At this moment, Shang Shaoyan was unaware that Cheng Chu had already found her parents—she had been busy these past few days trying to find the traitor.
The military doctor was a key person Shang Shaoyan was keeping an eye on. Shang Shaoyan sent people to monitor the military doctor surnamed Li and discovered that he actually had connections with the Western Turks.
Shang Shaoyan couldn't help but recall that Zhao Ming had initially colluded with the Western Turks, "causing the deaths" of Shang Xiao and Cheng Lingxiu.
Ashina Yeting told himself that Ashina Zheng was the one who colluded with Zhao Ming. Ashina Zheng was dead, but his subordinates, confidants, and his faction were still alive. Zhao Ming must have contacted these people when he tried to assassinate Shang Yunlan.
Shang Shaoyan sneered and tore the few sheets of paper in his hand that recorded the daily words and actions of the military doctor to shreds. He was clearly furious: "What a Zhao Ming! He only knows how to use these underhanded tricks. He's really something!"
Shang Yunlan sat behind her. He had only taken opium a few times, and after a few days of rest, he had recovered considerably. Shang Shaoyan kept a close watch on him every day, strictly following Lin Jing's reply to take care of Shang Yunlan, doing everything himself.
Seeing Shang Shaoyan's anger, he couldn't help but shrink back: "It's alright, you've already declared yourself king, we'll be able to enter the capital soon, then you can lock Zhao Ming up and torture him however you want—"
Shang Shaoyan glanced at him, not really wanting to talk to him, and turned to Qiao Xiuyu to complain, "Seventh Brother, I'm really exhausted these past few days!"
Qiao Xiuyu smiled and tucked her hair behind her ear, saying gently, "Get a good rest tonight, I'll sing you a lullaby."
Shang Shaoyan smiled and looked at him: "Okay, I want to listen to 'Nian Nu Jiao'."
Qiao Xiuyu patted the top of her head: "Then I'll sing you 'Nian Nu Jiao'."
The two exchanged a smile, and Shang Shaoyan suddenly felt more motivated to do her work. While reviewing the "memorials" submitted by her subordinates, she would glance at Qiao Xiuyu from time to time, as if afraid that he would run away.
The air was thick with the cloying, sweet scent of romance.
Shang Yunlan: "..."
Please be careful! He's still here!
Shang Shaoyan received Shang Yunlan's resentful gaze, but ignored it and continued to be affectionate with Qiao Xiuyu, almost kissing her on the spot.
It wasn't until a message came from within Shuocheng that Shang Shaoyan finally let go of Qiao Xiuyu.
"Feng Chang wants to see me?" Shang Shaoyan frowned deeply. "Did he say what it's about?"
Mo Xing glanced at Shang Shaoyan. Ever since Shang Shaoyan told him that Feng Chang was being impersonated, he had lost hope that the old Duke and Duchess were still alive, and thus he had been quite depressed for a while: "He said he wanted to tell you a secret. I asked him several times, but he wouldn't say more."
What Mo Xing didn't say was that he had tested Feng Chang several times and found that it was indeed someone else impersonating him. He was furious about this and secretly tortured the person before he asked to see Shang Shaoyan.
Shang Shaoyan was naturally aware of Mo Xing's underhanded actions, but he didn't care—Feng Xu, this kind of yandere and obsessive person, should have his arrogance crushed and be shown that not just any idiot can be a yandere.
She nodded: "I'll go with you."
She paused, then looked at Qiao Xiuyu, who was sitting obediently in place, and smiled: "Qilang, just wait for me here. I want to have sweet and sour pork ribs for dinner, the kind you make yourself."
Qiao Xiuyu nodded with a smile, and then saw Shang Shaoyan out of the tent.
...
Feng Xu's wound became infected, and Mo Xing only ordered people to keep him alive, providing him with two meals a day as usual, but he didn't care about anything else.
Therefore, when Shang Shaoyan saw Feng Xu, he almost didn't recognize him as the refined and aloof older brother next door.
Feng Xu looked much thinner, and his whole being exuded a gloomy aura. When he saw Shang Shaoyan looking at him, he quickly and subtly struck a pose that looked most endearing.
Shang Shaoyan looked at Feng Xu's half-collarbone, which was "unintentionally" exposed outside the blanket, and his pale face, and almost burst out laughing—was he seducing her? Was he? Was he?
But she managed to keep her composure, then looked at Feng Xu with a calm expression: "Speak, what do you want from me?"
A helpless smile appeared on Feng Xu's handsome face, his eyes filled with three parts longing, three parts love, and four parts trepidation: "An'an, you've finally come."
Shang Shaoyan: "..."
She touched her arm discreetly—hmm, very good, she got quite a few goosebumps. Feng Xu is really something.
Shang Shaoyan was silent for a moment, then repeated his question: "What did you want to see me about? If not, I'll be leaving."
Feng Xu's eyes twisted for a moment, but he quickly concealed it—he had already used his charm, so why was Shang Shaoyan still so unmoved?!
Shang Shaoyan yawned, glanced at Feng Xu, and without saying a word, turned to leave. Seeing this, Feng Xu had to admit that Shang Shaoyan really had no patience for him.
He gritted his teeth and said, "It's about Xie Huayin."
Shang Shaoyan then stopped and turned to look at Feng Xu, saying with a forced smile, "Why didn't you say so earlier? Who are you trying to impress by showing off your shoulders there?"
Feng Xu: "..."
His face twisted for a moment, then he shamelessly glossed over the topic and turned away, saying, "Didn't you want to know what Xie Huayin is planning? I'll tell you."
Shang Shaoyan glanced at him and scoffed, "Speak, what are your conditions?"
Feng Xu initially felt a bit embarrassed, but seeing Shang Shaoyan's impatient look and the fact that he seemed about to turn and leave again, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "I'll tell you, then you can let me leave."
Shang Shaoyan raised an eyebrow, looking at Feng Xu with interest: "I'm not going to let a tiger return to the mountain. You tell me first, and if I think it's valuable, you can leave. If it's just some trivial matter—"
Upon hearing this, Feng Xu looked at Shang Shaoyan with a hint of exasperation: "You—how come I never noticed before that you could be so shameless?"
Shang Shaoyan's smile vanished, and he stared intently at Feng Xu: "Do you have the right to negotiate with me now? I can investigate myself, it just takes a bit more time."
Feng Xu also knew this principle—he had no right or bargaining power to negotiate with Shang Shaoyan, so he could only reluctantly say, "Let me tell you how she and I got here."
...
Nanchen refers to southern Yunnan.
Just as Shang Shaoyan had predicted, Li Langhuan was not overwhelmed by the news of Qin Ye's death. He only panicked for a moment before he began to investigate the source of the news.
Yan Xuening watched as Li Langhuan gave his instructions methodically, but his hands trembled slightly, and she keenly sensed that something was wrong.
Why did she feel... that Sister Zhao Zhao and that Ninth Prince had some untold stories?
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