Chapter 149 Confrontation with Second-Rank Masters
"Click~"
The slight sound of machine noise echoed in the sunny bedroom.
The entrance to the secret passage leading to the darkroom slowly closed tightly, and there was no difference between it and the surrounding floor tiles.
Wei Changtian returned the chair, sat on it and poured himself a cup of tea.
That's right, Ning Yuke is hiding in the secret room he just built at home.
Originally, the three secret rooms were intended to be used as warehouses, meeting halls and cells respectively.
However, in order to accommodate Ning Yuke, we had to modify the cell first and make do with it.
After taking a sip of tea, Wei Changtian thought again of Ning Yuke's last kneeling.
slave family......
This self-claim is actually very common.
Yang Liushi always called herself a slave in front of her, and so did Li Suyue.
However, women from wealthy families like Lu Jingyao and Liang Qin rarely say this, at least Wei Changtian has never heard of it.
After all, with the word "slave", there is still a sense of being inferior to others.
And Ning Yuke, a princess, calls herself a "slave"... It feels like Ning Yongnian calls himself a "slave" when facing him.
It seems that he has made up his mind...
Wei Changtian sighed, drank the tea in one gulp, stood up and walked outside the house.
It was almost dinner time, and there were bursts of smoke coming from the chimney of the side room. Although it was winter, there was still some warmth at noon.
Zhang San went out to do errands, and Li Suyue was washing his clothes in the courtyard. From time to time, she would lift the wet clothes to the sun to have a look, probably to check whether the stains had been cleaned.
Yuan'er is teaching Achun how to fight the devil, but the little girl doesn't seem to be very interested. She doesn't seem as playful as Wei Qiaoling.
As for Liang Qin and Yang Liushi who have returned from Shiwanda Mountain...the two of them are really like good sisters now, and they are sitting under the old locust tree in the courtyard talking.
One was smiling, and the other was serious. It seemed that Yangliu Shi was teaching some "technique of charioteer".
I have to say that the current scene is indeed harmonious enough.
No matter how stormy the waves are outside the courtyard wall, it has always been so peaceful and calm in this small courtyard.
But just when Wei Changtian moved his eyes to the door, the good mood he finally felt was gone in an instant.
I saw an old man with wrinkles standing outside the door, dressed in brocade silk and satin, with a slightly bent waist, his fingers folded in front of him with orchid fingers slightly raised, and a fake smile on his face.
With this look on his face, Wei Changtian could tell at a glance that he was from the palace——
Old eunuch.
...
"Eunuch Li, please have some tea. Please don't blame me if the tea is not good."
In the main hall, Wei Changtian looked at the old eunuch sitting next to him and already knew the latter's identity.
The chief eunuch, Ning Yongnian’s most trusted eunuch, was Li Huaizhong.
"Oh, Mr. Wei is so polite."
Li Huaizhong held up the tea cup with his orchid fingers, and after taking a sip, the smile on his face became even wider: "They say that the young master has a violent temper, but our family has never believed it. Only when I saw him today did I know that those rumors are not believed."
"Haha, thanks for the compliment from father-in-law."
Wei Changtian laughed and asked casually: "Eunuch Li, I wonder why you are in Shuzhou?"
"Hey, it's not about Prince Shun."
Li Huaizhong sighed: "The prince was assassinated before. The emperor was worried that the people from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple would not investigate the case carefully, so he sent our family to follow him quietly."
"I see."
Wei Changtian nodded and asked again: "I wonder if father-in-law is coming today..."
"Of course it's for Princess Rou'an."
Li Huaizhong's words came a bit suddenly, but Wei Changtian had been mentally prepared for it, so he didn't show any abnormal reaction.
"Princess Rou'an, isn't she missing?"
"She is missing, but the emperor has always been concerned about the safety of the princess, so he sent our family to ask the young master... Do you know where the princess is now?"
"ask me?"
Wei Changtian looked "surprised": "Eunuch, how do I know the whereabouts of the princess?"
"Master, don't be anxious, we are just asking."
