After leaving the Xu Estate, He Yan went straight back to the He Estate.
He Sui and He Yunsheng hadn't returned yet. He Yan took out a small box from under the table. There were a few silver ingots inside. Fu Wang was greedy for money. If there wasn't a huge benefit, he wouldn't dare to take such a big risk for her.
He Yan's gaze gradually became serious.
Xu Zhiheng was probably scared out of his wits. That's why he went to find Mother Qin so quickly. She had to find her before Xu Zhiheng, so she had to bribe him.
Looking at the pitiful silver ingots, He Yan sighed.
Did he really have to make another trip to Le Tong Village?
A luxurious carriage stopped at the entrance of Shi Jinbo's Estate. Servant girls escorted a young miss in.
The Chu Estate's servants hurriedly came out to greet her. "Miss Xu is here."
Xu Pingting held her chin high, lifted her dress, and stepped into the Chu Clan's gate.
When Xu Jingfu occasionally came to the Chu Estate to find Chu Zilan, Xu Pingting would also come along. Everyone in the Chu Estate knew that Xu Pingting was the apple of Xu Jingfu's eye. They didn't dare to slight her.
Madam Chu followed them out. When she saw Xu Pingting, she smiled and said, "Miss Xu is here. Zilan hasn't returned yet. Please sit in the main hall and drink some hot tea. You can wait for Zilan to come back."
Xu Pingting glanced at Madam Chu and snorted as a response.
Her actions were very rude, but Madam Chu didn't get angry. She still had a smile on her face as she went out to instruct the servant girls to make some snacks. Xu Pingting looked at her busy figure and smiled in satisfaction.
Shi Jinbo's wife was born with an unattractive appearance. This wasn't a big deal. In the Shuo Capital, there were many women without good looks. However, she had married a handsome man like Chu Linfeng. When the two were compared, it naturally became a joke. Chu Linfeng was also a man who lusted after beauties. He brought concubines into the manor one by one. He brought a total of nineteen concubines into the manor, all of whom were outstanding beauties. In this way, Madam Chu looked even more pitiful.
However, no one dared to look down on Madam Chu. In this manor, other than Chu Zhao, no concubine could give birth to Chu Linfeng's child. Xu Pingting had also heard from Xu Jingfu that Chu Zhao's position in the household was awkward. Since she was in love with Chu Zhao, she had to stand on the same side as Chu Zhao against a common enemy. Therefore, every time she came to the Chu Residence, she had to make things difficult for Madame Chu, the official mother, so that she could avenge Chu Zhao.
It was the same today.
Madam Chu had a maid bring in snacks and tea. Chu Linfeng wasn't in the manor at this time. Madam Chu smiled and said, "I haven't seen Miss Xu in a while. Ever since His Majesty granted the marriage, I've been very happy to hear that Miss Xu is going to marry our Zilan. In the Shuo Capital, only Miss Xu is worthy of Zilan's attention. "
Who didn't like to hear compliments, especially compliments about Chu Zilan's love for her? Xu Pingting was a little proud when she heard that. She said, "Of course. No other woman is worthy of Brother Zilan."
Madam Chu smiled and took a sip of tea. Her gaze landed on the maid behind Xu Pingting, Mo Tai.
Xu Pingting noticed her gaze and said unhappily, "Why are you looking at my maid?"
"I'm looking at how pretty Miss Xu's personal maid is." Madam Chu gently stroked her hair and said unhurriedly, "After you and Zilan get married, Ying Xiang, who is by Zilan's side, is also not bad. When you walk out, you will be a family of beauties."
It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned this. As soon as she mentioned Ying Xiang, Ying Xiang's beautiful face immediately appeared in Xu Pingting's eyes.
Mo Tai's looks were not bad, but compared to Ying Xiang, it was far worse. Not to mention Mo Tai, there were countless girls in the Shuo Capital, but there were only a few who could compare to Ying Xiang.
Speaking of which, Xu Pingting suddenly realized that she had been seeing Chu Zhao these days, but she hadn't seen Ying Xiang.
"Where is that girl now?" Xu Pingting asked.
