The torches were burning all around, making a crackling sound that was particularly harsh in the silent underground passage.

No one spoke.

The group of people in the Xiao Mansion who were surrounded in the middle remained silent.

The people surrounding them also kept their mouths tightly shut.

Xu Wuyan looked at Wu Ke desperately.

Wu Ke was also looking at him, and Wu Ke's hand was already on the saber at his waist.

Although he didn't speak, Wu Ke's meaning was expressed clearly.

Fight out!

It's not far from the exit.

Monk Huiyuan has made all preparations outside.

The people who came to pick up Mrs. Han and Xiao Yi today were all good players, so they might have a chance to kill them.

Xu Wuyan looked back at Madam Han and Xiao Ai who were surrounded by warriors. Xiao Ai was relatively calm, but Madam Han was not. If there was no need to protect these two people, these warriors in front of them might really rush out.

, but with the two of them included, there is no chance at all.

What's more, among the people surrounding them, in addition to some gang thugs, there were also quite a few spies from the Imperial City. These people were almost all good at fighting alone.

Xu Wuyan knew that he and Wu Ke had miscalculated.

They were indeed walking through a secret underground passage. Even the former Sun family gang members did not know it, and it was completely in the hands of the Xiao family. But the problem is that no matter how secret the underground passage is, there are always some key places that cannot be avoided.

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If you want to leave the underground, you must pass through these places.

The Sun family gang has been completely wiped out, and the person who holds the secret seems to be in the hands of the Imperial City Division now.

The Imperial City Division only needs to guard these hubs, and it can completely capture those who want to use these underground passages to leave Bianliang.

Xu Youyan had hoped that the other party would ignore these joints, but it was obvious that the other party did not let this go.

The surrounding passages have been blocked by people, and as time goes by, more and more people come.

Finally, the enemies directly in front separated to the left and right, and a familiar face appeared in Xu Wuyan's eyes.

The chief steward of the palace and the commander of the Imperial City Department make power and merit.

"Quan Gong has met Madam." Quan Gong stepped forward, bowed deeply to Mrs. Han, straightened up and said, "Madam is a second-grade imperial concubine, how could she leave without telling her? And she was still walking.

It’s really rude to be in such a dirty place.”

Mrs. Han calmed down at this time, looked at Quan Gong, and said slowly: "Mr. Quan, the bachelor is gone, right?"

Quan Gong closed his mouth tightly.

Of course Xiao Yu is gone.

But he couldn't say this clearly.

"Why did the bachelor disappear? Don't you want to give us an explanation? He is gone, and we are not even allowed to take a look. What's the reason here? Can't you show us?" Mrs. Han looked at Quan Gong.

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Quan Gong's face twitched twice and said: "Madam, regarding the bachelor's matter, the officials will naturally give you an explanation. The old slave came here to invite the madam and Sanniang to stay in the palace for a while. The Xiao Mansion is now

It’s not very safe anymore, and the officials are a little worried that Madam and Sanniang will be disturbed by Xiao Xiao if they still live in Xiao Mansion.”

"What if I don't go?" Mrs. Han raised her voice and said sternly.

"Madam, this is an imperial edict from the official family." Quan Gong bowed and said, "Madam, it's best to follow the edict, lest this old slave be offended!"

As he spoke, Quan Gong clapped his hands, and from behind him, more than ten spies from the Queen's City Division came forward.

Quan Gong was quite well prepared.

Mrs. Han cast her eyes on Xu Wuyan, but Xu Wuyan lowered his head in frustration.

There was no way he could get out.

Seeing Xu Wuyan's appearance, Mrs. Han understood clearly in her heart.

"Okay, in that case, I want to go to the palace for a visit. I want to ask the officials where my Xiao family went wrong to end up in this situation! If the officials don't give me a satisfactory answer,

The Xiao family is not so easy to bully. The Han family and the Gao family will never sit idly by and ignore it."

The Xiao family has grown rapidly in the past few years, especially since Xiao Ding has a large number of troops in the northwest, and has a vague aura of domination.

The Han family is Mrs. Han’s natal family, and this family is even more gigantic. Over the past century, there have been several members of the two families. Although there have been no particularly outstanding figures in recent decades, the children of the Han family,

However, he has disciples all over the world. It is a truly wealthy family.

