Grandma weighed the money in her hand dissatisfied.
"There's only time for a cup of tea, hurry up!"
"Thank you, mama!"
The man outside looked pretty good, but he was wearing tattered clothes. His family was too poor to even buy decent clothes.
"What's the future of being in a relationship with such a person? What else can you do besides asking for money? You are also a person close to Aunt Xia. If you have the opportunity to contact the prince, don't be delayed by this poor boy!"
Mammy thought she was kind enough to remind her.
Niyun turned around and smiled at her, then hurriedly turned around and said a few words to the man before sending him away.
The man's face was hidden in the darkness. The nun who was guarding the door didn't see clearly what he looked like. She only saw that the man was tall and tall, so she made a joke.
"Hurry up, now is not the time for you and me. If the masters see it, we won't be able to save our skins!"
Niyun looked back three times in one step and reluctantly sent her lover away.
"Thank you for being so accommodating, mama. I'll treat you to tea next time when I've saved up some money."
Looking at the two of them tugging at each other, they must have stuffed something out, so Nanny let out a sigh.
"I'm not saying that, our prince is a talented person and has a valuable status. Even if he is just a concubine, it is no better than marrying a poor boy like that! I am someone who has been here before, and I don't want to see you take detours."
"Yes, I know that Auntie is doing it for my own good. Thank you for being accommodating today, Auntie. You can go ahead and take care of me. I have to go back and serve my aunt."
The news spread quietly out of the palace.
There are so many such meticulous works hidden in the capital.
…
"Suisui, there is something missing from the betrothal gift. Have you seen it?"
The betrothal gifts sent by Chu Zhiyi could not be put into the warehouse until they were inventoried. Qin had been busy for several days, and it was only today that she discovered that the jade pendant that was supposed to be on the gift list was missing.
Lian Suisui felt a little guilty and shook his head: "I haven't seen him before. I'll send someone to the Nine Princes' Mansion tomorrow to ask."
"That's all we can do." Mrs. Qin said softly, "I'm afraid that some servants with dirty hands and feet will do bad things, so I'll ask Grandma Fang to go there tomorrow."
The next morning, Nanny Fang went to the Jiuwang Mansion. After an investigation, the Jiuwang Mansion captured a boy and went to Jingzhao Yamen to report to the official.
Something was lost in the palace and the criminal was caught. The case was easy to trial. Song Jingwei sent someone from the Yamen to take people to Renhe Pawnshop.
There are pawn tickets in the pawn shop, but the jade pendant cannot be found.
"This is our prince's personal jade pendant. It is used as a betrothal gift for the future princess. How dare you possess the prince's things?"
"If you can't find it, our prince will go to the palace to complain to the emperor!"
Shuying threatened and intimidated the pawnshop, and people from the Jingzhao Yamen outside surrounded the pawnshop. The shopkeeper wanted to report Mr. Guo's name but did not dare to do so for fear of injuring Mr. Guo.
"Xu, maybe I received it somewhere in the warehouse..."
"Our prince has been waiting for half an hour! Where is the warehouse? Take us to find it!"
The shopkeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead. Seeing that the situation was out of control, he had no choice but to take Shuying and the people from Jingzhao Yamen to go to the warehouse to search.
Guo Xiang hurried over after receiving the news.
"It turned out to be behind the shelf!"
The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and carefully wiped away the dust and cobwebs on the outside of the wooden box and took it out.
Shuying presented the wooden box containing the jade pendant, and Chu Zhiyi opened it and took a look.
"Now that the prince's jade pendant has been found, these people outside..."
Prime Minister Guo didn't understand that he was mobilized for a jade pendant. What was so unique about this jade pendant?
Chu Zhiyi said with satisfaction: "I don't know, Mr. Prime Minister, that this jade pendant was given by my father. My brother also has an identical one. It is precisely because it is valuable that I carry it with me. I have never left it for so many years. I didn't expect it." Such a flaw happened because I was not strict in disciplining my subordinates, which caused the Prime Minister to be harmed."
