Chapter 124 Shengsheng went to see Su Muyan?
Xie Yan sighed in his heart, it seemed that Shengsheng still didn't want to see him.
In order to prevent her from starving herself, Xie Yan had no choice but to get up and say goodbye.
"It's getting late today, so I'll go back home first."
Ruan Yunbo said, "Why are you leaving now? It's not too late to go back after dinner."
Xie Yan smiled and said, "Thank you, Third Brother. I'm still under house arrest, so it's inconvenient for me to stay outside for too long. I'll come back tomorrow."
After Xie Yan left, Ruan Yunbo wondered, "Fifth Brother waited for Big Brother at the mansion all afternoon, but when he saw Big Brother, he didn't say a word and went back without even eating. If he was worried about being discovered if he went out during the lockdown, why did he come tomorrow?"
Ruan Yunjian said, "Didn't you say that Shengsheng and Xie Yan have reconciled? Why do I feel like there's something strange between them?"
"No." Ruan Yunbo thought for a moment. "Shengsheng even brought back a parrot from Xie Yan's house a while ago and kept it in the house to entertain him. Given Shengsheng's temper, if he still hates Xie Yan as much as before, how could he possibly accept his bird?"
Ruan Yunjian nodded, "Maybe I'm overthinking it."
Upon learning that Xie Yan had left, Ruan Yunsheng immediately came over to have dinner with his two brothers.
Ruan Yunjian couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't you come over just now? Did Xie Yan make you angry again?"
Ruan Yunsheng said vaguely: "No, I wasn't hungry just now, but now I'm hungry again..."
She didn't want to tell her brothers that Xie Yan was Chuwu. This was a matter between the two of them.
Besides, this matter could be a big deal or a small one. If my brothers knew about it, they might not know what to think.
"Chuwu" was an outsider, and even if she was secretly taken out of the house, as long as her brothers said that it was their order, they could not scold an outsider, not to mention that "Chuwu" had helped kill the assassin before.
But if she knew that Xie Yan secretly took her out of the house, the situation would be different.
Scolding Xie Yan would be the least of his worries.
Just as he was thinking, Ruan Yunjian suddenly said, "Tomorrow, I plan to meet with Su Muci alone."
Ruan Yunbo asked, "Brother, you knew Su Muci was connected to General Sun, so why did you still want to meet him? Are you trying to get some information out of him?"
Ruan Yunjian shook his head. "Su Muci and I have been classmates for many years. He is not a bad person by nature. Although he will stand on the side of Prince Duan for his future, he will not collude with the Yin Kingdom spies."
"I'm more inclined to believe that he did work for General Sun, but he didn't know what General Sun was going to do."
"To bring down an important official like Grand Marshal Sun, we need a favorable witness."
Ruan Yunbo said, "Big Brother, what you said makes sense. Captain Sun has made several attempts to manipulate things before, but he wasn't severely punished due to insufficient evidence. This time, we must make sure he can't turn over a new leaf!"
"I just don't know if there are any spies of General Sun around Su Muci. I need to avoid those eyes and ears."
Ruan Yunsheng thought for a moment and said, "That's easy. I'll send Su Muyan an invitation and invite him to have tea at Taoranzhai. I'll ask him to bring Su Muci along, and we'll meet at Taoranzhai then."
The next morning, Xie Yan came to the Marquis' Mansion again.
Steward Feng quickly ushered him into the living room and whispered, "Your Highness, although the servants in the Marquis' Mansion are very strict about speaking without permission, you are still under house arrest, so how can you come out every day?"
Xie Yan said indifferently: "It's okay, I have arranged a substitute in the palace. If there is any situation, the secret guard will notify me in time."
Butler Feng nodded and said, "Your arrival is unfortunate. The eldest son has gone to the Hanlin Academy, the third son is handling business matters, and the princess has made an appointment with Master Su to have tea at Taoranzhai. Therefore, none of the masters are at home."
"Shengsheng went to see Su Muyan?" Xie Yan frowned and glanced at Mo Ying with a cold look.
Mo Ying scratched the back of his head and thought that he couldn't be blamed for this.
The prince only said that Mr. Su was not allowed to approach the Marquis's Mansion, but he did not say that he was not allowed to go for tea.
Xie Yan walked out of the mansion quickly, put on a bamboo hat to cover his face, and told the driver: "Go to Taoranzhai!"
In the private room by the window on the second floor of Taoranzhai, the aroma of tea wafts in the air.
Ruan Yunjian twisted the teacup with his fingertips, his eyes fixed on the window. Su Muyan and Ruan Yunsheng were drinking tea in the Qingfeng Pavilion in the courtyard.
Su Muci sat opposite, his fingers unconsciously stroking the edge of the teacup, looking a little uncomfortable.
He and Ruan Yunjian had been classmates for three years and knew that the other party had a strong character. Now that he was left alone, he could guess some of his intentions.
"Brother Yun Jian asked me out today, I'm afraid it's not just for tea." Su Muci spoke first, his voice tentative.
Ruan Yunjian raised his eyes, his gaze calm. "There is indeed something I want to ask you, my dear brother. Regarding the poem 'Night Viewing of the Lotus Pond' you wrote for General Sun, do you know what General Sun did with it?"
Su Muci paused, his teacup clattering softly against the table. "Brother Yun Jian, how did you know this poem?"
He forced himself to remain calm and said, "This is just an ordinary poem, it doesn't have any special meaning..."
"Is that so?" Ruan Yunjian slowly recited the poem. Looking at Su Muci's gradually paling face, he slowly said, "The 'ancient ferry' in the poem refers to a place beside the canal outside Beijing, where a lotus pond is adjacent to an abandoned ferry crossing and connected to Hanshui Pond. 'Twenty-six' and 'three o'clock in the morning' represent the agreed time."
His voice sank. "You know, that place is one of the meeting places for Yin State's spies!"
Su Muci's face suddenly changed, and he subconsciously retorted: "How is this possible!"
Ruan Yunjian interrupted him, "Do you know how Liang Huaifeng died?"
Su Muci's heart tightened: "Lord Liang...didn't he die accidentally in a fire in his mansion?"
"He was silenced." Ruan Yunjian pushed several letters in front of him. "These are the secret letters that the princess found in his study. He was incompetent, so General Sun could no longer tolerate him."
The private room suddenly became quiet, and the atmosphere became more solemn.
Su Muci stared at the letters, his fingertips trembling slightly: "The commander... won't..."
"Of course not." Ruan Yunjian leaned forward, his voice lowered. "Do you think General Sun really needs a messenger? He controls the Infantry Department and has plenty of ways to communicate with the outside world, but he chose to use you to pass on those 'poems'. Why?"
He paused, each word clear, "It's all to drag you down. What's hidden in those poems? Are you really not curious at all? If it were just a casual exchange, why would we use Yin State's unique secret code?"
Su Muci's Adam's apple rolled and sweat oozed from his forehead.
He really didn't know that General Sun was colluding with the State of Yin. He just thought that he was helping Prince Duan's faction to convey some political information. Now that the word "State of Yin" was pointed out to him, a chill suddenly ran down his spine.
"Since you have decided to side with Prince Duan, do you know how much respect Prince Duan has lost in front of the emperor recently?"
Ruan Yunjian struck while the iron was hot, "The emperor's heart is unpredictable. You're betting on someone who is about to lose power. How is that any different from drinking poison to quench thirst?"
"What's more, it's very likely that General Sun has already collaborated with the enemy and committed treason!"
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