Li Xin'an looked at the seventh son of the Ye family in front of him curiously, feeling extremely funny.
Ye Qinglan was like a frightened child, hiding behind the attendant, half of his head exposed, trembling.
Did the Ye family really send him to Chang'an?
"Young Master, Master Murong and you are old acquaintances, what are you afraid of?" The servant Ye Xiang pulled out his young master, dumbfounded.
Ye Qinglan was at a loss and managed a smile: "Brother Bai, good brother, our grievances were all from more than ten years ago. At that time, I was still a child, ignorant, and very offensive to you."
"It's different now. I know I was wrong. Don't hit me! If you don't hit me, everything can be discussed."
Murong Bai looked at him suspiciously and frowned: "Are you still the Ye Qinglan I know?"
"Of course, it will be replaced if it's fake!"
"Then what are you afraid of? I won't eat you."
"oh……"
Ye Qinglan lowered her head and responded, then realized something, became happy, and asked:
"Murong Bai, why are you here? Aren't you staying at Murong Villa all the time?"
Murong Bai was confused and emotional. Ye Qinglan didn't know that he had gone to Chang'an to become Li Chu's swordsmanship teacher?
Servant Ye Xiang promptly reminded: "Master, have you forgotten? Master Murong has become the swordsmanship teacher of His Royal Highness the Grandson a month ago. When we came, the master also specially asked you to go
I’m visiting Mr. Murong!”
"Is there any? Why don't I know?" Ye Qinglan frowned.
"Are you just thinking about having fun again and ignoring all your uncle's instructions?" Murong Bai scolded in a low voice.
Ye Qinglan shrugged his shoulders and said nonchalantly: "Dad usually talks too much, who knows which words are important."
Murong Bai hated the fact that iron cannot become steel, "You, when will you stop that lazy temperament, at least be more serious, and don't waste yourself!"
"It's over..." Ye Qinglan said with a look of sadness and anger: "I just left home, I thought I was getting rid of the old man, but when I came to Chang'an, I met a nagging father again!"
When Li Xin'an heard this, she couldn't help laughing. In the whole world, how can anyone recognize his father? Can't he find his adoptive father?
Ye Qinglan looked around after hearing the sound and noticed a handsome young man standing next to Murong Bai.
"This is..."
Without waiting for Murong Bai's introduction, Li Xin'an cupped her fists and said:
"This is Li Xin'an."
"It turns out it's Brother Li, I'm disrespectful." Ye Qinglan asked curiously, "Brother Li and my cousin are old acquaintances?"
"No, we only became friends after Bai Mumu entered Chang'an."
"White wood..." Ye Qinglan muttered softly, then looked at Murong Bai passionately and said excitedly:
"It's the same nickname I gave him when I was a kid!"
Li Xin'an looked surprised. Murong Bai didn't tell him about this either.
"Shut up!" Murong Bai said coldly.
Ye Qinglan rolled her eyes, immediately left him, and held Li Xin'an's hand.
"May I ask Brother Li, where will you be employed?"
"The boy is not talented, so he was appointed as the commander of the army under the leadership of the crown prince's right guard."
When Ye Qinglan heard this, he took a deep breath, his face full of astonishment.
"Commander of the Army, you are a high official!"
"There is no real job, it's just a name, and it's just dawdling around. It's not worth mentioning." Li Xin'an said with a smile.
What he said was true. The Chief of the Army had the power to mobilize troops. Although Li Chu gave him the official position of the Chief of the Army for his convenience, it was impossible to really give him military power.
"If I remember correctly, the prince's right guard is under the command of His Highness Li Chu, right?"
"Indeed, I have been working under His Highness for eight years."
A strange light flashed through Ye Qinglan's eyes. He glanced at Murong Bai, who was looking aside coldly and didn't notice him.
Ye Qinglan then sighed: "I am fortunate enough to be able to meet His Royal Highness the Emperor Grandson today. His Highness is majestic, has extraordinary conversation, and is generous to others. He is really the qualifications of a saint!"
Nonsense, Li Chu is the emperor's grandson, how can the future emperor not have the qualifications of a saint?
Li Xin'an cursed for a while, and then asked with concern:
"I heard that the Ye family's convoy was attacked in Shangzhou City, and all seventy-six members of the Ye family disappeared without a trace. But today I saw Young Master Ye, who is in good health, so are the other members of the Ye family -"
Murong Bai turned his head and stared at Ye Qinglan curiously, waiting for an answer from him.
