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With a "pop", the teacup fell to pieces on the ground, Cuiwei staggered back two steps, her body trembling like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind.

Chen Shoushi's lips were drawn into a straight line, he glanced at the wreckage on the ground, and ordered: "Clean it up." His handsome face was like a stone carving, and he remained motionless.

Cuiwei took a broom to clean up the fragments of the teacup. She tried her best to control the trembling of her fingers, and finally cleaned it up.

At this moment, Butler Qin came in, feeling that the atmosphere was not right, and asked, "Master, what's the matter?"

Chen Shoushi didn't answer, looked at Cuiwei coldly, and ordered: "Kneel down."

Cuiwei plopped down on her knees, a sob-like sound came out of her throat: "Eldest Young Master..."

"Your name has changed so quickly, just like you." Chen Shoushi said, "I always thought you were lively and cheerful, with no city in your chest, but I didn't expect you to be so scheming. Tell me, from beginning to end, one word Don't hide anything!"

Qin Butler realized that something was wrong, and also stared at Cuiwei.

Cuiwei covered her face and sobbed: "Eldest young master, this slave is not reconciled, Yang Zhen is a man, why...why..."

"Cuiwei!" Qin Butler stopped her, "Master's matter, I don't allow you to talk about it. You have been in the mansion for many years, why don't you know the rules and don't keep your duty?!"

Chen Shoushi was angry and powerless: "I personally explained this to you, but you are still obsessed with it. Tell me, who told you to poison me and Yang Zhen? Was Yang Zhen captured by the person who ordered you? Who is he?" ?”

Butler Qin was very surprised, and stared at Cuiwei in disbelief.Cui Wei tremblingly said: "He, he is..." The voice stopped abruptly, Cui Wei's eyes widened, full of horror, but the pupils had lost their luster.Her person fell to the ground, with a dagger stuck in her back until it reached the handle.

Chen Shoushi jumped up and rushed out the door.Although his mind is clear, his whole body is still weak and his steps are stilted.When he ran to the door, he only saw a fleeting figure from behind.A piece of paper was shot straight at him, and when he caught it in his hand, his palm felt a tingling pain, the edge of the paper actually cut his palm.

A piece of soft rice paper not only flew towards him like a hidden weapon, but also had enough power to cut his hand.This person has good skills and good skills.

Butler Qin chased him out: "Master!"

Chen Shoushi spread out his palms, and Butler Qin turned pale with shock: "Master, you are injured!"

"It's just a little scratched, it's okay." Chen Shoushi's voice was still hoarse.Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his heart constricted.

"The masters of the rivers and lakes, they actually dispatched the masters of the rivers and lakes to deal with me and Yang Zhen." He sneered, "I really think too highly of me!"

He unfolded the paper and lowered his head to read it. Butler Qin stretched out his hand to help him: "Young Master, let's look at it after entering the room."

Entering the room, Cuiwei's body was in sight, Chen Shoushi panted, "I shouldn't have sent Xiaoba out. If he was here, Cuiwei wouldn't have died."

Butler Qin said sadly: "Master, you are too kind. It was Cuiwei who betrayed the young master and reaped the consequences. If she hadn't given the young master the medicine, the young master would not have gotten sick, and she wouldn't let the killer succeed at this moment. She killed herself I killed myself!"

Chen Shoushi picked up the piece of paper, and saw a line written on it: Don't act rashly, otherwise Yang Zhen will surely die.

Chen Shoushi suffered severe chest pains, his eyes went dark, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

"Master!" Butler Qin shouted.

Chen Shoushi regained his composure and slowly lay back on the bed. He told himself that he must calm down as soon as possible.

"Master." Qin Butler persuaded, "Don't worry, since the gangsters are using Yang Zhen to blackmail the Young Master, they won't take his life easily. He is safe for the time being. Your health is the most important thing, you have to get better as soon as possible If Yang Zhen knew that you were so anxious for him, he would feel guilty too."

Chen Shoushi squeezed the paper tightly, without saying a word.

"This old servant will take care of Cuiwei's corpse first, and then I will serve you young master." Qin Butler went to call the fat cook and Zhuzi. When they heard about this, they couldn't help but sigh that Cuiwei was too stupid to be used by others to do something against the master, and finally returned Killed and silenced.

Then he was worried about Yang Zhen's suffering, and worried that his master would get angry and his illness would get worse.

Chen Shoushi fell into deep thought for a long time, so that when they went to move the corpse, Chen Shoushi didn't pay attention to them, as if his mind was wandering away.

The fat cook wanted to say a few words of comfort, but Butler Qin signaled him not to disturb the master.

After they left, Butler Qin stood beside him, quietly accompanying Chen Shoushi.

After a long time, Chen Shoushi came back to his senses, looked at Qin Guanjia and said, "Uncle Qin, don't worry, I'm not that fragile."

Qin Guanjia said: "The young master lives in a small place like Changzhou County, and he has almost nothing to do with the world. Who will be against the young master? Could it be..." He didn't continue, but Chen Shoushi knew that what he thought was different from the world. I think the same.

"If so, their methods are too despicable." Chen Shoushi sneered coldly, "Are they trying to use Yang Zhen to control me? But what can they control me for? I have no interest in the power they are keen on. Unless, they You want to use Yang Zhen to destroy me..."

