In the Green Bamboo Garden at night, Lin Yongye was sitting on the edge of the bed reading a book, when suddenly a gust of cold wind blew, the candles flickered, and a black shadow appeared in the room.

"Master, the task has been completed."

"Is the scene properly arranged?"

"Return to the master, everything is arranged according to the master's instructions."

Lin Yongye was silent for a while, then asked: "Can their identities be ascertained?"

"Master, forgive me, their identities have not been found out yet."

"Is there any trace of them appearing in Liancheng?"

"Back to the master, we have inquired about all the inns in Liancheng, but no one has seen them."

Lin Yongye frowned slightly, remained silent for a while, and said, "Order Fu Guo's personnel to verify their identities."

The man was startled, and then said: "Master suspects that some of them are Fu people?"

Lin Yongye didn't speak, just looked over indifferently.

The man quickly knelt down on the ground and said: "This subordinate knows his mistake, and I hope the master will forgive me."

Lin Yongye withdrew his gaze and said, "Find out their identities as soon as possible, my patience is limited."

"Yes, master, this subordinate obeys." The man bowed and pushed to the window, opened it and jumped out.

Lin Yongye closed the book in his hand, looked at the flickering candles in the room, and fell into deep thought.

In Lintianyao's bedroom in the imperial palace, Lintianyao handed the secret booklet to Princess Yaohua. Princess Yaohua took it with both hands, looked carefully, and couldn't help being surprised, and said: "Gao Zhenhai is dead! Who killed him? "

Lin Tianyao looked at Princess Yaohua's reaction, shook his head slightly, and said, "I'm also a little confused."

After a short period of surprise, Princess Yaohua came back to her senses and said: "Father, my son did not order the assassination of Gao Zhenhai, and the shadow guard never left the imperial capital."

"Gao Zhenhai left the envoys just to prevent someone from being assassinated, but he still suffered a fatal disaster. In all likelihood, there is something wrong with the people around him." Lin Tianyao pondered for a while, and then said: "Can infiltrate into Gao Zhenhai's side, isn't it? What can be done in a short period of time should be that someone has already had the intention to kill him, and you and I are dissatisfied with him only recently. The reason why the other party chooses to do it at this time is probably because he feels that the opportunity to go on an envoy is rare .”

Princess Yaohua nodded in agreement and said, "Father, what are you going to do?"

Lin Tianyao looked at Baogui, and said, "Go and call Xiao Ji to me."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Bao Bao hurriedly responded, bowed and exited the door.

"Father intends to ask Xiao Ji to investigate Gao Zhenhai's death?"

"Han Xiu, the magistrate of Jiaocheng, was Gao Zhenhai's favorite student and his loyalist, and now Gao Zhenhai died on his territory. It's really ironic!" Lin Tianyao smiled mockingly, and said: "Han Xiu and Gao Zhenhai Similarly, I am cautious and have done a lot of things for Gao Zhenhai, but I can't catch it. Once this matter happens, it happens to be an opportunity."

If Lin Tianyao's words were heard by Ji Linglan, he would definitely be moved by Fu Nanling's sensitivity.

Princess Yaohua naturally understood Lin Tianyao's meaning, and asked with a frown: "Won't Father not investigate the person behind the murder of Gao Zhenhai?"

"Of course we need to investigate. Gao Zhenhai, an old fox, has always been cautious and sensitive. He loves his feathers very much and is used to winning people's hearts. So much so that I haven't noticed his ambitions for so many years. This man is so powerful that he can easily kill him. It is enough to show that this person is no less threatening than Gao Zhenhai, even higher than him, so I will naturally find him."

"Father, who do you have doubts about?"

Lin Tianyao was silent for a while, and said: "Not yet. But there is one thing that has always puzzled me."

"What did the emperor say?"

"Gao Zhenzhen's illness came quickly and urgently. In just over a month, he was already terminally ill. Doesn't Yao'er find it strange?"

Princess Yaohua nodded and said: "I will tell you the truth, my son and I have doubts about this. Usually, when a person is suddenly seriously ill, his temperament will change a lot, and it is difficult to accept the fact that he will die soon. But Gao Zhenzhen looked very calm, and seemed to accept the fact that she was about to die very quickly. My son thought that she had deliberately taken some kind of medicine, pretended to be sick to avoid the punishment of her father, and even sent shadow guards to secretly investigate However, nothing suspicious was found."

"There was more than one imperial doctor who treated her. Unless the entire imperial hospital was bought by her, not everyone's diagnosis would be the same."

Lin Tianyao played with the finger wrench in his hand, pondered for a while, and said: "The reason why she quickly accepted this fact may be because she had already anticipated her own end."

