Emperor An looked shaken when he heard this. He was afraid of the Lu family and knew that Lu Chongyuan had some escape routes secretly.
Naturally, he didn't want to let go of the Lu family, but what Xiao Yan said made sense.
The Lu family has been passed down for hundreds of years, and there are more than one or two in-laws. If the nine clans are to be punished, I am afraid that many people in the court will be implicated, leaving those insignificant Lu clan members, confiscating their homes and giving them to almost nothing. "Hope" can not only restrain Lu Jiu'an, but also gain a good reputation...
Emperor An tapped the table: "I remember that you hated the Lu family so much that you actually interceded for them?"
Xiao Yan said: "Wei Chen is not interceding on behalf of the Lu family. Lu Chongyuan framed Wei Chen several times, and almost killed Wei Chen several times. If he could kill the Lu family, Wei Chen would never hold back. However, Lu Jiuan is absconding. I should be more concerned."
An Di looked at him for a moment: "You said it makes sense, okay, I'll do as you say."
Xiao Yan lowered his head: "Yes."
After the monarch and his ministers finished talking about business, when Emperor An stood up, Xiao Yan stepped forward to support him.
"How are your injuries?"
"It doesn't matter."
"Is it going to be fine so soon?"
An Di was helped past the partition in the back, and when he sat on the couch connected to the side, he raised his eyes as if he didn't care: "Last time, Jiang Ji told me that you had a serious injury and that you would need to rest for a while. It's healed so quickly. Is it because Jiang Ji's medical skills are not good, or are you deceiving me?"
He seemed to be joking, but when he said the word "deceiving the emperor" lightly, there was a hint of solemnity in his eyes.
Xiao Yan didn't seem to hear it, and only showed a bit of helplessness: "Of course Dr. Jiang's medical skills are good, and Wei Chen's body does still have some injuries, but the Lu family has been killed in front of us, and Wei Chen can't continue to nest in the clouds. Lying in the alley, besides, Doctor Jiang has been treating Wei Chen for almost half a month now, and no matter how serious the injury is, it will not affect his ability to move around..."
"Oh? That means the injury hasn't healed yet. Let me have a look."
Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, then turned around to see that Emperor An looked serious and didn't look like he was joking. He frowned: "I fought with the Lu family a few days ago. The wounds of the ministers were cracked and looked a bit ferocious. I was afraid of surprising His Majesty."
Emperor An said, "It's okay, I'll just take a look."
Seeing Xiao Yan not moving, he frowned: "Why, can't you watch?"
Xiao Yan's face changed, as if he noticed that his tone was wrong, he couldn't help but pursed his lips tightly, and even his eyes became a little colder. Just when An Di thought that he refused, Xiao Yan suddenly took a few steps back and said directly He reached out to unfasten his waistband and pulled down his top.
His upper body was still wrapped in white cloth, and blood was visible on his lower back.
Before Emperor An could speak, Xiao Yan turned his back to Emperor An and pulled hard. When the white cloths spread out, several bloody and hideous wounds were revealed, like old wounds had been cracked open. The skin underneath those scars was exposed. There are old and new scars all over, and there is even a bulging scar on the side of the waist, which looks extremely scary.
Xiao Yan turned around and said with an expressionless face: "Your Majesty, do you still want to watch?"
He put his hand on his waist and wanted to unbutton his shirt.
Antiton said: "Okay!"
Seeing Xiao Yan looking up at him with a cold face, Emperor An felt guilty: "I'm just concerned about your body, I'm afraid that your injuries are too serious and will damage your foundation, so why don't you just take off your clothes..."
Xiao Yan directly stretched out his hand to pull up his clothes, and ignored the blood that flowed from the injured area when the clothes touched him. He just stretched out his hand to tie the belt again, and then said: "I am not afraid of His Majesty's investigation, but the Lu family No, why did your Majesty become suspicious of the minister this time?"
Emperor An choked: "Presumptuous."
He shouted without confidence and his eyes wandered.
