The next morning, before the sun had risen, Li Chaoge came back with a murderous look, stepping on the dew. Li Chaoge had no expression on his face, but when everyone saw her, they bowed their heads unconsciously and stepped back far away.
The people of Dali Temple had been busy all night in Hidden Sword Villa. They saw the faint blood on Li Chaoge's cuff, and the eight-foot-tall men fell silent one by one. They stopped what they were doing and saluted Li Chaoge: "Commander."
What they do is the official ceremony, and what they call is also the title of the officialdom. Previously they honored her as Princess, because she was the Emperor's daughter, and she was born with privilege and honor. But now, everyone in Dali Temple is willing to give her a superior gift.
She is the Commander, the well-deserved leader of the Demon Suppressing Division.
Li Chaoge chased the murderer all night. He had just experienced a fierce fight, so he was in no mood to talk nonsense at the moment. Li Chaoge glanced at the disfigured corpse, and asked in a tired tone, "Where are the others?"
"Miss Mo accompanied the owner's wife back to rest, and Gu Sicheng sorted out the evidence in the owner's study."
Hong Chengyuan burned the materials in the Governor's Mansion, but the letter Wu Jinyuan sent to him is still there? Last night, Xu Xingning's body was indeed found in the secret room of Hidden Sword Villa. Now we only need to find the letters between Hong Chengyuan and Wu Jinyuan, and the case will be settled.
Li Chaoge nodded lightly, did he say anything else? He walked towards the study. Li Chaoge chased Hong Chengyuan all night, and Gu Mingke also stayed in the villa and didn't sleep all night.
When Li Chaoge came in, the messy study room smashed by Zhou Shao had been tidied up. There were several stacks of documents neatly placed on the bookshelves and desks, and they had been sorted out in chronological order. Li Chaoge randomly picked up one, flipped through it, put it down and asked, "Have you read everything here?"
In addition to the correspondence between Hong Chengyuan, the imperial court and Wulin, even the account books of the Tibetan Sword Villa eighteen years ago have been dug out. To sort out so many things in one night, the workload is really not small.
"En." Gu Mingke put down a book, closed his eyes and rubbed his temples, and when he opened his eyes again, his pupils were clear, his appearance was cold, and he showed no sign of fatigue, "Where's Hong Chengyuan?"
"We forced him into a desperate situation, didn't he? He was willing to become a prisoner and committed suicide. Bai Qianhe and Zhou Shao are behind. Come back with his body later." Li Chaoge found a clean place, stretched his arms, and lazily Leaning heavily on a pile of scrolls, "It's finally over."
Afraid that she would fall, Gu Mingke stretched out his hand to support the scroll, and said, "I'm tired and looking for a place to sleep, don't you? Lay down here for a while? You should crush the scroll."
This man, she worked so hard to catch the murderer and came back, but he only cares about his documents. Gu Mingke was afraid that the information would be messed up, and Li Chaoge insisted on suppressing it. She closed her eyes and asked, "Where are the others?"
"Ren Fang is still tied up? Last night, the owner's wife was frightened and fainted. Hua Lingfeng and Mo Linlang were accompanying her." Gu Mingke replied lightly, holding the stack of books in his hand. The scroll is round. If Gu Mingke let go of his hand and the scroll scattered around, Li Chaoge would definitely fall to the table. However, Li Chaoge closed her eyes and didn't notice all of this. She leaned comfortably on the bed and asked, "Where's the Qianyuan Sword?"
"The whereabouts are unknown."
The Qianyuan Sword hadn't been found yet, Li Chaoge was about to say something when he heard footsteps outside. Li Chaoge has good hearing and can hear movement far away, so she immediately stopped talking and sat up slowly. After she finished arranging her clothes, the reporter came into the study and saluted Gu Mingke and Li Chaoge: "Princess, Mrs. Gu, Madam is awake, and I have something to say to you two."
Sheng Lanchu, as the only person who experienced the two cases of the old owner and the governor at the same time, really should give them an explanation. Li Chaoge stood up and said, "Lead the way ahead."
Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke walked to Sheng Lanchu's yard. Although Sheng Lanchu is a son and daughter of the rivers and lakes, the place where she lives is hung with piano, chess, calligraphy and paintings, which is extremely elegant. When Li Chaoge entered the room, Mo Linlang saw her and got up immediately: "Princess."
Sheng Lanchu struggled to get out of bed to salute, but was stopped by Li Chaoge: "Madam, no? You're welcome. Madam is weak, so you can just say it on the bed."
After Sheng Lanchu pleaded guilty repeatedly, she asked the servant girl to move the seats and invited Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke to sit down. When Li Chaoge sat down, he glanced across the inner room, and found that the furnishings in the room were well arranged, elegant and quiet, and it could be seen that the owner had put a lot of thought into it. The maids were sitting kneeling? Surrounded by the bed, with their hands folded on their stomachs, their heads slightly lowered to look at the ground, their eyes were not wandering, and the rules were very good.
Hua Lingfeng stood guard before Sheng Lanchu collapsed, the corners of his eyes were red and concerned, as if he had been guarding the whole night. Because Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke came, he gave up the nearest position and moved to the back. Even so, his gaze was always fixed on Sheng Lanchu.
Li Chaoge? She looked back at Sheng Lanchu with a calm face, no? She said quickly: "Madam, you must already know that your husband Hong Chengyuan murdered the governor. The evidence is solid and he has been executed. As his wife, It's hard to get rid of the suspicion. If Madam wants to prove her innocence, please tell the whole story. Qian Yuanjian, your father, the old master Sheng, and the maid named Xiaolian in the lake, what happened?"
Sheng Lanchu let out a long sigh and said, "I didn't expect that things would develop to this point. My father was bewitched by that sword and became? husband, and followed in my father's footsteps."
Li Chaoge's brows slightly moved: "Which sword?"
Sheng Lan closed her eyes at the beginning, a tear fell from the corner of her eyes: "Qianyuan Sword."
"Twenty years ago, when my father was still alive, it was well known in all martial arts that his love for swords became an idiot. A group of traveling merchants came to Luzhou, showed my father an ancient sword, and offered a sky-high price. Those people The lion opened his mouth wide, but why? My father really loves swords, and in the end he almost emptied his entire family property and bought it at the original price. Since my father got this sword, he couldn't put it down. No? Dali. It took him two years to search through ancient books, and finally found out the origin of this sword. It turned out that this was actually the buried object of the ancient emperor Kui Wang—the Qianyuan Sword."
Hidden Sword Villa has forged swords for generations, and the old owner of the villa is even a sword lunatic. He said that it is Qianyuan Sword, and he can basically be sure of it. Li Chaoge focused all his attention on the Qianyuan Sword, and asked, "Does this sword have any supernatural powers?"
What kind of supernatural power could allow Emperor Kui to be buried in the coffin, and what kind of supernatural power could kill the invulnerable Li Chaoge
Sheng Lanchu said: "You may not believe it, but this sword really has the ability to turn decay into magic. My father loves swords like his life, and he often holds a sword in his arms without sleeping or resting. I didn't take it seriously at first. But since he bought the Qianyuan Sword, the fortune of Hidden Sword Villa has improved day by day. His father bought the sword at first, but the orders of Hidden Sword Villa suddenly tripled in the past two years His disciples smelted iron and cast swords very smoothly, and frequently produced high-quality goods. His father was very happy. He consulted ancient books and learned that when Kui Kingdom forged Qianyuan sword, it incorporated all kinds of rare treasures, witchcraft and supernatural powers. This sword was cast with all the power of the country, in order to strengthen the country's destiny and unify the world. Later, Emperor Kui unified the nations, and this sword also died in the ground with him. I don't know why? It was handed down to my father. We ordinary people naturally do not have King Kui. Can you win all battles and unify the world, but it’s okay to attract a little fortune. I thought it was God’s blessing to protect our Sheng family, but I never thought that this sword will gather the world’s great luck It is the greatest evil in the world. The Abyss Sword has brought wealth, power, fame, and misfortune to its masters."
