Xiao Shunyang looked at the man in white who suddenly appeared, and really didn't understand where this guy came from.

He forced me back with just one move. This man's martial arts skills are unfathomable.

Why did such a master appear around Hui'an? Was it arranged by Prince An? Apart from Prince An Xiao Chonghua, Xiao Shunyang couldn't think of anyone else who would spare no effort to protect Hui'an.

Could it be that Prince An secretly planned Hui'an's escape? Did the emperor know about it? What was the situation in the capital?

Xiao Shunyang has been in Southern Xinjiang for too long and is no longer able to grasp what is happening in the capital.

He only knew one thing, Hui'an was the princess of the Great Zhou, and she couldn't be left to wander among the common people like this, he had to bring Hui'an back.

Xiao Shunyang looked behind the man in white and said, "Huian, if you really don't want to get married, I can plead for you, but you can't just walk away like this! If you do this, where will your father stand? Where will you stand for the royal family of the Great Zhou?"

Princess Hui'an choked up and said, "It's useless! Do you think my third brother didn't plead for me? He even knelt down in the imperial study! Mother also cried and begged father not to marry me to such a faraway southern border, but father has made up his mind, no one's pleas will help!"

Xiao Shunyang was not too willing to fight with the man in white, and tried to persuade Hui'an to come over: "I will ask my eldest brother to plead for you together. Father has always loved you the most. If you really don't want to marry, tell him in person, he won't force you."

Hui An shook his head: "I used to think that I was the one that the emperor loved the most, but later, first in Western Jin Dynasty and then in Southern Xinjiang, the emperor was willing to marry me off to anyone who asked for my hand in marriage. Then I realized that from the beginning to the end, what the emperor cared about most was his throne, his kingdom, and his power!"

Xiao Shunyang's face darkened: "Huian!"

The man in white looked at him calmly: "Have you said enough?"

Xiao Shunyang said coldly: "Get out of the way. This is our own business. Even if you were sent by Prince An, you should understand that you can't use force against the prince."

The man in white said, "It seems you have finished talking."

To a certain extent, the man in white and Su Xiaoxiao have the same temperament, which is that they will never be led by the other.

He stopped talking nonsense with Xiao Shunyang and slashed at him with his sword.

The Rakshasa sword was not in his hand, he was using an ordinary long sword.

Even so, the powerful sword energy is still chilling.

Xiao Shunyang also drew his sword.

This time he did not underestimate the enemy.

However, he was still shocked by the opponent's sword energy and unable to move forward.

The third sword energy struck him, forcing him to slide back a full ten feet. He felt a pain in his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood.

He was going to attack.

The white-clothed man's sword was already on his neck.

"Don't kill my second brother!" Princess Hui'an said.

"When I was six years old, I threw off the palace servants and fell off the rockery. I fainted in the snow. It was my second brother who found me and carried me back. Second brother, I don't want to see you get hurt, but please don't force me anymore. Just pretend you didn't see me tonight."

The man in white looked at Xiao Shunyang coldly: "She has repaid your life-saving grace. Don't show up again, otherwise it will be your death."

Xiao Shunyang covered his aching chest, looked at Hui'an with a complicated expression, gritted his teeth, turned around and walked away.

"Hanhuan!"

Su Xiaoxiao rushed over from the other end of the alley.

Princess Hui'an turned around and looked at Su Xiaoxiao, her eyes red.

Su Xiaoxiao stepped forward quickly: "Why did you leave suddenly?"

Princess Hui'an sobbed, "I ran into my second brother."

Su Xiaoxiao was stunned: "King Rui?"

"He's gone. He was—"

Princess Hui'an turned her head and saw the empty alley. Where was the shadow of that person?

…

Elder Lou’s residence.

It's Ayong's turn to keep watch tonight.

Ayong and Adong are brothers who were ordered by the young master of the family to take care of Master Su.

When Ayong came over with the medicine to change the dressing for Master Su, he found that Master Su was not in the room.

"Strange? Where did they go? I just went to make some porridge..."

As Ayong was muttering, the courtyard gate opened and Master Su walked in with a pale face.

