"I know my father and mother will be worried. But you tell me, I should accept such a result?" Zhao Qingyan asked, his tone and demeanor were as gentle and humble as ever, with only a little helplessness and reluctance at most.

Lu Wei shrugged his shoulders and said, "Ask me, I don't care, with your ability and character, you won't do stupid things." I won't stop you, and I'm willing to accompany you, but I just don't think it's worth it. ”

King Huan frowned, but did not express an opinion, and asked, "What will I do if I say against you?"

Zhao Qingyan shook his head and said, "I can't say, I don't think Uncle Thirteen should object." Besides, I didn't plan to rush over like this, I just planned to meet Tang Xiaoyu for the time being, and then I would talk about it. As Lu Wei said, I have nothing to do with that incident, and I have no intention of interfering. As Uncle Thirteen said, I care about the breeze, and Jiang Wuyan is the same for me. Since Jiang Wuyan doesn't want me to ask about this matter, I will interfere as little as possible, otherwise I won't be inactive in the past two years. Let's see, if the danger spreads to Stardust, I'll think about what to do next. To be honest, this incident made me a little flustered, and I always felt abnormal. ”

Lu Wei asked, "Why? I think it's just a dispute between the rivers and lakes, right?"

Zhao Qingyan's fingers curled up slightly, and said, "I've thought about it for a long time, and I don't have any strong guesses, but my intuition is wrong." Thirteenth Uncle, Lu Wei, don't you think it's strange? Most of the people who went to the West Lake Bloody Case were not poisoned by Zhu Yanchang, that is to say, they all went to avenge those who were poisoned by Gu and made enmity with the puppet palace, right? The puppet palace is indeed low-key enough, hidden in the mountains, and rarely walks the rivers and lakes, I can't think of any other reason why they can make enemies with many sects at the same time and not make a big move in the rivers and lakes. If it was because of Zhu Yan's change, then what made everyone in the rivers and lakes say that the blame was put on blood and tears? Also, Hua Boping came to Xingshi to ask about the crime, and it is not difficult to hear from his words that he probably knows the reason for this matter. I don't understand what scared him like that, so scared that he lost his mind and wanted to kill me. As the head of a faction, what kind of thing can push him to such a point?"

The servants and guards who followed behind them consciously dispersed, separating the three of them from unrelated passers-by and preventing anyone from overhearing their conversation. In Kyoto, there are situations like this from time to time, and no one will go out of their way to touch the mold, so just take a detour.

Lu Xi asked, "Could he have been poisoned in some way?" Or because of the loss of his junior brother, his emotions are more out of control?"

Zhao Qingyan said: "He was really excited at the beginning, but there was a period of calm in the middle, and it stands to reason that he would not lose control to such a point." I also thought of the possibility of poisoning, so I asked him to check his blood and body. There were no new wounds on his body except for knife wounds, and there was no poison in his blood. After all, because of his identity, I didn't want to cause more trouble, my hair was blocked, and I didn't check the injury, so I didn't let them continue to investigate. ”

Lu Wei groaned slightly, and said: "Although there is a gap between the poison used in blood and tears and the poison used in the puppet palace, the gap is small after all, and this time it shouldn't be the same as it was back then, ......right?" Even though you and I knew very well that this could not be done by Blood and Tears, he could indeed use the exact same poison as the puppet palace. ”

Zhao Qingyan sighed lightly when he heard this, and said, "When they go, they will ride quickly, and when they come back, they will use a carriage to pull the corpse back." It was a hot time, and it took nearly four days from the time I received the news to send the guards to the time they returned. The corpse had already decomposed, and there was no difference at all, so I decided to say that it was the puppet palace's work. The reason why Hua Boping brought my master and them over is tantamount to making the fact that 'people are killed by blood and tears' come true. He and I both know about this, but no one can say it explicitly. My master, Trojan Marquis, and Ran Xingchen will not say much about this matter. Hua Boping is dead or not, this matter is confirmed, and it doesn't matter who killed the person. So far, this matter with the puppet palace is a secret matter, once this matter is leaked, there will be a bloody storm on the rivers and lakes, and Ouchi will inevitably be implicated. Whether it's for the puppet palace or for us, it's a good result if you don't explain this matter thoroughly. It's just that we're a little bit passive now, and I don't know what to do. ”

King Huan solemnly said, "You continue." ”

Zhao Qingyan was about to speak, but he leaned down violently and coughed, and his face turned red.

Lu cried: "Then I'll say part of it for him." Lord Wang, I discussed the matter of West Lake with Yunmo after Qingfeng disappeared, and it was nothing more than a few reasons. 1. The puppet palace has reached some kind of agreement with several big forces in the rivers and lakes, pushing the sin on one person to resolve the dispute, and taking the opportunity to eliminate those who do not cooperate. 2. Divert attention. The Light Breeze Palace represented by Ran Tongxuan and the Misty Butterfly Town managed by Jiang Wuyan can be regarded as the well-known existence of good and evil, and Yunmo is the only son of King Qi, and his importance to the court is self-evident. In a sense, they are excellent scapegoats, and because they are easily moved, the hatred will be very fixed. There are so many people in West Lake, only the three of them survived, as long as someone secretly pushes them, they are not afraid that the people in the rivers and lakes will not believe that they are related to the real murderer of the West Lake Bloody Case. Believing in doubt may be even more terrible than believing it entirely. In that case, it would be better to keep them alive than to kill them at that time. 3. Temptation and deterrence. ”

