At midnight, Lin Xiao and Xiyue finally arrived at the gate of Jiuzhou Villa.
The guard of the other courtyard was a sharp-eyed man. He saw the two dusty people from a distance and hurriedly greeted them.
When he saw clearly that one of them was Lin Xiao, he couldn't help but be shocked:
"Isn't this Mr. Lin? Come in quickly, come in quickly!"
Lin Xiao waved to him: "I can do it myself, you can do your work."
"This can't be done. The general has told you that if you come, you must report it to him immediately!"
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Lin Xiao was speechless for a moment, then let the guard lead the way, while she and Xiyue slowly followed him inside.
As soon as Lin Xiao stepped into the courtyard, a figure rushed out from the side hall.
"Axiao!!"
"Sister Xiaoyue!"
The two figures rushed toward each other almost at the same time, and then slammed into each other.
Lin Xiao rubbed the hurt arm and couldn't help laughing.
Zhang Yue stood still with a smile on her face and looked Lin Xiao up and down.
Lin Xiao was wearing a gray cloth coat and cloth shoes. Although not too luxurious, she was clean and tidy, and her skin was quite tanned.
"You have lost a lot of weight and become a lot darker."
"It's very windy and sandy, so it's normal for it to get dark."
After Lin Xiao finished speaking, he raised his hand and touched his cheek, laughing at himself:
"The way you look at me, don't I look scary?"
Zhang Yue shook her head and said with a smile:
"How could it be? Xiao is not ugly at all! Moreover, you look more 'manly' now than before."
Lin Xiao smiled bitterly.
Zhang Yue wanted to continue teasing Lin Xiao, but was shocked by a fierce look.
She turned her head and saw a young woman staring at her coldly.
The look in his eyes was like a sword, which made people feel frightened.
She couldn't help but wince.
"Ah Xiao, this is."
Zhang Yue turned to ask Lin Xiao.
"Oh, I forgot to introduce you. This is Hao Lian Xiyue, the princess of the Xiongnu Kingdom. She..."
"I am Brother Axiao's Yan family!"
Before Lin Xiao could finish her words, Xiyue grabbed her attention and her beautiful eyes widened.
"Hello, my name is Xiyue."
Xiyue stretched out her hand and smiled friendly at Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue was stunned for a moment before she realized that Xiyue was declaring her sovereignty!
She quickly held her hand:
"Hello, my name is Zhang Yue! I am A Xiao's cousin."
Hearing the word "cousin", Xiyue's expression changed obviously. She let go of Zhang Yue's hand and said with a smile:
"It turns out to be my cousin."
Xiyue looked very happy, as if she was very close to Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue also noticed the change in her attitude, and couldn't help but feel a cold sweat for Lin Xiao.
This guy is very thorough in dressing up as a woman!
Three wives and four concubines, not one of them!
But it’s hard for the Ninth Prince Li Yuyan.
However, Xiyue's frank character actually made her like it!
Lin Xiao saw that the atmosphere was a little strange and quickly changed the topic:
"Is Yu Yan at the mansion?"
"It's in the study! Go find him quickly! If he knew you were coming, he might be so happy!"
Zhang Yue urged.
Lin Xiao smiled, nodded to Zhang Yue, and hurried to the study.
Xiyue wanted to go along with her, but Zhang Yue pulled her back:
"Sister, while men are talking about things, we women should not get involved. Come on, I will take you to the backyard for a walk!"
Xiyue had no choice but to follow Zhang Yue to the backyard.
In the study room.
Li Yuyan was standing with his back to the door, hands behind his hands, looking at the scenery outside the window in trance.
Lin Xiao stood two steps away from him, hesitated for a while and then coughed lightly:
"Yu Yan."
Li Yuyan came to his senses after hearing this, turned his head, and faced Lin Xiao's familiar face.
"A Xiao, it's really you!!"
Li Yuyan excitedly stepped forward and grabbed Lin Xiao's shoulders, her eyes red:
"Am I dreaming!"
When Lin Xiao saw Li Yuyan with a haggard face, the anger that he originally wanted to get out of suddenly disappeared when it touched his bloodshot eyes.
She sighed:
"It's me, I'm back, you didn't dream."
Tears burst out of Li Yuyan's eyes. He hugged Lin Xiao and choked with sobs:
"Do you know? I'm really worried about you! There have been many times when I wanted to lead troops to the Turks to rescue you, but I was afraid that it would be a disservice. I..."
