Chapter 582 Xiao Yan's Shamelessness
Marquis Wenxin hesitated for only a moment, remembering what Xiao Yan had said before and what Emperor An had done, and then he nodded with a serious look in his eyes.
"Okay, I'll have someone call the Xiao family father and son over. If they're really suitable and capable, they can come south with us."
General Yin understood his concerns and did not refuse. He just turned his head and looked coldly at the palace behind him and said, "Let's go."
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Xiao Yan and Cao Dejiang sat in the carriage and looked back at the palace gate.
After lowering the curtain, Cao Dejiang asked, "Did you really give the tiger talisman to Yin Bao and the others?"
"What else? It's all given to me in front of everyone. If I regret it, would you be willing to help me get it back?" Xiao Yan joked.
Cao Dejiang glanced at him unhappily: "I don't have the nerve to do that!"
Xiao Yan couldn't help but laugh out loud. He lifted his sleeves, sat up straight and said, "I was just kidding. How can I take back what I gave away?"
"The palace will not give up if I keep the tiger talisman. If I don't return it this time, Emperor An will think of other ways. With his crazy and unscrupulous behavior now, who knows what kind of trouble he will cause. It's better to give it to him."
"General Yin is an upright man, and Marquis Wenxin is also able to distinguish between good and evil. I feel at ease with them holding the tiger talisman."
Cao Dejiang raised an eyebrow. He believed what Xiao Yan said, and he also trusted the character of that old leopard and Marquis Wenxin, but...
"You've always been petty. His Majesty and Liu Tong'en have already cornered you, yet you're still resorting to such tactics. Will you simply hand over the Tiger Talisman without making any further preparations?"
Xiao Yan raised his lips: "That's why I said you know me best."
Cao Dejiang looked at him.
Xiao Yan said, "Uncle Xiao and cousin Xiao Ying will be traveling south with us."
Cao Dejiang was surprised to hear this, but in the next moment he felt that this made sense. The Xiao father and son had been staying in Rongsheng Academy, and Xiao Yan would never let them stay idle and become martial arts masters in the academy.
Xiao Yan spoke up, "I asked Tang Ning to find Dean Shi, and then asked my cousin to notify General Yin to come to the palace. I just mentioned that Prince Pingshan's rebellion was related to Emperor An. Given General Yin's hatred of evil and his love for his soldiers, he will definitely be extremely angry."
Yin Bao was a typical military general who had devoted his entire life to the battlefield. When he was young, he had the most violent temper and was very straightforward.
If anyone makes him uncomfortable, he will try his best to irritate them and make them feel a thousand times more uncomfortable.
If Emperor An was only plotting against him, Yin Bao would at most grumble a few words and not intervene. But Emperor An was plotting against the entire army that was heading south to quell the rebellion. Given the old general's temperament, it was considered a sign of his loyalty as a minister that he had not killed Emperor An.
But in other aspects, the more Emperor An didn't want someone to get what they wanted, the more he would do the opposite.
Cao Dejiang understood Xiao Yan's meaning in just a moment. He opened his mouth and said after a while:
"You really have calculated human nature to death."
Xiao Yan raised his lips: "You're too kind."
Cao Dejiang rolled his eyes at him: "I didn't praise you!"
The carriage wobbled forward, and when we got out of the main street, we saw vendors pushing their stalls and hawking their wares outside, and the sky gradually brightened.
Cao Dejiang then asked, "Didn't you just say you had something to discuss with me? Tell me what it is."
Xiao Yan said, "I'm going to the Fu family later."
Cao Dejiang: "So?"
"I want to ask Madam Fu to propose marriage for me. Please come with me."
"...If you want someone to propose marriage, then go and do it yourself. Why would you ask me to go?"
Xiao Yan: "Aren't you my great-uncle?"
Cao Dejiang: “???”
Xiao Yan: "You and Tang Ning's grandfather were from the same school, so you are Tang Ning's elder. Her elders are naturally my elders. You also know that I am lonely and helpless, and my parents died young. I need an elder to come forward when I marry someone."
"Uncle Xiao wants to discuss with General Yin and the others about going south to quell the rebellion. Uncle Master will definitely not want me to go to the Fu family alone, right?"
Cao Dejiang's mouth twitched, and he was reluctant to see a ghost: "I have betrayed my master long ago."
"It doesn't matter. Tang Ning and I don't care." Xiao Yan shamelessly complained.
Cao Dejiang was speechless. Seeing him staring at him eagerly, as if he was determined to get him to go even if he didn't want to, he said helplessly, "When are you going?"
"Now."
“…”
Cao Dejiang glared at him: "You are not tired, but I am tired. I haven't slept all night. Do you want me to die suddenly?"
Xiao Yan: "..." Unhappy: "Then how long do you want to sleep? Is one hour enough?"
Cao Dejiang's hands were itching to slap him, and he suppressed the urge to slap him. He said unhappily, "Why don't you tell me to wait for a while, so that I can go back and change my clothes and take a nap before getting up?" He glanced at Xiao Yan, who was about to make a move, and said directly:
"Send a message to the Fu family first, and I'll accompany you there in the afternoon."
Seeing that Xiao Yan wanted to speak forward, he couldn't help but kicked him.
"Alright, get down there and go back to your Cumulus Lane. I'm very tired."
Xiao Yan was chased off the carriage by Cao Dejiang. Seeing the Cao family carriage leaving quickly, he couldn't help but let out a low laugh. After a while, Jinyun rode up on horseback from behind, and the other horse beside him seemed to know the way and came straight to Xiao Yan without anyone leading it.
The horse stopped beside him and barked at him twice, then leaned forward and nudged Xiao Yan with its head.
Xiao Yan chuckled and patted its head: "Lizi, stop making trouble."
He pulled the reins and jumped onto the horse, and Jinyun followed on horseback.
"master."
"How is the palace?"
"Everything is just as the master expected. Emperor An was furious with Liu Tongen because he failed to retrieve the tiger talisman from you. When Liu Tongen left, his head was covered in blood, and he seemed to be resentful of Emperor An."
Jinyun rode on horseback alongside Xiao Yan and whispered:
"It's just that Eunuch Feng sent a message saying that Emperor An seemed to have some leverage over Liu Tong'en. He tried to instigate a few times, but Emperor An looked confident, as if he wasn't worried at all about Liu Tong'en's betrayal."
Xiao Yan seemed to be lost in thought.
Liu Tong'en was very important to Emperor An. Although Emperor An trusted him, his attitude towards him was not very good.
According to Feng Lai, during this period of time, whenever Emperor An was angry or unhappy, he almost always blamed Liu Tong'en.
Logically speaking, Liu Tong'en is the only one in the court who is loyal to him and he also controls his private army. Emperor An should try to win him over and treat him well.
But his attitude was exactly the opposite. Not only did he beat and scold Liu Tong'en at every turn, but his words were also extremely contemptuous, as if he only treated Liu Tong'en as a dog that could do things for him and was extremely loyal and would never betray him.
Why is he so sure that he can control Liu Tongen?
Xiao Yan squeezed the reins in his hand and whispered, "Go check on Liu Tongen's deceased wife and children, as well as his parents and relatives."
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