Jiang Liechen said, "There are a lot of pedantic people. I admire your unique intelligence." Xuan Shuang said, "How can I show any intelligence when I'm by your side? Don't make fun of me in a roundabout way! "Jiang Liechen smiled faintly and said," That doesn't matter. After all, a teacher for a day is a father for life. In short, you can't run away. "
Xuan Shuang shrugged his shoulders disapprovingly. Then he sighed and said, "After returning to the Palace, I don't know how to deal with the aftermath. Empress Ahma won't pay attention to me for the time being, but if I don't return home at night, how many people will gossip behind my back? Rotten tongue! The more I chew it, the more rotten it gets! "He lifted his foot and stomped on the ground, as if he was stomping on those meddlesome tongues.
Jiang Liechen looked at his childlike innocence. In the past, he would have reprimanded this kind of behavior as "childish", but now he felt it was somewhat comical and cute. After waiting for his anger to subside, he said, "I'll have to trouble you with something. In a moment, take me to see the Shangguan Yaohua."
As soon as Xuan Shuang heard this, he couldn't help but frown deeply. First, he didn't understand why he was so concerned about the Shangguan Yaohua. Even if he found out his true identity, Cheng Jiahua, who was the "Young Master of the Chen Mansion and the Second Master of the Qingtian Stronghold," didn't have any enmity with him that he had to resolve immediately.
The tragedy of the Chen family's annihilation was caused by Shen Shiyun's impersonation of the Devil Sect. Not to mention that the Shangguan Yaohua had already heard the truth, if he didn't know, he would be the one to take the initiative to seek revenge. The more he thought about it, the more his head swelled. He couldn't think of a reason. He could only try his best to ask for a protective talisman on his behalf and said, "You promised me that you wouldn't harm him. Does that still count?" Jiang Liechen didn't answer, but his face was full of arrogance again, as if he knew everything.
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Shangguan Yaohua received his foster father's order and went straight to the Regent's mansion. Intentionally or unintentionally, he wandered around. He knew that this action wouldn't benefit him much in finding out about Cheng Jiaxuan's identity, but he didn't want to have a direct confrontation with Dorgon. While he was waiting outside for a while, anything he could hear.. However, after waiting for a long time, it was still calm. When night came, there were even fewer people coming and going around. It was particularly eye-catching standing close to him, so he found a corner and sat down, poking his head out to observe from time to time.
... ln he, he he...... he didn't expect, he '''s,'s's. Only when dawn broke the next day and the first light of dawn fell on his eyelids did he wake up. He still clearly remembered that it was a dark and windy night. It was destined to be a restless night. Due to a moment of laziness, he had fallen asleep and let go of such a great opportunity. . he he..... Zhang.... he.... However, since things had already come to this point, there was no point in regretting it. It was better to take advantage of the rare moment when he was awake to pay more attention. Maybe the heavens will reward those who work hard and he'll gain something.
His luck was good this time. Not long after, two imperial bodyguards walked by. They seemed to be full of worries. They chatted casually with each other. Among them, the words "Seven Evil Spirits" entered Shangguan Yaohua's ears. His face suddenly turned serious and he stared at them.
The imperial bodyguard on the left said, "Have you heard? The Seven Evil Spirits have been committing crimes in Jianghu recently. Their methods are as cruel as always. The government can't do anything to them. Many of the ruffians saw that he was powerful, so they turned against him and recognized him as their master. He changed so quickly. He took in an assistant for the first time. Moreover, it's a child. "
The one on the right immediately said, "Isn't that so? But don't underestimate him. Although the child is young, his methods are just as ruthless. According to the market, the group of constables that had been dispatched last time was killed by a young child. I thought about it. The shape of the bloody hole in his chest doesn't look like it was done by the Seven Evil Spirits. "
Shangguan Yaohua was suspicious. He had a few guesses about the identity of the assistant, but he quickly rejected them. He heard the imperial bodyguard say, "Whose child is he? He's so young and he doesn't learn good things. Why would he mix with the Seven Evil Spirits? "" Who knows? Maybe he's just looking for power and willingly helping the evildoers. What does a child know? I heard that last night, the An Village not far from the capital was also destroyed by the Seven Evil Spirits. "" That's true. You think you're helping him. It's fine if he doesn't appreciate it, but he'll definitely think you're harming him. "
The other imperial bodyguard mocked, "Enough! You still have time to worry about others? If the Seven Evil Spirits can't be caught, I'm afraid there's no one else in the palace who can help. The Emperor will be desperate and order us to hunt them down. I don't want to have my heart cut open! " The first imperial bodyguard had also seen the bloody corpses of the constables. He quickly agreed, "That's right, that's right. We should pretend that we don't know anything. Only then will we be able to live a little longer." While saying that, he stopped talking and walked into the mansion.
Shangguan Yaohua was still sitting in the corner, silently replaying the news he just heard. Other than hating Jiang Liechen even more, he didn't gain anything else. After waiting for several more hours, although there were people coming and going in front of the mansion, there was no more information to pass on. Only then did he remember that although he looked like he was working hard, to his foster father, it was no different from idling around. It seemed that waiting was not going to work. Using the crowd as a cover, he went to the front of the mansion and directly revealed his identity to the imperial bodyguard. He pretended that the Prince Fu had something to discuss with the Prince and wanted him to pass on a message.
The imperial bodyguard did not dare to show any disrespect to the Young Prince. "Ay," he replied, "Your servant will pass on the message to you." Shangguan Yaohua originally wanted to take advantage of the moment when he turned around to knock him unconscious with a chop, but he didn't necessarily have the strength to do so. If his attack was not effective, it would cause trouble instead. At the same time, looking at the tight security in front of the mansion, he was afraid that he would not be able to get past them. Thereupon he dismissed this idea and decided to take advantage of this opportunity to act.
