treacherous world

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao couldn't always chat at the bow of the boat leaning against the railing, leaving Zhao Zhen and Mrs. Luo Xin alone, and finally went back to sit with them for a while.

Bai Fu had good eyesight, so he came over and asked everyone, "There are some good seafood brought from Xingkong Island, and the cook is here too, do you want to make some to eat?"

Zhan Zhao was naturally happy, and Zhao Zhen also wanted to try something new, so Bai Fu ordered someone to cook.

"By the way." Zhao Zhen asked Zhan Zhao, "How about the Queen Mother's case? Have you found any clues about the man in black?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other and shook their heads, "We can't ask in detail until Abbot Xuan Bei wakes up."

"Oh." Zhao Zhen nodded, "Oh, there will be a Jade Appreciation Conference in a few days, I hope no one will interfere with it."

After a while, Bai Fu brought up the ready-made seafood one after another. It was rushed from the empty island a while ago, and it was so fresh that it was difficult for even Zhao Zhen to eat this kind of local product.

After tasting the cooking skills of the white mansion cook, Zhao Zhen was full of praise.

Mrs. Luo Xin didn't seem to be able to do anything about eating seafood. She was clumsy, obviously not used to it.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao saw it, but they had doubts in their hearts—didn't Mrs. Luo Xin travel around with the boat all the year round?Why are you not used to eating aquatic products?

While eating, Zhao Zhen chatted with Bai Yutang. Bai Yutang is also considered a refined guest. He can't be said to be as proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting as Gongsun, but he can do everything. People from all over the world can chat with Zhao Zhen for a while.Zhan Zhao listened from the side, always felt that Zhao Zhen seemed to be checking Bai Yutang's family tree, with temptations and mysteries everywhere.

Zhan Zhao wondered, why is Zhao Zhen so interested in Bai Yutang all of a sudden?And looking at Mrs. Luo Xin, she listened more attentively than Zhao Zhen.

After talking like this for a long time, Bai Yutang felt a little uncomfortable. He was not talkative at all, but he felt that Zhao Zhen seemed to have some intentions, so he cooperated casually, and soon became impatient.

Zhan Zhao was really worried that Bai Yutang's temper would turn up all of a sudden, and he wouldn't want to deal with Zhao Zhen anymore.Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered that Mr. Bao had told him before that Bai Yutang's temperament, logically speaking, he didn't bother to deal with people in the government at all, and it was all because he didn't want Zhan Zhao to do it.He also said that Zhan Zhao's face was greater than that of the Kaifeng Mansion and even the current Holy Majesty!

Thinking of this, Zhan Zhao suddenly wanted to give it a try.Seeing that Bai Yutang was clearly absent-minded, Zhan Zhao picked up the jug and poured him a glass of wine.

Bai Yutang glanced at him subconsciously, and Zhan Zhao also looked at him, with some regret in his eyes.Bai Yutang seemed to be stunned for a moment, then his expression improved obviously, and he patiently dealt with Zhao Zhen again.

Zhan Zhao lowered his head to eat a crab, his ears were redder than the crab's shell—really!That rat put his temper in a box for himself, that wanton Chinchilla!

And all of this, Zhao Zhen saw it, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and Mrs. Luo Xin beside him, of course, also saw it.Her expression at this time was a little elusive, whether she was shocked or unhappy, in short, it was very complicated.It can only be seen that she cared so much that she even ignored the cover-up she had insisted on for a long time.

Holding the wine glass, Zhao Zhen sighed secretly, sure enough, everyone in this world has weaknesses!For example, Zhao Pu's weakness is Gongsun, Bai Yutang's weakness is Zhan Zhao, and Mrs. Luo Xin's weakness, so far, is Bai Yutang's most obvious.

Holding the wine glass, Zhan Zhao saw that there seemed to be some calculations in Zhao Zhen's eyes, but soon there was a slight desolation, and he looked very lonely.

Suddenly, Zhan Zhao asked Zhao Zhen, "Xiangxiang seems to have gained weight recently, and she is getting cuter every day."

