The sky was overcast, dark clouds were rolling, and it was going to rain at any point.

Su Zi hugged the wooden basin, withdrew from the house with a smile, and said inside, "Madame eats first, and the slave maid goes to collect a few clothes." ”

When the words landed, hearing the sound inside, Su Zi pursed his lips and smiled, turned around with the wooden basin, and was just about to go down the steps when he saw the chaos in the garden.

The wooden basin fell to the ground in response, Su Zi's eyes widened, and he shouted out at the top of his voice.

"What's wrong!" Bai Ji was the first to jump out of the house, chewing a piece of venison in his mouth, with a puzzled expression, "What is it called?" ”

Su Zi turned his back and pointed to the courtyard and didn't dare to speak.

Bai Ji raised his eyes and looked forward, and his brows were also furrowed.

The courtyard was littered with rat corpses, and they were all separated from each other, and they died miserably.

Bai Ji pursed his mouth, and suddenly felt that the venison in his mouth was not fragrant.

Fang Xu came out slowly, and seeing that the two of them had extremely bad faces, he asked, "What happened?" ”

"Madame, don't look!" Bai Ji's heart tightened, and he raised his hand to block Fang Xu's sight.

Fang Xu grabbed her hand, looked at it, and saw that the courtyard was full of rat corpses, a trace of sarcasm flashed in his eyes, and he hooked his lips and said, "Will you make these indiscriminate skills, and you still want to stand side by side with the sky?" ”

Su Zi covered his heart and hurriedly asked, "Madam knows who did it?" ”

"Nature." Fang Xu let go of Bai Ji's hand and laughed softly, "The people who had been evil to me before are all dead, and now, there is only one person left. ”

"Madame is ......" Su Zi's eyebrows moved, "Princess Duanyang?" ”

The corners of Fang Xu's lips raised slightly, and he said with a smile, "I can enter my Chengyuan as a demon unknowingly, so it seems that there are capable people around her." ”

Fang Xu lowered his eyes, stared at the courtyard, and said in a low voice, "The garden is full of corpses, but there is no blood, this is a warning to me." ”

"So how are we going to fight back?" Bai Ji stepped forward with a serious expression, "Does the lady need a slave to sneak into the princess's mansion and then ......?"

Bai Ji stretched out his index finger and gestured at his neck, "The knife is up!" ”

"Not necessarily." Fang Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, and the corners of his lips rose, "Prepare the car, I want to go to Princess Duanyang's Mansion in person." ”

"Yes."

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The sky was getting more and more cloudy, there were few pedestrians on the street, the carriage stopped outside Princess Duanyang's mansion, Fang Xu was helped off the carriage, looking at the bronzing door plaque above, the corners of his mouth slowly hooked.

"Mrs. Yongcheng Hou, please come with the slave maid."

The little maid who came to greet her was still the green pear from last time, unlike the previous two times, when I saw it today, the state of this little girl was getting worse and worse, her eyes were bruised and purple, and there were several more injuries on her body, and she was limping when she walked.

Fang Xu walked slowly and said casually, "Suzi, the two new clothes that you cut last time, do you still like them?" ”

Su Zi paused, followed Madame's gaze, and instantly understood what she meant, "Mrs. Hui, the material is excellent, the slave likes it so much, I am reluctant to wear it on weekdays!" ”

"If you like it, take a few more horses, why bother wronging yourself on this kind of thing?" Fang Xu looked at Qingli and saw that she was walking slower and slower, and a dark light flashed in her eyes.

Su Zi laughed crisply, "Thank you, madam, slave!" ”

Turning the corner and coming to the Buddha hall, Qingli stood at the door, lowered her head, and her voice seemed to tremble a little, "Mrs. Yongcheng Hou, the princess is waiting for you in the house." ”

Fang Xu looked at her, and after a while, he raised his hand slightly, straightened back her upturned underwear, and laughed softly, "You have to lead the way." ”

After the words fell, Fang Xu glanced sideways at Su Zi and said softly, "I'll go in alone, and you wait for me here." ”

Fang Xu's eyes were dim and unclear, as if he had ulterior motives, Su Zi met her eyes, knew it in his heart, and nodded his head.

Seeing that Su Zi understood his thoughts, Fang Xu hooked his lips and walked into the room with his feet raised.

The door was opened, candles were dancing in the room, and Duanyang was the only one in the spacious Buddhist hall.

Fang Xu stepped closer, and immediately the sound of the door closing behind him.

Hearing the movement, Duanyang turned around and looked at Fang Xu with a smile, his tone was yin and yang, "Isn't this Mrs. Yongcheng Hou?" What wind is blowing you in? ”

Fang Xu lowered his eyebrows, saw her speak, picked up her dress, knelt down, and said in a respectful tone, "The courtiers came today to ask for the princess's guilt. ”

"Please?" Duanyang leaned back and laughed, "What is Mrs. Hou's crime?" ”

Fang Xu knelt on the ground, but his body was straight, and his voice was neither humble nor arrogant, "The courtiers should not be ignorant of the princess's lifting, and they regard themselves as high, and now they are unhappy with the princess, so they have come to ask for peace." ”

"I also hope that the princess will look at the good attitude of the courtiers, raise her noble hand, and let the palace go."

Hearing this, Duanyang covered his mouth and smiled, laughing loudly, as if he had won a battle.

It wasn't until she had laughed enough that she slowly got up, walked in front of Fang Xu, bent down to help her up, and said sincerely, "Mrs. Hou, between you and me, there should not be enemies. ”

Fang Xu hung his head, as if he was scared stupid, and didn't answer her words.

Duanyang was not annoyed, he patted Fang Xu's hand with a smile, and his tone was soft, as if he was seducing, "If you come under my command, the two of us join forces, why worry about not being able to defeat anyone?" ”

"But ......" Fang Xu pursed his lips and hesitated, "The courtiers have no husband's help, and they have no real power, where can they help the princess?" ”

"I know what's going on in your family." Duanyang led her to the elegant seat and lowered his voice, "I just fell in love with your head, fell into my hands, be a strategist, and wait for me to complete the great cause for a thousand years, and your benefits are indispensable." ”

Fang Xu frowned, bowed his head and said nothing.

Duanyang was not in a hurry, and looked at her quietly, "Didn't you come today to ask my subordinates to be merciful?" ”

When the words fell, Duanyang held his chin and smiled fiercely, "If you are still stubborn, there will be no good end." ”

When Fang Xu heard this, his face was frightened, and he muttered, "Let it be...... The princess sent. ”

When Duanyang's purpose was achieved, he smiled knowingly, raised his hand and poured warm tea for Fang Xu, and said in a low voice, "You are really a smart person." ”

Outside the hall

Suzi and Qingli stood in the aisle, no one on either side said anything, and it was too quiet.

Seeing Qingli hanging her head, Su Zi coughed lightly twice, and took the lead in starting the topic, "Sister Qingli, I see that you are still young, were you sold by your family?" ”

Qingli's body shook, as if she didn't expect Suzi to be willing to talk to herself, and reacted for a while before she said quietly, "No, I've been here since I was a child, and my mother is here." ”

"I see." Su Zi nodded clearly, as if unintentionally, "My wife entered the princess's mansion three times, and you led the way, but you are Princess Duanyang's personal maid?" ”

Qingli looked at her, and shook her head after a while, "No, I'm a handyman in the house, I do all kinds of work, laundry and chopping wood to welcome guests, and I will also brush the bucket." ”

Su Zi was stunned, and his face was a little distressed, "How can you do so much work at such a young age?" ”

Qingli looked at her for a while, then slowly lowered her head, unwilling to speak again.

(End of chapter)