Chapter 257: Xu Qi’an: I’ve made a merit again

“Are you playing with the palace?”

“Ice” crept onto Chen Guifei’s face a little bit, her expression, her eyes, and her tone of voice were all cold and icy.

“You see,” Xu Qi’an shrugged and snorted, “People who draw big cakes, no matter how well they talk about it, immediately flip out as soon as there’s a tangible payoff.”

It’s a good thing you didn’t say yes, or else I’d rather Lin An grieve than screw you.

Chen Guifei picked up the teacup and took a sip, when she put down the teacup, her face had returned to normal, “The biggest crack in this palace is Luang’er, as long as she’s gone, it’s death without proof.

“And this tall building, Phoenix Palace, is about to collapse in the blink of an eye. As the saying goes, a good man chooses a tree nest in a tree, Lord Xu is a smart man, how to choose, you know in your heart.”

Xu Qi’an nodded with a look of approval, “The Crown Prince is still the Crown Prince, while the Empress is about to change her position and the Empress has promised to marry Lin’an to me ……. That’s why I’m choosing Duke Wei.”

Noble Consort Chen’s face stagnated, her hand holding the tealight was slightly tense, and it was only after a long time that she was able to resist the impulse to splash the boiling hot tea onto this brat’s face, or to drop the cup.

“In that case, Lord Xu is prepared to take Luang’er away from the Jingxiu Palace to put this palace to death?”

Noble Consort Chen’s pair of beautiful eyes stared at Xu Qi’an in death, and the atmosphere in the room dropped to freezing point as an invisible killing chance enveloped Xu Qi’an.

The God Refining Realm’s Xu Baijun didn’t capture the image of his enemy’s strike, but the instincts of a seventh-grade martial artist were instilling a signal in him: danger!

Insist on taking away Luang’er words, that is to burn with Chen Guifei jade stone, in this way, she will inevitably dog anxious to jump over the wall, no longer care about here is the harem, to me, my life can not be guaranteed, although there is a Shenshu monks, but the Shenshu is my final card …….. Xu Qi’an sneered and straightened his back, his eyebrows carrying disdain:

“I, Xu Qi’an, faced tens of thousands of rebels that day and fought alone, beheading thousands of enemies and dying without falling. Does Your Highness think that I would be afraid of a mere threat?

“I do not fear death, why should I fear death?”

I do not fear death, why do I fear it with death …….. Chen Guifei had obvious surprise in her eyes and slowly nodded her head, “Well said, Lord Xu is indeed a great man, planted in your hands …….”

Your Highness tugged at the teacup in her hand as if she was about to drop it as a sign.

Suddenly, Xu Qi’an blurted out, “But I am devoted to Lin’an and do not wish to see her grieve. Today’s matter, I can pretend it didn’t happen.”

Even if I want to expose the noble consort, I have to be able to get out of the Jingxiu Palace ah ……… Xu Qi an thought regretfully.

Noble Consort Chen stared at him for a moment, put down her tea, and nodded in satisfaction, “You didn’t lie, it seems that you are indeed sincere about Lin’an. In that case, why is Lord Xu unwilling to defect?”

Do you think I’m a fool, rely on you I’m dead, the capital I can rely on only Wei Yuan, Huaiqing can only be counted as half, as for Lin’an, she a powerless princess, can not protect me.

“Your Highness, raising a soldier is not an empty promise, but by actual action. I am loyal to Duke Wei because he treats me with sincerity and I trust him.”

After saying that, Xu Qi’an turned sideways, glanced at the little eunuch outside the courtyard, and said, “My humble servant is helpless against the Empress, only, I seek to think that the Empress cannot do anything to me either.”

Once the idea of jade and stone was gone, then it was unlikely that Noble Consort Chen would make things difficult for him again.

Although the little eunuch was a minion, he was now Emperor Yuan Jing’s eyes and could be regarded as a monitor. Everything that happened here would be conveyed to Emperor Yuan Jing word for word.

Unless Noble Consort Chen killed him directly, any plotting and scheming to plant evidence would be useless, and Little Eunuch could testify for Xu Qi’an.

