Chapter 305 Unintentional intervention

Chapter 305 Unintentional intervention

Chapter 305 Unintentional intervention
Yang Feiyan and Xiao Zhurong went back first. Xiao Zhurong passed the autumn examination of Jingzhao Prefecture last fall and will take part in the Mingjing examination of Jingzhao Prefecture to be held in mid-February this year. There is still a month left, so he has to go back to continue his sprint.

Soon, Yang Zhao became too sleepy and returned with his wives and concubines.

Only Xiao Xia and the four girls were left in Baiyu Hall. Xiao Xia took Cui Yu's hand and walked onto the terrace. Xiao Xia put her arm around Cui Yu's shoulders and said, "Something happened these few days. I want to tell you about it!"

"Is it Zhang Qiao?" Cui Yu asked with a smile.

Xiao Xia was startled, "Did they tell you?"

"I only mentioned it briefly, but didn't go into detail!"

Xiao Xia nodded, "She is a Taoist nun. She taught me swordsmanship. I call her Little Senior Sister. In fact, she is two years younger than me, the same age as you. She is now my mother's apprentice. I promised to marry her, but she and Yuwen Shu have a feud to destroy their family.

This time, she came to Chang'an with her second uncle Zhang Jue and aunt Zhang Lian to assassinate Yuwen Shu, but failed. Aunt Zhang Lian died and she was also injured. I have been healing her these days. She returned to Bashu yesterday at noon, bringing her aunt's coffin with her. I asked Li Luming to escort her back."

"Does she know me?" Cui Yu asked again.

Xiao Xia nodded, "I told her."

"Is she angry?"

"No, she won't be angry. The problem she faces now is not what her status will be if she marries me, but that she doesn't want to return to secular life. She can't give up the free and easy life of a Taoist priest."

"So what did she say in the end?"

Xiao Xia shook her head. "There is no answer. She herself doesn't know. We can only let fate take its course. If she returns to secular life one day, I hope I can accept her."

Cui Yu rested his head on Ailang's shoulder and whispered, "No matter what, I will accept her!"

Xiao Xia felt relieved. He looked across again and saw that Yang Yan and Yuan Lin were no longer visible. A curtain had been drawn.

"I never thought Yuan Lin would be fooling around with Yang Yan, and she's even pregnant."

Cui Yu sighed and said, "Now you know how powerful this woman is! She used pregnancy to force Yang Yan to divorce his wife and marry her. She only wants to be the queen. When she becomes the queen, she will definitely deal with you."

Xiao Xia sneered, "The world is unpredictable. No one knows the outcome of many things until the end. She is too hasty to put her own fate on the gambling table."

In the room, Yuan Lin handed a small bottle to Yang Yan and said coldly: "Since your father doesn't agree with you divorcing your wife, then use this."

Yang Yan took the bottle and hesitated, "This isn't a good idea! Someone might find out."

"No, this medicine is colorless and tasteless. Its function is to stop the heart. Doesn't Princess Pei have a bad heart? She always has heartaches. If she drinks this medicine, she will die of angina pectoris, and no one will suspect it."

Yang Yan lowered his head and said nothing. Yuan Lin immediately became angry and grabbed his ear, saying viciously: "I am already four months pregnant, and my belly is bulging. I can't hide it anymore. If you don't do it, I will go to my father tomorrow to complain and say that you drugged and raped me. I will ruin your reputation and you can forget about being the eldest grandson of the emperor. You can wait to be demoted to a commoner!"

Under Yuan Lin's threat, Yang Yan had no choice but to compromise and said, "Okay! I'll find an opportunity tonight."

Xiao Xia returned to the mansion. It was very quiet. The servants and maids had all gone out to see the lanterns and had not returned yet. Only the housekeeper and a few servants stayed in the mansion.

Xiao Xia had just returned to the study and sat down when Ah Chu ran in, "Master, Sun Lei wants to see you urgently!"

Xiao Xia quickly got up and went to the courtyard. Sun Lei was pacing back and forth in the living room. Xiao Xia walked into the living room and asked, "Did anything unexpected happen while following Yang Yan?"

"Sir, we discovered something very strange!"

Xiao Xia sat down and asked, "What's so weird?"

"Didn't the young master ask us to follow Yu Wenzhi a few days ago? We found that he went to a tavern in Kaimingfang twice. A woman who looked like a maid secretly came to meet him. The time was very short. They said a few words and then left.

