Chapter 277 You didn’t prepare a gift for me?
Hearing Song Yunchu's threats, Thousand Faces Young Master's expression stiffened slightly.
Song Yunchu noticed that he looked strange, and coldly scolded him: "Why, are you really hiding something from me?"
"Your Highness, please forgive me. I didn't conceal it on purpose, but I didn't think too much about it. I do have a colleague in the same field, and that person is my cousin. His craftsmanship is so crude that he doesn't make as much as he does from selling aphrodisiacs. He is also far less famous than me. You said that someone bought a human skin mask for the criminal, so it would definitely be better to find me than him. How did he end up with him..."
When Qianmian Langjun said this, he muttered, "Is it because he's cheap enough?"
"Stupid! That traitor is trying to avoid me. You and Hu Erniang are old acquaintances. The people who bought the mask for the traitor took this into consideration. They deliberately avoided you and went to another store. It had nothing to do with the craftsmanship or the price. What they valued was that the person had no connection with the Ning Palace."
"Your Highness, I am just a peddler, how can I understand these principles? My cousin's craftsmanship is so bad that even dogs would despise him! He is reluctant to use expensive materials. His mask can only last for three days. If you wear it for too long, it will wrinkle and not fit your face. My mask can at least last for a month or so."
Song Yunchu narrowed his eyes when he heard this, "His mask can only last for three days?"
"Yes, if the prisoner wants to hide his true identity for a long time, he must buy a lot of masks from my cousin. His business is not very good, and he doesn't have much stock. If the two of us stop supplying him, the prisoner will run out of masks and there will be no new ones for him to use."
"Where is your cousin? Take me to find him immediately!"
…
By sunset that day, twelve more portraits were posted on the street.
Song Yunchu obtained some portraits that another mask vendor had recently sold, and one of them matched the one Shangguan Qi had painted.
She would naturally not publicize the human skin mask in the bounty order, and only said that the twelve portraits were "suspected accomplices of the traitor."
As it was getting dark, she was about to tell the housekeeper to prepare dinner when the guard at the gate came to report that a postman from the inn wanted to see her.
Song Yunchu immediately said, "Let him in."
The postman was quickly brought before Song Yunchu, and the first thing he said was, "Your Highness, I have seen the two people in the portrait among the guards of the Princess of Xiling!"
"Which two? Come here and identify them!"
Song Yunchu laid out the twelve portraits on the table, and the postman pointed out two of them: "I have only seen these two, and I saw them walking together with my own eyes."
Song Yunchu raised the corner of his lips slightly, "Very good. Butler, give me the reward."
She originally thought that those masks were only used by Jun Tianyi, but now it seems that Jun Tianyi's confidants are still following him.
Many people have seen Du Zhong, so Du Zhong naturally doesn't dare to walk around the street with his real face.
Both people need to use human skin masks, which will undoubtedly speed up the consumption of the masks.
The postman received the reward and said to Song Yunchu, "Your Highness, I came here quietly, and the people in Xiling Kingdom should not know about it."
"Bai Zhu, bring your people and follow me to the inn."
Song Yunchu knew in his heart that it would be impossible to capture Jun Tianyi if he took people to the inn at this moment.
Si Lianhua is not stupid. How could she let Jun Tianyi hide in the inn at this critical moment? When Jun Tianyi returned injured, he must have put on a new mask and moved to another place.
There were about two hundred guards from Xiling Kingdom who came with the princess this time. There were countless people entering and leaving the post house every day. The time she spent going back and forth to the black market was enough for Jun Tianyi to escape.
But even though she knew that the person could not be caught, she still had to go through the process.
When Song Yunchu and his men arrived at the inn, Si Lianhuan was scolding the guards.
"You good-for-nothings, you didn't even notice that your brother was replaced by a thief! Don't you realize that these two are different from before?"
"It's ok that there's no flaw in their appearance, but how could their voices be the same? They've been in this inn for a few days, and you didn't even notice. What the hell are you doing?"
When Song Yunchu saw this, he raised his eyebrows slightly.
Si Lianhuan has worked really hard to protect Jun Tianyi, and she even has to put on a big show for her.
