C31 (1/2)
An Su ran far away from the bamboo forest, her chest heaving slightly. Thinking back to what the man had said, she clenched her fists until her nails had embedded themselves into her palms and a bright red liquid seeped out of them.
He felt like he had been stabbed in the deepest part of his heart.
It was something she didn't want to admit to, yet it was mercilessly exposed by a blind person. She knew that she should have killed him, but she didn't know why she stopped herself at the last moment when she looked into that man's unfocused eyes and that calm expression.
After a long while, An Su slowly loosened her fist.
Perhaps it was time for her to investigate his identity. According to her knowledge, there was no such person among the three, five, five, and eight noble families. At least, there was no one who was still in good condition and was blind.
But what about the other families other than the three, five, eight families?
Or perhaps, the royalty?
Xiao?
Her coarse clothes couldn't cover up her elegant aura, as well as the tinge of nobility between her brows that was hard to conceal. ”Wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwu. She didn't think that it would be a nameless person, nor that it would be like being born into a common family.
The Great Ye had been established for more than two hundred years, and the branches of the Xiao family were large, their direct branches had many members, who could guarantee that this blind man was not from the Xiao Dynasty?
As long as he thought about the person who was clearly weak but could see through him with a single glance, it was extremely likely that his surname was Xiao, An Su's blood all over his body had almost stopped flowing.
When she thought about the three men who had appeared together with the killer tonight, her aura became colder and colder. Looking at the patterns embroidered on their robes and the earrings on their hair, they were obviously the subordinates of the Beijing guards.
Someone was watching her.
Who could it be?
Xiao Ye!
There would be no one but him.
The was divided into six battalions with a total of thirty thousand soldiers, of which less than five thousand were Imperial guards s. It was said that all of them were first-rate experts with martial arts cultivation, and was the commander of the army, so being close to the emperor was also one of his most trusted aides. The Emperor of the Imperial guards and the Forbidden Palace were both Imperial City Guards, but they were under the direct control of the Emperor by Qin Kun.
And Xiao Ye, since leaving the Blue Rising Mountain Pass and returning to the Capital a year ago, was appointed by the emperor as the Right Guard Command. He took over the twenty thousand Right Guard and was in charge of the Capital's safety along with the Capital Yamen. Shao Feng was directly under his command and also serving in the Right Guard Army.
Of course, the responsibility of the Right Guard and the Capital Yamen were different.
The Capital Yamen's main division leader, the Capital's, prison. The Right Guard Army's main division leader, the Ye City's, Patrol of Public Security. Usually, the majority of their elites would be training in the camps outside the city.
What is called a major event, for example —
”If there is rebellion, there will be rebellion. If there is chaos, there will be chaos …” ”But if there is chaos, there will be chaos …” ”No, no
In the past few days, she did not make a move and only asked Pearl to investigate the Ruan Mansion without batting an eyelid. She only wanted to wait for the aftermath of the incident to pass, but she did not expect it to attract Xiao Ye's attention. She wanted to walk into his line of sight, but it was definitely not in such a way that she would attract their suspicion.
And the woman who disappeared.
Where did she suddenly appear in the middle of the night to go?
The Ye City was the Capital, they took up a large amount of land, and were located in the imperial city. The South of the city were places where important officials and officials gathered, and the people living in the northern part of the city were mostly commoners.
The center of the four directions could be said to be quite distinct.
As An Su walked, a map automatically appeared in her mind. The Marquis Yongning's Mansion s were located in the South of the city s, the Prince Xian Palace was located in the East of the City s, and the former Mansion of the Lord Protector s were located in the southeast direction. From the way she walked past, she could see that she was heading towards the South of the city, and it was also possible for her to head towards there.
After taking in a deep breath, An Su moved her attention to a flourishing old locust tree by the side of the road. She couldn't help but stop and raise her eyes to the right of him, looking at the majestic building that was hidden in the darkness.
His heart unconsciously began to tremble.
Her entire body seemed to have been frozen, unable to move a single inch. Perhaps it was because her subconscious memories of this place were too deep, she had unknowingly walked back to the Mansion of the Lord Protector.
It was just that this place had long since become a Ruan Residence, a home for others.
According to the news that Pearl had found out, the owner of the Ruan Mansion was named Ruan Minghui, and was forty-eight years old. Ruan Family could be considered a big family in Yunzhou. In the past, there were people who served as officials and came to Yunzhou to punish them.
Ruan Family moved here half a year ago and bought the Mansion of the Lord Protector.
His six daughters had already been married for a long time and did not come to Capital with him. The eldest son, Ruan Chenghao, and the second son, the first son, Ruan Chengyou, had been traveling with him since young. What's more, he was a good-for-nothing, a wastrel who only knew how to eat, drink, and play with women.
There were a lot of businesses in Ruan Family, two jade artifact antiques shops, one rouge shop, one gold building, five silk shops, and two fur shops. There were also two dyed shops in Ruan Family outside the city, both of which were big.
It was said that the brocade made by the Ruan Family was as soft as water, and the flowers were all of different colors. When he was at Yunzhou, his name had already spread far and wide, and he was extremely favored by the noble ladies of the Capital.
It was because of this that the Ruan Family was able to stand firmly in the Capital.
After arriving at the Capital, Ruan Chenghao was still in the business world. However, Ruan Chengyou had entered the palace's Internal Affairs Bureau's Weaving Workshop and became a sixth stage Manager. It was said that Ruan Minghui had spent a large amount of silver to clear the path and donated the money for him. These days, including the people who came and went with the Ruan Mansion, they were also people who had business with the Ruan Family.
This was about what Pearl had found out. It was reasonable and not suspicious at all.
Ruan Minghui seemed to be a very business-like person.
However, the more suspicious something was, the more suspicious Yue Yang felt. If Ruan Family was really just a merchant's home, how could she buy the residence from the officials? The An family was beheaded, and they were considered as' sinners'. It was impossible for Ruan Minghui to not know of this, but he still wanted to buy the Residence.
The Internal Affairs Bureau was responsible for the daily affairs of the emperors, concubines, princesses and princesses. The selection process was extremely strict, so how could it be so easy to enter? Even if the Ruan Family was dyed by hand, even if the Ruan Family had the secret of Yun Jin dyed. But how did the Ruan Family get connected to the people from the Internal Affairs Bureau?
An Su stared intently at the black shadow in front of him, and just as she was about to step forward, a Umbra suddenly flew out of the mansion under the night sky. Just as An Su hid behind the locust tree, the Umbra had already disappeared into the night like lightning.
In the direction of the man in the night sky, An Su's mouth curved into a cold smile.
As she expected, there were a lot of people who were staring at the Residence.
To be precise, he was staring at the Exquisite jade bone.