"Xueyan thanks you, Your Highness. Perhaps we are not destined to be together. Since I have decided to leave this dangerous place, I hope Your Highness will show mercy and let my family go."
The second prince stared at Wu Xueyan with disgust in his eyes. She had been his chess piece for so many years, but now she was disobedient. It was really troublesome.
But now she was truly useless. Keeping her around was of little value, except for the possibility of someone finding evidence of him using her. In fact, to be on the safe side, it would be best to kill her, but he felt that doing so now would be a bit ostentatious.
"Did you give her the City Defense Department's token?"
"I gave it to you and told you what it would do."
The Second Prince's expression softened and he smiled softly: "Xueyan, go, you are free."
"Thank you, Your Highness. Life in the capital is not easy, Your Highness. Please take care of yourself. We hope to meet again someday."
Wu Xueyan dismounted, kowtowed to the second prince with difficulty, mounted her horse and rode away.
Freedom? Where in the world is there true freedom? We are all born in cages, bound by rules. Only when I die can my family live. As for my grandchildren, I can only regard them as a passing moment of misplaced love in my youth!
The second prince squinted his eyes; the dust made his nose feel uncomfortable.
"Keep an eye on her. Once you're away from the capital, find a chance to kill her. Do it discreetly and don't alert anyone else."
"Yes. But why did Your Highness give Xu Yiyan the city defense commander badge?"
"We have to leave something behind. If she gave the token to General Xu, maybe it could be used as leverage to win him over. If she gave it to my seventh brother, haha, that would be even more interesting."
The confidant beside him smiled, understanding His Highness's meaning. A prince, already known by His Majesty to be raising private soldiers, now held the key to open the gates of Kyoto. The Emperor couldn't help but be alarmed.
Xu Yixing's car returned to the Xu Mansion. After seeing his parents, he entered his own courtyard. He sent everyone away as usual and sat in a daze in the house.
The City Defense Department's token is beautifully crafted, palm-sized and shaped like a feather. A headdress or brooch like this would be quite beautiful, wouldn't it?
Soon Ying Jiu appeared in front of her bed, already wearing a mask.
"Master, you guessed correctly. After you left, she returned to the forest. Inside were the ambushes led by the Second Prince. They were all swordsmen and axemen. If you had gone any further, I'm afraid you would have been in great trouble."
Xu Yixing nodded. He should have continued walking inside. If Wu Xueyan had not suddenly turned around and stopped, he would have been beheaded.
"What did they say?"
"I can't hear it. I didn't dare get close for fear of being discovered. But the Second Prince seemed very angry and had a lot of conversation with the people around him."
"He should be angry. He must have asked Wu Xueyan to find me to get information. If he can get it out that Lu Anyuan deliberately set up the trap, then the Sun family might still be saved. Even if he can't get it out, he can just kill me in the forest. So many people saw me leaving with Miss Wu. Dad will definitely kill them."
"The Second Prince doesn't want you to marry the Seventh Prince, and he also wants to control the Sun and Wu families, so he did this."
Xu Yixing smoothed his hair elegantly, a smile on his face: "How can anything in the world go as he wishes? Why should he do that?"
"Miss Wu tried to harm you. Do you need us to follow her and find a chance to kill her?"
"You are to follow her, but not to kill her, but to protect her! If I'm not mistaken, the Second Prince is also waiting for her to leave the capital to kill her."
Ying Jiu frowned. His master was truly too kind-hearted. "Isn't it just right to kill him?"
"You guys are all martial arts proficient, but your hearts are not right. Anyone can see that she was forced here by the Second Prince. You don't care about the culprit, but instead point your blade at a little girl. What kind of ability is that?"
Xu Yixing rolled his eyes. After all, Wu Xueyan had just saved him. It was a tit-for-tat, and they were even.
"Kill the Second Prince? Killing the Second Prince is more difficult, and requires careful planning..."
"Are you seriously out of your mind? Where did I say I was going to kill him? I told you this morning not to lose him easily, but you ignored my words, didn't you?"
Xu Yixing now discovered that Ying Jiu was a bit stubborn, so it would be better to give him direct orders when talking to him in the future.
"Alright, hurry up and tell someone to follow Wu Xueyan. If you're any later, you won't be able to catch up."
"OK."
Ying Jiu retreated, and Xu Yixing held the token in his hand, rubbing it carefully.
What did this mean? Giving this thing to herself was definitely not her original intention, nor was it what she said was the intention of his parents, so it could only be the intention of the Second Prince.
The Second Prince is always up to no good. He has no direct conflict with the Xu family, but he has been involved in many things recently. He is such an annoying fly.
The token would be useless if it were given to him, but if the gates of the capital city were lost one day, then all those who could have mobilized the eight gates would be held accountable. As for whether the Second Prince wanted to shift the blame to his father or Lu Anyuan, it was hard to say.
I have to think of a way to throw this hot yam away. Thinking of this, Xu Yixing got angry. He had clearly seen that there was something wrong with Wu Xueyan, but he still took it. He was really stupid.
However, since the Second Prince is determined to make things difficult for his family, even if he doesn't accept it this time, there will be other messy traps thrown at him next time. He should just take it one step at a time.
On June 14th, Lu Anyuan, who had been staying in the palace obediently for a month, was finally released. Xu Yixing also met him at the largest restaurant in Beijing, Zhenxiufang.
"A meal here must cost a lot. You just got fined for half a year's salary, and you still have money to treat me to this?" Xu Yixing entered the private room, still speaking in his usual harsh tone.
Lu Anyuan stood up and came over. After a month of rest, he looked refreshed, with a rosy complexion and full of energy. He didn't look like he was poisoned at all.
Xu Yixing, on the other hand, was suffering from the torment of Ying Si's medicine. Even though he could go out now, he still felt either hot or cold every day, and his whole body was uncomfortable.
"No matter how poor I am, I can still afford to treat you to a meal." Lu Anyuan supported Xu Yixing's arm, but was avoided again.
Lu Anyuan was bored, but he was not angry. He sat down at the big round table and said, "Serve the food."
As the name of the restaurant suggests, most of the ingredients used are rare and exotic. It’s okay to taste them once, but no one would eat this every day.
Lu Anyuan was originally quite satisfied with this store, but now he no longer thinks so.
The table is too big!
This big round table is for ten people. I was sitting by the wall, and Yixing chose the window side, which was separated from me by a whole big table. It was really annoying.
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