Chapter Forty-Three: Encountering the King in Disguise
"The subordinates are here!" A young man of about sixteen walked briskly, and handed a white ribbon with his hands.
Ji Mo Hanfei took the ribbon and tied it to his eyes before continuing to speak: "Xiao Yi, how about the mask I asked you to make last time?" ”
"If you go back to the prince, it has been built, and it will all be sent in a while." Xiao Yi spoke respectfully.
"Okay, I'll wear a mask at the evening treasure fair, this eyeband will always fall off."
"Yes, Lord Wang."
"Master......" Qingying found that Jimo Hanfei had moved the topic away, so he couldn't help but speak softly.
"Is there anything else going on with Kiyokage?"
"Master, Shu Qing's matter ......"
Jimo Hanfei was silent for a while before speaking: "I shouldn't have let her go to Mrs. Jiao's mansion at the beginning, although that child's martial arts are good, but after all, it is a child's nature, she is not suitable for a secret guard, and she is not suitable for being a killer, so I thought that it was not impossible for her to go there to poison and play as a little maid." It's just that she didn't expect that in just one day, she was not only recognized, but also killed. That Miss Jiao Fu is so good...... You said...... Did she deliberately approach me when she appeared in the west of the city that day? She used the name Qingbao, and I used the name of Mohan...... As soon as she appeared, I lost an identity, and then I also lost a little nephew. Qingying, you have really investigated for so many days, and you really didn't find anything special about this Miss Jiao San? ”
"The subordinates are incompetent." Qingying lowered his head, "The subordinates just found out that this third lady has been in and out of the treasure house every day in recent days, but there really isn't much where to go, let alone contact with the imperial court." If you have to say it, it is that a few days ago, I participated in the year-end poetry banquet of the county lord of Wenyu, and I won the first place. When she entered the door, she greeted the eldest lady of the Mo family and Prince Ze, and there was really nothing after that. The subordinates also asked Du Gongzi to come forward to investigate and approach, and Du Gongzi said that the third lady was talented and didn't want the rumored person at all, otherwise, ......"
"There's still nothing special." Ji Mo Hanfei coldly picked up Qingying's words, "With so many peculiarities, dare you say that she is not special?" ”
Seeing Jimo Hanfei slightly sideways his face in his direction, Qingying's face suddenly turned a little pale: "My subordinates feel that even if it is so, it is not wrong." The third lady was born as a concubine, and it is normal for people to protect themselves. And now that he has been married by the emperor, it is time to show his talents......"
That is, Mo Hanfei didn't hear Qingying finish speaking, so he walked forward: "What you said is also right. That's it, this matter is not urgent, you can send someone to bury Shu Qing's life. ”
"Yes."
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Jiao Yuzhen always thought that if her identity became noble, she would be able to move more freely after enjoying the life of Miss Qianjin, but Jiao Lihe seemed to be very afraid of any more assassins and other dangers, so not only did she have catkins waiting by her side, but also sent twelve more guards to guard her yard around the clock, so if she hadn't used the excuse of resting in the morning, she changed back into the old clothes in the past, and then slipped back to her past yard at night, and then slipped out of the dog hole. How can she go to Jubao Zhai? It's just that...... Even if I have taken a bath three times in Jubao, and I have used special sesame oil, there is still a smell!
"The auction has begun." Xin Pengyi half leaned on the soft couch of the carriage and spoke lazily, although there was a bit of urging in his words, but his smiling demeanor was not half impatient.
"I know." Jiao Yuzhen jumped into the carriage, then straightened his clothes, "Say...... Why are you preparing men's clothing for me? ”
Xin Pengyi looked at Jiao Yuzhen, who was dressed in simple men's clothes, like a waiter, although he was dressed in men's clothes, he had a little special feeling, but he was just ...... Xin Pengyi couldn't help but raise her hand and cover her nose: "Your dog is so powerful, has it never been bathed, has that place never been cleaned, and the smell on your body...... It seems to be even stronger than the last time I saw you. ”
Glancing at Xin Pengyi angrily, Jiao Yuzhen said coldly: "If I knew that your weird spices mixed with the smell of dog feces and dog urine would make me smell of pig manure and dog feces in the future, I wouldn't have used it if I was killed." But now, even after washing it twice, the smell is still so clear. ”
"That's thyme, I spent a lot of effort to get it from the Western Regions, but I don't think even the most powerful perfumer would try to mix it with the smell of dog feces and dog urine." Xin Pengyi chuckled, but reached out and opened the window of the carriage, then took out a sachet from his arms and handed it to Jiao Yuzhen, "I have a sachet here, you can take it with you, it's better than now." ”
Jiao Yuzhen took the sachet and smelled it, the smell was a little strange, but he still accepted it.
