"Mr. Su, I have to pay the money, otherwise I will leave firmly." Xi Yu's voice was not loud, but revealed an unquestionable firmness.
Yuanwai Su sighed helplessly. He didn't expect Xi Yu to be so stubborn.
In order to maintain the family's reputation, he had to sell the house to Xi Yu at a low price.
"Well, since you insist on this, then I'll sell this house to you at a low price." Mr. Su said helplessly.
Xi Yu nodded and said nothing.
After he paid the payment, he took the title deed.
Seeing that the deal had been completed, Su Yuanwai decided to hold a banquet to entertain Xi Yu to ease their relationship.
"Mr. Xi, I will hold a banquet in the mansion tonight and I hope you will enjoy the glory. At the same time, I also hope that the dog son Su Yu will accompany you to meet you." Su Yuanwai said with a smile.
Xi Yu's heart moved and wanted to see what Su Yu had. So he agreed happily: "Then I'm more respectful than obedient."
As night fell, the Su family's courtyard was brightly lit.
Accompanied by Mr. Su, Xi Yu came to the banquet hall.
He looked around and saw many businessmen. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Su Yuanwai's wide connections.
"Mr. Xi, please sit down. I'll call the dog over here." Mr. Su said.
Xi Yu nodded and sat at the banquet. He quietly waited for Su Yu's arrival, his heart full of expectations.
After a while, Su Yu walked into the banquet hall. He was wearing a white robe, elegant and handsome.
"This is the dog son Su Yu." Su Yuanwai introduced proudly.
Xi Yu smiled and said, "I heard about Mr. Su's name for a long time. When I saw him today, I was indeed well-known."
Su Yu also bowed and replied, "The Prime Minister has been too rewarded."
Mr. Su was overjoyed when he saw the two of them having a good conversation.
He took the opportunity to say, "Prime Minister, I have a lot of knowledge about opera. Why don't you let him accompany you to enjoy the opera performance tonight."
"That couldn't be better."
So Su Yu sat next to Xi Yu and enjoyed the opera performance with him.
While enjoying the two, they exchanged their understanding and insights on opera.
After dinner, Xi Yu asked to chat with Su Yu alone.
The two of them came to the yard, and the moonlight shone on the ground, reflecting their figures.
Su Yu told Xi Yu bluntly that he really wanted to do things in front of Xi Yu and hoped to get his appreciation.
Xi Yu looked at Su Yu with a smile and asked, "Young Master Su, I wonder what you are good at?"
Su Yu replied confidently: "Mr. Xi, I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and I have learned a lot from both literature and martial arts."
Xi Yu nodded and said, "Can Mr. Su show your martial arts?"
Su Yu happily agreed, and he picked up a spear from the weapon stand and started dancing.
The tip of the gun was flashing cold light under the moonlight, and Su Yu's movements were like flowing clouds and water, and they were done in one go.
Xi Yu looked at Su Yu's performance and praised him secretly.
He felt that Su Yu's martial arts skills were indeed good, so he nodded to express his satisfaction.
"Young Master Su's martial arts are indeed extraordinary." Xi Yu said.
Su Yu smiled modestly and said, "The Prime Minister is wrong."
Next, they began to talk about the sutras and theories.
Half an hour later, Xi Yu looked at Su Yu with a smile, his eyes flashing with appreciation.
He said, "Mr. Su, after some conversation, I found that you are not only both civil and military, but also knowledgeable and talented. Since Mr. Su is willing to be under my command, I agree."
Su Yu was delighted. He didn't expect that he would be appreciated by Xi Yu.
He immediately nodded and agreed, "Thank you for your kindness, Prime Minister, Su Yu is willing to work hard for his own good things."
Xi Yu laughed and said, "From today, you will be my right-hand assistant. I hope we can work together to create a great cause."
Su Yu bowed and said, "Thank you for your faith. Su Yu must do his best to live up to expectations."
Xi Yu nodded with a smile.
But he didn't know what kind of position he should give Su Yu.
Su Yu told Xi Yu that as long as you can follow Xi Yu, you can do anything.
