Chapter 166 This is to help the weak and suppress the strong
Curfew at 11am.
It was still early in the evening, but the streets of Changjing were already becoming deserted.
Even the lights became dim, and there was no trace of the bustling scene during the day.
On the wall of a hidden alley in East City, an old man squatted on it, gazing at the moon and sighing.
"The security in West City is too tight. It's hard to find a place to hide. Why are those patrolling so energetic at night?"
The little figure squatting beside the old man also hugged his knees and looked at the moon, "I'm a little sleepy."
"Grandpa Du will take you out to play?"
"Where are you going?"
"The Gan family's house is located in the inner part of West Market. I've figured out the situation over the past few days. After the nighttime curfew, the Gan family's house is the weakest point in the entire West Market! The most prominent family will definitely have the most goodies!"
"I'm not sleepy now."
The old man and the child looked at each other, their eyes glowing green.
A leisurely voice drifted from behind the wall, "Are you going to steal again? You're immune to poison. Are you going to take this problem with you to your grave?"
"Coffin! Why did I go to steal it? I went to help the weak and suppress the strong!"
"To smite others' strength and support your own weakness?"
"That's right. I don't even bother to kill people like you!" Du Buqin raised his chin, picked up the baby and put him down. After his heels touched the ground, his body immediately became hunched. He untied the Taoist bun on his head and tugged at it twice, turning into a real old beggar. "Baby, let's go! Let's go beg for alms!"
Tianbao changed out of her beautiful clothes and put on the small slanted-collared sweater she had worn in exile. She rolled on the ground until she was dirty enough, then followed the old man and helped him hold the bowl. "I'm going to beg for food."
"No matter if he's begging or begging, let's go!"
Across the wall, Bai Xiaofeng couldn't move his folding fan any more. He snorted and folded it, walking back. "Don't make any noise, or the security in the city will only get tighter."
The old and the young have already gone far away.
Behind the alley is another stronghold of Wangque Tower, an ordinary residential courtyard, inconspicuous, but convenient for Wangque Tower spies to meet here.
The group stayed here after entering the city.
Back in the main hall, the candlelight on the Eight Immortals Table on the inner wall was flickering and dim, and only a bearded man was sitting beside it with a dark look in his eyes.
The four boys probably went to bed.
"Why are you waiting for me if you don't want to go to bed?" Bai Xiaofeng walked to the other side of the eight-immortals table and sat down. The old armchair immediately made a creaking sound, which was a bit harsh in the quiet night.
The bearded man leaned back in his chair and glanced at him sideways. "We've been in the city for so many days, and we can't even get close to the Princess's Mansion. Do you have any rules? I don't have that much time to waste."
He has something important to do.
There are a lot of big and small matters in the gang waiting for him to deal with, and he also needs to keep an eye on the shipping matters.
If he keeps slacking off in Changjing City every day, does he still want his gang?
Bai Xiaofeng also glanced at him sideways, his eyebrows raised slightly, "Boss Hu is always traveling around, it's not uncommon for him not to return to the gang for a year or two. Why are you so anxious this time?"
No time?
He believes in his own evil.
Back to the point, Bai Xiaofeng fanned himself with his folding fan, "My people are only responsible for gathering information. If you want to save people, you need to slowly figure out a way. This is Changjing, not a place of exile. Just using fists won't be that effective here."
He said, "These days, Princess Changle has been leaving the palace every day to go out of the city. It seems that she is traveling with her lover to have fun, but her walking route every time she leaves the city is a bit strange."
"What's the meaning."
"She seems to be secretly contacting various transportation channels, connecting the various points of water and land routes she has touched, forming a winding and circuitous route."
“???” Could you please finish what you are saying without any nonsense?
"I suspect she might have something important to transport out of the city. Since she's going to such great lengths to conceal it from the royal family, it must be worth a fortune. Wharf Twelve is quite established in Changjing, and she might try to contact your base. You should stay at the wharf for the time being and wait for her to come."
The bearded man narrowed his eyes, "Are you ordering me around?"
Bai Xiaofeng smiled, "Everyone has his own duties."
"If not, you'll be in charge of gathering information, and I'll go to the docks to handle the work?"
Shut up, bearded man.
A royal princess does things secretly.
The Dai Viet royal family is even more chaotic than the place of exile.
In the exile land, there are only three or four factions fighting for their lives, but in the royal struggle, everyone has their own ulterior motives.
It was like a riot of demons.
laugh.
It was late at night, the moon was dark and the wind was strong. An old man and a child avoided the imperial guards and came to the West Market.
This area is full of large mansions, hidden in the moonlight like dark shadows, solemn and eerie.
The beggars, both big and small, were driven away many times by the guards of various houses along the way before they finally made their way to the inner part of the area and arrived near the Gan family.
Hanging on the gate of the Gan family was a plaque that looked expensive at first glance, with three words inscribed on it - Grand Tutor's Mansion.
Tianbao could read and had sharp eyes. He tilted his head and tugged at the old man's sleeve, "Is the Grand Tutor the most prominent one?"
"Of course it is. Otherwise, how could the rumor spread that the Gan family is the most prominent family in Changjing? The most prominent, even the Cui family, which has a queen, can't catch up. This means that the Grand Tutor is more powerful than the queen!"
The old man and the young boy looked at each other, their eyes lighting up again.
Du Buqin really understood the situation of the Gan family and even figured out how to sneak in. It seemed that he had planned to visit here a long time ago.
The two men crawled through the dog hole behind the west wall of the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
They sneaked into the West Garden kitchen. Perhaps the defense at the Grand Tutor's Mansion was lax or the owner was too confident, but the two of them were not noticed by the guards along the way.
When we arrived at Beiyuan, the whole relaxed atmosphere changed.
There was a two-story building with flying eaves in front of us. There were patrolling guards constantly patrolling back and forth around it, and the shadows of people were swaying.
The defenses suddenly became tight.
"Grandpa Du is telling you, wealthy families like these are usually the most heavily guarded places, so there must be good stuff inside! If you want to help the weak and suppress the strong, this is the right place to look!"
The old man imparted his experience to the child in a whisper.
Tianbao nodded, his face serious, his eyes fixed on that direction, "Yes, robbing the rich to help the poor!"
The old man was so happy that he almost laughed out loud.
The little sweet boy really pleases him.
The situation before him made him feel a little helpless.
If we poison them, they will make a noise once they fall down. If we don’t poison them, we won’t be able to get close.
The poison is not intrusive. Touch your chin and try to attack.
Tianbao squatted quietly beside him, listening silently in the distant corner.
Someone was talking in the building with overhanging cornices.
Two voices, one young and one old.
"Grandfather, the Queen has been making frequent moves behind the scenes. Ever since the news of Cui Yingwei's death in exile reached us, she has joined forces with the Cui family and intensified her tactics. Many neutral factions in the court have already begun to align with them. If we don't fight back now, it will be too late."
"The Empress has always been a knife in the Emperor's hand. Do you think the Emperor really doesn't know who she's targeting? He's just pretending to be deaf and dumb. It's because our Gan family has made great achievements that people are wary of us. Fortunately, over the years, our Gan family has accumulated a strong network of connections and influence in the court, so the Emperor didn't dare to take direct action. If it were like the Yuan family... humph!"
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