After the eldest daughter was reborn, the whole family knelt down and begged for forgiveness

Something is wrong. There is something so wrong with these two people!

Xiao Yu's inquiring gaze kept scanning Xiao Xuetang and Lin Xun.

Seeing the two of them talking as if no one was around, the usually cold and aloof Tianji King actually asked and hit Xiao Xuetang's questions, showing unprecedented patience...

The more Xiao Yu thought about it, the gloomier his expression became, and he wished he could go forward and separate the two.

Qi Yusheng, who was standing by, was very smart. When he saw that the situation was not right, he took Mu Yan away directly to prevent Lin Xun from remembering something and settling a score with Mu Yan later.

That's right, Mu Yan did intend to lead Xiao Xuetang to Tianxiang Tower today. She had gone to the Marquis' Mansion today and came up empty-handed, thinking that the matter would not be accomplished, but she never expected that Xiao Xuetang would foolishly run into a trap. Even Mu Yan couldn't help but sigh at his luck...

But Mu Yan had no grudge against Xiao Xuetang, nor did she really want to harm Xiao Xuetang. She just wanted to meet Xiao Xuetang to confirm some things.

But who would have thought that while the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole is unaware of the situation behind it? Who could have thought that Lin Xun had been waiting here for a long time!

Before Mu Yan left, she looked at Xiao Xuetang with a complicated look, as if she wanted to say something, but was urged by Qi Yusheng to leave first.

"Leaving now?"

The only person present who was not in the know was Xiao Yunni. She was listening to the story with great interest and did not expect Mu Yan to leave like this.

Mu Yan left. Should she also politely avoid him? She felt that Xiao Xuetang and Lin Xun seemed to have something to say to each other?

"Big brother?"

Xiao Yunni was undecided for a moment and looked at Xiao Yu, but Xiao Yu was looking at Xiao Xuetang and Lin Xun vigilantly without even glancing at her.

Lin Shaojin smiled and said, "Second Miss Xiao, right? I will take you back to the palace..."

"Ah? There's no need to go through so much trouble. Tangtang and I can just go back together..."

"No, you want it!"

Lin Shaojin said this very firmly, and then took Mu Han, who had been serving as a background member, away.

After everyone left, only Xiao Xuetang, Lin Xun and Xiao Yu were left in the private room.

Even Xiao Xuetang, who was calm in the face of adversity, felt her scalp tingling under Xiao Yu's strange gaze. Lin Xun said at the right time: "Master Xiao, now we can continue the topic just now..."

Lin Xun summoned Xiao Yu today, not only to ask Xiao Yu for some clues about the Tianxuan Sect, but also to give Xiao Yu an important task.

When talking about business, Xiao Yu's expression gradually became solemn, and Xiao Xuetang no longer cared about the tension between him and Xiao Yu.

Lin Xun said, "Master Xiao must have heard that the Southern Xinjiang delegation will enter the capital soon. Although nominally for the purpose of forming an alliance and seeking peace, Master Xiao must be aware of the Southern Xinjiang's evil ambitions."

Xiao Yu nodded slightly with a solemn expression. He recalled the devastated scene after the Kyoto was captured in his previous life...

The former Shengjing was in ruins, with its nine-story palaces burned to rubble and trampled by the barbarian troops.

If he were to live his life over again, he would never allow such a tragedy to happen!

As far as he knew, the opportunity for the southern barbarians to break through the capital was the root cause of the disaster caused by the southern border delegation's visit to Beijing.

Xiao Yu did not hold an official position, and in this life he did not dare to trust anyone easily, including his father, the Marquis of Yong'an. Originally, Xiao Yu's choice was Lin Shaoshu, or his former best friend, the King of Yue...

But Xiao Yu did not expect that Lin Xun, the regent whose identity was a mystery and completely different from his previous life, would find him first.

Xiao Xuetang also nodded.

At this moment, Xiao Xuetang's memory of Southern Xinjiang was limited to two points. One was that Lin Xun was attacked and poisoned by a strange poison from Southern Xinjiang when he returned to Beijing from Jingzhou, and the other was the sinister Southern Xinjiang priest - Fushu.

The way the Xiao brother and sister nodded was somewhat similar, and no one would believe that they were not brother and sister!

Lin Xun said: "Just last night, I received news that Prince Jiumo and Princess Jiuge from Southern Xinjiang will also be accompanying the delegation this time."

Xiao Yu gasped and exclaimed, "These two are said to be the children of the Queen of Southern Xinjiang. They are the most noble among the many princes and princesses. Why are they in Kyoto?"

A thoughtful look flashed across Xiao Xuetang's eyes...

At this moment, both the brother and sister were filled with turmoil in their hearts, and they had only the same thought - in their previous life, the Southern Xinjiang delegation's visit was just an ordinary one, and it was not such a big deal as Lin Xun said!

Living again is because rebirth has changed the course of events in the previous life, or is there an invisible hand in the dark that is controlling everything.

At this moment, both of them had a bad feeling in their hearts, but because of the seriousness of the matter, they could not speak it out loud...

Even the conflicted expressions on the brother and sister's faces were exactly the same.

Lin Xun was so perceptive that he could see that the brother and sister must be hiding something, but they didn't dare to say it in front of him.

This feeling of being excluded is not a pleasant one.

Lin Xun calmly moved the Buddhist beads on his wrist - but the Buddhist beads he always wore were given to Xiao Xuetang yesterday, and his wrist felt empty, which made him a little uncomfortable for a moment.

Under his wide sleeves, he paused for a moment, and continued, "This king hopes that Young Master Xiao and Mu Han will go to the Ministry of Justice together and secretly investigate the whereabouts of Southern Xinjiang and the Tianxuan Sect, and find out who in the court is connected with them, and eliminate them completely."

As soon as the words "eradicate the roots" came out, the temperature in the private room instantly dropped a few degrees, and even Xiao Yu, who was usually calm, couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

Xiao Yu knew Lin Xun well enough. The way he dealt with the aristocratic families five years ago still frightened Xiao Yi. He pretended to be honest and did not dare to act rashly.

Five years have passed, and the regent's personality seems to be much more restrained than before, but Xiao Yu knows that all this is just an appearance.

Once the words "eradicate the roots" are uttered, a bloody storm will inevitably be set off in Kyoto...

"Your Highness has the palace's secret guards under his command, as well as the Imperial Censorate which holds clues to the entire capital. Why does your Highness want me to investigate?"

Lin Xun didn't say anything, but Xiao Xuetang beside him seemed to have guessed something and suddenly said, "It's because of my third uncle."

Lin Xun did not hide anything from Xiao Xuetang and nodded slightly.

Xiao Yu???

Xiao Xuetang glanced at Xiao Yu and said sarcastically, "Brother, you are not conceited about your talent. You have the talent of the top scholar, so why can't you figure out such a small matter?"

"Back then, you followed your third uncle to the Southern Yi, deep into the heart of the Southern Yi. In the entire capital, apart from the princess and the prince of Prince Mu's palace, the only people who know the Southern Yi best are you and your third uncle. But now that the Xie family is not in the capital, you are the only one who can be of use at the moment."

What does it mean to be barely usable!!!

Xiao Yu was distressed by Xiao Xuetang's weird tone and sneered, "You and the Regent are in tune with each other."

After saying that, Xiao Yu regretted it...

Xiao Xuetang couldn't help but feel his ears getting hot, while Lin Xun seemed calm but with a smile on his face.

Under the flickering candlelight, the regent's eyes, which were always cold and intimidating, became indescribably gentle...