To The Land of Nevernight

After living for more than thirty years, Xiao Lv has not been going well in recent days, as if he has used up all the good luck in the first half of his life.

Originally, he had worked so hard to curry favor with the second prince, Yelushege, by hosting banquets and buying famous paintings, but it had initially paid off, and the second prince seemed to remember him as a person.Who would have thought that overnight, Yeluqin would be assassinated by assassins in the palace, and the second prince would no longer have time to talk to Xiao Lu, a small person, and forget about him.

Flattering is also a technical job, not everyone can do it well.

Xiao Lu flattered Brother Yelushe again and again, but Brother Yelushe didn't see him behind closed doors.

Xiao Lv said: "It's really bad luck. If it wasn't for the sudden illness of Qiao Jiu's son, who couldn't see the Second Highness, causing the Second Highness to vent his anger on me, would I be in this situation?"

Xiao Lu was having breakfast, the more he thought about it, the more he felt angry, he flicked his sleeves: "From now on, I, Xiao Lu, will never associate with that Qiao Jiu again!"

Before the words fell to the ground, a servant came to report: "Master, the Song Dynasty tea merchant Qiao Jiu is here again!"

Xiao Lu said angrily, "How dare he come?"

The servant wondered: "Then Qiao Jiu waits outside the door every day and comes to visit every day, and today he has stood at the door for another half an hour. The little one saw that he brought many gifts, and he also said..."

"What else did he say?"

"He also said that if he doesn't see the master today, he will never go back."

Xiao Lu sneered and said: "It's just a tea merchant, if you don't see it, you don't see it, tell him to go back."

"Wait." Xiao Lu's most trusted shopkeeper suddenly said, he thought for a moment, and said: "Master, this is not an idea. Then Qiao Jiu is a businessman. He has been visiting every day these days because he offended him a few days ago. Master. He did this because he wanted to do business with us. I dare to ask the master how much you hate that Qiao Jiu. Do you think you can conspire with him to do business again, or do you never want to see him again? ?”

Xiao Lu: "I don't want to see this Qiao Jiu again. He spoiled my good deed. I wish he could die."

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Then the master can see Qiao Jiu even more. We can't see him now, but it's just that he can't do business with us. Xijin Mansion is so big that he can't do business with us. It's just a loss. He can still do business with other companies." Do. But if the master really hates him, why not pretend to be reconciled with him, and when we talk about business, we will stab him in the back."

"This plan is very clever!" Xiao Lu turned to the servant and said, "Go and call that Qiao Jiu in."

Qiao Jiu brought a servant, holding a bunch of presents, into Xiao Lu's mansion.

As soon as we met, Qiao Jiu gave a deep bow: "I'm sorry Mr. Xiao, sir, don't be angry with me again."

Xiao Lu smiled hypocritically: "Oh, what's the matter. I was only angry for a while, and I got angry at you, brother Qiao. Now that I think about it, I was the one who vented my anger. Brother Qiao, don't be offended."

Qiao Jiu: "Mr. Xiao must accept my gift. Only when you accept it can I rest assured."

The two looked at each other and smiled together.

Xiao Lu: "Sit down and eat together?"

Qiao Jiu: "Okay."

At the dinner table, Qiao Jiu was trembling, as if he was still worried about Xiao Lu's anger.Xiao Lu looked at his terrified appearance and felt disdainful in his heart, but he pretended to be magnanimous and was no longer angry.After eating, Qiao Jiu left the gift and left with the servant.The two agreed that Qiao Jiu would purchase the tea at the beginning of next month and sell the tea at Xiao Lu's shop.

After Qiao Jiu left, Xiao Lv ordered the servants to put the gifts into the treasury.

Things are good things, there is no need to take advantage of Qiao Jiu, even his presents.

Looking at Qiao Jiu's back, Xiao Lu showed a treacherous smile.But he naturally didn't know that after Qiao Jiu returned to the house, Su Wenyun saw him and asked, "Have you taken everything? Did Xiao Lv ever feel anything unusual?"

