However, although Xiao Jingxi seemed easy to talk to and never aggressive, he was not someone to be fooled. He continued to ask in a good-natured manner, "Then where is the real token?"
"Of course the token is kept safe! How can we just take it out casually?"
Mu Hu sneered, "In my opinion, he definitely doesn't have any token in his hand! Second Young Master, he must be deceiving you! Just like he just deceived me. Fortunately, I didn't fall for his sweet talk."
Lu Dexin looked at Mu Hu fiercely, thinking that the two of them had a grudge against each other, and it would be better if this person didn't fall into his hands!
"Why are you standing there like an idiot? Let's go!" Lu Dexin said to his men. He wanted to go back immediately to write a letter of complaint and didn't want to get entangled any further.
He didn't take more than two steps before he was stopped by the two guards behind Xiao Jingxi.
Lu Dexin's expression changed, and he looked at Xiao Jingxi and said, "Second Young Master Xiao, what do you mean by this?"
Xiao Jingxi smiled and said, "Eunuch Lu, please take out the token and let me see it."
"No! I don't have it with me!" Lu Dexin said unhappily.
Xiao Jingxi pretended to think about it, then smiled slightly: "Then I'm sorry."
Before Lu Dexin could react, Mu Hu and his personal soldiers surrounded him and arrested Lu Dexin and the people he brought with him.
Lu Dexin was so angry that he yelled, "Xiao Jingxi, what are you doing? Are you trying to rebel?"
Mu Hu, who was holding him, had disliked him for a long time. Upon hearing what he said, he kneed him hard in the stomach. The blow was very powerful. Lu Dexin's eyes turned black and he couldn't even scream.
"Arresting you is considered rebellion? Are you the emperor? How dare you disrespect our Majesty? You must be tired of living!" Mu Hu grinned.
Xiao Jingxi stopped Mu Hu from attacking Lu Dexin again, saying calmly, "You don't have a token in your hand, yet you've repeatedly used a fake one to interfere in military affairs. This is a violation of military regulations and deceiving the emperor. The Yanbei Palace will purge the emperor's entourage today."
Lu Dexin was in so much pain that he couldn't speak. The young eunuch beside him was so scared that he kept shouting, "It's not a fake token. The one that just broke is the real one!"
Xiao Jingxi was unmoved: "You broke the imperial gift and yet you still dare to conceal it? Your crime is even more serious!" He waved his hand and signaled Mu Hu to take everyone away to await punishment, without even looking at them.
After the group of people were led away with ghostly cries and wolves howling, Mu Hu ran back and asked, "Master, are we going to lock them up in the government jail?"
"No, leave them to Xiao Shun." Xiao Jingxi said calmly.
Mu Hu was stunned when he heard this. Xiao Shun was in charge of the palace's secret prison, primarily responsible for punishments and confessions. While his skills weren't as good as his brother Xiao Hua's, his torture methods were truly terrifying. Anyone who fell into his hands was left with a fate worse than death. Mu Hu wondered if this Eunuch Lu had seriously offended his own young master at some point.
But Mu Hu wasn't concerned about that at the moment. After receiving the order, he asked again, "Sir, do we still need to send someone to guard this place?"
Xiao Jingxi thought for a moment and said, "Let Xiao Hua take people to guard in the dark, and leave only a few of your people to guard the door. Don't scare the people in the mansion."
After hearing the order, Mu Hu hesitated and said hesitantly: "Sir, let me continue to guard here. Xiao Hua has always been responsible for guarding the palace, and he is not as good-looking as me. It must be scary if he comes out."
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