Chapter Forty-Eight: Making Money
Xia Xiangye was stunned, he was really afraid that the emperor would misunderstand, it was inappropriate to let the second prince be among the people, and the emperor only made a decision in a hurry.
Thinking of this, he waved his hand to the black-clothed secret guard, "Forget it, watch her learn the rules from today onwards", and actually put Xia Li under house arrest in disguise.
When Xia Zhi'an and Xia Ye's father and son came back, Xia Xiangye was the first to call the two of them to the room and talk about today's events in detail.
Xia Ye wanted to intercede for Xia Li, but was repeatedly interrupted by Xia Zhi'an without saying anything.
Usually he is very obedient in front of his eldest brother Xia Xiangye, but now he is punished for his daughter's mistakes, and he won't say anything?
Until the two of them came out of Xia Xiangye's study and wanted to visit Xia Li, the black-clothed secret guard was stunned and did not let the two enter the door.
Xia Li heard the window open and said a few words to the two inside, telling them that she was okay and everything was fine.
Xia Ye blamed himself for something, and kept complaining that he didn't take good care of his sister in Sima Mansion.
Xia Li felt that it was not bad to be locked up, at least everyone would focus on her, so they wouldn't have to deal with her brother anymore.
But she had something to do, and she still had to get out.
The 20,000 taels of silver owed to the man in black had not yet been settled, and most of the ten-day period had passed, and she couldn't keep her word.
And she suddenly remembered a person, that is, Sister Qingcao, who came out of Osmanthus House with her, and this person is still living in the inn! How could she have forgotten this man?
Fortunately, she has been fiddling with the human skin mask for the past two days, and the usage has been studied thoroughly, and now it can finally come in handy.
At night, she asked Chu Han to put on her mask and pretend to be lying on the bed herself, while she sneaked away through the window.
When she left, Chu Han was so frightened that she repeatedly warned her to come back earlier, and Xia Li nodded silently.
After leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion and feeling annoyed and regretful, why didn't he take some valuable objects out to pawn, how could he make up 1,800 yuan of silver! It was the first time she had been so short of money since she became a killer.
With her current strength in the Prime Minister's Mansion, 20,000 taels of silver may not be so easy to make, is it really impossible for her to change her career to steal? Thinking that she had never done such a disgraceful thing as the number one killer of the Dark Moon Palace, she really couldn't do it, so she could only go back to the Dark Moon Palace.
Xia Li slandered the Xia Mansion in his heart, and went to find Sister Qingcao with a familiar car, but when she got there, she found that the person was gone, she hurriedly went to the shopkeeper to inquire, and the shopkeeper said that a man took her away, and it was not clear where she went.
The man took it? In addition to regretting that she didn't come out sooner, she was full of worry.
Again to the shopkeeper to determine how the man looked, the shopkeeper said that the young man looked good, and that he could get by.
Xia Li heard this and left with peace of mind.
Sister Qingcao is really, she didn't leave a note or anything after finding a home, she still wanted to buy her own property outside, so that she could live in a stable place, and it could be regarded as a nursing home for her.
But when you think that there is no money now, let alone buy a house.
Xia Li walked around the street a few times, thinking that he couldn't come out with great difficulty and couldn't go back like this.
Today she went out to look at the yellow calendar, on the ninth day of the lunar calendar, the Dark Moon Palace opened the palace door, and all kinds of killers went to carry out their own tasks, according to the previous practice, the palace master would not return to the palace today, she should go back and take out the silver under the bed.
Xia Xuan tossed and turned, thought about it again and again, and finally made up his mind to go back.
The Dark Moon Palace was where she grew up, and it was also the place she was most familiar with, and every corner could be found even if she had her eyes closed, let alone today's special day.
As soon as he said go, Xia Li walked out of the city gate and flew towards the Dark Moon Palace.
The Dark Moon Palace is located on the top of the second mountain to the south of the capital, and there is no way to enter and descend the mountain. Ordinary people can't get in at all, and people can only fly if they want to go up or down.
