Shen Cha and Jin Jing personally walked Yerunan to the door of the inn and watched him mount his horse and gallop away. They waited until his figure completely disappeared from sight before they turned around and returned to the inn.
Although she stayed up all night, Shen Cha didn't feel sleepy. She didn't go back to her room. Instead, she ordered Mei Lin and Mei Zhu to continue guarding the door. She re-entered Jin Jing's room, picked up her tea cup, and drank a little. One mouthful.
"Looking at your expression, you are not in a good mood?" Jin Jing closed the door, turned around and saw Shen Cha's expression was not good, she chuckled, "This kid is different from when he was in Jiaping Pass. Yes or no?"
"On your own territory, you can do what you want to say and what you want to say naturally, and you don't have to worry about it at all. Look at us again. After we got here, we became timid and cautious, and we didn't dare to say anything. Dare to do more, so as not to bring trouble to yourself." Shen Cha put down the cup and searched for a long time in the saucer, but didn't think there was anything delicious, so he took an orange and slowly started to peel it. "Yelunan, this kid, after he returned to his own territory, he started spying on us because he was a local snake and we couldn't do anything to him."
"You also have to understand him. It's not easy for him either. During the funeral, the security of Linhuang Mansion is under his control. Any problems that arise, whether big or small, are his responsibility. This is also his responsibility. The reason why he should throw the biggest disaster so far away. Besides, his spying is not only aimed at us, every envoy has to go through this. As the person in charge, he can't favor one thing over another, because we have a good personal relationship. Just give us a wide berth, right?"
"This sounds quite reasonable."
"It makes perfect sense. If it were you, you would do the same thing." Jin Jing changed the charcoal in the stove and put it into Shen Cha's hand. "As far as he can distinguish between public and private matters, I quite admire him. What he talked to us about today was just to see if our informants in Linhuang Mansion needed his attention. However, what he didn’t know was that the informants he was looking for were just us. We want him to find it. What we don’t want to tell him, he will never find it in his life." He took the peeled orange from Shen Cha, broke it in half, and took a bite. "It can be said that the results of this spying, It made him very satisfied.”
"The Jin people sent envoys from three different camps. It doesn't matter even if our reaction is mediocre. After all, they have become a joke in Linhuang Mansion. If you ask around a little, you can find out what's going on." Shen Cha yawned and said a little sadly, "Xiao Qi and Xiao Ba really didn't talk about Duan and Yeluling. Moreover, while we were preparing to go out, we had already stopped talking to Xiao Min. news exchanges, unless something unpredictable happens. But Duan's and even Yeluling's matters do not fall into this category. There should be a reason why Xiaoqi and Xiaoba didn't find out, especially Yeluling's matter. , probably not allowed to talk about it!”
"No matter how you say it, it's all a family scandal, the envoys are outsiders, and many of them have feuds that have lasted for many years. How can a person with such a good face like Yelvertu just make fun of others?"
"So, when we heard what happened to Duan and Yeluling, what we showed was our truest reaction. Yelunan was really frightened when he saw us, and his whole body suddenly became very relaxed, feeling like he had just met It was completely different. However, I think we can't take it lightly. At most, half of his suspicions have been eliminated, and there is still the other half. Therefore, we must be more cautious this time in Linhuang Mansion. Who knows when this kid will On a whim, come and spy on us again.”
"You're right. Xiao Min still needs to keep silent. Haven't you already informed him that he needs to keep a distance from us during our stay in Linhuang Mansion? Xiao Min is a smart child and will definitely do it." Jin Jing nodded, "Then again, what Yerunan said is indeed quite shocking. Fortunately for the Duan family, they are always thieves and know that they are in the wrong and are afraid of the Liao people's revenge, so Baba He came to apologize, which is what I expected. But Yeluling..." Jin Jing looked at Shen Cha, "Isn't this punishment a bit excessive? What he did was indeed outraged by both humans and gods, but beheading and cutting in half are both It makes sense, but Lingchi..."
"Yelvertu did this for his own reasons. Yeluling's behavior really touched his bottom line. The two old generals are his most respected elders. It is impossible to see them being wronged. Yeluling actually did this It's right for him to be annoyed when something like this happens. But, as you said, it's not to the level of Ling Chi. The reason why Ye Luling ended up like this is because he attacked Qi Zhifeng."
"Yelu Ertu wanted to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys." Jin Jing finished her half of the orange and took the other half of the Chencha to nibble on. "After he became the king of Liao, Yelulan's identity and status did not change in any way. This made Some people in Linhuang Mansion thought they saw an opportunity."
"They felt that Yelvertu wanted to abandon Yelulan, so they slandered him behind his back and even attacked Yelulan's people."
"Yes, I think Yelvertu has been holding back just to wait for a suitable opportunity." Jin Jing sneered, "This person can really be used by anyone and anything."
