Wife, Don't Be Like This!

Chapter 116 - The Nail by Luo Yuheng's Side

Yang Siyao was a very smart girl.

Her personality was decisive. After realizing that the mission arranged by the Yang family was impossible to complete, she immediately took the initiative to contact him, and began to look for a new way out for her and her sister.

Her eye was also extremely sharp, and she could always notice things that others couldn't.

The abnormalities in these letters were not particularly hidden. Even Song Yan could see them. How could Yang Siyao not have noticed? It was just because the matter involved her sister that even she would subconsciously think for the best and ignore all those abnormalities.

It was a bit of self-deception. But there was nothing to laugh at. It's human nature to always try every possible way to find a little bit of support in despair. Google seaʀᴄh novᴇlfire.net

"Of course, I'm talking about the worst-case scenario," Song Yan let out a breath.

"Before the person returns from Langya, anything is possible."

A little bit of light appeared in her empty eyes. Her snow-white, shell-like teeth gently bit her lower lip. In fact, she had already come to a conclusion in her heart. That worst-case scenario was also the most likely result. But even so, she still wanted to grasp that tiny hope.

"Huu..."

After a long while, Yang Siyao let out a heavy breath: "Has anyone ever told you that you're actually very cruel?"

"Linghu Rui did." Song Yan thought about it very seriously and then said.

"He also cursed at me. But he should be dead already."

Although Song Yan didn't think this joke was very funny, Yang Siyao actually laughed out loud. The original depression on her face finally dissipated a little. Song Yan understood that Yang Siyao had not given up hope, but she had also begun to prepare to accept the worst outcome.

A few more breaths passed. Yang Siyao finally got her emotions under control:

"Before, there were some things I didn't tell you."

Song Yan wasn't surprised. This was very normal. Their cooperation had started less than a month ago. To put it bluntly, they were now in a phase of mutual probing. What's more, they had been in a hostile state before.

In such a state, it was natural that Yang Siyao couldn't have much trust in him.

The most valuable intelligence she possessed, she certainly wouldn't easily reveal to him.

Perhaps only when her sister was truly rescued, or when her sister's situation was completely confirmed, would it be possible for Yang Siyao to completely give her allegiance.

But at least, Luo Yuheng arranging for people to go to Langya had already shown some sincerity, and Yang Siyao would also appropriately show some of her value.

The room fell into an oppressive silence. Yang Siyao's brow furrowed slightly. After a long while:

"Your going to Xinhou County was a compromise that the Yang family forced Emperor Ninghe to make."

"I know that."

Yang Siyao raised her hand and took off the hair tie from her hair. The hair tie looked like just a circle of flannel on the outside, but after opening the flannel, there was a hidden world inside. Strikingly, there was a small slip of paper inside.

Now that the Yang family had lost a lot of strength in Ningping County, their method of passing information had also become much more secretive than before.

"The Yang family side has demanded that no matter what the cost, I must follow you to Xinhou County," Yang Siyao continued.

"They also promised that as long as this matter is completed, they will allow me to meet my sister, and even give us our freedom."

If it were before, Yang Siyao would probably have been very happy.

After all, for her, every opportunity to meet her sister was exceptionally precious.

But now, Yang Siyao only felt her blood run cold.

There was an extremely high probability that something had already happened to her sister. If so, then the Yang family's promise was just their final use of her. This time, they would probably squeeze every last bit of value from her body.

"The Yang family's specific objective was not revealed, only that I must find a way, by any means, to climb into your bed."

"Huh?"

Who knows if it was a habit formed from cultivating seduction arts, or if she was truly a little shy, but a faint blush appeared on Yang Siyao's cheeks. But this woman could control her emotions very well, and her expression gradually returned to normal.

"I have analyzed it before..."

As she spoke, Yang Siyao took out a map from her sleeve.

The map of the Ning Kingdom.

But it was not complete; it only showed the area between Songzhou and Pingyang.

"The power of seduction arts is extremely special. It can be deployed through various methods such as the eyes, expressions, scents, and voice. But what is beyond doubt is that direct physical contact can maximize the effect of seduction arts."

"I have previously informed the Yang family that my seduction arts do not have a great effect on you. So the Yang family should be preparing to have me directly use my body to control you. Even if I cannot completely control you as a person, at the very least I can influence your decisions and thoughts to a certain extent."

Song Yan just nodded and did not make a sound, as if he wanted to see how much Yang Siyao could analyze from a single piece of information from the Yang family.

"This is Songzhou, this is Pingyang. Xinhou County is at the northernmost edge of Pingyang. From the map, one can see that apart from the northern pass, the path from the Haixi Jurchens to Songzhou is almost a flat plain."

Her slender finger pointed on the map.

"I have investigated. This road is not peaceful. After leaving Song Prefecture, here is Green Dragon Mountain. A band of mountain bandits is entrenched here, numbering about three hundred."

