bookcurios Chapter 393 Can you contact Yuan Yi?
Chapter 393 Can you contact Yuan Yi?
Shangguan Hong looked like he had no shortage of money.
Qin Wan's eyes rolled, "I'll sell the potion to you, but you don't need silver. There is one condition in exchange."
"What conditions?"
"Xiqi is close to the sea, so there must be a lot of seafood. I want to open up the trade route between Xiqi and Dayue and do seafood business."
Shangguan Hong, who had already agreed to Qin Wan's excessive demands, subconsciously asked:
"That's it?"
"That's it."
Qin Wan nodded sincerely.
Shangguan Hong breathed a sigh of relief and agreed immediately as if he was afraid that Qin Wan would go back on her word.
"No problem, I agree."
Seeing that Shangguan Hong was straightforward, Qin Wan also readily agreed with him on the monthly dosage of medicine.
Qin Wan then talked about the purpose of this trip.
"I am the bait?"
"Yes, don't worry, we will definitely ensure your safety and won't let anything happen to you."
Shangguan Hong hates people who want to harm him, so he would be happy to lure them out and catch them.
"In this case, I cannot show up in public for the time being to let the Changsheng Sect know.
Let them not know that I came to seek cooperation with Prince Ding’s Mansion.”
"Yeah, that's right, I came to you just to talk about this, your whereabouts in Dayue..."
"Don't worry, my whereabouts in Dayue are kept secret, and no one knows except a few close confidants.
After my dragon-patterned jade pendant is repaired, I will quietly return to Xiqi.
If anyone from the Changsheng Sect shows up in Xiqi, I will send someone to notify you."
As expected of a young man who is qualified to be an emperor, Shangguan Hong’s arrangement coincided with Qin Wan’s previous plan.
"Okay, after the Wanshou Festival is over, we will go to Xiqi to find you."
"What about those Yuan family members in my hands? Should I hand them over to you now?"
"Leave it to us. I have something to ask them."
"I have locked these people up in a yard outside the city. I will have Jia Si bring them over to you now."
Qin Wan cupped his hands:
"It's troublesome."
"You're welcome to talk to me."
At this time in Xiqi, Zhu Cihou entered the Xiqi Palace with a look of bad luck and familiarity.
"Master, Shangguan Hong has a sickly body. What should I do if I am reborn into his body and I am also sickly?"
"Don't worry, Shangguan Hong's weak body is from his mother's womb, and he can become healthy after recuperation.
After waiting for so long, the power of the jade pendant on Shangguan Hong was finally running out.
We cannot miss this opportunity to take control of Siqi."
Huiqi nodded when he heard this:
"Everything is up to the Master."
When the two men sneaked into Shangguan Hong's bedroom, they found that there was no trace of Shangguan Hong in the bedroom.
I went to the Imperial Study and other places, but still couldn't find it.
Zhu Cihou was standing in the courtyard outside Shangguan Hong's bedroom with a gloomy face and was discovered by a young eunuch serving in the bedroom.
"Hey, who are you and what do you do? You can't just go near the emperor's bedroom."
The young eunuch shouted angrily.
Zhu Cihou, who had no place to vent his anger because he couldn't find anyone, suddenly formed his five fingers into claws and fiercely grabbed the little eunuch's neck.
“Mmm…”
The young eunuch's face turned red from being pinched, and his body kept struggling to break free from Zhu Cihou's grip.
"Tell me, where is the emperor?"
Zhu Cihou stared coldly at the young eunuch, who struggled to squeeze out a few words:
"No, no, I know."
With a crisp sound, the little eunuch's neck was broken and he was thrown to the ground like garbage.
"who?"
The patrolling Yulin Guards noticed something unusual here and ran over here shouting.
Zhu Cihou looked at the number of people on the other side and didn't want to cause any trouble, so he tiptoed out of the palace.
A quarter of an hour later, Zhu Cihou appeared in the study of a noble official in Xiqi.
"Sir, why did you come here in person?"
"Let me ask you, where is your emperor? Why can't I find him in the palace?"
The man was startled.
