Chapter 331 I Still Haven’t Forgiven You
Xie Xuchi stared at Xie Yanchen in amazement.
He thought...
He doesn't have it.
Seeing him just sitting there in a daze, Xie Yanchen said indifferently, "Forget it."
He was about to take the sachet back, but Xie Xuchi snatched it away.
"Yes!" Xie Xuchi suppressed his excitement, "How could I not want something you give me?!"
During the long time since he escaped from the execution ground, he wanted to talk to Xie Yanchen, but he was afraid that A Yan would ignore him and hate him, so he suppressed the urge and just sat quietly in the corner, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible, for fear of upsetting A Yan.
But he didn't expect that A Yan would actually prepare a sachet for him.
He hung the sachet around his waist and cautiously hesitated to speak, "Things from the past..."
Xie Yanchen lowered his eyes, "I still haven't forgiven you."
Xie Xuchi was not surprised by this answer.
But he was still happy in his heart.
When his mother learned about the conflict between him and Ayan, she once said in a letter that if you can get the money, you can break the stone. His mother told him that as long as he worked hard to repair the relationship, Ayan might forgive him in the future.
Xie Xuchi has few close friends in his life.
A'zan is one of them, and A'yan is even more so.
He is willing to wait forever for A Yan's forgiveness.
About an hour after the Wen brothers and sisters left, the sound of horse hooves could be heard faintly in the distance.
Xie Shian put his ear to the ground and said vigilantly, "Those guards are heading towards the north of the city. Big brother, now is a good time for us to set off to the south of the city!"
So the group took advantage of the cover of night, avoided the patrolling guards, and hurried to the south of the city.
It was dawn, and the sky was getting dim. Some vendors began to sell wontons and snacks along the street. The market gradually became lively, but the red-light district that had been bustling with decadence and extravagance all night was now dimly lit - it was the time for them to close.
"Flower House?"
Wen Xingluo looked up at the plaque.
She remembered that there was also a Huamanlou in Rongcheng, which was Xie Guanlan's territory and was specially entrusted to Xiangjun to manage for collecting various information. She didn't expect that there was also one in the capital.
Just as I was surprised, with a "creak" sound, the lattice door opened from the inside.
Xiangjun wore a peony hairpin in her hair, her shoulders half exposed. She waved her folding fan and smiled charmingly. "Your Excellency has come a long way and must be very tired. Could you please come in and have a drink of light wine?"
Xie Guanlan took Wen Xingluo's hand and stepped over the threshold. "I didn't want to expose this stronghold, but Xie Zhe's men were chasing us too closely."
Wen Xingluo understood.
Just as Xie Zhe kept sending spies to Shu County, such as the two prefects Du Guanghong and Mu Shangming, the power of the Zhenbei Palace was also infiltrating the capital, with Hua Manlou being the best example.
Everyone went to their rooms to take a shower and rest. By the time they gathered in the lobby after a good sleep, it was already dusk.
At the round table.
Xiangjun rested her cheek on one hand, her other hand holding a thin, gold-painted rosewood pipe. She said lazily, "I've put up a sign outside saying 'I'm temporarily closed,' but to avoid arousing suspicion, I can only close for an hour or two. Have you all thought about the next steps? If not, why not let me make the decision?"
Xie Shian and others looked at her at the same time.
Xiangjun raised an eyebrow, "What?"
Xie Guanlan's voice came faintly from behind, "When will it be your turn to make the decision here?"
Xiangjun coughed lightly, feeling guilty.
She stood up and bowed, "May the commander be well."
Xie Guanlan sat down and subconsciously glanced at Wen Xingluo.
Wei Ying sat on the left of the little girl, and Chen Lezhi sat on the right. Her bunny ears and emerald-green chest-length skirt made her look well-behaved, fair and tender.
He felt at ease and said calmly, "According to information from spies, the Great Zhou's treasury is empty due to water conservancy projects. Xie Zhe is eager to obtain a huge fortune and will set off for Baiyujing soon. Therefore, the city gates will not be locked all the time. As long as we can avoid the searches in the next few days, we can leave the city smoothly."
Seeing that no one reacted, Xie Guanlan couldn't help but frown.
