This shadow guard is kinda nice

The night is fading, and the morning light is slightly dew.

Zhao Kai and several people related to him were all packed into a carriage. After Xiao Yi'an and Xiao Yichen said a few words, they went to the leading carriage. The people around him came and went, only Xiao Yichen and Mo Ran were left The two faced each other, and when their eyes met, Xiao Yichen took a step forward, and he patted Mo Ran's shoulder.

"Go and be safe."

Mo Ran nodded, he took one last look at Xiao Yichen, then turned around and strode away.

As the sun grew brighter, Xiao Yichen watched Mo Ran's figure disappear into the light and shadow until the carriage drove forward, leaving behind dirty rut marks.

Xiao Yichen returned to the courtyard, sat quietly in front of the stone table, thinking about what to do today, who to meet later, just as he was thinking, the courtyard door was pushed open, Xiao Yichen raised his eyes slightly.

Doctor Zhang rubbed his hands, he breathed a sigh of relief, the hot air flowed in his palms, and soon dissipated, he sat on the other side of the stone table.

Today is a rare free time, he came to get back that medical book, it is very precious, if it is not for him not to lend the book to King Xuan, otherwise he really does not want to lend his darling to others.

Seeing how familiar he was, Xiao Yichen couldn't help saying: "Very free?"

Dr. Zhang was blocked by his words when he wanted to answer the book. Where is he free?He wished he could use one day as twenty hours.

"Something to say."

It's strange to be able to say that, no matter how dull Dr. Zhang is now, he can tell that the mood in front of him is not very good. This is using him as a vent, and he almost wrote the words "I'm unhappy" on his face.

"What's wrong? I ate explosives early in the morning."

Xiao Yichen raised his head, and glanced at him with a neither coolness nor indifference.

Doctor Zhang: "..."

He belatedly realized that Xiao Yichen was alone today, and the shadow guard who followed behind him was gone. He remembered that this person followed Xiao Yian back to Jinling.

He seemed to be in a daze, and he understood everything in an instant. It came at a bit of an untimely time, just when the prince was unhappy, so it is understandable to be so angry. Even if his book is pitiful, he still has to suffer from this man's torture a period of time.

Doctor Zhang smiled obsequiously, "Then what, the old minister suddenly remembered that there is something else to do, so I won't disturb the prince." After he finished speaking, he went out without looking back, and walked up to the gate of the courtyard thoughtfully.

Xiao Yichen: "..."

Before he was quiet for a moment, the courtyard door was pushed open again. He thought it was Doctor Zhang who had something to do, so he looked at the visitor impatiently.

The shadow guard who opened the door and came in paused for a moment, and said, "My lord, the money has been found."

There was a faint fragrance burning in the Eastern Palace, which was sweet and cold, and it diluted a bit of the heat. Zhao Jin lowered his head slightly, not daring to wipe the sweat from his forehead with his hands, he just kept talking.

"The minister promoted Ning Dao in the early years, and he himself worked hard to climb to the position he is today. Over the years, he has done many things for the minister, so the minister still trusts him."

"At that time, I asked Ning Dao, the prefect of Pingyao, to find a way to get some money out of the epidemic. His Majesty later allocated a lot of silver from Pingyao, as well as various donations. The silver is in the suburbs of Pingyao. Put it in the isolation area, and wait for the minister's people to pass him and transport him back to Jinling."

Xiao Beining snorted twice, "You're not timid."

Zhao Jin smiled obsequiously, and didn't say anything to refute. It was indeed his audacity, trying to swallow a big sum.

Xiao Yichen opened the door curtain, Peng Yuan and several shadow guards were there, two or three boxes were scattered on the ground, most of the money had already been spent, most of the money was given to patients, and now there is not much left .

When several people saw King Xuan, they all stood up and saluted, Xiao Yichen waved his hands.

The shadow guard came in after him, he and Peng Yuan exchanged glances, and the rest of the shadow guards walked out spontaneously, guarding outside, not letting others get close at all.

For a moment, there were only three people left in the tent, Xiao Yichen casually sat down at the table, "What's wrong?"

Peng Yuan stood still at the side, the shadow guard took out a rolled thing from the box, he walked up to Xiao Yichen, and handed it to him.

Xiao Yichen stretched out his hand, and the parchment roll was spread out on the table, and the smell of dust came over the surface. Xiao Yichen held his breath slightly, and he fixed his eyes on the broken pattern painted on it.

"At the end of last year, when the construction was intensified before the end of the year, the bridge suddenly broke. During the follow-up cleaning, a small sheepskin scroll was found underneath."

