emperor cold concubine

Chapter 4 Tranquility Manor
Yuecheng Suburbs
The bamboo forest that can't be seen at the end is lush and green, full of vitality, natural growth and skillfully arranged, and the surrounding strange rocks seem to be chaotic, but they are everywhere, unintentionally blocking pedestrians' footsteps.

In the depths of the bamboo forest, there are countless formations and traps, and there is no way to avoid them. Thunderbolts are dangerous and can kill people in an instant. Those who dare to step forward at will have no room to turn around.

Standing outside the bamboo forest for a full cup of tea, after calming down his slightly chaotic mind several times, Yue Xiao stepped into the bamboo forest, his steps were not fast but calm, without any lingering, seemingly random, but he followed his steps clearly, obviously walking I have been here more than once, even though there are many traps, I am familiar with it by heart.

Passing through the bamboo forest, hidden behind the whole piece of rich greenery, is a huge leisurely and quiet manor covering an area of ​​nearly a thousand acres.

The Linfeng Garden, which is closest to the bamboo forest, is the most honorable place in the whole manor. The clear and shallow fragrance of orchids permeates the tip of the nose. With the purple sable fur on the table resting on his arm, he walked along the long corridor connecting the gazebo. The long corridor twists and turns, passing several courtyards, a rockery and flowing water, and walked forward for a while before finally Slow down.

At this time, the time is about to pass, and it is sunny, the soft spring breeze blows slightly, lifts a strand of black hair under the peach blossom tree, a few petals of peach blossoms slowly fall down, and the face of the man lazily resting on the deck chair is serene , seems to have fallen asleep, under the bright spring light, the man's handsome face is even more divine, and his slender and thin figure is set off by a snow suit woven with silkworm silk, making him look so noble that he is not like ordinary people.

A burst of extremely light and barely audible footsteps approached slowly until they approached the side, but the sleeping person did not respond at all, as if he hadn't noticed it until the sable fur cloak with a familiar atmosphere gently covered his body, and slowly Opening his eyes, his pair of phoenix pupils were clear and cold without any trace of tiredness.

"Did this subordinate wake up the master?" The gentle and elegant man slowly raised his clothes and knelt down beside him, respectfully paying his respects, and it was Yue Xiao who came.

"It's okay, I didn't sleep at all." Cang Hao slightly raised his hand to signal him to get up, his voice was as melodious as a spring, with the dignity inherent in him, "It's just that I have a rare free time, and I just want to be lazy."

"Although it has entered the warm spring season, the master has been tired recently, so he should always keep warm, lest the cold air enter the body and cause physical discomfort."

With a low chuckle, "Yue Xiao, you are getting more and more wordy."

"master……"

"This king is not that delicate, let's get down to business." The tone was light but contained an irresistible majesty.

"Yes." Yue Xiao bowed slightly, his young and gentle handsome face was solemn, "The news just came from Biyue, the assassins I met twice in recent days should not belong to the same faction, Xueyue Pavilion took over successively last night. There were two commissions with similar content, and they spared no expense to take the master's life. It must be that the people sent a few days ago had missed their hands and aroused their vigilance, so they didn't dare to do it themselves, but planned to entrust the Jianghu killers, Bi Yueshun Follow the clues to find out that the mastermind behind it is from the palace."

"Well, it was expected." There was no sense of tension in the lazy voice. Instead, it was as comfortable as admiring the mouse whose fate was controlled by the cat but didn't know the imminent death.

"A imperial decree to call the Moon King back to the capital fell without warning, like a thunderbolt, hitting them on top of their heads, I'm afraid it made everyone feel confused. The honor of ease has been enjoyed for too long, and I'm afraid it will happen again. What's going on to hinder their beautiful fantasy." Yue Xiao smiled faintly, half ironic, trying to suppress the trembling in her voice, her nails dug into her palm without realizing it.