Zhao Zhen was taken aback for a moment, then smiled comfortably, "Yes, does she look a lot like me?"

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang nodded, they are indeed very similar, I hope they don't have the same temperament... It may not be a good thing that a girl is too scheming.Seeing the expressions of the two, Zhao Zhen guessed that they had already guessed their intentions, and shook his head with a smile.

Mrs. Luo Xin obviously recovered her calmness and meekness earlier, and covered up the sharpness that she had accidentally revealed just now.

Everyone sat on the lake for a while, and saw someone waving on the shore, and Zhao Zhen frowned slightly—a personal guard!

As the boat docked, a guard whispered a few words to Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen nodded to indicate that he understood, so he turned around and said to Zhan Zhao, "Guard Zhan, accompany me to Kaifeng Mansion. Abbot Xuan Bei woke up. Ask him yourself!"

"Oh..." Zhan Zhao stood up, looked at Bai Yutang beside him, but heard Zhao Zhen say, "Bai Shaoxia, please send Luo Xin back to Qin Pavilion on my behalf."

Bai Yutang froze for a moment, and saw that Zhan Zhao's face darkened slightly.

Luo Xin also hurriedly stood up and said, "No need, I can go back by myself."

"Then how can I do it!" Zhao Zhen shook his head, "I don't worry, please leave it to Young Master Bai!"

Bai Yutang could only nod his head in agreement.Looking at Zhan Zhao again, he squinted his eyes and glanced at himself, like a warning—watch out for your coquettish vigor, and be careful not to leak it out to harm others!

Bai Yutang was also helpless, but he knew Zhao Zhen's intentions. In addition, he also felt...had he met Mrs. Luo Xin before, and then forgot?How can I get her words out?

Zhan Zhao followed Zhao Zhen back to the Kaifeng mansion in a dull mood, turning his head from time to time to see Bai Yutang and Mrs. Luo Xin went ashore and walked to the Qin Pavilion on the other side.

When the two sides could no longer see each other, Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Guard Zhan, let's go."

Zhan Zhao was taken aback, looked at Zhao Zhen, "Huh?"

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "I'm just giving them a chance to get along alone. Young Xia Bai should be able to ask something. If Zhan Huwei is worried, he can go and listen."

"But..." Zhan Zhao looked around, "Is the emperor going to Kaifeng mansion alone?"

Zhao Zhen smiled, "How is it possible."

"Hmm..." Zhan Zhao hesitated for a moment, and caught up with Zhao Zhen who was walking alone, "The emperor has suspected the identity of Mrs. Luo Xin for a long time?"

Zhao Zhen said, "She was introduced to me by Eunuch Wei."

Zhan Zhao frowned, is that the eunuch Wei who stole the jewels, murdered Pang Yu, and knew the secret of Dry Well? !Thinking of this, Zhan Zhao was taken aback for a moment—that Eunuch Wei also hid a lot of treasures, and now that he thought about it, those gold ornaments were exactly the same as the gold, silver and vermilion jade found in the well in the backyard of Faguang Temple, the first level in Shanyin Village!They are all high-quality products with strong Tang style.

Seeing Zhan Zhao rubbing his chin in a daze, Zhao Zhen smiled, "Have you thought about it?"

"Are they related to each other?" Zhan Zhao frowned.

"It actually happened like this, and the cause is just a coincidence." Zhao Zhen smiled, and slowly told Zhan Zhao how he discovered the clue, "Xiangxiang sometimes makes trouble when she can't sleep at night, and it happens that I don't have much trouble at night. I love to sleep, so I carried her around for a walk. As soon as I took Xiangxiang away that day, I went to a place where there were fewer people in the west courtyard. She was still crying, but suddenly stopped crying, staring at a bright spot in the distance I'm watching." Zhao Zhen shook his head, "It's rare for a person to walk around with a lantern in the palace, and it's midnight, what are you going to do in the west courtyard?"

Zhan Zhao nodded.

"I asked Nangong to go and have a look. After Nangong went there for a long time, he came back and told me something that no one would have thought of!"

