Li Erlang smiled slightly, "I was drinking on the third floor yesterday, and the little girl was fighting on the second floor. ”

Cheng Yanqiu frowned, "So what?"

"Huh. Li Erlang chuckled, as if he was at ease in his own home, walked to the table, and did not dislike the tea in the pot was cold, he poured himself a cup, and did not drink it, pinched it in his hand and played, "I want to ask the little girl to do me a favor, the day after tomorrow is the Shangsi Festival, the prince sacrifices to the emperor on behalf of the sky, the altar is wide and empty, and only people with royal blood can board the altar, I have an eight-year-old daughter, she is naughty and willful, I didn't want her to go to the altar, now I feel that both children and daughters, sacrifice to the ancestors, it is not bad." ”

Cheng Yanqiu's eyes were cold, what did he mean to let Wu Xing pretend to be a princess and go to the altar to protect the safety of the crown prince? He didn't believe that Li Erlang hadn't done an investigation, and he knew that they were members of the Yin Moon Sect, and he still dared to use it?" "This kind of thing should be more suitable for Xuanzhen Guan and Xuanxuan Gate, right? How can we use evil demons like us?"

Li Erlang smiled, "Hey, I don't know what you are doing when you are in the Martial Arts League? They are too busy to take care of themselves, how can there be a suitable candidate." ”

Indeed, Cheng Yanqiu grew up in Yang'an City since he was a child, he knows that every year on the Shangsi Festival, the royal family sacrifices to the sky, the altar of the sacrifice is outside the city, civilians can watch the ceremony, the flow of people under the altar is surging and scattered, and the altar is empty all around, it is indeed a good opportunity to assassinate.

After thinking for a moment, Cheng Yanqiu still cautiously refused, "For a hundred years, Jiuyang has been autonomous, and the rivers and lakes have not interfered with each other, this is the rule set by the ancestors, the court does not care about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and the samurai do not kill celebrities, it is not easy to violate." ”

"It's not good to disobey?" Li Erlang glanced at him inexplicably, "Among the people in the court, there are fewer people who have meritorious names in the court, and there are fewer who die in the hands of the Yin Moon Sect?"

I didn't expect him to put this matter on the bright side, Cheng Yanqiu frowned awefully, the dark hall is under his control, he naturally knows that the dark hall is doing the business of collecting money to buy his life, how can ordinary civilians have this money, there are not many people in the martial arts who like to sneak around, the main consumers are still the interests of the court and the intrigue is intrigue, the assassination is used in the Yin Moon Sect, a sum of money can be done for you neatly, and you don't dirty your hands, why not?

Almost everyone in the court knows about this matter, but no one is willing to pick it up, after all, this is related to most people, and when a Yin Moon Sect is exposed, most of the officials in the court will be dismounted, can you know which officials have spent money to buy other people's lives? Who dares to break it out easily?

But Li Erlang doesn't have this concern, he is the master of the imperial court, as long as he doesn't seek to usurp the throne and change the dynasty, whoever dies will not die, besides, in his opinion, the Yin Moon Sect has been doing assassination business for so many years, he should know this method the most, since he understands, then the defense should be no problem, right?

Li Erlang paused, seeing that Cheng Yanqiu was still frowning and thinking, and continued, "Besides, do you know who the person who did the assassination this time is?"

Cheng Yanqiu was taken aback, and suddenly understood that this was the key reason why Li Erlang had to use martial arts, he had already found out who did it, when and where, could it be that person was also a person in the rivers and lakes?

He didn't know how many martial arts masters there were in the palace, these people were more than enough to protect a prince who went out of the palace to worship the heavens, why did they have to use martial arts? Cheng Yanqiu quickly arranged several reasons based on the known information.

First, the princess is eight years old, Wu Xing is also eight years old, Wu Xing pretends to be a princess, and he can protect the prince without alarming anyone, and Wu Xing does not belong to any force in the capital, no one will easily guess, which also shows that the palace is not so safe, and Li Erlang cannot guarantee that he can fully control it in his own palace.

Second, the assassin is also a person in the rivers and lakes, with the rules of the ancestors, as well as Xie Chang's experience, and now the people in the rivers and lakes who dare to cross the line are really bold, with such martial arts and courage, there are only a few major sects in the rivers and lakes that can be cultivated, which sect of the righteous path has gone into the water, so Li Erlang wants to pull the Yin Moon Sect together?

As for the third ...... Cheng Yanqiu didn't dare to think about it anymore, he didn't intend to fight for power in the imperial court, and he didn't care who would ascend the throne in the future, he only hoped that he would return to Dongyang after this time and never have anything to do with these things.