"Prime Minister, I, Su Yu, have nothing else to ask for. I just want to be with you and work hard for you!" Su Yu knelt in front of Xi Yu and said earnestly.
Xi Yu looked at Su Yu in front of him and thought to himself.
He knew that Su Yu was a talented young man, but he also needed time to test his sincerity and ability.
"You get up first, I will consider your request. It's getting late now, so you go back and rest first, and we will discuss the specific matter tomorrow." Xi Yu said.
Su Yu stood up and bowed deeply to Xi Yu.
At this time, Mr. Su arrived.
When he saw his son, his eyes were filled with pride and gratitude.
"Sir, it is a great honor for my Su family to win your favor!" said Su Yuanwai.
Xi Yu nodded with a smile and said, "Su Yu is indeed a crafty material, I will train him well."
After hearing this, Mr. Su felt even happier. He said, "This house has been sold to the Prime Minister now. My father and son are going to live in the inn today."
Xi Yu thought for a while and said, "Since that's the case, let them stay for the time being. After His Majesty moves in, it's not too late for you to move out."
After hearing this, Su Yuanwai and Su Yu hurriedly thanked Xi Yu.
"Thank you, Prime Minister!"
Xi Yu waved his hand and said, "You don't have to be polite, this is what I should do. You can rest early, there are still many things to do tomorrow."
Yuanwai Su and Su Yu saluted Xi Yu again, then retreated.
Xi Yu went back.
The next morning, the sun shone on the ground through the thin clouds. Xi Yu got up early. After washing up, he went to the guest room to pay his respects to Liu Xie.
"Your Majesty, I wish you my best wishes." Xi Yu bowed respectfully.
Liu Xie just woke up and was still a little sleepy, but when he heard Xi Yu's voice, he immediately sat up and said with a smile: "Xi Yu, there is no need to be too polite. Is there anything wrong with coming to see me so early?"
Xi Yu stood up straight and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I have bought a manor for you. I want to invite you to see it. I wonder what Your Majesty wants?"
When Liu Xie heard this, he suddenly felt energetic, and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.
"Oh? Xi Yu, you are so thoughtful! Okay, let's go and have a look right away!" Liu Xie said excitedly.
Xi Yu smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, please wait. I have prepared a sedan chair for you."
Liu Xie nodded and said, "Okay, then let me go in the sedan chair."
Xi Yu turned around and went out, instructing the soldiers to prepare the sedan chair.
After a while, a gorgeous sedan chair was carried over. Xi Yu personally lifted the curtain for Liu Xie and asked him to get into the sedan chair.
Liu Xie sat in the sedan chair, while Xi Yu rode a horse and led the soldiers to guard both sides of the sedan chair. The group set out in a mighty manner.
Along the way, Xi Yu felt as if someone was following them, but he didn't mind.
Because he knew that he had secret guards to protect him and nothing would happen.
When Xi Yu saw a shop, he remembered that he had not eaten breakfast, and Liu Xie had just gotten up, so he quickly got off the horse and asked Liu Xie to have breakfast with him.
"Your Majesty, let's have breakfast first. This restaurant looks pretty good." Xi Yu said.
Liu Xie said: "I was not hungry just now, but I was so excited. After hearing what you said, I realized that I was a little hungry."
So they walked into the inn together.
This inn is crowded and very lively.
Xi Yu and Liu Xie found a seat by the window and sat down and ordered some food.
"Your Majesty, you taste this porridge, it tastes very good." Xi Yu said while serving Liu Xie a bowl of porridge.
Liu Xie took a bite, nodded, and said, "Well, the taste is really good."
Xi Yu smiled and said, "Your Majesty just like it."
At this moment, Xi Yu seemed to see a sneaky shadow and immediately appeared near the inn.
"Your Majesty, you can eat first, and I will go outside and have a look." Xi Yu said.
Liu Xie nodded and said, "Okay, you go."
Xi Yu got up and walked out of the inn, looking for the shadow around.
He immediately called out the secret guard.
They found the shadow crawling into an alley, so he followed.