Zhan Zhao smiled, "Eunuch Wei took the lantern and went to the dry well in the west courtyard, drilled into the well, and left the palace area through the underground waterway to contact the people at the duck neck shop?"

"Hahaha..." Zhao Zhen laughed loudly, and reached out to pat Zhan Zhao's shoulder, "A smart man is a smart man! Guard Zhan, with your quality, you can really be crowned king and general. It's a pity to be inferior to Kaifeng."

Just as Zhan Zhao was about to speak, Zhao Zhen nodded knowingly, "Okay, I know, people like you and Bai Yutang don't do things for the ultimate fame and fortune, what you value is friendship and morality, and live a comfortable life Chic."

Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, Zhao Zhen is indeed more suitable to be emperor than Zhao Pu, for the sake of the world, he can give up his chicness.Zhao Pu can't do it, he is very willful.However, such a pair of monarchs and ministers are very compatible. No wonder they were able to turn things around when they were ordered in danger at a young age.

"By the way." Zhao Zhen looked at Zhan Zhao, "Aren't you going? Don't worry about me, someone is protecting me."

"No, if I accidentally startle the snake, wouldn't it be a big deal!" Zhan Zhao smiled, "When Yutang comes back, just tell me what happened."

"Are you sure he won't hide anything?" Zhao Zhen asked tentatively.

"Naturally." Zhan Zhao nodded confidently, and asked again, "Your Majesty, is it intentional to snub Concubine Pang and pretend to be infatuated with Mrs. Luo Xin?"

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "It is."

"Hmm..." Zhan Zhao rubbed his chin, "Aren't you afraid that Concubine Pang will be sad?"

Zhao Zhen looked at Zhan Zhao for a while, then reached out and patted him on the shoulder, "Guard Zhan is sincere, but I can't, even if I have it, I have to pretend I don't have it."

Zhan Zhao frowned.

"If one day, your beloved begs you to leave Kaifeng Mansion, will you agree?" Zhao Zhen asked suddenly.

Zhan Zhao looked up to the sky and thought for a while, thinking that no one would ask him to do so...Of course, he unconsciously substituted into Bai Yutang.That man has always indulged himself, he would rather leave the rivers and lakes and stay with him in Kaifeng.Thinking of this, Zhan Zhao felt guilty, could he abandon Kaifeng Mansion for him and return to Jianghu?After thinking about it carefully, Zhan Zhao suddenly felt that there is nothing wrong with it, as long as they can be together it seems to be more important than anything else!So, he smiled and nodded, "Well! If it's really the most important person, I think I will."

"Hehe." Zhao Zhen smiled helplessly, "If you love only one person, you will be swayed by him. For ordinary people, it is a virtue, but for an emperor, it is a disaster! If I really love only Concubine Pang with all my heart, I will be the first to ask The one who died was the Queen Mother, do you believe it?"

Zhan Zhao's heart shuddered, that kind of situation is conceivable.Since ancient times, no matter which emperor favored only one concubine, it seemed that there would be no good results in the end.People always say that emperors are passionate and emperors are ruthless... If you want to be a good emperor, you must be passionate and ruthless.

Zhao Zhen saw a trace of compassion flashing in Zhan Zhao's eyes, and suddenly laughed. This person who has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time is quite simple in one aspect. In essence, although Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang have very different personalities, they are very different. They are very complementary, and in nature, very similar!It can be described as a perfect match.

Zhan Zhaoxin said why Zhao Zhen is always smiling, he seems to be in a good mood today.

Zhao Zhen told him in a low voice, "If we want to keep performing this play, we can't let too many people know about it! Uncle Eight Emperors and Bao Qing should have guessed it long ago. The grand master's concern is chaotic, but it is estimated that at Bao Qing's suggestion I clicked and came back to my senses. Uncle Jiu probably felt a little bit too, but he didn't bother to care about it. Next, only you know and I know... At most, you are allowed to tell Bai Yutang, other people, don't say anything !"

