Chapter 2: The Shocking Secret (1)

When Zhu Yinglong and the other two walked around the streets and alleys under the leadership of Xu Rongrong, who was Yichai and was surrounded by Yichai, he came to a place called Yongfu Lane in Taipingfang.

Zhu Yinglong was paying attention while walking. The alley here was like a maze. If it was not led, it would be easy to get lost or get lost. Moreover, the alley was deep and dark. There were high blue bricks and high walls around, the walls were covered with moss, the ground was covered with dust, and the bluestone road under his feet was step by step. I think there were few people walking here, and the surroundings were even silent. Apart from the footsteps of the four people, there was almost no other sound.

It was cold and at this moment, Zhu Yinglong and the other two couldn't help feeling the same feeling.

At this moment, Xu Rongrong was still walking in front calmly, with a smile on her face, but she looked a little gloomy and sneering.

In fact, Zhu Yinglong wanted to call the woman in front of him several times, but when he was about to speak, he found that since he didn't know how to call him "Empress Dowager Xu", he obviously recognized her status, but this woman was indeed a sinister and cunning daughter. If she was held by her, she would have a disadvantage in her verbal conversation and called "Emperor Sister-in-law". Although this woman was once the concubine of her cheap prince and gave birth to a "prince", she was afraid that only this woman knew who this prince was. Moreover, this woman could deceive people like Gao Qiqian with a substitute when the army attacked Nanjing. She was not simple in scheming and methods, especially the hidden power behind her was also very fearful. Shadow and Eagle Guard had been tracing for more than a year without clues. If Xu Rongrong had not appeared on her own initiative, he would probably not have known that this woman was under her eyes and nose.

This also confirms the old saying that the most dangerous place is the safest place.

"Xu Rongrong, where do you think you are leading me and the other three?" Zhu Yinglong is already past the age of a newborn calf not afraid of tigers. He also understands that he is in charge of the world's safety and dare not take risks easily. He knows even more that he doesn't enter the tiger's den. How can the tiger's courage not be what he should have.

It is said that a son of a thousand gold cannot sit down. A gentleman does not stand under a mast. Even if he does not think about himself, he must also think about his own group of women and children. He must be prepared for unknown dangers. At the same time, he is already a dignified emperor, so how can he be led by a woman? This woman may be a fatal enemy.

Judging from the journey he has been walking, the sixteen iron-blooded eagle guards are here to protect him at any time, and even if he is surrounded by ambush, he can still be safely killed. If he goes deeper, he will not be so sure. Therefore, Zhu Yinglong doesn't want to go on and directly reveals Xu Rongrong's identity.

But when Xu Rongrong turned around gracefully, she giggled at Zhu Yinglong, her charming and charming figure was about to appear, she stretched out her orchid jade fingers and stroked her hair on her temples, and said with a sweet smile: "Prince Xin has such a good eye, but he actually recognized the Ai family at once."

Zhu Yinglong looked at the expression in the other party's eyes with disgust and said coldly: "I know that if you lead me here, you must have something to rely on, tell me!"

Zhu Yinglong didn't want to have any puzzles with Xu Rongrong, so he asked her directly for the purpose of coming.

When Xu Rongrong heard this, she put away her frivolous and impetuous smile and said with a serious expression: "First, I hope you, Wang Xin, oh no, now you should call me, your mother and son, and you will not cause trouble for us, second, Ai's family wants one million taels of silver to be used for our mother and son's future life. Third, Lan Lin, the leader of the Wuwei Sect, and fourth, Ai's family also needs a sea ship of four hundred materials, ten cannons, one hundred muskets, five hundred shells, one hundred bullets, and a maritime defense that passes through the East China Sea and the South China Sea."

After hearing this, Zhu Yinglong's face changed slightly. Except for the first of the four conditions, the other three were almost impossible, but he was not an impulsive person. He knew that since Xu Rongrong proposed these four conditions, he would definitely rely on it, otherwise this woman would not appear in front of him stupidly, and she would still seem to be alone.

