thirty-nine
After that, You Shu followed the old man Li Liang for several days, but nothing unusual happened. Xiao Weixin estimated that he would not make any big moves in the short term, so he simply withdrew him.
Xiao Weixin was not completely sure about the Xirong woman in the deep house and whether what Su Tu said was credible, but he still sent people to keep a close eye on the house. Xie Feiyuan even arranged for spies to infiltrate the house as undercovers, and report back immediately if anything unusual happened.
Prince Yong Xiao Weijing, who had not been seen for a long time, took advantage of the warm weather to go out and strolled to Prince Ling's Mansion. He swaggered to Xiao Weixin's study and sat down, crossing his legs and lazily drinking tea. In addition to his personal guards, he was accompanied by several shadow guards.
Xiao Weixin was not the only one who built up his own power. Xiao Weijing also had his own little plan. Although he did not have a master like Xie Feiyuan to manage the security work in his mansion, he had no trust in his sinister and vicious brother. He spent a lot of money to raise a lot of assassins for himself, just in case.
However, the shadow guards are not always harmonious with each other.
You Shu, Ying Si and Ying Jiu were basking in the sun on the roof of the study. The noon in early spring was the warmest. The sun made people feel comfortable all over. You Shu even wanted to lie down and take a nap. His injuries were basically healed. There was a scab on his chest. Although it was a bit ugly, a man should have some scars on his body to be cool.
The three of them were chatting casually, when suddenly a few people jumped up from above, breaking the peace.
You Shu turned around to look, and saw that they were indeed Prince Yong's shadow guards.
Although they were all shadow guards, they were different in nature. If we had to compare, You Shu and his men were more professional and loyal. After all, Xie Feiyuan was a well-known killer in the martial arts world, and his trained subordinates were all brave and good at fighting. The top ten could easily kill hundreds of people in a villa, but ordinary shadow guards could not reach this level. King Yong's shadow guards were outsourced, so their professional level was slightly lower.
You Shu only glanced at the shadow guards and nodded politely as a greeting, just like they didn't interfere with each other, neither hating nor liking them. But Shadow Four and Shadow Nine were not so polite, maybe they looked down on each other, or maybe they couldn't stand the style of the shadow guards of the Yongwang family, they both rolled their eyes.
It is said that "objects resemble their owners", and it is not appropriate for these followers to compare objects, but the principle is the same. Xiao Weijing is a dissolute and unreliable guy, and there are few decent people in his house. Even the shadow guard is more flamboyant than others.
Ying Jiu looked at the Yong Wang's shadow guards with disdain, "Look at what they are wearing, so unpresentable."
Ying Si was also a chatterbox, so he nodded and said, "That's right."
In terms of looks alone, the shadow guards of Prince Yong's Mansion are indeed far inferior to those of Prince Ling in terms of appearance. The main reason is that Xiao Weijing is not a face-obsessed person and does not have any rigid requirements when selecting people, unlike Xiao Weixin who has high standards and many requirements. So when the two groups got together, the shadow guards of Prince Ling's Mansion were all tall, long-legged, handsome and suave, and they were obviously upright people at first glance, while the shadow guards of Prince Yong's Mansion all imitated their master's ruffian look and did not even know how to stand.
It is clear who wins and who loses in the comparison.
Just like Shadow Four and Shadow Nine couldn't stand them, the shadow guards of Prince Yong's Mansion also couldn't stand those of Prince Ling's Mansion, and the two sides had fought in private many times.
Is it so great to be good-looking
People from both sides were wearing dark clothes. They occupied two corners of the roof and ignored each other. There was a huge gap between them and no one looked down on the other.
There was tension between the shadow guards on the roof, but the atmosphere between the two brothers in the house was relatively harmonious.
Xiao Weijing put down the teacup with a smile, "Look, it's different when you're favored. Whenever the emperor has any good things, he'll give them to you. Even the tea leaves he gives as a reward are better than mine."
"The first batch of West Lake Longjing tea will be available soon. I'm afraid yours will be included."