This was the reason why Xu Qi’an insisted on keeping the young eunuch.

Noble Consort Chen looked at him deeply, her beautiful eyes slightly closed, “This palace is tired, you retire ……. The door of Jingxiu Palace will always be open for you.”

“My humble servant excuses himself.”

Xu Qi’an arched his hand in greeting and exited the room.

When the little eunuch in the courtyard saw him come out, he immediately greeted him and asked, “Lord Xu, what did Your Highness say to you?”

“Don’t ask, ask and your head will be on the line.” Xu Qi’an didn’t have the good sense to say.

The young eunuch’s face changed slightly.

Walking to the outer courtyard, Lin An sat in the gazebo, one hand resting on his cheek and the other playing with his tea cup, bored.

Two courtesans stood by her side.

Seeing Xu Qi’an, her round face blossomed into a smile, her brows curved, her peach blossom eyes animated, and she beckoned, saying in a delicate voice:

“Dog slave, come here.”

The dog lackey shouted with no momentum at all, sounding like a petulant, whiny.

Xu Qi’an took a deep breath and suppressed the churning emotions, smiling as if nothing had happened, “Your Highness, humble servant has come out.”

Lin An immediately asked, “What did Mother Consort say to you?”

“The Empress said that Your Highness is approaching the age of maturity, and asked if my humble servant had any suitable candidates to recommend a few young talents to her. She can help Your Highness find a future husband.”

Lin An froze for a moment, a reddish haze creeping onto her face as she suspiciously said, “Mother Consort would say this to you?”

…… Huh, why don t you get on the set, when did you become smart, I want to grossly recommend myself next. Xu Qi An had to say helplessly:

“My humble servant was joking.”

The framed willow eyebrow stood up, “Dog slave, you dare to molest this palace.”

Pinched and glaring at him.

“My humble servant is still a child and does not know what molestation is.”

The framer let out a “bah”, but then thought Xu Qi’an’s speech was funny, and clucked and laughed like a little hen.

Her smile was both innocent and charming, like a beautiful landscape.

Xu Qi’an laughed along with him, while in his heart he sighed.

Earlier, his idea was to pretend that he didn’t know and leave Jingxiu Palace first, then tell Wei Yuan about his discovery, so that Wei Yuan would catch Luang’er on fire and catch Noble Consort Chen off guard.

But because of Lin An, he inevitably hesitated, although after calming down, he would still not hesitate to expose Chen Guifei.

Unexpectedly, Noble Consort Chen’s rank was not low, and it could be predicted that just as he left, Luang’er would pass away due to illness. In this way, Chen Guifei will have no more cracks.

“Noble Consort Chen is considered a qualified consort ……. It’s not clear whether it’s a blessing or a curse for a girl as stupid as Lin’an to grow up in a palace walled inner court.”

Recalling Chen Guifei’s operation just now, she was indeed quick-witted, regardless of the fact that she first called him over to test the waters. As a result, he was really discovered by her.

The subsequent frank words seemed to be out of her heart, but she was actually emboldened because she knew that as long as she resolved Luang’er, she would have no breaks, and Xu Qi’an could not take Luang’er away at all unless she did not want to live.

Since it has been discovered, why not just be generous and say so, and still win my trust ……. Then throw out the beautiful daughter as bait, if I am a womanizer, I might have taken the bait at that time …….

I have Shenshu monk cover, may not die on the spot, but also exposed itself, Yuanjing Emperor this dog will certainly seal me in Sangpo, the end is still unchanged, jade and stone.

After leaving the Jingxiu Palace, Xu Qi’an pushed that there were still important matters to deal with and declined the invitation to play backgammon in a framed game.

“Young Eunuch, I’ve finished handling the matters in the palace, later on, when you report to His Majesty, there are some things you can say and some you can’t, this official is here to mention a few things to you.” Xu Qi’an said in a deep voice.

The young eunuch sniffed and assumed a serious stance, “Lord Xu, please speak.”

