The loyal minister was forced to marry the traitor

Showing weakness is not an easy thing.

At least Bai Yan thought so.

He has always been soft rather than hard, especially when Xiao Jiuqin speaks softly, it seems that everything in the world goes his way.

This illusion made Bai Yan feel a little joy in his heart, like a sweet cake mixed with maltose, sweet and long aftertaste.

"Xiao Jiuqin, have you learned how to coax people in northern Xinjiang?" How come your mouth is much sweeter.

Mr. Bai was not forced to drink porridge, so he felt a lot more refreshed, and Xiao Houye was quite pleasing to the eye when his mouth was not poisonous.

"What are you talking about? Those dogs in Beidi can't be killed. There's no time to make people happy." Xiao Jiuqin didn't know that Bai Yan was being coaxed, and he was soft at the moment. It's just that the speech is strange, as if the old vinegar is about to be overturned.

"Hmph." Bai Yan was full and the wound was still hurting, so he rolled up the quilt and continued to sleep.

For many days, he was exhausted and worried, and his life was in danger at any time, so Bai Yan pretended to be asleep and finally became a real sleeper.

Xiao Jiuqin asked someone to clean up the bowls and chopsticks, while he took advantage of Bai Yan's sleep to go out to "entertain" Zeng Xuan, the co-prefect of Xiaoyang Mansion.

But what surprised him was that Song Que, the magistrate of Xiaoyang Prefecture, also came.

"Master Hou." Zeng Xuan gave a long bow, while Song Que just clasped his hands together.

Xiao Jiuqin didn't care, and asked the maid to serve tea.

"Your official came presumptuously, and please forgive me, Lord Hou." Zeng Xuan was neither flattering nor obsequious, and his tone was flat, but it did not give people a feeling of contempt.

It's just that Song Que didn't have such thoughtful etiquette. He kept staring at Zeng Xuan, as if he didn't like him very much, and sarcastically said, "There are so many nonsense!"

"Yes." Zeng Xuan had a surprisingly good temper.

Xiao Jiuqin looked at the relationship between the two, and inexplicably felt that he was fair to Bai Yan, at least his mouth was not so bad.

Zeng Tongzhi, who was weak in writing, seemed to be less angry than Bai Yan, his appearance could only be described as delicate, and he didn't seem to be aggressive.

"The two of you came here to relieve the siege of Yongzhou Mansion. Here I would like to thank Bai Yan." In addition to being more patient with Bai Yan, Xiao Jiuqin was always indifferent and polite to other people.

Zeng Xuan bowed again, but his body seemed to shake when he bent down.Before Xiao Jiuqin could speak, Song Que pulled him over and pressed him to the side, "Sit down honestly."

The two moved a little louder, and the atmosphere was a little weird.The next moment, Xiao Jiuqin unexpectedly saw the bruises on Master Zeng's wrist, and suddenly something came to his mind, he raised his eyebrows slightly, and he probably knew about Song Que's appearance.

"Xiaoyang Mansion's help, and the people of Yongzhou Mansion will remember it in their hearts. Bai Yan and I will also ask His Majesty for credit for the two of you after we return to Yingdu. Regarding Huolei, I hope you two can make it clear."

Xiao Jiuqin sits in the seat, he has been in northern Xinjiang for five years, and he can't hide his arrogance, saying that whether he is a bully or a reckless man is rude, he can't let Song Que and the other two fool him about the matter that Bai Yan has always been interested in.

Song Que frowned slightly.

Zeng Xuan was also absent-minded.

Xiao Jiuqin ran out of patience, "If you can't even confess these things, I forgive you for not being able to continue the conversation. Come and see off the guests."

He is blunt and rough, with a faint air of banditry. Zeng Xuan has met countless people, and once thought that Song Que's temper and ghosts were difficult to resist, but now it seems that it is really difficult for someone as stubborn as Xiao Jiuqin. deal with.

Before the two of them could open their mouths since they came in, Xiao Jiuqin blocked the mouths of the two of them, and acted preemptively, clearly displaying his weight.

