Cang Ri Qing Lan

It was four o'clock at night, the moon was bright, and the cold moonlight filled the empty dirt road in Xiayun Town, and the inn next to the street was brightly lit. After a while of commotion, it gradually fell into silence, only occasionally the chirping of cold cockroaches could be heard.

"Qingling... If you still don't want to sleep, you might as well go and ask the statements of the assassins outside." Noticing that Qingling's face was blue and her lips were pale, and her hands were clenched until her knuckles turned white, Cang Lan glanced at Tang Tuo The wound being stitched, he found a reason to avoid it.

Qingling pursed her lips and went out the door.The aisle had already been cleaned up, and Xing Ye showed mercy, but no one was killed.Everyone was tied up and dragged to the backyard for the two guys to watch, while the shopkeeper was still waiting here, not daring to go to sleep.After making a gesture to tell the shopkeeper to leave, he walked to a blind spot in the house where he could not see, and did not move again as if roots had grown under his feet.He couldn't stop Cang Lan, and he knew that staying here wouldn't do anything but...

From the fine sweat secreting from Cang Lan's forehead, I knew that what Doctor Tang said would be a little painful, maybe more than a little, the wound was too long, and the anesthesia of the silver needle was not complete.Fortunately, Tang Tuo was really good, and the sutures were finished within a cup of tea, and Xing Ye immediately stepped forward to bandage him with medicine.

"Thank you doctor." Tang Tuo said some precautions, heard Cang Lan's words, hurriedly packed up his things, and retreated without looking sideways.

Hearing the sound of footsteps pausing at the door, followed by the vague sound of two people leaving, the masked man found it unbelievable that a person's smile can change a person so completely, as if the severe snow and rain in the northern country suddenly turned into a southern country. A warm breeze.But Cang Lan turned her eyes back to him, her smile remained the same, but it was so cold that it made people shiver, so much so that he thought he was injured and lost his mind:

"The last knife you wanted to take my life was also your master's intention?"

The masked man had been removed long ago, and he was about 30 years old, with a short beard around his lips and chin.Hearing the words, he was shocked, and the upright Chinese character face replied from the expression similar to seeing a ghost:

"Stop talking nonsense, if you want to kill, do it quickly." Although the words were a bit lacking in confidence, they still came out after all.

"There are many ways to kill you. If you want to feel better, think about it before you speak." Cang Lan's eyes seemed to have a metallic texture at this moment, "Let me first tell you why you suddenly wanted to kill me." The masked man Feeling guilty for a while, it is irrelevant to secretly discuss this issue, so he hesitated and said:

"...It wasn't a sudden decision. The master wanted to kill you. It would be more useful for me to speak to him than to arrest you."

"But it seems that your master doesn't agree very much, so he simply sent you to do this errand."

The masked man was shocked, and looked at Cang Lan again before saying:

"Yes, I thought the general was willing to help, at least [-]% sure, but who would have thought that he...to scare the snake today, it will be even more difficult to move you in the future, so it's better to settle for the next best thing, except for your confidant trouble. I I hurt you, I know there is no reason to escape today, but I will never tell you who my master is, please give me a good time."

"On the contrary, not only will I not kill you, but I will let you go."

He couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Canglan's gourd, so the masked man dared not answer.

"You can leave at any time, but your subordinates have to wait for you to redeem them." Cang Lan lazily said:

"Some ministers in the court take bribes and bend the law, you should have heard of it?" Cang Lan listed ten people and said, "I'll give you the evidence that they are pocketing their own money, and you ask them to exchange 100 taels of gold each. Throw this evidence to the Yamen. As long as I get 500 taels from them within three months, this matter will be over. But if you don't come or there are not enough numbers, I will hand over your subordinates to the Ministry of Punishment. At that time, all the dignitaries will know that someone has these evidences... You can consider whether you want to play this game or not."

Something seemed to move under the bed, making some faint noises, Xing Ye gave Cang Lan a strange look, and saw that his smile became more and more lively.Fortunately, the masked man was so dumbfounded that he didn't notice it at all.

"Xing Ye, send him to your room to rest."

The voice was naturally made by Shen Haozhe. Xing Ye received Cang Lan's order, and couldn't find a place to place the general for a while, so he simply repeated the same plan, wrapped the clothes and sheets in a ball, and threw them under the bed.Thinking that he was a wise general, how often did he crawl under the bed, or was hid in like an adulterous affair, but he just couldn't make a sound.

Seeing that Xing Ye returned to the room and pulled out Shen Haozhe with a dark face, Cang Lan moved inward to make room for him:

"Is the general feeling better?"

Cang Lan's half-smile face made him almost vomit blood, especially when Xing Ye was still standing aside when he said this.

"Don't dare to worry about the prince."

"Where, it should." Cang Lan smiled, shining brightly, "There are still many things to ask the general, remember the conditions you said before, how about telling me now?"

