"She is not as good as my singer." The second prince pointed his finger at the table, pinched the singer's face, and his eyes lingered on the singer's plump breasts.

The singer leaned against him, her soft fingertips roaming around, holding the golden cup to his mouth, "Your Highness, lightly."

The second prince laughed heartily, pinched the singer's cheek, kissed her, and unceremoniously pushed her away. He looked at Chang Hui and asked "kindly", "If not, I'd better send a few close friends to Lord Chang."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness, but..." Chang Hui smiled, then sighed and said with some regret: "Your Highness also knows my difficulties."

He looked at the Second Prince, cupped his hands and said respectfully: "Your Highness, please come and ascend the throne, and reward me with a few beautiful concubines."

The second prince smiled widely, patted the table and said, "Okay, I'll make a note of it."

He leaned forward on the table. "Last time, Jiangzhou was saved from the snowstorm thanks to Wenxuan's advice to me. I did a great job, and my father also rewarded me. But this is not enough. There are still not enough ministers who surrendered. The aide of Baique Tower is just an appetizer, not enough to establish authority."

Chang Hui took a sip of wine and said nothing. The second prince opposite him shook his sleeves and said, "Besides, because of this, the madman Guangning is keeping a close eye on me."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. Guangning and Your Highness have never had any direct conflict before. Although she suspects Your Highness, Your Highness has no intention of competing for the throne, so she is more suspicious of the Fifth Prince. Now in the competition for the throne, the Fifth Prince and the Third Prince have the biggest conflict, and Guangning stands on the side of the Third Prince." Chang Bi comforted him.

The Second Prince propped up his head, looking depressed, "I have no intention of competing for the throne. I don't dare to act rashly because I don't have any chance of winning. Fortunately, I have the announcement."

His eyes fell on Chang Hui, and he clicked his tongue twice, "I really want to go back in time and save you before Guangning does."

Chang Hui's body stiffened slightly, and after a long moment, he breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that I'm here now, so I can help Your Highness get more information."

The second prince stood up, stood at the window with his hands behind his back, looked at the people coming and going, and nodded, "Yes."

When he learned that Guangning liked Chang Hui, he pressed on step by step. He was really curious, so he planned an assassination, captured him, and gave him a large sum of money, hoping that Chang Hui would work for him, but the other party was stern and would rather die than surrender.

The more unwilling Chang Hui was, the more he wanted to get him over. After all, being able to stimulate Guangning to go crazy would make him happy. Guangning had relied on his father's favor and had caused him too much harm.

Since force didn't work, he tried soft means. He sent people to investigate this man in detail, only to find out that although his background seemed ordinary, he was not ordinary at all. He was actually the son-in-law trained by the head of the Xiao family, the richest family in Lin'an, for his beloved daughter.

Lin'an is a place where every inch of land is worth a lot of money. You can pick up gold on the ground. The people and the local governor are all very rich. It is said that the Xiao family is a branch of the Lanling Xiao family. They were wealthy people before the founding of the Southern Liang Dynasty.

Chang Hui's luck is really ridiculous. His fiancée is not only the daughter of the head of the family, but also the apple of his eye. His future child will be the next head of the family. If he had not been targeted by Guangning, with Chang Hui's own abilities and the financial resources of his wife's family, it would only be a matter of time for him to make a name for himself in the court.

Thinking of this, the second prince couldn't help but look at the young man who was sipping tea with his head down. The Xiao family's house was looted by thieves, and most of the house was burned down. Only the mistress of the Xiao family survived by chance.

Was the Xiao family really looted?

Even Miss Xiao's mother believed that her daughter was dead. How did Chang Hui know that Miss Xiao had been taken away?

When Chang Hui first approached him to ask for cooperation, these two questions had made him curious for a long time.

He said that it was Guangning who persecuted the Xiao family, and it was someone else who took Miss Xiao away, a merchant from the Western Regions. He went to so much trouble to bring Miss Xiao back. Could it be that there is something worth caring about in the Xiao family?

The Second Prince smiled, twisted his jade fingers, tilted his head and said to Chang Hui: "I am really happy for you that you can find your little childhood sweetheart. Don't worry about Guangning finding out. I will take care of it for you. She was wrong in the first place. If it weren't for her, your wife should be Miss Xiao."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

The second prince waved his hand and sat down. After drinking a few cups of fine wine, Chang Bei stood up and left.

After the Linghua Gate was closed, he lay back and called his guards, "That woman is in Qing'anfang, right?"

"Yes." The guard replied with a bow.

Song Jue rested his chin on his hand and raised his eyelids, "Arrange a few people to keep an eye on it."

"Yes." The guard retreated.

After a day of running around, Chang Hui returned to Qing'anfang. When he arrived at the courtyard, he looked at the little girl sitting on the steps and his heart softened.

"Brother Chang Hui." Xiao Linglang's eyes lit up, she stood up, and subconsciously wanted to run over, but she quickly reacted and stopped.

"Although winter has passed, the weather hasn't warmed up yet. Linglang, don't stay outside next time. Be careful not to catch a cold." Chang Hui came over with a bag of fresh chestnut cakes in his hand.

"Oh." Xiao Linglang responded softly, and stepped her feet under her skirt nervously, taking small steps to keep up with Chang Bei's pace.

After entering the house, Runiang prepared the food and then left.

There were only Xiao Linglang and Chang Hui at the dining table. Xiao Linglang noticed that Chang Hui's hand had been bandaged and felt slightly relieved.

She ate in silence, glancing at Chang Hui from time to time. He must be exhausted after coming back from work so late. She didn't know how to start the conversation about going back to Lin'an.

Biting the spoon, she turned her head and thought for a while. Although she was anxious, brother Chang Hui was really busy now, so she had to wait until he had a day off.

I counted on my fingers in my heart and it was only two days.

"Linglang."

"Pfft, cough, cough..."

Xiao Linglang scooped up the porridge and ate it in a trance.

Chang Hui's gentle voice suddenly came out, startling her and making her choke.

She blinked her tearful almond eyes, coughing and complaining, "Didn't Brother Chang Hui say not to talk while eating or sleeping?"

"That's because you used to talk to me all the time and often forgot to eat." After not seeing her for two days, the little girl's distant personality returned a little. Chang Hui patted her on the back and looked at her deeply.

"What was Linglang thinking about just now? Why were you so absent-minded? Can you tell your husband...brother about it?"

Xiao Linglang clenched her teeth, glanced at him with her smart eyes, shook her head gently, and said in a soothing tone, "Nothing? Is Brother Chang Hui always so busy?"

After answering, she thought he would not ask any more questions like before, but unexpectedly the man looked at her lovingly with curved lips and chuckled.

"It's OK. Linglang is thinking about going back to Lin'an?"

Xiao Linglang's eyes widened. Was her expression so obvious?

She blinked her dark eyes, twisted her fingers, looked at him expectantly, and nodded with her lips pursed.

"I would like to ask Brother Chang Pi to help me arrange a carriage and find two people with good martial arts skills. The reward is negotiable. I will thank Brother Chang Pi handsomely when I return to Lin'an."

She is now penniless and in dire straits and can only rely on her brother Chang Bei.

She didn't dare go back by herself. She didn't know if there were still people from Tuoba Jin in Lin'an. She didn't know if he would order those people to kill her to vent his anger. So she needed Brother Chang Bei to help her find a few people who knew kung fu to send her back.

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