Seeing that the servant was about to see off the guests, Zeng Xuan grabbed Song Que, whose face was as black as ink, and bowed to Xiao Jiuqin himself, "Master Hou, please give me a chance to explain a little bit."

Xiao Jiuqin looked at him, nodded for a long time, "Speak."

Zeng Xuan took out the words he had thought of, "After Lord Bai sent the letter, Xiaoyang Mansion immediately sent troops, and there was no hesitation along the way, but Lord Hou also knows that anyone who is interested in investigating the banditry in Yongzhou Mansion will know whether it is true or not." It's easy to deal with, so I ordered the fire bombs early in the morning and prepared for the worst."

"As for Fang Yue, in the final analysis, it was the fault of the subordinate officials. He was caught and interrogated once by the subordinate officials. Because of some old enemies in the past, he... spoke a little more violently. Unexpectedly... that person is timid. It's easy to think too much, and if you don't watch it for a while, you will commit suicide..."

"Really?" Xiao Jiu still hesitated in Qin's eyes.

Zeng Xuan nodded, "How dare a subordinate lie to you even half of it. If Lord Hou doesn't believe it, he can send someone to interrogate him. All kinds of things were caught in the eyes of the people that day. Even if you have the best ability, you will not be able to deceive the world."

He was calm from the beginning to the end, and there were no mistakes or omissions in his words. When Xiao Jiuqin heard him say that he could ask him to interrogate himself, he knew in his heart that Zeng Xuan should have arranged everything before he came today. be prepared.

No flaws can be found in the investigation, so I am not afraid of him to investigate at all.

"Bai Yan was in Fangfu that day, and you ordered someone to use fire and thunder and attack fiercely. Before that, you didn't contact Bai Yan..." Xiao Jiuqin's eyes were condensed, and now he showed a terrifying hostility, "Murder Imperial court officer, you are a little fellow, so courageous."

"Master Hou, my officer..."

"Is this how Hou Ye slaps hats on people indiscriminately?!" Song Que suddenly interrupted Zeng Xuan, and he met Xiao Jiuqin's gaze, "I was robbed just now. I stormed Fang's mansion and used fire and thunder. It's my order, Zeng Xuan is just a little colleague, how could he dare to decide such an important matter other than obeying my order."

"Song..." Zeng Xuan called him, but Song Que turned out to be very fierce, and gave him a fierce look, "You are just a retainer of my Song family, so you have no right to speak!"

Xiao Jiuqin looked at the two of them quietly, and smiled lightly for a while, "I didn't know that Song Zhifu and Mr. Zeng have such a friendship."

The two of "Friendship" made it clear that they wanted to break the ambiguity between them. Zeng Xuan's face was a little ugly, but Song Que looked indifferent. He looked in the direction of the main courtyard as if he was not afraid of Xiao Jiuqin at all. After a glance, "I thought Lord Hou should also understand this feeling."

"How do you feel?" Xiao Jiuqin had heard the rumors about Song Que, and thought it was ridiculous at the time, but looking at his face now, it seemed that the rumors were not groundless.

"Just looking at today's events, it can be seen that Master Hou has Mr. Bai in his heart. It is not so much because of improper official procedures, but because Mr. Bai was injured that Master Hou is so angry..." Song Minque He took a sip of tea, "To tell you the truth, Zeng Xuan belongs to me, if Hou Ye has any troubles, please feel free to contact me."

Just now he was dragging someone roughly, but now he is protecting his calf again, Xiao Jiuqin only glanced perfunctorily at this.

Zeng Xuan stood aside, also embarrassed.

The three of them didn't have much value to say for a long time, until the maid suddenly came in and passed a message to Xiao Jiuqin, saying that Bai Yan woke up and was looking for him.

Xiao Jiuqin threw Zeng Xuan and the two away, and when he disappeared, Song Que ordered the maid to add water.