Xiao Weixin was flipping through a book. Hearing this, he looked at him coldly and said, "Speak human language."
"Give me some." Xiao Weijing said straightforwardly, "Everyone who sees it gets a share!"
Although he was several years older than Xiao Weixin, his words and actions were never in line with his status. Xiao Weixin had long been accustomed to his character and said impatiently, "I'll ask Hua Chun to get some for you later."
He has never been a stingy person. Xiao Weijing knew this and accepted it with a smile, "Come to think of it, Huachun is twenty this year, right? Girls from ordinary families would have been married by now. Don't you want to find a good family for her?"
Xiao Weixin frowned, "Don't set your sights on her."
"I'm just saying." Xiao Weijing smiled, "I know you value her, would you consider taking her in as your concubine? Anyway, the Zhou in your house is useless, you can't let her stay in bed alone forever, right?"
Xiao Weixin never thought of taking Huachun or Luoyao as his concubines. Although this was not a big deal for someone as shameless as Xiao Weijing, there had never been even a trace of ambiguity between him and Huachun.
He and Hua Chun have been together for so many years that they have become accustomed to this master-servant model that is not really master and servant. Hua Chun does not have any special feelings for him, and the possibility of sparks between them is even lower than that between him and Wang Chen.
"None of your business." Xiao Weixin said impatiently, "You can't even take care of the women in your own house, and you want to take care of me?"
"You're stubborn." Xiao Weijing chuckled. "I'm just concerned about you. You're already 24, right? You still don't have any decent experience of having sex. When the girl from the Xia family marries in, are you going to just leave it alone?"
Xiao Weixin became irritated when he thought of his engagement with Xia Yinxiu. He threw the book away and said unhappily, "If you have nothing else to do, leave now."
"Okay, okay." Seeing that he was really angry, Xiao Weijing gave up the idea of teasing him, "But Fifth Brother is speaking the truth. You are missing someone by your side. Look at yourself, do you still have any vitality?"
"Even if you want to achieve great things, you don't have to be ascetic and become a monk, right?"
Xiao Weixin understood the meaning of his words, pursed her lips, and after sitting alone for a while, she said, "You don't need to worry about my affairs. Besides... I already have someone I like, so I don't need anyone else."
Xiao Weijing paused while playing with the fan, and her eyes glowed green, as if she smelled gossip.
"Sweetheart? When did it happen?" Xiao Weijing was very interested. "Which girl is she from? Tell me about it."
Xiao Weixin glared at him, "Why should I tell you?"
Xiao Weijing's smiling peach blossom eyes kept staring at him. He really knew his younger brother too well. He was even cleaner than a monk in terms of feelings. He still couldn't get rid of his virginity. This was a topic of conversation among the princes. Others thought he was really weak, but only Xiao Weijing understood that being weak was just an excuse. The real reason was that Xiao Weixin was too picky. Ordinary people were not in Xiao Weixin's eyes. He thought ordinary women were vulgar, and he thought unusual women were proactive. He didn't know what kind of person could make him say "I have someone in my heart" in person.
No, he had to tell that idiot Xiao Weiming immediately so that he could get the truth out of him.
"It doesn't matter if you don't tell me." Xiao Weijing's eyebrows were curved like a fox, "But looking at your expression, I know you will not succeed."
Xiao Weixin felt the pain point was touched and clenched the pen in his hand. He indeed failed to succeed.
Not only did he fail to get what he wanted, but the person he liked was also as stupid as a block of wood.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xiao Weijing knew that she had guessed most of the way right, and her curiosity was aroused even more. You know, Xiao Weixin is the most handsome man in the capital. Even if he claims to be sick, there are still many people who want to offer themselves to him. If he really likes someone, it would be difficult for anyone to refuse.
But he didn't succeed. What kind of stunning beauty must that person be
Xiao Weixin was also considering this at the same time. Although he did not have any plans to take Huachun as his wife, what Xiao Weijing said was right. After all, Huachun was not young anymore, and it was not a good thing to keep her around him all the time. It would delay her. He had hardly thought about this issue before, but then he realized that Huachun was already twenty years old this year, and he should ask her what she thought.
