marriage order

Chapter 18

Beads of blood were still dripping from the tip of the finger that was handed to him, Nanshan didn't lean up to suck the blood, but stretched out his finger to wipe some blood, bowed his head and tasted it.

Pei Qu was obviously taken aback for a moment, probably because he hadn't expected the students to be so witty, so he withdrew his hand uncomfortably and turned to pay attention to Nanshan's expression.Nanshan frowned, with a look of savoring seriously, she tried hard to taste the salty taste of the blood, but in the end she found nothing.

She raised her head, Pei Qu asked: "Still can't taste it?"

Nanshan thought about it quickly at this moment.To be honest, she never expected Pei Qu to help her regain her sense of taste, and she didn't really trust the teacher's knowledge in poisons.However, Pei Qu put on a posture of "not giving up until I have tried all the related poisons". If she replied "I can't taste it", he probably has to try a new poison again.

What if something goes wrong?
So she told nonsense without hesitation: "It seems that I can taste a little bit. But after all these years, the effect of the first dose may not be too obvious. I will talk about it after eating all of these." She shook her hand as she spoke. Chinese medicine bottle.

"It's best if you can taste it. If you can't, don't lie to me." Teacher Pei saw through her completely, and threatened lightly: "It's easy for me to try you."

It's very easy. I tried her with apricot cheese porridge quietly at that time. I'm afraid there will be fewer tricks in the future?
Nanshan felt that he was not in the same rank as him, but he didn't know what to say for a while, so he puffed up his cheeks to cover up, put the medicine bottle in his sleeve pocket, turned around and said: "Student still has some things, so I won't waste them here. Please take care of the host..."

"where to?"

"I haven't been back for a long time, Feng Niang will be worried." Nanshan gave an irrefutable reason, and walked into the courtyard after speaking.When Pei Qu saw her go out, he hurriedly took the bamboo hat and coir raincoat and sent it to her. While she was untying the horse rope, he fastened the bamboo hat for her, and also thoughtfully tied the belt for her.

He really wanted to tell him something, but Nanshan quickly put on his coir raincoat and led the horse's head and left without looking back.

She rode a horse and disappeared into the wet alley of Beiqu in Pingkangfang. The muffled street drums sounded slowly, and the place became more and more lively at this time.Although Beiqu here is not as good as Nanzhong Erqu, and there are not many distinguished guests, but at this time, the smell of wine, fragrance, fat and powder is still lingering, and the laughter and music in the alley never stop.

Pei Qu shut all the bustle outside the door, and entered the house, only to see Shen Fengge sitting up.

Shen Fengge obviously just woke up, and his expression was full of confusion.He raised his hand and rubbed his temples, seeming very upset.When Pei Qu stepped forward, Shen Fengge raised his head and frowned at him, and said in an extremely hoarse voice: "Where is this?"

"Pingkangfang Beiqu." Pei Qu said, leaning over to look at his face carefully, then straightened up quickly and said very gently: "Master Shen has been sleeping for almost a day and a night, are you hungry?"

Shen Fengge ignored Pei Qu for the time being, he lowered his head to think for a while, and finally raised his head after he figured it out, and said: "I'm really hungry, is there any fish to eat?"

"Fishfish—" Pei Qu really didn't know what to say to him, "Does the host still plan to eat it? Even if he wants to eat it, Xiaguan can't change it at this time."

"Where are the porridge cakes?"

"can."

"Then bring some porridge cakes."

"I don't have time to do it in the future, but soon, the host please wait patiently." Pei Qu finished speaking and went out to the west kitchen.It is not difficult for him to cook a meal in a small and simple space, and he even enjoys it.

But Shen Fengge, who was lying on the bed, had nothing to cheer about.His whole body was sore, he couldn't lift his strength at all, his heart was aching, and there was a strange smell of medicine in his throat... He quickly sorted out what happened last night, and finally decided that he had fallen into a trap.

It is true that the grand master was seriously ill last night, but is what he said about Liu Niang and Qu Songhua true?Where did Nanshan go?But what happened to the Lishan Palace?Why did Pei Qu accompany me when I woke up?

