Although Xinyun was very determined, Su Chen still refused to give up. He reasoned that if Xinyun really didn't care about his life or death, she would not have followed Ji Wuya in.

Even if her wounds are discovered, Xinyun can still prove his alibi for him. As long as Xinyun wants to save him, there will always be various ways.

"No, I won't give up!"

Su Chen replied firmly again.

Xinyun was staring at him seriously at this moment, but she couldn't find any reason to persuade him to give up. In the end, she had to say, "His Majesty has approved your official position yesterday. Once the official document arrives, you will move out immediately." Then she continued.

Leave in anger.

After Xinyun left, Xiaoqing brought a new set of clothes not long after.

"What's wrong? Did you quarrel?"

Su Chen replied disappointedly: "She told me to give up."

Xiaoqing said happily: "Congratulations to you then."

Su Chen was surprised.

"Congratulations to me?"

"There are many people pursuing Xinyun in the capital. There are many high-ranking officials and young talents. But I have never seen Sister Xinyun treat others like this. Even if she doesn't like her, she can still get along with her face, and she won't do it.

When she gets angry at others, I also asked her why she didn't refuse simply and let them give up."

Su Chen asked curiously: "How did she answer?"

"She said that she would not offend these people. Firstly, it was for the third prince's popularity in the court. Secondly, she did not take these people into her heart at all. As for whether they would give up or not, she didn't care at all."

"I didn't take it to heart at all..."

Su Chen murmured to himself.

Xiao Qing smiled and said: "The more special Sister Xinyun is to you, the more she cares about you, so congratulations to you for being the first to enter Sister Xinyun's heart."

Su Chen sighed and asked: "Then why did she reject me? Does it really mean that I am not powerful enough?"

Xiao Qing also sighed and explained: "Empress Zhen treats Sister Xinyun very well, and Sister Xinyun also regards her as her own mother, so Sister Xinyun has been deliberately trying to help the third prince gain power. However, the third prince is weak.

, she was also fighting alone. Some ministers in the court would have almost ignored the third prince if they had not seen Sister Xinyun favored by the Frost King. Therefore, if the third prince did not rise up, she would not dare to stop for a moment.

Only by constantly making great achievements and establishing an image in the Frost King's heart can the weak power of the third prince be stabilized.

Moreover, the competition among the princes will become more and more fierce. Those who cannot ascend the throne will almost die. Look at the five states and counties of the Frost Kingdom. Among the princes in the same batch as the Frost King, there is only one King of Xizhou left. The others

, all dead."

Only then did Su Chen realize that among the five prefectures and counties, only the King of Xizhou was indeed canonized as king, and the other prefectures and counties were only marquises. This shows how fierce the competition for the previous throne was.

"Then why was the King of Xizhou able to escape unscathed?"

Su Chen asked curiously.

"This is a secret of the dynasty. Even Sister Xinyun doesn't know about it. How could I know about it?"

Su Chen no longer hesitated. After changing his clothes, he wanted to leave the mansion.

Unexpectedly, Xiaoqing refused to let him go, saying that he had already packed up a house for him to live in, provided that he would cook three meals a day.

Su Chen readily agreed, and then asked Xiao Qing: "You have many connections in the capital, can you help me find out if anyone has been arrested by the Marshal's Mansion recently?"

Only then did Xiao Qing realize that Xuan Qi was missing. Thinking about what happened last night, she was surprised and said, "You must be those two thieves!"

Su Chen nodded and admitted, then told the detailed story.

,,

Marshal's Mansion, in the main courtyard.

A group of inner guards staggered and knelt on the central floor.

The two guards in the front row were the two who were lazy in front of the study last night, and they were whispering at the moment.

"Brother, you think this Ji Wuya is making too much of a fuss. He just threw something away and made us kneel all night."

"Yeah, I can't feel any feeling in my knees. Ouch... I don't know which two bastards dared to break into the Marshal's Mansion. I curse them..."

The behavior of the two people immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the supervising sergeant nearby, who mocked: "I didn't expect that the dignified internal guards of the Marshal's Mansion would look like this. It really ruined the reputation of the Grand Marshal!"

"Who do you think you are? You dare to criticize us? Do you know who my father is!"

The two kneeling men immediately retorted. Then they stood up to relieve the pain in their knees under the pretext of arguing.

