Uncle Nine

Chapter 48

She stared fixedly at the man who was close at hand, a playful smile appeared on that bewitching face.

He leaned over and met her eyes from a close distance, "Is it fun?"

Blinking her eyes innocently, Xia Yu turned her head away, "You already knew?"

Zhao Shuo frowned slightly, straightened up gracefully, and sat on the railing carelessly.Behind him, Li Huan was holding a tray with a piece of paper on it, and he didn't know what was written on the paper.For Xia Yu, it was a piece of darkness.

"Come here." Zhao Shuo said.

Xia Yu pouted and walked over, he suddenly grabbed her hand, pressed the ink pad directly, and left her handprint on the black and white paper.

The movement was done in one go, and Xia Yu shouted in shock, "What are you doing?"

Zhao Shuo said, "Confession."

"I didn't commit a crime." Xia Yu looked angrily at the red ink pad in her hands.

"As a servant in Prince Rui's mansion, it's my king's great favor not to punish you." Zhao Shuo glanced at her lightly.

"What are you talking nonsense about?" Xia Yu was angrily.

She held back so many precious things in Prince Rui's Mansion, and didn't touch any of them, how could it be possible for her to steal them.

Wait - what did he say?
She frowned, "What's a servant in Prince Rui's mansion, what do you mean by guarding yourself?"

Li Huan took out a notice document from his sleeve, "Look clearly, this is your military registration file. Since the prince left the Daizhou government, your file has been moved out of the Daizhou government. That is to say, since the prince From the day you returned to Beijing, you are already a member of Prince Rui's residence. If you are a member of Prince Rui's residence, what is it if you are not guarding yourself?"

"I didn't steal anything." Only now did Xia Yu understand that Zhao Laojiu, an old vixen who has practiced for thousands of years, had already started to plot against him since he left Daizhou Mansion.

However, she cleans herself, if she didn't steal, she didn't steal.

Zhao Shuo untied the jade pendant from his waist, Li Huan took it with both hands, and stuffed it directly into Xia Yu's hand, "Here you are."

The corners of Xia Yu's mouth twitched, "You're setting things up."

Hearing this, Zhao Shuo was unhappy, and sighed softly, "In broad daylight, how could it be possible to set up a frame for blame? How could I, the majestic Prince Rui, do such a thing. Besides, the Lord is a good person, and he doesn't do things that are difficult for others. The door is here On the other side, you can go on your own, I will help you. Li Huan, order me down, she is not allowed to go near Prince Rui's mansion."

"Master!" Xia Yu suddenly knelt down, hugged Zhao Shuo's leg, and burst into tears, "Master, just take pity on me and let me live!"

Zhao Shuo dragged her forward, she didn't let go, and Li Huan didn't know how to deal with it.

"Let go." He frowned.

Xia Yu shook her head, "If you let Huzi go, I will let you go!"

"Dare to threaten me!" His complexion was dark, and his dark eyes were a little cold.

She nodded, and hugged his thigh even tighter, "I'll let you go."

"Do you want to let go?" He asked again.

She looked like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water.

He suddenly wanted to laugh, this girl is really not afraid of death, didn't she know that with a single word from him, she could die without a place to bury her?The next moment, he handed the key to her, "If you don't want it, I will take it back."

Xia Yu was ecstatic, grabbed the key and ran away.

"Master?" Li Huan was helpless.

Get the key, but can't find anyone, isn't it just a joy?It's okay for our master to make fun of others!It's also thanks to this girl, who has no brains, and was played around by the master.

Zhao Shuo looked at the sky as if nothing had happened. If Xia Yu hadn't met Dongfang Yue, he wouldn't have attacked her so quickly.Now, I can't blame him.

"The princess fell ill earlier, my lord, do you want to—" Li Huan hesitated.

The corners of his eyes and eyebrows were slightly raised, his eyes were dark and unpredictable, "Try it!"

Li Huan nodded.

Always give it a try.

Xia Yu returned to that room, it was empty and there was nothing there.The cage is gone, and the cub is gone.I don't know where Zhao Shuo transferred the tiger.

"Zhao Laojiu!" Xia Yu killed the general and came back, gnashing his teeth.

The sun was shining brightly. Zhao Shuo was sitting in front of the pond and fishing.

Li Huan held an umbrella at the side, and the master and servant turned a deaf ear to her yelling.

"Where are people?" Xia Yu asked.

Zhao Shuo didn't look at her either, Li Huan gave a "hush" to signal her to keep quiet.

The most eye-catching thing in the Yangxin Pavilion is the fish pond, surrounded by rockery, the water in the fish pond is brought in by running water, so the fish are raised very well.The fish lingered around the fishing line for a long time, but for some reason, they just didn't take the bait.

Xia Yu squatted down, "Where's the tiger?"

Zhao Shuo glanced at her casually, "I'll tell you when I catch a fish."

"You!" Xia Yu said dumbly, "Okay, I'll wait!"

The sun was scorching hot, and Xia Yu waited until his mouth was dry, but Zhao Shuo didn't catch a single fish.In a rage, she grabbed Zhao Shuo's fishing line and slid up, "Is there something wrong with the bait?"

The next moment, she was stunned, "Fishing with a straight hook?"

Zhao Shuo glanced at her in disgust, and snorted coldly, "The one who wishes to take the bait! Stupid!" After saying that, he left with a flick of his sleeves.

"Are you playing with me?" Xia Yu gritted her teeth: Zhao Laojiu, I can't finish with you!

