--backyard
"Xi'er!"
The woman dancing in the garden stopped, looked back and smiled inadvertently, and sat sideways on the bench, "Why is Xueer in such a hurry? What happened?"
"It's nothing serious, but that Lei Qiu has been testing us in the past two days, both inside and outside. Oh, by the way, the third prince Mu Feng came to our place last night and is now in the front hall. Jian Xingshang is talking with him. You've been pretending to be sick for two days to push back everything, and now the third prince is here, you?"
"Third Prince," Xi Duanhong stretched out the ending of the tune and said quietly: "Just say that I suddenly fainted and asked Xiao Qian to take my pulse. As for other things, Ah Sui knows what to do. Tomorrow night in Jia See you both at Madam’s banquet.”
Qian Shengxue picked up the cat at her feet and put it in Xi Duanhong's arms, "Okay~"
Qian Shengxue hurriedly returned to the front hall and told everyone about Xi Duanhong's sudden fainting, and walked towards the backyard with Xiao Qian.
The front hall fell into silence for a while. Jian Xingshang thought for a while and said: "Your Highness, the third prince, you have also heard that her body has been like this since she came back from Kyoto. Regarding matters here, you are the prince and we are responsible for it." Don't dare to hide anything." As Ji Yu presented the things and put them in front of Mu Feng, Jian Xingshang continued: "The person who came with Xi Yatou is Lei Qiu."
"Lei Qiu," Mu Feng put down the tea cup in his hand, "have you reached a condition with him?"
"The conditions don't count. These are the same backups. Lei Qiu has them and you also have them. We are just keeping them for you. As for whether you two can get what you want, it depends on your own means."
"Are you planning to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers?" Mu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, invisible danger quietly approaching, "Xi Duanhong is a female officer of Daqi. No matter what you can do, let her cooperate. It's the same."
"I'm sorry, let me interrupt." Jiang Xian walked in from the outside and sat on the right side naturally, "Your Highness, the Third Prince, since you are like this here, why don't you go check it out as soon as possible and take the things back as soon as possible, otherwise that person Mr. Lei got there first."
"Young master, what you said is good. This palace has sent someone to leave. Please cooperate with me. When I return to Kyoto, I will ask for the decree and reward in front of the Holy Master."
"There is no need for rewards. Please just ask Your Highness, Third Prince, not to let Xi Yatou get involved in these things again." Jian Xingshang's attitude was a bit tough.
Mu Feng didn't say anything, but looked at Jian Xingshang a few more times, then stood up and left.
When Jiang Xian saw people leaving, he stretched his arms lazily and looked at Jian Xingshang with a smile, "My boss is really sick?"
"Of course, you want to find Xiao Qian? Mr. Jiang, why do I feel that you don't want him to wear the clothes you made? Do you have other thoughts about him?"
"How is it possible? I really only came to him to test samples. However, the pier has been a bit uneasy recently. The Cao brothers wrote to say that there have been many foreign ships recently. Although the people are dressed like us, we can tell at a glance that they are not. Same, let’s be careful.”
"Thank you. Please take care of me. Someone will handle this matter."
"Don't worry~"
Jian Xingshang returned to his room and came to the table. Yan Yang was sitting on the table with a smile and lifting Jian Xingshang's chin. It looked a bit ambiguous.
"Are you so free?" Jian Xingshang looked at the person in front of him with some displeasure, and raised his hand to slap away the hand of the person opposite him, "If you don't plan to go back, please help me check on someone."
"Tell me."
"Lei Qiu and his accompanying group, that girl was attacked last night," Jian Xingshang said as he sat down, "This matter is very important. You know, this girl is the treasure in Mr. Mu's heart. Anyone who is harmful to her will be killed without mercy."
"You mean, someone targeted that stinky girl and attacked her?"
Jian Xingshang said nothing and nodded.
"This is interesting. She is now a female official of Daqi. Everyone knows about this matter. Someone actually dared to commit a crime and assassinate the female official of the dynasty. It's interesting. I will investigate this matter," Yan Yang said with a smile. In his eyes, "If it's found out, do you need me to clean it up?"
"No, just make a list. She has grown up, not to mention she is a female officer now, let her handle it by herself."
"Okay," Yan Yang suddenly lowered his body and leaned closer to Jian Xingshang, whispering, "I'm not here, you have to take care of yourself and wait for me to come back."
Jian Xingshang felt some hot flashes in his ears and turned his head to one side unnaturally. However, out of the corner of his eye, he followed Yan Yang's back until he left.
After Xiao Qian left, Xi Duanhong looked at the soup in front of him with a sad face and asked her to drink it. Wouldn't it kill her, but Qian Shengxue was staring at him next to him.
"Xue'er, can you not drink it? It's really bitter..."
Seeing Xi Duanhong's aggrieved look made Qian Shengxue heartbroken, but she still said with a straight face: "No, Mr. Xiao said, if you don't drink, your body won't get better, so you have to drink." After thinking for a while, he added, "How about I give you a piece of candy after you finish drinking?"
