Due to the successive accidents in the capital, Emperor Yao agreed with his courtiers this morning to advance the curfew to the first watch, and it would end from the first watch until the fifth watch.
Before dark, people could still be seen on the street. When the clock rang, Habayashi Wei began to chase people away from the street, and the people she had arranged around withdrew to the darkness.
The teahouse closed down and Si Yiluo squatted on the roof. In less than half an hour, the only sounds on the street were the footsteps of Yulin Guards patrolling. The whole city suddenly became quiet, and even the night wind carried a sense of loneliness.
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This move by the court caused a change in her plan. The city gates were closed and there were troops patrolling the streets. It was very difficult to steal the corpse.
And since the other party has already given up the lives of these people, how can they care about their corpses?
Si Yiluo didn't know if she could catch the rabbit tonight, but for some reason, her intuition told her that she should wait.
The wind was very cold, she was wearing thin clothes, and her hands and feet were very cold. This feeling was strange and familiar to her. It was strange to her in her previous life, but very familiar to her in this life. In Guancheng
Over a thousand days and nights, except for the short summer, almost every day was spent like this.
Her instincts are unmistakable.
Standing at a high place, any movement below would attract her attention. After the second watch, while the moon was hidden in the clouds, the earth was dark for a moment, and there was a faint smell of oil in the wind, which seemed to have the smell of kerosene.
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Si Yiluo jumped down from a high place, and the moon soon emerged from the clouds. The buildings in Shengjing City were once again shrouded in the cold white moonlight, a spark of fire flashed, and the thatched shed was instantly on fire.
"Arrest the people, don't worry about the bodies!"
The girl who was still in the air landed steadily. The figure didn't seem to expect that she would be discovered so soon. She stumbled forward and stumbled.
The sound of footsteps surrounded him, and there were people blocking his retreat. Si Yiluo drew his sword and placed it in front of the opponent's neck. Under the firelight, he saw that the person was a white-faced eunuch with no beard.
When the little eunuch turned around and saw Si Yiluo, he was so frightened that he peed his pants and bit the poison in his mouth.
The subordinate hurriedly went to pick it, but the little eunuch's face turned blue in convulsions, foaming at the mouth, and when he checked his nose, he found that he was out of breath.
"grown ups……"
After guarding for a day, the clue was broken again.
When a person dies, this matter cannot be explained clearly.
The street was clearly illuminated by the firelight, and there were also corpses stored in the Yi Zhuang, so the fact that they were burned was not important.
But people in the secular world are bound to things as long as they are alive. Most eunuchs are alone and helpless. After a person dies, it is difficult to find the person behind him.
And this matter is very likely to involve Dongchang.
"Check the identity of this little eunuch."
The subordinates had a headache. If they wanted to investigate the eunuch, they had to go to Wei Heyan. During this period, they were fighting with Dongchang overtly to steal the case and secretly. Will he cooperate with them?
Someone secretly glanced at Si Yiluo, and the boss's face was not good-looking either. Regardless of whether the other party cooperates or not, what needs to be done must be done!
Si Yiluo returned to the house. Wei Heyan did not come back from the palace. She did not light the lamp and sat in the dark thinking for a long time before getting up and going out.
The burning of several corpses after the curfew did not cause much stir in the capital, but Wei Heyan received the news as soon as he left the palace.
Back at home, there was a very shallow breathing sound in the dark bedroom.
His footsteps stopped in front of the door.
"No need to follow."
The yawning Si Hai almost bumped into him, turned around and waved her hand.
"Everyone get down!"
Wei Heyan opened the door, and Si Hai prepared to go in and help him change clothes as usual.
"You're waiting outside too."
Si Hai was agitated, her sleepiness was gone, and she realized what she was doing. She leaned half forward, stepped out, and helped close the door.
Wei Heyan started to light the candle, and Si Yiluo came out of the darkness and looked at him.
Under the warm yellow candlelight, he looked a little tired, which made her unable to ask any questions she was about to ask. She turned around and went to the cabinet to find the pajamas he wanted to wear.
"I'll help you wash up."
There was a chuckle in the silence, and Si Yiluo blushed a little. These things she had done almost every day in her previous life, she hadn't done in this life for a long time. Every time, he would serve her in turn.
"Don't worry..." Wei Heyan hugged her from behind and put his chin on her shoulder, "If you have anything to ask me, just ask me."
It was difficult for her to hide what was on her mind from him.
Si Yiluo was silent and asked, "Did you send that little eunuch?"
In a positive tone, when the Zhou Dynasty was first established, the number of eunuchs was very small, but slowly, the number of eunuchs increased, and now Dongchang has thousands of them to serve as minions.
Not everyone knows Si Yiluo, and not everyone has met her, but the little eunuch obviously knows her.
Wei Heyan hummed, but didn't explain much.
Si Yiluo's heart sank and he asked, "Does the assassination of King Rong have anything to do with you?"
She was looking for the real culprit, but a eunuch jumped out to stop her. She could guarantee that the subordinates participating in the mission tonight would not have a good sleep.
Arranging an assassination requires careful planning. No matter who is behind it, it means that the other party has sufficient strength.
Wei Heyan asked back: "Do you think it has anything to do with me?"
Si Yiluo did not dare to say that if it were Wei Heyan in his previous life, he might have taken action in order to muddy the waters.
Her silence was replaced by another chuckle.
"Just think it's related to me, and you can investigate the case how you want. We have made a three-part agreement not to interfere in each other's affairs, and I will not interfere with your investigation."
Si Yiluo didn't want to understand and asked: "Why?"
Wei Heyan hugged her tighter and said, "Don't ask me why. You just need to remember one thing. I will never harm you in this life. I naturally have my own reasons."
"Just do whatever you want to do..."
Si Yiluo felt uneasy, and Wei Heyan whispered in her ear: "After Prince Rong was assassinated, the emperor planned to delegate power to the princes. Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?"
So early?
Among the princes, from King Rong to King Zhan, everyone is waiting for the opportunity. Delegating power means a good thing for them.
Si Yiluo suddenly understood that delegating power to the prince also meant that Wei Heyan had fewer rights and more restricted actions. He did this to muddy the water and make Emperor Yao more dependent on him.
"But no matter how low the status is, it is still a living human life..."
In her previous life, Si Yiluo didn't know Wei Heyan's true identity until he died. In the past ten years, she had always thought that he was like most miserable people who had no choice but to do those things just to complete his master's instructions.
So she never asked about right or wrong and helped him do many things.
"It's just a cheap life. You and I are in this position, we should know how to choose."
Compared to the mastermind behind the assassination, he was kind enough, using only one life to push the case to another level.
"Otherwise, why would you choose to remain silent when you had the power to prevent him from committing suicide?"
Si Yiluo was speechless. She did have time to stop him at that time, but she did not take action in the end. If she let him escape, it would be Jin Yiwei's prestige that would be ruined. If he was allowed to live, he would face the dilemma of not being able to survive but not die.
From this point of view, it seems that the best choice is to just watch him die.
She made a choice and did the right thing, but she still felt uncomfortable.
"Girl, more people will die next, and you will make more choices." Wei Heyan comforted, "A gentleman will never die, and you and I are both villains. We will be reviled by others if we stand under the light in this life...