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After seeing off Xu Jingyan, Zhao Xu continued to practice calligraphy in the study.

He had already asked the emperor to resign from the post of Minister of the Household Department in the palace that day, and now he has no official and a light body, so he does not leave the door all day long, and hides in the palace to indulge in flowers and birds.The rumors in the market are so powerful, and it has nothing to do with his recent actions.Since he was going to be downcast, he had to be completely downcast. When his elder brother, the crown prince, came back from presiding over the sacrificial ceremony, Zhao Xu had already planned to follow their words and hand over the seat of supervisor.

The wall fell and everyone pushed it, not to mention that the wall fell willingly along with the wind.

Zhao Xu was just thinking, wondering if the prince and the others would find this too easy and become suspicious instead.

When you ignore government affairs, it always passes quickly.

Zhao Xu just finished reading a book of stories and drank two cups of tea, and he was already groggy.He opened the door and went out, stretched his waist, yawned and asked Butler Lin: "Have Qianshan and the others come back yet?"

"No. It seems that something has delayed us today." Butler Lin replied, "Young Master Jun and Young Master Mu are both free today. They went out early in the morning. They said they were going to Dongshi to buy saddles, but they didn't come back."

Frowning slightly, Zhao Xu felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart.Although Jun Shu and Mu Guizhou are two teenagers who are playful, it makes sense, but Qian Shan always returns to the palace before sunset, unless there is something unexpected that he didn't expect.

"Lin Bo, go and find someone, I'm always a little worried."

Butler Lin agreed, and sent someone to look for him, but after walking for a long time, he turned back, followed by a man in Tiance's official robe.The man looked familiar, Zhao Xu thought carefully, he was the assistant coach next to Mu Qianshan, and he has been promoted now.

"This subordinate has met Prince Jin." The man saluted respectfully.

"You don't need to be too polite, you are, Teacher Xun?"

"Exactly." Xun Ling nodded, a little surprised, obviously did not expect Zhao Xu to remember his name, and then explained the purpose of today's visit: "Mu Jiaotou was called away by someone when he was off duty today. Before leaving, Mu Jiaotou Said that he will come back later today, let me tell the prince that the medicinal materials you ordered to buy yesterday are still lacking."

"Oh...does Coach Xun know that person?"

Zhao Xu was still smiling, but his heart was full of dark tides. He didn't tell Mu Qianshan to buy medicine.

"I don't know the official, please forgive me, Your Highness."

"It doesn't matter—then what medicine is missing in Qianshan?"

"live alone."

Living alone, Zhao Xu thought silently in his heart, living alone, only living alone, not living alone...

Still smiling, but the smile was no longer as deep as his eyes, Zhao Xu asked Lin Butler to send Xun Ling back, rewarded him with money, and went down the corridor by himself.

He snapped his fingers, and a black shadow fell lightly from nowhere, and when he took a closer look, it was a man in black clothes.

"Eleventh, go find your Brother Mu and come back." Zhao Xu said lightly, "It's time for dinner."

The man called Eleven was silent, like the wind passing by in the corridor, and disappeared in the dim night in a blink of an eye.

There are eleven hidden guards in the Prince Jin Mansion, and according to the ranking, the one at the bottom has the highest martial arts.Among these eleven, the independent No. 12 person is Mu Qianshan, who is also directly in charge of this hidden guard on behalf of Zhao Xu.Although Mu Qianshan has been away from the capital for many years, it seems that these hidden guards still regard him as their manager.

Zhao Xu turned back to the room, bent down to pick up the paper that was blown away by the wind, and put it on the table.Another breeze came, and the paper I had written in the morning turned to dust.

He knew that Eleven would not be able to find Mu Qianshan, because Mu Qianshan left voluntarily, and no one could force him if he didn't want to.

So, who can let him go voluntarily?There is still such a sentence left.He was implying that he was in danger and was close to death.Junshu and Guizhou haven't come back yet... Could it be that they are also related to this incident?

