Chapter 475 Xing'er, this little fish

"This woman was a courtesan. Because she offended the mountain chief, he ordered her to be thrown into the mountains to feed the wolves. The two men who were holding her were attracted by her beauty and spared her life, hiding her in a cave.

We took the person out of the cave, and when we saw that the two men didn't dare to make a sound, we brought them back."

The secret guard explained the situation concisely.

Wei Qingyan originally wanted to send a few secret guards with good lightness skills to investigate, but he didn't expect that there was indeed a problem at Fengtou Ridge.

He also asked them to bring someone back from the mountains, and then said to the courtesan, "Tell me what happened in the mountains. If the information you tell us is useful, I will spare your life."

The Oiran was no pushover to begin with, and having come back from a near-death experience, she didn't dare to hide anything. She quickly said, "I came here with the young master half a month ago. When we arrived, there were already a lot of people in the mountains."

Wei Qingyan tapped the table lightly and listened in silence.

Seeing this, the courtesan thought it was the news she had told, but Wei Qingyan was not interested.

Then he continued, "I overheard a little, and they have about 6,000 people.

We used to train in the mountains, but this time we were traveling over the mountains. We arrived at Fengtouling about a month ago. It seems we were going to capture someone called Wei… Wei… Oh… Right, Wei Qingyan.”

Wei Qingyan?

After she finished speaking, she paused.

She remembered.

Isn’t this the name of the Crown Princess?

First, she disguised herself as a man and became a general. Everyone thought she died in the battle, but she came back to take revenge and ended up becoming the crown prince and the future empress.

During those days, storytellers in various teahouses and restaurants told this woman's legendary deeds almost every day, so much so that even she, a prostitute trapped in a brothel, could remember everything about her.

The person in front of her had a dignified look. She hesitated and asked, "You, you are the Crown Princess?"

Why didn't she think of it yesterday?

Wei Qingyan remained silent.

The courtesan immediately said, "Your Highness, they are going to poison the water source and kill many innocent people. Please save them, Your Highness."

It is said that the princess cares about the world, and this news of hers may be able to save her life.

Sure enough, seeing Wei Qingyan's brows furrowed, he asked, "Do you know where they will poison and when?"

The courtesan was hiding far away at the time and did not hear what Cao Yizhao said. She only heard the middle-aged man's voice admonishing Cao Yizhao, so she could only shake her head.

Wei Qingyan then asked, "What kind of young master are you talking about?"

"He's in his twenties, wealthy, and good-looking. Oh, and he has a leg disability, so he's always in a wheelchair."

Wei Qingyan's fingers tapping on the table paused slightly.

Cao Yizhao actually came to ambush her personally!

This time, we can't let him escape no matter what.

He then asked the courtesan about the situation in the mountains, and then invited Master Jing over, "Master Jing, do you have any way to resist the poisonous insects?"

Shi Yu asked Jing Lao to go to Fengzhao in order to deal with Lin Wanzhi's poisonous insect, but later when Ah Man appeared, he asked Jing Lao to secretly follow her to Pu State.

"What kind of insect?"

Mr. Jing became interested.

Wei Qingyan told him about Cao Yizhao's skill with Gu and the incident at Fengtouling. "That person is a man of deep thoughts. If he has no chance of winning, I doubt he would use Gu."

Cao Yizhao would not take her life, but he would definitely not spare the lives of the others.

That person naturally includes Mr. Jing.

Old Jing's face darkened, "I'll go back and prepare."

Wei Qingyan asked the two princes to come over again. "Remember you said that you are best at catching fish in the sea and birds in the sky, and you won't hurt the birds?"

This was what the two princes had said when they were showing off to Wei Qingyan earlier. They nodded in unison and asked, "What do you want us to do?"

Wei Qingyan grinned, "I'd like to ask you to help catch the carrier pigeon."

The courtesan said that Cao Yizhao kept pigeons around him, so they must have relied on carrier pigeons to convey messages.

If they could catch the carrier pigeon and change the content on it, Cao Yizhao would not be able to know their true movements.

The two of them went happily, and Wei Qingyan sent secret guards to follow them, so he was not afraid that anything would happen to them.

In the afternoon, the two of them really brought back two carrier pigeons.

As Wei Qingyan expected, someone was indeed monitoring her and told Cao Yizhao their whereabouts in detail.

