Chapter 79 Chapter 79 I laughed until my eyes turned red.
"Seventh Young Master, Madam Zhang is missing."
Ah Luo's face was pale, cold sweat trickling down her forehead, and her lips trembled uncontrollably. "I was a little late delivering breakfast to Madam Zhang this morning. I knocked on the door but got no response. I assumed Madam Zhang hadn't gotten up yet, so I waited outside for a while."
"Who would have thought... who would have thought that just now I noticed that the oriole, so beloved by Madam Zhang, hadn't even chirped, so I ventured into the house, only to find it empty."
Both the man and the bird disappeared.
Xie Yun's pupils suddenly contracted, her dark eyes fixed on the sweat-drenched maid. "Have you looked for her? She loves reading and enjoying the scenery. The house is so big, maybe she's somewhere else."
Ah Luo trembled and fell to the ground. "Reporting to the Seventh Young Master, I did not find Madam Zhang's bow and arrows in the house. Furthermore, the wooden cage containing the oriole is nowhere to be found."
If he had accidentally visited another place of the Xie family, why would he carry a bow and arrows and a heavy wooden cage with him? This was too unreasonable, so there was only one possibility left.
Madam Zhang has already left here.
A Luo immediately understood everything, including why she was assigned a sudden errand in the early morning.
"Seventh Young Master, someone must have taken Madam Zhang away!" She rested her forehead heavily on the ground, suppressing her fear and expressing her guess.
"Someone took her away? Yes, she said she was very good and would not run away again." Xie Yun nodded very calmly, shifted his gaze away from the maid, put down the letter in his hand, and walked straight to the room where the peasant girl lived.
"Hey, hey! Things here haven't been dealt with yet." Gong Chengyue watched him leave her and left, so anxious that he dropped his feather fan. "Madam Zhang is the savior of your Xie family's Seventh Young Master. Even if she is taken away, who would dare to do anything to her?"
"Your Excellency should be able to distinguish clearly between the important and the unimportant." Gongcheng Yue had barely finished his words when his friend disappeared from his sight. He reluctantly called for another person to serve the meal.
The sky and the earth are big, but they are not bigger than his hunger and the need for breakfast.
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Xie Yun walked out of the study and turned two pillars before his cold eyes saw the soldiers who were silently guarding outside.
"explain."
With just one word, Yi Yu's throat seemed to be strangled, and he whispered that there was one horse missing from the stable, the only chestnut mare.
"They said someone took it away, but when asked who that person was, they said they hadn't seen it."
Did he not see it, or did he see it but dare not say it? At this moment, the answer seemed clear.
Xie Yun's expression was calm. The next moment, his long legs stepped into the room that A Luo had checked. Not only the bow and arrow and the wooden cage, but also the clothes that the peasant girl often wore, the water bag, medicine powder, cloth bag and other items she carried on her body were all gone.
Several large boxes filled with gold, silver and jewelry were piled together, still full.
Although there was only one person missing, Xie Yun felt that these rooms were completely empty and no longer had any warmth.
Without hesitation, he ordered Yi Yu to find out who had left the mansion today, and he himself quietly went to Heming Courtyard. There was only one person in the mansion who could do this without alerting him.
The uncle whom he regarded as his own father.
On the contrary, it was his biological parents who seldom cared about the people around him, and would not care about an ordinary guest at all, even if she saved him.
Xie Yun walked quickly to Heming Courtyard. The expression on his face was no different from before, dull, but one could also see a bit of respect and love from the bottom of his heart.
When Prime Minister Xie's personal attendant, A-Mao, saw him, he smiled and said, "Seventh Young Master, you're here. The Prime Minister is meeting with the palace eunuchs. Please sit here for a while."
A-Mao explained that Prime Minister Xie had caught a little cold this morning and had a cough, so he claimed to be sick and did not go to the palace to discuss matters. When His Majesty heard this, he was worried, so he sent a eunuch to express his condolences on his behalf.
"Has uncle taken the medicine?" Hearing this, Xie Yun closed his eyes slightly and asked in a gentle voice.
