Chapter 227 Late Night Visit

Xiang Family Ancestral Hall

Xiang Minghou sat on the cushion, quietly looking at the tablet above, feeling heavy in his heart. He felt guilty towards his ancestors of the Xiang family and towards his father.

"General." The hidden guard suddenly appeared.

"What's the matter?"

"The old lady is dead."

Xiang Minghou's throat surged, and he slowly closed his eyes, then opened them again: "Did you find out?"

"I found out. The Xie family is located thirty miles east of Kyoto. I went there myself. The Xie family is now deserted. I heard from the locals that the Xie family has declined and the people have dispersed. The old man has been missing for many years. Later, it was rumored that he died in the sea during a storm."

"Keep investigating. I want the facts."

"yes."

"Keep a close eye on Xiang Mingli and don't let him die for now."

"yes."

Xiang Minghou's eyes were as dark as the abyss as he looked at the tablet. Someone who could be so secretive would not die so easily. Xiang Mingli was the clue.

Night falls

Ye Qianning also received the news of the old lady's death. She was not surprised at all. The old lady had done so many vicious things and deserved to die.

She saw the housekeeper helping her father to the ancestral hall in the afternoon, and she guessed something, but she didn't know whether the person behind it had been found.

Now that the old lady is gone, Xiang Mingli is the only one left, and he might still be of some use.

Ye Qianning shook his head secretly. After all, his father would be upset for a long time after what happened. After a few days when his injuries got better, he would have to find a way to help him relax.

Just as he was thinking, Ye Qianning suddenly looked up at the roof. What was he doing here?

Soon, a white figure flashed in from the window.

Ye Qianning stared at him expressionlessly.

"You seem to know that I am coming." A hint of doubt appeared in Qian Fanji's indifferent eyes.

"I don't know." Ye Qianning was quite surprised.

"Oh? Are you too trusting of those hidden guards, or do you think the people who show up won't kill you?"

“Neither.”

Qianfanji is even more puzzled.

"Because I am very confident." Ye Qianning laughed.

“…”

This kind of thing seems to have nothing to do with self-confidence.

"Minister Qian is also a scholar. Jumping out of the window at night is somewhat disrespectful. Although I am still young, I am a girl after all."

"You are with Marquis Xiang Ming all day long. How come you don't feel that you are a little girl?" Qian Fanji said.

"That's my father. How can he be the same as you?" Ye Qianning snorted.

Qian Fanji said nothing, but raised his hand and threw an envelope in front of her.

"What? Money?" Ye Qianning didn't move.

"What you want to check."

Ye Qianning was slightly stunned, and then she was surprised, her eyes widening: "You knew about this a long time ago? Why didn't you tell my father?"

Wow, you guys say we are good brothers, but you are just fake.

"I just found out about it by chance a few days ago and looked it up casually." Qian Fanji said indifferently.

Ye Qianning looked at him with a complicated expression. He was obviously lying. Just checking casually?

She asked so many animals but got no news. Could it be that he tried to pry the old lady's mouth?

Qian Fanji seemed to know what she was thinking. He coughed lightly, said nothing more, and left the room.

It was the first time that Ye Qianning saw Qian Fanji showing an embarrassed expression. No matter how indifferent he was, he was still a human being. It seemed that he was really lying, and it was embarrassing when others guessed his thoughts.

She picked up the envelope on the table. Inside was a note: Xie Family in the East City. It recorded many things about the Xie family.

It took almost ten years from the Xie family's heyday to its decline. After the decline, the family members fell apart and made their own livings. The old man of the Xie family disappeared for a long time.

Rumor has it that he died at sea, but he appeared in Xiyan a few years ago.

(End of this chapter)