Xiao family mansion
Fenglin Pavilion was originally the place where the Empress Dowager Xiao received the Xiao family when she returned to her natal family to visit relatives. Since the death of Queen Mother Xiao, this place has become a place for core members of the Xiao family to discuss matters.
Since Yerunan's guards escorted the killers sent by the Xiao family into the city and read out their charges, the core members of the Xiao family have gathered from all sides of Linhuang Mansion to the Fenglin Pavilion of the mansion. They did not think that the matter would be exposed. It happened so quickly that it caught them completely off guard.
From the moment they entered Fenglin Pavilion, these people denounced the Yelu family's venomous behavior. They scolded them for nearly half an hour before they remembered to deal with their own mess. As a result, they scolded people quite happily, and when it came time to discuss serious matters, they remained silent. Everyone lowered their heads, as if they didn't exist at all. Even if I come up with a few ideas, I can't satisfy everyone.
They knew very well that although the guards did not name the person behind the killer, the length of stay at several important residences of the Xiao family and the deliberately raised voices were enough to prove that the Yelu family had mastered the situation. With conclusive evidence, it can be concluded that the mastermind is the Xiao family. However, due to the fact that Linhuang Mansion currently has many foreign envoys gathered, the so-called family scandal should not be publicized. In the final analysis, it is still an internal dispute in the Liao Kingdom, and outsiders cannot see it as a joke, so I did not expose it ruthlessly and left it a little bit. Just to save face.
Xiao Fengqi, who had the highest hopes for the Xiao family, was naturally one of the important figures summoned by the family head. However, after entering Fenglin Pavilion, he found an inconspicuous corner and sat down, without saying a word from beginning to end. It's like he doesn't exist. Although he did not participate in any discussion, he saw all the performances of his great-grandfather, grandfather, father, uncles and cousins.
"Xiao Qi!" Xiao Fengjia, Xiao Fengqi's fourth brother, sat next to him, reaching out to poke his younger brother who always had a sneer on his lips, "Don't put on such an expression, we are all a family after all. By the way, they made this decision Didn’t I discuss this with you before?”
"Did you tell Fourth Brother?" Xiao Fengqi asked back. Seeing Xiao Fengjia shaking his head, he snorted coldly, "They deliberately wanted to hide it from us, and they also wanted us to help clean up the mess. Where can anything in this world be so cheap? Let Let them do it, I want to see what flowers they can get out of it."
"You are just watching the fun and don't think it's a big deal. If they want to die, can we just let them do it?" Xiao Fengjia didn't think much of this group of people, but they were all close relatives, so he couldn't really ignore it. He took a look at his own Brother, "What are you angry about? There is no need!"
"Fourth brother, I'm not angry, I just feel it's not worth it. We helped once, and there will be a second time. How many messes have we helped clean up over the years? We didn't cause the trouble, but we shoulder the blame. , just because they are close relatives? We treat them as close relatives, what do they think of us?" Xiao Fengqi's sneer became more and more obvious, "If they hadn't stretched their hands too long, how could you and I end up where we are today?"
"That's true." Xiao Fengjia sighed, "The two hospitals are guarding us as much as they are guarding against thieves. The people at home think we can get away with it!"
"Whether you want to be a gangster or not doesn't matter, fourth brother, watch your people. It doesn't matter how many of us fall in, it doesn't matter even if I fall in, but your people definitely can't." Xiao Fengqi raised his chin, "You The people under you are the foundation of our family, and they are the most feared by the Yelu family. If something goes wrong with the people under you, it will be completely over."
"Understood." Xiao Fengjia nodded, "I'm not that careless. Do you know why my grandfather and uncle ignored me for half a month?"
"Did they ask you for someone?" Seeing Xiao Fengjia gently nodding, Xiao Fengqi's face instantly turned ugly, "A bunch of idiots!" He snorted coldly, "I thought Ye Luling was the stupidest person I have ever seen in my life. Unexpectedly, the most stupid people are in our family."
"When they borrowed people from me, they didn't say what they were going to do, but I felt that the people under me were the lifeblood of our family, and we couldn't just hand them over easily. If they went and never came back, I had no place to cry. So. , they refused without thinking. They were so angry. They saw me in the past half month, as if they didn’t see me as a person." Xiao Fengjia pushed her hand stove into Xiao Fengqi's hand, "Fortunately, I didn't agree. Who are they, General Zhenguo, and who is their military advisor? To assassinate them... aren't they seeking death themselves?"