It seems that this trip to Yang'an is the wrong one.

Cheng Yanqiu was a little afraid that the conjecture in his heart would become a reality, but the world often backfired, he could only do his best, and sighed, Wu Xing was only eight years old, and his current martial arts were barely enough to reach the level of a second-rate master, and he was really worried about protecting himself and protecting another person under this intensity of assassination.

"Are you sure Ah Wu can do what you say?" Cheng Yanqiu asked cautiously, since Li Erlang knew who the other party was, he should naturally be able to know the other party's level.

Cheng Yanqiu's attitude relaxed, and Li Erlang showed an expected smile, "Ah Wu is a very good little girl, I have seen it, you must also have confidence in her." ”

Yes, Li Erlang has seen Ah Wu fight against others, knowing the depth of her martial arts, Cheng Yanqiu is a little uneasy, he knows that for the sake of the overall situation, he should agree, but this time it is really dangerous, he is selfish, and he is unwilling to take risks.

After struggling for a long time, he finally replied in a low voice, "That's it." ”

Li Erlang smiled with satisfaction, "The ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens is the day after tomorrow, I will take Ah Wu away now, and I will use a day to train her in the process and etiquette of the sacrificial ceremony, do you have no opinion?"

Since he has agreed, there is no need to dwell on such a trivial matter, Cheng Yanqiu nodded and agreed, and then pulled Wu Xing to the side room, saying that he wanted to explain something to her.

Wu Xing had been listening quietly without saying a word, his dark eyes were lowered, and he followed Cheng Yanqiu away obediently.

This person is the person who said that he wanted to meet and chat with her that day, Wu Xing didn't expect him to be so persistent, and he successfully made Cheng Yanqiu agree to his request, he wanted Wu Xing to protect another person in a predicted assassination.

Cheng Yanqiu squatted down and pressed Wu Xing's shoulder, looked at her seriously, and said softly, "Do you know who that person outside is?"

Wu Xing shook her head, she didn't actually understand it too well, she just knew that this person's identity was not ordinary, and even Mr. was afraid of it.

Cheng Yanqiu explained to her in a low voice, afraid that she wouldn't understand, and gave an example, "He is the current Heavenly Family, and the name of the new calendar is set by him." ”

It turns out that he is from heaven...... This is too far away for Wu Xing, a young girl from a barren countryside, how could she have thought that one day she would be able to see the heavenly family? Moreover, this heavenly family seems to be no different from ordinary people.

She didn't have the consciousness of her daughter, so she nodded ignorantly, indicating that she knew.

Cheng Yanqiu sighed, "You remember to protect yourself, don't work too hard, if you really can't beat it, just play dead, you know? Don't just absorb the anger of others, don't expose the floating Gu, wait for me to find someone to suck it for you." ”

Anyway, as long as there is a breath of air, Wu Xing can't die.

Wu Xing's dark pupils reflected Cheng Yanqiu's worried phoenix eyes, and she replied in a low voice, "Ah Wu understands. ”

There was really nothing to explain, Cheng Yanqiu reluctantly sent her out, but Peng Xueao was still a little nervous, thinking that Wu Xing's going out this time was the same as those black-cloaked disciples who usually went on a mission.

It's really no different, it's just fighting with your life.

It's just that Wu Xing left a trace of concern in Cheng Yanqiu's heart, which made him melancholy and dazed, he was a little reluctant to let her die after raising the little thing for so long.

Peng Xueao looked up and asked confusedly, "Ah Wu won't eat before you go?"

Li Erlang laughed when he heard this, and looked at the white, chubby, pink and tender boy, with a pair of crystal clear cat eyes, which looked very beautiful, and people couldn't help but love it, he pinched Peng Xueao's fleshy little face under Cheng Yanqiu's vigilant gaze, "See you next time, I will treat you to something delicious." ”

"Okay!" Peng Xueao ignored Cheng Yanqiu's cold gaze and responded in a joyful and expectant tone.

followed Li Erlang back to the palace, Li Erlang took her to a splendid palace, the maids in the palace were all wearing pink palace skirts, standing there with their heads bowed, and there was a tray in front of each person, in which clothes, cosmetics and accessories were placed.

Li Erlang commanded lightly, "Dress up the princess!"

The maids responded gently, hugged Wu Xing and let her sit in front of the dresser, the dresser was wide and tall, Wu Xing had never seen such a tall dresser, the mirror was bright and transparent, and Wu Xing's face was clearly reflected, even every sparse eyebrow could be seen clearly, Wu Xing was surrounded by all the maids, and the fragrant Wu Xing on their bodies wanted to sneeze.