He took over all the responsibilities, and Guo Xiang breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's good to find it, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it. The people below are not sensible, and they will be severely punished when they come back!"
To put it mildly, whoever takes it seriously will lose.
Chu Zhiyi waved his hand.
"Now that the thing has been found, I will resign!"
Shuying pushed Chu Zhiyi into the carriage.
The more Guo Xiang thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
"Go to the warehouse and check to make sure nothing is lost."
The shopkeeper who had just come out of the warehouse was sweating profusely.
"yes!"
On the carriage, Shuying handed the stolen file to Chu Zhiyi. This is the secret of Yishantang.
"Proper placement of those children."
"yes!"
"Now that the prince's things have been found, find someone to go to the Yamen to sign and stamp them to confirm."
Song Jing took care of official business.
As an official in the court, how could he not see the fishiness involved! But he has always been neutral. He just watched the contest between the Nine Emperors Uncle and Guo Xiang.
Sparse shadows lift the curtain.
"Master Song acts impartially. Naturally, I cannot break Master Song's rules. Shuying, please go back with Master Song right now."
Song Jingwei frowned, how many secrets did Chu Zhiyi hide?
It is not uncommon for wealthy families to lose one or two things. The incident at Renhe's pawnshop has not been spread, and no one knows the contents of the file.
Late at night, Chu Zhiyi opened the file and looked at the contents recorded on it. Even though he had already guessed it, he couldn't help but be amazed.
"Is that man still alive?"
They arrested the manager of Yishantang, who was very tough. It took him so many days to interrogate this thing, but it was obvious that Yishantang still had many secrets.
"Return to the master, he is still alive."
"Prepare your night clothes, and I will go to interrogate you personally!"
In a secluded house outside the city, a person lying on the ground was dirty and covered in thick blood.
Hearing the footsteps, the man's head moved slightly.
"I only know this, I really don't know anything else, please..."
"Ming Xuan is responsible for everything in Yishantang. You go to him..."
The man's voice was so low that it was almost impossible to hear what he said.
The subordinate brought a stool, and Chu Zhiyi, who was masked in black, sat down and looked at the man.
"Ming Xuan is following a master, a woman, have you seen her?"
At that time, the faint scent of jasmine in the secret room was so weak that people thought it was an illusion, but every time he dreamed back at midnight, he could always smell that scent on the tip of his nose.
The man on the ground was stunned for a moment, then nodded hesitantly and then shook his head.
"I secretly heard him talking to a woman outside Mingxuan's room, but I never saw her."
I don’t know my age and appearance…it’s hard to find.
Chu Zhiyi was unwilling to give in.
"Where did the Liuying poison in Mingxuan's body come from?"
He asked calmly, but he didn't expect that the man on the ground suddenly raised his head and looked at his legs.
"You, you are the Ninth Prince? Your legs..."
He recognized himself in just one sentence, and Chu Zhiyi raised his foot and stepped on his head before he could speak.
"What else do you know?"
The people on the ground suddenly laughed crazily.
"Okay, okay, okay! He's so cruel to his own son, I'm not with the wrong person! Okay--"
The man's voice stopped suddenly.
"Master, him!"
The man was bleeding from all his orifices, his face was twisted and crazy, and his own blood vessels were bursting with internal force.
Who is it that makes him so afraid?
The feeling under his feet was like stepping on a puddle of mud, Chu Zhiyi rubbed the soles of his shoes on the straw mat.
"master."
The owner of the house came forward to pay his respects.
Chu Zhiyi looked at him.
"You have interrogated him for so long and found nothing strange about him?"
The people inside would rather die than reveal who was behind it, so how could they resist being punished and tell him what was hidden in Renhe's pawn shop?
This is inconsistent.
Qu Ping has an ordinary appearance and is completely inconspicuous among the crowd. He is in charge of the lead camp, responsible for training secret guards for him, and also in charge of the prison.
He was very alert and would have reported something if something was wrong.
"My subordinates didn't find anything unusual."
Qu Ping lowered his eyes with a respectful expression.
