Chapter 85: Accidental Assassination

Chapter 85: Accidental Assassination

Chapter 85: Accidental Assassination
Xiao Xia smiled and said, "I don't care, just tell me what you think, brother."

"Your last name is not Yang. Although you are my brother, your last name is still Xiao, which is your mother's last name. Do you understand what I mean?"

Xiao Xia nodded, "I completely understand. My mother has no status, so I am not a member of the Yang family yet."

“I’m afraid it will be difficult in the future!”

Xiao Xia was startled, "Why?"

"This is the last words of my grandmother before she died. You and your son are not allowed to enter the Yang family. My grandfather has always respected and loved my grandmother. I'm afraid he won't... As for my father, he doesn't dare to do that."

Xiao Xia was silent for a moment and then smiled: "Actually, I don't want to change my name either!"

"I know that the Yang family has really wronged you. It's normal for you to have hatred in your heart."

Yang Zhao sighed and patted Xiao Xia's arm, "But no matter what, you are my brother, and the blood connection between us can never be changed."

Xiao Xia picked up the wine glass and drank it all, then said calmly: "Brother, you actually came here specifically to say this to me!"

Yang Zhao looked a little embarrassed, and after a while he smiled bitterly and said, "Father was severely suppressed by the crown prince, and his every move was monitored. You have to understand his difficulties."

"I understand and I won't cause him any trouble!"

Yang Zhao sighed and said, "I will be going back tonight. Also, you must keep your jade pendant safe!"

Xiao Xia shook her head, "The jade pendant was stolen."

Yang Zhao was shocked and asked anxiously, "How could it be stolen? Who stole it?"

"It's either the Crown Prince or the King of Han! They have been trying every possible means to deal with me this year. The possibility of it being the King of Han is greater. What's the meaning of that jade pendant?"

"That is a token of love that your grandfather gave you. With that jade pendant, you may still have a chance to return to the Yang family. Without it, you will be in trouble."

Xiao Xia smiled and shook his head, "It's just a jade pendant. Without that jade pendant, will Big Brother not recognize me today?"

Yang Zhao sighed, "That being said, you don't know my grandfather. He values ​​tokens very much. We have to find a way to get the jade pendant back."

"Brother, don't worry about this. I don't care whether I return to the Yang family or not, and I don't want to change my name."

Xiao Xia was called Xiao Xia in both his past and present lives. This name had a special meaning to him and was destined. He did not want to change his name to "Yang Xia" as that would give him a feeling of being cut off from his roots.

"Let's talk about it later!"

Yang Zhao smiled bitterly, took out an envelope from his bosom and handed it to Xiao Xia, "This is what I give you, one thousand taels of silver. Your sister-in-law is very strict, and your brother doesn't have much money, so I can only give you this much. Keep it with you, in case you need it in case of any emergency!"

Xiao Xia nodded and took the envelope, "Thank you, brother!"

He raised his glass and said with a smile: "I toast to you, big brother. I wish you a safe journey!"

Although Xiao Xia didn't have a good impression of his father, he liked this fat brother very much.

"You must find the jade pendant back!" Yang Zhao urged again and again.

Xiao Xia smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry! We will definitely find it back."

..........
On a large ship in the Yangtze River, inside a curtain, the clouds and rain had just stopped. A beautiful young woman was lying on the body of Han King Yang Liang like a female cat. Her skin was as white and smooth as fat. Her slender fingers like green jade were drawing circles on his neck nail.

"I want to be your concubine, Your Highness. Will you agree?"

Yang Liang laughed and patted her legs. "I can find a room for you to stay in Chang'an. I can visit you anytime."

"no!"

The woman twisted her charming body and said coquettishly: "That way there is no status, I just want to be a concubine, I want a status!"

A surge of anger surged in Yang Liang's heart. A prostitute wanted to ask him for status?
His face sank, "What nonsense are you talking about? Get up and get out of here!"

The young woman turned angry and said, "Go to hell, you bastard!"

A sharp hairpin knife suddenly appeared in her hand, and she stabbed it fiercely at Yang Liang's chest. The hairpin knife hit his chest, but was blocked by the thin underwear and did not penetrate.

The young woman thought to herself that it was not good. Yang Liang's collar armor was too strong and she could not stab his neck, so she chose the chest. Unexpectedly, his underwear was also stab-proof.

In desperation, the woman waved her hand and stabbed at Yang Liang's eyebrow. Yang Liang had already reacted, grabbed the woman's arm and swung it violently, throwing the woman a dozen feet away.

"There are assassins! There are assassins!"

The woman jumped up, flicked her wrist, and the hairpin knife flashing green light shot towards Yang Liang's face like lightning. Yang Liang instantly pulled out the dagger from the pillow.

"when!"

The hairpin knife was knocked away by the dagger, and at the same time the woman's hairpin knife was shot out, her toes touched the cabin wall, and her body flew out of the ship window like a swallow, and the exquisite carved lattice was smashed to pieces.

At the same time, several guards rushed in and rushed to the window, but they were still a step too late. The woman's white body fell into the Yangtze River.

"The assassin has jumped into the river, shoot him with arrows!"

The guards shouted and rushed out to look for bows and crossbows, while several other personal guards protected King of Han Yang Liang.

Looking at the poison-tempered hairpin knife on the ground flashing green light, Yang Liang was still frightened.

Yang Liang had a bad habit of looking for local famous prostitutes to sleep with him wherever he went.

Unexpectedly, this habit was finally taken advantage of by someone, who sent out a prostitute assassin. Fortunately, he had the habit of wearing a neck guard and precious clothes to sleep, so he escaped.

