Chapter 8 counting

I froze there for a moment.Before I could answer, his thick eyelashes had already drooped, shaking a graceful shadow on his eyelids: "It's time to put on the mask." After being slightly stunned, I adjusted my mood, smiled and said, "But it's good to take it off once in a while." Then, I stood up, "It's getting late, I should go back." He sat there without moving, just nodded. When I was about to walk to the door, I heard his voice: "Just pretend that I didn't say it." I stopped in my tracks and raised the corners of my mouth: "Did His Royal Highness say something just now?" After I finished speaking, I moved out the door.

Under the moonlight, inches of frost, red and snow are blooming all over the courtyard, and the branches are continuous, covering the sky, reflecting the faint night, it is really indescribably gorgeous and bright. "Master Pei, when are you going to go back?" A thin voice suddenly came from the top of the tree. I stopped and looked up: "It's strange, why do you always like to stay there? Even if you live in the dark, you don't have to stay on the tree." "I like it here." He said quietly. I looked around and after confirming that no one was passing by, I quickly climbed up the tree trunk, and blinked at the surprised little man: "I'll try to see what's good here." Sit down on a branch.

He quickly suppressed his surprised expression, and looked thoughtfully at the first-quarter moon in midair. Unlike usual, there seemed to be a trace of worry on his indifferent face. At this moment, there was a sound of small footsteps not far away, accompanied by a woman's voice and flickering candles. He made a silent gesture to me, and I nodded.Looking from this direction, through the gaps between the branches, one could just see two court ladies approaching with lanterns. "Did you know? The dancer named Ruoye was taken into the palace by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Hearing this sentence, I was slightly surprised.Wasn't Ruo Ye a subordinate of Prince Suoto?Why was she so grandiosely brought her into the palace as a dancer?It seems that I am afraid that the world will not know. "But isn't she from Prince Takeda?" "She caused Prince Zhutian to be imprisoned. Do you think Prince Zhutian will keep her? Let me tell you, Prince Zhutian hates her so much." "But why did His Highness the Crown Prince take her into the palace? Could it be that... But His Highness the Crown Prince is not to Mr. Pei..." The maid giggled.

"Miss Ruoye is so beautiful, it's not surprising that His Royal Highness would be tempted. Maybe, Miss Ruoye has long been interested in His Highness..." "Hehe, Prince Zhutian will be furious when he finds out..." "I see..." The two gradually walked away, and the sound of chuckling drifted into the air. "Click!" There was a sound of a branch breaking, and I turned my head to look, only to see the thin man with a strange expression, holding a broken branch in his hand. By the way, Zhi Nengbian, who is also the prince of Stableto, should also know Luo Ye.

"Small man, you also know that Ruoye is..." I saw him nodding his head slightly, and I knew the answer. "Her task has been completed." He seemed relieved, and murmured again, "Next, it's my turn." His young face was full of old age, and the moonlight shone on his face. hair, flashing a dazed and dim light. Within a few days, I learned a surprising piece of news from the maid - Prince Zhutian was rescued from prison!Who would dare to take the risk to save him?Moreover, this person is definitely not an ordinary person who can break into the prison at night. Could it be that he is a subordinate of King Tuigu?

Just when I was thinking about my headache, the maid of the Turtle Dove Palace came to my residence and said that I was ordered by His Royal Highness to go to the Erli Palace on the outskirts of the city to enjoy the flowers. Erli Palace is another residence of Prince Suhu.Different from the slightly gorgeous Fengpu Palace, the Erli Palace is elegant.As soon as you enter the palace, you can see the silver-white spring spring flowing in the atrium, and the transparent spring water is jumping in the sun, shining with crystal luster.The gardener had just sprinkled water in the morning, and the magnolias and rhododendrons were all beautiful and charming.The white peonies that several maids were picking were filled with a transparent and clear breath under the shroud of water vapor.

