"Your enemy is Wen Shiyuan, then what enmity do you have against him?" Ya Zhi gradually let go of the hand holding the silver needle, he also wanted to hear what Wu Xiao had to say.

Wu Xiao sat in front of Yazhi and thought for a while before he said, "He killed my mother." ”

Ya Zhi saw that his expression was gloomy, and he didn't want to lie, so he didn't say anything, and let Wu Xiao continue to talk alone.

"My mother is...... The ...... of the Qiongyu Pavilion Art... The musician is named Wu Yue. Wu Xiao said this, a little hesitant. "A few months ago, Prince Wen suddenly sent someone to invite my mother to perform in the house, saying that it was because the prince wanted to listen to the voice of silk and bamboo, and left my mother to live in the house temporarily. When my mother heard that it was Wen Shiyuan's meaning, she was reluctant at first, and originally wanted to refuse, but because the palace sent people every day to give ten precious jewelry, my mother was unwilling to accept these gifts, and went to Wen's palace with gifts. Then, from the palace, came the news that my mother would live in the palace on the same day. ”

Hearing this, Yazhi said softly: "This kind of thing is very common to invite musicians to the house. It seems that Lingtang is very popular. ”

"Yes, because my mother is Persian and has a good hand at the piano, it is very popular in Middle-earth. Wu Xiao continued with Yazhi's words.

"Persian?" Yazhi saw the young man in front of him, his black hair color revealed a coffee color, not pure black. Three-dimensional facial features and golden eyes are the best signs.

"Then you are also a Persian?" asked Yazhi curiously, trying to extract more information from his words.

"I'm not, but I'm not from the Central Plains either. My mother once mentioned my father, who was from the Central Plains. But I never met my father, and my mother never spoke to me except after that time, and even if I asked, it was useless. ”

"Oh, is that so, so Ling Tang has been living in Qiongyu Pavilion all along?" said Yazhi, the emperor's words flashing through his mind.

"Yes, the proprietress Leng Cui saw that my mother had skills, so she took in our mother and son, I grew up in Qiongyu Pavilion. ”

Ya Zhi was a little surprised when he heard this, it turned out that Wu Xiao's character that was not in line with his age was created by Qiong Yu Pavilion, so he stopped interrupting him and asked him to continue.

My mother was a little stunned when she heard Wen Shiyuan's name, as if the two of them had known each other. At first, my mother firmly rejected the attitude, when I heard the news I was a little unconvinced, so I came to the palace in person, and saw the joy on the face of my mother, who was not smiling all the year round, I felt a trace of surprise in my heart, presumably this prince and my mother have some kind of relationship. Since my mother can be happy, then I don't have anything to say, so I let my mother stay in the house. However, who would have expected to receive the news of my mother's death, only a month later. ”

Wu Xiao said as he lowered his head more and more, the hair on his forehead gradually blocked his eyes, and Yazhi felt a trace of worry.

"Suddenly, one day the palace sent someone to summon me, my mother was considered to be the remnants of the rebellious party because of stealing the tiger talisman of Prince Wen, and sneaked into the palace to assassinate the prince, and fell into the water and died while escaping. I think it's incredible, my mother has been involved in the piano art for more than ten years, and she has no intention of this kind of thing, not to mention that she is a woman, what is the use of stealing the tiger talisman that controls the military power? I explained to Prince Wen, but he said that because of my mother's practice, I will also die. I was so frightened that I couldn't speak, and then the prince said that as long as I stayed in the palace, he would save me from death. I'm afraid you will laugh at me for being greedy for life and afraid of death, but I didn't have a choice at that moment, the cause of my mother's death is unknown, and only by living can I investigate clearly, so I agreed to him. ”

"This ...... Among them are suspicious. ”

"Prince Wen likes to talk to people across the screen, but that time he came out from behind the screen, I saw his face clearly, and a strange feeling arose. He grabbed my hand, then touched my shoulder, looked at me with a meaningful look and left. ”

"Weird, what do you say?" Yazhi sensed in his words that there was a lot of suspicion in it.

