Lan Beichen took Xia Jinse and walked all the way to the depths of the mine.

The further inside, the more magnificent the color of the crystal. It was a light color before, but it becomes darker later.

The color of the crystal is different because it contains different trace elements, white crystal is the most common, but in this mine, Xia Jinse saw almost all colors of crystal. It is conceivable that the ore in this cave is also rich in trace elements.

In the deepest part, a green crystal came into view, and Xia Jinse was almost stunned.

She had never seen green crystals, even in her previous life, there were almost no green natural crystals on the market, she only remembered that the formation of color was related to Fe2+, but why such a rare green crystal was seen so much in this cave.

The magnificent and translucent color, reflecting the firelight, the moist and transparent color makes people's hearts turbulent, and it is impossible to describe its beauty in words, Xia Jinse couldn't help but walk to the cave wall, stretched out his hand and touched it.

Cool, smooth and stunning!

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart, and only the magic of nature can give birth to such a spiritual thing.

"Do you like it?" Lan Beichen's voice came from behind him.

"I like it, it's so beautiful!" Xia Jinse was a little excited, and there was light in his eyes.

"Then use the crystals here to make you a set of heads. Make a set of each color and wear it alternately every month. Lan Beichen doted on her, the torch was scorching and burning, and the crystal reflected was crystal clear.

Xia Jinse subconsciously wanted to agree, and suddenly said: "Forget it, it's so dazzling, I don't dare to wear it." Nobody has one, so wouldn't it be too conspicuous for me to wear it? "She's not used to the feeling of being in the limelight.

Lan Beichen was unwilling: "No, since you like it, then you are not allowed to refuse, don't wear it to others, you can wear it at home." No matter how good something is, if it is not used, it will be buried forever like a stone, and since it is beautiful, it must be made valuable. ”

"I can't tell you." Xia Jinse was helpless and smiled.

She knew that Lan Beichen was willing to give anything for her, and this was also his intention, so take it. Anyway, the whole mountain is his, otherwise would it really be a waste of such a good quality crystal and buried in this cave?

Seeing that Xia Jinse agreed, Lan Beichen laughed, and the two walked back as they spoke.

"Does the emperor know about this crystal mine?"

"I mentioned it, the emperor didn't care, anyway, the whole mountain is mine, and whatever is in the mountain is naturally mine."

"If all these crystals are developed, Lan Beichen, you are really rich!" Xia Jinse urged narrowness.

Lan Beichen hooked the corners of his lips and said jokingly: "If you like it, I'll leave it to you." ”

Xia Jinse was too lazy to develop such a crystal mine, how troublesome it was!

She's not short of silver, let's talk about it!

When they got out of the cave, it was already in the middle of the moon, Lan Beichen took Xia Jinse back to the mansion hidden in the forest, chasing clouds and broken stars had been waiting in the courtyard, and when they saw the two of them coming back, they hurriedly stepped forward: "Lord, princess." ”

"It's okay, let's rest, and I'll go back to Beijing tomorrow." Lan Beichen Road.

This day is Xia Jinse's most memorable birthday. experienced life and death and dreams, which made her unforgettable for life.

When she returned to Beijing the next day, she was thinking about the Jin Palace, worried about whether Song Fanzhen would have an accident. But Lan Beichen is very calm, he has already arranged enough manpower, and the defense of the Jin Palace's mansion is already tight, even if he is not there, nothing will happen.

Thinking that the silent words and the shooting moon were still there, and Song Fanzhen still had Long Yi by his side, Xia Jinse also felt right.

It was almost noon, the carriage finally stopped at the gate of the palace, and the housekeeper Uncle He saw Lan Beichen and Xia Jinse coming back, and sure enough, he reported that there were gangsters who came last night, intending to break into the mansion and steal, but they were discovered by the patrolling guards.

"Lord Wang, there are eight people in total, five died, one escaped, and the other two caught those who wanted to wait for the prince to come back, but this morning they found that they committed suicide by taking poison." Although Uncle He was a little panicked, it was not to the extent of chaos, and it seemed that everything was under control.

Lan Beichen nodded, indicating that he knew, this was originally expected by him.

When Xia Jinse saw Song Fanzhen, she was a little frightened, but she was quite calm: "I know that those people are coming at me, saying that they are thieves, but they don't steal anything, but they do it when they see me." Hmph, my aunt and grandmother are not vegetarians, so I killed one by surprise, and the rest is not enough for Long Yi to practice. ”

"Mrs. Song, I'm sorry to surprise you." Xia Jinse was a little apologetic.

"Don't say these kind words, I want to live with you myself, and I will naturally bear it if something happens." Song Fan really didn't care and said: "But I'm not worried, there are a lot of estimates in this world who want to kill me, but I don't die!" ”

Xia Jinse could only remind her: "But Mrs. Song, you still have to be careful, don't leave the Jin Palace." Since they have already failed once, they should not come in a short time, wait for you and the emperor to clear up the misunderstanding, and then go back when the time comes......"

Before he finished speaking, Song Fanzhen immediately said: "I won't go back, if you don't want to take me in, then I can only leave." ”

Xia Jinse couldn't smile bitterly, he really couldn't mention going back to the palace.

