Chapter 29: Layout Leads the Storm
"Okay! That's OK!"
Li Yuanxiao hid his excitement and spoke out to stop Chen Ning and the guards' competition.
The two of them took the move, Chen Ning bowed and gestured, and the guard bowed admirably and retreated, losing with conscientiousness.
Chen Ning handed the spear to the servant of Li's mansion, glanced at Li Yuanxiao, saw the excitement in his eyes, and knew that the other party had taken the bait, and then he saw how the other party asked questions.
Everyone returned to the hall, Yu Meiqian became more satisfied with Chen Ning and wanted to marry her daughter to him now.
Li Yuanxiao saw the opportunity and then asked: "Liu Shu, your marksmanship looks very clever, who did you learn it from?"
Chen Ning smiled and said, "My martial arts is learned from a ranger, and so is the marksmanship."
"Oh? Is that true? The other party has such a clever shooter, and he is definitely not an ordinary person. Do you know the other party's name?" Li Yuanxiao asked.
Chen Ning began to use his acting skills. He shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's shame to say that I have been with him for more than half a year and practice martial arts with him every day, but I only know that his surname is Xu, but I don't know his name. He went to Qingzhou to find someone, and asked me to help find a boy who is about the same age as me. Qingzhou is so old that he has no specific clues, so the search is fruitless. Later, he left Qingzhou and said he was in Xuzhou. This time I came to Xuzhou, I was still thinking about whether I could see him."
Li Yuanxiao asked quickly: "Secret of Xu? Are you sure?"
Chen Ning nodded and said, "Yes, I accidentally heard him claiming. By the way, he seemed to have a deep hatred for blood, so he didn't want to reveal his name, for fear of implicating me. I remember that I followed him to practice martial arts in April, and I can't remember one day. He was worshiping someone and cried very sadly. It was said that men would not cry easily, but they were not sad."
April 18th is the day when Chen Ning's father Chen Lie died in battle.
Hearing Chen Ning's description, Li Yuanxiao's body stiffened and the wine cup in his hand was crushed directly.
His eyes suddenly turned red, but he soon recovered with his strong self-control ability and said, "It seems that there are people with stories, and I don't know if the person he is looking for has found it?"
Chen Ning shook his head and said he didn't know and did not continue to design because he was afraid of alarming the enemy, which aroused Li Yuanxiao's suspicion.
And now it is enough, allowing Li Yuanxiao to take the initiative to guess that his master was Xu Qishang, and at the same time, he understood that Chen Lie's son was probably in Xuzhou. In addition to the pictures hidden in his study before, I believe Li Yuanxiao would mistakenly think that it was the pictures given to him by Xu Qishang.
This is just the beginning. Chen Ning has other plans. Only after it is linked together can he find out whether Li Yuanxiao is good or bad. Only by ensuring that there is no problem can Chen Ning reveal his identity.
It’s not for Chen Ning to be too careful. After all, he is the son of a traitor, and Chen Ning doesn’t want to be wanted by the world.
Li Qingkong, who was standing beside him, looked at her father. The reason for being able to crush the wine cup was already explained. Her eyes moved on Shen Ning and her father, and a trace of doubt also appeared on her calm face.
The family dinner was very late, and Chen Ning also drank a lot of wine. He really couldn't refuse Yu Meiqian's delight, so he stayed in the Li Mansion. Anyway, the Li Mansion had a large house and many empty rooms.
After washing up, Chen Ning was about to rest, but the door suddenly became knocked.
After opening it, it turned out to be Yu Xuefei.
"Why is Miss Yu coming here? Please come in." Chen Ning extended his hand to invite.
Yu Xuefei snorted, "How could I enter your room by a lonely man and a widow? I can't beat you, what if you have bad intentions."
Chen Ning sighed regretfully and covered his chest and said, "Xuefei, we both have skin to kiss each other. You said so sad."
"Ah, shut up!" Yu Xuefei yelled in anger and threatened: "I came to you to warn you that day, and I am not allowed to tell anyone about the matter in the carriage. If others know about it, I will... I will not let you go anyway."
"Oh, you reminded me very timely. I'll go find my aunt now and explain our affairs clearly." Chen Ning left after saying that.