"Zilan said that she doesn't need to serve him. She can just do some light work in the courtyard." Madam Chu smiled and said, "Miss Xu, you know that Zilan has a gentle personality and is kind at heart. He's always very kind to girls. Ying Xiang is his maid who grew up with him. She's more special than the other servants. "
Mo Tai couldn't help but say, "No matter how special she is, she's still just a servant!"
Xu Pingting clenched her fists and her nails dug into her palms. Her expression was ugly.
Ying Xiang was a thorn in her heart. With such a vixen by Chu Zhao's side, how could she be at ease? If it weren't for Chu Zhao's protection, Ying Xiang would have died a thousand times over. When she was young, she once joked that she wanted to sell Ying Xiang. Chu Zilan, who had always been obedient to Xu Pingting, ignored her for half a month for the first time.
At that time, Xu Pingting understood that Chu Zhao wanted to protect Ying Xiang. If she used the same method to deal with Ying Xiang that year when she was interested in Chu Zhao, Chu Zhao would never forgive her.
Xu Pingting didn't want Chu Zhao and her to be estranged. She also didn't want Chu Zhao to think that she was a vicious woman. He had endured this for many years. However, she did not have an engagement with Chu Zhao. Could it be that in the future, when she became Chu Zhao's wife, she would have to tolerate a vixen hanging around under her nose every day?
Madam Chu took in Xu Pingting's expression and sighed. "Miss Xu is still young and hasn't been the head of the household. However, once you get married, your life will be completely different from when you were a young lady. You see, there are a total of nineteen concubines in the Chu Estate. All of them treat me with respect. It doesn't seem bad. Do you really think I don't have any grudges? "
"A woman can be jealous and throw a tantrum before she gets married. But if she's still like this after she gets married, others will say that she's jealous and impolite."
Xu Pingting was furious. "Who dares to say that I'm jealous?"
"Even if they don't say it, they still think so." Madam Chu said with a smile, "Therefore, if Miss Xu has someone she doesn't like, you must send that person away before you get married. Otherwise, it'll be a small matter if they stay in the estate and affect your relationship as a married couple. You're still young. It won't be good if you hurt your relationship. "
Madam Chu's words were full of concern and her face was full of smiles. Xu Pingting knew that Madam Chu was trying to drive a wedge between them. However, what Madam Chu said was what she cared about the most. Keeping Ying Xiang was like leaving a thorn in her heart. If she didn't remove this thorn, she wouldn't be happy for the rest of her life.
"What if the person I want to get rid of is protected by someone else?" Xu Pingting asked.
Chu Linfeng found nineteen beautiful concubines. Among them, no matter how smart or stupid they were, none of them could compete with this average-looking woman in front of her. To be honest, Xu Pingting quite admired Madam Chu. If she didn't have some tricks up her sleeve, how could she control the Chu Estate?
"That's easy." Madam Chu said. "I heard that the Prime Minister was the Crown Prince's teacher. The Crown Prince lacks smart and considerate people. If Your Highness the Crown Prince asks for it, who would dare to refuse? "
Xu Pingting's eyes lit up.
She had forgotten that she couldn't do anything to Ying Xiang, but the Crown Prince could. How could Chu Zhao refuse the Crown Prince?
For a moment, Xu Pingting was overwhelmed with emotions. Even Chu Zhao didn't want to wait. He stood up, glanced at Madam Chu, and smiled for the first time today. "Thank you, Madam Chu. I still have something to do today. I'll come another day. "He hurriedly left with his maid.
After Xu Pingting left, the smile on Madam Chu's face faded. The servant next to her whispered, "Madam, if the Crown Prince really wants Ying Xiang, there's nothing the Fourth Young Master can do."
"Chu Zilan has always been wise to protect himself. No matter how much he loves that girl, he won't destroy his future for a lowly servant. I never thought that he would go against the Crown Prince."
"Then you …"
Madam Chu picked up the teacup in front of her and took a sip. After a while, she said, "It was Xu Pingting's idea for Ying Xiang to be taken away by the Crown Prince. I will naturally let Chu Zilan know about this. That lowly bastard is very vengeful. He doesn't show it on his face, but he's probably very angry inside. I want him to fight with the Xu family. "
"You also know," Madam Chu sneered. "If he fights with the Xu family, the only result is death."
