"Here I am!" Lin Shuning jumped up from the dressing table, opened the door and looked at Ye Mu: "Did you find my purse?" "Yes." Ye Mu handed her the goose yellow purse in his hand.

Lin Shuning quickly opened it to check, and when she saw the two banknotes she had been thinking about day and night lying quietly inside, her eyes filled with tears and she almost cried.

Ye Mu looked at her with complicated eyes: "My master said that the purse has been left in the Rui Wang Mansion for the past few days, which has made the third young lady unable to sleep or eat, so he used this to express his apology."

After she finished speaking, she handed over the brocade box in her other hand.

Lin Shuning took it and said, "Thank His Royal Highness Prince Rui for me. He is so thoughtful."

Ye Mu nodded lightly and flew away.

Lin Shuning closed the door and placed the brocade box on the table.

The black brocade box inlaid with jade and filigree shines brightly under the golden sunlight.

When Lin Shuning saw the color of the brocade box, his heart couldn't help but beat faster.

She opened it gently, and a pair of glazed green butterfly gold hairpins and a string of Buddhist beads quietly fell into her eyes.

The green butterflies sway lightly and appear lifelike, while the Buddhist beads appear graceful, elegant and ethereal.

A smile that even the person concerned was not aware of bloomed on the flower-like lips, melting into the golden sunlight, as bright and beautiful as a fleeting glimpse.

……

"My lord, my lord, this is bad! It turns out that the emperor has already secretly sent people to pick up Yun Zhong's family, and all the people we sent out were wiped out!"

In the dim and silent surroundings, a sudden scream was heard.

The hurried footsteps of the people coming kept echoing in the gloomy and long corridor. The pale white mist on the ground rose up and condensed without dissolving, making the solemn and deep dark chamber feel more eerie.

"Why are you so flustered? The adults already know about this matter."

Under the flickering light and shadow, the middle-aged man holding the white chess piece glanced at him unkindly: "My lord, what you want to know is who the emperor sent to do it. Have you investigated it clearly?"

"Those who left the capital during the same period were all civil officials, but my subordinates found out that Jiang Yu had not appeared in the capital during this period.

I dare to speculate whether it is Jiang Yu who is interfering. After all, the people sent out by the lord this time are the top ten elite masters on the Seven Killings List. Only Jiang Yu's people have the strength to annihilate them in one fell swoop without leaving a trace. "

The man in black robe knelt on the ground, his tone a little nervous.

The man in brocade robe holding the black piece paused, glanced at him with gloomy eyes, and said word by word: "You said it was Jiang Yu?"

"Yes." The man in black robe was instantly covered in cold sweat when he was glanced at by him, and his hands began to tremble involuntarily, as if he was suffering from great fear.

A sudden chuckle came from the drifting smoke.

"Are you afraid of me?"

The man in brocade robe curled his lips slightly, but his eyes were not looking at him, but at the chessboard in front of him.

"pat-"

The black piece in his hand fell onto the chessboard, blocking the white piece's last move.

The middle-aged man sighed and said, "Your chess skills are really amazing. It's hard to tell the real from the fake. I am ashamed of myself, ashamed of myself."

The man in brocade robe chuckled and slowly stood up.

He picked up the dagger from the antique shelf beside him and played with it in his hand. He glanced at the black-robed man kneeling on the ground and then returned his gaze to the dagger again. He said with a half-smile, "You said it was Jiang Yu who did it. Do you have any evidence? I don't like to speculate."

The black-robed man's eyes trembled and he swallowed nervously: "I haven't found the evidence yet, but soon...!"

His voice suddenly choked in his throat.

A burning arc of snow suddenly flashed across the dim candlelight, and the man in brocade robe pulled out a sword with one hand and pierced his throat!

The black-robed man who was still kneeling on the ground let out a few strange gulping sounds, then tilted his head back, and a bloody hole appeared on his throat, as if a bloody and ferocious mouth had suddenly opened. His neck was shaking as if it was about to fall off, and blood spurted out, splashing all over the black-robed men on both sides.

With a dull "bang", the dagger penetrated the wall up to the handle, and the man convulsed and fell slowly.

The room was silent. A strong smell of blood mixed with the chill in the room. Except for the middle-aged man, all the other men in black robes knelt on the ground trembling with fear in their hearts.

In the curling smoke, the man in brocade robe smiled like a flower and wiped his fingertips gently with a handkerchief: "I forgot to mention that I am not a patient person either."

"Drag him out," the middle-aged man ordered, turning to look at him, "It's strange, Jiang Yu has been poisoned by the Southern Border Gu for so long, the poison should have already invaded his internal organs and heart meridians, how come he is still alive now? Could it be that the girl from the Shangshu Mansion really detoxified him?"

"No one can cure the poison in southern Xinjiang." The man in brocade robe pursed his lips and slowly uttered a few words.

"Haha..." The middle-aged man picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip. He tapped the table with his fingers and said meaningfully, "Are you so confident?"

The man in brocade robe said nothing.

In this world, he and Jiang Yu are probably the only two people who know best how terrible the Southern Xinjiang poison is.

Seeing that he remained silent, the middle-aged man continued, “I think that the girl from the Shangshu Mansion is definitely not simple. You know, even the Imperial Hospital couldn’t find out what the poison was, but she found it out easily and cured it completely. How could someone with such medical skills be an ordinary person?

Maybe the coroner was just a trick. To be on the safe side, we need to send more people to investigate."

He paused, his tone solemn: "If she delays our plan, all our careful planning and hard work will be in vain."

The man in brocade robes tapped the window frame with his fingertips. After a while, he said, "Well, ask the people who are watching Jiang Yu to carefully investigate Jiang Yu's physical condition, and then allocate some money from my private treasury to speed up the progress of recruiting soldiers. Also send people to keep an eye on the weapons forging. I don't want any more trouble."

"Don't worry, this is our common wish."

The man in brocade robe was silent for a moment, a cold light flashed in his eyes: "I have a hunch that Jiang Yu may have other intentions in coming back this time, and it is not just to investigate the incident that happened back then. You should be more careful in doing things during this period. Don't let anyone catch you with any handle. Also, warn the people under you. If you shouldn't say anything, keep it to yourself and don't let anyone leak a single word."

He glanced around with a sinister look, and the black-robed people present instantly felt as if they were being stabbed in the back. They all bowed their heads and said respectfully, "We will follow your orders, sir."

The voice echoed in the dark room, with smoke from the incense burner lingering. The light white smoke and the swaying candlelight collided for an instant, and then a pair of smiling, bloodthirsty and mysterious eyes appeared silently between the two colors.

……

The weather was fine today, and the sunlight was as bright as molten gold, making Lin Shuning, who was wearing a fox fur coat, look like a goddess in the sky.

She used her hands to block the scorching light, squinted her eyes and looked at the red plum blossoms that had bloomed in the wind at the corner of the wall. She couldn't help but ask, "Lian'er, when did a plum tree appear in this yard? Why don't I remember it?"

"Miss, it has been there for a long time, but you just haven't noticed it," Lian'er came out of the house holding the cloth and whispered, "The plum blossoms are really beautiful when they bloom. They look more prosperous than those in the back garden of the palace."

"It's really good." Lin Shuning murmured, frowned slightly and sighed.

Maybe it was because she drank too much osmanthus wine last night, and the aftereffect was so strong that she still felt a little groggy. She shook her head, trying to sober herself up.

She actually couldn't remember clearly what happened last night, but she just felt as if a handsome figure appeared vaguely.

That figure...is Jiang Yu?

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