Harem Daily Life

Chapter 445 Jealous Man

After listening to this, He Linzhang still had some questions: "What about Xiaguo and Long Weiwei? These weapons and strange musical instruments are all left in Xiaguo."

Qi Yizheng said: "Cang Xuan said that after Long Weiwei met the two brothers of the Cang family, she fell in love with Cang Qi. He saw Long Weiwei use this weapon once and shot a wolf on the spot. Later, after Long Weiwei and Cang Qi separated, they disappeared for a while. The weapon may have been sent to Xia Country by Long Weiwei at that time. As for the musical instrument, Cang Xuan had never seen it before. He guessed that Long Weiwei may have arrived in Xia Country before meeting the brothers and left the musical instrument in Xia Country."

Because Long Weiwei has disappeared, the timeline is a little unclear, and Cang Xuan cannot know everything, especially the relationship between Long Weiwei and Xia Guo, which he knows nothing about.

"What about the thief? He was able to steal things from the second prince of the Xia Kingdom in the Da Zhou Inn. His skills must be extraordinary." He Linzhang asked.

Qi Yizheng reported back: "Cang Xuan said that ever since he saw the portrait in the hands of the Second Prince of Xia, he had the urge to steal it, so he spent 1,000 taels of silver to hire Jiang Liu, the greatest thief in Jianghu, to steal it. He stole the weapon as a by-product, and he originally only wanted to steal the painting."

"This kind of robbery is unforgivable. Pass the order to quickly track down his whereabouts and bring him to justice." He Linzhang was in a bad mood when he thought of Tao Yanyan being injured by that weapon, and naturally he would not tolerate thieves.

When Qi Yizheng saw that the emperor was angry, he shrank his neck and prepared to leave.

"By the way, was it Gu Yi who carried Concubine Tao into the carriage at Miaoyinfang that day?" He Linzhang asked gritting his teeth.

Qi Yizheng shuddered and immediately explained, "It was an emergency, and General Gu was also in a panic. But when Imperial Concubine Tao got on the carriage, she wore a mask, so no one knew she was the Imperial Concubine. Your Majesty, if it weren't for General Gu's timely handling, I'm afraid that the Empress... I hope Your Majesty will forgive General Gu's impoliteness. They are cousins and relatives."

He Linzhang took a few deep breaths and thought that if it weren't for the fact that the other party was Tao Yanyan's cousin, he would have sent Gu Yi to exile to the frontier long ago!

Qi Yizheng breathed a sigh of relief and then left, his palms already wet.

"Huh - jealous men are so scary, and beauty really can make people stupid." He just clearly felt that His Majesty was a real enemy to General Gu.

As for Tao Yanyan, because He Linzhang stayed overnight yesterday, she had no time to ask Jiang Yingying, so she had to ask Mingyue and the others to take good care of her first, and wait until the emperor went to court before summoning Jiang Yingying for questioning.

Now Jiang Yingying was in front of her. She dismissed everyone and said, "Tell me everything you have done since you came to Beijing."

Jiang Yingying bit her lip, not sure what she knew, so she didn't speak.

"Don't want to talk about it? Or do you think the trouble you've caused this time isn't big enough? Do you still want to continue doing these petty thefts for the rest of your life?"

Jiang Yingying's eyes widened, not understanding how she had been exposed and how Concubine Tao had guessed her identity.

She sighed and said, "My family is very poor, so I had no choice but to find a master and do this business. But when I go out in the martial arts world, I use the name Jiang Liu, and I always dress up as a man. No one knows that I am the number one thief in the martial arts world."

Jiang Yingying puffed up her cheeks and knelt down directly: "I was wrong this time. It was obvious that Cang Xuan only wanted to steal the painting. I saw that the things in the box were very strange, so I stole them as well. Because of this thing, Cang Xuan gave me an extra 200 taels of silver."

Jiang Yingying finished speaking and kowtowed: "I didn't expect this weapon to be so powerful that it could kill people instantly. This time, it was you, Your Majesty, who saved my life. My life belongs to you. You can kill me or chop me up if you want. It's all up to you. I have no complaints."

Tao Yanyan was just guessing at first and wanted to trick her, but he didn't expect the girl to tell him everything at once.

She looked Jiang Yingying up and down and said coldly, "Let me ask you, have you ever done anything bad besides stealing?"

Jiang Yingying shook her head violently: "No. I have never killed anyone, but...but I do steal a lot. I have been making a living with this craft for several years." As she spoke, her voice lowered, and she felt her face burning and very embarrassed.

Tao Yanyan sighed. This time the weapon was successfully recovered, and this girl had made a great contribution.

"You can get up now. Fortunately, there were no serious casualties this time. As for you, you have made contributions but also made mistakes. Since your contributions and mistakes offset each other, I will not punish you. However, I hope you learn from your mistakes and behave yourself in the future. Don't make the same mistakes again."

Jiang Yingying nodded her head like crazy, and immediately swore to the heavens, "Don't worry, Madam, I will definitely turn over a new leaf, wash my hands, and retire from the martial arts world."

Tao Yanyan shook his head speechlessly: "When your injury is healed, you can leave the palace. Work hard and compensate Madam Qi for the money."

Jiang Yingying immediately agreed: "Don't worry, Madam, you saved my life, I will definitely listen to you."

Tao Yanyan didn't expect Jiang Yingying to really reform, but he wouldn't betray this girl. Because when they were in the dark room, this girl really wanted to protect her sincerely, and she would repay the kindness.

When Dong Fang saw Jiang Yingying yesterday, he knew that she had followed her master to explore Miaoyinfang. When he saw Jiang Yingying being called away for questioning by her master, he waited outside worriedly.

When Jiang Yingying came out, Dong Fang immediately went up to ask, "Are you okay? What did the master want to see you about?"

Jiang Yingying made up an excuse and just said that she was asking about her injuries, but she didn't tell the truth.

"By the way, Xiao Fangzi, I didn't expect that your master is Concubine Tao. You are so lucky to follow such a good master." Jiang Yingying respected and admired Tao Yanyan, a master who could stand up without hesitation to protect his servants when their lives were at stake.

Dong Fang smiled naively: "When I was assigned to the master's side, the master entrusted me with an important task. I am also very fortunate to be able to follow the master. By the way, if you want to follow the master, I can go to the master to beg for mercy."

Jiang Yingying choked and thought helplessly, how could a gangster like her stay with such a noble master? If she behaved well in her next life and accumulated more virtues, maybe she would have another chance.

"No, life in the palace is not suitable for me. I still like the free world outside." Jiang Yingying declined politely, thinking that when she no longer needed to change the medicine, she would leave the palace to continue earning clean money.

After figuring out the ins and outs of the Canglong Sect and the people behind it, the government issued wanted notices everywhere to capture Cangqi.

The arrest of Cang Xuan from Miaoyinfang also became a hot topic in the capital. For a while, Miaoyinfang was at the center of the storm, and its business suddenly fell to the bottom.

Tao Yanyan did not receive the news until several days later. When she heard that Miaoyinfang was suspected of closing down, she hurried to ask for an audience with the emperor.

"What? Take over Miaoyinfang?" He Linzhang frowned, "Yanyan, you are pregnant, I don't want you to be too tired."