"Lord Wen's facial features seem to be patchwork. A few years ago, I learned about disguise from a master by chance, and I know a lot about the face. Wu Xiao suddenly felt a change in Yazhi's eyes as he spoke, and he realized that he had said his life's mastery.

"Transfiguration?" Yazhi suddenly smiled, he suddenly became interested in the young man in front of him. The Transfiguration TechniqueHe had heard of it in the Nalan family's library when he was a child, and now he was lucky to have someone in front of him who could perform it.

"Don't tell anyone else, you're the only one in the world who knows about it except my mother and the people who taught me. Wu Xiao said excitedly.

"Okay, I'm not going to say it. ”

"I didn't find my mother's body after she died, and the prince didn't tell me. Later, I saw my mother's little maid Ah Jue in Qiongyu Pavilion in the firewood room. She came to the palace with my mother, she showed a frightened look when she saw me, and she squeaked and ran, I saw that she was a little crazy and confused, so I caught up with her, and I saw that she was terrified in my eyes, and kept saying Gui Lingpo. I pulled her to ask about my mother, but she kept struggling to shake off my hand, and inadvertently reached out and slapped me, I let go of her as soon as I was in pain, and he fell heavily on the ground, I wanted to go up and help her, and she immediately ran away. Jue's crazy appearance made me even more suspicious. I thought about this for a few days, and when I went to look for Ah Jue in the firewood room, the servant in charge said that she had resigned and returned home. But when I returned to Qiongyu Pavilion, Leng Cui said that Ah Jue had not returned. For Ah Jue said that the Guilingpo mentioned was in the suburbs not far from the city, I looked for people, but found that people were reluctant to mention there, and at dusk I found a post station, and learned from the boss that it was a cemetery. I felt bad in my heart and immediately got up. ”

"Where is your mother buried?" or was she ......" Yazhi already knew the result in her heart, and it was too cruel to say it directly.

Wu Xiao took a long time to say a sentence, simple but weighty: "Roll up the straw mat, and you won't be blind." ”

Hearing this, Ya Zhi got up and came to Wu Xiao's face, he stretched out a hand and gently put it on Wu Xiao's shoulder. Wu Xiao lowered his head, and suddenly his hand moved, grabbed Yazhi's wrist tightly, and suddenly changed his tone, and said: "When I saw the wound on my mother's neck, Lord Wen's lie was broken without rubbing. She must have known something and been erased. ”

Ya Zhi felt pain in her wrist, frowned, and said to him, "Do you have evidence for this?

Wu Xiao instantly raised his head and looked straight at Yazhi: "You don't know, at that time, Master Zhang was not yet Kaifeng." The original prefect promised me that I would investigate the matter, but he threw it back to Dali Temple. Clear-eyed people know that because of the powerful, they don't want to offend a character like Prince Wen, no matter how many times they complain, there is no result, it is better to rely on yourself, my worst plan is nothing more than to ask for my cheap life. ”

Wu Xiao said, let go of Yazhi's wrist that was pinched by him, and then muttered: "I'm afraid you are the only ordinary person who can compete with Prince Wen, because you have an extraordinary relationship with Old Prince Xie or Little Prince, even if my revenge fails, they can protect you." I don't want to involve innocent people anymore. ”

When Ya Zhi heard this, he was speechless for a while, and then he raised his hand and picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea for Wu Xiao. The light brown tea in the cup reflected Wu Xiao's gaze.

"So, all the missing girls in the city were taken by you?" Yazhi glanced at him.

"Yes......" Wu Xiao said softly, "This is what Prince Wen meant." ”

"Are those girls still alive?"

"......" Wu Xiao said hesitantly: "Prince Wen has not been very interested in you recently, he said that if he can invite you to the mansion, he will no longer order me to bring a girl here, so I will find a way to find you." ”

"It seems impossible for me not to go. Yazhi secretly thought that the disappearance of the girl in the city, the tragic death of the Persian geisha Wu Yue, and the contrast between Wen Shiyuan in the emperor's mouth was so big, I am afraid that there are inextricable links in this.