Chapter 73 The tyrant is really indifferent

"Let me see who you are!"

Shen Yushu said, reaching out to grab the black scarf covering the other's face.

The other was startled, and regardless of the injury on his shoulder, he raised his hand and sprinkled a handful of white powder from his sleeve.

Shen Yushu looked at the powder coming at his head, stepped back, held his breath, and covered his mouth and nose.

Seeing this, the other turned around without hesitation and ran away.

Shen Yushu watched the other's figure blend into the night, hesitated for a moment, and rushed to the burning courtyard.

In the yard, Sikong Yan and the dark guards had already come out of the house.

Several roofs in the yard were ignited by the fire brought by the arrows. The fire was blown by the night wind, and the fire on the roofs suddenly became one, and it was getting more and more prosperous.

"Your Majesty!"

Sikong Yan looked at the newcomer and asked, "How is it?"

"The man who was hiding in the dark and shooting arrows just now was hit on the shoulder by me. We will know if it is him after a test."

Although Shen Yushu did not name this "he" by name, he and Sikong Yan knew it tacitly.

When Shen Yushu fought with the man in black, the other party obviously concealed his kung fu.

However, Shen Yushu's heart was like a mirror, and the other party's reaction had indirectly confirmed his guess.

"Your Majesty, we caught two people!" Xuan Cang soon returned to the yard.

His men escorted two men in black over.

Xuan Cang pointed his long sword at the neck of the man in black and asked in a cold voice, "Tell me! Who sent you?"

The two men in black exchanged glances at Xuan Cang's question, and then bit the poison hidden in their mouths with their teeth.

Before Xuan Cang could stop them, they fell to the ground and died of the poison.

Xuan Cang looked at the corpses on the ground, his face grimaced, "Your Majesty, they are dead men!"

Sikong Yan seemed to have expected this result, and his eyes did not waver at all.

He glanced at the secret guards who were putting out the fire, and said to Xuan Cang, "Since the person who shot the arrow has committed suicide out of fear of crime, everyone go back and rest."

Sikong Yu sent his dead men to set fire to the courtyard, which obviously meant that he had completely abandoned these people planted in Yuhua Temple.

After all, Sikong Yan had already discovered the clues of Yuhua Temple. In order to prevent the hard work of these years from going to waste, Sikong Yu could only reluctantly abandon everything in Yuhua Temple!

"Yes!"

The fire was quickly put out. When everyone left, a few people stayed to continue searching the courtyard.

Unfortunately, Sikong Yu was also very cautious. Before leaving, he destroyed everything related to him.

The secret guards did not find any definite evidence to identify Sikong Yu.

Shen Yushu returned to his residence, and as soon as he stepped into the door, he noticed something strange in the room.

He frowned and his eyes fell on the incense burner in the corner of the wall.

In the darkness, he clearly saw the smoke coming out of the incense burner.

Shen Yushu was sure that there was no incense burning in the room before he went to sleep.

So the only possibility is...

Thinking of this, Shen Yushu turned his eyes and fell on the bed not far away.

Qi Yingmo seemed to be sleeping soundly with his back to the door.

Shen Yushu listened to his steady breathing, and his eyes flickered slightly.

However, he just stood quietly at the door for a moment, then walked lightly, returned to his bed, and lay down.

Not long after he closed his eyes, Qi Yingmo on the bed next door opened his eyes.

He lowered his head and glanced at his left shoulder, and a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes.

... ...

The next day, the sky cleared.

Everyone went down the mountain the same way.

Just as Shen Chaoyan was about to get on the carriage, Sikong Yan's voice came from the front, "Huapin, come over and chat with me."

As soon as these words came out, all the concubines turned their eyes to Shen Chaoyan.

Some were envious, some were jealous, and some hated her.

Especially Concubine Xian, her eyes wanted to stare two holes in Shen Chaoyan!

Shen Chaoyan was speechless.

The tyrant was really indifferent and brought hatred to her!

She was unhappy, but she had to pretend to be extremely surprised, "Your servant obeys your order."

