Martial Arts Crossover: Starting as a member of the Imperial Guard, all the ladies are demons

To emphasize what he had said, Xiao Jingyan then stood up and repeated it twice.

To his disappointment once again, Xiao Jingyi downed the entire glass of wine in one gulp.

Then she pulled the blanket down to obstruct Xiao Jingyan's view: "Sixth Brother, I know, please sit down first, don't get so excited."

"Calm down."

Calm down?!

Do you know how I nearly jumped for joy when I first heard the news?

How can I stay calm?

etc.

He said he knew?

Xiao Jingyan finally realized what was happening and looked at Xiao Jingyi with suspicion: "Jingyi, what you just said means that you... already knew all along?"

"You answered correctly, but there's no reward."

"Lin Shu is not dead, he is alive and well."

!!!

Seeing Xiao Jingyi's nonchalant attitude, Xiao Jingyan was speechless for a moment.

So I was the last one in our trio to find out?

Thinking of this, Xiao Jingyan smiled helplessly: "When we were little, you and Xiao Shu liked to play riddles. I was the dumbest among us, and I couldn't understand what you were saying. I was always the last one to understand. It's the same now, and I'm the last one again."

"I thought I had grown a lot over the years, but in front of you, I'm still not good enough."

Seeing this, Xiao Jingyi comforted him, "Sixth Brother, you're not the last one. Princess Nihuang doesn't know yet, and neither does the Emperor, the Crown Prince, or Prince Yu. You're doing alright."

Thinking about how Xiao Jingyan was the last person to join the group chat in the story, Xiao Jingyi was speechless.

But now things are better; with him around, Xiao Jingyan can join the group chat sooner.

Hearing this, Xiao Jingyan felt quite gratified; at least he wasn't the last one in the small group.

That's good, that's good.

"Jingyi, have you seen Xiaoshu? How is he now?"

Then, thinking of Mei Changsu's situation, Xiao Jingyan quickly asked again.

"Stop, you can ask him about these things yourself later."

Xiao Jingyi didn't like explaining anything; it was too time-consuming, especially for someone like him, who was both reckless and simple-minded.

"Where is he now?"

"No, Sixth Brother, why do you have so many questions? Just tell me straight. If I tell you where he is now, would you still dare to go? Aren't you afraid of being discovered?"

Upon hearing Xiao Jingyi's words, Xiao Jingyan immediately came to his senses and pondered, "Yes, how could I have forgotten about this? If someone discovers Xiao Shu's condition, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Right, you know how big the impact will be."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingyi put down his wine cup, then looked at Prince Jing with a serious and earnest expression: "Sixth Brother, since Lin Shu has written to you, he should have also mentioned his plans, right?"

"plan?"

Xiao Jingyan pondered for a moment, then nodded: "He did mention this. He said he wanted to push you to the position of Crown Prince, and once you gained power, he would take the opportunity to reopen old cases, hoping for my cooperation in the process."

"He said if he's going to overturn the verdict, he wants a complete overturn!"

"The innocence has been proven!"

Speaking of the case from back then, it remains a thorn in Xiao Jingyan's side to this day.

After that, a deep and irreparable rift developed between Xiao Jingyan and Emperor Liang.

"Um..."

Hearing his words, Xiao Jingyi nodded, then took a deep breath and looked at Xiao Jingyan: "So, Sixth Brother, do you think I am qualified to be the Crown Prince?"

"You know, you're older than me."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingyan was taken aback, then chuckled lightly: "If it were the Crown Prince or Prince Yu, I would not submit to them, not even a little bit."

“But if it’s Jingyi, I’ll admire you. Even my elder brother, Prince Qi, praised you. If you weren’t much younger than him, the crown prince wouldn’t be him.”

"If you become the crown prince, I am willing to be your spear!"

"Where the sword points, there is no turning back!"

032 Yan Ling Ji is good at everything, except she plays too fancy (Seeking flowers, ratings, and monthly tickets)

Seeing Xiao Jingyan's burning gaze, Xiao Jingyi remained silent for a while before replying.

"Alright, if that's the case, Sixth Brother, I guarantee that I will not be the next Emperor."

Actually, Xiao Jingyi said this suddenly to see how Xiao Jingyan would react.

After all, what he wants this time is the throne.

Brothers in many families would fight tooth and nail for the position of family head, let alone the throne.

That's a position that represents power.

In ancient times, countless royal family members who were once close friends eventually tore each other apart for the sake of that position.

Fortunately, Xiao Jingyan's answer put his mind at ease.

At least Xiao Jingyan didn't hide his thoughts about that position.

His dissatisfaction with the Crown Prince and Prince Yu indicates that he is interested in the throne.

However, now that he has his own help and Mei Changsu's assistance, he is willing to give up his position and become a general of Liang.

Xiao Jingyi's assurance was also intended to reassure Xiao Jingyan.

He is not Xiao Xuan; he doesn't have so many doubts, and he certainly wouldn't destroy the Lin family just because another capable and threatening Prince Qi has emerged.