"Would you be a little whimsical when you ask me to promise you these four conditions? Moreover, Xu Rongrong is already dead, and her body is already with the late emperor in Deling." Zhu Yinglong said coldly. Everyone in the world knows that Empress Dowager Xu of Nanjing died on the day when Nanjing City was broken. Even if Empress Dowager Xu really appears in front of everyone, the people in the world may not believe it. He really doesn't know what Xu Rongrong will use to threaten her to agree to these four conditions. However, one thing surprised him was that Xu Rongrong actually had the power of Wuwei Sect behind him, otherwise she would not have proposed the condition to release the leader of Wuwei Sect "Lan Lin". She just didn't know whether Xu Rongrong's real relationship with Wuwei Sect, whether she was a person from Wuwei Sect?

"Is that?" Xu Rongrong kept sneering, looking confident, and said, "Prince Xin, don't forget that the late emperor has left a bloodline. Ai's family also has the imperial edict of the late emperor and the jade seal of the late emperor. These can prove the identity of the Ai family. As long as the Ai family stands up openly, how can you do to the Ai family?"

Zhu Yinglong was stunned by the throne and thought to himself that Xu Rongrong really wanted to stand up openly. She really couldn't do anything to her. Although it would not have a big impact on her throne, it would inevitably cause him some trouble. She would not be able to kill him at that time. She would have to do everything possible to protect the mother and son. If there was any damaging situation, it would be very constrained, so she would inevitably have a headache.

Without complete preparation, even if you kill Xu Rongrong in front of you now, it will be useless. Does anyone know if this person in front of you are another substitute? You must know that Xu Rongrong has created a substitute that can even deceive people like Gao Qiqian, let alone someone who has only met Xu Rongrong a few times?

"I can agree to you both the second and fourth conditions, but the third condition is absolutely impossible." Zhu Yinglong thought for a moment. Since Xu Rongrong wanted to go to Southeast Asia like Prince Yunwen, why not just use the trick to agree to the other party first, and then send a fleet to sink. A woman like Xu Rongrong can't stay in the world. She is too ambitious and too smart. Since she is unwilling to be dull and she finally chooses a path of no return, there is no need for herself to be kind again.

"Prince Xin must be thinking. He first agreed to the conditions of the Ai family. When he arrived at the sea, he would send someone to deal with the Ai family and his son together, right?" Xu Rongrong asked with a sneer.

"Yes, this path is your own choice, don't blame me. If you mother and son live your life together, I will naturally not make things difficult for you. After all, you were once the concubine of the late emperor. This relationship is still there, and I am not the heartless person. But since you still jumped out to threaten me, I will not tolerate you." Zhu Yinglong was not afraid that Xu Rongrong knew his thoughts and made it clear openly. No matter what your Xu Rongrong's requirements are, since you jumped out, there is only one way to die. Everyone knows that Empress Dowager Xu and his son have long died, and he has no scruples. Moreover, even if Xu Rongrong really stood up openly, he was not afraid. It was still fake. Then the time was not his words. I was afraid that even if someone knew it was true, he would not dare to say it.

Whoever belongs to the world is who speaks, and history is also written by the winners.

Xu Rongrong was stunned. She thought Zhu Yinglong would deny it, but she didn't expect that the other party would say it nakedly, and she said it with confidence and a little compassionate. She immediately became angry and laughed, and her eyes were full of anger and said, "Prince Xin, maybe everyone in the world has been deceived by you, but the Ai family knows very well, is the good sister of the Ai family, and the Empress Yi'an, the world's great death? "

"What did you say?" Zhu Yinglong was shocked. He asked himself how Zhang Yan was doing, and even the harem was hidden until now. Although many of them had guessed it, they would definitely not say it, and would not spread it randomly. He was surrounded by caring people, and would not betray him. Even the Eagle Guard, who was responsible for protecting Zhang Yan in Taikangfang, had never seen Zhang Yan before. Zhang Yan never left home on weekdays. He would disguise every time he went there. Even Taikang Bo Zhang Guoji, who lost his beloved daughter, still didn't know the news that his daughter was still alive. How could Xu Rongrong have the ability to be a great person and know this secret?