When he walked to the entrance of the alley, Xi Yu stopped and carefully observed the situation around him.
He saw the shadow turn a few turns in the alley and then disappear behind a door.
Xi Yu walked closer to the door and heard a whisper from inside.
“It must be successful this time.”
"Don't worry, we've prepared very well this time and will definitely catch them all in one place."
Xi Yu and the other two were shocked, and the sound was like a group of assassins.
When he returned to the inn, Xi Yu sat next to Liu Xie, his face a little solemn.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Liu Xie asked when he noticed Xi Yu's strangeness.
Xi Yu whispered: "Your Majesty, we may have been followed. I just saw a group of assassins plotting in the alley."
Liu Xie's face changed and he said, "What should we do?"
Xi Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I have arranged people to protect us secretly. As long as we don't leave the inn, there will be no danger."
Liu Xie nodded and said, "Okay, then let's listen to you."
After the meal, Xi Yu whispered to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, we won't go back to the manor for now, I want to lure those assassins out."
"But would this be too dangerous?" Liu Xie was a little worried.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I am fully prepared." Xi Yu said.
Xi Yu took Liu Xie out of the inn and walked towards remote places. Along the way, Xi Yu carefully observed the situation around him, and asked the sedan chair owner not to ask any questions and just to rush forward.
As they walked, they came to a narrow alley. There were high walls on both sides of the alley, and the sun shone on the ground through the gaps of the leaves, forming a mottled light and shadow.
Suddenly, a group of black-clothed assassins rushed out of the darkness on both sides of the alley, holding sharp blades, and rushed towards Xi Yu and Liu Xie.
"There are assassins! Protect Your Majesty!" Xi Yu shouted loudly.
The soldiers brought by Xi Yu immediately pulled out their weapons and started a fierce battle with the assassin.
The secret guard also drew out his sword and fought with the assassin.
Liu Xie hid behind the sedan chair and looked at everything in front of him in horror. He was so scared that he was at a loss.
"Your Majesty, don't be afraid, we will protect you!" Xi Yu was by his side.
Soon, several assassins were cleaned up.
They wanted to commit suicide, but the secret guards quickly and immediately grabbed one of them, preventing him from dying.
Seeing that his companions were caught, the other assassins chose to commit suicide, leaving only one of them alive.
Xi Yu walked to the assassin, looked at him coldly, and said, "Tell me, who instructed you to come?"
The assassin spat and said, "I can't say anything. If you have the ability, you can kill me!"
Xi Yu frowned and said, "Do you think I can't do anything about you if you don't say it? I have some means to let you speak."
Xi Yu turned to the secret guard and said, "Take him down and interrogate him."
The secret guard responded and dragged the assassin away.
Xi Yu looked at the corpse on the ground and felt secretly glad.
Thanks to his preparation this time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Your Majesty, are you okay?" Xi Yu walked to Liu Xie and asked with concern.
Liu Xie's face was pale, obviously he had not recovered from the shock he had just now.
He shook his head and said, "I'm fine, I'm just a little scared."
Xi Yu comforted: "Your Majesty, don't worry, these assassins have been wiped out by us, you are safe now."
Liu Xie nodded and said, "Thanks to you this time, otherwise I would have died."
Xi Yu said: "It is the duty of the empress to protect Your Majesty, you should be welcome."
Liu Xie looked at Xi Yu and a hint of gratitude flashed in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, there is an inn in front of you. Let's go and have a rest first." Xi Yu said.
Xi Yu thought that after all, Liu Xie was frightened, so he should not go to the manor for the time being, so he would take a break before talking about it.
Liu Xie nodded and said, "Okay, let's go over."
Xi Yu led Liu Xie and his guards out of the alley and came to a nearby inn.
In the inn, Xi Yu arranged for manpower to protect Liu Xie, and sent someone to investigate the identity of the assassin and the envoy behind the scenes.
"Your Majesty, you have a rest first, I will deal with some things." Xi Yu said.
Liu Xie nodded and said, "Okay, you go."
Xi Yu walked out of the room and came to the lobby of the inn.
In the lobby, the secret guard was waiting for Xi Yu.