The Gao family naturally refers to Xiao Ding's Yue family and the lineage of Baoguo Gong Gao Yu.

Quan Gong has a headache.

Mrs. Han is absolutely right.

Now, few people know about Xiao Yu's death. Even though the Han family and the Gao family have received the letter privately, the news has not been officially made public. Naturally, they will not act rashly, but they are probably brewing it in private.

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How could Xiao Yu's death involve only the Xiao family?

That really mobilizes the whole body, otherwise the officials wouldn't have to work so hard.

These days, the officials, chief ministers, privy councilors and other high-ranking officials are all preparing for the uproar that is bound to break out, and must minimize the negative impact.

However, Mrs. Han was willing to follow him into the palace, and Quan Gong was relieved.

Watching people is the limit of what he can do. Other things are beyond the control of a eunuch like him.

Even though he has high power and position, in the eyes of ordinary people or ordinary officials, he is an unattainable existence, but in the eyes of officials, chief ministers and others, he is just a eunuch.

Quan Gong straightened up, with a slight smile on his face, but suddenly he caught a glimpse of a cold light from the corner of his eye.

He turned around and saw a crossbow raised among the dense crowd in the left passage. With a buzzing sound, a crossbow arrow flew out like lightning.

Quan Gong screamed in horror.

Because the crossbow arrow was flying towards Mrs. Han.

The distance between the two sides is only about ten steps.

With a divination sound, the crossbow arrow hit Mrs. Han squarely.

The distance between the two sides was so close that the crossbow arrow almost went in without its handle. Mrs. Han seemed not to feel the pain, she just lowered her head in shock and looked at the crossbow arrow stuck on her chest.

"Catch him!" Quan Gong roared and gave the order, and at the same time, he himself ran towards Mrs. Han.

It must be okay, it must be okay. He thought in his heart.

"Go away!" Wu Ke drew his sword and slashed hard at Quan Gong: "The Imperial City Secretary killed the madam, the Imperial City Secretary killed the madam!"

The power suddenly stopped, and the guards around him swung their swords to stop Wu Ke's chop.

Suddenly chaos broke out in the underground passage.

The sound of crossbows came from the distance, people continued to fall, and torches fell to the ground one by one. The already dark passage became even darker.

There is a spy mixed in with the team.

But apart from the guy who shot the crossbow in the first place, no one knew who else was the spy.

Wu Ke used his sword to kill Quan Gong, which immediately triggered a chaotic fight in the passage.

Xiao Yi's mind went blank. She hugged her mother tightly, but she was too weak. She fell heavily to the ground along with Madam Han's body, but she still held Madam Han tightly.

Xu Wuyan knelt down on the ground with a bang, stretched out his hands, and helped Xiao Yi support Mrs. Han.

Mrs. Han's eyes widened and she looked at Xiao Ai. She slowly raised a hand and wanted to touch Xiao Ao's face. Xiao Ao cried loudly and put her face close to hers.

"You need to be well!" Madam Han said slowly, "I'm going to see your father!"

"Mom, don't die, don't die!" Xiao Yi burst into tears.

The blood stain on Mrs. Han's chest expanded rapidly. The hand that was touching Xiao Yi fell down weakly. She exhaled her last breath heavily and slowly closed her eyes in Xiao Yi's arms.

"Mom is dead, mother is dead, eldest brother, second brother, mother is dead!" Xiao Yi cried out in a hissing voice as she hugged Mrs. Han tightly.

Quan Gong also fell to the ground helplessly at this time, and was tightly surrounded by more than a dozen guards.

Hearing Xiao Yi's desperate cry, Quan Gong also hammered the ground with his hands in despair.

Xiao Yu died inexplicably.

Now Mrs. Han also died in mysterious circumstances.

The key is that one of them died in Zhao Prison, and the murderer is nowhere to be found.

One person died under his own eyes, and the people around him were all direct subordinates and peripheral subordinates of his Imperial City Division.

Quan Gong knew he was finished.

Xu Wuyan stood up slowly and shouted with all his strength: "Wu Ke, take your people and kill them. Escape one by one. Escape and tell Dalang and Erlang, Madam

He was killed by people from the Imperial City Division, let’s go, let’s go!”

In the chaotic darkness, Wu Ke's response sounded like a wolf's howl.