All kinds of questions came to my mind, and the more I talked about it, the more chaotic it became.Due to the influence of the drug, his train of thought froze a bit, and the sound of the street drums outside was about to die down.Due to the weather, the sky also got dark much earlier than usual, and a lamp on the small table was slightly lit, which hardly played a role in lighting.

When Pei Qu brought in the dinner, Shen Fengge tried to get off the ground, but tragically found that he couldn't move his legs at all.

Pei Qu saw it, and brought the food plate over: "The host may need to rest on the bed for a while, and probably won't be able to walk on his own within half a month. But it doesn't matter, someone will come to take care of it tomorrow."

Shen Fengge glanced at him expressionlessly: "Planning to trap me here?"

Pei Qu said bluntly: "Yes." As he spoke, he put the dinner on the edge of the bed, and said sternly: "Teacher Yuan said that the host has a stubborn temper and a bad personality, and he might be killed during this sensitive period. I'm really worried, but it's nothing to worry about." It’s a good way, but we can only make a bad move.”

"Do you want me to drag on?" Shen Fengge asked quietly.

"If the host thinks that rushing up to seek death at this time is an awe-inspiring act, the subordinate officials will definitely not stop him." He changed the subject and said, "However, if the host just feels all hopeless because of Qu Songhua, I hope the host will think about it a little bit." The still young Sixteenth Mother."

The last sentence was like a small hand reaching out suddenly, gently and clumsily grabbing his throbbing heart, Shen Fengge was immediately speechless.

Seeing that he was silent, Pei Qu immediately changed the subject, "Please eat dinner while it's hot, and I won't feed the host." Door.

Pei Qu sat in the corridor outside the kitchen and ate dinner alone. The rain in the courtyard kept pattering, and the door of the workshop was closed again, so he couldn't go anywhere.Nanshan has been gone for a long time, I don't know if I have eaten now.As he thought about it, he became worried about her again. It always felt very dangerous to let her run outside at such a critical moment.He didn't want the bloody killings like nine years ago to happen again, but who could stop it?
He thought about it seriously, and returned to Shen Fengge's room.

The dinner has been eaten, and there are only empty dishes left. It seems that I have been hungry all day, and my appetite is really good.

Pei Qu went forward to clean up the tableware, but Shen Fengge asked him to sit down and asked everything about last night clearly.

On the other hand, Nanshan did not go straight back to his home in Chang'an County after leaving Pingkangfang.She inquired about the things that should be inquired about one by one, but her heart became more and more uncertain.

The Holy Majesty drove back to the palace tonight, accompanied by Li Jiayin, the son of King Wu, and a group of veteran officials in purple robes, and Lu Zhan, the commander-in-chief of Xuanwu Town.Judging from all the signs, the forced palace last night seemed to go very smoothly, and the Holy Majesty was indeed on the verge of dying.

But one thing that happened today made Nanshan feel puzzled - the Neiwei Mansion received a chessboard.

Although the inner guard is a secret organization, it also has a mansion in name.The place is not big, and the staffing is pitifully small. It is basically a yamen that no one cares about, but today it received a chessboard from the palace for the first time.Nanshan thought about it for a long time, and thought that the chessboard might be related to the next plan of the Holy Majesty.It was late, she didn't waste any more time, and went home quietly, while Feng Niang just fell asleep.

She didn't intend to wake Feng Niang up, so she went back to her room and packed her things carefully.She found a small bag from under the bed, opened it layer by layer, and found two solid gold collars inside.She used to live frugally and was stingy and kept it for so many years. It was almost all her possessions that she could afford, and she saved them for her escape.

Nanshan sewed the gold collar into a long cloth bag overnight, so that it is very convenient to tie around the waist and will not be stolen.After everything was settled, Feng Niang suddenly appeared at the door, she said: "Miss is back..."

Nan Shan responded, stood up and handed the long cloth bag to Feng Niang: "Feng Niang, if you want to leave Chang'an, are you willing?"

