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"At that time, I was in the Imperial College and was the second prince's teacher. I only did some simple work on weekdays, drawing some painting templates for the second prince, but I never thought that one day I would break through Prime Minister Wu and send someone to assassinate the second prince."

Huo Xiao frowned: "How to break through?"

"On the day when the Guozijian ran out of paper, I wanted to buy some paintbrushes by the way, so I asked for leave and planned to leave the palace," Ruan Zhengqing lowered his head, recalling the situation that day in detail.

"Although I only care about Danqing on weekdays, I still have some foundation in self-defense martial arts. When I noticed a sneaky person near the second prince's east palace, I followed him secretly."

Shen Chen squinted his eyes: "Sneaky people can enter and leave the palace?"

Ruan Zhengze nodded: "This is exactly what I was wondering at the time, so I secretly followed those people to the east palace wall and hid behind a tree to see what they were going to do."

"So you found a crow?" Wen Renhuang was secretly nervous.

Ruan Zhengze said quietly: "No, I didn't find anything, and those people disappeared in the blink of an eye."

"Then what did you break!" he whispered.

Ruan Zhengze stared at Wen Renhuang, and said slowly, "I wonder if Mr. Wen Ren knows what the crow's spiritual power is?"

"I don't know." He said honestly, not only the crow's, he had been on Qihuang Mountain for so long, except for Ruan Zhengqing's ability to paint things into reality, he didn't know anyone else, he didn't even know what Fengtian was good at. .

In fact, he can't be blamed. Having spiritual power is a fantasy, and people usually don't describe themselves to others, but Ruan Zhengqing is just too outstanding to be preached.

"That's it. I'll tell Mr. Wenren that when the crow's spiritual power manifests, it will cover the sky and the sun." Ruan Zhengqing turned his head and said in a low voice.

Wen Renhuang's pupils dilated slightly: "Why... cover the sky and the sun?"

Shen Chen touched his chin: "Could it be that you can hide your figure?"

Ruan Zhengze glanced at Shen Chen approvingly: "Exactly, that's why I saw a few people suddenly disappear, and the first reaction in my mind was that the crow is here."

"Why... didn't you think that they have extraordinary martial arts and come and go without a trace?" Wen Renhuang was puzzled.

Ruan Zhengze said with a smile: "If they were really extraordinary in martial arts, they wouldn't be spotted by me, a three-legged cat kung fu guy, and followed them all the way. I'm afraid they are outside the East Palace, and the crow needs them to act before they can block out the sun."

Huo Xiao, who had been silent all this time, asked: "Then the crow found you, and he immediately attacked you? If he did, how would you know how they will carry out their conspiracy next?"

Oh yes!

Wen Renhuang immediately looked at Ruan Zhengze suspiciously. If the crow found him and killed him, then what could be judged by just a few sneaky people?

Ruan Zhengze smiled wryly: "The crow didn't kill the minister, the minister died to protect the second prince."

"Oh?" Huo Xiao didn't understand.

"I found out that those people had disappeared suddenly. Although I thought of the crow, my first reaction was still that the second prince was in danger. The second prince had lived in the East Palace for a long time. These people suddenly appeared without knowing their intentions, so they immediately turned into the East Palace to escort them." Ruan Zhengze frowned slightly as he recalled.

Wen Renhuang said silently: "This second prince is really sweet, so many people want to kill him."

Huo Xiao said: "That's natural. Now the second prince is the only crown prince of Daqi. For the enemy country and the rebel party, it is natural to get rid of him first."

Ruan Zhengze said in a low voice: "If it wasn't for the sudden disappearance that made me think of covering the sky, I would never have thought that this matter is related to the crow and Qihuang Mountain. After all, Qihuang Mountain has always been a powerful force for loyalty and patriotism in my heart. arm."

Huo Xiao rubbed his temples impatiently, and listened quietly.