Zhao Qingyan explained carefully: "If the puppet palace is to use poison to test who among them has been hit by Zhu Yanchang, there are many medicines that can be used. I have long had this suspicion that the reason why they use blood for tears is because blood and tears became famous for this unique secret weapon a few years ago, which means that they have the intention to put the blame on blood and tears. This time again, I think the speculation is almost complete. No matter how powerful the Light Wind Palace and Misty Butterfly Town are, they are by no means the existence of covering the sky with one hand in the rivers and lakes, but the imperial court is different. At my age at the time, I didn't understand anything at all, and I couldn't do anything, so I did a stupid thing invisibly and gave them a better chance One by one, I begged Uncle Huang and Uncle Jiu to save the blood and tears. The incident at West Lake connected the three of us to a certain extent. No one would offend the court because of that little suspicion about a child, so the people they resented naturally became Qingfeng and Jiang Wuyan. Whether it was last time or this time, the meaning of the puppet palace is nothing more than to shut up those in the know. ”

King Huan was silent in thought.

Zhao Qingyan took a deep breath and said, "I originally planned to hide this matter from Uncle Thirteen, but I want to tell you about it, but you don't want your father to know." I think they're coming at me this time. ”

King Huan asked in shock, "What did you say?" Lu Wei was also full of surprise, not understanding why he suddenly said that.

Zhao Qingyan organized his language and said, "In the past few years, Qingfeng and Jiang Wuyan have encountered many dangers, and they have hidden them from me, or they have brought them with me. As I got older, I trusted my judgment more and more. Now Qingfeng's life and death are uncertain, Jiang Wuyan hides and does not appear, who is next? I used to be a child, so they don't think so, maybe they take it for granted that I will forget about it when I grow up. My father was afraid that I would be in danger, so he repeatedly prevented me from taking care of this matter, and never even wanted me to practice martial arts, nor did he want me to go into the rivers and lakes. I should have been a gentleman who could only pick up a pen, and avoided this from afar. It's a pity that it backfired, and it became a habit for me to mix with the Ouchi guards, and later I became a privy deputy directly, and my father did not stop me. In fact, with the protection of the emperor's uncle, my father, the ninth uncle, and the thirteenth uncle, I will not refuse as long as I am not particularly excessive? They didn't dare to kill me, they didn't dare to touch me, and they couldn't mislead me into doing what they wanted to see by something, as they had done before. The worst of this kind of me may be enough to shake their foundations, right?"

King Huan was silent for a long time and said, "You're right. Mo'er ...... Tell me what you think they want to do?"

Zhao Qingyan said: "I can't guess what they want to do, but I have thought about what I would do if I were them." First of all, my character has left the impression of being indecisive, pampered, frail, submissive, and unassertive in obeying the words of my elders, right? To deal with such a person, the first thing is to intimidate, it is best to scare him into bedridden and dying, and no matter how bad it is, it is necessary to scare him not to pursue what should not be taken care of. If this plan fails, its wings will be cut off. I am the only son of King Qi, and my status will not change, but pampering and trust are not the same. There are so many princes and sons, why should they favor me alone? They dare not touch me, but what about the children and grandchildren of ministers and princes? Encourage them to quarrel with me, and then let them have an accident, and the suspicion will naturally be transferred to me. It's too easy to ruin someone, am I still a threat to lose your favor?" he spoke in a calm tone, and his comments on himself, his narrative of intrigue and intrigue were all like talking about others, as if he was unaware of his inappropriate words.

King Huan stood still, not knowing how to answer for a while: "This ......"

Zhao Qingyan smiled slightly bitterly and asked, "Uncle Thirteen thinks it's unbelievable and whimsical?"

King Huan came back to his senses and said, "No, I think it's very possible, it's terrible. ”

Zhao Qingyan lowered his eyes and looked at his toes, and said, "I don't want my peaceful life to be destroyed and cause a commotion." Uncle Thirteen, for the sake of the breeze, or for myself, I already have a plan for this matter. I don't want to act arbitrarily on my own assumptions too soon, but I don't want them to ruin my peace. ”

King Hwan stroked his hair and asked, "What do you need me to do?"

Zhao Qingyan smiled slightly, and said, "I need Uncle Thirteen to do it, isn't Uncle Thirteen still clear?" I only hope that if my speculation unfortunately becomes a reality, you can believe me." ”

King Huan laughed and said, "Of course I believe you, but I watched you grow up, and I don't believe that you would do such a thing." ”

Zhao Qingyan laughed in a low voice: "I hope." Fingers curled up a little harder.

King Huan asked, "Are you afraid?"

Zhao Qingyan smiled lightly: "No, I'm just a little worried." ”

King Huan pointed at Lu Wei and said, "Don't worry, he said that he is willing to accompany you, and he will take care of something." ”

Lu cried: "Yes, I have something to bear!"

Zhao Qingyan glanced at the two of them and ignored them, but the tension in his heart was relieved a lot.