We realized that Yu Wenzhi might be spying on someone, and that the maid was his bribed spy. We followed the maid and found that she was in a house across from the tavern. The house covered an area of ​​about two acres. The neighbors said that the house was usually closed, and no one knew who lived inside. We soon found that the imperial physician Wang Di also came to the house to see a doctor, which was getting weirder, so we decided to go in and take a look.

The night before yesterday, I sneaked in to investigate and found that there was a young woman living there. She had just given birth and was still in confinement. There were four servants, but no one else. The maid who had private contact with Yu Wenzhi was the young woman's personal maid. "

"Go on!" Xiao Xia was also interested. Sun Lei continued, "We just followed Yang Yan's carriage. He first sent Yuan Lin back to Yuan Mansion. The carriage continued to move forward and arrived at Kaimingfang. It stopped in front of the house, and Yang Yan actually walked into the house."

Xiao Xia suddenly understood, "That child is Yang Yan's illegitimate child!"

Sun Lei nodded, "That should be the case, no wonder Yuwen Shu has set his eyes on this house!"

Xiao Xia paced back and forth in the lobby with his hands behind his back. This discovery was too shocking. Yang Yan actually had an illegitimate child outside.

"wrong!"

Xiao Xia suddenly realized why Yang Yan took a concubine outside and had a child with her. He could have married that woman into the palace. The prince would be so happy to have a grandson. It made no sense for Yang Yan to hide it in such a secretive way!

Unless this woman's identity was questionable, he didn't dare to bring her back to the palace.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xia immediately said to Sun Lei: "We must find out the identity of that woman immediately. We can start with her personal maid. The maid will definitely know. We must be quick and cannot let Yu Wenzhi get there first. I want to know the truth tomorrow morning."

"I understand the humble position!"

Sun Lei left in a hurry, and Xiao Xia returned to the backyard to continue thinking about this matter. Yuwen Huaji was naturally working for Yuwen Shu, and Yuwen Shu was also a man of Han Wang Yang Liang. So this meant that Han Wang Yang Liang wanted to get the crown prince.

But Xiao Xia also knew that it was impossible to overthrow the prince with this incident. The most he could do was to depose the eldest grandson of the emperor, and the prince would definitely sacrifice himself to protect himself. This was just the eldest grandson of the emperor's personal moral flaws, and had nothing to do with the prince.

But this is a very good card, to bargain with the prince before seizing Yang Liang.

Xiao Xia was still patiently waiting for news from Sun Lei.

In the house in Kaimingfang, the maid bowed and said, "Madam, I'm going to bed!"

"Go! Get up early tomorrow."

"understood!"

The maid retreated. She originally lived in the room next to the hostess, but now the wet nurse lived there, so she could only live in a small room on the side.

The maid pushed the door open and entered the room. Just as she was about to put down the lantern, a big hand suddenly covered her mouth, the lantern fell to the ground, and the door closed.

At two o'clock, Sun Lei came again. Xiao Xia hadn't gone to bed yet and was waiting for news from Sun Lei.

"Sir, we have interrogated her clearly. The maid knows everything. She is Yu Wenzhi's spy planted around women."

"Get to the point!"

Sun Lei nodded and continued, "The mistress's name is Xiao Shi Niang. She was originally a prostitute in the Jiaofang. Yang Yan took a fancy to her, so Yun Shide redeemed her and settled her in the house in Kaimingfang. The house also belonged to Yun Shide. The child was born on the second day of the first lunar month. Although it is a boy, unfortunately he is a premature baby. It is not certain whether he can survive. Therefore, Yang Yan did not tell the prince and wanted to wait until the child is one month old before telling the prince."

Xiao Xia walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and asked, "Did Yang Yan ever think of giving that woman a new identity?"

"She created a new identity, the great-granddaughter of Shi Hui, a great scholar of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. It is said that Shi Hui's family has no descendants, so there is no way to find out."

Xiao Xia nodded and said, "Thank you for your help. Today is the Lantern Festival, and the Jiaofang will be open all night. You can go to the Jiaofang and spend some money to find out about Xiao Shi Niang's situation, including her physical characteristics."

"Please rest assured, sir. I will have a report tomorrow morning!"

Sun Lei left again. Xiao Xia shook his head and laughed. It was true that one tries to plant flowers but they don't grow, but one plants willows by accident and they grow into a shade. He wanted to investigate the affair between Yang Yan and Yuan Lin, but unexpectedly he found out another scandal of Yang Yan.

The emperor's great-grandson was actually born to a prostitute. Although this was not enough to warrant a death sentence, it was truly heartbreaking.

Xiao Xia had a clear plan in mind, this was a good opportunity.

(End of this chapter)