Feng Niang nodded, then whispered, "Could it be that... you want to go back to Huainan?"

"No, I can't go back to Huainan." Nanshan said with some melancholy, "Except for the four towns in Hebei, the rest of the places are not safe at present. I originally planned to stay in Beijing for a while, but..."

Her voice gradually lowered, and Feng Niang stretched out her hand to hug her, but said: "Young lady, it's better to go alone, it's inconvenient to take me with you, and you will be dragged... I'm already my age, and it's okay to go to Hebei again." Meaning, let me stay in Beijing..."

Nan Shan shook his head: "Beijing is not safe anymore, Feng Niang."

Feng Niang touched her cheek: "The lady has grown up, and I don't have much to ask for. After the disaster nine years ago, I thought I would never see my lady again, but I was able to meet him later. I am very satisfied." It's gone." She paused for a moment, then turned around and said, "My lady, go to sleep, we'll talk about it tomorrow, don't worry."

After Fengniang finished speaking, she let go of her hands and walked out, not even willing to ask for the gold collar.

Feng Niang's response made Nanshan very restless, she lay back on the bed and tossed and turned all night, and the next morning she hurriedly made breakfast and left the house before it was bright.

Pei Qu had already left when she arrived at Pingkangfang.Shen Fengge was sitting on the bed doing nothing, staring at a clumsy servant, his phoenix eyes were full of dissatisfaction and faint anger.

Seeing that he was awake, Nanshan naturally wanted to greet him a few more times, and after dismissing the servants sent by Pei Qu, he reported all the news he had found.When she was about to mention Fengniang's matter, Shen Fengge suddenly raised his hand to signal her to stop.

"The Holy Majesty sent the chessboard to the Neiwei Mansion?"

"Yes."

"The one in Yanying Hall?"

"should be."

Shen Fengge pondered for a while, and revealed the mystery: "That chessboard has a mechanism, go and open it, there should be a letter inside."

He looked serious like he was joking, Nan Shan tentatively asked: "Does the host know what was written in that letter?"

"I don't know." Shen Fengge pursed his lips, "But it's very important, you have to get it as soon as possible, and don't let it fall into the hands of other inner guards, especially Pei Liangchun and others."

Nanshan got up abruptly, Shen Fengge hesitated for a long time, but finally said: "I told you to avoid it earlier, you must hurry up, get this list, you will leave Chang'an immediately, don't delay for a moment, When Li Jiayin succeeds to the throne, it will be too late for the veterans to gain power."

After Sheng Shang drove back to the palace, some rumors spread quickly.Under the leadership of the Ministry of Rites led by veteran ministers, active preparations for the Zen ceremony have also begun.There was a busy scene in the court, but the Eastern Palace Office was still deserted and lonely as snow. Everyone thought that Lu Jieshuai would come to Beijing, and it would be a matter of course to establish a reserve, but they didn't expect that it would all go to waste——The Holy Majesty directly took the Zen position For the little boy of the Wu Wang family, there was nothing to do with the East Palace Office.

Li Jiayin was allowed to go back to Prince Wu's Mansion, and Lu Zhan, the Marshal of Xuanwu Festival, went with him.King Wu was sick in bed and was weak and hard to hide. He coughed like he was about to cough up his lungs. As soon as Jiayin entered the room, he hugged his father and cried loudly. After crying almost, he wiped away his tears and snot, and whimpered and complained in a very low voice. : "Jiayin doesn't want to enter the palace..."

King Wu raised his hand and rubbed his head, but said nothing.

Lu Zhan, who was standing outside, kept listening, and Jiayin's sobs and cautious cries came to his ears, and his usually cold heart also felt a little bitter.If Jiayin's mother was still alive, the father and son would not be as miserable as they are now.

He raised his hand and knocked on the door frame. King Wu quickly sat up and wanted to get out of bed to worship, but Lu Zhan waved his hand: "No need!"

King Wu sat down again, and Jiayin jumped off the bed, stood up straight and quickly wiped away the tears on her face.Lu Zhan looked at the big and the small, and said earnestly: "The Zen ceremony is only a few days away, and I will go back to Xuanwu as soon as it is over. The court is intriguing, those old guys are not cheap, you two Take care of yourself."