"Sir, I have interrogated the assassin, but he will not say anything." said a secret guard.
Xi Yu's face darkened and he said, "His mouth is so hard?"
The secret guard said, "I used all kinds of methods, but he just refused to speak."
Xi Yu pondered for a moment and said, "I want to go and interrogate him in person."
Xi Yu came to the place where the assassin was imprisoned, which was a deserted house.
Xi Yu met the assassin.
The assassin was tied to a pillar, covered in scars, but his eyes remained firm.
Xi Yu walked to the assassin, looked at him coldly, and said, "Do you still refuse to say it?"
The assassin spat and said, "I won't say it. If you have the ability, kill me!"
Xi Yu sneered and said, "Do you think I dare not kill you?"
Xi Yu said, pulling out the secret guard's sword and pressing it against the assassin's neck.
The assassin closed his eyes and waited for the arrival of death.
Xi Yu looked at the assassin and hesitated for a moment. He knew that if he killed the assassin, he would never know who the instigator was.
But what should I do if I don't kill him?
At this moment, the assassin suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Xi Yu, and said, "You dare not kill me, because you still want to get information from me."
Xi Yu was shocked, and he didn't expect that the assassin could see through his thoughts.
The assassin continued, "You don't have to waste your time, I won't say anything. You'd better kill me so that you can get rid of it as soon as possible."
Xi Yu felt ruthless in his heart and said, "Okay, since you want to die so much, I will fulfill your wish!"
As Xi Yu said, he was about to stab him with a sword.
Just then, a voice suddenly came: "Wait!"
Xi Yu stopped the sword in his hand and looked back, and saw Liu Xie walking in.
"Your Majesty, why are you here? It's very dangerous here. Please go back and rest." Xi Yu said.
There were a few soldiers around Liu Xie, and the soldiers looked very embarrassed.
Xi Yu certainly understood that Liu Xie had to come out, so the soldiers naturally couldn't stop him.
Liu Xie said: "I have a way to let him speak."
Xi Yu said: "What method?"
Liu Xie took out a bottle of medicine from his body and handed it to Xi Yu, saying, "This is the poison I brought from the palace. As long as he takes it, he will not be able to bear the pain and tell the truth."
Xi Yu was stunned and unexpectedly, Liu Xie had such medicine.
"You just need to use it with confidence. The imperial physician has already done verification and this medicine is effective."
Xi Yu nodded and said, "Okay, Your Majesty, just do what you want."
Xi Yu said, opened the medicine bottle, poured out a pill, and stuffed it to the assassin.
The assassin struggled, but the secret guard immediately grabbed him.
The assassin finally swallowed the medicine.
After a moment, the assassin began to struggle in pain, screaming in his mouth.
Xi Yu looked at the assassin and sneered in his heart.
Liu Xie said: "Don't you still want to say it? If you say it, I will give you an antidote."
The assassin endured the pain and said, "I...I said...it was...it was sent by Liu Long...he wanted to...it wanted to kill His Majesty..."
Xi Yu was shocked and asked Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, who is Liu Long?"
Liu Xie was also very surprised by this answer.
"Liu Long is Liu Song's younger brother."
I was particularly depressed. I thought that Liu Song's affairs were over, but I didn't expect that his younger brother would not let him go.
And in this case, it is impossible for an assassin to tell lies because this medicine also has hypnotic elements.
Liu Xie said: "Okay, you told the truth, I will give you an antidote."
"The following is absolutely not allowed, and you cannot raise a tiger to cause trouble." Xi Yu immediately objected.
He didn't expect that Liu Xie was so kind, no wonder that something big could happen.
Xi Yu then looked at the secret guard like a look.
The secret guard killed the assassin directly.
Liu Xie sighed.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, we will definitely find out where Liu Long is going."
Liu Xie said: "Yes. This matter will be a blessing for you."
He didn't want to say too many polite words, otherwise he would seem too disgusting.
Liu Xie said, "Okay, I have finished resting, let's go to the manor quickly."
Xi Yu nodded and finally walked out with Liu Xie.
Chapter completed!