Seeing Xiao Yan's black eyes looking at him, and the white cloth that fell on the ground was still stained with blood, Emperor An coughed: "Okay, since you are injured, take good care of yourself. The Privy Council matter is not left to you. No, I will issue an order to those in the Lu family later, and you should go out first."
Xiao Yan glanced at him and said coldly: "Wei Chen, please leave."
After giving a stiff salute, Xiao Yan turned around and strode out, his back looking sharp.
After waiting for a while, Waiter Feng came trotting in with some snacks, his face full of panic.
"Your Majesty, it's not good."
Emperor An took the tea and glanced at him: "You are not well, why are you so anxious?"
Feng Nei said anxiously: "When Governor Xiao went out just now, he asked the servant if anyone came to ask for mercy after the accident happened to the Lu family. He said that he wanted to see if there was anyone in the court who was biased towards the Lu family, and he was afraid that someone would take advantage of this. To bother Your Majesty, the servant said no without much thought, saying that except for Commander Liu who came twice in the past two days about the fire in the cold palace, no one else asked to see him alone, and then Governor Xiao left with murderous intent. "
"What did you say?!"
An Di shook the tea in his hand, and the hot water fell on his hand. He quickly put it aside, and then said sternly: "Slave dog, who told you to say this?!"
Feng's servant plopped down and knelt down on the ground: "Slave, I only thought that Governor Xiao was authorized by His Majesty to ask about the Lu family's affairs. Commander Liu also entered the palace because of the fire in the cold palace..."
Emperor An didn't want to hear what he said, so he just asked: "Where did Xiao Yan go?"
"When he left, he gritted his teeth and said he was going to the Forbidden Garden."
The guard station divided by the Imperial Army in the palace was in the Forbidden Garden. When Feng Neishi saw Emperor An's face turned pale, he said anxiously: "The servant came in quickly because he saw something was wrong. Your Majesty, the servant said something wrong. Governor Xiao looked at his face. No, how about I go chase Governor Xiao back?"
Waiter Feng looked flustered as if he had gotten into a big trouble. His face turned pale and he wanted to get up.
Upon seeing this, Emperor An said in a deep voice: "Forget it, stop chasing."
Xiao Yan's bad temper was probably because he was annoyed by what he had just done to make him look suspicious.
Feng Lai did not leave Yulongtai last night, and the people who were watching him said that he did not send a message to leave the palace. Xiao Yan never sent anyone out of the palace. Liu Tongen went to take away Dr. Jiang before dawn. The trial should be held that night. They must have all been examined clearly.
Xiao Yan had nothing to hide just now, and the injury was indeed an old wound that had cracked and was extremely serious. Even the scabbed areas showed how serious it was before the injury healed.
How could he leave Beijing in such a condition?
That old guy Lu Chongyuan was afraid that Xiao Yanshi had set him up, thinking that he had misunderstood and was plotted when he left the capital, and that was why he ended up like this.
Emperor An's head hurt when he thought of Xiao Yan, with a hint of guilty conscience after misunderstanding. After all, his injuries were all to save him.
With Xiao Yan's shrewdness, he probably realized from Feng Lai's casual remark that it was Liu Tong'en who "made the suggestion", which aroused suspicion in front of the emperor.
He rushed to the Forbidden Garden like this, thinking that at most he was just venting his anger. He couldn't just beat the dignified commander of the Forbidden Army to death...right?
An Di coughed and held the tea again: "Let him go, it will be fine if he makes a fuss."
Waiter Feng lowered his head: "It's my fault. I shouldn't be careless and talk too much. I'll go and get my punishment."
Emperor An waved his hand. He and Liu Tongen never left anyone around when discussing matters. Feng Lai didn't know why Liu Tongen came to the palace. Xiao Yan suddenly asked like this when he went out just now. It's not strange for Feng Lai to mention Liu Tongen casually without reacting.
Emperor An said: "I don't blame you, Xiao Yan has always been measured and can't cause any big trouble."
Half an hour later, Xiao Yan led people into the forbidden garden and beat Liu Tongen and more than ten guards.