"If they could think of this, they wouldn't be able to do such a stupid thing." Xiao Fengqi rolled his eyes, "My great-grandfather and grandfather followed them to fool around. I didn't expect that. I thought they would stop them!"
"Stop? On the surface, it was to assassinate the mission, but in fact, it was not to attack the Yelu family? Great-grandfather was good at everything, but he always thought about the glory of the Queen Mother when she was there, and was always obsessed with what happened when the Queen Mother was there." Xiao Fengjia couldn't help but rolled her eyes, "To put it bluntly, the Queen Mother has been dead for a long time, and her eyes don't look forward, but always look behind... If our family is left in their hands, how can it be better? That’s weird!”
"Fourth brother!" Xiao Fengqi patted Xiao Fengjia's arm, "These words are not nonsense. If they know it, they will think of ways to torment you again!"
"If they have the ability, just stay away from them." Xiao Fengjia didn't care at all. "But you have to be careful. They don't know how they know about your relationship with Yeluling, and they want to pour this dirty water on you!"
"Don't worry, fourth brother, we won't let them succeed."
After saying that, Xiao Fengqi stood up and was about to walk towards the door, but was pulled by Xiao Fengjia.
"What are you going for?"
"The room is too suffocating. I'm going to go out and take a breath."
Originally, the position where Xiao Fengqi was sitting did not attract much attention. People in the room were distracted and worried, and no one thought of him. As soon as he stood up, everyone's eyes were focused on him.
"Xiao Qi, why are you here? Everyone has been discussing it for a long time!"
"Grandpa, my grandson has been here a long time ago, but you didn't see him." Xiao Fengqi turned around and saluted his grandfather.
The current head of the Xiao family is Xiao Fengqi's grandfather, Xiao Shengning. He was also a general who led troops and fought in battles in the early years. But now he has been away from the battlefield for many years. In addition, the fight with the Yelu family has been in full swing in the past two or three years, and he has no confidence in the outside world. Little is known about the situation. Therefore, he suffered such a big setback this time and lost all his dignity and face, which made him feel particularly uncomfortable. I originally thought that the grandson I valued would respond positively and give me a good plan to overcome this difficulty. Unexpectedly, not only did he not say a word, he was also ready to ignore it. That's why he deliberately asked why he was late.
"The elders are discussing important matters here. If you, a junior, don't listen carefully, what are you going to do?" Xiao Shengning's displeasure was clearly shown. He glared at his grandson, "After listening for so long, what are you going to do? Don’t have anything to say?”
"Me?" Xiao Fengqi's attitude was very cold, "No."
"Such a big thing happened, and you have nothing to say? How should our family get through this difficulty?"
"Grandfather, what does it have to do with our family that they caught the assassin?" Xiao Fengqi's face showed no expression, and he also pulled Xiao Fengjia over. "Is it possible that these killers were sent by grandfather?"
"Damn it!" Xiao Pingyuan, Xiao Fengqi's uncle slammed the table, "Why are you talking to your grandfather?"
Xiao Fengqi didn't even look at Xiao Pingyuan, but took Xiao Fengjia's arm and walked out.
"Stop!" Xiao Shengning saw how he looked like he didn't care about anyone, and his anger rushed to the top of his head, and he slapped the table hard, "Evil! If it weren't for you, why would our family be where we are today!"
"Grandpa is right, it's because of him!" Xiao Fengshi, the second cousin who has always been at odds with Xiao Fengqi, jumped out first, pointed at Xiao Fengqi and said, "If it weren't for the fact that he made friends with that Yeluling, he sent people to assassinate the Qi family Boy, we wouldn't think of assassinating the Xia Mission. The source of all this lies with him. If the Yelu family won't let you go, we will hand you over. Don't think that your grandfather and uncles value you. You You think you are so important, there are so many promising children in the Xiao family, one more you is not too much, one less you is not too much!"
"Promising children? Second cousin, are you talking about yourself?" Xiao Fengqi and Xiao Fengjia stopped and looked at the people in the room. Their eyes swept over their great-grandfather, grandfather, uncles, and brothers one by one, and the mockery on their faces became more and more obvious. The deeper you go, the more you don’t want to hide it at all. Xiao Fengjia stopped Xiao Fengqi, narrowed his red phoenix eyes, and said with a half-smile, "My second cousin thinks highly of me. I wonder where my second cousin is?" He turned to Xiao Fengqi and said, "This Feng Lin Without the majesty of the pavilion, any cat or dog can come in!"
