At this time, the officials from Youzhou finally arrived, but when they heard Han Shaomian mention the memorial, several officials stood quietly aside without saying a word!

"How dare you! What happened today was the fault of General Hu Wei. Why do you want to detain the people and goods of our Xie family? Do you want officials to protect each other? Even if you are Beijing officials, why do you detain our things without any evidence? Aren't you afraid that this matter will be spread out and we will be ridiculed by the people of Youzhou?" When the young man saw Han Shaomian waving his hand to let the guards behind him come forward to detain the goods, he suddenly became anxious. He immediately stood in front of all the carriages, raised his head and glared at Han Shaomian on horseback without giving in, not allowing him to take this batch of very valuable goods back to the yamen for sealing, and even threatened Han Shaomian with shocking words!

However, Han Shaomian is not one of those Youzhou officials who accepted bribes from the Xie family. Even if Chu Feiyang had not tested his ability today, he would still handle the matter impartially and would never give face to anyone!

He glanced sideways and saw that the guards who had paused in their tracks because of the man's outrageous remarks had resumed their pace. Without the slightest hesitation, they approached the man with swords in hand and said in a cold voice, "Please follow us back to the yamen!"

"Let's see who of you dares!" Seeing that the two guards were about to put the sheathed swords in their hands on his neck, the man immediately shouted sternly, but he took two steps back slightly, and his left hand hanging behind him was gesturing to the servant beside him, trying to convey some message!

It just so happened that the person he met today was Han Shaomian. As a person with a martial arts background, his sensitivity was naturally higher than that of ordinary people. After all, swords and knives were blind in the arena, and one could suffer lifelong disability or even lose his life if he was not careful. Therefore, no matter when and where, Han Shaomian always remained highly vigilant. Although he was often taciturn, he could always rely on his sensitivity as a warrior to detect the most dangerous and strange places!

The man's inappropriate movements were clearly seen by Han Shaomian from his horseback. Han Shaomian's eyes suddenly darkened, and he immediately issued an order: "Don't let any of you go. Bring them all back to the government office! All the goods must be taken back and sealed! Without the prince's order, no one is allowed to torture the prisoners, and no one is allowed to open or take the goods privately. Violators will be executed first and reported later!"

"Yes!" Under Han Shaomian's order which was a military order, all the guards responded loudly, and then quickly counted the number of goods and people in the Xie family's carriages in front of them!

The man was furious when he saw that Han Shaomian had not spared a single person. However, all his men had been captured, so he could only stand there helplessly, his eyes blazing as he watched the guards roughly banging on the cargo boxes with their swords. He could only suppress his anger and say, "Sir, our Xie family is a well-known figure in Youzhou! Our jade wares are the most exquisite and priceless in Youzhou. If your men are so reckless and break one, can you afford to compensate? If not, please be gentle, so as not to endanger the people of the court!"

When General Hu Wei saw that the man directed the conflict towards Han Shaomian, and remembered that Han Shaomian had given him a feast as soon as he arrived in Youzhou that day, he mounted his horse, watched the confrontation between the two parties with a sneer, and even raised his hand to stop his soldiers from joining the team to assist Han Shaomian!

"Being a prominent figure is no excuse for you to disobey orders! The relationship between Xichu and Nanxun is delicate now. If you rashly go to Nanxun, what if Nanxun thinks you are spies? When the two countries go to war, hundreds of thousands of people in Youzhou will suffer. Do you think your Xie family will still have a foothold in Youzhou? Even without the emperor's decree of death, I'm afraid the people of Youzhou will hate the Xie family to death! Since you are a prominent figure, why can't you think twice before doing anything? Knowing that the situation between the two countries is complicated, you still insist on your own opinion and even disobey the orders of the ministers sent by the court. Are the Xie family planning to disobey the order?" Although Han Shaomian is usually a man of few words, he has maintained a good reputation in the upper class of Kyoto. How can he be an ordinary person? A few words made the man's face change again and again. In the end, there was only blazing anger in his eyes, but he didn't speak again, so as not to be accused of treason by this sudden official from the capital!

"Since it was General Lu who came first to stop this, then naturally the general should be responsible for the aftermath!" And Han Shaomian was not a fool. After dealing with the man, he turned his attention to General Hu Wei who was watching the show on the side!