"I'll wait for the day he dies."
He Yan didn't know anything about what happened in the Chu family. She hadn't seen Chu Zhao since the celebration banquet. She thought that he was probably busy with his marriage with Xu Pingting. After all, the Xu family valued this daughter very much.
That day, He Yan went to pick up He Yunsheng from school in the evening.
It was early winter in the capital, so the sky got dark early. There weren't as many people on the streets as usual. Other than the hawkers who sold hot soup, people still preferred to stay in warm houses.
A group of young men walked out of Helu Academy. He Yunsheng was surrounded in the middle. The situation was completely different from the last time He Yan came.
"Yunsheng, in the future, your brother-in-law will be the famous General Fengyun. You're still the best!"
"How can this be called Yunsheng's best? This is called Yunsheng's sister's best! Can your sister do this? She can't do it! "
He Yan listened by the wall and felt that something was wrong. Why did it sound like they were scolding her?
Now in the Academy, He Yunsheng had changed from being ignored by everyone to someone who wanted to get close to him. It was just that he had a sister who was a Marquis and a brother-in-law who was a General of the Clouds. There were even shameless people who wanted to go to his house as a guest. Bah! He didn't even know that person.
It wasn't easy to get rid of this group of sticky candy. He Yunsheng carried a cloth bag and walked home. Someone patted him on the back. When he turned around, He Yan reached out and rubbed his head. "Why are you walking so fast? Are you in a competition?"
He Yunsheng was stunned and looked around. "Why are you here?"
"I dealt with some business today," He Yan said seriously. "I passed by your academy on the way home. I was waiting for you to go back together."
"Don't come to the academy to find me in the future." He Yunsheng walked forward in a bad mood. "I don't know what these lunatics will do when they see you."
He Yan smiled and guessed what happened to this young man. He said, "I know. Our Yunsheng doesn't like to be in the limelight. I won't come to find you next time. Sigh, I think Dad will be home soon. Qing Mei will cook porridge tonight. Let's buy a few mutton buns to eat. "
"You only know how to eat." He Yunsheng complained, but he obediently followed He Yan to buy some buns.
The mutton buns on the streets of Shuojing had thin skin and large fillings. They were not expensive. The hot buns were packed in oil paper bags and held in their arms. They were warm. He Yan carried the paper bags and walked home with He Yunsheng. He turned into an alley and took out a bun for He Yunsheng. "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat one to fill your stomach first? "
He Yunsheng refused. "No, do you want to grow up to be Tangyuan from the Wang family next door?"
Tangyuan was a pig raised by the Wang family next door. It was also the fattest pig on the street. When it walked, it could only see a round and white ball. Therefore, even though it was a huge monster, it had a cute name, "Tangyuan."
He Yan looked him up and down and took a bite himself. "You're so young, but you already know how to care about your appearance. I told you, you're at the age where you're growing. If you don't eat more, how can you grow taller? It's fine if you lose weight after you gain weight. Anyway, you won't look bad in the future. "
He didn't know what kind of nonsense she was talking about, but He Yun was angry. He was about to teach her not to speak so casually in the future, but he saw He Yan suddenly frown and quickly pull him behind her. He didn't have time to ask what happened, but the half bun in He Yan's hand was already thrown out, accurately hitting a shadow on the wall. The next moment, on all four sides of the wall, several shadows appeared out of nowhere, holding knives in their hands as they rushed towards the siblings.
"Yunsheng, be careful!" He Yan pushed He Yunsheng to the corner of the alley. He Yunsheng was stunned by the sudden assassination. When he turned over and sat up, he saw He Yan fighting with the group of men in black. Their target was not him. He Yunsheng shouted, "Help! Someone's killing someone!"
However, this street was already sparsely populated. Now that it was night time, there were even fewer people. Even if there were people, those who were timid did not dare to come this way. He did not bring any weapons to school. Even if he wanted to rush in to help bare-handed, he was only halfway there when he was slashed by a man in black and fell to the ground.
