Leng Yi was dumbfounded: "What's going on outside? I don't even know!"

Zhuo Qiaoniang said: "Yes, we are worried about you. Sister Ying (after Xiao Zhou, nicknamed Nuying) said that this matter has become such a big deal, and you are the official who investigated this case. I'm afraid you will also

Will get involved."

Leng Yi spread his hands and said: "I am discussing the case as it is. This is the case I found. I will report it based on the facts. I don't care about anything else."

Xiao Zhouhou said worriedly: "It doesn't matter! They don't know you are back yet. Once they know, they will definitely come to you in droves to ask about the case."

Leng Yi asked: "Does the Zheng family have such wide popularity?"

"Of course, I heard from Princess Li that Zheng En was the late emperor's sworn brother, and he was officially crowned King of Peking. However, he was mistakenly killed by the officials who believed the slander. Zheng En was very generous during his lifetime. No matter what kind of person he liked, he would kill him by mistake.

He is a brother-in-law and treats each other with sincerity. He respects the prince and does not hesitate to make friends with others, so naturally he has many friends. He is said to be approachable, and most civil and military officials in the dynasty have good friends with him. Many of them are life and death friends who have fought together on the battlefield. The closest.

, it was Shi Shouxin, his life-and-death brother whom he had known for eight times. I heard that this time, Shi Shouxin swore in public that if he didn’t figure out this matter clearly and give an explanation to Zheng En’s spirit in heaven, he would kill Zheng En.

In front of the tombstone!”

Leng Yi stamped his feet and said: "The second prince is just talking nonsense! He has caused great trouble! Alas!"

Empress Xiao Zhou said: "First of all, I have to invite the second prince to explain things clearly to them!"

"But, last night, the second prince died!"

Xiao Zhouhou was almost defiled by the second prince, and she hated and feared him. After hearing Leng Yi's words, she was really surprised and happy: "Really?"

"Um!"

"How did you die?"

"It was also an accident. His servant poured him tea and burned his face. He fell down in pain and hit his forehead on the coffee table. He died like this. His servant eunuch was afraid and hanged himself."

"That's great...what a surprise!" Xiao Zhouhou said excitedly.

Zhuo Qiaoniang looked at her in astonishment. Naturally, she didn't know why she was so happy.

After Xiao Zhou was happy, she immediately frowned and said, "Could it be that the death of the second prince was caused by the official family..." Xiao Zhou made a cutting motion.

Leng Yi shook his head and said: "Don't talk nonsense. The second prince died in the house with the door closed. There was no trace of outsiders sneaking in. I checked carefully. It was indeed an accident."

"Oh, I believe you, but..." Xiao Zhouhou forced a smile, "Others may not believe what you say."

While they were talking, the porter hurriedly came in with a stack of greeting cards in his hand and reported: "Master, Zhongshu Ling Shi Shouxin, Prime Minister Xue Juzheng, Second Minister Shen Lun, Privy Councilor Chu Zhaofu and other eight officials are here to visit!"

Although Leng Yi had a golden belt from the official Zhao Guangyi and a palace from the imperial family, his official rank was only from the sixth rank. The prime minister, the privy envoy, and the Zhongshu Ling came to visit, and as soon as he came

That's eight people. That has never happened before. It's no wonder that his concierge's face changed color in panic.

Unexpectedly, Leng Yi said to the porter: "You went out and said I was in a hurry. As soon as you came back, you went back to the palace through the back door."

Xiao Zhouhou said: "These are all important officials of the imperial court. Why do you refuse to see me?"

"If it were a general visit, I wouldn't dare to neglect it, but they are obviously here to investigate. The second prince has already talked nonsense, how can I talk nonsense again? This kind of thing must be done after getting the official's order.

It’s better to make a decision.”

Xiao Zhouhou nodded and said: "That's what you said. Then brother, please return to the inner court of the palace as soon as possible. After the officials have an attitude towards handling this matter, brother will decide what to say based on the situation."

Leng Yi shook his head and said: "Now that the official family is in dire straits, if I go there it will only cause trouble. I will just stay at home. If the official family has something to do, they will naturally ask me to go. You will say to the outside world that I have gone to the palace."

Zhuo Qiao Niang and Xiao Zhou both nodded, and the concierge agreed. They went out to reply, came over for a while, and then came back to report: "Master, they are gone."

Zhuo Qiao Niang breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, the concierge continued: "I heard what they just discussed and went to the palace immediately. Please come out and meet me, sir."

Leng Yi frowned: "I really can't stop for a moment. After they know that I am not in the palace, they will definitely come back to inquire again. I'd better go out and hide."

Zhuo Qiaoniang asked nervously: "Where are you going, official?"

"Don't worry, I have a place to go and I'm safe. If the official announces that I'm entering the palace, just fly a kite in the yard and I'll know."

Zhuo Qiaoniang nodded: "The officials must be careful!"

"Don't worry! Go and ask Taoist Wu Mei and the others to go back to the house. You don't have to follow me. Don't follow me either, lest you expose your target."

