When Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang arrived at the Prince's Mansion, it was already dark.

The outside of the Prince's Mansion was in a mess, and the soldiers inside were cleaning it. The door was open, and the housekeeper stood at the door and sighed.

Seeing Zhan Bai and the others, these soldiers didn't look good, and some even complained a little.

The old butler had a gloomy look on his face and asked the two people who ran to the door, "What else do you need to do? Do you think my Prince's Mansion is not miserable enough?"

Zhan Zhao looked up to the sky and said in his heart that if you don't do evil in the prince's palace, no one will throw eggs at your house. If you don't reflect on yourself, you will blame others.

The Fifth Master felt a little unhappy, and pulled Zhan Zhao to turn around and leave. What that means is that the two Guo brothers love each other to death, and they are all doing it to themselves anyway.

Zhan Zhao grabbed Bai Yutang and dragged him back. At this time, Ouyang Shao Zheng and the Imperial City Army arrived behind him.

Zhan Zhao told the housekeeper, "Mrs. Cai went to Kaifeng Mansion just now. Your prince and minister may be in danger..."

Before I finished speaking, I heard a few boys in the house shouting, "Oh, why is it so foggy?!"

The housekeeper looked back and was dumbfounded. He saw that a thick fog had arisen in the Prince's Mansion at some point, and a gray fog was coming out. He could hardly see the door clearly.

"This..." Before the butler could say anything, two red and white figures flashed beside him, and Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang had already rushed into the prince's palace.

…

In the palace, Zhao Zhen was sitting in the study reading the memorial, holding a copy of the memorial. The emperor was absent-minded, staring at the flames of the oil lamp on the table, as if in a daze.

Outside the study, Nangong walked in with a scroll and handed the scroll to Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen took it and opened it.

On the scroll is a directory, with the names of all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty on it. A few days ago, Zhao Zhen solicited the opinions of the civil and military officials and asked them to recommend a suitable person for the post of Taiwei.

When the courtiers submitted the list of recommendations, nothing happened at the Prince's Mansion, but...

"The person who has been recommended the most is not Guo Linxian." Zhao Zhen looked at the list and shook his head slightly.

…

There was thick fog in the Prince's Mansion. When Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang entered the mansion, they felt a very strong internal force and hurriedly followed the internal force and ran towards the ancestral hall.

In the ancestral hall, two brothers, Guo Linxian and Guo Linsheng, were kneeling in front of Guo Mi's memorial tablet to think about their past. The two brothers lowered their heads in silence and were in a daze when they saw a layer of mist rising on the ground.

The two looked up and looked around, and found that the outside of the ancestral hall was gray and white, as if a piece of white silk was covering the house.

"elder brother!"

Guo Linxian heard Guo Linsheng next to him suddenly shout, grabbing his finger and pointing in the direction of the window on one side.

Following the direction of Guo Linsheng's finger, Guo Linxian also saw a red figure outside the window.

In the mist, the figure in red looms like a ghost.

The two brothers were startled and at the same time they felt a strong wind coming towards them. Both of them were not young anymore, and their kung fu was not very good. They staggered and sat down in front of the altar table.

The altar table was jolted by the two men, and with a "snap" sound, Guo Mi's tablet fell off the table and broke into two pieces in front of the two brothers.

Just when the two of them were shocked, the red shadow had "floated" in from the open window, and a cold light pierced Guo Linsheng's throat.

Guo Linxian was shocked and pushed his brother aside...

Almost at the same time, two ice walls appeared in front of the two of them, blocking the fatal blow.

The ground was instantly covered with a layer of frost, and as the chill spread, the thick fog began to thin.

The two ice walls cracked with a "click", and the red figure appeared again, holding a sharp sword and slashing at Guo Linsheng who was lying aside.

After a loud and piercing sound, the sharp sword was blocked by an ancient black gold sword in front of Guo Linsheng, and another red figure appeared in front of the two brothers.

"Lord Zhan!" Guo Linxian originally thought that his brother was dead, but it wasn't until Zhan Zhao suddenly appeared in front of him that his heart finally dropped and he collapsed on the ground.

The man in red who attacked Guo Linsheng dodged and landed in the room. He turned around and left the ancestral hall, but at the gate, Bai Yutang also walked in.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at the man in red standing in the middle of the ancestral hall.

They all knew this person. She was wearing a red dress and had black hair that was above her knees...it was the "Grandma Qiao" whom they rescued not long ago.

Guo Linxian and Guo Linsheng also stood up.

Guo Linxian was very confused because this woman seemed to want to kill his brother more than himself.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also looked at each other across the "grandma of the Qiao family". They both had a question - this person has such a murderous intention, does he have any deep grudge with Guo Linsheng? Besides... Isn't this Ouyang Na

A peach blossom, right? It seems different from the one described by Zhao Pu, at least the age is not right.