This exhortation is very unconstructive, but there is not much else to say.Lu Zhan has always thought that the son-in-law of the royal family is not good, and counting on him is as good as hope, and his grandson is too young, and it is tantamount to confessing to him.

King Wu responded with a cough, and Lu Zhan frowned and said, "Take a break, the most important thing is to take care of your health."

Just at this time, the servant came to report: "The doctor arranged by Princess Shangyuan is here."

Lu Zhan raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and Wu Wang's slightly distorted face due to coughing showed some subtleties.

"She actually sent someone to see you?"

The King of Wu responded lightly, and said to the waiter, "Doctor, please come in."

Lu Zhan left in a hurry, standing with his hands behind his back, waiting for the doctor to come.

As soon as the doctor entered the room, he saluted the king of Wu, and when he got a response, he took the medicine box from the medicine boy behind him, went to sit down on the pier in front of the bed, and wanted to see the king of Wu.

King Wu coughed violently, and stretched out his hand to press on the pulse pillow.The doctor consulted for a long time, and Lu Zhan asked impatiently, "How is it?"

The doctor faltered and looked pessimistic, and Lu Zhan was not happy. The doctor quickly changed his words: "It might be better to change the prescription."

Lu Zhan waved to the servants and asked the doctor to write the prescription, and then turned to look at the weak King Wu: "Recover well, Jiayin—" His gaze fell on Jiayin, who was holding his father tightly hand, refusing to let go.

Lu Zhan said sternly: "You have to go, don't pester your father."

Jiayin was very afraid of her grandfather, even though she couldn't bear to part with her father, she had no choice but to go out obediently.

Immediately there was less smoke in the room, and King Wu sat in his original posture for a long time, until the young attendant brought the new medicine, then he came back to his senses and said, "Put it there, I'll drink it later."

The waiter put the medicine on the case and withdrew.Not long after, King Wu got out of bed, picked up the bowl of medicine, went to the north side of the room, opened the small window, and poured the medicine down.

The news that the Holy Majesty was about to abdicate spread like the wind to every corner of Xijing, but the people still dared not let go of their discussions, for fear that the news would be false and they would be caught by the inner guards if they said wrong things.

The yamen are still working as usual, and Pei Qu is also trapped in the endless chores of Wannian County, but early this morning, someone came from the palace and wanted to invite Pei Qu into the palace.

The carriage made a leisurely turn from Xuanyangfang into Miyagi, Pei Qu got out of the carriage and walked in with the servants.The servant did not lead him to the Yanying Hall where he summoned his courtiers, but instead took him to the Holy Palace.

As soon as you enter the hall, you can smell the smell of medicine, and you can also hear the "gurgling" sound of the medicine pot on the stove.It was extremely hot in Dog Days, but the Holy Majesty was still covered with a quilt, because he was lying on his side, with one hand stretched out of the quilt, with skinny bones and protruding veins, it looked a little scary.

He seemed to have lost his mind, Pei Qu leaned over and called several times but he didn't respond.The servant yelled softly for a while, and then he moved, and slowly opened his eyes to look at Pei Qu.

The Holy Majesty didn't intend to sit up, he waved his hands and said in a hoarse voice, "Come here."

Pei Qu got up, walked to him and knelt down, while the old servant behind him tactfully stooped and retreated.

"How's the news outside?"

"The fact that His Majesty wants to give the Zen throne to the heir king is known all over the city."

The corners of Sheng Shang's lips twitched slightly, and he snorted softly: "Those old guys." His voice was so low that it needed to be discerned, "But... your grandfather of the Pei family is beyond my expectation." Looking at the long case next to the bed, there are only a few notes on the case.

Pei Qu followed his gaze and turned his head to look over, "Which book does Your Majesty want to take?"

The Holy Majesty pointed, and Pei Qu reached out to take one of the folds.

"look by youself."

