Chapter 144: Who Is She?
"I have a problem with people, and when there is something confusing, I always want to figure it out.
"Although my father-in-law's dispute with Batu two days ago was unexpected, I didn't doubt it. It was only later that I encountered some chances that made me aware of my father-in-law's unfathomability.
So I checked it, but I didn't expect to make a surprising discovery.
"I am the deputy commander of Jin Linwei, and I am the king of Zhenbei who is enshrined by the imperial court, and I have the responsibility of maintaining the emperor's safety, but also for the sake of Sheji. If I don't figure it out, I'm ashamed of the emperor. ”
Yan Tang folded the paper as he spoke: "Now please ask my father-in-law to talk to me about that Miss Xu." ”
Sun Peng's cheeks twitched a little, and his gaze began to become sharp.
But Yan Tang in front of him stood upright unmoved, and even his tall body brought out a bit of force.
"The prince is worthy of being a talent cultivated by the emperor himself, and his mind has improved by leaps and bounds in recent years."
Sun Peng squinted at him for a long time and said, "It's just that the prince wants to hold me hostage, isn't he too confident?" ”
Yan Tang fiddled with the orchids on the shelf: "What if I had this confidence?" ”
Sun Peng sneered: "Someone in the Huitong Pavilion reported this morning that it was the Wuranu who sent Alita out for a walk, and her whereabouts are still unknown.
"Alita is a female envoy of Wura, and now she is coming to Yanjing on a mission, and if anyone dares to detain her, Wura will not give up.
"If this causes a dispute between the two countries, I think the emperor will definitely not spare this person. I don't know what the prince thinks? ”
"Since my father-in-law knew that Alita was captured, he should know that some secrets will eventually be lost.
"The contract you signed with Batu is dragging Da Yin into a passive situation! How can this be compared to Alita's robbery? ”
Yan Tang walked over and stood in front of the steps and looked down at him: "Father-in-law, don't you want to rein in the precipice now?" ”
Sun Peng's expression was grim, and he said for a moment: "Xu Lingying is just my outer room, and there is no other secret. ”
"Then why are you hiding her?" Yan Tang said: "I asked people to go to Tongzhou in the morning, and the Xu family's tea shop was bought by someone more than ten years ago and has never changed hands.
"Xu Lingying came to Jingshi three and a half years ago, when she was supposed to be in her early sixteens, but at the same time she was no longer able to move.
"Father-in-law wants to say that you fell in love with her more than ten years ago?"
Sun Peng's face was already angry: "If the prince still wants to ask, then Alita will not be able to cover the kidnapping of the noble children of Taikang Fang, including Brother Ling!"
"The two guards who followed Alita yesterday have already seen me, and I have also seen the second child of Cuixiang Building.
"The prince shouldn't think that since I knew that Alita was missing, I would stupidly think it was just a coincidence, right?!"
After speaking, he raised his right hand, and several sturdy warriors with the shopkeeper of Cuixiang Building and Xiao Er immediately rushed in the courtyard door behind him.
"As long as the prince moves, I will be able to hand them over to the guild hall immediately. The prince said, will it be your action or mine's action fast? ”
Surrounded by anger, Sun Peng had his unique momentum and did not flinch in this confrontation.
Yan Tang was still standing like that, he glanced at the warriors and said, "Good job." It's a pity you're still a step too late. ”
Sun Peng's face tense.
Yan Tang continued: "You and I have worked together so many times, before I came to you, how could I not guard against my father-in-law's countermeasures?"
"The noble children of Taikang Fang have taken Alita, how can I not find a way to get them out?
"Father-in-law is not curious, where are the noble sons of Taikang Fang now?"
When Sun Peng heard this, his expression gradually collapsed......
…… After Qi Yiyi stayed in the small courtyard of Lizi Hutong for half an hour, he waited for Yan Tang, who looked as usual, and Sun Peng, who was slow.
"What about people?" Yantang asked her.
"In the house." Qi Miaoyi turned around and pushed the door open and let them in.
The courtyard mileage is minzhi, and they have already brought the guards to control the servants in the courtyard and the guards hiding in the shadows.
The woman sat on the bed with her back stiff, her face looked whiter than under the lamp, and she really couldn't be called beautiful, but at least her facial features were upright, and because she was sick, she was a little weak.
She had already heard the movement at this moment, leaned forward against the bed board, looked at the door anxiously, and her eyes instantly locked on Sun Peng.
"You-"
As soon as she spoke, her eyes were already red, and the fear and nervousness that had been held back in silence for more than an hour just now were obviously all released at this moment.
Sun Peng sat on the edge of the bed, pulled her against him, and didn't say anything, just patted her on the back gently.
The woman's whimper gradually subsided as he soothed.
Sun Peng reached out and poured some water to feed her, still holding her in his other hand.
From Qi Yi's point of view, he hung his head slightly, and he didn't look like a big eunuch with a lot of power, but like an ordinary man who was taking care of his family.
She felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, and turned her head to look at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall.
"It's okay, it'll come sooner or later."
Sun Peng put the cup back on the table after feeding the water, and stroked Xu Lingying's face, which was starting to turn white again.
After a while, he turned to them and said, "Lingying's father is a prisoner. I saved her. ”
"Prisoner?" Yan Tang half-squinted.
"Yes. Her father's name is Xu Qian. You probably haven't heard of it. ”
Sun Peng said: "Xu Qian and I both came out of King Zhao's mansion together. He was the emperor's bodyguard at that time, and I served the emperor's daily life.
"That year, the emperor had an incident, and the people of Zhao Wangfu followed the emperor to fight bloodily for two days and nights, and I almost died under the sword and gun to cover the emperor, but Xu Qian risked his life to save me.
"Later, the emperor became the crown prince, Xu Qian was his chief of guard, and I was a small chief of the palace walking in front of the palace.
"I call him big brother, and he doesn't see me outside.
"The emperor Tao Wuluo, when the prince often went out of the palace to hunt, that autumn hunting, I was in the east palace to welcome the royal car back to Luan, but he did not return to the palace until midnight.
"And when he returned to the palace, he actually rode a horse and came in directly, and his expression was out of control that I had never seen before.
"When he saw me under the palace gate, the first thing he said was to let me kill Xu Qian's family."
"Why?" Qi Yiyi asked.
"Xu Qian has offended the Lord, but I don't know the specifics." Speaking of this, Sun Peng raised his eyebrows, "It's just that later, according to other guards, he wanted to make a move with the emperor, and the emperor injured him with a sword, and then he was arrested."
"Xu Qian has always been the emperor's confidant and bodyguard, I don't understand why he is like this.
"In any case, he has committed a great sin, and it is useless for us to intercede, and in the end I can only carry out the order."
"You killed them all with your own hands?" Qi Yiyi asked.
He looked at them: "It is my prison sentence, and it is the hand of man." ”
Qi Yi looked at him steadily, and after a while, he exhaled and hugged his arm.