Chapter 156: Scattered Soldiers Enter the Capital, Traps Arrive
"How's it going over there?"
As soon as Xiao Qingji finished speaking, a servant came in from outside the bathhouse, lowered his head and took the corpse out.
After everyone left, Xiao Qingji sat on the reclining chair, leisurely picked up a pitted cherry, tossed it with his hand, opened his mouth, and the cherry fell into his mouth.
The guard said, "They only found 30,000 private soldiers. There are still 50,000 hidden, and the emperor has not discovered them."
They have been planning for many years, how could they only have 30,000 soldiers?
Although it was only 30,000, it was still a huge loss for them.
"Send them apart, don't draw attention to yourself, and bring your documents with you. Don't rush them, and don't gather too closely. Once they've made it to Kyoto, count their heads. Don't leave any behind. If anyone escapes, chase them down and kill them. No one is allowed to move without my order. After you've passed on my order, you can go to Prince Qi's mansion."
"yes."
Xiao Qingji hummed indifferently, "Mingshu."
"..." The guard's lips moved slightly, then he reached out and tore off the human skin mask on his face. He knelt on one knee with his head lowered. "...Yes."
"Do you remember what Xiaoman said to you before he died?"
"......Remember."
Mingshu lowered his head, and an indescribable emotion flashed in his eyes.
[I know you are doing this for my own good, but I will never allow you to hurt the princess.]
While the two of them were still in the cell, Mingshu, despite being poisoned, had already figured out a way to escape. But when he tried to take Xiaoman with him, Xiaoman nearly broke both of his arms.
[The princess is so frustrated because of me! How can I run away?!]
At that time, Mingshu was not as strong as Xiaoman, and she grabbed his collar tightly, pressing his entire face against the iron fence, leaving red marks.
Xiaoman showed her murderous intent towards Mingshu for the first time. "Don't think I don't know what you're up to! I'm telling you, as long as I'm still breathing, don't even think about muddying the waters!"
What if I insist on doing it?
Xiaoman was silent for a long time, then suddenly grabbed Mingshu's neck.
【Then I will kill you and then kill myself. 】
[......] Mingshu finally compromised, [Okay, I won't run away. I'll stay here, with you.]
But the two of them didn't stay together for long before they were separated by Yin and Yang, never to see each other again.
When Xiaoman knew that her death was approaching, the last words she said to Mingshu before she died were just a few words.
【You must live well. 】
Alive.
For people like them, living a good life is harder than climbing to the sky.
Xiao Qingji looked down at Mingshu. He remembered that Mingshu and Xiaoman were from the same group of people who were sent to the Jincheng Mountain Tea Camp. They were also the only two winners when selecting personal assassins. The two fought each other and the result was always a draw, and the winner could never be determined.
Until the moment of life and death, Mingshu and his beloved did not say a single word about love. Why?
Is it because of one’s status, or because one cannot promise the other person a stable life?
"I want revenge."
Xiao Qingji hit the nail on the head and directly pointed out the deep hatred in Mingshu's heart.
He hated Xiao Qinggu for not being able to protect Xiaoman, and hated Baijialou for wanting to kill Xiaoman. But in the end, what he hated most was his own incompetence.
Xiao Qingji chuckled softly.
"If you want revenge, then go and wag your tail at them."
Xiao Qingji stood up, reached out to help Mingshu up, and patted his shoulder.
His eyes narrowed into slits as he smiled. "I went to great lengths to get you from my aunt."
Ming Shu failed to protect his master and was unable to take Xiao Qinggu away. After the Queen of Langjiang detoxified him, she handed him over to Xiao Tong and Xiao Qingji. Xiao Tong originally planned to sentence him to death by a thousand cuts, but Xiao Qingji showed up in time to stop him.
Only after explaining the plan in detail to Xiao Tong was Xiao Qingji able to take Mingshu away.
Mingshu clasped his fists and saluted, "I'll leave now."
"Well, go ahead and follow the plan."
"yes."
On the other side, Xiao Qingxu held the note that Xiao Qinggu secretly gave to Shang Yuwan in his hand and read it carefully.
[The land deed in the mother-of-pearl box has my eldest brother's personal seal on it. There are so many people in the mansion watching, so I can't take it out for now. I'll make plans later when I have the chance.]
Xiao Qingxu's eyebrows moved slightly, "My private seal has always been with me, how could they have it?"
Title deed...where is it from?
Xiao Qinggu did not mention this explicitly in the note. She probably thought someone was watching her secretly, so she didn't want to write too much.
"Why is there nothing unusual about the girls' school in Jincheng?"
Shang Yuwan frowned, "Is it really just to teach girls from ordinary families to read?"
Is Xiao Tong so kind?
Xiao Qingxu shook his head. "There's no movement over there at all. Our people can't find any problems."
But the biggest problem is that there is no problem.
Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu were both aware of this, which was why they sent people to investigate again and again. However, they had already started investigating on the way back to Beijing, and they still hadn't come up with any results.
"No news yet?" Because it was useless to dwell on the same thing, Shang Yuwan changed the subject and asked about Shang Mingqi again.
Xiao Qingxu still shook his head.
Shang Yuwan fell silent. At this moment, a noise suddenly came from outside.
"Who is it!" Before Bai Xiaoye finished speaking, a dull sound of something hitting the ground reached the ears of the two people in the study, as if someone was knocked to the ground.
Then Cheng Yishui shouted angrily again. Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu realized something was wrong and rushed out of the study.
When the door opened, Ming Shu was pinned to the ground by Cheng Yishui and Bai Xiaoye.
"......Ha." Shang Yuwan sneered.
How should I put it? This is like a pillow given to you when you feel sleepy.
Xiao Qingxu's face turned extremely cold, and his eyes were like cold knives stabbing into Mingshu.
Mingshu was covered in blood. He struggled to look up at Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu before fainting.
Cheng Yishui and Bai Xiaoye each held an arm, carrying the half-dead Ming Shu as they walked over. "Master, do you want to throw this guy out?"
Xiao Qingxu stared at Mingshu for a while and said, "Ask Ah Ying to come and take a look. It's good that he can be saved."
As for whether he would lose limbs, that was not something he could control.
Shang Yuwan also nodded.
"The old medicine man is looking after Deputy General Yang, and Ji Suxian is busy preparing medicine and poison. Let the deputy building owner take a look and be on the safe side."
When Xiao Qingji returned from Luzhou City, he spread the rumor that Mingshu had died protecting his master, and even his body had been lost. If someone with ulterior motives saw Mingshu living alive in Prince Qi's mansion, wouldn't that be disastrous?
Cheng Yishui dragged his men to find Lu Heying. Bai Xiaoye nodded at them and went back to his original place to guard.
The capital is full of dangers, and Bai Xiaoye can only take turns guarding it, for fear that he will not be able to protect others like the time Xiao Qingxu jumped off the cliff.
Shang Yuwan looked at the direction where Mingshu was dragged away by Cheng Yishui and asked Xiao Qingxu: "What does it look like?"
Xiao Qingxu smiled coldly.
"Like a person who has been turned into a fool by a bad doctor who gave him the wrong injection."
With the trap clearly laid out before their eyes, is Xiao Qingji really that stupid?
Shang Yuwan narrowed her eyes.
"Xiao Qingxu."
"Um?"
"Has your private seal really been in your hands all along?"
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