Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 144 I Can Swear

"Because it is a life-saving thing, if Master Xu tells you about it, it will be enough to prove the status of Third Master in Master Xu's heart."

Bei Yao was thinking about what Master Qin had said, and he had unknowingly arrived outside the wishing yard.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and from time to time one or two voices could be heard from the courtyard.

Beiyao remembered that Master Qin said he wished to take in a beggar.

He frowned slightly and said, "Chen Shan, go knock on the door."

Chen Shan responded promptly and went forward to knock on the door.

There are night markets in Beijing, so almost everyone goes to bed late.

But even so, few people would visit at night.

So, when she heard the knock on the door, Xu Yuan was stunned for a moment, wondering who could come to see her so late at night.

Wu Shiming reacted quickly and said, "I'll go open the door."

Before Xu Yuan could even say "be careful", Wu Shiming had already run out.

Xu Yuan also hurried out.

It's not that she was cautious, but she was afraid that the old man Song Tiancheng would send assassins, and Wu Shiming would not be able to deal with it and would be implicated by her.

Wu Shiming removed the wooden bolt, opened the door and looked into the eyes of the person in front of him.

Chen Shan was dressed in black, with a long sword at his waist, exuding a murderous aura.

Wu Shiming has been in casinos for many years and is used to seeing all kinds of people.

His intuition told him that the person in front of him was not easy to deal with.

Seeing that Chen Shan didn't say anything.

Wu Shiming plucked up his courage and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Chen Shan said seriously, "Make a wish."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Yuan followed him out.

Chen Shan was more than a head taller than Wu Shiming, and Xu Yuan could see him at a glance.

Xu Yuan asked, "Chen Shan? It's so late, what are you doing here?"

When Xu Yuan came out, Chen Shan ignored Wu Shiming and said to Xu Yuan, "The Master wants to see you."

After saying that, Chen Shan turned sideways, revealing Bei Yao behind him.

Bei Yao was still dressed in a graceful white robe, with a few winter plum blossoms outlined in gold thread on the cuffs.

Unlike in the past, he did not carry a fan, but for no reason he looked more scholarly.

Xuyuan walked over and asked, "Anything else?"

Xu Yuan felt that what he said during the day was clear enough.

But the kindness this person showed her went beyond the scope of normal friendship.

Moreover, in front of outsiders, she is a man.

Ordinary people wouldn't even have any thoughts about it, right?

As I was thinking about making a wish, I couldn't help but feel uneasy...

Could it be that this person has some homosexual tendencies?

Before Xu Yuan could finish his guess, Bei Yao spoke.

"Looking for you late at night must be something extremely important."

Beiyao finished speaking, turned around and said, "Let's find a quieter place to talk."

Make a wish and follow Beiyao.

Wu Shiming was a little worried and wanted to follow along. Before he crossed the threshold, Chen Shan raised one hand.

He didn't say anything, but his meaning was clear.

No approach allowed.

Wu Shiming could only stop thinking and watch Xu Yuan disappear from his sight.

Beiyao didn't go far. Although he was in the capital, there might still be hidden assassins.

The teahouses were all closed, so Bei Yao found a noodle stall that hadn't cleared its tables and chairs and sat down. Then he said to Xu Yuan, "Sit down."

After Xu Yuan sat down, he asked directly: "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Beiyao's face was hidden under the mask. Xu Yuan couldn't guess Beiyao's current expression, let alone see the expression on his face.

Bei Yao said, "You didn't collect the account book today, and you were able to leave after going to the Taiwei Mansion. I guess you must have some leverage over Song Tiancheng, right?"

Xuyuan's heart trembled slightly, and after a long while, she asked, "How did you know?"

"There are secret agents of mine near the Taiwei Mansion. They are monitoring the Taiwei Mansion."

Beiyao said with a mixture of truth and lies, "However, they couldn't get too close, so I couldn't hear any details of the conversation."

Hearing this, Xu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

She almost thought that there really was such a master. If that were the case, she would have to whisper in other people's ears when she spoke in the future.

Seeing Xu Yuan's expression, Bei Yao couldn't help but ask, "Why, you suddenly feel relieved, right?"

"I'm just afraid that one day I'll be under surveillance, and I'll have to be very careful with what I say. It'll be so uncomfortable."

After Xu Yuan finished speaking, he did not hide it from Bei Yao and said directly: "You guessed right, I do have something on him."

Xuyuan said this, and suddenly glanced around and asked: "Can anyone hear us talking?"

Bei Yao couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Of course not."

"That's good."

Xuyuan nodded, obviously relieved again.

Bei Yao smiled, "You haven't finished talking about what happened before."

"I've finished." Xu Yuan looked at Bei Yao and said, "I do have leverage over him. Song Tiancheng doesn't dare to touch me."

"So..." Beiyao hesitated for a moment, and decided to ask in the most direct way: "What is that?"

Xuyuan asked back: "Why should I tell you?"

"I need this handle."

"If you want the Song family's military power, shouldn't you take it step by step?"

"Compared to the Song family's military power, what is more urgent is the Third Master's marriage. The Queen has already granted the marriage, but the Third Master does not want to marry. He cannot disobey the Queen's order, so he can only start from other places, such as asking the Song family to actively refuse the marriage."

Beiyao's tone was unusually calm.

The person he was talking about was himself.

"The Third Master is the Third Prince. Even if he doesn't marry, he is still the Third Prince. But what about Song Xiujing?"

For a moment, Xu Yuan felt depressed for no reason. She said, "How can a woman who was rejected by the royal family, or a lady who rejected the third prince, marry in the future? Moreover, she has offended the royal family and has no good way out. How should she live in the Song family?"

Song Xiujing's current situation is already difficult.

Xu Yuan couldn't imagine what Song Xiujing would do if her engagement was broken off again.

Obviously, it wasn’t like this in my previous life…

It is clear that in her previous life, Song Xiujing married the third prince and became his consort, and later became the crown princess.

Why has everything changed now...

At the beginning, Xu Yuan did approach Song Xiujing with the idea of ​​getting close to the future queen, but after spending so much time together... Xu Yuan couldn't convince himself to just stand by and watch.

At least, she couldn't let Song Xiujing be ruined because of her.

"I will handle Song Xiujing's matter. I can give you a satisfactory answer."

Beiyao had already prepared for this. He had already repeated these words in his mind several times. After he finished speaking, he said, "But if the Song family had not cancelled the engagement, the one who would die would be me who was incompetent. Make a wish, are you willing to help me once?"

"How can this be?"

Xu Yuan stood up quickly and said, "Who would abandon the donkey like this?"

"Third Master." Bei Yao finished speaking, and then sighed and said, "It is said that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger, and I am no exception."

Xu Yuan sat back down. She looked at Bei Yao, through the white mask, into his eyes.

After a long time, Xuyuan asked, "Do you believe me?"

Beiyao nodded.

"Believe me, then after listening to what I say, don't ask me where I got this news from."

Bei Yao raised his finger and said, "I can swear."

"It won't come to that."

Xu Yuan pressed Bei Yao's hand and said slowly, "There was a foreign princess living in the Taiwei Mansion. If this matter gets out, Song Tiancheng will inevitably be confiscated and exiled. You use this to threaten him, I think... it should be useful."