Chapter 167 It’s Not Me
Xie Chengyan has always felt that he should not open up to others, as that would leave him vulnerable, and having a weak spot would give the enemy a handle to threaten him.
Just like a big brother.
When Prince Ning rebelled, he was stopped by him when he attacked Nanyang. People in Yin State said that it was the bravery of the defending army that shot Prince Ning to death outside the gate of Nanyang. But only Xie Chengyan knew that he had held Prince Ning's wife and daughter hostage at that time.
The eldest brother was successful at a young age. Although he was born to a maid in the palace, none of his brothers looked down on him. He was brave and fearless on the battlefield, and the fledgling Xie Chengyan could not withstand him at all, so he lost the city of Jinling.
But even for such a brave man, the situation changed after Xie Chengyan's soldiers kidnapped his wife and daughter.
The eldest brother was willing to surrender, only asking for the lives of his wife and daughter to be spared. Xie Chengyan agreed and sent his wife Chu Shi and daughter Xie Man back to Shangjing. The eldest brother was shot dead by the defending soldiers outside the Nanyang city gate.
However, Chu Shi and Xie Man did not escape that disaster, and were eventually involved in the massacre of Ning Wang's followers by the royal family.
After hearing the news, Xie Chengyan had nightmares for several days. He always dreamed that his elder brother came to him, his body riddled with holes from the arrows of the defenders. He had a ferocious face and asked him why he didn't let his wife and daughter go.
"The crime is entirely my fault, and has nothing to do with my wife and daughter. I am willing to die to atone for my sins, and I only ask for their safety."
Those were the last words his elder brother said to him before he died. At that time, Xie Chengyan didn't understand. His elder brother had gone so far as to rebel. He could betray the royal family, so why were his wife and daughter so important?
Now I finally understand some of the tricks.
He was daydreaming and unknowingly brought Ye Lanzhou into the relationship with his wife. Just like Chu Shi to Prince Ning, Ye Lanzhou seemed to have become the soft spot in his heart that he dared not speak of.
He suddenly realized that this idea was absurd and dangerous. If one day he was in his elder brother's situation, he felt that he would do the same as his elder brother, exchanging his life for his lover's safety.
Just as he was lost in thought, he saw those grooms who said they didn't want to come finally came. They complained, but they were really afraid that Ye Lanzhou would do what he said.
Ye Lanzhou opened the small jar, and two twisted worms appeared in front of everyone. Several maids in charge of cleaning had never seen such disgusting things and almost vomited.
Several men who were doing heavy work also frowned unconsciously when they saw this.
Ye Lanzhou didn't pay much attention to their reactions. He just asked in a deep voice, "Does anyone recognize this thing?"
Everyone looked at each other, and no one stood up to answer.
That’s right, how could a spy who has been lurking for so long jump out on his own?
Ye Lanzhou lowered his head and thought for a moment, then took the small jar and handed it to each person one by one, asking them to place their index finger on the edge of the jar.
Everyone didn't understand why she did this, but it seemed that they all saw Xie Chengyan's tacit approval of her behavior, so they all did as she said.
When a cleaning servant put his index finger on it, the two insects in the jar twisted more violently. From sticking together at the beginning, they became entangled with each other, as if they wanted to crush each other to death.
Ye Lanzhou raised her eyes and looked at the man. He was not very old and looked like an ordinary servant. Because his appearance was not memorable, she didn't even remember having seen him in the mansion.
Noticing the gaze of the person in front of him, the servant hurriedly explained: "It's not me, young lady, why are you looking at me like that?"
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