Jiaochu

Chapter 533 Treasure
After Xiao Yun helped Concubine Xiao into the inner room, Xiao Ting looked at Ye Lingxi and said, "Princess, what do you want to know when you come here?" She gently scraped the teacup and said slowly, "Back then, Master Yu found you and asked you to adopt a daughter. After that, you arranged for this daughter to enter the palace and helped her to ascend to the position of Concubine step by step. You also conspired with Xi Yan to replace the real second prince of Dahui, and later supported this fake prince to ascend the throne, and Dahui became a thing in your pocket." At this point, she looked up at Xiao Ting, "Am I right?"

Xiao Ting smiled and said, "The Xiao family is in business, and the one who bids the highest will win." She asked, "What price did Xiyan offer?" Xiao Ting smiled and said, "It wasn't Xiyan who made the offer."

She thought for a moment and said, "What benefits did Young Master Yu promise the Xiao family?" Xiao Ting said, "Princess, guess." She said, "As the richest man in Jiangnan, you are naturally not short of money. I don't think you are interested in high positions and generous salaries. They must be rare in the world and cannot be obtained with the financial resources of the Xiao family."

Xiao Ting smiled and said, "Princess, you are so smart, you must have heard of the Yellow Spring Treasure." She said, "I haven't heard of it." Xiao Ting said, "It is said that whoever gets the treasure will get the world. The treasure contains magical weapons that cannot be made by human power, as well as elixirs that can make people immortal. Unfortunately, the whereabouts of the treasure map is unknown. It is said that it was divided into seven pieces and fell into the hands of seven kings. Who knows how many dynasties have changed, and the seven pieces of the map have long been missing." At this point, he changed the subject, "However, the Dragon Shadow Guard has been searching for the whereabouts of the seven treasure maps."

She didn't say anything, but suddenly smiled and said, "You told me this, aren't you afraid that I will tell my father?"

Xiao Ting asked back, "Will the emperor believe it?" He then said, "The princess is on good terms with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. What good would it do His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to have another prince?"

She scraped the teacup a few times and said, "I heard that you were not feeling well and went home. When did you come to the capital?" Xiao Ting said, "I heard that the princess was not feeling well and had been recuperating in the northern border. When did you come to the capital?" She said, "You have not been here for two days." After putting down the teacup, she said to herself, "People are always greedy."

Xiao Ting asked, "What about the princess?" She smiled faintly and asked the last question, "Why did Xiyan take the person back in advance?" Xiao Ting said, "Princess, you asked the wrong person."

At this time, Xiao Yun walked out, his expression was calm, just like usual, but his eyes were a little darker, as if covered with an invisible gray fog. He cupped his hands and said, "Mother has gone to bed." Xiao Ting nodded, "Then you stay here and take care of her for a few more days." After he stood up and prepared to leave, he stopped, turned around, glanced at Xiao Yun, and said, "Nothing you want to ask?" Xiao Yun did not speak.

"Ask if you want to." After saying that, he walked away, tapping his folding fan, and Lu Yu followed behind him and saw him off.

When there were only two of them left, no one spoke.

Xiao Yun stood for a while, then walked out the door. He walked slowly past the Bodhi tree in the yard, looked up, and continued to walk out of the yard. Following the rustling sound of bamboo leaves, he walked to the bamboo forest on the back hill. He stopped, looked back slightly, and asked, "How long do you plan to follow me, Princess?"

"It's easy to get lost in there, don't go too far." Ye Lingxi said.

He didn't say anything, stood for a while, then walked into the bamboo forest. She didn't follow him in, but stood for a while again, then turned and left.

After walking silently for a while, she raised her eyes from the ground, paused, and looked at the person approaching with a slightly surprised look. When the person came to her, she reached out and hugged him, rubbed her face against his chest, and smelled the unique light fragrance on his clothes, which made her feel much calmer. She asked him why he came, but Yan Fei didn't say anything. She raised her head a little confused. There was a firm light in his eyes, as if he had made an important decision, and his tone was also solemn, "I'll take you to see someone." She nodded and said yes.

...When they arrived at the gate of another quiet courtyard, Yan Fei stopped, turned around and said to her, "We're here." With a smile on his face, he seemed to be encouraging her not to "escape from the battlefield."

