Mo Fei looked at everything that happened that night in shock. His nephew was holding his adopted son hostage, and the second son of the Yan Kingdom was also there. What was going on?
Seeing this, Xilou immediately saluted: "Junior has met Lord Shangshu."
Murphy glanced at him doubtfully, then turned to ask his nephew: "If you are not patrolling outside the palace, what are you doing here?!"
When Ge Yishan saw his uncle coming, he became even more confident: "Just now, Zuo Qing sneaked up to the back mountain, and I followed him all the way. I didn't expect to see him and the second young master of Yan State discussing how to deal with his uncle, and I caught him.
It was a good idea, but now someone has stolen the stolen goods, please ask your uncle to deal with it!"
Mo Fei glanced at Zuo Qing, feeling a little suspicious in his heart, but... Zuo Qing was the person he brought back with his own hands. He had been advising him for so many years, how could he betray him, but Shan'er was not like him
lie……
"What evidence?" he said coldly.
Zuo Qing pretended to be a man of self-righteousness and expressed his position to Mo Fei: "If my adoptive father doesn't believe me, I can ask General Zuo to search me. If any evidence is really found, I will let him do whatever he wants! But my adopted father, I
I have been following you for many years. It was your appreciation that allowed me to enter the academy and achieve the status I have today. Don’t you believe me?"
Mo Fei felt guilty. If the search turned out to be fruitless, wouldn't it break his heart? Years of hard work would most likely be wasted!
Ge Yiyan noticed his uncle's hesitation and worried that it would be detrimental to him if the stalemate continued, so he sternly said to Zuo Qing: "Since you think you are innocent, then take out the brocade box. If you don't dare, there is something wrong with you!"
Xilou explained: "General Zuo misunderstood, the thing is like this..."
"Second Young Master! It's too late to explain everything now. Either prove your innocence, or follow me to see His Majesty and let Your Majesty interrogate you personally to see when you started to have contact. Maybe we can draw some peace.
Things about Yan State."
"Why should General Zuo be so aggressive?" Zuo Qing said in a deep voice, "Although you and I have always been at odds with each other, in the final analysis we are all working for our adoptive father. Do you really want to quarrel?"
"Yes, so what?!" He pressed down the sword hard, and the sword edge scratched his skin, scraping off a layer of skin. Blood flowed out, instantly dyeing the skirt of his clothes red, and everyone present felt chilled.
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When Ge Yiyan saw him dilly-dallying, he simply took matters into his own hands and dug out the brocade box.
"Look, this is the evidence!" Ge Yiyan raised the brocade box in his hand and said to Mo Fei: "How can anything good happen if they have a secret meeting in a place like this? Uncle, don't you still believe me? Zuo Qing is a traitor.
From start to finish!"
Mo Fei's face suddenly turned cold and he was about to have a seizure when he saw that what fell out of the brocade box Ge Yiyan opened was a blood jade.
Ge Yiyan couldn't believe that a mere piece of blood jade could sway the dignified Shangshu Ling, and asked him in disbelief: "You said this is the thing that can deal with my uncle? You... what on earth are you putting in your gourd?!"
Zuo Qing looked towards the west building, and his two eyebrows quickly knitted together: "The blood jade of the royal family of the Yan Kingdom can revive carrion and regenerate bones and muscles. Unfortunately..." He looked at the broken jade on the ground in despair, "It was
You're ruined."
Xilou let out a long sigh and said to Ge Yiyan: "General Ge arrested people indiscriminately and didn't let anyone explain. It's okay. Such a rare and high-quality blood jade is just like this... just like this."
Now!" He hurriedly walked around and said to Mo Fei: "I don't know, sir, but I have known Mr. Zuo for a long time. It's just that because of my status, I rarely move around. Last month, I learned that the Yan Kingdom
The palace has obtained the blood jade that can bring the dead back to life, and wants to give it to Minister Zuo, but I am just a proton, so I can only pay a lot of money to hire someone to steal it from the palace..."
"What is blood jade used for?"
"The undercurrent is surging in Kyoto, and there are countless killers lurking there. The boss is worried that it will endanger you, so he asked me to find the blood jade in case of emergency."
"So, you don't dare to take out this treasure openly, so you take advantage of the winter hunting to trade it in the back mountain?" Mo Fei asked carefully.
