Rebirth's Charm

Chapter 154

Because Yu Shaoheng went to court early in the morning, Ye Xizhao couldn't discuss with him in time, so Ming Jianian invited Xiao Xun to the Hou's mansion.

Xiao Xun heard the news and went to the Hou's mansion.

Ye Xizhao gave the portrait to Xiao Xun, pointed to Shen Xing, and said, "Shen Xing has seen the person in the portrait in Xiao's residence and palace recently."

Xiao Xun looked at Shen Xing.

Shen Xing said respectfully: "This man is in the palace, dressed as a guard."

Only then did Xiao Xun focus his eyes on the portrait.

"Zhou Qi." He said the name in a low voice, then stood up, and cupped his hands at Ye Xizhao, "Thank you, I'll go back to the house to take care of this right away."

Seeing his gloomy expression, Ye Xizhao stood up and reminded: "Don't lose your temper in such a hurry, just investigate carefully."

Was it because he was worried that he would cut people off in a fit of anger?Xiao Xun smiled, "Don't worry."

On the way back home, Xiao Xun rode his horse, recalled carefully and analyzed step by step.

There are several capable people around him who have been with him for six or seven years, and Zhou Qi is one of them.

Zhou Qi is the best at tracking, which means that he is the best at covering people's eyes and ears.

It had been about a year, and there was nothing serious around him, so he only ordered Zhou Qi to stay in the mansion on weekdays and help him restrain his three brothers.He never let Zhou Qi enter the palace, and Zhou Qi never told him that he had been to the palace.

His subordinates have always understood that if they betray him, they will die, and whether they die miserably or not depends entirely on his mood.

Why did Zhou Qi's betrayal start?

The secret guard has been dominated by one person all these years, and the deputy commander has always been pending - why?But in this kind of matter, even the emperor and the queen mother are unlikely to interfere. Previously, because no one knew the abilities of his subordinates better than him, it is needless to say about this situation now.

Did Zhou Qi do such a thing because he saw the possibility of him being replaced?

Xiao Xun rode his horse back to the mansion, went straight to the flower hall, ordered someone to serve wine, then called Zhou Qi to the front of his eyes, and said straight to the point: "Have you been to the palace, how many times have you been there?"

When Zhou Qi heard this, no matter how indifferent his emotions were, his eyes would inevitably darken at this moment - when he foresees his own death, no one can be completely unresponsive.

Xiao Xun poured himself a glass of wine leisurely, and after drinking a few glasses of wine, his voice was cold and slow: "Who did you go to see, what did you say, what was the purpose, and who was instigated by you, tell me straight up, I'll give you a dead body."

No one understands those tortures better than the dark guards, and no one understands Xiao Xun's brutality better than the dark guards.Indeed, as a traitor in Xiao Xun's eyes, having a whole body is already a great gift.

Zhou Qi was silent for a while, looked at Xiao Xun, and replied in a low voice: "This subordinate was instigated by the second master."

Xiao Xun smiled, with an expression that made it impossible to see any emotion, "Go on."

When death was imminent, Zhou Qi calmed down, and the words of the reply had a rational analysis: "At first, the emperor found the second master. Originally, the emperor just asked why the second master was not included in the secret guard by the Hou Ye out of confusion. Later ... Hou Ye should understand that it is not difficult for the emperor to gain the awe and trust of a person. Besides, what the second master has been thinking about all these years is to become a member of the dark guard, and studying on weekdays is just a show. Since the second master became a big Entering Prince Jing's Mansion, he thought that the second master was as capable as Hou Ye. The emperor promised to promote the second master, and the second master might promise to promote his subordinates in the future. The general outline of the matter is like this."

These words are indeed just a summary, but because of Xiao Xun's understanding of the emperor and Xiao Mo, there is no need to repeat the rest.

Xiao Xun could indeed guess it.

Before confronting the emperor, neither he nor Yu Shaoheng denied that the emperor was a wise emperor, and his style was not comparable to that of the previous emperors of the Zhongli clan.What's more, Xiao Mo.

