I am neither beautiful nor crazy

When Jiang Yu arrived at Jiang Qi's study, Xia Zhixing and the Taoist priest were also there.

He strode in without waiting for the announcement.If it weren't for the emperor's study room for reviewing memorials, it would make people think that he was here to ask questions.However, there was that habitual smile on his face, and he looked gentle and well-mannered.

Xia Zhixing looked at him straight from the moment he came in, until Jiang Yu sat down generously beside him, and then frowned slightly.

Jiang Qi saw that Jiang Yu was sitting in front of him intact, and felt a little uneasy in his heart, "Seventh Brother has achieved a great victory in this trip and wiped out an enemy army. I... am very pleased. The family should take a good rest, and if you want anything, just let me know."

"What do you want..." Jiang Yu seemed to think seriously for a moment, then turned his head and said with a smile, "If you can pay off your merits, I will be very grateful, and I will never dare to ask for credit."

Jiang Qi dryly laughed a few times, his face was a little uneasy, and he turned his head slightly to look at Xia Zhixing.

"But after thinking about it, I can't figure out what I did wrong, which law I violated? So much so that after I left, the house was surrounded and heavily guarded, and even a carrier pigeon couldn't fly; while inside the capital And why is there a portrait of me for the whole city to look for together?"

Jiang Yu smiled softly, "If brother Huang misses his younger brother, I'll be sitting in front of you right now. How can there be any reason to post the portrait and persuade me to come back?"

"Seventh brother misunderstood." Jiang Qi said in a blunt tone, "Soldiers were placed in your house in the name of protection, and it's not like you didn't know about the murder case a few days ago. Why do you have to speculate on my thoughts like this, it really chills me. "

As he spoke, he glanced at Xia Zhixing in a very small way. The movements were so subtle that he couldn't observe them unless he looked carefully.

"It seems that my brother made a wild guess." After Jiang Yu got the answer, he didn't delve into it, and just clicked, "I haven't seen each other for more than ten days since the expedition, are the emperor and Lord Xia still in good health?"

He glanced at Jiang Qi for a week, "The emperor's brother has a golden dragon body, and he looks radiant. He must be in good health. I don't know if Mr. Xia has been feeling unwell recently?"

Where outsiders could not see, Jiang Qi clenched his palms unconsciously. He had no idea that Jiang Yu not only came back in good health, but also had an almost keen intuition for many details, which was far more difficult than he imagined. .

On the surface, Jiang Yu was leaning casually on the back of the chair, but in fact he had been secretly observing Xia Zhixing's reaction.After a long silence, the other party nodded slowly.

After all the questions to be asked and all to see, Jiang Yu didn't stay any longer, and saluted the relieved Jiang Qi, then turned and walked out.

He just walked to the door, but as if he suddenly remembered something, he turned back and smiled, "I was in a hurry just now, and I forgot to thank Brother Huang for his good intentions. The imperial city is dangerous recently, and soldiers should indeed be guarded around the mansion."

Jiang Qi only felt that this sentence was very inconsistent, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.Just as he was about to reply, he suddenly heard the other party speak again.

"Naturally, I will also thank the guards around the mansion one by one."

He suddenly looked up at Jiang Yu, only to see a loose and casual smile on the corner of his mouth.And in the always downcast and indifferent eyebrows, there was an extremely confident and fierce light.

After Jiang Yu left, a tall and thin bearded man stepped out from behind the screen with a worried expression on his face.

"Master, I'm afraid Jiangyu has already seen something. Besides, how did he escape from so many plain-clothes assassins and return to the capital unscathed? This is..."

"not necessarily."

"What may not be?"

"Jiang Yu came back alone, but it doesn't mean that he was alone during the entire return journey." The Taoist said, "As for his specific return route, we can only listen to Yang Guang's news."

As soon as the words were finished, someone sent a letter in, and said with both hands, "Your Majesty, there is a letter from Northern Xinjiang, saying that it will be delivered to His Majesty personally."

The Taoist took the letter, opened it and read it to Jiang Qi.

"Jiang Yu lied about his itinerary in the barracks. The soldiers on the road lay in ambush all day and night, and they didn't even see his shadow. He left the barracks with Xiao Xiangling, and the two of them might set off together."

After reading this, the Taoist priest's voice paused, and he raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Yang Guang said that Xiao Xiangling had also given him the task of investigating the messenger's eyeliner before. Now it happens that Xiao Xiangling is not in the barracks, if you want to take action, this is an excellent time."

