The guard was of course not sure, because he was lying, but in order to save his life, he could only say whatever he thought of.
The guard's uncle was the chief steward of the Qiu Mansion. So when he knew that the master of the Qiu Mansion was not at home, he was lazy and idle. No one dared to control him.
One day, the guard secretly ran to the shadow not far from the study and took a nap.
He woke up at night and opened his eyes to find that the light in the study was on.
Qiu Mobai and the little boy were talking in the study.
In order to avoid being discovered by them, the guards lay in the shadows and dared not move.
So I accidentally overheard their conversation.
In fact, Qiu Mobai and Xiao Tong were talking about two different things at the time, and their voices were very low, so the guards didn't hear everything clearly.
He only vaguely heard the words "treasure map". After a long time, he heard the word "Hua family" again.
He heard the rest but didn't understand.
Moreover, he was almost discovered by Qiu Mobai, so he held his breath. Fortunately, a mouse ran over and he was not discovered.
It was not until two hours after Qiu Mobai and the little boy left that he dared to come out.
He had not taken this matter to heart at first. Later, he heard people on the street talking about the Dali treasure, and then he remembered it again.
Later, the Qiu Mansion was raided, and all the masters and servants were thrown into prison, including his uncle. It was said that after being arrested, they would all be beheaded.
He was really scared, so in order to protect himself, he told a high-ranking official at the time that he knew the secret of the treasure map.
When the old emperor heard the guard say that the treasure map was in the hands of Duke Hua, his eyes narrowed.
He actually has always disliked Hua Changjue, and there is a reason for that.
Because the old emperor did not like Hua Changjue's father, Hua Tiande, even though Hua Tiande married his cousin, Princess Anyang.
Hua Tiande fought with the old emperor. Later, he founded the Great Sheng Dynasty. Everyone was respectful to the old emperor.
Only Hua Tiande, with a dog-like temper, would not give the old emperor face, would not listen to what the old emperor said, and would often do things that embarrassed the old emperor.
Especially regarding Li Yuanchun.
Hua Tiande had been opposing the case, saying that there was insufficient evidence to convict Li Yuanchun and his family. For a while, he even went on a hunger strike to protest the case.
The old emperor was very angry at the time and always wanted to find a reason to deal with Hua Tiande.
Fortunately, Hua Tiande fell ill due to hunger strike for the sake of the Li family. Not long after the Li family was destroyed, Hua Tiande also died.
The old emperor did not deal with the Anguo Mansion, but he was also indifferent to Hua Changjue. He allowed Wang to make trouble in the mansion. He did not care.
If he hadn't found out that Wang had killed his cousin, Princess Anyang, he would still have ignored Wang.
Later, Hua Changjue's daughter was lost. Hua Changjue actually offered to resign from his official position and take his family to find his lost daughter.
The old emperor was happy to oblige him.
Thinking that he had become a commoner, he could no longer stir up trouble. So the old emperor didn't care what happened to the Hua family.
But the old emperor never expected it.
The remaining treasure maps are actually in the hands of the Hua family.
This made the old emperor wonder whether Hua Tiande was colluding with Li Yuanchun in protecting the Li family. They were birds of a feather and neither wanted him to live forever.
Thinking back to the past, Hua Tiande still said in a high-sounding manner that he was incompetent and unjust.
This is really outrageous!
The old emperor was so angry that he refused to listen to anyone else's words. He decided that the guard was telling the truth.
He gave the order directly.
"Pan Chen, you must set out tonight, at all costs. Find Hua Changjue, and then find a way to get the treasure map back to me."
"No matter life or death!"
Pan Chen was startled and quickly nodded in response.
He had no connection with the Hua family and had handled many private matters for the old emperor, so he felt that there was nothing wrong with this matter.
If Hua Changjue disagrees, or shows any resistance, he doesn't mind killing all the Hua family members and then searching for the treasure map.
Zheng Xin gritted his teeth. He knew that Pan Chen was a ruthless man and would definitely kill the Hua family.
He quickly asked the old emperor for permission again.
"Your Majesty, please give me a chance to make amends."
"Let Chen Zheng go with Lord Pan."
The old emperor now feels annoyed when he sees him, and always feels that he is just a hindrance.
The old emperor waved his hand.
"You are not needed this time. Go back home and think about the past."
Zheng Xin wanted to fight for it, but seeing the old emperor's expression that would not tolerate any rebuttal, he could only nod and retreat.
As for how they would arrange things later, Zheng Xin had no idea. He was only thinking about how to pass on the news to Hua Changjue and the others so that they could think of a countermeasure in advance.
Zheng Xin walked out of the palace with a gloomy face.
He happened to meet Qian Yucheng who was going to the palace to do some business.
Because Qian Yucheng is now the imperial merchant, he needs to provide various items to the masters of the palace, so he often goes in and out of the palace.
But no one knows that this Qian Yucheng is Qiu Mobai.
Qiu Mobai saluted Zheng Xin.
"Meet Mr. Zheng."
Zheng Xin didn't care about others now. He just nodded hurriedly and walked forward.
Suddenly I thought of something and stopped.
He turned around and walked up to Qiu Mobai and asked in a low voice.
"Mr. Qian has been doing business for many years, so I guess he has shops all over the world."
Qiu Mobai's eyes flickered slightly, but he still nodded.
“It does cover a wider range of things and there are more shops.”
Zheng Xin pursed his lips and asked in a low voice.
"Then if Mr. Qian wants to find someone, will it be easy?"
Qiu Mobai was puzzled, but after a moment's glance, he nodded.
"It will be easier indeed."
Zheng Xin asked quickly, "I don't know, Mr. Qian, do you know the former Duke Hua?"
Qiu Mo clenched his hands lightly under his white sleeves and nodded without changing his expression.
"How many times have you met?"
"Then do you know where Lord Hua is now?"
Qiu Mobai actually learned this from Hua Qingqing's thoughts before.
Zheng Xin had done a favor to the Li family and had also helped the Hua family in private. That was why he dared to speak his mind.
I think Zheng Xin is asking these questions so anxiously. Something important must have happened, and he is anxious to contact the Hua family.
Qiu Mobai thought for a moment and said to him, "As far as I know, the Hua family is now in the north."
Zheng Xin got what he wanted, bowed, said "Thank you!" and left in a hurry.
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