webnovelfull Chapter 186: Discovery in the Cold Palace
Chapter 186: Discovery in the Cold Palace
Inside the Taoist temple outside the city
The "master" man seemed to have waited for a long time, clasped his hands and bowed.
"Owner" Xuan Ling folded his hands
"Go in and talk"
"Donor, please come in." It seems that the little nun inside has seen this many times. She seems to have gotten used to it.
"This way please" I followed the nun to a wing room
"Thank you, Taoist nun, for donating to the Taoist temple for repairs." The man took out a heavy purse.
"Thank you, benefactor. I will accept it." After saying that, she closed the door and walked out.
"Master, happy wedding. I was unable to attend yesterday to avoid suspicion from Prince Xiao, but the gift has been given to Xuanxing to receive."
"Okay, Xuanying, you did the right thing. Xiao Jue was able to find out that I came from Biluo Villa. It seems that the power behind him cannot be underestimated. By the way, is there any progress?"
"I found out that it's the cold palace, but there are also many concubines in the cold palace, so..."
"Is this all we can find out? What does it have to do with the cold palace?" Wen Jiu was surprised.
"And this," Xuan Ying took out a booklet.
"What is this? Account book? Whose is it?" Wen Jiu flipped through it. At first, there were only a few taels, then gradually more than ten taels, dozens of taels, hundreds of taels, and even thousands and tens of thousands of taels. There were also countless rare treasures.
She doesn't look like a concubine, but more like... an official who has been promoted step by step.
"Has the person who recorded it been found?"
Xuan Ying shook his head and said, "This booklet was accidentally found by an insider in the cold palace."
"accidental?"
"That's right. He was discovered on the road and went into a house. The person inside didn't know martial arts and hid under the table where the statue of the god was enshrined. The booklet was used as a cushion on the corner of the table, and I got it by chance." Xuan Ying poured a cup of tea for Wen Jiu.
It tastes sweet, it's Longjing before the rain, it seems that Xuanying prepared it in advance
"Then write down a date and ask him to find out if there are any women who have been promoted in the palace. Ask her to write it down according to the date. The reward will not be small."
"Yes"
"By the way, maybe in a few days, my eldest brother will be sent out. When the time comes, you should take care of it. Don't let him find out. Don't make it too obvious. Just protect his personal safety and place more people in his place."
"Yes"
"Once I have more evidence, I want to tell Fu Yichen, do you have any opinion on this matter?"
Xuan Ying didn't expect Wen Jiu to ask him
"We should also let him know. Since the master has already told him your identity, it is only right for him to know. But will it put Master Fu in a dangerous vortex?"
"It's up to the master to decide." Xuan Ying explained the pros and cons, and the decision was up to her.
"Well, let's talk about this later. By the way, I have something else for you to check this time. You can copy this jade pendant and then check it carefully." Wen Jiu took out the jade pendant of his mother that Xiao Jue gave him.
"Isn't this jade pendant given to the master by the prince?"
"Yes, but I always feel that there are things I don't know, or things that even Xiao Jue doesn't know. You can ask those people who often do business to take a look and ask more, but remember not to make a big fuss." She couldn't say that the same pattern appeared on her arm that time. She couldn't explain this little trick, and now she is not online every other day.
It's a pity that she didn't get used to it, otherwise she would have suffered
"Yes, I understand."
"Xuan Ying, you said you are so familiar with the palace, do you know who it is? Or..."
"Master, please punish me. I was originally just a secret guard. I am not good at dealing with people in the palace. They don't even know the existence of secret guards like us."
"Okay, I've lost my mind, let's get up." She was a little too impatient, so she kept calm and composed.
The old man has been teaching me for so long, I can't lose my composure
"And take this back with you. If you need anything in it, you can pick it up at Yan...Chuan Wharf. Find someone who has never been seen before." Wen Jiu opened it and saw the design drawings. The finished product was armor and swords.
"This steel..."
"Don't worry, I should ask the prince for my reward."
"Yes"
The two of them pointed and drew on the drawings, warmed the wine and explained in detail. In the end, their mouths were dry, so they drank a cup of tea and looked at Xuan Ling on the side. She was eating, and they didn't know how much her pockets could hold.
"Okay, that's all for now. These few things are the most important for the cold palace, and then we'll do the rest in order."
"Xuan Ling, let's go, let's go eat, we have to meet up with Xuan Xing, the sucker is still waiting for us"
"Master, why don't you have dinner at Biluo Villa?" Xuan Ying asked
"Master, you don't know that Miss is married now, and the prince is waiting for her to have lunch at Xiaoyao Tower at noon. It's a pity that Miss wants to eat hot pot with wine, right Miss?"
“I think you want to eat.”
"Miss, please be kind, I'm so craving for that," Xuan Ling said coquettishly
"Okay, then you go tell the prince later," Wen Jiu said helplessly.
He stood up and went out, and the two followed behind him. Xuan Ying whispered to Xuan Ling, "You should be careful."
Xuan Ling stuck out his tongue, made a face, and followed him hopping.
"Master, Xuan Ling came to say that Wen... the Crown Prince's Consort is going to Jiuyihu to eat hot pot, and asked you to come too." Qingfeng pushed the door open and said
Xiao Jue looked at the table full of food and said to the three of them, "You three eat, I'll go over and take a look."
"Yes"
"Didn't the master just say that he wouldn't wait for her? The dishes are already served, where is the master going?" Qinghu asked
"Do you have a pig brain? The food has been served for so long, and it has been heated up again and again. Why doesn't your master eat it?" Qinglong knocked on Qinghu's head and asked.
"Hiss, how would I know?" Qinghu said in pain.
"Why?" Qingfeng also asked
Qinglong: There are idiots all around you!
The "Prince" Xuan Lingxuanxing pushed the door open, and Xiao Jue closed it again after entering. Mo Wen sent someone to guard it, and asked Xuan Lingxuanxing to go to another box first.
"The Crown Prince's Consort really made this Crown Prince wait so long."
Wen Jiu looked at the time and said apologetically, "I'm sorry for being late. I'll treat you today."
"Oh, so generous? What do you want?"
"What do you want? It's just a debt to be collected."
"What debt?"
"Is the prince's memory always so bad? I think he should still remember what I did for him before the marriage!"
"You calculated so clearly? Prince Xiao's Mansion is so big, can't it satisfy your appetite?"
"I will not take anything from Prince Xiao's Mansion. It does not belong to me. I will take what I should take. I don't want the banknotes this time."
"Then you..." Xiao Jue paused and reacted, "You want steel?"
"The prince is truly extremely intelligent."
"It's really rare that you can actually praise others." Xiao Jue smiled
"give or not?"
"Give it to me, of course I won't. But can you tell me how much you want? What do you want it for?"
"This is a private matter. These things will not be revealed to the public. You can rest assured. I don't want much. Just three or five cars will be enough." Wen Jiu smiled as he faced Xiao Jue's scrutinizing gaze.
"Three or five carts, the princess has seen how hard the miners work...ah..." Xiao Jue looked at the boiling soup in the pot and immediately put a piece of mutton in.
"You have to deal with this. Please arrange a caravan, I will send someone to Yanchuan Wharf to pick up the goods. Oh, by the way, I hope you don't stretch your hands too far." He warmed the wine, put the pork belly in it, took out a bone and started to chew it.
"Don't worry, I told you I wouldn't check and you won't, eat now."