Late at night, a figure emerged from the high wall of the general's mansion and landed lightly in the alley outside the mansion. After looking around warily for a few times, the figure ducked into the deep alley and then quickly walked towards the western suburbs.

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The western suburbs of the capital are a gathering place for ordinary people. Countless deep alleys are intricately intertwined. If outsiders break in, they may lose their way.

The man in black came out of the general's house and walked familiarly through the long alley. Finally, he stopped in front of a dilapidated wooden house with a plate of clivia in the window, and knocked on the door.

Not long after, a woman dressed as a peasant woman opened the door. She glanced at the man in black and turned sideways to let him in. Then she looked around and saw no one was around, then closed the door.

The man in black stopped for a moment as he walked through the patio, looked at the dimly lit wooden house in front of him, and then stepped into the inner hall.

A lantern was lit in the inner hall, and a middle-aged man was sitting at the table holding a bowl of rice and eating on a plate of green vegetables.

The man in black did not approach, but just leaned against the door with his arms folded. The black scarf covering his face revealed only a pair of narrow, deep eyes, and he glanced at the middle-aged man in front of him.

The middle-aged man put down his wooden chopsticks without raising his head and said, "Here we come."

The man in black narrowed his eyes and lowered his voice: "What are your orders, Mr. Liu?"

The middle-aged man slowly raised his head. He was dressed in commoner clothes and had a face that was so ordinary that he would not stand out among the crowd, but his behavior was extremely elegant.

After putting down his wooden chopsticks, he took out a square handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped the corners of his lips, then raised his head and glanced at the man in black and said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, it's not that I have any orders, but that the Second Prince has something to tell you.

"

This person in black turned out to be Lin Sishen. She was wearing night clothes and a face scarf to hide her appearance. Her exposed eyes were full of frost. She asked coldly: "What about Princess Qingyang?"

Mr. Liu stood up with his hands behind his back and said, "Mr. Lin, the second prince's patience is limited."

Lin Sishen frowned: "This happened suddenly. The Ninth Prince didn't mention breaking off the engagement. I had no other choice at the moment."

Mr. Liu approached slowly, with a sneer on his face: "In that case, you can start with the princess. She is currently in the general's mansion. It should be easy for Mr. Lin to take action."

This person's words were full of orders, as if Lin Sishen was one of her subordinates. A cold light flashed across Lin Sishen's eyes, and she said with a half-smile but not a smile: "Do it? Do you still want me to murder her?"

"Of course not." Mr. Liu spread his hands, and then asked: "That's all, since you don't know anything about this matter yet, have you noticed anything unusual about Princess Qingyang recently?"

Lin Sishen asked: "How is it considered abnormal?"

Mr. Liu paced in front of Lin Sishen with his hands behind his hands. He hinted: "For example, has she met anyone?"

Who have you seen? He should be referring to that day in Xichen Temple, Shen Qing Nafeng picked up the umbrella.

Lin Sishen smiled, but for some unknown reason, he concealed the matter directly for Shen Qing: "What kind of unusual behavior can she do? Apart from going to Xichen Temple to worship Buddha, she has never even stepped through the gate of the General's Mansion.

Been out."

"She can keep her composure." Mr. Liu smiled coldly, then glanced at Lin Sishen, and thoughtfully took out a bamboo tube the size of a finger from his sleeve: "Mr. Lin, the one who sent a letter from Laos,

Would you like to take a look?"

Lin Sishen looked serious and did not speak, but slowly extended his hand to Mr. Liu.

Mr. Liu held the bamboo tube and handed it to her, reminding her with a hint of meaning: "Mr. Lin, you must remember that that person is currently under the protection of the second prince in Laos. For that person's safety, you should also take good care of him.

The Second Prince must not do things half-heartedly."

Lin Sishen took the bamboo tube and hid it in her sleeve. She took a deep breath, looked up at Mr. Liu and said with a raised lip, "Of course, Mr. Liu, there is no need to worry."

Mr. Liu nodded and reminded: "In addition, you must not reveal your identity in front of Princess Qingyang. Although Princess Qingyang is a woman, she is extremely scheming. The second prince has not yet found out who she is.

Who do you work for?"

Lin Sishen nodded, she held the bamboo slip in her sleeve tightly, and after thinking for a moment, she asked: "Why is the second prince so afraid of the princess?"

Mr. Liu smiled faintly, stretched out his hand and pointed upward, and said with profound meaning: "Because besides the prince, Princess Qingyang may also be working for that person."

Lin Sishen quickly understood what he meant. She looked surprised and said: "You mean the emperor?"