Qiao Jiu said respectfully: "Reporting to my lord, Xiao Lu didn't find anything unusual."

Su Wenyun slowly raised the corners of her lips, with a helpless look on her fair face: "It's also stupid."

Three days later, Xiao Lv was checking the accounts of the first half of the year with the shopkeeper at home, when suddenly a servant of Xiao's mansion ran into the study and said repeatedly: "My lord, I heard that the assassin has been caught!"

Xiao Lu was startled, and stood up directly: "Caught it?"

The servant nodded and said: "Master, you have ordered you to pay close attention to the assassin's movements. If he is caught, you must come and report as soon as possible. It is said that Lord Zuoxiang has already captured the assassin and is now turning him to the Fuya, you need to interrogate carefully."

Xiao Lu was overjoyed: "It can be considered that the assassin has been caught. This damned assassin, if he doesn't come sooner or later, it just ruins my big event. You go to the warehouse to prepare gifts, and I will visit the Second Highness later to congratulate him happy event."

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Congratulations, master, the times are turning, and you are bound to make a fortune."

Xiao Lu laughed out loud.

In the past, Brother Yelushe was too busy catching assassins to pay attention to Xiao Lu.Every time Xiao Lu went to visit him, he would always be rejected by the servant with the reason that "His Royal Highness is busy arresting assassins and has no time to see them".Now that he has a legitimate reason, he can go to please Brother Yelushe again.

The mood that had been cloudy for many days suddenly became clear.

The servant changed Xiao Lu's clothes, Xiao Lu was thinking about how to please him after meeting the Second Highness.At this time, there was only a sound of chaotic footsteps coming from outside the courtyard.Xiao Lu walked out of the door strangely, but before he could speak, he saw a soldier in armor holding a sword and kicking open the gate of his courtyard.

Xiao Lu was shocked: "Who are you, how dare you trespass on a private house!"

Seeing Xiao Lu's horrified appearance, the soldier smiled coldly and asked, "Are you Xiao Lu?"

Xiao Lu was suspicious: "That's right. Since you know who I am, you should also know that I am a cousin of Zuo Pingzhang's political officer Xiao Zhen and Mr. Xiao. Is there any misunderstanding?"

The soldier was stunned for a moment, then he laughed loudly: "Misunderstanding? It is Xiao Lu who was arrested! Come here, tie him up and send him to the Second Highness."

Xiao Lu felt a chill in his heart, and his whole body was like falling into an ice cellar.When the two soldiers tied him up with ropes, he suddenly started to struggle wildly, shouting: "I am loyal to His Highness the Second Highness, who are you, dare to tie me up, dare to frame me?"

The soldier glanced at him, took a rag and directly covered Xiao Lu's mouth.

In this way, Xiao Lv was sent to the Xijin government office by being tied up.

When he arrived at the government office, Xiao Lu looked around in shock, trying to find Xiao Zhen.But Xiao Zhen was not there at all.He was sent to the lobby of the government office under the pressure of the soldiers. When he looked up, he saw brother Yelushe wearing a brocade blue dress, sitting on the upper seat and smiling at him.This smile is cold and piercing, like a ghost in hell.Xiao Lu wanted to shout, "Second Highness, help me, the younger one didn't do anything, the younger one was wronged", but his mouth was blocked by a rag, so he could only whimper.

Then, he saw Brother Yelushe looked down at him, and said in a gentle voice, "Since we are here, there must be a meeting ceremony. Chalu, go and chop off his left hand, and send it up for His Highness to have a look at."

"As ordered."

Xiao Lu opened his eyes wide in disbelief. He saw a burly man walking towards him, and with a bang, he pulled out his saber from his waist.

At this moment, Xiao Lu suddenly remembered the rumor that brother Yelushe once sent someone else to his bed as a male pet, and cut it in half with a single knife.

The next moment, there was the sharp pain of Crucifixion.

