Chapter 1093: The Tenderness of Prince Xiao (V)
Xiao Moxi signaled Ye Yueying to hide behind the screen. After Ye Yueying hid well, he opened the door and walked out.
At this time, the captain of the Ren family's security team was negotiating with Wu Yutang.
"What's the matter?"
Xiao Moxi stood in front of the door with his hands behind his back, the door behind him was wide open, and he looked at the Ren family guards with a smile.
The captain of the Ren family's guards knew that they couldn't afford to offend the Jinling Guards, so he replied carefully, "My lords, there are assassins in the mansion. My second master was brutally murdered by the assassin. We are currently searching for the assassin. I hope you won't blame me."
Xiao Moxi was shocked: "Master Ren was killed?"
The captain of the security team nodded sadly.
Anger flashed across Xiao Moxi's face. "How could this happen? The assassin was incredibly bold, actually daring to kill an official appointed by the imperial court. Do you know who did this?"
The captain of the security team shook his head: "It's not clear yet."
Xiao Moxi was silent for a moment, then asked with concern: "Is Lord Ren okay? Do you need our help?"
The captain of the guards thought of the master's instructions and shook his head quickly: "I dare not trouble you gentlemen. My master is accompanying the old lady who has fainted."
Seeing that he refused, Xiao Moxi did not force him, but simply said: "We are bothering your house. If Lord Ren needs any help, please feel free to ask."
As he said this, he turned sideways.
"You're entering the courtyard to search for the assassin, right? Please come in!" He then said to Wu Yutang and the others, "Everyone, cooperate well so that we can catch the assassin as soon as possible to comfort the spirit of Master Ren Er."
The captain of the security team quickly glanced at the wide-open door, then looked at Xiao Moxi and the others who were calm and relaxed, and finally glanced at the servants of the Ren family who had no unusual reaction in the yard, then clasped his fists and said:
"Excuse me, sir. Everyone in Daxia knows that the Jinling Guards are all very skilled. If the assassin had really escaped into this courtyard, you would have captured him long ago. There would be no chance for us to escape. I will take my leave now."
Then he waved his hand and left with the Ren family guards.
Watching the Ren family guards leave, Wu Yutang walked over to Xiao Moxi, crossed his arms, and said unhappily, "Does Ren Feng think we're related to the assassin?"
Xiao Moxi smiled and said, "It's just a routine search, don't think too much about it. Okay, everyone, let's go." Then he turned and went into the house.
Wu Yutang was about to follow him in, but Xiao Moxi slammed the door shut and said, "I need to rest."
"What are you doing?"
Wu Yutang rubbed his nose that was hit and went back to his room cursing.
"Did you hear everything?"
Inside the room, Xiao Moxi looked at Ye Yueying who walked out from behind the screen, his expression much more serious than before: "Second Master Ren is an official appointed by the court. If you kill him, you are going against the court."
Ye Yueying keenly sensed a change in Xiao Moxi's aura. Although his tone was as gentle as ever, there was a sharp edge in it. Ye Yueying couldn't help but tighten her grip on the sword in her hand: "You want to arrest me?"
Xiao Moxi remained noncommittal. Ren Feng did have issues, but there were also many suspicious points about Miss Ye and her uncle Leng: "I am Jinling Guard. The duty of Jinling Guard is not to let any corrupt officials go, but we will not ignore the imperial court's orders and kill them at will!"
"Brother Ye, we've known each other for a while, but if you can't give me a reasonable reason, I'm afraid you really won't be able to leave today."
Ye Yueying sneered, "I thought you were different from the other Jinling Guards. Uncle Leng is right. The Jinling Guards in Liaodong have long been colluding with the officials, protecting and shielding each other."
Xiao Moxi frowned: "Brother Ye, you have a deep misunderstanding of Jinling Guards."
Ye Yueying scoffed, "Really? Then let me ask you, Lord Jinlingwei, haven't you noticed that Ren Feng has been murdering his colleagues and colluding with the Hu people? Am I misunderstanding something too deeply, or are you all just birds of a feather?"
Hearing this, Xiao Moxi's eyes flickered continuously, and he looked at Ye Yueying seriously: "Brother Ye, is what you said true?"
Seeing him like this, Ye Yueying's face was filled with sarcasm. "Aren't you Jinling Guards supposed to investigate corrupt officials? How come you didn't notice that Ren Feng was so powerful in Liaodong?"
Xiao Moxi was silent for a moment: "Brother Ye, if Ren Feng really colluded with the Hu people and harmed his colleagues as you said, I promise to bring him to justice."
"You promise?"
Ye Yueying was full of disbelief and wanted to make a few sarcastic remarks, but the severe pain in her back shoulder almost made her unable to stand.
Seeing this, Xiao Moxi quickly stepped forward to support the man and asked, "Are you hurt?"
Ye Yueying shook Xiao Moxi off: "There's no need for you to be so fake."
Xiao Moxi looked at the stubborn girl in front of him, took out the wound medicine he carried with him and placed it on her hand: "Can you apply the medicine yourself?"
Without waiting for Ye Yueying to speak, he continued, "The wound will keep bleeding, and the smell of blood will be very strong."
Ye Yueying frowned and looked at Xiao Moxi: "Aren't you going to arrest me?"
Xiao Moxi didn't say anything, turned around and left the room. After a while, he came back with a roll of white gauze. After handing the gauze to Ye Yueying, he said directly, "Go to the inner room and apply the medicine first."
As he spoke, he walked to the guest table and sat down with his back to Ye Yueying.
Ye Yueying stared at Xiao Moxi's back, looked at the medicine and gauze in her hand, and finally went into the inner room wisely.