The murderous intent, which was not very firm, became extremely firm in an instant. If the news of Zhang Yan's still alive was exposed, not only would her face be gone, but her prestige would be greatly hit. I really couldn't imagine the scene after the news was exposed. Therefore, there was a trace of guilt towards Xu Rongrong, and all she had was boundless murderous intent. This woman could not let her stay in the world no matter what. She was a disaster!

At this point, Xu Rongrong had no way out. She had already felt the firm murderous intent in Zhu Yinglong's eyes, and knew that the threat she had just now had touched the other party's estimated life gate. The threat conditions she did not want to throw out now became her death talisman. She knew that if she could not force the other party to agree to her conditions, everything in the future, including her life, would be lost forever.

Zhu Yinglong also firmly believed that the woman in front of him was Xu Rongrong himself. Because Zhang Yan did not die such a secret matter, how could a substitute know with Xu Rongrong's shrewdness? Now with his gesture or order, the woman in front of him will immediately become a prisoner and even lose her life. However, he also knew very well that killing Xu Rongrong was difficult, but Xu Rongrong would definitely be difficult to accomplish. There must be a large hidden force behind her, and perhaps this force is the Wuwei Sect that disappeared after being wiped out.

Zhu Yinglong also had a worry. He didn't know how Xu Rongrong knew about Zhang Yan's news, or whether this woman was just cheating on her. Maybe she didn't really know about Zhang Yan's affairs, so her performance just now was just missing. With this daughter's cunning, she could definitely see some clues. For a moment, Zhu Yinglong's expression changed constantly, almost getting confused, and she secretly hated that she was not as mature and calm as she imagined. She still had a long way to go before a qualified emperor.

But Xu Rongrong felt a different feeling in her heart. Originally, she had a bit of random guessing at the beginning. Although it was five or sixty percent true in her opinion, she had lived in the palace for a while and knew Zhang Yan's physical condition. She knew more clearly that Zhang Yan's relationship with the dead Emperor Tianqi was not as deep as the rumors among the people. She did not believe that Zhang Yan would die of injuries because of her excessive longing for the last emperor. In addition, there were many rumors about the ambiguous relationship between Zhu Yinglong and Zhang Yan in the palace, so she suspected that Zhang Yan might not have died, and with the intuition of women, she also suspected that Zhang Yan might not have died.

The Wuwei Cult's investigation in the Beijing intelligence system concluded that the emperor had a mysterious single courtyard in Taikangfang outside the palace, hiding a sweet girl. The emperor would disguise every ten days and half a month. If it were another woman, of course she would not need such trouble. She would just go directly into the palace. The two sides and one confirmation finally made Xu Rongrong come up with this horrifying and shocking secret. This is also one of the reasons why she dared to show up to see Zhu Yinglong today. From Zhu Yinglong's expression just now, her judgment was surprisingly accurate. The mysterious single courtyard in Taikangfang was Zhang Yan, who had already died.

If this secret is spread, it will probably shock the world.

Xu Rongrong was also stunned. She was already confident and actually trembled slightly. She felt a little chill coming and her expression froze, because the consequences of this secret were leaked would definitely be another disaster. I don’t know how many people would lose their lives because of this. Although she didn’t care about the life and death of these people, she thought that these people would die because of herself, and the person who caused the accident was afraid that she would even be executed by Lingchi. When she thought that she might be cut by a knife, cut her feet three thousand pieces, and died after wailing for three days, she was chilling.

"Xu Rongrong, you are too smart. I can't keep you anymore." Zhu Yinglong was not thinking about killing or not, but directly regarded Xu Rongrong as a dead person.

"What do you want?" Xu Rongrong was a little disappointed, and the development of form seemed to have lost the idea she had originally booked.

"I know there are people behind you, but with your cunning and cleverness, some secrets cannot be told to the people behind you, because you are a woman who is unwilling to be controlled by others." Although Zhu Yinglong was not calm and mature enough, Xu Rongrong saw through the secrets in her heart, and Xu Rongrong was not seen through by Zhu Yinglong because of her out of control in form.