"You..." It's okay if he didn't mention it, Shen Haozhe gritted his teeth, and immediately replayed what happened just now. Fortunately, Xing Ye retreated out of the door on his own initiative, so he couldn't see his blushing face: "You have obviously..."

"Already what?...Could it be that the general wants me to cash in another way?"

"Why didn't you ask that assassin but instead asked me?" Shen Haozhe immediately realized that he shouldn't say another word on this question. "You want me to say it myself, so that my tip-off can be carried out?"

"General, I have accidentally let an assassin escape who knew of your warning. If you say it or not, it might be true." Cang Lan sighed regretfully.

"My lord's strikes are really neat." Shen Haozhe was surprisingly calm: "The assassin just now, you didn't promise to let him go just because you want to cut off my back, did you?"

"It's enough for one person to pass the message to achieve the goal." Cang Lan lay down on her side: "That person just now... It's just that I was bored and panicked, and I wanted him to drag a few people to make trouble for me."

Shen Haozhe was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he understood:

"My lord's move seems like a child's play, but it turns out to have a lot of meaning."

"Have it?"

"You detained his companion so that he would not dare to go back alone."

"It is clear that your general is an accomplice, and he can speak out in front of your accomplices. It seems that his status is not low. Why don't you dare go back."

"The more this is the case, the more guarded he is by his master, not to mention being sent to carry out this kind of mission, I think he is very dissatisfied with him. He is probably an abandoned child after the Dongchuang incident happened." Shen Haozhe pondered: "And... you let it go easily But he detained his subordinates, if he went back alone, it would only make his master jealous of him even more, he doesn't seem to be a brainless person, so naturally he won't go back to die now."

"If you say that, you can only blame his master for being too suspicious. You can't blame me."

"If he doesn't dare to go back, he can only do things for you as you said, but if he does that, he won't be able to go back."

"Oh?"

"If he succeeds, he will be in deep trouble. You just need to tell his men why they let them go, and he will work hard for you. How can his master tolerate him?"

"It turns out that there is still this move, as expected of a great general." Ignoring Cang Lan, Shen Haozhe continued:

"Furthermore, if he is caught by mistake, it will not cause any loss to you. With his status, the scapegoat will be blamed on the prince and your opponent. And...whether you succeed or not, you have lit a fire in Beijing." , let them burn each other first."

"How come? I'm just greedy for money, and I want to find some cheap money to spend."

"The prince's own treasury is even worse than the national treasury. How could he conspire with this money?"

"It turns out that a few thousand taels of gold are small money in the eyes of the general? This is almost the income of the national treasury for a year."

"It's a slip of the tongue. The prince can either blame your enemies or reap a fortune. It's really foolproof."

"The general...he may not be willing to do it, and he may just walk away."

"He is sure to avoid the lord's side. If his master and the ministers of the court are chasing him from all sides, he may do that....Although the prince let him choose, he only gave one way. If he still doesn't want to If you die, you can only do as the prince says."

"The general is really far-sighted, I admire him very much." Cang Lan suddenly realized.Shen Haozhe's eyes lingered on his face for a long time before he said slowly:

"I'm afraid the prince has already guessed who the opponent is by doing this?"

Cang Lan smiled, it was hard to tell the truth from the fake: "Isn't it just waiting for you to tell me?"

"Then there is one more thing, I hope the prince will explain the confusion to the officials first. How did the prince get it? There will be a night attack tonight. Could it be that I reminded you with a glass of wine?"

"The general is working hard with me here. Could it be that he thinks I'm injured and can't touch you anymore?" Cang Lan leaned over, "Do you remember that subordinate of yours? The one who came to the inn to catch coolies."

"It turned out that he was the one who revealed their whereabouts. Also, this small town is not only full of customers, but also has so many young and strong men, which is really suspicious." Shen Haozhe sighed, "The prince is really perceptive. I am the one who cannot see."

"There are still many places that I haven't shown the general. Is the general interested?" While speaking, his hand has moved to his waist.

"My lord... didn't you say you agreed to my previous conditions?"

"I agree, but are you delaying the time to communicate with me more?" Satisfied that the body of her subordinates stiffened again, Cang Lan continued to go down...

"That person is His Highness the Second Highness." Shen Haozhe hurriedly said, if he is allowed to go on like this, the previous scene may happen again, "He and I are not considered accomplices, I didn't want to get involved..."

"Then?" Cang Lan withdrew her hand a little bit before she could finish.

"It's just that my younger brother treats you..." Before Shen Haozhe's breath became short of breath, Cang Lan stopped her hands when she heard this, and looked at his thoughtful face, Shen Haozhe said again: "And the Second Highness begged me to help him... ..."

"Although what you did is not absolutely necessary, but in this way, it is a fact that you conspired with him. I'm afraid this is what he wants. Is there any other reason that is enough for you to take risks?"

"Jing and Nanhui are bordering each other with our three countries. At present, the coalition forces of the two countries are invading our southwest border. For some reason, Jing suddenly stopped, and offered to negotiate a peace, but it requires... Prince Yi, you to be the ambassador to Beijing. This time, the official returns. Jing is also for this..."

