Royal palace garden, inside Heungdeokgung Palace
Xiao Yi was sitting behind the desk, listening to Zhao Liujin's report, which was about the movements of all parties in Kyoto during his absence.
Xiao Yi closed his eyes slightly and listened with little interest. Although decades have passed and Xiao Yi has no memory of many people and events, he still remembers the general direction of the court in the past few years.
A few years before Xiao Tao was deposed, everything was calm in Kyoto. Of course, this calm is just a moment of tranquility before the storm. Beneath the calm, huge energy has been gathering in the dark, a huge energy that can stir up turbulent waves.
But what does this have to do with him? Xiao Yi was a little disinterested. He knew that he just had to wait and wait for Xiao Tao, Xiao Cheng and Xiao Zhang to be defeated, and then he would kill them one by one and ascend to the throne.
In his new life, Xiao Yi felt a little tired about ascending to the throne again. He has always been decisive in killing, simple and crude in his actions. He only talks about being fast, accurate and ruthless, and winning with one blow. He doesn't know what it means to be merciful and soft-hearted. Anyone who hinders his progress will be cut down.
Xiao Yi is used to meeting gods and killing gods, meeting demons and slaying demons. He is used to using weapons to solve everything. His hands are stained with an unknown amount of blood. But Shen Zhuo didn't like him doing this and felt that killing like this was too heavy. In the previous life, she stopped clinging to him every day, which started when he personally killed his father and brother.
Xiao Yi sneered disdainfully in his heart, scoffing at Shen Zhuo for being too naive, caring about benevolence and morality all day long, and being burdened by a false reputation in vain. There has always been a great event, but how can it be done without bloodshed and without permanent consequences?
Xiao Yi looked out the window. A red plum blossom was blooming on the branch. It was particularly eye-catching against the white snow on the tree. It looked a bit like a ruby hairpin that Shen Zhuo often wore. Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, how about a different approach in this life?
When Xiao Yi was distracted, Zhao Liujin's words suddenly broke into his ears, and he frowned.
"What did you just say?" Xiao Yi asked.
"Miss Shen Si's fiancé has come to Beijing and lives in the Shen Mansion." Zhao Liujin repeated.
When did she have a fiancé? Xiao Yi's eyebrows darkened and his expression was cold.
Zhao Liujin suddenly trembled, and felt a bit colder in the room. An invisible pressure suddenly rose up, and he couldn't help but bend his waist deeper. I couldn't help but feel scared, how could the Lord suddenly become angry when everything was going well?
Is what Boss Lu said true? Does the Lord like Miss Shen Si?
It's over, it's over, I've just poked a hornet's nest!
Although Xiao Yi knew that nothing would happen to Shen Zhuo in the past few years, before he left for Mobei, he still left three dragon and tiger guards with her to protect Shen Zhuo secretly. He also warned Shen Zhuo not to let her go. Home guard discovered.
He really didn't expect that this arrangement would bring him such a big surprise! !
Zhao Liujin faced Xiao Yi's death-like gaze and forced himself to remain calm as he reported what they had observed about "Miss Shen's fourth fiancé" Zhong Shaoqing in the Shen Mansion.
Zhong Shaoqing? The name Xiao Yi is not impressive. Is this different?
Xiao Yi lowered his eyebrows and searched carefully in his memory, and finally found out something about this person from an extremely vague place. The scion of the Zhong family of the Tixing family, he became famous at a young age and was later promoted to be the inspector of the Yanzhou Tixing Department. He was the son of Princess Pingyang's best friend, and he was also the one who found someone to smuggle the bones after the Shen family was wiped out. Shen Yuan had been the chief minister of the dynasty for decades and had many old disciples. Some people wanted to bury the Shen family. Xiao Yi was not surprised, so he didn't think much about it at the time. When I came back to my life again, I never thought that this was the reason.
Xiao Yi gritted his molar teeth and suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong with doing things simply and roughly. Just chop down whoever stood in front of him.
Seeing Xiao Yi's increasingly gloomy expression, Zhao Liujin quietly stepped back, regretting his gossip.
"What else is there?" Xiao Yi asked, slightly impatient.
Zhao Liujin thought for a while and decided to report a few more words: "Master Zhong came to Kyoto this time to investigate a massacre in Yanzhou. It is said that the deceased was related to Wei Ziyuan's soldiers."
Xiao Yi glanced at Zhao Liujin lightly, and cold sweat broke out on Zhao Liujin's forehead.
Zhao Liujin only hoped that he could remedy the situation. Besides, Mr. Zhong did come to Beijing for official business.
Wei Ziyuan? Xiao Yi stood up, walked slowly to the window, and looked at the blooming plum blossoms in the courtyard.
After returning from rebirth, Xiao Yi was shocked when he saw Wei Ziyuan standing in front of him intact for the first time. You know, Wei Ziyuan is the most critical move for Xiao Cheng to defeat Xiao Tao.
Xiao Yi remembered that after Wei Ziyuan died in his previous life, one of Shen Zhuo's friends was very sad. In order to comfort his friend, Shen Zhuo accompanied her to stay at the Temple of the Reclining Buddha for some time.
"Go and find out how Wei Ziyuan came back from hunting last autumn."
"Yes, I obey."
Zhao Liujin left.
Xiao Yi was still standing in front of the window, staring at the plum blossom. He rubbed the little finger of his right hand very slowly with his left hand and touched it. He suddenly smiled, with a trace of inexplicable joy.
Amidst the heavy snowfall in Kyoto day after day, the Crown Princess's plum blossom appreciation poetry party came as scheduled.
