69novels Chapter 34
Chapter 34
"The king has heard about Mr. He's story for a long time, but seeing it today, the rumors are a bit unbelievable."
He Sheng picked up a cup of tea for a drink, and He Yanzhi said indifferently: "It's just nonsense."
Who would have thought that He Sheng would chuckle lightly: "It is rumored that Mr. He has a ferocious face and a vicious look. He is a big man who wields a spear and sticks, but I see that you look like a talented man of Zhilan Yushu. For this matter, this king has to thank you son."
He Sheng's voice was as warm as water, and it sounded so comfortable that he wanted to fall asleep.
He Yanzhi resisted the urge to yawn, and replied: "It's nothing more than a little effort, the prince's money and life are for nothing, thanks to the prince's ignorance."
Quietly letting go of innocent people and at the same time defrauding unscrupulous employers of money, this kind of thing He Yanzhi has done too much and never had an accident, who would have thought that if he missed it, he would miss it on the prince's head, if the prince is determined to find trouble for the two of them , They will not sit and drink tea so leisurely.
He Sheng shifted his gaze to Xiao Hongyin upon hearing this, and saw that his expression was displeased, and the tea cup on the table had not been moved for a long time, so He Sheng called someone to change him to a hot cup.
"Where is it, I'm the one who felt sorry for Mr. Xiao." He Sheng lowered his eyes, looking very helpless.
"The two of you also know that it is not easy for this king to be in the court. The emperor is pressing hard and wants to win Young Master Xiao to deal with this king. This is why this king has no choice but to make such a bad plan."
"Later, I heard that Young Master Xiao rejected the emperor's younger brother. This king has been looking for an opportunity to make amends with Young Master Xiao. Now that the opportunity has come, I wonder if the young master is willing to settle the feud with this king?"
As soon as He Sheng finished speaking, Zhao Ji came to Xiao Hongyin with a box, opened the box, and there was a good sandalwood comb lying inside.
Xiao Hongyin was slightly taken aback, picked up the comb and looked at it carefully, and after confirming that it was the one his mother used often, he raised his eyes to look at He Sheng, and said, "Where did you get this comb?"
He Sheng was not angry, and said in a good-tempered manner: "This is a gift from the emperor to the king. I thought the workmanship was fine and it was high-quality sandalwood, so I borrowed flowers to offer Buddha. Don't you like it, Mr. Xiao?"
Xiao Hongyin remained silent, holding the comb tightly in his hand, the teeth of the wooden comb were deeply embedded in his palm, He Yanzhi said: "Since it is the crown prince's wish, A Yin accepts it, and let go of the previous matter."
He Yanzhi calmly opened Xiao Hongyin's fingers and took out the wooden comb. Seeing that a row of bloody holes had appeared in his palm, He Yanzhi put the wooden comb back into the box and put it away. He tore off a corner of his clothes and wrapped it around his palm.
He Sheng looked at He Yanzhi's small movements with a smile: "You two have such a good relationship, it's really enviable."
With a thoughtless sentence, He Yanzhi withdrew his hand and coughed: "The prince is joking."
Xiao Hongyin glanced at his hands, then at He Yanzhi, the sourness in his heart eased a lot, he took a few sips of tea.
"The prince is here in person, but there are changes in the court?" Xiao Hongyin didn't want to talk nonsense, and went straight to the topic.
He Sheng didn't know that he would be so direct, so he explained in a good voice: "It's not about the court, but about the mine."
He paused, as if waiting for the two to respond, but unfortunately no one responded, he coughed slightly, and Zhao Ji hurriedly answered, "Which mine is the crown prince referring to?"
Only then did He Sheng continue: "This king traveled incognito a year ago, and found that gold mine by accident in the mountains."
"At that time, the king suffered repeated blows in the court, and his status was already on the verge of collapse. If no action was taken, the crown prince would probably be handed over to someone else. With this gold mine, the king's strength will be greatly relied on. The king hid it carefully, but he still couldn't hide it from his younger brother."
"This king originally sent Shen Hai to take over the mine vein. Sun Ruilin and Zhao Mengjie were his right-hand men. Who would have thought that after the emperor's plan to take away the gold mine, he would not only harm Shen Hai's family, but also detain Sun Ruilin privately, so this king had to Send people overnight to send Zhao Mengjie to Xizhou to invite the two of you over."
After saying that, He Sheng sighed for a long time, looked at He Yanzhi and Xiao Hongyin sincerely, and said: "Except for the two, it is difficult for this king to have anyone who can be trusted in the court."
He Yanzhi heard the sincerity of his words, since he was willing to tell them the whole story, it was a sign of trust.
But Xiao Hongyin didn't have any troubles on his face, he just asked him: "What does the prince want to do?"
He Sheng didn't answer him directly, but first told them a piece of news - Sun Ruilin died.
"How could this be?" He Yanzhi was very surprised.
He Sheng sighed, "I'm getting old, I can't hold on."
There was silence in the room for a while, and He Sheng spoke out his thoughts.
"This king originally entrusted the three of them to take care of things. Now that the two have left, Zhao Mengjie is in charge of raising soldiers and doesn't know much about the internal affairs of the mine. So we know little about the mine at the moment, but we can't let it stay. In the hands of the emperor."
"What does the prince mean?"
"Take it back, as soon as possible."
He Yanzhi felt that this matter was a little tricky: "Prince, you just said that you know very little about the mine, so why should we take it back?"
He Sheng said frankly: "Since this king is here, he must not be unprepared."
He winked at Zhao Ji and asked him to hand over a map to He Yanzhi.
