After waiting for a long time, I didn't hear a word from Lang Jun.
Xiao Yuehuai let out a long sigh, shook his head helplessly and said, "That's the case. There's nothing more to say between us. It's getting late, General Su, please rest in peace."
She lifted her feet and left, passed under the corridor, and disappeared into the darkness.
Su Ying's eyebrows were lowered, and he walked into the house in despair. After closing the door, he walked towards the golden nanmu frame in the south of the room, touched the jade drunk flower porcelain placed on the third floor, held the mouth of the bottle with his palm and twisted the bottle hard, and a "click" sound followed.
A long, thin crack appeared on the wall opposite the wooden frame. Inside the wall, someone pushed hard along the gap and opened the secret door hidden inside. Xun Chong led two ragged men out carefully.
He lowered his voice and asked: "General...have everyone left?"
Su Ying walked towards them with hemostatic medicine and gauze: "Let's go."
Xun Chong stroked his chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "If the princess hadn't delayed this time, we would definitely not have been able to escape this disaster."
Su Ying did not respond to him. He held up the thing in his hand and said to the two people behind Xun Chong: "Uncle Lu, Madam Lu, can I treat your wounds?"
A little lady popped up and waved her hands quickly: "Don't you dare trouble the general? We can do it ourselves."
Su Ying handed the things into her hands, moved forward to support the middle-aged man standing next to her, and helped him sit on the soft couch.
The young lady tore open the sleeves of the middle-aged man with force, revealing a shocking blood stain. She frowned and comforted softly: "Dad, it may hurt a little. Please bear with it..."
The middle-aged man endured the pain and looked at Su Ying, with eyes full of gratitude and said: "Thank you, General, for protecting me, my father and my daughter were not killed in death. This kind of kindness cannot be repaid by Lu."
Su Ying: "You don't need to take it to heart. In the final analysis, all the disasters suffered by the Lu family are due to my father. It is only natural that we save him tonight."
The middle-aged man sighed: "It's just... because we two separated you from the princess... I'm really ashamed. How about the general telling the princess the truth to avoid this misunderstanding?"
He felt guilty, so he tried to persuade Su Ying to make peace, but Su Ying refused: "If I tell her about the two of you, I will have to explain the cause and effect, which will involve her. I don't want the princess to be in danger, so It’s better for everyone if you keep silent.”
The young lady was nearby, tugging at her father's clothes and reminding him in a low voice: "Dad! The general has his own decision."
Seeing that Su Ying was resolute, the middle-aged man said no more.
Su Ying: "Uncle Lu, there are many officers and soldiers searching the mountain, so I'm afraid they won't be able to leave tonight. Before dawn tomorrow, Your Majesty will order the Ministry of War to count the troops and leave the palace. The scene will be chaotic by then, so we can take the opportunity to go down the mountain. I will let Xun Chong escort him you."
"There are King Xuan's chariots and horses at the foot of the mountain. Once you enter the palace, you will be safe."
The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Everything will be subject to the general's arrangements."
Su Ying settled the Lu family and his daughter, gave Xun Chong a few instructions, then went out and gave his wing to them.
At the corner of the verandah, a dark figure crept outside the house when Su Ying left, poked a hole in the paper window, and took a sneak peek at the situation inside - under the candlelight, the Lu family and his daughter were having a long conversation.
The black shadow took everything in sight, then quietly slipped into the dark corridor, and flew towards the south.
She pushed open a door, ran to the compartment, and said with a slight breath to the girl who was flipping through bamboo slips on the round couch: "Princess, there is indeed a man and a woman in the general's room. Xun Chong is guarding them with his sword. around."
The lady sitting in the soft velvet had her face embroidered with hibiscus. Her green jade fingers brushed the hair scattered around her ears, and she raised her eyes and said, "Where is Su Ying? What is he doing?"
Alu: "The general is not in the room. It seems that he made a special place for the man and woman and went to another guest room to rest."
Xiao Yuehuai sneered: "He is quite generous. He still thinks of others even though he was so seriously injured."
After finishing the sarcasm, he continued to ask: "Do you know the relationship between the man and the woman?"
A Lu: "They seem to be father and daughter. According to Xun Chong's name, their surname is Lu."
"Lu?" Xiao Yue said with nostalgia on her lips, thinking of Su Ying's experience, she suddenly sat up in shock and asked in surprise: "Could it be the Lu family from Shanggu County?"
A Lu was also very surprised: "You mean that... the Lu family, the head of a poor family?"
Xiao Yuehai: "It would be strange if he is really from the Lu family in Shanggu... The head of the Lu family is not only highly respected among the poor families, but even the big families are very polite to him. My father values him very much and thinks that he is the one who can solve the problem of poor families. The key to years of rifts with the powerful.”
"Last year, Lu Qiao Cong even held a banquet to invite the Lu family. Such an important figure... Why did Lu Pingsheng want to kill them all before the Lu family could hold them in their favor?"
A Lu asked doubtfully: "Didn't Lu Sanlang mistake them for the thieves who assassinated you?"
Xiao Yuehuai shook her head: "If that were the case, Lu Pingsheng would not be cruel. The Qushan Banquet mixed with the remnants of the Yeping Kingdom, frightening the ministers and causing hundreds of casualties. If such a big omission is to be held accountable, Concubine Xiang must bear the brunt. .
The Lu family must want to find out the ins and outs of what happened tonight. Even if the Kong Qingyuan killer and the Yeping people are not accomplices, in order to perform meritorious deeds, they will leave him alive for careful interrogation. How can they force Xun Chong and others into despair? Vow to kill them all? "
"Besides, I just saw him acting, and it was obviously for Su Ying. It means that he knew that the person protecting the Lu family and his daughter was Xun Chong. Otherwise, why would he insist on searching Su Ying's house for no reason? Even if it was really a thief who had sneaked in After leaving Qingyuan, how could he expect that these people would hide in Su Ying's wing?"
A Lu was frightened when he heard this: "Lu Jiasanlang... what exactly do you want to do?"
Xiao Yuehuai met her eyes, looked at her carefully for a while, and made a bold guess: "I guess... Lu Pingsheng and the group of thieves in Kong Qingyuan are co-conspirators."
"They attacked me not to kill me, but to use this incident to conceal their true purpose. The Lu family and daughter were the ones they wanted to kill."
Alu was stunned.
Xiao Yuehui analyzed calmly: "Lu Pingsheng searched the mountain tonight to complete what these thieves failed to complete."
"It's just that I haven't thought about it yet...why did the Lu family want to kill the Lu family's father and daughter?"
A Lu's face turned green and white, and his eyes looking at Xiao Yuehai were a bit strange. She looked at her master and suddenly felt very strange.
Xiao Yuehuai noticed her change and asked softly: "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like this?"