Young master Yue Xiao is always as warm and gentle as jade in front of people, no one can understand the pain that penetrates the blood and the hatred that penetrates the bone marrow under his gentle mask.

He smiled softly, as if he thought it was amused, "It's true that I couldn't wait, so that it was full of loopholes. Not only did it not kill the Moon King, but it also vented my secrets prematurely."

Hearing this, Yue Xiao looked calm. The emotional exposure that passed away just now seemed to be just an illusion. When he saw his master lazily reclining on the chair with a peaceful expression, he knew that he was really tired due to the busy schedule these days. , so he stepped forward and put his hands on both sides of the forehead to massage with moderate force, while not forgetting to continue to report, "The other group of people are actually from the Jianghu Dragon and Phoenix Gang. One of the two gang leaders in the gang was born three years ago. Married to the Nanyue Kingdom and became the third concubine, while the other was successfully accepted by the Second Highness as the guest of honor before April."

"Hmm... that's very interesting, when will Wang An be able to say this?" He really did everything he could to achieve his goal.

Seemingly not seeing the interested smile on the master's face, Yue Xiao was silent, but the movements of his hands did not stop.

"Tell me, is it King An who wants King Yue's life, or the Third Prince Nanzhao who is thousands of miles away?"

"The subordinates are bold, and it is more likely that the two colluded."

"Hehe...Yue Xiao, has this king ever said that you are really smart? The two chiefs of the Dragon and Phoenix Clan are brothers and sisters. It couldn't be easier for the two to join forces." The cold phoenix eyes slowly closed, Covering the frightening cold light inside, "However, even if my brother's petty fights are too much, I can turn a blind eye and close one eye to pass the time. If anyone dares to If the idea goes elsewhere, then he is asking for his own death."

Collaborating with the enemy and treason, even the gods of Da Luo could not save him.

After a pause, he said again: "The last group of killers who joined are pretty good, unlike those shrimp soldiers and crab generals who came to die for nothing." The tone was as light as talking about the weather, "Did you find out?"

Yue Xiao was speechless, and only his master dared to say that one of the best masters in the martial arts world has become a soldier and a crab general here.However, it is true, otherwise why would they all die inexplicably.

But the last sentence stopped the movement of his hands.

He moved two steps to the side and knelt down for the second time, pleading guilty, "Master, please punish. Where did these assassins come from, Xiao is still not sure."

"Oh? No idea at all?"

"Still investigating. Their martial arts moves are completely unfamiliar, and the six people who were killed did not have any special signs that can prove their identities. They are not like ordinary Jianghu people, not even people from the Central Plains."

Cang Hao was silent for a moment, as if he was thinking about it, "Well, it's really not like the people from the Central Plains, not only their martial arts moves, they seem to be very good at stealth."

Yue Xiaojing knelt by her side, bowed her head slightly when she heard the words, and after a while, said again: "Master, there is one more thing, very strange."

"Um?"

Yue Xiao said: "The Han family in Cangzhou, from the beginning to the middle of this month, within 150 days, [-] million taels of cash was withdrawn from the Baoji Bank under the name of Jiyue Villa."

Hearing this, Cang Hao narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly, and the smile on his lips became more lazy and charming, "150 million taels is enough to supply a hundred thousand troops for a year. This Han family is really generous."

Yue Xiao's brows and eyes moved slightly, "Master means..."

Cang Hao smiled lazily: "What does this king mean... Naturally, Lan Country is unwilling to be lonely, and King Feng is busy."

The breeze caressed the peach blossom trees as if unwilling to be lonely, blowing off the petals, and bursts of peach blossom fragrance hit the tip of the nose.