The carriage moved forward slowly, the whirring night breeze poured in through the window, Jiao Yuzhen frowned and shrunk his neck, but raised his eyes to look at Xin Pengyi, who was wearing a fox fur coat: "You don't smell good, and I hate fur." ”
Xin Pengyi chuckled and shook his head: "You'll see more things you don't like in a while, so you have to be patient." Actually, I don't like anything fur either, because ...... I have some allergies. ”
Jiao Yuzhen pursed his lips, tried hard to suppress his smile, and then looked out the window, there was the sound of horses' hooves outside, and then an ordinary carriage quickly galloped by, Jiao Yuzhen was stunned for a moment, because of the good eyesight, even on such a night, he could clearly see that there was a special symbol on the carriage, which was a crescent moon pattern surrounded by thorns, which was very special, and people would not forget it after seeing it once.
The carriage sped by, Xin Pengyi saw that Jiao Yuzhen must be staring out the window, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" What's out there? ”
"I saw a carriage with a crescent moon surrounded by thorns on it, and I took a few more looks because it was so special." Jiao Yuzhen regretted it a little, she had already known that she had used her ability to see clearly who was sitting in the carriage just now, but unfortunately now that the carriage had disappeared without a trace, it was too late for her to see it.
"A crescent moon pattern surrounded by thorns?" Xin Pengyi's brows jumped, and he took out the folding fan he carried from his sleeve and opened it with a "poof", and then blocked half of his face, "That's the symbol of the famous Crescent Moon Pavilion on the rivers and lakes." The Crescent Moon Pavilion is an intelligence trading organization, their boss is surnamed Han, and everyone calls him Han Yue Gongzi, whether it is his real name is unknown. However, this Han Yue Gongzi is very mysterious, and every time he appears in front of others, he must cover his face with something. It's probably doing that kind of business, it's really hard to show people with their true faces. Qingbao, if you want any special news, you can also go to the Crescent Moon Pavilion to buy it, and their prices are also very fair. ”
"I didn't expect Peng Yi that you are also very well-informed, I think it will be a lot more cost-effective to ask you for news." Jiao Yuzhen smiled heartily, she didn't have a lot of money, and she had no interest in dealing with those organizations that asked for money.
"Whether it's Jubaosha or our Xin family, they have all dealt with the Crescent Moon Pavilion. The Crescent Pavilion has a long history, is famous, and the buying and selling prices are fair, and the sister-in-law is not bullied, and I also have a good impression of them. Xin Pengyi took Jiao Yuzhen's compliment, shook the folding fan in his hand and spoke, "The carriage of the Crescent Moon Pavilion appeared just now, presumably there is something good in tonight's auction that has attracted Han Yue Gongzi." Hopefully we won't be too late so we won't be able to grab even a little thing when we arrive. ”
Jiao Yuzhen secretly stuck out her tongue, she knew that she had affected Xin Pengyi, so as compensation, she would definitely find something good for Xin Pengyi, but this time it also made her understand that even if her identity seemed to have become noble, but the problem of ancient wealthy women staying at home had not been solved, if every time she went out, she would have to spend so much time and drill dog holes, I was afraid that she would not be able to do anything......
The carriage came to a large mansion some distance away from the capital and stopped, there were many people in front of the gate of this mansion, there were also horses and carriages, these people were here to participate in the auction held by the merchants of the Western Regions, after all, it was a large event venue, even the guards guarding the door looked burly, powerful men, one by one with sharp eyes, a pair of masters, every visitor would show an invitation before entering the mansion, but each invitation was only allowed to be invited to bring two people in, So Xin Pengyi brought Jiao Yuzhen, who was dressed as an attendant, and Fu Bo, an old shopkeeper who was in charge of the accounts.
Jiao Yuzhen was reborn to participate in such an auction for the first time, and the moment she stepped into the mansion, some pictures of her previous life would appear in front of her, making her feel dizzy for a moment.
In her previous life, she was the queen of jewelry in the 21st century, with seven world-renowned luxury and jewelry brands in her hands, and there were countless treasures at home, compared to antiques or famous calligraphy and painting, she loved jade and jewelry more, so she was a vassal elegance and took the name of "Qingbao" for herself...... can't get the love that always makes her heart soar like she wants......
"Don't be in a daze." Xin Pengyi covered her mouth with a folding fan and whispered in Jiao Yuzhen's ear, "There are some big people here, if we accidentally anger them, we won't be able to get out." ”
Retracted his thoughts, squinted at Xin Pengyi, Jiao Yuzhen coughed lightly, and then nodded: "Although you said to be careful, but you are so swaggering, it doesn't seem like you want to be careful at all." ”
Xin Pengyi smiled, and then took a step forward: "You follow me, remember your identity, you are my guard." ”
Jiao Yuzhen immediately straightened her face, there were also many bodyguards around her in the past, although they were all burly men, but she was dressed a little like a young and delicate young guard, so she walked quietly behind Xin Pengyi.
The Xin family's treasure house is the No. 1 jeweler in Qingguo, so it has its own round table seat, although it can be regarded as a fixed seat, but it is also a round table in the corner that can only seat three people, but it is much better than everyone else being enclosed outside the seating area.
Jiao Yuzhen looked around the huge auction hall, a high platform surrounded by guards in the middle should be the auction table, but there was a round table in the middle where all the guests were VIPs, and ordinary guests could only stand on the periphery, this layout was somewhat similar to the auction hall in the previous life......