Those calm and indifferent eyes, illuminated by the firelight, showed an extremely calm expression, which made Lu Xin's sneer froze. He immediately put away his gloating expression and glanced warily at the guards who had already counted all the goods and the number of people. Looking at Han Shaomian's serious and solemn expression, Lu Xin changed his words and said, "This is originally the credit of Minister Han. How can I take credit for it? Minister Han is favored by the emperor, how can I compare with him! Moreover, Minister Han has just said that he will discuss tonight's matter with the prince before making a decision. That has nothing to do with me. Why should Minister Han involve me in this matter? The emperor sent me here to protect Lord Chu. Now that Lord Chu is seriously injured, all I can do is to protect the only way to connect Nanxun and Xichu. For other matters, I still rely on Minister Han and the prince to take care of it!"

Although Lu Xin is reckless, he has experienced ups and downs in his official career for so many years and has saved his life several times on the battlefield. It can be seen that he still has some brains. When necessary, he naturally knows how to avoid the sharp edge!

If he accepted the people and goods from the Xie family at this time, he would not only offend the Xie family, but also Han Shaomian and Chu Feiyang. If these two people jointly wrote a letter to impeach him when he returned to Kyoto in the future, I am afraid that his life and property would be in danger!

It would be better to reject this matter now. On the one hand, it would allow the Xie family to become enemies with Han Shaomian and Chu Feiyang. On the other hand, it would ease the conflict between myself and the Xie and Chu families in recent days, divert the attention of the two families, and leave a way out for myself to return to Beijing in the future. Why not do it?

Han Shaomian could not fail to see through Lu Xin's thoughts. He was naturally worried about leaving the Xie family's people in Lu Xin's care. He was just using this incident to make Lu Xin voluntarily give up his right to participate in Youzhou's political affairs. Now that his goal was achieved, Han Shaomian said nothing more. He turned to the Youzhou officials who had been standing by and said, "I'll trouble you with the guarding!"

After he finished speaking, Han Shaomian waved his hand and asked the guards to drive the Xie family's carriages and horses to the government office in Youzhou under the leadership of those officials!

"General, all our work tonight will be in vain?" Looking at the convoy going away, the deputy general beside General Hu Wei spoke with regret!

I had thought of taking advantage of tonight's incident to forcibly seize the Xie family's goods, and then I could make a fortune. But who knew that Han Shaomian, a Cheng Yaojin, would appear halfway. He is really hateful!

"Which one do you want, money or life?" Lu Xin asked in a very cold voice, staring at the convoy that was moving farther and farther away with half-closed eyes!

The deputy general was frightened by Lu Xin's tone for a moment. He felt a biting cold wind blowing through his clothes in this hot night. He raised his hand and touched his cold neck, muttering, "Of course it's fatal!"

"Since your life depends on it, just swallow it! As long as Han Shaomian gets hold of something that is wrong with the Xie family, they will definitely ask the King of Chu for help. If the King of Chu helps them out of respect for his relatives, Han Shaomian will definitely not be a match for Chu Feiyang. In the end, they will both suffer losses, and we will be the ones who benefit! The Xie family is just a piece of fat meat, and in the end, it will naturally fall into the hands of the final winner! We can't rush this matter, otherwise, let alone the silver, we will have to feel whether your head and neck are firmly glued!" After saying this in a very low voice, Lu Xin stopped talking, turned around and told the soldiers on guard to cheer up, and he was the first to raise his whip and gallop into the endless night...

Chu Feiyang, who had been standing on the secret path, took everything in. Then he turned his horse's head, clamped his legs on the horse's belly, and quickly ran back to the inn along the same road he came from!

However, when Chu Feiyang rushed back to the inn, it was already midnight. Except for the eight guards standing upright outside the inn, the other servants had already gone to rest!

Chu Feiyang walked quickly back to Nanyuan, but saw that the lights in the main house had been turned off long ago. Only a dim candle was still on in Yun Qianmeng's inner room. This made Chu Feiyang's eyes well up with warmth, and he couldn't help but lighten his steps and stepped into the inner room with a hint of caution!

As expected, Yun Qianmeng would never go to bed before Chu Feiyang came back, but at this moment, she was still lying on the bamboo couch with full of energy, flipping through the book in her hands!

