"With the help of the imperial master, I managed to make the emperor dislike me for no reason, and helped Ji Wanyou take the pill from the Lingshan Palace...were you, Zhaozhao?" Zhan Yunzhu asked slowly.
Xu Mingyi did not deny it: "Yes, it's me."
Zhan Yunzhu straightened the corners of his mouth slightly, and the smile in his eyes froze for a moment, but then grew stronger: "It is indeed you, Zhao Zhao... According to this, the majestic national master of the country is actually a member of the Zhenguo Duke's mansion?
This is something I have never thought of, and I’m afraid even His Majesty has never noticed it..."
Xu Mingyi sneered noncommittally and said: "Why, are you still planning to inform the emperor about this matter, so as to take credit for your turnaround?"
Did he really think he still had a chance to tell the truth?
"At least I am innocent on the surface for now." Zhan Yunzhu said with a smile: "Ji Shangshu is freed from guilt, so I am no longer suspected. Zhao Zhao, the matter of King Xiang is also related to you, right? Are you here?
Helping the Ji family? Have you ever thought that in this way I will be innocent?"
Listening to the probing meaning of each word, Xu Mingyi felt that it was extremely ridiculous.
Ji Xiu's ability to escape this time indeed had something to do with her, but as for whether Zhan Yunzhu would be cleared of suspicion?
I really haven't thought about this.
Why should we worry about him when something can be solved with one knife?
Besides——
"Even if Ji Xiu is innocent, can you still be used by the emperor again?"
"That's why I want to see Zhaozhao..." Under the candlelight, the young man's gentle brows and eyes contained deep affection: "Zhaozhao, since you were a child, can't you really not understand my feelings? Even so,
We have been friends here for many years, and there is no deep hatred between you and me...Why are you so reluctant to see me live a better life, and even only hope that I will die?"
Xu Mingyi just sneered.
When the word "friendship" comes out of this person's mouth, it is completely blasphemed, and I am afraid that I will never be able to raise my head to write it again.
"So, by saying this, you actually want to use the power of my government to make a comeback?"
You offended Ji Xiu and lost the emperor's respect, so did you think of the Xu family again?
"Since Zhaozhao is so smart, why can't he make a deal with me? Since the Imperial Master is yours, it would be a piece of cake for me to return to the Emperor." Zhan Yunzhu said with a hint of persuasion in his tone: "
Zhaozhao, if you are willing to help me this time, if you and I join forces in the future, we may be able to reverse the decline of the Zhenguo Palace in time and save the life of the Duke..."
Looking at such a pair of eyes, Xu Mingyi felt a deep chill in his heart.
At this point, he was still able to target her Xu family. She didn't know whether to despise or "admire" such a person.
Just this tenacity to give up everything for survival and profit is something she has never seen in a second person.
Shameless and unscrupulous——
Such ordinary words are not even enough to describe one or two of them.
And precisely for this reason, such people should be eradicated as soon as possible, and there must not be any chance for them to get up and cause trouble!
This was what she had always thought, and it became much more determined at this moment.
"After talking so much nonsense, there is still nothing I want to hear." Xu Mingyi looked at him and said, "Even if we really want to cooperate, we still have to show some sincerity, right?"
Sensing the murderous intention suppressed in the girl for a moment, Zhan Yunzhu looked at her for a moment, then there was a flash of darkness in his eyes, but he quickly covered it up.
"Sincerity..."
He smiled and nodded: "Of course there is. Once you see it, you will be able to see my sincerity."
As he spoke, he stood up, pointed in the direction of the inner room, and said: "My sincerity is in the secret room."
Secret room?
Xu Mingyi immediately stood up on guard.
"As for the Duke's affairs, you might as well ask the man in the secret room in person. He is the only one in the world who knows how to detoxify the Duke... After you ask him, you will naturally understand, and then you will know what is needed.
Stop cooperating with me." Zhan Yunzhu said to her.
Grandpa was poisoned?!
Xu Mingyi looked at him doubtfully: "You should know that your courtyard is under the control of my subordinates at this time, and no outsiders will approach - if there is really someone in the secret room, you can just bring them out to talk.
yes."
"It's okay to take it out."
Zhan Yunzhu raised his sleeves, and a wry smile escaped from the corner of his mouth, "But I am no better than before. I have been in danger many times. Although I was lucky enough to survive, the foundation of my body has been damaged. Now I am just a weak person.
want to
It may not be easy to bring a cripple with his limbs and limbs severed from the secret room - so I still need Zhao Zhao to go with me. Of course, if you can't trust me, you can send a few more of my subordinates to follow.
I'll go in with you."
Xu Mingyi looked past him and looked in the direction of the inner room.
It's obvious that all of this now shows signs of a trap.
The only difference is whether the trap actually contains the clues or answers she wants.
And in this situation, she doesn't want to take the risk herself, so naturally she can't let Uncle Zhu and the others take it——
"Zhaozhao, you should know what I am like. What I want is never for both sides to suffer losses. That is what fools do. What I want is symbiosis and win-win. I want to negotiate a deal with you today, but if I don't have enough chips,
, how dare I invite you here?"
There was a reminder in Zhan Yunzhu's tone: "The Duke is in a very critical situation right now. It depends on you whether to save him or not -"
After hearing the last sentence, Xu Mingyi slowly turned his gaze away, held an umbrella and stood up from the chair.
"You don't have to be so mysterious. I won't go in."
There are too many strange things about this matter.
The inducement in Zhan Yunzhu's words was too obvious.
If there is any answer, it is okay to take a risk for my grandfather, but it is not known whether the so-called answer exists.
Both intuition and reason are telling her that she cannot be induced to act by the other party.
At this time, the sound of footsteps came from outside the hall.
What then came to my ears was the clear voice of the young man——
"I'll go in for her and take a look."
Wu Chao strode into the hall.
Looking at the young man who suddenly appeared and apparently heard the conversation behind them, Zhan Yunzhu's eyes moved: "Your Excellency... is Wu Shisun of Dingnan Palace?"
But why do the descendants of Prince Dingnan appear here?
"Exactly." Wu Chao looked at him and said, "Lead the way."
Xu Mingyi gently tugged on his slightly wet sleeves.
Wu Chao turned his head slightly to look at her, only to see her sternly shaking her head slightly, with disapproval in her eyes.
Wu Chao gently held her hand that was tugging on his sleeve - she could always remain rational, which was the best thing. And outside of rationality, he would do what she wanted to do for her.