He put away the letter paper, burned it to ashes on the fire, and said with a smile, "Now Xiao Xiangling not only asked Yang Guang to investigate, but also allowed him to send a secret letter to the capital. It seems that no matter what, he didn't suspect Yang Guang. The preparations we made before coming to us were extremely effective.”

He paused, and then said in a very thought-provoking tone, "It's just that Xiao Xiangling would leave the Northern Xinjiang army at this point in time to protect Jiangyu on his return journey. I really didn't expect it."

Jiang Qi snorted disdainfully, "There have long been rumors that the two of them are dirty in the palace, so it seems that it is not groundless. Jiangyu has only been away from Beijing for more than ten days, and Xiao Xiangling was able to seduce Xiao Xiangling to come back with him. , is really capable.”

"Going back together doesn't mean you're dead set." The Taoist persuaded, "Jiangyu must be eliminated, but if Xiao Xiangling can be gathered to our side, it will be much more useful than killing him directly. Use the tactic of alienation, Breaking his relationship with Jiangyu and helping us is the best policy; letting him guard in northern Xinjiang with peace of mind, giving him a salary, and giving him a beautiful family to settle down is the best policy; We can use Jiangyu as bait to coerce him to return the general soldier talisman, lure him to the capital, and kill him together with Jiangyu. But this plan will also cause great losses to us, and it is the last resort."

"Okay." Jiang Qi heard that this method is very reasonable, so he stood up and cupped his hands, "I think this method is reasonable, so I will trouble Master to implement it."

At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from behind the two of them. Jiang Qi looked back, and saw that Xia Zhixing who had been standing there just now stepped back several times in a hurry as if he had been frightened. He took a few steps until he bumped into the screen behind him before he managed to stabilize his figure.

Jiang Qi was taken aback, and suddenly became incoherent, "Master, what's going on, what we just said..."

"Your Highness, don't worry, he didn't hear it." The Taoist walked to Xia Zhixing's side and looked at the Gu worms in the flesh behind his ears, "It's just that the Gu worms haven't sucked blood for too long, so Lord Xia may have Some... Uncomfortable feeling. I have asked someone to bring back the girl who meets the requirements, and it will arrive in about two days. After the Gu worms drink her heart and soul, Master Xia will feel much better."

"Then what if the Gu worms can't suck the proper blood all the time?"

The Taoist turned around and showed Jiang Qi a strange and sinister smile, which scared Jiang Qi into a quiver.

"Master Xia's sanity will gradually come to his senses." His expression was rather regretful, "It's just that the Gu worm can enter but not come out. When the sanity is awakened, it is the time for the person who was infected by the Gu to pass away."

Looking up the mountain.

This is an extremely remote place, and the climate is extremely cold. Even in July and August, it is covered with ice and snow, and everything you can see is a piece of flawless white.There is a huge ice lake halfway up the mountain, like a silver mirror inlaid in ice and snow.

Xiao Xiangling came to the agreed southwest corner, but he didn't see any signs of people living or passing by here.

He was about to walk forward and continue to check, but suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis, and at the same time his neck felt cold, but in an instant he had already rushed forward with the instinct of his body, and the black epee at his waist also Unsheath at this time.

He turned around suddenly, and blocked the epee in front of his eyes without looking at it.The ear-piercing sound of heavy swords rubbing and colliding sounded like fangs grinding gravel, which made people get goosebumps.

The man on the opposite side was dressed in black, covering most of his face.After the fight, he immediately withdrew, fixed his eyes on the opponent, and did not act rashly again.He secretly rubbed the tiger's mouth of his right hand against the side of his clothes, and there were bloodstains on it.

His level of swordsmanship is very clear to him, and there are people in the world who can compare with him on one hand.

He has no impression of the face of the person in front of him at all, but the opponent just turned around to block a sword in a hurry, and it can be [-]% comparable to his offensive, or even better.The real strength of the opponent is even more unfathomable.

He had come here to wait for Jiangyu, and he didn't want to get involved with such a difficult person. His eyes turned cold and he was about to ask questions, but the tall and stern person opposite him spoke first.

"Are you Shen Chen?"

Shen Chen frowned even tighter, he never told anyone other than Jiang Yu the news of his being here.In addition, he also expected that the matter of the prince's body was extremely important to Jiang Yu, and he would not ask others to come instead unless it was absolutely necessary.

