Cheng Jing's eyebrows twitched as he asked hesitantly, "As close as brothers? The two of them have a good relationship … "
Feng Jue fell silent. News of what had happened in the dungeon that day had not spread, so not many people knew the truth. Cheng Jing was not one of them.
He said lightly, "Blood brothers."
The nerves in the corner of Cheng Jing's eyes seemed to be going out of control. It was as if he wanted to say something.
Blood brothers?
Those three short words made Cheng Jing think of Nie Xun's and Meng Heng's backgrounds. In his mind, he imagined a tragic scene in the backyard of a landowning household.
"Let's go. The Lord is still waiting for us to report back." Feng Jue took a deep breath and suppressed the waves in his heart. At this sensitive moment, Nie Xun and Meng Heng were very close. Even though they were brothers, it was still suspicious. If the lord were to find out, who knew what she would imagine. "Now that the situation is turbulent, suspicion and infighting are taboo. Honestly, people of this character are trustworthy. It's better to keep this a secret. "
Cheng Jing understood what Feng Jue meant.
Suspicion and jealousy would not only cause the ruler to distance himself from his subordinates, it would also cause the subordinates to feel disappointed and distance themselves from the ruler.
However, the two of them forgot —
They had the intention to help cover it up, but they couldn't stop people from watching Nie Xun and snitching on him.
When the two of them went back to report, they found that Huang Song's expression was not very good. His gloomy expression seemed to be brewing a storm.
When he saw Cheng Jing and Feng Jue coming together, he immediately put away his angry expression and asked, "Is it done?"
Feng Jue cupped his hands and reported, "I didn't fail you. It has been done."
Huang Song's expression relaxed a little, and his tone became a little warmer. "It's good that it's done. Thank you for your hard work."
Feng Jue noticed Huang Song's strange expression and asked tentatively, "My Lord, you don't look worried just now. Did you encounter a difficult problem?"
"Huaijie … W-what kind of person do you think Chengyun is?" Huang Song trusted Feng Jue far more than anyone else. If this question had been asked by someone else, he would most likely have evaded the question and sent the person away. However, Feng Jue was different. "This person … really has no ulterior motives?"
Feng Jue was horrified. "I've always been loyal and sincere to my lord. How could I be disloyal? Why would my lord say such chilling words? "
Huang Song's face turned pale, and he looked a little ashamed.
He should not have doubted Nie Xun's loyalty because of Yuan Xin's repeated instigation and snitching.
He sighed. "Then I'm overthinking things."
Feng Jue asked with a serious expression, "Could it be that someone has slandered the Lord again?"
Huang Song did not hide it. After all, Yuan Xin and Nie Xun did not get along, and it was no secret that Yuan Xin often snitched on Nie Xun.
Feng Jue was silent for a while. A trace of irritation arose in his heart, but he restrained his expression and advised seriously, "My Lord, the matter has not been concluded yet, so you can't make wild guesses. If you have any misgivings, you can call Cheng Yun over and ask him about it openly and honestly. If he did things openly, there was naturally nothing to hide. If he really has ulterior motives, his expression and actions will also reveal flaws. "
Instead of filling in the air with suspicions and causing the two of them to gradually drift apart, it was better to ask the person in question.
The awkwardness on Huang Song's face deepened.
Feng Jue's trust in Nie Xun made him feel ashamed.
"This is my fault. I will definitely apologize to Cheng Yun."
When Feng Jue heard this, his heart relaxed.
Little did he know that Huang Song's "apology" was not to go to Nie Xun's door to confide in him and completely eliminate his suspicions.
It was not that Huang Song felt ashamed to apologize to an official, but because going to his door to apologize was a little like "revealing the truth".
Wasn't this clearly telling Nie Xun that he was suspicious of him because of someone else's snitch?
Since he could not go to his door to apologize, Huang Song thought about it and sent the rewards to Nie Xun like water.
After receiving the generous rewards, Nie Xun was confused.
He had not performed any meritorious deeds recently, so why did the Lord suddenly give him such a big reward?
The young and humble could not refuse a reward from the Lord.
Naturally, the Lord had to keep the rewards well, but he did not know that it made Yuan Xin even more annoyed and angry.
Nie Xun had a close relationship with Meng Heng and was suspected of having ulterior motives. Not only did he not receive a heavy punishment, but he also received a generous reward. What was this?
Although everyone did not put their conflict out in the open, they were well aware of it.
When the Nie Family's diplomatic mission suddenly proposed to leave, this buried bomb completely detonated and stunned a circle of people.
Because of the Nie Family's pressure, Huang Song only agreed to exchange Cangzhou and Chenzhou after much consideration.
So when Nie Liang led the Nie Family's diplomatic mission to say goodbye, Huang Song was grinning on the surface but cursing in his heart.
Did Nie Liang come all the way from Zhongzhao just to play a trick on him?
The Nie family's diplomatic group had just left without any warning, let alone further pressure or threaten them. Huang Song's decision to give up the two counties of Cangzhou seemed foolish. It was no wonder that when Feng Jue and Cheng Jing went over, Jiang Pengji agreed without any hesitation.
Suddenly, Huang Song thought of a detail —
Although it was Feng Jue's persuasion that made him make up his mind about exchanging Cangzhou and Chenzhou, the original person who suggested it was Nie Xun.
However, thinking about the situation at that time, Nie Xun's suggestion was a good way out. Who knew that the Nie Family would change their mind so quickly and catch everyone off guard? Huang Song could only suppress this strange emotion and spend a lot of time discussing the next arrangements with his confidants.
If that was the case, Huang Song would be able to let go of this matter in a few days.
However, Yuan Xin refused to give up.
In his opinion, Nie Xun was "arrogant" and "ungrateful"!
His lord had let him off time and time again, but instead of being loyal and repaying her kindness, he repaid her kindness with enmity.
"Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will definitely let my lord see this person's true colors."
Yuan Xin visited Huang Song in the middle of the night with a solemn and stirring mood, as if he was going to the guillotine.
Huang Song could only crawl out of bed. He wore a thin shirt over his sleeping clothes, and his expression was full of sleepiness.
"Captain Yuan, what urgent matter can't be left until tomorrow? Why must you visit me in the middle of the night?"
Seeing Yuan Xin now, Huang Song could not help but feel a headache coming on.
Yuan Xin said with tears streaming down his face, "My lord, this is irrefutable evidence that Nie Xun and Liu Xi are working together."
When Huang Song heard this, he could no longer hold back his suppressed anger, but only coldness remained on his face.
"Oh? What do you mean? "
Yuan Xin said, "Some time ago, I often saw that Nie Xun and Meng Heng from Liu Xi's side were in close contact. The two of them always avoided others when they talked, as if they were talking about something unspeakable. After that, Nie Xun suggested to my lord that we exchange Cangzhou and Chenzhou. I thought that Liu Xi must have gotten some news that the Nie family's envoy was about to leave and couldn't care about Cangzhou, so he instructed Nie Xun to mislead my lord. If that wasn't the case, why would Liu Xi take the loss and agree to the exchange without making things difficult for us? "
At that time, exchanging Chenzhou and Cangzhou for Cangzhou and Chenzhou was very disadvantageous and risky.
The more Yuan Xin thought about it, the more he felt that Nie Xun's suggestion was not well-intentioned.
Huang Song's expression changed again and again. After a while, he said, "I have my own conclusions about this matter. Captain Yuan, don't interfere."
When Yuan Xin heard this, he felt indignant.
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