Not too long afterwards, the imperial bodyguard came back and reported, "The Prince invites you to come in for a detailed discussion." While saying that, he led the way. Shangguan Yaohua pretended to agree and followed closely behind him. After following him for a while, they arrived at a secluded area where there were not many imperial bodyguards around. Thinking that this was the right time, he suddenly took a step forward and pulled the imperial bodyguard behind a rock garden. Holding a saber against the guard's back, he asked in a low voice, "If the Prince has a secret document, where does he usually keep it? Take me there! "
The imperial bodyguard was startled. His martial arts skills were not inferior to Shangguan Yaohua's, but now he was being restrained. It was all because he was caught unprepared and lost the initiative. A wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him. He hurriedly replied, "Young Prince, what are you doing? The things you want are … are all in the study room. Your servant will lead the way … "
Shangguan Yaohua said, "Why haven't you left yet?" While holding the imperial bodyguard, he still needed the imperial bodyguard to lead the way. At this time, he could only believe that the imperial bodyguard did not dare to deceive him. After walking around the mansion for half a day, they stopped in front of a small pavilion. The imperial bodyguard said, "Young Prince, this is the place. Can this servant leave now? "
Shangguan Yaohua knew that if he left the imperial bodyguard alive, he would immediately rush to pass on the message. Without thinking, he turned the saber around and stabbed the imperial bodyguard in the stomach, knocking him to the ground. He then observed the room in front of him to make sure that there was no ambush. Only then did he enter the room and immediately close the door.
Looking around, he could only say that this place was indeed a study room. But the room did not have the slightest bit of scholarly atmosphere. On the contrary, it was filled with a kind of austere atmosphere. All kinds of books were piled up everywhere. The size of this study room was not much worse than the Upper Study Room.
Everything that happened before and after flashed through his mind. He recalled how his Yifu repeatedly warned him, and how the Prince Regent pressured him step by step. There were three reasons why he did not ask the Imperial Bodyguard about Cheng Jiaxuan just now. As the Prince's adopted daughter, even if there were some unusual secrets about her life, nobody would dare to pry. First, he had to avoid beating the grass to startle the snake. Second, he did not want to let the two of them know his intention first. Second, what he wanted was not just some information, but real and fair evidence. Only by handing it over to his Yifu would he be considered to have completed his mission. Therefore, he had no choice but to go to the study room.
Shangguan Yaohua looked around and saw several rolls of documents on the table. He knew perfectly well that if these documents were related to Cheng Jiaxuan, they would not be placed here so openly. Moreover, after so many years, there was no reason for this old matter to be placed in the most conspicuous place. It was very likely that this was another pile of worthless information. But regarding the Prince Regent's secret reserves, the more he investigated, the better. Casually flipping through the documents, he found that they were all letters exchanged with various princes. Rows upon rows of small characters were written in flamboyant calligraphy, densely packed. He only glanced at them once before he had no intention to delve deeper.
Then he looked at the middle of the table, where there was a topographic map. The drawing was extremely exquisite. All the important military areas were circled with a red brush. It seemed like these days the Prince Regent's attention was focused on this map. When he was little, he had read several military books. Now that he saw the attack and defense plan, he understood a bit more than other people.
After looking at it several more times, he roughly memorized it in his mind. Afterwards, he went to the bookshelf on the other side to search. He only had one arm to use, so it was even more difficult to search. Before he could pick out several books, suddenly there was a commotion outside the door. One person shouted, "Who's there? What are you doing here? "
Shangguan Yaohua immediately put the book away and turned his body sideways. This way, he could clearly see the enemy's arrangement and think of a way to deal with them. At the same time, it would be difficult for the other party to see his face. If the matter of 'breaking into the study to steal' was spread out, his reputation would not be good.
One of them suddenly shouted, "It's you! You are Prince Cheng, Shangguan Yaohua? " Shangguan Yaohua thought that since he had not done anything outrageous before, there was no harm in admitting it. Moreover, with his status, they would not dare to do anything to him. He immediately turned around and said, "That's right, it's this prince. You think you have the right to shout at me? What's wrong with me looking at calligraphy and paintings in the prince's study? It's not worth this fuss! "In the end, even he believed that he was innocent.
The person just now sneered, "Looking at calligraphy and paintings is naturally nothing. But Xiao Wangye knows in his heart that you are really here to look at calligraphy and paintings? "
Shangguan Yaohua heard his arrogant tone. He had never been treated like this outside of the palace. He was about to explode when he suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He remembered that he was probably talking about the corpse outside the door. He couldn't help but curse himself for being careless and forgetting to get rid of the evidence first.
Seeing that he was silent for a long time, the person laughed coldly and said, "What, you don't have anything to say? You broke into the palace to commit a crime, and then you stole secrets from the study. With these serious crimes, even if we don't report it to the Emperor, you can be sentenced to death in private! "Shangguan Yaohua's face was deathly pale, but he still tried to hold on." What do you want? You want to punish me impartially in private? "
That person saw that they had scared him enough, now was the best time to talk terms. With a cold laugh he said, "Are you finally afraid? Just now, weren't you very imposing? Perhaps there is another way. You are just a dog working for someone else, there is no point in investigating you. As long as you come with us to see the prince and testify in front of everybody to Prince Fu's crimes, saying that he was the one who instigated you to do all this. Perhaps the prince will be magnanimous and spare your lowly life. "
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