After Longlong left, someone started playing the piano in the audience. Xiao Nan listened to the music with her eyes closed. A man and a woman came to the empty table in front of her.

The man was handsome and dashing, of medium height, and he was also gently fanning himself with a fan.

The woman had delicate features; while not quite a beauty that could topple kingdoms, she was unforgettable.

"Shuang'er, how are things going between your family and the Meng family?"

"My sister has been found, but she doesn't want to come back. Father sent someone to invite her."

"Well, once your sister's marriage to the Meng family is settled, I will come to your house to propose marriage and try my best to marry you as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Nan's eyes snapped open as she looked ahead. She could only see the back of the man's head, but she could clearly see the girl opposite him.

It was the original owner's younger sister, Xiao Wushuang. Listen to her name, Wushuang, while her own name, Xiao Nan, was probably just a random choice since she was born in the South Courtyard.

That man must be her beloved, otherwise she wouldn't have sent people to look for the original owner of this body.

It's nothing serious, there's nothing to guess.

The two listened to music and drank tea on the second floor for a while, flirted for a bit, and then left. Xiao Nan didn't take them seriously.

Longlong didn't return until the afternoon.

Xiao Nan asked, "Watching the show again?"

"Hehe, all the people that Patriarch Xiao sent have disappeared. He was furious in his study and sent another batch of people. I reckon they won't even make it home by the time we finish our business."

"Hmm, how much money did you get from the Xiao family?"

"Not much, his family isn't well-off."

"We should teach them a lesson, however many they have. What about the Meng family?"

"Old Master Meng is a terrible person. He can be described as a lackey of the royal family. He is loyal, but he is too obedient and somewhat blindly loyal."

"That's why my husband doesn't want to come back, doesn't want to be a lackey of the court, but Old Master Meng is his grandfather, so he's in a dilemma."

“Master, I couldn’t find him at the Meng family’s residence.”

"what?"

“I searched the Meng family’s house inside and out, but I didn’t find him.”

"Impossible, the Meng family must have a secret room."

"Master, I can sometimes pass through walls, but I can't burrow underground."

"Let's go to the Meng family tonight. I'm good at finding secret rooms."

Xiao Nan stayed in the teahouse until dusk, listening to the hot topics in the capital, and then went to a secluded place and flashed into his spatial dimension.

Eating at a restaurant is not as good as eating in this space. There are Simmons mattresses there, so you can roll around in comfortably, and the temperature is just right.

She fried a steak and boiled a potato in her room, ate a quick dinner, and then lay down on the bed to rest.

Longlong wandered around outside. It was its first time in the capital, and everything was new and exciting to it. Xiao Nan was being led around by it in the space.

As night deepened, the October night in the capital was not cold. Pedestrians still walked along both sides of the street, and carriages continued to come and go, especially in front of teahouses, restaurants, and brothels, where the streets were bustling with activity.

The beggars, on the other hand, would huddle together on the street. They would call out a few times when someone approached.

Longlong, that guy, goes wherever there's excitement, even going to brothels, claiming it's to broaden his horizons.

Longlong only arrived at the Meng family home after the bustling places had quieted down. The Meng family home was peaceful and quiet at this time, and the servants had all gone to sleep.

Xiao Nan emerged from the spatial dimension and immediately got into focus.

“Longlong, your coming during the day is different from coming at night. Search again. You search the back, and I'll search the front.”

"There's no way there would be one in the front yard; aside from entertaining guests, nobody goes there."

"Just do as I say."

A cunning rabbit has three burrows. In ordinary households, a secret room would be placed in the sleeping area or the study in the backyard. However, the Meng family has been fighting for generations, so this cannot be deduced by common sense.

Perhaps because there were few members of the Meng family, no one moved around in the entire mansion.

She searched every suspicious house, and finally came to the large living room in the front yard.

The door was open, and by the moonlight, one could see the furnishings inside.

She carefully entered the room and looked around. She felt that the size of the room was not proportional to the size of the outside.

So I measured it out with my footsteps in the living room, and then I went out to measure it out again.

