Chapter 40: The fox borrows the power of the tiger to bully others and takes advantage of every opportunity
Zhao Xiang quickly calmed down and seemed to be calm, but he was actually a little unsure.
"I just came to check on you first."
Shang Yuwan smiled and said nothing.
"I have a question, could you please explain it to me, young lady?"
Shang Yuwan nodded.
"The people in His Royal Highness's hands are very different from those in mine." Zhao Xiang wanted to turn the tables. He still remembered Shang Yuwan's words, "Both sides will suffer losses."
"Baijialou is just a gang. You dare to provoke His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Are you really not afraid of death?"
Shang Yuwan's expression remained unchanged. "Mr. Zhao, why do you think Baijialou dares to challenge His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
"You..." Zhao Xiang suddenly realized something was wrong.
Xiao Qingxu also looked at Shang Yuwan. Based on his understanding of her, she was definitely going to start taking advantage of the situation.
Shang Yuwan uttered two words lightly: "Your Majesty."
Zhao Xiang's eyes suddenly froze.
Xiao Qingxu had no reaction.
Shang Yuwan was very clever with his mouth, saying different things to different people. He was no longer surprised by this.
Zhao Xiang's expression gradually grew serious. "This is a capital crime."
Now that he has lost his family, who cares whether he deserves the death penalty or not? If she finds out the truth, she will kill even the emperor.
Shang Yuwan showed no fear at all and simply replied, "Oh."
Seeing her so comfortable, Zhao Xiang became more and more uneasy and did not speak for a long time.
"The Prime Minister has devoted himself to Dayu. I, Baijialou, will consider this as a good relationship. Please allow me to say a few words."
Shang Yuwan took advantage of the opportunity to add fuel to Zhao Xiang's anger, "Young Master Zhao, why don't you think about it again? Why does Baijialou have to protect the Fifth Princess?"
Zhao Xiang was shocked.
Shang Yuwan was in no hurry to urge him. "I've said everything I need to say. If you don't believe me, you can turn our guest room or the entire inn upside down."
Zhao Xiang immediately opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Shang Yuwan stood up and saw him off.
"There's no point in saying more. Mr. Zhao, please hurry to the City Lord's Mansion to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Don't let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince misunderstand our relationship."
"What relationship do I have with you..."
Zhao Xiang realized that his words were a bit of a cover-up, so he quickly stopped talking and left.
"I still don't know the girl's name."
He walked to the door and suddenly turned around and asked.
Shang Yuwan had no intention of lying to him.
"Shang Yuwan. My name is Shang Yuwan."
Zhao Xiang was silent for a while, but finally left quickly.
Xiao Qinggu waited until Zhao Xiang was far away before running over eagerly, "What did you say?"
Shang Yuwan drank a cup of tea and said, "Let them make trouble by diverting the blame elsewhere."
With the emperor's support, even if the prince wanted to use Zhao Xiang to trick them, Zhao Xiang probably wouldn't dare to do it.
Xiao Qinggu had not been in Kyoto for many years. He only knew that this person existed, but he did not know what kind of person Zhao Xiang was.
She plopped down next to Shang Yuwan and tilted her head to look at her. "You caused a quarrel among them with just a few words? That's impressive. You must have dug a lot of traps for them."
Shang Yuwan smiled and said, "This can't all be attributed to me. I still have to thank the Prime Minister for his sincere love for his son."
A loving father's eyes bring out his favorite son. What a pity, the father is obviously a prime minister with great power, but he raised a fool who is led by the nose.
Xiao Qinggu understood a little bit, "A loving father often spoils his son!"
Shang Yuwan looked at Xiao Qingxu and said, "That sword is interesting. Let someone check it out."
Xiao Qingxu knew what sword she was talking about.
"They will check it out themselves."
Of course there is more than one sword to investigate.
Shang Yuwan played with the teacup in his hand, thinking constantly in his mind.
The Prime Minister loved his son, but he wasn't completely irrational. The man in black holding the sword was slightly different from the other four... perhaps he was the one who truly held the final say in the Prime Minister's recent mission.
