Tianzhu Mountain is located one hundred and fifty miles west of Kyoto City, and Liu Rentu is ready to take the guards to go there with great fanfare to receive the iron mine given to him by Xu Jinrou.

But Xu Jinrou didn't want to make this matter too public, if she knew that she gave an iron mine in the Great Chu country to Liu Rentu, how could the queen give up, and the people of the Great Chu country would also hate her, so the fewer people who knew about this matter, the better.

Liu Rentu didn't like to be sneaky and sneaky, but he was able to understand Xu Jinrou's difficulties, and although he was reluctant, he also listened to her advice.

After the princess of Jin publicly agreed to be the guest secretary of the prison state mansion, she and Liu Rentu had a secret conversation with Liu Rentu in the living room for a stick of incense, and then returned to the Xu mansion in the carriage sent by the prison state government.

An hour later, Ye Kai led a hundred guards from the Prison State Mansion to protect the carriage in which Liu Rentu was riding, and left Kyoto City, nominally to go to Huazhou Mansion for routine inspection work.

Tianzhu Mountain is under the jurisdiction of Huazhou Government, and you can go to Huazhou through Tianzhu Mountain.

Liu Rentu rarely took a carriage, but this time was an exception, because Xu Jinrou was sitting in the carriage.

Xu Jinrou instructed Fangruo and Qingluan to go back to Xu's mansion, and told the two not to leave the mansion before she came back, and they didn't see outsiders.

Fang Ruo heard that Xu Jinrou wanted to go to Tianzhu Mountain with Liu Rentu alone, and couldn't help but be a little worried, "Princess, if you go to a place far away from Kyoto City alone, the slave maid is really a little relieved, I can dress up as a guard of the prison country and go with you, no one should notice." ”

Xu Jinrou shook her head slightly, "If you don't show up when the carriage of the Prison Mansion goes to the Xu Mansion, it will arouse the suspicion of people with intentions, and if someone comes to the mansion to inquire about my situation, only if you come forward to deal with it, you can not make a mistake, and I can leave with confidence." ”

Fang Ruo knew that the princess's consideration was more prudent and thoughtful, so she didn't say anything more, and pulled Qingluan back to Xu's mansion.

Without Fang Ruo accompanied, Xu Jinrou did feel inconvenient, but it could only be so.

Liu Rentu is still very concerned about her, a pregnant woman, although it is because of her experience as a woman for more than 40 years in her previous life, she has done a lot of seduction and charm, so that Liu Rentu has feelings for her that I don't know whether to be infatuated or admired, although she knows that there is a pure purpose hidden in his heart.

But he will definitely protect her thoroughly, Xu Jinrou firmly believes this, and he will definitely be able to do it with his ability.

Twenty miles away from Kyoto, three horses were waiting on the side of the road, two young men and a woman in her fifties.

Ye Kai waved his hand and let the three of them insert into the middle of the escort team and continue to move forward together.

Xu Jinrou glanced through the gap in the sedan curtain and knew who these three people were, Xu Jinrou had seen these three people in the previous life.

They are connoisseurs from Ximan, and since the armistice between Dachu and Ximan, Ximan has sent many connoisseurs to Dachu to find the mineral deposits in Dachu.

The woman on the horse, named Situ Haoyue, was followed by her two sons, Zuo Ming and Zuo Dark.

Situ Haoyue is one of the three most famous connoisseurs in the Xiban, and her husband was killed five years ago.

It is said that because she was followed when she was looking for a mine, the other party wanted to monopolize the mineral deposit discovered by Situ Haoyue, so she killed people, and her husband died to save her.

After three years of keeping the spirit, Situ Haoyue took his two sons back out of the mountain and continued to engage in this business.

Xu Jinrou knew that in another five years, Situ Haoyue would take her two sons to gradually find seven or eight large and small mineral deposits in Da Chu, until she and Zuo Yan were assassinated, and Zuo Yang was seriously injured and returned to Xiban.

In the previous life, Xu Jinrou watched all the minerals of Da Chu being taken away and divided by the Western Barbarians, and she was heartbroken but helpless, in this life, she would not let this kind of thing happen again, and the iron mine she gave to Liu Rentu was the first deposit of Great Chu exclusive to the Western Barbarians, and it would also be the last.

Seeing Xu Jinrou thoughtful, Liu Rentu chuckled, "Is the princess thinking about who these three people are?" ”

Xu Jinrou shook her head slightly, "I'm thinking about how difficult it should be for a woman to be a mineral connoisseur, trekking through mountains and rivers, sleeping in the open is just a common thing, not only to be careful of snakes and scorpions, tigers, wolves and beasts, but also to guard against sinister people's hearts, no vain sword soldiers, running off the beaten track, lingering in the barren mountains and wilderness, what kind of persistence should be needed?" ”

Liu Rentu grabbed Xu Jinrou's soft and cold little hand and patted it gently, "You are smart, you guessed that they are ore connoisseurs." It's just running for profit, and she's not as noble as you say. ”

Xu Jinrou sneered, "Why does Liu Jianguo say it so bluntly, it is to run for profit, it is not easy for a woman to concentrate on the profession of a connoisseur than a man, you men don't know the suffering of women, just like a woman who is a guest secretary of the prison country, not only to dedicate wisdom but also to use her body." ”

Liu Rentu had a smile in his eyes, and reached out to hook Xu Jinrou's jaw, "How does Keqing want to use his body, this prison country wants to know at this moment." ”

Xu Jinrou's face was slightly red, and she gently pushed his hand away, "Many of the guards outside the car are very ear-powered, you should be honest." ”

Liu Rentu looked at Xu Jinrou's delicate face, the faint fragrance coming from his nose, he couldn't help but feel a wave in his heart, and continued to reach out and touch it, Xu Jinrou leaned back, clinging to the wall of the carriage.