"This is the first time I have seen a woman as bold and ambitious as you. She is in a different place. I am afraid that I will admire you. However, your ambition and intelligence are used in places you shouldn't use, so you are destined to fail." Zhu Yinglong had almost controlled the situation. He could see that Xu Rongrong was also on the risk of coming out today, and she could almost understand her thoughts. It can be said that the plan was well planned and meticulous. If it weren't for her unpredictable admission that the idea of ​​killing her to silence her, it unexpectedly disrupted her steps, and then she took the initiative step by step.

"Haha." Xu Rongrong suddenly burst into laughter, and said with a strong resentment in her tone, "I believe in Prince, even if you are right, what's going on? If you don't agree to all the conditions of the Ai family today, then tomorrow, the scandal of how you, the emperor, will spread all over the world. Since the Ai family dares to come to see you alone, they will naturally not arrange a way out!"

Zhu Yinglong's face changed color and a cold murderous intent squeezed out from his teeth. Even though he saw that this woman was threatening him, he had to accept her threat. God knew that this woman would have a crazy backup plan. She wanted to be crazy, and she could not accompany her to be crazy. He could not afford the price.

"I promised you the first, second, and fourth, and I can also swear that I will not send someone to silence you. As for the third condition, it is absolutely impossible. Lan Lin is a serious offender of the court. After assassinating me several times, how could I let him go? If you dare to reveal half a word about this matter today, I will swear you!"

Xu Rongrong breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that she still won in the end. Although it was only temporary, at least her fortune has been saved now. As for whether she can survive in the future, she has to test her own abilities.

"Okay, the Ai family promised your conditions." Xu Rongrong lived up to her extraordinary talent and knew that this was the best result. If she pushed forward again, it would probably be more of a loss.

However, Zhu Yinglong's heart has been lingering with a question. At this time, he can ask, "Can you tell me, why is the third condition Lan Lin, the leader of the Wuwei Sect?"

Xu Rongrong's heart trembled suddenly. This was another shocking secret, but she could not tell it, and she could not let Zhu Yinglong see any flaws. However, this secret may not be kept secret for a long time. But for the moment, she did not want Zhu Yinglong to know it. She immediately said in a very plain manner: "Wuwei Cult helped the Ai family escape from Nanjing, and the Ai family also knew their kindness. Naturally, they would do their best to rescue their leader. I believe in the prince, don't you?"

"Then why do you give up?" Zhu Yinglong asked coldly.

"Why did Prince Xin ask so directly? How does this call Ai family answer?" Xu Rongrong was actually soaked behind her just now, and her palms were covered with sweat. Although she looked relaxed and calm at this moment, she was far less calm than before.

Utilization is a naked use. Finally, I realized how powerful this woman is. She and Wuwei Sect are just using each other. Wuwei Sect uses her to rescue her leader, and she uses the information, hiding and bluffing of Wuwei Sect. If she is replaced by Lan Lin, she will have nowhere to be used for Wuwei Sect. Although she was once the Empress Dowager and also has a prince who is not known to the world, perhaps her value will not be as good as that of the baby in the cradle in the future. Therefore, it is harmful to her to exchange for Lan Lin, but it is difficult for Zhu Yinglong to disagree with the third condition, so she is naturally just right.

Maybe many people think so, but Zhu Yinglong was full of doubts in his heart, and his intuition told him that it was not that simple. Perhaps among these four conditions, the first, second and fourth conditions are both foils, and the third condition is the most critical one. However, this seems to be the most insignificant, but it is afraid that it is the most important thing. It is impossible for Xu Rongrong to tell it himself. Lan Lin's mouth is even more difficult to pry open. What is the secret here? Zhu Yinglong is really difficult to see through at once.

At least he is in a very bad mood now, and he has never been bad before. He has a three-point headache to deal with the woman Xu Rongrong than to deal with the ministers in the court. He has returned the initiative he just obtained at once. After all, he really dared not take it. He also wrote a sentence, "The family is big, the business is big, but his courage has become smaller." Since Xu Rongrong is unprecedentedly fearless, she is not afraid of wearing shoes with barefoot, and women are crazy, which is much scarier than men.
Chapter completed!