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"You, you—" Jin Mingjing was horrified, clutching his severed wrist, ignoring the pain, just staring at the other person, his lips trembling in surprise, "Who are you?"

"Who is this palace, doesn't General Jin know?" Zhou Lanmu took a few steps towards him regretfully, patted his face with the blood-stained dagger in his hand, and said with a smile, "If you don't know, you dare to hold me out... Back then, I was training parrot guards in Dian Xing Temple, and you were the best, why have you forgotten all about it now?"

Jin Mingjing looked at him as if he had seen a ghost, with a crying and laughing expression on his face: "You...you are still alive, you are still alive! You...I know! You and that Chu Shao were originally in the same group, it was you... "

Before he finished speaking, a ghostly person reached out and knocked him from behind, knocking him unconscious.

Shen Amber was still dressed in an idle literati's attire. After throwing him to the ground, she lowered her eyes and knelt down: "Greetings to Your Highness."

"That's too polite." Zhou Lanmu replied in a low voice, reaching out to him, "You came sooner."

"That day I was in the Zhaozui Department, and I almost didn't dare to recognize Your Highness." Shen Amber didn't look up, but her voice trembled, "Your Highness finally came back to Zhongyang, if His Highness didn't remember me two years ago, send me a letter Come on, I really thought... I see that His Highness seems to be in poor health now, what happened back then..."

"The sea and the moon produce a strange poison in the world. Qi Lang is so insane that he has already destroyed the antidote. Even if the imperial doctor Fang rejuvenates, he can only suppress it temporarily." Zhou Lanmu touched the red turquoise bracelet on his hand, "If it wasn't for that , I don’t want to come back to Zhongyang in advance, I was in the prison of Dianxing Temple a few days ago...cough, Wei Shuqing almost caught the clue."

Shen Amber frowned, and said without hesitation: "Your Highness has suffered... One day, they will pay the price for what happened today."

"After today, Jin Mingjing is bound to be imprisoned by the Dianxing Temple. There is a vacancy for the head of the parrot guard, and you just happen to be on top." Zhou Lanmu didn't seem to listen to what he just said, and replied without emotion, "Chu Shao can't take over the parrot guard. , even if Qi Lang is worried about you, he has no other choice, you just pretend to decline and say a few nice words to coax him."

"Yes," Shen Amber quickly replied, after a moment of hesitation, he spoke again, "Why is Your Highness staying with Chu Shao now? Back then, he was the most wolf-hearted, in case he finds out the clue..."

"I have a sense of proportion in this matter," Zhou Lanmu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face, but the smile looked a little gloomy, "He... I am not willing to let him die so easily like Jin Mingjing. .”

"This is the first one, let me think about who the second one should be?" He didn't want to say more, and raised his eyebrows at the ground, "Just follow the original plan, Amber, thank you for your hard work."

Shen Amber didn't say any more, and solemnly saluted him again: "Yes, take care, Your Highness."

Holding the golden mirror in one hand, he disappeared into the vast night with a single leap.Zhou Lanmu stared at it for a while, and gradually a sad look appeared on his face.

He murmured to himself, "Recently I've been hurt all the time, I've really wronged you."

After saying that, he knocked down on the back of his neck without hesitation. Under the rush of internal force, there was a "cracking" sound even from his arms.

When Chu Shao saw Zhou Lanmu again, he had such a miserable appearance.

The corners of his lips were stained with traces of blood, and he had to stop and cough for a while after saying a few words, which seemed to be very strenuous.His right hand was hanging limply, and a large bruise was also bruised on the back of his white neck.

He remembered that not long ago, this person raised his eyebrows at him in the dark room, and called all the servants of the Jin Mansion to watch, but he turned into this in an instant.

Since that year... he never saw such a transformation again.

The little soldier who took the record for him probably didn't know his identity, so he yelled in a rough voice, but Zhou Lanmu had a very good temper, and explained something to him carefully.Chu Shao took a step forward, supported his right arm with one hand, and said coldly, "Where is the injury?"

"It hurts, it hurts..." Zhou Lanmu saw him from the side, and quickly softened his voice, half sad and half self-blaming, "Don't worry, general, it's just a small injury, it's just... hiss, I'm afraid I'll leave soon. No way, Imperial Physician Fang will continue to bother the general again."

Chu Shao originally thought that this person was too suspicious, and it would be better to send him back to the Zhou Mansion as soon as he recovers from his injuries.But I don't know if he deliberately stayed here for so long to please him, Qi Lang, or some other reason.

Presumably will stay longer.

"What are you talking about? You live in my mansion, and you were injured. It's because I didn't take good care of you." Chu Shao supported him with one hand, and walked back slowly, "After the imperial decree was issued, the fourth son of this case It is also beautifully torn, I am afraid that I will have to go to court soon, the eldest son will definitely scold me when he sees you like this."

He paused for a moment, then asked unintentionally, "By the way, why are you here?"

"Just now the golden cicadas in the city were mobilized, and there was a lot of chaos everywhere," Zhou Lanmu touched his neck and frowned, "Jin Mingjing didn't run long after he held me hostage, and then met a man in red. Very good, I don't know which peerless knight-errant, knocked him down and took him away with three or two moves."

This remark was really unbelievable, Chu Shao glanced at him suspiciously, but felt that Jin Mingjing really had no reason to deliberately let him go, so he had to give up for the time being.

He wanted to find another opportunity to try to make a set of words, but on the second day, someone threw Jin Mingjing, who was covered in bruises, at the gate of Dianxing Temple in the West Court.It is heard that most of General Jin's injuries were skin trauma, and the most serious injury was a broken hand and a tongue cut off.

