Chapter 205: Murder and Looting

The next day, noon.

Xue Qingyao had just finished dressing up when Wang Defa arrived in person at Minghua Palace with Murong Che's reward.

"Mr. Xue, these are all valuable gifts that the emperor selected for you from the storehouse. You are so lucky."

After saying this, Wang Defa ordered the palace servants to carry all the boxes of rewards into the yard.

Xue Qingyao looked at the rewards piled up like a small mountain and smiled proudly.

She casually grabbed a handful of golden beans and stuffed them into Wang Defa's pocket. "Eunuch Wang, whose card did the emperor turn over tonight?"

Xue Youli had slept with Murong Che for nearly ten consecutive days. Now that Murong Che had become her lover, she naturally had to overshadow Xue Youli and let everyone take a closer look to see who was the woman Murong Che really cared about.

Wang Defa took the golden bean and replied with a smile, "My dear, the emperor has to deal with state affairs tonight, and no one's card will be turned over."

Xue Qingyao was a little disappointed, but thinking of Murong Che's diligence, she didn't ask any more questions, "I see, Eunuch Wang, you've worked hard."

After seeing Wang Defa off, Xue Qingyao immediately called Biyu over.

Biyu was wrapped in a thick quilt, and even though she had taken medicine, she still felt a little dizzy.

However, she is the only person Xue Qingyao can trust now. Even if she is seriously ill, she still has to do things for Xue Qingyao.

"Master, you asked me to come here... ahem... for what... ahem..."

Before Biyu could finish her question, she started coughing violently.

Xue Qingyao took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to her, "Early tomorrow morning, take the token from Minghua Palace and go out of the palace to buy some rouge and powder for me."

Biyu had a severe cold and wanted to stay in bed without going out. Now she heard that she had to get up early and leave the palace tomorrow. Her head hurt even more. "Master, you haven't used the rouge and powder I received a few days ago... cough cough..."

Xue Qingyao rolled her eyes at her silly expression and said, "Of course I don't need that little bit of rouge and powder. I asked you to leave the palace to do something for me. You are the person I value most, and I don't feel comfortable letting someone else leave the palace."

Biyu looked at the serious expression on her face and quickly stopped coughing, "Master, please speak!"

"Go to No. 438 Yingtian Street in the north of the city, find a woman named Cuiru, and give her this letter."

Xue Qingyao didn't know that during the autumn hunting in Longshou Mountain, Xue Youli and Murong Che learned about Cuiru's whereabouts from the hunters.

During this period they must have sent people to secretly follow Cuiru. Cuiru not only kept in touch with Xue Qingyao, but also helped Xue Qingyao manage the several shops left by her mother, Yan Niang.

Biyu was stunned for a moment, then reached out to take the envelope she handed to her. She found that the envelope was very thick in her hand, "Master, I have never seen Cuiru before, will I recognize her wrongly?"

"No, she's easy to recognize, she has a mole at the corner of her mouth." Xue Qingyao paused, then continued, "You must hand the letter to her in person! This matter is very important, I don't feel comfortable handing it to anyone else, you have to do it yourself!"

Seeing that Xue Qingyao trusted her so much, Biyu immediately patted her chest and assured Xue Qingyao, "Master, rest assured, I promise to hand it over to Cuiru personally!"

Xue Qingyao waved her hand and said, "You should rest early today and leave the palace early tomorrow."

…

[Xue Qingyao is finally going to look for Cuiru? Great! I have been waiting for this day for a long time! ]

After Xue Youli got the news from the Book of Heavenly Secrets, he immediately wrote a letter, "Xiao Zhongzi, please leave the palace tonight and deliver this letter to Prince Kang's Mansion and give it to Princess Qinghe."

It is not easy for people in the palace to leave, but Xue Youli, as Murong Che's most beloved woman, has special privileges in the harem.

As long as she had a legitimate reason, the guards at the palace gate would not stop her.