He casually put the sword into the scabbard in the corner of the yard.

"Master Su, you're out?" A Yong came forward, "The young master has instructed that you can't get out of bed. The wound has taken a lot of effort to scab over, and it will be very difficult to deal with if it tears."

Su Xuan said calmly: "No need to tell your young master."

Ayong was stunned and said: "...Yes."

Su Xuan entered the house.

Ayong came over to change his dressing.

When taking off his shirt, Ayong found that his wound was torn again and his clothes were covered with bloodstains.

Ayong wanted to ask but didn't dare to.

This young man looked gentle and harmless, but somehow, the indifferent look and expression that appeared inadvertently made people inexplicably frightened.

After changing the medicine, Su Xuan fell asleep lying on his side.

In the middle of the night, he felt thirsty and shouted for water.

There was a clanging sound coming from the table, as if someone accidentally knocked over a cup and knocked over a stool.

He instinctively sensed something was wrong and opened his eyes to take a look.

Princess Hui'an was seen holding a cup of warm water, being very careful not to spill it.

Su Xuan was slightly surprised and asked coldly, "What are you doing here?"

Princess Hui'an said smartly, "I came to see you."

Su Xuan asked: "Didn't I tell you to leave?"

Princess Hui'an said, "I left, but you came to see me tonight, so I came back!"

Su Xuan said calmly: "I didn't go looking for you."

"I know it's you." Princess Hui'an whispered, "Don't worry, I didn't tell the little follower. Have a drink of water, aren't you thirsty?"

Su Xuan said: "I'm not thirsty anymore."

Hui An Gong was lying on the bedside, very close to him, pointing at his dry lips and saying, "You're so dry, it's strange that you're not thirsty."

Her fingertips were as thin as scallions, almost touching his lips.

"Can't you get up? I'll get a spoon to feed you!" Princess Hui'an said as she was about to get up.

Su Xuan said: "Bring some water."

Princess Hui'an handed him the cup of water.

He propped himself up on his elbows and took the glass of water with his other hand and drank.

Princess Hui'an said happily: "Thank you very much."

Su Xuan calmly replied: "I was just asked to do this by someone else."

Princess Hui'an did not respond.

Su Xuan paused, then added: "If you want to thank someone, thank my sister..."

Before Su Xuan finished saying the word "sister", he felt his palm sink.

Princess Hui'an was very sleepy. She hadn't slept the whole night and couldn't hold on any longer.

A chick pecked at the rice and pressed its cheek against the palm of his hand.

The soft cheek, with a hint of coolness from the night breeze, left a mark on his hot palm.

Su Xuan looked at the pitch-black tent ceiling.

Everything was silent except for her even breathing, which echoed in his ears.

Princess Hui'an was sent here by Mei Ji.

Seeing that everyone was safe and sound, Mei Ji used her lightness skills to return to the Cheng family.

…

Two days later, Uncle Quan found Su Xiaoxiao.

"Miss, I got the stuff!"

"Oh?" Su Xiaoxiao put down the half-dried herbs in the yard, "What is it?"

There was no one in the yard at the moment, so Uncle Quan didn't need to hide.

He took out a letter and a small wooden box from his pocket.

"When the Saint first took over, her position was not stable enough, so she seldom went home. When she missed home, she would write a few letters and ask someone to bring them back. I found a handwritten letter from the Saint."

He spoke very easily, but Su Xiaoxiao understood that it must have taken a lot of effort to get the letter from the saint.

Su Xiaoxiao opened the wooden box and found a silver safety lock inside with the saint's name, Qingyao, engraved on the back.

The safety lock was worn when one was a baby. It is now a few years old and its color has darkened.

But it doesn’t matter, as long as it’s something that belongs to the saint, it doesn’t matter how old it is.

Su Xiaoxiao called Yuchi Xiu and asked him to give the two things to Wei Ting.

She had deeply experienced Wei Ting's ability to imitate handwriting, which was so good that even the person involved could not recognize it.

The physical evidence has basically been dealt with, and the next one is Xie Jinnian, the witness.

She needs to think about it carefully.

There is only one chance. If you fail, Xie Jinnian's trump card will be wasted.

