The Rich And Honorable ChangAn Chapter 68

Chapter 68

Xu ChangAn had originally thought that after returning to the residence, he would certainly be taught by Xiao QingYan. Who knew that not only there was no imaginary scolding, on the contrary, he was even given a reassuring pill. Xu ChangAn envied Xiao QingYan very much when he was aware of the Emperor's mind. He thought that he was the same as Xiao QingYan, who was abandoned by his father. But he never thought that Xiao QingYan was luckier than himself. Xiao QingYan not only had a father who loved him, but also had a… biased Imperial Father!

The Emperor had been in power for decades. Now that he had decided on his successor, those other people's means were just like a performance of clown jumping over the beam in his eyes.

Since Xiao QingYan married a male Wangfei, the two people in the Inner Palace were not even a moment stayed idle. They were fighting for their respective princes. They would never have thought that Xiao QingYan, who they did not take into account, was the successor chosen by the Emperor.

Xu ChangAn recalled the past; on more than one occasion he heard Xiao QingYan mentioned the relationship between his Imperial Father and Imperial Mother and thought, the Emperor must be very fond of his First Empress. Therefore with the logic of love the house and its crow, the Emperor would treat the two sons of the First Empress so preferentially.

“Right, Your Highness, it's not too early. Aren't you leaving yet?” Xu ChangAn wanted to understand a lot of things, but he was also relieved of many things. What if he was different from Xiao QingYan? What if his father did not like him? His later life had nothing to do with Xu Yongnian. Why should he still care about Xu Yongnian's attitude towards him?

Xiao QingYan, who he was envious of, was now all thinking about him. Merely knowing this was not good.

“Where is there a Wangfei like you? One moment you want to leave your husband, the next moment you want to drive your husband away!” Although Xiao QingYan knew his Wangfei's worry, but he was still a little angry! He had been so kind to him these days but in spite of everything ChangAn could still say want to separate with him!

Xu ChangAn could understand Xiao QingYan's grievance because Xiao QingYan was exactly a very proud man. He could not match with Xiao QingYan in all aspect. Xiao QingYan was so good to him and he wanted to leave him in front of so many people. Even if he had a hard time, he should apologize to Xiao QingYan.

“I'm sorry. In the future, I'll discuss everything with you.” There were no other people in the room, so Xu ChangAn had no scruples to take the initiative to hold the person in his arms and apologized softly. He believed Xiao QingYan would not continue to be angry with him.

Where would the little anger in Xiao QingYan's heart remain after seeing Xu ChangAn took initiative to express goodwill? After he gave up, he held the person in his arms. Although he did not speak, he was happy with a smile on his face.

“Don't you have to go to Nan Xi?” Now that he did not want to turn face with her, was it not appropriate to stay here? –“Never mind her. It's not like before. Now, she won't know what I don't want her to know.” If there were not some doubts in Xiao QingYan's mind, he would not want to keep that Nan Xi woman at all. But at present, she had to stay, because he felt that the person behind Nan Xi was not that useless Xiao QingNian.

The fact that the Second Prince and the Succeeding Empress' party were so simple to deal with, it was what Xiao QingYan never thought of. It also made him suspect that someone else was planning behind Nan Xi. It was said that this case of Gu poisoning this time which was able to involve so many people, was thanked to those South Xinjiang spies lurking in the every official's home!

Xiao QingYan understood the South Xinjiang's purpose of arranging their spies to lurk in the families of the Great Xiao's officials of all sizes. Apart from turning those under control into moths that nibbled on the Great Xiao, they (spies) hoped to get information through them. No matter due to what kind of considerations, South Xinjiang would not be able to expect Imperial Father to uproot those people!

Now was not the time to relax.

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and the more he thought about it, the more terrible the people of South Xinjiang were! At first, Xiao QingYan was worried about Xu ChangAn's body, but now in addition to his body, he was also worried about Imperial Father's next action. Suddenly, a sense of fatigue came into being in his heart; Imperial Father's expectations made him breathless.