"How can it be called a transaction!" Xilou quickly corrected, "I gave him this blood jade without asking for anything in return!"
Mo Fei's heart knot was all relieved now. He put on a smile and said to Zuo Qing: "When the blood jade is gone, it is gone. There are guards around me, both covert and covert. Nothing will happen. Don't worry."
"However, those officials have been opposing you, and I'm worried about them..."
Mo Fei waved his hand, showing no fear at all: "Those pedantic people don't need to be afraid, they should worry about their own lives."
"Since my adoptive father has said so, I will no longer bother Xilou to help me find elixirs and elixirs from all over the world."
It is enviable for a father to be kind and a son to be filial, but Ge Yiyan was so angry that he said: "What an academy director, he actually got together to frame me! Zuo Qing, Zuo Qing, today I have learned what it means to catch a thief when a thief calls for it."
, just wait, I will let you die without a burial place one day!"
He put the sword back into the scabbard with force, glanced viciously at Xilou aside, and returned to Mo Fei. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he was slapped in the face, and then his face was in burning pain. He looked at his uncle in surprise.
To defend himself, several guards came up behind him, held him down, and escorted him away immediately.
"Good boy, you are scared." Mo Fei took two steps forward and said with a smile, "Shan'er is the prince's son after all. Don't be as familiar with him. I will teach you a lesson when I go back so that there won't be another time.
"
"The adoptive father is serious. The misunderstanding between General Zuo and me has not been reconciled to this day. I have long been used to it, and I am afraid that... after this incident, he will frequently cause trouble and have an impact on the adoptive father."
"Although Yan'er is impulsive, he still takes the overall situation into consideration. You don't have to worry about this."
Zuo Qing nodded, feeling a little ashamed: "What my adoptive father said is that in this case, I will give him some concessions from now on. Who will let him be my younger brother?"
Mo Fei smiled happily, and when he saw his shocking wound, he couldn't help but feel distressed: "Your injury needs timely treatment. When you get back, I will send the doctor to your room immediately. Don't touch the water in the next few days.
"After that, he patted his shoulder to comfort him.
"Father, don't worry, my injury is not serious and I can recover on my own."
"There are many imperial doctors accompanying me on the hunt. Don't use them in vain. Listen to my adoptive father and hurry back to the other courtyard to stay. I will ask the imperial doctors to come over immediately!" After saying that, without giving him any room to decline, he hurriedly left to seek medical treatment.
After everyone left, Zuo Qing went to check his neck. His fingers touched a long and narrow wound. The soft skin turned out and wet blood flowed down his arm.
Xilou hurried over to help him stop the bleeding and muttered: "It was an accident. It's my fault that I didn't think carefully! Fortunately, it didn't hurt the blood, otherwise I would have..."
"But what?"
Xilou kept his head down in order to check his injury. When he heard something in his words, he immediately raised his head to avoid it, and still pressed his hand on his injury.
"You're so hurt, why do you still think about joking? Everyone has left, so why don't you just tell me clearly, what are your plans next?"
"The first step has been completed. The next step depends on how far Ge Yiyan's hatred for me will go."
"What's the meaning?"
"Ge Yishan brought three thousand people with him for winter hunting this time, and the entire hunting ground belongs to him. If I have angered him, do you think he will take this opportunity to kill me."
"You're going to lay another trap and let him in?"
A chill slowly spread on Zuo Qing's face, "Ge Yishan has used his position to do a lot of dirty things in the past few years. If Mo Fei hadn't taken care of him, he would have been dealt with by the prince's party. So, in
In Mo Fei's eyes, Ge Yiyan is far inferior to me. This time he has the impression of being impulsive and selfish again. I think as long as I give him another heavy blow, he will completely lose his current status, and Mo Fei will also
I won’t have any more expectations from him.”
Xilou clapped his hands in admiration, but then he thought about it and felt afraid: "He is the prince's son after all. If you don't see him when you look up in the future, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to you and me."
"Without his official position, Ge Yiyan is just a dog in the palace, what kind of bloody storm can he cause!"
One day later.
A light was on in Zuo Qing's room, emitting a faint light and shadow under the green screen window. The person opposite was holding a wine glass, and a few dried plum blossoms on the wine melted when they met the wine, like a drop of blood swirling in the glass.
