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Chapter 902 Treasures at Sea

Xiao Xixi stood in the corridor for a while.

She saw Fang Wujiu coming back and asked, "How is it?"

Fang Wujiu shook his head.

That's what it means to not discover.

The two left Ningxin Palace together.

Xiao Xixi asked as they walked: "Do you think Concubine Chen's illness can be cured?"

Fang Wujiu: "If she could be treated earlier, there might be hope for recovery. Now she is deeply poisoned and it is difficult for her to recover."

Xiao Xixi: "Do your best."

Fang Wujiu nodded and agreed.

Xiao Xixi asked again: "Who do you think harmed Concubine Chen?"

Just then, two palace maids passed by and they stopped to greet the imperial concubine.

Fang Wujiu remained silent.

After he and Xiao Xixi had put some distance between themselves and the two palace maids, he spoke in a deep voice.

"I don't know who the real culprit is, but I know that Ningxin Palace is definitely not clean. The person who can make Chen Jieyu fall into the trap again and again must be someone who can stay by her side every day and has her trust."

Xiao Xixi had an idea in mind.

After they walked out of Ningxin Palace, Fang Wujiu said goodbye to Xiao Xixi.

"I have to go back to the Imperial Hospital. See you another day."

Xiao Xixi nodded, and she turned and walked towards the direction of the carriage.

Fang Wujiu suddenly called out to her.

"You don't really have to worry about this."

Xiao Xixi stopped and looked at him, and asked blankly: "Why?"

Fang Wujiu: "Whether it's you or the emperor, you don't want other concubines in the harem. In this case, why not let them fight, wait for them to fall one by one, and finally only you will be left. You can become the final winner without bloodshed, and then no one will hinder you and the emperor from living together."

Xiao Xixi's red lips opened slightly, very surprised that the other party would say such a thing.

After a while she finally spoke and asked seriously.

"Do you really want me to be that kind of person? Someone who will do anything to achieve his goal."

Fang Wujiu: "They are the ones who will do anything to achieve their goals. You just need to watch from the sidelines."

Xiao Xixi: "Is there any difference? Aren't they both sacrificing others to achieve their own goals?"

Fang was speechless without wine.

Xiao Xixi: "I know you are doing this for my own good. I don't intend to be someone else's savior. The reason I want to investigate the murder of Concubine Chen this time is because I want to know who is behind this. After all, the emperor and I are still living in the palace. It's inevitable that I would feel uneasy if I let such a dangerous person stay around."

That person dared to murder Concubine Chen today, and maybe he would dare to murder her and Luo Qinghan tomorrow.

Such dangerous elements must be detected as soon as possible.

Hearing this, Fang Wujiu felt very relieved.

What he feared most was that Xixi would become blind for love.

Now it seems that she is still very sober and will not lose her bottom line just because she loves someone.

Fang Wujiu suggested: "You can start with the people around Concubine Chen."

Xiao Xixi: "That's exactly what I meant."

That afternoon, all the servants around Concubine Chen were sent to the Ministry of Punishment to be severely tortured.

Concubine Chen watched the palace maids and eunuchs being taken away and wanted to stop it, but in the end she did not say a word.

In fact, she had already realized in her heart that the reason why she was being plotted against was probably because there was a traitor around her.

It’s a pity that her ability is limited and she can’t find out who the traitor around her is?

Now these people have been sent to the Ministry of Punishment. With the ability of the Ministry of Punishment, they might be able to find out something.

…

After Heng Jin returned to Shengjing, he was first severely scolded by his mother, then beaten by his father, and later educated by his grandfather and several uncles.

Finally, his grandmother felt sorry for him. After returning from a trip, he was not only tanned but also thinner. She was so distressed that she personally came out to support him. Only then did no one in the family dare to say anything to him anymore.

The two followers who followed Hengjin south were severely beaten and could not get out of bed for ten days or half a month.

If Heng Jin hadn't tried desperately to stop them, his parents would have sold out the two followers long ago.

As for the servants who were responsible for bringing Heng Jin back, they were called over by Heng's father and interrogated in detail.

Mr. Heng originally just wanted to know what his son did in Wanhai City, but the results of the interrogation surprised him.

It turned out that after leaving Shengjing, the King of England went to Wanhai City.

The King of England not only formed a fleet in Wanhai City, but also brought back a large amount of iron ore from the sea!

That's precious iron ore!

Heng's father immediately told his father and several brothers the important news.

They were also startled.

Originally, they all thought that the rumors about treasures at sea were false, and they were even dismissive of the story written by Mr. Miaobi.

But I didn’t expect that there really is treasure on the sea!

When the people of the Heng family thought that the King of England had actually found an iron mine on the sea, they drooled with envy and regretted that they were one step too late.

If they could form a fleet and go out to sea earlier, perhaps that precious iron mine would be theirs!

Father Heng rubbed his hands and spoke anxiously.

"Although the iron ore has been taken by the King of England, there may be other treasures on the sea. Dad, why don't we form a fleet and go out to sea to take a look?"

Because of the tax reform, every family has to pay taxes, which is no small amount.

Although the Heng family's land holdings were not as large as the Wang family's, they were not small either. Adding to that all those miscellaneous industries, the amount of taxes the Heng family had to pay each year was also very staggering.

Everyone in the Heng family was almost going bald from worrying about this.

Now that they knew that the King of England had found an iron mine on the sea, everyone in the Heng family was of course very excited.

If they could really develop a way to make money at sea, it would not only make up for the huge losses caused by the tax reform, but also allow the Heng family to have more abundant resources, making the Heng family's position among the many aristocratic families more stable.

The head of the Heng family agreed to Heng's father's proposal without much thought.

Then they called Hengjin over and asked him about the details of his experience after going to sea.

Heng Jin didn't think much about it. He first told everything he saw and heard on the boat, emphasizing the shock that the sea brought to him.

Then he mentioned mining.

This was the focus of attention of everyone in the Heng family, and they all pricked up their ears to listen.

However, Hengjin ended the entire mining process with just one sentence.

"I got sick from digging for two days, and then I lay on the boat until we returned."

Everyone in the Heng family: "..."

Father Heng continued to ask, "Is that iron mine big?"

Heng Jin: "It should be quite large. I only dug outside for two days. I don't know how deep the iron ore is."

Father Heng: "Then do you know the exact location of the iron mine?"

Heng Jin answered honestly: "I don't know."

Father Heng: "Then do you know the route to the iron mine?"

Heng Jin: “I don’t know.”

Father Heng was very disappointed: "How come you don't know anything?"

Heng Jin felt wronged: "The sea is different from the land. When I was on the sea, I couldn't tell east, west, south, or north. I'm sure you guys would be the same."

(End of this chapter)