The night is quiet.
In the inn, Wei Yunlan, who had put down his burden, slept soundly beside Gao.
Capital city, Jinyang Marquis Mansion.
In the Qifeng Courtyard where the Crown Prince and his new wife lived, Xue Linglong tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep well.
"What are you tossing and turning for? Why aren't you sleeping yet?"
"Chen Lang, I..."
Xue Linglong was full of grievances and wanted to speak out, but just as she opened her mouth, she heard the regular breathing beside her again.
This person turned his head and fell asleep again!
Now Xue Linglong could no longer sleep, so she got up from the bed, sat in front of her dressing table, and opened the drawer.
Looking at the stack of banknotes she brought with her when she got married, she felt increasingly upset as she realized that it had become 20% thinner in just a few days.
How could it turn out like this!
Clearly, before she married into the Marquis's Mansion, both Chen Feng and the Marquis's wife were extremely generous to her. Why are they now using the excuse that the treasury was stolen and that they couldn't pay for the money, asking her, the newlywed, to pay out of her own pocket to make up for the deficit in the Mansion?
She originally thought that being a housekeeper was a good job!
If she had known this would happen, she would never have taken the pair of cards from the head of the family!
Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world. Her mother-in-law, Qin, is even more cunning than a monkey. She used the excuse of being sick to destroy her hope of sending the pair of cards back.
Whenever she mentioned that there was not enough money in the treasury, Qin would stop her by bringing up the theft in the treasury, hinting explicitly or covertly that the incident was related to her family.
She wanted to remove her housekeeper rights from the Marquis' Mansion unless she found back the things lost in the Mansion.
Are you kidding? Where can she find them?
It’s impossible that so many things were really stolen from her parents’ home?
If her brother really had this ability, would he still need to rely on her advice to make money and get the title?
There is most likely a hidden story behind the theft in the Marquis's mansion's storehouse. It could be a show they staged and acted out themselves. She must not just sit there and wait to die and be the scapegoat!
She wants to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, taking a two-pronged approach.
When saving money, what he wanted to save was naturally the food, clothing and other expenses of all the masters and servants in the mansion except for her Qifengyuan.
As for open source...
Xue Linglong's eyes rolled around. When Wei Yunlan left the Marquis' Mansion, he took nothing with him except a small bag. Zhufeng Courtyard has been closed since then and no one has been there. I guess Wei Yunlan's dowry is still sealed in the courtyard. It is said that there are many treasures in there that came from the original Xiantian Master's Mansion and are not often seen outside.
Now that the Wei family has been confiscated and exiled, including Wei Yunlan, it is naturally impossible to get the dowry back.
It should be put into the public treasury for her use!
…
In the deserted palace, An Liu avoided the sight of the patrolling guards, entered the study, and knelt on one knee in front of the man in the four-clawed python robe.
"Master, there is movement at the Marquis of Jinyang's Mansion."
"Oh?" The man raised his eyebrows slightly, "But is there any news about the lost things?"
"No, the whereabouts of those things have not been found yet." Not only did the Jinyang Marquis Mansion fail to find them, but their Tianshu Pavilion's secret department also failed to find any clues.
However, An Liu was not going to report this matter. "Master, the new wife of the Marquis of Jinyang, Mrs. Xue, just asked the former maidservant of Miss Wei for the key to Miss Wei's private vault. There is also something strange. The things in Miss Wei's private vault look normal on the surface, but in fact, there is nothing in the boxes. It must have been emptied before our people set eyes on the Marquis of Jinyang's mansion."
There was a flash of surprise in the man's eyes, but then he suddenly realized.
He tapped the tabletop a few times with his fingers, as if thinking seriously. After a moment, he instructed An Liu, "In that case, burn it down before Xue goes in. An Liu, do this yourself, and don't let anyone else do it."
"Yes, master." An Liu took the order and retreated.
It was late at night. Xue Linglong put the key under her pillow and lay back down next to Shen Feng.
I was just feeling a little sleepy when I heard screams coming from outside.
"The fire broke out!"
"Oh no! There's a fire in Zhufeng Courtyard!"
…
After An Liu left, the man who took off his dragon robe and changed into casual clothes in the night also quietly left the palace under the escort of the shadow guards.
When he reached the top of the Moon-Watching Tower, his subordinates who had been waiting there for a long time came to greet him by bowing.
"Everyone, stand up." The man gently helped the old man who was leading the group up.
"Why are you here today? I think An Yi has already asked someone to tell you."
In front of the man, everyone, led by the old man, nodded with bitter expressions.
The old man asked, "Your Highness, have you really decided to leave?"
The man looked serious and nodded solemnly, "I have made up my mind. You gentlemen don't have to worry about me. Without destruction, there is no construction. Who knows if I am leaving now for a better future?"
The old man showed reluctance in his eyes, but he also agreed that this was the best choice now.
"Since Your Highness has made up his mind, I will not persuade you any further."
"Today, we will use tea instead of wine. Let us practice for His Highness."
After some conversation, the man ordered Feng Ping to send everyone away.
He was the only one left on the rooftop of Moon Watching Tower, along with the shadow guards hiding in the darkness beside him.
An Liu, who was previously sent to the Jinyang Marquis Mansion, has returned.
"Master, everything is done."
The man nodded slightly, held onto the carved railing, and looked toward the north.
Inside the solemn Xuanwu Gate, flickering flames could be seen faintly.
Just before leaving Beijing, this last trace of hidden danger was eliminated.
…
Perhaps he had just experienced a life-and-death struggle not long ago.
Wei Yunlan slept exceptionally deeply this time, and in a daze she seemed to dream of the scene in the space.
In the dream, the land in space was more vast than when she collected supplies during the day, and the ground was no longer bare, but covered with vegetation.
A stream flows out from the distant mist, nourishing the land. On this green grass, there is a black dog running around with shiny black fur, as mighty as the Roaring Sky Dog in mythology.
Suddenly, the black dog ran towards the fog, wagging its tail.
An old man with a sage-like demeanor walked out of the mist, bent down, and rubbed the black dog's shiny fur with his hand. The black dog's tail wagged even more happily.
Looking at that figure, Wei Yunlan was extremely shocked.
Isn’t this my great-grandfather?
Could it be that whatever you think about during the day you dream about at night, and if I talk too much before going to bed, he will appear in my dream?
"Lan'er, wake up, it's time to set off."
Gao patted the quilt gently, and Wei Yunlan woke up slowly. After changing clothes and going out, he was still recalling the dream he had just had in his mind.
Before setting off, she sank her consciousness into the space.
The inside looked the same as usual, completely different from the dream, without a trace of green.
Suddenly, she noticed a cloud of white mist in the center of this barren land.
Looking carefully, the thing wrapped in the mist seemed to be a black mass.
Recalling the scene in his dream, Wei Yunlan's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that the thing wrapped in this mist is the black dog that wagged its tail around my great-grandfather in my dream?
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