According to Lin Tianyao's train of thought, Princess Yaohua guessed, "Then someone poisoned her?"

"It can make her accept this fact willingly... the order to poison her is most likely given by Gao Zhenhai."

"Father, when Gao Zhenzhen was seriously ill, Gao Zhenhai was still on the way of envoy, it seems unlikely." Princess Yaohua reminded.

"That means someone used Gao Zhenhai's name to poison Gao Zhenzhen."

"This...then isn't this person afraid that Gao Zhenhai's people will notice?"

"In fact, they really didn't notice it. Maybe Gao Zhenhai's people are still the same as you before, thinking that Gao Zhenzhen is using drugs to pretend to be seriously ill, so as to get out of confinement."

"So, the scheming of the people behind this scene is truly terrifying."

"What I don't understand is, who has such deep hatred with the Gao family?"

Princess Yaohua was also lost in thought.

At this moment, a precious voice came from outside the hall, saying: "Report to the emperor, Mr. Xiao is asking to see you outside the hall."

Lin Tianyao raised his voice and said, "Let him in."

In the Gao Mansion, Gao Yan who received the news was briefly shocked, and quickly ordered: "Go, quickly invite the Second Master and the Third Master to come over, and say that I have something important to discuss with them."

Gao Jin, the butler of the Gao Mansion, responded quickly and left in a hurry.

Gao Zhenhai is the sky of the Gao family, and Gao Zhenhai's death is equivalent to the sky falling. They are like a mess of loose sand without a backbone, and they will be cleaned up by Lin Tianyao sooner or later.

Gao Yan walked around the room in fear, suddenly he stopped and shouted: "Qingying, come out!"

A gust of cold wind blew by, and amidst the flickering candlelight, a man appeared in front of Gao Yan, bowed and saluted, "Qingying has seen you."

Gao Yan looked at Qingying and said anxiously: "Go to the palace and tell my little sister the news that the old man was assassinated, and let her think about how to deal with it."

Qingying calmly reminded: "Master, Miss is currently imprisoned in the Yilan Palace, and she cannot help herself. Even if I tell Miss about this, it may not help."

Gao Zhenhai's death hit Gao Yan too hard and made him lose his sense of proportion, so he pinned his hopes on Gao Zhenzhen who was imprisoned.Seeing that Qingying was so calm, he couldn't help feeling restless, and said: "Before, the emperor had his eye on us because of Prince Lan's affairs. Although he didn't tear up his face on the surface, he secretly removed our influence. Now that the old man died, We have no backbone, if the emperor does something at this time, how should we deal with it? Qingying, don't forget, you were brought out by the old man himself."

Qingying still said calmly: "Don't worry, master, we will never forget the kindness Master has shown us. Now that Master is assassinated, maybe it is the emperor's hand. Since we are destined to be enemies with the royal family of the neighboring country, then It’s better to give it a go, maybe you can still compete.”

Gao Yan was startled, and then said, "You mean..."

"My lord, don't forget that two of the three guards guarding the imperial capital are under our control. Before the news of the master's murder spreads and people's hearts are not dispersed, we go straight to Huanglong and change the world of Linguo. The chances are still great.”

The fear in Gao Yan's eyes disappeared, and then he was filled with ambition and desire. He said, "You are right. Instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to give it a go. If I can wear a dragon robe in the future, I will never forget your contribution."

Qingying bowed and said: "The subordinate will thank the uncle first here. It's just..."

Gao Yan frowned, and said: "It's just something, just say something, don't hesitate."

"Master, don't forget that the Gao family still has the second master and the third master. Even if Lin Guo changes masters, the throne...Master, it's better to prepare early." Qingying didn't finish her sentence, but she was sure of Gao Yan can understand his unfinished meaning.

Gao Yan's eyes flickered, and he said: "Qingying, what you said seems to be sowing discord."

Qingying knelt down on the ground when he heard the words, and said: "Master, for so many years, Qingying has been loyal to his master, never daring to make a mistake, and now he is willing to take the risk of being suspected, just because Qingying thinks that master is the right one. The best candidate for the throne, Qingying is willing to follow the uncle to the sky, and swear allegiance to the death!"

Complacency flashed in Gao Yan's eyes, he bent down to help Qing Ying up, and said: "To get your allegiance, that is the most proud thing in my life, get up quickly."

Qingying said gratefully: "Thank you for your appreciation, sir! Sir, it's not too late. If the news of the murder of the master is spread and people's hearts are scattered, then we will do things again, but the result will be twice the result with half the effort."