Isn't it quiet in the room? Everyone listened to the story with bated breath. Li Chaoge didn't? He clenched his fingers and asked, "Why?"
Gu Mingke lowered his eyes and said the same answer as Sheng Lanchu in his heart.
"Because of this sword, a living person is sacrificed."
Li Chaoge was taken aback after hearing this, and asked, "What do you mean?"
Sheng Lanchu took a deep breath, with a look of unbearable expression on her face, and said: "There has always been a saying in sword casting that a really good sword can connect with the master's mind, and if you want the sword to have spirituality, one way is for the master to bring the sword with you. The other is to add blood to the forging process to artificially enhance the closeness between the sword and people. The Qianyuan Sword is the latter, and it is more dangerous. Can't be cast."
Li Chaoge listened more and more, and asked, "What is Qiqi Live Sacrifice?"
Li Chaoge undoubtedly expressed the aspirations of everyone present. Sheng Lanchu explained: "The Seven Seventh Live Sacrifice Method, that is, let the sword be calcined in the furnace for seventy-seven forty-nine days, and add blood to the sword every day. As time goes by, The blood volume also gradually increased, until the last day, when a whole living person was put into the sword furnace, and the sword was tempered with blood, only then could one obtain the supremacy in the world. The Qianyuan sword was sacrificed by living people, so it was able to fight invincibly? It is also because of this that it can suppress the king's veins and bring wealth and power to the master."
Li Chaoge was stunned after hearing it, it was just a sword, and he even paid for his life? Li Chaoge asked: "Is the blood used for sacrifices from several people, or from one person?"
"The same person." Sheng Lanchu replied, "Because the purpose of the blood sacrifice is to strengthen the resonance between the sword and the master, if many people's blood is used, the sword's energy and breath will be mixed, and it will be inferior. So it is best to use the same person. blood."
Li Chaoge couldn't bear it anymore, and cursed: "Absurd! Conquering the world depends on strategy and courage? How can you place your hope on a dead object and kill a human life for it? Sacrificial to that person, you have to bleed for forty-nine days, and the last day You have to jump into the flames to melt swords for them, will you die? Happy, it’s really bad luck.”
Li Chaoge yelled directly, without concealing his disapproval. He agreed, and the rest of them lowered their heads, only sighing.
Sheng Lanchu sighed: "Yeah, I also think that this method is too cruel. I didn't expect my father to be like a demon, crazy infatuated with the Abyss Sword. He is a swordsmith, and he can't help it when he sees a good sword. He wants to try it out, doesn’t he? He knows which ancient book he found out about Qiqi Live Sacrifice, and he intends to imitate it. I was busy practicing at that time, and my father often didn’t see anyone for several months, so I didn’t take it seriously. .Who knows..."
When Sheng Lanchu said this, his emotions suddenly became agitated. The maid hurriedly supported Sheng Lanchu, and Hua Lingfeng also called worriedly: "Master!"
Sheng Lanchu shook her head, held back her sobs, and continued, "Who knew that one day it was raining heavily, and I suddenly heard an explosion. I quickly chased after him and found that my father was in the secret room. Yuan Jian, his body was covered in blood. I was terrified, and hurriedly chased after the blood, and found a woman who had fallen into the lake, and was already drowned when I went. Only then did I know that my father had actually bought a small Lian’s maidservant was used as a sword slave to make swords in living sacrifices. Later, Xiaolian found an opportunity, stabbed her father with a sword, and ran away quietly by herself, but due to excessive blood loss and lack of strength, she stumbled and fell into the lake.”
As Sheng Lanchu said, she struggled to get up from the bed, and kowtowed deeply to Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke: "I went too late, all these mistakes have already been made, I know my father made a big mistake, but he also gave his life The price, for the sake of the reputation of Hidden Sword Villa, I concealed all this, saying that Xiaolian fell into the water by mistake, and sent a lot of money to their family, so that her parents can enjoy their old age in peace, and let my father honorably use the name of a sword-making wizard. Passed away. Our father and daughter have committed a heinous crime, if the princess and Mr. Gu pursue it, I will be punished, please see that for the sake of the deceased, don’t expose my father’s crimes, and leave him a famous name.”
