Chapter 170 Looking forward to it?
Xie Chengyan still looked unhurried. He slowly sat down, raised his head to look at Zhang Qiyue, and said, "I won't look for Yuan An this time. You will guard the Rui Palace for me."
"You're not looking for her?" Zhang Qiyue was puzzled, his voice almost getting louder with shock. He forced himself to lower his voice, sat down closer to Xie Chengyan, and said, "You should look for her. Isn't Lu Qianshan her husband? Southern Xinjiang is short on gunpowder. Shouldn't she be more concerned about it than you are?"
Xie Chengyan held the teacup in his hand, rubbing the cup wall with his fingertips, and then said: "She is in the open, and the thief is in the dark. If the thief is right next to her, then if she knows, it will be difficult to find the gunpowder. Besides..."
He was silent for a moment, then added, "She won't let me leave the capital either."
Zhang Qiyue didn't understand what he meant. She only wondered, "Yuan An should help her husband find the gunpowder. Isn't that natural? Why would he stop her?"
He was just wondering when Xie Chengyan continued, "The merger of the Imperial City Inspection Office and the Inner Palace Inspection Office is just a cover. She wants to take away my power. Otherwise, how could she trust Chu Xiu, a criminal, to lead the Inspection Office?"
Zhang Qiyue then realized that Princess Yuan'an had reformed the Inspection Office a few days ago, saying that the Imperial City and the Inner Palace should be integrated, and dividing them into two institutions would be difficult to manage. So she ordered the Inner Palace Inspection Office and the Imperial City Inspection Office to be merged, with Chu Xiu as the Inspector, and Xie Chengyan, the former Imperial City Inspection Office, serving as a supervisor.
Although he is called a supervisor, he actually has no power and is no different from being sidelined.
It was at that time that Xie Chengyan realized that the imperial sister had become disloyal to him. In fact, it was not surprising. A person like her had no feelings for anyone. It seemed that nothing could stop her, including family, love, and friendship.
Being born in a royal family, it is inevitable to meet such people. Xie Chengyan was the same as Xie Zhaohe in the past.
But now he seems to have changed.
The last batch of gunpowder was to be shipped early the next morning, so he and Chang An planned to sneak into the team escorting the gunpowder in the middle of the night.
Zhang Qiyue also had duties at the Imperial Guard, so the affairs of the mansion were handed over to Hong Luo.
Although Yan Su was targeted by his mother, he had Ye Lanzhou to look after him, so he had no direction.
There is nothing that you cannot leave the palace for. You are just going to be away for a few days. You can come back quickly and nothing will happen during that time.
Outside, Ye Lanzhou had already had Ah Chang thrown into the guardhouse, and the yard finally quieted down a bit. He stared at Ye Lanzhou for a long moment, his gaze undisguised, and Ye Lanzhou, whose back was turned, quickly noticed.
She turned around and saw Xie Chengyan staring at her intently. She didn't know what he was thinking, but there was a hint of aggression in his narrow eyes. It was strange. He clearly didn't do anything, just stood there looking at her, but she felt like she was being invaded...
She finally couldn't stand this atmosphere anymore and asked, "What's wrong?"
She thought Xie Chengyan took a step forward, and she was not prepared to step back. She didn't know when it started, but she no longer objected to Xie Chengyan's approach, but instead felt a little... looking forward to it?
When she realized her own mentality, she was shocked. When she first grasped Xie Chengyan as a lifeline, she never thought that something like this would happen. She said that she liked him, but in fact, every word she said was purposeful. He lacked care, so when someone chose him, his first feeling was disbelief.
But when she kept talking and stood by him without hesitation time and time again, he finally let down his guard.
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