For a while, my thoughts were numb,

There must be a time to settle the entanglements in the early years. He hoped that Mu Qianshan could resolve them well, and even more hoped that he could still help a little.

Even so, that hope is slim.

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In the summer night, everything becomes restless.Cicada screams endlessly, trying to compete with others for the space to survive in the world, which is confusing.

But in the gorgeous and gloomy hall, there is a cold dead silence, and the hearts of the quiet people are ashes.

The decorations in the hall are all made of gold and silver, cold and monotonous, only the overlapping scarlet gauze curtains on the bed in the middle add a touch of abrupt color, which looks extraordinarily strange.Reclining on the couch was Shi Nanyue, his crown hair had been untied, and the silvery white hair fell on the red silk, like snow falling in a pool of blood.His eyes seemed to be on that person, and he seemed to be just wandering.

The man had the same cold outline as his temperament, and his black hair was a little messy, but he still had an expressionless face.It was Mu Qianshan.On his hands and feet were chains that he had put on, and the long sword that he had been wearing all year round had already been thrown away in the corner.

After an unknown amount of time, a soft voice sounded in the room, empty and ethereal.

"Sometimes I think you are stupid, but I admire you very much."

Mu Qianshan lowered his eyes and remained silent, his expression was obscured by his black hair, making his vision blurry.

Although there was no response, Shi Nanyue didn't care at all, and said to herself: "You know that I won't let you go, so why did you come to save those two brats? They are so important, do you like them too? "

"Can't a person only like one person... Only dying for the person he likes is worthwhile, shouldn't it?"

Shi Nanyue smiled softly, apparently unable to figure out what he was doing, but he was sure that he would definitely come.

He had been planning for this day for a long time, even though he knew that after this time, he would be no different from a moth to the flame and could not escape, but he did so.

Tragic is always beautiful, isn't it?

He sent someone to lure the two little devils with little experience in the world into a dead end, drugged them, and invited a few light kung fu masters to carry them to the Forbidden Palace.After they woke up, they went to find the exit, and "coincidentally" met themselves as the inspector, and they were charged with breaking into the Forbidden Palace logically.

Everything was planned seamlessly.

This forbidden palace used to be the place where the current emperor's biological mother was given to die. It was banned in this dynasty. No matter who intrudes, he will die.Shi Nanyue chose this place because he has a wide network of contacts in the palace, and this forbidden palace is full of his cronies.In this way, even if Prince Jin came down, he would not be able to keep these two brats.

He went to ask people to wait at the gate of Tiance Mansion to give Mu Qianshan a message.For a while, if he was willing to exchange the two brats himself, he would let them go, and if he didn't want to, he would enforce the law impartially.

In the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, he thought that Mu Qianshan would not be in time to report back to the Jin Palace.

He planned everything very well, except for the biggest loophole - what would happen if Mu Qianshan didn't come?He just gambled whether the so-called master-student bond would be that great, and whether killers like them who were used to killing people still valued their friendship so much.

However, he came.

Shi Nanyue chuckled lightly, but her face was full of sarcasm.

"Did you know? He said you have chivalry, that's why he taught you how to practice swords. It's ridiculous, the 'weapons' made for killing people, like us, can still have chivalry. Son, huh..."

Who is he, the two of them are undisclosed.

Mu Qianshan kept silent, but now he raised his eyes and said indifferently: "Let them go, and I will pay you back your life."

"Hey." An inaudible sigh: "Don't you believe me? We have been together for so many years since we were young, you should know my nature. Qian Shan, since you came, they have already gone back."

"Then what are you dawdling about?"

"You think I'm going to kill you?" Shi Nanyue asked.

Mu Qianshan's eyes were full of frost and snow, and his voice was so cold that he said, "Don't involve other people in the matter between us."

"But it depends on my mood." He stood up, his white hair flowing like water. "I'm in a bad mood right now, so I want to see something interesting."

He picked up the long sword, pulled out the blade, and said slowly, "Say, will your Khan lover come to rescue you?"