No wonder people in the world chase fame, fortune, money and power, and in this most prosperous place in the world, it is too happy to enjoy this kind of treatment.

But Wu Xing didn't feel happy, she was even a little uncomfortable, a maid took a blade to trim her sparse eyebrows, and the thin blade gently rubbed back and forth on the skin, so that Wu Xing had a new understanding of things like knives, it turned out that not all knives will see blood.

A maid raised her hand to untie the white jade wipe on Wu Xing's forehead, but Wu Xing sensed her intentions, and hurriedly reached out to hold it down, glaring at her angrily.

The white jade forehead given to her by her husband has never been touched by anyone other than herself and her husband.

Seeing this, Li Erlang smiled and said, "Ah Wu, the mission is needed." ”

Wu Xing smugly untied the white jade and wiped his forehead, wrapped it in his arms, "I'll do it myself." ”

Wu Xing's skin was originally biased towards the white color, and he didn't need to rub the powder at the moment, only a thin layer of blush, which looked a lot ruddy, and more complexion, the curved eyebrows trimmed into willow leaves were gently drawn with a Dai pen, and the pink and white thin lips were also rubbed with a little bright color, a long green silk hung down black and supple, the hair was fine and soft, and the touch felt very good, as if she was touching some small animal, and the maid who combed her hair was a little reluctant to stop, coiled her hair into a green snail bun, put a hairpin on her hairpin, and said with a smile, "The princess's hair is really good." ”

Dressed up, willow eyebrows and peach cheeks, red lips and nose, an originally ordinary and faint little face suddenly brightened with eyebrows, Wu Xing's dark eyes were lowered, her face was expressionless, she was a little different from herself in the mirror, and the hair ornament on her head was also a little heavy, she used to use only a hairband to tie it into a ponytail.

Li Erlang held his chin and looked at it, except for the clothes on his body, which were a little inconsistent, everything else was already good, he pinched Wu Xing's cheeks, a little dissatisfied, "Laugh one, you are now the princess who is favored by everyone." ”

Wu Xing grinned obediently, revealing neat eight little white teeth, Li Erlang suddenly felt a little disgusted, and waved his hand, "That's it, it's okay for the cold princess, you better stop laughing." ”

Wu Xing obediently returned to his expressionless appearance.

Li Erlang looked at it and felt almost it, so he instructed a few grandmothers to teach her etiquette, and in order to avoid Wu Xing's unaccustomed and embarrassing face of the harem woman alone, he also thoughtfully left Zhang Yitu to accompany her.

Zhang Yitu sat silently and watched her being picked and picked by a few old women.

Wu Xing had already changed into a dress that matched her outfit, a complicated goose-yellow palace skirt, a large piece of embroidered butterfly love flowers, a soft shawl hanging down on both sides, and a long skirt that covered the embroidered shoes embroidered with yellow flowers in Bai Jinshu.

The old lady taught her how to walk, salute, kneel and bow when she worshipped the heavens, and Wu Xing repeated it over and over again, feeling more tired than when she was learning martial arts and practicing moves.

But she still had a question, these maids and old ladies respectfully called her princess, and believed in her identity, why did they not see what a real princess looked like?

Even if she hadn't seen it, the maids who changed her clothes didn't think there was anything wrong with her being a princess with a dagger weapon?

Practicing until late at night, the old grandmothers who were as exhausted as Wu Xing showed a slightly satisfied demeanor, let her go back to rest, Zhang Yitu took her to the palace where she rested, and said to her while walking, "There are only two children in the heavenly family, both of them are from the middle palace, the prince is twelve this year, and you are the brother and sister of the same mother, you can see him tomorrow, except for the heavenly family, the prince, and the three of me, you can't let anyone know your true identity." ”

The princess lives in a simple house, and it is understandable that the maid and the maid don't know her, but her relatives should always know her, right? Not to mention anything else, the queen of the middle palace is the princess's mother-in-law, and the eldest princess is the princess's aunt, can she not know these two?

As if seeing her question, Zhang Yitu explained, "Don't worry, you won't be able to see the Middle Palace, as for the eldest princess of Chunyi, if you do, the prince will cover it up for you." ”

When she arrived at the splendid dormitory, Zhang Yitu told her not to walk around, and then left, so that Wu Xing couldn't help but feel a little child's play, how to say that she was also a second-rate master, so casually put her in the harem, not even a guard, is it too reassuring, or disdain for her strength?

But the latter shouldn't be, if she looks down on her strength, why does the Heavenly Family want her to protect the prince? Could it be the former?