Xiao Yueze pursed his thin lips slightly in displeasure, but his handsome and elegant face did not show any trace of anger.

Only those who know his confidants very well can realize that this wise and almost demonic prince is already quite angry.

"The Xiao family doesn't raise trash that accomplishes nothing."

The simple sentence and the cold tone seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary.

All the confidants in the room were so frightened that they were dripping with cold sweat, and they all knelt on the ground to beg for mercy.

"I have failed to do my job well and am willing to be punished! Please give me another chance to atone for my sins!"

Xiao Yueze chuckled twice and did not answer. He just made tea and drank tea at the main seat with a leisurely attitude.

The lingering fragrance of tea filled the corners of the eyes and the tips of the eyebrows, making it difficult to distinguish between happiness and anger.

I mentally calculated the action plan so far, but nothing seemed to go well.

The arson uprising in Qianzhou was half a success and half a failure; the assassination of dead men in Yanzhou, Huayang Marquis Mansion and Zhennan Prince Mansion were successively captured by mistake.

Are the Yu siblings too shrewd and vigilant, or are the spies from a few families unable to match their strength?

The invincible Prince Xiao was very puzzled as to why all his plans failed when he reached the northwest.

He has traveled north and south for so many years, but he has never experienced the failure of his plans.

The powerful Mrs. Song really lived up to her reputation. No wonder she was married into the Dingbei Marquis Mansion as a commoner. She was smart and resourceful, and her scheming skills were not inferior to those of the veterans in the officialdom.

Song Xi's acquisition of such a virtuous wife would certainly make him more powerful, and it was reasonable for him to be willing to share power and rule with her.

Xiao Yueze suddenly remembered the picture of the beauty that he had worked so hard to obtain, as well as the various tracking and investigations of the Yu family along the way.

Even though he is well-informed, he has to admit that what man in the world would remain indifferent to such a beautiful and talented woman?

Just a single portrait can make people amazed. If you can see it with your own eyes...

"Your Majesty, I have something urgent to report!"

A secret guard in black hurriedly asked for a meeting outside, and his anxious voice interrupted his wandering.

Xiao Yueze raised his eyes and glanced, and said slightly unhappily: "That's right."

The black-clothed secret guard hurriedly walked into the room, ignoring his colleagues who were kneeling on the ground, and replied angrily: "Your Majesty, a notice has been issued in Jining, and the three Jin Dynasties will soon begin to seal off the city for interrogation. Everyone must show their household registration or road map, and if they don’t have a legitimate reason to enter the province, they will be detained and interrogated!”

"In addition, various government offices have posted wanted rewards, offering a reward of a thousand taels of silver for the arrest of spies from Zhennan Palace and Huayang Hou Palace. Outsiders from Lingnan and Shu will also be strictly investigated, and the government even encourages local people to report them. Suspicious person!"

"The hidden stakes we deployed in Jining have been captured. Should we rescue people or evacuate next? Please give us instructions as soon as possible!"

Xiao Yueze stood up suddenly, his eyebrows slightly furrowed with a look of shock.

The tea cup in his hand had been crushed at some point, leaving only a puddle of tea that wet his fingers and the edges of his sleeves.

He has always been obsessed with cleanliness, but he has no time to take care of this. His mind is full of thoughts about what the secret guard reported.

Sanjin's notices and wanted orders were targeted at the two families, and everyone knew what it meant.

Originally, he could remain calm even when his plan failed, but he was sure that the Song family would not be able to pry open the mouths of the dead soldiers!

One unfavorable action does not affect the future layout. As long as the Zhennan Palace is not exposed, they can still hide in the dark and quietly control the direction of the situation to win more benefits and chips for the Xiao family.

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But now...

The Yu family could actually interrogate the truth about the assassination from the mouths of the dead men of the Xiao family?!

How on earth did she do it?

You must know that the dead soldiers of the Xiao family have gone through extremely cruel trials and assessments, and can only stand out from the training camp after layers of selection.

No matter how terrible the torture they face, they will never betray their master and tell the truth!

Each dead soldier also has extremely strong resistance to medicine and poison. Any method of coercion and inducement cannot be easily effective. However, the Yu family was able to find out the origin of the dead soldier in such a short period of time and bring Xiao, who had been lurking for a long time, to death.

The power of the family is completely exposed!

It seems that he underestimated the ability of Song Xi and his wife in the past. The other party must have some unknown interrogation method!

The confidants of the Xiao family who were present also felt unbelievable and were a little surprised by this turn of events.

Quietly taking a look at the prince's face, Xiao An hesitated and guessed: "Could it be a coincidence? Maybe the Song family just tested all possible forces and observed the reactions of each family before determining the origin of the assassin.

After all, it is impossible for the dead soldiers of the palace to rebel against the Lord and seek to survive, and there is no more news from Yanzhou..."

Xiao Yueze's eyes were cold, and he sneered twice and asked: "Xiao An, do you believe this reason? Why did the notice of the Three Jin Dynasties not mention the imperial court or other forces, but only wanted Huayang Marquis Mansion and Zhennan Prince Mansion?

?Since that Yu family can take power on my husband's behalf, his mind and methods must be unusual. We underestimated our enemy."

Xiao An looked anxious when he heard this, feeling that the place of Sanjin had suddenly turned into a dragon's pond and a tiger's den.

"Your Majesty, let's evacuate this place as soon as possible. Now that the Song family has discovered the truth about the assassination, our foothold may have been leaked. It will be difficult to leave after the city is closed. We must move our position sooner rather than later!"

Of course Xiao Yueze understands this truth, but he is still a little unwilling in his heart.

"It's a pity. I originally wanted to go to Yanzhou to meet her in person..."

The spies who were lurking in Yanzhou once said that the portrait painted was actually only seven-tenths of the color of Yu himself.

In order to draw a true and accurate portrait, the spy stayed in Yanzhou for more than half a year.

Xiao Yueze has been very curious after seeing the portrait. What kind of temperament would such a talented and beautiful woman have? She has a mysterious origin but extraordinary abilities. Her intelligence and talents are very admirable.

If she had never met Song Xi in this life, what kind of light would she have shined with her own talents?

He was looking forward to the day when he would play against her, and he would definitely have a lot of unique fun then.

The wise and resourceful prince has not noticed yet that his interest and concern for Yu Yalan have gone beyond ordinary.

Xiao An, his confidant on the side, vaguely understood something, and quickly persuaded him earnestly: "Your Majesty, Yanzhou is heavily guarded. If you leave, you will never return. If you risk yourself, you may lose more than the gain. We should evacuate this place as soon as possible until the time is right.

Let’s make further plans.”

That Yu family has long since become the mistress of the Song family. If the prince has any idea, he can only give up regretfully. Unless he can one day kill Song Xi, the beauty will always be just a portrait.

The prince is wise and mighty, and has a bright future. Never make rash decisions just for the sake of a momentary thought!
Chapter completed!