Chapter 291 Check-in to Di Mansion
Before Zhao Ji and Di Renjie had finished their audience with the emperor, Huan Bin and a group of Qianniu Guards were waiting anxiously in front of the palace gate.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Zhao Ji and Di Renjie finally came out of the palace in a hurry, and Huan Bin hurried to greet them.

Huan Bin looked surprised and delighted. He quickly stepped forward and bowed to him, "Lord, you are finally back!"

Di Renjie smiled and helped the man up: "General Huan, it's been a long time since we last met. Is everything going well?"

Huan Bin smiled heartily and replied, "Everything is fine. Thank you for your concern. I wonder what the situation is like over there?"

Di Renjie smiled and said, "The Snake Spirit Altar has been destroyed, and the rebel Xiao Qingfang surrendered."

Huan Bin was overjoyed and said, "That's great, now we can finally rest assured!"

Di Renjie glanced at him and said nothing more.

Zhao Ji, standing aside, smiled with a dagger hidden in his heart, and changed the subject by saying, "Brother Huan, you are so well-informed. Di Gong and I just returned to the capital today, and you came to find us now!"

Huan Bin's expression changed slightly, but he quickly returned to his carefree look: "Hahaha, I'm on duty in the palace today. How dare I slack off on the matter entrusted to me by the Grand Lord a month ago? As soon as I heard that the Grand Lord was going to the palace to meet the Emperor, I waited for him on the road!"

Zhao Ji cursed inwardly, this Huan Bin is truly a talented spy, he is able to adapt to circumstances without leaving any flaws.

Di Renjie did not doubt him, stroked his beard and laughed: "General Huan, you have worked hard! I just wonder how the matter turned out?"

Huan Bin's expression became stern, and he said sternly, "Lord, since you left Beijing, I have ordered the Qianniu Guards to closely monitor the East Palace. As you expected, dozens of earth-moving trucks frequently enter and exit the East Gate every day, until three days ago."

Di Renjie frowned when he heard this: "So, the construction was completed three days ago."

Huan Bin nodded and said: "I sent two guards to sneak into the East Palace to investigate, and they reported that the back garden has been tightly sealed and no one is allowed to enter without permission. There are rumors in the palace that they are building a lotus pond!"

Di Renjie was suspicious when he heard this. He shook his head and sighed, "Why do we need to enclose the entire back garden just to dig a lotus pond? Isn't this just adding unnecessary steps?"

Huan Bin also looked suspicious: "I also find this a little unbelievable. Moreover, since you left, the prince has been staying at home and has hardly left the palace. This is also a strange thing."

Zhao Ji glanced at Huan Bin and said coldly, "The last time I went to the East Palace, His Highness was ill. Could it be that he has not recovered yet?"

Huan Bin was stunned when he heard this, but he did not hide it: "Well, the rumor is that after the elder left, the Crown Prince's condition worsened, so that he was bedridden and postponed the morning court many times!"

Zhao Ji was furious when he heard this. "Alas, what's the point of keeping these mediocre doctors like Feng Chunlai in the Imperial Medical Bureau! My lord, it seems that you have to come out in person to treat the prince's illness!"

At the end of his speech, Zhao Ji looked at Di Renjie with a smile on his face.

Di Renjie was also very happy: "Haha, well, since I have nothing to do, I might as well go visit the prince!"

Huan Bin looked at the two people who were singing the same tune and speaking with hidden meanings. He felt something was wrong and immediately gestured towards the hiding place.

A Qianniu Guard who was peeking out saw Huan Bin's hint, immediately understood his meaning, and left quietly, apparently to inform the enemy.
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The Di Mansion was very lively, with servants and maids moving back and forth in the yard.

With a "bang", the door of the second hall opened, Li Yuanfang arranged accommodation for Kui Wenzhong, and the two had a very pleasant conversation.

Li Yuanfang was very happy: "Brother Wenzhong, last time in Tuoluo Land, I met a top killer in the Snake Spirit. His martial arts skills are probably not inferior to yours and mine, and his body movements are especially superb. You have been in the Snake Spirit for a long time, do you know such a person?"

Kui Wenzhong's current condition is that the snake venom has been eliminated and he is full of energy, but his face still looks listless.

This question was asked to the wrong person. Not to mention Li Yuanfang, even he was wondering who that guy who showed up last time was. He really didn't know.

He told the truth: "To be honest, Yuan Fang, among the snake spirits, the top killers are nothing more than the six snake heads. You have seen most of them, but there is really no such person among them."

"In our eyes, those below the level of Demon Spirits are not considered experts. The Blood Spirit is quite powerful, but they are sisters. I think, maybe he is not a Snake Spirit?"