Sheng Lanchu didn't care about describing her embarrassment, and couldn't stop kowtowing to Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke. Hua Lingfeng was shocked and surprised. He was stunned on the spot, and he didn't know how to react anymore.
Within one day, his world collapsed one after another. He learns that the master he regards as an idol is actually a fame seeker. The master favors the second junior brother not because the second junior brother is young, but because the second junior brother is the illegitimate son of the master! He also learned that the master suddenly taught him martial arts, not because he cared about him, but because he wanted him to die in place of the second junior brother.
Now, Hua Lingfeng was once again devastated to hear that his master, who was revered by the whole village as a sword-making genius, actually sacrificed swords with living people.
Sheng Lan burst into tears at the beginning, no longer the gentle and dignified attitude of the past. Hua Lingfeng's tears fell quickly, he wiped his eyes vigorously, walked up to Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke, and knelt down straight. When Sheng Lan first saw it, she scolded, "Ling Feng, what are you doing?"
Hua Lingfeng threw himself to the ground, knocked on the ground with a bang, and said: "As the saying goes, a teacher for one day will be a father for life, and the saying goes that the father's debt is repaid by the son. My master and master have done something wrong, and I should bear it. Master Gu and If the princess wants to be held accountable, just come at me, and don't make things difficult for the teacher. She just did what a daughter and wife should do."
When Mo Linlang saw this scene, she couldn't bear it, she turned her face away and couldn't bear to watch it again. Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke looked at each other, and Gu Mingke asked: "If, as you said, the old owner and Xiao Lian were both dead when you went, then how do you know that Xiao Lian is a sword slave?"
Sheng Lanchu showed some embarrassment, and said, "Because in the secret room next to my father's sword furnace, there are many vessels containing blood, and there are traces of women's lives. The blood trickled out from the sword casting room, all the way to the By the lake, Xiao Lian had lost her footing and drowned in the lake. In fact, there were rumors in the villa before that her father bought a new maid, called Xiao Lian, who walked alone, was treated well, and did not live with other maids. Together. The servants said my father was a beautiful woman in the golden house. I don’t want to hear such swear words, so I ordered them not to say any more. Then Xiaolian disappeared for a while. I didn’t think much about it. Who would have known that this happened sort of thing."
Li Chaoge opened his mouth slowly and said: "According to this, the old owner bought Xiaolian from the people, and kept her quietly in a secret room. When the time is right, he will release her blood to forge a sword. I didn't expect that the sword was not finished. , but was killed by Xiao Lian. Xiao Lian ran away in a hurry, but also died of excessive blood loss and accidentally fell into the water. Is that so?"
With tears streaming down her face, Sheng Lanchu nodded and said, "The princess is right."
"It makes sense in theory, but I still feel suspicious." Li Chaoge asked, "Since Xiao Lian was locked in a secret room for bloodletting, her body should be very weak. How could she kill the old owner?"
Sheng Lanchu's face darkened, she dismissed the left and right maids, and said in a low voice: "Princess, these words are up to me to say, but I still have to remind the princess that the Abyss Sword is not auspicious, it is a murderous sword. Sword. Perhaps because it was refined by blood sacrifices, this sword is bloodthirsty. Once in contact with living blood, no? It will never stop sucking it dry. Xiao Lian pierced my father with the Abyss Sword, and my father... was killed by this Drain the blood with the sword and die."
Isn't the expression on Mo Linlang's face? Too much belief, this statement is too mysterious, can a sword kill people? But Li Chaoge believed it immediately. She was also killed by Qian Yuanjian once, she has a deep understanding
Is Mo Linlang waiting? Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke are questioning. Unexpectedly, the princess and Master Gu didn't speak. It seems that they believed it. Mo Linlang was taken aback, but Gu Mingke had already stood up and said, "I will check again what you said just now. If you lied..."
Sheng Lanchu immediately lowered her neck, and said respectfully, "I will never be a concubine? How dare you say a word of falsehood."