"I obey, but Mr. Qi also knows that the Prime Minister is too casual. After taking the medicine, he insisted on eating two large pieces of roasted mutton. We couldn't stop him." A Mao shook his head. He didn't know what was so good about roasted mutton. He insisted on eating it even when the weather was not cold.
He was just about to ask Xie Yun to persuade Prime Minister Xie to eat less in order to cure his illness when a handsome man with a pale face and no beard walked out of the guest room.
Seeing Envoy Xie sitting there, he stopped and bowed.
Xie Yun nodded slightly, his attitude seemed very cold, and even if you looked closely, there was a hint of murderous intent.
The man was not surprised and left in a hurry.
"Hey, is that Qilang outside? Come in." The sickly voice of Prime Minister Xie came from the room.
"Yes." Xie Yun walked in calmly, and the next moment he appeared in front of Prime Minister Xie, standing with his head bowed. "Thank you, uncle, for your hard work on my behalf."
Xie Li leaned against the couch behind him, a dark light flashed in his eyes, and asked if it was him who exposed the fact that the King of Donghai secretly interfered in the army in the court?
"I just had someone leak a message to the Grand Marshal. Xiao Chongdao dared to instigate the brothers of my Xie family to kill each other. Even if he won't die, he will have to bear the corresponding price."
Xie Yun's tone was indifferent, "Isn't uncle pretending to be sick also to teach him a lesson?"
The King of Donghai relies on the support of the emperor to gain a foothold in the court, and the emperor's ability to sit firmly on the throne depends largely on Xie Li.
Xie Li's claim of illness today had made his stance clear, and this would trigger a chain reaction in the court. The Chao family would not miss this golden opportunity. Without him, the Chao family would press forward, and the Xiao brothers would be left feeling humiliated and embarrassed.
Therefore, the eunuchs in the palace came so quickly, and King Xiao Chongdao of Donghai had already been demoted and imprisoned in his mansion.
Xie Li admitted it, looked at his nephew with a smile and said, he did a good job.
The so-called cold was of course fake. Although Xie Li was a scholar, his body was not that fragile.
He stood up from the couch, picked up a collection of essays, and asked Xie Yun if he had breakfast. "I'll ask the kitchen to send some roasted mutton. Shiyilang is too anxious. It's okay for you to stay in Jiankang for a few more days."
"Uncle, where did you take Ah Xian?" Xie Yun asked calmly about his guest. "Although she is good at shooting, she is not very brave."
The peasant girl looked very brave, but in fact she was afraid of the dark and loneliness.
"Qillang, she is a high-ranking guest you recruited. I was impressed by her outstanding abilities and her love for reading my collection of essays, so I asked her to help me with a task. Time is too tight, so I didn't have time to inform you." Xie Li explained gently, without mentioning that it was the bold girl who took the initiative to find him.
After all, if you want to help someone, you have to help them to the end.
"But, uncle, she is my guest." Xie Yun's breathing was a little heavy, and he asked his uncle where he had sent the people. "I have many men who can help you with your worries. Ah Xian still needs to be brought back to Changling for more training."
Hearing this, Xie Li frowned slightly and asked him to leave.
"Qi Lang, don't pursue me relentlessly."
Xie Yun raised his eyes and was silent for a moment. Then he opened his thin lips and said word by word, "Uncle Jian hasn't been out of town for long, right? Since I made the request to my uncle, I should go there in person."
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Only after leaving the magnificent city gate behind her did Zhang Jingxian's heart stop beating violently and return to normal.
She gently stroked the foal's mane, grateful that it was willing to give up its seemingly comfortable life and leave with her.
"Don't worry, I won't treat you unfairly. After we return to Yangshan, I'll take you to eat the freshest grass every day."
"Xiao Ah Xian, we are not sending you back home now. This horse needs to eat the freshest grass, so we have to wait for some time."
Shu Jian was also riding a horse. When he heard her whisper, he laughed uncontrollably.
He felt more and more that the little girl next to him was interesting. How rare it was that she was unwilling to follow Qilang and enjoy the wealth and glory, and she only wanted to be a commoner again.
To see how miserable and tired the common people are, just look at the people living outside Jiankang City.
The area where she grew up was much poorer.
