"Ever since the master rehabilitated the Xu Mansion, it has been deserted, and it has been abandoned over time." Xiaozhanzi felt a little depressed and couldn't help but explain himself.
"There's no place in Shangjing City where people can really hide. The Xu Mansion is the only place that seems to be a taboo for everyone, making people stay away from it. That's why the entrance to the secret passage is located in the Xu Mansion."
"This exit was opened separately. Your Highness is unaware of it. It was Xiaozhanzi who made the decision on his own. The exits Your Highness knows about are in the East Palace and the suburbs."
After Xiaozhanzi finished speaking in one breath, he knelt down and apologized to Xu Tianze. No matter what, his actions did offend his current master, so Xiaozhanzi did not make any excuses and just knelt down to apologize.
But before he could kneel down completely, Xu Tianze pulled him up.
"None of my men are spineless enough to kneel down at every turn. You were not one of my men before, and I can still tell right from wrong." Xu Tianze withdrew his hand when he saw Xiaozhanzi standing still.
Xu Tianze was not so petty as to care about such a trivial matter. Moreover, given the current situation between him and the Xu family, it was good enough that he did not applaud directly.
He is not crazy and wants to punish his own people for this.
"Then open the door." The prince said with a smile after seeing Xiaozhanzi and Xu Tianze finish their conversation.
This person might really be different. At the same time, the prince was secretly glad that he had found a reliable master for Xiaozhanzi.
When Xiaozhanzi opened the door and Xu Tianze and the prince came out together, they realized how reliable the reason Xiaozhanzi had chosen to stay in the Xu Mansion was.
The place they came out from happened to be the most remote courtyard of the Xu Mansion. There was a wide street outside the wall. It was inconspicuous and easy to evacuate, which was also an excellent exit.
Even Xu Tianze, who grew up in the Xu Mansion, came back a few days ago and walked around the Xu Mansion, but he didn't find anything unusual in the courtyard, let alone others.
"Brother Xu, it looks like we have to say goodbye here." When the prince saw his own people coming out of the darkness, he realized that it was time for him to leave.
"You won't come with me?" Xu Tianze was stunned when he heard this. He originally thought that the prince would act with him later.
After all, the prince should also know that the most important thing for them is to cooperate and find a way out of the situation, rather than fighting alone.
As a result, everything was fine when he was in prison, but he changed his mind as soon as he came out.
"You will be found by the Third Prince sooner or later. If I stay by your side, do you think the Third Prince will fight with me first or expand his power first?" The prince shook his head and said it clearly.
Among all the princes, his father was more optimistic about Long Musi. Otherwise, he would not have planned Xu Tianze long ago and waited for Xu Tianze to pave the way for Long Musi.
So instead of staying behind Xu Tianze and letting both of them be restricted by Long Musi, it would be better to contact each other directly in secret. This way, one is open and the other is secret, which is always more convenient.
"That's right. How can we keep in touch in the future?" Xu Tianze nodded in agreement. If the prince hadn't said it, he would have forgotten about the troublemaker Long Musi.
"Xiaozhanzi knows all my contact points and methods." The prince raised his chin slightly and nodded at Xiaozhanzi. "Then Brother Xu, we will see each other later."
After the prince finished speaking, he took the people who were supposed to pick him up and left from another place, climbing over the wall, leaving Xu Tianze and Xiaozhanzi alone in the Xu Mansion which was overgrown with weeds.
"I have some special things in my hand now. Come with me." Xu Tianze said something without any context, and took the lead to walk into the Xu Mansion.
Xiaozhanzi has been standing behind Xu Tianze with his head lowered and his eyes lowered since he came out. He originally thought that after the prince left, Xu Tianze would interrogate him, or use both kindness and force on him.
He was already prepared, but he heard his new master say that there were a few important things, and then he walked forward without looking back.
This behavior made Xiaozhanzi stunned for a moment. The inertial thinking that had formed in his mind over the past ten years and Xu Tianze's unconventional approach clashed with each other.
When he came to his senses, he saw that Xu Tianze had already walked far away. He immediately shook off the chaotic thoughts in his mind and quickly jogged to catch up with him.
"These items include a sandalwood fan with a snow mountain painted on the front and a white butterfly painted on the back; and a jade pendant engraved with a snow lotus pattern." Xu Tianze felt someone catching up with him and slowly began to introduce them.
When Xiaozhanzi heard Xu Tianze's words, his breathing stopped. As a servant of the royal family, he naturally knew what the first two things mentioned represented, and also knew who their original owners were.
Even though Xiaozhanzi followed behind Xu Tianze and could only see Xu Tianze's back, he could hear the attachment, longing and regret in his slow and gentle words.
But before Xu Tianze could finish his words, the soft and gentle voice remained in place as Xu Tianze walked, and was picked up by Xiaozhanzi who was following behind Xu Tianze.
"There is also a dandelion carved out of amethyst, and there is a jade pendant inside the dandelion." Having said this, Xu Tianze paused, as if he remembered something funny, and laughed softly.
Xiaozhanzi didn't quite understand what this thing was. Although he had heard of the legend of purple dandelions, real dandelions and dandelions made of crystal were still different.
What Xiaozhanzi really cared about was the jade pendant on the other side of the dandelion that Xu Tianze mentioned.
"Master, Xiaozhanzi doesn't understand." Xiaozhanzi saw Xu Tianze pause, and his brows were full of confusion.
"What don't you understand? You don't understand why I am telling you this?" Xu Tianze did not stop or look back.
But he seemed to know what Xiaozhanzi was wondering about, but he did not give Xiaozhanzi a direct answer. Instead, he continued to talk:
"At first, among my treasured possessions was a jade pendant with a blood-jade lotus pattern, but unfortunately, that jade pendant broke. Later, I also had a very precious ring, but I gave that away as well."
"Finally, I still have three very special imperial edicts. One I treasure and place in Zeju's study; one I hide in the house of the person I hate the most; and the last one I placed in the place where my favorite person confessed his love to me."
After Xu Tianze finished speaking, the two of them walked to the courtyard where Xu Tianze used to live in the Xu Mansion. Xu Tianze walked under the osmanthus tree and turned around to look at Xiaozhanzi.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand now. You will know what I'm talking about later. Give it to me now." After Xu Tianze said this, he smiled and stretched out his hand to the small bowl.
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