Zeng Xuan endured it for a long time before he said, "Sir, I have nothing to do with you today, why did you come here to meddle, Marquis Pingjin and Lord Bai are not easy to get along with, it's a mess, why do you..."

Song Que got up and walked over, Zeng Xuan's voice became lower and lower, and finally disappeared between the two of them.

It has to be said that Song Que is really an eccentric person. Zeng Xuan has been with him for many years, but now he just feels that he cannot understand him day after day, especially... the relationship between the two is now a mystery.

"Well..." After all, it was his territory, Song Que didn't care about it, but Zeng Xuan still had to face, he finally pushed the person away, but was caught on the neck and bit him hard.

Zeng Xuan hissed lightly, and Song Que leaned in and kissed again, trying to comfort him.

In this way, no matter how much anger Zeng Xuan had, he had nowhere to express it. Many times he could be cruel to himself, but he couldn't do anything about Song Que.

"Tell me, if I'm not here today, what are you going to say to them?" Song Que only set off half a day later than Zeng Xuan, but he didn't expect Fang Yue to be dead by the time he arrived.

Although he has ignored official business for many years, Song Que doesn't understand everything.

This time Yongzhou Mansion is just a puddle of stinky water on the surface, but in reality it is more than a thousand feet deep. Fang Yue, Guo Yunzhai, Zeng Xuan and others were all used to block the knife. Pingjin Hou's attitude must be very poorly aware of this not bad.

Song Que had no intention of forcing Zeng Xuan, but both of them knew that Marquis Pingjin couldn't afford to be offended. If he lied in every possible way, he might only make things worse in the end, because looking at Xiao Jiuqin's intentions, it seemed that he couldn't be kind.

"It's just... If I heard correctly, the meaning of Pingjin Hou seems to be that he cares most about hurting Mr. Bai," Zeng Xuan said slowly, and Song Que was taken aback. After thinking about it, there seemed to be some traces. It can be followed.

The two were speechless for a while.

On the other side, as soon as Xiao Jiuqin entered the room, he saw Bai Yan reaching for something with his arms outstretched. Seeing that he was about to fall down, he took a few steps to protect him, and asked in a bad tone, "What are you doing?"

Bai Yan blinked, "Take something."

Xiao Jiuqin said with a dark face, "You can't let the slave come to fetch something, you have to plant it on the ground by yourself." He stuffed a cushion for Bai Yan, and carefully protected him and sat down.

"I'm fine. I just drank the medicine, and the medicine took effect, and half of my body became numb." For a while, I couldn't tell whether it was the pain or the numbness that was more uncomfortable.

"Give me that thing." Bai Yan pointed to the box on the table.

Xiao Jiuqin didn't move, "That's an empty box, and the contents have been taken away long ago."

Bai Yan paused, "That's it."

He didn't react very much, but Xiao Jiuqin felt that something was wrong. Bai Yan tried his best to find evidence, but in the end he almost died, but found nothing. Anyone else felt unhappy.

But just as he was thinking, Bai Yan suddenly hooked his hands at him, "I want to ask you something."

Xiao Jiuqin was a little hesitant, and Bai Yan glared at him, "I won't eat you." He still speaks sharply now, but he often said vague things, Xiao Jiuqin was helpless for a while, and finally moved over.

Originally, he thought that Bai Yan was going to ask some business matters, but Xiao Jiuqin was stunned by what he said next.

There were bruises on his face, and he couldn't move his body, but the handsome and handsome Mr. Bai asked with interest, "I heard from my servant that Song Que, the prefect of Xiaoyang Prefecture, is also here. Did he come for Zeng Xuan? They What... is there something wrong with the two of you?"

Xiao Jiuqin didn't know that Lord Bai, who was lying motionless on the bed, was now so bored that he asked about gossip.

"If it's the indescribable relationship between the two of them, then of course there is." Xiao Jiuqin's dullness is divided into people and time. For example, at this moment, he knows Bai Yan's thoughts clearly, after all, he has always been as indifferent as water. Mr. Bo, there are very few times when he is so "curious".