There was silence in the courtyard for a while, and then Bai Xu laughed softly and said, "I made the prince laugh."
Xie Yan drank tea calmly and asked slowly: "I have something that I don't understand."
"Your Majesty, please speak." Bai Xu said.
Xie Yan said: "It shouldn't be a long time since I imprisoned Cao Mian in Wanhu City."
Bai Xu was silent for a moment, and did not directly answer Xie Yan's question, but said: "Then why did the prince lock Cao Mian here?"
Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, but as expected he did not pursue the question any further.
After thinking for a while, Xie Yan turned to ask: "What does Mr. Bai want to get from Cao Mian?"
Bai Xu was startled, and soon understood what Xie Yan meant, and sighed with some regret. However, he did not try to persuade him any more, but said: "A booklet."
Xie Yan frowned slightly, and Bai Xu said calmly: "It is a book written by my father before his death. Don't be nervous, Your Majesty. What is recorded in it is not something that can subvert the world. It is my father's notes when he was young. I used to mess around.
After turning over a few pages, there is a lot of content related to Bai Jingrong."
Xie Yan understood somewhat, "You want to find out Bai Jingrong's weakness?"
Bai Xu nodded and quickly shook his head and said: "When I learned that my father was defeated and died in the battle, I was protected by my subordinates and escaped. I took the notebook with me in a panic. After that, I was very troubled for a while, just because it was
My father's only relic was in my hand, and I kept it close to me. Later, we were defeated again, and I was rescued by Cao Mian. When I woke up, the notebook fell into Cao Mian's hands."
Xie Yan said: "If it was just an ordinary note, why wouldn't he return it to you?"
Bai Xu said helplessly: "He saved me because he had a clue in my hand. There were a lot of things about me written in the notebook. Naturally, he also hoped to get a hold of me. And... I suspected that he wanted to
To kill me, he lied that the location of the Bai family's treasure was hidden in my father's notes. Without the help of the Bai family, no one could figure it out. Three years later, I did help him find a treasure and escaped smoothly.
But the amount of money was not large, and he suspected that I had not explained clearly, so naturally he wanted to withhold the items and not return them."
"Those treasures?"
"That's just a hidden place where Chen Jun keeps military pay."
Bai Xu said: "My father's defeat was sudden. Many people died on the battlefield without even reacting. Almost none of the generals who followed my father survived. Speaking of which, a lot of secret wealth may indeed have been scattered among the people.
"
Xie Yan nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Don't worry, Prince Regent. It's been so many years. In the past, when fighting for the world, it was natural for the victor and the defeated to live and die. I have no intention of provoking another war, but some grudges have to be avenged."
Bai Xu said: "As long as these matters are dealt with, Bai will immediately go to sea by boat and will never set foot in the Central Plains again in this life."
Xie Yan said calmly: "That's not necessary. I already know what Mr. Bai means. As for what Cao Mian has in his hand, I will get it."
Bai Xu also understood what Xie Yan meant. Xie Yan would get the things in Cao Mian's hands, but he might not give them to him.
He did not argue, and smiled and said: "In this case, I am waiting for the good news from the regent. In addition, I might as well tell the prince another piece of news."
"I'm all ears," Xie Yan said.
Bai Xu said: "If my guess is correct, Cao Mian should have a close relationship with Luan Yisi, and the real person in charge of Luan Yisi has arrived in Wanhu City. The two people you caught last year should also tell the prince
What happened?"
"How can Mr. Bai be sure?"
Bai Xu took out half a piece of jade pendant and said: "I got this from the people of Luanyi Division. Wu Yi has a piece in his hand that can be combined with this piece. It is a token given to him by Cao Mian. But there should be something in the middle.
There is a missing piece, I don’t know if it belongs to Cao Mian or if there is another owner."
Xie Yan nodded and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Bai."
Bai Xu stood up and said, "That's it, I'll take my leave."
Xie Yan raised his hand to signal Duoying, who was standing not far away, to see the guests off.
Bai Xu did not leave in a hurry. He pondered for a moment before asking: "My lord, have you never thought about arresting me?"
Xie Yan said: "Since Emperor Gaozu did not drive out all the Dongfang clan, why should I kill all the Bai clan? If the world is peaceful and the people are happy, it will not matter whether your surname is Bai or Dongfang. If the people are miserable, there will be people named Huang even if there is no one named Bai.
"
Bai Xu smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, farewell."
After Bai Xu went out, Xie Yan reached out and picked up the jade pendant he put on the table to play with it.
After a while, he finally said: "Xiying."
"Your Majesty."
Xie Yan said: "Go and send the letter under the inkstone in my study back to Shangyong."
Xiying nodded, turned around and entered the study.
Soon he came out of the study with a letter in his hand, but there was no name on the envelope.
"Your Majesty, who do you want to give it to?"
Xie Yan said: "Ji Rong, he has been idle in Shangyong for so long, it's time for him to do something."
Xiying must have turned around and went out to do some errands.
The courtyard was quiet and empty. Xie Yan drank tea slowly and remained silent. When he came back to see the prince after seeing off the guests, he still sat quietly without disturbing him.
He knew that the prince was thinking about countless things in his mind, which they and others could not interfere with.
After a long time, Xie Yan stood up and walked towards the door of the room. He glanced at the shadow and asked, "Is someone gone?"
"Yes." Duiying said: "There are people waiting outside, and they are not weak."
Xie Yan chuckled lightly and went into the house without saying anything else.
In the room, Luo Junyao was lying on the bed, sleeping soundly.
Xie Yan sat on the edge of the bed and looked down at her peaceful sleeping face, and couldn't help but chuckle.
Raising his hand to gently caress her reddish cheek, Luo Junyao was awakened by him this time.
Luo Junyao opened his eyes drowsily and said, "Is it dawn yet?"
"It's not dark yet."
Luo Junyao immediately remembered what happened before, and quickly sat up and asked, "How long have I been asleep?" He looked down and saw that she had already changed her clothes and her injuries had been treated long ago.
it hurts!
Seeing her frowning in pain, Xie Yan said helplessly: "Do you know the pain now?"
Luo Junyao immediately put down his arm and said, "It doesn't hurt very much."
Xie Yan sighed softly, raised her arm and opened her sleeves. She looked at the wound that had been bandaged and frowned.
Luo Junyao said quickly: "It's really okay. How can you not get hurt in a fight? I will be more careful next time."
Xie Yan said: "Do you like to fight with others so much?"
Luo Junyao blinked his eyes and said, "When you first started practicing martial arts, you only liked to practice by yourself?"
Xie Yan was speechless.
Indeed, people who practice martial arts have the pursuit of making themselves stronger, and naturally they have to constantly compete with others.
"I will fight with you from now on," Xie Yan said.
His strength can ensure that she will feel the pressure without actually hurting her.