She could only say: "How can I be unwilling, but I'm afraid that you won't be used to living." You can stay as long as you want. ”

Song Fanzhen immediately laughed: "Ninth Princess, I knew you were a good person. Then I'll go back to my room, I didn't sleep well last night, and I'll make up for it now. ”

Leaving the flower hall, the smile on Song Fanzhen's face dissipated a lot, and standing at the door of Tingtao Pavilion, her face sank.

"Long Yi ......," she said suddenly.

The inseparable strong man behind him stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "True Concubine Niangniang." ”

Song Fanzhen said coldly: "You go to the Queen Mother's pillow and put a knife." ”

Strong man: "True Concubine Niangniang......"

"Don't call me a real concubine! Can't remember? "Song Fan is really upset.

"Yes."

"Then why don't you hurry up!" Song Fanzhen frowned, a little dissatisfied with his slow swallowing.

"Mrs. Song, isn't this a provocation to the Queen Mother? The Queen Mother will definitely guess that you did it. Long Yi hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"I'm going to let her know, so what? Don't you dare to go, afraid of death? Song Fanzhen stared at him with a straight face, and said coldly, "If you are afraid of death, you can leave, I don't need your protection!" ”

Long Yi's face changed, and he said: "My subordinates are ordered to protect Mrs. Song, and this life is Mrs. Song's, how can I be afraid of death?" ”

Song Fan really said excitedly: "Then you go!" ”

After hesitating for a moment, Long Yi finally answered: "Mrs. Song promised her subordinates to stay in the Jin Palace, and her subordinates will go." ”

Song Fanzhen laughed at this time: "Why should I leave?" It's safe to eat, live and live here, and I'm stupid to leave. You go quickly, go back quickly, you must scare this old woman, my heart is comfortable. ”

Long Yi glanced at her quickly, clenched his fists, and turned to go.

The news of someone in the Jin Palace's night attack did not spread out, as if it had not happened, and Lan Beichen did not mention it when he entered the palace again.

Emperor Yuanqing was always worried about Song Fan's safety, and Lan Beichen simply told him that Song Fanzhen was in the Jin Palace, so he didn't have to think about it. Emperor Yuanqing was stunned and overjoyed: "No wonder Lao Jiu, you are not worried, I see!" ”

"Great, it's really fine! I knew that she must have somewhere to go, and how could she put herself in danger if she was so smart. Emperor Yuanqing laughed again, finally relieved, and felt very guilty about his anger at Lan Beichen before, and apologized again.

Lan Beichen waved his hand, he didn't want to say this anymore, just let Emperor Yuanqing appease the Queen Mother and stop doing it again.

Emperor Yuanqing was in a good mood and agreed.

Lin House.

Although Lin Kangnian expected the failure of the mission, he did not expect the defeat to be silent.

The team of people sent to assassinate the Nine Princes Lan Beichen had no news at all, as if this team did not exist at all. Fortunately, the person sent to the Jin Palace's Mansion escaped back, and he knew that the Jin Palace's guards were tight, and there was a top master by the side of the real concubine, which was not something that ordinary people could hurt at all.

"Damn, the plan failed, I'm just afraid that I'll startle the snake." Lin Kangnian's face was ugly.

The henchman said: "Master, the guards of the Jin Palace's mansion are still the same, and they are still the same as before." ”

Doesn't Lan Beichen care at all? This is a blatant provocation, and he can only pretend that it didn't happen. Lin Kangnian confronted Lan Beichen head-on for the first time, only to find that the cold and iron-blooded Nine Princes in the world's impression were really difficult to deal with.

The real concubine is now in the Jin Palace, and there is no way to assassinate her, so she can only give up.

Just when Lin Kangnian was in an irritable mood, there was a knock on the door.

If you dare to disturb him at this time, there must be something urgent, Lin Kangnian said with a straight face: "Come in." ”

The person who came was the housekeeper, and he handed a letter to Lin Kangnian: "Master, the secret letter sent by the second prince." ”

When Lin Kangnian heard this, he immediately took it over, tore it open for a quick browsing, and his expression was uncertain.

The second prince really didn't go well, and those squires and tyrants had already formed a complex network of relationships, and they would not give up their interests at all. On the surface, he was respectful to the second prince, but when it came to the field rent, it had been more than a month, and only a small number of people had given face and paid some field tax, but it was also a drop in the bucket, and it was useless.

If you can't complete this mission, you'll be in trouble! Even if the people sent to Jinling are useful, it makes no sense to tie with the six princes.

You have to find a way to do it, but what about the silver? It's gone, where to raise it?

Suddenly, a haze flashed on Lin Kangnian's face, and he gritted his teeth and laughed.

He took up the pen and wrote a letter quickly, sealed it with fire paint, handed it to his henchman, and said: "Send this letter to the second prince immediately, 100,000 urgent, you must send it to the second prince in person." ”

"Yes, sir!"

Half a month later, the second prince Lan Hongzhuo sent someone to deliver good news, and the Tian tax had received strong support from the big squire family, and most of it had been raised. Now we will first escort five million taels of tax silver into Beijing and hand them over to the state treasury.

When the news came, Emperor Yuanqing was overjoyed, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty praised the talents of the two princes and solved the problem of land tax that had been troublesome for many years.

There are also people who say that the second prince is outstanding and suitable for being transferred to the household department, and for a while, the ministers praise everyone for the ability of the second prince, and there are even rumors that the second prince has the ability of the prince.