The scenery of the Begonia Courtyard is still the same as in the past, with pavilions and pavilions, all showing the aesthetics of the owner. As soon as Xi Yan returned to the study, Yu Xiao, another leader of the secret guard, came to him.

"Yu Gongzi, Situ Yizheng's subordinates have been dealt with, and all the correspondence evidence is reported to be here," Yu Xiao seemed to have only one expression, even when facing Xi Yan, he took out a thick pile of letters from his arms and handed them to Xi Yan, and said slowly, "Gao Hong, Situ Yizheng's advisor, died at home yesterday afternoon. ”

"How did you die?"

Yu Xiao paused, and Fang said: "The two concubines competed for favor and poisoned him to death by mistake......"

"Hmm......" Xi Yan nodded, not paying much attention to it, "This kind of thing, presumably the Jingzhao Yin Mansion will take care of it." ”

"And those imperial histories?" Yu Xiao glanced at Xi Yan with a little confusion and asked, "Although Situ Yizheng is dead, after all, he still colluded with a group of imperial historians to impeach you, if they still go to the book to participate in you, how will you deal with it?" ”

"No......" Xi Yan casually threw those letters on the table, and said with a pleasant expression, "If it weren't for the fear of the power of the Situ family, they wouldn't want to get involved, we don't need to pay attention to it." ”

"Yes," Yu Xiao knew that after doing these things, it was time for him to resign, so he lowered his head slightly, "Since the son has been safe, then his subordinates will leave Chongdu first and be called at any time." ”

"Okay," Xi Yan didn't stay, Yu Xiao was a dark arrow in the night, and he could never show it in front of others, he calmly ordered, "You go to the southeast, many places outside can't do without you...... Be careful. ”

"Yes." Yu Xiao turned around and left without any delay, as if he had never appeared, and no one in the Begonia Courtyard had discovered his existence.

Since Situ Yizheng's death, Situ He suddenly seemed to be a tree without roots in the Situ clan, and he was described as withered when he was in the last dynasty, and the whole person was very different from his previous lean appearance. Situ Yizheng was originally his only son, and he was already dying, so it was obvious that he would be next to the position of the head of the family.

Although Situ He was a very powerful minister, he didn't have any more time to fight with his other brothers......

For two decades in a row, Xi Yan failed to take a vacation. Not to mention going to Si Le Fu to find An Ruofei. Xi Qing was not there, and the huge Xi Mansion suddenly lost some smoke and miasma, and after Xi Yan went home every day, he also felt very clean.

It has been more than 20 days since she came back from the spring hunt, and on this day, Xi Yan finally had some free time to go to Si Le Mansion to see her.

It was the first time the two had seen each other since returning from the paddock. Seeing Xi Yan coming, An Ruofei smiled, she put down what she was doing and accompanied Xi Yan to the court.

The scene at the beginning of summer is lush and green, with plum half-yellow reflecting the green of plantains, which is very beautiful.

After a night of rain, there are still a few droplets of water on the banana leaves. It's just that the begonias that used to be like red clouds have gone, and the remnants of the flowers either fall to the ground or fall into the well, teaching people to have a slight sense of drifting.

Xi Yan's eyes were as gentle as water, and he looked at An Ruofei and said, "I haven't seen you for more than 20 days, but I only feel like I've been separated by three autumns." It's just that...... But you're not in a hurry to come to me. ”

An Ruofei smiled, "Even if I don't go, Zining won't come?" ”

Xi Yan looked at her with a smile, "Xi Mou's heart is itching and he is willing to bow down, so isn't this coming?" ”

After two jokes, An Ruofei put away his smile and said with a straight face: "I have heard about the things in the hunting ground...... You should be fine, right? ”

"I'm fine, don't worry." Xi Yan lowered his head slightly, and the thrilling moments in the dense forest that day also appeared in his mind.

Indeed, if something went wrong, it would be absolutely impossible for him and An Ruofei to walk around and talk about it as they are now.

"No matter how difficult and dangerous it is, it's over, and there is another thing that matters now." As he spoke, Xi Yan took out a jade pendant from his arms and handed it to An Ruofei. This jade pendant is An Ruofei's Xuanji, the token of the Xie family.