"Shiqing, you're here!" Hearing this familiar voice, the corners of my mouth curled up slightly.It turned out to be another actor in the gossip incident... "My lord Su, long time no see." I saluted, raised my head and smiled at him.With a bright smile on his face, he pulled me kindly: "Come, come, sit next to me." After I was seated, I realized that the people who came here today to enjoy the flowers were all high-ranking officials from the imperial court.I was slightly taken aback, and raised my eyes to meet the eyes of Prince Shanghu, his eyes seemed darker than usual.The attendant beside him looked familiar, but upon closer inspection, he turned out to be a fine person!

He seemed to notice my gaze and quickly lowered his head. Strange, why did he appear as a bodyguard today?What on earth is Prince Sudo going to do? "Master Pei, I heard that you are going back soon?" Su Wo Ezo showed a bit of reluctance. I nodded: "Your Majesty has stayed here for quite a while, so it's time to go back." The stable prince glanced at me suddenly, and said, "Of course Mr. Pei will go back. Xiao Ye, you will send Mr. Pei and the others back to Sui." After finishing speaking, he glanced in the direction of Mrs. Ono , and then told the maid beside her, "Admiring the flowers like this is a bit monotonous, so bring Luo Ye up."

The ministers all looked at each other, with ambiguous expressions on their brows. I was slightly taken aback.Did he bring Luo Ye?Why would he let her dance in public?Isn't it getting darker and darker... The maid was about to leave after taking the order, when she suddenly saw a maid running over staggeringly, knelt down on the ground in panic, and shouted: "Your Highness, it's not good, miss Ruoye..." There was a glimmer of light in Prince Suoto's eyes, he stood up abruptly, and rushed out immediately.The faces of the small people beside him also changed, and they immediately followed closely.

