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In the study room in the backyard of the Censorate.

When Xuanyuan Lie had already brought his men over, Yan Xishan and his family of three were still hiding in the study room discussing how to deal with Gu Chan.

Bai Jingtian kicked the study door open.

Yan Xishan's eyes widened and he roared, "Who is so bold?"

"Open your dog eyes and take a good look at who is coming." Bai Jingtian shouted coldly.

Yan Xishan took a closer look at the young man who walked in and was so frightened that he quickly stood up, walked over and knelt down to greet him.

Seeing this, Yan Li and Bai Xi did not dare to delay and hurriedly came over and knelt behind him.

"Your Majesty, I am Yan Xishan, the Chief Censor of Jiangnan, and I pay my respects to the Second Prince. May my master be blessed with good health."

"Hmph! Do you still remember that I am your master?" Xuanyuan Lie said with a sullen face.

As he spoke, he walked to the chair next to him and sat down.

Yan Xishan knelt on the ground, and was so scared that he quickly waved his sleeves to wipe the beads of sweat that were oozing from his forehead.

The Second Prince has always been moody and fickle-minded. Over the years, he has been walking on thin ice in the Jiangnan area. Until now, he has never thought that his master would come to Jiangnan City in person.

Bai Jingtian shouted coldly, "Let me ask you, did you send someone to steal Gu Chan's imperial sword?"

"This..." Yan Xishan was speechless.

"Look at what you have done. If you hadn't done this, how could Gu Chan be so rude to the master?" Bai Jingtian cursed angrily.

Yan Xishan looked up at Xuanyuan Lie, who was covered in black and dust, and felt extremely frightened.

Yan Li and Bai Xi were not in a much better condition. The mother and daughter were already frightened to the point that their faces turned pale as paper.

Xuanyuan Lie said coldly, "Why are you still kneeling? Why don't you get up quickly and send someone to prepare hot water for me so I can take a shower and change clothes?"

"Yes, master." Yan Xishan responded hurriedly.

Then the family of three quickly stood up from the ground, and Bai Xi hurried downstairs to ask someone to boil hot water and prepare a bath tub.

After a while, Xuanyuan Lie was invited to a large room in the main east wing to take a bath.

Bai Jingtian led several injured palace guards to another small courtyard to stay overnight, and found a doctor to treat their injuries.

In the study.

Yan Xishan was pacing back and forth in front of his desk anxiously.

Yan Li stood aside and said, "Dad! Don't be anxious. The Second Prince is here now. It's useless to be anxious!"

"This damn Gu Chan actually reached out to the Second Prince. We're all finished now. My master has been messed up by him, so he will definitely destroy me!" Yan Xishan said impatiently.

"Dad, did you see how the Second Prince acted just now? Didn't he look like he wanted to destroy you? I think you can rest assured that he definitely won't destroy you." Yan Li said shrewdly.

When Yan Xishan heard his daughter's words, he finally calmed down.

On second thought, he felt that his daughter was right. Xuanyuan Lie was just a little angry just now and didn't seem to want to punish him severely. In this case, was there still room for maneuver in this matter?

Thinking of this, he felt much more relaxed, and quickly said to his daughter, "Remember, when the master comes, you must serve him well. If you can win the master's heart and become the second imperial concubine in the future, then our Yan family will be completely stable."

"Okay, Dad, I know what to do, you don't have to remind me." Yan Li said with a red face.

Yan Xishan took a deep breath and completely suppressed the worries in his heart.

After that, the father and daughter waited quietly in the study.

About half an hour later, Xuanyuan Lie, after taking a bath and changing into clean clothes, returned to the study room at a leisurely pace.

At this time, he looked much cleaner and refreshed, no longer as disheveled as before.

After he sat down at the desk, he was about to speak when Yan Li came to his side with a charming smile, took the initiative to stretch out her hand to massage his shoulders, and whispered softly in his ear, "Master, you have worked hard. Let me massage your shoulders to help you relax."

"Hmph! Yan Xishan, you really gave birth to a nice daughter! This prince actually likes her a little bit." Xuanyuan Lie said as he stretched out his hand to hook Yan Li's chin, a lewd smile on his face.

Yan Xishan flattered him and said, "Master, it is her great fortune to be favored by you. As long as you are happy, I will let her serve you personally."

"You still have some filial piety." Xuanyuan Lie said with satisfaction.

Yan Xishan smiled and felt relieved immediately.

Xuanyuan Lie changed the subject and said, "By the way, in the next three days, you must quickly raise 1 billion taels of silver and send it to Gu Chan at Chang Mansion."

"Ah? Ten billion taels of silver?" Yan Xishan was shocked.

With so much silver, isn't this tantamount to cutting his flesh?

Xuanyuan Lie said coldly, "You've been in Jiangnan for so many years, and this is all you've earned? Is this a lot for you?"

"Master... I... I don't think it's too much, I just want to know why you gave that brat so much silver?" Yan Xishan asked with a stiff face.

"I bought some new weapons from him, which will be very useful for the future defense in the Jiangnan area." Xuanyuan Lie said.

"Master, that kid is very cunning. You'd better be careful and don't get fooled." Yan Xishan reminded.

Xuanyuan Lie said coldly, "Who dares to lie to me in my fiefdom? Okay, stop talking nonsense and do it quickly. I'm tired. I'll take a rest first."

"Yes, master." Yan Xishan responded respectfully.

Then he immediately took his leave and left, and after leaving, he carefully closed and locked the door.

"Hehe...Second Prince, don't be so impatient!"

As soon as he left, Yan Li's charming laughter was heard from the study.

On the other side, in the small courtyard where Bai Jingtian and others lived.

At this time, the doctor had already treated the wounds of several palace guards. After Bai Jingtian sent the doctor away, he told them to lie in bed and recuperate, while he himself sat in the yard drinking and taking a rest.

Yan Xishan walked in quickly, sat opposite him and said, "Commander Bai, what's going on? The master just asked me to collect 1 billion taels of silver and send it to Gu Chan at Chang's residence, and said that he wanted to buy some weapon from him. I don't understand, what kind of weapon is so valuable?"

"I saw with my own eyes that the new weapon, the cannon, he built is indeed extremely powerful. If our Jiangnan area is equipped with such weapons in the future, I guarantee that even the prince will not dare to touch us." Bai Jingtian said solemnly.

"I see. No wonder the master is willing to spend so much money to buy this new weapon. It seems that the master is really determined to fight to the death with the prince." Yan Xishan said with his eyes narrowed.

At that moment, he made a decision in his heart that he must raise the money and send it to Chang Mansion as soon as possible, and must not delay his master's important matter.

As long as Xuanyuan Lie strengthens his strength and makes good defenses here, there will be no need to be afraid no matter how much the prince forces Xuanyuan Lie.

Correspondingly, as the second prince's man, as long as Xuanyuan Lie defeats the prince and sits on the throne, his Yan family will surely rise in the future and be second only to the emperor.