Xiao Zhongzi carefully put the letter into his arms, "Yes! I will personally hand the letter to Princess Qinghe!"

When Qiu Lie came here, she had been waiting for Xue Qingyao and Cui Ru to contact each other, and now she finally got it.

In the evening, Xiao Zhongzi left the palace unhindered with the badge of Zhaohua Palace.

He arrived at Prince Kang's mansion, explained his purpose, and soon met Chu Xinyue.

After hearing Xiao Zhongzi's explanation, Chu Xinyue couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, "Did A-Li ask you to come here?"

"Yes! The master asked me to give you this letter! She said that once you read it, you will understand everything."

Chu Xinyue took the letter and read the contents at a glance. "Xiao Zhongzi, please tell your master to prepare some of my favorite dishes. I will go to see her tomorrow at noon."

"yes!"

After Xiao Zhongzi left, Chu Xinyue read the contents of Xue Youli's letter and couldn't help but curl her lips, "Da Li, I'll take you out to do something bad tomorrow morning, will you do it?"

After Wang Dali left the Xunhuanlou, he and Chu Xinyue moved to Prince Kang's Mansion.

Although he was young, he was very smart and hardworking, so Chu Xinyue let him learn Kung Fu from the commander of the mansion.

When Chu Xinyue is free, she will personally teach him a few moves.

During this time, Wang Dali not only learned horse riding and archery, but his martial arts also improved a lot compared to before.

He is now Chu Xinyue's personal bodyguard. Just now, when Xiao Zhongzi asked to see Chu Xinyue, he also came along.

At this moment, after hearing what Chu Xinyue said, Wang Dali's eyes lit up and he rubbed his hands and said, "Fuck! I'll do whatever the princess tells me to do!"

Seeing his straightforward response, Chu Xinyue curled her lips and said, "If I asked you to kill someone and rob them, would you do it?"

"My life was saved by the princess and Concubine Xi. The person the princess wants to kill must be extremely evil and deserves to die! The goods the princess wants to steal must have come from illegal sources and deserve to be robbed!"

Chu Xinyue looked at his righteous expression, and the smile on her face deepened. "If you insist on saying so, it seems to be okay. Let's do it tomorrow!"

"Okay!"

The next day, Chu Xinyue got up early in the morning when it was just light.

She thought she got up early enough, but when she opened the door, she saw the back of a man squatting on the steps outside her door. "Da Li, why are you here so early?"

Wang Dali heard the door open behind him and immediately stood up with the sword in his arms. "I went to bed early last night. When the rooster crowed for the first time, I got up! When do we set out?"

Chu Xinyue specially asked a craftsman to make the sword for him. He was only fifteen years old, and had not had enough to eat or wear warmly during the years he had been in the brothel. He was half a head shorter than Chu Xinyue. When Chu Xinyue looked at him, she had the illusion that she had hired a child laborer.

Chu Xinyue looked at the impatient expression on his face, smiled and waved at him, "Let's go now, let's go!"

“Okay!”

Wang Dali jumped up excitedly and followed her closely.

After leaving the palace, the two went to Yingtian Street in the north of the city according to the address given by Xue Youli.

At this hour, there were not many people on the street, and the street vendors were not open for business. Only a few steamed bun shops were open for breakfast, and the street was extremely quiet.

…

North of the city.

After Biyu followed the aunt who was in charge of purchasing things out of the palace, she came to Yingtian Street alone.

Based on the address given by Xue Qingyao, she quickly found No. 438.

This is a very small courtyard with the gate tightly closed.

Biyu stood at the door, raised her hand and knocked on the door five times, then she knocked on it three times more gently.

“Here it comes!”

After a while, a middle-aged woman's voice came from the door, "Who are you?"

Biyu quickly told the secret code Xue Qingyao had given her, "Aunt Cuiru, I am a maidservant of Ms. Xue... ahem... she was the one who asked me to leave the palace to look for you."

When Cuiru heard Xue Qingyao's name, she opened the gate without saying a word.