Naturally, I would not fall behind, and caught up in three steps and two steps. I don't think I would have guessed such a scene anyway--Luo Ye fell to the ground covered in blood, her face was pale, her eyes were slightly closed, and she was obviously dying.The person sitting next to her was also pale, dazed, not very sober, holding a blood-stained dagger in his hand. There is no doubt that this man is the murderer.But the most shocking thing is that the murderer was Prince Takeda who was rescued from prison!What exactly is going on?Why is Prince Takeda here? Takeda raised his head in shock: "I, when I woke up, I already..." "Zhutian, you are so brave, you actually came to my palace to commit murder!" Prince Suohu interrupted him coldly. As if hearing Prince Suoto's voice, Ruo Ye suddenly opened his eyes, struggling to say something.Sister Ono rushed over to help her up, stretched out her hand to feel her pulse, and shook her head regretfully. "Luo Ye, do you have anything to say?" I couldn't bear it. She looked up at Prince Suoto, pointed at the bamboo field, moved her lips a few times, and then her head fell to the side feebly. I was the closest to her, and I couldn't help being stunned after hearing what she said. "Kang Dang!" Hearing the sound of a knife falling to the ground, Zhutian threw the dagger in his hand and stood up suddenly: "It's just a lowly dancer, so what if I killed it?" "Click!" I heard a crisp sound of joints behind me. Takeda took a step forward: "Shangto, do you think you can get rid of me like this? Tell you, it's a big mistake! Don't think I don't know, this dancer is actually yours! Those who betray me will do no good. The end! Even if I kill a hundred, a thousand of these people, what can you do to me? Can you kill me?" Prince Suhu looked at him indifferently: "Come on, let him..." Before he could finish his sentence, a slightly old voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Your Highness, please allow me to take Prince Zhutian back first." Suga Ezo blurted out: "Father, are you back?" I looked up and saw a middle-aged man in a purple robe walking in. His appearance was indeed somewhat similar to Suga Ezo.Needless to say, this person must be Su Womazi, the power minister at the time. As if seeing a savior, Prince Zhutian burst out laughing immediately: "Stable household, I said you can't do anything to me! Even God will help me, I'm sure you won't refuse Master Su's request." Prince Suhu slightly frowned, and sighed helplessly: "Since Mr. Su said so, I will naturally give you face." When Zhutian heard this, his face turned pale, and he stared at him fiercely and said, "Stable household, I won't let you get what you want!" After finishing speaking, he followed Su Womazi and walked away. Seeing that the matter was over, all the ministers also left one after another, and disappeared in a blink of an eye. The stable prince bent down and looked at Ruoye's body quietly. After a long while, he heard his voice: "I killed her." I patted him on the shoulder lightly: "It's useless to talk about it now, let's take care of her funeral." "Your Highness..." The silent man beside him suddenly knelt down with a plop, "Your subordinate and Ruo Ye are also colleagues. Can you leave her funeral to my subordinate? This subordinate..." "Then I'll leave it to you." Prince Suohu interrupted him, stood up, and glanced at me, "Shiqing, follow me back to Turtle Dove Palace." Just as I was about to nod my head, I suddenly remembered what Ruo Ye said just before he died, my heart moved slightly, and I said: "I and Luo Ye have also known each other for a while, if possible, I would also like to help." Prince Stableto seemed a little surprised: "But..." "Her death has something to do with me anyway. If it wasn't for what happened last time, Prince Takeda wouldn't hold a grudge against her." I need a reason to stay. He thought for a while, then nodded. After watching him leave, I turned around and saw that Xiren was still kneeling there motionless, but his shoulders were trembling slightly, as if he was holding back something.I couldn't help being a little surprised in my heart, I didn't expect him to have such a good relationship with Luo Ye... It's really not like his personality. "Small man, go and tell the maids to prepare a set of clean clothes and help Luo Ye change." I said it several times before he came back to his senses, there were bloodshot eyes of different shades. "Got it." He stood up and walked out. Seeing him go out, I lifted up Luo Ye's shirt and examined her wound carefully.After seeing the fatal wound on her chest, I couldn't help being shocked. This wound... could it be... an inexplicable chill suddenly appeared on my back.I think I'm not mistaken, this wound is clearly... I held my breath and searched the surroundings carefully, and sure enough I found something in the case. Could it be that things are really the same as I guessed? But why?why?What is wrong? Luo Ye's funeral was settled quickly, and the date of burial was set for two days later. There is no moon tonight, the sky is full of stars clearly visible, and even the clouds in the sky are like grains of silver pebbles in the water. I counted the days in my mind.I'm going back to China the day after tomorrow, but I haven't finished my mission yet.But judging from Xiren's attitude towards Luo Ye, maybe his betrayal