(Two in One Chapter)
"Your Highness, we can now confirm that all the guards in the courtyard were knocked out by the sleeping gas. Because of this, they didn't notice Princess Mingde's disappearance! But when Princess Mingde was sent back, she didn't have anything on her, let alone sleeping gas. So, I guess that someone must have used the sleeping gas to steal Princess Mingde! But that group of people was very efficient and didn't leave any traces that could prove their identity! Your Highness, should we report this to the Tang Imperial Court and ask them to help us find Princess Mingde? "
Honglu Temple, Wei Country Embassy.
The Mountain Back Big Brother had just returned from the interrogation of the Honglu Temple when his guard came to report.
"No!"
The Mountain Back Big Brother immediately shook his head and said, "We can't let the Tang Imperial Court know about the existence of Su Wo Xia Mu. Otherwise, they will definitely find out that we sent a woman to Duke Yong 'an. By then, we might be driven back to Wei Country! We don't have to look for Su Wo Xia Mu. Let's just pretend that she's dead! As for this fire, let's just pretend that Yoko Ono set it herself! "
He wasn't stupid. Once the matter of bribing an important official of Tang was exposed, they wouldn't be able to get away with it. If the bribe was successful, it would be better because Li Zexuan would help them cover it up. But now that the bribe wasn't successful, Li Zexuan had a clear conscience. It was already good enough that he didn't take the initiative to report them. How could he help them cover up their crime? So if he still wanted to stay in Tang Empire safely, he could only swallow this loss in silence!
As for Su Wo Xia Mu who ran away, it didn't matter to him. She was just a woman. Wei Country never lacked women!
Of course, he also suspected that Li Zexuan sent someone to "steal" Su Wo Xia Mu. But that was only a suspicion. He didn't have any proof. Moreover, this was Tang Empire, not Wei Country. He didn't have any authority to investigate Li Zexuan!
"Yes! Your Highness! "
Although the guard didn't know what the Mountain Back Big Brother was thinking, he still obeyed the order.
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Early the next morning, at the first glimmer of dawn, a carriage drove out of the Marquis' Mansion in Yongle City and headed straight for the Yanxing Gate.
When they arrived at the city gates, the gates had just opened. Pang Feiji rode his horse in front to clear the way. Because the carriage had the symbol of the Marquis's Mansion, and because the guards at the city gates all recognized Pang Feiji, they didn't check or question him, and directly let him pass.
In fact, even if the city guards checked the carriage, they would not find anything. This was because the person in the carriage had already changed into the attire of a Tang woman. There was nothing unusual about her. When the time came, Pang Feiji could just make up an identity for her and she could get away with it.
After leaving Chang 'an City, Pang Feiji deliberately increased his speed. He brought Su Mo, Xia Mu, and his subordinates and rushed towards Cloud Mountain!
"Huff ~! Stop! "
When they were about to reach the Han Manor, Pang Feiji saw two familiar faces in front of him. He quickly reined in his horse and gestured for the people behind him to stop. Then, he jumped off the carriage and walked towards the two people.
"Brother Liu Feng, Brother Liu Yun, does Marquis have something to tell me?"
That's right, the two people were Liu Feng and Liu Yun.
Although their appearance made Pang Feiji feel that he had "fallen out of favor", Pang Feiji definitely did not have the intention to hate them. After all, they were all working under Li Zexuan. There was no need to treat them like enemies all the time! Moreover, Li Zexuan had already been very lenient towards him regarding Su Mo, Xia Mu. Pang Feiji felt that he owed Li Zexuan a lot. He did not have the face to fight for favor with Liu Feng and Liu Yun. He only wanted to repay Li Zexuan's kindness with all his might in his remaining years!
"Brother Pang, Marquis said that you can't bring Su Mo, Xia Mu, to Cloud Mountain. He has prepared a house for you in the Han Manor. You can send Su Mo, Xia Mu, over there. You will live there in the future! However, try not to let her go out for now. It won't be too late for you to get married after the rumors die down! "
Liu Feng said with a fist salute.
Hearing this, Pang Feiji looked towards the direction of Cloud Mountain with a face full of gratitude. He then saluted Liu Feng and said, "Thank you Brother Liu for coming to pass on the message. Feiji will send Xia Mu to the Han Manor now!"
"Haha! You're welcome! Brother Pang, follow us! "
Liu Feng laughed heartily and took the initiative to lead the way in front.
At this moment, Liu Yun could not help but sigh. "Brother Pang, we are all servants. As a servant, if the master wants you to go east, you can't go west. If the master wants you to catch a dog, you can't catch a chicken. When the master wants you to die for him, you can't hesitate at all! However, this is the first time in my life that I, Liu Yun, have seen a master who is willing to take the risk for the sake of a servant!
