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Song Jin couldn't tell what his mood was at the moment.

Looking at the familiar orchid-colored pupils, she was both excited to find someone like her, yet afraid of the answer she would get from Li Muyi.

Li Muyi realized that she had noticed his abnormality, and immediately lowered his head, avoiding the gazes of people around him.

The guards who failed to catch the man returned in disappointment.

Li Muyi did not pursue the matter and let them clean up the overturned stall.

Song Jin secretly clenched his palms and approached him nervously: "Prime Minister, I have a question for you."

Li Muyi guessed that she was going to ask about his eyes, so he looked around warily and pulled her around to the back of the stall.

This will block other people's view.

Only then did Li Muyi dare to look up and look directly at Song Jin.

Now that he has been discovered, he has nothing to hide.

Song Jin took a breath quietly, and then suppressed his nervous heartbeat: "What's wrong with the head of the department's eyes?"

Li Muyi had already thought of an excuse: "...the white powder those people threw just now was poisonous and accidentally got into my eyes. I don't quite understand what happened."

Song Jin had mixed feelings: "I thought the chief minister felt the same way as me."

He was very sensitive to the word "也" in Song Jin's mouth.

"Why did the county lord say 'also'?"

Song Jin told him the general story, half true and half false: "I guess those generals are from the Northern Di people, because I was poisoned like the chief minister, causing my pupils to turn orchid. The doctor said that this poison is unique to the Northern Di people, and no one in the Yu Dynasty has been able to solve it yet."

Although it was not a deadly poison, Song Jin still felt a little uneasy.

Li Muyi glanced at her, and the hand holding the sword drew the sword without a word.

A corner of the snow-white sword was secretly revealed.

Song Jin was unaware, "Fortunately, this poison is not fatal, it just irritates my eyes a bit."

I thought about what she had just said, that she had also been poisoned.

Li Muyi glanced at her eyes secretly.

Orchid-colored pupils are a unique eye color of the Northern Di people.

In order to sneak into the territory of the Yu Dynasty, the Beidi people would disguise the color of their eyes, so few people know that the Beidi people's eyes are blue.

Li Muyi quietly retracted his sword and said with a smile, "Thank you, County Lord, for telling me. What should I do with my eyes now?"

"It will recover in a few days." Song Jin turned sideways to observe the situation outside.

A lot of stalls had been knocked over in the fight just now. The patrolling guards were busy apologizing to the stall owners, and people with good intentions were gathered around and whispering to each other.

There are no suspicious people.

Song Jin retracted his gaze and said, "Right now, the Northern Di people have infiltrated Suizhou. Does Governor Lu know about this?"

Li Muyi shook his head: "I just found out about this today, the prefect probably doesn't know about this yet."

The guards outside were calling them.

The two of them came out together.

On a street corner, a clay figurine vendor secretly observed them.

*

The nights in Suizhou get dark late.

The night watchmen walked through the streets and alleys carrying gongs and drums.

Until the fourth drum beat.

Li Muyi suddenly opened his eyes and stood up from the bed.

He put on a black cloak and slipped out quietly.

In the suburbs, the lake was sparkling and there were gusts of breeze, bringing coolness to the water.

The moonlight poured down, spreading out in layers of ripples.

The chill from the lake slowly crept up the tips of my shoes.

Li Muyi appeared at the lakeside wearing a black cloak, put his index finger in his mouth and blew a long whistle.

Immediately, there was a rustling sound of leaves coming from the dark forest.

Several men in black cloaks walked out slowly.

She gestured with her right hand in front of her chest and saluted him respectfully.

"Greetings, Your Highness."

Li Muyi lifted his hood and stared at the man in front of him. His voice was slightly cold: "Who told you to do this during the day?"

The leader was the clay figurine vendor.

He was a minister of the Northern Di Dynasty, He Yin.

He sneaked into Suizhou with Li Muyi to carry out a secret mission.

He Yin stepped forward and looked directly at his prince: "Your Highness came here to find the princess on the king's orders, but have you forgotten to obtain intelligence on Yu Chao?"

"Your Highness has been hiding in Suizhou for a year, and we have been waiting for news from Your Highness for a year! Now that Qu Linghou has appeared in Suizhou, we can no longer sit and wait for death!"

Li Muyi said nothing.

He Yin criticized his inaction word by word.

After infiltrating Yuchao, he focused on finding his sister and neglected the matter of intelligence.

Li Muyi had nothing to say.

But this is no excuse for them to act on their own.

He Yin sneered, "I came to Suizhou to hide because I saw that Prince Suli's party was hiding here. Your Highness, do you have any clues now?"

Li Muyi subconsciously thought of what Song Jin had said to her during the day.

"Yes..." Li Muyi pursed his lips, his eyes gleaming, "Prefect Lu and the Cheng family seem to be cooperating with the Su Li Wang faction."

He Yin was overjoyed: "Then we just need to find King Suli's party and cooperate with them, then we can--"

He stopped talking abruptly. He noticed Li Muyi's face getting darker and darker, and tried to use it to encourage him.

"Wouldn't it be easier to find the princess then?"

Li Muyi said nothing.

After a year in Yuchao's reign, he had learned almost everything about Prince Suli. In fact, he had already begun to consider whether cooperating with Prince Suli's party was the right choice.

The rebels formed an alliance only to be bitten back.

The deeds of these people are too numerous to list.

Li Muyi didn't explain this point and thought of another thing.

"If an ordinary person is poisoned by Beidi, will their eye color change?"

"Eye color changes?" He Yin frowned and thought, then shook his head firmly, "No. Even if the poison is powerful, it won't cause an ordinary person's eye color to change... Did your highness see something?"