The emperor must have induced Xiao Mo to enter the hidden guard or even become a commander. Ability is important, but the information you have is also important.Until he has credible and previously unheard news, he cannot interfere with the appointment and dismissal of the hidden guards.

So, Xiao Mo began to reveal the secrets he knew step by step, maybe it was something that surprised the emperor that he had a close relationship with Yu Shaoheng in private, so he would naturally continue to ask more.

Perhaps it was at that time that Xiao Mo realized that he had said too much and had caused disaster for his brother, but there was no turning back.The emperor will only give Xiao Mo two choices: report everything he knows, and the senior officials will have to do it in the future; keep silent and withdraw, and he will be handed over to his elder brother.

Whoever gets involved with the emperor, there is no way out.

The choice Xiao Mo faces is very simple, whether he would rather die than take into account the brotherhood, or try his long-cherished wish to get his brother's glory.

In the end, Xiao Mo of course chose the latter, and persuaded Zhou Qi to help.

At this time, Xiao Xun felt chilled, but he had to admit that Xiao Mo was capable and had some means—it was difficult for ordinary people to be seduced and persuaded by the dark guards.

A commander and his subordinates and relatives, just like the emperor and courtiers and the harem, must be separated for a long time, and it is uncertain when disasters will arise.

I am afraid that this day will come, and I still have to face it today.

The second brother and his confidantes know everything and tell the emperor... No wonder the emperor couldn't hold back his anger, he was eager to order people into Xiao's mansion to verify the truth of everything he had heard, and was eager to take back the military power - Xiao Xun guessed that the emperor was also furious , otherwise he wouldn't be so impatient, and he could have acted steadily and steadily like he did with Prince Jing a few years ago.

And what this means... After thinking about it, it is inevitable to be a little sentimental.

Looking up at Zhou Qi, Xiao Xun held up the cup in his hand, "Brother who has been with me for these years, I respect you with this cup. You can scold me and hate me on the way to Huangquan. Go well. I won't see you off in the future."

Wine poured on the ground.

He raised his voice to call for people, and ordered: "Take him to Yongping Hou Mansion, please Yongping Hou interrogate him strictly on my behalf." Then he said, "Tie Xiao Mo to me!"

Asking Yu Shaoheng to help him interrogate Zhou Qi is to find out if Zhou Qi has any accomplices. If he lets his subordinates torture him, if someone takes the opportunity to slander others or deceive others, he will be in chaos.

When the subordinates heard this, they were inevitably surprised, and only after they froze did they respectfully claim it.

Before Zhou Qi was taken away, there was only one question: "How did Lord Hou find out about this?"

Xiao Xun was silent and refused to inform.Some things are like this, and some things are clarified only because of a casual remark or a casual discovery by some people.Thinking of Ye Xizhao's current situation, he will not let anyone know Ye Xizhao's role in this matter.

Xiao Mo came with Mrs. Xiao Er.

Before Xiao Mo could speak, Second Madam Xiao said nervously: "Brother, I...I got a pulse a few days ago."

"..." Xiao Xun was speechless, his eyes looking at Xiao Mo became colder and colder.

It's siblings, but at this juncture, Xiao Mo didn't admit his mistake, but tried to save his life.

Finally, glory and life became the most important things for Xiao Mo, and siblings were just things that could be used.

Want him to save his second brother's life for his unborn nephew?Xiao Xun shook his head lightly with a smile, he never thought of killing Xiao Mo.

Xiao Xun glanced at Mrs. Xiao Er, "Get lost!"

Second Madam Xiao's complexion turned pale immediately, and she was already trembling with fear when she was taken away.

"You—" Xiao Xun murmured for a while, then steadied Xiao Mo, "You have always harbored resentment towards me, I already knew that. Parting is imminent, so you might as well say it."

Xiao Mo thought about these words carefully, and couldn't help saying angrily: "Farewell? Could it be that you really want to kill me?"