Mr. Liu nodded: "Yes, when Princess Qingyang was in Qingzhou, the emperor secretly delivered two oral instructions to her. No one except the emperor and Princess Qingyang knew the contents of the oral instructions."

After the secret conversation, Lin Sishen left with the bamboo tube in her sleeve, but she did not go far. Instead, she pretended to leave near the wooden house and then quietly came back again.

In front of a courtyard not far from the wooden house, she didn't knock on the door, but turned over the wall and entered.

In the dark courtyard, as soon as Lin Sishen landed, a strong wind hit behind her. She ducked sideways and reached out to grab a hand that was holding a dagger. She laughed softly: "Li Luo, it's me, Lin Sishen."

Under the moonlight, a woman in blue stopped her moves in a chic manner, and a beautiful and plain face came into Lin Sishen's eyes.

The woman only tied her hair with a wooden hairpin, with a smile on her lips. She stared at Lin Sishen silently. Seeing Lin Sishen pull down the mask, revealing a familiar face, she said: "Good door

If you don’t want to leave, you have to climb over the wall.”

Lin Sishen let go of his hand and looked at her sideways, smiling: "Isn't this because I'm afraid of disturbing you?"

Li Luo raised his eyebrows, crossed his arms and joked: "You sneaked in over the wall, aren't you afraid of scaring me?"

Lin Sishen took two steps closer, with a relaxed smile on his face: "Even if I am a little thief, I can't scare you, Lady Li."

Li Luo smiled and rolled his eyes at her: "I know I'm a talker, so come into the room and talk."

As soon as she entered the room, Lin Sishen saw a pot of hot tea that had just been brewed on the table. She sat down unceremoniously, then picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea. She turned to look at Li Luo who had closed the door:

"This tea is brewed just right. It seems you know I will come tonight."

Li Luo closed the door and sat next to her: "The Clivia is all on display. I guess you will show up today. I specially brewed your favorite Biluochun for you."

Lin Sishen smiled lightly: "No one knows me better than Ruojun."

Li Luo put the dagger in his hand on the table and said with a faint smile: "Let's get straight to the point. Don't say polite words to me."

Lin Sishen's smile faded and he said sternly: "What actions has that Liu taken in the past few days?"

Li Luo pondered for a long time: "There was nothing unusual in the past few days, but yesterday he went outside the Qingguo Duke's residence."

Lin Sishen frowned and asked, "Then he has met Duke Qing?"

"I've never seen them before." Li Luo shook his head: "I just walked around outside the mansion, but I didn't see anyone."

Lin Sishen remained silent. She sighed softly and said, "It seems that the second prince wants to attack Duke Qing. Duke Qing has always belonged to the prince's faction. If he wants to attack, it would not be unusual."

Li Luo looked sideways at her, with a faint smile on his pretty face: "What do you want to do?"

Lin Sishen lowered his eyes and looked at the tea cup in his hand, and said meaningfully: "Just wait and see what happens."

Li Luo raised his eyebrows and said, "You're not planning to take action yet."

Lin Sishen smiled and shook his head: "Two tigers are fighting, and we and the oriole can only watch from the tree."

Li Luo was thoughtful, and after a moment, she pushed the seemingly ordinary dagger on the table to Lin Sishen's hand: "By the way, this dagger is for you."

Lin Sishen picked up the dagger and asked doubtfully: "What's so strange about this dagger?"

As she spoke, she pulled out the dagger, and a cold light flashed across her cheek. Lin Sishen was stunned and stretched out his finger, lightly scratching the sharp blade. A pain suddenly hit his fingertips.

"What a sharp dagger."

Li Luo frowned slightly, took her hand, looked at a drop of scarlet blood oozing from her fingertips, and said softly: "Be careful, this is a dagger made of meteorite iron, it is extremely sharp."

Lin Sishen allowed Li Luo to treat her wounds. She looked at the dagger in her hand and said with interest: "Meteorite, isn't your sword made of meteorite by your master?"

"good."

Li Luo wiped away the blood with a silk scarf, sprinkled some gold sore medicine on her, and bandaged her up.

Lin Sishen came back to her senses and realized that her fingertips were tightly wrapped with a small strip of white cloth. They looked funny. She burst out laughing and said, "Nvxia Li, you...

..”

A sly light flashed in Li Luo's eyes: "Okay, you should go back early and don't let anyone find you sneaking out. If Liu Ce makes any changes, I will naturally notify you."

Lin Sishen curled his lips and muttered: "I didn't come to you just because of Liu Ce."
Chapter completed!