Ye Qinglan sighed deeply and shook his head slowly, "Stop talking, it's embarrassing!"
"We traveled all night and arrived at Shangzhou City. We planned to rest for one night and enter Chang'an the next day. But when I took my brothers to a brothel to drink, I accidentally met a killer who set fire to the place with the intention of committing murder.
My brain got hot, so I exposed him and chased him for three days and three nights in the mountains."
Li Xin'an and Murong Bai looked at each other, showing an awkward smile.
It's really him...
"We finally caught up to Chang'an City. I thought the killer had escaped into the city. When I talked to the guard at the city gate, I learned that... all the people left behind by the Ye family had disappeared!"
Ye Qinglan said angrily: "They came for me, and those brothers were implicated by me. It's all my fault. If I hadn't been playful and exposed the killer, maybe these things wouldn't have happened!"
Murong Bai patted his shoulder, "Just stay alive! Once something happens to you, the consequences will be disastrous."
Ye Qinglan nodded, looked at Li Xin'an expectantly, and asked: "Brother Li, you serve under His Highness, do you know who His Highness sent to investigate this matter?"
Li Xin'an was stunned for a moment and replied: "I am a... colleague."
"Then, Brother Li, can you be accommodating and allow me to participate?"
Li Xin'an said in surprise: "Mr. Ye, do you want to investigate it yourself?"
"right!"
Ye Qinglan said solemnly: "If we don't find out clearly, I won't be able to sleep or eat well!"
Li Xin'an frowned and said, "Does Your Highness know what Young Master Ye means?"
"If I say it, His Highness may not allow it."
Ye Qinglan cupped her fists and said, "Brother Li, for Murong Bai's sake, Ye Qinglan begs you!"
"Whether it succeeds or not, five hundred taels of silver will be given to you immediately!"
When Li Xin'an heard this, his expression changed, "Master Ye, who do you think Li Xin'an is? Is Li a person who values money?"
"I am also a member of the Jianghu. Since I want to avenge my brother, how can Li Xin'an not agree to such a bloody thing?"
Ye Qinglan blushed and lowered her head in shame, "It's Ye Qi who is being narrow-minded. Please forgive me, Brother Li!"
Li Xin'an sighed: "It's actually not difficult to put you into the investigation team. But the difficult thing is how to hide it from His Highness."
"Young Master Ye has just arrived in Chang'an and has already delayed the schedule of the Ministry of Finance. He must have been a lot busier in the past few days."
"In the past half month, I probably haven't had any free time." Ye Qinglan cried and laughed.
"However, those people in the dark can't be found out in a day or two, and I'm not in a hurry."
"Master Ye, do you have some guesses about the enemy?" Li Xin'an asked tentatively.
"...it's about the Ye family, Ye Qi doesn't dare to talk nonsense." Ye Qinglan looked troubled and shook his head slowly.
"I understand." Li Xin'an nodded and said, "I will handle this matter with Bai Mumu as soon as possible. If Mr. Ye is free, just come to Youxiang Ju in Tongyifang to find me."
"Thank you so much, Brother Li!" Ye Qinglan said excitedly, "Brother Li, please don't call me Ye Gongzi. I am the seventh eldest child in the family. Brother Li, just call me Ye Qi."
"Okay, Ye Qi!" Li Xin'an said with a smile, "We are destined to meet you today. I am a frequent visitor to Wanhualou. Today I will be the host. I will treat you two to a drink of Wanhualou's Wangyoulu.
!”
Ye Qinglan declined and said: "Hey! I asked Brother Li for help, why is there any reason to ask Brother Li to treat me? I don't have anything else, but I have a lot of money! The people in Wanhua Tower are so contemptuous of others and don't know what they are doing. They will lose to them."
! It’s still early now. I’ll invite Brother Li to Nancheng Pipa Courtyard. The girls there are as good as this poor Wanhua Building! Let’s go there to drink.”
Li Xin'an's eyes shone brightly, "Pipa Courtyard, I haven't been there yet. I'm a good brother, but I'm a brother who has a good intention. It's better to obey my orders than to be respectful. Let's go!"
The two of them walked out the door excitedly, with Murong Bai following behind, always feeling that something had been missed.
Sure enough, the moment Li Xin'an was about to step out of Wanhua Tower, a faint voice suddenly sounded behind Li Xin'an.
Yes, it was an explosion. As soon as the sound appeared, Li Xin'an jumped three feet high in fright, and his head almost hit the door beam.
"Where are you going?"
Li Xin'an turned around with a sad face, and struggled to squeeze out a sentence:
"I forgot about you..."
