Zhu Lan is dead

Dodging the patrolling guards, Ye Fan covered his figure and jumped down from the wall lightly, and came to the most solitary place in the entire palace.

At night, light snow falls like catkins, falling on the skin, but it is cold to the heart. How many things are covered by the thinness, the night is dimly lit, and the paper lanterns are under the eaves of the two inconspicuous main entrances. The wind blows.

Ye Fan slightly squinted his eyes, staring intently at the unguarded gate not far away. The dark gray stone wall looked a little silent and defeated under the light and shadow, and the vermilion red gate also peeled off with the passage of time. This place has obviously been abandoned for a long time, and no one has ever lived there.

The fingers touching the edge of the brick could not help tightening, but his heart was in a state of confusion. He remembered that when he came here for the first time, he heard the servants of the palace say that this palace of Yingru was created by many years of war and smoke. The site of the former dynasty that has only been preserved has gone through several generations of previous dynasties, and only the elderly can tell clearly.

The flames of gunpowder and war are filled, witnessing the replacement and decline of generations. Its original owner and stories have long been turned into dust and smoke, but there are many rumors of gods and ghosts left behind. Only here has not changed.

The gate building is deep and silent, because of those rumors and rumors, no one has been here for a long time, the courtyard is overgrown with weeds, and when the wind blows, it will be rippling.

Thinking again and again in his mind, he still raised his feet and walked over cautiously. He had heard a lot of rumors about ghosts and snake gods, but they were all rumors, but the real rumor about this place was a dungeon.

It is not surprising that there are dungeons and secret rooms in some large-scale mansions, but the dungeons here lock all the dirty and ugly secrets.

Gently pushed open the door, the rotten old wooden door made a "squeak" sound after a long time, Ye Fan leaned forward and got in, and then slowly closed the door again.

Walking lightly through a thick screen wall, Ye Fan walked towards a house almost familiarly, and after a short while of groping in the house, he unscrewed a mechanism on the wall, and the sound of gears turning was clearly heard in the silent night After a few breaths, a wall that was six or seven feet high was slowly moved away, revealing a staircase below that could not be seen clearly.

Compared with the darkness above, there will be a bright candle oil lamp every few feet on the wall of the stone steps below. Ye Fan stood at the entrance of the steps for a long time, and the flickering candles outlined his face in the darkness. The words are clear and clear, including the hesitation in those eyes.

After you have done what you should do, why bother with what other people think?

A familiar voice suddenly came to mind, and Zhou Huaiqi's eyes that were so cold that even the ice and snow could not melt appeared in front of her eyes again.

Today, he should have expected that sooner or later things would become uncontrollable because of his indecision. Maybe it was true that he spent so long with that person that he forgot who he was?

"This is the first time."

Zhou Huaiqi looked at him, still with a cold and indifferent tone, but her tone was as calm as ever, with an order that could not be refused.

Ye Fanji stood quietly, the young man lowered his head slightly, his brows and eyes were flat, making him look like a child who was reprimanded by his elders.

"Maybe you think I'm joking?" Zhou Huaiqi said again.

"……no."

"no?"

Zhou Huaiqi raised her eyebrows, and her tone was so clear that people couldn't figure out what he was thinking.

"No..." The hesitation between the words suddenly made him feel a headache. Never had confidence.

"Then why didn't you do it?" His tone suddenly turned cold, and Ye Fan was stunned, "Are you worried about something? Or..."

Zhou Huaiqi suddenly walked over and stopped only half a foot away from him, "I can't bear it..."

Ye Fan raised his head suddenly when he heard the words, but the next moment Zhou Huaiqi grabbed his wrist, squeezed his joints and pushed him against the wall behind him.

The feeling of being suppressed struck again, and the joints began to ache as if they had been intentionally twisted. Ye Fan gritted his teeth and shook his head.

He tried to break free with his hands, but finally became powerless under Zhou Huaiqi's gaze.

"Don't try to hide it from me, we've been together for so long." Zhou Huaiqi looked at him, "You've always listened to me..."

Ye Fan raised his eyelashes and said in Zhou Huaiqi's cold tone: "I have no intention of hiding..."

Yeah, what's there to hide?His little thought for Yu Changqi seems to be nothing, it's sympathy and pity.

"Huh?" Zhou Huaiqi looked at the young boy's delicate eyebrows and eyes. The boy has grown up. When he saw him for the first time, those dirty eyebrows and eyes were still immature, and he shrank weakly in the ice and snow. The appearance is extremely ugly.

But after so many years, he has grown up, and it seems that he is no longer that cowardly child who can't even speak well. He has his own thoughts, and he knows how to pretend to be false with others.

