Second minister and thief

"Benhou...I...that day I left without saying goodbye. I also went to investigate the matter. Unfortunately, I returned without success and almost missed the auspicious time. Jiushang, if I didn't Hurry back, how are you doing?"

"Wait. Since Master Hou said it in the letter, I...do it." After the matter was said, Chu Linqiu became a little tired, he relaxed his body and leaned against Xiao Cen's arms, He closed his eyes to resist the drowsiness, and after a while, his breathing became even.

Xiao Cen looked down, and sure enough he fell asleep again.If it weren't for someone he trusted, Chu Linqiu wouldn't have shown fatigue several times, and even allowed himself to lose consciousness.

All kinds of signs are telling himself that Chu Linqiu has long regarded himself as someone worthy of entrustment.This kind of cognition made Xiao Cen's heart go limp in an instant, he lowered his head in a mysterious way, lightly pecked Chu Linqiu's pale lips a few times, and then raised his voice, "Come on!"

"My lord, what are your orders?"

"The Xiao family's other courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing has been cleaned up recently. The Marquis and his wife are going to live there for a few days."

Chu Linqiu's body was too weak, and the poison in his body could not be detected for a long time. Xiao Cen was worried, and couldn't help but think of a warm spring in the back mountain of his own courtyard, which has the effect of strengthening the body and detoxifying, so he thought about it Take people there to try it out, maybe it will really work.

It's just...according to the current situation in Beijing and China, it is still a question whether the trip can be made.

Xiao Cen at this time would never have imagined that his premonition would turn into reality the next day.

Tao Du died again, and it was under Xuanwuwei's nose.

The one who died this time was an insignificant official, but after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't help but make people break out in a cold sweat.

It turned out that the relationship chain hidden behind him was so intricate.

Xiao Cen felt that a line flashed in his mind, but it disappeared without a trace after a while, completely unable to connect.In the end, it was Chu Linqiu who got the point straight: "They want to stir up conflicts between the sage and the Zanying family, so they can fish in troubled waters."

"So that's how it is!" Xiao Cen slammed his fist into his palm, almost jumping up, "The four adults who died first were actually from a small family, but it's getting weaker and can't cause any trouble. Yan Zhi The Yan family behind them raised their arms, and it was enough to shake the existence of Guoji. In addition, this time...if they are instigated by someone with a heart...then they will unite, and the capital will never be peaceful day."

"Yeah." Chu Linqiu leaned against the head of the bed, closed his eyes tiredly, and said vaguely, "They will point their finger at me soon."

Xiao Cen didn't answer his words, but put his hands on his forehead, "Don't think so much, you're tired."

"Master Hou." Chu Linqiu took his hand, wrapped it in his palm and rubbed it slowly, "You see, the Mobei army hates me."

"No, I don't hate you. This person killed innocent people indiscriminately, and the Mobei Army will remove him. Don't worry, Ben Hou will help you find him." Xiao Cen sat by the bed with a very serious expression, as if he was setting something up. Important oath.His burning gaze caused Chu Linqiu to open his eyes and look at him, "Master Hou, don't you have anything to ask?"

"what?"

"Old General Xiao."

"..." When Xiao Cen heard this man mention his grandfather, his fingertips couldn't help trembling slightly, but then he went back to hold his hand again.

"Jiu Shang, Ben Hou believes in you, just like you believe in me. What else do you want to test?"

"..." Chu Linqiu was most afraid of Xiao Cen's unintentional expression and words, because it would make him deeply aware of his despicableness.

He wanted to ask Xiao Cen why he could easily give his whole heart to himself, a treacherous sycophant in the eyes of the world, with just a few faces and deliberately released kindness.Some of Xiao Cen's ideas are sometimes incomprehensible to himself who has been accustomed to step by step since he was a child.

"Jiu Shang? What's wrong with you? Headache?"

"..." When he came back to his senses, Chu Linqiu found himself lying on Xiao Cen's lap, and the man's cold fingertips were touching the acupuncture points on his left forehead.

"feel better now?"

"..."

"You..." Xiao Cen shook his head slightly distressed, as if he didn't know what to say about him, he simply put his whole hand on his forehead, "It really deserves to be so uncomfortable."

Chu Linqiu laughed silently, raised his arm and grabbed Xiao Cen's hand, closed his eyes and said hoarsely, "Chu is not up to date, and will rely more on Lord Marquis in the future."

Xiao Cen looked down at him like this, suddenly became playful, stretched out a finger to provoke Chu Linqiu's chin, and deliberately said in a cynical tone, "Madam, give me another smile, and I will protect you for the rest of my life." .”

Unexpectedly, Chu Linqiu really cooperated with him, raised his face, and gave a very shallow smile, which was fleeting.

Xiao Cen froze on the spot for an instant, his eyes were straightened, his expression was dull, and two lines of libretto came to his mind inappropriately, "One look at the city of Qingren, and then look at the country of Qingren."

"Master Chu, stop laughing."

"Master Hou, what did you say?"

"This Marquis ordered you not to smile at others!" Xiao Cen suddenly squeezed Chu Linqiu's cheeks hard, pulling them to the opposite direction.But the strange thing is that even though Chu Linqiu's face was pulled out of shape, it didn't damage his "beauty" at all, but added a bit of humanity to him.

"Why is Lord Hou so domineering?" Chu Linqiu felt much better now, and sat up on the bed, still smiling slightly, looking into Xiao Cen's eyes.

Xiao Cen was afraid that his hands would be weak and he would not be able to hold on for long, so he hastily leaned over to hold his arm firmly, taking advantage of the situation to take him into his arms.

Chu Linqiu looked down at his knuckle-knuckle hands, and the corners of his mouth could not help drooping downwards. After a while, he raised his hand instead, patted Xiao Cen's back comfortingly, and asked, "The sky is clear and the weather is bright." Qing, Master Hou wants to go out for a walk?"

"Jiu Shang has a place to go, do you want my husband to accompany you?"

"..." When Chu Linqiu heard the word "husband" again, the tips of Chu Linqiu's ears twitched, and an unbelievable emotion flashed in his eyes, but then he returned to normal.With a calm face, he said in a low tone, "The public office."

"No!"

"Why?"

"You have not recovered from a serious illness, how can you go out to see the wind?! In case you are brought back sick again, this Marquis will not take care of you! In short, without this Marquis' permission, you can never go out of this door!"

"Lord Hou..."

"You're going to say that Benhou is overbearing again." Xiao Cen's eyes stared like copper bells, and even his cheeks puffed up, with an expression of "I'm overbearing, what do you want me to do?" Chu Linqiu couldn't help but laugh .

"But Lord Hou, if Chu continues to claim that he won't be sick, I'm afraid those people from tomorrow will be killed. Instead of doing this, it's better to preemptively strike."