Yu Xuefei felt like she was being driven crazy. This guy didn't play according to the common sense, so he begged: "I'm wrong, okay, don't do anything randomly. If you say it out, it will be bad for you."
"Then be honest in the future. Don't target me if you have nothing to do, otherwise don't blame me for being quick-talk." Chen Ning smiled.
Yu Xuefei bit her lip and nodded. She had known that it was the result, so she shouldn't have come now.
"It's getting late, so I'll walk slowly and don't send you off, so why don't you come in?" Chen Ning said with a smile.
Yu Xuefei threw a porcelain bottle to Chen Ning and then fled in panic.
Chen Ning picked up the porcelain bottle, opened it and smelled it. It turned out to be the best golden sore medicine.
"This little girl is so naughty, she has a stingy mouth and is so sturdy."
"In addition, the rumors have spread. If they are not stopped, they will become more and more fragmented. Pengcheng's head of the family should come forward."
Chen Ning held the porcelain bottle tightly and waited for the next good show to take place.
......
It was as expected by Chen Ning.
The next morning, Chen Ning was practicing marksmanship. Li Yuanxiao actually came to take the initiative and personally guided Chen Ning, which benefited Chen Ning a lot, and many parts that felt awkward were corrected.
A famous teacher was guiding him, and he made great progress.
After practicing marksmanship, Li Yuanxiao said: "Liu Shu, after using breakfast, please go out with me and go to the Southeast Prince's Mansion."
"Southeast Prince's Mansion? Uncle Li, what are you doing there?" Chen Ning pretended to be surprised.
Li Yuanxiao smiled and said, "Last time you and Xuefei were assassinated, and Xuefei was a distinguished guest from Yangzhou. The assassin has not been caught yet, so the prince will ask in person. When you get there later, tell the truth about the passage. I am here, don't worry."
"My nephew understands." Chen Ning nodded.
After dinner, Chen Ning followed Li Yuanxiao out of the mansion and headed to the Southeast Prince's Mansion.
The mansion of the Southeast King Sima Yue is located in the center of the south of the city. It is a huge garden and is highly vigilant. As the king of Xuzhou, Sima Yue is the local emperor, but I heard that he is in poor health.
Because he followed Li Yunxiao, Chen Ning entered the palace unimpededly, but the flying knives and daggers on his body were searched, leaving Chen Ning's heart empty.
When I came to a reception tea hall, I didn’t expect that someone was already using tea inside. One of them was an acquaintance, and he was Taoist Master Xuanji.
Seeing Taoist Master Xuanji, Li Yuanxiao's face turned cold, his eyes moved away from him, landed on another middle-aged man, and bowed, "Go to Lord Wang."
The man smiled and said, "General Li is welcome."
Chen Ning immediately learned that the middle-aged man was Wang Beixuan's father and the governor of Xuzhou.
Although Xuan Jizi is a member of Tianshidao, he has no official position, so he took the initiative to stand up and pay homage to him: "I, Xuan Jizi, pay homage to General Li! I haven't seen each other for many years, General Li is still brave and powerful."
Li Yuanxiao sneered and said, "It's you. I really didn't recognize you just now. You are not in the imperial capital, why are you going to Pengcheng for? Could it be that I am messing with your way of heaven and that I am here to kill me?"
"How dare I? General Li guards a state of military affairs and loves soldiers like his sons. He is a model of military generals and a good general of the Jin Dynasty. Some people dare to offend General Li, but I don't agree for the first time." Xuan Jizi did not dare to be arrogant in front of Li Yuanxiao.
Li Yuanxiao looked at his face and did not continue to say anything without slapping the smiling person.
The four of them worked for a moment, and the officials in the royal palace came to invite them. The four of them moved to the study and met the Southeast King Sima Yue.
The four of them entered an elegant and spacious study room. The Southeast King Sima Yue stayed in the screen and kept coughing. As expected, they were infected with diseases as the rumor said.
Sima Yue did not come out, but directly ordered through the screen: "I call you here today. There are two things. First, the assassin in the city assassinated the Yu family, but the assassin has not found it yet. How did I explain to the seniors of the Yu family? Yuan Xiao happened to bring the young man who repelled the assassin that day, so he would tell the situation at that time, which would facilitate pursuit. The second thing was about the rumors in the city."
Chapter completed!