Pei Qu opened the folder, and inside was Pei Jin'an's handwriting.I wrote a bunch of eloquent and exaggerated words in front of me, and finally pointed out my intention-resignation from office.

Indeed unexpected.Pei Qu still remembered what Pei Jinan told him that night that "there is no father and son in official career". He thought that all his father's actions were just to continue to climb up, but who would have thought that Pei Jinan would mention resignation at this time.

"He's a smart man." The Holy One stopped after finishing his sentence, he paused for a while, and continued, "Staying here won't get you anything but a false title, and you may even face future liquidation."

Then why is he leading the forced palace?Could it be that he just fulfilled Yuan Taishi's lifelong wish?
The Holy Majesty has not spoken for a long time, and it will take him a long time to recover.

Pei Qu waited quietly, and the Holy One asked again: "Grand Master Yuan hasn't swallowed that breath yet? I heard that he poisoned Shen Fengge, but I heard that Shen Fengge's body was stolen. I don't believe that guy is really dead. He must be hiding in the Where can I get sick?" He stared at Pei Qu anxiously, "Do you know where he is?"

Pei Qu spoke nonsense: "I don't know."

"He was a vicious dog that Grand Master Yuan pushed in front of me, and then raised by me. Thinking about it now, I really regret it." The Holy One sighed, as if he was reviewing the past one by one.He talked on and off, and talked a lot, and then he lost his logic, and he probably didn't know what he was talking about.

Pei Qu patiently listened to him, listening to the medicine on the stove boil over and over again, and by the time he closed his eyes tiredly, the incense on the table had already burned out.

Pei Qu was distracted, but the person on the sick bed suddenly asked, "Do you know why I called you here?"

"I'm stupid, I don't know."

The Holy Majesty closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time before he said, "Do you know Mr. Pei Lian?"

"I know." Pei Qu narrowed his eyes and said calmly.

"You are very similar to Mr. Lian." The Holy One opened his eyes, and took a serious look at Pei Qu, "the nose, eyebrows and eyes are very similar."

When the Holy Majesty said this, Pei Qu's face remained calm, and he only asked, "Why did Your Majesty mention her?"

"Mr. Lian left very hastily back then, leaving nothing behind, and disappeared without a trace. Until a long time later, I heard that she died, and died of poison." He spoke slowly, paused for a while, And added, "She hated me about all her life, and it's a pity that regrets are useless."

"Anyone can be wrong." Pei Qu only said this calmly.

The Holy Majesty looked at him, and was in a daze for a moment: "She also said to me like this back then—'Everyone can make mistakes, it doesn't matter', but she disappeared the next day after she said this." Many things in this world are There are other plans besides forgiveness, and when you say forgiveness, you may be completely disappointed.

"Your Majesty didn't seem to have inquired much about her afterwards."

The Holy Majesty nodded slowly, and his eyelids drooped again.

"There is a small building in the old Pei family house." Pei Qu said, "All the belongings of Mr. Pei Lian are sealed inside, and no one is allowed to set foot there. Many years ago, I entered the small building out of curiosity, and searched inside for a long time. I have found some letters. Those letters are fragmentary and rambling, and it seems that they were all written by Pei Lianjun a year before his death, but they have not been sent."

"What did you write..."

"A lot of trivial things." Pei Qu said, "People in the family say that she is a lunatic, but what is presented in the letters is just an ordinary person - there is love, hatred, grievance and guilt, and her thoughts are very delicate. Those letters There is also one thing recorded in the book, which has been mentioned many times."

The Holy Majesty looked at him and said nothing.

"She has a child."

The Holy Majesty clenched his teeth slowly and hard, making his expression even uglier.

"The Pei family didn't let her raise the child."

The Holy One was in a trance.

Pei Qu seemed to be talking about other people's affairs, and his expression was neither sad nor happy, as light as a distant mountain mist, "Before she left Your Majesty, she did one thing. Does Your Majesty still remember the ten-pie soup that day?"

The Holy Majesty's expression became particularly ugly, half smiling and half crying, it was extremely painful.

