Pei Xiaoze looked out the window. The night was dark and there seemed to be no end in sight. It's hard to see clearly in the long night, just like his current situation.
In the southeastern land, King Rongan covered the sky with one hand, colluded with the pirates, and betrayed the city defense. He had a glimpse of it by chance, let alone other amazing transactions?
However, not a word about this transaction, which was known to the Duke of Yue, the Xiahou family, and the Mo family, the guardian of Mushan Pass, was known to the court. Even His Majesty Li Shengxuan was kept in the dark...
In other words, this is a secret that cannot be told to anyone. Even if he knows it, he can only rot in his stomach.
Otherwise, we can only lose our lives indiscriminately like those officials who died in the Zuiyue Tower fire...
He didn't know whether the murderer behind that fire was a bandit, the Fang family, or a powerful person who wanted to hide the secret.
The only certainty is that even the biggest boss in the game, King Rong'an, has died unexpectedly, so we can vaguely guess the identity of the people holding the chips on the table.
Although Li Shengxuan's personal visit to Jiangnan a few days ago had a certain deterrent effect, the fire at Zuiyue Tower that broke out immediately was also a silent provocation.
The sky is high and the emperor is far away. The group of people holding chips saw this and knew that Li Shengxuan could control things for a while but not forever, so they dared to be so arrogant.
Now that he is in the southeast, the group of people are still waiting and watching. These accounts flowing into his hands are the best temptation.
If he knows the current situation and turns a blind eye, everyone's life will be easier and easier in the future. But if he is serious about it, then he will be the next person whose body and head are missing...
Pei Xiaoze thought about this and slowly closed his eyes. He was born in the Pei family. Since he entered the officialdom, he has been in the household department and has handled thousands, if not tens of thousands, of accounts.
Then I went to the Southeast Government Office, where I had to deal with accounts. In particular, the accounts of the South East.
However, it turned out that he was far away in the capital, and all he saw was whitewashed peace, so he believed it to be true. When the weather in the southeast was smooth, the sea was clear and the rivers were flowing.
As everyone knows, this is just an appearance. The turmoil inside, the nastiness within it, was far beyond what he could see.
The Pei family was in turmoil, so he left the capital almost as if he was escaping, trying to do something down-to-earth in the southeast, but unexpectedly he ended up being roasted on the fire.
With the Empress Dowager supporting him in the capital, all he had to do was not cause any trouble to her.
But if he is involved, there is no guarantee that the Pei family will not be involved. Those people don't even care about the life of King Rongan, let alone the declining Pei family?
Now he is in a dilemma. If he joins the same trend, he will be unwilling to do so, but if he goes against the current...
With a "pop" sound, the swaying candle finally couldn't stand the cold night wind and went out.
Like some kind of ominous omen, Pei Xiaoze's whole heart sank in darkness.
Fang Zilan, who was hiding on the beam, couldn't help but shook his head when he saw Pei Xiaoze looking at death.
She has known Pei Xiaoze for only a day or two. Although he is not a shy person, judging from his actions, he is not a generous person. Now he has managed to survive for so long, until Li Qiyou came to take over. , which she did not expect.
Judging from her conversation with Pei Xiaoze just now, he didn't know that Li Qiyou would come, let alone that Li Qiyou was here to take over King Rongan's fiefdom, but he still gritted his teeth and took everything on, and even wrote it in advance A suicide note of death remonstrance...
Fang Zilan thought of the moment when he pulled the suicide note off Pei Xiaoze's desk. His face was green and white as if someone had revealed the secret. It was really interesting - everyone in the world was greedy for life and afraid of death, but he actually changed his gender.
"Little beauty, since when did you like to be a gentleman?" Hongtai turned over gently and deftly and sat next to Fang Zilan, quietly shielding her from the wind.
"Is it all solved?" Fang Zilan looked sideways, and Hongtai narrowed his eyes in a leisurely manner, "It's solved. But this Lord Pei's life is quite valuable, and more than one group of people want it."
"It's normal." Fang Zilan said unambiguously: "He is from the Pei family after all, and he has some worth."
"How is a mere Master Pei worth so much?" Hongtai raised his eyebrows and raised his lips, saying noncommittally, "Isn't His Highness King Yucheng worth even more?"
Fang Zilan nodded, "Yes. Otherwise, why would I bother you?"
"It's rare for a little beauty to have a sweet mouth." Hongtai moved closer to Fang Zilan, "As for the little beauty, I will work hard without complaining."
Fang Zilan pushed Hongtai away slightly, calmed her expression and said, "Let's go."
After saying that, she climbed off the roof and returned to the inn quietly. Hongtai followed her, the bloody smell in his hand dissipating in the night wind.
"You're finally back." Awan leaned under the pillar, stretched out her hand to wave to Fang Zilan, and she walked over quickly, "It's so late, why haven't you rested yet?"
"Your young prince is awake and looking for you everywhere." Awan yawned angrily, "I thought he was noisy, so I secretly gave him some medicine, so he wouldn't come to disturb you until tomorrow morning. But... "
She paused deliberately, and Fang Zilan asked: "But what?"
"The general surnamed Meng next to your young prince may have discovered something is wrong." Awan opened her sleepy eyes, "Even I can see that this is not the way back to the capital, let alone them? I don't care about you. What to do, but the young prince is not sure, and the general surnamed Meng is not a fuel-efficient lamp, you should think about how to deal with them."
"Are you waiting for me just to tell me this?" Fang Zilan stretched out her hand to gather the cloak around Awan's shoulders, and her cold fingertips brushed against her neck, which stung her and made her sober. " What else could it be?”
"If the detour delays the time..." Fang Zilan did not continue, but her deep tone was obviously questioning.
Awan pursed her lips and said, "My master has suffered a lot in order to send me out of the capital. Now his life is held in the hands of the young master, which is a bargaining chip for summoning me. If he fails to go back on time, the young master will become suspicious... From now on, I may not have a master.”
Fang Zilan said thoughtfully: "Is he really willing to take your master's life?"
"Are you willing to give up?" Awan snorted coldly, "He is even willing to let you die, how can he still be reluctant to let go of my master's life?"
"It's different." Fang Zilan said softly: "Only your master knows about his hidden illness. If you kill your master, unless..."
He recovered.
Awan took a deep breath and said, "You mean..."
"I didn't say anything." Fang Zilan stopped Awan's words, "That's your master. You should know better than anyone how he treats you."
