In the majestic palace wall, the palace pavilion stands silently in the vast night, the snow continues to hit the spine beast of the palace, the wind is wrapped in scattered snowflakes whistling, the snow on the spine beast is blown into pieces of scattering, competing to chase around the painting building, adding a bit of vitality to the silent and solemn palace.

Suddenly, a terrible scream pierced the silence and quickly spread through the huge palace, and then a huge fire dragon suddenly rose from the southeast direction of the palace, and the sky-high flames illuminated the night sky red, as if it were day.

The sky was full of snow, the cold wind was howling, and the heaven and earth were originally chaotic, but they were painted by the burning temple, like a monstrous beast, with its mouth wide open, frantically devouring everything around it.

When the two eunuchs who were on duty in the imperial dining room heard the wailing, they immediately went out to investigate, but saw a dark shadow flying up to the roof from the firelight, and then jumped and disappeared.

The two eunuchs were immediately frightened and panicked, and were stunned for a long time before they stumbled out, shouting loudly as they ran: "Someone, there are assassins, there are assassins!" The Assassins burned the Buyers! ”

Soon, the news of the assassins infiltrating the palace and the purchase division leaving the water spread throughout the palace, and the originally peaceful night was finally shattered by the noise, and the palaces were in chaos in an instant.

Lin Wanwan was sitting cross-legged on the bed, quietly waiting for the Queen Mother's people to make a move, but at this moment, she heard a series of chaotic footsteps outside, and she was suspicious at the moment: Could it be that the Queen Mother was so blatantly attacking herself?

Just when she was confused, she suddenly heard a rapid knock on the door, and then she heard Yun Chun calling outside the door: "Girl, girl, wake up!" ”

There was a bit of nervousness and anxiety in that voice, and Lin Wanwan quickly realized that something should have happened outside, so she immediately lit a candlestick, put on her cloak and opened the door.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw a middle-aged man dressed as a general standing next to Yun Chun, and several other forbidden soldiers wearing armor were searching around the courtyard. When Lin Wanwan saw this situation, she secretly said that it was not good, could it be that the body of Father-in-law Lu was discovered, and these forbidden troops were looking for the murderer overnight?

She secretly looked at this general, this person was about forty years old, with a burly body, cold and sharp eyebrows, and a beard like a halberd, and he was staring at herself solemnly at this time, and there seemed to be a trace of imperceptible scrutiny and temptation in his eyes.

This gaze made Lin Wanwan feel a little strange, but she couldn't tell what was strange, anyway, she was a little uncomfortable. And what puzzled her was why a general of the forbidden army, who had never crossed paths, looked at her like this?

Lin Wanwan tightened the cloak on her shoulders unhurriedly, and asked pretending to be sleepy-eyed, "What's the matter?" ”

Before Yun Chun could reply, he heard the general ask, "Have you ever seen a suspicious person entering and leaving this courtyard?" ”

Lin Wanwan's heart tightened, could it be that she was accidentally discovered by the forbidden army when she came back? But she quickly dispelled the idea, if she did leak her whereabouts, then the forbidden army would not have taken so long to find them.

Thinking of this, she immediately made up her mind, shook her head, and said, "I rested early in the morning, and I never saw any suspicious people, nor did I hear any noise. ”

The forbidden general's eyes narrowed slightly, and after a sharp gaze like a blade circled Lin Wanwan's body, he glanced towards the room behind her. Fortunately, this wing room is not big, and the furnishings in the house are clear at a glance.

Seeing that he was so cautious, Lin Wanwan simply gave up half of his position so that he could see it more clearly.

The general of the forbidden army slowly retracted his gaze, glanced at her thoughtfully, and then clasped his fists at her and said, "Disturb the girl, please stay in the house tonight and don't go out." ”

After speaking, he explained some words to the several forbidden soldiers behind him, and then strode away.