Sure enough, the inside area is small, while the outside area is large, but not by much; you can't tell the difference unless you look closely.

But the remaining area is not enough to make a secret room. If it's not this, then it must be a secret passage.

She searched carefully in the living room when suddenly she heard footsteps outside. Xiao Nan quietly hid behind a chair and held her breath.

An old man approached with two guards. The old man went into the living room, while the guards stood guard on both sides outside the living room.

The old man had a white beard and an air of otherworldly wisdom, but the murderous aura emanating from him told Xiao Nan that he was a veteran of many battles.

The old man reached out and twisted the blue-and-white porcelain vase on the table, and the innermost wall opened up from the middle, revealing a tunnel one meter wide.

Xiao Nan smiled and quietly called Longlong back.

"Follow him."

"Oh, isn't this the master of the house's grandfather?"

"My husband might be down there, using sleeping pills to knock them out,"

"Take them all down."

"Yes, he shouldn't know about my affairs yet."

"Yes, Master."

Longlong followed behind the old man, but the outer wall was not closed, and Xiao Nan did not follow.

Meng Fei will not be in danger. If we follow him and his grandfather notices, it will be bad.

With Longlong around, she could wait outside with peace of mind.

When Meng Fei saw his grandfather, he closed his eyes again; he hadn't been to the outhouse for several days.

The old man was quite harsh on him, only letting him eat once every few days, and not even letting him eat his fill, for fear that he would find a way to leave once he had the energy.

Meng Fei was weak and listless and didn't want to talk to the old man.

"Fei'er, Grandfather and the Xiao family have reached an agreement to hold the wedding on the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month."

Meng Fei snorted coldly. The eldest daughter of the Xiao family is still in Ping'an Village, and she is his wife. Who do they have to marry?

Suddenly, Meng Fei had a jolt of fear. Could it be that the Xiao family had found his wife?

The thought crossed his mind, and he immediately glared at his grandfather.

"The Xiao family has found their eldest daughter?"

"Found it, I heard they went to ask them for help,"

Meng Fei frowned. He didn't think his wife would go back to the Xiao family. She was different from other girls; she couldn't be attracted by wealth and status alone.

"Hmph, we'll talk about that when we bring him back. Until then, anything is possible."

"His Majesty already knows you have returned."

"How are the negotiations going?"

When the old man heard his grandson ask this question, his face immediately turned ugly.

"Cession of territory and reparations."

Meng Fei glared angrily and roared with all his might, "This tyrannical ruler is incompetent! I won the battle, why should I have to cede territory as reparations? Let me go, I'm going to kill that tyrannical ruler!"

When the old man heard that he wanted to kill the king, he stepped forward and slapped him twice.

"You bastard! The country belongs to the emperor. He can do whatever he wants. We, as his subjects, have no choice but to obey."

Meng Fei burst into laughter: "Haha, obedience? Obedience? You've made the entire Meng family obedient to death, and now only I'm left. A hundred years from now, will you still have the face to face your ancestors?"

"Why don't you have a face? Our Meng family has been fighting for our sovereign for generations."

“Then you shall obey me, and I will no longer serve such a king.”

"It's not up to you."

"Hmph, either you keep me chained up with muscle relaxants for the rest of your life, or the first person I'll kill is the Emperor."

"If you dare to do that, I'll kill you first."

Just then, Old Master Meng's body went limp and he collapsed. Meng Fei was still angry with the old man, but when he saw him fall, he was extremely nervous. He quickly called out to him and tried to reach him with his feet, but he couldn't muster any strength at all.

Just as he twisted his body, trying to break free of the ropes binding him, he fainted.

Longlong pouted and glanced at Grandpa Meng with disdain. If it were his master, he would definitely give him a good beating.

He then glanced at Meng Fei again, and the whirlwind immediately grew larger, instantly engulfing him in the space.

Then he quickly came to Xiao Nan's side: "Master, it's done, come in."

Xiao Nan entered the space and saw Meng Fei tied to a chair. His nose tingled with emotion, and he immediately untied him.

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