In Taoyang Bo's Mansion, in the study room of the back house, Cao Jiasheng was flipping through books.
Since the appointment of the grandson of the emperor, Cao Jiasheng has become a Buddha-like person. He either drinks tea or walks with birds every day, and when he has nothing to do, he reads a book.
Of course, Cao Jiasheng was able to live a stable life because Concubine Duan did not give him any tasks.
A few months of stable life have allowed Cao Jiasheng to confirm that his powerful sister has completely given up.
Although he stopped fussing, Cao Jiasheng couldn't be happy and even felt anxious.
Why? The Cao family followed Concubine Duan and offended many people in the capital.
If the current emperor dies, their group will have no backing, and it is hard to say what will happen to them then.
Although it is said that the current emperor's grandson obtained this position with the help of Concubine Duan, it is essentially an exchange of interests. It is difficult to say how grateful Zhao Weilong is to Concubine Duan.
And there is something else that makes the prosperity of the Cao family a knot in the throat.
Therefore, Prince Zhao Yanjun was killed by them. If there are any clues about this matter, it will be life-threatening.
Many uncertainties were swirling in Cao Jiasheng's heart, so he tried his best to avoid thinking about these things.
At this time, he actually hoped that Concubine Duan would do something, so that he would feel at ease when she was at least busy.
While flipping through the books page by page, Cao Jiaxun couldn't calm down at the moment. In the end, he simply threw the book on the table, leaned back on the chair and looked up at the roof.
Historically, as an emperor and a courtier, he had to worry about the fate of his residence.
In fact, Cao Jiaxun had asked his wife to go to the palace several times to see Concubine Duan, wanting to know what his sister's plans were, but Mrs. Cao Liu never even saw Concubine Duan.
Just when Cao Jiasheng was upset, he heard footsteps outside the study.
"Sir, Cao An, the steward of Jiuliuba, is here and wants to see the master because he has something to ask for!"
"Is it important? What important thing could he have?" Cao Jiasheng asked coldly.
"This...Cao An didn't say anything, and I don't know what's going on!"
Cao Jiasheng said angrily: "Ask him to come in... I want to hear what extraordinary things he has to say!"
After a while, I saw a middle-aged man walking into the study. This man was Cao An.
"Cao An pays homage to the master!"
"If there's anything important, tell me quickly!"
Cao An glanced at the housekeeper behind him, then lowered his head and said, "Master, this is a minor matter that I can only tell you alone!"
The steward standing behind him felt dissatisfied, but he did not refute Cao An, but looked at Cao Jiasheng, who was sitting above him.
"Everyone else, stand down!"
Cao Jiasheng gave an order and everyone inside and outside the room had to leave. He and Cao An were the only two people within 20 meters.
Picking up the tea cup on the table, Cao Jiaxun said slowly: "Now you can say it!"
Cao An crawled forward two steps and lowered his voice as low as possible: "Master, the third master is back!"
Cao Jiasheng froze immediately. He even forgot that the tea cup had tilted and let the tea pour all over him.
Not paying attention to the tea on his body, Cao Jiasheng stood up and said, "What did you say?"
"Master, the third master is back, he is at Zhuangzi in Jiuliuba!"
After the news was confirmed, Cao Jiasheng couldn't sit still. He walked up to Cao An, leaned over and asked, "What's going on?"
Seeing that the head of the family was so serious about his matter, Cao An did not dare to neglect at all and quickly told everything he knew about the situation.
After listening to the story, Cao Jiasheng was shocked and murmured: "The third child is back, and Liu De is back too..."
"Dozens of well-dressed people came back with us!"
At this moment, Cao Jiasheng had some speculation in his mind, which made him even more unable to sit still, and he became as anxious as a young man.
"Let's go to Jiuliu Dam!"
What exactly happened, after meeting Cao Jiaxun, everything became clear.