Gu Mingke turned around and left. Li Chaoge looked at it, stood up slowly, and said, "Madam, rest at ease. The past is over, and the present is the most important thing, isn't it?"
Sheng Lanchu bowed her head gratefully, and promised, "Thank you Princess for comforting me, I understand."
Li Chaoge turned and went out, Mo Linlang hurriedly followed. When he reached the door, Li Chaoge stopped suddenly and looked back into the house. Mo Linlang followed? Turning around, he saw Hua Lingfeng helping Sheng Lanchu to wipe away his tears, with a serious expression on his face.
Li Chaoge chuckled lightly, lifted the curtain and left without saying anything. Mo Linlang took one last look, and quickly caught up with Li Chaoge.
Mo Linlang ran behind Li Chaoge and asked, "Princess, is what she said true?"
"If she dares to say it, it must be true."
Mo Linlang responded, and asked again: "Then what are we going to do next?"
"Check the evidence." Li Chaoge sighed slightly, "Sheng Lanchu revealed so much information, some of them are because we are busy. Send someone to Wu Jinyuan's hometown to open the coffin for an autopsy. I should know how Wu Jinyuan died."
Wu Jinyuan's hometown is some distance away from Luzhou, and it takes a lot of time to go back and forth. Li Chaoge stayed in the hidden sword villa and waited. During this time, they went to Xiao Lian's hometown to check. It was indeed delivered to Xiaolian's family. Li Chaoge opened the secret room where the old owner died. On the floor and walls of the secret room, he found bloodstains, and there were traces of activity in the side room, as if someone had lived here for a long time.
Li Chaoge even found the old servant who left Hidden Sword Villa ten years ago. The old servant recalled for a long time and said: "There was indeed Xiaolian back then, but she walked alone and didn't get along well with everyone. Later Xiaolian fell into the Drowning in the lake, no one cares because there are no acquaintances."
Li Chaoge asked: "Why did she drown?"
"No? I know. I probably accidentally fell into the lake." The old servant said with disdain on his face. , deserved to die.”
What does the old servant think of Xiao Lian? It seems very bad? Well, Li Chaoge asked, "Why, did she do anything?"
"It's nothing, I just don't like her? I'm used to her foxy look." The old servant scolded, "The old owner brought her back, and kept her secret all the time. She is not a serious person at first glance. The old lady died of dystocia when she gave birth to a young lady. After that, the old owner did not remarry, and he became a father and a mother to bring up the young lady. Is it an exaggeration? Strange thing. Neither does she? Look at her beauty, how can she match the position of Mrs. Xiao Xiang? Bah, no? It’s something on the stage.”
Li Chaoge remembered that Sheng Lanchu had said that after the old owner brought Xiaolian back, he was actually trying to forge a sword, but there were rumors in the villa that it was Jinwu Zangjiao. After so many years, the old servant still has such great malice towards a deceased person. It can be seen that the rumors back then were very unpleasant.
Don't Li Chaoge? Want to hear this? She interrupted the old servant's chatter when she was swearing, and asked, "What about your lady?"
"Miss is such a perfect and wonderful person!" As soon as she was mentioned, the old servant's attitude changed immediately, and he said, "Miss has no mother since she was born. We watched her grow up. She is gentle, generous and sensible. I kiss all my own daughters. Miss is a good child. When the old owner passed away, she was hit hard. No? I don't know if it has something to do with the illness that year. It's a pity that Miss is such a good person, but she didn't meet a good uncle."
Isn't it a secret that Hong Chengyuan raised a concubine and secretly exchanged an illegitimate child? Now everyone in the city is scolding Hong Chengyuan for his sanctimonious behavior, and pity the owner's wife for being unkind. Li Chaoge nodded, and suddenly asked: "Who was the one who discovered the death of the old owner?"
"Miss!" the old servant said without even thinking about it, "At that time, the owner had been missing for half a month, and that happened when the owner was obsessed with practicing swords. Everyone didn't take it seriously, but it was Miss who found out that the old owner had been killed. Poor thing, she was covered in blood that day, and she couldn't stand upright. It's a pity that until now, I haven't found out which enemy killed the old owner."
