Chapter 264

That night.

Sun Xian had just returned to his mansion and was about to wash and rest when he heard a cold voice outside the house, "Xiao He wants to see Lord Sun."

Sun Xian's eyebrows suddenly sank, and he hurriedly opened the door, and saw that only Xiao He was standing under the eaves outside the door.

The servants who were supposed to serve at the door fell to the ground at this moment.

Sun Xian's face froze, and his eyes looking at Xiao He were also stained with a bit of displeasure, "What does Master Xiao mean by this?"

The person who broke into his mansion at night and knocked him unconscious was not a good person.

Xiao He's face showed a chill, but his attitude was gentle and polite.

He bowed to Sun Xian and said, "I heard that Lord Sun was ordered to search for bandits today. I don't know if he has any gains."

Sun Xian narrowed his eyes slightly, "Whether I have any gains, I will report to the emperor tomorrow. It is not the turn of Mr. Xiao to ask."

Hearing this, Xiao He's air pressure condensed, and his eyes stared at Sun Xian coldly, and his voice became deeper, "Why does Lord Sun pretend to be confused?"

Seeing Xiao He like this, Sun Xian's brows were unconsciously frowned.

Although Xiao He has been silent for five years, his murderous aura is still the same as before. Standing in the dark at this moment, even he can't help but feel a little flustered.

The emperor asked him to find Qiao Nian under the pretext of investigating bandits, but his sister told him that he must not offend Xiao Heng because of a woman.

In fact, he was also worried about how to tell the emperor tomorrow.

If he said that he found nothing, the emperor would think that Xiao Heng hid the person too deeply, but he would also suspect that he was not doing his job well.

I am afraid that he would blame him more or less.

Now that Xiao He is here, he has thought of a best of both worlds plan.

He said, "I am also surprised that General Xiao actually has a separate courtyard on the east side of Changyang River, and it is quite large."

So, it is the largest house on the east side of Changyang River?

Xiao He immediately bowed and thanked him, "Thank you, Lord Sun."

After that, he was about to leave.

Unexpectedly, Sun Xian suddenly asked loudly, "But the separate courtyard is heavily guarded. Young Master Xiao has no power now, I am afraid he can't even get in!"

Xiao He paused slightly and said, "Thank you, Lord Sun for reminding me." Then he flew away.

If you can't take it by force, then take it by wits.

Until Nian Nian is rescued!

Time flies, and it's another three days.

On this day, Qiao Nian went to the kitchen early in the morning as usual.

She called it learning cooking, but in fact she wanted to contact the vegetable farmer.

She had tried for a few days, and the vegetable farmer probably received an order, so he didn't dare to communicate with her at first, but seeing that she asked ordinary questions and no one stopped him, the vegetable farmer began to answer slowly.

Qiao Nian thought that maybe after a few more days of chatting, they could get familiar with each other, or at least bring him a message.

But who knew that the vegetable farmer today was a different person.

Looking at the unfamiliar face, Qiao Nian's heart couldn't help but tighten, and she couldn't help asking, "Why isn't it Uncle Wang today?"

Could it be that Xiao Heng found something and replaced the vegetable farmer?

But the new vegetable farmer looked honest, and when he looked at Qiao Nian, even his smile was very stiff, "Old Wang is sick, so I will take care of him for two days."

Hearing this, Qiao Nian's heart was slightly relieved.

It's just that he's sick, not that Xiao Heng discovered it.

So, he nodded slightly, didn't say anything more, just went to the side and picked out the dishes he was going to cook today.

The kitchen was not big, and the two big baskets of the vegetable farmer took up a lot of space. With the busy chefs and servants in the kitchen, it suddenly seemed crowded.

Qiao'er and Hui'er waited outside the kitchen.

Just like before.

After all, everyone in the mansion was selected by Xiao Heng himself, and it was impossible for them to say a word to Qiao Nian.

Qiao Nian didn't plan to say too much today, but unexpectedly, the new vegetable farmer came over, "Madam, look at this dish, it's fresh!"

Outside the kitchen, Qiao'er saw this scene and frowned immediately.

Her eyes were fixed on the vegetable farmer's mouth. She knew lip reading, so even if she wasn't with Qiao Nian, she knew what the vegetable farmer said.

Qiao Nian was also stunned, and looked at the vegetable farmer with some doubts, but saw that the vegetable farmer looked honest and simple, and people couldn't see any clues.

But when he lowered his eyes, he saw that the word "He" was carved on the leaf of the cabbage with his fingernails.

This vegetable farmer is Xiao He's man!

Seeing this, Qiao Nian took the cabbage, and took the opportunity to remove the leaf with the word carved on it. He turned his back to the kitchen door and said in a low voice, "Spread the news that I am here. It would be best if everyone in the capital knows about it."

The vegetable farmer did not respond when he heard this, and went to the side by himself, fearing that someone would find out.

Qiao'er, who had been staring at him, saw that he had gone somewhere else, and she also felt relieved. Seeing Qiao Nian carefully selecting vegetables, she couldn't help but smile at Hui'er and said, "I see, Madam is now settled."

On the side, Hui'er looked at Qiao Nian's figure and couldn't help but speak, "Madam is not a hysterical person. She has never made a big fuss since she entered the mansion."

Except for the first time when he threatened Qiao'er's life, he didn't do anything extraordinary.

Qiao Er nodded after hearing this, "I hope Madam can reconcile with the General. I still like Madam's personality."

This time, Hui'er didn't say anything.

For some reason, she always felt that Qiao Nian didn't look as easy to control as he looked on the surface.

She didn't believe that Qiao Nian could really settle down.

Therefore, when Xiao Heng came back in the evening, Hui'er told Xiao Heng about the conversation between the new vegetable farmer and Qiao Nian in the kitchen today.

Xiao Heng went into the study and just changed his coat, and said, "Have you checked the details of the vegetable farmer?"

"After a preliminary investigation, his identity is not suspicious." Hui'er reported truthfully, "and the old Wang who came a few days ago is indeed sick."

Hearing this, Xiao Heng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly and looked at Hui'er, "How many sentences did he say?"

"Two sentences in total, one was to ask about the old Wang's situation, and the second sentence was that the new vegetable farmer said the vegetables were fresh."

"Then what are you suspicious of?" Xiao Heng asked, but there was a bit of coldness in his voice.

Hui'er's heart tightened, and she knelt on the ground, "Slave, I dare not doubt anything, I just report it truthfully."

"I asked you to take care of her, not to monitor her." A cold voice sounded faintly, covered with a layer of chill, "If you do it again, you will leave by yourself."

"I know my crime!" Hui'er kowtowed hurriedly, and her heart couldn't help trembling slightly.

Xiao Heng ignored it and turned to walk towards Qiao Nian.

He actually had a little expectation in his heart.

I don't know what Nian Nian made for him today.

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