No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 507 Cao Mian's Hole Card (Part [-])

Wu Yi frowned slightly, and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him coldly.

The man said with a smile: "General Wu doesn't have to be like this, I don't mean anything malicious."

Wu Yi sneered and said: "Wu is short-sighted, and I have never heard of such an old friend as Mr. Hou Yeyou. Your surname is Gao, please tell me."

He was so blunt, the man didn't care, said: "My surname is Bai, and my name is Xu."

Seeing that Wu Yi was unmoved, Bai Xu said, "It's not an exaggeration for General Wu to be an idler in the countryside. But... this, General Wu knows."

The man took out something from his sleeve and handed it to Wu Yi.

Wu Yi's originally calm and indifferent expression changed slightly in an instant. He frowned and reached out to take the things the man handed over.

It was a crescent-shaped jade pendant, carved from top-quality white jade.The jade pendant is entwined with dragons, exquisite and gorgeous.

Wu Yi was silent for a moment, then raised his hand and took out a white jade panlong jade pendant of the same texture from his bosom. It was in the shape of a circle when it joined the crescent moon, and there was a round hole in the center of the full moon, like a pair of dragons. The missing orb in the play orb.

Wu Yi returned half of the jade pendant to Bai Xu again, and said in a deep voice, "This jade pendant was sent to me by Lord Hou before he went to Yingzhou Island, saying that if something happened to him, someone would take another Come to me for half a dollar, presumably Hou Ye is talking about Mr.

Bai Xu nodded and said: "That's right, I heard that Lord Hou was brought here by the Zhen Guojun, so I rushed here. I arrived two days earlier than the general."

Wu Yi glanced at Bai Xu and said nothing, Bai Xu smiled and said, "The general wants to ask, why didn't I save the prince?"

Bai Xu sighed, and said: "If I say... this is a trap designed by Xie Yan, will the general insist on saving Lord Hou now?"

Wu Yi's expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry I don't know what you mean, sir."

Bai Xudao: "The Cao family today is all thanks to Wen Dinghou. Xie Yan captured Hou Ye and neither executed him nor escorted him back to Beijing, but sent him to such a small place to be imprisoned. Doesn't the general find it strange? In this world, is there any place that is safer than Shangyong's prison?"

Of course Wu Yi knew that something was wrong, and even suspected that this was a trap set by Xie Yan.

But because they knew there was a trap, wouldn't they save Lord Hou?
Bai Xu said: "The general misunderstood, it's not that you won't save Lord Hou, but...according to your plan, you can't save Lord Hou at all."

Wu Yi looked at the middle-aged man in front of him indifferently. Although it was only a few words of conversation, he had already confirmed that he didn't like the man in front of him.

"Who is Mr.?" Wu Yi asked.

Bai Xu smiled and said: "Wen Dinghou's old friend, general, don't worry, I will never harm the Marquis. People naturally have to be saved, after all... I still have one important thing in Wen Dinghou's hands Li. If he dies like this, I will be in trouble."

Wu Yi snorted lightly, "Since that's the case, how do you plan to save people?"

Bai Xu said: "Tomorrow night, the auction of Zuihonglou, can General Wu go?"

"So what if you go? So what if you don't go?" Wu Yi said.

Bai Xu said: "At the auction, there is something that may help us save Lord Hou with greater confidence. Some people at the auction may also help us."

Wu Yi said: "I thought that the so-called auction should be the master's handwriting."

Bai Xu looked helpless, shook his head and said: "Maybe the general doesn't know, there are still many people who care about Lord Hou, I... just one of them."

"Okay, since sir said so, I will go to the auction tomorrow night."

"That's good." Bai Xu said: "Don't worry, General, I dare to guarantee with my life that Xie Yan will never kill Lord Hou now."

Wu Yi stared coldly at the person who claimed to be Bai Xu leaving the house. This person was not one of Hou Ye's subordinates, nor was he trusted by Hou Ye.

As he said, maybe it was just an old friend.

But... Wu Yi looked down at the half jade pendant in his hand. Master Hou had what he wanted, and that was enough.

"General." A young man came out from behind and asked in a low voice, "Where is the regent princess?"

Wu Yi said, "Continue."

"Yes."

In the backyard of the inn where the Prince Regent stayed, Xiying came in with a letter in his hand, and said respectfully, "My lord, the person you were waiting for has been found."

