Southeast of the capital.
Inside the long-abandoned Lefang ruins.
Yu Qingxuan was rummaging through the abandoned rooms to find something, a thin layer of sweat dripping from his forehead, stained with dust.
There are many rooms in Lefang. Yu Qingxuan searched from noon to evening, but still found nothing.
Until the sunset was about to set, in an inconspicuous utility room, Yu Qingxuan finally found what he wanted to see in a dilapidated box.
Half of a beautifully crafted long-life lock, even after more than 20 years, is still beautiful, has no rust, and maintains its original appearance.
Yu Qingxuan looked at the complicated patterns on the longevity lock and was stunned.
After a long time, Yu Qingxuan gathered his thoughts, put the longevity lock into his arms, and immediately turned around and left.
Half an hour later, outside Li Garden, Yu Qingxuan rushed back in a carriage and quickly entered the mansion.
Not long after, Yu Qingxuan returned to the inner courtyard. In the room directly opposite, Taotao raised her head and asked with a smile, "Why are you back? If it's any later, you won't be able to leave the palace."
"There are a lot of things going on today, Taotao. I'm a little tired. I'm going back to my room to rest first."
Yu Qingxuan forced a smile, answered Taotao's question, and quickly returned to his room.
Taotao watched Yu Qingxuan return to his room, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by endless coldness.
Lie again.
Do you really think that if you have mastered the Li family's intelligence network, your hands and eyes will be as good as the sky?
"I don't understand, why did she go to that dilapidated music studio?" At this time, Xuan Ming walked out of the room and asked.
"It's very simple, check your own life experience."
Taotao said coldly, "In order to test the second master, the eldest princess told the second master Yu Qingxuan's identity. Now, Yu Qingxuan is speaking to the royal family on behalf of the Li family. The eldest princess will definitely continue to make a fuss about this matter. If I am not wrong, Yu Qingxuan must have heard something from the eldest princess, so he went to the music studio to prove his life experience."
"What can be found in a long-abandoned music studio?" Xuan Ming asked puzzledly.
"Nine times out of ten, it's some kind of token."
Taotao sneered and said, "The young master said that regardless of whether Yu Qingxuan is the eldest princess's daughter or not, since the eldest princess starts to make a fuss about this matter, she will definitely make it true. Now it seems that the young master's speculation has come true."
"Do we need to continue sending people to follow her?" Xuan Ming asked.
"You don't have to follow so closely."
Taotao said calmly, "As long as you know where she goes every day, you must not scare the snake. If the young master wants to take a long-term approach to catch big fish, he must always give the royal family a little sweetness."
As the saying goes, the greater the risk, the higher the reward. The young master is willing to use the Li family as bait this time and takes the initiative to enter the game because he wants to give the royal family a fatal blow.
Now that the Shang Emperor has retreated behind the scenes, don't think about coming out anymore.
In the dead of night, the lights in Yu Qingxuan's room were beating. It was not until late at night that the lights were extinguished.
Human nature is complicated. When loyalty is not tested in any way, loyalty just goes with the flow.
It's a pity that when benefits come, they hit what you desire most in your heart. So, how much value does the word loyalty have?
Born as a slave, this life has been as humble as dust. Now, the opportunity to get rid of slavery is right in front of you, and who can truly remain unmoved.
No one wants to betray. If you can get what you want without betraying, maybe it's the best of both worlds.
Then, self-righteous stupidity appeared.
In the world, all scams are punishments for self-righteousness. There are always some people who blindly believe in their own abilities and judgment, and then get wiped out.
The next day.
At dawn, outside Li Garden, Yu Qingxuan got on the carriage and rushed to the palace again.
In Zhengyang Palace, Mu Xizi was sitting in the palace, quietly making tea, and his fluent craftsmanship looked so pleasing to the eye.
She was beautiful and talented. She was the most beautiful woman in the world in the past. It seems that she will not be eroded by time at all. Her beautiful face is still so addictive.
"Your Highness the Princess, Miss Yu is here."
At this moment, a chamberlain walked over quickly and saluted respectfully.
"Please." Mu Xizi ordered with a calm expression.
"yes!"
The chamberlain took the order and immediately turned around and left.
Not long after, Yu Qingxuan, led by the chamberlain, stepped forward and entered the palace. He saluted and said respectfully, "My maid, Yu Qingxuan, has met Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess."
"I said, there is no need to salute when no one is around."
Mu Xizi stood up, helped the woman in front of him, and said with a smile, "Qingxuan, sit down quickly and have a taste of my newly brewed tea."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Yu Qingxuan responded and knelt down opposite the tea table.
Mu Xizi poured a cup of tea himself, pushed it over, and said softly, "How does it taste?"
Yu Qingxuan picked up the tea cup with both hands, took a sip, nodded and said, "The tea is good, and His Highness's tea art is also good."
Mu Xizi smiled and asked casually, "Which tea is better, the tea from the Li family or the tea from this palace?"
After Yu Qingxuan heard this, he fell silent and didn't know how to answer.
Seeing this, Mu Xizi smiled slightly and said nothing. He picked up the teapot again and poured himself a cup of tea. He changed the subject and asked, "Qingxuan, it has been so many days. I want to ask, what are you doing?" Is there any progress in the matter I entrusted to you in the past few days?"
"Your Highness, can I please take a look at that half of the longevity lock again?"
When Yu Qingxuan saw the eldest princess taking the initiative to bring up the matter, she said seriously, "Your Highness also knows that many children in the capital have longevity locks when they were young. There are many similar longevity locks, and they are not easy to identify."
"Can."
After hearing what the former said, Mu Xizi got up and walked to the desk not far away, opened a wooden box and took out the longevity lock.
Yu Qingxuan saw half of the longevity lock that the eldest princess took out. Although he pretended to be calm, his trembling hands revealed his inner unrest.
"Actually, this longevity lock is very special. Most people don't have this type of longevity lock."
Mu Xizi walked back, handed out the longevity lock in his hand, and said calmly, "Moreover, two longevity locks can be put together, so it is not difficult to identify them."
Yu Qingxuan took the longevity lock, observed it for a moment, suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and said, "Your Highness, do you have a pen and ink? I want to draw the patterns on it for easy comparison."
"Yes, I'll send someone, forget it, I'll go in person." Mu Xizi said, then stood up to get the pen and ink.
At the tea table, when Yu Qingxuan saw the eldest princess leaving, he immediately took out his half of the longevity lock and carefully put them together according to the patterns on the longevity lock.
Then, a complete longevity lock appeared, fitting perfectly without any violation.
Not far away, Mu Xizi had his back to the tea table, his mouth slightly curved.
Daughter, are you satisfied with this gift that your mother has prepared for you?