Dr. Jiang, who had been tortured for some time, was tremblingly supported by someone. He followed Xiao Yan and walked out of the Forbidden Army prison with a pale face. Looking at the Forbidden Army guard lying on the ground next to him, he felt that his hands and feet were weak.
Someone sent a message last night that Governor Xiao would come to rescue him, but he didn't expect it to be like this!
Behind him, Liu Tongen had a huge black bruise on his face and the corners of his mouth were full of blood. When he limped out of the Forbidden Army Office and chased him, he said angrily: "Xiao Yan, you brought people into the Forbidden Garden and beat them." I even hurt the palace guards, do you still have the law in your eyes?!"
Xiao Yan raised his eyes and said, "Everyone knows that this governor is extremely courageous."
"You!" Liu Tongen said angrily.
Xiao Yan raised his lips and sarcastically said, "If Commander Liu is still dissatisfied, go and complain to His Majesty. I will be waiting for you."
He glanced at Yu Yanfeng, who was chasing after Liu Tongen, and sneered:
"However, I have underestimated you. I thought that you had no ambition and only had a false title, so you ignored the defense of the palace. However, I didn't think that you were not guilty of the palace guard's dereliction of duty, but you were capable of interfering with Lu. Your Majesty treats you very differently when it comes to family matters."
After Xiao Yan finished speaking, he asked the people around him to support Dr. Jiang and left.
Yu Yanfeng, who had just arrived and was still some distance away, stopped and looked at Liu Tongen with a stern look on his face.
…
"Xiao... Governor Xiao..."
Doctor Jiang was panicking. Is it possible for him to leave the Forbidden Garden like this?
Xiao Yan saw through his mind and said a rare word of comfort: "Go back with peace of mind. This matter is over. His Majesty will not pursue you anymore. You have stayed in the mansion to recuperate these days on the pretext of being tortured. Don't enter the palace."
Doctor Jiang's peace of mind started to rise again: "If you don't enter the palace, how could the palace..."
"What happens in the palace has nothing to do with you. You just need to rest in peace and recover."
Xiao Yan saw that Dr. Jiang was in a state of embarrassment and that he had indeed suffered a crime. He turned around and asked Jinyun to personally escort Dr. Jiang back to his home.
When Dr. Jiang returned, he found a brocade box in his bedroom. The box contained a thick stack of silver notes and several bottles of good healing medicine.
The secret guard who stayed in Jiang Mansion whispered: "The Governor said that Dr. Jiang was implicated this time. You can safely keep these things. I will stay in Jiang Mansion to protect you in the past few days."
Doctor Jiang looked at the brocade box and felt a little uneasy.
He always felt that something was wrong with what Xiao Yan just said, but after many years in the Imperial Medical Office, he knew what to ask and what not to ask.
Doctor Jiang closed the brocade box and whispered, "Thank you, Governor Xiao, for me."
…
Xiao Yan beat Liu Tongen, and after returning to Hexi Hall, he threw away his shirt in disgust. Tang Ning had been waiting at Yueli Terrace and rushed forward when he saw him coming back.
"Brother, is everything okay in the palace?"
She only found out what happened last night this morning, and she had been worried since Xiao Yan went to the morning court.
"It's all my fault. I left traces in my haste that day, so people noticed..."
Halfway through Tang Ning's words, she saw the blood oozing from Xiao Yan's light-colored inner clothes. Her expression changed slightly: "Why is there so much blood?"
Xiao Yan glanced at it and said, "It's okay. I fooled Emperor An and fished out Jiang Ji to break it on purpose."
"How can it be okay? There is so much blood..."
Tang Ning pulled him to the side and sat down quickly, taking medicine to stop his bleeding.
After Xiao Yan cooperated and took off his inner clothes, he raised his head and said to Cang Lang who was following him:
"Liu Tongen's body is dyed with the fragrance of wood and butterfly. As long as it lasts for more than a month after being dyed, you have someone go and watch him to death. If he leaves the capital, you must find out where he went."
The place Liu Tongen went to was probably the hiding place of Anti's private soldiers who could not find their whereabouts.