Everything fit what Sheng Lanchu said? The old owner hid Xiaolian secretly, and there were rumors in the villa that the old owner wanted to make a sword, but was sucked dry by the sword and died, and Xiaolian fell into the lake. Later, for the sake of the villa's reputation, Sheng Lanchu pretended to be the old owner and was killed by the enemies, while Xiaolian also slipped and drowned. Li Chaoge had finished inquiring, stood up and said, "Thank you for letting me know, take care of your health and leave."
The old servant was very flattered, and sent the princess out with gratitude. After Li Chaoge came out from the old servant, Mo Linlang sighed: "The people in the villa are too hostile to Xiaolian. Xiaolian was sold by her parents and made a sword slave by the old owner. Now, she still has to be called a vixen. She is not She is the real poor person who gets involved in other people's families."
"Yes." Li Chaoge sighed, "They are all poor people."
In mid-September, the people who went to the hometown of the second governor, Wu Jinyuan, rushed back and brought letters from Wu Jinyuan and Hong Chengyuan, as well as Wu Jinyuan's death certificate. When Wu did the examination earlier, he never considered the possibility of being killed by a sword, so he missed the scar on Wu Jinyuan's finger.
Wu Jinyuan's body was not harmless, but had a tiny wound one inch long.
Wu Jinyuan had a close relationship with Hong Chengyuan, and he opened the door to Hong Chengyuan by taking advantage of his position. Wu Jinyuan found that Hong Chengyuan's ability was very mediocre during the relationship. I don't know why. After repeated trials and failures in business, Wu Jinyuan asked casually, and finally learned of the existence of Qianyuan Sword.
Wu Jinyuan was fascinated by this ancient sword that could bring wealth and power. He used the name of appreciating the sword to steal the real Qianyuan sword. Wu Jinyuan was very happy after getting the sword, so the people in the government office said that Wu Jinyuan was in a state of mind in those few days, and he couldn't concentrate on his work at all. Wu Jinyuan couldn't hold back one night, and quietly took out his sword to try, but was sucked dry by the sword and died.
Essence blood is not the blood of the whole body. People are divided into three or six grades, and blood is also divided into high and low. Essence blood is the most essential part of the blood. After the essence blood is sucked dry, people will also die of depletion of essence.
Therefore, Wu Zuo ignored the sword wound on Wu Jinyuan's hand. They were immersed in poisoning or killing, their thinking was misled, and they didn't pay attention to blood loss.
"It's outrageous." Bai Qianhe said, "Or? It's my personal experience. I never believe that the sword will kill people. So the second governor Wu Jin was killed by himself, and the third Xu Xingning and Hong Cheng Yuan dog bites dog, everyone wants to threaten the other party to hand over the Qianyuan sword, in the end Hong Chengyuan was forced to kill Xu Xingning, and his body was hidden in the secret room. What about the first one?"
"It should have died of illness." Li Chaoge said, "The first governor may be called jealous at best, or cynical at worst. He was originally in poor health, and things went wrong after he came to Luzhou, so he died of depression and illness. Or? His last two successors died in strange ways, and the death of Cao Yi would not have alarmed the court."
Bai Qianhe clicked his tongue in amazement, turned his head and bumped at Zhou Shao meanly: "Have you heard what the princess said, you should smile more, don't you be unhappy every day, after spraying this and that, you will die early."
Zhou Shao threw his fist back: "You tell Gu Sicheng what you said, he is the one who never smiles all day long."
"You don't know that." Bai Qianhe winked, and secretly glanced at Li Chaoge and said, "They just don't smile in front of you."
Mo Linlang was peeling apples, and Li Chaoge called out to her, "Linlang, are you apples? You need to peel them. Give me the knife."
Mo Linlang wiped the knife cleanly and handed it to Li Chaoge: "Princess, what's wrong?"
When Bai Qianhe saw it, he ran out with all his strength. Li Chao held the knife in his hand, twirled it half a circle with his fingertips, and shot it out.
