into the bosom

Chapter 349
Unexpectedly, they waited until it rained heavily, and they didn't wait for people to come back.

Amidst the sound of the pattering rain, Xu Jiao's heart was tinged with anxiety, and he sent several groups of people to inquire about the news, all they got was that Emperor Xian had locked the palace door since he returned to the palace, but He Lianshu and others had no clue. trace.

This is too different from what they said before.

Xu Jiao couldn't wait any longer. He Lianshu had left her some secret clues earlier, so she called Wen Tao and asked her to find a way to contact her own people in the palace to find out the news.

Unexpectedly, the news from the palace had not yet been sent back, but Du Wenzhong went back to the mansion in the middle of the night despite the rain.

Xu Jiao had been sending people to watch the movement in the front yard, and when he heard that he was back, he avoided the sight of the people in the mansion, and quietly went to the outer yard with Master and servant of the snow.

Du Wenzhong had just changed out of his wet clothes, and before he could take a breath, he was stunned when Wen Rui reported that Xu Jiao had arrived, but at the end he sighed and greeted him.

Du Wenzhong lived in a separate guest courtyard in the outer courtyard with several Wenlou disciples who were on duty next to He Lianshu.

There is a big sycamore tree in the yard, the branches and leaves are flourishing, covering the sky and the sun, the leaves have started to turn yellow and fall these days... Now with the rainy night, there are really two sycamore trees that are more delicate It feels like rain.Because of the cloud of uneasiness shrouded in his heart, Xu Jiao actually had two parts of melancholy that hurt the spring and the autumn.

When she heard footsteps, she turned her head and saw Du Wenzhong who had entered the flower hall, stood up hurriedly, and bowed to him.

Du Wenzhong also bowed his hands towards her, and saw that there was only one negative snow on her left and right, so he said directly, "Mrs. must be here for Ashu's business?"

Xu Jiao nodded, "Sir, do you know where Ashu is now? Is he still okay? But things have changed, why didn't he come back to the house as agreed earlier in the morning?" Xu Jiao asked eagerly, with eyes full of It is full of anxiety.

Du Wenzhong looked at her and sighed, "Ashu has big ideas. He may not discuss some matters with the old man. In fact, the old man also felt that something was wrong, so he left the mansion in a hurry today and rushed to the imperial tomb. Who knows... ...It's still a step too late."

Xu Jiao's face changed slightly as he listened, "What do you mean by that, sir?"

Du Wenzhong looked at her little face that had lost all blood in an instant, and knew that she had guessed in her heart, but she just couldn't believe it.Women...too smart is sometimes not a good thing after all, it hurts others and hurts oneself.

Du Wenzhong looked at Xu Jiao in front of him, he didn't know who he thought of, his eyes dimmed slightly, but he still had to say, "What happened in the imperial tomb? Keep the cover tight, but there are people in the guards, so it's not difficult to find out." Arrived. Madame, are you sure you want to listen?"

Xu Jiao's small face was bloodless, but his eyes looking at Du Wenzhong were still clear and firm, "Sir, please tell me!"

Du Wenzhong sighed silently from the bottom of his heart, and after pondering for a while, he said softly, "There is an assassin in the imperial mausoleum, Ashu is the rescuer, he was hit by an arrow and fell off the cliff, life and death are uncertain!"

Du Wenzhong tried to downplay it as much as possible, but when the last words fell into her ears, even though Xu Jiao was mentally prepared, she still felt like a thunderbolt exploded in her ears. She was dizzy and almost fell to the ground.

"Ma'am!" On the side, Xue Xue hurriedly reached out to support her, looking at her pale complexion worriedly.

Xu Jiao clasped her arms tightly, gritted his teeth, and forced himself to calm down. A pair of black and white eyes fell faintly on Du Wenzhong's face, "What about Su Le and Di Da?"

Du Wenzhong hesitated and shook his head lightly, "I don't know."

"Things are still sealed at the moment, but the person who sent someone to search at the bottom of the cliff, there must be news soon. Ashu will always have a backup in his actions, and this matter is also the same. I think there will be a turning point."

"I will also send someone to inquire about the news, you should relax and wait." Du Wenzhong comforted softly.

"Thank you, sir." Xu Jiao said softly, holding Xue's hand, slowly stood up straight, bowed his knees to Du Wenzhong, and then moved step by step and turned around to go out.

Du Wenzhong turned his head and watched their master and servant walking slowly into the night under umbrellas, sighed deeply, and frowned deeply with their gray eyebrows, what's the matter?

The night was deep, and the lights in the royal study were still on.

