Chapter 157 Emperor An's Eyes
The door of Heli Hall opened, and when Canglang, who had been dismissed earlier, was called over, he saw that his leader's face was dark. Jinyun, who was following beside him, noticed that Miss Song, who had entered earlier, had changed her hairstyle, and even her clothes were a little wrinkled, and there was still moisture at the ends of her hair.
Jin Yun's heart started to worry: Could it be that his governor had gone mad with beastly instincts...
"Don't you want the brain anymore?" Xiao Yan glanced at him coldly.
Jinyun lowered his head quickly, but his heart instantly relaxed. If he had succeeded, he would have been very proud. But he looked so angry and irritated, thinking that he had done nothing wrong. He retreated in dismay, and heard Xiao Yan snort coldly: "Prepare the car, go find Gu Helian."
Upon hearing this, Cang Lang said, "Patriarch Gu has been in a bad mood these past few days. I'm afraid he won't see the Inspector..."
Xiao Yan raised his eyes and said, "I told him about Princess Cheng."
"Will this work?" Canglang muttered, "Last time, the Governor deceived Gu Helian with the matter of Princess Cheng, and then he went back on his word. He almost got into a fight with you, and now he finds you annoying..."
Xiao Yan frowned and kicked.
Jinyun, standing by, quickly covered Canglang's mouth, grabbed his neck, and dragged him out: "Master, please wait a moment. We will go prepare the car."
“Mmmmm…”
Canglang stared wide-eyed as he was dragged all the way out of Heli Hall. Jinyun only let go when they reached the corridor outside.
Cang Lang was nearly suffocated by the choking, and after letting go, he coughed several times: "What are you doing? Are you trying to strangle me to death?"
Jinyun said angrily: "If I don't strangle you to death, the governor can beat you to death."
Cang Lang was bewildered: "I wasn't wrong..."
Gu Helian has been acting like a firecracker lately, cursing everyone she sees and having a gloomy face as if she has a grudge against everyone. A few days ago, when she lived in Tang Mansion, she still had a smiling face, but ever since she had a quarrel with Princess Cheng and moved out, whenever she ran into the Governor, she would just give him a sarcastic look and walk away, without even a warm face.
Cang Lang muttered, "Gu Helian probably still holds a grudge against the Governor for using him to carry out the Lu family assassins outside the city. It would be strange if we go to him and get a good response."
Jinyun rolled his eyes upon hearing this: "Don't worry about whether he holds a grudge or not, just do as the governor says."
What kind of unsatisfied governor can reason with you? The governor's expression is like a dark cloud hanging over his head, and the coldness on his face is almost as cold as an ice cellar. At this time, just go along with him. Talking about reason is courting death. He pulled Canglang and said, "Stop talking nonsense and quickly prepare the car."
Canglang rubbed his neck and walked away muttering to himself. Jinyun sighed and was just about to prepare to leave the house when he suddenly stopped and turned his head, frowning and asking, "Who's there?"
"It's me."
A gentle voice came from behind the cross corridor.
Jinyun turned around and pretended to relax after seeing the person coming. "Mr. Yue, why is it you?"
Mr. Yue held a folding fan in his hand, and his green Confucian robe made him look gentle and elegant. He was middle-aged, and when he smiled, there were some wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. He spoke slowly and calmly, making people feel like they were in the spring breeze.
"I was planning to go out of town on some business, but I suddenly remembered I forgot to bring something, so I came back first. Didn't the governor go to the palace to take care of the Lu family's business today? Why are you all here at the mansion?"
"That matter has been settled, I will go back home first."
"So you're going out again?"
Jinyun smiled and said, "The Lu family's case involves many issues. Some of the accounts in the account books submitted to His Majesty are unclear. The Ministry of Revenue and Minister Qian alone may not be able to figure it out. The Governor intends to go find Gu Helian. After all, he started out as a businessman. Let's see if he has any clues."
Mr. Yue nodded when he heard this: "So that's how it is."
"Mr. Yue, do you want to see the governor? The governor is still in the mansion." Jinyun asked.
Mr. Yue shook his head: "No, the things that the governor asked me to do have not been completed yet. I will go to see the governor after I finish them."
The two of them seemed to have just chatted casually for a few minutes, and then Mr. Yue left with his folding fan. After he left, the smile on Jinyun's face disappeared.
He frowned as he watched the man leave, and asked the guard standing in front of the courtyard, "When did Mr. Yue come back?"
"I'll be back at noon."
Came back to get something and spent half the afternoon getting it?
Jinyun frowned and asked, "Where does he stay after he comes back?"
Although the guard was puzzled, he still told the truth: "After Mr. Yue came back, he only met with Uncle He once, and then he has been at Qingyu Pavilion the whole time."
Qingyu Pavilion was the residence of the Xiao family's guests. Mr. Yue always stayed there whenever he returned to Kyoto. Jinyun asked, "Has he never been anywhere else?"
"No."
Jinyun's expression finally relaxed.
"Master Jin, what happened?"
"Nothing, I'm just asking casually, you can continue your duty."
After letting the guard leave, Jinyun glanced at the direction Mr. Yue left, turned around and went back to Heli Hall.
Xiao Yan wasn't one to show his emotions too much, so after a while, the melancholy he'd felt before had subsided. When he led the neatly dressed Song Tangning out, everything was calm. Seeing Jinyun return, Xiao Yan raised his eyes and asked, "Is the car ready?"
"Canglang has gone." Jinyun said, then glanced at Song Tangning who was following behind him, and whispered, "Mr. Yue didn't leave the house today."
Xiao Yan's expression was indifferent: "What did you do?"
"I stayed in Qingyu Pavilion for the whole afternoon and just left."
Xiao Yan sneered and said, "I understand." Jin Yun then stepped aside and said nothing more.
Song Tangning and Xiao Yan were already close, and she subconsciously pricked up her ears when she heard the words "Mr. Yue". She was originally quite curious about the elegant man whom she had only met once, but when she saw Xiao Yan's expression, she suddenly felt that her previous belief that Mr. Yue was her brother's confidant was probably an illusion.
The little girl looked around, then, holding up the hem of her skirt, she strode towards Xiao Yan. When she was close, she whispered, "Brother, is that Mr. Yue a bad guy?"
Xiao Yan was amused by her sneaky actions: "Not really, he's your Majesty's man."
Tang Ning opened his mouth wide: "Didn't he say that he was originally a minor official in the South, and was wrongly murdered and it was my brother who saved him."
She still remembered the day they first met. Uncle He told her about Mr. Yue's life story, saying that he was wrongly framed and almost died. She felt a surge of pity, thinking it was a pity that such a talented person was framed and had no chance of entering the officialdom. But how did Mr. Yue become Emperor An's man in the blink of an eye?
Xiao Yan said, "I was the one who saved him. It was just a casual act at the time. I also thought he had some abilities, so I kept him by my side."
"Then he still..." Tang Ning was instantly annoyed.
"One is a powerful eunuch, and the other is an emperor who controls life and death. It's no surprise that he would be biased."
Seeing her angry expression, Xiao Yan couldn't help but smile, "Everyone has different desires in this world. I can only promise him wealth and glory, but the current emperor can ensure the prosperity of the Yue family for several years."
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