The taste of the bowl of ten soup in his memory is no longer clear, he only remembers that she was very caring that day, and he never suspected that she would poison.

At that time, Pei Lianjun already knew that this man was too obsessed with power.He wanted to usurp the throne against the displeasure of the world, and she let him have no successors.

His Majesty coughed violently, blood came out, and Pei Qu's expression was very indifferent.

He was going to call the servant to come in, but when he was about to get up, he was grabbed by the corner of his clothes.The Holy Majesty said in a hoarse voice: "It's too late—too late."

Pei Qu broke away from his grip on his official uniform, stood up and saluted respectfully, then turned around and walked out.

At the same time, Nanshan tried his best to break into the Neiwei Mansion.She pretended to be an official and walked forward with her head bowed. When she reached the small east corridor, she suddenly turned in, walked quickly to a hut, and got in through the narrow window.The chessboard sent from the Hall of Yanying was placed in the center of the room right now, Nan Shan quickly walked over, turned the chessboard over and examined it carefully.

After finally finding the location of the agency, footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

Nan Shan kept unlocking the mechanism with his hands, and he really took out a letter from it.She quickly opened the envelope, took out the letter paper, put the envelope back into its original place, and quickly reset the mechanism and put the chessboard back to its original place.

The sound of footsteps outside had reached the door, Nan Shan could only hear someone outside saying: "The lock is unlocked, I was ordered to fetch something."

"A chessboard?"

Nan Shan looked around, thinking about how to escape, when a piece of letter paper floated to the ground.She leaned over to pick it up, but suddenly saw Pei Qu's name in it.

Suddenly there was the sound of keys being pulled out outside, Nanshan quickly picked up the letter paper with his name on it, and was about to escape from the small window on the north side, when the sound of keys being inserted into the lock came from outside.

That's too late!She quickly bypassed the screen and quickly got into a sleeping cabinet.When the door is opened, the cabinet door is also just closed.

When the two entered the house, the officials of the Inner Guards Mansion said: "Over there is the chessboard sent by the Yanying Hall, which has been locked here and has not been moved."

"Understood." The other person responded coldly, and said again, "You go out first, I'll get something."

The official soldier really bent down, bent his body out and closed the door on the way.

The man turned the chessboard over and searched for the hidden mechanism. After finally opening it, he took out the envelope, and felt something was wrong just by pinching it—the envelope was empty.

He opened the envelope and checked again, it was empty and there was nothing inside.stolen?The man narrowed his eyes, walked to the door, and asked the officials standing outside: "Is it true that the chessboard has been locked here since it was delivered?"

The official replied: "Yes."

He looked around, then went to the window and pushed it. The window is flexible, and it is not impossible for someone to sneak in through the window.

At this time, Nan Shan was holding his breath, and the man was still pacing around the room, as if he was looking for something.Nan Shan simply closed his eyes, hearing the footsteps getting closer, he couldn't help frowning.She opened her eyes abruptly, and suddenly found that the corner of her clothes was stuck in the crack of the door.

Nanshan's heart was beating like a drum for a while, the footsteps really stopped at the door of the cabinet, and then there was a cool voice: "Come out."

Nanshan put the letter paper into his bosom, touched the dagger on his body, and was ready for a fight.She waited quietly, and the man suddenly fell silent.For a while, the air in the room was slightly stagnant, and it was about to explode.

A hand suddenly put on the door of the cabinet, and it was about to open. Nan Shan suddenly got up from inside, and swung fiercely at the sword pointed at by the other party.

"Nanshan?"

The other party obviously recognized her, but Nanshan refused to admit it, and immediately fled to the window when the other party was distracted.That man was not a vegetarian either, he was very skilled, and immediately blocked Nanshan's way.Seeing that his way was blocked, Nanshan was about to fight back, but the man unexpectedly used his hidden weapon.

A hidden nail hit Nanshan's calf, and she frowned in pain. The other party took advantage of the situation to control her, and said: "There is medicine on the dark nail, and your leg will soon become numb. You and I I don’t have a deep friendship, so it’s not surprising that I kill you according to the rules. So it’s better to be sensible and hand over the things, otherwise it’s not just as simple as leg numbness.”