"No." Xiao Xun said sincerely, "I won't kill you."

Because of this, Xiao Mo felt a little relieved, and then he expressed his resentment for many years: "My skill and ability are not inferior to any of the hidden guards, but you still refuse to let me be your right-hand man. Your threat! I might as well tell you that I am like this, and my third and fourth brothers also look at you like this!"

"You, you guys, can you become my threat?" Xiao Xun laughed because of it, "You've thought so much before you got to my place?"

Every person in the dark guard needs to pay for being killed at any time, even Xiao Xun, he has gone through all kinds of difficulties and dangers up to now.But no one understands this except Yu Shaoheng, not even his siblings.

He wanted his siblings not to live as hard as him, but his siblings only thought that he didn't want to be divided and share the glory.

Pity.He regards his siblings as the most trustworthy person, but his siblings regard him as a stumbling block in the way.

Xiao Xun didn't give Xiao Mo time to answer, he had already made up his mind, "Early tomorrow morning, you rush to Jiaozhi, life and death in the future have nothing to do with me." Then he called someone, "Take a tendon of the hand and a tendon of the hamstring each."

Xiao Mo's face changed greatly because of this, and because of his shock and anger, he reprimanded: "Xiao Xun! Are you still a human being? It has been so many years since you handed over the treasures left by your parents to Marquis Yongping, you would rather lose Favors don’t make the life of the three of us more comfortable! You treat the Marquis of Yongping better than your own brothers, who in the capital doesn’t know?! Our three brothers have accompanied you through the turmoil, have you ever cared for us at all!? Now you actually If you treat me like this, you won't be afraid of going to the [-]th floor of hell after death?! Originally, I still felt a little guilty, but now it seems that there is no need for it!"

"Originally, I still felt guilty, but now it seems that there is no need." Xiao Xun repeated Xiao Mo's last words indifferently, and threw the wine glass in his hand, hitting Xiao Mo's knee.

Xiao Mo fell to his knees on the ground in pain.

Xiao Mo's voice was as indifferent as iron: "You can continue to yell at me as much as you want. I'm not afraid of being ridiculed and turning you into a living dead."

The confrontation between the brothers, coupled with Xiao Xun's temperament, if the situation continues, Xiao Mo will have no way out, and will even die more miserable than anyone else - Xiao Xun's subordinates are not sympathetic to Xiao Mo, they are just worried that Xiao Xun will make people suffer because of this. Criticizing, they hurriedly winked at each other, blocked Xiao Mo's mouth, and forcibly took him down.

Joan didn't know these things until night, and was very surprised.Afterwards, I have to blame myself, after all, I haven't been able to restrain Xiao Xun's three brothers in the past few years.However, comparing those three people with her two younger brothers, they were completely different - because of this, the guilt was much lighter.

When Xiao Xun returned to the room, he was already drunk.

It was obvious that he was very sad.

Joan understands.Who wouldn't feel sad if they encountered such a thing?His original intention was to let the three brothers not have to go through life and death, and not have to be full of loneliness and pain like him, but Xiao Mo only saw his glory and power, and refused to see what he had sacrificed.

This is Xiao Xun's brother - Qiao An thought, if he changed someone, he would kill that bastard first.

At the same time, Yu Shaoheng went to the study and ordered Zhou Qi to be brought to him.

But at this moment, the butler announced from outside the door: "Your Majesty, a distinguished guest has arrived."

"Which honored guest?" In the Hou Mansion, only three or two can be called honored guests.

"Yes," the steward's voice lowered, "it's the emperor. He's coming to the study right now."

Yu Shaoheng couldn't help raising his eyebrows slightly, and then said: "Got it."

Jia Nian, who was guarding the door, glanced at Zhou Qi, and said, "Master Hou, do you want to take this person down first?"

Yu Shaoheng smiled lightly, "No need."

Zhou Qi's presence is actually beneficial and harmless.In the current situation, it is better to be open and honest than playing charades.

(End of this chapter)