperor's side, and said in a low voice: "The assassin was captured, and the people who sent the assassin were in a panic, so they must have exposed their horses' feet and asked Yun Chuiwei to closely monitor the movements in the city. ”

After speaking, she changed back to the harmless smile of humans and animals, swept over the civil officials, and said, "Everyone, tomorrow I will wait for you to take leave." ”

"Humph! "The emperor glared at the civil officials, turned around with his sleeves, and re-entered the sedan chair.

Lin Xixue and Bai Qing followed closely behind, and also returned to the sedan chair, and the eunuch pulled the voice of the male duck and greeted "drive back to the palace", and the queues on both sides surged, escorting the emperor back to the imperial study.

In the sedan chair, Bai Qing tilted her head and looked at Lin Xixue's face with blinking eyes: "I haven't seen you for half a month, I always feel that Xiaoxue, you are like a different person." ”

Lin Xixue opened her mouth, as if she wanted to defend something, but in the end she just pursed her lips and said, "People always change, don't they?" ”

"Little snow."

"Huh?"

"I didn't blame you." Bai Qing clenched Lin Xixue's hand, "I'm just worried that you will be too deeply impregnated by the evil qi and completely lose yourself"

"I understand." Lin Xixue squeezed out a smile and held Bai Qing's hand tighter, "I'm still me, it's just"

"Just what?"

"It's just that I used to want to be a good person too much, but being a good person in this world is so tiring, so I think it's easier to be a bad person."

Bai Qing shook her head again and again: "Xiaoxue, you are a good person, a very good person." ”

"A good guy who kills people without blinking?" Lin Xixue couldn't help laughing at herself, "However, I don't really mind being saddled with some infamy. ”

"If you can bear some infamy, be a wicked person a few times, and be able to protect what you really want to protect in this world, maybe it's worth it." As she spoke, Lin Xixue looked into Bai Qing's eyes.

She laughed, and Bai Qing laughed too.

After a short time, the sedan chair had already traveled to the imperial study, and the emperor invited Lin Xixue to discuss countermeasures.

"Miss Lin, what if all these civil officials really die tomorrow?" Although the emperor had already made a decision, he still couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart.

Lin Xixue said disapprerovantly: "If they want to return to their hometown, then they will follow their wishes and send them back directly, which is also quiet." ”

"But these many governments need to be dealt with, if they really all die, I have three heads and six arms, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to take care of them."

Lin Xixue glanced at the emperor, and said in a strange manner: "You let this group of people take care of the government, it's better not to do it." ”

"You let them preside over a imperial examination, which led to a lot of fraud, and let them wait for the opportunity to protect their own people, which directly created the current intertwined officialdom."

"You asked them to preside over disaster relief, but as a result, there were many disasters in Yunzhou, with white bones exposed, thousands of miles of red land, and no grass to survive."

"You set up the Yunzhou Mansion and were in charge of local chores, but you made the scapegoat white duck on death row, and the real culprit was at large."

"Then tell me, what is the difference between the government and the government that this group of people does, and those who don't?"

"Do you think that if you find some long-sleeved people who are good at dancing and pretend to take care of the government, the people of Yunzhou will be able to eat and clothe themselves, and they will be able to thank the emperor?"

"I" Emperor was speechless by Lin Xixue's barrage of questions, and lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong.

"That's why I say, don't pretend to try, and don't make a fool of yourself."

"If they want to leave, then they will just send them away, anyway, if they can't leave, the people are all the same suffering, and they are all the same precarious. They went home as soon as possible, and they didn't have to use the people's fat and ointment to feed these wine bags and rice bags, and they couldn't say that their lives could be any better. ”

"I know what to do."

Lin Xixue glanced at him with a smile, shook her head and said, "I hope you really know what to do." ”

"Miss Lin, thank you, I wanted to kill you before, and you are willing to help me again." The emperor bowed slightly and bowed his hand in thanks.

When Bai Qing heard the emperor's words, her eyes lit up, as if a murderous intention had emerged, Lin Xixue shook her head, indicating that the matter had been turned over.

After appeasing Bai Qing, she sneered: "Oh, you really don't have self-knowledge, I didn't want to help you from beginning to end." The reason why I helped you this time is because I have seen too many people suffering in this Yunzhou. ”

"I'm not helping you, I'm helping the people of Yunzhou."

"And the reason why you, standing here alive to talk to me, is because I think it's too much trouble to kill you and find a new emperor." Lin Xixue was blunt.

"However, I will only help you this time, you can solve the follow-up matters yourself, I have more important things to deal with next, and it is impossible to personally help you thoroughly investigate the officialdom."

"Understood, I'll take care of this matter myself."

"There is another matter, find out all the investigation files of the Internal Affairs Office on the 'meat gold' case."

"Okay, I'll send someone to fetch it." As he spoke, he took up a pen and wrote an edict and instructed the eunuch in charge of the lamp to go and retrieve the file.

But the eunuch who held the lamp only left with his front foot, and Shi Xueqian had already entered the hall with his back foot, knelt down on one knee and said: "Holy Lord, Weichen has an important secret report." After speaking, he glanced at Lin Xixue intentionally or unintentionally, as if hinting at her avoidance.

"It's okay, you can play."

"This is, the spies just came to report that the prince had suddenly left the palace in front of a stick of incense."

The emperor's face was cloudy, and he confirmed: "The crown prince suddenly left the palace at this moment? ”

"It's true to go back to the saints."

Lin Xixue put on a posture of eating melons and watching a play, and teased Bai Qing on the side: "Ah Qing, you see, the so-called most ruthless emperor's family, I didn't expect this matter to have anything to do with the prince." ”

The emperor was in a state of confusion at the moment, and hurriedly instructed Shi Xueqian: "Quickly arrest the prince back, but don't hurt his life." ”

"Holy Lord, the crown prince is a protégé of Confucianism, and he just escaped with the mantra. His subordinates were incompetent, and several spies sent out failed to track down the prince's traces. ”

"Miss Lin, can I bother you with this matter again."

Lin Xixue interrupted the emperor and asked bluntly, "What about the benefits?" ”

"I have already given you all the benefits this can give you, and you have even entered this imperial tomb, there is really nothing else to give."

Lin Xixue thought about it back and forth, but felt that there was really no benefit from the emperor, so she simply said: "That's it, if you promise me one more condition, I will help you arrest the prince back." ”

As soon as the emperor heard the word "condition", his heart was cold again, and he must know that every time Lin Xixue put forward the conditions, they could not be easily completed.

"Miss Lin, I don't know what the conditions are this time?"

(End of chapter)