Qingyuan looked at the jade pendant in his hand, his eyes moist. This jade pendant was given to him by Xu Tianze when they first met when they were young. Later, Qingyuan was pulled back from the brink of death by Xu Tianze several times, so he gave the jade pendant back to Xu Tianze.
He also promised that as long as the jade pendant existed, he would unconditionally obey all of Xu Tianze's orders, and even if he was asked to die immediately, he would never hesitate.
Unexpectedly, this jade pendant was kept by Xu Tianze until now, and was finally used in this place, allowing him to leave with peace of mind.
"Your subordinate... obeys your command..." Qing Yuan's voice was choked with sobs, and finally he stood up and kowtowed heavily to Xu Tianze.
Xu Tianze did not stop him, because he knew that if he stopped him, Qing Yuan might not be able to leave with peace of mind, which was not what he wanted. An acquaintance should always have a happy ending.
"I'm leaving now. Please take care of yourself in the future, young master. I'm sorry Qingyuan can't stay by your side to take care of you." When he raised his head again, Qingyuan's eyes were already filled with tears, and the big tears kept dripping onto the floor.
Xu Tianze just sat there, smiling and nodding at Qingyuan, the red at the corners of his eyes showing reluctance and relief.
In the end, Qingyuan left, looking back every few steps, while Xu Tianze stared at the door in a daze. When he came to his senses, he looked at Xichen who had been standing silently by the side.
"Why do you look like that?" Xu Tianze smiled and waved at Xichen. This was the only treasure left by his side.
Sometimes Xu Tianze really couldn't bear to let go, but he also knew that he couldn't keep the person by his side forever. Otherwise, once Long Mujiang took action, he might not be able to take care of Xichen anymore.
He was somewhat sure that Long Mujiang would not attack him, but would let him fall ill and die, but he was not sure whether Long Mujiang could tolerate Xichen's existence.
"Master, have you discovered any secrets in the palace?" Xichen shook his head first, then hesitated for a moment before asking what he wanted to ask.
He sat in Xu Tianze's arms, and even without looking at Xu Tianze, he could guess something. After all, Xue Wei had just left not long ago, and he and Qingyuan could not move at this time. Once they moved, it would attract the attention of everyone in Shangjing City.
What's more, the master had already told each of them the approximate departure time before entering the capital. If Qingyuan was still asked to leave in such a hurry, it must be that the master had discovered something again, so he asked Qingyuan to leave.
The secret discovered was definitely not what Qingyuan said about Concubine Shu faking her own death. Instead, Concubine Shu's faking her own death seemed to indirectly confirm some of her master's speculations.
"There are some secrets, but fortunately, there is no need to worry so much." Xu Tianze patted Xichen on the back and comforted him with a smile.
If you tell Xichen something, he can guess three things. It is better not to tell him anything. This way, Xichen won't have so many worries when he leaves, and he can attend the banquet without any worries.
Since they all want to play tricks on him, he will let them all reach the top and then drag them down to the bottom in one fell swoop. Since they want to step on his test questions to get to the top, they must be prepared to be stepped on by him in return.
Half a month later, the prince arrived at the east gate of Shangjing City first. He deployed all his troops, and for a time the east and north gates were surrounded by the prince's troops.
On the second day after the east and north gates were besieged, Xu Tianze went straight out of the city and into the prince's tent.
"Brother Xu, why are you here at this time?" The prince looked at Xu Tianze in confusion.
According to the agreement, he and Long Musi would each surround two city gates, and then enter the city directly to the palace at the same time. During this time, Xu Tianze should not have left the city, but now Xu Tianze actually appeared directly in front of him.
This forced the prince to think deeply about whether something had gone wrong or whether there were additional loopholes in the plan.
"Don't worry, Prince. Nothing happened, but I just have some new ideas." Xu Tianze raised a strange smile at the corner of his mouth. He looked a little evil in his red clothes.
"Oh?" The prince couldn't quite understand Xu Tianze now, and looked him up and down in his red robe.
If he remembered correctly, Xu Tianze only liked to wear red clothes when he was a teenager in the capital. After that, he never wore such bright clothes again. Now he was wearing like this again. Was it because of his mood, or something had changed without his knowledge?
"Prince, please go into the city first. After all, some arrangements can be made better if you go into the city earlier. Prince, you don't want to lose to Long Musi directly later, right?" Xu Tianze's words were full of temptation. Although he didn't say anything, he hooked the prince's heart.
Now is the last step. Who hasn't dreamed of the top position? Not to mention that the prince is the crown prince. That position originally belonged to the prince. If the prince takes it back now, no one can complain.
Therefore, Xu Tianze doesn't need to do anything more. Just give the prince a way out and he will naturally take it. There is nothing strange about fighting to the death at that time.
What? You said it was Xu Tianze who instigated it. Even if it was true, so what? In the end, everyone is dead, and it is still up to him, a living person, to write the story. How he writes it is just a matter of words.
Although the prince was moved, he did not lose his rationality. From the moment Xu Tianze appeared in front of him, he felt that something was wrong with Xu Tianze, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. He could only stare at Xu Tianze, waiting for Xu Tianze to reveal himself.
No matter what, if we really go by the closeness of the relationship, Long Musi is definitely closer than him, not to mention Xu Tianze's nephew Xu An.
"Why did Brother Xu choose me? You know, both Long Musi and Xu An have more choices than me. Brother Xu didn't choose them but chose me instead. This really makes me worried."
After the prince finished speaking, he observed Xu Tianze's expression, hoping to infer something from Xu Tianze's expression.
It's a pity that he was destined to be disappointed. Xu Tianze had been involved in many conspiracies and had long managed to remain calm, so he would not let the prince notice anything wrong.
"The Crown Prince must be aware of Long Muse's hidden feelings towards me. I don't want to be imprisoned in the palace when Long Muse comes to power." Xu Tianze played with his fingers and answered casually.
The prince always has to be 80% to 90% sure before he takes action, so he has to have a very thorough understanding of his enemies. It is very easy for Xu Tianze to fool the prince.
As long as the facts are placed in front of the prince, I believe the prince will naturally move in the direction he wants.
Sure enough, when the prince heard what Xu Tianze said, his eyes flashed with enlightenment.
"What about Xu An?"
"Xu An? Humph." Xu Tianze snorted coldly, and the curve of his mouth gradually widened across his face.
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