"If he escapes alive, will he have any plans for us?"
"Maybe, but I feel that the second brother's most important thing is to escape, and he probably doesn't have the energy to deal with us."
Xu Yixing felt a little relieved. Since he was worried, he should not go out recently. Anyway, he just stayed in the mansion. The second prince would not bring people in to destroy the whole family.
For Lu Anyuan, the most urgent task may be to find Lu Chiyan and erase all traces of Qibei, but for Xu Yixing, the problem she has to worry about is more immediate and realistic.
First, Ying Wu and Ying Jiu had demonstrated extraordinary martial arts skills that were beyond the capabilities of ordinary guards in front of everyone to save Lu Anyuan. This needed to be explained to everyone, and more importantly, to Dad. Second, she had told Dad that the armor and sword were given to her by Uncle Bai, and she needed to reconcile her story with him.
But maybe these two things are the same thing?
Xu Yixing wondered why Uncle Bai would think of bringing him his belongings if he was fine. He figured either Ying Wu had said that, or his uncle knew something. He figured he'd have to go see his uncle tomorrow. Maybe that would solve everything.
There is another thing, that is, my father's wedding banquet was originally about to start, but now such a big thing has happened, I'm afraid my father will have to delay it, which is a good thing.
After returning to the mansion, Xu Yixing didn't even have the strength to wash up. He slept soundly and felt dizzy when he woke up. However, he still forced himself to stay awake and took a car to Bai's mansion.
I thought my uncle would be waiting in the palace for a long time today, but when I walked in, I saw him standing under the osmanthus tree, smiling. Was he waiting for me?
"See you, uncle."
"No need to be polite. If I had known you were coming today, I would have asked your aunt and nephews to leave. We can talk freely."
Xu Yixing was stunned. It didn't matter if it wasn't enough. Being frank was always better than testing with just a few words.
"Yes, I will listen to my uncle."
The two of them walked together to the outer hall courtyard. The family served tea on the stone table in the courtyard and left in a hurry without disturbing their conversation.
"Yan'er, tell me what you want to say today?"
"Why don't you just ask directly, uncle? I think what I want to say is very complicated and I don't have a clue at the moment. It would be bad if it makes you even more confused."
"Okay, who was the person who informed me yesterday?"
"He is Yingwu, also known as Xiaowuzi, the servant beside me."
"Shadow Five." Bai Yu repeated the words, a sudden realization, a sense of vagueness. "So what is his true identity?"
"He is a shadow guard, trained by my grandfather for my sister and mother. Now he works for me."
Bai Yu was somewhat surprised by Xu Yixing's frankness, but was more cautious: "How did you find these people and how did you get them to work for you?"
"It seems that my uncle knows about this matter and is not curious at all."
Bai Yu nodded, admitting, "I've said before that there were some strange records in the family's early accounts. At first I thought it was the old man raising private soldiers, but then I realized it wasn't and stopped checking. It seems this is the real purpose."
"Yes, I came into contact with them after my sister and Nanny Bai died, and they were dispatched using this jade pendant." Xu Yixing presented the jade pendant full of impurities. Bai Yu only took a look at it and turned his head away without looking at it any further.
"Madame Bai actually gave this thing to you?" Bai Yu muttered softly, as if talking to himself, without even speaking to Xu Yixing.
"Uncle knows him?"
"Yes, this is your grandfather's. It seems to be an old item. I have seen it before."
"Then how did my uncle know that it was given by Nanny Bai and not by my sister?" Theoretically speaking, the time of his death was only two days apart from Nanny's, so my uncle should not know.
"Haha, if your sister wanted this thing, would she be killed? It must be because your sister didn't want it that Nanny Bai gave it to you." Although he said so, Bai Yu felt a nameless anger. Such an important thing, even if Yixing didn't want it, Nanny Bai couldn't give it to others without permission!
"Uncle, you're wise. I found this in Nanny Sun's room. I took it with me because I thought it was strange. I didn't expect that I would accidentally wear it to Jingxi Temple and get to know a group of people."
Bai Yu frowned, but couldn't think of anything wrong, so he nodded. "Ying Wu reminded me to get you some protective gear yesterday. He really thinks of you."
"As a shadow guard, of course he has to consider the safety of his master. This is what he should do. But uncle, my father doesn't know that I took my sister's armor and sword from home and brought them to the Seventh Prince's residence. If he asks, can you help me explain it?"
Bai Yu snorted coldly. He had finally realized that Xu Yiyan had dirty hands and was in the habit of stealing other people's things. He had to keep an eye on the things in his house. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look down on her a little. People with bad morals can't accomplish anything great.
"Let's talk about it later." Whether Xu Xianshan would remember to ask was another matter. He didn't want to be a knife to this niece who was so calculating.
"Okay. Uncle, the Shadow Guard has never appeared in front of everyone before. How do you think I should explain this to my father?"
Bai Yu was stunned, then he remembered that yesterday at the palace gate, in addition to Ying Wu and the Seventh Prince's A Da, there seemed to be another person who was also very good at light work.
"Is the man under the city also yours?"
"Yes, he is Ying Jiu. Yesterday I asked him to escort Chen Yue to the Weiwei camp to move troops."
Bai Yu was completely stunned. Hadn't the soldiers been summoned by the Empress Dowager's decree? How could there be a story about Chen Yue and this niece? The full details of yesterday's events hadn't been revealed yet. Even he, who was summoned at the time, didn't know the full story. Now that he thought about it, there was much to ponder.
Seeing that he was puzzled, Xu Yixing told Bai Yu about his behavior over the past two days. Bai Yu felt inexplicably respectful after hearing this and put aside his contempt.
"Great! I didn't expect you, Yan'er, to be so resourceful and courageous!"
"Uncle, you are too kind. In fact, I didn't accomplish anything in the end. It was all thanks to the soldiers' sacrifice and the emperor's majesty."
"Hehehe." Bai Yu smiled and remembered the last time she came to the mansion to inquire about assets. This Xu Yiyan was really interesting and cared too much about the Bai family.
"Uncle, I heard that after the Emperor left, Concubine Ying broke out of the cold palace. Were you there at the time? Do you know the details?"
Bai Yu laughed again: "You want to know whether the Second Prince told Concubine Ying before he rebelled?"
"I always feel that the Second Prince wouldn't do this. Concubine Ying is a bit out of tune to begin with. The Second Prince was demoted many times before because of his mother. How dare he tell Concubine Ying about such a thing!"
Bai Yu knew Yi Yan was asking this question out of concern that the Second Prince might escape and have a backup plan. "Actually, Uncle walks around the palace every day and sees a lot of people, but it's rare to see someone go crazy like her. Those people go crazy because they can't handle the stimulation. She, that's probably not the case."
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