In the counter and on the wall, there are all kinds of rare treasures from the mainland countries, from a pearl the size of a bean to a huge ancient Ding jade case, which can be said to have everything here. As soon as Rick entered, he took a fancy to a crystal clear seven-story jade pagoda placed in the left corner of the counter. As soon as he saw it, he fell in love with it, so he immediately asked the clerk about its price.

The clerk raised two fingers and said, "Two thousand gold coins." ”

Rick couldn't imagine that it was so cheap, and was surprised: "How can it be so cheap?" As soon as he said the words, he regretted it. How can anyone buy things at a cheap price, and clearly give the other party the opportunity to blackmail himself, which is too inconsistent with his character. Fortunately, the clerk was very honest and said with a smile: "Childe is an expert, so he doesn't dare to deceive." He picked up the jade pagoda and said, "Although its whole body is crystal clear and the jade is warm, there is a failure on the side of the base. As he spoke, he pointed out to Rick that the jade pagoda was not without a trace of variegation, and on the back that Rick couldn't see, there was a blood-red variegated color that stretched from the base to the first floor of the pagoda. The entire jade pagoda was suddenly lost because of this blood stain, and its value naturally plummeted, and the asking price of two thousand gold coins was already very high. Rick secretly complained that it was a pity, but the underlying "profiteer" personality in his heart prompted him to decide to buy it, because if the blood stain could be removed, the value of the jade pagoda would more than tenfold.

He just wanted to take over the jade pagoda in the clerk's hand, and suddenly killed a Cheng biting gold halfway, a hand as white as snow suddenly stretched out, quickly snatched the jade pagoda, and at the same time a crisp voice like a pearl falling on the jade plate said: "I want this jade pagoda." With that, a golden ticket was thrown from Rick's back. The golden ticket fluttered in mid-air like a swimming fish a few times, and it fell into the hands of the clerk accurately. Rick was furious, this was what he had taken a fancy to. was snatched away like this, this woman is so arrogant. He turned around and said angrily, "Do you understand the rules?" That's what I bought. ”

The one who snatched the jade tower was a girl with two thin braids hanging from her shoulders and an unusually ruddy face, her watery eyes blinking, as if she was overwhelmed by Rick's questioning. Rick wasn't fooled by her "pitiful" appearance, and he guessed that the other party must have used this expression to win the sympathy of many people. Therefore, after seeing the appearance of the maiden, his face remained expressionless. A pay to be strictly pursued.

Seeing that this trick didn't work, the other party raised his eyebrows and said loudly: "Obviously I bought it, everyone has seen it." "Finished. also raised the jade pagoda in Yang's hand.

Rick sneered, "I don't believe Sambo Zhai would do this business--" The clerk saw that the two sides were at a standoff. I had to stand up and persuade in a good voice: "There are still many treasures in the shop, why should the two of you hurt the harmony for a small jade pagoda." ”

Rick shook his head slightly and said: "It's not a matter of disharmony, but who this jade pagoda belongs to, I think, there is always a first to come in everything." Sambao Zhai is never different from others. ”

The clerk had no choice but to look at the girl with pleading eyes and said, "Miss Jin, you can always pick something else." The small guarantee gives you a discount of 20%. It was indeed this son who first intended to buy this jade pagoda just now, and the little one forgot to tell you just now. There are a lot of adults, and the small ones are not here for you. ”

The girl known as Miss Kim probably didn't expect the clerk to be angry with a strange customer, but it was inconvenient to deal with the clerk, and what made her feel disgusting was Rick, who was standing on the sidelines and watching. The moment she saw Rick's expression, she stomped her foot angrily, and then threw the jade pagoda in her hand, but in the direction of the throw, the jade pagoda did not fly towards Rick, but flew out of the door of the store. The floor of Sambozhai was originally paved with bluestone, so in order to prevent customers from accidentally dropping fragile items such as jade on the ground when playing with items, a thick carpet was specially laid on the bluestone. The girl obviously wanted to let Rick not get the Jade Tower, so she simply threw out the Three Treasures. Outside the shop is the main street, the street is paved with bluestone, as long as the fragile thing like the jade pagoda hits the ground, the quasi-bao falls to pieces.

The clerk didn't expect this Miss Kim to do this, and Rick didn't expect her to be so rude. When you want to rescue the Jade Tower, it's too late.

At this moment, a faint voice suddenly sounded outside the store: "Why does Miss waste things so much?" It was none other than Gyokuro, who had been following Rick invisibly for fear that Rick would have an accident if he came out with only two people. Yulu walked into the Three Treasures with the Jade Pagoda in her hand, smiled at Rick, and then handed the Jade Pagoda over. Miss Jin didn't expect that her unexpected killer move would be self-defeating, so she couldn't help but stomp her foot in hatred, and she didn't want the golden ticket she threw to the clerk, so she ran out of Sanbaozhai with a angry face.

