Xie Mengxia cheered happily and followed Ah Jiu out.
At this time, when Han Changmu went to see Yao Yao, he felt that she was someone with ulterior motives. He recalled every detail of his acquaintance with Yao Yao, and now that he thought about it, it all showed deliberateness and ulterior motives.
What he can now determine is that the tattoo on Yao Yao's leg must be related to the Four Saints.
I just don’t know what the relationship is, and whether Yao Yao knew about it before.
His eyes gradually deepened as he looked at her.
Decided to try to wake her up first and then interrogate her slowly.
He was not in a hurry, he had plenty of ways to get her to tell the truth.
Thinking of this, there was no trace of pity in his eyes anymore. Even when he was in Tanhan Mountain, Yao Yao had dragged his seriously injured body and used his inner strength to save him. In his eyes, it had become a trick to gain his trust.
Xie Mengxia came back to Gaochang for the first time. He was full of curiosity about the customs and customs in the city that were completely different from those in Chang'an. As he walked down the street, Ah Jiu carried it in his hand, carried it on his shoulder, and held it in his arms. It's full.
He followed Xie Mengxia step by step, struggling to hold these things tightly to prevent them from falling. Seeing Xie Mengxia stop in front of a stall again, he wailed and said in distress: "Master, look at me. "
Xie Mengxia turned around, burst out laughing, and said in a voice: "I forgot, forgot, you can't even take it, it's okay, it's the last one." He picked a silver hairpin on the stall.
The hairpin is a full moon inlaid with jasper. In front of the full moon is a looming corner of the red wall. Two chubby rabbits squat on the top of the wall, looking up at the full moon in the sky.
He inserted the hairpin into Ah Jiu's bun with his backhand and nodded with satisfaction: "That's it, boss, how much does it cost."
The boss was a young silversmith with an upturned moustache. He was very happy. He looked at Ah Jiu’s pile of things and knew that a stupid man with a lot of money was here, so he spoke in Chinese that was not very fluent. He gestured with his hand: "Ten taels of silver."
"How much." Ah Jiu staggered, and the things in his arms almost fell to the ground: "You are robbing money. This silver hairpin of yours only costs five taels of silver at most. If you dare to ask for ten taels, why don't you go and grab it? Woolen cloth."
The little silversmith hit it hard with a hammer, his eyes widened, and he said angrily: "You, you Han people have a saying, it's called Ming, yes, the price is clearly marked, and you are innocent. I am not forcing you to buy it."
Seeing that a fight was about to start, Xie Mengxia quickly laughed and handed over ten taels of silver: "Oh, don't argue, don't argue, it's just ten taels of silver, here you go, anything that can be solved with silver is nothing." , don’t quarrel, peace brings wealth.”
"..." Ah Jiu looked at the sky speechlessly.
If a person is stupid and has too much money, what else can he say?
The sun was slowly turning to the west, and Ah Jiu couldn't hold her anymore. Xie Mengxia was tired of walking around, so she waved her hand and walked back.
After entering the backyard, Ah Jiuteng couldn't move to open the door, so she had to kick the door open with her feet and dump everything onto the big kang.
Han Changmu was startled and said in surprise: "Why did you buy so many?"
Xie Mengxia walked in happily and said with a smile: "That's a lot." He pulled out the hairpin from Ah Jiu's head, weighed it in his hand, and made a few gestures to Yao Yao's head: "This is I gave it to A Yao, does it look good?"
"It looks good." Han Changmu sighed hesitantly, and ordered Ah Jiu to prepare the evening meal. He turned to Xie Mengxia and said, "Your Highness, you bought so much, how can we take it away."
Xie Mengxia didn't feel embarrassed at all and smiled broadly: "Jiuchao, you just can't enjoy the blessing. I have already thought about it. Let's buy a high-end car and drive to Qiuci Kingdom."
Han Changmu choked up and nodded with difficulty, reluctantly agreeing with this matter.
They came to Gaochang with all kinds of difficulties and dangers, not for food and drink, but for business. Ah Jiu brought in food, and Han Changmu ordered: "Go and check whether there have been a large number of baggage trucks or trains in the past few months. The camel and horse teams are entering the city. Do the banks in the city have a large amount of cash in their treasury?"
Ah Jiu hurriedly claimed yes and backed out.
Xie Mengxia frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "Jiu Chao, do you think the Salary Society has entered Gaochang City?"
Han Changmu thought for a moment and then said: "I have searched carefully along the way and found this at the gate of the city."
He opened his hand, and there was a dark object lying quietly in his hand, half the size of a palm. It was covered with dry yellow sand and mud, covering up its original appearance.
Xie Mengxia was so surprised that he picked it up, looked at it, wiped off the dirt stuck to the surface with his sleeves, and exclaimed: "Si Nan, it's Si Nan."
Han Changmu nodded with a gloomy look on his face. He didn't expect that it was Si Nan again. There seemed to be something guiding him.
He took out another small piece of Si Nan from his sleeve and put it together with the piece in Xie Mengxia's hand. He laughed at himself and said in a bad tone: "This piece of Si Nan was found by A Yao in Changle Mountain. Take a look. , what’s the difference between the two pieces.”