"Okay!" Zhuo Qiaoniang agreed, and quickly went out to make arrangements. After a while, she came back and said that the arrangements had been made. Leng Yi changed into a robe, came to the back door, looked around and saw no one, took out the human skin mask and put it on.

Quietly walked out the back door.

There was no one in the backyard. It seemed that Shi Shouxin and the others had just learned that he was back, so they had not yet had time to arrange for people to keep an eye on them. Leng Yi waved for a taxi and drove around a few times to make sure that no one was following him.

After getting off the bus, we walked for a while, then transferred to another bus and went straight to Baihong's Xinghuang Restaurant.

The mask Leng Yi wore was the same one he wore when he came here last time, so the waiter at the door recognized him and hurriedly came forward to greet him.

Leng Yi asked in a low voice: "Is Bai Hong here?"

"Here! In the backyard, Master Bai told her that you will definitely come to her in the next two days and let us pay attention. As soon as you said this, you are here! Master Hei, please come upstairs!"

Leng Yi was a little surprised. Bai Hong had expected that he would come to see her and made arrangements in advance.

Leng Yi followed the waiter upstairs to a single room at the end, served Leng Yi tea, and then left.

Leng Yi walked to the back window, opened the window a small gap, and stuck his head out to take a look. Behind him, there was a secluded alley, and there was no one there. There were roofs in the distance and near, high and low. Who would have thought

.In such a place, there actually lives a peerless master!

Just when Leng Yi was looking at it, Leng Buding felt a cold feeling on his neck. He didn't even need to look, he knew that there was a sharp short blade close to his neck!

From behind, a woman's cold voice came: "You know I want to kill you, how dare you come?"

Leng Yi smiled: "I knew you wanted to kill me, so you came to my door."

"You think I won't kill you?"

"What do you think?"

"Don't forget. I'm a killer!"

"If you want to kill me, you have at least a hundred chances, so you don't have to wait until now!"

The woman behind him chuckled: "Nonsense! Being with you is not that much no matter how you calculate it!"

Leng Yi slowly turned around and looked at the woman, dressed in white, who was the most charming and beautiful in the world. Then he swallowed exaggeratedly: "I always feel that we have known each other at least a hundred years ago, but your beauty

, but it makes me feel as if we just met yesterday, which makes me amazed.”

The woman's delicate face like a spring flower glowed with two red clouds, and she spat softly: "Bah! I didn't learn anything in the palace, but I learned to be so glib and glib!"

This woman with stunning beauty is of course the world's number one killer, Bai Hong.

Leng Yi said sternly: "What I said is all the truth. If this is also glib, then there is not a word I say that is not glib!"

Bai Hong's pretty face turned even redder. She turned over the short blade in her hand and pressed the flat surface against his neck: "You're so talkative! If you really think I won't kill you, then you're wrong!"

"Death under peonies, you can be a ghost even if you die!"

"Bah! The more you talk, the more nonsense you say!" Bai Hong put away the short blade in a swish. She didn't know where she hid the short blade. She flicked her snow-white robe sleeves, walked to the table and sat down, and said: "Sit down.

!Why are you standing there!"

Leng Yi said: "Waiting to be a ghost!"

Bai Hong said angrily: "One day you will become a ghost!" As soon as she said these words, her heart tightened. What kind of pain would it be if the day came when life and death were separated. She regretted saying such words.

, looked at him sadly and resentfully: "It's all your fault! You said these things about life and death as soon as you came here!"

Leng Yi smiled and sat down next to her.

At this time, footsteps sounded in the corridor outside. It was the waiter who brought the dishes and wine. Then he left and closed the door.

Bai Hong poured two glasses of wine, handed one to Leng Yi, took one himself, covered it with his robe without saying a word, and drank it all in one gulp, looking at him.

Leng Yi didn't say much, just smiled and drank it all in one gulp.

Leng Yi picked up the wine cup and poured wine, and whispered: "The second prince asked you to kill me?"

"Um!"

"In Bazhou, was he the one who hired you to kill me?"

"yes!"

"I remember that you once said that the person who hired you to kill me was the person you hired me to kill for you. Is this the second prince Zhao Yuanxi?"

"That's right."

"Who wants to kill him?"

"Can't say yet."

"Okay then," Leng Yi shook his head helplessly, "You asked me to kill him, why didn't you say it all the time? Only now that he's dead?"

"Because," Bai Hong looked at him, "after you entered the capital, the officials did not let you investigate the Golden Chamber Covenant. The second prince also stopped killing people because there was no one who might have clues about the Golden Chamber Covenant. At the same time, he also

I am looking for the Golden Chamber Covenant, and the person who hired me to kill him also hopes that the people who are watching him will have clues, so I don’t need to take action for the time being. I am waiting for his order."

Leng Yi was very surprised: "Do you know about the Golden Chamber Covenant?"

Bai Hong smiled: "I know many things that will surprise you!"

"Really? We have a long time to come, I will slowly take them out of your mouth one by one!"
To be continued...