"What do you know?" was the princess's first question after she withdrew from the crowd.

The hall had become empty, except for one maid and one attendant, who had been standing by the princess's side, and the attendant, known as "Long Beard", had returned to normal, vigilantly watching the guests, and it seemed that the kowtow had never happened.

The narrow knife was still standing on the ground, Gu Shenwei took a step forward, breaking through the boundary set by the princess, the long beard's face changed slightly, but he did not take action to stop it.

"I know that a maid in the palace is pregnant, it is already July or August, and labor is imminent, and if a boy is born, the princess will surely die. ”

The princess seemed to want to laugh, her face twitched a few times, but she didn't laugh in the end, "Interesting, let's assume that what you said is true, the palace maid is pregnant, and the child in her belly is naturally Your Majesty's, what threat does it pose to me?"

"I'll tell you what I know, why is the princess still secretive, if you don't believe these two, I can kill them right now. ”

Gu Shenwei's gaze swept to the narrow knife, and the faces of Yahuan and Long Beard changed again, but they believed in their status in the master's mind, and they did not panic because of this.

Princess Huaping was silent, not considering whether the maid ring and the attendant were credible or not, and then said in a slow and cold tone: "You and the Queen Mother are a natural pair, she needs someone to set fire everywhere for her, and you happen to be about to borrow a knife to kill people, you secretly ran back to the Central Plains to take revenge, and you want to burn the capital to the ground, right?"

Gu Shenwei paced a few steps towards the right rear, then returned to the back of the narrow knife, approaching the position where the long beard was standing, the long beard was like facing a great enemy, his fists clenched, staring at the back of the guest, but he had to retreat and give way.

Gu Shenwei really didn't understand what this attendant was nervous about, his martial arts were very ordinary, he had no loyalty, and he couldn't even stop the most ordinary killer.

"I want revenge, not anger, unless the entire capital wants to stop me from taking revenge, otherwise, what's the point of burning it?"

Of course, the princess understood the difference, so she was surprised, her lips opened slightly, and she waited for a while before saying, "Don't you think I'm an enemy?" I said that I sent someone to the Western Regions and paid for a killer to destroy the Gu family. ”

"The princess said that, so I want to meet this person who was sent to the Western Regions by the princess. ”

"Do you think there's something else going on?"

"Murder and murder are not the same thing after all, I have a little doubt. ”

The princess hesitated, she didn't expect the dragon king to be so "reasonable", this was completely inconsistent with the information she had received in advance, and even more so from her expectations, before that, she had never thought of the possibility of reconciliation with the dragon king, but now it became an option.

"Bring the old beard. The princess commanded, and she seemed to have given all her attendants nicknames, and that both of them were associated with beards in succession.

Gu Shenwei thought about it for a while, most of the attendants who had just evacuated had different styles of beards, which seemed to be the princess's personal preference.

The long beard bowed, and before leaving, he glanced at the guest with extremely disgusted eyes, as if he had snatched the favor that belonged to him, and Gu Shenwei saw the distorted face from the knife.

The bearded man conveyed the princess's orders at the door, and he quickly retreated to his place, continuing to monitor the guests.

The princess's hostility was greatly reduced, and Gu Shenwei broke the strongest line of defense in her heart by asking to see the envoy of the year, "So, you also believe that the other person in the palace who was killed was His Majesty himself?"

"Unfortunately, I have no proof. ”

"No one has any evidence, the Queen Mother sealed off the palace entirely, but this is an obvious fact: a group of killers unexpectedly infiltrated the palace, this act alone is enough to shock the world, it is impossible to assassinate the prince of Xiao Wang, he is not worthy. ”

"The trouble is that the emperor has never had an heir, and if the news of death is announced at this time, the world will inevitably be in chaos, the kings will fight for succession, and the Pang family will lose power. Coincidentally, a palace maid is pregnant, she is the hope of the Pang family, if she gives birth to a boy, she will be the new emperor, and the queen mother will once again gain the power to listen to the government. ”

Gu Shenwei's words said to the princess's heart, "Hey, the Dragon King hasn't seen the Queen Mother yet, but he knows everything about her heart, so tell me what I think." ”

"The princess does not want to announce her death at this time, because the kings are also a threat to your position. Looking at the suzerains of the royal family, there are three kings who are the most powerful and qualified to inherit the unification, and none of them are favored by the princess. ”

The princess smiled, cheerful and empty, and then she said to the long-bearded attendant: "This is the people of the Western Regions, what do you say, it seems that the Central Plains court is a mountain, and several forces occupy the mountains as kings, and you have to fight for life and death." ”

"Fanbang contempt people, the knowledge is naturally short-sighted, Your Highness doesn't have to take it to heart. The bearded man bowed and said.

"Hehe, even the contemptible people that the Queen Mother wants to use are much more useful than your group of big and small beards. ”

"You can't share the worries for Your Highness, and the ministers deserve death. "A long beard is like a magical mirror, and it always shows what the princess wants to see at once.

At this time, someone outside reported that the old beard had arrived.

The old beard is actually not too old, about the same age as the princess, but his expression is anxious, his beard is not taken care of, and the whole person looks haggard, especially his clothes, all the attendants are purple, only he is gray, and he is more and more depressed and invisible.

