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Manager Zhang's actions were very rude as he pulled her up from the cold ground, and followed him out of the dark and damp little house. Duan Xiaohe asked him, "What if the little emperor doesn't hand over his people?"

"Didn't I feed you something before coming to the capital? I am the only one who has the antidote for this poison. If he doesn't hand it over to me, then using your life to pay Master's life would be worth it." You have also seen Master's poison, and yours is a hundred times stronger. When your poison is released, you will be on the verge of death. Your intestines will bleed out of your orifices and you will not be able to beg for death. I bet the little Emperor would be upset if he saw it. "

Duan Xiaohe sucked in a breath of cold air. As she understood the inner workings of Manager Zhang, she knew that he was not a simple person. She just did not expect him to be so ruthless.

"I am not that important in his eyes. Manager Zhang, you are overthinking it."

The Manager Zhang shook his head and said: "Previously, in order to protect you, he could not stay too close with you. A few days ago, the capital city was in chaos, and now that the Prime Minister is unable to protect himself, in his eyes, it is obvious whether you are important or not. If the little Emperor really doesn't care about your life, it doesn't matter.

With a flash of cold light, a sharp dagger was pressed against her neck.

"You're not going to push me into the palace to change people, are you?"

The Manager Zhang sneered, "At this moment, they are waiting for us to jump in, do you think I'm stupid? If you want to change people, there's no need to go to the Imperial Palace, you just have to go to the Minister's Mansion. "

Seeing her confused look, he reminded her with good intentions, "I'm afraid you didn't know in the countryside that there was chaos in the capital a few days ago. As for the former Mingan Zhixian County's Mo Jinyuan, he had officially taken the position of Minister. He has always been a great figure in front of little emperors. This time, the master saved you and threw himself into the palace.

Duan Xiaohe's heart sank again, she had long heard that the little emperor Liu Yang had always been secretly sweeping away the forces before him, since Qin Rui had already landed in their hands, then Liu Yang must have already found out about Qin Rui's background.

Liu Yang had worked hard for all these years and loved his people. His politics were clear and straightforward. On the other hand, if he had no special means, how could he turn over from the powerful Empress Dowager and take back power?

Qin Rui was afraid that he would die this time.

"What should I do when the time comes, then they'll be more likely to let go of your master?"

Manager Zhang was a little surprised, and said solemnly after a moment: "You don't need to do anything."

Duan Xiaohe was brought to the Minister's Mansion by the Manager Zhang, and immediately barged into Mo Jinyuan's study room. Looking at the beautiful woman who was sitting on Mo Jinyuan's lap and giving a grape to him, Duan Xiaohe was so shocked that her jaw almost fell off.

Mo Jinyuan was not surprised by their appearances, he patted his buttocks to let her leave, and waited for his to leave before politely nodding his head at Duan Xiaohe.

"It's been a long time. I look a bit thinner."

Your brother-in-law!

After all that had happened, how could she not lose weight?

Duan Xiaohe stared at him with her eyes, trying her best to give him a meaningful look. However, Mo Jinyuan acted like he was blind, as he completely ignored her actions.

Mo Jinyuan swept his eyes across Manager Zhang, then fixated his eyes on the dagger on the side of his neck.

"So, you want to use her to exchange for that surnamed Qin?"

This time, the fact that Manager Zhang dared to come alone meant that he had bet all his chips on Duan Xiaohe, and had not left any room for retreat. If it really wasn't possible, then he would use that person to exchange for it. But Qin Rui said that the person could only protect themselves for a short period of time, if it really wasn't good, she could use it as a backup.

This way, he could only use Duan Xiaohe to block the attack.

What he was holding in his hands right now was the Little Emperor's only kin. He should be the person with the most confidence, but he didn't think that Mo Jinyuan would actually be so calm.

Manager Zhang wiped the dagger in his hand onto Duan Xiaohe's neck again, and in the next moment, the dagger was already stained with droplets of blood.

"I think Duan Xiaohe's life is more valuable between the two of them. I'll exchange her life for my master's life, you guys won't lose."

Seeing that Mo Jinyuan was still not moving, the Manager Zhang brought the dagger closer to her neck. Duan Xiaohe only thought about the matters that she owed Qin Rui and steeled her heart. "Lord Mo! He also gave me poison and said that she was the only one who had the antidote for it. I'm afraid of death, and I don't want to die either.

As he said that, Mo Jinyuan's forehead twitched, and then his sharp eyes fell on Manager Zhang's body.

"Seems like he has come prepared."

"Humph!" The Manager Zhang snorted coldly and raised his chin towards the outside of the study. I think it would be better for Lord Mo to take care of the people outside first, so that we can discuss things. "

The corner of Mo Jinyuan's mouth raised, and he issued an order for the people outside to leave. Listening to the footsteps coming from outside, Duan Xiaohe was shocked and said: Mo Jinyuan and Liu Yang probably already expected that Qin Rui's men would come, so they had long planned everything out. If not for her, the Manager Zhang would probably not have been able to survive, let alone save someone.

"I've already left, what do you want to talk about?"