Rick got the jade pagoda and immediately paid the clerk two thousand gold coins. Before leaving, he asked the clerk about the origin of Miss Kim. It turned out that Miss Jin was the only daughter of Marquis Jin, the master of the class of generals she met on the street last night, her name was Jin Qi, and she was a rather rude and willful eldest lady.

"Marquis of Gold!" Rick whispered these three words over and over again. Last night's scene brought him a great revelation - the people who want to deal with the Permon family must have something to do with this Marquis of Gold, maybe Marquis Jin is just a pawn, and more powerful and terrifying characters are still hiding behind him. But no matter what, while the other party's actions tried to hit him, they also unknowingly exposed themselves. Conspiracy is always a double-edged sword, and if you can't cut the enemy, you can cut yourself.

As soon as Rick returned home, someone came to report that a woman who claimed to be an "old acquaintance of Qingcheng" came to visit. Rick ordered someone to take her to the living room, but he was thinking about the origin of this "old acquaintance of Qingcheng", since she knew that she was in the Duke of Permon's palace, it was likely that she also knew that the previous Rick was the current Xia Hua, which was too dangerous. If you give someone a hand, you will be threatened by others. However, avoiding it is not the best strategy, and Rick does not want to solve the problem by escaping, so he finally decides to meet the woman who suddenly visits.

At the window of the living room stood a delicate and weak woman, who could not see the frontal appearance, but judging from her posture, her temperament was particularly moving. She wore a long, well-fitting purple dress, her silky black hair was slightly pulled up by a delicate purple headband, and the end was naturally draped over her shoulders. As soon as Rick saw her beautiful back, he couldn't help but sigh - the time to come was coming sooner or later.

"Ji Gongzi don't come unharmed, oh! It should be called Count Xia Hua. The woman turned her head, it was none other than Concubine Ji Xue, the leader of the Caiyun Mercenary Group.

Rick stiffened his head and said, "Hello, Miss Ji! What are you looking for me? ”

"The Earl doesn't seem to welcome me?" Concubine Ji Xue stared at Rick with those eyes like an abyss and asked.

Rick smiled awkwardly and said, "No! I just want to know what Miss Ji needs to do as soon as possible. ”

"If I say that I am here to thank Lord Earl for his help to the Caiyun Mercenary Group last time, do you believe it?"

Rick calmed down from the initial panic and said with a smile: "Miss said that you are laughing, and you have already thanked you for what happened last time." What I'm interested in now is how Miss Ji found it below. ”

"Lord Earl is forgetful, I am the envoy of the Blue Moon Empire, so I naturally keep in touch with the country. What's more, I tell you frankly, I am the captain of the Imperial Secret Team, I wonder if Lord Earl has ever heard of the secret team? ”

Rick frowned and said, "I seem to have heard it, it seems to be used to spy on intelligence." ”

"Since it's used to spy on intelligence, it's naturally easy to find someone who doesn't care too much about protecting his identity."

"Say what you want!"

"You think I'm here to blackmail?" Concubine Ji Xue looked at Rick with a strange look

"Are you going to marry me?" Rick said with a wry smile that was in no way appropriate for him to say this.

Concubine Ji Xue felt angry, strange and funny, she had never seen such a blind, arrogant and cheeky person, but the strange thing was that she was not angry. She didn't want to be entangled with Rick anymore, so she said with a straight face: "I came this time to represent Her Majesty the Queen." ”

"What?!" Rick felt as if a magic bullet had exploded in his head.

Concubine Ji Xue didn't care if Rick could accept it or not, and continued: "Her Majesty the Queen already knows your identity, but she doesn't plan to blame you, do you know why?" ”

As soon as he heard "no guilt", Rick looked certain and said casually: "How do I know." ”

"As you may have noticed, the power centers of the empire have rotted, and too many moths have grown to make the edifice on the cornerstone crumble. The reason why Her Majesty the Queen does not condemn you is that on the one hand, it is true that she is helpless because of pity for the Permon family, but more importantly, it is the re-emergence of the Permont family and the reappearance of you, the Earl of Xiahua, just like throwing a small pebble in a pool of water that is clear and turbulent, although the stone is small, it breaks the inherent balance, and now this pool of water is not only secretly turbulent, but even the bright is also surging, which makes the queen see some situations that were not clear before. Therefore, your stone already has the qualifications to become a pawn of His Majesty. ”

"Your Majesty wants me to be her pathfinder?"

"Not bad."

"Am I not at the mercy of men, then?"

"You don't have a choice."

Rick's entire face froze. The Queen's idea was very appealing to him, at least, he didn't have to worry about his identity being discovered for a while. However, the days at the mercy of others were not easy, which made him weigh the dilemma. (To be continued......)