Sandalwood, who was made up to look like a bearded man, sighed helplessly: "Hey, I know that even men can't count on me."
Ye Qinglan looked at the man from the Western Region with a red beard and dark complexion who suddenly made a gentle woman's voice. He was so disgusted that he almost vomited.
"Brother Li...who is this...?"
"She." Li Xin'an chuckled, "But she is someone you want to see but can't."
"He?" Ye Qinglan twitched the corner of his mouth and said with a bitter smile:
"This dear friend is... it's hard to describe in words. I don't have this kind of hobby, so I'll leave it to Brother Li for you to enjoy."
Sandalwood was not angry when being said like this. She wanted to salute her with a blessing, but then she thought that she was a man now, so she nodded slightly and said:
"Sanxiang has met the young master."
Ye Qinglan was startled when he heard this and stood blankly on the spot, "What?"
Li Xin'an smiled and said: "Forgot who you were thrown down the stairs because of?"
"No...no way!"
Ye Qinglan stamped her chest and said with despair: "The sandalwood I wanted to see through the autumn water is actually like this..."
Murong Bai glared at Ye Qinglan fiercely, and said coldly: "Girl Sandalwood is beautiful, she is naturally wearing makeup, shut up!"
"That's it!" Ye Qinglan suddenly realized. When he looked at Sandalwood again, his attractive figure was vaguely visible under the cover of the wide Huren leather jacket.
"Let me just say, the tastes of men in Chang'an are not so strange. "
"Ye Qinglan, have you met Miss Sandalwood!"
"Master Ye, there is no need to be polite."
Sandalwood nodded slightly, then gave Li Xin'an a sharp look and snorted: "Where did you just say you were going?"
"Pipa Courtyard." Li Xin'an answered honestly.
"Can't a Wanhua Tower feed you enough?" Sandalwood said sadly.
Li Xin'an felt hundreds of Gu insects crawling across his back in an instant. The more Sandalwood was like this, the worse his fate would be. He had learned a bloody lesson.
"Sister Tanxiang, I was wrong. I promise that all the money I earn from now on will be spent in Wanhua Tower!"
"That's pretty much it." Sandalwood raised the corners of her lips slightly, as if to spare her.
Ye Qinglan stared at the two of them dumbfounded, poked Murong Bai next to him, and asked:
"Bai Mumu, what's the relationship between Brother Li and Miss Sandalwood?"
Murong Bai raised his eyebrows and replied: "We grew up together with Miss Tanxiang. She was rescued from the villains by Brother Li and was taken care of by Mr. Pei Min. Later, she was accepted as a disciple by Yin Hongzhuang, the owner of Wanhua Building.
The two of them love each other like siblings."
"I know that the owner of Wanhua Tower is Yin Hongzhuang, but...why is Mr. Pei Min, the swordsman of the Tang Dynasty, related to Miss Sandalwood?"
"Brother Li, you are Mr. Pei Min's disciple."
Ye Qinglan and Ye Xiang's pupils shrank instantly, looking at Li Xin'an, they didn't come back to their senses for a long time.
"I kind of know why you became friends with him."
Ye Qinglan clicked his tongue and marveled, "The two masters of swordsmanship in the martial arts world of the Tang Dynasty are close friends. What a good story!"
"Aren't you surprised?"
"There's nothing surprising. I'm fully prepared for Brother Li to be the illegitimate son of a saint."
"Don't take me with you if you want to die!"
After communicating with Sandalwood, Li Xin'an came over and said apologetically to Ye Qinglan:
"I'm sorry, Ye Qi. I promised Sister Tanxiang that I can't accompany you to Pipa Courtyard. When you are free, I will hold a big banquet at Wanhua Tower to apologize to you!"
"Brother Li, what did you say? It was Ye Qi who was abrupt." Ye Qinglan said with a smile, "On good days and beautiful scenery, it is right to be accompanied by a beautiful woman. I will let Bai Mumu accompany me."
"You think I care about you very little!" Murong Bai frowned.
"After all, you are my distant cousin. We haven't seen each other for so many years. Why do we get together?"
Murong Bai took a deep look at Li Xin'an, who nodded his head slightly, and then said impatiently:
"Where do you live? I'll take you back."
Ye Qinglan bowed deeply to Li Xin'an and said, "Brother Li, Ye Qi retires!"
Li Xin'an returned the favor and watched Ye Qinglan and others disappear into the night, then he took Tanxiang's hand and said with a smile: