A life of two souls traveling through time

The messy banquet gradually quieted down as the wind blew away the banquet. The officials of Mucheng who were still kneeling nearby all had their heads on the ground, trembling.

"It's getting late. You gentlemen should go back and spend the New Year's Eve with your families." Yan Zong glanced at Mr. Fan without saying a word. Mr. Fan understood and turned around and smiled at the officials kneeling on the ground.

After hearing what Mr. Fan said, Situ Ting and the others naturally understood that it was the prince who ordered them to leave. Although they were confused and bewildered, no one dared to stay for a moment. They all stood up and retreated tremblingly. At the same time, they became more uneasy because of the prince's silence. They were afraid that they would not be able to celebrate this New Year well.

After the housekeeper sent away all the officials from Mucheng, he dismissed the servants in the courtyard to the backyard according to Mr. Fan's instructions. Most of the people were cleared out, and only the people from Prince Zong and Sanxiu Pharmacy were left, which was equivalent to being their own people.

When Yan Zong looked at Si Yao, who was still in a daze, with a scrutinizing look, Xiu Ming suddenly stepped forward to block Si Yao behind him, and saluted Yan Zong respectfully, "Zong Wang, now that Si Yao has been proven to be innocent..."

"Proof? Just based on a rebellious word?" Yan Zong interrupted coldly before Xiu Ming could finish.

"Your Highness, Sister Yao can't be..."

"shut up!"

Arnold wanted to speak up for Si Yao, but was stopped by Yan Zong. Arnold looked at Sister Yao who was still silent and tears welled up in his eyes.

"What else do you want? Are you going to kill all of my Sanxiu Pharmacy?" Sanxiu, who had been holding back, finally exploded at this moment, pointing at Yan Zong and cursing: "I was wondering why you, the high and mighty Prince, condescended to personally come out of your house to welcome me today and give me enough face in public. It turns out that you are setting a Hongmen Banquet for my Sanxiu Pharmacy tonight! You little brat, I am your mother's mentor after all, and even your savior, but today you have schemed against me like this! How is such a vicious mind like your mother..."

"Mr. Sanxiu, that's enough!" Mr. Fan stopped him in time before he could say anything inappropriate.

Cursing the prince was already an act of insubordination, and the following words were even more outrageous. Mr. Fan was also worried that Sanxiu might speak out of turn. Although there were no outsiders in the room, there could be ears through the walls.

"Enough, what's enough!" Sanxiu was already furious, and Mr. Fan's words only angered him further: "And you, Ying'er trusted you so much as her sworn brother that she entrusted her son to you, but you let him do whatever he wanted, and he got stuck in that dark, treacherous quagmire!"

Although Sanxiu's angry words hurt Mr. Fan, he still kept himself rational and did not fight back. He never forgot the advice given by his adopted sister Leng Ying before her death, and he also knew that a simple and honest person like Mr. Sanxiu would not understand the difficult growth of the prince in this vortex of power.

"Mr. Sanxiu is so disdainful of our intrigues, then what is your little disciple Huifeng?" Yan Zong sneered contemptuously and asked Sanxiu directly.

"You..." Sanxiu was speechless.

For a moment, the hall fell silent again.

"Your Highness, it's getting late. Mr. Sanxiu is old and what happened tonight has troubled him a lot. Should we let them go back to the medicine shop first?" Although Mr. Fan had expected that Prince Zong and Mr. Sanxiu would have a falling out over this matter, it was also what he least wanted to see, so he sighed to himself, came to Yan Zong and whispered.

"Send Mr. Sanxiu back to the pharmacy." Looking at the exhausted white-haired old man in front of him, Yan Zong couldn't bear it after all. He naturally didn't think he was wrong in today's incident, but after all, he had calculated and used Mr. Sanxiu, which made him feel a little guilty.

"Master, please go back first." Sanxiu had no intention of leaving. Xiuming seemed to see what his master was thinking and hurriedly tried to comfort him.

Prince Zong is already furious, and if the master pleads for Huifeng at this time, it will undoubtedly add fuel to the fire. Moreover, Huifeng openly assassinated the prince, and I am afraid no one can save him.

Sanxiu looked at Xiuming for a long while before nodding. Thinking of Huifeng's immature yet deep face, she felt sad again and tears welled up in her eyes.

Xiuming bowed to Yan Zong and Mr. Fan respectively, and then he supported Sanxiu and was about to turn around and walk out the door when he saw Si Yao suddenly speak:

"Since Si Yao is still a suspect in the eyes of the prince, how can you let me go back to the medicine store without worry? Aren't you afraid that I will run away? Or will there be one or two pairs of eyes watching me from now on, and they will play the long game to catch the big fish?"

After these words were spoken, Master and disciple Sanxiu and Arnold were all worried about Si Yao. They finally saw that Yan Zong would not pursue the matter any further, but she pushed herself into a dangerous situation again.

However, Mr. Fan and Yu Cheng looked at Si Yao with surprise: What a good move to turn the passive situation into the active one. Regardless of whether she is a spy or not, her courage and intelligence alone are not comparable to those of ordinary girls.

Yan Zong did not say anything, but just stared coldly at the face in front of him, which was cold yet somewhat stubborn.

"Si Yao believes that the prince will enforce the law impartially and will never let an innocent person suffer injustice easily. Si Yao is willing to stay and do her best to cooperate with the prince's investigation." Seeing that Yan Zong did not respond to her words, Si Yao bent her knees and bowed in front of Yan Zong. She continued to speak calmly, then turned around and bowed three times to Sanxiu and Xiuming, and spoke again: "I have been in the medicine shop for several months. Thanks to the care of the owner and the master for Si Yao. Si Yao is very grateful. I will repay you later. Tonight, Si Yao was accused of treason. For the sake of the reputation of the medicine shop, I ask Mr. Sanxiu to expel Si Yao from the medicine shop. I have nothing to do with Sanxiu Medicine Shop until the prince clears Si Yao's name."

"Si Yao, you kid..." Si Yao's sincere words immediately moved San Xiu to tears.

Xiu Ming, who was standing by, also had tears in his eyes, and he admired Si Yao very much, while Arnold had already been crying like a tearful person.

"Good! Very good! Everyone in my Sanxiu Pharmacy has backbone!" Sanxiu raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face, and after calming down, he helped Si Yao up, nodded repeatedly with a gratified smile, and then continued to Yan Zong with a cold face: "I will give the Zong prince three days to conduct a thorough investigation. After three days, either the Zong prince will produce evidence to convict, or I, Sanxiu, will come to claim the person myself. From now on, in the underworld, my Sanxiu Pharmacy and the Zong prince will sever all ties and never see each other again!" After that, he comforted Si Yao again: "Don't worry, child, Sanxiu Pharmacy will never abandon you at this time!"

On New Year's Eve, the city of Mucheng was still filled with the sound of firecrackers. Most people stayed at home to celebrate the New Year, so the streets in the city were much quieter than during the day.

A carriage with a red lantern hanging on it drove out from the East City Gate and headed towards Sanxiu Pharmacy. In the dark night, only the red lantern could be seen swaying at the front of the carriage.

Si Yao was being held in a room in the other courtyard. The reason why Yan Zong kept Si Yao by his side this time was also for a final test. When spies are desperate, they will usually take risks and perish together with their enemies.

"Master Fan, please let me see Sister Yao. I just want to say a few words to Sister Yao, please." In another room, Arnold knelt in front of Mr. Fan and cried sadly.

There were secret guards guarding outside Si Yao's room. No one could enter without the orders of Prince Zong and Mr. Fan. Arnold didn't dare to ask Prince Zong for help, so he naturally ran to Mr. Fan and cried.

"Arnold, please remember that these three days are very important for both His Highness and Miss Si Yao, so don't act silly again!" But this time, no matter how hard Arnold cried, Mr. Fan remained unmoved and was no longer soft-hearted.