He was obviously not favored for a long time, ran to the middle in small steps, knelt down urgently, landed on the ground with both hands, and almost lay on the ground, and said excitedly: "The old bearded man knocks on His Highness, and he has to be summoned......"

"Shut up. The princess ordered coldly, perhaps under the influence of the "people from the Western Regions", she was more direct than usual.

The old beard stopped squeaking, his eyelids were raised, and he saw a bright knife standing on the ground a few paces away, and his heart was terrified, and his back trembled like a dog.

"Say what you did in the Western Regions again. The princess ordered, her gaze resting on Gu Shenwei's face.

"The old beard is guilty, the old beard deserves to die......"

The long-bearded man standing on the side accurately understood the princess's intentions, and reprimanded sharply: "Your Highness didn't let you say such nonsense, just truthfully confess the unfaithful things you did in the Western Regions." ”

"Yes, yes. The old beard's forehead slammed on the cold ground, thumping, and then he straightened up slightly, and said in a trembling voice: "Just like the confession I made to the princess a few years ago, I was ordered to go to Biyu City in the Western Regions at that time, and hired a Jinpeng killer to eradicate the six members of the Gu family with two thousand taels of gold, and I, I betrayed His Highness's trust and privately withheld one thousand taels of gold......

"Say Jinpeng Castle. The princess interrupted the confession, saying that a thousand taels of gold was not her concern.

"Yes, I contacted Jinpeng Fort through the Meng clan in Beicheng, but they didn't take over the business immediately, let me wait for the letter, I thought the money was not enough, but the people of the Meng family told me that not everyone in Jinpeng Fort was killed, Gu Lun was an official of the Central Plains Zhishi, and they were unwilling to get their hands dirty. So I wanted to stay in Biyu City for a few more days, and when the Central Plains Governor arrived, the matter would be solved. Unexpectedly, two days later, Jinpeng Castle notified me to pay the commission, saying that the business was completed. I, I was very puzzled, and I inquired everywhere about the reason, only to know that Yan and Yan Chang in the palace also sent people, and that was the reason why Jinpeng Castle changed his mind. ”

"But what did you say to Your Highness when you returned to Beijing?" said the bearded man as an interrogator.

"I, I said that the mission was successfully completed, and I concealed the fact that Yan Changzhi sent people, and committed the capital crime of taking credit. ”

Although he had already made a confession, the old beard was still sweating like rain......

"Are you satisfied?" the princess asked, she didn't have any name for Gu Shenwei, she only called "you" from beginning to end.

Gu Shenwei walked around to the left side of the old beard and asked, "Are you a disciple of Hedong Luojiazhuang?"

The bearded man looked up in surprise, he had lost his position in front of the princess, so he had no way of knowing who his guest was today, let alone whether he should answer the question.

"Let's be honest. The bearded man reprimanded, a little reluctantly.

"Yes. The long beard took this as the meaning of a princess, and immediately lowered his head, "My surname is Luo, my name is Luo Pingji, and Luo Pingnuo, the master of the Luo family, is my brother'......."

"What about Luo Pingying?" Gu Shenwei asked suddenly.

The bearded Luo Pingji was shocked again, raised his head again, and finally guessed the identity of the guest, "You, you are the Dragon King of the Western Regions, Gu Lun's son?"

The princess leaned forward, her interest soaring, "Who is Luo Pingying? ”

The person who answered the question was not the bearded Luo Pingji, but the bearded, "Luo Pingying is a hermit of the Luo family, who practices in retreat all the year round, and rarely comes out to walk around, even the Luo family does not know him." ”

Gu Shenwei understood one thing, there are many people surnamed Luo around the princess, and the Luo family who is "too good" with her in the legend is probably this bearded man.

The princess waved her hand, signaling for Gu Shenwei to continue asking.

"It is rumored that Luo Pingying's martial arts are very good. Gu Shenwei said, without asking, he saw a hint of relief in the long beard's eyes.

Locke's Village and the princess are very close, but not close enough to make everything public.

"That's what I want to know. Gu Shenwei pulled out the narrow knife and retracted it into the sheath, "Half an hour has passed, and I will leave." ”

The princess was originally scheduled to only give Gu Shen half an hour to meet, but then she was surprised, "What does these old stories have to do with the palace assassination?"

"I have no comment. Gu Shenwei turned around and walked out of the side hall.

As soon as the figure of the guest disappeared, the long beard immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the Dragon King is very dangerous, and the Locke family is willing to remove the root cause for His Highness at any time." ”

The princess sat there motionless as if she hadn't heard the attendant's words, and then whispered to herself: "He wants revenge, but he doesn't argue for his father Gu Lun - he wants to kill me, whether I send someone to hire a killer or not, he will kill me." ”

Gu Shenwei and Su Ai left the Horse Mansion together, and Pang Jing was sent to the gate, his face expressionless, as if he was just a slave in this mansion.

"Tomorrow I want to see Yan Qin, the middle attendant. Gu Shenwei made a request.

"Yan Qin is not a member of the sect, and I, the sect Zhengqing, can't control him. ”

"If you can persuade the princess, you can naturally move Yan Qin. Gu Shenwei turned around and began to think about King Xiao's banquet tonight, and after walking down the steps, he said to Su Ai: "The Gu family's old mansion is not far from here, are you interested in going and seeing?"

Su Ai nodded repeatedly, he desperately wanted to know everything about the Dragon King. (To be continued.) )