After knowing Mo Shu's life experience, even if Su Mu wanted to pretend that nothing happened, he couldn't help but pay more attention to his situation than before.

When Liu Xiaoran found out that it was about He Lang's case, her expression was quite serious. The family extermination case in Capital City was once rumored to be miraculous at the time, but soon all traces seemed to be erased.It was no longer mentioned and became a taboo in Capital City. He was not in Dali Temple at that time, so he had never seen this case file.

"The family was ruined overnight..." Su Mu just thought about it, and found it difficult to accept, "Jiang Yu said that Mo Shu could talk in the past, and it must have become what it is now because of too much stimulation."

Because he was afraid that Mo Shu would hear their discussions, he came to Liu Xiaoran's room wrapped in a cloak this time.

"I also heard a little bit about what happened at that time. When the news of He Lang's defeat came back, the faction headed by Wei Taifu in the court strongly advocated beheading He Lang as a punishment, and some people even demanded that his head be hung at the gate of the city.To spur the soldiers, if your father and others did not try their best to dissuade them at that time, it might have been far more tragic than it is now." Liu Xiaoran frowned and recalled, "Now that I think about it, Iwaki is not an important place, and even if it is lost, the threat is very small, let alone only 30,000 people.Japanese pirates, they must have figured out that the emperor is in a hurry because one hundred thousand elite soldiers were defeated by thirty thousand bandits, so they insisted on immediate execution."

Su Mu followed and nodded. Although he didn't know the geographical location of Iwaki, he also felt that it would be a big deal to execute him on the spot because of a defeat without even asking why. After Liu Xiaoran said this, the two thought of it almost at the same timeone place.

"What's wrong with Taifu Wei and General He Lang?"

Liu Xiaoran was startled when she heard the words, and after thinking for a long time, she opened her mouth and said, "It may not be because she offended Mrs. Wei."

"How much do you know about affairs in the court?"

Su Mu was left speechless by the question. He really didn't know anything about the dynasty. Judging from his poor historical knowledge, he didn't even remember who the next emperor was. After all, not every dynastyWith a magnificent history, not every emperor can leave a name in history for future generations to look up to.

Liu Xiaoran didn't think it was strange either. Su Mu had never been an official in the court, so it was normal to not understand the situation, so he explained patiently: "The current emperor has five sons, three of whom have left Capital City for the fiefdom, and the remainingThose who stay in Capital City, one is the present prince, and the other is King Ning."

Su Mu can probably figure it out now, and it's probably because the brothers are fighting against each other.

Liu Xiaoran briefly told Su Mu about the two factions in the court, the King Ning faction including Taifu Wei, and the Prince's faction headed by the Murong family.Many old acquaintances.

"I didn't expect that Du Inspector is actually a faction of the prince?" Su Mu recalled what Du Han said before he left, and couldn't help muttering, "The storm in Capital City is coming, does it mean the struggle between the two factions?"

Liu Xiaoran nodded. Now that the crown prince is on the decline, the King Ning faction has been dormant for many years and is ready to move. When Du Han was summoned back to the capital, he could already vaguely feel that during the time he left, Capital City must have happened.Many things happened.

Su Yi is already dead, and according to common sense, the Marquis of Anding should not get involved, but Su Mu couldn't help but feel a little worried for Liu Xiaoran. With such an identity, Liu Xiaoran must be someone in this situation.You can't help yourself, and faction disputes are definitely not some kind of play, and a little carelessness will lead to death.

Thinking about it this way, if the investigation is carried out and it is really found out that the mastermind behind the scenes is King Ning, then it will inevitably arouse the hostility of King Ning’s faction. Whether the mastermind behind the scenes can be punished is another matter.Going down, after returning to Capital City, Liu Xiaoran can easily be classified as King Ning's faction, and the crown prince may not let him go easily.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this scene was really a dilemma. Thinking of the conversation with Liu Xiaoran a few days ago, he felt even more difficult for Liu Xiaoran that "truth".

Liu Xiaoran looked at Su Mu's expression becoming more and more serious. She thought she was worried that there would be no clues in He Lang's case, so she said, "When I get back to Capital City, I will find out the case file from that year. If there is a turning point in this matter,, I will definitely find out, you don't have to worry too much."

Although Su Mu was worried, he was more worried about Liu Xiaoran's situation after returning to Beijing. He suddenly heard that the other party was still comforting him in turn, and his heart was even more sour. Almost without thinking, he stretched out his hand to hold the other partywrist.

