"Why are you here?" Su Yao thought about how he always liked to hide in trees in his previous life, and suddenly found it a little funny. He had felt a little melancholy before, but now all this had gone away.
Seeing that Xiao Heng was clearly here to see her, she glanced at Mother Shen lightly.
Mother Shen immediately understood and took Yancao and the others away.
"My master is going back to Mount Longhu." Xiao Heng raised his eyebrows and clapped his hands, saying, "I just told His Majesty and came out to see him off. My master said he wants the fermented rice balls you make here."
Su Yao nodded immediately: "I will ask someone to give you the prescription, and you can take it to the Taoist priest."
She naturally changed back to her previous address and no longer used honorifics. Xiao Heng felt much better. He hummed, and when Su Yao waved and called Yan Cao over to give him some instructions, he walked to the pavilion next to him and sat down.
Not long after, Su Yao followed him into the pavilion. He knocked on the table, motioning Su Yao to sit down opposite him, and then said, "My master is leaving. Chen Dong has now been accused of being the murderer of Prince Fenyang. Look, what's the point of being the eldest grandson of the emperor?"
Not only is there no benefit, but it is even more dangerous.
Su Yao picked up the teapot and poured him a cup of tea. Although he said so, there was no trace of decadence in his eyes. Instead, he was full of energy. He knew that he was ready to go.
Yes, some people cannot stand setbacks. They become devastated and anxious when they encounter the slightest thing.
But there is a kind of people who become braver as the battle goes on.
Xiao Heng was obviously the latter. The more difficulties he faced, the more excited he became.
"Are you really not worried at all?" Su Yao looked at him. "Even King Fenyang died so easily. The power of the person behind it is more terrifying than we thought."
Xiao Heng sneered and asked indifferently: "What's the use of being afraid? What should I be afraid of? What I should be afraid of now is the other party, otherwise, King Fenyang would not have died."
A prince can die at any time. Although this is the possibility for the other party to cut off the person's fate and trace the clues, there is also a chance of counterattack.
But in the final analysis, the price paid was too high.
If even the prince has been abandoned so easily, who would dare to help them do their work without distraction
Besides, other people may not know the secret here, but could it be that Princess Fenyang doesn’t know anything about it
Whatever you have done will leave traces.
No matter how cautious they were, they had to take action. Once they took action, everything would be easy.
Xiao Heng rubbed his hands in anticipation: "I have been waiting for them for a long time, from the time of my father to now, three princes, a frontier official, two noble families with meritorious service have been implicated, and now there is also the Prince of Fenyang. I really have to wonder what the other party is."
He always has a way. Seeing him so calm and composed, and that Emperor Yuanfeng was willing to let him out to see Zhang Qingyuan off and return to the Song family, Su Yao knew that his situation was not as dangerous as it looked from the outside.
That's right. Xiao Heng was promoted to the position of Jinyiwei Commander by Emperor Yuanfeng over the years. Naturally, he knew Emperor Yuanfeng's preferences very well. Yan Cao sent the prescription over and brought a bottle of tangerine peel pills over. She smiled and said to Su Yao, "Didn't Taoist Qingyuan praise our pills before? They are good for soothing the throat and taste good. There is still a bottle left here, so I took it all over."
Su Yao took it and gave it to Xiao Heng, and then he mentioned that he was going to stay in Tongzhou for a while: "Since you and your brother know about this, it is obvious that you have your own plans. Then I won't make trouble. I have something important to do, so I just want to relax for a while."
Xiao Heng looked her up and down and said, "It's time to take a rest. You shouldn't have gone to Chengde some time ago. It was so dangerous. Chen Dong should have suffered a little."
These two sentences are clearly unrelated. Su Yao couldn't figure out the cause and effect relationship here. He blinked his eyes in confusion.
Xiao Heng had already stood up: "Okay, let's go and have fun for a few days. The capital has been in a mess lately, so it's better to avoid it. I'm leaving first."
He took the things and went out, then thought of something and wanted to turn back, but in the end he didn't do it. He went straight out of the alley and got on the carriage that was waiting there.
After lunch, Su Yao had prepared everything, and accompanied by Hu Ying and Yu Dong, he went out of the city gate to Tongzhou.
After she left, the capital city was like a pot of boiling water, without a moment's peace.
As soon as Xiao Heng went to the Song family, he went to the Su family with a small entourage using the carriage of Marquis Guangping's Mansion. Soon, the news reached the ears of those who were interested.
It is winter now, everything is withering and everywhere is a bleak scene, but in the Xu family's garden, snowflakes and red plum blossoms complement each other, making it as beautiful as a fairyland.
Xu Shun was a big shot among the civil officials. His taste was naturally good, and the scenery in his home was also very exquisite. Grandmother Xu Qi was smiling as she led the elegant Qi Yunxi inside. Even her eyes were filled with laughter. "Aunt, these were planted and transplanted by my father-in-law. They were moved from the back mountain of Putuo Temple outside the city. Many of them are more than ten years old. Take a look. Do they still look good?"
Qi Yunxi glanced at him calmly and nodded reservedly: "Mr. Xu is naturally a refined man. How can it be bad after being arranged by him?"
Qi's smile deepened, and she led her through Merlin: "The old man's study is in front. We are not allowed to enter his place. Your niece will take you here and will come back to meet you later."
Qi Yunxi nodded and walked forward without looking around.
Qi watched her go up the stairs and into the door before turning around and going back to her own yard.
Xu Huixian had come to greet them earlier. When she saw Qi, she asked with a pale face, "I heard that my aunt is here. Is that true, mother?"
"Yes." Qi was filled with joy and took her in her arms and walked inside: "She went to see your grandfather first and will come over later. You must not be rude."
Qi's family had only heard of Qi Yunxi in all these years, so her respect for this aunt was self-evident. As her daughter, Xu Huixian was naturally the same, and hurriedly said, "How could that be? I like the aunt the most."
Qi Yunxi never runs out of things to give away.
Every year, the gift list was a thick stack. One year, she was given a cloak made of bright red fox fur, which was so beautiful that people could not take their eyes off it.
This time was no exception. After reading the gift list, Qi couldn't help but say, "Auntie is spending so much again."
As he spoke, he found Xu Huixian so curious and nodded to the maid who was serving him. The maid hurriedly brought a gold-painted wooden box.
Once it was opened, a pair of emerald head-pieces lay quietly inside, magnificent and dazzling.