In the inner room, Ye Yueying sat in front of the dressing mirror, carefully unbuttoned her shirt, and saw from the mirror the hideous wound on the back of her shoulder, which was as long as an adult's palm. Finally, she gritted her teeth, looked at the mirror, and with great difficulty, sprinkled the golden wound medicine on the wound.
Outside, Xiao Moxi listened to the suppressed and painful sounds coming from the inner room, and couldn't help but frowned. At the same time, he was thinking in his heart whether to let this person go.
When he went out to get the gauze just now, he had already instructed Wu Yutang to go to the Jinlingwei branch in Haqi City to investigate the list of officials who had died in recent years.
Judging from what Miss Ye said just now, she is most likely a descendant of an official.
While thinking about this, Ye Yueying came out with a pale face after applying the medicine and handed the remaining medicine to Xiao Moxi: "Thank you."
Xiao Moxi didn't take it, and his expression returned to its previous gentleness: "You keep it. This golden wound medicine is better than the ones outside. After three or four applications, your wound should be healed."
Ye Yueying felt the difference of this golden wound medicine. The originally burning wound was much less painful after applying the medicine. But she couldn't bear it any longer.
Ye Yueying placed the golden wound medicine on the table, looked at Xiao Moxi, and asked tentatively, "Can you let me go?"
Xiao Moxi looked at her and didn't answer immediately.
Ye Yueying was worried that Leng Feng would wait too long for her to leave and would break into Ren's house again. "I have to leave. If you don't agree, I will fight to the death to get out."
Xiao Moxi spoke up: "Sit down and rest for a while. The guards of the Ren Mansion should still be searching everywhere. If you go out now, you will undoubtedly walk into a trap."
Ye Yueying's eyes lit up: "Are you willing to let me go?"
Xiao Moxi looked at her: "If what you said before is true, then I haven't seen you tonight; but if you lied to me, then I will catch you myself."
Ye Yueying felt Xiao Moxi's seriousness, and for a moment she wanted to tell him that Ren Feng had secretly occupied a silver mine, but after hesitating for a moment, she swallowed her words back.
Even his father was killed by Ren Feng, so it is better not to implicate this little Jinling Guard who still has some conscience.
Late at midnight, under the protection of Xiao Moxi, Ye Yueying left Ren Mansion.
The next morning, Wu Yutang handed the list he brought back from the Jinlingwei branch of Haqi to Xiao Moxi. "The list of officials who died in Liaodong in the past ten years is all on it. I took a look, and there is no official with the surname Ye."
Xiao Moxi frowned. Could he have guessed wrong? Wasn't Miss Ye a descendant of an official?
Xiao Moxi took the list and looked through it carefully. There was indeed no official with the surname Ye, but he saw a name in the list of deceased generals.
Ye Jingwu!
Wu Yutang noticed that Xiao Moxi's expression was off, so he leaned over to take a look. He was surprised and asked, "A descendant of a military family?" Then, a look of sudden realization crossed his face. "No wonder Brother Ye is so skilled in martial arts at such a young age. He turns out to be a descendant of a military family!"
Xiao Moxi ignored Wu Yutang's sigh, but just stared at Ye Jingwu's comments with a frown.
Ye Jingwu: Deputy General of Liaodong Border Army. During the war with Tatar, he was personally conferred as the third-rank General Zhaoyong by the emperor. He died seven years ago. The reason was that he drank too much and hunted in winter. He encountered a hungry bear in the forest and was eaten to death by the bear!
Looking at the cause of Ye Jingwu's death, Xiao Moxi felt it was extremely absurd. How could a dignified third-rank general die in the mouth of a wild bear?
Xiao Moxi looked at Wu Yutang and said, "I want to know everything about the Ye family. I'll check it out right away."
Seeing that he was serious, Wu Yutang nodded, turned around and led his men out.
That afternoon, Wu Yutang returned with the news.
"The Ye family suffered such a tragedy. Ye Jingwu was eaten to death by a bear. Not even his body was left. In the end, the Ye family could only build a cenotaph for him."
"Who knew the cemetery would be located at the foot of Anshan Mountain? On the day of the burial, an avalanche occurred at Anshan Mountain. The entire Ye family, young and old, including the servants, were buried in the snow. When they were dug out, they were all dead."
"Afterwards, there were rumors that Ye Jingwu had killed so many people that he angered the heavens, which led to the annihilation of his entire family."
At this point, Wu Yutang smiled and said, "Guess who buried the Ye family in the end?"
Xiao Moxi looked at him: "Ren Feng?"
Wu Yutang's face immediately fell, and he curled his lips and said, "I say, can you not be so clever? It's always like this, it's so boring."
Xiao Moxi frowned and urged him: "Let's talk business."
Wu Yutang restrained his expression and said, "Speaking of Ye Jingwu and Ren Feng, they are indeed very close. I heard that Ye Jingwu saved Ren Feng's life, and the two often call each other brothers in public."
"After Ye Jingwu died, Ren Feng was heartbroken. He even led his men into the forest and killed several wild bears, claiming he wanted to avenge Ye Jingwu."
"Afterwards, when the Ye family was in trouble, he was the one who rushed around and helped them, which made everyone praise him for his loyalty and righteousness."
Xiao Moxi's brows were twisted into a knot: "Are all the Ye family members dead?"
Wu Yutang: "I heard that Ye Jingwu's daughter is still alive. She was ill and didn't attend the funeral, so she saved her life. But she is not in Liaodong now. She was taken away by her maternal grandparents."
(End of this chapter)
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