"Oh? Where's the key? He probably didn't find it in the end. I remember you said the treasure vault would be found by Prince Rong's son this year."
[It can only be said that fate plays tricks on people. He found out that the key was eventually bought by the Feng family woman from an antique shop, and the investigation led him to his own wife and sister-in-law.]
Even the shopkeeper couldn't tell the two sisters apart, so Xie Qi had to patiently find them himself.
First, there was his own wife. Under the pretext of inventorying assets, he searched through all her warehouses, but couldn't find the key that Xie Wei and the antique shop owner had described.
Xie Qi then turned his attention to his sister-in-law, sending men to infiltrate the Chai family home multiple times without success.
Chai Yanping and his son Chai Jin were greatly alarmed. Could it be that the key to the late emperor's treasury was really in the hands of his daughter-in-law/wife?
"So, the reason why King Qi pretended to like Feng Linlang and tried every means to marry her was actually to obtain the key to the treasure trove that she possessed?"
Emperor Mingxi and Dong Qianli were overjoyed, each pondering whether the private and national treasuries were too small. They were almost full now, and there wouldn't be enough room for more!
It's true that she wanted to marry Feng Linlang for the key, but the key to the treasure vault wasn't in her hands; it was in the hands of her younger sister, Feng Suiyu.
When the two sisters reconciled, they went to an antique shop and each bought some trinkets. Later, they had the items they bought crafted and carved by artisans and then gave them to each other.
The gold hairpin that Feng Linlang gave to Feng Suiyu was the one she always wore in her hair.
Feng Linlang had the craftsmen add gemstones and jade fragments to the key-shaped hairpin, so the appearance of the treasure key has changed drastically.
Perhaps because he didn't have deep feelings for Feng Suiyu, he had never really looked at his wife closely, so even though Feng Suiyu wore a key-shaped hairpin in her hair every day, the King of Qi didn't recognize her.
"He even caused the death of Feng Suiyu because he wanted to marry Feng Linlang, who had the key. So, is the blind and heartless Prince Qi destined to never get the key?"
Indeed, after Feng Suiyu died, all her dowry and the hairpin ended up in Xie Zhiyao's hands. She thought it was unlucky, so she sold the hairpin.
That jewelry shop was the secret property of one of the concubines of the former Prince Rong. Soon, the items fell into the hands of the concubine's son, who successfully found the treasure vault using the map inside.
Would you like to know the location of the treasure vault? This little bead can easily open it even without a key.
"I don't want to. I'm not short of money. The emperor just gave me several chests of gold, plus dividends from cement and glass production. I get tens of thousands of taels of silver every month. I have nowhere to spend it."
Indeed, this place is too backward; even if you have money, there's nowhere to spend it.
Because he gave out a lot of red envelopes during the Lunar New Year, the adults who are currently short of money are deeply envious. They also wish they could be as wealthy as the Junior Tutor!
It is said that the original storeroom of the Junior Tutor was no longer sufficient, so a larger storeroom was built next to it!
"Little Pearl, do you know where Xie Qi is hiding now? He's always trying to assassinate me, we have to find him."
"I can't swallow this anger if I don't kill him."
[Master, should I just kill it?]
"No need. If we kill him now, it will be troublesome to find his henchmen and spies. It's better to let Wei Ping and his men capture him, and then follow the clues to uproot the Qi King's power."
Indeed, it would be faster to get information directly from Xie Qi. Wei Ping and the others would never suspect that Xie Qi was hiding in Peach Blossom Lane.
Wei Ping: I really didn't expect that the King of Qi was playing a trick on them!
"He's hiding in Xie Zhiyao's villa? Is he playing the game where the safest place is the most dangerous?"
"Master, he is hiding next to that villa. When this villa was purchased, one was registered under Xie Zhiyao's name, and the other under the name of a distant relative and confidant of the King of Qi."
Shen Kang and his men must have investigated the neighbor next door, but the man's background was clean; he was just a businessman with some assets. Because they were distant relatives, they certainly wouldn't have discovered the connection between the homeowner and the Prince of Qi.
Shen Kang, who had also started attending court after the New Year, stood at the very back and nodded to himself. Indeed, his men had thoroughly investigated all the nearby residents.
The family next door was indeed just a merchant, and the owner was away from the capital most of the year, leaving only three servants to guard the courtyard.
On the surface, it seemed quite ordinary, and they didn't really pay much attention to it.
"Is there anything special about that house? Why does he live there?"
Emperor Mingxi was also very curious. Peach Blossom Lane, Pear Blossom Lane, and Apricot Blossom Lane were all houses of varying sizes, and these houses were mostly the villas of wealthy and noble families.
The simple flow of people made it difficult to hide. He had assumed that the King of Qi had gone back to a more populated area to conceal himself.
Because there is a secret passage there. There is also one under Xie Zhiyao's house, but it is not as hidden as the one next door.
Most importantly, the secret passage led to a commoner's settlement in the north of the city, where he had another small courtyard, not far from the city gate.
This would make it easier for him to escape north to find Xie Zhiyao.
Wei Ping and Cai Xian exchanged a glance. The King of Qi had now become a ground rat, and they knew where he was hiding. It seemed that catching him would not be easy, and they would have to block the entrance to his escape route.
"Mark the location and notify Wei Ping to arrest them."
How should the owner talk to him?
"I'm too lazy to make up a reason. Why don't you just send a complaint letter to the Dali Temple?"
No problem, Little Beads will mark the tunnel route for him; we won't have to worry about catching him.
A moment of silence fell over everyone. Was the Little Immortal Lord no longer willing to bother lying to them?
Was he annoyed by the repeated assassination attempts? Disappointed with them, he simply couldn't be bothered to put in the effort to deal with them?
After overthinking things, everyone felt a little panicked and looked to their emperor for help.
Emperor Mingxi: What's the use of just looking at me? Shouldn't winning back the little immortal's heart require the joint efforts of the emperor and his ministers?
The only saving grace is that, although the Little Immortal Lord is disappointed in them, as the Junior Tutor, she has not missed attending court or school. If they perform well, they will definitely still have a chance.
Moonlight: Is it possible that I'm just lazy and don't want to make up excuses?
System: Overthinking is a disease, but they like it!
Everyone left the morning court session in a state of fear and trepidation. Yue Fuguang was taken to the Emperor's Hall of Mental Cultivation by Eunuch Qian for the second time.
This time, the people I saw in the palace were the same group of officials as last time, and upon closer inspection, there were even a few more of them than last time.
Yue Fuguang never expected that her two visits here would both be because of the assassination attempt.
Emperor Mingxi also thought of this, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Wei Ping and the others also looked somewhat awkward and ashamed.
"Fu Guang has arrived, please sit down." At this moment, Emperor Mingxi's posture was even more supple, and his tone was even gentler.
Yue Fuguang didn't refuse, and after sitting down, he asked knowingly, "Your Majesty summoned me here, is there something you need?"
Emperor Mingxi coughed lightly before saying, "The reason I summoned you here today is still because of yesterday's assassination attempt."
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