Manager Zhang clenched his teeth, "I came here to make a deal with sincerity, if you guys are not sincere … I also did not think that I would be able to get out of here! "

Just at that moment, Manager Zhang grabbed Duan Xiaohe's shoulder, and wielded her dagger with the intent to stab into her heart.

"Wait!"

"There's no need to wait. Either ask the little Emperor to come and see me, or send Master directly over."

Mo Jinyuan's eyes became gloomy, and he called for someone to deliver the news to the palace.

Manager Zhang maintained this posture until Duan Xiaohe's legs became weak. He almost lost his balance and crashed into the tip of the blade. The wound on her neck shouldn't be big, but the smell of the blood was extremely unpleasant, causing her stomach to churn with waves of nausea.

Duan Xiaohe wanted to cry, but no matter what, she was the Little Emperor's blood sister. If he really didn't save her, she would have to rely on him if she died!

She still had a lot of money that she hadn't earned yet. She still had to explain the letter to Liu San and give birth to a fat doll. She still had a lot of things to do, she couldn't be stabbed to death by the Manager Zhang just like that!

Mo Jinyuan still had some conscience and said that he would find a doctor for her. As expected, all of his proposals were immediately rejected by Manager Zhang as a threat.

When the little emperor, Liu Yang, rushed over, it had already been a quarter of an hour. When he saw Liu Yang again, Duan Xiaohe's eyes turned hot, he did not even cry when stabbed by the knife. Liu Yang looked at her coldly, before shifting his gaze to Manager Zhang, "Duan Xiaohe? What does her life have to do with me? Do you think that in our eyes, her life is more valuable than Qin Rui's? "

Manager Zhang gripped his dagger tightly and looked at him mockingly: "You said that you don't care, but didn't you also come over?"

"You traitors, take one more and you'll save my people the trouble of searching everywhere." Liu Yang made a gesture, and a circle of archers stood in front of Minister's Mansion, and looked at the study door that was opened. Duan Xiaohe is indeed close to us but we have only met once. If she were to die here today, what does that have to do with us? "

Duan Xiaohe's heart stopped. She knew that most of the people sitting in the Emperor's position would be cold-blooded and merciless, rather than letting one of them go, they would rather mistakenly kill three thousand. She also knew that Liu Yang was sitting in his seat in the world, and that the person who had appeared out of nowhere didn't have any status in his heart. But now, hearing these words, her heart felt as if it was being pierced by needles.

The Manager Zhang suddenly laughed, and said: "Since you don't care, then why did I let her live?!"

Duan Xiaohe could feel that Manager Zhang had suddenly used a lot of strength to hold onto her shoulder, causing her to instantly break out in cold sweat. Seeing the ruthless and sinister look on Manager Zhang's face, her heart sank to the bottom.

Pa! Icy cold liquid splashed onto Duan Xiaohe's face, her entire body froze. Even if she died, she would bleed profusely!

Who would have thought that Manager Zhang would groan in pain, then hear the muffled sound of something dropping on the ground. Puzzled, she opened his eyes only to see a piece of inkstone lying on the ground. The black inkstone had splashed onto her face.

Duan Xiaohe heaved a sigh of relief, she felt that it was not blood, but ink!

Mo Jinyuan wiped away the ink on his hands and looked at Manager Zhang in surprise. When he was attacking at the ink stone, he also shot a concealed weapon at a fast speed. Originally, at such a close distance, Manager Zhang would definitely be injured. He did not expect that while controlling Duan Xiaohe, he would be able to avoid his concealed weapon, which made him have a whole new level of respect for him.

The dagger was knocked out of Manager Zhang by Yan Tai, he then used his hand to lock Duan Xiaohe's throat, and laughed coldly, "I see that you guys are not discussing this deal in sincerity, since Duan Xiaohe's life is not worth much, then what about little young master's location, do you guys not want it anymore?"

With that, Manager Zhang stabbed the dagger into Duan Xiaohe's chest. The dagger pierced through his clothes and into his body, causing Duan Xiaohe's expression to change.

"Wait!"

Mo Jinyuan's eyes showed some excitement, "The little young master you're talking about, is he the stepson of the former imperial concubine?"

"Manager Zhang lifted his eyes, his expression sinister. Back then, when the Imperial Concubine ran away, who would have known that there would be a little prince in her womb? Using little young master's life in exchange for my master's, is that worth it? "

Mo Jinyuan's expression tensed up, and he subconsciously looked at the little emperor. Liu Yang's eyes darkened as he looked at the Manager Zhang and continued, "How should I know how many little young master you guys have?"

"We have searched for him for seven or eight years, hid him for three or four years, and if we had a few in our possession, why bother so much. In the imperial court, there are many elderly people. They have all seen the former Emperor's appearance, if you think that it's fake, then get someone to come and see him. "

"The little Emperor clenched his fists inside the sleeves of his purple robe." Where is he? "

"It's in the capital. Where's my master? As soon as I see him safe and sound, I will bring him here. "

The little Emperor and Liu Yang looked at each other, Manager Zhang's heart jumped, and he brought the dagger closer to Duan Xiaohe's neck, and asked sternly: "What did you do to him?"