Quan Gong reacted suddenly, jumped up and shouted loudly: "Stop them, don't let anyone go, don't let anyone go."

Xu Wuyan sat down indifferently, sitting next to Mrs. Han's body. Xiao Yi hugged Mrs. Han and cried sadly. No one within a few meters of the three of them dared to approach.

The sound of killing gradually faded away.

Quan Gong came over, stared at Madam Han who was lifeless, and murmured: "There is a traitor at work, and the officials want me to invite Madam and Sanniang to stay in the palace for a while."

Xu Wuyan raised his head and stared at him, his eyes with more white than black, looking particularly frightening under the flickering flames.

With a clatter, the tea cup in Zhao Suo's hand fell to the ground, and the expensive porcelain cup shattered into pieces.

Xia Jie's mouth opened into an O shape, enough to fit several eggs into it.

Chen Gui leaned weakly on the back of the chair, his eyes closed tightly.

Li Guang stood up abruptly and walked around the room nervously.

Luo Song rushed to Quan Gong and pulled up Quan Gong who was kneeling on the ground without any style: "How do you do things? How do you do things?"

It took a while before Xia Jie came back to his senses.

"Fengchen!" He shouted sternly: "Don't lose your composure in front of officials!"

Luo Song slammed Quan Gong onto the ground, walked back to his seat, sat down heavily, and held his head tightly with both hands.

For him, the changes during this period were like a huge change in the sea, overwhelming him and making it unbearable.

That was his in-laws, his in-laws, and his mother-in-law.

Now that we have reached this point, what should we do with this marriage?

He raised his head and looked at Zhao Suo: "Guan family, Xiao Yi is my unmarried daughter-in-law of the Luo family. Please leave her to me and take her back to my care!"

Zhao Suo glanced at Xia Shi, Chen Gui and others, looking at them all shaking their heads invisibly. He then said: "After all, she is an unmarried daughter-in-law. The affairs of the Xiao family have not been finalized yet. As a political advisor, you

, it’s better not to get involved. Let the third wife of the Xiao family be taken care of by Concubine Pang first. If nothing happens to the Xiao family in the future..."

Zhao Suo said this and did not continue. But Luo Song knew the meaning of Zhao Suo's words.

The so-called Xiao family is fine, naturally it means Xiao Ding obediently gave up military power and came back.

But given the current situation, is it possible for the Xiao brothers to return to Bianliang honestly?

Can the abnormal death of Xiao Yu and his wife really be concealed from everyone in the world?

Outside the south city, a group of knights galloped past on horseback. A moment later, another group of soldiers passed by on the road holding torches. When the figures of these soldiers and the voices of their voices completely disappeared, in a sewage ditch on the roadside,

A black figure slowly squirmed and sat up, then climbed out of the ditch with difficulty, looked around, and staggered away into the distance.

That's Wu Ke.

After fighting his way out of the passage, the remaining companions all died at the hands of the Imperial City's spies in order to cover his escape.

Even Wu Ke had seven or eight bruises on his body that were deep enough to show the bones.

At this moment, Wu Ke, who was soaked all over, had no blood seeping out of the wound for a long time, and was glowing with a pale color.

Wu Ke, who was completely relying on his breath, walked hard towards the place agreed with Monk Huiyuan.

The figure in front flickered, and a shiny bald head was so conspicuous even in the night.

"Wu Ke, what happened?" Monk Huiyuan rushed forward and supported the shaky Wu Ke.

"Mr. Erlang, my wife is dead. She was killed by people from the Imperial City Department!" After saying this, Wu Ke rolled his eyes and fainted. "I don't know how the third lady is doing."

Huiyuan was stunned for a moment.

In Dutingyi, Lin Ping opened the door of Yelujun's room.

"Mrs. Xiao is dead." Lin Ping said, "Mrs. Xiao was taken into the palace by Zhao Suo."

Yelujun frowned and said, "Is this also your handiwork?"

Lin Ping smiled slightly and said: "That's not entirely true. It's just that some foreshadowing was laid and pushed at the right time. Your Highness, now there is no possibility of reconciliation between the Xiao family and Song Ting. They have to ask for help."

It’s up to us. Whether it’s territory, money, or commerce, we can give or take whatever we want during negotiations.”
Chapter completed!