After taking off the priest's clothes and changing into the inner servants, Xia Yu stood in front of the vanity mirror and was stunned for a while.She carefully tied the key with a ribbon and tied it around her waist.If she meets the tiger in the cage next time, she will be able to save him.

When Xia Yu was looking for Zhao Shuo, she saw Li Huan leading a person in from a distance.

Judging by the rich and noble appearance of that person, he should be some kind of high-ranking official.

She squatted under the window and listened close to her ear.

If Zhao Shuo can be caught, maybe he can replace Hu Zi.

"Ninth brother." It was none other than Zhao Gong, the uncle of the fifth emperor of the dynasty, the king of Lu.

Of course Zhao Shuo knew the reason why Brother Wuhuang, who never went to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, came here this time.Coughing twice, Zhao Shuo asked knowingly, "Why is Brother Huang here?"

Zhao Gong took a deep breath, "I heard that the ninth brother was injured, so I naturally wanted to come and see it. I didn't expect that our brothers are also brothers and sisters. Although we belong to the royal family, we all have times when we can't help ourselves. Are you better?"

Zhao Shuo leaned against the bedpost, his face pale, "That's it! How many people can do whatever they want in one lifetime? Just live."

Hearing these words, Zhao Gong's face became slightly tense, "It's a pity that my Zhao family will eventually fall into the hands of others."

"Brother Huang is wrong, the current sage is also a descendant of my Zhao family." Zhao Shuo tucked in the quilt.

Li Huan stepped forward to serve tea, but Zhao Gong ignored him, and his face became more and more ugly, "If the ninth brother hadn't insisted on helping him to ascend the throne - the royal family wouldn't have withered. Look at how many of our Zhao family brothers are dead. Death, exile exile, now you and I are left, and there is an old eight." He smiled wryly, "After a while, it will be my turn."

Zhao Shuo's eyebrows drooped slightly, sleepy, "Why did you say that, brother?"

"More than a month ago, the Minister of the Ministry of War committed suicide in fear of crime, and left a letter of guilt. I heard that there are many officials' names written on it, including my Lu Palace. Once it falls into the hands of Dongfang Yue, the Lu Palace—" said At that time, his eyes kept drifting to Zhao Shuo, hoping to find a little bit of emotion from Zhao Shuo's face.

It's a pity that he made a wrong decision about who Zhao Shuo was.

A slightly pale face, a pair of slightly drooping eyes, no waves, no emotions, quiet as if staying out of the matter.

"I also know about this matter. The indictment has been handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, and it will naturally be dealt with by the Ministry of Punishment. Rather than complaining to me, Brother Huang, it is better to ask the emperor and the queen mother." Zhao Shuo began to cough again, and he seemed to be dying.

Zhao Gong took a deep breath, "I didn't come here to destroy the indictment, but to borrow something from my ninth brother."

There was blood dripping down from the corner of his lips, Zhao Shuo glanced at him, "Fifth Brother wants to get it done once and for all, but he should also understand that that thing is more important to me than life. What about Prince Lu's Mansion?"

"But you still have an army of 20, just because of this, Dongfang dare not touch you." Zhao Gong was obviously anxious, "You don't want to see us three brothers, and you are the only one left in the end, right? "

Xia Yu could tell that they were killed by the King Regent. King Lu came to ask Zhao Shuo for help.But hearing Zhao Shuo's tone, he didn't want to help.

And this king of Lu seems to be a bit overbearing and aggressive.Obviously, if this thing is borrowed, Prince Rui's Palace will definitely be affected.Xia Yu felt disgusted at someone like King Lu who forcibly borrowed things.

Helping others is a matter of affection, not helping is a duty, and no one owes anyone.

Zhao Shuo's breathing was calm, and his eyes were slightly closed, as if——Li Huan stepped forward quickly, and hurriedly laid Zhao Shuoping on the bed, "Don't talk about it, my lord, my master's injury is not healed. .Please ask the prince to come back another day!"

Zhao Gong also seemed to be frightened, "What's wrong with Ninth Brother?"

Li Huan sighed softly, "My lord was injured and almost lost his life. Fortunately, I'm recovering now, the lord has something to say to another day!"

"That's good." Zhao Gong didn't want anything to happen to Zhao Shuo, otherwise the Zhao family would really have to change their names.

Li Huan sent Zhao Gong out, and Xia Yu got up and walked into the room.

She poked her head and glanced at Zhao Shuo who was on the bed, "He's gone."

Opening his deep eyes slightly, Zhao Shuo slowly got up.

His complexion is slightly cold, and his eyes are getting colder. He is unsmiling, and just one glance is enough to make people tremble with fear.This kind of look is like the cold look when she first saw him in the water that day.

Xia Yu was startled.

Li Huan returned to the house, "Master, I'm afraid I can't hide it from the Regent."

"Unbelievably stupid." Zhao Shuo stood up coldly, stood with his hands behind his back, and stopped by the window.

"Isn't this self-inflicted?" Li Huan sighed softly, "Even if the prince wants to keep the Lu Palace and doesn't want to deal with the Prince Regent's Palace head-on, I'm afraid he can't do it now."

Zhao Shuo took a deep breath, "Before Zhao Gong came, who did you meet?"

Li Huan narrowed his eyes, "What does the lord mean, someone is instigating behind his back?"

"Take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Punishment. There is no need to keep those who are useless." Zhao Shuo turned his head and stared at Xia Yu coldly, "Prince Rui's residence does not keep useless people."

Xia Yu's body trembled, his words seemed to be addressed to her.

(End of this chapter)