"Sir Shu Jian, since the Prime Minister has allowed me to leave with you, no matter where I go now, I believe I will be able to return to my hometown in the end." Zhang Jingxian was not scared by his words. She believed in Prime Minister Xie.
"Besides, even if Uncle Jian can't free himself, I can go back by myself."
She tilted her head back, her eyes shining. This time she could finally get rid of the nightmare of her previous life.
In the eyes of others, she was just Xie Qilang's savior and guest, and was really insignificant. Why would they waste energy to capture her?
"Okay, Xiao Axian, let me see how your riding skills are now!" After Shu Jian finished speaking, he slapped the colt's back heavily with his big hand like a palm-leaf fan, and the horse's hooves were raised immediately.
Zhang Jingxian held the reins tightly, a little yellow bird flew above her head, and ran away from Jiankang City like a gust of wind.
When Shu Jian and others caught up with her with a smile, she looked back.
He only took a glance and then looked away.
The colt's pace gradually slowed down. She opened the water bag and took a sip of water. It tasted sweet. It contained... honey that she bought at the market yesterday.
"What's wrong? Little Ah Xian, are you worried that the envoy will catch up with you?" Shu Jian asked when he saw that she didn't seem as happy as before.
Zhang Jingxian shook her head. "The envoy was raised by Prime Minister Xie. He respects the Prime Minister and will not disobey him."
Moreover, in order to make a more thorough separation from Xie Yun, she also gave him the letter written to Prime Minister Xie. Given the pride of the Xie family, Xie Yun would not, and Prime Minister Xie would not allow him to pursue her.
If he couldn't help hugging and kissing her because of her obedience and gentleness these days, she would use the letter she had written long ago to tell him clearly that it was all fake and she was a liar like him.
She is just a person who is full of lies, a person who actually doesn't care about him at all, and a person who is not very important to him.
Arrogant Xie Qillang, it's time for him to wake up.
He had too many things to do next, and even if he was angry because she lied to him, it wouldn't last long.
And she will definitely try hard to forget him and the days and nights she spent with him.
"Master Uncle Jian, where are we going and what are we going to do?" Facing the wind, the girl's face was bright and full of anticipation.
In fact, she had already guessed the clues.
"Carry out the task assigned to us by the Prime Minister, Xiao Axian. Take this opportunity to learn more. It may be useful in the future." Shu Jian stroked his beard and his tone became serious.
"good!"
Zhang Jingxian agreed readily.
From the beginning to the end, Xie Yun said one thing that was very true. Although she was born a commoner, she did not want to be a mayfly that was born and died in a day.
Seeing more of the wider world is indeed what she wants.
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Xie Yun was extremely stubborn. Xie Li sighed and took out a letter from the anthology in his hand and handed it to him.
Xie Yun took it, opened the letter, and his body stiffened after just one glance.
Xie Li said calmly that this was the letter the woman asked him to read before she left, and it had already been written when she bought her collection of essays.
"She doesn't love you. Everything she did with you was forced upon her. Otherwise, why would she have planned to write to me so early and ask me to help her?"
"She is a sincere and honest person, and she has done you a favor. The Xie family should treat her well. Qilang, please don't tell me that you want to repay kindness with hatred and go against your uncle's words for a woman."
Xie Yun stood still, reading the letter she left behind word by word, his black eyes as cold as ice.
It was all fake, she was deceiving him.
Trick him into "forgiving" her.
"Uncle is right. I shouldn't have ignored her wishes. I thought her resistance to bringing her to Jiankang City to see the world was just a coy invitation. But she came to me, uncle, so it's clear that I was wrong. Ah Xian, too. If she had been honest with me, I wouldn't have forced her."
Xie Yun pursed his lips and said this, then he retreated calmly without looking back once.
When he returned to the empty houses, he closed all the doors and windows, and sank into the dim shadows indifferently.
At this moment, he couldn't help but clench his fingers holding the letter, and laughed softly through gritted teeth.
You are so awesome, Ah Xian!
It turns out that no one is better than you. First, you warm and soften his cold heart, and then lightly stab him with an arrow.
He licked his lips and smiled until his eyes turned red. This arrow had pierced really deep.
He will never forget it.
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