C165 (1/2)

A Jin put down the bag, pointed at Lu Huan Zhi, and pouted, ”I don't like him.”

”Hey, what a coincidence, I don't like you either!” The man waved his fan and rolled his eyes at A Jin.

Su Zhi pulled A Jin into the house, not forgetting to reply, ”Since that's the case, Your Highness, please go back quickly.”

Lu Huan suddenly stood up and grabbed A Jin's arm. He straightened his body and carefully observed his body. Being stared at so closely by him, A Jin forgot to resist.

”What is Your Highness doing?”

He pinched the child's face. After a few seconds, his serious face instantly broke the spell. ”Come, come, let's call you uncle!”

Only then did A Jin push his hand away and return to the room angrily.

Lu Huan Zhi stood up, but didn't follow them in. She stopped smiling and left the yard just as Mama Ding was about to drive her away with a broom.

Su Zhi felt that he was acting a little strange today, but she didn't think too much about it.

Imperial palace, royal study.

The grave-looking monarch was wearing a grey robe as he muttered to the pill furnace in front of him. He didn't utter a single word despite the arguments between the several ministers around him.

Zhao Jian endured for a long time before raising his voice and scolding, ”General Xiao, when we left the capital that day, you promised you you would take down the leader of the bandits. But now that he's returned empty-handed, isn't it a bit too simple to say that three people have already fallen into the ocean and abandoned all their crimes? ”

Before Xiao Qian could reply, Wang Wenfu immediately followed up, ”That's right, General Xiao said that they fell into the sea? Without solid evidence, how can we convince others? ”

The two of them stopped talking and glanced at Emperor Wei Wu from the corner of their eyes.

Liu Yuan rarely expressed his opinion. He looked at Xiao Qian beside him, waiting for him to explain.

Qi Nianzhong spoke up, ”My lords, do you mean that those three people should not apologize with their deaths? Instead, you should live on in peace? ”

Zhao Jian snorted coldly, ”Of course not. I just feel that something is amiss. I'm just afraid that some people might not be able to find the whereabouts of the rebels. In order to avoid punishment, I deliberately claimed that the three of them fell into the sea and died!”

In fact, Zhao Jian was the most clear on what would happen to the three people.

He and Zhao Zheng both underestimated Xiao Qian's ability. They believed that the reckless military general would only use brute force. If they couldn't find the whereabouts of those three, they would continue to track them down.

Unexpectedly, he returned so early, much earlier than they expected.

When Xiao Qian came back, he directly said that he was already dead and sunk into the sea.

There was no proof against his words. When the emperor heard them, he did not reveal any of his attitude.

Those three people are indeed dead. Xiao Qian's psychological tactics are very brilliant. In any case, if you don't believe him, you can continue to investigate.

However, the problem was that he was able to reach the end of the road by chance. That was because the leader of the bandits was indeed dead.

”Your majesty, this humble subject believes that General Xiao did not truly investigate the whereabouts of those three people. He must have made up a lie in order to get rid of the crime!”

He had finally found a reason to take Xiao Qian down. How could he let it go so easily?

Wei Wu Emperor continued to ignore him as he stared at the smoke rising from the cauldron in an infatuated manner.

Qi Nian was about to retort, but Xiao Qian stopped him. He gave a relieved smile and turned around to smile at Zhao Jian.

”Master Zhao, you are the one who refuses to believe me the most when I say that those three people are already dead. May I ask if Master already knows where the traitor's destination is? That's why he dared to refute me so precisely. Since you know, you should report it to His Majesty. Since you don't know, are you angering me to the point of offending Second Young Master Zhao's men? ”

”You! Don't slander me! ” Pointing at him, Zhao Jian yelled, ”With your mouth, it doesn't matter what you say. In any case, if he isn't here, what's wrong with you even if you wipe away the truth? Who doesn't know that those three people were once your subordinates, following the lead of your Great General Xiao? Perhaps it was you who was reluctant to let your subordinates be executed and secretly sent to another place! ”

Qi Nian Zhong's expression immediately changed.

Xiao Qian was famous for his pampered subordinates.

Zhao Jian's kowtow was too ruthless. If Wei Wu Emperor were to hear it, who knew how he would respond.