At this time, Ji Wuya arrived just in time and found that they disobeyed orders and immediately scolded: "Liu Wu, Liu Xing! Who told you to get up!"

The older man named Liu Wu immediately knelt back, and then pulled his younger brother Liu Xing to kneel down peacefully.

"Master, we have been kneeling all night, it's almost done..."

Liu Wu knelt down and spoke.

Ji Wuya became angry when he heard this and scolded: "General Liu was so famous when he was alive, how could he have descendants like you?"

Liu Xing cursed in a low voice: "Why are you so arrogant? If my father were still alive, you would never be able to tell me what to do, hum!"

Although his voice was small, it was still heard by Ji Wuya. Ji Wuya was so angry that he raised his silver spear and threw it at Liu Xing.

The silver gun didn't pierce his body, but just pierced the floor on his right side. Liu Xing was still scared to death and cried loudly: "Dad, take a look at the spirit of heaven, we are living so miserable..."

When Ji Wuya heard this sissy cry, he became even more angry and said: "Father originally saw that both of your parents were dead and you had no means of making a living, so he left you as an errand in the house. His original intention was to train you.

I didn’t expect that you guys can’t hold up the wall, and you are just dragging your feet in doing things, trying to be lazy. I only tolerated you for the sake of General Liu. Since you think your life here is not good, then leave.

!”

When Liu Wu heard this, he felt that something was not good. The young master was trying to drive them away while the generalissimo was away, so he immediately begged for mercy: "Young master, please calm down. It's because we didn't do our job well. We are willing to be punished."

Although Ji Wuya's arrogance could not be extinguished, the Generalissimo had promised the late General Liu to take care of his descendants. Now that he was driving them away, he was afraid that it would be difficult for his father to explain when he came back, so he looked at the other people who were kneeling and announced: "You guys

These people are just distant relatives in General Liu’s Mansion, and they dare to act recklessly. Starting today, they will all be driven out of the Marshal’s Mansion to make a living for themselves outside!”

,,

The next day, after Su Chen got up, he hurried to the kitchen to look for Xiao Qing.

"Is there any news about Xuan Qi?"

Xiao Qing replied: "No, but I heard someone say that Ji Wuya arrested no one with great fanfare this time. He was furious in the mansion yesterday. It was said that he replaced all the people in the inner guard.

Already."

Su Chen felt a little relieved that Xuan Qi had not been arrested, but after a day passed and he didn't see him coming back, it still made him a little worried.

Then he recalled that it was extremely easy to sneak into the Marshal's Mansion that night, even if the internal guards were not tight, it was incredible that someone dared to be lazy at the door of the study.

"Have the guards at the Marshal's Mansion always been so lax? Those internal guards look worse than the ordinary sergeants outside."

Facing Su Chen's question, Xiao Qing explained carefully: "You don't know this. The Generalissimo is not only highly skilled in martial arts, he is also most famous for his temperament, which is extremely emotional. First, he loves his sister the most, and also

She is the current Princess of Xizhou, followed by his beloved general.

A few years ago, one of his generals, Liu Song, fell seriously ill and died. Later, I heard that the Generalissimo took out the elixir he got from the East China Sea Fairy Island to save Liu Song. This story spread like wildfire. You don't know.

The elixir was so evil that it had to take the life of the deceased's loved one to take effect. So at the request of the Generalissimo, Liu Song's wife used her own life to activate the elixir. Unexpectedly, after Mrs. Liu died,

, General Liu Song was still not saved, and since then, the effectiveness of the elixir has been criticized."

Su Chen had heard Mr. Gao tell this story, but the details were not as detailed as what Xiao Qing told. In particular, Mrs. Liu was only willing to use her life as a medicine at the request of the Generalissimo. This request seemed very subtle. Could it be

been threatened.

"Then what does this have to do with the inner guard?"

Su Chen said doubtfully.

"After the death of General Liu Song and his wife, he left behind two sons, as well as a large number of relatives and nephews. They had no support, so they were all adopted by the Grand Marshal, and later became this group of internal guards. The Marshal's Mansion has never had any

People dare to make trouble, so no matter how incompetent they are, they will not be discovered. But after you make such a fuss, their true colors are exposed, and they may be scolding you in their hearts."
Chapter completed!