Gao Yan pondered for a while, and said: "Qingying, you take my warrant and gather the two guards. Today we will enter the palace and accomplish our great cause."

"Yes, this subordinate obeys!" Qing Ying got up and left, and hurried forward in the dark night.

In the East Palace of the Crown Prince, Ma Caolin hurriedly walked towards Linfengshu's bedroom, and Xiao Baozi, who was guarding the door, hurriedly greeted him.

"Master Ma, why are you walking in such a hurry?"

"I have something important to report to Your Highness, please pass it on to Eunuch Bao."

"Master Ma, His Highness has already rested, if you have something to do, you might as well come back tomorrow."

"Eunuch Bao, this matter is of great importance, and there must be no delay, otherwise I would not come here to disturb His Highness at this hour." Ma Caolin said anxiously.

Xiao Baozi weighed it up, and said: "Okay, then the slave will pass it on to the lord."

Xiao Baozi came to the door of the palace, raised his hand and knocked on the door, and then called out: "Your Highness..."

After knocking for a long time, there was finally a response from the hall, only Lin Fengshu said: "What's the matter?"

Xiao Baozi quickly replied: "Your Highness, Commander Ma has come to ask for an audience, and he has something important to report."

Lin Fengshu woke up for a while, got up and got out of bed, and said: "Let him in."

Xiao Baozi pushed open the door of the hall and saw Lin Fengshu was holding the coat on the screen, he hurried over, took the coat in his hand, and waited for Lin Fengshu to put it on.

Ma Caolin came to the hall, bowed and said: "Your Majesty sees Your Highness."

Lin Fengshu waved his hand and said: "It's so late, what is there to report?"

Ma Caolin said anxiously: "Your Highness, I have received news that Cao Yikun, the former commander of the Valiant Guards, has summoned nearly 3000 men from the Valiant Guards, and they are heading towards the palace. This subordinate is afraid that his plot may be wrong, so I came here to report the news."

Lin Fengshu's expression changed, and he said: "3000 people? Without the prince's warrant, how could he summon the brave guards? Is your news true?"

"Your Highness, this news is absolutely true, and it was Wei Zhong's cronies who risked their lives to report it!"

Lin Fengshu's face became serious, and he took out a token from the drawer on the table in front of the bed, handed it to Ma Caolin, and said: "You take the prince's warrant and go to summon the other soldiers of the Valiant Guards. Stop those people outside the palace!"

"Yes, Your Highness, this subordinate obeys!"

"Commander Ma!" Lin Fengshu called Ma Caolin to stop him, and said solemnly: "I will definitely remember the merits of Commander Ma today. If Commander Ma commands Anran, I will add officials to rank; if Commander Ma dies in battle, this prince promises Be kind to your family."

Ma Caolin knelt down on one knee and said, "This subordinate swears to serve His Highness to the death!"

Lin Fengshu personally helped Ma Caolin up, and said: "Today, I will ask Ma to take command!"

"Your Majesty, take care, Your Highness!" Ma Caolin turned and left the bedroom without further words.

Lin Fengshu looked at Xiao Baozi and said, "Quickly, change my clothes, I'm going to report to my father."

Xiao Baozi responded and waited for Lin Fengshu to change clothes, then left the East Palace and went to Lin Tianyao's bedroom.Lin Fengshu walked quickly to the front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, saw Baogui standing outside the hall, and the hall was brightly lit, he was startled, and then quickly stepped forward.

Seeing him coming, Bao Bao quickly responded and said, "My servant sees His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Lin Fengshu waved his hand, and said anxiously: "I have something important to see Father, you should pass it on quickly."

Upon seeing this, Bao Bao quickly responded, and came to the front of the hall to preach: "Report to the emperor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is seeking to see you outside."

Soon, Tianyao's response came from the hall, saying, "Let him in."

Baogui pushed open the hall door, bowed and stood aside, waiting for Lin Fengshu to enter, then closed the hall door again, still guarding outside the hall.

Lin Fengshu entered the bedroom and saw that Princess Yaohua and Ji Linglan were also there, he couldn't help being startled, and then saluted: "I will see my father."

Lin Tianyao asked calmly: "It's so late, why is the prince in such a hurry?"

Lin Fengshu said truthfully: "Father, just now Ma Caolin came to report, saying that Cao Yikun secretly summoned 3000 soldiers to come to the palace. Fearing that his intentions were wrong, my son came here to report."

Lin Tianyao looked at Ji Linglan and said with a smile, "Alan, as you expected, when these people heard that Gao Zhenhai was gone, they jumped over the wall in a hurry."

