Chapter 186: Who is the mastermind?
The next day it was bright.
Su Jin was woken up by the sound of birdsong in the early morning, and as soon as she opened her eyes, the man who was still holding her immediately withdrew his arm and wrapped himself in a ball with the quilt.
Xiao Yan is like a little daughter-in-law who has been wronged, and at this moment she only shows her head and looks at her pitifully.
Last night, when Xiao Yan was about to practice "practice brings true knowledge" to prove himself, Su Jin unfortunately came to his relatives, facing this situation, Xiao Yan, who did not achieve his goal, had to go out by himself to sober up and calm down for a long time, Su Jin was almost asleep, and he came in to sleep with a helpless face.
Faced with the current situation, Su Jin felt that he had to say something for a while, but his mind turned back and forth, but he didn't find that he had anything to say, his brain was hot, and he asked a word that he knew the answer.
"You...... You okay? ”
"Me?" Xiao Yan pouted, and his tone was complaining, "I'm not good." ”
Su Jin pretended to cough and turned her eyes away.
"Ugh." Xiao Yan glanced at her resentfully, got up and got dressed, and saw that Su Jin was also about to get up, and said lightly, "You didn't seem to have slept well last night, let's sleep for a while." ”
When Su Jin heard this, she immediately lay back down.
She really didn't sleep well yesterday, it was too late for the two of them to toss, but then she changed her clothes again, and her stomach hurt a little at night, if it wasn't for Xiao Yan warming her all night, it is estimated that she couldn't sleep last night.
Xiao Yan finished washing lightly, and before going out, he tucked the quilt for Su Jin, who was sleeping in a daze, and turned around and pushed the door out.
Ling Qi was waiting in the courtyard, and when he saw him come out, he immediately bowed down and said, "Master, there is news in the prison." ”
He frowned and lowered his voice, "Meng Fan was poisoned last night, and there was not a single living mouth left, so no one saw what the person behind him looked like." ”
"Expected." Xiao Yan squinted slightly, turned around and walked towards the small kitchen, "Do according to the original plan." ”
"Yes." Ling Qi nodded, then looked at Xiao Yan suspiciously, and ordered his subordinates to bring the big red dates from southern Xinjiang, scratching his head, "Master, your breakfast has been prepared, do you still need to add some snacks?" To the next generation, why do you have to do it yourself? ”
Xiao Yan shook his head and waved his hand, "I'll do it myself, you don't have to worry about it." ”
Ling Qi's eyes widened, and he watched Xiao Yan wash the rice as a matter of course, peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into pieces, bring those good red dates from southern Xinjiang to wash them, and then put them in the pot and let them simmer, and then he turned around to eat.
What's going on?
Master, this is made for himself to eat?
But hasn't the master always liked red dates very much?
Ling Qi looked at the steaming stove, and then at Xiao Yan's back, and felt that this was really strange for a while.
He didn't know that the bowl of red dates and sweet potato porridge was soon served to Su Jin, who had just woken up.
Su Jin was still a little sleepy, sitting at the table still rubbing her eyes, Xiao Yan sat opposite, scooped a spoonful and sent it to her lips, and only handed it to her mouth after the temperature was right, "Come, open your mouth." ”
Su Jin obediently opened her lips and drank it in one gulp, her eyes lit up, "Drink well!" ”
"If it's good, drink more." He reached out and scooped her up again, and blew it and brought it to her.
"What kind of date is this, so sweet?"
"It's just something worthless," Xiao Yan wiped her lips and smiled helplessly, "You're so good?" ”
"Nonsense." Su Jin pouted a little unconvinced, "You just think I'm so deceived!" ”
Xiao Yan smiled and didn't answer again.