"Sheepskin scroll?" Xiao Beining sat upright, his eyebrows frowned.

"Yes." Zhao Jin nodded, "When the subordinates reported it, I asked them to take the things back to Jinling." At this point, Zhao Jin's eyes dodged, and he didn't dare to look at the prince. No mistake, the parchment is lost, and I don’t know whose hands it fell into.”

Xiao Beining didn't talk to him. He half-closed his eyes and listened quietly to Zhao Jin's continuation.

"Walking around, there is another news this year that the parchment scroll appeared in Pingyao again. At that time, Pingyao's epidemic was spreading wildly. I didn't dare to send people to Pingyao. After that, somehow, it fell into the hands of people in Jianghu. In the hands of several parties, people from all over the world are trying to snatch it, and the parchment scrolls were accidentally mixed into the boxes of silver coveted by Ning Dao."

"Coinciding with the letter from Pingyao, I asked my minister to take them back to Jinling. Pingyao's people were in a panic, afraid of being infected." Zhao Jin straightened up slightly. Better off."

"The minister took this opportunity to let the dog go to Pingyao."

If it wasn't for the parchment, he would never let Zhao Kai go to Pingyao, so he was put in prison in the end.

The prince sneered, "Lord Zhao is very good at planning, huh?" Xiao Beining dragged out the end, Zhao Jin shook his body, and fell on the ground, "I...don't dare."

"Don't you dare?"

"I've done everything, what dare you?"

Zhao Jin didn't even have the confidence to defend himself. He really wanted to use the prince's hand. On the surface, he went to Pingyao for the prince, but in fact he went to Pingyao to get what he wanted.

Ning Dao thought that he only cared about those silver taels, but it was not the case, if it was true, he could send anyone there, there was no need for Zhao Kai to go to Pingyao.

Zhao Kai went to Pingyao for only one purpose this time, and that was the sheepskin scroll.

Seeing him lying on the ground, the crown prince couldn't even utter a single word, so he couldn't help sneering. He dared to do it but didn't dare to take it. But at this moment, he didn't want to talk nonsense with Zhao Jin. He just wanted to know what was in that parchment, which was worthy of him. this way?

"What's in that parchment?"

Zhao Jin got up halfway, under Xiao Beining's condensed gaze, his lips were pursed, the sweat on his forehead still slid down, dripped on the ground, and soon disappeared without a trace.

Xiao Yichen looked at the parchment for a long time, and found that there were a few areas that were vaguely circled with a pen, and a few paths were crossed, and the path was broken at the edge, and the hill was only half.

Obviously, that's only half the story.

Xiao Yichen sat there contemplating, Yingwei and Peng Yuan didn't dare to disturb him, the needles could be heard in the tent.

After a long time, Xiao Yichen stood up, stretched his neck, walked to the box, and asked, "Lu Jiu, are you sure you found it in this box?"

Lu Jiu followed him to the box, nodded and said yes.

"According to the usual practice this morning, when I came to pick up the silver, I opened the box, and when I got half of it, the sheepskin scroll was inserted inside the box."

Xiao Yichen bent down slightly, all the silver in the box was taken out, he stretched out his hand, touched the side of the box, stared at the surroundings for a long time, looking out, he noticed that the buckle was crooked, he squatted down , shook the crooked lock twice, and part of the edge had fallen off.

"When did this drop?"

Lu Jiu knelt down at the side, and he told Xiao Yichen with absolute certainty that it was like that before opening it. He thought that the box might have been accidentally knocked off half of the lock during the carrying process, but now it seems that this is not the case.

Xiao Yichen squinted his eyes, and in his mind was a person in a crisis, who opened the box roughly, and the sheepskin roll was stuffed in in a panic, and a small piece of skin was accidentally knocked off the side of the box, making it not so smooth.

Peng Yuan didn't dare to get close to him, nor did he dare to talk to him. He seemed to have heard something he shouldn't have heard.

Lu Jiu hesitated for a long time, not knowing whether he should ask or not, he is not Mo Ran, the master doesn't tolerate him that much, there are some things he shouldn't know, he shouldn't ask.

Xiao Yichen stood up, and he glanced at the squatting person, almost showing curiosity on his face, "If you want to ask, just ask."

Hearing what Xiao Yichen said, Lu Jiu's face was filled with joy, and he got up, "Master, the parchment...what the hell is there?"

"Half a treasure map."