Li Yuanfang was shocked when he heard this, but then he shook his head and analyzed seriously: "I don't think so. This person's martial arts style is indeed inherited from the Snake Spirit. For example, his body movements are quite similar to Brother Wen Zhong's!"

Upon hearing this, Kui Wenzhong became anxious and his expression suddenly changed: "Brother Yuanfang, what do you mean by this? Are you doubting me?"

Li Yuanfang waved his hands and explained with a smile: "Brother Wenzhong misunderstood. You were seriously injured at the time, how could you fight with others? And I have a vague feeling that the person was definitely not you. You know, people like us are born to believe in intuition."

Kui Wenzhong heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this and nodded repeatedly: "Indeed."

However, Li Yuanfang was still pondering in his heart, not saying a word. The first killer was not like you, but the second killer's style of hiding his head and showing his tail, and then striking the killer with one strike, was really very similar to you.
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On the other side, the woman was with the other woman, and Ruyan arranged for Xiaomei to live in the same room with her.

Xiaomei looked around Ruyan's room curiously.

Ruyan led several maids in with blankets and said to Xiaomei with a smile, "How is it, Xiaomei? Do you feel at home for the first time?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaomei slowly turned around, a gleam of recognition in her eyes, and nodded slightly.

The maids walked to the couch, spread out the bedding, and left.

Ruyan approached Xiaomei tenderly, put her arm around her shoulders, and said with emotion: "After wandering in the stormy world for so long, I finally have a stable home!"

After hearing this, Xiaomei couldn't help but sigh, her tone full of yearning and envy: "Xian'er, I really envy you for having your own home and being able to live with your lover openly and honestly forever."

Seeing this, Ruyan comforted him in a gentle voice: "From today on, you will live with me! As for your lover, I have a choice!"

Xiaomei's face changed slightly when she heard this, and she smiled casually, "Oh, I just said it casually, don't take it seriously!"

However, Ruyan's eyes flashed with a cunning light: "Haven't you noticed? Yuan Fang's good friend, General Zhao, sometimes looks at you in a strange way! I think he has a crush on you!"

When Xiaomei heard this, her cheeks immediately turned red, and she pushed Ruyan in a pretended angry tone: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Ruyan smiled even more brightly, and whispered in Xiaomei's ear: "I'm not kidding, sometimes he looks at you the same way Yuanfang looks at me. General Zhao is young, but he has made countless contributions, and his future is limitless!"

"The key is that he is a reliable person, much better than Yuan Fang's stupid brain! He obviously likes you now, and our Xiaomei is also a beauty, a talented man and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven!"

Xiaomei's cheeks were so red that they seemed like blood could drip out. She was shy about having her thoughts seen through, but was also worried that if Di Renjie knew about this relationship, the consequences would be serious.

After a long while, Xiaomei managed to squeeze out a sentence with difficulty: "Xian'er, you also said that she is young and has a promising future. How could she be interested in a killer like me?"

"How will you know if you don't try?" Ruyan encouraged.

Xiaomei smiled and changed the subject: "I'll be content if I can have a place to live like before! Xianer, I never thought that after all the hardships, we can be together again!"

Seeing that Xiaomei didn't want to say more, Ruyan had to let go of the topic. She pinched Xiaomei's nose and said, "From now on, you are not allowed to call me Xian'er anymore. Call me Ruyan."

Xiaomei pretended to be disgusted and said, "This name is so vulgar."

Ruyan sighed and said, "Although it's vulgar, I like it. I don't want to be the old Su Xian'er anymore!"

Xiaomei nodded with emotion: "I understand!"

Suddenly, Ruyan raised her head and looked at Xiaomei and said, "The name Ruyan is quite vulgar, but aren't the two words Xiaomei vulgar?"

Xiaomei was stunned. Ruyan reached out and scratched her armpit. Xiaomei screamed and turned and ran away, and the two of them started a fight.

In the east wing of the Di Mansion, Yuan Tiangang looked at the spacious room with a smile on his face.

He was arranged by Di Chun, after all, they were both servants on the surface.

Di Chun knocked on the door outside, and Yuan Tiangang said, "Come in."

Di Chun pushed the door open and walked in, smiling and asking, "Mr. Lu, are you satisfied here?"

Yuan Tiangang smiled and nodded, "Very good, very good. I have never lived in such a nice house in my life!"

Di Chun asked again: "Do you need anything else?"

Yuan Tiangang thought about it and said that all he needed was a desk, pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Di Chun nodded: "Okay, I'll have someone send it to you right away!"

Yuan Tiangang thanked him immediately.

(End of this chapter)