Chu Shao and Zhou Lanmu went to Dianxing Temple to identify him. Jin Mingjing in the prison seemed to be a little crazy, and when he saw the two coming, his eyes widened with hatred.He pointed at Zhou Lanmu behind Chu Shao, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.

The two of them had finished testifying together with Sicheng from the west courtyard, and were about to leave. Sicheng went out first, but Zhou Lanmu turned his head and said to Jin Mingjing who was behind him with unclear meaning: "General Jin, take care."

Chu Shao hesitated for a moment, but turned around and walked back, and leaned into Jin Mingjing's ear and said something.Seeing that Jin Mingjing's complexion changed drastically, Zhou Lanmu coughed several times and almost vomited blood. After walking a long way, he could still hear his vague and shrill roar.

He tilted his head curiously and asked, "What did you tell him?"

Chu Shao spread his hands: "Zuo is just something from the past - the two of us had a quarrel in the Xuanjian camp back then, but now he is reaping the fruit of his own accord and ended up like this, I am very happy."

"Really?" Zhou Lanmu replied casually, "I thought General Chu wouldn't hold grudges like that."

"You are wrong, I am the most vengeful person in the whole world." Chu Shao glanced at him, and said as if jokingly, "So you must not offend me, or if you come to Sunset and end up like this , I will just stand aside and laugh."

These words were extremely rude, even a bit cursing. Zhou Lanmu's eyelids twitched, but he didn't seem to care at all. He even bowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Then I must always reflect on myself, and I will not offend the general."

Recently, Qi Lang was quite surprised by Mr. Zhou.

Jin Mingjing was the leader of the parrot guards who had been selected by the abolished prince for ten years of training in the Dianxing Temple. At that time, he was able to persuade this person to betray him, and he also put a lot of effort into it.

Fortunately, this person kept himself safe after the Dingfeng Rebellion, and almost never intervened in other things except on duty, but there was always a thorn in his heart-if he could betray the first time, he might betray the second one if he was not sure. Once again, this time involving some of his actions, it can be seen that this person is not as peaceful as he appears on the surface, so it is a good thing to get rid of it.

After the case was over, Mr. Zhou Zhou sincerely wrote him a ten-thousand-character letter of advice, listing the suspicious aspects of Jin Mingjing in recent years, and recommending several successors to him.

It's just... Although Mr. Zhou intends to please him this week, his intentions are not clear after all. The people he recommends are too risky to use.

Qi Lang hesitated again and again, and finally announced Shen Amber into the palace.This person has been unemployed since the Dingfeng Rebellion, and he never participated in political struggles before. Compared with the person recommended by Mr. Thursday, he seems a little safer.

Shen Amber's repeated refusals made Qi Lang affirm his own thoughts, and finally let him take over Da Nei Parrot Guard.After all, he still has a confidant Qin Mu in the parrot guard, even if this person has a different heart, he can deal with it in time.

While he was thinking hard in the palace, Zhou Lanmu was watering the garden with a small copper and gold pot with great interest.

In the past, Chu Shao was lazy and refused to take good care of the courtyard, but he had a leisurely mind, and went to the courtyard to take care of the flowers and plants on weekdays when he had nothing to do.After some arrangement by him, the yard has a bit of business.

Chu Shao was lying on the grand teacher's chair under the corridor, staring at him with unclear eyes.

Fang Ziyu whispered at the side: "He really didn't move much. Except that the guards easily lost him when he went out for a walk on weekdays, he could hardly find any openings. It's just...someone said that someone seemed to have entered the mansion, but he didn't catch him." However, I only saw the shadow. If they hadn't misread it, this person's martial arts should be very good."

Chu Shao lowered his eyes and replied expressionlessly: "Keep staring at him, be careful, don't leave any marks."

"Yes," Fang Ziyu replied, glanced into the courtyard, and said, "Yuan Jia, I've thought about Jin Mingjing, and I always feel that something is wrong."

Chu Shao gave a "hmm" and said, "Tell me."

"You told me the cause and effect before. At first glance, there is nothing wrong with it. I can only say that these four young masters are extremely intelligent, but..." Fang Ziyu hesitated, "According to this, Mrs. Jin used the hairpin to assassinate General Jin. It was unsuccessful, so where did the hairpin that the Fourth Young Master picked up from the well in the first place come from?"

"I remember that the hairpin was heavily stained with blood," Chu Shao murmured after thinking for a while, "It's really a bit wrong for you to say that. I suspected it before, but I didn't think about it."

"Also, why did he just drag you into a brothel at random, and then meet the young lady who was bewitched by Jin Mingjing?" Fang Ziyu said, "This case was solved only because of the hairpin, because the fourth young master at first That one onyx that I fished out of the bucket. But when I think about it, I always feel horrified, in case—”

He said slowly: "From the beginning, that red agate, that hairpin, was in his hands?"

Chu Shao suddenly opened his eyes, and glanced at him: "You mean, the downfall of Jin Mingjing was all caused by him?"

"I'm just guessing," Fang Ziyu said, "after all, it's a bit of a coincidence, but if it's true, you have to figure out his purpose—he will really lay down such a big one just to please you and Qi Lang. game?"

Chu Shao turned his head to look, Zhou Lanmu was playing with the big white dog in the courtyard.The dog was brought back by him after Jin Mingjing's incident, and he named it "Hu Bing".

He withdrew his gaze, got up and walked into the house, with a low tone: "I see."

Fang Ziyu stood there without moving. He raised his eyes to look in the garden, and happened to bump into Zhou Lanmu's smiling eyes.

The other party lowered his eyes at him, and he returned a salute, and entered the room with a clear smile.