"Do you still have it with you?"
Su Xian asked.
To his extreme surprise and disappointment, Yang Zhilan shook her head.
Su Xian pursed his lips with a depressed look on his face.
That token from the remnants of the previous dynasty is definitely a good thing, but Yang Zhilan didn't bring it with her... It's impossible to send someone back to Yingzhou to get it, right?
Too far!
Seeing such a good opportunity to frame and create evidence slipping away through his fingers, Su Xian was really depressed and couldn't help but sigh heavily.
Liu Huixiang didn't know what they were talking about, but seeing Su Xian so depressed, she became worried and wanted to give him comfort and warmth, but it seemed that it was not appropriate now.
"I didn't bring the token with me, but I'm not in Yingzhou either." Yang Zhilan said suddenly.
"Not in Yingzhou? Then where is it?" Su Xian looked up at her with confusion on his face.
"That token is not safe. I put it...in the inn where I stayed last night." Yang Zhilan replied calmly.
"..."
Su Xian was stunned for a moment and looked at her blankly.
Yang Zhilan's expression remained unchanged and she looked at him with calm to indifferent eyes.
Liu Huixiang observed carefully, things seemed to have turned around?
After being so quiet in the carriage for a while, Su Xian was defeated and silently warned Yang Zhilan: "Zhilan, from now on, just finish what you have to say."
"Okay." Yang Zhilan nodded.
"Okay." Su Xian's face straightened, he looked at Yang Zhilan again and said, "I believe you already know my intention. This matter should be done sooner rather than later. You should act as soon as possible."
"Yes!" Yang Zhilan stood up and was about to get out of the car.
"By the way, do you know where Zhang Huaiyi's mansion is?" Su Xian asked.
"Don't worry, young master." Yang Zhilan left a word, stepped out of the carriage, jumped on the horse's back beside the carriage, lightly pulled the reins, and the horse left the team.
"..."
Su Xian opened the side curtain of the carriage and watched Yang Zhilan walk away until her back completely disappeared into the sea of people.
Liu Huixiang leaned over with a suspicious look on her face. She vaguely guessed something, but she couldn't explain it, which made her a little uncomfortable.
Su Xian noticed the other person's body leaning towards him and naturally hugged him. He observed the world-famous "Heaven Street" through the side curtains and asked in a low voice:
"Madam, are you wondering what your husband was talking about to Zhilan just now?"
"I...don't be surprised." Liu Huixiang said weakly.
Su Xian turned around and looked down. Seeing Liu Huixiang's fair and tender face clearly filled with suspicion, he grinned and said:
"Madam, please beg me. If you beg me, I will tell you."
"Husband...I know my fault..."
"It doesn't matter whether you know you're wrong or not. It doesn't matter whether you're weird or not. The point is... I want you to beg me."
Su Xian smiled.
Liu Huixiang's expression was slightly startled, with a trace of helplessness on her face, and then she transformed into a soft and cute little daughter-in-law. She gently grabbed Su Xian's shoulders with both hands, shook her gently and kept praying...
In fact, she really didn't want to know about this, she was just playing a small game with Su Xian.
It's just that she is so old, and she still acts like a little girl, and just thinking about it makes her feel... ashamed, and her face turns red.
Su Xian was greatly relieved. He laughed and picked up Liu Huixiang and put it on his lap. Liu Huixiang put her hands around his neck to keep her balance.
"Seeing how pitiful you are, I'll tell you now."
"This matter has to start a few days ago. That night, there was an assassin in the house..."
"..."
As Su Xian was talking, he suddenly remembered what happened in Huaizhou, and couldn't help but feel angry. He gritted his teeth and said to the air:
"A person like Zhang Huaiyi allows his adopted son to do all kinds of wrongs, feeds the common people, and regards ordinary people as insects... This kind of person will be punished by everyone, and my husband will do whatever it takes to get rid of him!"
"..."
After Su Xian finished speaking, he found that there was no sound in the carriage. Looking down, Liu Huixiang seemed to be frightened by him, looking at him with a blank expression.
Su Xian softened his tone and said with a smile: "Let's not talk about those troublesome things, madam. We have arrived at Shendu City. I would like to ask you to tell me some interesting cultural stories about Shendu City."
"OK……"
"..."
The convoy drove slowly, from south to north, and after walking for tens of kilometers, they finally came to the bank of "Luoshui", a river that passed through the city.
Luoshui divided the city of Shendu into two.
It is divided into "city north" and "city south". There are also those called "Luobei" and "Luonan".
The northern part of the city occupies one-third of the entire city, and the southern part occupies two-thirds. However, the center of the city and the hub of the beams, the Imperial City, is located in the north of the city, which occupies a smaller area.
In front of Su Xian and others is a bridge, which spans Luoshui and is called "Tianjin Bridge".
After the convoy passed the Tianjin Bridge, it arrived at the south gate of the imperial city——
Duanmen.
The urban area north of Luoshui, Chengbei or Luobei, can be divided into two parts, the imperial city in the northwest, and the Lifang residential area in the northeast.
Needless to say, there is no need to say much about the imperial city. The villages in the northeast are the residences of dignitaries, which is very different from the city south of Luoshui.
The motorcade slowly stopped in front of the gate.
Su Xian got out of the car and immediately noticed that Yan Dashan was still following the carriage. He couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Da Shan, don't you need to go back to Yan Mansion?"
Yan Dashan scratched his head and said with a smile: "There is no rush for this moment. Let's talk about it after I escort the young master into the princess mansion."
Su Xian shook his head and turned around to meet Thousand Faced Fox, Nangong Kui and Jiang Hanwen who were approaching.
The Prison Department's Yamen is located in the East City, which is east of the Imperial City, so the three major arrestees will not follow them into the Imperial City and say goodbye here.
After watching the three major arrests leave, Zhou Ji came up and said with a smile: "Master Marquis, please come into the city. The princess has been waiting for a long time."
"good!"
Su Xian took out a gold medal from his belt, which was given by Princess Lanling. In addition to being able to mobilize a certain number of personal guards of the princess' palace, this gold medal could also allow him to freely enter and leave the imperial city.
Of course, Ziwei City, where the emperor worked and lived, was not allowed to enter.
This gold medal does not have enough "authority".
After showing the gold medal, the general guarding Duanmen let him go directly.
Su Xian, Liu Huixiang, and Yan Dashan, together with the soldiers of the Hou Mansion, entered the imperial city and followed Zhou Ji's Office straight to Princess Lanling's Mansion.
The Imperial City is also called "Taiwei City". In addition to the offices of the Six Ministers, there are also the residences of princes and princesses.
Su Xian was amazed when he saw it in the carriage.
This is the first time he has seen such a magnificent ancient building. The mansions are connected together, the government offices are majestic and domineering, and even the servants and officials in the imperial city do not look like ordinary things...
After all, this is the ruling center of a country!
This situation makes sense.
Finally, the carriage stopped.
Princess Lanling's mansion has arrived.
After Zhou Ji's office arranged for Liu Huixiang and others, he personally led Su Xian to see Li Youqing. Needless to say, the buildings and scenery in the princess's mansion were dazzling to Su Xian.
In comparison, the house he bought in Yingzhou really seemed... cramped, and Princess Lanling had already expressed her affection for it.
After walking through countless splendid corridors, Zhou Ji's office finally arrived with him. The two of them stopped outside a living room, and a palace maid came in to report.
"come in!"
Soon, Su Xian heard the familiar, pleasant, and lazy voice.
Compared with when he was in Yingzhou, Li Youqing's voice was more dignified and mature, but less cordial.