Glancing over one by one, it was clear that Xie Shian and Chen Lezhi were not satisfied with just fighting on the surface, but were also kicking each other under the table. Someone kicked Wei Ying, and Wei Ying, with a grim face, grabbed a plate of oranges and threw it fiercely at Xie Zan opposite.
Xie Zan quickly caught the orange and began to attack Wei Ying viciously.
Wei Ying shielded her face with the plate, so the orange bounced straight towards Xie Yanchen.
Xie Xuchi sat next to Xie Yanchen.
In order to perform well in front of Xie Yanchen and repair their relationship, he subconsciously reached out to grab the orange, but he used too much force and the orange was crushed by his palm, and the orange juice splashed all over Xie Yanchen's white clothes.
Xie Yanchen lowered his head and glanced at his white clothes.
Xie Xuchi: "...Ayan, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."
Xie Yanchen slowly put on a gentle smile, "It's okay."
He said softly that it was okay, but countless spiders quietly crawled out from under his wide sleeves.
Spiders climbed onto the round table one after another, and for a moment the whole hall was echoing with shrill screams!
Chen Yu came over with food in an apron and asked in a soft voice, "What's wrong?"
Before he could finish his words, a black spider the size of a palm crawled from his feet to his hands.
"ah!!"
Chen Yu's scream pierced through the Hua Manlou. With a pale face, he threw the food to the ground and ran away faster than a rabbit!
The building was in complete chaos.
There were people catching spiders, fighting, watching the fun, and eating everywhere.
Wen Xingluo supported his forehead.
When such a group of people get together, there will never be peace!
Xie Guanlan sat down next to her at some point and handed her a piece of flower cake.
Wen Xingluo took it and took a light bite.
A fresh, sweet and sticky taste lingered between her lips and teeth, and she looked down at the peony pattern on the cake.
After a moment, she suddenly said, "When Pei Lin was hypnotized, I heard him mention Baiyujing. He said that the treasures accumulated by the Wei Dynasty for hundreds of years were hidden in that place. Baiyujing is buried deep in the mountains. It is an underground city. Only the Northern Wei royal family knows its exact location. There have been tomb robbers who have tried to get the treasures inside, but no one who went there has ever returned alive."
Xie Guanlan listened quietly.
"Mother resented Xie Zhe, yet she still became his queen. I guess she wanted to use Bai Yujing to kill Xie Zhe."
The girl clenched the peony cake with forbearance.
The candlelight was dim, she lowered her eyes, her long and fine eyelashes cast shadows on her white jade-like cheeks, and her amber eyes were filled with deep sadness.
The corners of her eyes were moist and red. "If my mother and Xie Zhe died together in Baiyujing, what should I do? I'm used to being with my mother. I can't live without her..."
Xie Guanlan looked at her.
The girl was betrayed and abandoned by her father and brother, so she developed an obsession with family affection.
She guarded Madam Wei as if she were guarding her most precious treasure.
He slowly intertwined his fingers with hers, as if promising, "I won't let anything happen to Madam Wei."
Wen Xingluo wiped the tears from her face.
She knew that Xie Guanlan had no obligation to protect her mother, so she didn't want to delve into the topic and only said, "Maybe I know where Bai Yujing is hiding."
She looked at Xie Guanlan solemnly, "When my mother and I first entered the palace, she told me, half asleep and half awake, that she had buried something under the seventh peony tree in the Pearl Palace when she was a child. She also said that if I ever ran into trouble in the future, perhaps that thing could help me. Now that I think about it, perhaps that thing was the map to Baiyujing's treasure."
Xie Guanlan's eyes moved slightly.
Getting the blueprints means he can take action against Xie Zhe in Baiyujing.
This way, compared to a head-on confrontation on the battlefield, the losses would be significantly reduced...
Just as she was thinking about this, Xiangjun's trusted maid came hurriedly to report, "Master, Miss, Hua Manlou is about to open for business. I heard that the guards heading to the north of the city couldn't find the master and have turned back. Tonight, all places in the city will be searched!"
Faced with danger, everyone finally calmed down.
Xiangjun squinted her eyes, took a puff of cigarette, and said with a sweet smile, "Everyone, I have a plan that will allow you to successfully avoid being interrogated."
She clapped her hands.
Several trusted maids came in one after another, holding silk skirts, cosmetics, and hairpins with flowers.
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