Chapter 457 Reasonable

When the emotions were at their most intense?

Xiao Yanli blinked slightly. Did Jiang Zhaorong attack her because of this?

But he still went to Jinzhou, which meant that Jiang Zhaorong did not find any clues on Song Shiwei.

Was it that she did not have it, or that it was not the right time, or that something was missing?

Xiao Yanli fell into deep thought for a while.

Song Shiwei did not know what he was thinking. She complained, and as if she had thought of something, her voice suddenly stopped.

After a long while, she reached out and tugged at Xiao Yanli's collar. When he lowered his head to look at her, Song Shiwei said carefully: "Your Highness, will these scars on my body leave scars?"

Xiao Yanli just looked at her and gently tucked the loose hair on her temples behind her ears.

He said nothing, but it seemed like he had said everything.

Song Shiwei's breathing suddenly stagnated, and her face turned pale as paper.

Jiang Zhaorong was determined to make her collapse, so she would show no mercy when she attacked.

Seeing that she seemed to be about to faint in the next second, Xiao Yanli patted her back and comforted her: "No matter what, in my heart, you are Shiwei. Don't worry about the scars. The imperial physician must have the medicine left by Jiang Zhiyu. Jiang Zhiyu was able to restore Han Qiao's ugly face to its original state, so these scars of yours must be nothing."

Song Shiwei was still uneasy. She pulled Xiao Yanli's wide sleeves tightly, as if she could get courage from this action.

Xiao Yanli let her pull, and the two did not talk. Soon, Song Shiwei fell into a deep sleep.

Xiao Yanli then pulled out his sleeve from her hand and pushed the door open. Several subordinates were waiting outside the door.

Song Shiwei didn't know much. If he wanted to really understand Jiang Zhaorong's purpose, he had to go to Jiang's house in person.

...

It was late at night and everything was quiet.

Xiao Yanli followed his subordinates all the way to the secret room where Song Shiwei was imprisoned. The secret room was full of torture instruments, and the blood stains on them were still clearly visible.

But the most conspicuous thing was the coffin.

Xiao Yanli paced forward and pushed it open with one hand.

The coffin was empty, with only a woman's clothing, a wrapped letter, and several rings, jade seals, and keys.

Xiao Yanli put the things away and handed them to his subordinates.

Others looked around in the secret room, but there was nothing else except the things Xiao Yanli found.

Several people came out of the secret room, and Xiao Yanli went

straight to Jiang Zhaorong's study. There were two servants guarding the door of the study. Before they could even make a sound, they were stabbed in the throat by their subordinates.

Xiao Yanli asked his subordinates to guard the door, and he walked in alone.

He had been here last time, so Xiao Yanli went straight to the portrait hanging on the wall, and gently pulled it, and the wall slowly moved.

Xiao Yanli walked into the secret passage, but at the end was not a secret room, but a solid wall.

Xiao Yanli held up a fire starter and looked around the wall. The secret passage was narrow, so he slightly bent his fingers and knocked while looking.

Soon, he found the clue.

On the wall that was about the same height as his calf, there was a sound of a wall, which was obviously empty.

Xiao Yanli's eyes flashed, and his hand pressed down hard at the same time.

The wall at the end began to move horizontally. Xiao Yanli was thinking about observing it, but he saw that the wall that moved horizontally to the end had a tendency to close again!

Xiao Yanli: !!!

Without time to think about it, he quickly slipped in.

The secret room was very empty, so empty that when people looked at it, the first thought that came to their mind was: Is this just built?

Of course, this thought disappeared without a trace after Xiao Yanli took only five steps and triggered two mechanisms in succession.

After dodging the flying arrow, Xiao Yanli's eyes flashed with excitement.

With such strict defense, he really wanted to see what secrets Jiang Zhaorong was hiding!

...

At the same time, the lights were still

on in the imperial palace's study. Jiang Kang'an, who was under house arrest, was reviewing memorials with the crown prince Xiao Lingyu, each half.

And the emperor was in a side hall of the study, holding a storybook in his left hand and a fruit in his right hand.

After the incident of pretending to be sick, the emperor had already mastered the skill of slacking off.

He said he asked them to help, but in fact he had become a hands-off manager.

Xiao Lingyu had complaints about this.

While he was reviewing diligently, he couldn't help thinking, no wonder Zhiyu always scolded the emperor.

He knew that the emperor sent He Yanting to conquer Wala in order to build up his power.

With military merit, when He Yanting's status was restored, he would have enough confidence.

He could understand that parents love their children and plan for the long term, but He Yanting would be restored soon, and now the emperor wanted to catch him to review the memorials, wasn't it too much? !

Is this to squeeze out his last value before he leaves? !

When the memorials were almost reviewed, the emperor came out in a pretentious manner: "I really have a headache, it hurts a lot, fortunately I have you, I'll stop here today, and continue tomorrow."

Xiao Lingyu: "..."

That's enough!

Jiang Kangan: "..."

He coughed lightly: "It is my duty to share the worries of His Majesty, but I am still under house arrest. If others see me frequently entering and leaving Xu's study, I am afraid..."

The emperor licked his lips: "That's true."

Although it was late at night, the Xu Mansion was far away from the palace after all. It would be bad if Jiang Kangan was seen on the way here.

Xiao Lingyu looked at him in disbelief.

With so many memorials, he would not be asked to come alone in the future, right? !

He looked at Jiang Kangan, then at the emperor. Although it was not too obvious, he could vaguely feel his collapse.

Jiang Kangan just gave him a sympathetic look.

It's not that he complains about how busy he is, but mainly because he is a minister. Is it reasonable for an emperor to let his ministers review memorials every day?

Moreover, the emperor now trusts Zhiyu and believes in their sincerity, but how long can this trust last?

The emperor can hear Zhiyu's voice, but not theirs.

The emperor is not short of suspicion.

"Then how about this, you stay in Xu's house, and I will send someone to deliver the memorials every day."

Xiao Lingyu: Hehe.

Jiang Kangan: "???"

He rarely widened his eyes, showing a little confusion.

"Your Majesty, this is unacceptable. Not to mention how many people will be watching this action, what if the memorial is seen by others halfway through!"

"Not many, I will let Qianhu escort you all the way. Besides, as soon as Zhiyu left, I put you under house arrest and ignored the Xu family. Who can believe it?"

"Such an action can show that I reward and punish clearly, and it can also make them more convinced. Moreover, after this, it can also lay the foundation for me and the Xu family to turn against each other."

After all, this long-term favor can only be justified if Jiang Kang'an oversteps his authority when reviewing memorials and abuses his power for personal gain. I am furious and punish the Xu family.

The emperor nodded as he spoke.