Red makeup against the world

Chapter 677

For the assassination case in the palace, Wu Zhengxiang thought that as long as he followed the traces left by the assassin, he would be able to find the real culprit at most in a few days.

Who would have thought that no clue could be found on them, whether it was the female singer of Jiaofangsi or the three people who assassinated the emperor in the hall and died of taking poison at the end.

It's like these people came out of the ground out of thin air, with no identity and no relatives and friends.But how could such a person exist?Not only Wu Zhengxiang, but also those who pursued the case from Dali Temple, Yingwei, Beiya, etc. all felt this absurdity.

It's like the opponent is a ferocious beast, showing its fangs and claws in the dark, and returning to the darkness if it fails.

Although Emperor Qinglong was furious, there was nothing he could do about this result.Even if the penalty is lowered, it will not change the result. There is no other way but to wait for the opponent's next attack.

Wu Zhengxiang held a crossbow arrow in his hand, and in that sharp arrow just now, he smelled the same smell as the assassination case in the palace.

The carriage entered Anximen with the crowd, Wu Zhengxiang first escorted Xu Wenmin and Xu Wenyu to Xu's house, and then returned to the mansion with Xu Wanzhen.

After dinner together, Wu Zhengxiang said: "I'm going out for a while, I'll be busy these days, you don't have to wait for me to eat."

Xu Wanzhen nodded, knowing that he was going to track down the assassin, and warned: "Be sure to pay attention to safety, and you must not put yourself in danger."

Wu Zhengxiang caressed her smooth black hair, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, with a lady here, I am willing to die easily. There are still a few days left for the holiday given by the emperor, but I may go to the office in advance, if you want to go out We must call Mu Lan and Mei Xin as guards."

Judging from today's situation, this arrow was intended to take his life, not Xu Wanzhen.That being the case, being by her side would bring danger instead.It's better to let the female guards escort him. He can trust Wen Mulan's skills. In addition, adding a confidant and dead soldier to secretly guard him will surely keep him safe.

After sending Wu Zhengxiang out, Xu Wanzhen lay on the bed thinking about what happened today.Inexplicably, she felt a little uneasy, but she couldn't tell the source.

……

When the lanterns first came on, in the outer courtyard of the Prince's Mansion, in Wang Miaoyan's small courtyard.

She sat alone in the dark, and the rest of them were pushed back by her.A figure flashed, and a man in black half knelt and reported: "This subordinate is incompetent and failed to complete the task."

"Oh?" Wang Miaoyan said lightly, "Is Wu Zhengxiang still alive?"

The man in black nodded: "Alive."

The moon peeked out half of its head from behind the cloud, shining on Wang Miaoyan's unexplained smile.

"I see, you go down."

She has always been ruthless, the man in black was slightly taken aback, seeing that she had no intention of taking punishment, he saluted and resigned.

I don't know when, a small white flower bloomed in the grass, swaying with the cool autumn wind.Wang Miaoyan stared at it for a long while, then looked away, stood up, and returned to the house gracefully.

She didn't want Wu Zhengxiang's life in the first place.

If he really died, who should he turn against?The reason why she gave such an order was that she knew Wu Zhengxiang's kung fu was extremely high, and he could do nothing but the poisoned crossbow arrows.

The man in black didn't know this.If he knew, he wouldn't be able to shoot such a forward-looking arrow, and Wu Zhengxiang wouldn't make a wrong judgment, thinking that the opponent was coming at him.

……

The man in black came out of the Prince's Mansion, and after making many twists and turns, he made sure no one was following him, and then went to an unremarkable house to change his clothes.When he came out, he was already dressed like an ordinary person.

He wore a turban, a coarse Ge gown, and a fine jade pendant tied around his waist.It seems that they are the most common kind of common people in Beijing. Their lives are not bad, and they have some spare money on hand.

He walked at a leisurely pace and arrived outside the Hu Family Theater.The guy was yelling loudly: "Masters, this way please this way! The gongs have just started inside, Boss Jiang's new play will begin for the first day!"

The man in Gepao stopped, and glanced at the play cards hanging outside the garden.The clerk's eyes stopped on his jade pendant for a moment, and he stepped forward to greet him courteously, "My lord, please come inside! Today's new play will never teach you to spend money for nothing."

The man in Gepao nodded and walked in.

The garden was full of gongs and drums, and there were no empty seats.There were two circles of people standing next to it, watching with relish.

The opera garden is different from other businesses, not only need to pay money, but also need someone to support.The theater troupe can't kick out these people who stand and watch for nothing.As long as they dare to kick them out, these people will go to other theaters, and they may even scold them for being stingy.Naturally, the more people there are, the more prosperous the venue will be.

The Gepao man also stood aside, watching with the utmost concentration like everyone else.

Jiang Chen on the stage was acting at a critical moment, and the audience was silent, worried about the fate of the characters on the stage.When Jiang Chen survived the defeat safely, he played an extremely long trick, and the audience burst into applause.

Immediately, flower baskets and plaques were continuously delivered to the stage.The man in Gepao also called the buddy at the side, and sent up a flower card, inscribed: Lu Yuan.

There were so many flower baskets and flower cards this time, Jiang Chen had to suspend the performance to express his thanks.

When his eyes fell on the word Lu Yuan, his pupils shrank suddenly, and then returned to normal.Let go of the red-tasseled spear that was originally held in two hands, put the right hand on the second fist, and make a two gesture with the left hand.

At two moments of ugly time, seeing his gesture, Ge Paoren thought to himself.

The bustle of the theater gradually dissipated, and the audience smacked their lips, reminiscing about the extraordinaryness of today's play.The crowd dispersed in twos and threes, rushing home before the doors of the workshop closed.

At two o'clock, Gepao appeared in Jiang Chen's courtyard on time.The door was ajar, and he stepped in.

"Didn't I say, don't contact me these few years?" Jiang Chen sat facing him, his eyes turned cold, and he asked in a low voice, "Did you take my words as wind on your ears?"

Gepao hurriedly knelt down and replied: "Master, this time is different."

He has been ordered to lurk in the prince's mansion, and as a top master in the world, he was recruited by the prince, and finally joined the secret spy team under Wang Miaoyan's jurisdiction.

On weekdays, he only devoted himself to completing the tasks assigned by Wang Miaoyan, and did not contact Jiang Chen.Especially after the assassination at the celebration banquet, Jiang Chen's subordinates all went into hiding.

But this time, he received Wang Miaoyan's order to assassinate Wu Zhengxiang. After thinking about it, he really felt weird.

After reporting the ins and outs of the matter in detail, Fang said: "Master, I always feel that there is something weird about this matter. It is obvious that I was asked to assassinate him, but I didn't succeed, but I didn't pursue it. What kind of medicine is this woman selling in the gourd? Maybe we can take advantage of it."

The master intends to take advantage of the rivalry between the crown prince and the king of Qi to benefit the fisherman.He knew about this plan.Therefore, when the matter involved the Zhongguo Duke's Mansion, and just when the Wu family had just expressed their position on the side of King Qi, he hurriedly came to report.

(End of this chapter)