Such a master, not to mention that I have never seen one before, I have never even heard of one before! Therefore, both of us are very envious of you. We are envious that you can meet such a good master so early! Haha! However, you don't have to be envious. Now that we are all working under Marquis, I wonder if His Majesty will transfer us away again in a few days! "
Liu Yun's sigh seemed to be a little unreasonable and inexplicable. However, as the person involved, Pang Feiji was deeply moved. He was silent for a moment and said with a determined face.
"Marquis is indeed an extraordinary person! In the future, my life will belong to Marquis. In this life, as long as I, Pang Feiji, am still breathing, I will not allow anyone to harm Marquis! "
"Haha! Brother Pang is so bold! However, when Brother Pang gets married, the two of us will have to attend the wedding banquet! "
Liu Feng laughed and said.
Pang Feiji shook his head and said, "Right now, I am not in the mood for a happy occasion. Although I have taken away the Wei Nation's princess this time, I have also caused a lot of trouble for Marquis. This is all because of me. I will take responsibility for what I have done. If I am found out and get blamed by His Majesty, I will definitely not let this matter involve Marquis. At worst, I will go to the Supreme Court and admit my guilt!"
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"Marquis!"
After Pang Feiji settled Su Wo and Xia Mu down, he came to the Yunshan Villa. Li Zexuan had just finished practicing his swordsmanship. Pang Feiji knelt behind Li Zexuan and cupped his fists.
Li Zexuan took the handkerchief from Xiao He and wiped the sweat on his forehead. Then, he said lightly, "Get up! A man has gold under his knees. If you are really grateful to me, then do your job well in the future! "
Pang Feiji was silent for a moment. He stood up and said solemnly, "From now on, Marquis is my second parent. If Marquis orders me, even if I have to give my life, I will do my best to complete it!"
Pang Feiji was born in the Right Marquis Household. It could be said that in the past, Li Zexuan was the most important person in his heart. However, after this incident, Li Zexuan's position in his heart had directly surpassed Li Er's. Now, if Li Zexuan were to raise the flag of rebellion, Pang Feiji would definitely follow him without hesitation!
"Yes!"
Li Zexuan nodded. This time, in order to help Pang Feiji and Su Wo Xia Mu, he would definitely bear a certain amount of risk. If it were other superiors, they would definitely not do this for their subordinates. However, Li Zexuan's soul was that of a modern person. The concept of superior and inferior was not deeply engraved in his bones. Pang Feiji had been with him for so long. He treated Pang Feiji as a friend, not a servant who could be ordered around by others.
On the other hand, he did sympathize with Su Wo Xia Mu's situation. However, even if he sympathized, because of his identity, he could not personally help her. Since Pang Feiji had taken a fancy to Su Wo Xia Mu, he might as well help them. He could use the former princess of the Wei Nation to be his subordinate's wife. This was also something that would give him face, wasn't it?
"Have you settled everything on your side?"
"Reporting to the Marquis, everything has been settled!"
Pang Feiji quickly replied.
Li Zexuan asked again, "Do you have any relatives at home?"
Speaking of which, as a superior, he was not considered competent. He did not even know the basic family situation of his "employee".
Pang Feiji replied, "Marquis, I still have an old mother at home. She lives in Yong Yang Lane. I plan to take some time to bring her to the Han Family Manor. In the future, she will settle down in the Han Family Manor!"
"Yes! That's not bad! "
Li Zexuan nodded. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Xiao He beside him remind him softly, "Young Master! Young Master! Head Steward Zhao from the palace is here! "
Pang Feiji's expression changed. He turned around and saw Zhao Song and a group of people walking towards them from outside the courtyard. He suddenly had an ominous feeling in his heart.
"Marquis, if the Emperor finds out about what happened last night, I will take responsibility for what I did. I am willing to go to the Supreme Court to plead guilty!"
Pang Feiji hurriedly whispered to Li Zexuan.
Li Zexuan did not panic. He smiled and said calmly, "Don't be anxious. First of all, Big Brother Shanbei will definitely not report to the authorities because of Su Wo Xia Mu's disappearance. This is because his crime of secretly bribing the officials will be exposed. If the people do not report, the officials will not investigate. I guess the Emperor might have misunderstood that I was greedy for Miss Xia Mu's beauty and sent people to kidnap her. That is why he asked Zhao Song to summon me to the palace! "
In fact, when Li Zexuan made the decision to let Pang Feiji go to Honglu Temple to 'steal' Xia Mu, Li Zexuan had already considered the possible consequences. Among them, the biggest possibility was that Big Brother Shanbei himself would suffer this loss. Su Wo, Xia Mu, was just an abandoned pawn. Big Brother Shanbei would not give up the opportunity to continue 'hiding' in the Tang Empire because of her!