has something to do with her death.However, if this is the case, the fine man should be dissatisfied with Zhutian, so what's the matter with the stable prince?What was it that made him hate his master so much that he wanted to betray him? Thinking of this, I glanced at the stable prince who was leaning against the door.He held the wine saucer to his lips, his deep eyes were extraordinarily bright, staring at Sakura Fubuki flying in the faint night sky. For some reason, he stayed in Erli Palace tonight. "Your Highness, I should go back." I wanted to get up and leave, but he suddenly grabbed my sleeve. "Wait a little longer." There was an unpredictable smile on his lips, "Stay with me for a while, just a while." The wind blows in through the half-closed lattice door, bringing the breath of cherry blossoms.The breeze rolled up the fallen cherry blossoms, lingering and dancing gently.Some cherry blossom petals floated softly across his handsome and flawless face, and mischievously fell on his semi-moist thin lips, as if they were kissing. The scene in front of me seemed to be a pleasing picture, but when I saw the faint figure appearing on the door, I couldn't help being slightly startled.There are people outside the room... and, a lot of people... "Since you're here, why don't you come in?" Prince Sudo still had a calm expression on his face. A figure leaped in lightly.When I saw this person clearly, I was taken aback and blurted out: "Small man?" The fine man didn't look at me, with a strange expression on his face, he suddenly drew the sword from his waist, and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, don't blame me..." I stood up suddenly: "Small man, what do you want to do to your master?" He looked up at me: "My master is not him, my master is--" Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a sinister laugh, and the person who walked in surprised me even more. The person who walked in turned out to be Prince Zhutian!How could this be?Could it be said that Xiren's real master is actually Prince Zhutian? "Sure enough, you still couldn't help but take the shot." Prince Suoto didn't panic at all, and slowly drank the wine from the plate, "It's faster than I imagined." "Hmph, you didn't realize that Xiren is actually my subordinate." He laughed triumphantly, "Stable House, I have endured you for a long time. You are pressing me every step of the way. If I don't do anything, I'm afraid I will die even worse." Come on, it's better to strike first! If you take the initiative to give up the position of regent now, I can spare your life." "Since the envoys of the Sui Dynasty came here, you have been planning to destroy the relationship between the Sui Dynasty and our country." Prince Suito said slowly. , and the beauty trick after that, you failed to make a plan, but made a living again. Would I not know your thoughts? If there is any accident in the Sui envoy, you can put all the responsibility on me, the regent, Maybe at that time, we can use the power of the Sui Dynasty to borrow swords to kill people." Zhutian was slightly taken aback, and snorted coldly: "That's right, but I didn't expect you to arrange someone to protect Pei Shiqing. In order not to arouse your suspicion, I had to find another way. However, it is useless for you to know now , I've thought about it, and it's the easiest way to solve your problems." He had a stern look on his face, "This place is already surrounded by my people, and you don't have to expect my mother to meddle in my own business." I glanced at the small man.Unexpectedly, in ancient Japan, there was such a "Infernal Affairs" staged. The small person next to Prince Suto was from Takeda, and the Wakaba next to Takeda was from Prince Suto.But why did the fine man behave so abnormally towards Luo Ye's death? Prince Suoto suddenly laughed softly: "Do you really think you have the winning ticket?" As soon as he finished speaking, there were footsteps coming from outside, countless soldiers poured out from all directions, and the bright torches immediately illuminated the place like daytime. Zhutian paled in shock, and took a step back: "You, you set up an ambush?" His face turned pale instantly, "You, how did you know?" Prince Suoto didn't answer, just glanced at the servant: "Well done." Zhutian turned his head in disbelief, staring at Xiren: "Why? Why did you betray me?" The thin man's eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was a little hoarse: "Because you killed my most important person." "What?" Zhutian was taken aback, "Your important person?" "That's right!" the fine man gritted his teeth and said, "the Luo Ye you killed is my own sister." There was a bang in my brain, so that's it!It turns out that this is why Xiren hates Zhutian!Ruoye, she turned out to be Xiren's younger sister!My thoughts suddenly became a little confused, and the feeling that something was wrong surged out again... "When I found my younger sister, I already knew that she was Zhi Nengbian under His Royal Highness Prince Suoto. We are our own masters, and we will never disclose our true identities. Therefore, I will not be able to recognize her in this life. But, being able to guard her by her side is enough for me. But you, my master, you...you ruined all of this, you ruined my hope of survival, ruined everything for me!" He paused Dun, "So, I have explained