Jiaochu

Chapter 459 Carelessness
After the two of them entered the house, Yan Fei started from the attack on the post house. He didn't go into details about the situation of shunting the tiger away from the mountain and being ambushed twice in succession. The other party prepared his current residence for him.

Ye Lingxi asked who this person was, and Yanfei took her hand and wrote a name on her palm. She looked surprised, she didn't expect it to be him!

He Shun.

Ye Lingxi first talked about Su Shi and Lu Yan, but didn't say much about Lin Chuan. He just mentioned that he might have something in Liu Xin's hands. After getting along with him for the past two days, she felt that this cousin was not bad in nature. If he could get back from his lost ways, he might be able to help him in the future. After talking about what happened after leaving the city, she told Yanfei what she saw and heard in He's house.

There is a courtyard at the back of the He Mansion, which is very tightly guarded. The two captured Long Shadow Guards may be locked up there. He Li is now in charge of the Mansion. Mrs. He is no longer here. Mrs. He is not in good health, and He Guang seems to be ill. For a while, He Li strictly prohibited the servants in the palace from discussing the matter. The playboy seemed to know a lot and revealed that the matter would be over in two days.

Yan Fei frowned slightly when he heard Hua Gongzi.

Ye Lingxi had a guess in her mind about the identity of this playboy, but she didn't know whether she should say it out. If her guess was wrong, it would be troublesome to say it out. Instead, she reminded Yan Fei that the other party was not simple, and he probably had someone behind him.

Yanfei said that this playboy came five days ago, and he suspected that he was related to the North.

Ye Lingxi's heart skipped a beat when she heard about Beijing. Unexpectedly, the two of them thought of going together. After calming down, she asked why, and Yan Fei told her exactly what happened before.

The playboy in the arena turned out to be him!

Ye Lingxi's heart trembled, how many secrets were hidden in the North? She calmed down, put her thoughts back, and asked about the whereabouts of He He, Ling Dang and their group. Yanfei doesn't know yet, but everyone should be alive. After all, they are all people in the palace. More people means more chips.

Hearing what Yan Fei said, Ye Lingxi felt a little more at ease. She asked Yanfei what his next plan was and how to save people. Yanfei told her his next plan. She was a little surprised. She didn't expect that this Third Young Master He was very courageous.

After Yanfei finished speaking, she remembered something and stretched out a hand towards him, as if asking for something. Yanfei was a little confused, so she patted her waist. Yanfei thought she was hungry. She had not thought about it in this way. , I feel a little hungry after hearing this.

After opening the door, Yanfei was about to go to the kitchen to cook noodles for Ye Lingxi. A Longying guard handed the bag to him with both hands and left without explaining a word. He stopped at the door with his purse, as if he didn't want to give it back.

"Brother Yan, what's wrong?"

"It's okay, just take a rest first."

He put his purse in his arms and walked away quickly, his back looking a little guilty.

Ye Lingxi held her head with one hand, tilted her head and looked at the figure who was leaving in a hurry. A narrow smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, as if she had discovered his little secret.

Here, of the two people who were spying on him, one of them continued to follow Mr. Hua, and the other went to report to He Li about the lotus girl Ye Lingxi being kidnapped.

He Li asked who he was.

This subordinate said that he didn't see clearly. The opponent's skills were too fast. He was scolded and did not dare to raise his head.

After calming down, He Li suspected that Ye Lingxi and the assassin were a group. Soon, the suspicion was on Hua Gongzi. He had brought the person back. He felt that he had been tricked and became furious. He wanted to find someone to settle the score, but he thought of the other party. The backer behind him stopped again, worried, and decided to wait to see what he had to say after he returned home.

As soon as Mr. Hua entered the gate of He's house, the housekeeper came over and said that He Li wanted to see him and discuss important matters. The butler left after bringing the man over. He Li asked him to sit down and asked Chun Niang to pour him wine. When Chun Niang reached out to put the wine glass over, her charming almond eyes teased him intentionally or unintentionally. Seeing that the other person was indifferent, he followed He was as puzzled as a piece of wood, with a trace of displeasure flashing through his eyes, and asked in a sweet voice, "I heard that Miss Lotus was kidnapped on the street. How could such a thing happen in broad daylight?"