“If someday in the future I wasn't there to accompany you, and a decree to summon you into the Palace came, you can find all kinds of reasons to refuse, and never go there by yourself, understood?” Despite a sense of fatigue in Xiao QingYan's heart, he tried hard to hold the person in his arms a little tighter. No matter how tired he was, he did not regret it.

Imperial Father once said that the rarest thing in the world was to meet a person with the same mind, and when you got them, you must cherished them.

Xu ChangAn knew that the Emperor would be making things difficult for him in the future, and he also understood that there were ways for the Emperor to make things difficult for a person. They might as well surrender directly instead of resisting, but he could not say any words of giving up.

“Don't worry, I'm not a fool. I'll preserve myself and not making things difficult for you.”

“Where is it not a fool? Isn't this very silly? Clearly three years ago, you took a fancy to this Wang, but after marrying this Wang, you dared to pretend that you did not know this Wang? If you had expressed your intention to this Wang earlier, then would you and others around you suffer in Wang Residence?” He released the person slightly to pick up the jade ornament he wanted to see, and soon after the teasing words at once came.

Xiao QingYan was just talking nonsense when he grabbed Xu ChangAn's thing. Naturally Xu ChangAn rebutted in the right and self-confidently manner.

“Aren't you really self-sentimental? When did I like you three years ago? I just didn't want to pawn the jade ornament of that kind-hearted person, and keep it for him.”

“Self-sentimental? I'll see if I'm actually a self-sentimental person!”

“Ah! Hey! What are you doing, Xiao QingYan? It's too early now. You, let me down!”

“How dare you call this Wang by name? It seems that this Wang have to teach you a good lesson ah.” After Xu ChangAn shouted out 'Xiao QingYan', he was told to be taught a lesson by that great named person, but his heart was too happy. How many years had it been? No one had taught him any lesson for years.

It is pleasant to hear. It looks like for a while… time, won't let him call His Highness, but call by name! –They left in a hurry today, but they did not know that after they left, another big thing happened!

The Lin Family originally thought of spending money to prevent disaster, but never thought that the Emperor not only crossed the river to demolish the bridge, but also directly dug a big pit for them!

The Lin Family was an aristocratic family by meritorious deeds, and their money input was not comparable with that of ordinary officials. But the punished Lin Family was not only an aristocratic family by meritorious deeds, but in this generation, an Empress emerged from their family. The several sons had made a fortune and all held important positions in the Imperial Court. Therefore, if the money exchanged between the sons who hold important posts with others were not clear, it was certainly corruption and bribery!

How could the Lin Family not have thought that there were several account books appeared along with the huge amount of silver taels they had handed over, and the account books clearly recorded the dirty money that the Lin Family had obtained by other means of these years!

“Your Majesty! How can Minister An's words be believed? His daughter is Xian Wang's Cefei, he must have framed this old minister for the sake of Xian Wang!” Duke Lin Guo was trembling with fear. He had been careful for so many years. How could he know that he had been scheme by the Emperor many years ago?

“Humph! Still dare to quibble! Zhen (I) don't care who Minister An is! In short, facts speak louder than words! Your Lin Family colluded with inside and outside, buying and selling of official positions, corruption and bribery, committing any imaginable misdeed! Today Zhen will remove the harm for the people!

Bearer, draft the imperial decree!

Everyone in Lin Family will be taken custody to Tian Prison. Tomorrow, make inventory of all the dirty money and stolen goods in Lin Residence, which then will be infused to the state treasury. The Succeeding Empress Lin Shi as the Empress Consort, because she has surpassed her duty, will be strip to Imperial Concubine Lin and be relocated to the Cold Palace!” The Emperor's draft of imperial decree dropped a crime upon the Lin family and the Succeeding Empress could not escape from it. But the Second Prince alone was not mentioned. It was clear that the whole deeds of both the Lin Family and the Succeeding Empress were for one Second Prince.

The people understood that it was useless. The Second Prince was the flesh and blood of the Emperor. As long as the Emperor still remembered a little of their father and son feeling, the Second Prince was still the Second Prince, but he could only be the Second Prince in his whole life.