Li Muyi told him about Song Jin's situation in a roundabout way.

He Yin also found it strange. Could the Beidi poison cause a person's eye color to change?

This is totally unheard of.

He Yin asked tentatively, "May I ask, Your Highness, what color did the young lady's eyes turn into?"

"Youlan."

He Yin was greatly shocked: "Youlan is the unique eye color of our Beidi people, how could it appear on someone from Yu Dynasty? Unless... unless she is not from Yu Dynasty!"

This assumption does not hold true for Li Muyi.

"She is from Qingzhou, how could she be from Beidi?"

He Yin said he didn't know either, and if he really wanted to get to the bottom of this matter, he might have to investigate it himself.

The key lies in the poison in that young lady's mouth.

Li Muyi rubbed his brows and put on his hood again. "Okay, I will investigate this matter thoroughly. Don't do anything on your own again!"

He Yin leaned forward: "...Yes."

*

The next day dawned.

Cui Huaiji has not been seen since the Song Dynasty.

Cui Huaiji had been going out early and coming back late these days, and she could never see him. Sometimes when she wanted to take him out for a walk, she couldn't find him either.

However, Cui Huaiji would ask Shi An to prepare breakfast in advance every day.

Shi An took out the salty porridge from the lunch box.

Qing Wu sniffed the aroma and was so horny: "Suizhou's salty porridge is so fragrant!"

Shi An showed an ambiguous smile: "The Marquis ordered me to buy them all. The Marquis has tried them all and if he thinks they are good, he will ask me to prepare them for the county lord."

In addition to salty porridge, there are also several local specialties.

Song Jin felt warm in his heart. After drinking a few mouthfuls of salty porridge, he remembered what he wanted to ask, "By the way, Shi An, what has the Marquis been busy with recently? He hasn't been seen for several days."

Shi An hesitated, not knowing whether he should tell her.

"My Lord... My Lord is dealing with the Cheng family's affairs, but that Governor Lu always wants to protect the Cheng family intentionally or unintentionally, so my Lord can't do anything now."

Song Jin nodded.

The Cheng family was involved with the rebels, and Cui Huaiji wanted to attack the Cheng family and force Magistrate Lu to reveal the truth.

"Oh, and one more thing," Shi An said, "Prefect Lu wanted to hold a welcoming banquet for the Marquis. The Marquis refused several times, but this time he couldn't refuse, so he asked me to ask you, my lady, if you want to attend."

Welcoming banquet?

She remembered that a few days and nights ago, Prefect Lu brought a group of people to block the door waiting for Cui Huaiji, and at that time he said he would hold a welcoming banquet.

It looks like a welcoming banquet, but in fact it is a Hongmen Banquet.

"When is the welcoming party scheduled?"

"Tonight."

Song Jin frowned. Are you so anxious?

*

The Cheng family had offended Marquis Quling several times. For this welcoming banquet, Prefect Lu specially invited the second master of the Cheng family to attend, intending to send a compensation gift to Cui Huai at the banquet.

Song Jin was also invited to the banquet.

The welcoming banquet was scheduled at the residence of Prefect Lu.

As soon as I stepped in, the faint scent of rouge and powder hit my face, and the dancers in feathered clothes fluttered and the music continued.

Song Jin and Cui Huaiji sat at separate tables.

Prefect Lu looked at them with a smile, "Let's not talk about business tonight. The Marquis has been in Suizhou for many days, and I have been doing my best to show my courtesy to the landlord."

"This fine wine is a specialty of Suizhou, and you can't get it anywhere else. Tonight, your humble servant and I will not go home until we are drunk!"

The second master of the Cheng family followed behind Prefect Lu with a smile.

After Prefect Lu finished toasting, he raised his glass with a flattering smile: "I'm sorry for the offense in the past. I hope you won't compare yourself with the Cheng family..."

Cui Huaiji watched him grovelling leisurely, his eyes gleaming with amusement, "Offended? When did you ever offend me, Second Master?"

The second master of the Cheng family laughed awkwardly. It was really difficult for him to back down after being disrespected in this way.

Song Jin was curious when he heard it.

[How did the Cheng family know about the Marquis? ]

She leaned over and whispered something in Shi An's ear.

"What did the Cheng family do to offend Lord Hou?"

Shi An suppressed his laughter and said, "It's not a big deal. Lin Shuang told the Marquis about the collusion between the Cheng family and the Prince Suli's faction, so the Marquis secretly investigated. The second master of the Cheng family was also a tactless person. He rushed into the Marquis's knife and was sealed up by the Marquis for several shops. At that time, he didn't know the Marquis's identity and was very arrogant."

Those shops were more or less related to Prince Suli's men. Cui Huaiji cut off their contact. At that time, the second master of the Cheng family was still unaware of his identity, so he led people to surround them and ended up suffering a loss.

Think about it, the second master of the Cheng family is so powerful in Suizhou, how can he not wag his tail and beg for mercy when he meets a thorn in his side?

Song Jin couldn't help laughing out loud in his heart.

Over there, the second master of the Cheng family toasted tremblingly, came to Song Jin, and immediately recognized her as the person who kidnapped An Yue that night.

His eyes were as big as copper bells.

"you……"

Song Jin looked at him with a smile: "Hmm? What do you want to say, Second Master?"

The second master of the Cheng family was really in trouble now. He laughed a few times to show that it was nothing, and obediently raised his glass to toast.

"I was blinded by Tai. I didn't recognize Miss Song at first sight, despite her graceful appearance."

Song Jin raised his chin: "I don't dare to accept the compliment from Second Master..."

Suddenly, the music on the stage changed drastically, and the dancer ripped off the veil from her waist, revealing her white waist, which was extremely seductive.