Seeing Chu Feiyang walk into the inner room, Yun Qianmeng immediately put down the book, stood up from the bamboo couch, and walked quickly to his side. Her beautiful eyes filled with worry first carefully examined Chu Feiyang's body, and then smiled and said softly, "Are you tired?"

Seeing her waiting for him like this, Chu Feiyang slightly blamed her, "If it's late next time, you should go to bed first. Staying up late like this is not good for your health!"

Yun Qianmeng, however, shook her head firmly, took off his robe and laid it on the bamboo couch. Then, with a smile on her face, she said softly, "It's okay. I couldn't sleep either, so I asked the maids to find some books to read! I've already had hot water prepared. You've just returned at the right time. I'm sure the water is already warm. Go take a bath and relieve your fatigue!"

Seeing Yun Qianmeng calmly handling the affairs in the backyard, Chu Feiyang breathed a sigh of relief. He put his arm around her as she was about to turn around, and said with a hint of seduction, "I'm so tired. Meng'er, come and talk to your husband!"

Yun Qianmeng wanted to turn around but Chu Feiyang hooked her with one hand and she lost her balance and fell into his arms. She wanted to push him away, but she couldn't help but wonder why the clothes she had just changed after dinner were stained with a strong smell of dust. She felt reluctant to leave and nodded slightly. She followed him to the small back room in the inner room and asked him to take off his clothes behind the screen and sit in the bathtub. Yun Qianmeng turned around and walked out, bringing in the underwear that had been prepared by the bed!

"Meng'er..." The room was quiet, with the occasional sound of water ripples. Chu Feiyang called out uncertainly, hoping to get someone's advice!

"Well, what's wrong? Is the water cold?" Hearing Chu Feiyang's voice, Yun Qianmeng put the clean inner clothes in her hand on the screen, and looked at the figure faintly visible behind the screen with her beautiful eyes and asked in a soft voice!

"Come in and talk to me!" Chu Feiyang spoke in a very low voice!

The low voice made Yun Qianmeng's heart skip a beat. She immediately turned behind the screen, only to see Chu Feiyang leaning against the inner wall of the bathtub with his eyes closed, his arms stretched out on the edge of the tub. Warm mist rose from the tub, shrouding Chu Feiyang in a hazy hue!

"Don't fall asleep here, otherwise you will catch a cold tomorrow!" Seeing that his face was calm and his brows were relaxed, he must be enjoying the bath in this tense moment. However, Yun Qianmeng rolled up her sleeves slightly, reached into the bathtub to test the water temperature, and then reminded him!

"If I catch a cold, it won't be a big deal!" Little did he know that Chu Feiyang was actually hoping to stay in bed!

This made Yun Qianmeng feel a bit amused and uneasy. She glared at him slightly, but she still took the towel hanging on the tub, wet it, and gently wiped his arm. She replied, "I'm afraid many people are hoping you'll get sick! What happened when we went to the trade port just now?"

"Here!" But Chu Feiyang raised his other hand and pointed at his chest and asked Yun Qianmeng to wipe it!

He suddenly sat up straight in the tub, sending up a large splash of water. Yun Qianmeng was unable to dodge and was soaked by the splashing water. She was only wearing a pale pink ice silk lingerie, and the half-wet water stuck to her fair skin. Chu Feiyang's gaze on her suddenly dimmed, and a cluster of dark fire was faintly ignited in his black eyes...

"You..." Yun Qianmeng looked down at her current miserable state, and saw that her clothes on her chest were all wet. Although she was wearing a short shirt with a slanting collar underneath, even the pearly white bellyband she wore inside was faintly visible. Especially when she looked at Chu Feiyang's eyes, Yun Qianmeng immediately determined that he did it on purpose. She stomped her feet unwillingly, and then she turned around and wanted to walk out from behind the screen to change into a dry inner garment!

"Don't go!" But Chu Feiyang stretched out his right hand at lightning speed, accurately grasped Yun Qianmeng's right hand, and instantly pulled her slightly retreating body towards him. Then he smiled evilly, and with a suppressed look, he glanced at the pattern of listening to the water printed on Yun Qianmeng's chest, and pulled her whole body in front of him, and rubbed her warm lips against his.