Chapter 359 (1/2)



359 Brainstorming _2

Xu niannian looked at his sister and father, who were eating porridge with their heads down, and asked, “”What’s going on?”

“Lingying ate a bun today. She spat out a mouthful after eating it. She said that she would be able to eat it forever,” Xu lingyue said in a low voice.

“…… Big brother taught you?” Xu xinnian’s mouth twitched.

Xu lingyue nodded.

“After Lingyin vomited, she felt that it was a pity and wanted to eat it, but your mother beat her up,” second uncle added.

Xu niannian was speechless.

He lowered his head and looked under the table, only to find that he had indeed vomited a lot of chewed bread crumbs.

“Big brother didn’t come home again today.” Xu lingyue said gloomily.

Xu Erlang and Xu Pingzhi said in tacit understanding, “”He’s definitely in the Academy.”

………

Xu Qi ‘an woke up in the back room of the Yamen. The large courtyard was quiet, and only an old official was sweeping the courtyard with a hunched back.

how long has it been since this blanket was washed? it has a strange smell. The public dormitories are garbage.

He lifted the blanket in disgust and got off the bed with weak steps. He pushed open the window and let the sun shine in.

This was the public dormitory for the night watchmen and the night watchmen on duty. Apart from Jin Luo, who had her own room, the rest of the rooms were shared.

The hygiene was not good, and no one knew how many people’s children and grandchildren were buried in the thick quilts.

Thanks to the elixir from the Directorate of Celestials and his strong body, the wound on his left shoulder had already formed a scab and would be completely healed in two days.

On the other hand, the energy from the heaven and earth One blade slash had yet to recover. He was as exhausted as if his body had been hollowed out.

Xu Qi ‘an poured a cup of tea and rinsed his mouth. He went to the courtyard to get a bucket of cold and clear well water. After washing his face, he went to the spring breeze Hall.

“Phew, so comfortable …”

After finishing the meal sent by the clerk, Xu Qi ‘an touched his bulging belly and lay on Li Yuchun’s chair in satisfaction, his feet on the desk.

It was only now that he had time to think about the assassination attempt last night.

“Usually, I leave the palace at five o ‘clock sharp. Yesterday, because I checked the list of people who entered the Imperial medicine room, I only left the palace after five o’ clock.

“It’s not strange that the assassins who ambushed me knew my way home. I take that path every day, but how did they manage to get the timing right?

“The night watchman is always on the roof, so the three assassins couldn’t have been lying on the roof waiting for me all the time. Otherwise, they would have been discovered by the night watchman.

“It’s obvious that they know when I left the palace … It was highly possible that the mastermind behind the scenes was someone from the palace; otherwise, this could not be explained.

“Is it the Empress? I just found some unfavorable clues about her yesterday, and she turned around and sent someone to assassinate me … You don’t want me to continue investigating?

“If it really was the Empress, then huaiqing and I can only divorce.”