Thinking of something, Uncle Quan asked, "Young lady, last time you said you wanted to go to the mine to take a look, have you set a date?"

Su Xiaoxiao said: "Oh, and there's also the matter of the mineral vein."

I have been so busy dealing with the Saint recently that I almost neglected the financial power of the Cheng family.

If the Saint is to be dealt with, all power in the Cheng family must be taken back.

Otherwise, even if the saint fell, Cheng Lian and Xie Yunhe had the support of the two major tribes and would still be able to challenge Cheng Sang and her.

Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said, "Tentatively three days later."

Uncle Quan said, "I'll go get ready."

…

However, ever since Xiao Shunyang met Hui'an that night, he felt more and more that something was wrong.

It was impossible for Hui'an to go out on the street alone, even if there were secret guards to protect her.

Who would Hui'an come to Southern Xinjiang with? Could it be that -

Xiao Shunyang thought of Wei Ting and his group who had lost contact with him.

If they had met, then everything would have made sense.

But how did they enter the capital of Southern Xinjiang without a pass?

Just as he was pondering, the storyteller in the lobby of the guest station told an anecdote about Miss Cheng's visit to look for her relatives, and also mentioned her fiancé and step-children triplets.

Triplets?!

He threw a gold ingot to the storyteller from the second floor: "How old are the triplets? Are they boys or girls?"

The storyteller said with a smile: "Son! He is about three or four years old!"

They all match up.

Xiao Shunyang didn't believe that triplets were everywhere.

He immediately asked people about the whereabouts of the Cheng family.

In the evening, he found the Cheng family.

He was dressed elegantly and had an extraordinary bearing.

The gatekeeper was quite polite: "Who is this young man looking for?"

Xiao Shunyang said, "I'm looking for Miss Cheng, the one who came to look for her relatives a few days ago."

"Someone is looking for her again?"

This servant was the unlucky fellow who was beaten up by the Golden Eagle brothers of the Five Tigers last time.

This time he didn't dare to take the initiative to drive the person away.

Just as he was about to go in and pass the message, Cheng Lian came out with her maid.

"What's wrong?" Cheng Lian asked.

The servant hurriedly said, "A young nobleman came outside and said he wanted to see the young master."

"Young sir?"

Cheng Lian looked outside.

He is a handsome man with an imposing manner, and he exudes a kind of noble air.

Cheng Lian came outside and asked Xiao Shunyang, "Who are you? What do you want to see Cheng Su about?"

Xiao Shunyang frowned and asked, "Her name is Cheng Su?"

Qin Su, Cheng Su.

Could it be a coincidence? Cheng Lian laughed sarcastically: "You didn't know her name was Cheng Su, but you came to see her? Ah, that's right, her original name was He Yuying. Who are you to her?"

Xiao Shunyang could see that this person was not getting along with Miss Cheng.

Her disgust was almost written on her face.

Xiao Shunyang is not Xiao Duye, he has brains.

At first glance, Cheng Lian is obviously one of the ladies in the mansion.

But she is definitely not the eldest lady of the Cheng family, otherwise she would not be so disdainful of "Cheng Su".

Xiao Shunyang concluded that this person would not protect Cheng Su.

Xiao Shunyang took out several portraits.

He opened the first one: "Is this her?"

Cheng Lian smiled: "She's not that pretty."

Speaking of this, Cheng Lian inexplicably felt a sense of superiority.

So what if she was the young master? Even her two daughters' toes looked better than hers! "What about this?"

Xiao Shunyang opened the second portrait.

Cheng Lian looked carefully and said, "This is the maidservant beside her. What's her name... Meiji?"

Meiji!

Xiao Shunyang was sure that Cheng Su was the person he was looking for!

"Who are you?" Cheng Lian asked.

Xiao Shunyang said: "You should ask who she is!"

Cheng Lian looked at Xiao Shunyang suspiciously: "Who is she?"

Xiao Shunyang said seriously: "Her name is Qin Su, and she is the daughter of the Duke of Huguo Mansion of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

The second update is also a long chapter. Today I updated nearly 7,000 words, but it is not divided into chapters. See you tomorrow.

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