A flat plain doesn't mean there are no mountains; there are still some small hills.

"Further on, this is Jade Wave Ridge, also occupied by a group of mountain bandits."

Her finger traced along the official road. Black lines appeared on Song Yan's forehead. This road was either full of mountain bandits or petty thieves. The current situation of the Ning Kingdom was truly a bit terrible. Even in a peaceful and prosperous era, there would be mountain bandits, but not to such an exaggerated extent.

"This is Liutang..."

"It might also be the worst place we have to pass through on this road... not mountain bandits or robbers, but rebellious commoners who have gathered to revolt. There are currently about twenty thousand of them."

"It is said that a local county magistrate privately raised the taxes, raising the poll tax to the level of taking nine out of ten. Those commoners couldn't survive, so they took up their hoes and stormed the county yamen, smashing the county magistrate's head. In a few months, they have already taken several surrounding counties."

Even a peasant uprising has appeared. What's more terrifying is that in the imperial court, probably no one even knows this news.

"As for you, the Yang family is determined to kill you."

"I speculate that the reason the Yang family insists on me staying by your side is to have me provide all kinds of information about you at any time, such as your location, the number of your retinue, and so on. The mountain bandits along the way, and even this band of rebels, may have already been bought by the Yang family."

Song Yan's expression gradually became solemn. He had originally thought that the Yang family would collude with the Jurchens and use their power to get rid of him. Now it seemed that whether he could even reach Xinhou alive had become a problem.

"Of course, there is also a high probability that I will die directly at the hands of the mountain bandits. Who knows."

"Then what is your meaning?" Song Yan let out a breath and asked.

Yang Siyao's eyelids drooped, as if after a brief period of thought: "Tonight, I'll be spending the night here with you."

Song Yan's eyelids lifted. He looked at Yang Siyao with some surprise, not quite understanding why her thinking was so jumpy.

"You probably don't know, but the Yang family has a nail in the Luo family.”

Suddenly, Song Yan's expression became solemn. His body, which had been leaning against the chair, involuntarily sat up straight. His pair of eyes narrowed into a slit.

"A nail?"

Yang Siyao spread her hands: "What's so strange about that?"

"Luo Yuheng is a Grand Princess."

"Think again about the Yang family's scheme. Luo Yuheng is naturally a key surveillance target. Perhaps in the very beginning, there were many people planted by the Yang family in the Grand Princess's mansion. It's just that over the years, after wave after wave of purges, not many are left in the end. Don't look at me; I also don't know who this nail is."

Song Yan then retracted his gaze.

Originally, Song Yan had thought that the people inside the Luo Mansion were either Luo Yuheng's confidants or manpower planted by Emperor Ninghe. But he had overlooked the spies from other factions.

This nail should have been in place for a very long time, and would only be activated at the most critical moment.

"That nail's status is higher than mine. They know of my existence, but I don't know who they are."

"My every move in the Luo family is under the watch of that nail."

Yang Siyao's expression was a little solemn. Although she had long been used to it, this feeling of being stared at was ultimately not very good.

"When I first entered the Luo family, I had only relaxed for a few days before I received a warning from the Yang family."

"And that's not all. That nail even knows that the white sugar that has suddenly appeared on the market was made by you. Although the white sugar has not yet been widely distributed, the Yang family has clearly noticed the commercial value of white sugar and how much wealth it can bring. My other mission is to find a way to pry open your mouth and get the formula for the white sugar."

In this era, there was no such thing as intellectual property. As long as one got the formula, anyone could produce it.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this that Yang Siyao was able to deduce the existence of the nail.

Song Yan then raised his eyes and looked outside.

The window was quiet, and only in the distance could he occasionally see some handmaidens walking past.

Noticing Song Yan's gaze, Yang Siyao couldn't help but laugh.

"No need to look. That nail won't appear so easily."

"However, the news that I am staying the night here with you will soon be known by that nail, and then conveyed to the Yang family through them. This will give the Yang family the illusion that everything is proceeding according to their plan."

"In this way, we will have a certain amount of time to make corresponding arrangements against the Yang family's plan."

Yang Siyao spoke with confidence.

The meticulousness and sharpness of a woman were on full display at this moment. She proposed various plans, such as taking a detour by sea, taking a boat, and then landing in the Liaodong region, which would allow them to reach Xinhou County relatively safely.

It's just that all these plans were rejected by Song Yan.

Although there were mountain bandits and rebels on the road, which seemed dangerous, for Song Yan, it was not necessarily not a good opportunity to train his troops.

"Can we find a way to find out the identity of this nail?"

Song Yan's brow furrowed tightly. He didn't know why, but after learning of the nail's existence, there was an inexplicable sense of oppression and unease in his heart.