"What the fourth brother said is true." Xiao Fengqi didn't wait for Xiao Fengshi to argue, and followed Xiao Fengjia's words, "Just now, the second cousin said that it was because I sent people to assassinate A Feng, so you got inspiration from here and thought of assassinating him. From the mission. I have a question to ask my second cousin. Do you have any evidence to prove that I was the one who assassinated Afeng?"
"me……"
Xiao Fengshi was speechless when asked. He heard what his father and his elder brother said, so he concluded that Qi Zhifeng's assassination was closely related to Xiao Fengqi. He looked at Xiao Pingyuan, hoping that his father could say a few words for him. As a result, his father looked away and did not look at him at all.
"Long time no see, my second cousin has impressed us. Even the king and the two houses have confirmed that the leader is Major General Yelu, but my second cousin wants to frame this crime on me. Could it be that my cousin wants to By overturning this judgment, are you preparing to overturn the verdict of Major General Yelu? It turns out that the second cousin and the Major General's affection has reached this point, which is really...enviable!"
"You are so slanderous!" Xiao Fengshi was speechless and his face turned red. "Don't listen to this kid's nonsense. There is no such thing. I...I..."
"Xiao Qi, don't argue with your second cousin. He always speaks unscrupulously, so don't take it to heart." Xiao Zhi, the eldest elder of the Xiao family and Xiao Fengqi's great-grandfather, glared at Xiao Fengshi and turned around. He put on a very kind look and said, "If you want to blame me, blame me. I didn't let them tell you and Xiaosi, so I did it on my own initiative. This is also because I didn't think about it well and didn't think about the mission. He is so powerful, so the Yelu family has a handle on it. Xiaoqi, you are always smart, what should you do about this?"
"I didn't expect the people in the mission to be so powerful?" Xiao Fengqi's eyes swept over the faces of the people in the room, and several of them lowered their heads unconsciously, "Grandpa, you and grandfather don't know the origin of this mission, so why not It's understandable, but my uncle, third uncle, ninth uncle, eldest cousin, third cousin, and eighth cousin should all know the origins of this general who governs the country. When you led the army, you followed her. We have dealt with each other and suffered a lot at her hands. Don’t you know what kind of person she is? Or do you think that not enough people in our family have died at her hands? Is it appropriate to throw it in?”
"Wait a minute!" Xiao Pingyuan stood up and asked with a horrified look on his face, "Is this General Zhenguo you are talking about...is...she?"
"Uncle, why can't you lead troops anymore?" Xiao Fengqi's eyes stayed on Xiao Pingyuan's right arm, "Who was your right hand seriously injured? Doesn't uncle remember it?"
"How...how...how could it be her?" Xiao Pingyuan began to tremble unconsciously. He looked at Xiao Fengshi, who was the first to come up with the idea, "You...you didn't say...I...I want to know She will never agree!"
"Dad, who is it?" Xiao Fengshi looked at his father and then his elder brother with a confused look on his face, "Why do you all have such expressions? He is just a little-known general, how could you..."
"Little general?" Xiao Pingyuan raised his hand and slapped Xiao Fengshi hard. Then he felt annoyed and followed up and kicked him twice, "The general of the Shen family's army became a little general in your mouth? You?" You're really promising! You bastard who has little success but only failure, you want to kill your father and your brother!" Taking a deep breath, he looked at Xiao Fengqi, who had nothing to do with him and looked indifferent, "She is Special envoy of Great Xia?"
"Yes!" Xiao Fengqi nodded, "When they entered the city this morning, I took a look. The special envoy was the Zhenguo General Shen Cha, and her deputy was the military counselor Jin Jing." Seeing the people named, their faces changed. He turned pale and sneered, "Okay, you don't have to look like this. Although they know that the killer came from the Xiao family, they won't punish him now. You guys should be honest from now on and don't mess around. Just don't give the clues to others." After saying that, without looking back, he pulled Xiao Fengjia and left Fenglin Pavilion.
The brothers walked around the yard for a while and sighed at the same time.
"With such a group of idiots around..."
"My heart is so tired!"
