On the incense table, the incense sticks were almost exhausted, and a few green smoke filled the gloomy room with a faint fragrance.
The servants of the Ji Mansion opened the door, stopped in front of it, and whispered: "It's time."
Hearing the sound, King Yong, who was half asleep in the side hall, struggled to sit up and ignored Xia Shang: "Quickly, send me back quickly."
Then the three people entered the house, carried King Yong away, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Xia Shang was the only one left, who was stunned on the spot and didn't know why.
But not long after, the housekeeper of Ji Mansion arrived: "Mr. Xia, follow me."
Xia Shang was escorted all the way by the housekeeper and seemed to be leaving here.
"Excuse me, where is the girl I sent earlier?"
"The carriage is already on the carriage outside the house."
Xia Shang nodded, thinking as he walked, and finally asked: "Is it inconvenient for His Highness King Yong to show up at this moment?"
"What His Highness Prince Yong is planning is not trivial. There are the prince's spies everywhere in this capital. The young master should understand."
Xia Shang didn't ask any more questions, and he understood a little better.
When I left the house, I saw a brand new carriage waiting for me for a long time.
Except for the house, the housekeeper said nothing and turned around to go back to the house. The door of the house was closed tightly.
The car was hired temporarily, and the driver smiled and asked, "Brother, where are you going now?"
Xia Shang didn't answer immediately. He opened the car curtain and looked inside. He felt relieved when he saw Li Youlan lying half in the car.
Xia Shang got on the car: "Go to Linshan Garden."
The coachman gave the order and the carriage set off quickly.
In the carriage, Li Youlan had already woken up, but her complexion was very poor. It seemed that the wound was still hurting. She frowned and bit her lower lip to endure it.
Xia Shang sat next to her and straightened her up: "Hold on, I'll be home soon."
Li Youlan nodded, squinted her eyes, and tightly clasped her little hand between Xia Shang's fingers.
Seeing Nizi like this, Xia Shang couldn't bear it, but he couldn't help her. He could only sigh and close his eyes.
The time on the road was just enough for Xia Shang to sort out what happened after meeting Nangong Chuxin. Nangong Chuxin's appearance was a bit sudden, and Xia Shang didn't have time to consider many issues.
Nangong Chuxin said that they saved Xia Shang this time because Li Xin was already investigating him, and had even investigated Linshan Garden. It was best not to go back to Xia Shang.
This thing should be true, because Nangong Chuxin can't lie to himself.
But what exactly made Li Xin notice him?
Xia Shang carefully thought about all his experiences since coming to the capital, and found that none of them had anything to do with everything in Jiangnan. So even if Li Xin noticed him, it shouldn't have anything to do with Jiangnan's experiences. In this way, it would make him
There was only one thing that attracted Li Xin's attention, and that was the emperor's injury.
Li Xin must be closely concerned about the emperor's condition. Now that the emperor is getting better, he will naturally attract Li Xin's attention.
What Li Xin noticed was probably not the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, nor the secret guest behind King Yong. It should be a miracle doctor who could make the emperor better.
If it is such an identity, it is not an important matter. Even if Li Xin finds him, I believe that the other party will not do anything extraordinary.
On the contrary, if he ran away now, it would make Li Xin even more suspicious, and might expose Xia Shang's deeper identity.
Therefore, Xia Shang chose to stay in Linshan Garden.
Let’s not talk about whether Li Xin can find out the results of the investigation. Even if he does recognize him in vain, I believe there will be no big problem.
What Xia Shang fears most now is the emperor, and that old madman is the one who wants his life.
Thinking of this, Xia Shang was really depressed. He really didn't know what made him angry. Why did he want to kill himself when he cured his illness?
And what does the "Huaxia" that the emperor kept mumbling mean?
In the midst of my thoughts, I unconsciously arrived at the gate of Linshan Garden.
Today's Linshan Garden is different from the past. There is a group of guards in front of the door. The carriage was stopped as soon as it approached and the driver was also arrested.
Before Xia Shang got off the bus, he heard the driver begging for mercy outside.
Xia Shang frowned, comforted Li Youlan for a moment, and then got out of the car: "What's going on here?"
A guard noticed Xia Shang, ran over quickly, grabbed Xia Shang's shoulders, and asked seriously: "Who are you?"
"I am the lady's book boy here."
The guard was stunned for a long time, and then his expression changed drastically: "Yang Tou, he, he, he...he said he is the lady's bookboy."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in front of the door was stunned. One of the guards dressed as a leader came over, looked at Xia Shang up and down, and asked curiously: "Are you a young lady's book boy?"
"Exactly."
"What's the evidence?"
"The lady is inside. If you don't believe me, ask yourself."
At this time, the leading guard also opened his mouth: "What did you say? Is the lady inside?"
Just as he was talking, someone kicked open the curtain of the carriage, and a pale little face was revealed: "Who are you?"
As soon as he saw Li Youlan, the leading guard shouted like crazy: "Master Shangshu! Master Shangshu! Miss... Miss, she is back by herself."
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It was already the third watch, and Linshan Garden was still brightly lit.
The attack that occurred in Xiantao Mountain this morning did not spread in the capital. After all, it was related to the royal family's face and the people's hearts in the capital. The news was tightly blocked.
The instigator of the whole incident, Nangong Chuxin, originally planned to write some articles in the capital on the grounds of this operation, but after listening to Xia Shang's opinions, he seemed to pay attention to it and did not spread rumors in the capital, so that the capital was still calm.
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But for a small number of people in Beijing, the impact of this incident is not insignificant.
Although Li Youlan was missing from the entire team, she was a general's daughter after all. She was sent to the capital to study, but was snatched away by unknown thieves. The impact of the incident was also great.
As the recommender, Shangshu Jia Shangjie cannot absolve himself of the blame.
As soon as he learned the news, he put aside all official duties and concentrated on handling the matter.
According to oral accounts from classmates, someone said that someone saw Li Youlan being shot through the heart with an arrow.
Others said they saw the carriage Li Youlan was in being robbed by thieves.
These news made Jia Shangjie's heart sink to the bottom.
There are only two things he has to do, one is to find the murderer, and the other is to appease Li Yi's family far away in Jiangnan.
None of the information Jia Shangjie received could prove that Li Youlan was still alive. When he saw that Li Youlan had found it on his own, he was still a little confused.
Then he was overjoyed and quickly ordered everyone to take care of Li Youlan, but Xia Shang was called to an unmanned room by Jia Shangjie.
There is a lounge chair in the house, and it looks like it was specially designed for Jia Shangjie.
Jia Shangjie sat down on the recliner and heard a creaking sound. Then Jia Shangjie narrowed his eyes and spoke coldly: "Tell me about the whole thing." (To be continued)