She first tidied her clothes, then raised her hand to touch her hair, and asked Yan Fei if it was messy. He said it looked good. She touched her face again, and hesitated when she felt the bright rouge mark on her forehead. He raised his hand and held her hesitant hand, and said with a gentle smile on his lips, "Don't worry, mother will definitely like you." The hesitation in her eyes also disappeared, and finally she managed her expression, smiled, clasped her hands in front of her, very dignified and beautiful, "Lead the way." Yan Fei cooperated, made a gesture of invitation, and walked in front to lead the way.

When the two walked in, they were spotted by Ginkgo. Seeing Yan Fei with a girl behind him, Ginkgo had an incredible expression on his face, then smiled happily, and quickly came over to greet Yan Fei. When he was about to greet Ye Lingxi, he looked up and saw that face, and couldn't help but be a little stunned. He praised sincerely: "Our young master is so lucky to meet a fairy-like person like a girl." He enthusiastically invited her to sit in the room, looking at her and praising her with all his heart and eyes, seemingly forgetting that there was another person. Yan Fei followed behind the two of them, wanting to ask if Uncle Meng was there, but he never found a chance to interrupt.

After entering the house, Ginkgo hurriedly announced the good news, "Madam, look who the young master brought here~" Su Hui was sitting on the couch in front. Ginkgo led Ye Lingxi over and introduced her, "Madam, this is Miss Lin. The young master brought her specially to meet you, Madam." Su Hui's attention was all on Ye Lingxi, and she didn't look at Yan Fei who was following behind.

I was amazed at first sight, liked her at second sight, and suddenly realized what she meant at third sight. I glanced at Yan Fei and thought to myself, no wonder she looked down on other girls~
She bowed gracefully, and Su Hui took her to sit on the couch, looked at her carefully, and said to Yinxing with a smile, "This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful person." Yinxing also smiled and responded, "Madam is right, when I first saw her, I thought she was a fairy from heaven." Ye Lingxi felt embarrassed, and she couldn't just listen to people's praises, she had to praise them back, "Madam is also beautiful, no wonder Brother Yan is so handsome."

Ginkgo then remembered to report that the young master was here too. Yan Fei came over to pay his respects. Su Hui smiled and said to Ye Lingxi, "Don't look at him like this now. He was very naughty when he was young. He climbed trees to rob bird nests and went to the river to catch fish and shrimp. In order to sneak out to play, he even crawled through a dog hole." She couldn't help laughing and stole a glance at Yan Fei. Seeing that his face was a little red due to embarrassment, it was even more funny. He hurriedly changed the subject, fearing that all the embarrassing things he did when he was a child would be exposed. "I don't think I saw Uncle Meng when I came here just now."

"Young Master, go out and look for her. She must be in the yard." Yin Xing smiled mischievously again. "When you came in just now, both of your eyes were on Miss Lin. How could you have a third eye to look for someone?" Yan Fei's face turned red again. The three of them laughed. He changed the subject and said, "Dinner should be delivered soon."

Ye Lingxi didn't eat lunch, and when he heard about dinner, he felt really hungry. Su Hui asked Ginkgo to the kitchen to see what to eat tonight. After Ginkgo left, Su Hui asked Yan Fei to go outside for a walk. After sending him away, she told Ye Lingxi a secret from more than ten years ago.

"It was already dark, and he came here alone. I thought something happened in the mansion, but it turned out he came here for a little girl. The girl was probably pregnant, and her body was itchy, so she came up the mountain alone in the middle of the night to ask me for an anti-itching ointment."

Su Hui looked at Ye Lingxi gently and said, "That little girl is you, right?" She nodded and her heart was touched. It turned out that he had gone up the mountain alone late at night to get the ointment he gave her. Her hand unconsciously touched the jade bracelet on her wrist, and her fingers gently stroked the jade bracelet, feeling both sweet and sad. The two had missed each other once, and she didn't want to miss it a second time.

"It's a very beautiful bracelet." Su Hui glanced outside the door and asked with a smile, "Did he give it to me?" She nodded and lowered her eyes slightly, a little shy. Su Hui smiled with relief, and sadness and melancholy appeared in her eyes again. She told Ye Lingxi about Yan Hai's affairs, and then held her hand and warned her, "Fei'er is a thoughtful child. She keeps everything in her heart. If you do something wrong in the future, tell me and I will support you." Yan Fei walked in at that moment. She turned her head to look at him with a smug smile on her face, like a little fox who had won a battle. "If you dare to bully me in the future, my wife will be the first to disagree." Su Hui pretended to be serious and said, "If you dare to bully other girls, I, as a mother, will be the first to settle accounts with you."

Yan Fei agreed with a smile, the smile spreading from the corners of his mouth to his eyes.

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