Xi Duanhong pursed his lips in grievance, "Okay."
Under Qian Shengxue's coaxing, Xi Duanhong drank the medicine honestly, and the bitter taste lingered in his throat for a long time.
Taking advantage of the sunny afternoon, Qian Shengxue took Xi Duanhong for a walk in a carriage. The carriage was driven by Xi Zishu, and Ting Yu was also traveling with him. The four of them left the city and went to the lake view to rest. Enjoy the sun
Xi Duanhong sat on the lawn with Zhiyu in his arms, "Xue'er, tell me what interesting things will happen at tomorrow's birthday party."
"I don't know. One thing is that although I have reached an agreement with Jia Ping, Mu Feng is a prince after all, and he is also receiving a generous royal salary. Xi'er, what are your plans?" Qian Shengxue lay on Xi Duan's side. Hong looked at the sky beside him, "Those things are actually of no use to us, why not give them all to Mu Feng, so you can get away, right?"
"Escape?" Xi Duanhong sneered: "Xue'er, what you think is still too simple. Assuming that I didn't come here at that time, there would be other ways to get here. If you can't escape, let someone arrange your escape. It’s better to take the initiative.”
"Besides, I went to see Xu Zihan before coming back. Do you know this person?"
"Zihan?" Qian Shengxue sat up in surprise, "Zihan is back? When did it happen? Since he and Qingyi went to Zhongdu together, I haven't seen them for more than two years. If I had known I would have gone back with you Sorry, I miss them both."
"I see you have a high opinion of him," Xi Duanhong let go of Zhiyu in his arms and let him play by himself, "I went to him to ask him something, and his answer was an understanding I didn't expect. It’s been very enlightening dealing with what’s going on here.”
"Inspiration?"
"Well," Xi Duanhong took advantage of the situation and lay down, "Xue'er, you've been at the Sacrifice Pavilion for a long time. Do you know much about them?"
"I don't know too much. I have been following Li in the Ghost Cave. There are many people coming and going in the Ghost Cave, but I don't go out in the inner courtyard very much. I probably don't know as much as you did when you went to the collection room last time. A lot of them have arrived.”
Xi Duanhong was silent, "Xue'er, do you know that the Xu family was wiped out during the Flower Festival fifteen years ago?"
Qian Shengxue looked around and saw that there was no one else except Xi Zishu and Ting Yu who were guarding not far away. Then he said: "I also heard that that day when Emperor Jingyuan ascended the throne, the whole world was celebrating, but for some reason I heard that there were no lights on that day, and there were no people coming and going on the streets.”
"I heard that the Xu Mansion was in flames that night, and many officers and soldiers surrounded the Xu Mansion. They said they wanted to surround and suppress the traitors in the Xu Mansion."
"A traitor to the Xu family?" Xi Duanhong felt that the muscles in his forehead were twitching.
"Well, I don't know the process, but it is said that it is true. It is said that some people boldly went up to look at it early the next morning, and found that the entire Xu Mansion was reduced to charred ruins overnight. Even the blood on the ground was cleaned away, and people were asked to find it. Not even a single clue.”
"...."
Qian Shengxue seemed to notice something was wrong with Xi Duanhong's mood, "What's wrong, Xi'er?"
"It's nothing, Xue'er. Let me tell you one thing. Don't tell anyone else. In fact, I came to Jiangnan for one thing, which is to investigate the Xu family." Xi Duanhong calmed down, "I came from I come from the mountains and countryside. I have never met the person who gave birth to me since I was a child. The person who has always raised me is Mr. Mu."
"Huh? Are you looking into this matter..." Qian Shengxue suddenly remembered something when she heard what she said, "By the way, Xi'er, what was the name of the person who raised you?"
"Mu Zhitian, Mu Lao, what's wrong?"
"I've heard of this person before."
"Elder Chen told you about Elder Mu?" Xi Duanhong also sat up, with doubts in his eyebrows, "Why?"
"There seems to be something wrong. I heard that Mu Zhitian's status in the world was not low when he was young. Think about it, what kind of place is the Sacrifice Pavilion? Even the Sacrifice Pavilion must be polite. The person who deserves the distinction, this Senior Mu is a person of great status at first glance."
As she spoke, Qian Shengxue noticed that Xi Duanhong was lost in thought, and waved his hand in front of her, "What is Xi'er thinking about?"
"It's okay, I just suddenly felt that the world is really wonderful."
"But Xi'er, you said you were investigating the affairs of Xu Mansion. Is this what the Pavilion Master conveyed to you?"
"I just secretly felt that I wanted to investigate this matter. Your Excellency also agreed. I will start the investigation when everything is over here."
Qian Shengxue caressed Zhiyu who was lying between the two of them, "Okay, if you need me, just ask and I will definitely help you."
