I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

Sharp and piercing sounds sounded from all directions, and countless black shadows flapped their wings and crashed towards her. Luo Qianhuai guessed their identities, but still couldn't suppress his fear.

She screamed, covered her head and ears tightly with her cloak, and ran out with all her strength.

Changling Yiting.

The prince of Jizhou, Yu Shen, was behaving as usual now. The ropes on his body had long been removed, and he was sitting carelessly in front of the case, eating and drinking while talking to Huo Yu.

"Your Majesty, your father came here to ask for an audience with your father, and asked him to take more care of you." He said, "If it had been anyone else, my father would not have been able to let you in, but you and your son are different."

Huo Yu raised his wine glass with a smile: "Your Majesty is so kind to me, Yu and Aweng are ashamed to deserve it."

"It's a big deal when you say this." Yu Shen waved his hand and drank the wine in the glass: "My father said that you are all capable ministers. I didn't understand it deeply in the past, but it turned out to be so when I saw you today."

"So, according to the prince's wishes, how should today's matter be settled?" Huo Yu lowered his eyes and took a sip of wine.

"Recently, the capital is not at peace." Yu Shen sighed: "In the past, the Huns sneaked in and assassinated the Wusun envoy. Later, some of the stolen goods in Mingyue Tower were not evenly distributed, and the bandits were bribed to kill people and steal their wealth."

"As for you, my lord, you solved the case in just a few hours and brought all the thugs to justice. Not only were they innocent, but they were meritorious."

The corners of Huo Yu's lips curled up slightly, and the darkness in her eyes was not visible at all in the candlelight: "But could the prince's wish be tied to that Zhu Niang?"

He looked at Zhu Niang who was being escorted and kneeling on the ground in the hall without saying a word, thinking deeply in his heart.

"Your Excellency is a smart man, and a wise man does not speak secretly." Yu Shen did not take it seriously: "I can guarantee that in the future, I will make the Buxin Immortal Wine, which will not reduce the tax revenue of Changling City, but in other places it will be Not necessarily."

"It turns out it's because I don't envy immortals." Huo Yu nodded: "Money and silk touch people's hearts. There are very few people in this world who don't care at all."

Yu Shen seemed to understand what he meant, his expression became more relaxed, and he even changed his title: "Brother Huo has contributed a lot to this matter, and I will reciprocate his kindness. How about giving you three points of profit in the future?" "

Seeing that there was no joy on Huo Yu's face, he added: "Don't think this profit is small. When this wine is sold throughout Henan, even the Western Regions and Southeast Asia, the profits will be earth-shattering."

"So for this shocking benefit, what do those dozen lives mean?" Huo Yu chuckled.

"So this prince considers Brother Huo to be a comrade - those wine shop clerks are too ignorant to know who they are brewing for, but they are stubborn and stubborn. In the end, they died without a whole body, and it is no wonder who came. And this Zhu Lady."

He stood up, walked slowly in front of Zhu Niang, lifted her chin with two fingers, and forced her to look up at him:

"The appearance is barely pleasing to the eye. My prince also said that if she is willing to hand over the formula, not only will she not be killed, but she may also be accepted as a maid as an exception. Who knows that this person is actually stupid and loyal to that employer? Gotta be tight.”

He let go of his hand, wiped the blood on Zhu Niang's clothes, and stood up again: "So, torture is not something that I am good at. It also depends on your brother Huo's ability."

"No matter what method you use, if you pry open this bitch's mouth and take out the formula, you can get my son's promise."

Huo Yu also stood up: "Can the prince's promise be changed?"

He clapped his hands, and a scribe came out from behind the screen, holding a large silk book full of words in his hand, and sent it to Yu Shen.

"Your Majesty, you can take a careful look at what is written here to see if there are any errors or omissions. They lynched and tortured, killed sixteen good people, plundered by force, and competed with the people for profit... If you have no objections, you can be released."

"You!!" Yu Shen was furious. He snatched the confession and tore it into pieces: "Huo Yu, you dare to deceive me, are you crazy?"

Huo Yu looked upright: "As an official of Changling's parents, how can I sit back and watch the people under my command be killed? The emperor breaks the law and is guilty of the same crime as the people, let alone a prince of a feudal lord?"

After saying that, he no longer looked at Yu Shen's face and ordered: "Come here, help Prince Yu wake up!"

At that moment, dozens of soldiers rushed into the room, pointing their swords at Yu Shen. Outside the doors and windows, there were layers of crossbowmen surrounding them, and the cold arrow tips shone with cold light.

Yu Shen laughed: "You want to keep my son with just this manpower? It's simply a fool's dream!"

"I know that the Crown Prince is brave and brave." Huo Yu was not angry at all, and the smile on his face changed unpredictably under the light:

"It's just the crown prince. Fighting against the government is the same as treason. If you break out of the imperial court today, no matter what decision your majesty makes tomorrow, don't regret it."

Yu Shen glared at him angrily, clenching his iron fists tightly, but still did not make a move.

After he was taken to prison, Huo Yu just dismissed everyone, leaving only Zhu Niang alone.

"Thank you, sir, for enforcing the law impartially." Zhu Niang bowed deeply.

Huo Yu did not answer, but asked directly: "You didn't tell the truth just now. I know that the person who saved you tonight is not some mysterious master, but Mrs. Luo herself."

Zhu Niang raised her head in astonishment: "Sir, Mrs. Luo..."

"I already know what kind of person Luo Madam is, and you don't need to say more." Huo Yu put his hands behind his hands and said, "It's just Madam Zhu, she got into trouble with the Prince of Jizhou today because of you. This is a big deal." Trouble."

"Please, please show me a clear path!" Zhu Niang couldn't tell what he meant. She was shocked and confused, but on the surface she kept kowtowing.

Mr. Huo seems to have an unusual attitude toward Mrs. Luo. Judging from his tone just now, it seems that the reason why he turned against Yu Shen was because of her relationship.

"A mere brewing recipe and a dozen human lives can't bring down the Prince of Jizhou." Huo Yu walked up to her and said condescendingly: "But if other things are involved, that's not necessarily the case."

"What do you mean, sir?" Zhu Niang raised her head and asked.

"As long as you cooperate with me, I will ensure that you are safe and sound. But correspondingly, if I ask for anything in the future, you should go all out, okay?"

Zhu Niang was confused by the second half of this sentence.

"I am nothing more than a plum blossom, so why should I be valued by you?" she asked puzzledly.

The smile on Huo Yu's lips worsened. He came up with the wonderful idea of ​​auctioning, and introduced consumption tax to solve the problem of talents who don't envy the immortals to pay tribute, and he was still so weak and humble in his words.

Such a talent, even if it is a woman, is worth his efforts to win over.

He took action personally and helped her up: "Mrs. Zhu, don't belittle yourself. As for what happens in the future, you will see for yourself when the time comes."

Zhu Niang:......? ? ?

Luo Qianhuaihuang didn't choose his way, and he didn't know how long he had been running, when he suddenly saw a wide exit. The bats didn't know when they got up and stopped following her. She slowed down and walked out, only to find that there was a slope outside, covered with withered grass and trees, and a stream that had been frozen. There was no human habitation at all.

Once the fear was gone, coldness and fatigue dominated the body again. She just wanted to find a place to have a good sleep.