Sikong Yan's carriage was large and spacious, and the cushions were better than the carriages that the concubines rode in. It was stable and comfortable to sit in it.

Even the refreshments on the low table were more exquisite.

After Sikong Yan saw Shen Chaoyan sitting down, his eyes darted around, and finally fixed on the pastries in front of him, "My beloved, did you sleep well last night?"

While asking, he calmly pushed the snacks in front of Shen Chaoyan.

The breakfast at Yuhua Temple was white porridge with steamed buns. Shen Chaoyan got up too early and had no appetite, so she only drank half a bowl of porridge.

Seeing the snacks now, she was indeed hungry.

However, after she picked up the snacks, she did not stuff them into her mouth, but passed them to Sikong Yan's mouth, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I slept well. How about Your Majesty, did you sleep well?"

She learned from the Book of Heaven that Sikong Yan stayed up late last night in order to uproot Sikong Yu's influence in Yuhua Temple.

When she asked the question, her eyes fell on the handsome face of the man. She could indeed see a lot of bloodshot in his eyes and faint dark circles under his eye sockets.

Sikong Yan doesn't like sweets, so these snacks were prepared for Shen Chaoyan.

However, seeing that she took the initiative to feed him the cakes, he did not refuse. He lowered his head and took a bite of the snack from her hand.

The crispy crust, wrapped in slightly sweet date paste, tasted unexpectedly good.

The man swallowed the cake and replied softly, "I didn't sleep well."

"What's wrong? Are you suffering from insomnia?"

Shen Chaoyan had not had time to ask about the situation of Tianshu last night. Since Sikong Yan, the person involved, was right in front of her, it would be better to ask some questions first to see if she could get any useful information from him.

"Last night I caught a lot of young and handsome fake monks in Yuhua Temple." Sikong Yan told Shen Chaoyan what happened last night, with no intention of hiding anything from her.

At the end, he sighed with regret, "It's a pity that all the assassins who were caught committed suicide by taking poison. It will probably take a lot of time to investigate the officials involved."

In order to preserve his power in the court, Sikong Yu did not hesitate to abandon the spies carefully deployed in Yuhua Temple.

The loss was indeed not small.

If he thought that he could sit back and relax after silencing the fake monk, he was very wrong.

For Shen Chaoyan, isn't it easy to get the list?

[Heavenly Book, how many officials were pulled by Sikong Yu through those fake monks in Yuhua Temple? 】

Heavenly Book: [There are many, including Prime Minister Lu Jinsong, Infantry Commander Wei Daozhen, Infantry Deputy Commander He Zhenghong, etc. Even Dai Lumao and Zhang Shoujiao, who have been dismissed and imprisoned, are Sikong Yu's people. 】

In order to let Sikong Yu become the emperor, the cartoonist gave him almost all the top resources in the court.

Lu Jinsong is the father of the virtuous concubine Lu Yingying. He has many students and is quite famous in the court.

If you don't have enough chips, it will be difficult to push down such a big tree with tangled roots.

As for Wei Daozhen, he has the Queen Mother as a big backer.

Now the Queen Mother's attitude is still unclear. If Wei Daozhen interferes, it is very likely to destroy the mother-son relationship between the Queen Mother and the tyrant.

It is not easy to deal with these two old foxes, one civil and one military.

But it does not matter. The more powerful a person is, the easier it is to dig out some unknown gossip.

To deal with them, you can start with gossip and unravel it bit by bit.

The difficulty is how she can remind the tyrant that these two "army ministers" have always had ulterior motives.

Sikong Yan has heard every word of her mental activities while talking to her.

His beloved concubine is really worried about the long-term stability of his country.

Shen Chaoyan continued her performance, "I am so ashamed. The emperor has been working so hard for the affairs of the court, but I know nothing and cannot help you solve your problems."

Sikong Yan doted on her and even shared such confidential matters with her, but she couldn't leave any handle.

She gave Sikong Yan a vaccination in advance.

In the future, if Sikong Yan knew who the third prince's cronies were through other channels, it would naturally have nothing to do with her!

You see, she is not only talented and beautiful, but also very low-key, hiding her merits and fame!