Chapter 428
Chapter 428
Heng Gaoxuan's state was like a mouse seeing a cat. The chair under him kept moving towards Yi Yanzhi, almost touching Yi Yanzhi's body, seeking a sense of security.
"You, you are—"
Heng Gaoxuan looked at Xiao Che and wanted to ask him if he was Xie Qingan, but he couldn't ask him.
If he knew such a big secret, he wouldn't kill anyone and silence him, right?
Xiao Che glanced at him casually, "I am now King Rui."
Yi Yanzhi was Yun Shang's friend, and Yun Shang obviously agreed that Heng Gaoxuan could sit here, so Xiao Che gave Heng Gaoxuan some face.
Heng Gaoxuan understood what he said and muttered in a low voice, "Prince Rui, it's just Prince Rui." He seemed to be comforting himself.
"I've definitely never seen it before, no, absolutely not..."
Yun Shang looked back and forth between Heng Gaoxuan and Xiao Che twice. This was the first time she saw Heng Gaoxuan so afraid of someone. You must know that this master walked sideways in the capital of Da Chu.
Even if he was beaten by her, he would often show his teeth and claws when he saw her.
What had Xiao Che done to make him so afraid?
"Have a meal."
Xiao Che brought Yun Shang's favorite dishes in front of her and put them on her plate. It was already past noon, so he was afraid that she would be hungry.
When they were in Dachu, the most they could do was drink tea together. After arriving at the palace, he had to bring her food for every meal, and now she's used to it.
Yun Shang did not meet Yi Yanzhi, invited Yi Yanzhi to dinner, and did not explain what happened to Xiao Che. She believed that Heng Gaoxuan would explain it when she returned.
Several people didn't pay attention to what happened before, and ate with Lele.Only Heng Gaoxuan, sitting beside Yi Yanzhi as obediently as a quail, carefully observed Xiao Che and breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that Xiao Che was not angry.
Then he turned to look at Yi Yanzhi, smiling like an idiot.
As expected of a follower, he is really good, and he can still eat at this time.
He couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't take a bite.
Sensing his gaze, Yi Yanzhi turned to look at him, "You don't want to eat?"
"I'm too full, I can't eat." After saying that, he burped, and then looked at Xiao Che, who was picking up food for Yun Shang, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Yi Yanzhi didn't pay attention. When the two women came to make trouble, Heng Gaoxuan had been eating, so he wasn't hungry at all.
After finishing the meal, Yi Yanzhi and Heng Gaoxuan didn't stay long. The matters at home were not settled yet, so they didn't want to waste Yun Chang's time.
After sending the two people away, Yun Shang did not go directly to solve those matters. In her opinion, it was just a trivial matter. She was curious about why Xiao Che came back so early today.
Xiao Che has now joined the Ministry of War. It is precisely because the emperor assigned him to the Ministry of War as soon as he came back that some people are wary and wary.
There are so many princes in Shangjing City, and there are also several who have been crowned kings. Most of them are idle, or they only have the empty title of prince.There are only a few people who actually have actual jobs in the court.
"Why are you back so early today?"
Yun Shang poured Xiao Che a cup of tea. She was learning to make tea recently and thought it tasted okay.
Xiao Che reached out to take the tea and took a sip. The corners of his lips raised unconsciously. She made the tea for him.
"There are several vassal states in the Lingnan area that have been uneasy recently. I want to leave."
There are several small countries on the southern border, which are now dependent on the southern kingdom.These small countries are ambitious and will cause trouble from time to time, and must be suppressed by force every time.This time it had been quiet for seven or eight years, and it started to stir again.
"when are we leaving?"
"It will take some time. Those people won't let me go. But my grandfather left me an army in Lingnan. Since my grandfather passed away, contact with this army has been cut off. I have to go there in person to feel at ease."
After something happened to Xiao Che and the concubine's child, Mr. Zhou realized that relying on his influence in the court alone might not be enough.
You also need to have soldiers in your hands.
Most of the soldiers in the Southern Kingdom are in the hands of the Pan family, which is why the Pan family is so arrogant.
He planned slowly and finally took control of an army of ten thousand people.
After Xiao Che's accident that year, Mr. Zhou realized that there might be a traitor in the people around him. The traitor was hiding very deep. Maybe the traitor was in the Zhou family. He did not dare to leave this army to the Zhou family.
Only he knew about the army, and he left it to the queen before his death.
When Xiao Che came back, he had no one in his hands and it was difficult to gain a foothold, so the queen gave this army to Xiao Che.But now she doesn't know what that army is like. Whether it can be used for her own use depends on Xiao Che himself.
These forces in the capital were originally on guard against Xiao Che and would not let him leave easily and give him a chance to contact the army.
He had to make some plans before the emperor could order him to go to Lingnan to quell the rebellion.
After the two talked for a while, Yun Shang stood up and said, "I'll go out and take a look."
"Let Qing Luo stay with you from now on." Xiao Che said.
After people like Qingxiao, Qingluo and others followed Yun Shang to the Southern Kingdom, Yun Shang asked them to lurk like they did in Dachu, working for Xiao Che to collect information. There were too few people around Xiao Che.
With something like this happening in the house today, Yun Shang needs someone around her.
Yun Shang nodded and walked out. Xiao Che went to the study. He still had a lot of things to do.
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Zhao Ziyao was thrown out of Prince Rui's Mansion by two women. The two women were not polite at all and threw her directly on the street, attracting many people to watch.
Although the Zhao family is not as good as the Zhou family, it is still a big and prestigious family in the capital.She had been pampered since she was a child, so she had never been so embarrassed.Not caring about waiting for Zhou Lingxin to come out, she got on the carriage and went straight to Zhou's house.
It has been seven years since Mr. Zhou died, and now the entire Zhou family is under the control of Mrs. Zhao.
Mrs. Zhao has a very good relationship with her natal family. The two families have become very close over the years. Her daughter married back to her natal family, Zhao Ziyao's biological mother.When Zhao Ziyao came to Zhou's house, it was like returning to his own home.
"Mama Liu, I want to see my grandma."
"Sister Yao, come in quickly, Madam Tai was still talking about you just now."
Zhao Ziyao hurriedly entered Fushou Hall, where Mrs. Zhao was talking to several daughters-in-law.
"Grandmother."
"Sister Yao, why are you alone? Where is Sister Xin?"
Mrs. Zhao knew that Zhou Lingxin had taken Zhao Ziyao to Prince Rui's Mansion today. She didn't take the marriage princess from Da Chu seriously, it was just a name.She knew that Zhao Ziyao wanted to enter Prince Rui's palace. Although he was not satisfied with his grandson, it would be better to kiss her.
This is just a way to control this grandson. After all, he was found from outside and is not close to the family.
Mentioning Zhou Lingxin, Zhao Ziyao's face turned pale, "Grandma, please call someone to rescue cousin Xin. Cousin Xin was injured by the princess with a whip, and the princess even asked someone to take her away for treatment. Ziyao always felt that Something’s not right.”
Zhao Ziyao hated Yun Shang so much that she deliberately blurred that it was Xiao Che who had Zhou Lingxin taken away for treatment, and she placed all the blame on Yun Shang.
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