"Yunsheng!" He Yan was anxious. He bent his body to avoid the blade of the man in front of him. He bent his elbow and directly hit the man's abdomen. The man was knocked back. He Yan seized the opportunity to snatch his knife and turned to the side to knock down the other people's knives.
He Yan's knife skills were not bad. Although there were many people, their skills were not good. In just a moment, they fell under his knife. He Yan did not take their lives. He kicked the last person down. He Yunsheng hurriedly ran over. His eyes were full of panic, "He Yan!"
"Impudent." He Yan wanted to make him feel more relaxed. He deliberately joked, "I said to call her sister."
He Yunsheng did not care. He only grabbed He Yan's hand and looked up and down, "Are you hurt? What happened to you just now? Why did you push me out? "
"Your small body is not enough to block the knife." He Yan said, "Go and get the torch on the wall. I want to ask a few questions."
He Yunsheng was still a little nervous. He Yan urged him a few times before he went to the wall to get the torch. He Yan took the torch and walked to the nearest person. He squatted down in front of him. At first glance, he was stunned. She did not attack the vital parts of these people. But this person's mouth was bleeding and he was motionless. At first glance, he was dead.
She took the torch and looked at the remaining people. They were all the same.
"What happened?" He Yunsheng was very sensitive to killing people because of the Fan Cheng incident. At this moment, he saw that the people lying on the ground were not breathing. He could not help but panic, "Why are these bandits all dead? You clearly … "
"They put poison in their mouths. When they were caught, they bit the poison and killed themselves," He Yan stood up. Under the light of the torch, his eyes were very bright, "They are not bandits. They are men of sacrifice."
"Men of sacrifice?" He Yunsheng was stunned, "Men of sacrifice … why would they come to kill us … no, to kill you."
Just now, when He Yan pushed him out, those people did not take the opportunity to take his life. Instead, they kept pestering He Yan. But He Yan had been in Liangzhou all this time. He just returned to Shuojing not long ago. He did not have any enemies. Why would someone deliberately want to take his life?
At this time, the sound of people and horse hooves came from outside. Accompanied by the light of the fire, a large group of people ran over with torches. He Yan looked up and saw that it was the city guards. Thinking about it, He Yunsheng's loud shout just now had alarmed the surrounding people. Some of the smarter ones went to look for the nearby city guards.
"What happened?" The leading soldier dismounted from his horse. When he saw the corpses on the ground, his expression immediately became serious.
He Yunsheng was afraid that they would suspect He Yan and himself. He hurriedly said: "Officer, when we just arrived here, these people jumped out and wanted to kill us. My sister fought with them. When these people saw that they could not beat my sister, they took medicine and killed themselves."
The young man was still a bit nervous. But compared to the last time on the boat, he was much better. At least he could finish a sentence.
"Sister?" The soldier looked at He Yan suspiciously. A woman against so many men. The men were not her match? It sounded a bit unbelievable.
He Yan did not panic. He only took out the official seal from his chest, "Marquis Wu An He Yan."
Hearing this, the soldier jumped in fright. He believed He Yunsheng's words by seventy percent. Who did not know about Marquis Wu An? That beautiful woman who was conferred the title of Marquis. She was also the 'sweetheart' of the Right Army Commander.
"So it's Marquis Wu An." After confirming that the official seal was real, the soldier's attitude became much more respectful. Looking at the corpses on the ground, he still had some doubts, "You're saying that these people ambushed you and wanted to take your life?"
He Yan nodded his head.
"Does Marquis Wu An know who these people are?"
He Yan shook his head, "Since they are death soldiers, they are people who want to take my life. However, I don't have any enemies in Shuo City, so I have some doubts in my heart. "
"Report it to the officials." She said.
He Yunsheng raised his head.
"This matter is not something that I can solve alone. There are actually people who dare to attack an official of the Imperial Court. If the one ambushed today was not me, but a weak civilian, what would happen? Maybe the Shuo City's city defense is not enough, which is why they are so careless. " The woman was usually very polite and polite. However, when she kept her smile, she seemed a bit cold, "In my opinion, let's leave this matter to the officials. What do you think, sir? "
The soldier wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and smiled, "Of course, of course."
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