"Yan Xuan, it's too dangerous to investigate this matter. If you don't worry, tell me the clues in the case file, and I'll investigate." Su Mu lowered his eyes and said with a nasal voice, "This is the case.The thing I promised others is that I rashly asked you for help without knowing the situation in North Korea and China. I don’t know how much risk this will bring you, so—”

"Since I am in Dali Temple, it is my duty to find out the truth."

As soon as Su Mu's heart sank, he knew Liu Xiaoran would say this.

"When I was in Jiang Prefecture, I also advised you to leave and return to Capital City."

"But you didn't either, did you?"

Su Mu retorted subconsciously: "I am...that is the disaster caused by Su Qi and Silla after all, and I have something to do with it, so how can I escape temporarily?"

Liu Xiaoran looked into his eyes and said firmly: "Then this matter is also related to me."

"You don't make sense. This matter was clearly entrusted to me by someone else."

"Since it's related to you, what's wrong with me taking care of it?"

Liu Xiaoran's question was so taken for granted that Su Mu thought about it for a long time but didn't think of anything to continue to refute. After a while, he still didn't understand what it meant.

He felt that his brain was a little short-circuited, and he lowered his eyes to look at Liu Xiaoran who was staring at him seriously, showing a somewhat confused expression.

"what?"

Liu Xiaoran suddenly sighed softly, stretched out her hand to pat Su Mu's hand on her wrist, and said with some helplessness: "Although the dark tide is surging in Capital City, it is not so dangerous.Although my family background will become the reason for the fight, it will also become the place where others are jealous of me, and no one should be so bold as to wantonly attack me in Capital City."

Su Mu was dubious: "Really?"

Liu Xiaoran saw that he looked quite suspicious, and there was no sign of letting go of his hands, so she could only promise again: "I will be careful."

Although he was inexplicably coaxed out of the door, Su Mu tossed and turned and did not fall asleep after lying back on the bed. Maybe it was because he was a little too close to home, or maybe he was worried about the unpredictable future.When he was about to fall asleep in a daze, the look in Liu Xiaoran's eyes when he spoke last appeared in his mind.

"Yan Xuan..." He said the name softly for the last time, and fell into a dream.

Although it is not urgent to rush back to Capital City this time, it is indeed not easy. Every day is almost on the way or preparing to go. After that experience, Mo Shu has nothing but talking lessSu Mu didn't think about how to speak out, so he could only continue to pretend that nothing happened. Although Jiang Yu also returned to Beijing with Gao Huan, he seemed to deliberately avoid contact with them on the way.I was also afraid of provoking Mo Shu again.

Among a group of people with different thoughts, only Lu Lingjue was really carefree.

For him, the turmoil in the capital city is safe when it comes, and now he is keen to inquire with Wen Su about many interesting things in the rivers and lakes every day, such as the grievances between the various sects, the secrets of the famous families,Although Wen Su is sometimes unreliable, he remembers things very clearly, and he never has subjective emotions when telling stories, and he always looks like an outsider. Coupled with the vivid rendering of Xiaoshi, the storyIt became very interesting.

As for how Wen Su returned to Capital City with them in the end, it was probably because he was too stubborn. Su Mu thought that if the two parties acted together without telling or taking care of each other, something might happen instead.Oolong, so Liu Xiaoran still persuaded Wen Su to go with them.

Here, Lu Lingjue had just finished listening to the story, and wanted to come to Su Mu for some snacks. When he saw Su Mu and Liu Xiaoran sitting together, he didn't know what to say, talking and laughing at Yan Yan, and he suddenly stopped in a very interesting way., turned around and slipped away.

Seeing him go back and forth, Xiao Shitou was very curious: "Why are you back again?"

Lu Lingjue couldn't explain clearly, so she could only say on the ground, "I don't think it's suitable for me to interrupt over there. I'll talk about it later."

He felt more and more that there seemed to be no room for a third person between the two. This feeling appeared in some specific situations. For example, when he wanted to put his hand on Su Mu's shoulder several times, he was rewarded.A stare of condemnation from the adults and a harsh criticism: "How decent is it?"

No, when he hooked his shoulders like this before, he didn't see his adults stop him. He decided that after returning to Capital City, he must try to hook other people's shoulders everywhere, the kind that is open and aboveboard in front of adults.

He had a strong intuition that it had something to do with Su Mu.

When the group rushed back to Capital City, it happened that the first snow fell in Capital City, and it was all white.

It’s not that Su Mu has never seen heavy snow, but this is the first time he has seen the ancient long street covered by heavy snow, which is far more shocking than those seen in movies and TV dramas. When he and Mo Shu returned to Marquis Mansion, the guards at the gate were almostWith a howl, he didn't even bother to salute, rushed in and shouted inside.

"Ma'am, ma'am! Little Marquis is back!"

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