Nanshan's hands were cut back, and his knees were forced to kneel, with little possibility of resistance.The other party asked again: "Where is it? In your arms?" He turned his head and shouted to the officials outside the door, "Come in!"

Hearing the sound, the officials rushed in immediately and stood still in front of the man.The man glanced at him and ordered: "The thing I want is in her arms, take it out for me."

The officials hurried forward, holding Nanshan's head with one hand to prevent her from attacking, and taking the object with the other.

Nanshan clenched his teeth and gave him a hard look.After the officer succeeded, he quickly took a step back, as if he was afraid that Nanshan would bite him.Just at this time, the man kicked Nanshan hard on the back, kicked her to the ground, bullied her so hard to move her legs, and viciously mended her a few times.

Bloody smell rose from Nanshan's throat, she struggled to stand up, but she only heard the man and the officials say: "It's because of your ineffective inspection that you let her in, if you still want to keep your job, just keep your mouth shut." , as if this incident did not happen today." After he finished speaking, he stared at Nanshan again: "After you followed Shen Fengge, you became more and more terrible, and today I will spare your life so that you can take care of yourself."

The man put the letter paper into his sleeve pocket and left quickly, Nanshan gritted his teeth and sat on the ground, while the official ran out in fright.

The door was closed again, and the surroundings suddenly became strangely quiet.Sunlight came in through the window, and Nanshan's leg that had been nailed in the dark became more and more unconscious, and it was as wooden as a burden.She lowered her head and pulled out the hidden nail, pressed it tightly to stop the bleeding, closed her eyes calmly and thought about it, trying to recall the name on that piece of paper as much as possible.

In addition to Pei Qu, there are also some high-ranking court officials and even people from the vassal mansion in the list.Nanshan sorted out the relationship between these people a little bit, and finally found that most of them belonged to a certain faction.She had a vague premonition in her heart, but she couldn't be sure.The most urgent thing is to rush back to Shen Fengge and ask the matter clearly.

Time passed bit by bit, and it was past noon when Nanshan's legs fully recovered.She managed to escape, and quickly went home and changed her clothes.

Before leaving, she looked at Fengniang and said very worriedly: "If Fengniang really doesn't want to go to Hebei, you can move with me somewhere else today."

Feng Niang shook her head and said: "If even I leave, some people will be suspicious. Besides, I'm used to living here, and I won't be able to sleep if I move to another place. Don't worry, lady, the lady next door will take care of me."

Nan Shan tried to persuade her for a while, but Feng Niang didn't let go.Nanshan didn't speak, but thought about it silently, determined to wait for things to be straightened out there, even if Fengniang didn't want to, she would send Fengniang to a safe place.So she went out with a bag of rice and asked the lady next door a few more words before rushing to Pingkangfang.

Pei Qu had just returned to the county office, turned over the paper in his hand, before he could sit down, he heard Pei Guangben say: "Grand Master Yuan's family sent this..."

Hearing the sound, Pei Qu raised his head, and saw Pei Guangben poking his head halfway in from the window, holding a seal in his hand——

It's bad news.

Pei Qu put down the note and hurried over, but Pei Guangben lay on the window and sighed: "If the old guy leaves later, he will be able to see the Zen ceremony. What a pity."

Only after Pei Qu removed the sealing tube did he confirm that Grand Master Yuan had passed away early this morning.

Pei Guangben knocked on the window frame boredly, and said: "Although your father is Yuan Taishi's favorite student, you have been with Yuan Taishi for a long time since you were young, and he is gone now. You should go to burn incense and pay homage. Too many, I can only give you half a day off tomorrow, remember?"

After finishing speaking, the old guy shrank his head back, looked at Pei Qu through a small window, and asked: "Why has Nanshan disappeared recently, and she doesn't come here anymore, did you bully her?! "

Pei Qu didn't have much time to chat with his uncle, so he put down the curtain directly: "This junior continues to deal with official duties, so I won't chat with my uncle."