The pupils shrank suddenly, and the bones on his body seemed to be rattling.

Shi Nanyue heard the sound of chains colliding, and said with a smile, "If... it's a life for another life."

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The sky and the earth are the color of jackdaws, and the lonely stars hang on the black cloth-like sky, adding no brilliance.

The staggering figures supporting each other rushed in unexpectedly, and before entering the gate of Prince Jin's mansion, they lost their strength and leaned against the threshold.

The clothes of the two were stained with mud, and they looked down and out, but it was Jun Shu and Mu Guizhou.

Mu Guizhou didn't look much different except for his slightly pale face and messy hair, but Jun Shu's clothes were torn, as if he had been whipped, and bloodstains occasionally appeared on his exposed skin.

After hearing the porter's flustered report, Steward Lin hurriedly asked the boy to help the two of them in, and sent someone to call Zhao Xu.

Before he could sit still, Butler Lin's wrinkles were already lined up in distress: "My two young masters, how did you get into this state!"

Lin Butler asked Jun Shu to sit down, called someone to get the wound medicine, and went to see his injury himself.

Mu Guizhou's eyes were red, and he murmured: "Brother Jun Shu blocked the whip for me to make it like this, and it's all my fault."

Seeing his self-blame, Steward Lin couldn't bear it, so he wanted to comfort him.

But Jun Shu spoke first: "This matter has nothing to do with Xiaozhou, it's what I want to block. I'm a soldier, so I don't care about these things."

As he spoke, he tore the piece of cloth that was connected with flesh and blood by himself.The torn part of the outer robe has been clogged with blood, forming a scab, which will touch the wound if touched.Jun Shu saw that Butler Lin hesitated a few times and couldn't make a move, so he solved it himself.

Mu Guizhou watched his movements, pursed his lips, and swallowed what he wanted to say.

He also practiced martial arts, but Jun Shu would stand in front of him in everything he encountered.He was lonely and helpless since he was a child, and only during the time he was with Mu Qianshan was he considered to have protection.Now, this long-lost feeling of being sheltered from the wind and rain makes people feel moved and at a loss.

The boy who went to get the medicine was very agile, and quickly brought the wound medicine. Lin Butler handed it to Mu Guizhou, and ordered to get the medicine himself.

Mu Guizhou took the medicine, put a cold ointment on his fingertips, and carefully applied the medicine for him.

Looking at the young man's pale fingertips, Jun Shu couldn't help but smiled.

"What are you laughing at?" Mu Guizhou raised his eyes, and fell into a pair of eyes filled with bright stars, his heart skipped a beat, and he looked away.

"Laughing at you." As if feeling no pain at all, she showed her white teeth: "It's like a big girl embroidering flowers, so gentle."

Hearing Jun Shu's teasing words, the boy's face turned blood quickly, and he glared at him angrily, and he couldn't help but tighten his movements.

Jun Shu himself didn't understand why his junior brother was so easily shy, begging for mercy and complaining of pain.Mu Guizhou was shocked by his exaggerated appearance, and felt guilty again, thinking that he really hurt him.

The contours of the faces of the two teenagers under the lamp softened a lot. Although they were obviously a little embarrassed, they were surprisingly harmonious.

Zhao Xu walked to the porch and saw such a scene.But at this moment, he didn't have the time to express the deep love between their teachers and brothers, and asked them where they went this time as soon as they entered the door.

The two of them told everything about what happened today, they were obviously confused, and they came out so easily for some reason.

"You were originally in Xishifang, but you were fainted by someone, and you were in the Forbidden Palace after you woke up?"

The two nodded, both anxious.They didn't know what happened today, they just felt that they had caused trouble, so they kept their heads down and didn't speak.

Zhao Xu had no way of blaming them, and after letting them go back to their rooms, he locked himself in the room.

He has sent Eleven to lead people to the Forbidden Palace, doing his best and obeying the destiny, that's all he can do.