An Yan continued, "Western City will naturally help those who have done us a favor, but if anyone offends Western City, don't blame me for being rude."
At this time, he heard a tearing sound in the corner of the wall. A child struggled to get in from outside and tore his clothes. He first made a hushing gesture, then quickly got into the room, put a lamp on the table, lit it, and then said, "You can talk now."
"Who sent this person?"
"I am the eldest son's man. The eldest son said he is willing to help the city lord get out, and he will also present ten Eternal Spring Stones. He just wants to ask the city lord for a small favor." The child finished these words very quickly and took out a token to show them.
This is a jade seal, small but of extraordinary value, with the word "Mo" engraved on it.
"Help him get the position of the head of the North Court?" An Yan asked him.
The child laughed and said, "That's right. Let the old dean retire early. It will also be beneficial for the city lord if he succeeds earlier. From now on, the North Courtyard and the West City will be one family."
An Yan lowered her eyes and smiled lightly without saying a word.
The child then said, "If Beichen becomes the head of the courtyard, he will definitely attack West City. Moreover, he has set his sights on your city slaves. Sooner or later, there will be a war. It will be bad for both sides. Moreover, she has imprisoned you here. Your lives are in danger."
"Besides this, do you have any other requirements?" An Yan asked.
"The eldest master said that he would take you and the city slaves away first and leave one person behind to take care of things." The child replied.
Yan Qingqiu frowned and listened to Li Rongsen saying, "That won't do. We came together and left together, how can we leave anyone behind?"
"That's exactly what I meant." An Yan nodded, and continued, "Since we're going to have a falling out anyway, why bother thinking about protecting ourselves? It's not that I can't get away, but they're in some trouble. If I really didn't need to worry about them, I would have left long ago. What can a few vines do to me?"
The child knew that she would most likely disagree, so he just asked one more question. Since she had said it, he did not force her and said, "Okay, let's go tonight."
"Leave your jade pendant to show the eldest master's sincerity. If I can really escape, I will naturally return it to him." An Yan tapped the table with her fingers. She was not so easily fooled.
The child laughed and said, "The eldest master said that the city lord is always cautious in doing things, and he would probably ask me to keep the jade pendant. I didn't expect it to be true." After saying that, he placed the jade pendant on the table.
This jade pendant represents Bei Mo's identity. If he loses it, he will no longer be eligible to inherit the Beiyuan. Therefore, it is very important. An Yan picked it up and weighed it in her hand, thinking that he was really determined, and asked again: "What does your eldest lady mean?"
"The eldest lady and the young master are of the same mind, so they will naturally stand together." The child said as he took out another jade pendant, which was exactly the same as the one given by the eldest master, except that the word "xiang" was engraved on it.
An Yan was relieved and said, "Put it away. We'll wait here."
The child nodded, blew out the lamp, hugged it and left.
"Why did he light the lamp? What's the meaning behind this?" After all, Li Rongsen was not from this place, so he didn't know much about their rules.
Yan Qingqiu said, "When we talk with the lights on, we don't have to worry about the walls being eavesdropped on." He added, "I've never seen that child before. I think he must be the eldest master's new adoptee."
"He is quite scheming and reliable, not like a fool." An Yan said, and then picked up the jade pendant and looked at it, saying, "If he is such a person, why does the old man in the North Courtyard look down on him?"
"He said that I don't look like myself." Yan Qingqiu replied, and then said, "I look a bit feminine, not as heroic as me, so he doesn't like me."
"If he doesn't look like him, then of course he looks like his mother." Li Rongsen said, thinking that this wouldn't be better.
"It's because he looks too much like his mother." Yan Qingqiu explained to Li Rongsen, and then said, "The eldest son and the eldest daughter are not born to the same mother as Beichen's little girl. The first two were born to the eldest wife."
"Beichen is my concubine's son?" An Yan asked.
"She turned out to be a concubine. The first wife took in a concubine less than three years after she got married. She was very charming and beautiful, and the old man was completely bewitched by her. After that, the first wife fell ill and died, so she was made his wife. Her first child was Beichen. Then she got pregnant with her second child, also a boy. Unfortunately, she died of dystocia, and the son could not be kept. This made the old man in the North Courtyard heartbroken." Yan Qingqiu said.
"So that's how it is. It seems the old man favors his second wife, so he doesn't want them to take over the North Courtyard." An Yan finally understood the reason.
Li Rongsen asked: "Where did you hear all this from?"
Yan Qingqiu glanced at the empty teacup, and then said, "When I came here to detoxify, I tricked the servants into telling me about it. Anyway, I have nothing to do, so it's good to listen to some stories."
Li Rongsen stopped talking.
An Yan said: "Just wait, you can get out eventually."
At the beginning of the morning, the sky was slightly brighter.
The child finally came over again and said, "Let's go, everything is ready. It's time for the shift change. The eldest master has arranged the staff to take you out of the hospital."
An Yan and the other three were already prepared. They followed the child out of the hole dug in the corner of the wall and saw a carriage outside.
The child said, "You get in the carriage and I'll drive." Then he sat in the driving seat.
The carriage stopped at a pavilion.
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There was a person waiting in the pavilion. This person was the eldest son Bei Mo. He was wearing a long robe with wide sleeves, and had the elegance of a man from the Wei and Jin dynasties. His eyebrows and eyes were as delicate as a painting. He was indeed a man with a feminine appearance. I imagined how stunning her mother must be.
Bei Mo stepped forward, bowed, and said, "I am here to see the city lord off today. One is to send Yongchun, and the other is to get the jade pendant."
An Yan jumped off the carriage, and she returned the jade pendant to him, saying, "Keep this." She then took a small cloth bag he handed over, opened it, and saw that it was filled with small emerald green crystals. She said, "Thank you very much, but I don't need so much."
"We agreed to have ten, not one less. If you want more next time, I have more here." Bei Mo said with a chuckle.
"Thank you very much. I will do what I promised you." An Yan promised him again.
Bei Mo nodded, looked at Li Rongsen behind An Yan, and said, "She is indeed a rare beauty."
Li Rongsen frowned and said, "Are you praising me or scolding me?"
"Men and women are the same, we call them that here." Bei Mo explained to him, and then said to Anyan, "It has spread all over here that the slaves in West City are the most beautiful women in the world. It shows that the city lord has a very good eye."
"Who spread it?" An Yan frowned, thinking that it must have been that shabby old man in West City who spread it. He was a talkative guy who liked to show off everywhere and talk about it in the streets and alleys. Otherwise, the thieves would not have come to target him.
Bei Mo lowered his eyes and smiled, saying, "It is indeed true, and it lives up to its reputation, but it is not safe now."
Yan Qingqiu sighed and said, "I used to be the most beautiful woman, but now I can only be ranked second."
"You are really good at bragging. You dare to line up ahead of my eldest son." The child sneered at him disdainfully.
Yan Qingqiu also sneered at him and said, "What does this little brat know about aesthetics?"
An Yan said to Bei Mo: "It is inconvenient for us to stay here for long, let's go back to West City first."
"None of you can go back."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Beichen and a group of people surrounding them. She said, "Sure enough, it is easiest for a thief to rob a house. They actually helped outsiders to bully their own people."