A trace of doubt flashed in Lin Wanwan's eyes, and he immediately pulled Yunchun into the room and asked her, "Who is that person just now, and why are there so many forbidden troops outside?" Is something wrong? ”

Yun Chun looked at the door nervously, as if he was a little worried, and at the end, he lowered his voice and said: "That is General Zhou, who commanded the forbidden army of the Imperial City, I heard that there were assassins in the palace who set fire to the Purchasing Division, burning the entire Purchasing Division to ashes. In order to ensure the safety of the Queen Mother, General Zhou searched every room, lest the thief hide in our Xianfu Palace. ”

When Lin Wanwan heard this, her eyes froze, and she was a little surprised.

The general of the Praetorian Guard of the Imperial City? Since he is the commander of the forbidden army, shouldn't he stay by Emperor Dehui's side at this moment, why would he stay in the Queen Mother's Xianfu Palace? Although the identity of the forbidden army is special, and they patrol the inner palace all the year round, but this Xianfu Palace is the residence of the queen mother after all.

However, Lin Wanwan did not announce these questions, only to see that Yun Chun's expression was so nervous, not so much that he was worried about an assassin, but more like he was afraid that he would be heard by others when he mentioned General Zhou, could it be that there was something taboo in it?

Lin Wanwan sorted out her thoughts, and then remembered another thing, and couldn't help asking: "You mean, an assassin infiltrated the palace and then burned the purchasing division?" ”

"Yes, I just heard from those forbidden soldiers that when the fire started, the two fathers-in-law on duty in the imperial dining room heard a scream, and then saw a black shadow fly out of the firelight, and disappeared without a trace in a blink of an eye." Yun Chun nodded, patted his chest with some fear, and said: "I heard that the fire is very fierce, and the smoke is billowing everywhere, and even the snow in the sky is stained with ashes when it falls, which is terrifying." Later, when the number of people was counted, the father-in-law in the purchasing department did not appear, probably because he was already ......."

Yun Chun sighed sadly and didn't say any more.

Screams? All dead?

Lin Wanwan's heart sank, could it be that in addition to Father-in-law Lu, there are other people in the purchasing division? But when she entered the purchasing department, it was clear that there was only Grandpa Lu, could it be that those people were already dead before she arrived? But who made the scream?

Lin Wanwan's thoughts were chaotic, and after appeasing Yun Chun, she let her go back to her room to rest.

She glanced at the few forbidden soldiers standing upright in the courtyard, and breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, it seems that the Queen Mother will not do anything to herself tonight.

Lin Wanwan sat back on the couch and fell into deep thought.

She couldn't help but think of the man in black she met in the secret room, could it be that he made that scream? He's dead?

Lin Wanwan immediately shook her head, and quickly denied the idea. With that person's martial arts, even if he was poisoned or injured, he would never be burned alive, and the black shadow that rushed out in the firelight should be him.

But who set this fire? What is the purpose of this? Is it to burn the letterbox in the secret room or to destroy the corpse?

Lin Wanwan's mind seemed to be stuffed into a mess, and it was difficult to sort out. What happened in the secret room tonight was like a cloud of fog around her, and there were still many doubts that could not be solved.

For example, who killed Grandpa Lu? Where did he get his sheet music from? And how did the man who killed him know that he had a musical score? And what kind of role did the man in black she met in the secret room play? These truths seemed to be covered in layers of fog, which made it difficult for her to see clearly for a while.

But she was sure that the man in black, though his words and deeds were uninhibited, was more than just a thief.

The man appeared in Gonggong Lu's secret room in the middle of the night, but he blatantly said that it was to steal treasures, and it was too much to be silverless. To her surprise, he even arranged his identity and rhetoric for himself, which really made people unable to see what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.

But if it was really him who killed Father-in-law Lu, then according to the words that Father-in-law Lu said when he was dying, the perpetrator should have come for the score, but that person had obviously already obtained the score, why didn't he kill himself, but he still had to deal with himself there, and even after being plotted by himself, he didn't have any murderous intentions, and finally gave up the score?

But if it weren't him, who would it be?