Xie Yan, who was flipping through the booklet, raised his head, raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Oh? Where is it?"

Die Ying said: "He went to see Wu Yi half an hour ago."

Xie Yan took the letter and opened it, glanced at ten lines and put it aside, and said calmly: "No wonder Cao Mian is so calm and composed, and he really has left behind, he is confident."

Die Ying also felt strange, and said: "My lord, who is this Bai Xu? How can Cao Mian be sure that he can save himself from you?"

"Hearing his surname, can't you think of anything?" Xie Yan asked.

"Bai...Bai Jingrong?!" Duo Ying was shocked, Bai Jingrong went to Yong and his party last year, and the result was really not decent.

Could it be that she is unwilling and wants to continue doing things?
Xie Yan shook his head and said, "I'm afraid he and Bai Jingrong are not the same people."

Duoying hesitated for a moment, and the expression on his face gradually became suspicious, "Emperor Wu Chen—Bai Tu?!"

Xie Yan lowered his eyes and said: "Perhaps, after Bai Tu died, most of his descendants also died, but not all of them are missing."

Die Ying frowned and thought, "Bai Tu's death back then...Bai Jingrong couldn't get away with it, right?"

Brother and sister Bai Jingrong and Bai Tu can be regarded as the pride of a generation.

Both are ruthless people that are rare to see. It is rumored that Bai Tu dotes on Bai Jingrong's younger sister very much, and doesn't even mind her holding real power.But he can also marry Bai Jingrong to King Qi as his concubine without hesitation when the situation is unfavorable.

When Bai Jingrong followed Bai Tuo to conquer the world, he devoted himself to it.In the end, for his own benefit, he betrayed his brother without hesitation, and even caused him to be defeated and die.

"If this person is really a descendant of Bai Tu, why did he hook up with Cao Mian?" Cao Mian was also considered to be a hero in the later period of Gaozu, and Bai Tu finally died and the country was destroyed, and his contribution was indispensable.

Xie Yan tossed the folder in his hand, and when Duo Ying received it, he lowered his head and was startled.

"18 years ago, the youngest son of Baitu was trapped in Qingshiling. It was Wen Dinghou who assisted General Dingnan to lead the army. In this battle, General Dingnan was shot and killed by Liu Ya, and the youngest son of Baitu burned himself in the village." Duoying road.

Xie Yan said: "What if Bai Tu's son is not dead?"

Folding Shadow didn't answer, on the one hand he felt that the prince's speculation was a bit wild, and on the other hand he felt that the prince might be right.

Cao Mian has plotted against him for more than ten years, what else can't he do?

Counting it, it was only four or five years since the battle of Qingshiling that Cao Mian first started plotting rebellion.

Most importantly, Qingshiling...is in Qingzhou.

Xie Yan said: "It doesn't matter whether that person is real or not, what matters is what he wants to do."

Die Ying immediately came to his senses, "What the lord said is that there are news from all over Bingzhou that there are still masters from all over the country secretly rushing to Wanhu City in the past few days. These people's plans are probably not just Cao Mian. Could it be that they want ..."

Duoying couldn't help but glanced at Xie Yan, Wanhu City had no strategic value, and it didn't hide any rare treasures, except for Cao Mian, who was barely valuable, and the most influential one was naturally His Royal Highness the Regent.

Xie Yan calmly said: "It's okay, what are you doing today?"

"Princess Wang took Qin Yao'er out to play." Die Ying said.

Xie Yan chuckled, and said, "Whenever she can relax, that's fine."

"I don't know how many masters are hidden in the city now. It may not be safe for the princess to go out. Do you want to ask Mr. Qu to take care of you?"

Xie Yan said: "No need for now, if something happens, Qin Yao'er knows what to do."

Die Ying thought to himself: Qin Yao'er looks less reliable than the princess.

As if seeing through his thoughts, Xie Yan glanced at him and said, "Qin Yao'er is more reliable than you think, otherwise, why would I let her accompany Yao Yao?"

Die Ying thought about Qin Yao'er's great achievements in the border town, and felt relieved again.

That's right, although Qin Yao'er usually relies on messing around, she is still reliable in business.If the prince asked her to follow the princess, she would not dare to let the princess have an accident in front of her no matter what.

What's more, the princess herself is not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he has nothing to worry about.

(End of this chapter)