Li Huaizhong narrowed his eyes slightly and stared straight at Wei Changtian: "After all, the young master once saved the lives of the prince and the princess, and also removed the scars on the princess's face..."
"Father-in-law, it's okay if you don't mention this, but I'll get angry if you mention it!"
Wei Changtian suddenly slammed the table and interrupted with dissatisfaction: "To be honest, father-in-law, I have made an agreement with the princess before. As long as I remove her scar, she will agree to marry me."
"In the end, I managed to get a magical elixir to cure her scar, but who would have thought that something like this would happen within a few days? What a damn, ahem... unlucky!"
"..."
After speaking, Wei Changtian seemed angry and took a sip of tea, but in fact he was not sure whether his performance could deceive Li Huaizhong.
After all, I'm not an acting major, so I'm still a little bit behind in acting.
What's more, this old eunuch is particularly difficult to deal with.
The "difficult to deal with" here refers not only to the scheming aspect, but also to the more superficial aspect of force.
According to the original work, although Li Huaizhong has never been on any of the rankings in the world, he is actually a well-hidden second-level master, only slightly weaker than Qin Zhengqiu, who has long occupied the top spot on the black ranking list.
Ning Yongnian was really determined to eradicate the problem, so much so that he even sent a second-grade person.
Cursing secretly in his mind, he put the tea cup on the table with a clang, and Wei Changtian cupped his hand at Li Huaizhong perfunctorily.
"The boy lost his composure and made my father-in-law laugh."
"Haha, it doesn't matter."
Li Huaizhong chuckled lightly, his expression still the same as before.
"I didn't expect that there would be such a dispute in it, but you don't have to be too depressed, sir. The princess just disappeared. If she can be found in the future, there is no guarantee that she will be able to renew her relationship with you."
"Father-in-law, are you joking?"
Wei Changtian was stunned for a moment, then said with a wry smile: "Now everyone in the world is saying that the princess instigated Xuantian to commit the evil crime."
"If this matter is false, then the princess will probably have died long ago."
"If this is true, then she deserves death."
"Even if the emperor can get around her...does my father-in-law think that I can still marry such a sinful person?"
"Young Master is right."
Li Huaizhong nodded, but then he smiled and said something that Wei Changtian never expected.
"But what if our family tells the young master...the princess that she is neither dead nor guilty of any treason?"
"Um?"
His eyes widened slightly and his body paused for a moment.
At this moment, Wei Changtian's acting skills reached their peak.
It was neither overly exaggerated, but showed due surprise.
"Princess, she is not dead? She is not the mastermind behind the scenes? Then why doesn't she show up? Could it be that she was kidnapped by gangsters? But haven't all the gangsters of Xuantian Society been brought to justice?"
"..."
Faced with a series of questions, Li Huaizhong did not answer in a hurry, but looked at Wei Changtian with interest for a while, and suddenly smiled:
"Master Wei, our family has felt that you are not simple ever since you killed Prime Minister Liu."
"I didn't expect that I would still underestimate you."
"If our family hadn't gotten some information a long time ago, I'm sure I would have been fooled by the young master today."
"..."
Ding!
In an instant, Wei Changtian's mood hit the bottom like a roller coaster.
The situation has changed drastically, and the current situation is undoubtedly extremely unfavorable for him.
Got some news?
what news?
This has the same meaning as what the interrogator asked in the previous life - "We have obtained the evidence of your crime, and you can still be dealt with lightly if you are convicted now."
Wei Changtian didn't know if Li Huaizhong had really found something or if he was deceiving him.
If I continue to act stupid, there are only two possible outcomes.
If Li Huaizhong is deceiving himself, then he will get away with it.
If Li Huaizhong had not deceived him, then he would have registered with Ning Yongnian.
Is it true or false?
The time left for Wei Changtian was very short. No matter how he was chosen, he had to respond immediately, otherwise he would be in trouble.
Damn...wait a minute!
Suddenly, Wei Changtian seemed to see something out of the corner of his eye.