It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 641: The couple discusses the case at night

"General, is there anything on your mind?" Yang Xianrong leaned against Liu Yao and asked softly, "Why don't you wake me up? How long have we been here?"

"Not for long. I just want to hug you for a while..." Liu Yao lowered his head and kissed her cheek, "Thank you for your hard work today."

"Actually, it's not that bad." Yang Xianrong closed her eyes again. "Being pregnant with this second child is completely different from being pregnant with the first. I feel sleepy all the time. I was so sleepy when I got on the carriage just now that I couldn't open my eyes. Doctor Bian said that he's afraid that this child will also be a sleepy person after he's born."

"That's good, too. It saves us a lot of worry." Liu Yao was still holding her. "Look at that girl Ruoxi. She's crazy. I'm afraid she'll lead our son astray."

"Ruoxi is still young. Girls will be fine when they grow up. When I was a kid, I played even wilder than Ruoxi. If it weren't for my big brother and second brother protecting me, I don't know how many times I would have fallen from the tree."

“I don’t believe it. You…” Liu Yao wanted to say that his third sister was gentle and virtuous, but when he thought of the past, he felt that these four words did not seem to match her, so he stopped abruptly.

Yang Xianrong seemed to know what he was thinking and laughed out loud, "Girls need to make some noise and be braver when they are young. This is what my grandmother said. She thinks that if a girl is timid, she will be bullied by her husband's family in the future. So, she hopes that I can be bold and careful, and be the backbone of the family, so that I can sit firmly, run fast, and see clearly."

"Yeah." Liu Yao agreed, "My third sister is the best."

Just when he was about to kiss her again, Yang Xianrong smiled and pushed him away, "Okay, let's go in and talk. What's going on in the carriage? Where are my second brother and the others?"

"I asked them to go back and rest. Zhang Du and Bian Heng also went to drink. It seems that these two old guys have endless things to say." Liu Yao didn't kiss her, so he had to hug her again. Then he lifted the curtain of the car and got out first. Then he turned around, carried Yang Xianrong down, and went straight into their bedroom.

Yang Xianrong was probably used to it, so she let Liu Yao hold her like this, listening to his strong heartbeat, and felt very safe in her heart.

The room for the two of them was very simple, without even too many decorations, just a few simple pieces of furniture. Although it was a bedroom, it also had a large bookshelf filled with bamboo slips and files.

The study room in the general's mansion was reserved for Liu Yao to discuss matters. Yang Xianrong was too lazy to go there to read books, so she had a simple bookshelf built and put bamboo slips and scrolls on it. These things were brought by the two brothers, who knew that the third sister always liked to read them when she was free.

Since there is a large bookshelf, there naturally comes a long table.

But the dormitory was narrow after all, so Yang Xianrong had the round table for eating and drinking tea moved away. If people wanted to eat and drink, they could just sit on the long table.

Although this was not in accordance with etiquette, if Yang Xianrong asked for it, Liu Yao would definitely give it to her.

Now, the two of them sat side by side at the table, each drinking a cup of light tea, and talked about what happened today.

Liu Yao first recounted what happened in today's review. "All the evidence is complete, with no signs of falsification, and all point to Xie An as the murderer. Now, only his father Xie Tianshou believes that his son did not kill anyone, but so what? Nothing counts." "Do you suspect Xie An of robbery?" Yang Xianrong asked.

"I had this idea at first. Think about it, it's usually murder and robbery. But if you think about it carefully, the Xie family is not poor, and their living standard is still good, so there is no need to rob. Another, and most unreasonable, thing is why did Xie An come to Chang'an to rob and kill people? He could have done it on the road. Now this is the imperial city, and killing someone is not a trivial matter."

"Well, that's what I thought when I heard Xie Tianshou talk about this before. After you reviewed it, it became even stranger. First, Xie An and the innkeeper only had a one-night stand. It's possible that the innkeeper didn't even come out to receive him, but Shuanzhu checked him in. Therefore, there is absolutely no reason for Xie An to have any grudge against him. Second, since the innkeeper was killed, the finances in his room, or the jewelry he had before, should have been taken away, but they weren't. Xie An didn't seek money, so there was no need to kill. Third, it's even stranger. According to common sense, if someone is killed, the weapon must be thrown away, or the blood stains on it must be cleaned up. How could there be any evidence left for others? But Shuanzhu's testimony said that when he caught up with Xie An early in the morning, he found blood stains on his sword. Even if Xie An is the biggest suspect, he can't be said to be the murderer just because these three points are not made clear."

Yang Xianrong's analysis was extremely thorough. Liu Yao nodded continuously. "Now that we are talking about it, it can only be that Jin Xi is still young and his judgment was a bit hasty. We should investigate further."

"Maybe~" Yang Xianrong dragged out the last syllable and lowered his voice, "He is also eager to make achievements and gain a firm foothold in Chang'an City."

"He has Jin Zhun, his uncle, above him. Why should he be in such a hurry?" Liu Yao didn't quite understand.

"His uncle is worried." Yang Xianrong looked at Liu Yao, with extremely complicated emotions in her big black and white eyes. Liu Yao was stunned for a moment, his mind seemed to be working, but it seemed not to be working.

"When the general handed over the military power a few days ago, what did your followers and advisers say?" Yang Xianrong suddenly changed the subject.

"Well... retreat to advance and reduce the emperor's suspicion." Liu Yao was quite honest and said it directly.

"But why would the emperor be suspicious of you? Aren't you Liu brothers?" Yang Xianrong leaned in and whispered, "He has already appointed a crown prince, why is he still suspicious?"

Just such a light sentence, but it seemed like a thunderclap in Liu Yao's mind, and for a moment he was thinking about it a thousand times.

"But have you ever thought about whether it was Liu Cong or Jin Zhun who was suspicious of you?"

This sentence caused another loud noise. Liu Yao couldn't help but clench his teacup and stare at Yang Xianrong with wide eyes. He had thought about every word she said, but sometimes he always ignored a lot of things because of the friendship for brothers in his heart. At this moment, it was said so clearly, and his heart trembled slightly.

"I have handed over the military power. Let's leave here after some time..." Liu Yao said this in a hoarse voice after a long time.

"Can you?" Yang Xianrong asked him, "Brother Liu, why do you want to leave again? You can't leave. At first, I also wanted to leave and escape from the world because I felt it was too annoying. But I still came back. Because I know I can't leave. Before, it was because of Dajin, because of my mother, brother and sister, and now, it's because of you and because of our child. I will never leave. You also know that if I, Yang Xianrong, do something, I will do it to the end and will never back down."

"Third sister~" This time it was Liu Yao's turn to draw out the last syllable.

"If Jin Zhun gets the imperial power, you, me and our children will not have a good ending, understand?" Yang Xianrong said seriously, "That man is ambitious and might even want to be the emperor himself."