Chapter 138 Waiting for others (Update 1)
Prince Qi's Palace.
Xiao Chengxuan's face was gloomy: "What did you say? Say it again!"
The secret guard knelt on one knee, his whole body tense: "Your Highness, please calm down! Although the operation failed this time and we were unable to successfully eliminate Zhao Hanguang, we sent death squads and will never leak any information!"
The veins on Xiao Chengxuan's forehead were throbbing. "You also know that the people you sent are assassins? It's just killing one person in the prison, you can't even do that! What's the point of me keeping you!"
The secret guard bowed his head and said, "I am incompetent. You can kill me or chop me up. Your Highness will handle it!"
Xiao Chengxuan closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
It's no use saying these now. What he is worried about is that there might be other reasons behind the death of that assassin!
Zhao Hanguang doesn't know martial arts, so assassinating him should be a simple matter, but now...
"Go check! What on earth happened in the prison today? How did Zhao Hanguang escape this disaster?"
The secret guard breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said respectfully, "Yes!"
Just then, hurried footsteps were heard outside.
Xiao Chengxuan glanced at the secret guard, and the man quickly stood up and disappeared into the darkness silently.
As if it had never appeared.
"Enter."
Xiao Chengxuan said in a deep voice, and the expression on his face returned to normal in an instant.
A middle-aged man walked in, a rare look of nervousness appearing on his usually calm face.
Xiao Chengxuan frowned, feeling a little uneasy for some reason.
"It's so late, what do you want from me?"
The man's face turned pale. "Your Highness, Zhou You has changed his confession! Just now, Su Wei from the Dali Temple has led people to break into the Han family and took Han Tong away!"
Xiao Chengxuan stood up suddenly: "What did you say!?"
He had originally planned to kill Zhao Hanguang today to bury those secrets forever, but he didn't expect that he failed to kill him and Han Tong was caught again!
If one of them says something, then...
"Your Highness, what should we do now?" The man obviously knew the pros and cons and was very worried. "How about I go to the Dali Temple and ask them to make concessions--"
Xiao Chengxuan immediately rejected it: "No!"
Although many people knew that Han Tong was his, if he went to plead for Han Tong at this time, wouldn't it be equivalent to openly tying himself and Han Tong together!
"Han Tong's crime could be serious or minor. If you rashly participate, it will only make Father unhappy." Xiao Chengxuan pondered for a long time, a ruthless look flashed across his eyes, "After all, this matter was Han Tong's own decision. It has nothing to do with others, and it cannot be blamed on others! He made his own mistakes, so he should bear the consequences. Just wait and see what happens."
The middle-aged man was stunned. What the Second Prince meant by this was... that he was going to give up on Han Tong just like that?
Xiao Chengxuan paced back and forth for a few steps, and then asked, "Has there been any movement at Dingbei Marquis' Mansion recently?"
The middle-aged man came to his senses and shook his head.
"He has been recovering from his injuries since returning to Beijing. He doesn't seem to care about anything. I heard that he will go to Wulan Mountain to escape the summer heat in a few days."
Xiao Chengxuan raised his head: "Wulan Mountain?"
…
Early the next morning, Ye Chutang took Xiaowu to the city gate.
The fog in the early morning has not yet completely dissipated, and a slightly cool and humid air lingers.
Just as Xie Anbai was about to ride out of the city, he saw a vaguely familiar graceful figure in the distance and hesitated and slowed down.
When he got there, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"Miss Ye Er?"
Ye Chutang turned his head and looked over. Seeing Xie Anbai, he was slightly startled: "Master Xie?"
Xie Anbai simply dismounted, looked around, and asked curiously, "Why are you here so early?"
He raised his chin: "Are you bringing Xiaowu with you?"
Xiaowu smiled at him with pursed lips.
Xie Anbai's heart melted instantly, and he couldn't help but gently pinch Xiaowu's face.
"It's foggy this morning. Can she handle it with her small body?"
"Thank you for your concern, sir." Ye Chutang smiled, "Although Xiaowu is young, he is not spoiled."
Xie Anbai was a little bit unconvinced.
That little kid is four years old and still can't speak. He looks so pitiful. How can we say that he is in good health?
But it was hard to say this, so he didn't continue and changed the subject: "Are you guys...waiting for someone here?"
Ye Chutang responded: "Yes."
Xie Anbai became interested: "Who are you waiting for so early?"
The affairs of the Ye family have been a hot topic these days. Everyone knows that Ye Chutang and Ye Heng's family have already fallen out and separated.
Ye Chutang said that she was waiting for someone here, but it seemed that she and her siblings only knew a few people in the capital. She wondered who was worth her waiting here so early in the morning?
Ye Chutang paused and lowered his voice.
"Sun Li'an."
Hearing this name, Xie Anbai took several seconds to react.
"...Former Minister of Works, Sun Lian?"
Now it was Ye Chutang's turn to be surprised: "Master Xie knows this person?"
Xie Anbai opened his fan and sighed, "In the Tongzhou river bank corruption case a few months ago, this person alone embezzled a total of 130,000 taels of silver. It's a household name, who doesn't know about it?"
This case caused a big stir at the time, and more than 30 officials from top to bottom were brought down, among whom Sun Lian was particularly famous.
Because he was very young, only 37 years old this year, he had already been promoted to Langzhong of the Ministry of Works. He originally had a bright future. Moreover, because the amount of money he embezzled was huge, it was said that when his house was searched, the backyard of his mansion was turned upside down and countless money was found.
So when this name was mentioned, Xie Anbai also knew it.
but……
"What are you waiting for him for? If I remember correctly, he seems to be still in prison in the Heavenly Prison?" Xie Anbai said, and suddenly remembered something, knocking his head with the handle of his fan, "Ouch! I almost forgot! He is going to be exiled! Could it be today?"
Ye Chutang nodded, and did not hide anything.
"Uncle Xu mentioned it before, it was today."
Xu Fengchi? Why did he say this to Ye Chutang out of the blue?
Xie Anbai was a little puzzled, "Why is he telling you this?"
Ye Chutang hesitated for a moment and explained, "He and my father were close friends in the past, but they lost contact due to some things. When my father was alive, he mentioned it more than once, saying that he always felt there was a misunderstanding. Unfortunately, later... he never had the chance to ask for clarification in person. So I came here today to understand one of my father's concerns."
Xie An suddenly understood.
"I see……"
As an outsider, he naturally didn't know much about these things, but seeing that Ye Chutang looked calm and composed, he didn't ask any more questions.
Just then, footsteps were heard from behind, accompanied by the sound of heavy shackles dragging on the ground.
Ye Chutang raised his eyes and looked.
A group of prisoners in prison uniforms, looking haggard and miserable, were tied to a rope in order and walked forward with numb expressions.
The man walking at the end was extremely thin, with only three fingers left on his right hand, and he was shaking slightly uncontrollably.
(End of this chapter)
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