Pei Guangben hummed, swayed and sang a little song, and went back to his private room.

When Nanshan rushed to Pingkangfang, Shen Fengge was still staring at the stupid servant Pei Qu sent, looking as if he was really angry.

As soon as Nanshan entered the house, Shen Fengge ordered: "Get this person out, I don't want to see him."

Nan Shan quickly followed suit and sent the waiter to the kitchen.

She closed the door and confirmed that there was no one outside, then walked to the bed and bowed her head, saying, "I didn't get it."

"Have someone stepped in first?" Shen Fengge's tone was strange and cold, as if he was blaming his useless subordinates.

Still bowing his head, Nan Shan replied, "I got it, but it was snatched away."

"See what's written inside?"

Nanshan replied: "It's a list, but I only saw one page. Among them are many high-ranking officials in Beijing and China, and some are people from feudal towns."

"really."

"What did the host say?"

"He once revealed to me that if he can't find a single-handed crown prince before his death, he will definitely reduce the power of the former emperor and old officials. The old officials have been ambitious all these years, and if the young emperor succeeds to the throne, they will be completely reduced to their puppets. He When I said this at the time, my body should have started to go downhill, so I was anxious to prepare the way back.

"At that time, he still trusted me and thought that I could lead the inner guard to complete this last order. But in the past two months, he became more and more suspicious of me, thinking that I might also be a pawn of the old minister's faction, so he simply skipped me. He told Yang Songnian of the Neiwei Mansion about this matter.

"So Yang Songnian must also know that there is a mechanism on the chessboard in the Hall of Yanying, and he also knows that there is a list hidden in it. This is why the chessboard was sent to the Palace of Internal Guards. The names of the people you see are all the guards. The target to kill."

Nan Shan felt chills down his spine, but Shen Fengge added another sentence: "Yang Songnian is colluding with Pei Liangchun now, and his methods are more vicious than before. The list falls into his hands, and there may be a bloody storm soon. .”

Shen Fengge's tone was very calm, but Nanshan was restless in his heart, because her teacher Pei Qu was on that list.If it was true what Shen Fengge said, how could the teacher escape the vicious hands of the inner guards? !

"It's a pity that we didn't get this list." Shen Fengge turned his head to look at her, "And you won't know who will be on the rest of the list, Yang Songnian's group will definitely not use our people, let alone send missions for you."

Nan Shan turned his head and walked out.

"Stop." Shen Fengge called to stop her, "What are you going to do?"

"Find a way to remedy it."

"Remedy?" Shen Fengge's voice was cool, "Is it useful for you to directly persuade those old ministers to flee for their lives? They won't appreciate you, they will only conclude that you are a member of the inner guard. It's too late to kill you, how could they listen to you?" advice?"

Nanshan stood still and turned around, looked at Shen Fengge and replied: "The master of the station can also be regarded as an old minister. At this time, do you have the heart to see the same kind being suppressed and killed?"

"I used to think of them as a group, but now I don't think so." Shen Fengge said that his face turned cold a lot, "There is no absolute right or wrong, only interests and positions."

"What the host said may be right, but violence for violence rarely yields good results, and killings will only increase." She even clenched her fists secretly as she spoke, and the long-lost sense of self-loathing surged again. what happened...

"Chaoge." Shen Fengge lay back tiredly, "Do you hate me?"

Nanshan exhaled slowly, like a ball about to deflate.She thought for a long time, and only replied: "If it wasn't for the host, I might have died a long time ago." In the early years, she only remembered her mother's last command to "live well", so no matter how painful it was, she always thought that as long as she Just live on.They asked her to recite her household registration, practice kung fu, and check secret information...

She never refused, because as long as she refused, she would be cleared by the organization.

She had seen many inner guards killed, and if she wanted to escape, she would die without a burial, this was the rule.

She doesn't want to die.

"You don't have to feel too guilty, you haven't killed anyone."

The corners of Nanshan's lips curled up, he stretched out his hands and looked down: "So what, my hands have long been unclean."

(End of this chapter)