The setting sun casts a layer of golden light on Peach Blossom Mountain. The golden light dances on the branches and leaves, among the springs, on the black armor of the soldiers standing solemnly outside the Peach Blossom Temple, and on the faces of the maple and bamboo forests.
"Why are you here, general?" Zhulin asked.
Fenglin looked at the armored veteran sitting on the rock beside the spring. In fact, he didn't understand. The general said he could just walk around and walked to Peach Blossom Mountain. However, he also understood a little bit -
"A big thing happened today." He said softly, "General, I want to be quiet for a while."
Want to be quiet? Look at the spring in the bamboo forest. In addition to the tinkling of the spring water, there is also a woman who is setting the tea bowl and the stove.
Can you come here for some quiet time?
"General, you are right to come here." Chen Danzhu said, "The tea brewed from the water in Taohua Mountain is the best in the capital."
After fanning the small fan a few times and the water on the small stove gurgling, Chen Danzhu poured out the tea and gave it to the Iron-faced General.
"General, please try it."
The iron-faced general seemed to have come back to his senses. He turned his head and looked at it, shaking his head: "I won't drink."
Chen Danzhu looked at his iron mask and nodded clearly: "I know, General, you don't want to take off the mask. There is no one else here, so just take it off." She turned her head and looked elsewhere, "I'll turn around."
It’s too much, I promise not to watch it.”
The Iron Masked General's voice smiled: "No, I won't drink."
Chen Danzhu made a sound and put the tea cup next to him: "It's also good to smell the tea."
The iron-faced general looked down and saw green tea with a delicate fragrance rising from the transparent white teacup.
"Does it smell good?" Chen Danzhu said, and then placed cups of tea next to him.
The Iron-faced General smiled and nodded: "It smells good."
Chen Danzhu smiled at him.
The Iron-faced General withdrew his gaze and continued to look into the mountains and forests, accompanied by the sound of spring water, the fragrance of tea, and Chen Danzhu's voice——
"General, is there something wrong?" she asked, "Did His Majesty want you to investigate the attack on the third prince? Is it difficult to investigate?"
The iron-faced general said: "It's not difficult to check. The investigation has been completed."
Have you finished the investigation? Chen Danzhu's mind was spinning, he dragged the cushion to this side and asked in a low voice: "Who is that person?"
Zhu Lin, whose ears were pricked up next to him, was also surprised. Has the attack on the third prince ended? He looked at Feng Lin. He didn't hear any movement about such a big thing. It can be seen that the matter is serious——
The thought flashed across my mind and I heard the voice of the iron-faced general over there say simply: "The fifth prince and the queen."
Zhu Lin almost didn't lift it up in one breath and opened his mouth wide.
It turned out to be the fifth prince and the queen, and the general said this about such an important matter?
Seeing his embarrassment, Fenglin laughed and couldn't help teasing him and stretched out his hand to pinch his mouth.
Chen Danzhu also looked surprised, but soon regained his composure and murmured: "It turns out it's them."
"You went to the Marquis Mansion to attend a banquet. The Third Prince also--" the iron-faced general said, and then paused again, "he also did something."
There are different concepts between doing something and whether it succeeds. However, Chen Danzhu did not pay attention to the difference in the words used by the iron-faced general. He sighed: "Time and time again, I vow not to give up, and I become more and more courageous."
The Iron-faced General saw that the girl was not shocked, but looked as if she was indeed so. He couldn't help but ask: "You knew this a long time ago?"
How could she have known long ago that although she lived one more time than them, the third prince was not attacked that time.
The reason why she wasn't surprised was because the third prince had said at the beginning that he knew who the person who harmed him was.
The third prince grew up in the palace. Who else could have harmed him? It could only be someone from the palace. Since he was never punished, his status must be extraordinary.
She expressed her worries at the beginning, saying that she would hurt him again after hurting him once, and lo and behold, it really came true.
"How could I know." Chen Danzhu waved his hands hurriedly, "It's just a guess. Fenglin told me that the attack was sudden. Whether it was the King of Qi or the Qijun family who paid for the murder, it was impossible to touch the military camp. This
There must be something wrong, there must be a traitor."
At this point she laughed at herself again.
"General, I am most familiar with this kind of thing."
Her brother was killed by the traitor Li Liang, and their family almost died at the hands of Li Liang. The Iron-faced General was silent for a moment. This was a sad topic for the girl, so he did not ask any more questions.
The iron-faced general stopped asking, and Chen Danzhu breathed a sigh of relief. This matter was really not surprising to her. Although she did not know that the fifth prince and the queen wanted to kill the third prince, she knew that the prince wanted to kill the sixth prince. Two people born from the same mother
It is impossible for a son to be a pure and innocent good person while he is doing evil.
The two of them stopped talking. There was a tinkling sound of spring water behind them and the gentle fragrance of tea beside them. It was not a quiet feeling at all.
"General." Chen Danzhu suddenly said, "Don't be sad."
The Iron-faced General looked at her and smiled in an old voice: "Why am I sad?"
Old people can also lie, and the sadness overflowed from the iron mask. Chen Danzhu said softly: "The general has been dedicated to the peace of the world. He has fought for so many years and killed and injured countless soldiers and civilians. Finally, he has achieved peace in the world, but he saw it with his own eyes.
The princes and brothers are killing each other. The emperor feels sad, and you feel sad too."
The iron-faced general said: "I have seen this kind of thing since the time of the late emperor. I have seen how the princes and kings treated the late emperor, and I have also seen how the sons of the princes and kings fought with each other. How can there be so much sadness? You are young.
People don’t understand, we old people are not that sentimental.”
Chen Danzhu smiled: "General, are you targeting me deliberately? Because I told you that you don't understand things about young people?"
She still remembered this incident. At that time, she was completely satisfied with the third prince, and she was in a trance when she said or did anything. The iron-faced general smiled: "I don't hold grudges like you."
Chen Danzhu laughed: "I don't believe it. General, you clearly remember it."
The Iron Mask General smiled, but when he didn't make a sound, the mask covered all his expressions, whether he was sad or smiling.
"Although the general has seen a lot of ugliness in the world." Chen Danzhu said softly, "but every ugliness still makes people sad."
The Iron-faced General remained silent, and suddenly reached out to pick up a cup of tea. He did not lift his mask, but put it into the gap between his mouth and nose, and sniffed it gently.
Because he lowered his head, a few strands of gray hair fell down, contrasting with his gray and wrinkled fingers.
Chen Danzhu found this scene very sad inexplicably. She turned her head and saw that the golden light that originally danced in the forest disappeared, the sun set over the mountain, and the night slowly opened.
The Iron-faced General stood up and said, "It's time to go."
Chen Danzhu stood up and saluted: "Thank you, General, for telling Danzhu this secret."
The Iron-faced General said to her: "Your Majesty will not declare this matter to the world. There will be other charges for punishing the fifth prince. Just be clear in your heart."
Chen Danzhu understood that the answer was.
In the dusk, soldiers and horses galloped away surrounded by high chariots, and they were soon out of sight when standing on the mountain road.
A Tian breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, miss, let's go back. What did the general say?"
Chen Danzhu said: "The murderer who attacked the third prince has been found."
A Tian clapped her hands happily: "That's great!"
Yes, great, Chen Danzhu thought to himself, is the third prince happy or sad now? This enemy was finally caught and punished, after almost losing his life three or four times.