"… Marquis, if His Majesty really blames me for this, you must push this subordinate out! After all, this happened because of me. Even if Feiji dies, I cannot implicate Marquis! "
After a moment of silence, Pang Feiji bowed and said.
Li Zexuan did not reply, because Zhao Song had already walked to the entrance of the courtyard. He smiled and went up to greet him, clasping his hands. "Haha! Head Steward Zhao, what wind blew you here? Servants, quickly prepare some tea! "
Zhao Song hurriedly waved his hands. "Aiyo, my Marquis! Look at the situation now, and you still have the mood to drink tea! Quickly, come with me to the palace! The Emperor has summoned you to the palace! "
Li Zexuan's expression became serious, and he said crisply, "Alright! Please wait for a moment, Butler Zhao. Let me change my clothes, then I will follow you to the palace! "
After a while, Li Zexuan changed into his court attire, rode on Big White, and left Yun Mountain with Zhao Song.
On the way, Zhao Song saw that there was no one around, so he deliberately slowed down the speed of his horse. He whispered to Li Zexuan, "Marquis, let me say something that I shouldn't say. With your current status, what kind of girl can't you marry? Why do you have to marry a Japanese girl and make the Emperor unhappy? In my opinion, you should release the Japanese girl that you kidnapped last night as soon as possible! "
As the Emperor's trusted aide, the fact that Zhao Song could speak to this extent proved that he really did not treat Li Zexuan as an outsider. Li Zexuan heard the sincerity in Zhao Song's words, so he treated him with sincerity.
"Steward Zhao, since you've put it this way, then I won't hide it anymore. To be honest, yesterday afternoon, the Big Brother on the mountain back sent a Japanese girl. After I heard about it, I immediately sent the Japanese girl back! Since then, there has been no Japanese girl on Yun Mountain!
And I, Li Zexuan, will not have anything to do with any foreign girl, whether it is in the past, present, or future, let alone marry a Japanese girl! "
Hearing Li Zexuan's solemn vow, Zhao Song did not doubt him and chose to believe him. He breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "With your words, Marquis, then I can rest assured! Haha! "
…
After a quarter of an hour, Li Zexuan arrived at the palace. At this time, Li Er had not finished the morning assembly, so he waited quietly alone in the Ganlu Hall.
After waiting for about half an hour, there was finally a sound of footsteps outside the hall. Li Zexuan straightened his clothes. When Li Er came in, he quickly bowed and saluted. "Your Majesty!"
"Hmph! You allowed your subordinates to set fire to the Honglu Temple and tried to marry a Japanese girl in private. Do you still have me, the Emperor, in your eyes? "
Li Er's cold and ruthless voice came from above. It was obvious that Li Er was very angry.
Of course, he was angry because Li Zexuan wanted to marry a Nihon woman, not because the posthouse where the Nihon people lived had been burned down. He didn't care about the Nihon people's lives at all. What he cared about was that after Li Zexuan married a Nihon woman, he might leak his magical engineering knowledge to the Nihon people!
Through the conversation with Zhao Song on the way here, Li Zexuan had already understood Li Er's anger in advance. At this moment, he did not beat around the bush and directly explained.
"Your Majesty, why do you say that? Japan is an inferior country. As a subject of the Tang Empire, how can I marry a girl from an inferior country? Not only now, but also in the future! I dare to point to the heavens and swear! "
Hearing this, Li Er's expression became slightly better. In the eyes of the Tang Empire, Japan was indeed an inferior country. Not only did the Tang Empire think so, but even the Japanese themselves thought so. Therefore, the Japanese often borrowed seeds from the Tang Empire's merchants who passed by on the sea.
"Then the arson and kidnapping incident last night at the Honglu Temple really had nothing to do with you?"
Although Li Er felt a little in his heart, he was still somewhat puzzled. He did not believe that last night's incident had nothing to do with Li Zexuan!
"Your Majesty, of course this incident had something to do with me!"
Li Zexuan's words almost made Old Li go berserk. Then he heard Li Zexuan continue, "Don't worry.
"The Big Brother King of the Mountain Back is coveting the knowledge of the Yanhuang Academy. I have long noticed this. This time, this bastard is even more outrageous. He wants to use his beauty to bribe me. If I don't teach him a lesson, won't he forget himself? So, after I sent someone to send the woman back yesterday, I asked someone to snatch her back. Then, I directly rewarded the Wo Nation woman to a servant. The Wo Nation's diplomatic mission suffered a double loss. It can be considered a lesson to them! "
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