Xiao Yan determined that either there was something fishy in the elegant room opposite, or Danyang had lied and concealed her true purpose and whereabouts.
"Open!"
The poor shopkeeper was shaken by the drink, and he once again took out the key to the last elegant room that he only had with him.
Click——
After the crisp sound of unlocking, Xiao Yan was about to kick the door. But for a moment, I remembered what Xiao Ni and Danyang had said before, and I could only take back the foot I just extended out angrily, and take a step forward with all my strength.
He raised his hand to push the door open and strode in.
But as soon as he took a step forward, Xiao Yan was choked and backed out.
"Ahem, what does this smell like?"
He waved his hand in disgust and backed away, while motioning to the attendants behind him to take the lead.
The big shopkeeper didn't dare to move forward, so he just whispered and quickly replied:
"Your Highness, no one is allowed to enter this house. The lady who just came to offer incense probably didn't open the windows for ventilation, so the smoke mixed with the smell of old ash is so choking."
Xiao Yan heard what the other party said was clear and logical, and the smell inside made him unbearable.
Therefore, after thinking for a while, he simply stopped at the door and asked his followers to go in to check, while he interrogated the big shopkeeper at the door.
"Listen to what you said, no one has come here to offer incense before? What was that girl doing in the house when you first came?"
When the big shopkeeper heard this, he immediately waved his hand and explained:
"No, no, there will be people coming to the palace regularly to spread incense. But other than that, we from Lixiang Garden are not allowed to enter."
Xiao Yan looked at the key in the other person's hand, snorted noncommittally, and urged:
"Is there anything unusual about that girl?"
At this time, cold sweat was dripping from the forehead of the shopkeeper.
"Back to Your Highness, there is nothing special about that young lady."
He didn't know the girl's origins, so how could she be an ordinary person who was acting opposite to His Highness?
You don't need to think about it to know that this time it's not just a matter of words.
Xiao Yan's face turned serious for a moment, "Have you thought about it carefully? Is there really nothing suspicious about it?"
How dare the big shopkeeper hesitate at this moment? He nodded and said repeatedly:
"No, no, really not. Everything the little old man said is true! If you don't believe me, there are them, the generals and gentlemen who came with you, they all see it."
As he said that, he pointed at the soldiers of the Royal Forest Army who had escorted him to the private room here and stood aside quietly.
After Xiao Yan glanced at them, he felt that no one looked familiar. Come to think of it, these are not the subordinates of the small leader of the Royal Forest Army, so they are naturally sent to do unproductive errands here.
The people who were being stared at froze, clasped their fists and raised their hands, and said in unison:
"Reporting to Your Highness, the generals have found nothing unusual."
At this time, before Xiao Yan could ask further questions, the little leader who had been called away by his subordinates hurriedly returned and stepped forward quickly to interrupt his interrogation.
"Your Highness, please take a moment to speak."
Because the other party's expression was urgent and unusually serious, Xiao Yan had to pay attention to it and put down the matter in front of him for the time being.
"What's wrong? Tell me."
After the two came to the other end of the corridor, Xiao Yan urged a little impatiently.
He has never been too lazy to make excuses for such low-level officers. Anyway, the other party has little chance of success, and almost all of the backers he relies on are Taishifu, his grandfather.
If his mother and concubine hadn't given him countless warnings when he left the palace, he would have been absolutely trustworthy. And asked him to listen to this person's opinion as much as possible in times of danger or on important issues, but he didn't even bother to listen.
"Your Highness, that person of unknown origin injured a humble subordinate and disappeared."
The little boss was a little embarrassed when he spoke.
But considering the urgency of the situation, he couldn't care less.
"What?!"
After Xiao Yan heard this, his anger rushed to the top of his head. These two people are just a loser!
"You and your subordinates, what do I want you losers to do with you?!"
Although the little boss's position is not high, he has never been scolded like this by anyone since he joined the Royal Forest Army.
His face immediately turned blue, but he gritted his teeth and immediately poured out all the words he needed to say.
"Your Highness, please calm down your anger. According to my humble position, you should return to the palace quickly. The most urgent thing is to inform His Majesty of everything that happened here today."
You know, if the other party is really a "friendly force", even if it is temporarily under guard, they will not beat them, knock out the guard, and escape on their own.
In addition, the other party's purpose is unknown, and our vision is damaged to varying degrees due to the powder spilled by the assassin, so no one can see the other party's appearance...
Because of this, the little boss became increasingly unsure, fearing that the gang of killers who wanted to assassinate Prime Minister Lu was ambushing nearby.
When Xiao Yan heard this, he didn't think much about it, but before getting angry, he first thought of Danyang's rhetoric.
correct!
He couldn't find any clues here, but he could take the title of reinstatement in the palace and go see his father. If I ask about Danyang without any trace after that, I will naturally be able to expose that girl’s background!
And because the key evidence was clueless, the subsequent assassins disappeared, and even the people who stopped the assassins ran away. Now, apart from keeping an eye on Danyang who appeared here abnormally, he has nothing to show for his achievements.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yan nodded cheerfully.
"Okay, after I have seen this elegant room, I will go back to the palace to report it, and you can make arrangements."
After saying this, he turned around and strode back to the last private room.
At this time, his personal entourage had already completed the search and was waiting at the door.
When Xiao Yan came over, before he could ask any questions, his attendant quickly stepped forward, bowed and replied:
"Back to Your Highness, there is indeed a Jade Guanyin here, with half-burned incense in front of it. There are no other abnormalities. It's just..."
Xiao Yan was getting upset when he heard it, but when he heard the word "just" at the end of the sentence, he immediately became excited and said happily:
"What? Did you find anything?"
The attendant was a little embarrassed to speak, so he paused for a moment before taking another step forward, and whispered to Xiao Yan:
"In this room, no matter the furnishings or seats and other things used for daily use, there is really nothing that looks like it is used by nobles in the palace."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at each other with the attendant. After seeing the embarrassed expression on the other side, he immediately understood that the other side's words were all modesty.
The so-called "used by nobles" probably refers to the coarse porcelain cloth used by Zhaoyi's first-class people, right?
Xiao Yan, who originally planned to go back to the palace directly after hearing the report, suddenly became curious again, turned around, stepped over the threshold, and quickly stepped inside.
Although he was eager to return to the palace and resume his life, it was not too late.
I heard that the old Queen Mother is a person who knows how to enjoy things. How can she use inferior things that even the little Zhao Yis despise?
Xiao Yan consciously discovered the biggest suspicion, and his whole body was filled with excitement and excitement.