"Speaking of which, I came here this time to tell you that our royal brother has been asking some martial arts expert outside the palace to do something for him recently. He said he wanted to change his fortune." Xiao Weijing showed a sarcastic and cold smile on his face. "He never believes in this. It shows that the current situation is not good and he is really anxious."
"That Master Yusheng is quite capable."
Xiao Weixin responded, "More than a hundred people in his family died at the hands of Queen Mother Xia and her siblings, so naturally he wants to take revenge as soon as possible."
"Everything is going according to plan. Let him be careful."
Xiao Weijing continued to drink tea. Thinking of how he felt when he heard this in the morning, the corners of his mouth could not hide the coldness. His hatred for Xiao Weishen was no less than that for Xiao Weixin.
Back then, he was not so extravagant and had the closest relationship with his former eldest brother, the emperor. It was also his eldest brother who protected him from the wind and rain and taught him martial arts and calligraphy. If Xiao Weishen had not taken the initiative to poison him to death, no one would know who would rule the world.
Neither of the two people in the room spoke, and both fell into silence.
The atmosphere between the two parties on the top became increasingly tense.
The shadow guards of Prince Yong's Mansion have been furious for a long time because of the disdainful looks given by Ying Jiu and Ying Si. The relationship between their masters and subordinates is very good, but the people under them have different thoughts. In addition, Xiao Weijing often praises the shadow guards of Prince Ling's Mansion for being well-trained, reliable and capable, praising them to the sky. Isn't this a contradiction
Therefore, whenever the shadow guards of Prince Yong's Mansion meet those of Prince Ling's Mansion, they will have a fight, but the noise will never be too big, and they will stop when both sides have fought.
Unfortunately, Ying Four and Ying Nine are the two most trouble-making people in the Shadow Guard Camp. Even ten Ying Fives are not as noisy as them. The two of them together are like eight ducks, especially Ying Nine, who rolls his eyes to such an amazing degree that it can piss off Wang Erniang next door to death.
The shadow guards of Prince Yong's mansion had some dignity left, and the leader cursed them as "fake women".
This sentence made Ying Jiu furious.
You Shu secretly thought that he was in trouble. Although Ying Jiu liked to wear women's clothes and wished that others would treat him as a woman, if anyone dared to say that he was a fake woman in front of him, he would break that person's bones.
"Say another word?" Ying Jiu glared at them grimly, gritting his teeth.
"I told you that you're a fake woman!" The shadow guard of Prince Yong's mansion scolded, "I've been displeased with you for a long time."
Yingjiu narrowed his eyes, and Yingsi jumped up first: "What are you still standing there for? Hit him!"
You Shu was in a dilemma, if anyone else was here today a fight would not have started, but when Ying Si and Ying Jiu, two troublemakers, got together, he knew there would be trouble, so he hurriedly stood up to stop the fight. Several people started fighting on the roof, and at first they were just fighting with fists and kicks, but later the fight got so intense that they completely forgot their identities.
Xiao Weijing and Xiao Weixin were drinking tea in the house. Suddenly, Xiao Weijing looked up and asked, "Is there a cat on your roof? Why is it so noisy?"
Just as he finished speaking, the roof above his head suddenly exploded, and six or seven men in black fell straight down from above.
Xiao Weixin: “…”
Xiao Weijing: “…”
You Shu was crushed to death. He quickly picked up Ying Si and Ying Jiu in one hand and forced them to kneel in front of the desk to plead guilty.
Shadow Four and Shadow Nine regained their senses and realized that they had caused a big disaster, and they no longer had the arrogance they had just had.
Xiao Weixin held the teacup in his hand for a long time without reacting.
The shadow guards in Prince Yong's mansion all had bruises on their faces and noses, and it was obvious that they had been beaten badly, and his young shadow guard was so guilty that he buried his head in the ground.
Tsk.
His Xiao Shu was so well behaved, it definitely wasn’t his fault.