Zhao Jin finally said that if he wanted to save Zhao Kai, he would have to pay a corresponding price, otherwise what would the crown prince do.

The prince stood up abruptly, he walked quickly to Zhao Jin, looked down at him, "Say it again?"

Xiao Beining's figure loomed over Zhao Jin, and Zhao Jin's heart was pressed like a mountain of pressure. He said again with a trembling voice, "Half... a treasure map."

The crown prince let out a soft ah, then relaxed, and after a while, he said, "Are you sure?"

Zhao Jin raised his head, the naked desire that really floated on the prince's face shocked him.

"determine."

"When the news was sent back to Jinling, the people below didn't understand what it was, so they gave a rough description."

Xiao Beining suddenly laughed, God helped him.

"Where is the treasure map, where is it now?"

Zhao Jin paused and said, "Mixed in that batch of silver."

Xiao Beining frowned, with a bad premonition in his heart, "The silver won't be with Xiao Yichen, right?"

Zhao Jin nodded silently.

Xiao Beining held his breath in his chest, one moment he was still surprised by the treasure, and the next moment he told him that the treasure might have fallen into Xiao Yichen's hands?

"But I'm not sure," Xiao Beining's face was livid, and Zhao Jin hurriedly said to make amends, "It's true that the silver is in the hands of King Xuan, but the news came back that he put the silver in the quarantine area and gave it to others to use. I don't really bother to ask." Zhao Jin looked at Xiao Beining cautiously, "So it's possible that he doesn't know the existence of the treasure map right now."

Xiao Beining's expression softened a little, and he looked down at the kneeling man with some sarcasm, "If you want to use a treasure map that is not in your hands, let the prince rescue Zhao Kai, huh?"

"Do you think," Xiao Yi'an leaned down, and he patted Zhao Jin's face, "is it possible?"

Zhao Jin's pupils shrank suddenly, and Xiao Beining's slightly curled lips were clearly reflected in his eyes.

"minister……"

"Ok?"

Zhao Jin took a deep breath, and he tried his best to calm himself down, "His Royal Highness, as long as you are willing to save the dog, I will agree to any conditions."

Xiao Yi'an straightened up, as if he heard something funny, he laughed wildly twice.

"Hahahahahaha, Zhao Jin," he turned his head and stared fiercely at Zhao Jin's face, "What qualifications do you have to negotiate terms with this crown prince?"

Zhao Jin met his sarcasm, and said slowly, "I have a copy of the treasure map here."

The prince was startled.

"Given a rough description, I made a copy of the treasure map."

"It's just that the subordinates were careful. In the letter he wrote to the minister, he told the minister that there were several mistakes in the treasure map, and that the treasure map could only reach the minister's hands if the minister gave him enough silver taels. "

Xiao Beining's expression changed again and again, "The prince will send someone to Pingyao to get it directly, so why go through you again."

Zhao Jin smiled, "His Royal Highness, are you sure you can get the things from King Xuan intact?"

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Beining became hideous in an instant. He shot, strangled Zhao Jin's neck, and slowly exerted force.

"Say it again?"

He hated people to provoke him the most, and he still used Xiao Yichen who was against him everywhere to provoke him.

Zhao Jin's face was flushed, and he took Xiao Beining's hands with both hands, trying to separate them from his neck.

"Help, help,,, minister, one hand, at least... I can get,, hidden, treasure, treasure,,, map."

After a long while, Xiao Beining let go of his hand, and Zhao Jin seemed to be born again. He fell to the side, panting and coughing continuously.

Although Zhao Jin deserves to be damned, what he said is still reasonable. Maybe you can't get the treasure map from Xiao Yichen, but you can get one from Zhao Jin. Although there are a few mistakes, there are always some that can be used.

After Xiao Beining made up his mind, even though it was so, he still couldn't swallow the breath, and said with a bit of gnashing of teeth: "I need to look at the picture first, otherwise how can I be sure if you are the Prince Ben.

Zhao Jin waited for a long time, and after a little calm, he said: "It is possible, but there are more mistakes."

Xiao Beining laughed angrily at him, which is really good.

But it is not unacceptable.

"You'd better not play tricks on me." He squeezed Zhao Jin's jaw fiercely and said harshly.

Zhao Jin's body trembled, he shook his head with difficulty, and said, "No."

Xiao Beining shook off his hand and walked out, sending people from both his left and right sides, it just depends on which side succeeds first.

The author has something to say: resume update, I have been waiting for QAQ for a long time

(PS: The cover is missing for some reason, maybe the font is due to make a new one, I cried T﹏T)