"Who are you?" Guo Linxian asked the woman.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang had also seen the body of the eldest grandma of the Qiao family before. The person in front of them was probably not Qiao Wanwan and his wife.

The woman reached out and fumbled a little on one side of her cheek, then raised her hand and tore off a piece of fake dough...

The face under the mask made everyone present take a breath... It was a face that was severely "damaged", as if it had been bitten by some wild beast, and there were several shocking scars on the face.

However, apart from those scars, if you look carefully, you can see that the woman originally had a beautiful face and looked quite young.

The woman's eyes were red, staring at the two Guo brothers, her expression full of hatred, and her whole body exuding a strong murderous aura.

When Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were both wondering about this woman's identity, Guo Linsheng suddenly shouted, "You...are you...Ling'er?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were both speechless - why did Ling'er come out again? Who is he?

…

In the palace.

After Zhao Zhen read the directory, he handed it to Nangong Ji.

Nangong reached out to take it, held it, looked at it, and then looked at Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen held his chin, observed Nangong's expression with interest, and asked him, "What do you see?"

Nangong looked at it carefully again, and finally shook his head at Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen smiled slightly and said, "That's the problem. I can't see anything. There's nothing abnormal."

Nangong didn't understand, but the emperor's expression didn't seem surprised.

Zhao Zhen stood up and walked out of the study with his hands behind his back.

Nangong followed him to the courtyard, and heard Zhao Zhen say unhurriedly, "It means that from the beginning, the post of Taiwei was not targeted."

Nangong was puzzled, "If it's not to seek the position of Taiwei, then what is it for?"

Zhao Zhen asked him, "Besides the post of Taiwei, which other position is being targeted this time?"

Nangong frowned and thought, "Other positions..."

Zhao Zhen reminded Nangong, "A man was killed and two pieces of gold were lost on him, one large and one small. Everyone would think that the murderer killed for the large pieces of gold, but maybe the small pieces of gold were what the murderer really wanted.

of."

Nangong suddenly opened his eyes wide, "Commander of the Imperial City Army?!"

…

In the ancestral hall of the Prince's Mansion, Guo Linsheng exclaimed the word "Ling'er" with disbelief on his face.

Guo Linxian also asked the woman in shock, "You... aren't you dead?"

Zhan Zhao was angry and said, "Don't worry about chatting. Can anyone introduce us to who Ling'er is?"

The woman whom Guo Linsheng called "Ling'er" suddenly laughed.

The laughter was harsh and made Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang frown.

Looking at Guo Linsheng, Ling'er gritted his teeth and said, "Your Ling'er was thrown into the river valley by your mother and was already buried in a crocodile's mouth. I am the evil ghost who came to claim his life."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were both stunned, and at the same time they thought of someone - could this Ling'er be Mrs. Xue's daughter? The one who was killed by Mrs. Cai because she was in love with Guo Linsheng?

Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang - Mrs. Cai said before that she threw the girl into the river, and thought she was drowned. Didn't she expect that there were crocodiles in the river?

The fifth master was also speechless - the old lady was a little too cruel... I had already said that this family had brought it upon themselves.

Guo Linsheng subconsciously turned back to see his brother Guo Linxian.

Zhan Zhao also noticed the shocked expressions of the two brothers after hearing Ling'er's words. Apparently, they did not know that "Ling'er" did not drown accidentally, but was killed by their own mother.

Looking at the injury, the girl escaped from the danger and did not die... So the one who really came back for revenge this time was not Mei'er, but Ling'er?

…

"If you want to be the commander of the Imperial City Army..." Nangong became a little uneasy after coming to the conclusion, "It is impossible for Guo An to take over the Imperial City Army."

Zhao Zhen looked at Nangong helplessly, "Why are you so honest? If Shao Zheng is the boss, Guo An will be the second in command. If the first one is gone, the second one will be gone. What if the second one is gone? Who benefits?"

Nangong was stunned for a moment, surprised, "Third number? But the Imperial City Army doesn't seem to have a number three..."

"For example." Zhao Zhen walked to the table and sat down, "Uncle Ninth is not in Black Wind City, who has the final say in the military camp?"

"Yihang." Nangong answered without thinking.

"What if Yihang isn't here either?"

"Uh..." Nangong was a little embarrassed, "Anyone of the remaining four generals is possible, right?"

"But we usually don't choose from these four people. After all, not all lieutenants are brothers. There will definitely be dissatisfaction with whomever you choose." Zhao Zhen stretched out his hand and lightly poked Nangong's forehead, "
To be continued...