"I entered the East Palace and found that the guards along the way had been killed. Presumably, my body was hidden at this moment, so I couldn't detect it." Ruan Zhengze paused, and continued, "At that time, my heart was in a state of confusion, so I immediately ran to look for the second prince. I haven't seen the second prince for a long time, but at that time, I was stabbed by a knife coming from nowhere."

"Looking back with all my strength, the last thing I saw was the knife in Senior Crow's hand."

With a final sigh, Ruan Zhengze said slowly.

Wen Renhuang's breath stagnates.

There was a clearness in Huo Xiao's eyes.

"Why..." Wen Renhuang asked blankly.

The crow not only wanted to kill him, but even Ruan Zhengze was not spared. He was obviously from Mount Qihuang, but what is the difference between what he did and Hei Luan?

Ruan Zhengze said with a faint smile: "Perhaps, because Zhengqing blocked his way, he didn't want to leave anyone alive who knew the truth when he came across such a conspiracy."

Then Wen Renhuang blocked the crow and made him want to kill.

Huo Xiao said: "Phoenixes are rare in the first place, and the crows slaughtered themselves unilaterally. I'm afraid this is not the order of the Phoenix King." He glanced at the dull Wen Renhuang, "After he killed you, he never found the second prince. The little fox doesn't die so easily."

Ruan Zhengze nodded: "Exactly, and according to Yichen's estimation, the crow cleverly organized the scene of the East Palace without finding the second prince. In short, there was no news of the attack on the East Palace afterwards."

"It's not that he did a good job, it's that the second prince did a good job." Huo Xiao teased, "Since he killed your mouth that day, why did he suddenly find your body a few days ago?"

When asked here, Ruan Zhengze couldn't help coughing a few times.Crescent's eyebrows are slightly frowned, and her eyes seem to be timid. No matter who the soul in this body is, this appearance is understandable after all.

"I'm afraid, I heard that the prince has a heart for Ruan Lian, so I plan to let the minister come to meet the prince."

No matter how sad the previous discussion was, Wen Renhuang's sadness was washed away as soon as the discussion came to this point, and he and Shen Chen couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Huo Xiao frowned.

Ruan Zhengze didn't change his expression: "On the second day after the prince left the portrait of Ruan Lian, Wu Ya came to Ruan's mansion at night. My brother... was eager to be promoted to a nobleman, so he pushed Ruan Lian to deal with it regardless of the appointment with the prince. As everyone knows, Ruan Lian at that time was actually no longer Ruan Lian, but a minister."

"Interesting," Huo Xiao smiled, "I can use any method."

"The crow doesn't know what the relationship between Ruan Lian and the minister is, but seeing the similar looks, he assumes that he is the minister's younger sister, and chatted with the minister for a long time. The prince's spies must have told her the details."

"Yes, the spies reported that the crow told you a lot about the love you had as classmates." Huo Xiao smiled.

Ruan Zhengqing smiled wryly: "The fact is that I never had much contact with Crow in Qihuang Mountain back then. Although they came down to the court together at the same age, they didn't have much contact with each other. He said that just to soften a The vigilance of the girl's family, unfortunately, the minister is not the girl's family."

Wen Renhuang felt very awkward when he heard that, Ruan Zhengqing was a generation of romantic talents, and now he was reduced to resurrecting a dead body, so he couldn't help asking: "You are now a woman... Is it convenient?"

Ruan Zhengqing was taken aback for a moment, then blushed suddenly and was at a loss.

Huo Xiao raised his eyebrows and looked at Wen Renhuang, and said, "Don't talk nonsense, talk about business."

"Exactly," Ruan Zhengze said awkwardly, "I never knew that the crow could speak and act so softly. Although he knew in his heart that he was pretending, he sacrificed a lot in order to bring down the prince."

Wen Renhuang immediately became interested: "What did he do to you?"

