Xiahou Qingyi came back to her senses, took a step back, shook her head repeatedly, and moved her eyes to the side, not daring to look directly at Liang Xiao.
Liang Xiao explained: "You don't accept money, and you don't care about fame. You entrusted Bai Longying to me. This is the only thing I can repay. Please accept it."
Only then did Xiahou Qingyi look at Liang Xiao again, and her heart moved.
She liked this calligraphy very much, but she deserved it.
But in her opinion, this should be given to the current empress, or the prime minister, or some great scholar.
"It's just a picture of words, please accept it."
Xiahou Qingyi saw Liang Xiao's serious face, hesitated for a moment, then nodded and bowed to him again.
Liang Xiao saw it and understood in his heart.
She seems to regard herself as an idol and is a little reserved.
"We are already friends, you don't have to be so restrained. Anyone who knows me well knows that I have always been shameless, hahaha..."
Xiahou Qingyi stared blankly at Liang Xiao who suddenly laughed heartily.
Calling yourself shameless, is this something you are proud of?
Soon, she figured it out.
Is this considered approachable?
Liang Xiao also realized that he had exposed his face, coughed a few times tactically, and reminded: "Go and rest quickly."
Xiahou Qingyi had a little more smile in her eyes, and she bowed slightly to him, then took the calligraphy back to her room.
This room is next to Gongsun Yue. It is fresh and elegant. It was carefully decorated for her by the girls of Liang Xiao's family.
In the room, she was fascinated by Liang Xiao's words, and her heart was surging.
His impassioned speech was so inspiring that it made countless scholars feel ashamed, as if it could wake them up.
The academic world in Yanzhou should not be controlled by those big families.
After a while, she thought about it, walked to the window, gently opened the window, and took a look.
As expected, Liang Xiao was still sitting in the yard.
There was a pot of steaming Yueming wine on his table, and the aroma of the wine could be smelled from a distance.
He was holding a cup in his left hand and writing in his right hand. His expression was serious but unusually calm, completely different from the face that was suddenly exposed just now.
She heard Mu Qinxue and the others say too many good things about Liang Xiao yesterday, and even Gongsun Yue showed some admiration in her words.
But he claimed to be shameless, which surprised her...
What kind of person is he?
A question arose in her mind, and this question gave her an impulse.
As he says, get familiar with his impulses.
In the early morning, the Yanzhou Prefect's Mansion was already crowded with people from aristocratic families, who rebuked the Prefect's Mansion for failing to take care of it and allowing the Beihu people to kidnap Dugu Chen.
Liang Xiao said in a deep voice: "I will deal with the dereliction of duty in this matter. But you might as well think about it, why did the Beihu people specifically want to kidnap Dugu Chen?"
The members of these aristocratic families, especially those from the Dugu family, had their own evil intentions and tried their best to argue.
Qin Baili finally spoke and reminded: "Perhaps the Northern Hu people want to drive a wedge between the prefect and the Dugu family and further intensify the conflict between the two parties? Besides, on the day Dugu Chen was imprisoned, you went to the prefect's house to remind the prefect that he should treat Dugu Chen kindly. Bar?"
Everyone was stunned and speechless.
Dugu Chen was thrown into prison by Liang Xiao. The Dugu family members were the most anxious and indeed "warned" Liang Xiao not to abuse Dugu Chen.
The cell Liang Xiao selected was only a misdemeanor cell.
In this way, Liang Xiao seemed to be treating Dugu Chen preferentially.
"But he was kidnapped. Don't let the prefect frame him!"
Facing the questions from everyone in the Dugu family, Liang Xiao lowered his face and asked, "What do you mean?"
Seeing Liang Xiao's rare anger, everyone also shut up.
Dugu Chen was imprisoned for spreading rumors and slandering him, the prefect.
"I have ordered people to track down Dugu Chen's whereabouts, and pass down the order: Investigate those cell leaders and jailers, put them all in heavy responsibility, and exile them to Liaodong!"
Yang Ping took the order to do it.
Faced with this routine approach, everyone in the family could only wait for the results.
What they are most worried about now is the truth.
Did Liang Xiao frame Dugu Chen, or was Dugu Chen really rescued by the Beihu people?
If it was the former, they couldn't produce evidence to prove it. According to common sense, there was no need for Liang Xiao to do this. After all, doing so would only make him face more trouble.
If it's the latter... Once Liang Xiao finds out that Dugu Chen has defected to Beihu, then the Dugu family will be in trouble!
Moreover, the Dugu family has always advocated good relations between Dazhou and Beihu, and now it has become Liang Xiao's reason to manipulate them.
But now that Dugu Chen's whereabouts are unknown, Liang Xiao will inevitably face the blame of the Dugu family!
"He has established himself in Yanzhou. We can't deal with him. We can only report the matter to the capital!"
Everyone in the Dugu family was furious when they returned home, and immediately sent people flying pigeons to pass the letter to inform people in the capital.
In the inn, Qin Xun sat in the room, looking at the secret letter, frowning slightly.
Sitting opposite him was an ordinary old man, but his eyes were a little anxious.
"Qin Xun, when you surrendered to the young marshal, the information you provided about the Dugu family and the Tuoba family benefited the Northern Hebei Army a total of one hundred thousand taels of silver. Now that you are with Liang Xiao, have you gained anything?"
Qin Xun just shook his head and sighed: "This person acts calmly. I must be cautious to avoid exposing the secret. Don't make any plans for him for the time being."
The old man said in a deep voice: "Young Commander, you only need a chance to cause chaos in the world. You are also a survivor of Yanzhao, and you should contribute to the great cause of restoring the country."
Qin Xun nodded solemnly and said: "But I have never seen the true appearance of the young marshal and the Taoist priest."
"When the time comes, you two will naturally meet you." The old man said.
Qin Xun thought for a while and said: "Go back and inform the young marshal that Liang Xiao is already the emperor of Zhou Dynasty appointed by the empress. Let's see how the young marshal responds."
"What?!" The old man turned pale in shock and stood up suddenly, "How true is this matter?"
"Ten points." Qin Xun said decisively.
"I'll go back soon!" The old man didn't dare to stay long and left in a hurry.
Qin Xun walked out of the inn and went to a private house.
In the house, a lean young man had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Qin Xun arriving, he welcomed him into the house with an eager face.
"Did Liang Xiao reveal any information to you about Dugu Chen?"
Qin Xun looked around and found two guards, who cast doubtful eyes on the young man.
"Here are His Majesty's confidants, loyal to Beihu, you don't have to worry about the news getting out!"
Qin Xun still lowered his voice and said: "Tell your majesty that it was Young Marshal Long Wushuang of the Northern Hebei Army who did it."
"He did this to frame Liang Xiao and the Dugu family for a deadly fight, and then blame Beihu, so that he could reap the benefits? How did you know?" The young man was shocked.
Qin Xun immediately showed the secret letter sent by the Northern Hebei Army: "Check the handwriting."
The young man also took out a secret letter of his. After comparing it, he nodded and said: "It is indeed the handwriting used by the Northern Hebei Army to contact us. As for whether it is Long Wushuang himself, I am not sure yet!"
Qin Xun then said in a deep voice: "His move killed three birds with one stone. Liang Xiao, Dugu family, and Beihu were all involved in the dispute. Only the Jibei army could benefit from it. The person who sent the letter asked me to continue to disrupt the situation. . But he never imagined that I am only loyal to Beihu."