Bai Qianhe's chattering voice came from outside, and the people from the Dali Temple next door were preparing their statements, they were startled by him, and they opened the windows to scold.
Chickens and dogs were flying outside the window, and the tall birch trees in the courtyard were startled by the ghostly cry of Bai Qianhe, and the golden leaves rustled down. In the distance, the mountains and forests were completely dyed, and the sky was as blue as washing. Mo Linlang looked at the scenery outside the window, and his expression gradually softened.
It was late summer when they came, and in a blink of an eye, it was already autumn. Mo Linlang asked Li Chaoge: "Princess, the evidence is almost sorted out, and the confession is finished. Are we going back to Beijing?"
"It's almost there." Li Chaoge closed the scroll, looked at the autumn scenery of the mountains, and said softly, "There is only one last piece of evidence, and the case can be closed."
It is also the most important evidence in this case, the lost Abyss Sword.
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At night, there is no cloud in the sky, and the full moon hangs high. When Sheng Lanchu came back from outside, she was exhausted.
Hong Chengyuan died, and the Cangjian Villa was involved in the lawsuit of murdering the imperial court official. Seeing this, other sects took advantage of the fire to loot them. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Cangjian Villa is in dire straits during this period. Fortunately, Sheng Lanchu admitted his mistake in time and had a good attitude. No matter what the Dali Temple and Zhenyaosi had asked for, he was very cooperative. The murderer who killed the third governor stopped at Hong Chengyuan and did not implicate the family.
But obviously, the hidden sword villa is indispensable? The skin needs to be peeled off. During this period of time, Sheng Lanchu has been busy? Taking care of her relationship, it can be said that she was physically and mentally exhausted. Sheng Lanchu finally finished her work and went back to her room, she sent her servant girl down and went into the inner room to change clothes. She took off her coat, and said slowly: "If other people visit my concubine's boudoir at night, I will ask for advice. But is the princess coming late at night for money or sex?"
"Ma'am, worry too much." Outside the screen, a tall and slim figure gradually approached. There was no light in the house, but the moonlight illuminated the ground like stagnant water. Li Chaoge stopped outside the screen and said, "I have some things I don't understand. I would like to ask my wife to clarify."
"The princess and Mrs. Gu have uncovered all the old things over the years. Where else can I help? The two of you?" Sheng Lanchu casually put on a long-sleeved shirt. The outer shirt was made of silk, as thin as cicada's wings. On Sheng Lanchu's body, she could clearly see her suet jade-like skin.
Sheng Lan came out at the beginning, poured tea for Li Chaoge by the moonlight, and said softly, "I don't know, the princess came here, there is no tea ready, only the old tea cold soup that the concubine drank, I have wronged the princess."
Li Chaoge stood where he was, without any intention of picking up the tea, and said, "Thank you Madam for your kindness, but I never touch food of unknown origin. Don't worry, Madam. There have been many murders during this period, Madam has no Do you want to cry out for grievances?"
"What's wrong with me?" Sheng Lanchu said with a smile, "Of the three assassins who died, only the third one was murdered. My concubine's husband committed suicide in fear of crime and paid for his life with his life. Although the second assassin's death was related to the hidden sword The villa has something to do with it, but he stole the sword from Hidden Sword Villa first, and was accidentally bitten by the fierce sword, so we can't blame it on our villa. Could it be that the princess, like other officials, lost two assassins in a row, became angry, Want to vent your anger on Hidden Sword Villa?"
Li Chaoge chuckled and said, "The case of the three governors has been clarified, so there is nothing more to ask. I came here today to appeal for the case of the old owner eighteen years ago."
Sheng Lanchu's smile didn't change, and she asked, "Oh? Xiaolian killed my father back then, so he was considered a murderer, but my father murdered him first, so it's hard to say who is right. But both of them died together, and the two families also died together. It’s meaningless to pursue each other’s new lives, isn’t it? Let the dead rest in peace and the living move forward. Princess, what do you think?”
"How about me? It doesn't matter if I say it or not, it's up to you." Li Chaoge smiled and looked at her, his eyes were bright and cold, "You mean it, Xiaolian."