"If you ... again, I'll shout, to see if your subordinates will laugh at the dignified Liu Jianguo and don't know how to check."

Liu Rentu smiled at the corner of his mouth, "If you shout, outsiders will know that Princess Jin and Liu Jianguo left Kyoto in the same car, so you don't have to blame me." ”

Xu Jinrou gently put her hand on her abdomen, "Then aren't you afraid of tire gas?" ”

Liu Rentu withdrew his hand helplessly, "This evil obstacle has affected his father's mood. ”

The road to Tianzhu Mountain was not easy to walk, and it was bumpy all the way, and Xu Jinrou was a little uncomfortable.

Liu Rentu asked her to lean on him, this time his hands and feet were honest and well-behaved, so that she could rest in peace.

No longer in a hurry, before the sky was dark, Liu Rentu ordered to set up camp, stop and go, and arrived at Tianzhu Mountain on the morning of the third day.

Relying on the memories of the previous life, Xu Jinrou led everyone to find the hidden cave in a mountain col, although the cave was very dark but very wide, and the carriage could pass through.

Out of the cave, it was a valley surrounded by mountains, Xu Jinrou, who was dressed in men's clothes, got out of the carriage and pointed to a hill on the left hand side that was not too high, indicating that this was it.

Ye Kai beckoned, Situ Haoyue and her two sons dismounted and climbed the hill, carefully surveyed up and down the hill, and after a full hour, Situ Haoyue came back to report to Liu Rentu.

"In the Qiyu prison country, the so-called one with ochre has iron under it, and the people have never found reddish-brown ochre that grows with iron ore, so it can be seen that there are no iron deposits here." Situ Haoyue's voice was not loud, but she was very confident.

Liu Rentu frowned, his face was a little gloomy, he turned his head to look at Xu Jinrou, "Are you mistaken?" Or... There is no iron ore. ”

Xu Jinrou looked calm, "There must be iron ore here." ”

Situ Haoyue bowed and saluted, "May I ask Liu Jianguo, I don't know who this noble man is?" That's why it's so sure that there is an iron ore here? ”

Liu Rentu hesitated slightly and didn't know how to answer Situ Haoyue, but at this time, Xu Jinrou replied calmly, "Zai Xia and his wife are fellow believers, and they are also a connoisseur. ”

Situ Haoyue suddenly, "It turned out to be a great Chu ore connoisseur, so young, to be appreciated by Liu Jianguo should be a talented person, but the woman has been a connoisseur for nearly thirty years, just the iron ore has been found six, in the West Barbarian unparalleled my right, the woman thought that there was no iron ore here." ”

Xu Jinrou's eyes were scorching, "Mineral appreciation, should not only be based on the surface of the earth, the exposure of the ore veins, the growth of stones, and the point of vegetation to find mineral deposits, but also to do the investigation of the shape and identification, look at the outside and know the inside, is the great achievement, I think there must be iron ore here." ”

Situ Haoyue's face turned red, "How about a woman willing to gamble with this fellow Taoist?" ”

Liu Rentu frowned and was about to stop it, but Xu Jinrou continued to preemptively say, "I also have this intention." ”

"Okay, since you and I coincide, then ask the prison country to be a witness, the two of us are willing to gamble and lose in accordance with this rule, if there is really an iron mine here, the woman will quit the mining industry, and then do not set foot in it, if there is no iron mine here, please stop this fellow Taoist, don't insult the reputation of the people in this way of Dachu." Situ Haoyue's words were sonorous, staring at Xu Jinrou.

Xu Jinrou nodded, "Okay, but you still have to bring these two around you, can you dare to bet?" ”

Situ Haoyue looked back at her two sons, and then gritted her teeth, "Okay, this can be regarded as a dispute between Xiban and Dachu in the same way of ore appreciation, so it is a certainty!" ”

Xu Jinrou was happy in her heart, Situ Haoyue could agree to this gamble, which was the result she hoped for the most.

Although after the previous life, she already knows the location of many mineral deposits, but after all, there is still the possibility of continuing to find other mineral deposits, as long as this woman takes her two sons to stop, in the future, Da Chu's mineral deposits will be less risky to be annexed by the Western Barbarians, and at the same time, it also saves the lives of the three of them.

What Xu Jinrou said just now was what he said after the improvement of the level of ore appraisal five years after Situ Haoyue in the previous life, Xu Jinrou heard it really and truthfully, and responded to what he said with what he said, and Xu Jinrou felt a mysterious feeling in his heart.

Liu Rentu originally wanted to stop it, but he knew Xu Jinrou's details, and he didn't believe that she could surpass Situ Haoyue, one of the three major mining experts in Ximan.

"Okay, this prison country will be a witness for the two of you, I am willing to lose the bet, and I can't regret it, as soon as this statement comes out, it will take effect immediately."

Situ Haoyue and Xu Jinrou both nodded.

"Okay, now that Mine Situ Jian has decided that there is no iron ore here, how do you prove that there is iron ore here?" Liu Rentu smiled at the corner of his mouth and stared at Xu Jinrou.