Qin Butler was startled: "Young Master, what you mean is that they want to use Yang Zhen to destroy the Young Master's mind, make the Young Master do crazy things, and destroy his own future?"

Chen Shoushi nodded.

The cold sweat dripped down Qin Butler's back: "Master, you must be steady."

When night fell, Xiao Ba fell to Chen Shoushi's bed like a leaf, knelt down and said, "Young Master, my subordinates did not find Yang Zhen, please punish me, Young Master."

Chen Shoushi waved his hand: "Get up. I can't blame you. They acted carefully and used the masters of the rivers and lakes to kidnap Yang Zhen. Even Cuiwei was assassinated by them."

"Cuiwei?" Xiaoba was shocked, but immediately understood, "Could it be related to Cuiwei? She was used by those people, and then she was murdered to silence her?"

"You are very smart." Chen Shoushi said, "I want you to do one thing."

"Please give orders, young master."

"I wrote a letter, you go back to Beijing for me, and give it to my father. I need to use the shadow guards and bodyguards in the mansion to find out the whereabouts of Yang Zhen."

"But there is no clue."

"Without clues, I can only use stupid methods. Start with possible enemies and follow them."

"Master, you mean...?"

"East Palace Crown Prince, Empress's natal uncle Liu Guoshu, and people they may use, I have listed them all in the letter."

"After the subordinate left, there is no one to guard the young master here." Xiao Ba was in a dilemma again.

Chen Shoushi motioned to him: "Come here."

Xiao Ba walked a few steps closer, knelt down against the bed, Chen Shoushi stretched out his finger, and slapped him hard: "Your head, I really want to knock it open to see what is inside?"

Xiao Ba patted his head, and replied solemnly: "Your subordinates are all pretending to be loyal."

"Okay, then let me tell you. Yang Zhen is not a concubine to me, but a wife. Therefore, he is a young lady to you, and you must be loyal to him. Now that he is kidnapped by gangsters, I don't know how much torture he will suffer. , I must rescue him as soon as possible, do you understand?"

Xiaoba said: "Yes, this subordinate understands."

"Then, take my letter and go!"

"Yes."

Hongmeng, the capital city, duanguo mansion, early in the morning.

Bo Ling, the commander of the guards, had just walked around the mansion to check the situation on duty, when he saw a figure flash in front of him, Xiao Ba fell in front of him, with a cool aura on his body, as if he had penetrated the vast night Come over: "Commander!"

Bo Ling frowned: "Why are you back?"

Xiao Ba ran around all night, with a few broken leaves on his hair, and dust on his shoes, he bowed and saluted: "Commander, this subordinate is coming back on the order of the young master, there is something important and urgent."

Bo Ling reached out to remove the leaves from his head and stroked his head.Xiao Ba smirked, his eyelashes flickering: "Commander...I really have something to do."

Bo Ling said: "If you're okay and sneak back, I should drag you to the punishment room to be whipped right now."

The skin on Xiao Ba's body tightened, and he whispered: "The subordinates dare not. Commander, has the master gone to court?"

"Yes."

"Then I'll go see my wife."

"Say something first."

Xiao Ba took out Chen Shoushi's letter and told what happened in Changzhou County.Bo Ling's face suddenly became solemn: "There is such a thing. Let's go see Madam!"

At this moment, Yang Zhen is locked in a secret room, his hands and feet are chained to the torture rack, the black cloth blindfold has been removed, but all he can see is a secret room, a small table, and a wall. burning candles.

He was tied to the rack in a large font and could not move at all.

The prisoner drugged his diet, and he had no strength at all. He felt as if Gao Zhongyang had given him the so-called "tender powder".

He knew that it was already daytime, but there was no sky in the secret room, and the feeling was oppressive, and he couldn't breathe.

At this moment, he heard voices coming from outside the door.

"Master, this is the place." He was too familiar with this voice, it was the man with long eyebrows and eagle eyes in the carriage.After being locked in a secret room and removing the black cloth covering his eyes, he saw this person.

"I gonna go see."

The door opened, and an eagle-eyed man walked in with a man in his forties in a purple robe.The man had a pair of naked eyes, sharp eyes, and a circle of fat on his stomach, but he didn't appear to be obese, on the contrary, he was very majestic.

He stared at Yang Zhen, and Yang Zhen was also looking back at him.

"Did you hit him?" the purple-robed man asked the eagle-eyed man.There were still bruises on Yang Zhen's cheeks, it was obvious that she had been beaten.

"Yes." The eagle-eyed man said, "He keeps claiming that his master is a gentleman, and that we are villains."

The man in the purple robe laughed loudly. When he laughed, the flesh on his stomach also trembled, but there was no smile in his eyes at all.He stretched out his hand, clamped Yang Zhen's chin, and patted his face with the other hand a few times, not hard but extremely contemptuous: "No wonder you please your master, it really is a loyal dog."

Yang Zhen stared at him coldly, without saying a word, as if he didn't pay attention to him at all.

"Sir, do we want to keep him locked up?"

"No, it's too boring to lock him up." The purple-robed man said, "This kid has a good skin, we're going to abolish his martial arts, put him in a kiln, and let him serve more people." Man. I don’t know how Chen Shoushi would react if he knew about it?”