"By the way, what do you want to do in a moment?" Su Jin said, "I want to go out shopping and buy some things, will you go?" ”
"I'm going out for a trip, I have some things to do, and I guess I'll be back in the evening." Xiao Yan shook his head, seeing that the bowl of porridge was at the bottom, his eyes asked her if she still wanted to eat it, and after getting a negative answer, Xiao Yan said, "I asked the monkey to accompany you, what is there for him to carry, you don't have to go too far and be tired, if you don't want to go for a while, take the car back, don't settle for yourself." ”
"Got it!" Su Jin got up with a smile and kissed him on the face, "See you in the evening." ”
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"Ahem."
Chen Tao was lying on the couch, with a thin quilt on his lap, Xu because he had been sick for more than half a year, his face was not good at the moment, and his expression was a little sad.
"Your Highness and the old minister haven't seen each other for a long time," Chen Tao raised his hand lightly and motioned for Xiao Yan to drink tea, "I didn't expect that today, you actually came to the door for that rebel." ”
Xiao Yan's expression was pale.
"Although Meng Fan died, the prince's violent death and rebellion are all related to him, His Majesty is worried, and he must investigate this matter and find out his comrades. However, before he was interrogated, his clues here were broken, and you were the only one who spent the most time together, so I wonder if you have anything to tell this king? ”
"Your Highness, what do you mean by this?" Chen Tao immediately straightened up, his face changed, "Are you saying that the old minister has something to do with this matter?" ”
"You're too careful." Xiao Yan's expression didn't change, he just lowered his head and blew the tea stem, "It's just to ask you." ”
Chen Tao's chest rose and fell for a while, and his face was a little pale.
"Your Highness, I am a veteran of the two dynasties, you should know the loyalty of our Chen family!"
Xiao Yan didn't hear it, and his slender fingers pinched the tea lid and covered it.
The two were in a stalemate for a long time, but Chen Tao still sighed.
"I have been with Fan'er for many years, he came to my door when he was five years old, we are like father and son, but I never thought that he was so ambitious."
He raised his head, a flash of disappointment in his eyes, "When he was young, I always thought that reading the books of the sages was the best way to get ahead, but I neglected to teach him that he must have a proper conscience as a human being, which is my dereliction. ”
Xiao Yan listened quietly, his fingers running over the rim of the cup.
"Fan'er failed the exam several times, was discouraged, and decadent all day long, I thought that I was old, and this child who had been following me could not live such a muddy life after I went, so I took him to the top with a thought, so that it has reached this point today......"
"What other relatives does he have?" Xiao Yan suddenly spoke.
"Relatives......" Chen Tao thought about it, his expression was a little strange, "There are no relatives, there is only a life-saving benefactor who has not been in contact for many years, and that person can be regarded as his adoptive father." ”
"Where is that man now?"
Chen Tao hesitated for a moment, but still spoke, "Your Highness probably doesn't know, that person is your husband, Yang Wei, Mrs. Yang." ”
Xiao Yan's fingers suddenly froze, and Ling Qi, who was following him, suddenly raised his head.
Is it Lord Yang?
Could it be that Lord Yang will be the mastermind behind the scenes?
How is this possible?
He looked at Xiao Yan worriedly.
The master has always respected Mrs. Yang, if this matter is really related to him, how can the master bear such a blow?
However, Xiao Yan's face did not change significantly, and the pause on his fingertips seemed to be just an illusion, he smiled softly and nodded.
"The king knows."
"Your Highness, the old minister knows the relationship between you and Lord Taifu." Chen Tao hesitated for a moment, but still spoke, "If you feel embarrassed, I should keep my mouth shut and won't say anything." ”
"You've got a heart." Xiao Yan smiled, "This king will not ignore the safety of the entire Great Wei because of his personal feelings, and naturally he will not engage in favoritism and abuse his power for personal gain." ”
Chen Tao also smiled.
