Chapter 290: Rebellious Heart

Murong Yu found this bitter face among countless scenes in his memory.

More than ten years ago, Murong Yu personally traveled to the south of the Yangtze River, imitating his ancestors' incognito tours. He Tingfang was among the close ministers accompanying him.

They encountered the assassin while visiting the famous towers in Jiangnan.

The assassin came with great force, and all the accompanying guards were protecting Murong Yu, and the other ministers were in danger.

He Tingfang almost fell into the hands of the assassin, but at the critical moment, He Tingfang's secret guard appeared and blocked He Tingfang in time.

Murong Yu was quite surprised at the time.

That was the first time he knew that He Tingfang had secretly hired secret guards, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

The secret guard was agile and strong, fighting one against three, fiercely protecting the master behind him. The assassin attacked with a palm from the air, and the palm wind ripped off the secret guard's mask.

Murong Yu saw a bitter face.

This face looked so sad and dejected that it made everyone who saw it feel as if they had bitten a bitter melon, with a bitter taste in their throat.

Murong Yu therefore remembered this face.

He also remembered that when this bitter-faced man finished off his enemy, he pulled out a flying knife from his bosom and stabbed it straight into his opponent's throat, killing him with one blow.

"Squeak--" Murong Yu felt a sharp pain from the wound on his shoulder.

His expression became more fierce.

After many years, the flying knife in the secret guard's hand actually stabbed him.

Good, what a great He Tingfang.

What a dog that bites its owner!

Yuan Chi looked at Murong Yu's changing expression and said:

"Your Majesty, the people behind these assassins must be extremely cunning and ruthless, which is why they let their men commit suicide by poisoning when their plans failed. I will have an artist paint the assassins' faces as soon as possible so that we can find—"

Before Yuan Chi could finish his words, he was interrupted by Murong Yu:

"General Yuan, have you ever kept a dog?"

Yuan Chi looked puzzled:

"Your Majesty, I have two guard dogs at home."

Murong Yu's eyes were still on the corpse:

"Then let me ask you, if your dog bites you one day, why would it be?"

Yuan Chi's expression became even more confused:

"My guard dog only barks at outsiders. How could it bite me? Unless the owner of this house has changed and wants to kick me out."

Yuan Chi found it funny when he talked about it later.

"Change the owner? Hehehehe..." Murong Yu suddenly clenched his fingers into fists, and a string of gloomy sneers escaped from his mouth.

Change owner.

Yes, if this old dog He Tingfang helps that cowardly Old Seven to take the throne as a puppet, he will be able to control the overall situation of the court in the future.

He really had rebellious intentions and was finally going to take action.

All of Murong Yu's previous suspicions were confirmed at this moment.

After Yuan Chi was sent away, Murong Yu still leaned on the couch, lost in thought for a long time.

Wang Nei Shi came in with the boiled medicine:

"Your Majesty, the medicine is ready. Drinking it will help your wound heal."

Murong Yu took the medicine bowl and opened his mouth——

puff!

He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

The medicine bowl in his hand also fell onto the couch, and the bitter dark brown medicine splashed everywhere.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Eunuch Wang's face changed drastically with shock, and he quickly supported Murong Yu.

"Send the imperial physician again!"

…

The sun shines brightly over Heishan Prefecture.

Every tile in Heishan Mansion is bright and hot.

But the house was very cool.

The good citizens who had been busy most of the night were sitting or lying comfortably in the hall with their eyes closed.

In the center of the hall is an ice mirror, with cold air rising upwards.

Po flapped his wings beside the ice jar, bringing coolness to every corner of the room.

"Although many places in Chang'an can't compare to our Lingnan, it's good to have ice in the summer."

"Last night when I went to hunt dogs, I flew in and got goosebumps from the cold..."

Su Zhizhi and Xue Che brought in several large plates of melons from the kitchen.

Xue Che distributed the melons to the villagers: "Uncle Hao has cut the melons, you can eat them now."

