"Get out!" Xia Chengxuan pointed at Zhang Suiguang and shouted.
He didn't ask why, nor did he want to ask why.
After hearing his roar, the guards outside the courtyard rushed forward menacingly. They each drew their swords from their sheaths and stared intently at the short-bearded man with a warm smile in front of them.
Hua Fang and Qing Ji also rushed up from outside the hall and stood on his left and right sides.
At this time, Zhang Suiguang had not even left his seat.
Ran Jingru looked at Xia Chengxuan's face, which was red with anger, and swallowed the words on her lips.
"Your Majesty, the city gate has been sealed. If you want to contact the white-clothed army outside the city, I can help you." Zhang Suiguang looked at the table with his fingers and said with a smile.
Xia Chengxuan's heart suddenly shrank, but he didn't look at him. He only issued an order to exclude guests in a cold voice: "Get out!"
Naturally, he had known for a long time that Zhang Suiguang was the leader of the Salt Gang and the leader of the Nine Halls. He also knew that the people who killed Xia Muren and his more than 400 guards in Pingshang were Zhang Suiguang and people from Prince Yun's Mansion.
Just then Du Chong told him that Zhang Suiguang had come to his house, and Xia Chengxuan almost ran over because he guessed that Zhang Suiguang's arrival would definitely bring something detrimental to Xia Muyan.
Unexpectedly, the first sentence he heard was that Zhang Suiguang wanted to kill Mei Siyuan in the Prince's Mansion.
Zhang Suiguang would not make such a request for nothing. He obviously made some very important promises, but Xia Chengxuan did not dare to listen.
Yes, I dare not listen.
Xia Chengxuan knew that Zhang Suiguang was not stupid. Since he dared to make such a request, he must have something in his hand that the palace could not refuse.
He didn't dare to listen and drove Zhang Suiguang away because he was afraid that he would be moved by what he heard.
"But the price is to kill Yuan Chen's relatives, what can I do?"
"Send off guests!" Xia Chengxuan shouted with his eyes closed.
Hua Fang and Qing Ji each took a step forward, staring closely at Zhang Suiguang.
"Tomorrow at noon." Zhang Suiguang stood up from his seat and said with a chuckle, "Princess, Crown Prince, if you have figured it out, please come to Lingcheng Zhai in the north of the city to find me before tomorrow at noon. We will not wait for you after the deadline."
After finishing speaking, he walked out of the hall.
However, after walking seven or eight steps, he saw Qing Ji and Hua Fang still following him closely, with displeasure on their faces. He suddenly shrugged his shoulders and pushed with his arms, instantly knocking them away by more than ten feet.
Although Hua Fang and Qing Ji were shaken away, they were not injured at all. This was an extremely clever method of using force and could only be done by those with extremely strong internal strength.
The two looked at each other with expressions of astonishment and horror on their faces, both thinking: "I didn't expect that Zhang Suiguang was hidden so deeply and his martial arts skills were so terrifying!"
The guards were about to rush forward, but were stopped by Ran Jingru, "Everyone, step back and let him go!"
Zhang Suiguang didn't say another word, pushed aside the government soldiers blocking him, and walked quickly towards the layman with a sullen face.
"Is this person very powerful in martial arts?" Xia Chengxuan walked up to Hua Fang and asked with a serious look on his face.
He knew that his question was unnecessary, but he still couldn't help but ask.
Hua Fang swallowed his saliva and replied softly: "I have never seen anyone who can practice his inner strength to such a profound level. I am afraid that Master Xuan Yue, who was previously the best in the world, may not be his opponent."
"So powerful?" Xia Chengxuan asked again.
The top ten guards of the palace all have extraordinary skills. Zhang Suiguang was able to knock two of them away for more than ten feet in the blink of an eye. It was obvious that his martial arts skills were far superior to theirs.