"I haven't heard of such a thing?"

"The emperor thinks that Jingguo's heart is not sincere, so he ordered his subordinates not to make it public, so as not to disturb people's hearts." When Shen Haozhe said this, he suddenly felt that the emperor's behavior was very strange.

"But the Second Highness knows about it? And he is quite in favor of sending me to be cannon fodder." Cang Lan's eyes flashed, and she glanced at Shen Haozhe, "It seems that the general does not disapprove, this really kills two birds with one stone. My character is not good. Duan, who is ignorant and incompetent, but seeks power and steals the country, must be a serious problem for the big man. If you are loyal to the king and serve the country, you should help him cut me off as soon as possible... You two will kill first and play later. , and you can temporarily release the threat, I will do my best to protect you, even if the emperor disagrees, there is nothing you can do."

"The only son of his emperor, although he has not been established as the crown prince, is the future king of a country. It is inevitable to have this concern... But according to the investigation of the lower officials, the prince is not a brazen brother who has no chest. Give in, send you as a hostage, or hand over the gate of the Southwest to you, the lower officials are also hesitant... Now it seems that the prince should be able to keep me safe and sound in the southern border."

"The general thinks highly of me." Cang Lan said with a smile, the second prince's concern may not be that he is incompetent, but that he is too capable, but in such a hasty move, is he too impatient, or is it something else There is a reason?

"However, what the Second Highness did is quite different from what you thought. He wanted to kill me, and by the way, let the general take the blame." Shen Haozhe didn't say a word, he had already heard it just now under the bed.His Highness's move is clearly a struggle for power, how could he not understand.He didn't want to get involved in any side, but now he couldn't allow him to withdraw, and he could only stand on Prince Yi's side.He just confessed to Cang Lan that everything is proof of surrender.

The two were thinking about each other, and suddenly heard Xing Ye's voice:

"Your Highness... Master Ye is back."

Cang Lan looked back, Qing Ling came in with a bowl of hot soup, followed by Xiao Er:

"The little one didn't see anything." The shop clerk put the hot water basin in his hand on the ground, and the two people who were so close to each other on the bed scared him so much that he didn't dare to raise his head when lying on his stomach.Especially Prince Yi's hand on the general, the general's disheveled appearance and the marks on his neck...

This clearly means that he has seen everything, and he understands it, Cang Lan shook her head, and ink dripped from Shen Haozhe's face.

"...Little Er, you go down first." As soon as Qingling said the words, the shop assistant thanked him a lot, and went out without hesitation. However, it was widely rumored at the border that Prince Yi Haoxuan Canglan was backed by Yuanwei General Shen Haozhe can be powerful, and

Shen Haozhe is of course Cang Lan's guest of honor...

"The general... was drunk and went to the wrong room." Receiving Qingling's strange gaze and sweeping over Shen Haozhe's livid face, Cang Lan coughed dryly, and it seemed too late to throw Shen Haozhe under the bed.

"I'm impolite... I'm leaving..." Shen Haozhe tried his best to get up half of his body, but Cang Lan pushed him back: "You will sleep with me tonight..."

Shen Haozhe raised his head abruptly, the clear anger in his eyes was entangled with other inexplicable things, instantly igniting the desire that Cang Lan had shelved in his heart since the first time he saw him, her hand was repeatedly on the side of his neck, her low voice was clearly "... General Shen... don't look at me like that, okay?"

Feeling that the skin under the back of her hand was burning again, and the flames in her eyes seemed to be beating, Cang Lan got up: "I'll go to sleep in your room."

Folding to the room at the other end of the corridor, Cang Lan took two sips of hot soup, Xing Ye had already prepared his clothes, brought hot water to wipe him carefully.Qing Ling was silent all the way, until now he said: "I have already interrogated those assassins, they were sent by His Highness the Second Highness."

"You made it through the interrogation?" Cang Lan was stunned, "I thought they would rather die than say a word."

"Ask them directly, of course, there will be no results, but it is much easier to prepare the answer for them."

Qing Ling frowned, staring at the white gauze on Cang Lan's body: "If I know it will hurt you... I will never..."

Cang Lan smiled, not missing the remorse in Qingling's eyes, it was only after a long time that she understood what it meant.

Seeing Qingling frowned and left the room, he didn't say what he said to be more careful.He saved Qingling tonight, but he planted a bigger hidden danger for the two of them. From now on, his enemies might also attack Qingling, but it's not his style to be upset:

"Turn off the lights, Xing Ye, I'm sleepy."

At five o'clock, some people in Xiayun Town had already got up early and were busy. Everyone in the inn just went to bed, but everyone was tossing and turning.Only Cang Lan fell into a deep sleep, and didn't even notice the gaze that was always on him.

Xing Ye lay cautiously beside him, only watching the sky getting brighter, the golden sunlight cast shadows of eyelashes on his face, then he got up silently and closed the paper window.