After I became a passerby, I saved the villain's family

Late at night, at the clan residence.

Xiao Yuheng was sitting on the couch reading a book.

The weather in June was already very hot, and there was hardly any cool breeze even at night. Eunuch Liu was fanning Xiao Yuheng.

At this moment, a petite figure in a cloak hurried in.

Xiao Yuheng raised his eyes for a glance, then lowered them expressionlessly.

"What are you here for?"

The voice was cold.

The man took off his cloak, revealing a stunning face.

The person who came was Concubine Jia.

Concubine Jia fell to her knees with a plop.

"Your Highness, please save our uncle!"

He Mingrong had caught a cold in prison before and was exiled to Mo Ze before he recovered.

On the way to Moze, his condition gradually worsened. He Mingrong was already in poor health, and he had a high fever in recent days.

We have only gone halfway, but most of our lives have been lost. When we really reach the bitter and cold land of Mo Ze, we will lose our entire lives.

The more Concubine Jia thought about it, the sadder she became, and she began to cry quietly.

Xiao Yuheng turned a page of the book.

"Why should I save him?"

Concubine Jia knelt before him and held Xiao Yuheng's arm tightly with both hands.

"Your Highness, he is your uncle. How can you stand by and watch him die without helping him?"

uncle?

Xiao Yuheng snorted coldly.

The night after He Xiangyuan got into trouble, He Mingrong came to the clan house to see him and said that he had a way to contact the Beixin Kingdom to avenge his son.

He told Xiao Yuheng all the plans.

Xiao Yuheng thought about it again and again, and felt that this was not the best time to take action, so he advised He Mingrong to be careful.

He Mingrong refused to listen.

When he thought of his son suffering in Moze, he could not suppress the anger in his heart.

What's more, he had been holding a grudge against Emperor Chengren for many years and could not bear it any longer.

Xiao Yuheng closed the book and looked at Concubine Jia who was kneeling on the ground.

"I have advised him many times not to act rashly. Did He Mingrong listen to me?"

"He has brought this upon himself."

"He didn't betray me, so he was sensible."

"You still want me to save him now?"

"What a dream!"

Xiao Yuheng shook off Concubine Jia's hand and picked up the teacup handed to him by Eunuch Liu.

Concubine Jia fell to the ground.

Xiao Yuheng took a sip of tea.

"Don't think I don't know. You gave him that small piece of the fortification map."

Concubine Jia's body swayed.

How did he know?

"I still say the same thing. You'd better behave yourself before I leave."

Xiao Yuheng put down the teacup in his hand and spoke lightly.

Concubine Jia thought she acted perfectly, but she didn't know that he was watching her every move.

He didn't point it out simply because this chess piece was still useful to him.

Concubine Jia lowered her head and clenched her hands tightly.

After a while, she spoke softly.

"I know that Your Highness is determined to cooperate with the Northern Xin Kingdom. My brother has been in contact with the Northern Xin Kingdom for many years, and the relationship has long been extraordinary."

"If Your Highness abandons him and rebuilds his power, it will probably take a lot of time."

"The Crown Prince is now in charge of the court, and Your Majesty is becoming increasingly weak. It is only a matter of time before he abdicates and leaves the throne to someone more capable."

"Your Highness can wait, but the throne of Dacheng cannot."

"Your Highness, are you willing to watch the kingdom that originally belonged to you being handed over to someone else?"

After Concubine Jia finished speaking, she looked at Xiao Yuheng.

Xiao Yuheng met her gaze, his eyes dark and unclear.

The two were in a stalemate.

I do not know how long it has been.

"Ah."

Xiao Yuheng chuckled softly.

"Empress Jia, I underestimated you."

Xiao Yuheng retracted his gaze and looked towards the window.

"I know, please go back."

Concubine Jia breathed a sigh of relief.

She stood up and bowed to Xiao Yuheng.

"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness."

After saying that, he put on his cloak, turned around and walked out.

Eunuch Liu couldn't help wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

Just a moment ago, he thought that the Third Prince would strangle Concubine Jia to death.

Xiao Yuheng looked out the window, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

While he was deep in thought, a dark shadow quietly entered the room.

"Your Highness." The secret guard spoke.

The sudden sound startled Eunuch Liu.

He patted his chest quickly.

"explain."

Xiao Yuheng did not move, still maintaining his original posture.

"Lingyun Guard just reported that these days..." The secret guard hesitated, "the food and grass are not enough these days..."

Xiao Yuheng frowned.

"Didn't we send a batch of supplies before?"

The secret guard's back was sweating. "Recently, the training volume of Lingyun Guard has increased, and the bandits in the deserted mountains have been harassing us frequently. They have no choice but to use money to keep the peace..."

"Nonsense!" Xiao Yuheng said angrily.

The secret guard knelt down quickly.

Xiao Yuheng stood up somewhat irritably.

Since a part of the Lingyun Guards were lost last time, in order to protect the remaining people, he sent them to station in the barren mountains north of Kyoto.

There is a bandit camp on the barren mountain. Usually few people go there, so it is a relatively safe place for Lingyunwei.

At the same time, the barren mountain is large and has a strange terrain, which is very suitable for him to raise soldiers and horses.

He gave a large sum of money to the bandits in the barren mountains and agreed that the two sides would not interfere with each other.

It’s just that the bandits have too big an appetite and always harass Lingyunwei from time to time.

In order to avoid exposing the matter, Ling Yunwei had no choice but to pay money to keep the peace.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yuheng felt a little headache.

His main source of money before was the interest he received from Risheng Bank.

Ever since the bankruptcy of Risheng Bank, he could only rely on the remaining money to support Lingyun Guard, and his expenses had long been insufficient to cover his income.

The secret guard saw that Xiao Yuheng had a headache and came up with a plan.

"Your Highness, why don't you take those bandits..."

As he spoke, he made a downward chopping gesture with his hand.

Xiao Yuheng was stunned.

He didn't want to provoke the bandits because they were numerous and powerful, but since they were so ungrateful, don't blame him.

Xiao Yuheng nodded, "Let's do as you say."

"Yes!"

"By the way, how is the matter I asked you to contact going?" Xiao Yuheng asked.

"Your Highness, everything is going on normally over there."

"'Nothing went wrong?"

"No." said the secret guard.

Finally, something went well.

Xiao Yuheng waved his hand, motioning him to go down.

The secret guard did not move, "Your Highness, I have something else to report."

Xiao Yuheng was a little annoyed.

Why is this secret guard so slow today?

"Say!"

Sensing the impatience in Xiao Yuheng's tone, the secret guard spoke in panic.

"Your Highness, I have found some clues about the richest man in Jiangnan whom you have been investigating."

Hearing this, Xiao Yuheng perked up.

"Who is it?"

"The Mr. Luo Ci mentioned by those shopkeepers is the third young master of the Zhenguo Mansion, Jiang Cijin."

Is it him? !

Xiao Yuheng narrowed his eyes.

Jiang Ci Jin, ah Jiang Ci Jin, you hid it really well.

He had been investigating this person for so long, but he didn't expect that he would find him right under his nose.

"Eunuch Liu, bring me paper and pen. I need to write a letter."

Xiao Yuheng quickly wrote a letter, put it away and handed it to the secret guard.

"Go to Jiangnan as soon as possible and give this letter to that person." Xiao Yuheng ordered.

"Yes." The secret guard put the letter away and turned to leave.

Xiao Yuheng turned around and looked at the bright moon hanging in the night sky outside the window.

Since it's the Jiang family, don't blame him for being rude...

A few days later, the news came.

He Mingrong contracted a serious illness during exile and died.