"To tell you the truth, the Jiyan mountain outside the city is just a branch of the gold mine. There are stones there. The emperor sent people to dig tunnels there just to connect the mine veins in case of emergency."
"And the real main line is in Banshan Temple."
He Yanzhi opened the map and looked at it. The topography of the east of the capital was drawn on it, and the location of Banshan Temple was marked on the surrounding mountains.
He Sheng said: "You two will cultivate for a few days first, and this king will arrange someone to send you there. Then I will ask you two to play by ear and take back the gold mine at all costs."
He Yanzhi smiled.
Let them rob them just based on the location of the main vein, without even revealing what the gold mine looks like or where the entrance is, let alone how many people He Yu buried there and what defenses he did. Do you want to die?
"I don't know about these, but you will know when the time comes."
He Sheng said gently: "If you need anything during the process, just talk to him."
Zhao Ji nodded in response, and fetched a cloak for He Sheng.
He Yanzhi still felt that it was too hasty, and wanted to stop He Sheng, but Xiao Hongyin held him back and shook his head.
"The refugees in Jiyan Mountain will be taken back and resettled by Prince Lao."
"allow."
Then He Sheng stepped out of the study room, Xiao Hongyin explained the location of the refugees to Zhao Ji, and asked about Shen Zhong by the way.
"My lord, don't worry, Shen Zhong is at the Yunlai Inn, and the officials have sent people to clean up the traces of the two. For the convenience of the two, the crown prince gave them a separate courtyard, just to accommodate those people."
That being the case, that would be the best.
He Yanzhi was worrying that he had nowhere to place people, now that the matter was settled, the two of them could rest for a few days.
Thinking of these days of running around and working hard, He Yanzhi wished he could sleep for three days and three nights. When Zhao Ji took them to the mansion, He Yanzhi ignored the beautiful scenery in the yard and the exquisite house, and went straight into the bedroom.
After burning a tub full of hot water, He Yanzhi became limp and lost his strength after soaking in the water. He leaned against the tub and was about to fall asleep comfortably.
"Yanzhi."
Xiao Hongyin's voice came from outside the door, and He Yanzhi lazily replied: "What's wrong?"
Hearing the sound of water in the room, Xiao Hongyin said, "It's nothing, I just want to ask you what you want to eat tonight."
"En... Do you still remember what you ate at the Xunfang Banquet earlier?" He Yanzhi still remembered the sauced meat, which melted in the mouth and was full of bite. It was a pity to let Xiao Hongyin try it if he didn't eat it.
"Okay." Xiao Hongyin chuckled and went out to buy vegetables.
He Yanzhi was drowsy in the hot water, climbed out of the tub before the water cooled, wrapped himself up casually, and got into the quilt to meet Duke Zhou.
Half an hour later, Xiao Hongyin came back with the dishes and passed by the bedroom to see if He Yanzhi was still in the water. After seeing that he was sleeping on the bed, Xiao Hongyin went to the kitchen and started to light the fire.
When He Yanzhi was humming in his sleep, someone gently lifted the quilt.
"Don't move! Let me sleep a little longer..."
It was very uncomfortable to be interrupted from a sweet dream, He Yanzhi waved his hands to grab the quilt, felt that the other person's movements were a little stiff, dazedly took the quilt back and covered it, and went to sleep.
After a while, Xiao Hongyin called him in a low voice: "Yan... get up and eat something before going to sleep."
He Yanzhi frowned dissatisfied, smelled a bloody smell with the instinct of a martial artist, and asked with closed eyes: "Are you bleeding?"
Hearing Xiao Hongyin take a step back and making the sound of cloth being wiped, he said after a while: "I cut my hand while cutting vegetables, it doesn't matter."
"Why are you so careless?" He Yanzhi finally opened his eyes, saw him hiding something in his arms with blurred vision, and then pretended to unintentionally fetch clean clothes for him.
"I'll serve the rice first, hurry up, so the food won't get cold in a while."
After saying that, Xiao Hong went out of the house as if fleeing, and closed the door tightly.
He Yanzhi yawned, got out of bed, got dressed, staggered to the hall, and was woken up by the smell of dishes on the table.
"Try it."
Xiao Hongyin handed him the chopsticks, and He Yanzhi impatiently picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth.
"Not bad! That's the smell."
He Yanzhi gave Xiao Hongyin an appreciative look, and the latter smiled and silently helped him with food.
He Yanzhi ate happily, and asked curiously: "You have never tasted these dishes, how can you cook them just by looking at them, are you really so magical?"
Seeing that he was eating in a hurry, Xiao Hongyin pressed his hand and poured him a glass of water: "Eat after drinking."
He Yanzhi drank the water obediently, and Xiao Hongyin replied: "I used to eat it at home, but I can remember it after a while."
"It's okay, you can do it a few more times in the future, as if you were at home." He Yanzhi continued to eat vegetables after drinking water, and got some for him.
Xiao Hongyin pierced his little thoughts: "Am I homesick, or Yanzhi wants to eat?"
"There's no difference, they're all the same."
He Yanzhi stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth, blocking his words.
Xiao Hongyin's eyes were slightly bent, and he slowly chewed the meat in his mouth: "En, it's delicious."
He Yanzhi took this opportunity to ask him for wine, Xiao Hongyin agreed to him thinking that there was no one around.
After the two had had their fill, He Yanzhi got a little drunk, pointed at the moon in the sky and insisted that it was Xiao Hongyin's face.
Xiao Hongyin grabbed his fidgeting hand and took it off his face: "Be careful where you step." After helping He Yanzhi back to the room, he carefully tucked up the quilt for him.
Looking at the reddish face in the quilt, he gently smoothed He Yanzhi's broken hair, and kissed gently on the forehead.
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