Shen Lie's words immediately caught Li Xi's attention: "She wants to use my husband to advance her conspiracy? How to use it?"
"I don't know, it's just a guess." Shen Lie smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Beiya Nilin Division has many similar precedents, called dead time. Some top spies can still use special methods after being captured by the enemy. Use various methods to provide false information to the enemy, or directly exploit the opponent's weaknesses to trap and kill the target person. Of course, in the end, he himself will definitely not survive."
Yuan Bin was speechless and screamed secretly.
Murong Xue was aroused by these words to have another thought. He pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "Shen Changshi, I think what you said makes sense. If this is really the case, I should go see Rui Ji."
"Husband!" Li Xi frowned and complained: "You know that there are tigers in the mountains, so you go to the tiger mountains. It's so unwise..."
Murong Xue raised her hand to stop the other party: "Princess, I understand your intention, but I still want to end things with her. Besides, she still has many secrets in her body, which are useful for suppressing rebellion; or as Shen Changshi said Said, maybe she still wants to use me, we have to find out."
Li Xi was speechless for a moment and turned to look at Shen Lie. Shen Lie nodded slightly: "I think it's okay to meet. Murong, your biggest problem is in your own heart. If you don't overcome it, it will haunt you for the rest of your life. Princess , I believe you can understand what Shen means, right?"
Li Xi nodded helplessly and said to Murong Xue: "Husband, you can decide for yourself."
Murong Xue let out a long breath and was about to answer when the housekeeper suddenly came over in a hurry and said that there were guests visiting outside.
Li Xi was greatly surprised. Who would call at this late hour? And how could he pass the curfew interrogation? Could it be someone from the palace?
The butler responded that the person who came was indeed a member of the Imperial Guard named Ouyang Lin.
When they heard that it was Ouyang Linjia who had arrived, all four people in the room were stunned. This sudden appearance of the emperor's close servant obviously went to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason, and it was because of Ruiji's affairs.
Murong Xue glanced at everyone and said: "I will be the master of defeating Wei Zixuan in a while. Brothers Shen Changshi and Yuan Bin, how about you hide in the side wing and observe secretly?"
Shen Lie was also very interested in Ouyang Lin, so he nodded in agreement and turned around with Yuan Bin to the side room next to him.
Li Xi asked the housekeeper to invite Ouyang Lin to meet him.
Not long after, Ouyang Lin, dressed in a blue imperial uniform, came to the living room with two guards under the guidance of the housekeeper of the Prince Consort's Mansion.
As soon as he saw Murong Xue, Ouyang Lin immediately stepped forward, raised his hands and said loudly: "I humble myself to pay homage to my benefactor."
Benefactor? Murong Xue was slightly stunned, a little confused for a moment, not understanding why Ouyang Lin called herself this.
Ouyang Lin followed the rules and bowed to Li Xi before explaining: "Commander Murong is concerned about national affairs and military affairs. He is probably too busy on weekdays, so it is normal for him not to remember his humble position. Commander-in-Chief Murong was in the Eastern Capital back then. Luoyi, did you offend Xie Guang and Xuan Jiajun due to your humble position, or was it thanks to your rescue that I saved my life, have you forgotten?"
Hearing this, Murong Xue recalled immediately, slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, I remember! You are the Ouyang Lin from the patrol camp! Oh, how many years have passed in such a flash, it turns out to be you."
Ouyang Lin smiled and nodded: "It is a humble position. I will always remember the kindness of the Commander-in-Chief."
Murong Xue quickly asked Ouyang Lin to sit down, and then introduced the past events to Fenyang Princess Li Xi. Murong Xue admired Ouyang Lin very much for being upright and fearless of powerful officials, and couldn't help praising him to Li Xi.
Li Xi also didn't expect that Ouyang Lin had such a connection with her husband, and he immediately understood why he gained Li Bing's trust and favor. In addition to his ability, Ouyang Lin dared not give Xie Guang face and seriously injured the Xuanjia Army general, which was also the trait that the emperor valued most.
After some cordial greetings, Ouyang Lin changed the topic and talked about the purpose of his visit tonight: to invite Murong Xue to see Rui Ji.
"Commander Murong, I know from my humble position that this request is indeed a bit unkind to you. You must have this reason for claiming to be sick." Ouyang Lin said in a solemn tone: "However, Rui Ji is a traitor. This is a major military secret, and I cannot help but be anxious in my humble position, so please be considerate."
Murong Xue waved her hand: "I'm serious. If I had known that you were in charge of the overall situation, I would have gone there early. Alas, speaking of it, I was young and ignorant back then, and I couldn't stand up to the emperor."
The meaning of these words is very clear. He once loved Ruiji deeply and had no suspicion about this woman. The fact that Li Bing was in danger in the end was partly related to this.
Ouyang Lin nodded in understanding, glanced at Princess Fenyang first, and then tried to ask: "How is the commander's health recovering?"
Murong Xue smiled casually: "As soon as you come, I will be fine."
"Well... in that case," Ouyang Lin glanced at Li Xi again: "In that case, can you move on and go to the health center with your humble position?"