Xia Li entered the palace gate of the Dark Moon Palace, there is a mechanism on both sides of the door, as long as he touches one place, not only will he be able to fire ten thousand swords, but the people inside will know it, and those who don't know it can't enter at all.
Although there are not many people in the Dark Moon Palace, there are more than twenty people in total, but no matter which one is brought out, they are all martial arts masters, and the consequences of dealing with yourself like this can be imagined.
Therefore, over the years, the Dark Moon Palace has been able to stand tall in the rivers and lakes, and no one has rushed to challenge the sneak attack.
She deliberately covered her head and face today, swaggered into the palace gate, pretended to be like usual, and walked quickly through the corridor to her room.
Her room was in the innermost part, which was chosen for her by the palace master, almost next to his room. At that time, she was against it, but this man said that it was for her sake.
Every time she met the palace master, this person wore a fanged mask, and she had never seen a person's true face when she was so old.
Once she secretly went to see it, but was discovered by the palace master, and was punished and locked in the house for a month, and since then she has let go of this curiosity.
Her door is never locked when she goes out, although there are not many people in the Dark Moon Palace, they all abide by their duties and never enter other rooms, and they are afraid that if anyone doesn't know that they missed their hands, it will be too late to regret it.
Xia Li walked all the way and found that there was really no one in the houses, she came just right, and his brothers and sisters would return from their missions later, so she had to be fast and not have the slightest delay.
Xia Li took a leap to the bed when she entered the house, she specially set up a secret pavilion below, and others would definitely be able to open it if they knew it, and she needed to match the numbers in the pavilion, which she and the chief master secretly learned.
She had just pulled the pavilion open below when she heard the sound of well-proportioned footsteps in the hallway.
The sound was so familiar to her, she heard the sound of walking next door every night when she couldn't sleep.
Didn't he never come today? How did you come here? This hateful and hateful palace master who can't do anything about it.
Xia Li held her breath and didn't dare to move, if she was discovered by this person, she couldn't run away from anything.
The palace master is extremely sensitive to sound, even if you take a long breath, he can find out, so Xia Li didn't dare to exhale at all.
She thought that the man would open the door and enter her house, but the man turned back and stopped in front of her door.
Xia Li's heart rose to his throat, I don't know what this person is going to do? Could it be that she was discovered, impossible, with her martial arts, although she is not the opponent of this person, she can parry for a while, it is impossible to be discovered so quickly, and she is careful and has been holding her breath.
She heard the palace master take two breaths outside her door, and carefully pushed open her door as if he was preparing for something, and this person actually came in, he had not entered her room once before.
Xia Li listened carefully to the palace master's actions on the bed, and heard the footsteps of this person sounded on the ground everywhere in the house, and this person actually walked around every place in her room.
How long does the palace master want her to stay in the house, her breath is almost at the limit.
She said secretly in her heart; "No, if she goes on like this, she will have to hold back if she doesn't faint, depending on the situation, it will take a while for this person to enter her house, and she will have a chance to escape by surprise.
Xia Li's bed is not in the innermost, but in the room in the room, she designed a small study in the innermost, put some books around, and a small square table with paper and pencils.
The palace master walked straight to her bedside and sat down, she heard a trivial sound, and felt that this person was taking something from his pocket, and after the voice, she heard the palace master say: "I gave you this knife, if you are still alive, come here to get it!" ”
Xia Li was so happy when she heard that it was the knife she used handily, and she quickly made a decision in her heart, she wanted to take it away.
After sitting on the bed for a while, the palace master got up and went to the desk inside, and he sat down on the stool next to the table and picked up the pen on the table to write.
Xia Li knew that her opportunity had come at this time, so she stepped out of the bed with a single force, and then quickly picked up the knife on the bed and rushed all the way out of the room towards the palace gate.
She was gambling, and she would be able to escape successfully if she gambled on the palace master's stunned kung fu.