Chang Wu, who was dressed in black clothes, was led by Gan Neishi, and hurried into the imperial study room. Just now he clasped his fists and bowed his body to salute, before he could greet him, he heard Emperor Xian hurriedly said "Pingshen" after the dragon case, and asked hurriedly, "How? Is there any progress?"

Chang Wu pondered slightly, and replied, "Your Majesty, the terrain under the cliff is complicated, with dense vegetation, and there are mountains and rivers... It is indeed difficult to search for it, and there is no news yet!"

"Trash!" Emperor Xian's complexion changed and he scolded angrily.

Chang Wu didn't dare to argue, and knelt down with a "plop".

Emperor Xian took a deep breath for a moment, and then said, "Since there is no news, what are you still doing here? The matter of the assassin this time was originally a negligence in the actions of the police guards. I won’t hold you accountable anymore, but Helian Aiqing fell off a cliff to save me, and his life and death are uncertain. Every time I think about it, I always feel uneasy. You must hurry up and search, if you can’t find Helian Aiqing, you will There is no need to come back."

Chang Wu is a tall and strong man, but he really can't do He Lianshu's expressionless expression of joy and anger. Hearing Emperor Xian's words, a look of panic appeared on his face, and he hastily clasped his fists in response "Yes", not daring to delay any longer, turned around and walked out quickly.

The sound of footsteps gradually faded away, and the imperial study room fell silent, and the sound of wax oil dripping was also very clear, accompanied by the sound of rain outside the window, it seemed even more peaceful.

The angry look on Emperor Xian's face was still there, and his eyes swept to the other side with anger, like a silent shadow, a silent kneeling person.

"Look at the good deeds you have done!" He opened his mouth and scolded.

Hearing the sound, the purple shadow lowered his body in panic, and touched his forehead to the ground.

"Didn't I tell you to just give him a try, how could you make such a deadly move?" Emperor Xian gritted his teeth.

"Your Majesty's lesson!" Commander Zi had been kneeling for a long time, and his voice was hoarse when he opened his mouth, "I just missed it for a while, I didn't expect..."

"Missed for a while?" Emperor Xian obviously didn't believe it at all, and sneered coldly, "Would I not know your arrow skills? I think you did it on purpose. It seems that as long as I agree with you, I won't be involved no matter what. Yingyue, you no longer have any scruples. I know that you two guards have always been at odds, but I never thought that you would make your own decisions at critical moments in order to eliminate dissidents!"

"I'm terrified!" Commander Zi kowtowed heavily, but he didn't argue anymore. In the eyes of Emperor Xian, he became the acquiescence.

"Thanks to you, if the news is true and Helian Shu is really that person, the two countries will surely go to war. If it's all a misunderstanding, I will lose a loyal minister..." Emperor Xian said in a deep voice.

"It's all the minister's fault, but your majesty don't need to worry too much. This matter was originally done by the assassin. Governor Helian is loyal and willing to be loyal to your majesty. Whether he is dead or alive this time, his loyalty can be regarded as Your majesty should praise you for setting an example, and tell the world. Now it seems that the loyalty of Governor Helian is beyond doubt. The news must be false, but even if it is true, your majesty doesn't know anything, Beijie people What reason is there to blame? If you want to question the crime, their secret agents concealed their identities and became officials in our Great Wei Dynasty. I am afraid that they have ulterior motives, right?" Commander Zi's voice came through the mask, a little muffled, but very clear .

After listening to Emperor Xian, he gave a low laugh, "Zi Aiqing is very thoughtful."

"It's all His Majesty's wisdom, His Majesty has thought about it a long time ago, I'm just playing tricks." Commander Zi said modestly, isn't this what Emperor Xian thought of when he dealt with He Lianshu?

Emperor Xian snorted, "Zi Aiqing is worthy of being a literati, and her eloquence is really amazing. Well, the matter has come to this point, and it will be useless for me to pursue it with you. But how the matter ends will depend on He Lianshu's life and death." After it's settled. And... at Yingyue, you, brother, may think of a way to appease you. You won't be able to hide this matter for a long time, and you can't hide it from her. This kind of thing happened just now, she's afraid she will Very sad."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compassion. After I leave the palace, I will go to Helian Mansion to comfort my sister."

"I remember, she has already broken with you, I'm afraid she won't let you come in easily?"

"That was in the past. Now, she should know that her family members are the only ones she can rely on. Don't worry, Your Majesty, it's just a little lady. Now is the time when she has lost her backbone, so it's not difficult to coax her." Commander Zi's voice gradually stabilized.