Zhan Zhao nodded, of course he knew the seriousness, but after today's trials, Bai Yutang probably already knew it too!I don't know how the white mouse, which is cunning when it should be honest, is honest when it should be cunning...how will it test that Mrs. Luo Xin who is full of schemes and plans for a long time?

Afterwards, Zhan Zhao told Zhao Zhen the result of their visit in Shanyin Village, and about the five spirit seats in Liu Heling and Mrs. Luoxin's boudoir.

"You mean... even the eighth and ninth uncles are counted in the spiritual position?" Zhao Zhen seemed to have grasped something important.

"Yes!" Zhan Zhao nodded.

Zhao Zhen nodded thoughtfully, "It seems... I have been thinking wrong all along."

"Huh?" Zhan Zhao was curious.

"Sigh." Zhao Zhen sighed softly, "I thought it was a secret of the royal family before, but now I see it, it is for the throne."

Zhan Zhao frowned - that's a big deal!

……

Let go of Zhan Zhao and Zhao Zhen and go back to Kaifeng Mansion to ask Abbot Xuan Bei not to mention it, but to send Mrs. Luo Xin back to Bai Yutang in the Qin Pavilion.

Bai Yutang originally wanted to get Mrs. Luo Xin a sedan chair, but she said that her legs were numb after sitting for a long time and she needed to move around more, so Bai Yutang could only patiently accompany her.

Mrs. Luo Xin walked quite slowly, Bai Yutang looked at the sky helplessly, and said to himself that the cat could step on ants faster than you.

Mrs. Luo Xin walked away for a while, and asked with a smile, "Do Young Master Bai and Mr. Zhan always investigate cases together?"

Bai Yutang thought for a while, "Well, almost."

"Speaking of which, you two are really rare. You are only 23 years old, and you are already famous all over the world."

Bai Yutang froze for a moment, then said, "It's 22."

Mrs. Luo Xin was taken aback, and opened her mouth, "22? Maybe Mr. Zhan misremembered, your birthdays are also very close, right?"

Bai Yutang nodded, "Well, almost, the cat is a few months older."

Luo Xin was taken aback, "But...Master Zhan just said, how many days are you older than him?"

After hearing this, Bai Yutang smiled and shook his head.

"Then...Master Zhan still said that you are all from Changzhou?" Mrs. Luo Xin doubted Zhan Zhao's words.

"He is from Changzhou, and I am from Jinhua Mansion." Bai Yutang replied.

"Master Zhan has doubts about Luo Xin?" Mrs. Luo Xin asked awkwardly, "Why are you talking nonsense?"

Bai Yutang laughed secretly in his heart, so cats are cunning, and this cat is even more cunning, with back tricks everywhere.After thinking about it, Bai Yutang's face darkened slightly, "It's normal, Madam didn't tell the truth herself, Zhan Zhao is so smart, naturally he wouldn't tell you the truth."

Mrs. Luo Xin was taken aback, and her face changed color, "Young Xia Bai, I..."

Bai Yutang stopped and looked at her, and asked, "Are you sure you haven't seen me before?"

Mrs. Luo Xin opened her mouth.

"I always feel that you seem to be hiding something, is it convenient to say it?" Bai Yutang said indifferently, "You are close to the emperor, and Zhan Zhao's duty will definitely be more guarded against you, I don't care, it's up to you if you say it or not. "Speaking, seeing the Qin Pavilion not far ahead, Bai Yutang thought he was finally relieved, so he wanted to walk a few steps faster and send her in so that he could go to Kaifeng Mansion.

But at this moment, Luo Xin rushed up a few steps and grabbed Bai Yutang, "Don't you remember me?"

Bai Yutang was startled, looked at Luo Xin who was looking up at him infatuatedly, and said in his heart, no!Really know?No, I have no impression at all!

"You rescued me from Xie Jiutian seven years ago, have you forgotten?" Luo Xin's voice raised a little, "Even if you forgot, I will never forget your kindness in my life."

Bai Yutang stood where he was, and began to quickly recall—seven years ago, the nine days of scorpion? !