everything to His Royal Highness, it is really nothing to kill a dancer last time, but the charge of treason this time is enough for you!" Zhutian's face changed drastically: "I didn't kill your sister!" "Zhutian, it's too late to say that now, didn't you admit to killing her back then?" The fine man sneered. "That's right, I admitted it at the beginning, it was because I couldn't swallow this breath, thinking that even if I killed a dancer, it would be nothing. In fact, when I woke up that day, it was there. At that time, Luo Ye had already I'm about to die...I don't understand what's going on here...I've confessed to treason, don't you dare to confess to murder? It's true that I didn't do it." Zhutian's face was extremely ugly. "At that time, there were all the witnesses and material evidence, so there was no point in your sophistry." The stable house prince said lightly. "What he said is true. Ruo Ye did not kill himself, but she committed suicide." My words were like a stone stirring up thousands of waves. Everyone looked at me in amazement, and even the face of the stable prince was shocked. After a touch of surprise. "If you don't believe me, you can follow me to see Luo Ye's body." I said calmly. "Corpse?" The little man was startled and angry, "What's the use of looking at a corpse? Could it be that a corpse can talk?" I raised the corner of my mouth: "That's right, corpses can indeed speak." These words sounded unbelievable to them, but unexpectedly, the stable prince and the others followed me to the place where Luo Ye's body was parked. I stood next to the corpse, and after repeating "Is there any wonder?" several times, I gently lifted the white cloth covering her body.Immediately, an unpleasant smell came over the nostrils, and everyone stepped back a few steps. "Your Highness, please look at her hands first. Generally speaking, if she was attacked from the front before she was alive, she would subconsciously use her hands to cover it. There must be many injuries on her hands, but her hands are not even a scratch; Next, please look at her knife wound. Prince Zhutian is much taller than her. If Prince Zhutian stabbed her, the wound should be from the top to the bottom, but now the wound is clearly from the bottom to the top, which is really inappropriate. Logic, but if it was stabbed by Luo Ye herself, it can be explained; in addition, the most important point--" I pointed to her wound," if it was stabbed with a long sword, the length of the wound should be at least four inches Above, the knife mark is deep and wide, but the wound is only two inches at most, and the inner side is narrow, obviously it was not wounded by the murder weapon we saw." "Then according to what you saw, she was injured by what weapon?" Prince Suohu couldn't hide the surprise between his brows. I took out the thing I found from Luo Ye's clothes from my arms: "The murder weapon should be this thing." "Scissors?" the thin man blurted out. Prince Sudo looked at me with complicated eyes, took the pair of scissors, and did not speak. Prince Zhutian glanced at me, and suddenly said to Xiren: "Now you understand, I did not kill people." The fine man's face was pale, and his lips trembled: "Master, I, I blamed you...I..." "Okay, let's call it a day, although you didn't kill the man--" Prince Suoto gave Zhutian a cold look, "However, this crime of treason is an unforgivable crime, even the king and Mr. You intercede. But for the sake of the king, I will only demote you as a commoner and exile you. Do you have anything else to say?" Zhutian smiled miserably: "The winner is the prince and the loser is Kou, what else do I have to say." Prince Sudo waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to take Zhutian away. "Your Highness, please allow this subordinate to leave here!" The fine man suddenly knelt down with a plop. Prince Suhu rubbed the corners of his eyebrows: "Go, you should follow your original master." "Your Highness! I, I..." Xiren's indifferent face was slightly moved, "Please forgive me, Your Highness! I have betrayed the master once, and I can only use the rest of my life to make up for the master! But..." His tone was agitated, " I have never doubted that His Highness will definitely govern this country very well, so that everyone can live a good life... So, I don't regret it, Your Highness, I don't regret it..." The stable prince turned around, stopped looking at him, and said coldly, "Aren't you leaving?" The little man was stunned, and slowly stood up: "Your Highness, take care." After speaking, his figure flickered and disappeared. Thinking of Si Yin's words, I also breathed a sigh of relief.If that's the case, my mission is complete. Under the moonlight, Prince Stableto stood there quietly, his long shadow carrying a kind of indescribable loneliness and sentimentality.His soft sigh seemed to seep from his heart: "Shiqing, now I'm really alone." I wanted to say something to him, but I didn't know how to say it.The lofty and lofty prince Stableto also has a loneliness that others don't know... It must be hard for him to fight alone. "Shiqing, give me three days." He turned around, and the moonlight flashed out of his eyes, "Stay for three more days before leaving. During these three days, you will always be by my side, okay?" Looking at his longing eyes, I smiled slightly, and only said one word: "Okay!"