Ji Linglan smiled embarrassedly, Fu Nanling originally thought of this, but it would expose Fu Nanling's identity, so Ji Linglan could only accept it.

"Gao Zhenhai is gone?" Lin Fengshu looked at the crowd blankly, and it took him a while to realize, "Father, do you mean that Grand Master Gao is dead?"

"Two days ago, Gao Zhenhai was killed in an inn in Jiaocheng. I just received the news this evening." Lin Tianyao looked at Linfeng Shu disappointedly, and said, "Prince, the Xiaoji Guard is your private guard. Now you are being used by the Gao family and become a tool for them to seek to usurp the throne, you really let me down."

Lin Fengshu knelt down on the ground and said: "What the father taught me is that my son is guilty."

Seeing this, Princess Yaohua defended Lin Fengshu and said: "Father, Brother Huang was also deceived by others, and if you don't investigate for a while, it will lead to a big mistake. Please don't be too harsh on Father."

"I have already reminded him that Gao Zhenzhen's ability to take action against Ah Lan shows that their ambitions are more than that, but can he listen to it? Besides changing the leader of the Xiaojiwei, what else has he done? "Lin Tianyao became more and more angry, and said: "There are [-] soldiers in the Xiaoji Guards, but most of them obey the orders of the Gao family. If your own private guards can't manage well, how can you manage the huge Lin Kingdom?"

Lin Fengshu lowered his head in shame, and said: "My son is incompetent, I have let my father down, I ask my father to punish me."

"Fortunately, Ah Lan is sharp today, so I can respond in time. Otherwise, the palace will be captured by your private guards, and the Gao family will ascend to the throne. How can you face the ancestors of the Lin clan? Cough, cough Cough..." Lin Tianyao coughed angrily.

Ji Linglan hastily stepped forward, handed the teacup on the table to Lin Tianyao, and persuaded him: "Grandfather, calm down, it hurts you a lot. Alan has just recuperated your body, so you can't waste all your efforts." No one is a sage There is nothing wrong with it, Uncle just took a nap from the tiger, which allowed those clowns to succeed. After this incident, A Lan believes that Uncle’s sleepiness must be gone, and he will be able to make our country prosperous and prosperous like the emperor’s grandfather in the future .”

Ji Linglan's metaphor was peculiar, and Lin Tianyao was amused when he heard it, and the anger in his heart dissipated a lot, took a sip from the teacup, and felt a little better in his throat, and said: "Prince, I will give you another chance, I hope you don't let me down again."

Lin Fengshu responded: "Yes, Royal Father, I will do my best to not let Royal Father down again."

"Get up."

"Thank you, Father."

Ji Linglan bowed and said: "Grandfather, Ah Lan is worried about his father's safety, and wants to help him, so I ask my grandfather for permission."

"Okay, Ah Lan is full of filial piety, how can I stop you, you go, you must pay attention to safety."

"Thank you, grandpa."

Princess Yaohua couldn't help but reminded: "Alan, outside is no longer a prosperous street, but a battlefield where life and death meet. Don't be soft-hearted when facing the enemy, and you must ensure your own safety."

"Mother, don't worry, Ah Lan understands."

Ji Linglan didn't say any more, turned around and exited the bedroom, led a hundred shadow guards, and hurried towards the direction of the palace gate.

The aged Ji Qing put on the armor again, sat on the horse with a gun in his hand, hid in the shadows, looked at the gallant guards who were running wildly, his eyes turned cold, and he raised his voice and said: "Traitors and thieves, everyone can be punished ,kill!"

Ji Qing rushed out first, Gao Yan was startled when he saw this, and quickly shouted: "No, there is an ambush, get out!"

Gao Yan turned his horse's head and wanted to run back, but found that the road behind him was blocked, and the man on the horse was Ji Mingqiu, known as the God of War.Holding a long knife in his hand, he sat on the horse, looked at Gao Yan coldly, and said: "Rebellious ministers and thieves, everyone can punish them, kill them!"

Ji Qing and Ji Mingqiu double-teamed and made dumplings for more than ten thousand people brought by Gao Yan, and the two sides quickly fell into a melee.The sound of clashing weapons, high-pitched shouts, mournful wailing, and neighing of war horses all intertwine to disperse the silence of the night. The people of the imperial capital trembled, fearing that they would be harmed, so they hid at home and did not dare to speak out. Tonight is bound to be a sleepless night.

When Ji Linglan came to the gate of the palace, the two sides were fighting fiercely, seeing that Ji Qing and Ji Mingqiu gained the upper hand.Ji Linglan took his men on horseback and rushed back to the Princess Mansion.