He Li observed Hua Gongzi's reaction and said meaningfully: "What kind of person can kidnap someone under Brother Hua's nose?" Hua Gongzi said: "I was also careless and let others take advantage of the loophole." The sound was so calm that it was hard to tell whether it was true or false.

He Li continued to test, "Does Brother Hua know who he is?" Mr. Hua said, "The other person is very agile. He is not an ordinary little thief. He may be the assassin's accomplice that the Second Young Master wants to lure out."

He Li narrowed his eyes, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether the other party was really unaware or just pretending to be stupid.

"This morning, that girl was asking questions in the house. She was a little weird. Could it be that she was an accomplice of the assassin?" Chun Niang looked surprised and frightened.

He Li comforted him: "Brother Hua brought me back, how could he be an accomplice of the assassin?"

"Second Young Master, if you have any doubts, you might as well speak up," Young Master Hua said.

After being exposed by the other party's words, He Li smiled slightly awkwardly and invited the playboy to drink tea to ease the atmosphere. The playboy said he was a little tired and left first, without even touching the teacup on the table.

Chun Niang looked at the untouched cup of tea, feeling disgusted, and blew the pillow wind into He Li's ear again, "Erlang, you have to be careful about this playboy, you see he wears a mask every day. If you don't take it off and don't even dare to show your face, there must be something wrong with you." A hint of cold murderous intent flashed in He Li's eyes, "If he dares to play any tricks with me," at this point, he removed his hand. The wine glass was crushed to pieces. Chun Niang looked distressed and wanted to wipe his hands. He got up and left. Chun Niang didn't dare to ask any more questions. After sending the person out of the yard, Chun Niang showed a proud smile on her face and said nothing to her. Young Master, please don't blame me. Who asked you to drink wine as a penalty instead of toasting? I think there is a handsome man under that mask, and I feel a little sorry.

When it was almost dark, He Li returned home and asked one of his surveillance men. He learned that Hua Gong had not left the courtyard since he came back. He had stayed in the house after lunch and came out to the courtyard before dinner. He stood there for a while, then went back into the house, and never came out.

After dinner, He Li went to the courtyard at the back. The two guards guarding the door opened the door. After he entered, he entered a room on the left. There were also two guards guarding the outside of the room. After entering the house, he turned the mechanism on the wall, and the secret door on the wall moved away. A set of steps appeared in front of him. He walked down the steps. There were several cells in the secret room below. Two assassins were imprisoned in one of the cells. , his hands and feet were chained with iron chains, his body was stained with blood, and he had obviously suffered a lot of torture.

"Have you thought about it?" He Li stretched out a hot iron to one of the assassins. The latter didn't say a word. He Li smiled and said, "You Long Shadow Guards are really strict. Since So, just be a mute." He burned the iron on the fire until it was red, and asked someone to open the mouth of the Dragon Shadow Guard. Another Dragon Shadow Guard looked at the hot iron and picked it up from the fire. , my throat trembled, but I gritted my teeth and didn't say a word.

Seeing that the soldering iron was about to burn his mouth, a subordinate came over to report something. He Li's eyes darkened, he threw the soldering iron into the fire and left with the subordinate.

The young man who entered the house was wearing a silver armor, as if he had just returned from the military camp. He was in his early twenties, with a pair of thick and straight sword eyebrows, exuding an upright and heroic spirit.

"Third brother is back." He Li walked over with a smile on his face.

It was the third son He Shun who came back. Although he was a concubine, he was more similar to his father He Guang in terms of temperament and appearance than He Li, the legitimate son. Perhaps because of this, He Guang sometimes preferred his younger son, which became the most unwilling thorn in He Li's heart.

After He Shun saluted his elder brother He Li, He Li asked him why he came back suddenly. Half a month ago, He Shun was sent to a military camp in the suburbs for training. He Shun was worried about his father He Guang's condition, so he went home to visit.

"My father has only been feeling better these past two days. The doctor told me to rest and not to disturb him. If my third brother really wants his father to get well soon, he should train well in the military camp and help his father share his worries." He Li said.

He Shun lowered his head and said nothing.

"Forget it, it's getting dark, you can stay here tonight." After saying that, He Li turned and left.

Then, He Shun walked in another direction.

"Sir, tomorrow is the day when the assassins will ask for help. It's a coincidence that the third master comes back at this time." One of the men following He Li said. He gave a hint of a sneer, "Just right, let's clean it up together, he is worthy of competing with me!"