Later, in order to cover up others' eyes and ears, Cao Jiasheng went out in the uncle's truck to ensure that he would not be monitored.
If he rides a horse or rides in a sedan chair, he will almost certainly be targeted.
After all, Cao Jiasheng also represents a force in the DPRK, so naturally some people will find ways to keep an eye on him.
After leaving the city smoothly, Cao Jiasheng and his party rushed to Jiuliu Dam quickly.
An hour later, Cao Jiasheng appeared outside Zhuangzi in Jiuliuba.
Cao An pulled the door knocker, first five times and then twice, before the Zhuangzi door was opened, and Lao Xie's head was poked out.
Lao Xie rubbed his eyes and finally confirmed that the person in front of him in servant clothes was Tao Yang Bo Cao Jiasheng.
There have been a lot of weird things going on these past two days, and Lao Xie doesn’t think he can understand them anyway.
If you don't understand, don't think too much about it. Lao Xie quickly opens the door and welcomes Cao Jiasheng and his party in.
Upon entering the gate, Cao Jiasheng noticed something was wrong.
In the courtyard, key positions were guarded by capable men, and the entire Zhuangzi was in the hands of these strangers.
Seeing Cao Jiasheng come in, all the soldiers under Yuan Hai treated him coldly, which made Cao Jiasheng feel like he had a thorn in his back.
Ignoring the palace soldiers, Cao Jiasheng walked into the lobby, and then he saw his own brother.
"The third child..."
"Brother..."
The two brothers, seeing each other at this moment, were speechless for a moment.
"I thought you would never come back!" Cao Jiasheng punched Cao Jiaxun.
"Brother, I'm not back!" Cao Jiaxun said with a smile, feeling rather heartless.
Knowing his brother's nature, Cao Jiasheng was quite helpless.
Business was important. Cao Jiasheng turned behind him and ordered with a stern expression: "No one can come near, otherwise they will be beaten to death with sticks!"
Cao Jiasheng closed the door directly, faced Cao Jiaxun and asked: "Lao San, have you... arrived at Longyou?"
This is the most important question, and Cao Jiasheng is full of hope, hoping to get the answer he wants.
Cao Jiaxun found a chair and sat down, and replied: "We're here!"
"Arrived at Longyou?"
"Arrived at Longyou!"
"Is King Yong safe?"
Before Cao Jiaxun could answer, he heard a voice coming from behind the screen in the lobby: "Sir, King Yong is safe and sound, and now his troops are strong!"
Cao Jiasheng's face darkened. There shouldn't be anyone else here. How could there be anyone else here?
Feeling nervous, Cao Jiasheng looked at his third brother aside, his eyes full of questions.
As the footsteps stopped, the eunuch Liu De walked out of the screen, followed by another strong man. The evil look on his face made people dare not look directly at him.
Liu De smiled and said: "Sir, my servant has only been away for half a year, don't you recognize me?"
"Eunuch Liu..."
Looking at Yuan Hai, Cao Jiasheng asked: "Who is this?"
Cao Jiaxun immediately replied: "This is Mr. Yuan's banner, sent by King Yong to escort us!"
"Mr. Yuan Qi? Why don't I recognize him?" Cao Jiasheng said in a cold tone.
Cao Jiasheng was entrusted by Concubine Duan to check the 400 Imperial Guards who were selected at the beginning, and all of them at the general banner level personally checked, so he asked this question.
"The younger one was promoted by the prince from Longyou, so the prince doesn't know him!"
"Are those your people outside?" Cao Jiasheng continued to ask.
Yuan Hai solemnly replied: "We are all the prince's people!"
Cao Jiasheng smiled. He heard Liu De say just now that Zhao Yanxun now has a strong army, and it seems that these people are still loyal.
"Eunuch Liu, please tell me what is going on with King Yong as soon as possible!"
The reason why Cao Jiaxun was not asked to reply was because he was too out of tune and Cao Jiasheng did not want to waste time.