Xiao Jingyan naturally understood what he meant.

He smiled and said, "Jingyi, I know your character. This glass of wine is for you."

"Sixth Brother, cheers!"

"Dry!"

After several rounds of drinks and five courses of food,

They drank until late at night before Xiao Jingyan finally prepared to leave.

He got up drunk and pointed to Gao Shun beside him: "Your man is here. Ask him yourself if you need anything. But let me make this clear first, I'm using him now, so keep lending him to me."

"Alright, Sixth Brother, I'll kick him out after he finishes his report."

"Okay, hiccup."

After letting out a satisfied burp, Xiao Jingyan walked out of the palace with the help of others. Lie Zhanying and the others rushed forward to greet him.

He was truly drunk today because there were two things that made him happy.

First, Lin Shu is still alive; second, Xiao Jingyi has finally emerged from seclusion.

Enjoy!

"My sixth brother..."

Xiao Jingyi shook his head and chuckled, then slowly walked back to his seat. He noticed Mao Xiang approaching, but said nothing, leaving him to wait there.

"This humble general, Gao Shun, pays his respects to my lord!"

At this moment, Gao Shun finally had a chance to speak. He walked up to Xiao Jingyi and bowed respectfully.

"Gao Shun..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingyi stood up, personally helped him up, and looked him over: "Not bad, not bad. I have heard about your achievements with my sixth brother over the years. You have not disgraced me."

"My lord, this is all Gao Shun should do."

Gao Shun said excitedly, his eyes fixed intently on Xiao Jingyi.

He had heard the entire conversation between the two of them.

He automatically filtered out the other words, but he remembered the one sentence about his lord wanting to be the crown prince.

Our lord is finally about to make his move!

It's truly a miracle!

Upon hearing this good news, he couldn't wait to go to the army and practice military boxing hundreds of times to vent his excitement.

"Yes, I'm sure you've already figured out from our conversation that I summoned you back."

"Stay in Kyoto these days and train the army well. If the worst happens, I will need you."

Although he had a high probability of smoothly obtaining the throne, he was afraid of unexpected events. Therefore, Xiao Jingyi not only made preparations on his own side, but also had his subordinates make preparations.

For example, the Embroidered Uniform Guard (Jinyiwei) now has comprehensive surveillance over officials of all ranks in the capital.

Any slightest disturbance will reach him.

"Yes, Your humble servant will certainly devote yourself to preparations and accomplish Your Lordship's great cause!"

Gao Shun spoke with great enthusiasm, but soon he became somewhat embarrassed and said, "My lord, this humble general wishes to return to your service."

"You bastard."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingyi's forehead darkened, and he kicked Gao Shun, but not with force.

"Stay put at my sixth brother's place!"

"Yes!"

Having been kicked, Gao Shun couldn't argue anymore and could only shut up in frustration.

But his eyes were filled with the thought, "I want to come back."

"General Gao Shun, the lord intends for you to stay with Prince Jing. As the lord's own brother, the lord will not do anything to him openly."

"But Prince Jing is, after all, a prince with military power. If the general were there, he could act as a balance between the lord and Prince Jing, stabilizing their relationship."

At this moment, Mao Xiang spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingyi glanced at him in surprise: "Oh? Mao Xiang, I didn't know you could use your brain?"

Upon hearing this, Mao Xiang scratched his head and smiled: "Having been by the Lord's side for so long, I've heard a lot and naturally come to understand some of it through observation and experience."

"I think we were beaten more often."

Xiao Jingyi glanced at Mao Xiang's legs, and the latter seemed to sense it, quickly taking several steps back.

He hadn't forgotten how Xiao Jingyi had beaten him up quite a bit these past few days in an effort to train him to use his brain more and use his hands less.

However, it seems that the training has been effective.

However, Xiao Jingyi added, "But there's one thing: it wasn't me who asked you to act as the eyes, but Sixth Brother who personally requested it. So don't feel guilty; just be the same as before."

Do you know?

"Yes, I understand!"

Gao Shun then had no complaints and immediately agreed to the task.

Afterwards, Xiao Jingyi introduced Mao Xiang to Gao Shun, and they drank some wine together. He then asked Mao Xiang to put down the intelligence he was holding before letting the two of them leave together.

"Phew, drinking twice in one night, that's really tiring."

"Don't you think so, Ling'er?"

"what?"

"Your Highness, you knew I was coming?"

Just then, Yan Lingji's pretty face looked down from the roof beam, her jade feet swinging back and forth, appearing quite mischievous.

"Nonsense, if I hadn't known you were coming, I would have at least finished dealing with the matter Mao Xiang reported."

Xiao Jingyi looked up at Yan Lingji, his forehead darkening: "Get down here! You like climbing these places all the time, you don't like to stay anywhere else."

"Oh~"

Seeing Xiao Jingyi say this, Yan Lingji obediently landed.