After changing the content of the letter, the carrier pigeon was released again. At the same time, Achun took a group of secret guards and Jing Lao's medicine and secretly went to Fengtouling.

The two princes volunteered to hide in the water source near Fengtouling so that the person who drugged them could be caught in time.

It was winter now, and the water was icy. Wei Qingyan disagreed, so the eldest prince rolled up his sleeves and exposed part of his arm, saying, "We grew up in the sea, so there's no need to worry about our underwater skills.

And you see, before we set out, we all wore the dragon silk clothes that our mother prepared for us. They won't get wet, so you don't have to worry about us catching a cold."

Wei Qingyan was slightly surprised, "Is this the legendary mermaid silk?"

The eldest prince was surprised. "My sister has also heard of this? Father said that this is a treasure of our royal family and cannot be easily shown to outsiders, but my sister is not an outsider."

"Yes, your father is right. You must not show this to anyone from now on. Do you understand?"

Wei Qingyan looked at the two men solemnly. They didn't understand why, but nodded. "Okay, then will you agree to let us catch the bad guys in the water?"

They hadn't been in the water for a long time and wanted to contribute to the upcoming battle.

Wei Qingyan saw the two men's clear eyes, full of anticipation, and said thoughtfully, "You are not familiar with the Great Wei. I will send people to follow you. You must not act impulsively and obey them in everything. Is that okay?"

It took a lot of effort to get Wei Qingyan to agree, and the two of them had no choice but to accept.

"Sister, what do I want to help you with?"

Seeing her two brothers leaving happily, Xing'er said enviously.

Wei Qingyan said seriously, "There is indeed one thing I need your help with, which is to keep an eye on your two brothers and don't let them reveal the matter of Jiao Xiao to others."

"Is it because of the crime of possessing a treasure?" Xing'er asked.

"Yes, that is your Pu Kingdom's treasure. If outsiders knew about it, someone would inevitably covet it and bring disaster to your Pu Kingdom."

When Xing'er heard that it might bring trouble to Pu State, she nodded heavily and said, "Okay, we won't tell."

Wei Qingyan nodded and lowered his eyes.

She recalled the ancient books she had read, which said that there were mermaids outside the South China Sea. They lived in the water like fish, but they never stopped weaving, and when they cried, pearls came out of their eyes.

It is rumored that mermaids are good at weaving and can make dragon silk that remains wet even in water.

Wei Qingyan had seen countless treasures in his life, but had never actually seen dragon silk. He only thought it was a rumor, but now the rumored item was being worn by the two princes.

Then I thought about the two sacks of Dongzhu that Empress Pu gave to Abu, and their anxiety about Xing'er going to the sea...

Wei Qingyan immediately understood.

Empress Pu, who was small in size but extremely powerful and often went to sea, should be the mermaid recorded in ancient books.

The mermaid turned into a fish tail when she went into the water, and Xing'er should have done the same.

As for why several princes were able to go into the water, it was probably because the dragon gave birth to nine sons, each of them was different. Empress Pu and Emperor Pu, a human, only gave birth to a little fish, Xing'er.

Wei Qingyan pressed his eyebrows and suddenly felt that his shoulders were heavier.

Mermaid.

According to rumors, there are mermaids who can predict the future, weave dragon silk, produce precious oriental pearls, and even use fish oil to make eternal lamps.

It is undoubtedly a treasure in the eyes of the world.

Xing'er didn't know what Wei Qingyan was thinking. Seeing her massaging her brows, she assumed she was tired. She hurriedly sat behind Wei Qingyan and said sweetly, "Sister, let me massage it for you."

Wei Qingyan, "..."

It’s really a big treasure.

In the evening, Xing'er wrote to Queen Pu to tell her all this truthfully. This was an agreement between the three of them and Queen Pu.

On the fifth day, he wrote back to Empress Pu, informing her of their current situation, so that she would not worry about her son traveling thousands of miles away.

After receiving the letter, Empress Pu heaved a long sigh of relief, tears welling up in her eyes. She said to Emperor Pu, "We made the right bet."

Wei Qingyan guessed the truth and did not hurt her children, but protected them instead.

Emperor Pu also sighed, "Fortunately, I chose to cooperate with her. Tomorrow I will send another batch of stored grain to Wei.

By the way, should the people who are secretly protecting the children withdraw?"

Empress Pu shook her head. "No need to withdraw, but you can let Wei Qingyan know."