I rely on tricks to cultivate my longevity

Chapter 270 The Emperor's Family

Seeing that his whereabouts were exposed, the man in black immediately raised his head and wanted to bite the poison pill wax coat hidden in his mouth, but Lin Xixue gave her the opportunity to lift the man in black and use her palm to slap him in the back.

Blood immediately spurted out from the mouth of the black-clothed man along with poisonous pills. His heart was shocked, and the black-clothed man passed out without knowing what was going on.

Lin Xixue threw the unconscious man in black to the ground without paying attention. Since the man was not dead, there was always a way to pry his mouth open.

She and Bai Qing exchanged a look, and after confirming that there were no other assassins, she asked the assassinated civil servant: "Who do you think wants to kill you?"

However, the assassinated civil servant was so frightened that he put his head in his hands and said with evasive eyes: "I don't know, I don't know anything."

Lin Xixue thought for a moment and realized that the assassinated civil servant was probably just a minor character, and lost interest. She stood up and said to Shi Xueqian, who was guarding the emperor, "I'll leave it to you to find out."

Shi Xueqian gave an order, and Yun Chuiwei took the black-clothed man and the assassinated civil servant away.

Lin Xixue frowned slightly, leaned close to the emperor, and whispered: "The assassin was captured. The person who sent the assassin must have exposed his trap in the panic, and asked Yun Chuiwei to closely monitor the movements in the city."

After saying that, she returned to her harmless smile, glanced at all the civil servants, and said, "Everyone, I will wait for you to apply for leave tomorrow."

"Huh! Go back to the palace." The emperor glared at all the civil servants, turned around and got into the sedan again.

Lin Xixue and Bai Qing followed closely behind and returned to the sedan. The eunuch raised his voice and said, "Get up and go back to the palace." The queues on both sides surged to escort the emperor back to the imperial study.

In the sedan, Bai Qing tilted her head and blinked at Lin Xixue's face: "I haven't seen you for half a month, and I always feel like you are a different person, Xiaoxue."

Lin Xixue opened her mouth, as if she wanted to defend herself, but in the end she just pursed her lips and said, "People always change, right?"

"Xiaoxue."

"Ok?"

"I don't mean to blame you." Bai Qing held Lin Xixue's hand tightly, "I'm just worried that you will be too deeply infiltrated by evil spirits and lose yourself completely."

"I understand." Lin Xixue forced out a smile and held Bai Qing's hand tighter, "I'm still me, it's just"

"Just what?"

"It's just that I wanted to be a good person too much before, but being a good person in this world is very tiring, so I think it's easier to be a bad person."

Bai Qing shook her head repeatedly and said, "Xiaoxue, you are a good person, a very good person."

"A good person who kills people without blinking an eye?" Lin Xixue couldn't help but laugh at herself, "But, I actually don't mind getting some notoriety."

"If you can bear some infamy and be a villain a few times, you can protect the things you really want to protect in this world, maybe it will be worth it." As she said this, Lin Xixue looked into Bai Qing's eyes.

She smiled, and Bai Qing also laughed.

Not long after, the sedan arrived at the imperial study, and the emperor invited Lin Xixue inside to discuss countermeasures.

"Miss Lin, what if all these civil servants really report illness tomorrow?" Although the emperor had made a decision, he still felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Lin Xixue said indifferently: "Since they want to report illness and return to their hometown, it would be peaceful to comply with their wishes and send them back directly."

"But there are a lot of affairs that need to be taken care of. If they all really report illness, I will not be able to take care of everything even though I have only three heads and six arms."

Lin Xixue gave the emperor a white look and said angrily: "If you let these people manage the government affairs, it's better not to do anything at all."

"You asked them to preside over an imperial examination, which led to widespread fraud. You also asked them to wait for opportunities to recommend their own people, which directly created the intricate official relations today."

"You asked them to take charge of disaster relief, but as a result, military disasters occurred all over Yunzhou. Bones were exposed in the wild, and the ground was bare for thousands of miles without a blade of grass."

"You set up Yunzhou Prefecture to take charge of local affairs, large and small, but you made the death row full of scapegoats, and the real culprit was at large."

"Then tell me, what is the difference between the government affairs managed by this group of people and those without management?" "You think you can find some people with long sleeves and good dancing skills to pretend to manage the government affairs, and the people of Yunzhou can have enough to eat. Wear warm clothes so that you can express your gratitude to the Emperor?"

"I" the emperor was left speechless by Lin Xixue's barrage of questioning. He lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong.

"So I say, don't pretend to work hard, and don't deceive yourself."

"If they want to leave, then it's time to send them off. No matter whether they leave or not, the people are suffering the same hardships and are in the same precarious situation. They go home as soon as possible and don't have to use the people's money to support these wine bags and rice bags. There is no way that life can be better. Score a few points."

"I know what to do."

Lin Xixue glanced at him with a half-smile, shook her head and said, "I hope you really know what to do."

"Miss Lin, thank you very much. I wanted to kill you before, but you are still willing to help me again." The emperor bowed slightly and bowed his hands in thanks.

When Bai Qing heard the emperor's words, her eyes sharpened, as if she had murderous intentions. Lin Xixue shook her head, indicating that the matter was over.

After appeasing Bai Qing, she sarcastically said: "Well, you really have no self-awareness. I never meant to help you from the beginning to the end. The reason why I helped you this time is because I saw it in Yunzhou Too many people are suffering."

"I'm not helping you, I'm helping the people of Yunzhou."

"And the reason why you are able to stand here and talk to me alive is because I think it is too troublesome to kill you and then find a new emperor." Lin Xixue said bluntly.

"However, I will only help you this time. You can handle the follow-up matters yourself. I have more important things to deal with next, and it is impossible for me to help you thoroughly investigate the officialdom."

"I understand, I will handle this matter personally."

"One more thing, find me all the investigation files on the 'Meat Gold' case from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Okay, I'll send someone to get it right now." After saying that, he wrote a handwriting and ordered the eunuch holding the lamp to go get the file.

But the eunuch holding the lamp had just left, and Shi Xueqian had already entered the palace. He knelt down on one knee and said: "Your Majesty, I have an important report." After saying this, he glanced at Lin Xixue intentionally or unintentionally, as if to suggest that she should avoid it. .

"It doesn't matter, just come and play."

"This is it. The spies just came to report that the prince had suddenly left the palace in front of a stick of incense."

The emperor's expression was uncertain and he confirmed: "The prince suddenly leaves the palace at this moment?"

"Return to the Holy Spirit, it is absolutely true."

Lin Xixue pretended to be watching a show, and joked with Bai Qing from the side: "A Qing, you see, the so-called most ruthless emperor's family, I didn't expect this matter to be related to the prince."

The emperor was in a state of confusion at this moment, and hurriedly ordered Shi Xueqian: "Capture the prince quickly, but do not hurt his life."

"Your Majesty, the prince is a disciple of the Confucian saint. He just escaped using the mantra method. His subordinates are incompetent, and the several spies they sent failed to trace the prince's traces."

"Miss Lin, can I trouble you again about this matter?"

Lin Xixue interrupted the emperor and asked bluntly: "What are the benefits?"

"I have already given you all the benefits this can give you. You have even entered the imperial mausoleum. I really have nothing else to give you."

Lin Xixue thought about it and felt that there was really no benefit to be gained from the emperor, so she simply said: "That's all, if you agree to one more condition, I will help you capture the prince."

As soon as the emperor heard the word "conditions", his heart felt cold again. He must know that the conditions Lin Xixue proposed every time were not easily fulfilled.

"Miss Lin, I wonder what the conditions are this time?"

(End of this chapter)