Huo Xiao waited for him, but Ruan Zhengze ignored him and said, "He promised Ruan Lian that if he could win over the prince's heart, he would make Ruan Lian rich and powerful... as the prime minister's wife."

"Pfft!" Shen Chen didn't pay attention, and spit out a mouthful of tea.

Wen Renhuang was also inexplicably amused: "It's amazing, where did he get the confidence to think that the prime minister's wife is more attractive than the princess?"

Huo Xiao frowned slightly: "Oh? Then you think the position of princess is extremely attractive?"

Wen Renhuang said carelessly: "Of course, the concubine sounds very domineering and mighty. How can a wife compare with the concubine?"

Huo Xiao's eyes flashed with pride, and he immediately regained his composure.

Ruan Zhengze smiled: "If you think about it in general, everyone thinks so, but what the crow said to Ruan Lian is that Duan Wangshu attracts wind and makes enemies everywhere. It may not be easy for this princess to be a princess."

Wen Renhuang began to hate the crow gradually: "Hmph, I'm still spitting blood even though I'm harboring evil intentions."

Hearing that Ren Huang began to vent his anger on himself, Huo Xiao's mood inexplicably changed: "Oh? It's not easy being a princess, so let Ruan Lian put him in his arms instead?"

"That's why he talked about the old relationship with the minister. If Ruan Lian falls into his arms, he will take good care of him, but the premise is that he first enters King Duan's side and waits for him to order." Ruan Zhengze said.

What a shame this is!

Wen Renhuang was about to scold angrily: "Why are you so vicious with your intentions? If it's really an ordinary girl who can't stand his sweet talk, it will ruin the prince and betray the girl!"

Ruan Zhengze nodded: "That's right. After several rounds, I finally saw the intentions of Qihuang Mountain. I don't say good or bad, but evil."

Shen Chen was also stunned, sitting at the table speechless for a moment.

Huo Xiao grinned indifferently, with a half-smile: "I really can't see that crows are so good at pleasing women."

Ruan Zhengze nodded and said, "If he hadn't known the truth earlier, I'm afraid Ruan Lian would have been deceived by him, so what is the prince's next plan?"

Huo Xiao said: "That depends on what he wants you to do next, Qihuang Mountain has revealed its rebellion, what is your choice?"

Ruan Zhengze smiled wryly: "From the beginning to the end, I have never betrayed Daqi's heart. Although Qihuang Mountain bestows supernatural powers on my minister, it cannot change my heart."

"Well said, this is my good minister." Huo Xiao applauded lightly.

Ruan Zhengze lowered his eyes: "The crow asked the minister to wait quietly for the prince, and if the prince and the minister said anything important, report to him immediately."

"Then it looks like he's going to see you late at night after leaving Yuhua Building tonight." Wen Renhuang sympathized.

Ruan Zhengze stopped, and looked at Wen Renhuang resentfully.

"You can't make it too obvious. Since he believes in you and puts you by my side, then it's better to follow his plan and keep in touch with him, so as to know what he's going to do." Huo Xiao said calmly.

"I obey." Ruan Zhengze said in a low voice.

"Shen Chen, from today onwards, you will personally protect Lord Ruan's safety, if anyone asks," he narrowed his eyes. "Just say that you are protecting Miss Ruan under the order of my king."

Ruan Zhengze and Shen Chen were stunned for a while.

"Yes!" Shen Chen quickly recovered.

It took Ruan Zhengze a while to react, and he pursed his lips and said, "Thank you, my lord."

Huo Xiao said softly: "This king is not an unreasonable person. Not everyone deserves to die for the rebellion of the Phoenix King. Qihuang Mountain is still my Daqi's territory after all."

This is his loyalty, Wen Renhuang thought sadly.

Even though he hadn't figured out whether his father died in the Qihuang Mountain riot, he still hated Qihuang Mountain in his heart, but he couldn't vent his hatred by killing him.

He is not only the King Duan of the imperial court, but also the King Duan of Daqi. Even if he doesn't have fame, wealth and power in his heart, he still has the people of the world after all.

