Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 261 The dusty truth

Shiqian Hall.

As soon as Xiao Hong returned to the capital, he angrily went to Xiao Yan to complain. When he finished crying and sobbing, he looked up and saw that his third brother's face was calm.

"Third brother, you have to take care of the two nephews." Xiao Hong said anxiously, "We can't let them die in vain!"

"I understand. I will investigate it thoroughly." Xiao Yan nodded slightly.

"There is no need to investigate. I was there at the time. Gou Chen Si clearly wanted to kill them, and I couldn't stop him!" Xiao Hong said angrily.

"And they didn't just kill them, they brutally killed them! The third brother had his head and limbs chopped off, the fourth brother was split in two, and in the end even their souls were destroyed."

As he spoke, he knelt down and said, "Third brother, this is a murder of the royal family. No, it is a massacre. We must use thunderous means, punish them ten times or a hundred times more severely, to serve as a warning to others!"

"That's enough, don't make it too serious." Xiao Yan waved his hand impatiently and said, "It was I who ordered their execution. You didn't save them, which means they have committed many evil deeds, and God won't protect them this time."

"Third brother?!" Xiao Hong raised his head in shock. He never expected that the emperor would be so heartless.

"After you left, Chen Qingzhi brought us the case files of the two of them." Xiao Yan pointed to a large box next to him and said, "This is just a brief summary. The detailed files filled an entire room, and there is one for each person!"

"They have committed so many evil deeds that it is hard to list them all!" Xiao Yan became angrier and angrier as he spoke. He waved his sleeve and threw the box in front of Xiao Hong: "Why don't you take it back and see what kind of beasts you have raised?!"

"Third brother..." Xiao Hong didn't give up and called out again.

"Go." Xiao Yan waved his hand, not wanting to see him again.

"Yes, I'll take my leave." Only then did Xiao Hong understand that the emperor really didn't want Xiao Zhengde and Xiao Zhengze to live this time.

I'm afraid he is still very satisfied with Gou Chen Si's actions...

Xiao Hong stood up, hugged the wooden box, and dragged his heavy feet, moving out of the Shiqian Hall step by step. He looked like he had aged ten years in an instant.

Xiao Yan watched coldly as Xiao Hong's figure disappeared, then he slowly withdrew his gaze.

Lao Liu guessed correctly, this time he just wanted to kill those two beasts who dared to cuckold him.

He would be really disappointed if Gou Chen Si spared their lives. He also had to think carefully about whether the hawks and dogs he raised had their own little plans.

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After sitting in the Shiqian Hall for a long time, Xiao Yan went to Shanglin Garden to visit Xi Mei.

After meeting the emperor in the morning, Xi Mei fainted. The imperial physician found that her health condition was deteriorating rapidly and her life was in danger at any time.

Xiao Yan had profound cultivation and extensive knowledge, and he knew very well what was going on with Xi Mei... The reason why she had been able to live in the dreamland for two hundred years, in addition to taking the Red Spirit Pill regularly, was more importantly because the Three Corpses and Nine Insects would not attack in the dreamland.

But the Three Corpses and Nine Insects did not die. Once she returned to reality, the huge backlash would soon take her life.

In this situation, even Xiao Yuhuan, who could 'revive the dead and turn bones into flesh', was powerless.

Princess Yongkang could only stand by, holding her aunt's hand and crying silently.

Hearing Xiao Yan coming in, Xiao Yuhuan wiped away her tears, stood up and sobbed, "Father."

"You can go and rest for a while," Xiao Yan nodded and said softly, "I will just stay here and guard it."

"Yes." Xiao Yuhuan responded and quietly retreated.

"Brother-in-law..." Xi Mei felt something in her heart. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Xiao Yan sitting beside the bed.

"Do you feel better?" Xiao Yan asked in a low voice. "Family members know their own business. I won't get better." Xi Mei sighed and said, "Actually, I knew this would be the result, but I didn't want to stay in that living hell for even a moment."

"Yes. You are a talented woman on par with Xie Daoyun." Xiao Yan's eyes were slightly red, and he exhaled:

"I have already sent people to kill those two beasts to avenge you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xi Mei smiled with relief and said, "They are both extremely vicious. If Your Majesty kills them, the people of the world will be very happy."

"I'm just doing this for you." Xiao Yan couldn't help but blurt out.

"Brother-in-law..." Xi Mei called out with a complicated expression.

"Alas..." Xiao Yan sighed, looked at her deeply and said, "I am said to have severed my earthly ties, my golden sea has dried up, and I have long since given up on the love between men and women, but there is one thing I cannot let go of, and I must ask for clarification."

"Brother-in-law, please ask." Xi Mei said softly.

"Did you really intend to elope with that kid from the Ren family?" Xiao Yan said with difficulty.

"What?" Xi Mei was surprised when she heard this and asked back, "Where did you get this from?"

"Weren't you going to elope on the day you disappeared?" Xiao Yan was also surprised by Xi Mei's reaction and asked hurriedly, "Otherwise, why did I send Yu Yao to invite you to the palace, and you agreed to come in person, but then you disappeared without a trace?"

"Yu Yao did come to my house that day." Xi Mei was also confused. "But from beginning to end, she didn't say she was going to pass on an imperial decree?"

"How is that possible? Later, I sent people to your house to look for clues, and found that you were missing a lot of clothes and valuables!" Xiao Yan said again with a twinkling eye.

"What does this have to do with anything?" Xi Mei couldn't help but smile bitterly. "I went to Dongshan that day just to meet up with my friends at Lantai to see Ren Gong off. How did it get dragged into elopement?"

"Isn't it?" There was a hint of surprise in Xiao Yan's tone.

"Of course not." Xi Mei said firmly: "My brother-in-law should know best what kind of family tradition our Gaoping Xi family has. Although I am not a good person, how could I do something that would bring shame to my ancestors?!"

"Besides, Mr. Ren is a famous scholar in the world. He has a noble character and values his reputation the most. Mr. Ren is a filial son and would never do such a thing to bring disgrace to his father!"

"Ren Lang..." Xiao Yan couldn't help but said sourly: "At least your feelings are real?"

"I really like Ren Bi, but he is a gentleman who observes etiquette and is already engaged, so he has never accepted me." Xi Mei said frankly:

"But the women of my Xi family are able to take it and let it go. So I plan to see them off and stop missing them completely."

"You're not together?!" Xiao Yan suddenly became extremely excited, and the space around him was slightly fluctuating.

"Of course not." Xi Mei shook her head decisively and said, "We have been innocent from the beginning to the end, and there is nothing hidden from everyone. Although the world is corrupt, there are always pure and honest gentlemen like him, otherwise I would not have liked him back then."

"..." Xiao Yan was silent for a long time, Fang Xiaosuo stood up and said: "I have finished my questions. During this last period of time, whether you want to rest and recuperate, or go back to your parents' home, or go somewhere else, I will make arrangements."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xi Mei nodded slightly and said, "I don't want to go anywhere. I am already content to be able to return to the human world."

"Okay, I'll do as you say." Xiao Yan nodded and said, "Have a good rest. I'll come to see you tomorrow."

"My brother-in-law is busy with government affairs, so he doesn't need to come here often." Xi Mei said softly, "It's enough for me to have Xiaohuan accompany me."

"Yeah." Xiao Yan nodded, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and left Xi Mei's residence.

As soon as they left Shanglin Garden, the emperor's face darkened and he suppressed his anger and said, "Call Xiao Yuyao here immediately!"

(End of this chapter)