Cao Dejiang came full of worry and left cursing. When he left the Hexi Hall, he saw the young couple behind him murmuring together and couldn't help but laugh and curse.
"This little bastard!"
He really doesn't look like his father at all.
It's just pitiful for him, an old guy, who still has to help him clean up his mess even at his age.
"Master Lang, what's wrong?" An, the nearby attendant, saw him scolding and came forward.
Cao Dejiang shook his head: "It's nothing. I remember Li Wenchang and Fan Yan came to see me before?"
Cong'an said: "That's what happened. The prince has been killing people like crazy during this period. People from the Fan family and the Li family have fallen into his hands. Although they are not the main branch, it will be troublesome to investigate. Mr. Li and the others came to see you at that time. , but you found an excuse to reject them."
"Send me a letter and tell them that I am free today and ask them to come and talk to me."
Cong'an was surprised: "You want to meet someone from a noble family?"
Cao Dejiang walked out calmly: "What, can't you see me?"
"No, but didn't you say before that you would not interfere in the prince's affairs?"
"I will not interfere with the prince in the palace."
"Ah?" Cong'an was stunned for a moment.
Cao Dejiang didn't explain to him that although Cong'an was his close entourage and had been serving him for some years, he only knew a little bit about Xu Yu's identity or Xiao Yan's affairs, but he didn't know the whole story.
He only knew that Xiao Yan was an orphan of the He family, and Xu Yu was an old servant of the He family. As for the other things, Cao Dejiang never mentioned them to him, and Cong An only asked about them.
Cao Dejiang walked out and said to Cong'an: "When you meet Li Wenchang and the others, remember to tell them that Liang Guangyi has asked me to meet Xiao Yan, and then mention it in a subtle way, the two of them had an affair. Apart from the dispute, there’s not much else to say.”
Cong'an seemed to understand and nodded: "I understand, villain."
When Cao Dejiang got on the carriage, he was still thinking about it. He had to use his strength to push Liang Guangyi and get the 800,000 gold into Xiao Yan's hands as soon as possible. He would be safe and secure. He also had to find someone first to collect the books. Let's take a breath and save that old guy Liang Guangyi from having to go back and think about it carefully and realize something is wrong.
The two cowards of the Li family and the Fan family are the least timid, and the people below are pinched by the prince. It would be best for them to scare them a little and let them come forward to tear the family apart. Moreover, the Cui family will be forced to bleed. Liang Guangyi is alone. Too "weak and weak".
They have been colleagues for many years, with decades of friendship, how could he stand idly by?
Cao Dejiang put his hands on his knees with a sigh of relief.
"A gentleman does good out of righteousness..."
Who else in the world is as broad-minded as him?
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After Cao Dejiang left, Tang Ning took the wound medicine and came over to change Xiao Yan's dressing. She laughed softly when she saw his raised eyebrows.
"What did you do to scare Mr. Cao just now? He really thought Aru and I were going to steal books."
Xiao Yan's throat quivered and he burst into laughter: "He is not that intimidated. If you two really have the courage to steal the book, then the old man can build a ladder for you to cover."
"No way?"
Tangning raised his eyebrows, Mr. Cao didn't look like that kind of person.
Xiao Yan said with a smile: "What kind of serious person do you think he is? His mind is much darker than ours. Besides, he has long been greedy for the things from the aristocratic family. If he can find an opportunity to poach someone, he would like to be able to carry a hoe and do it himself."
"Do you believe that after he left this Crane Hall, he should be thinking about how to make the people of the aristocratic family spit out the gold as soon as possible?"
Although Tang Ning found it a little unbelievable, but when she thought about Cao Dejiang's bad intention of hiding Shi Changan and Xu Yu before, knowing what they were doing but deliberately scaring her, she felt that the old man in Xiao Yan's mouth could really do what he said. come out.
She gently opened the white cloth on Xiao Yan's shoulder. When she saw that the wound on her back shoulder had healed, she breathed a sigh of relief:
"Sure enough, the wound still needs to be sutured, and Sister Qin's medicine can heal it well. But I still can't move it greatly in the past few days, so as not to tear it again."
Xiao Yan nodded and saw Tang Ning helping him clean the wound area with a handkerchief and wrapping it again. He said, "I will go to the palace later to meet the prince."
"Is the prince willing to let those people from the noble family go?"
"It's not up to him."
Xiao Yan used Tang Ning's hands to put on his clothes, and said at the same time: "I haven't paid much attention to him during this period. He is in charge of the affairs of the court. He only cares about fighting for power and eliminating dissidents, but has no time to pay attention to other things. He must be given Wake up."
"Long Tingwei ambushed them and they should lead their people back to the northwest in a few days. After the owl guards who had previously monitored the officials of various governments withdrew, the people below captured forty to fifty court officials in just half a month. The person who delivered the letter, apart from the misfortune in the court, even the prince's favor at night was carefully investigated."
His own panties were stripped off, but that idiot Prince didn't even notice it at all, just poking around him secretly.
Tangning couldn't help but shake her head at the prince's character: "Where are all those things sent?"
"Some are sent to vassal kings in various places, some are sent to the south, and a few are sent to Fengcheng."
"Fengcheng?"
Tang Ning frowned. Long Tingwei was still in the capital, and Shang Qin was dead. The Zhen'an Army would never secretly inquire about news in the capital. They never stopped Di Tao from sending a letter to Di Shuangcheng to inform Di Shuangcheng of the situation in the capital. But there is still news secretly sent to Fengcheng...
"I'm afraid this news was sent not to Fengcheng, but to Beiling."
Xiao Yan said "Yeah": "I think so too. It seems that we are not the only ones who want to disintegrate Beiling from within and send people to mess with their court. Beiling's spies are also buried deep enough in the capital. Jinyun and the others As soon as we intercepted the letter, the person who sent it was already dead, and even the source was completely cut off."
Such ability is not ordinary.
Tang Ning's face showed worry: "Since this letter is sent to Fengcheng, does it mean that there are spies in Beiling in Fengcheng?"
Xiao Yan said: "I have sent a message to Di Shuangcheng, asking him to check the Zhen'an Army and Fengcheng inside and outside. When Long Tingwei returns in a while, Hang Li and the others will follow, Tu Bai, Zhang Bin They are also lurking in Beiling, and with their cooperation, they can always catch people out."
He paused:
"By the way, Song Jinxiu has already entered Beiling. He was taken as a follower by Xiahou Ling and brought into the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion. Moreover, Tu Bai met someone in the Imperial City of Beiling."
"who?"
"Lu Zhinian."
Song Tangning raised his head suddenly, with shock on his face.
Lu Zhinian?
Why did he go to Beiling?
Xiao Yan was also a little surprised: "He suddenly disappeared after he offended you. The black-armored guards searched the capital but couldn't find any trace of him. I thought he was secretly dealt with by the Lu family, but I didn't expect that the letter sent back by Tu Bai said , he met a man in Beiling Imperial City who looked very much like Lu Zhinian."
"That man is the consort of Princess Chuyun of Beiling and a favorite of the new emperor of Beiling. His name is Ji Rongqing. He seems to have a gentle personality but is extremely ruthless. Even Xia Houling almost suffered a loss at his hands due to his carelessness. .”
"Tubai had met Lu Zhinian before and said that the two of them were 80% or 90% similar in appearance. However, Ji Rongqing seemed to be suffering from a hidden disease and had attacks from time to time. There were more than ten doctors in Princess Chuyun's mansion, but none of them could find out the specific disease. They only knew that That Princess Chuyun searched for famous doctors and elixirs all over the world for him."