Try to recall the events of seven years ago... Not long after Bai Yutang first entered the rivers and lakes, when he met Xie Jiutian and was hunted down, he helped him out of the siege.Afterwards, that reckless man chased him everywhere, wanting to learn sword skills from his teacher, but he naturally kept silent.

Passing through a county that day, I saw a dog official robbing men and women. I wanted to make a move, but Xie Jiutian got ahead.So he felt that Xie Jiutian's character was not bad, so Xie Jiutian asked him to go to the cottage to have a black cup of wine, so he went.

After arriving at the cottage, there was a big banquet in the village, and there was a ring - the brothers of Xie Jiutian snatched the most beautiful concubine from the Gouguan's house and returned.A few bandits were fighting in the arena there, fighting for the concubine.At that time, I asked Xie Jiutian that it was too much for a woman to be innocent, so why not let her go.But Xie Jiutian told him that the little concubine must have done bullying a lot with the dog official, and it was her own fault.

But the concubine was crying miserably at that time, Bai Yutang couldn't bear it and didn't want to turn against him, so the fight would inevitably hurt the people in the cottage, after all, others sincerely treated him with fists and fists, so it's not easy to turn their faces and deny them.So, Bai Yutang asked Xie Jiutian to ask for the concubine, but the concubine immediately stopped crying.Xie Jiutian was still joking at the time, saying that he was indeed a lowly bastard, and stopped crying immediately when he saw a beautiful man.

That night, Bai Yutang gave her some silver and a horse, allowing her to escape overnight.

To be honest, Bai Yutang didn't even see what she looked like, he just remembered that she was crying so badly that she was meddling in her own business.

After thinking about it, Bai Yutang frowned, could it be Mrs. Luoxin, that concubine from back then?

"When I was young, I lived a rough life. When I was a little older, I was bought to be Qin Ji. That year, an ugly official saw me and insisted on arresting me and marrying me as a concubine. I was beaten out when I refused. , Xie Jiutian killed the official. But I was hijacked by his brother's brothers to the mountain. I was very desperate at the time, thinking why my name was like a mustard, so worthless, so no one cared. You open your mouth and talk to Xie Jiutian I knew right away that you wanted to save me!" Luo Xin said with a smile, "I don't know your first and last name, but Xie Jiutian kept calling you Fifth Master. I thought your surname was Wu...no Thinking about seeing it in the Qin Pavilion that day, I realized that you are the famous Chinchilla Bai Yutang."

"Oh..." Bai Yutang finally remembered, and nodded, it turned out to be the case.She probably took Zhao Zhen into consideration, and she dared not bring up the events of the year, which is understandable.In addition, Bai Yutang also has a more thoughtful mind, is it Scorpion Nine Heavens again?If he wanted to kill the person holding the gilt crane feather, would it have something to do with Mrs. Luo Xin?

At this time, it has reached the door of Qin Pavilion.

Mrs. Luo Xin opened the door and asked Bai Yutang, "Do you want to go in and have a sit, Fifth Lord?"

"No." Bai Yutang shook his head, indicating that he still had things to do, and left Luo Xin.

Watching the white shadow go away and disappear at the entrance of the alley, Luo Xin closed the door with a sullen face, and smashed a stone bench with her palm, "Zhao Zhen! You're so ruthless!"

"oops."

At this time, a girl in white clothes ran out, "Sister, why are you losing your temper so that people will see that all previous efforts have been wasted!"

Luo Xin's expression was cold, "Zhao Zhen is smarter than we thought."

"Sister, could it be that the eunuch couldn't bear the punishment, so he told what happened back then?" The woman asked worriedly.

"He wouldn't dare to use his guts!" Luo Xin sneered, "There is no proof of death if you carry it to death, at least you don't have to die if you suffer some flesh and blood. To be honest, you will definitely die!"

"Then it doesn't matter if you told Bai Yutang about what happened back then?" The woman seemed worried, "What if he told the emperor?"

Luo Xin pondered for a while, "It's okay, it doesn't matter even if this matter is broken, let's proceed according to the original plan and act tonight!"

"it is good!"