Xiao Mingde still did not give a positive answer.

Mrs. Xiao secretly complained in her heart that her husband was ruthless, but she hated the three princes even more for their unkindness. If her daughter hadn't loved the third prince to the extent that she was willing to sacrifice everything, she would not have lost herself to him, and what he reciprocated to her daughter was snobbery and coldness. If the Xiao family didn't help him at all, would he have to watch Xiao Lin die?!

However, in the face of her daughter Xiao Lin, who has been forced to go crazy, Mrs. Xiao really can't be ruthless to attack the third prince, lest the other party really tear her face, turn around and leave, and no longer come to Xiao's house, her daughter can't see her sweetheart, and when she hears all kinds of rumors outside, she will really go crazy! She has been helplessly reduced to a concubine, if she can't even be the concubine of the third prince, can she still live?!

Mrs. Xiao could only quietly hand over the letter to the third prince, not daring to tell the truth about Xiao Mingde's refusal, only that he had been relieved, but when he saw his daughter's tragic situation, he still had a little resentment towards his nephew in his heart, and was worried that the third prince would not be able to treat his daughter well, so he didn't dare to really help the third prince to ascend to the throne, for fear that the latter would really monopolize power, and he would not take Xiao Lin in his eyes.

Mrs. Xiao told this lie, and she also saved her own calculations. It's a pity that she underestimated the third prince a little, and when the third prince received her message, as soon as he saw the content of the letter, he knew that she was just prevaricating herself, and her uncle, General Xiao Mingde, had no intention of agreeing to help him win the heir.

The third prince sneered, handed the letter to the candlestick and burned it, then turned his head and asked his henchman Xu Dewang: "What's going on over there Xu Laishun?!" Okay, how could the people we recruited be taken away by the officials of Ying Tianfu?! I was waiting for those people to be of great use, but now that the plan has not started, the manpower has been lost first. Even if Ying Tianfu releases the people in a few days, those people have already left their marks in the official mansion and can't be used anymore, isn't this going to hurt me?! ”

Xu Dewang hurriedly replied: "Your Highness is angry!" Lai Shun also said that this is really an unexpected change. Those Jianghu people have always been quite honest, and they didn't have any trouble in Beijing, they just went to the restaurant to eat, but they didn't expect to meet a few soldiers? Got into a quarrel by accident? The other party is fighting with them! During the fight, our men accidentally exposed their weapons. Isn't that a big deal? But those soldiers are embarrassed? Do you have to say that our people are fugitives, shouting to summon the official of Ying Tianfu who was eating and drinking nearby? He took the people into the government. Laishun is worried that our people will make trouble, but it is easy to make things bigger? Hence the implication that they do not resist? Anyway, when people arrive at Ying Tianfu, he will always find a way to get people out.

"At first, things were as they were said, and they were always going smoothly, and people almost left the government? Didn't expect it to be so unfortunate? An official in the government office was transferred to Beijing from other places, and it happened to be one of our people who was born in the place where he committed a crime, and he recognized the person at a glance, and directly reported that the Jiangyang thief was wanted? So everyone was detained. If Lai Shun hadn't gotten acquainted with the people in the government earlier, he was afraid that he would have to fold it in. ”

The third prince was angry when he heard this: "I asked Xu Laishun to recruit a few good players in the rivers and lakes?" But he didn't ask him to find the Jiangyang thief wanted by the government! Not only did he find it, but he also brought people into the capital? In broad daylight, ask people to go shopping and eat restaurants? And I have to quarrel with the officers and soldiers! Is Xu Laishun too stupid? Or did he go insane? I think that everyone in the world is blind, and I will never recognize the Jiangyang thief he found?! ”

This incident is indeed Xu Laishun's disappointment. Xu Dewang couldn't argue for his godson, so he had to bow his head in front of the little master and listen to the training.

The third prince walked back and forth twice in front of the bookcase, and then asked Xu Dewang with a gloomy face: "Many people know that Xu Laishun is my person, and there are many officials in Yingtianfu who know this. Will they suspect that Xu Laishun acted on my orders and deliberately recruited these Jiangyang thieves into Beijing?! ”

Xu Dewang could only reply: "Lai Shun told the people of Ying Tianfu that he was just recruiting a few strong men with good skills for the restaurant to run the hall, in case someone got drunk and went crazy in the restaurant." The people of Ying Tianfu should not be suspicious, because there were drinkers making trouble in the restaurant last month, they went to Ying Tianfu a few times, and they probably only felt that this was Lai Shun to prevent similar things from happening again. As long as those few people in the rivers and lakes don't talk nonsense in front of the people of Ying Tianfu, and recruit them to come and find them by chance, they should be fine. Lai Shun had an agreement with these people early on, if they were really taken by the government, they would never be able to confess Shun, and in return, Lai Shun would take care of their families for them. I think these people should know what to do. ”

The third prince narrowed his eyes: "If you want to rely on a few Jiangyang thieves to keep it secret, it will be too unstable!" Tell Laishun to find a way to gag these people's mouths! I don't care what method he uses, anyway, before my big thing is successful, there must be no news leaked! ”

Xu Dewang hesitated for a moment, and responded, "Yes, Your Highness." Then he asked, "Does Your Highness intend to let Lai Shun hide for a while?" lest someone be sent down the vine and find out to His Highness. ”

The third prince snorted coldly: "It's nothing for him to hide, it's just that the fugitives from the Southwest Army that I specially asked him to recruit are no longer useful." In order for my plan not to be affected, he had to find another person with a similar status to fill the shortage. You let him figure it out on his own! ”

Xu Dewang hurriedly agreed, and he was secretly relieved in his heart. This time, it was indeed the godson Xu Laishun who made a mistake, but the third prince was willing to let him make up for his mistakes, which meant that he would not be strictly investigated. Xu Desun was rejoicing for his godson.

The third prince suddenly asked one more thing: "The people sent to Beiping, but there is new news?!" ”

Xu Dewang's heart rose again, and he replied cautiously: "I mentioned it by the way, saying that there has been no new news in the past two days." I heard that the Forbidden City in Beiping is isolated from the outside world, and outsiders can't easily enter it. After the Empress Dowager and her entourage entered Beiping, they stayed in the Forbidden City, and the Four Highnesses went straight to the Forbidden City when they arrived in Beiping. The number of times they see outsiders is limited, and our manpower really can't find out too much information about the Fourth Highness, and we can't figure out who the Queen Mother sent people to buy antidote medicinal materials on the way north. The Yanwang Mansion investigated this matter very strictly, and in order not to startle the snake, the manpower sent to Beiping was afraid that it would take a while to get useful news. ”

"Then let them inquire quickly!" The third prince said impatiently, "I spent so much silver to feed them, but I didn't let them eat dry food!" ”

Xu Dewang hurriedly agreed, but he successfully prevaricated the fault of his godson Xu Laishun who had not paid attention to the news from Beiping for several days because he was busy solving the problem of the loss of manpower in Yingtianfu.