Just thinking of what he saw on the street that day, Zhou Huaiqi felt a little annoyed. That kind of unreasonable emotion made him very annoying, especially this feeling of being out of control.

"You don't need to worry about anything. It's unrealistic for you to kill Yu Changqi for a while." Zhou Huaiqi let go of her hand, and her tone suddenly became softer.

Ye Fanji then put down the sore wrist that was restrained, and looked at him for a while without knowing why.

What Zhou Huaiqi said to him, he always said what he said, but this time it was too difficult. He really didn't have the intention to kill Yu Changqi. The facts are indisputable, just because he doesn't want to, doesn't mean he can't do it.

"Yu Changqi's status and status cannot be ignored anyway, if something happens like this, it will inevitably cause a lot of trouble." Zhou Huaiqi said: "It's just that you have been with him for a while now, there are some things you should do or have to do , there is no need to take into account anyone's ideas, otherwise it will become uncontrollable afterwards, and you will regret it..."

"Yes……"

"En." Zhou Huaiqi seemed to respond with satisfaction, and continued: "Do you know that Lin Guoxiang's eldest son, Lin Jiangzhuo?"

Ye Fan thought about the riding and shooting ceremony that day, and instantly lost his good mood, but he could only suppress his emotions and say: "Remember."

Zhou Huaiqi said: "Some troublesome things have happened recently, and you need to do it. I heard that Lin Jiangzhuo's confidant Zuo Yi was imprisoned by Yu Changqi. After all, you have spent a lot of time in that palace, so..."

His eyes returned to the staircase illuminated by candle oil lamps. He had been in the palace for many days, and naturally he had explored the architectural terrain here. What's more, Yu Changqi didn't seem to be wary of him, so his activities on weekdays counted. freer.

Moreover, today the palace held a family banquet to entertain the ministers who came to Beijing to report on their duties, so almost everyone who was around Yu Changqi left the mansion. As for him, if he didn't go for one reason, Yu Changqi would not embarrass him.

It's just that when he thinks about Zhou Huaiqi asking him to rescue Zuo Yi, he can't help but feel nauseous for a while. He really deserves what this person did when he was found out, but he can't figure out why Zhou Huaiqi did such a thing. thing?

Could it be that he also has something to do with the Lin family?

Just when he was hesitating, there was a sudden noise outside the door. Ye Fan was a little startled, and subconsciously looked up. However, the next moment, there was a sudden sound of chaotic footsteps at the door of this quiet courtyard. , the breathing stagnated suddenly, and I felt something bad in my heart.

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At that time, people were drunk after drinking for three rounds, except for those who had no intention of following the crowd.

Yu Changqi quietly stared at the wine bottle in front of him, with many thoughts in his mind, and the man sitting in the hall rested his chin, pinched the bronze wine bottle with his knuckle fingers, squinted his eyes and stared at the ministers.

The main hall gradually turned from lively and joyful to gloomy and hot. In the cold night, many people felt drowsy after drinking a few cups of warm wine.

"His Majesty……"

The person who was directly holding the jug spoke drunkenly. Although the voice was muddy and blurred, the pair of glasses were still very sharp, as if hiding a ray of coldness.

"Ai Qing, do you have something to say?" Zhou Lixiao looked at the man in His Royal Highness. He was wearing a large parrot green silk fur coat and deer leather boots. His nose was straight and his mouth was majestic and majestic. It's been a year, but this voice full of inner strength is enough to wake up a half-drunk person.

"Your Majesty, I don't think it's interesting to just eat wine, why don't you have some fun?"

Wang Lu opened his mouth with a smile. Although the title remained the same, the dismissive tone in his tone was not concealed at all.

The sober people around couldn't help being startled when they heard the sound, but they didn't dare to talk about it in private. When the late emperor was alive, this Wang Lu acted in a very conspicuous and unrestrained style. Although the late emperor loved him a lot, Zhou Lixiao was not the late emperor after all. Zhou Lixiao was already not used to seeing him when it came to the matter of the eldest princess, and now he is so careless, really I don't know where his mind is?

And Wang Lu naturally looked down on this young boy who had become the Ninth Five-Year Master at a young age, and now he is even more reckless with Zhou Lixiao's words on the basis of his status as a meritorious veteran.

"..."

The hall was extremely quiet for a while, and everyone was worried about it, for fear that if Zhou Lixiao would be angry with this lifeless Wang Lu, they would be the ones who would suffer and suffer, so they couldn't help but look at Yu Changqi at the side.

At any rate, I hope that the prince who is favored by the emperor can say a few words to adjust the atmosphere, but Yu Changqi turned a blind eye to it, sitting in the distance and drinking for himself calmly.