"I'm bothered, this king still has something to do, let's go first," Xiao Yan got up and asked as if unintentionally, "Chen Guogong's tea smells fresh, I don't know what kind of tea it is?" ”
"Your Highness has complimented you," Chen Tao smiled at him, "This is Qinglian Tea." ”
Su Jin didn't see Xiao Yan walking in from outside the mansion until it was dark, she ran up happily and grabbed his hand, "Yanyan, I bought you a new dress, come and try it." ”
The corners of Xiao Yan's lips were slightly hooked, and she touched her hair, "Okay." ”
Xiao Yan changed his clothes and came out, and Su Jin's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Wow, what a man depends on clothes! We are so handsome! Su Jin's eyes were full of little stars, and her face was full of flattery, "I don't think the model can wear your effect!" ”
"What is a 'model'?" Xiao Yan pulled her over, hugged Su Jin's thin waist, and kissed her lips, "You always have some new words that I haven't heard." ”
"It's just a kind of person with a good figure," Su Jin rolled his eyes, hugged his waist, and smiled very cutely, "But it doesn't seem to be as good as you." ”
Xiao Yan suddenly laughed, pinched her little nose, and felt that her somewhat dull mood today immediately disappeared under the attack of Su Jin's sugar-coated cannonball.
When he first came back, it was so dull, Su Jin could clearly see his exhaustion and anger, but he also saw that he wanted to stop talking, and just soothed his heart with such emotions.
He was now extremely glad that he had met such a wonderful woman.
Su Jin smiled, her eyes were shining, leaning on his arms, and asked softly, "Have you eaten?" Let's eat together? ”
"Okay." Xiao Yan replied very gently, holding her hand and interlocking her index finger.
Half a month later, the Great Wei Emperor Xiao Hai suddenly issued an order to teach Yang Taifu Yang Wei, who had taught countless princes, to copy the house, on the day of the raid, those guards found countless evidence of rebellion from the Yang Mansion, His Majesty was furious, and immediately ordered his whole family to be beheaded, but not long after the holy decree was issued, Xiao Ze, the king of Qi, suddenly wrote a letter asking to marry the eldest lady of the Yang family as his wife, and forcibly protected Yang Liuyue.
However, at this moment, Xiao Ze regretted a little.
He took the chicken leg in his hand, listened to the constant whimpering sound in his ear, felt that the chicken leg in his mouth was not fragrant, and he was very helpless to throw it away, covering his ears, "Aunt and grandma are young masters, I beg you, can you stop crying for a while?" ”
"Woo woo woo...... Yang Liuyue kept wiping her tears with a pair of red eyes, holding a handkerchief, "How can I not cry?" My father and brother are in prison, and His Majesty is going to execute them, so how can I sit here as if nothing happened? ”
"Then you're bothering me?" Xiao Ze has one head and two big, "Anyway, let your husband have a good meal, and only when you have the strength can you find a way to save people!" ”
"Who is my husband?" Yang Liuyue's cheeks suddenly turned red, and she said angrily, "Don't talk nonsense, this is just an expedient measure!" ”
However, having said that, Yang Liuyue still quieted down and let Xiao Ze'an eat quietly.
Xiao Ze took the chicken leg and gnawed on it with satisfaction, and while eating, he glanced at Yang Liuyue and said vaguely, "Why is the necklace around your neck gone?" ”
Yang Liuyue stiffened and turned her head.
That necklace...... I have already returned it to Xiao Yan.
Since you already know that it is impossible, why be so persistent, but add to the blockage of that pair.
However, thinking about it, I felt that Xiao Ze, a bastard, couldn't open any pot and which pot to mention, but he wanted to expose her scar at this time, so he immediately turned his head and glared at him angrily.
"Eat without sleeping, eat you so much!"
Xiao Ze pursed his lips, "Pedantic, how can you be fragrant when you eat without talking?" Surely you haven't experienced the joy of exchanging food! ”
"If you want to say it, you can finish eating." Yang Liuyue sneered, "Where do you have a little royal child like this?" ”
"Heh, no matter how I don't look, I can't get in if you break your head," Xiao Ze deliberately bared his teeth and angry at her, "Just ask you if you're angry, are you angry?" ”