sbdcsierra Chapter 257 Xie Yu smiled amiably.
Chapter 257 Xie Yu smiled amiably.
"Swallow it?"
Luo Huaichuan looked at Jun Lanjin in astonishment: "Where did he get such a big appetite?"
With 100,000 troops under his command, it's not up to Luo Hanfeng to take them over.
Jun Lanjin narrowed his eyes slightly.
Luo Hanfeng alone could not possibly take over the Xie family's 100,000 troops, but there was also Xie Mingzhu.
Even with a fool like Xie Tongchen in the Xie family, it's hard to guarantee they won't succeed.
Thinking of this, Jun Lanjin said calmly, "In short, be careful of that seventh prince; things haven't been peaceful lately."
Luo Huaichuan frowned: "Since we already knew in advance, why let him continue to be arrogant? He's just a prince in the cold palace. Getting rid of him will be a piece of cake."
Jun Lanjin leaned back in his chair, wearily propping his head up with one hand, and said, "You can try. This man is cunning and highly skilled in martial arts. If you are no match for him, he will turn on you."
Luo Huaichuan couldn't believe it.
How could a prince confined to the cold palace inspire such fear in Jun Lan?
The reason why Jun Lanjin has not attacked Luo Hanfeng is not anything else, but the Heavenly Dao that Xie Xing mentioned in his heart.
Everything has changed, so what should we do now?
Jun Lanjin lowered his eyes.
……
General's Mansion.
Upon hearing Xie Xing's thoughts, Xie Yuhe immediately sent men to search the General's Mansion thoroughly.
Xie Ansheng frowned: "Yuhe, what are you doing?"
Xie Yuhe found nothing, but the more he found nothing, the more panicked he became.
He turned around and said, "Father, I have a feeling that something is wrong today."
"If the Seventh Prince could enter the General's Mansion so easily, and his only purpose was to assassinate Xing'er, why did he have to choose today?"
"What? It was Luo Hanfeng who came to assassinate Xing'er?" Xie Ansheng was shocked.
Xie Ansheng couldn't hear Xie Xing's thoughts, so he naturally didn't know who the assassin from earlier was.
His face was filled with anger: "Well! A prince from the cold palace dares to be so bold as to freely enter and leave my general's mansion!"
Xie Yuhe said, "Yes, Father."
His expression was indescribable. "A prince from the cold palace can freely enter and leave the General's Mansion. Father, what if he is an enemy of the General's Mansion?"
What if something that shouldn't have been placed in the general's mansion is put there?
Xie Ansheng was taken aback.
Even the dumbest person would realize something was wrong by now.
The study in the general's mansion, in particular, was a place where outsiders were not allowed to enter.
His expression changed drastically; he became even more anxious than Xie Yuhe, and he turned and rushed to the study.
Xie Yuhe stood there for a moment, then decided to go check on Xie Tongchen.
As I stepped out of the courtyard, I saw Xie Tongchen leading a group of men toward me.
He was all alone.
Xie Yuhe paused for a moment, then asked, "You didn't catch him?"
Xie Tongchen said, "He probably escaped from the General's Mansion."
“How could that be?” Xie Yuhe said, “The General’s mansion has been under surveillance for a long time, and there has been no news of fighting. He must still be in the General’s mansion.”
Xie Tongchen frowned: "We've searched the General's mansion inside and out, but we can't find it."
Xie Yu looked at him suspiciously: "Really?"
All the women came out today, except for Xie Mingzhu.
"Did they search Mingzhu's courtyard?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Tongchen looked at him disapprovingly: "I know you've been influenced by her feelings and now you don't trust Mingzhu anymore, but Mingzhu is someone we've watched grow up together since we were little."
"Don't you know what kind of person she is?"
"You've been bewitched by that demon."
Xie Yuhe could hardly believe his ears when he heard this.
His eyes widened slightly as he looked at Xie Tongchen in astonishment: "Even after all this, you still think that inner voice is a demon trying to bewitch us?"
"I think you're the one who's been bewitched by Xie Mingzhu!"
Xie Yuhe's face fell.
This was the first time he had shown such clear anger: "Xie Tongchen, I think you've lost your mind from fighting."
"If it were just you alone, that would be one thing, but this is the entire Xie family! Are you going to ruin the whole Xie family?"
Xie Tongchen was also furious. "Mingzhu wouldn't be that kind of person. So far, has she ever done anything to wrong the General's Mansion?"
Xie Yu smiled gently, "You want to know? Fine."
"Then let me tell you about it."
"I won't go into the details of what came before, but let's start with how Mingzhu instigated those two boys from the Gu family to ruin Xing'er's reputation."
"No matter what, Xie Xing is still a young lady from the General's Mansion. If her innocence is ruined, what kind of impact will it have if word gets out that she is a young lady from the General's Mansion? You know that without me saying it."
Xie Tongchen's voice was a little hoarse, but he stubbornly said, "What does this have to do with Mingzhu?"
"The two from the Gu family did this, but what evidence is there that Mingzhu did it?"
"Alright, let's just say Mingzhu acted impulsively. What's next?"
"On the day she was chosen as the courtesan, the third brother saw it with his own eyes. She was with the remnants of the previous dynasty and she was also seen to be very close to Luo Hanfeng. After returning, she said that Xing'er had deliberately taken her to the brothel."
"That night, Xing'er was on the ship with me and Lao San, and she almost lost her life. How could Xing'er have harmed her?"
Xie Tongchen hadn't witnessed it himself, so he was somewhat at a loss for words when he heard this.
He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word.
“The night the Crown Prince hosted a banquet and we strolled through the garden, she had just finished speaking ill of my Xie family to the Crown Prince and sowed discord in his eyes when she was embracing the Seventh Prince. I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears.”
Xie Yuhe sneered, "What, what other evidence do you need?"
"Does evidence mean you have to lay out the heads of the Xie family members one by one in front of you?!"
Xie Tongchen's face turned pale instantly.
Xie Yuhe asked, "Where did the assassin disappear to?"
Xie Tongchen is highly skilled in martial arts and has been on the battlefield for so long, how could he not be able to find anyone in a small general's mansion?
Xie Tongchen pursed his lips and finally said, "The assassin disappeared in Mingzhu's courtyard."
But he quickly added, "I have already searched Mingzhu's courtyard and found no one."
Xie Yuhe: "..."
He knows it!
He looked at Xie Tongchen with a disappointed expression: "I don't care what you were like in the past, but if you don't want the entire General's Mansion to die because of you, then you should keep your shameful thoughts hidden."
After saying that, Xie Yuhe flicked his sleeve and led Xie Tongchen's group of men back towards Xie Mingzhu's courtyard.
Xie Tongchen: "..."
He stood there for a long time before finally turning and leaving.
……
Xie Mingzhu did not expect Xie Yuhe to launch a surprise attack.
This time, before she could say anything, Xie Yuhe led his men into Xie Mingzhu's courtyard and searched it thoroughly, but they couldn't find Luo Hanfeng.
Xie Yuhe frowned, turned his head, and met Xie Mingzhu's ashamed and indignant expression: "Big brother, what do you mean by this?"
Would I harbor an assassin?
Xie Yuhe stared at Xie Mingzhu for a long time with those all-seeing eyes.
Seeing this, Xie Mingzhu staggered back two steps, her eyes darting around and avoiding his gaze.
Xie Yuhe then looked away, smiled, and said, "There seems to be a slight fishy smell in Mingzhu's room."
"Is the assassin hiding in your courtyard?"