"It's best if you have confidence! I also feel sorry for Yingyue, a little lady, but it's not easy to encounter such a series of accidents. Forget it, I won't keep you anymore, you go! Seeing Yingyue, take my place A few words to comfort her." Emperor Xian sighed, with a look of unbearable patience.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Commander Zi thanked him, stood up, cupped his hands and bowed to Emperor Xian, and bowed slowly back.

Gan Nei sent him away, and then turned back to the imperial study.

After Emperor Xian had already sat back at the dragon case, his face was cloudy and uncertain.

Hearing Gan's servant's footsteps approaching, he said without looking back, "Have you found out the source of that news?"

Gan Nei waited and replied, "I'm looking into it, but...there's no news yet."

"Trash!" Emperor Xian scolded.

Kaneshi's back immediately bent down by two inches.

"Forget it, if you really can't find out, then you don't need to investigate. The news now seems to be mostly a false frame. It's only my fault for being careless for a while, but I lost a loyal minister. It's really hateful." When the emperor said this, he secretly gritted his teeth.

"Framed?" Gan Neishi thought for a while, his face was full of shock, "Your Majesty means..."

"It's obvious, isn't it? Knowing what I'm thinking, borrowing a knife to kill people and eliminating dissidents, I really underestimated him earlier. He pretended to be gentle and humble in front of me, and always regarded himself as a good brother. For my sister's sake, how can I have the heart to let Yingyue be a widow after being newly married?" Emperor Xian snorted.

"If it weren't for the time when I was employing people, how could I allow him to count me in? Neither the police guard nor the purple guard can be the only one, and we need to restrain each other so that I can feel at ease. But that's good, there are some Desire, seeking something, this person has a weakness, and I can use it with confidence."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Gan Nei said flatteringly.

Zi Tong led out of the palace gate, the rain has not stopped, but the night has gradually faded.

He went directly to a hidden place, and when he came out after freshening up and changing into a purple guard, the sky was already bright.

Er Shui came forward, but secretly handed him a note.

When he opened it, his eyes were darkened, and while rerolling the note, he asked, "Where did you send it?"

"I don't know! But our eyeliner hasn't noticed it, it must be someone left behind by Governor Helian. Don't worry, Mr. Er, the second lady is a successful woman, and she won't act recklessly." Er Shui said.

Jing Qin didn't say anything, he put the note on the candle with another hand, and saw that it was burnt clean, then he put his hand away and took a step forward.

"Is Mr. Lang going to the appointment with Er Niangzi? I'm afraid it's too early!" Er Shui asked while following his footsteps.The second lady was afraid that she was also trying to deceive others, so she specially invited Mr. Lang to meet him in Rongbaozhai. It was still early in the morning and Rongbaozhai hadn't opened yet.

Hearing the sound, Jing Qin suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned his head, and stared at Er Shui firmly with a pair of peach blossom eyes that seemed a little cold without a smile.

Er Shui was stared at a little hairy, swallowed quietly, and said with a tight voice, "Second lady must be very sad when such a big thing happened, and if she is sad, Mr. It's better to share the truth with Er Niangzi..."

Jing Qin stared at the rest of the words, and Er Shui closed his mouth resentfully, lowering his eyes and not daring to make a sound.

Jing Qin looked away and strode out, "Go directly to Helian Mansion!"

Er Shui was stunned for a moment before realizing it, hurriedly let out a "hey" and followed quickly.

The master and servant rode their horses all the way to Helian Mansion.

The concierge was very surprised to see this uncle who had never been to the door, he couldn't make up his mind, so he hurriedly reported to the courtyard.

When Xu Jiao heard that Jing Qin came directly to the door, she was taken aback for a while, but thought that since he came to the door in a grand manner, it must be no problem, so she pondered for a while, and asked someone to invite him in. Not allowed to change into the clothes used to meet the guests before going, I went to the living room without stopping.Right now, she just wants to see Jing Qin quickly and ask about He Lianshu, and she can't care about anything else.

It's just that she was in a hurry, and when she arrived at the living room, Jing Qin hadn't arrived yet, so she simply stood at the door of the living room and waited.

Jing Qin saw her standing at the door of the living room at a glance. Since the breakup that day, it was the first time he saw her. I don't know if it was because she was dressed plainly today, or it was just his illusion. Today he looked extraordinarily pale and thin, so he slowed down his steps a little before leaning over.

The four eyes met, Xu Jiao still remembered their current relationship, glanced lightly, without saying hello, turned around and walked into the living room.

There was a trace of resentment floating on the surface of Er Shui, and when he was about to speak, Jing Qin glanced at him lightly, and then, he followed Xu Jiao, and followed into the living room.

(End of this chapter)