Listening to Li Yuyan's ramblings, and thinking of the horrific Linjia Village, Lin Xiao felt irritated. She pushed Li Yuyan away and yelled loudly:
"That's enough, don't say any more!"
"I"
Li Yuyan was stunned and didn't understand why Lin Xiao was suddenly angry.
"Let me ask you, what's going on in Brothers' Workshop? What's going on in Linjia Village?"
Facing Lin Xiao's question, Li Yuyan opened her mouth, but finally chose to remain silent.
The things Wang Tuo did were all done in the name of Ninth Prince Li Yuyan.
Now, even though I have a mouth all over my body, I still can’t explain it.
What's more, he confidently believed that Lin Xiao should trust him without reservation!
When Lin Xiao saw this, his chest heaved with anger.
She gritted her teeth and said:
"Okay, okay! You really lived up to my expectations of you. You borrowed flowers to offer to Buddhas, occupied magpie nests with doves, and you had a lot of fun crossing rivers and demolishing bridges!"
Li Yuyan heard the meaning of Lin Xiao's words and knew that Lin Xiao had never believed in him at all, and felt heartbroken.
He took a deep breath, tried to calm down his angry mood, and asked tentatively:
"Axiao, do you believe me?"
Lin Xiao snorted coldly and said:
"What, you dare not admit it?"
Li Yuyan remained silent.
"Speak! I let you speak!!"
Seeing Li Yuyan's silence, Lin Xiao thought that Li Yuyan was in the wrong and became even more angry:
"Tell me, why don't you speak!?"
Li Yuyan's eye circles gradually turned red.
"Since you don't believe me, why should I explain! Just pretend that I did it!"
Lin Xiao was extremely angry at Li Yuyan, but she couldn't do anything about him.
She took a few deep breaths and forced herself to calm down:
"Li Yuyan, I will give you one last chance to tell your good brother that you must give an explanation to Linjiacun, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"I can't do it! If you want to turn against Wu Qing, then do it!"
After Li Yuyan finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and left.
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Seeing Li Yuyan's decisive departure, Lin Xiao was so angry that he stamped his feet and cursed.
But what can she do to Li Yuyan?!
Li Yuyan has a stubborn temper and no one can persuade him.
More importantly, Li Yuyan is the ninth prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, a person who is less powerful than ten thousand people and holds the power of life and death for ordinary people!
How could she have the guts to fall out with him?
Lin Xiao sat on the chair dejectedly, feeling confused and at a loss.
"What, you two had a fight?"
Next to him, a gentle female voice came.
Lin Xiao suddenly turned around and found Zhang Yue looking at her with a smile, his eyes filled with affection, reproach, but also infinite doting.
Lin Xiao lowered his head in embarrassment, not knowing how to answer.
Zhang Yue couldn't help laughing when she saw Lin Xiao's appearance. She stretched out her hand, rubbed Lin Xiao's head and said:
"He looks gloomy every day and has a lot of worries. Don't get serious with him."
"Am I more serious?"
Lin Xiao was really about to be laughed at. She raised her head and said angrily:
"How can I compete with him? He has done something wrong himself, and he still doesn't want others to talk about it?"
"He's not wrong!"
Zhang Yue said categorically:
"I have also heard about Linjia Village and Brothers' Workshop. It's not what you imagined. You did misunderstand him."
"Misunderstood him?"
Lin Xiao sneered: "The Ninth Prince expropriated the brothers' workshops for the imperial court and suggested to the new emperor that the private production of salt should be banned. People's livelihood needs such as salt and sugar should be nationalized. The new emperor adopted the Ninth Prince's suggestion. Linjia Village is dead.
, Fleeing, a good village has now turned into a ghost village, isn’t this what he, Li Yuyan, did?”
"The suggestion was indeed his, but there must be some misunderstanding about Linjiacun!"
Zhang Yue patiently comforted Lin Xiao and continued to explain:
"Think about it, he has no enmity with Linjiacun, why would he do such a thankless and stupid thing?"
Hearing this, Lin Xiao fell into deep thought.
Yes, the people in Linjia Village have no enmity with Li Yuyan, so there is no need for him to kill all the villagers.
Did you really misunderstand him?
Just as I was thinking about it, there was a noise outside the study, and the sound of messy footsteps came from far to near.
A moment later, Xiyue's scream sounded outside the door: "Grandma Axi? You, what's wrong with you?"