Prince, kneel down quickly, the lady can't run away

"Master, please forgive me. I deserve to die." Xuan Ying knelt down to Wen Jiu as soon as he came in.

"What's the crime?"

"I was in a hurry just now and forgot that we are not in Nanhua Mountain. I think I have caused trouble for my master."

"Yes, ever since I picked you up, every time I fought with the killer, you washed my face and hands, and even washed my feet, in addition to bathing me." Wen Jiu smiled. The last sentence scared Xuan Ying, and he lowered his head even more.

On that bloody night, Wen Jiu and Xuan Ling had just finished a fierce fight and were about to go home. There was a subtle sound in the grass of the forest. Xuan Ling pointed his sword at the grass and asked, "Who is it?"

At this time, a bloody hand stretched out from the bushes. The hand was slender, and there were calluses on the palm. A person whose appearance was completely unclear crawled out. At first glance, he was a martial artist. "Xuan Ling, go and take a look."

Wen Jiu looked at him and asked, "I can save you, what can you give me?"

"From now on I will only be loyal to you"

It was this sentence. Although he took poison, he trained many talented people for her, such as Qingli, Xuanxing, etc. He built a Biluo Villa for her, and provided her with a backing in the capital. He also... Wenjiu touched and took out the Plum Blossom Order.

"Is there any news recently? I've been searching for so long."

"Too many people are involved in this news, and I am sorting them out one by one."

"What are they?"

"..."

"Straight talk"

"Yes, the Imperial Palace, the Prime Minister's Mansion, Prince Xiao's Mansion, the Minister of Revenue, and several princes."

"Old man, what on earth did you do that so many people want to kill you?" Wen Jiu asked with a chuckle.

"Most of them were recruited at the beginning. The old gentleman couldn't stand the daily harassment, so he left at night and ran into the master."

"Since they didn't know who the old man was at the time, why do I always feel that they are not the same group of people, and there are real and fake people mixed in, so it won't be a loss to kill me or him?"

"Master, there are people from Prince Xiao's Mansion involved in this matter, Master and..."

"I know what you want to ask. Master Xiao and I are just trying to get what we want. As long as we find out that he is related, I will never stand idly by. I want to know why they are trying so hard to kill me." Wen Jiu was puzzled.

"Unless they found out that the old man picked me up and raised me, that's why they did this. Otherwise, it doesn't make sense. They took turns to assassinate me, a child who hasn't even reached the age of marriage."

"First, the Prime Minister's Mansion came to pick me up, but my whereabouts were exposed. I didn't expect that those people in the dark saw the old man, so they killed him in my name. Only this can explain it." Old man, do you have many secrets in your hands that make them so crazy?

"Master is smart"

"This is just speculation. We need to continue investigating. Be careful."

"Yes, master"

"Xuan Ying, you have followed me for so long, are you hiding something from me?"

"master?"

Wen Jiu took out the Plum Blossom Order, stroked the pattern on it, and handed it to him.

"What does this mean, Master?"

"I haven't asked you about your relationship with the royal family in detail. I just want to know what this pattern represents?"

Xuan Ying lowered his head without saying a word. The superior looked at him kneeling on the ground without saying a word.

"Since you won't tell me, I'll take your token."

"Master, it's not that I don't want to say it, it's just..."

"only?"

Xuan Ying seemed to sigh, and then said, "I saw a similar pattern on a person who helped me, so I carved a plum blossom order."

"Plum Blossom Order, has no plum blossom ever helped you? Who can help the former leader of the Emperor's Dragon Guard? That's really a great skill."

"Master, please don't be angry. That year, I was in charge of several countries to come to my court to pay tribute. At the post station, we received a secret report that they were abnormal, so we went to check it out. Unexpectedly, they ambushed us and suffered heavy casualties. We had to disperse and retreat first. At that time, a carriage came, and I happened to hide in it and rushed into the carriage. I wanted to threaten her with a sword to take me away."

"There was a richly dressed woman inside. She interrupted me and asked me to hide in her secret compartment. During the inspection, I didn't ask her name at that time. I saw that she was wearing this jade pendant, so..." Xuan Ying was full of guilt.

"So you used the pattern on this jade pendant to make the Plum Blossom Order. I'm raising hawks and dogs for others." Wen Jiu still had no expression on his face.

Xuan Ying knew that she was angry, and he couldn't refute

"Do you know who that woman is?"

"I don't know, I haven't checked."

Wen Jiu didn't believe it. He had never checked whether someone who was so attached to the jade pendant would not want to check his savior.

"She's dead. She's nominally my future mother-in-law, Princess Xiao."

Xuan Ying stood there in a daze.

Wen Jiu looked at the astonishment that appeared in his beautiful eyes. Maybe he was overthinking?

"Get up, today is the old man's memorial day, are the incense ready?"

"Xuan Ying, you want to seek revenge on your enemies, I sympathize with you, but I advise you not to implicate the General's Mansion, otherwise I will never let you go." Wen Jiu's tone was colder than ever before. Xuan Ying knew that she still didn't believe him, and he was very sad.

Wen Jiu saw that he didn't stand up, so he stretched out his hand to lift his chin and looked into his eyes. "I like Xuan Ying's eyes the most. There is a purity in them that I have never seen before. Don't make me unable to understand you in the future."

"Master, I will not betray you, even if I die. I can take the Heart-Eating Powder to prove it."

"No, if that time comes, I will just kill you with my own hands."

"Get up." Xuan Ying got up and brought warm wine to a secret room. There were two spirit tablets in it. One was written as "Respected Master Ru Ming" and the other was written as "Mu Tong". Xuan Ying retreated.

Why did the master react so strongly to this pattern? Was she...

"Old man, Uncle Mu, I'm here to drink with you. I've also established myself in Beijing because your old friend, my backer, has returned. Old man, if you were still alive and came back with me, would you have a good time drinking with me? You probably wouldn't have come back either,"

"I have investigated many things. You resigned from your post and traveled far away just to avoid the court. But you are so cruel. You didn't even watch Fu Yichen grow up. Was it for me? How damned I am!" A line of tears flowed down her face. She raised her hand to wipe the tears, picked up the jar and drank it. She muttered to herself for a long time, then knelt on the futon to drink. In the end, she could no longer kneel. "Old man, I have become an alcoholic before I even reached the age of marriage. Whenever I think of you, I have to drink. I miss you so much."

When Xuan Ying came in, he found that Wen Jiu had fallen asleep after drinking.

"Master, Master, wake up!"

"Ok?"

"Master, you have drunk too much. Let me help you get up and rest."

"No, I'll stay here with the old man tonight, you go and have some rest."

Xuan Ying saw that he couldn't persuade her, so he had to carry her back to rest.

"Miss is drunk again?" Xuan Ling looked at Xuan Ying holding the drunk Wen Jiu with a distressed look on his face.

"Let's go, the rain is still falling and the temperature is dropping, so the master won't catch a cold."

"Um"

Xuan Ying put the warm wine on the bed, and Xuan Ling went to get some water. Xuan Ying looked at her sleeping face, covered her with a thin blanket, and sat by the bed watching her for a long time until Xuan Ling came in.

"Let me do it," Xuan Ling handed the towel to Xuan Ying.

"Xuan Ying, how can it be that Miss drinks like this every time she misses Master? She usually doesn't feel any pain when she's injured. I've hardly seen Miss cry since then, but she cried just now, and I saw traces of tears."

Xuan Ying lowered his head and said nothing, only gently wiping the corners of her eyes with his hands...

After they all left, Wen Jiu opened his eyes...