“The matter of Jingxiu Palace, you have to tell the Emperor one by one. You have to say it like this: after inquiring about the Jingxiu Palace palace maid, Luang’er, Lord Xu’s face was extremely ugly, and it seemed that he didn’t want to linger any longer, and he didn’t even drink any tea.

“But Xu adults have not yet left the Jingxiu Palace, suddenly was the noble consort lady stayed down, and invited to the backyard …… noble consort lady screened off everyone, in the house and Xu adults said for a while. Minions were left in the courtyard may not enter, although you can see the two in the house, but can not hear what they are saying.

“After the conversation, Lord Xu left the palace with a heavy heart.”

After Xu Qi’an finished speaking, he fished out five taels of silver bills from his bosom, as well as the five taels blackmailed from the Jingxiu Palace’s guarding eunuchs, for a total of ten taels, and handed them over to the young eunuch without any fireworks.

The little eunuch waved his hands while opening his arms, “Lord Xu, please don’t please don’t.”

Collecting the silver, he carefully recalled Xu Qi’an’s words once more, conscious that there wasn’t much of a problem, before nodding his head, “Good, slave will definitely do as he is told.”

Xu Qi’an immediately left the palace, took the steed Huaiqing borrowed from him from the feather guards, and rushed back to the Shiftman’s Yamen at a fast pace.

After being summoned by the guards, he entered the Haoqi Building and came to the tea room on the seventh floor where the guests were meeting.

Wei Yuan was not in the tea room, but in the watchtower connected to the tea room; he was sitting in a big chair, his hair draped, and a black-clad mandarin, holding a comb, was brushing his hair.

Wei Yuan beckoned, “Come here and brush this seat’s hair.”

The black-clothed mandarin had the sense to hand Xu Qi’an the comb and turn around to leave the tea room.

“Why is Lord Wei combing his hair at this hour?”

Xu Qi’an held the comb, from the head down, without knots, and combed it to the end, and said to herself that it was quite ethereal.

“Hair is symbolic of the threads of worry in Buddhism.” Wei Yuan bathed in the sunlight, squinting his eyes, his voice gentle:

“Comb your hair, and the past, it’s a clean slate.”

What do you mean?

Today’s Wei Yuan is a bit strange ah, what do you mean by the dust of the past is written off?

“There’s no point in combing your hair, humble servant will press your head for Lord Wei.” Xu Qi’an said.

Wei Yuan smiled, “Try it!”

Xu Qi’an tucked the comb into her bosom and spread her five fingers wide, pressing down on Wei Yuan’s head and gently pressing and pinching the acupoints.

Wei Yuan’s breathing gradually slowed down, the warm sunlight sprinkled on the two of them, this place is a long way up and has a beautiful view, Xu Qi’an squinted her eyes and looked out, feeling that she had returned to the human world, far away from the collusion in the palace garden.

“Not bad.” Wei Yuan laughed.

Definitely ah, this is a barbershop divine skill, turn back to make a shampoo chair for you ……. Xu Qi’an coughed and said, “I have something to report.”

“Say.”

“My humble servant has found out who is behind this.”

Wei Yuan opened his eyes and did not speak for a long time.

“It’s Noble Consort Chen!” Xu Qi’an whispered, “I went to Jingxiu Palace today to investigate the case and found that the palace maid Luang’er beside her was the one who tore up the imperial pharmacy’s pamphlets ………”

At that moment, he told Wei Yuan about his discovery, Chen Guifei’s solicitation, one by one.

Wei Yuan patted his hand, signaling him to stop, got up and walked to the edge of the lookout platform, pressed his hands on the parapet and looked into the distance, “Who do you think is the power behind Noble Consort Chen?”

How do I know …… Xu Qi An shook his head, “It may have something to do with the Sitian Supervisor.”

It was something he had deduced from the existence of the lookout technique.

“It’s not Sitian Supervisor.” Wei Yuan shook his head, his tone certain.

It is not the Si Tian Supervisor …… Xu Qi An took a few seconds before he reacted and said in shock, “Duke Wei, you know that it is Noble Consort Chen who is counting on the Empress and you?”