"Being able to be used means that this person is of some use. Why did Yelvertu use Yeluling? Wasn't it because of his ambition? Unfortunately, Yeluling slapped him hard in the mouth." Shen Cha looked at Jin Jing, with a helpless expression, "Xiao Fengqi... is ruthless enough. He passed by our place as a special envoy before, and my brother said that although he doesn't compete with Yerunan and Qi Zhifeng on the surface, he may use some tricks behind the scenes. Yeah. Look, my brother really got it right."
"No, Xiao Fengqi's move was cruel and poisonous." Jin Jing finished eating the orange, stood up and walked to wash her hands, "This is called killing two birds with one stone. He dated Yeluling and borrowed Yeluling's hand to assassinate Qi Zhifeng. . If it succeeds, Yelu Nan will be heartbroken and Yelu Lan will not be much better. It is possible that the two of them fell into extreme pain, lost their minds for a moment, and did something irreparable wrong. Xiao This will give their supporters and supporters an excuse to criticize them, crush them to death, and prevent them from standing up."
"If like now, the assassination fails, Qi Zhifeng is still alive and kicking, and it won't have much influence on Xiao Fengqi and the Xiao family. He just pushes Yeluling out as a scapegoat. But the only thing he didn't expect was that he was killed by two old generals. I bumped into him. Although the suggestion he gave Yeluling to kill people and silence them sounded really irritating at first, but after calming down and thinking about it carefully, if it were me, I would also choose this approach to avoid future troubles. "Chen Cha sighed, "Ye Luling didn't do this, which is why he left such a big disaster. Instead, he lost his life."
"In addition to Yeluling's trouble, Xiao Fengqi also has a problem." Jin Jing sat back and took the teacup handed over by Shen Cha, "He should never have sent dead soldiers to assassinate us, and let us capture him alive."
"Brother Xiaojing, Xiao Fengqi should not have been the instigator of the assassination. Although he is the Xiao family's best hope at present, he cannot be the Xiao family's leader. The Xiao family will listen to what he says, but they will not accept it in full. Someone should have seen that assassinating us would bring a lot of trouble to the Yelu family, so they imitated Xiao Fengqi and sent assassins to intercept and kill us. The person who made this decision must have a higher weight than Xiao Fengqi, not Xiao. The heads of the family are those clan elders. Moreover, the killer must have been hidden from Xiao Fengqi before he was sent out. However, even if he knew, he was unable to stop it. The weight of the clan heads and clan elders is much greater than that of a rising star like him."
"Hey, the Xiao family is in decline. In addition to Yelvertu's unremitting suppression over the years, from the head of the family to the elders, no one thinks long-term enough, and they are always led away by the petty profits in front of them. Only one of them thinks long-term. Xiao Fengqi is of little use either!"
"That's what happened." Shen Cha sighed softly, "I am worried now that Yelvertu will not give up and will not let go of the Xiao family's faults. If the Xiao family is pushed into a hurry, they may Will make a desperate move."
"Are you going to rebel now?" Jin Jing shook her head gently, "It's unlikely. They have already handed over military power, and there are very few people who can lead troops to fight and have the ability to rebel. Otherwise, the former King of Liao When they pass away, they will take action instead of letting Yelvertu lock the entire Linhuang Mansion's dignitaries in the palace."
"I'm just worried. It doesn't mean that the Xiao family will really rebel. Whether he rebels or not is his business. We still have to be prepared for him to rebel." Shen Cha glanced at Jin Jing, "You just said something But it was wrong."
"What?" Jin Jing looked confused.
"On the surface, the Xiao family has handed over military power, but they still have private soldiers. Moreover, their private soldiers are the best among the best, and they are not exposed easily."
"Ah!" Jin Jing patted her forehead, "I forgot about this."
"This is understandable. The Xiao family has not appeared on the battlefield in the past two years. Brother Xiaojing will naturally not remember the losses he suffered. Fortunately, they only sent the so-called masters of the guards this time. If private soldiers appeared, , with just a few people like us, I’m afraid we won’t be able to get even half a cent off.”
"You don't have to talk to me. I'm the only one who has suffered a loss? Hasn't General Zhen Guo been in trouble? Everyone is divided, so everyone should take a step back!" Jin Jing snorted twice, "But you are right to remind me. , these smooth days have passed for too long, and the bad things in the past are not mentioned willingly. But no matter how unhappy it is, what is supposed to come will always come. No matter who we cooperate with, the Xiao family and the private soldiers of the Xiao family There is no way to avoid it. Now that everyone is down and recuperating, we have to think of a way to get rid of this hard bone."
"I want to think about it, but not now." Shen Cha felt a little headache and stretched out his hand to press his forehead, "I am now hoping that Yelu Nan can turn the tide, or...Yelu Ertu can restore his sanity, so that we don't have to be so embarrassed. .”
