Su Xiaoxiao never expected that what Li Ke asked her to wait for was not the news of Zhao Jie's death, but the assassination of Zhou Yan.

Lin Xingfang had just returned to Zhixian, and learned from the seriously injured Shuofeng that Zhou Yan was ambushed and washed away by the turbulence.

She was shocked in her heart, and reluctantly hooked her lips: "His Royal Highness the Prince of the World is strong in martial arts, how is it possible?" Shuofeng, you must be joking with me, right? ”

However, Shuo Feng shook his head solemnly, and took out a bloodstained blue-green hairband from his sleeve pocket: "His Royal Highness the Prince of the World hit the stone on his forehead, this hairband was found on the branch of the tree downstream, and nothing else." ”

Lin Xing seemed to be drained of strength, Zhao Jie snatched the hairband violently, and held it at his fingertips to examine it carefully.

After a pause, he said in a hoarse voice: "When Master left this morning, he brought such a hairband, Master has been exercising a lot these days, and I often stare at Master's hairband and folding fan to distract myself, and this morning it was such a turquoise." ”

Lin Xing was still a little unconvinced, she stopped the hairband, and asked with a glimmer of hope: "Do you say that it will be His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, the golden cicada has come out of its shell, and wants to find out who is behind the scenes?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince has Wang Sheng and Chen Qiusheng, what news can escape his ears and eyes?" Shuo Feng endured his grief, "Madam, we are all very sad......"

Wang Sheng and Chen Qiusheng...... Yes, and Wang Sheng and Chen Qiusheng! Lin Xing muttered, "You go and pass the book on the two of them, if they don't nod, I will definitely not believe that the fate of the prince is hanging by a thread." ”

Zhao Jie also nodded hurriedly: "Shuofeng, Wang Sheng and Chen Qiusheng are well-informed, even if they can't find news of the master for the time being, let them pay more attention to the place where the master will appear, if they can rescue them at the first time, the master will still have hope." ”

Shuo Feng looked at the two of them, and seemed to have added a reassurance to his heart.

He bowed his head: "Okay, Madame, son, you two should be more careful in the county, if someone makes it difficult for you, don't bear it, just report the name of His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Lin Xing nodded indiscriminately, only the safety of Zhou Yan was in his heart.

After Shuofeng left, she seemed to have lost her soul, although her face was as usual, but the pupils that lost focus all showed her inner panic.

Shuofeng's men and horses had just left Cangzhou City, and someone informed Qi Shaokang of Qizhi County.

Qi Shaokang's face was full of meat, squinting at the mung bean-like eyes, and repeatedly confirmed: "Is this true? Did His Royal Highness really go? ”

"It's true, although I didn't see the body, but the scene before the assassination of His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, but a soldier who escaped back said that he was hit by an arrow in the chest and shoulder, and his forehead hit a stone again, and he was washed away in the river." Qin Guangqi danced with his hands, and the depiction was so detailed that it was as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

After a pause, he said again: "My lord, do you think that His Royal Highness the Prince may live?" ”

Qi Shaokang rubbed his chin, feeling that what Qin Guangqi said was reasonable, but he felt that something was wrong, after all, Zhou Yan was still alive in front of him a few days ago, but now it is rashly gone, and it is faintly unreal.

Seeing that he hesitated, Qin Guangqi said again: "I have tried the two rivers of Baiyuan and Yiyang, put a rabbit in it, and it can be washed downstream in half an hour, I heard that His Royal Highness the Prince was assassinated at noon, and now it is afternoon, two hours have passed, where do you say His Royal Highness the Prince was washed into?" ”

"Even if His Royal Highness the Prince is still alive, it is impossible for those teams who assassinated him to let him find it back, you can relax, think about the gold and silver of the Zhao family's mother and son, if the action is slow, some cats and dogs are found, and the share that originally belonged to us will have to be given to others?" Qin Guangqi added, "I heard that Mrs. Zhao's deceased husband also has a brother, and besides, when His Royal Highness the Prince left today, Shuo Feng had tears in his eyes!" ”

"You say, what is the situation of His Royal Highness the Prince now, and the guards beside him who lick the blood at the tip of the knife can shed tears?"

Qin Guangqi was tempting, but in only a quarter of an hour, Qi Shaokang couldn't sit still, he looked at Qin Guangqi and asked, "Then we are going to find the Zhao family's mother and son now and snatch their silver?" ”

Qin Guangqi shook his head: "Eh, my lord, how can this be called robbery?" We're just taking what we deserve, in our hands! ”

Qi Shaokang and Qin Guangqi glanced at each other, and for a moment, both of them showed a greedy smile.

Although Zhou Yan's incident hit hard, Lin Xing still adjusted in a very fast time.

She took a few deep breaths, and although her heart was beating extremely fast, even though she felt that somewhere in her heart was empty, she looked a little lighter.

She came to Zhao Jie's room and sat down, and was just about to comfort her, when she suddenly heard a shocking knock on the door from the courtyard.

The two of them poked their heads out curiously, only to see Qi Shaokang with a big belly, and Qin Guangqi with more than a dozen government soldiers swaggered into the courtyard.

At that moment, a servant moved a bench to him, he hugged his stomach, sat down heavily, and then raised his voice into the room: "Oh, Lin mother and son, in the past few days in the county, I have not put up with you, and it is time to settle down today, right?" ”

Zhao Jie heard the movement, walked to the door with Chunxiao in two steps, and saw Qi Shaokang sitting outside the door with a grin, a chill in his heart, he took a sip: "Bear with me?" How did you put up with us? We didn't pay for the room, or did the soup kitchen cost you money, and besides, what kind of face do we have to give you? ”

"Ouch, ouch, the little master really doesn't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil, and salt are at home." Qi Shaokang's face was exaggerated, and he counted on his fingers, "Do you have any food expenses?" Do you spend money on food and accommodation in the county governor's mansion? The servants of my house sweep the yard every day and do not cost money? Don't you need money for the manpower spent on soup kitchen? These days, I know the county to give you a whisker and a horse, but you don't want money? ”

"Are all these accounts on our heads? Why, are you saying that without us, the servants in your house won't sweep the yard for you? Don't you give porridge when you encounter a disaster? Zhao Jie sneered, "You are a little sesame official, and you still talked to us about it?" Every year, you don't have a place in Kyoto, but you have become a king here. ”

Zhao Jie's words made Qi Shaokang's face disappear, he looked at Zhao Jie with round eyes, pointed at him "you" for a long time, and didn't say why, he had to look at Qin Guangqi on the side, and he said.

"You're so daring! No matter how small the officials of our county are, now that you have entered the territory of our county, you should listen to our family and county, you despise the court officials so much, but you look down on the county, the state, and the court? ”

"Heh, can you still button your hat like this? I, Zhao Jie, have never heard of anyone who is an official, and the territory under his jurisdiction is his, are you going to divide His Majesty's land? ”