“At first I did not expect, she is ruthless, but even pulled the crown prince down …….. After this case was handed over to you, I didn’t continue to pay attention to it. Until this morning, I knew that the Empress had confessed to the crime, and after listening to you finish the case, I guessed that it was Noble Consort Chen.”

…… Xu Qi an stared at his back for a long time, in the past, he felt that Wei Yuan and Jinlian Taoist are the same as the old silver coins, and now he found that Jinlian Taoist is still quite pure, not as deep as Wei Yuan.

If it wasn’t the Divine Constabulary, then how could Noble Consort Chen perform the Qi Looking Technique, and who else besides the Divine Constabulary would know the Qi Looking Technique?

Xu Qi’an’s heart stirred, “Lord Wei, I remembered something.”

“The Third Grade Warlock that appeared in the Yunzhou case?” Wei Yuan asked rhetorically.

“Wei Gong is wise ……” Xu Qi An was convinced.

“I’ve checked on this person as well, but I didn’t find out, do you know the name of the third ranked warlock of the Sitian Supervisor?” Wei Yuan asked.

“Tianji Master.” Xu Qi’an had heard the Forced King say that.

“A Tianji master can shield the heavens and erase all traces of his own existence, the traces he has left behind; his parents will forget him, his wife and children will forget him, and all the written records he has left behind will also disappear. This is the Heavenly Mechanic.

“In addition to this, the Heavenly Mechanic can also tamper with other people’s impressions of him, leaving vague memories in his mind that he can’t recall completely.”

Wei Yuan let his eyes look out: ”When the Sang Po case was brought up, you had looked up information on the first generation of Supervisors, but there was no record of it in any of the historical materials, not even a single word. You should know that Emperor Wu Zong can change history, but he can’t plug the mouths of his descendants, much less the wild history.

“It was the Supervisor who erased all information about that first Supervisor, and it was as if he had never existed. Even I often mistakenly believe that the Supervisor is the founder of the Sithian Supervisor, the one who started the warlock system.

“Subsequently it will be remembered, out of the blue, because of the cuts brought about by the historical vacancies, that there was a first superintendent.”

“How else is this going to be investigated?” Xu Qi’an was stunned.

Once again, he realized that the top-tier powerhouses of this world were so terrifying.

“If you want to check, you have to rely on the supervisor.” Wei Yuan said.

It makes sense that only magic can defeat magic, and there is nothing wrong with Papa Wei s thinking ……. Xu Qi’an nodded secretly.

“But Supervisor Zheng refused.” Wei Yuan sighed.

This is really an expected answer, the Sitian Supervisor exists a lot of secrets, the Supervisor is like an old man who keeps secrets ……… Xu Qi an pursed his lips and asked in a curious tone:

“Does Duke Wei know what the first and second grades of Warlocks are called?”

Wei Yuan shook his head, “Supervisor Zheng and I have never been able to deal with each other, Da Feng is like a game of chess, he is the one who plays the game, I am also the one who plays the game, and we are often at odds due to our differing thoughts.”

This was the first time Wei Yuan had talked to Xu Qi’an about such “high-end” content.

Perhaps in Wei Yuan’s mind, Supervisor Zheng was his greatest political enemy? Xu Qi’an tried, “How is Duke Wei going to save the Empress.”

“Push out the uncle of the country to take the blame, success or failure, there is still to be pondered, his majesty likes to check and balance, will also think of abolishing the empress, the crown prince will have no enemy, only, his majesty remembered some unhappy things, may not be so cool-headed, unless he can make him suspect Chen Guifei ……..

“The Empress’ heart is still too soft, and when she took this step, she didn’t even discuss it with me in advance.” Wei Yuan’s voice was filled with helplessness.

Wei Gong, your subtext is: Empress, are you a piggyback?

Xu Qi’an’s eyes lit up, knowing that the padding he had done before leaving the palace had not been in vain, or, perhaps, had taken credit for it.

“Lord Wei, humble servant has sinned and just now took matters into his own hands.”

Wei Yuan turned back and frowned, “What is it?”