Yuan Shuolin didn't expect that Xiao Chengyi would say this, that his father, the prince, had no offspring, and he had no other sons except the prince and him.
If the prince is deposed, who else can take over the East Palace besides him?
But from what Xiao Chengyi meant, it was obvious that he felt that he could not become the next crown prince, so having to say this made him more suspicious.
But he also wanted to know, if not him, who else could it be?
"Okay, I'll bet with you."
Yuan Shuo agreed to the bet.
Xiao Chengyi put down his tea cup and stood up and said: "Then let's set off back to Beijing. As for the private soldiers in Qingyun Ridge, we will ask His Majesty to send someone to collect them after we return to Beijing."
That group of private soldiers numbered at least a thousand people, but the cavalry brought by King Jing only had a hundred people. If they really fought, they would suffer losses, so for the sake of safety, it was better to wait until they returned to Beijing before making plans.
Anyway, they can't run away.
Yuan Shuolin nodded, asked people to prepare the carriage and horses, and then went to the wing of the medical center with Xiao Chengyi.
Everyone was sitting together having breakfast. Seeing Yuan Shuo come in, Yuan Jiahe stood up in a hurry and said, "Brother, you are back. Come sit down and eat together."
Yuan Shuo was not polite before he fell, and sat next to Yuan Jiahe. Opposite him were Xiao Jue and his sister. It was too late yesterday and he only said hello to Xuan Du. Who are these brothers and sisters?
Yuan Jiahe then introduced: "These two are Mr. Xiao's cousins, from Shu County."
Yuan Shuolin saw that these siblings had extraordinary bearings and good martial arts. If they were other people's cousins, he would definitely be suspicious, but Xiao Chengyi's would not be surprising.
He nodded slightly and greeted the two of them, then looked at Mu Yun'an and said, "I would also like to thank the county master. If it weren't for you, I would not have been able to find Jiahe."
Mu Yun'an said: "Your Majesty King Jing, you are so polite. I happened to meet Princess Jiahe and planned to send her back to the capital. If I were to say that it was Young Master Xuandu who saved her life, it would have been much worse for Princess Jiahe without him."
Yuan Shuolin naturally knew it. He picked up the tea cup in front of him and looked at Xuandu. His eyes inadvertently caught a glimpse of the hairpin in the bun on his head, and he was stunned for a moment.
It was getting late yesterday and he didn't take a closer look, but now he realized that the hairpin actually belonged to Jiahe.
This hairpin was given to her by her father when Jiahe was a hairpin, and she liked it so much that she didn't expect that she would give away such a valuable thing.
Is it possible...
Yuan Shuo Lin collected his thoughts and said: "I would like to offer tea to Mr. Xuandu instead of wine to thank Mr. Xuandu for saving Jiahe's life."
Xuan Du picked up the teacup and said, "It's just a matter of hands."
The two drank tea with each other. Yuan Shuolin put down the tea cup and asked curiously: "I see that the young master is handsome and handsome. I wonder where the young master lives?"
Xuandu said: "To be honest, I have no relatives and no reason. I grew up in Fansheng Temple. I am a monk. Later, due to some things, I returned to secular life and wandered around the world. I have no fixed home in the world. I saved the princess by chance.
That’s all.”
Yuan Shuolin was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Xuandu was a monk before. He asked again: "I wonder what Mr. Xuandu's future plans are? You have saved Jiahe's life. I will definitely report it to my father and thank you."
"No need."
Xuandu rejected his kindness: "I am used to traveling alone. I thought of the princess as a girl before and wanted to send her home because I was afraid that she would be in danger again. Now that His Highness King Jing has come to look for her in person, I can feel at ease."
Gone."
Yuan Shuolin understood the meaning of his words and asked, "Master, don't you plan to return to Beijing with us?"