Every time the villagers took action collectively, they would have a good rest the next day and recall their heroic performance.

"Thank you for your hard work!"

"We all took a tour of the palace last night, and we got to see the world."

"It was pitch dark, so I didn't see anything. I did drink a pot of wine from their table."

"I didn't drink any wine, but I got a gold brick, so I can't go back empty-handed..."

When people gather together, it is the most safe time to talk without worrying about spies in the dark.

If someone approaches, they will definitely notice it.

Su Zhizhi brought a bowl of sliced ​​cucumbers to everyone:

"Don't move, close your eyes, I'll apply it to you."

Qiu Jinyu always likes to apply cucumber slices on her face in summer, saying that it is good for the skin and slows down aging.

No one knows whether it is good or not, but seeing Qiu Jinyu's face is smooth and shiny, she occasionally applies it too.

The number of cucumber slices is limited, so they will be given priority to Qiu Jinyu, Wu Yingniang and Hua Erniang. Others can only apply half of their face.

As for people like Lao Xu and Bai Xun, they just cover their eyes with two round cucumber slices as a gesture.

Su Zhizhi was so excited listening to the villagers' stories that she asked expectantly:

"Can Che and I go with you next time?"

Ni Tianji said: "Although you two are quite skilled, you are still not good enough in our eyes. You still need to practice your martial arts. It is not the time for you to take action yet."

Su Zhizhi: "Then tell me and A Che more about it."

Old Xu loved to talk, and at this time he repeatedly praised Hao Ren's wit:

"...We'll keep fighting, and when the time is right, we'll retreat. Then, we'll disperse those people and throw them near the palace walls, and have General Yuan lead his men to capture them."

"As soon as they caught them, the poison Hua Erniang had given them took effect, and they collapsed."

"Hua Erniang did a great job!"

Hua Erniang, whose face was covered with cucumber slices, was inconvenient to speak. She nodded slightly and snorted.

They sneaked into the palace to assassinate yesterday and threw out a group of substitutes when they retreated.

These substitutes were the killers sent by He Tingfang to raid Heishan Mansion at night after the Xiaoyaofang vault was robbed three years ago, including Chou Laogui.

At that time, Hao Ren asked the villagers to keep as many people alive as possible, and asked Qiu Jinyu and Ni Tianji to steal the mother Gu from He Tingfang's house, so that Doctor Yu and Hua Erniang could remove the Gu from these killers.

They kept quite a few of them alive and had kept them under control for the past three years, until last night when they threw them out and let them die on the spot in front of the imperial guards.

"Thanks to Doctor Yu and Hua Erniang for keeping him alive for the past three years." Hao Ren came back from the kitchen and sat down.

Doctor Yu said, "If Sister Qiu and Brother Ni hadn't obtained the mother Gu, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

Qiu Jinyu took the cucumber slice off her lips and said:

"I still have to praise Zhizhi for the map he drew earlier. It helped us to identify all the locations of the Tibetans."

The marks Su Zhizhi had made on the map before seemed funny, but they really helped last night.

With the layout of the palace in mind, Qiu Jinyu and Ni Tianji even used their lightness and speed as the wind to deliver a message to Minghui Palace.

Xue Che had a question after hearing this:

"After all, those were assassins secretly hired by He Tingfang. Murong Yu might not have seen them. How could he possibly suspect He Tingfang?"

Hao Ren picked up the remaining piece of melon on the plate and slowly scraped the seeds into the basin:

"Even if he hasn't seen it, he'll try to find some clues from the assassin. When they're investigating, we can just throw some clues leading to He Tingfang. He's one of He Tingfang's men, so if they really investigate, there will definitely be some traces."

Su Zhizhi ate a piece of melon and asked:

"And what if he happens to have met one or two of the killers?"

Hao Ren raised the corners of his lips slightly:

"Then I will be summoned to the palace soon. He doesn't want to dirty his hands, so he has to find someone to do it."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door of Heishan Mansion.

Everyone looked at each other.

Here it comes.