His long and slender fingers picked up a petal that fell on the tip of his hair, and casually placed it between his fingers to play with, "Let's put aside the matter of the assassin for now, even if I can't find out, I can probably guess who is behind the scenes." Who? Send me an order to let Biyue secretly send a group of experts to Mianzhou Jiaoyu Shuhe, which is the gateway to Nanyue. If there are suspicious people coming in and out recently, tell him to pay attention secretly, and remember not to startle the snake. You only need to pay attention to the movement, and don't take it too seriously. In addition, send someone with better skills to return to the capital with the king's handbook, and inform Zi Yu that the king will not go back in a short time, and let him handle all matters in the imperial capital at his discretion .”

Yue Xiao looked up in astonishment, "Master?"

With a faint glance, "Why, do you have an opinion?"

Yue Xiao was startled, and hurriedly said, "Yue Xiao dare not, but the imperial decree has been issued..."

"It's okay, he will understand my king's intentions."

"It's not him, but I'm afraid that 'they' will use this as an excuse to be unfavorable to the master. After all, this is a blatant rebellion. Those with ulterior motives will not let this opportunity go, master, you should think twice..."

"Xiao." With a soft call, impatience was already hidden in the cold eyes, "I don't want to repeat it again, you can do as you please. The other kings know it well, so you don't need to worry about it."

Yue Xiao slowly clenched her hands by her side, feeling an uncontrollable stabbing pain in her heart, and slowly lowered her head, her voice was obviously suppressed, "But... the master has not returned for a long time, I don't know how many times Chaozhong has every day. People are hovering on the verge of life and death, the power in the palace is already in full swing, the emperor's health is getting worse day by day, if they suddenly launch a coup, even if the master has the ability to reach heaven, I'm afraid..."

"Slap!" The rest of the words disappeared under a heavy slap.

"Presumptuous!" The icy and biting voice replaced the laziness of spring with the harshness of winter, "Yue Xiao, who gave you the courage to teach me a lesson?"

The body kneeling on the ground shook, "Yue Xiao dare not."

"Don't you dare? I don't see why you dare not." Looking down indifferently at the drooping head in front of him, every word was like icy shards, "You are worried about the persecution of the courtiers, and you are also worried about the emperor's body. But it must be true to be eager for revenge, right?"

"After all these years of hard forbearance, at this time I finally couldn't bear it anymore? From the day you received the imperial decree, why did you go to the back mountain to stay for an hour every day? What is revealed in the daytime is still the gentle moon Mr. Xiao, in the middle of the night, can you no longer control the hatred in your heart?"

"It's just a decree to spread doubts, so easily mess up your position. I don't know what this king has taught you all these years, and it's all in vain."

"Master." Trembling all over, Yue Xiao kowtowed deeply, "Yue Xiao deserves to die, please punish me, Master."

"Punishment?" Cang Hao's voice gradually became low, and he could no longer hear the emotion, "I have followed this king these years, although I rarely made mistakes, the punishment I received was several times that of other people. Outsiders all know that this king is not good. Delighted by you, Yue Xiao, who is as elegant as jade, has never justified a single word.

"I always thought that after more than ten years of harsh training, Yue Xiao had successfully wiped away her hatred, hidden it in her blood, engraved it in her bones, and would no longer allow her emotions to be easily swayed.

"I don't know, my king sometimes makes mistakes."

Yue Xiao's body trembled slightly, and she bent down quietly.

"Did you spend another day locked in the Chamber of Secrets yesterday?"

"..."

"say."

"……Yes."

"Xiao." Gently leaning back in the chair, Cang Hao finally couldn't hide a trace of exhaustion and slight disappointment between his brows, "It's in vain that you are usually extremely smart, humble and obedient, but you have also begun to question this king's decision."

Yue Xiao's body trembled violently, and he lowered his head, not daring to answer.

"I hope this is the last time, Yue Xiao. You should know that if there is another time, this king will not forgive easily."

"..."

"Choose an expert from Xueyue Pavilion, be smart and don't attract attention."

"……Yes."

"Come on."

From the depths of the peach grove, a black shadow flew out and bowed to the ground, "Master."

"Chuan Moli came to see this king."

"Follow the order."

(End of this chapter)