Yang Liang suddenly thought of something, and he quickly opened the drawer at the head of the bed. The jade pendant of Xiao Xia that he had placed in the drawer was gone, and was taken away by that woman.

Yang Liang was so angry that he yelled, "Bitch, I'm going to skin her alive!" He stood up and said gloomily, "Put on your clothes for me!"

Two guards quickly put on his outer robe and shoes. He walked out of the cabin with his sword in hand. Dozens of guards on the deck were still patrolling the river with crossbows in hand.

At this time, the staff member Pei Wen'an stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the other party was very deliberate in this assassination attempt!"

“How come you see?”

Pei Wen'an said in a deep voice: "There are three top-notch prostitutes in Yangzhou, Luo Meiniang, Han Xianxian and Li Xiaoxiao. Your Highness did not choose the other two, but chose Han Xianxian. What is the reason? Your Highness should know!"

Yang Liang's face suddenly became very ugly. He had a beloved concubine, Wu Xianxian, who unfortunately passed away due to illness last year. So when he heard the name Han Xianxian, it immediately touched his nostalgic heartstrings.

It turned out to be a deliberate plot. Yang Liang gnashed his teeth and said, "I will pay you back double for today's revenge someday!"

Neither of them mentioned who did it, but they all knew it must have been the prince.

"Your Highness, is there anything missing?" Pei Wen'an asked again.

Yang Liang said angrily: "Xiao Xia's jade pendant is gone!"

"Your Highness, don't you suspect it's fake?"

Yang Liang shook his head. "Although his jade pendant is different from my son's, he is a bastard, so there may be some differences. I cannot confirm its authenticity. I have to wait for Eunuch Yang to confirm it."

"Is that jade pendant important?"

"Of course it's important. It's a token of trust given to him by my father. Each of his grandsons has one. Yang Xiu's son lost the jade pendant and was unable to attend three consecutive New Year family gatherings. My father values ​​this token of trust etiquette.

Without the jade pendant, Xiao Xia would also lose his token of loyalty, and his father would have a preconceived notion about him and would think that he did not respect him.

If the emperor doesn't like this grandson, the mistakes my second brother made will not be completely forgiven. Even if my second brother is restored to the throne, he will not get real power. I know my father too well. He pays special attention to these details. "

Pei Wen'an stroked his beard and smiled, "I see. If the prince gets this jade pendant, I believe he will never return it to Xiao Xia."

Yang Liang pondered for a moment and said, "There must be someone sent by the prince to lurk around me. I will use this person to spread the news of the jade pendant and let the prince's men know that the jade pendant is actually Xiao Xia's jade pendant, which was stolen by Xiao Hu and his son and given to me!"

Pei Wen'an gave a thumbs up and praised: "Your Highness is wise!"

At this time, a guard stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the man is here!"

Although the prince arranged an assassination against him, Yang Liang did not intend to change his plan. He came to Jiangdu to deal with his second brother Yang Guang.

Yang Liang nodded and quickly walked to the main cabin on the first floor. He sat down on the tiger-skin couch and said to his attendants, "Bring him up!"

After a while, two warriors brought up a young man. He was none other than Li Zhen, the warrior leader who was expelled from the Xiao family.

Li Zhen knelt down and kowtowed, "I, the humble Li Zhen, pay my respects to His Majesty the King of Han!"

Yang Liang took the ginseng tea from the maid, took a sip, and asked calmly, "How many years have you worked for the Xiao family?"

"Reporting to the prince, I have worked in the Xiao family for eight years!"

"It's been quite a while. You know the Xiao family well, right?"

"Yes!"

Yang Liang nodded, "Then I want to ask you, has the King of Jin been secretly dealing with the Xiao family in the past five years?"

Li Zhen was speechless for a moment, and after a while he said, "I...I don't know!"

“Didn’t you say you knew the Xiao family well?”

Li Zhen kowtowed and explained: "My level is too low, it is impossible for me to know such things!"

"Then tell me! Who would know?"

..........
After his father Xiao Hu's death, Xiao Jiangu began to let himself go completely and became obsessed with brothels.

That evening, he once again excitedly came to Baihua Tower to look for his lover. As soon as he pushed the door open, he suddenly felt a sharp pain at the back of his head, his eyes went dark, and he knew nothing.

When Xiao Jiangu woke up, he found himself tied to a table naked, the light was glaring, and several knives were placed on his neck.

Xiao Jiangu was so frightened that his soul left his body. He begged repeatedly, "Please spare my life! Please spare my life!"

At this time, a middle-aged scholar came up. He was Wei Lihu's aide Zhou Lu.

He placed a jade pendant in front of Xiao Jiangu, "Do you remember this jade pendant?"

"This is...Xiao Xia's jade pendant!" Xiao Jiangu suddenly recognized the jade pendant.

“I am not seeing things!”

Xiao Jiangu shook his head. "Yes, that's it. I wanted this jade pendant at that time, but my father scolded me."

"How did you steal it? Tell me!"

The bandage on his neck tightened, and blood immediately flowed down his neck, frightening Xiao Jiangu so much that he shouted, "I'll tell you! I'll tell you!"

"My father, Liu Erhu and I sneaked into Xiao Xia's room. We searched the entire room but couldn't find it. Later, my father discovered a very hidden hole behind the lamp niche on the wall. We found the jade pendant in the hole. He hid it very well, wrapped in red satin."

Zhou Lu nodded and winked at the warrior next to him. The warrior punched Xiao Jiangou hard and he fainted again.

(End of this chapter)