Zuo Qing stared at the wine in his hand and smiled lightly, "When did you learn to make wine?"
He smiled and said, "This is what Ayan taught me. I'm not good at learning, so just drink it." He poured a glass for him.
Zuo Qing drank the wine in one gulp: "She is not the most precious about this recipe. I asked about this plum blossom wine a few days ago, but she refused to reveal it no matter what!"
Xilou held the wine glass under his nose, shook it slowly, and said leisurely: "Although I didn't learn the essence, I still imitated it. I'll ask her for advice another day."
"Let's get down to business." Zuo Qing pushed the wine glass away, "Why did you come here today?"
Xilouba sighed, with some lingering thoughts, reluctant to put down his teacup, and said to him: "Of course it's for Ge Yiyan. When we were in the back mountain, I saw that you were very confident, but after a whole day, why is there no movement at all?
Tomorrow is the first hunt, three times in total, and by the time it’s over, it will be too late.”
Zuo Qing smiled disdainfully, "It seems that you won't be able to sleep if I don't give you a reassuring pill. Please help me send a message, saying that I will go to the woods to the west for hunting tomorrow. As for the reason, please help me think of it."
one."
"What, you want to take a risk?"
"Since you don't believe me, I have no choice but to prove it to you and urge him at the same time. If I let him return empty-handed tomorrow, he will definitely be eager to take action again and slip into our trap."
"What if you don't fall into the trap?"
A cold light appeared in Zuo Qing's calm eyes, and the smile on his face became a bit colder, "He will definitely go."
Xilou frowned and thought for a while, still doubtful, "If he doesn't fall into the trap, it will be difficult for him to fall for it again."
Zuo Qing picked up the wine glass and said, "I will let you see the result before sunset tomorrow."
The next day, Su Yan grabbed Yan Zhen, who was still sleeping soundly, from the bed, and shouted excitedly, "Get up! Everyone went hunting today. You are so arrogant. Is it possible that you still want to hunt?"
Are you here to invite us with a big sedan chair?"
Yan Zhen still wanted to stay in bed and began to struggle with her. His hands were strong and he pushed her away easily. Half of his body was on the ground, and half of his body was still wrapped in quilts and he was lying on the bed, muttering: "
It’s so early in the morning, you disturbed my dream!”
Su Yan put his hands on his waist and muttered, "It seems that I, Su Yan, am the only one in the world who has seen the sleeping form of former General Yan Zhen. If I spread the word, you will be waiting in the hearts of thousands of girls."
Shatter your image! I wish your image will be shattered into pieces soon!"
When Yan Zhen heard that he was about to be framed, he jumped up from the bed. His black hair hung obediently on his chest, and his cheeks were rosy, just like the girl from Yun Lai Pavilion! He quickly begged for mercy: "Good sister, I am
Your dear brother, how could you trap me into injustice!"
Su Yan smiled proudly: "Hurry up then. We are appointed by His Majesty to participate in the competition. It is really unjustifiable if we don't even bring back a few game animals!"
Only then did Yan Zhen remember that today was the day for the fourth hall to participate in the hunting competition. He immediately jumped out of bed and said, "Hey! I almost forgot. I have to dress up quickly. You wait for me outside."
Su Yan subconsciously glanced at the dressing table in the corner. In order to show his best look and posture in front of others, he actually moved the dressing table all the way here. I am afraid that even the concubines in the palace were not as exaggerated as he was, and they were amazed:
"A seven-foot-tall man is posing in front of the mirror. It's a spectacle. I can't even match it!"
Yan Zhen pushed her out of the door with a shy look, then sat back in front of the dressing table, traced his eyebrows, dotted his lips, and finally used an ivory comb to comb his satin-like hair, pulled it into a bun on the top of his head, and inserted
Hairpin. He looked at himself in the mirror and was suddenly lost in thought. He stretched his hand to his forehead and gently touched the scar hidden under the broken hair. His expression solidified little by little, like a sharp sword.
"I always remember clearly what you gave me!"
Su Yan held open the window and urged: "Are you ready?! I have to go!"
Yan Zhen laughed, barely forgetting the pain, and shouted outside: "Good sister, wait a little longer, I haven't put on the incense yet!"
The person outside the window almost fell to the ground, my dear, I have never put on incense, I am indeed too manly!