After leaving the inn, Zhao Xiang immediately went to the City Lord's Mansion to find Xiao Qingji.
"The City Lord and the Crown Prince have gone to inspect the dike and canal construction and will be back at 12:00. Please proceed to the guest room to rest first."
Zhao Xiang naturally had no objection.
"Go down, I'll call you if there's anything."
"yes."
After the people from the City Lord's Mansion left, the man in black appeared in front of Zhao Xiang.
"Sir, her words cannot be trusted."
The servant said that the prince and the city lord were busy with affairs, but Zhao Xiang always felt that he was being neglected. He sat down at the table and drank tea to relieve the inexplicable anger in his heart.
"So, according to your thoughts, what should we do next?"
"...wait and see what happens. Let's meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first."
Zhao Xiang didn't like his hesitation. "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you dithering?"
The man in black paused and said, "She is trying to stir up trouble between us and the prince."
Zhao Xiang could naturally see it, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with Shang Yuwan's behavior.
"Isn't it true that there's a rift between the Crown Prince and my father? This person is no ordinary person, so it's not surprising to find out this information."
Zhao Xiang didn't know what had happened between Zhao Zhouxing and Xiao Qingji, but he knew his father. If it wasn't a big deal, Zhao Zhouxing wouldn't let this person come with him.
Zhao Xiang's fingers stroked the edge of the teacup. "If the person behind her is really the emperor, then we should try a different approach."
After all, the emperor is the monarch of Dayu. He knows that he is not as smart as his sister Zhao Lan, but he is not stupid enough to pull out the teeth of a tiger and ask for trouble.
"Sir, do you think that the Emperor is sending people to secretly investigate the Shang family's treason?"
Zhao Xiang shook his head. "I can't say for sure, but she dared to use the name of His Majesty and Princess Qi to pressure me. She must have something in her hand."
The man in black was silent for a moment, then said, "If Your Majesty truly suspected the Shang family of treason, why did he order their execution?"
"If the truth about the Shang family's treason reaches the emperor, the Zhao family will not survive."
Zhao Xiang didn't take it seriously. "Our Zhao family had no involvement in the Shang family's affairs. It was all done by the prince alone. What does it have to do with us?"
To be honest, his sister's son is as stupid as can be. He did so many businesses secretly with the people of Langjiang, and each transaction involved huge sums of money. He made the Zhao family the purse for the delivery escorts to keep their money, and refused to give them any more money. Later, he was discovered by Shang Junhu and killed to silence him and put the blame on the Shang family, which led to the fall of a loyal family of Dayu and the damage to Dayu's military strength. How could a royal family do such a thing?
Xiao Qingji is already the crown prince and sits firmly on the throne of the Eastern Palace, but he insists on doing these things secretly. I really don't know what's going on in his head.
"If His Majesty truly knew what the Zhao family had done, and he hadn't taken any action until now, perhaps he was giving us, the Zhao family, an opportunity."
Zhao Xiang looked at the man in black, "Do you understand what I mean?"
The man in black nodded silently.
The prime minister said that he accompanied the young master out this time only to prevent him from inadvertently making a choice that would be detrimental to the Zhao family. He would let him make the rest of the decisions on his own and treat it as an experience.
"But the Fifth Princess... is still untrustworthy. What could possibly interest His Majesty in a woman like her?"
"Speaking of which, Liu Que." Zhao Xiang looked at the sword in his hand, staring at the strange shape of the hilt.
"I've been wanting to ask this for a long time. Why do you insist on having this style of sword?"
Liu Que kept his mouth shut and did not answer.
"It's just that you killed someone by mistake. Why do you have to do this to yourself?"
Zhao Xiang just said it casually.
"If you hold a weapon like this, you might slip and prick yourself. If the wound is poisoned, you'll die."
Liu Que replied in a muffled voice: "Death is also a kind of relief."
Zhao Xiang hummed, "Don't die too early, protect me first."
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