She looked at Biyu standing at the door and saw that she was wearing a palace dress. She turned her head and looked into the alley for a few times. Seeing that there was no one in the alley, she pulled Biyu into the yard.

"Are you sent by the young lady? How is the young lady these days? I failed to complete the task assigned by the young lady. The young lady must be very disappointed, right?" After she failed in her mission to assassinate Xue Youli during the Autumn Hunt at Longshou Mountain, she never took the initiative to contact Xue Qingyao.

Xue Qingyao was preoccupied with her own affairs during that time, and with Murong Ye's accident, she was busy raising her lover, so she did not look for Cuiru.

Biyu met Cuiru's lost and self-blaming eyes, coughed a few times, and then replied, "The master is very good. She is deeply favored by the emperor in the palace and she lives a good life. She asked me to leave the palace so that I can hand over this letter to you personally. She said that there is something in the letter that she needs you to help her complete."

Cui Ru took the envelope from Bi Yu and did not rush to open it. Instead, she asked, "Miss, do you have anything else to say to me?"

Biyu replied, "The master said that she cannot leave the palace for the time being, and hopes that you can take good care of yourself. When her influence in the harem becomes important in the future, she will bring you into the palace and take care of you in your old age."

After Cuiru followed Yanniang, she never married.

Xue Qingyao was brought up by her.

Over the years, she has always treated Xue Qingyao as her own daughter.

Hearing Biyu say this, she was moved and excited, "Okay, you can rest assured, Miss, I'm fine outside."

Biyu chatted with her for a while, then looked up at the sky. The golden light of the sun was shining on the courtyard, making people feel warm.

"It's getting late. I have to go. Do you have anything to say that I need to take back to the palace?"

Upon hearing this, Cui Ru grabbed Bi Yu's arm and said word by word, "Tell the young lady that it was my fault that I failed to kill Xue You Li. I have been reflecting on the reasons for my failure recently. I will definitely succeed next time!"

In fact, during the Autumn Hunt, Xue Qingyao was not in a position to show up herself, so she could only give her money to find a killer.

In order to save money, Cuiru found a few hunters with good archery skills.

Unexpectedly, the hunter failed in the end and didn't even ask her for the balance.

She waited at Longshou Mountain for several days. After knowing that the assassination attempt had failed, she felt very nervous, thinking that Xue Qingyao would definitely blame her.

Unexpectedly, Xue Qingyao seemed to have forgotten about the assassination and did not send anyone to report the matter.

Cuiru blamed herself for a long time, but when she saw Xue Qingyao assigning her a new task, she became stunned again.

Biyu met her eager eyes and nodded, "Don't worry, I will definitely convey your message!"

"Okay, girl, take your time."

After Cuiru sent Biyu away, she immediately closed the gate and lowered her head to open the thick envelope.

When she saw the thick stack of banknotes in the envelope, her eyes widened in shock.

Each of these banknotes has a denomination of one thousand taels, which adds up to more than ten thousand taels.

Cuiru didn't know why Xue Qingyao gave her so much money, so she quickly flipped through the envelope and took out a piece of letter from it.

However, before she could even open the letter, she caught a glimpse of a dark figure flashing behind her, "Who..."

She was horrified and just as she was about to turn her head, someone hit her hard on the back of the neck.

Cuiru felt a pain in her neck and her body fell down.

The banknotes and letter papers in her hands also slipped out.

Before the banknotes and letter paper hit the ground, a figure rushed over quickly, reached down and grabbed both the banknotes and letter paper in his hand.

After Wang Dali stood firm, he handed the things in his hand to Chu Xinyue and said, "Here!"

Cui Ru was knocked unconscious by Chu Xinyue.

At this moment, Chu Xinyue glanced at Cuiru who was unconscious on the ground, and took the banknote and letter paper from Wang Dali's hand.

She opened the letter, scanned the contents of the letter at a glance, and then raised the corners of her lips, "Da Li, it seems that we have to go to the palace today!"