The general went out again at night

The night was as thick as ink, and the wind was howling.

The gong of the watchmen broke the tranquility of the night, "Boom!—Boom! Boom!", the third watch has arrived.

A snowflake fell and got into the neck of the watchman. He flinched, tightened his not thick clothes, and walked forward quickly.Soon, the figure disappeared into the deep night along with the sound of the gong.

In the main room on the north side of the inner courtyard of Fuyuan General's Mansion, the charcoal fire was fully burned and it was very warm.Xia Qingshu lay flat on the pillow, half of the quilt fell off, covering her waist loosely, and her exposed upper body was soaked in cold sweat.

This is a nightmare of running desperately but not finding life.

The monster with green pupils grinned strangely, holding a long knife in his hand, and was chasing and killing her.She resisted with all her strength, but she was defeated, and her shoulders and back were injured. In desperation, she had no choice but to choose to run away.

"Huho——huho—" Xia Qingshu's heavy breathing echoed in the quiet jungle, and she stepped on dead wood and rotten branches, making a "click" sound, and strange things threw herself at her face from time to time, She had no time to take care of it at all, so she could only bury her head and run.

The ghostly laughter drifted farther and farther behind her, Xia Qingshu stopped, leaned on a tree with her waist bent, and gasped for breath.A strange scent of flowers wafted into her nose, she felt something was wrong, just about to lift her feet to leave, but her body was firmly held by a strong hand, and then, a long knife pierced through her chest, and the weird laughter sounded again , right next to Xia Qingshu's ear.

"No!" Xia Qingshu woke up from the dream, shouted, and sat up suddenly.Cold sweat ran down her face, her palms clenched into fists at some point, and her fingertips turned white from exertion.The wound on the palm was pinched with blood from the fingertips, staining the white gauze red.

Looking around at the environment she was in at this time, she was sure that it was just a dream, and the feeling of panic gradually dissipated.

Xia Qingshu got out of bed, lit a candle lamp, brought a small cloth handkerchief, and wiped off the sweat on her face.She poured herself a glass of water and sat on the round stool for a while, still in shock.

Just after drinking a glass of water, there were anxious footsteps on the porch.Xia Qingshu turned her gaze to the door, and instinctively told her that something happened outside.

Sure enough, the hurried footsteps rushed towards her room, and after a while, Long Xuan rang out with a hoarse voice: "General, the big thing...it's not good!"

Xia Qingshu bounced off the stool, took out his outer shirt, put it on casually, and walked out of the room.

Long Xuan ran all the way, out of breath, and repeated out of breath: "The big thing is bad!"

Xia Qingshu's face darkened: "What happened?"

"Master Zhou, he's dead!" Long Xuan let out a sigh of relief and spoke more clearly.

"what!"

"Assassinated in the middle of the night." Long Xuan hurriedly said: "These assassins actually sneaked into the Dudu's Mansion quietly...they were discovered by the patrolling soldiers after the murder."

"Did the assassin catch it?"

"Caught... caught one... but he died." Long Xuan's face suddenly became ugly.

"Identified? Who is it?" Xia Qingshu asked hastily.

"Yes..." Long Xuan hesitated for a moment, and did not hide anything from Shang Xia Qingshu's eager eyes: "It's your servant, Qu Yong."

"What? The dead assassin was Qu Yong?" Xia Qingshu's eyes widened in disbelief.

"It's him, his identity has been confirmed."

Xia Qingshu was stunned, then frowned, with her hands behind her back, she paced up and down irritably, muttering in her mouth: "Qu Yong, how could it be Qu Yong? How could the dead assassin be Qu Yong? "

"What is the reason? I don't know at this time, and it needs to be thoroughly investigated. It's just that the Zhou family lost their beloved son. I am afraid that the capital will be turned upside down, and the governor's mansion will also be implicated. The subordinates still feel that the person behind the scenes The planning of this matter is aimed at the Fuyuan General's Mansion." Long Xuan clasped his fists and said.

"It's not kind." Xia Qingshu narrowed her eyes, paused, and then sighed helplessly.She pursues fairness and justice, and unknowingly, she is regarded as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh by many people, and she has to take such painstaking efforts to get rid of it.Most critically, innocent people were killed because of her removal.

This was the last thing Xia Qingshu wanted to see.

It took a long time for Xia Qingshu to regain his composure, and Liu Yan stood beside her at some point, and put a thick coat on her shoulders.

"Does Master Hong know about this?"

"When my subordinates returned to the General's Mansion, they had already sent people to Yingtian Mansion to look for Lord Hong. At this time, Lord Hong should have arrived at the Dudu's Mansion."

"Okay, then let's go there quickly."

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The Five Armies Commander's Mansion was the highest military institution of the Great Yan Dynasty. It originally set up the five armies of the center, left, right, front, and rear. Later, in order to deal with Mongolia, the military power was centralized and the five armies were managed together.

The Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies located in the inner city of the capital has assembled the most elite generals and soldiers in the country. kill people.

All these things have never happened since Dayan established the dynasty.If it is spread out, it will definitely shock the ruling and opposition parties.

The only thing that can save one or two people today is to catch the escaped assassin as soon as possible, find out who is behind the scenes as soon as possible, and find out the motive of the murder.

After Xia Qingshu and his party rushed to the Governor's Mansion, they went straight to the small wing.Walking outside the door, I heard the screaming cry of the woman inside.Zhou Bi's mother, Hao Shi, was lying on the corpse, crying heartbroken.Hubu Shangshu Zhou Louxing stood by the side of the bed without saying a word, his back bent and his eyes red.

The three generations of the Zhou family were single-handed, not only the incense was cut off, but now even the people are gone, it's really a white-haired person giving a black-haired person.

After being silent for a long time, Zhou Louxing raised his red eyes, looked at Hong Hewang at the side, and said angrily: "Master Hong, who did this, please find out as soon as possible, bring him to justice, and bring him to justice." Comfort the dog's spirit in heaven."

"Mr. Zhou, please rest assured that Mr. Hong will do his best." Hong Hewang bowed his head and saluted, then changed the subject and showed some embarrassment: "Mr. Zhou and his wife are also asked to express their condolences and to protect the fairness of the investigation. Master Ling's body will be quarantined, Lord Zhou will take Mrs. Zhou home to rest, it is really inconvenient to stay here."

Hao couldn't help crying, lying on Zhou Bi's body and refused to leave, Hong Hewang tried to dissuade him, but it was of no avail.

"Madam, let's go home first." Zhou Louxing bent down, put his trembling hands on Hao Shi's shoulders, and said in a hoarse voice.

Mrs. Zhou twisted her shoulders and broke free: "No! I want to stay with Bi'er, my Bi'er!" After saying that, she burst into tears again.

Zhou Louxing straightened up, summoned two servants, and motioned for them to pull his wife up.

After Zhou Bi was injured, Hao Shi took care of her personally, day and night, until today, with little strength left, she struggled a few times, then was picked up by a servant and led to the door.

As soon as he entered, Xia Qingshu met with the members of the Zhou family, and both sides paused.