He said in a calm voice: "Actually, I went to see Mr. Han in prison. He...had already guessed my identity and knew my purpose of getting close to the Han family."
"oh?"
Xiao Chengyi was a little surprised: "I didn't expect Prime Minister Han to hide his secrets. What did he tell you?"
Shen Zhixu laughed at himself: "What else can I say? It's nothing more than some words of self-blame, saying that for the sake of the face of Prime Minister Han's government, I shouldn't have been shut out of the house, let alone Mrs. Han's execution of me."
Xiao Chengyi said: "Then what?"
Shen Zhixu continued: "He hoped that I could put down my hatred and live a good life. I thought that the Han family would be doomed this time, but I didn't expect that Prime Minister Han was also capable and actually preserved the Han family lineage."
Xiao Chengyi was noncommittal. The reason why the Han family could be preserved must be because he held Yuan Hao's secret. In fact, it was good this way. He could redress for his parents by keeping the Han family.
He said solemnly: "Life is short, there is really no need to live in hatred. Now that the Han family has declined, the past hatred has disappeared. Mr. Shen can only act according to his own heart without too many worries. "
Shen Zhixu nodded when he heard this and asked, "I wonder what Mr. Xiao is here for?"
Xiao Chengyi said: "I'm here to discuss a business with you. I want you to help me send five hundred thousand taels of silver to the southern border to give it to General Mu."
Ye Xiuchen, who had been silent until now, heard this and asked suspiciously: "Didn't you already find an escort agency to transport you? Besides, our Juesha Sect is engaged in the business of killing people, and we are not escorts."
Xiao Chengyi said: "These five hundred thousand taels are too conspicuous, and there are many bandits on this road. I am afraid that the escort agency will be difficult to deal with, so I plan to come here."
As he spoke, he glanced at Ye Xiuchen and said, "Can't your Juesha sect be able to do things if you have money?"
Ye Xiuchen snorted: "One hundred thousand taels, not even one cent less."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Chengyi took out a stack of silver notes from his arms and placed it on the table: "This is a deposit of one hundred thousand taels. I will give you another hundred thousand taels when the matter is completed, but I have a small request."
Ye Xiuchen frowned and asked, "What?"
Xiao Chengyi said: "When you meet General Mu in the southern border, you will naturally know what is going on." After that, he asked curiously: "Did you ask about the things I asked you to ask before?"
Ye Xiuchen's eyes darkened, and he felt a little complicated. He picked up the tea on the table and took a sip: "Should I thank you? If it weren't for you, I'm afraid..."
He always thought that his father was the late Ye Jinning, the eldest son of Zhenguo Palace. Who would have thought that he was actually the illegitimate son of His Majesty and the Marquis Yongning.
And his mother had always planned to use him to help her son seize the throne.
After knowing the truth, he refused to accept it for a while. He didn't believe it was true, but it was the fact. His surname was not Ye, nor was he the son of his mother Su Xinyue.
He is just a pawn.
But what he didn't expect was that his mother actually told him the truth before the big thing happened, and all of this was because of Xiao Chengyi.
Xiao Chengyi raised his eyebrows and said: "It seems that you already know. Su Xinyue still has a conscience. I only ask you one question, do you want this world?"
Ye Xiuchen looked at him with serious eyes and said, "I said that everything I did was just for my mother and to fulfill her wish."
Over the years, his mother Su Xinyue has never treated him badly. She treats him no differently than her biological son.
He knew that she gave him all her love for Yan Jingxuan.
So even though he knew his identity and knew that he had been used as a pawn, his original intention never changed.
She has been his mother since she raised him. As long as she doesn't abandon him, he will never abandon her!