Ji Linglan heard shouts of killing from a distance, and the originally quiet Princess Mansion became noisy and even caught fire.Ji Linglan didn't care about other things, and swung down the whip fiercely, lashing at the horse, causing the horse to rush out in pain.

Coming to the door, Ji Linglan waved the whip again, and the horse jumped over the threshold and rushed into the princess mansion.Looking at the mess in front of him, Ji Linglan felt a twinge in his heart, and said in a cold tone: "Rebellious ministers and thieves, everyone can punish them, and they will be killed without pardon!"

The shadow guard who followed jumped off his horse and rushed towards the masked man.

Ji Linglan rode her horse to the gate of Tingxue Garden, jumped off her horse and rushed in, while dodging, she raised her voice and shouted: "A Ling, where are you? A Ling, where are you?"

Li Youran heard Ji Linglan's call, and quickly responded: "Your Highness, Mr. Ling is in the Green Bamboo Garden."

Ji Linglan frowned slightly, looked at the masked man in front of him, and rushed forward with a knife in his hand, and then the two hit each other.The destruction of the princess mansion completely angered Ji Linglan. He no longer had any scruples, and the masked man was beheaded by the knife after a few encounters.

One after another, shadow guards joined in, and hearing that Xueyuan was under control, Ji Linglan rushed towards the Green Bamboo Garden.

Carrying a short knife, Ji Linglan rushed into the Green Bamboo Garden, while waving the knife to block the masked man's attack, while looking for Fu Nanling's whereabouts.

"A Ling, where are you?" Ji Linglan called anxiously: "Ting'er, cousin, where are you?"

"Alan, I'm here!" Fu Nanling stood at the door of the bedroom and waved to Ji Linglan.

"Brother, we are all fine, don't worry." Hearing Ji Linglan's voice, Ji Pingting followed to the door.

Ji Linglan was overjoyed, fended off the masked man's attack, and moved towards the bedroom.

It was not only Fu Nanling and others who heard his voice, but also the enemy. The leader Gao Lei pointed at Ji Linglan with a long sword in his hand, and said, "Whoever can kill King Lan will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold."

Upon hearing this, the masked men gave up their opponents one after another, and rushed towards Ji Linglan.

Fu Nanling looked at the crowd with an ugly expression, and said: "If you dare to touch him, I will let all of you be buried with him!"

"Brother!" Ji Pingting was shocked when she saw this, she quickly took out the whistle in her sleeve pocket, put it to her mouth and started blowing.

An unsound melody sounded, followed by a burst of beeping, and then under the reflection of the fire, people saw dense black spots flying in midair.

"Run! It's a poisonous bee!"

Someone suddenly yelled, and the masked man paused for unknown reasons. When he realized it, the tracking bee had already approached, and then he heard bursts of wailing.

"Snakes, lots of snakes!"

People looked towards the ground one after another. Hundreds of snakes swam quickly on the ground, bowed their bodies and rushed towards the person in front of them, and there was another burst of mourning.

"Ow!"

A loud tiger roar sounded, and a black and yellow tiger appeared behind the group of snakes. It slowly walked towards the crowd, its golden eyes shone coldly.With a pounce, the masked man who was unable to react in time fell to the ground, and then bit his neck off.

As the whistle continued to play, animals appeared one by one in front of everyone, and the huge princess mansion turned into a zoo in an instant. The two sides in the war had a tacit understanding to stop and hurriedly left their attack range.

Seeing so many snakes swimming towards him, Ji Linglan just wanted to hide, but the snakes automatically bypassed him and swam behind him.Ji Linglan was startled, and then remembered the little white on him.Before, when he came to the country, he left Xiaobai to Fu Nanling, and asked him to stay by his side for self-defense.Fu Nanling was very repulsive at first, but when he thought about Ji Linglan, he slipped Xiaobai out. As time passed, he not only overcame his fear of snakes, but also took the initiative to start feeding them.When Fu Nanling came to the country, he naturally brought Xiaobai with him, but Xiaobai left Fu Nanling directly after Ji Linglan and fell into Ji Linglan's arms. No matter how Fu Nanling tempted him, he would not leave, which made him Fu Nanling was very depressed, he had brought a rival in love all the way, and he really answered the old saying, 'It's hard to guard against a house thief'.

Ji Linglan carefully avoided the snakes on the ground, the tracker bees on her head, the majestic tigers, the foolish wild boars, and the ferocious hungry wolves, and went through untold hardships before she came to Fu Nanling and the others .

Looking at the miserable masked man, Ji Linglan couldn't help but sigh in her heart: My good guy, having all the armed forces in the sea, land and air, isn't that a miserable word!

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