Faced with Si Lianhuan's rebuke, all the guards remained silent.
“Princess, please forgive me! As soon as these two arrived in Tianqi Country, they stayed in their rooms, saying that they were not used to the climate and had caught a cold. I heard them coughing through the door and was worried that I might be infected with the disease and not be able to do my job properly, so I didn’t go in to visit them…”
"Stupid thing!" Si Lianhuan continued to scold the guards, "Fortunately, these two thieves are just hiding in the post house. If their purpose is to harm me, you can forget about your heads!"
"Princess, His Royal Highness Prince Ning is outside the door..."
Hearing the reminder from his subordinates, Si Lianhuan turned to look outside the door, then picked up the things on the table and walked towards Song Yunchu.
"Your Highness Prince Ning has arrived just in time. Two of my guards have been replaced. They used illness as an excuse to avoid contact with other guards, so no one noticed. Someone saw the wanted poster on the street in the evening and quickly came to report it to me. When I ordered people to arrest the two men, they had already disappeared. Only these two masks were left in their room."
Si Lianhua said this with an angry look on her face, "They used this thing to replace my guards! I feel scared just thinking about it! I don't know what those two people were originally like. The bounty order says that they are accomplices of the traitor? Are they Jun Tianyi's accomplices, or the remnants of the Rong Kingdom?"
Song Yunchu and Si Lianhuan were face to face, admiring her wonderful performance, and couldn't help but want to applaud her.
The queen of film.
This princess of Xiling Kingdom is probably the second person who is good at pretending after the dog emperor.
According to Qianmian Langjun, his cousin's mask was made of good materials, so it would deform after three days of wearing. But the prerequisite for deformation was that it was always worn without being removed. When Jun Tianyi and his servants hid in the room claiming to be sick, they could extend the life of the mask by not wearing it. As long as Si Lianhua's confidants sent them daily necessities, they would not have to go out.
Gou Yi Wang has a bad character, but he is really lucky in love. When he was at his lowest point, he met a top rich woman. He really should kowtow to Si Lianhua a hundred times.
"Why doesn't your Highness Prince Ning say anything? You don't think that I am protecting my subordinates, do you? I guarantee you that the two people in the portrait are definitely not accomplices of the traitors. They are from my country Xiling. Their whereabouts are unknown now, and I don't know where those two traitors took them to."
"This king is indeed here for this matter. Since the princess has already given an answer, this king does not need to waste any more words." Song Yunchu said leisurely, "This king only has one word for the princess."
Si Lianhua looked puzzled, "What?"
Song Yunchu took two steps towards her and whispered, "Princess, just be clear in your conscience. I'm afraid you will regret what you did in the future."
Si Lianhuan moved her lips and was about to respond, but Song Yunchu had no intention of listening and left in a huff.
Some people cannot understand how evil human nature is unless they suffer losses.
…
The next day, the sun was shining brightly.
The sunlight passed through the gaps between the petals and cast a fragmented shadow on the window of the imperial study.
Jun Liluo dismissed the palace maids, took out a box from under the imperial desk and came to Song Yunchu.
As soon as Song Yunchu put down the letter in his hand, he saw an exquisite long brocade box coming into view.
She looked up at Jun Liluo, "What is this?"
"This is a gift for you." Jun Liluo saw her puzzled expression and had a bad feeling in his heart, "Have you forgotten what day it is today?"
Song Yunchu was stunned for a moment, then he slapped his forehead, "Oh, I remember now, today is the Weaver Girl Festival, I was so busy that I forgot about it."
Jun Liluo's eyes twitched slightly, "So you didn't prepare a gift for me?"
Song Yunchu raised his eyebrows and reached out to cover the brocade box in front of him, "So...are you still going to give me this gift?"
"Who else can I send off if not you?" Jun Li Luo responded unhappily. He turned around and was about to go back to the imperial desk, but he heard Song Yunchu chuckle behind him.
Jun Liluo turned to look at her, "What are you laughing at..."
He paused before finishing his words when he saw the square box on Song Yunchu's right hand side.
There was originally only a pile of memorials there, and she produced a box from somewhere.
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