The assassin was caught, and the news immediately spread throughout the Xijin Mansion, and also reached the ears of Zuo Pingzhang's political officer, Xiao Zhen.Xiao Zhen was very happy at first, the assassin was caught, from now on he would not have to go out so early and return late, and search the whole city for the assassin.Unexpectedly, within half an hour, the official came to report that Xiao Lu turned out to be the assassin's accomplice, and was arrested by Brother Yelushe for interrogation!

Xiao Zhen's face turned pale, and he scolded angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about, how could Xiao Lu be the assassin's party."

The official said innocently: "It's absolutely true. My lord, after the assassin was caught by Lord Zuo Xiang, he tortured him in every possible way, and finally confessed to his accomplice, which was Xiao Lu. He insisted that it was Xiao Lu who helped him hide, and said that it was already too late. Yes, he sent the secret letter out of Xijin Mansion a long time ago. Not long after he finished speaking, he committed suicide by taking poison while everyone was not paying attention."

Xiao Zhen sat down on the chair, dumbfounded: "How could it be Xiao Lu..."

Xiao Lu didn't understand this question at all, why did the assassin kill him, saying that he was his accomplice!

For a whole day and night, Xiao Lu was tortured so badly that his whole body was dripping with blood.

He was lying on the ground like a piece of dead flesh.Brother Yelushe walked towards him, Xiao Lu trembled all over, and backed away in fear.Brother Yelushe is a famous handsome man in the royal family of the Liao Kingdom, but in Xiao Lu's eyes at this moment, he is more terrifying than Yasha.

Brother Yelushe stared at Xiao Lu with his dark eyes. After watching for a while, he smiled, leaned down, and asked, "Are you an assassin?"

Xiao Lu kept shaking his head, his voice was hoarse and unpleasant, as if sand and stones had passed through the ground: "I don't, I don't know that assassin, Your Highness, I am wronged!"

Brother Yelushe sighed: "But the assassin identified you in full view. It doesn't matter whether it's really you or not. Tell my Highness, who is the mastermind behind you."

Xiao Lu roared like crazy: "I don't, I don't!"

Brother Yelushe suddenly turned cold, and said, "Tell me, who is behind the scenes."

Xiao Lu stared at him blankly, at a loss.

Brother Yelushe suddenly laughed again, his smile was extremely gentle.He stretched out his hand and patted Xiao Lu's face, spattering with blood.He said softly, "Your mastermind behind the scenes is Yeluyin, Prince Taibao Yeluyin, remember this name."

In the cold cell, only the sound of dripping water can be heard.Brother Yelushe said bewitchingly: "Remember him, His Highness promised you to die."

Xiao Lu's mind was blank, he looked like a soulless shell, with his mouth open, looking at Brother Yelushe stupidly.Brother Yelushe repeated the three words "Yeluyin" over and over again in his ears, and after a long time, Xiao Lv let out a roar like a wild beast.Then, suddenly calmed down, he said: "The mastermind behind me is Prince Taibao... Yeluyin." When the words fell, tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes.

After Xiao Lu summoned the mastermind, Brother Yelushe directly sent someone to ransack his house, and as expected, some criminal evidence was found in the warehouse.

When Xiao Zhen heard about this, his vision went dark, and he fell ill on the bed.

The next day, an uninvited guest came to visit.The servant led Qiao Jiu to Xiao Zhen, who gave him a weak look and said coldly, "You seem to be Xiao Lu's friend?"

Qiao Jiu fell to her knees and cried out, "Please save my life, my lord, save me!"

Xiao Zhen was stunned: "What are you talking about, Song Shang?"

Qiao Jiu cried and said: "Your Excellency, don't you know? Xiao Lu recruited him this morning, and recruited his behind-the-scenes mastermind. But he even bit back, saying that both the villain and the adult know this too." It's his accomplice!"

Xiao Zhen straightened his body like a carp, and sat up directly from the bed.His fat body hit the bed board, and he screamed in pain.

"Is what you said true?"

"Exactly!"