Xiao Jiu was confused for a moment, and then met Yang Guosi's gaze. A questioning slowly appeared in his eyes. After receiving the latter's affirmative look, Xiao Jiu seemed to have realized something, and slowly lowered his head with a firm expression.

"Yes, I understand."

Just understand...

The two people opposite smiled with satisfaction.

Xiao Jiu now really understood the other party's purpose of recruiting him.

What's the big deal? I'm just trying to find a scapegoat!

After all, Zhou Wuhun forced the palace to rebel, and the throne gained by killing his father and his relatives was not good news. At this time, it was necessary to put the blame on one person. Finally, Zhou Wuhun came forward to kill the rebels.

Flag to kill this man.

It not only solved the trouble, but also made it appear that Zhou Wuhun ascended to the throne in a more decent manner. Wasn't it killing two birds with one stone?

Unfortunately, Xiao Jiu is the person they found.

Although I don’t know why he was chosen as an unknown person, it’s a pity that Xiao Jiu didn’t intend to follow their script.

After the matter was over, Xiao Jiu and Yang Guosi left Zhou Wuhun's house together. When they were walking out, Yang Guosi suddenly asked, "I heard that Xiao Shangzao's teachers and senior brothers all returned to Xun County this morning?"

"yes."

"You're leaving in such a hurry...Is there something urgent?" he asked seemingly unintentionally.

Xiao Jiu used the same rhetoric as he used to deal with Ji Min, and replied, "It's a disciple of the academy who has an emergency, and the teacher rushed back to deal with it."

"Mr. Qingxi really takes good care of his disciples."

Even non-direct disciples attach such great importance to it. Yang Guosi looked calm and then asked, "Can someone be sent to escort me?"

He narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking deeply.

Xiao Jiu's mind was moved, his expression didn't reveal anything, and he responded appropriately, "I've sent someone to see you all the way."

"Oh..." Yang Guosi nodded, and after finishing his words, he suddenly said, "How about I send more people to protect you?"

"The road from Xun County to the Royal Capital is quite long. Thieves are rampant along the way. What if something goes wrong?"

Xiao Jiu stopped, something flashed in his calm eyes, and then he turned his head and looked at Yang Guosi.

There seemed to be silence between the two people for a second. After a while, Xiao Jiu said in a tone that was half hesitant and half grateful, "What Taiwei Yang said makes sense. If you send someone to help, my teacher and the others will be safe along the way."

No worries.”

It was as if he was completely unaware of the other party's temptation, showing trust and calmness.

This time, Yang Guosi was quiet for a while, and the atmosphere between the two people chatting seemed strange for a moment.

Xiao Jiu lowered his head, making it difficult for people to see the emotions in his eyes. Yang Guosi looked at him quietly for a while before speaking again. He sighed first and then said.

"I have thought about it. It is the time when His Highness is employing people. Xiao Shangzao loves his master very much. I am afraid that there will only be a lot more people sent to protect him. I will not add any unnecessary unnecessary extravagance."

He smiled, quite embarrassed, and Xiao Jiu also expressed his indifference with his expression.

They parted ways when they reached the gate.

There was no expression on Xiao Jiu's stiff face, no hint of happiness or anger, just the deep and terrifying look in his eyes.

Yang Guosi was testing him. No matter how loyal Xiao Jiu was, he was still very cautious. He even wanted to hold Mr. Qingxi in his palm to blackmail Xiao Jiu.

Fortunately, Xiao Jiu acted quickly and sent Mr. Qingxi and others away before him.

Xiao Jiu couldn't help but feel happy.

But here, Yang Guosi was always a little concerned about Xiao Jiu's sudden departure from the capital for some reason.

"What a coincidence..."

He closed his eyes, murmured in his mouth, chewed Xiao Jiu's name twice more in his heart, and fell into deep thought.

As soon as the secret of his conspiracy with the Nanman was heard, Xiao Jiu sent his teacher and others out of Kyoto. Was it really urgent, or was he guilty of treason or something?

Chi'er is dead. I don't know what happened to the Nanman's cooperation with him. I'm still waiting for a reply. Harper is now all over the capital looking for the assassin who killed Chi'er. He's like crazy and doesn't care about him at all.

thing.

Don't you want to go crazy?

The Nanman King's favorite youngest son followed Harper to the Qi Kingdom and lost his life here. After returning, Harper was afraid that he would not have any good fruits to eat.

When Chi'er died, the Queen's Palace was the last to know the news.

From that day on, Chi'er sneaked into her palace quietly and was disrespectful to Jiang Zhen'er. The King of Qi used the beautiful name of letting Jiang Zhen'er stay in the Queen's Palace to recuperate, and also sent people to guard outside the palace. They said it was for protection, but in fact it was a house arrest.

It's pitiful that Jiang Zhen'er was obviously the one being bullied, but she was treated like this in turn, while Chi'er was fine with it.

"Ha..." Jiang Zhen'er leaned on the couch and let out a chuckle. Her fair and delicate hands were playing with a blooming red flower, her movements were lazy and casual, "It's a pity that the flower has not withered and the person has died."

This corpse was not used as fertilizer."

"Forget it...this flower simply won't survive, so just go underground with its owner."

This flower was brought by Chi'er the day he broke into her palace to express his feelings. Later, he was kicked out, but the flower was raised by her.

Jiang Zhen'er lazily clenched her fingers, with a smile on her lips, like a soul-eating ghost, and her eyes were full of interest.

The bright red flowers were crushed into mud in her palms, and when she spread her hands, red juice stained her white jade hands sporadically, like blood, and the broken petals fell to the ground.

The maid who was kneeling in front of the couch took out a kerchief and carefully wiped her palms clean. These hands were so tender and delicate, but the person who died under these hands was as tired as a mountain of bones.

"How is the king?"

Jiang Zhen'er closed her beautiful eyes and asked lazily.

The maid who was massaging her calf replied, "Your Majesty has been bedridden these days and rarely wakes up."

oh……

It would be nice if there was a day when I couldn't wake up sooner, Jiang Zhen'er thought, recalling in her mind the day Chi'er was found in her palace.

Chi'er was invited out of the palace without incident. When the old King Qi came to know the news, the first thing he did was slap her in the face.

"Bitch!"

"It's just that you are not involved with the few sons of the widow, but you have also charmed the princes of other kings to become jealous of you. You are flirting with others, and you are restless in the family. You are worthy of being a witch like Daji!"

The old King Qi was so angry that he breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang Zhen'er, who fell to the ground, endured the anger and tried to get up, pretending to be aggrieved. She tried her best to coax King Qi to calm down, just to win a little favor.

Even though she had explained the matter clearly, King Qi didn't care about the truth of the matter, let alone the life or death of a woman. Seeing that Chi'er was interested in Jiang Zhen'er, he actually offered to exchange Jiang Zhen'er for Nanman weapons and horses.

idea.

Jiang Zhen'er even doubted whether Chi'er was intentionally put into the palace by King Qi.

No longer thinking about these bad things, she turned to, "Is Jiahe back?"

"Your Highness is still in the palace."

"Not back yet?" Jiang Zhen'er frowned in confusion.

"Yes." the maid replied.

Jiang Zhen'er had not stayed in the palace for too many years, so naturally she bribed some people around King Qi to act as spies.

Some time ago, the old King of Qi began to vomit blood, and until recently he often fell into coma. He saw no outsiders, no one, and only called Zhou Wu Jiahe to him.
Chapter completed!