Xie Mengxia picked it up and looked at it carefully. He saw silver light from the fracture of Si Nan. He was stunned for a moment: "There is no difference between these two pieces of Si Nan. They are both glowing with silver." He frowned very tightly: "I don't Remember that Si Nan is glowing with silver."
Han Changmu took a breath and smiled: "Gu Chen has seen the piece of Sinan discovered by A Yao. It was mined from the mouth of Cishan mine fifteen years ago. The mouth of the mine has been sealed for a long time. The Si Nan should have been used up, and this silvery Si Nan points in the opposite direction to the ordinary Si Nan."
"On the contrary." Xie Mengxia exclaimed in astonishment: "How could it be the opposite? The baggage truck is equipped with two Sinan cars. It's not like both Siman cars are like this. This is the result of someone in the court and a foreign enemy. The inside should be in harmony with the outside."
When this piece of Sinan was discovered at the gate of the city, in the first year after Han Changmu emerged, someone indeed cooperated with others and forcibly seized the baggage train.
But when he got here, he changed his mind after discovering the connection between Yao Yao and the Four Saints.
How could there be such a coincidence in this world? After confirming in Changle Mountain that the rut marks belonged to the baggage train, they went all the way to the Fifth Beacon, entered Qingni Po, and discovered the remains of the soldiers.
And all this stems from the piece of Sinan discovered by Yao Yao.
What if the fragment was originally brought by Yao Yao to confuse people's eyes?
Then all this is just a trap.
In his calm expression, his suspicion had reached its maximum level, and he no longer trusted the person who had been with him all the way to life and death.
He used Twilight Eclipse slowly and did not hesitate to speculate with the greatest malice and suspicion.
After a long while, he breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly: "This case must be coordinated by someone inside and outside. Once it is revealed, the government will definitely be in turmoil. I just don't know who the people behind the scenes will choose to keep and who they will give up."
Xie Mengxia took a sip of soup thoughtfully and said nothing.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Ah Jiu came in hurriedly, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, there is a letter just sent from Beijing."
As he spoke, he handed over a snow-white wax pill with the seal intact.
Han Changmu waved Ah Jiu to step back, then he twisted the wax pill, unfolded the paper, and read it slowly. Suddenly, a sneer escaped his lips, as cold as the wind in the twelfth month of winter.
Xie Mengxia shivered and looked over. After reading it, he smiled casually and said nonchalantly: "What did I think was going on to make you so angry?"
Han Changmu sneered: "Your Highness is not angry at all. I am not angry at all."
Xie Mengxia raised his eyebrows: "When the news of our disappearance in Mohe Yanqi spread back, he would definitely be unable to sit still. With such a great opportunity, if something is not done, there will be something wrong. But what I didn't expect is , he didn’t attack the subordinate officials of the East Palace, why did he attack the Jinwu Guards first?”
Han Changmu sneered: "If he attacks the officials of the East Palace at this time, he will be suspected of adding insult to injury, but it will not happen if he mobilizes the Jinwu Guards. His Highness was demoted from the capital. It is natural for him to supervise the country and govern the country. If he touches the Jinwu Guards, no one will You will feel something is wrong." He paused slightly and continued to sneer: "By the time someone notices something is wrong, all the defense of the capital will have fallen into his hands."
Xie Mengxia pursed his lips: "He was originally the most suitable person to sit in that seat, far more suitable than me. It's just that I occupied a long and direct position and blocked his way. He was unwilling to do so. It’s normal.”
Han Changmu glanced at Xie Mengxia and sighed: "Who is suitable and who is not suitable can be judged by the sacred heart of public opinion. However, he should not use such shameful means. A king should be honest and open-minded, and he should be picky in private. Starting party disputes and taking advantage of the turmoil in the court to eliminate dissidents is not the magnanimity that those who serve the country and the people should have."
Xie Mengxia chuckled: "Jiuzhao, relax, you are always so serious about worrying about the country and the people, be careful to die from overwork."
Han Changmu snorted and glanced at Xie Mengxia angrily.
Xie Mengxia laughed heartily: "We are cousins. I know you love me in your heart, but in the eyes of the world, I am the most handsome dude in the world, and I am not worthy of sitting in that seat. Besides." His expression suddenly turned gloomy. After coming down, he whispered a little lonely: "Besides, I am not that lonely person."
Han Changmu reached out and patted Xie Mengxia's shoulder.
He knew the secret pain in Xie Mengxia's heart. When Empress Yuan passed away, the saint had not yet ascended the throne. He was just an idle King of Yan far away in Youzhou. The whole family lived in trepidation and did not dare to stand out, for fear of offending the saint and the prince at that time. Suspicion.
Later, the crown prince fell. In order to balance the forces of all parties and vindicate the injustice of the former crown prince, the late emperor established the former crown prince's orphan as the emperor's grandson.
Later, the late emperor died, the crown prince succeeded to the throne, and the Nine Kings Rebellion occurred. Xie Mengxia stationed in Youzhou to resist foreign enemies and raise food and grass.
In those eventful years, although the father and son were in difficult situations and surrounded by crises, they were able to work together.