Xiao QingYan had been waiting to know what move did Imperial Father has in the Palace, but he did not think the Emperor had any planned, yet the one that came was Nan Xi.

“Wangye, since childhood Nan Xi had followed father to earn a living by foraging herbs, and knows a lot of miraculous effect herbs. It's neither useful seeing more physicians for my current health. I know there's a kind of herb that can recuperate my health. You'd better let someone find it for me.”

“No problem! I'll send someone right away!” Let someone find herb?

“Wait a minute, Wangye. That kind of herb is not very common, and it is very similar to the most common wild weed. It is easy to confuse if it aren't for people who had seen it or could have carefully distinguished herbs.”

“Then, how can this be done? Otherwise, this Wang will ask them to bring back a little more and bring to you to distinguish them?” Xiao QingYan's intuition told him that Nan Xi once again wanted to plan something, but he could not understand; what was the meaning of making people go find herb for her?

“Wangye, Nan Xi heard that Wangfei has been familiar with all kinds of books, the most frequently of which are the books recording all kinds of herbs. If he can go, he will find them all at once. Alas, unfortunately…”

Humph! Speaking for half a day, it was actually aimed at ChangAn!

Nan Xi said until there, she thought that Xiao QingYan would take the hint, and immediately promised her to let Xu ChangAn go in person! Who knew when Xiao QingYan heard until there, there was no response! –Nan Xi was suspicious and anxious, but did not want to give up halfway, so she had to continue to say: “Unfortunately, Wangfei's status is honorable, why would he run errand for Nan Xi? Otherwise, forget it, forget it.”

“Why forget it?! Now that you think he can get it back for you then, let him go!” He knew he did the right thing! There must be some arrangement made by Nan Xi this time. As long as he was careful, he could catch the people behind her! But… But the bait was ChangAn.

Anyway, he still agreed to Nan Xi's request. Nan Xi was suspicious, but Xiao QingYan only hesitated because he had been getting along with Xu ChangAn recently.

In the end, Xiao QingYan agreed, and so Nan Xi was relieved.

Almost as soon as Xiao QingYan left Nan Xi's place, he immediately went to Xu ChangAn and spoke about Nan Xi's plans.

“Don't be afraid. It won't let you be alone. Some people will follow you. I will mix with them to protect you.

Humph, when I saw her half-dead before, I thought she was really dying. How could I have imagined that she's still pretending to be dead? Her hard work of pretending to be ill is to trick you into finding her the herb. This time, this Wang must find out who is behind that trapping this Wang everywhere!” Xiao QingYan knew that as long as Nan Xi was not really sick and unable to move, she would have some methods to contact with the outside world. Therefore, she would put this forth today!

Wanted to put their hands on his Wangfei? Could it be that they were aware that he was not bewitched by Nan Xi?

“I can go myself! Why are you going, since it's so dangerous? And you also said; some people will follow me. It will be enough if you replace the ordinary imperial bodyguards you want give me for outstandingly skilled men ah.

I don't think they will mobilize much manpower in this kind of situation, which is to say, they will let a few strong people to be involve. As long as the people around me are better than them, then that's good.” Xu ChangAn was not afraid as long as it was arranged beforehand. The most important thing in assassination was a secret word. Now that they all knew what Nan Xi wanted to do, why would they be afraid of her?

Xiao QingYan never expected Xu ChangAn to respond like that. Previously, he was worried that perhaps ChangAn would resent him and complain that he sent him out as a target.

“I'd rather go with you than worry at home.”

“Your Highness……”

“What's wrong?” Suddenly hugged him, what was wrong?

“Um…… Then you have to find the kind of martial artists that are very good and powerful to follow us ah.” Xu ChangAn was not so afraid, but he was still afraid of accidents. He was very satisfied with his present life and did not want to have any accident.

Translator: Uhh… ChangAn kinda change? He become kinda clingy huh???? Dun dun dun

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