"Jiang Yu can't leave his body in the capital now. If there is anything I want to tell him, I'll relay it." Xiao Xiangling took out a piece of blood-colored jade from his front lapel, which was exactly the one Jiang Yu was wearing.

Shen Chen struggled for a long time, but couldn't help asking, "Why didn't Jiang Yu come by himself, and who are you?"

Xiao Xiangling didn't have a good impression of Shen Chen, but now his attitude is a little cold.He didn't directly answer the other party's question, but looked around, "Your Highness the Seventh Prince has returned to the palace not long ago, and I'm busy with important things, and I don't have much free time today, Mr. Shen, please tell me if you have anything to do."

Shen Chen did have something to do with Jiang Yu, and it was something he asked for.

After all, the person who came was carrying the jade pendant that Jiang Yu was wearing, so he didn't say anything, just said "Follow me this way", then turned and walked towards the ice lake halfway up the mountain.

Shen Chen was much more cautious than Xiao Xiangling imagined. The letter mentioned the southwest corner of Mount Wang, but the real hiding place of the prince's body was beside the ice lake halfway up the mountain to the east.

The snow here is deep and the temperature is extremely low. Shen Chen pushed aside the waist-high snow by the lake to reveal the coffin below.

"This is the body of His Highness the Crown Prince." Shen Chen pointed to Xiao Xiangling the coffin on the ground.

It was a coffin with transparent sides, and the prince was lying in the middle with his eyes closed.All kinds of medicinal herbs are placed around, most of which are used to preserve the corpse.

The people in the museum are still wearing the elegant white clothes that are most often worn on weekdays, and they look even more spotless in the transparent coffin.In an instant, it gave people the illusion that the person in the coffin had only temporarily fallen asleep, and was not even much different from a stranger except for a paler complexion.

"Why did Mr. Shen show me this?"

"Whether it's me or Jiangyu, the Seventh Prince, we are equally eager to protect the Crown Prince. I once agreed with him that I will be responsible for preserving the Prince's body, and he will find something for the Prince. His letter is nothing more than to prove that the body is indeed preserved by me, so he can give it to me with confidence."

"He can give you peace of mind, but you never trust him." Xiao Xiangling said with his head sideways.He was already tall, so when he lowered his eyes so slightly to look at people, his unintentionally restrained sharp gaze would usually give people a sense of oppression.

"If my predictions are correct, after I leave, you will immediately change the hiding place of the body. After Jiang Yu finds what you want, he can only contact you again through letters, which is why you sent spices there again. reason."

Shen Chen smiled wryly, "Hiding the corpse is very important. If someone knows the location, the consequences will be disastrous, and it is helpless to move it frequently."

"What about you?" Xiao Xiangling asked, "Jiang Yu is looking for something for His Highness the Crown Prince, what can you do for him, is it worth his risk to rescue him? The palace is not at peace right now, and it is too late to protect yourself, and what else can you do for him? How about saving people?"

"His Royal Highness has followed me to learn swordsmanship since childhood..."

"Mr. Shen taught him swordsmanship because he felt ashamed, so he repaid it." Xiao Xiangling interrupted coldly.

Neither of them spoke, the surroundings were dead silent, and the atmosphere suddenly froze to the extreme freezing point.

After a long time, Shen Chen slowly raised his head, deliberately suppressing his sudden emotional instability, but his eyes were still uncontrollably bloodshot.

"What do you know, why do you say that?" He asked in a low voice.

"You should ask His Highness the Seventh Prince about this. He already has some guesses about what happened before, you'd better explain it to him face to face." Xiao Xiangling turned to leave, "I will tell His Highness Seventh about this when I go back , if Mr. Shen is fine, I will go back first."

He took a few steps forward, but suddenly he turned his head as if remembering something, "By the way, I haven't answered Mr. Shen's question from the beginning."

Shen Chen was taken aback, thinking for a moment, probably only the question "Who are you from Jiangyu" has not been answered by the other party.

"I am not talented, and I am the sweetheart of His Royal Highness Jiang Yu."

Unexpectedly, Shen Chen's eyes widened suddenly after hearing these words, and he even raised his voice a little, "Are you Xiao Xiangling?"

Xiao Xiangling didn't expect that the other party didn't recognize him, but knew his name, so not saying a word was considered tacit consent.

"Tell me, what Jiang Yu thinks about what happened 17 years ago." Shen Chen was silent for a long time, and finally sighed extremely tiredly, his whole figure seemed to have changed a lot with these words.

"In exchange, don't you want to hear about your Highness, why did you die so tragically in your previous life?"

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