Chapter 73 Interrogation

Gu Xiyue looked at Xiao Heng calmly, and Xiao Heng responded to her with his eyes.

Both of them suppressed the look in their eyes and waited for the right time to speak.

King Hu arranged for his men to quickly deal with the problems left by Yuan's subordinates and to arrange the best accommodation for Xiao Heng and others. At the same time, he asked his men to convey the message that he would discuss business cooperation with Xiao Heng and Gu Xiyue the next day.

Gu Xiyue breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, the purpose of their trip was to discuss cooperation with King Hu and buy more time for Ganzhou.

Although some unexpected things happened today, the cooperation is beginning to take shape.

only……

After King Hu's men left, Gu Xiyue looked at Xiao Heng inquiringly. Xiao Heng walked over and whispered in her ear, "That man is someone close to my second brother. I'm afraid his intentions are not pure."

He replaced Xiaoqian with that person.

Gu Xiyue looked at him in surprise, frowning as she sorted out the relationship in her mind. As she was sorting it out, she realized something was wrong. She raised her head and was about to ask, but saw Xiao Heng looking at her with a smile.

Xiao Heng nodded, confirming her suspicions. "You're right. That person did flirt with me before, and I found an opportunity to push him back."

Gu Xiyue glared at him, turned her head away, and hid the smile in her eyes. "I wasn't speculating about this, you're overthinking it!"

Do you really think you'll be jealous?

Although Gu Xiyue felt a little uncomfortable, she didn't admit it to his face.

Thinking about it for a moment, Gu Xiyue frowned slightly, "Your Highness, it seems that King Hu really wants to kill all of Yuan's men."

Xiao Heng nodded, "I have arranged for Wei Lin to handle this matter. That person is still useful for the time being, and we need some bargaining chips in our hands."

At night, when King Hu arranged for people to approach the tent of Yuan's subordinates, they found it was quiet. The two men sneaked in and found that it was empty. Not only were the two children of Yuan's subordinates missing, but even the two old women who took care of them were nowhere to be seen.

The two men broke out in sweat instantly. You know, after Yuan's subordinates were beheaded by King Hu today, King Hu had sent people to quietly surround the tent where Yuan's subordinates were staying. It was absolutely impossible for the two old women and two children to escape.

unless……

The two men went back to report to King Hu in great fear. When King Hu heard this, his face turned gloomy and unclear. He waved his hand to send the two men away, sat there in a daze for a long time, and finally a sneer appeared on his lips. He ordered the followers outside the tent to bring Xiao Qian over.

No one knew what happened in King Hu's tent that night. The guards outside the tent only heard Xiao Qian shouting for most of the night. Only when King Hu's last furious roar died down did Xiao Qian's voice completely fade away.

No one dared to go into the tent to see what was happening. Everyone stood outside trembling with fear, breaking out in cold sweats as they listened to the noises inside.

It was not until dawn that Xiao Qian came out of the tent with a hunched back and disheveled hair, limping. The difference from before was that she could not bring her legs together and walked crookedly. From King Hu's tent to the door of her own tent, a short distance, she fell several times and finally crawled back using her hands and feet.

Over the past two years, Xiao Qian has been the most favored woman around King Hu. Although she has not given birth to a son or daughter for King Hu, King Hu still dotes on her to the core. Whatever she wants, as long as King Hu can do it, he will basically satisfy her.

Who could have imagined that one day, Xiao Qian would be tortured by King Hu until she was neither human nor ghost, and would emerge from the tent in a dishevel.

People outside thought about what happened to Yuan's subordinates and that their children were missing. They thought that the reason why King Hu was so angry must be related to Yuan's subordinates' sister.

Everything that happened here was under Xiao Heng's control. When Xiao Qian crawled back into the tent and finally took a bath with the help of the maid, put on her clothes and was about to go to bed to rest, Xiao Heng appeared in front of her with Gu Xiyue.

Faced with the sudden arrival of the two people, Xiao Qian panicked and her first reaction was to use her sleeves to cover the redness and swelling at the corners of her mouth.

She quickly waved her hand to ask the maid to guard the door, while looking at Xiao Heng and Gu Xiyue with a wary look.

After not seeing each other for a long time, Gu Xiyue looked at the haggard Xiao Qian and thought he had mistaken her for someone else.

Before the two of them spoke, Xiao Qian on the couch sneered twice, "Are you here to laugh at me?"

The voice was already hoarse, and Gu Xiyue noticed that Xiao Heng was obviously stunned when he heard it.

He pondered for a moment, then lowered his voice and said quickly, "This prince doesn't have time to waste with you. Let me ask you, what conditions did my second brother promise King Hu?"

Xiao Qian was surprised to hear Xiao Heng ask such questions right away. She looked around and was about to call for help when Xiao Heng said coldly, "If you want your brother's two children to live, you better speak nicely."

Xiao Qian's eyes flashed with surprise. She quickly straightened her upper body and asked anxiously, "My brother's child is still alive?"

Xiao Heng nodded, "Yes, they are all alive and well, but whether they can continue to live depends on your attitude."

He didn't want to talk nonsense, he just wanted to ask what he wanted to know most.

Xiao Qian was obviously relieved. She lay down lazily with her eyes half closed. Her gaze slid across Gu Xiyue with contempt and a hint of sarcasm.

"I never thought that you, the Crown Prince, would marry her! Now, even the Emperor has given up on you. Even if my brother's child is in your hands, do you think I would let you threaten me?"

After hearing this, Xiao Heng was neither angry nor anxious. Instead, his face showed even more sarcasm, and the voice that came out of his lips was cold and without warmth. Gu Xiyue, who was listening to him, felt a little uncomfortable.

"If I'm not mistaken, it should have been more than two years since Second Brother sent you here. Now that the Emperor is gone, you know that the capital is Second Brother's domain. Have you heard from him? Has he ever considered taking you back?"

"Now, the only descendants of your Yuan family are your brother's two children and you. If you cooperate, I can save you and your two nephews and let you live a worry-free life. If you don't, you will just be a lonely ghost here."

"It's up to you to decide how to choose!"

Xiao Qian was shocked at first, then fell into confusion, and felt a little out of control. She couldn't understand why the second prince didn't write to tell her these things, and if he had ascended the throne now, why didn't he find a way to bring her back.

"Have you thought it through?"

Before she could figure out what was going on, Xiao Heng was already urging her to make a decision.

Seeing that Xiao Heng had lost his patience and the woman holding his hand was about to turn around, she panicked and blurted out.

"His Royal Highness the Second Prince has agreed to supply King Hu with weapons, food, and salt, on the condition that they attack Ganzhou and... " She hesitated for a moment and whispered, "I will kill you all!"