Even though Xia Shang had such a steady mind, when he heard the news, he couldn't help but his face darkened, and the veins on his forehead twitched twice.
He has been investigating the cause of the prince's death for some time. Although the investigation is not without progress, there has been no major breakthrough.
Who would have thought that tonight I just came to visit my former friends, but inadvertently heard the question I was most concerned about.
"What's wrong with you?" Li Youlan asked tentatively when she saw that Xia Shang's expression was obviously wrong.
"nothing."
"I understand that anyone would feel incredible or even scared when they hear such words. I am only talking about it in front of you. I don't dare to say it casually in front of other people."
"Does he really know?" Xia Shang asked anxiously.
Li Youlan suddenly became a little confused: "What do you mean by this? Do you actually believe in the possibility of this? There is no doubt that the prince died at the hands of Japanese pirates. Li Zijin... he is just talking crazy words."
Xia Shang was silent and looked at Li Youlan, as if he wanted to see something unspeakable in the other person's eyes, but Xia Shang didn't find anything and Li Youlan didn't hide anything.
It seems that everything will have results after Li Zijin wakes up.
"Do you mind if I stay here a little longer?"
"Huh?" Li Youlan exclaimed, seemingly not understanding why Xia Shang suddenly said these words, but soon understood Xia Shang's true intention, and frowned even more tightly, "Xia Shang, do you know something? Don't you?
Isn’t what Li Zijin said crazy?”
"You'd better not ask more about these things. When Li Zijin wakes up, I will ask him to stop talking nonsense. Today is different from the past. Talking nonsense will lead to disaster."
Xia Shang's words were very serious, but Li Youlan's expression was quite relaxed, and she responded casually: "Isn't there a lot of people in my family who talk nonsense on weekdays? Who in the capital doesn't know? What kind of words came from King Cheng's mouth,
It’s probably not surprising.”
"You can't say this!" Xia Shang's tone suddenly increased.
Li Youlan was startled, and when she looked at the seriousness on Xia Shang's face, she felt a cold sweat break out on her back for some reason.
The room gradually became quiet. Xia Shang moved his eyes and became kind and relaxed again: "My Zijin? From your tone, you don't think of this young prince as your husband, but you do."
Treat him as your own child..."
"I..." Li Youlan blushed, as if Xia Shang had revealed something in her mind, and for a moment she didn't know how to answer.
But Xia Shang's words were indeed useful and made Li Youlan forget all the previous unhappiness.
At this time, a little sound came from the bed: "Water...water..."
"Zijin, are you awake?" Li Youlan stood up and took the water glass to the bedside.
Xia Shang also followed behind Li Youlan.
The left side of Li Zijin's face was still wrapped in gauze, leaving only a pair of eyes and the right side of his face, which looked a bit funny.
He took a sip from the water glass, but somehow the wound was affected, and he grinned in pain. In a rage, he smashed the water glass to pieces on the ground.
"Which bastard dared to hit me? I will cut him into pieces!"
"Shh..." Li Youlan made a silent gesture, "Zijin, please stop making trouble now and see who is in front of you?"
Only then did Li Zijin notice that there was a dark man behind Li Youlan, facing him but with his back to the light. He could only see an outline and a blurry appearance, which looked a bit gloomy and terrifying.
"Who?! How dare you..." As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zijin seemed to see something more clearly, "This is... this is... Young Master?"
"Heh, it seems he's sober."
"Sir! It's really sir!" Li Zijin was so excited that he was about to jump out of bed, but the pain of touching the wound again immediately extinguished his excitement.
"Sir, I...I was just beaten by some blind dog! Sir, you are here just in time. With your intelligence, it will be easy to track down the thief who beat me."
Xia Shang pretended to be deep in thought and raised his hand as he spoke: "Let me think about it, did that bitch who beat you hit you like this?"
After saying that, Xia Shang's palm gently passed Li Zijin's eyes, just fanning him gently.
This simple action made Li Zijin think of something, his expression changed instantly, and he exclaimed: "It's you... it's you... someone's here! Someone's here!"
Seeing the frightened Li Zijin, Xia Shang took a step forward and pushed him down on the bed, covering his mouth: "Try screaming again? Believe it or not, I will make the right side of your face bloom too!"
"Xia Shang!" Li Youlan was also frightened and grabbed
Xia Shang's arm, "What are you going to do?"
"How you indulge your husband is your business, but I will not condone my apprentice being drunk and making trouble, let alone hitting women at will! Li Zijin, if you think I can't beat you, just nod, and I will never do it again from now on.
I won’t mind your business.”
Li Zijin's mouth was covered and he could not make a sound. He wanted to nod, but suddenly stopped. After a moment of silence, he shook his head again.
Xia Shang raised the corner of his mouth, smiled coldly, and moved his hand away as he spoke: "Li Zijin, I haven't seen you in nearly two years, and you have changed a lot. I thought you just grew taller and didn't have a brain, but now it seems you are okay.
I’ve also gained some brains.”
Li Zijin still couldn't figure out Xia Shang's mood at the moment, so he didn't dare to answer the call.
Xia Shang didn't say anything, he took out the silver needle he carried with him from his clothes, and without asking Li Zijin anything, he just put the needle on his face.
Xia Shang's acupuncture method could not completely cure Li Zijin's injuries, but it relieved the bruises and swelling on his face to the greatest extent. After a while, Li Zijin felt much better and could speak smoothly.
"Thank you sir."
Xia Shang accepted the silver needle and asked calmly: "Why are you making trouble?"
"I...I was just drunk." Li Zijin felt guilty.
"Why get drunk?"
"Because...because of some annoying things."
"What's the trouble?"
"Well..." Li Zijin became more and more embarrassed. After being silent for a while, he said helplessly, "Sir, it's better not to worry about it. You can't control that much."
"I heard you know who killed the prince?"
As soon as this question came up, Li Zijin's expression changed drastically, and he turned his head and looked at Li Youlan fiercely.
Li Youlan shrank back and explained: "He is your husband..."
"It's all drunken nonsense. Sir, you can't take it seriously. If these words get out, it might cause trouble for the students."
Xia Shang turned to Li Youlan and said, "Li Youlan, please go out for a while and I will have a few words with him alone."
Li Youlan hesitated a little, but still left the room.
After Li Youlan left, Xia Shang said to Li Zijin: "Although the prince was killed by Japanese pirates, someone from the imperial court must have tampered with it. I am secretly tracking down the man behind the scenes. If you know anything, you'd better tell me."