"Master, was it you who shouted just now? But what happened?" At this time, I heard a servant of the Yang family hurriedly coming from outside the study room and said urgently at the door.
Yang Xuanyan frowned and hesitated for a moment, then responded in a deep voice:
"It's okay, you must have heard wrong."
When the servant of the Yang family outside the door heard this, he quickly said in panic:
"Excuse me, sir!"
"Get out of here. You can't go near the study without my permission."
"yes."
Xiao Cheng listened to the footsteps leaving the door, turned his head, nodded to Yang Xuanyan, and said with a smile:
"Don't blame Mr. Yang for visiting late at night!"
Yang Xuanyan held the long sword in his hand and stood there, looking at Xiao Cheng in front of him with gloomy eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth, walked to the desk, and picked up the gold seal on the desk.
After turning over the golden seal and riding on the seal, the four small characters "The Emperor's Seal" came into Yang Xuanyan's eyes.
In an instant, Yang Xuanyan's hands trembled, his eyes widened, he turned back to look at Xiao Cheng, and said with a look of shock:
"This, this, who are you?"
Xiao Cheng smiled calmly, and sat on the chair behind him boldly. He casually removed the disguise mask on his face, revealing his still somewhat immature face, and said proudly:
"The twenty-third generation clan son of Yun Kingdom, Xiao Cheng."
Yang Xuanyan stared blankly at Xiao Cheng in front of him and murmured:
"The twenty-third generation clan son, Xiao Cheng..."
Then, Yang Xuanyan's eyes widened, he raised the long sword in his hand, the tip of the sword kept trembling, and he shouted angrily:
"Who are you? How dare you pretend to be His Majesty? Are you not afraid of death?"
Xiao Cheng's expression remained unchanged and he said calmly:
"You don't recognize the emperor's official seal? Then what evidence do you want?"
Yang Xuanyan saw the young man in front of him, sitting on the chair boldly. Although he raised his head to look at him, his stern eyes seemed to be sitting on a dragon chair, looking down at the ministers in the palace. His aura was as strong as the abyss.
It looks like the sea, which makes people feel intimidated.
Yang Xuanyan's mind was in confusion at this time, and he couldn't help but murmured:
"But, your Majesty, no, no..."
When Xiao Cheng heard this, he couldn't help but chuckle and said:
"Someone told you that I am a fool? That's right. Several in-laws are not simple. It is natural to know."
No wonder Yang Xuanyan's loyalty suddenly dropped half a month ago. Anyone who knew that the emperor he wanted to serve was a fool would naturally be shaken in his heart.
Having said this, Xiao Cheng stood up, stepped forward and took the long sword in Yang Xuanyan's hand that was already unstable, and said:
"If this were not the case, the Grand Master would not have given me the time and opportunity to accumulate strength."
Yang Xuanyan stood there, still looking like he couldn't react and was surprised and confused.
When Xiao Cheng saw this, he raised his eyebrows and said:
"Still don't believe me? If you don't believe me, just write down my appearance and ask your relatives."
Yang Xuanyan's throat moved, he looked at Xiao Cheng and said harshly:
"How can I believe this? I have no official status, and I am not a powerful person. If you are really your Majesty, you are entering the residence of the minister of the dynasty. Why do you come to my house?"
"Anyone who dares to speak for me among the officials in this court will have been driven back to his hometown long ago, or found an excuse to go to jail to face the crime. What is left now is just a wallflower. If I dare to go
I guess they can sell their door to me the next day." Xiao Cheng couldn't help but laugh at himself.
"Then how do you know that I won't sell you out? Besides, even if I want to serve His Majesty, I don't have any official position, so I can't do anything about it!" Yang Xuanyan asked again.
"But aren't your in-laws able to help me?"
Yang Xuanyan frowned, shook his head repeatedly, and said soberly:
"You overestimate me. I just married my daughter and became a superficial relative. It is impossible for such a wealthy family to influence their own decisions because of their children."
Hearing this, Xiao Cheng chuckled and shook his head, saying:
"No, I don't need them to switch to me. I just need them to stand by and watch or add fuel to the flames at the critical moment."
When Yang Xuanyan heard this, he immediately fell silent and stopped asking.
There was a sudden movement in Xiao Cheng's ears, and he heard the sound of gentle footsteps approaching the study, and he spoke again:
"It's okay. It's a bit difficult for you to believe in my identity so quickly. This emperor's official seal will be placed here with you. If you are willing to serve, when the time comes, hold this golden seal to persuade your relatives
, if I can regain the power, I will have a share of the credit from your Yang family."
In fact, the emperor's seal only has the function of proving Xiao Cheng's identity, and the rest is completely useless. There is no problem if it stays.
After saying that, Xiao Cheng waved his sleeves, quietly opened the window, jumped up, and disappeared into the night with the help of extremely high Qinggong.
The study door was pushed open again, and Mrs. Yang walked in with wine and food. She saw Yang Xuanyan holding a long sword and wearing slightly disheveled clothes. She couldn't help but said in shock:
"Husband, what are you doing?"
Yang Xuanyan was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said:
"Practice your sword and stretch your hands and feet."
"How can you stretch out in the study? Let's eat something quickly." Mrs. Yang said angrily.
Yang Xuanyan nodded and said:
"Okay, madam, please go and rest first. I haven't finished reading this book yet."
Mrs. Yang also knew that her husband was upset during this period, so she did not persist and walked out of the study with a few words of advice.
Sitting in the study, Yang Xuanyan took out the gold seal left by Xiao Cheng, with a look of hesitation on his face.
Now, there are only two ways left before Yang Xuanyan.
One is to hide the gold seal and wait for the opportunity. If one day, the situation changes drastically, this thing can help him practice what he has learned since childhood, assist the king, and reorganize the court.
The second is to take this thing and hand it over to the Imperial Master's Mansion. Although it goes against his ideals, it is a way to become rich instantly.
At this moment, Yang Xuanyan suddenly had a feeling that now it seemed that he could decide the future of Yun State with just a single thought.
After pondering for a long time, Yang Xuanyan could not convince himself to give up the concept of loyalty to the king that he had developed since childhood.
He gritted his teeth, stood up suddenly, and hid the gold seal in a secret place in the study.
Above the Yang Mansion, Xiao Cheng sat on the eaves, looked at the fonts on the golden finger, and smiled with satisfaction.
[Yang Xuanyan, loyalty points increased by ten points]
It was also Yang Xuanyan who was a little confused at this time and didn't think deeply about the deep darkness.
Since Xiao Cheng handed over the Emperor's Seal to him and let him choose whether to help Xiao Cheng or not, he was not given a second way at all.
If Yang Xuanyan's loyalty level drops, even just a little, Yang Xuanyan may not survive tonight.
Xiao Cheng got what he wanted, stood up with satisfaction, and planned to leave.
But at this moment, on the imperial road not far away, firelights suddenly lit up. Listening to the sound of eager and neat steps and the sound of gold and gold clashing, it seemed that the army was moving out at night.
Vaguely, Xiao Cheng also heard someone shouting in the distance:
"Hurry up and chase, the grand master has an order not to let this person go!"
Xiao Cheng frowned and subconsciously leaned down.