"Is this, the token of General Men Qian?"
"Yes, it was Captain Men who asked me to come here. Please open the city gate, gentlemen. This is what Captain Men needs!" As she spoke, the madam took out some silver from her sleeve and stuffed it into their hands.
When they heard that it was General Men's stuff and they had received money, they didn't care about it anymore and reached out to open the city gate.
A guard came over and frowned, "Isn't this bad?"
"The Emperor has issued an order that the city gates can only be opened tomorrow morning after they are closed. This is the rule. What's the point of opening them now?"
"Isn't this tantamount to disobeying the Emperor's orders?"
The gatekeeper who received the money was dissatisfied and asked, "Why do you have so many rules?"
"Rules are dead, but people are alive. This is what General Men Qian wants. General Men Qian is in charge of us, so who should we listen to? Of course we listen to him!"
"If he tells us to open it, we'll open it. If anything goes wrong, General Menqian will take care of it!"
The madam also smiled and handed him the silver. "That's right, sir. It's my fault for overlooking you. Here, this money is for you. Don't worry, if anything really happens, the doorman will take care of it. It won't be your fault."
The guard didn't dare to accept her money, "No need for money."
"I don't agree with this. If you want to do this, I'll leave first."
The guard turned around and left without taking her money. If he had taken her money, he would have no way to defend himself if something really happened.
After the guards left, the two guards at the gate spat, "Fake noble."
"Come on, let us help you open it."
The madam nodded with a smile, "Hey, thank you for your hard work!"
The two men opened the city gate. Outside, a procession of carriages and horses was already waiting. The madam smiled happily and immediately went to greet them. "Hey, you are finally here."
"Master Men Qianzong has been waiting for you for a long time. Come with me quickly."
The leader nodded slightly, rode up on horseback, and the team behind him also followed.
After they all came in, the guards closed the city gate.
The madam led the group away. They turned left and right, and finally came to a small alley. The madam handed a bunch of keys to the leader, "Here are the keys to the house. It's twenty meters ahead. Go put these things away first."
"I'll contact you when I need it."
The leader took the key and nodded, "Okay."
The madam turned and left, and they successfully found the house, used the key to open the lock on the door, and walked in.
Yuchi Xi was watching this scene from a rooftop not far away. As the night deepened, the corners of her lips curved slightly. "Brother Jing, let's go and see what's in those carriages. What good things are they?"
Jing Huaian nodded, "Okay."
Even though he didn't agree, the little princess still had to go.
After they had tidyed up and rested, Yuchi Xi quietly approached their carriage and sneaked up from behind.
Jing Huaian flashed and knocked them all down. Yuchi Xi heard the sound, lifted the curtain and took a look, silently giving him a thumbs up.
As expected of the male lead.
Jing Huaian raised his eyebrows slightly, moved closer, reached in and helped her open the box. As soon as the box was opened, Yuchi Xi saw what was inside.
"Oh no."
It turned out to be bags of white powder.
Yuchi Xi took a packet of powder and said, "Take it back and let Sister An see what this is."
Jing Huaian hummed lightly, and the two returned to the palace. Yuchi Xi handed the thing to An Wanfeng, who opened it and sniffed it.
“It smells like healing powder… but when I sniffed it carefully, something seemed off. There’s something else in this powder.
Hmm...it's a knockout drug. Although he used other drugs to cover up the smell, I can still smell it."
A knockout drug?
Yuchi Xi initially thought it was some poisonous powder. But knockout drugs weren't particularly good, and the fact they were disguised as healing medicine made it look like they had bad intentions.
I just don't know how they plan to use this medicine.
"Okay! Thank you, Sister An, I understand!"
Yuchi Xi decided to wait and see before acting rashly. He wanted to see who they were going to contact and what they wanted to do!
"Where did you get this powder, little princess?"
An Wanfeng was very curious. "The person who prepared this powder must be a very skilled doctor."
What a great doctor...
Yuchi Xi narrowed his eyes and said, "I don't know where it came from. If I can find the person who made it, I will definitely catch him. Oh no, please come and teach Sister An."
Well, why bother catching her? She's not that fierce! She'll invite someone.
As for how to invite...we'll talk about it when the time comes!
"Okay!" Since it was about studying, An Wanfeng didn't act pretentiously.
Yuchi Xi left with the medicine bag. Jing Huaian seemed to be thinking about something. He had some guesses in his mind, but he was not very sure.
Yuchi Xi waited outside for several days, but did not see any movement from those people, until one day, she was caught by Emperor Dewu and taken to court together.
"Xi'er, you are an official now, and you should come to court." Well, he would not say that he missed Xi'er.
Yuchi Xi: ...
She responded obediently, "Okay!"
But in my heart, I was thinking: "I'm only a little older, and I already have to go to court every day! My life is so miserable! How can I grow taller if I don't get more sleep? Dad!"
Emperor Dewu:!!! This is indeed a serious problem.
"You are still young, and Daddy doesn't want you to suffer. So, from now on, you can just go to court once every seven days. That way, those people won't say anything to you."
In this way, he can see Xier again, and Xier won't grow shorter. Perfect!
Yuchi Xi nodded, "Okay!"
[Good, my father still has some humanity.]
Emperor Dewu: Daddy is very humane!
Emperor Dewu prepared a stool for Yuchi Xi in the Golden Throne Hall, worried that she would get tired if she stood for too long. Yuchi Xi didn't hesitate and sat down on it directly.
[Don't mention it, don't mention it! Standing for so long is really tiring! My dad is so good to me! Woohoo, another day of loving Daddy!]
When Emperor Dewu heard her thoughts, his expression softened. All the ministers were shocked. The little princess just came to attend the court, and... she was sitting. Was the emperor so happy?
Seeing that the court was about to end, Yuchi Xi stretched himself and was about to get up when he saw a guard hurried in and knelt down, "Your Majesty, the envoy of Wuqi Kingdom requests to see you and says he wants to do business with us!"
Emperor Dewu invited someone in. The person claimed to be an envoy from Wuqi State and brought a powder packet. He said, "This is a miracle drug to stop bleeding! It was developed by our Wuqi State's imperial physician."
"Our Wuqi Emperor, mindful of our relationship with your country, has sent us here to discuss this business opportunity. He hopes to do business with your country. I wonder if your country is interested?"
"A miracle drug to stop bleeding?" Emperor Dewu sneered. If there really was such a good medicine, would their Wuqi country be willing to sell it to other countries?
He doesn't believe it.
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