"He just shook us away without hurting us. It is an extremely powerful luck technique. To perform this kind of martial arts, one must have extremely strong internal strength. I have only heard of it in the 40 years of practicing martial arts, but I have never seen anyone do it. You have mastered it. Zhang Suiguang is also the person with the strongest internal strength I have ever seen." Qing Ji also murmured from the side.
"Chengxuan, ask the kitchen to prepare some more good dishes later. Today is Yiyi's sixteenth birthday, and our family will have a good meal." Ran Jingru stood up from her seat, walked to Xia Chengxuan and whispered softly. After saying that, he left directly.
"Yiyi?"
... ...
A few days ago, Xia Chengyi asked Mei Yuanchen to prepare a birthday gift for her. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, things in Prince Jaw's Mansion have changed.
Yuqiong Langyuan has become the exclusive courtyard of the Mei family. Mei Yuanchen lived here all the time he was in the palace.
Today is her birthday, but there is no festive and lively atmosphere in the house. Her father has passed away and her husband is not here, so Xia Chengyi will not have the joy of celebrating her birthday. Throughout the day, she was cleaning and taking care of everything in Yuqiong Langyuan.
"Besides cleaning the yard for Brother Yuanchen, what else can I do?"
After the last piece of clothing was washed and hung to dry, Xia Chengyi sat in the pavilion in the yard.
"Yiyi, are you really here?" Ran Jingru's voice suddenly came from the corridor.
After Ran Jingru came out of the side hall, she went to Xia Chengyi's boudoir. When she didn't see her, she went to Jinghu Garden and finally found her in Yuqiong Langyuan.
"Mom, why are you down here walking? Why don't you rest?" Xia Chengyi hurriedly walked to his mother's side, held her hand, and thought to himself, "It's not too bad. I still have my mother, and I still have my mother. Brother, brother Yuanchen, Zi Teng, Uncle Du, Grandpa Chu and others..."
"Yiyi, today is your birthday. Mother has something to give you. You can go get it with me." Ran Jingru said softly, holding her daughter's arm.
There was deep reluctance in her eyes, but Xia Chengyi lowered his head and was sobbing softly.
"Mom still loves me..."
The mother and daughter walked slowly and heartlessly to the main residence.
Ran Jingru pulled Xia Chengyi to the dressing table and sat down, then took out an exquisite sandalwood box about one foot long, nine inches wide and nearly six inches high from the hidden compartment of the dressing table. She put it into her daughter's hands and softly He said: "Yiyi, you are twenty-eight years old, and it is the right time to get married. If your father hadn't had this unexpected incident, now would be the time to prepare for the wedding ceremony for you and Yuan Chen."
Having said this, her tears fell again. Xia Chengyi saw his mother crying and hurriedly took out the brocade handkerchief to wipe it. After wiping and wiping, I started crying too.
While crying, Ran Jingru held her in her arms and shouted tremblingly: "My poor child..."
"Mom, don't cry, my brother and I will always be with you."
"Silly boy, when Yuan Chen comes back, you are going to get married, how can you stay with me all the time?" Ran Jingru pushed Xia Chengyi away gently, and said to her with a smile with tears in her eyes, "Inside the box is what your parents have prepared for you. A good dowry, please open it and take a look."
Xia Chengyi picked up the box as he was told. She felt that the sandalwood box was heavy and a bit cumbersome. When she opened it, she saw several dazzling gemstone jewelry.
... ...
When Xu Xiaoyu, An Wuyu, Chen Jinbei, and Yu Lingyi walked out of the secret room, their faces were a little dull.
Yu Lingyi promised to relay Xu Xiaoyu's words to Duan Muyu verbatim. Whether he comes or not depends on his decision.
"Three of you, since this is the case, Yu will not delay any more and will set off back to Yinyang. I will report to the emperor exactly what you want." Yu Lingyi said to the three of them while holding his sword.
After saying that, he turned around and stepped onto the path, walking along the original path.
