There was a dead silence in the courtyard, and the air seemed to be frozen.
It was early spring, but at this moment it seemed to be filled with an invisible chill.
The attendant immediately knelt on one knee and said, "I have said too much! Please punish me, Your Highness!"
Xiao Chenglin closed his eyes and his breathing was almost inaudible.
After a moment, he said, "There won't be a next time."
The attendant immediately responded respectfully. When he stood up, a gust of cold wind blew and he realized that he was already sweating all over.
He secretly regretted in his heart - His Highness always hated people who didn't know their limits. When Fan Chengzhuo came, His Highness avoided him. His attitude was obvious, and he actually wanted to persuade him. What a...
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Highness!"
Xiao Chenglin glanced at him sideways, his eyes narrowed slightly, "You have been in the capital for more than a day or two, and you can't tell what the situation is now?"
The attendant lowered his head, his whole body tense, and dared not speak.
Xiao Chenglin let out a very light cold snort from his nose.
"Tuoba Yu is imprisoned, and the people from the Southern Hu will arrive in the capital soon. But Zheng Baosu has also been arrested at this time... If you stand out, you will be watched by so many eyes. Have you ever thought about it?"
When the attendant thought of this, he suddenly realized something and his heart was shocked.
"Your Highness, what you mean is... someone is behind all this!?"
But what kind of extraordinary means must be able to stir up such a storm!
Xiao Chenglin's eyes were dark and his emotions could not be seen clearly.
"Just wait and see what happens."
But the attendant was still a little worried, "But...even rabbits will bite when they are angry. What if Fan Chengzhuo says something he shouldn't say for Zheng Baosu, then-"
"He doesn't dare." Xiao Chenglin interrupted him, "He knows what is important and what is not."
The attendant opened his mouth, but eventually swallowed the rest of the words.
"…I will obey your Highness' orders."
…
The Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.
As soon as Fan Chengzhuo arrived at the door of Xie's house, he bumped into Xie Anjun who was about to go out.
When Xie Anjun heard that Zheng Baosu had been escorted back to Beijing, he was so frightened that he could not sit still. He immediately planned to go out and find Fan Chengzhuo to discuss countermeasures, but he did not expect that Fan Chengzhuo acted faster than him.
"you--"
Just as Xie Anjun was about to speak, he suddenly remembered that they were outside. He looked around, gritted his teeth, and got on Fan Chengzhuo's carriage.
It was at this moment that he saw that Fan Chengzhuo's face was extremely ugly, with bloodstains on the corners of his mouth and sleeves.
Xie Anjun was startled, "What happened to you?!"
He knew that Fan Chengzhuo had been in poor health recently and had been ill for quite some time, but he always thought that he was just too worried about Zheng Baosu's affairs, so he didn't take it to heart.
When they met again this time, he realized that the situation was more serious than he had imagined. Fan Chengzhuo looked as if he was on the verge of death.
Fan Chengzhuo didn't have time to talk to him too much, as all his attention was now on Zheng Baosu.
"Where are the people you sent out?" Fan Chengzhuo gritted his teeth, "Not only did they fail to stop the imperial guards, they didn't even send any news back in advance! Now that we are in such a passive position, what should we do!"
Xie Anjun didn't expect that he would be scolded by Fan Chengzhuo as soon as he came up. After a brief shock, he became angry.
"Are you blaming me? They were the most trusted men I could pick! Now there is no news from them, maybe they met with some accident! I haven't even started to worry, but you're scolding me first!?" (End of this chapter)
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