An Ruofei refused: "This thing is too dangerous for me, and the slightest carelessness will lead to death." I entrust it to you, and I hope you will keep it alive and not let it fall into the wrong hands. If you don't like it, you can destroy it. In a word...... I don't want to keep it with me anymore. ”

Xi Yan also understood An Ruofei's difficulties, so he put away the jade pendant properly and no longer taught her to be embarrassed.

"But...... I'm also curious, what kind of method did you use to let the eldest son of the Situ family die in the paddock? Although the crisis has been resolved, An Ruofei still wants to know if everything is as Xi Yan said, ...... unharmed?

Xi Yan immediately guessed her thoughts, she was not a curious person, and now she asked like this, she was just worried about herself, so she lightly told the process of the day like a story.

After listening to Xi Yan's narration, An Ruofei had to admire Xi Yan's boldness and carefulness, and she praised: "It's really interlocking and meticulous." But I still have two questions, just with a bear, how can you be sure that Situ Yizheng will definitely chase it? What if he wasn't interested? ”

"That's why you don't understand men...... Xi Yan shook his head with a light smile, and explained in great detail, "Since I have decided that I want to kill him, then I will definitely find out all his preferences before I do it." Besides, I grew up with him, so I naturally know him better. Situ Yizheng is a person who is so happy, self-serving, and very fond of showing off in front of others, if he can win the favor of His Majesty in one fell swoop in the spring hunt, then no matter how risky this matter is, he will do it. ”

An Ruofei nodded as if he didn't understand, and asked again: "With so much evidence, how did you destroy it in such a short period of time?" ”

Xi Yan smiled, "It's not simple, the strip of cloth wrapped in the horse's hooves, I let Xi Yun burn it." As for the rabbit and honey, it's true... That day, Xi Yun and I had honey-roasted rabbit meat for dinner, which was very delicious. If I have another chance, I will bake it for you. ”

An Ruofei leaned back with a smile, and said after a while: "I didn't expect you to be so uninhibited, but I can't eat that honey roast rabbit meat." ”

After laughing for a while, An Ruofei stopped. Suddenly, she asked a little nervously: "By the way, when you left, didn't Your Majesty order the internal guards to stay in the enclosure to investigate the case thoroughly." Will they find anything? ”

"No, I'm very clean," Xi Yan shook his head and said categorically: "But they will definitely suspect that someone in the team who went to the spring hunt killed Situ Yizheng." ”

"Does that doubt you?" An Ruofei asked hurriedly.

Xi Yan shook his head again, "I have no way of knowing." Still, everyone is suspicious. Not only those who went into the woods to hunt, but also those who stayed in the camps, were also suspicious. ”

An Ruofei was still not at ease, and she then asked: "Then what if the internal guard finds the horseshoe prints and compares them one by one?" ”

Xi Yan couldn't have thought of this, he patiently explained, "Even if you find me, I won't be afraid, the strip of cloth I use to wrap the horse's hooves is very long, and the horse's hooves are naturally wrapped very thickly, so big hoof prints, I can't find which horse it is." When they came to the periphery of the woods to untie the cloth, there were so many people and horses that it was impossible to tell who was who, and the internal guards naturally would not do this kind of useless work again. Since I dare to do it, I naturally have a perfect countermeasure. ”

An Ruofei's hanging heart fell back to its original place, and Xi Yan said lightly, but she knew how difficult and dangerous it was, so she said: "As soon as Situ Yizheng died, my crisis was suddenly solved." It's just that I don't understand, it stands to reason that the Situ family is already a tree without roots, but why is the Situ family's power in the court increasing instead of decreasing? ”

Xi Yan groaned slightly, "This is very easy to explain, since Emperor Gaozu, the scholar clan has become bigger and bigger. The best thing Your Majesty can think of is to use the clan to contain the clan. Situ He has lost his biggest reliance in the future, and the Situ family will inevitably have infighting in the future. Infighting is internal friction, how could His Majesty not see this? Situ Yizheng died, and His Majesty also approved of it in his heart. After all, the Situ family has become bigger and bigger over the years, and it really needs something to knock it out. And His Majesty gave Situ He some benefits at this time, which not only showed the emperor's grace, but also won the hearts of the people, killing two birds with one stone, wouldn't it be the best choice? ”

"I see," An Ruofei is also a transparent person, and she immediately understood, she looked at Xi Yan and said lightly, "Since you understand so well, you have to be careful......

He looked at her with eyes as gentle as water, and nodded solemnly in agreement.