"Can't find the emperor in the palace? Impossible. Didn't the imperial physician say that the emperor's old illness relapsed and he was recuperating in the palace?"
Due to his health, Shangguan Hong would take a break from work from time to time to recuperate.
The ministers have become accustomed to it.
The same is true this time.
Everyone thought that the emperor was really recuperating in his bedroom.
So I was shocked to hear Zhu Cihou's words.
Thinking of the recent birthday celebration of Emperor Dayue, the man had an idea:
"Is the emperor secretly going to Dayue to attend the birthday banquet of the Emperor of Dayue?"
Zhu Cihou frowned, "He went to Dayue?"
“I am not sure either, but the emperor is missing at this critical moment, and it happened to be the birthday banquet of Emperor Dayue. It is very likely that our emperor secretly went to Dayue.
Some time ago, the news that Beixiang and Dayue signed a peace treaty reached Xiqi.
At that time, the emperor discussed with his ministers during the court session and was ready to follow the example of Beixiang and Dayue to sign a peace treaty.
It was because of the strong opposition from my subordinates and a group of ministers that this matter was stopped.
The emperor was most likely unwilling to give in, so he secretly went to Dayue to get the job done.
If Xiqi also signs a peace treaty with Dayue, it will be detrimental to your plans."
Zhu Cihou gritted his teeth and sneered:
"Want to sign a peace treaty with Dayue? Haha, what a young Shangguan! I really underestimated our young emperor.
You ask people to search around the palace and see if they can find our emperor.
Once you find someone, tell me immediately."
The minister bowed respectfully:
"Yes."
After hesitating for a while, he asked again:
"What if the emperor went to Dayue?"
"Don't worry about this. I'm going to Dayue now."
After leaving the official's mansion, Zhu Yangu flew out from Zhu Cihou's sleeve.
"The spies we have planted around Shangguan Hong must have known that he was not in the palace, so why didn't he inform us?
You made a wasted trip."
"Humph," Zhu Cihou's eyes were vicious:
"The nail has feelings that it shouldn't have, so sometimes it's obedient and sometimes it's not.
As he is of use now, I will not touch him for the time being.
Once Shangguan Hong is dealt with, let him die with Shangguan Hong."
Otsuki Palace.
At this time, the Otsuki Palace was preparing for the upcoming Longevity Festival.
During this period of time, Qin Wan and her family have been practicing diligently without paying any attention to anything happening outside.
Half an hour later, a carriage stopped at the back door of Prince Ding's Mansion.
Jia Si entered the palace with two of his men carrying three sacks.
With a few "bangs", the sack was thrown to the ground.
Jia Si bowed to Qin Wan:
"Miss Qin, the Yuan family is here."
"Thank you for your hard work. This is the potion for your emperor for the next month. Take it back."
Qin Wan handed a large pottery jar to Jia Si.
Jia Si knew how precious the things inside were, so he quickly took them carefully.
"Thank you Miss Qin. I will go back and report if I have nothing else to do."
After Jia Si and his group left, Qin Wan stepped forward, untied the sack, and poured the people inside out.
"Uuuuuuu..."
The head of the Yuan family, Madam Yuan, and Yuan Peipei appeared before him.
The three men had a rag stuffed in their mouths, their hands and feet were tied, and their eyes were full of fear when they saw the unfamiliar environment.
After my eyes adjusted to the light, I could see clearly who was standing in front of me.
Yuan Peipei glared at Qin Wan angrily.
"Um..."
You country bumpkin, please let me go.
With her mouth blocked, Qin Wan couldn't understand what she wanted to say.
But looking at her angry eyes, you can tell that this girl has not yet adapted to her identity as the young lady of the Yuan family.
He kicked Yuan Peipei and gave her a cold warning:
"Look at me again and I'll dig your eyes out."
Yuan Peipei:…….
Yuan Peipei withdrew an angry look.
Qin Wan walked towards the head of the Yuan family.
He took the rag out of his mouth and hypnotized him directly with his mental power.
"Tell me, what are you doing in Xiqi?"
"The master asked us to take refuge on the island."
"On an island? What island?"