Xiao Jingxi stood there for a while before turning around, while Mu Hu still maintained a stunned expression and stared stiffly at the gate of the Ren family.
When Xiao Jingxi came near him, he said, "Since you want to stay here, then stay."
Mu Hu turned his neck stiffly and slowly, pointed in the direction of the Ren Mansion's gate, and said with a look of horror: "Sir, Sir, she, she, she, she, no, not Hongying?"
Xiao Jingxi raised an eyebrow and walked forward while telling his subordinates in a good-natured manner: "She is Hongying's sister Nanxing. Don't you know that Hongying has a sister?"
Mu Hu followed closely, speaking in a dazed voice, "I've heard that Miss Hongying has a sister, but I've never seen her. I didn't know they looked exactly alike... No wonder I get beaten up every time I call her Hongying. I thought it was her way of expressing intimacy..."
Xiao Jingxi was a little surprised when he heard this: "You actually like being beaten?" He paused, and sympathetically comforted his subordinate, "Jinglin has many women with good skills. I'll ask her to help you keep an eye out."
Mu Hu suddenly raised his head, shook it like a rattle, and said with a steadfast face: "No one else can do it, I only want her!"
Xiao Jingxi smiled: "Oh? When you say 'she', do you mean Hongying or Nanxing?"
Mu Hu's expression of a steadfast and unyielding heroine instantly collapsed. She let out a strange cry, covered her head, and squatted down in the middle of the road.
Xiao Jingxi couldn't help but twitch his eyes when he saw this capable subordinate squatting on the ground with no image at all like an abandoned dog.
So, long after Xiao Jingxi left, Mu Hu was still squatting alone in the middle of the road, planting mushrooms, his face filled with sorrow, as if the sky had fallen. Fortunately, due to the arrival of the soldiers, the alley was deserted, so Mu Hu didn't have to embarrass the Yanbei soldiers.
As soon as Xiao Jingxi returned to the Yanbei Palace, Xiao Shun came to ask for a meeting.
Originally, since the person had been handed over to Xiao Shun, he could do whatever he wanted with him. Unlike his brother Xiao Hua, who came from a secret guard family and looked like an ordinary person, Xiao Shun was only of average height, with a very delicate face. His skin was always unhealthily pale, even looking a little frail. As a teenager, he was often teased for looking like a girl, but no one could have predicted that Xiao Shun, despite his girlish appearance, was more ruthless than anyone else. The bloody and hellish torture scenes would make most people feel uncomfortable, but Xiao Shun could face them calmly and even enjoyed it. Although he never carried out the torture himself, many of the terrifying punishments in the Yanbei Palace's secret prison were invented by him.
While Xiao Shun possessed some dark interests that were hidden from outsiders, he was a clever and dedicated subordinate, otherwise he wouldn't have become Xiao Jingxi's trusted confidant. Therefore, when Lu Dexin was handed over to him, he didn't resort to torture directly. After all, Lu Dexin's status was special, and he hadn't heard of any personal grudges between his master and the eunuch, so he needed to consult on how to strike the right balance.
Hearing that Xiao Shun came for Lu Dexin's matter, Xiao Jingxi, who was flipping through documents in the study, didn't even raise his head: "Whatever happens, I never question anyone who has been entrusted to you."
Xiao Shunmian paused, and the tester asked, "What is his crime?" In fact, what Xiao Shun really meant was: Is it necessary to save Lu Dexin's life?
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