She remembered that in December of the fifth year of Chongyuan, there was a major case of embezzlement of mineral resources in Yunzhou.

The Wu family, a mining family that has always maintained cooperation with the royal family, opened mines without the permission of the government, encroaching on copper materials for huge profits, and the court official who colluded with the Wu family at that time was Yubu Langguan Bailiren.

After the incident, the Wu family of seven died in an inexplicable fire before being arrested, and Bailiren also fell to his death under the mine, and the truth was buried.

She had peeked at the case files of Dali Temple in Yue Muze's library, and knew some details, combined with the various signs that Bailiren was secretly presiding over the melting of silver and transporting silver in the Ni Silk Cloth Store today, it was difficult not to link the Wu family's case with the Lu family.

Copper happens to be the best raw material for forging weapons, but if Lu's assets are misappropriated to privately mine copper ore, even if it is nameless silver, it is easy to leave traces, and once the case is investigated, there is a risk of exposure. That's why they set their sights on the disaster relief money allocated by the imperial court.

However, this was just speculation, and Xiao Yuehuai didn't dare to completely conclude it, so she didn't mention it to Qin E, and explained vaguely: "There must be some unknown secret." We still need to continue to investigate. ”

Qin E stared sideways at Xiao Yuehuai, always feeling that she was hiding something, which showed that she didn't want to say more, and she didn't dare to ask, for fear that it would be another scar from the past.

The hour has passed.

When Xiao Yuehuai returned to the General's Mansion, Su Ying, who had disappeared all night, still didn't have any news, until she heard that there was a fire fight in Lanluan County, on the outskirts of Jinling, and the whole thing slowly emerged from the water-

She will never forget the time she saw Su Ying again in the darkroom of the county dungeon.

At that time, he was wearing an ink-colored hakama. Holding a short gun in his hand, stuck in the shoulder of the prisoner on the torture rack, the jade long body leaned forward, the silver mask was covered in colorful blood, and his eyes were full of murderous aura, which was very different from his usual appearance.

"If you don't say it, I have a way to make your life worse than death."

His words were like pebbles falling into a cold pool, without the slightest ferocity, but they made people feel cold.

The short spear was twisted by Su Ying, rubbing back and forth in the wound, swallowing the will little by little, the prisoners in the torture frame died in pain, and there were wails in the prison one after another.

The poignant voice turned back and forth, and when he returned to the dark room, the prisoner who had been in control of his fate finally relented: "Bailiren... At this moment, he should have taken the boat to the north and left Jinling. ”

After he said this, Su Ying refused to stop, and the short gun was pumped hard, and blood suddenly gushed out. In the end, the prisoner could not help but be tortured and fainted in pain.

When Su Ying turned his steps towards the prison door, he bumped into the princess standing in the narrow corridor head-on, and panicked. He gritted his teeth, put away the short gun in his hand behind his back, raised his sleeve and wiped the bloodstained mask, eased his expression, and asked softly in a low voice, "Why is the princess here?" ”

He took a step forward, but Xiao Yuehuai involuntarily stepped back, his face was pale and frightened, and he couldn't control his trembling at the moment. Su Ying noticed the state of the princess, her eyes paused, and she stopped her steps.

"The great, the great general disappeared all night. I—I was worried about your injury, so I heard the news that you were in Lanluan County, so I rushed over. I... Is it bothering you? If you want to try a criminal, I'll go out and wait. ”

Xiao Yuehuai was so frightened that she swallowed her throat unconsciously, her eyes avoided and she didn't dare to look at him directly, and repeated the situation over and over again in her mind: I have to say that Su Ying is really a Shura Night Brake.

She couldn't wait to get away from him.

Xu saw her concerns, Su Ying quietly suppressed the complicated emotions in her eyes, and whispered: "The prison is dark and damp, and the princess's body is not suitable to stand here for a long time, so let's leave here first." ”

Xiao Yuehuai immediately agreed: "Okay! Then I'll wait for you outside. ”

With that, she jumped out as if she were running away, without the slightest hesitation, as if it was the fault for a pause.

Su Ying hooked her lips self-deprecatingly, boiled a pair of bloodshot eyes, leaned against the edge of the prison door and gasped, and instructed the officials guarding the Yongdao crossing: "Immediately notify the Criminal Department and Dali Temple to track down the ships that left the port today and sailed to the north. ”

He rested for a moment, moved out with heavy steps, and after a cold sweat, he felt that his back was sticky, so he reached out and tugged at his robe, but it was stained with blood on his hand.

Su Ying tightened her brows, covered her waist and walked up the steps with difficulty, and before she reached the flat ground, she felt dizzy and fell down with a bang.

When he fell, Xun Chong happened to see it, so he heard an exclamation through the dungeon, and his ears suddenly became noisy. And he was completely unconscious in the sound of snoring.

When Su Ying woke up again, it was late at night.

He moved his arm, but felt that someone was pressing the futon, so he raised his eyes and found Xiao Yuehuai sleeping on the edge of the bed, as if he was extremely tired.

He did not dare to move again, for fear of waking the princess.

I don't know how long it took, the fire candle by the window burned to the bottom, and the sound of "pop" woke up the sleeping Xiao Yuehuai. She straightened up in a panic, her face was still marked with red marks, and she looked at Lang Jun on the couch with sleepy eyes.

Su Ying hurriedly closed her eyes and slipped through a thin slit to observe the princess.

Xiao Yuehuai was bored for a while, got up and sat on the couch, fished out a soaked cotton handkerchief from the copper basin next to him, squeezed out the water, leaned over, wiped his sweaty hands for him, twisted the corners of the mattress again, and then quietly leaned towards him.

Seeing that the princess was getting closer and closer to him, Su Ying unconsciously clenched his palms.

Xiao Yuehuai was curious:

I wonder what kind of face is born under the plum pattern silver face.

Just as she was about to reach out to remove the mask, a bony, slender and emaciated hand grabbed her wrist, and Su Ying opened her eyes in time.

Xiao Yuehuai was startled, immediately felt embarrassed, and said hesitantly: "You, are you awake?" ”

Su Ying didn't say a word, her dark ink eyes stared straight at her, and she looked at her for a long time before retracting her gaze.

He let go of his hand, lowered his eyes and said, "Minister... I offended the princess and asked her for forgiveness. ”

Lang Jun's tone was cold and detached. Xiao Yuehuai didn't care, but her heart was still beating like a drum, and she smiled dryly: "It's because I don't know how to prevaricate, I'm just curious about the appearance of the general, you don't have to mind." ”

Su Ying quietly bypassed the topic: "Has the princess always been here?" Minister... How long have you been asleep? ”

Xiao Yuehuai was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "You have been in a coma for five hours." ”

Hearing this, his eyebrow bones jumped slightly, and after a little thought, he asked, "Can you ask the princess to find Xun Chong on behalf of the minister?" ”

Xiao Yuehuai didn't answer, but stared at him and said, "What are you going to do?" ”