Li Xi was a little surprised: "Are you going now? It's already past the third watch."
"It doesn't matter," Murong Xue stood up: "It involves a rebel conspiracy, so it's better to do it sooner rather than later. Ouyang Lin, please wait for me while I change my clothes."
Ouyang Lin quickly stood up and agreed, saying that he would be waiting outside the gate of the Prince Consort's Mansion, and then bowed to Li Xi and Murong Xue before leaving.
After he left, Shen Lie and the others turned out of the side compartment. While Murong Xue was putting on her robe under Li Xi's service, she asked, "Shen Changshi, what do you think?"
Shen Lie looked at the courtyard outside the door and said thoughtfully: "This Ouyang Lin looks very much like a person."
"Who does it look like?" Li Xi asked while busy tying Murong Xue's belt.
"Like me when I was young." Shen Lie replied quietly.
This answer surprised Murong Xue, Li Xi and Yuan Bin. They did not expect that Shen Lie would rate Ouyang Lin so highly.
However, Shen Lie shook his head: "This is not a nice thing to say. You should all know what Shen's nickname is, right?"
Yuan Bin smiled and said: "People say that you are always the living king of hell."
Shen Lie also smiled: "This Ouyang Lin may be the next Living King of Hell. Shen is confident that he will not be wrong. He is the kind of person who is hard-minded, ruthless, and will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. There is a certain kind of feeling towards the emperor. Loyalty that is almost paranoid and does not make any sense.”
"Sooner or later, he will turn into a sharp blade."
After hearing this, Yuan Bin couldn't help but think deeply, and for some reason, he suddenly thought of Li Jiangyao, the protector of the capital.
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The cavalry stopped in front of the palace guard post. Murong Xue moved neatly, turned over and jumped off the horse.
Ouyang Lin walked beside him and led him all the way to the cell where Rui Ji was held.
"Commander, do you need to humble yourself... to accompany you in?" Ouyang Lin asked.
Murong Xue thought for a while, then refused: "I'll meet her alone first."
Ouyang Lin nodded: "That's fine."
After that, he waved his hand to ward off the guards on the left and right, then pushed open the door, and at the same time reminded Murong Xue in a low voice: "You don't have to stay too long at the beginning. Let's discuss it and talk in depth the second time."
Murong Xue nodded slightly, then stepped into the room.
As soon as he entered, Ouyang Lin immediately closed the door and quickly ran to the next room. There were three tiger and leopard soldiers sitting against the wall, listening carefully with their ears against the wall.
Ouyang Lin pulled one of them away, sat on the bench, pointed at a small hole in the wall, and put his ear to it.
The sound from the next room came through clearly.
"Master...are you here?"
"..."
"Rui Ji has a rope tied around her body, so it is inconvenient for her to show her respect to the young master. Please forgive me."
"..."
"Sir, why don't you speak? Rui Ji hasn't heard your voice for a long time."
"Why did you lie to me in the first place?"
"Sir, Rui Ji can't help herself and has nothing to say. What I owe you can only be repaid in the next life."
"Is it a lie that you are pregnant with my flesh and blood?"
"not real."
"What about the child?!"
"In Hangzhou. I entrusted him to an ordinary good family, which has nothing to do with the rebels. This poor child, after all, is the flesh and blood of you and me. Ruiji can't bear to let him suffer."
A soft sob passed through the wall into Ouyang Lin's ears. He frowned slightly and continued listening.
"Rui Ji... why do you still want to see me?"
"Young Master, Rui Ji knows that her sins are so heinous that she does not dare to expect to survive. She only hopes to see the Young Master again before she dies, and that is enough."
"You...why are you doing this!"
"I don't know why, I just want to see you again, even if I get scolded by you, I just miss you..."
Hearing this, Ouyang Lin had a thought in his mind, got up quickly, went to the next door and knocked on the door: "Commander? Commander? Please come out."
With a creak, the door opened and Murong Xue appeared. Then in the light of the torch next to him, Ouyang Lin could vaguely see the tears on the other person's face. He sighed secretly in his heart, pulled Murong Xue to the side, and lowered his voice and said: "Commander, she is using a trick, do you know that?"
Murong Xue adjusted her mood and nodded silently.
Seeing his state, Ouyang Lin knew that he could not be allowed in for the time being, so he said in a deep voice: "Please go to the signing room in front to rest for a while. I will have a little chat with Rui Ji."
After that, he winked to his men and asked them to accompany Murong Xue to leave, while he turned and walked into the room where Rui Ji was being held.
"Mrs. Rui, don't be sad. There will be plenty of time to express our feelings to General Murong in the future." Ouyang Linpi said with a smile: "How is it? I have accomplished what I promised you, now is it time for you to say something? what?"
Ruiji looked at Ouyang Lin with tears in her eyes and said softly: "Sir, the conditions I made have not been fulfilled yet."
Ouyang Lin was stunned for a moment, then realized: "Oh, you're talking about amnesty, right? This is easy to handle. But before that, you have to reveal some valuable information to me, so that I can The emperor begs for mercy."