When he was still mourning the spring and autumn, the waiter outside the door knocked lightly on the door and asked: "My lord, can the food be served?"

Huo Xiao seemed to be in a good mood, and he shouted to serve the food without any heaviness.

Wen Renhuang's heart was heavy, and he seemed listless even while eating, but Ruan Lian's conversation became more and more free and easy after several rounds.

"Earlier when I found out that my body had changed, I didn't dare to tell anyone, and I was careful everywhere for fear of being discovered. Now I dare to feel relieved when I am here with the prince, haha."

Ruan Zhengqing was in a very happy mood, and finally he was able to return to his original appearance. After drinking to his heart's content, he raised his glass and said to Huo Xiao: "I have always heard that Duan Wang Xingao doesn't care about world affairs, and Da Qidongliang is just a compliment. Others have misrepresented that apart from the prince, there is probably no one in this world who is truly enlightened."

Huo Xiao said calmly: "This king just did what he should do. Since ancient times, people's words are fearful, and justice is at ease."

The light and shadow between Ruan Zhengqing's eyebrows flickered as he drank his wine.

"Yes, it's very vicious, and it's never merciless when beating people..." Wen Renhuang, who had already passed out drunk on the table, muttered.

Huo Xiao frowned, seeing that Ruan Zhengqing and Wen Renhuang were almost unconscious from drinking, he said to Shen Chen, "Send Master Ruan back."

Shen Chen was also taken aback by the drunkenness of the two, and immediately got up to support Ruan Zhengqing.

"Take it easy, at least he is a woman now." Huo Xiao said lightly.

Shen Chen, who was sloppy at first, suddenly stiffened, only to realize that he was holding a limp woman in his hands when he came back to his senses!

Huo Xiao smiled inexplicably: "Send him back, pay attention to safety."

Shen Chen nodded awkwardly, turned and went out the door.

Late at night, the entire Yuhua Building was occupied by Duan Wang, so it was still quiet but brightly lit.

Huo Xiao quietly drank the alcohol in his glass, the young man beside him was already so drunk that he was talking nonsense.

"Why is this king poisoned?" Huo Xiao asked slowly.

Wen Renhuang squinted his eyes: "As long as I do something wrong, you will beat me. Every time you beat me, it will swell for a long time."

Huo Xiao thought it was funny, this guy didn't make any noise when he was drunk, but he was like an aggrieved cat: "Since the beating hurts, then behave yourself next time."

"But, I, I've always been like this, and I can't change it!" Wen Renhuang suddenly raised his voice, his complicated women's attire had long been dragged out by himself, and he was like a spoiled young lady at this time, "Usually Fengtian doesn't even hit me, why do you hit me!"

A cluster of flames rose from Huo Xiao's eyes, he put down his glass and said in a low voice, "Say it again?"

Wen Renhuang didn't realize the danger yet, but only felt a hotness in his body, he couldn't help raising his head and looked at Huo Xiao in confusion: "What are you doing again, I'm so hot."

Those clear eyes were glowing with water at the moment, and they looked around innocently: "Where is this place?"

Huo Xiao was still angry, pinched Wen Renhuang's chin and said dangerously: "Look carefully, who am I and where is this place?"

Wen Renhuang's heat became more and more intense, he shook his head uncomfortably and wanted to break away from Huo Xiao's hand: "Go away, I'm not feeling well..."

Huo Xiao frowned into "Chuan", twisted Wen Renhuang's arm and was about to have an attack when he suddenly felt hot in his abdomen.

His movements paused for a moment, Wen Renhuang took the opportunity to escape from his grasp, and began to take off the messy women's clothes on his body while yelling "so hot" in a daze.

Huo Xiao's pupils suddenly narrowed after being out of focus for a short time, leaving only Wen Renhuang's slender waist swaying in the flickering candlelight...

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