Chapter 105: Shi Chaoqing is injured; Xu Shibin and Xiao Yu have an affair

In a hurry, Shi Chaoqing had to lead his men to evacuate, but it was too late. Many archers were stationed at the door.

Half of the guards rushed out of the gate by making a feint to the east, while the other half escorted Shi Chaoqing through the secret passage.

Qi Yunshen held the bow and arrow with a fierce momentum, and the arrow was ready to be aimed at the back of the man in the middle.

With a loud bang——

The arrow shot out of the air.

Shi Chaoqing's back was stained with blood, and he was supported by the guards and quickly disappeared underground.

Prince Yu stared at the scene closely. "Prince Qi, leave the tracking to me. You are still injured, so we will handle the small fights and quarrels."

Qi Yunshen put away the bow and glanced at King Yu casually.

After saying this, King Yu dismounted from his horse and rushed in with his men.

By the time King Yu left, it was already too late. There was no light in the dark tunnel. The officers and soldiers lit torches and everyone moved forward cautiously, but suddenly countless arrows flew around them from nowhere.

The guards around King Yu fell one after another, and King Yu's face gradually darkened: "Charge!"

Most officers and soldiers did not dare to act rashly in unfamiliar terrain.

An hour later, King Yu was rescued by his confidants.

In the imperial study.

An inkstone smashed straight at King Yu's forehead. King Yu didn't dare to dodge and took it, saying, "Father, I was inconsiderate today."

In the underground confrontation with the Western Xia spies, one thousand enemies were killed and eight hundred of our own men were injured.

By the time Qi Yunshen's men rushed in, the Western Xia spies had already left the city through the tunnel.

Emperor Jingming glanced at Qi Yunshen, sighed, and waved at the two of them. "Most of the Xixia spies have been eliminated. The remaining few will be handed over to Prince Yu. The ones already captured will be strictly guarded by the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice. As for Yan Hui, you should rest well these few days."

Qi Yunshen: "Yes."

After leaving the imperial study, King Yu glared at Qi Yunshen fiercely: "Did you do this on purpose?!"

Qi Yunshen: "I don't know what King Yu means."

King Yu snorted coldly: "The underground route is complicated. You knew it would be difficult to catch me, so you deliberately let me go?"

Qi Yunshen glanced at King Yu indifferently and said, "Qi has something else to do. I will not accompany you any longer."

Behind him, Emperor Jingming looked at this scene and shook his head: "It is a blessing for Daliang that the Crown Prince can have Yan Hui's assistance."

As for King Yu?

If he could live a stable life with his own ability, it would not be a bad idea to make him a leisurely prince after the crown prince ascends the throne, but he chooses to overestimate his own abilities.

Emperor Jingming sighed and continued to deal with memorials.

Jiang Yunzheng and his group selected their gifts and left from the West Market. Only Xie Qing and a few others went in the opposite direction.

Xie Qing stared at the carriage driving away before he set off.

In the small space, Xie Qing stroked the beads on his wrist, his eyes deep and unspeakable.

The carriage soon arrived at a small courtyard in the south of the city. There was only an old slave sweeping the courtyard, and the servant Chen Zhu pushed open the wooden door of the study.

He handed the thing in his hand to Xie Qing.

"Sir, Miss Jiang's life story and some recent events are all here."

Xie Qing stared at the thin pages of paper, turning them over and over, and then took out a painting from a long box beside him.

The person in the painting looks similar to Jiang Yunzheng, but his temperament is completely different. The person in the painting has a sad face and a thin and haggard body.

Chen Zhu didn't know what the young master was thinking, and didn't dare to ask more questions. He quietly closed the door and walked out.

Soon, a blind Taoist priest came to the door of Xie's house. Chen Zhu heard the movement at the gate and saw the person coming. He was shocked and asked, "Why are you here?"

The blind Taoist priest waved his hand and said, "It's been many years since we last met. I came to see how my little Qingqing is doing."

Xie Qing's face darkened in the study.

The other side.

Ever since her husband was granted a title, Xiao Yu's status in the capital has risen rapidly. Today, Mrs. Chen Wenbo is hosting a dinner and has specially invited Xiao Yu to go along.

Seeing that little Yu was hesitant, Yu cheered herself up and went with her sister.

Most of the guests at the banquet were wives of officials of the third rank or above, so it was inevitable that Xiao Yu would find it difficult to cope with them. On several occasions, Xiao Yu had to come to the rescue.

On the way back, both of them could not hide their fatigue.

Yu consoled her, "You live in the capital now. For Yingyu, you'll have to attend these social events to save face. You'll become adept at them after a few more times."

Xiao Yu forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, elder sister, I won't embarrass you."

Yu patted the back of her hand and said, "It's awkward to say these things between sisters."

Xiao Yu pursed her lips and brought up the words she had been thinking about all night. "Eldest sister, I have an unreasonable request. You must agree to it."

Little Yu rarely spoke like this, so Yu became interested: "What's the matter?"

Xiao Yu's face was sincere: "Eldest sister, if I move out of the Xu Mansion in the future, can you take Yinlin with me?"

The smile on Yu's face faded, and the hand that was holding little Yu's palm loosened.

"Why?"

Xiao Yu wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "Eldest sister, Yinlin made a mistake, but we have watched her grow up since she was a child. Now she has become like this and continues to live in the back room for the rest of her life. I really can't bear it."

Yu's expression was indifferent: "It is precisely because I have done something wrong that I need to pay for it for the rest of my life."

Xiao Yu's face froze, "Eldest sister, are you really so cruel?"

Yu's eyes fell on her sister's adorable face. "Yinlin killed my own daughter. How can I not hate her? She's still alive now. The mansion provides her with delicious food and drink. What else could she not be satisfied with?"

Little Yu gritted her teeth and said with determination, "Eldest sister, have you forgotten the massacre in the bamboo forest? If Xu Jingyang hadn't had evil intentions first, causing Yinlin to be nearly disfigured and Jiashu's fiancée to disappear, Yinlin wouldn't have hated Jingyang so much."

Yu's face darkened slightly, and for the first time she looked at little Yu's face seriously.

"Xiang Qun, Jing Yang is your biological niece. Why would you side with an outsider? Besides, neither you nor I know the details of the massacre in the bamboo forest, so let's not talk about it."

Xiao Yu lowered her head, and no one spoke in the carriage for the rest of the time.

The carriage drove to the side door of Xu's mansion. Yu got off the carriage first and returned to her own yard, but little Yu was a few steps slower, and Xu Shibing happened to come in from the side door.

Their eyes met. Xiao Yu looked at Xu Shibin with a sad look, then wiped her eyes and walked towards her own yard.

Xu Shibing paused and was about to follow.

The servant behind him couldn't help but say: "Master, the lady is waiting for you to have dinner tonight."

Xu Shibin's face was gloomy. "Tell her to wait and tell her that I have something to do in the front yard."

Having said that, Xu Shibing took advantage of the fact that there was no one on the road and went to Xiao Yu's courtyard.

Chen Yingyu had gone out shopping and had not returned yet. As soon as Xiao Yu closed the door, footsteps were heard outside.

Then the door was pushed open.

Xiao Yu fell into a familiar embrace.

Xu Shibin's voice rang out: "How did she make you angry today?"