Chapter 84: Talking all day long
"Oh?" Jing Ye looked at Jiang Xue with interest and said, "Princess, please speak."
"War horses from Beixi appeared in Jijing." Jiang Xue said in a deep voice.
Jing Ye frowned and motioned Jiang Xue to continue.
"There is a supplier of grain in a busy street in the south of the city. It looks like an ordinary caravan, but people have identified that the horses used by the caravan are all war horses from Beixi." Jiang Xue said, "I have asked someone to make a copy of the grain store's purchase account book. If I get specific information, I will send it to the prince."
"I couldn't figure out why the horses from Beixi, especially war horses, came to Jijing," Jiang Xue turned and looked at Jing Ye, and said, "If the letter in the prince's hand is true, I think the plan has probably already begun. As for how long it has been started, we need to check. I don't have enough manpower."
Jing Ye said: "I know."
"Who else have you told about this?" Jing Ye suddenly asked.
Jiang Xue said: "I have already informed my second brother, and he will also start investigating from the Ministry of War."
"Ministry of War," Jing Ye hesitated for a moment and said, "I have a small suggestion."
Jiang Xue said: "Just say it."
"Don't investigate secretly. You can investigate publicly." Jing Ye said with a smile, "How about making a show of force to scare the tiger?"
Jiang Xue shook her head and said, "If it were in the past, this might be the fastest way, but next month, the envoys from Beixi will enter the capital."
"If this matter gets out of hand, it will be difficult to resolve. We have to consider the envoys and the relationship between the two countries." Jiang Xue said, "So, maybe we need to change the method of making a show of force."
"Gu Lintan." They both said the name at the same time.
There was a hint of surprise and amazement in Jing Ye's eyes when he looked at Jiang Xue.
In the past, Princess Changle was a little girl who only knew how to play. She didn't like women's work or embroidery. She loved reading travel notes and gossip, and she loved sneaking out of the palace to play.
But I don’t really like to use my brain.
Jing Ye came back to his senses, suddenly laughed out loud, and said: "As expected of Princess Changle, she is still keen on using her husband as a target."
Jiang Xue ignored his ridicule and said to herself, "Since Gu Lintan is mentioned in the letter, even if Gu Lintan doesn't know the ins and outs of their plan, he must have had contact with the person who planned it."
"If he really doesn't know, let's let him know."
"But the matter of Beixi war horses has nothing to do with Gu Lintan at all." Jing Ye said, "Could it be that the princess wants to..."
"It doesn't matter," Jiang Xue said with a cold look, "Then let him be involved in this matter. He can't be separated from it."
After she finished speaking, she reached out to the charcoal basin, getting closer and closer to the fire.
The pain from the burning fire made her pull her hand back.
She turned to look at Jing Ye and said, "I don't believe he won't react when he is placed on the charcoal fire."
Jing Ye just lowered his head to look at her hands.
Jiang Xue felt a little uncomfortable being stared at and hid her hands in her sleeves.
"This matter can probably be traced back to the incident at Gu's Mansion," Jiang Xue said, "I do have an opportunity, but I ask Your Majesty to wait."
"Got it." Jing Ye saw her rubbing her hands in her sleeves, and suddenly stood up impatiently, saying, "I will have someone keep an eye on the grain store. If we find another suspected merchant caravan, I will wait for them to leave the city and then arrest them, and then wait for the opportunity the princess mentioned."
"You want to put him on the charcoal fire, there is no need to burn yourself." Jing Ye said coldly, "This is what a fool would do."
After saying that, he pushed the door and left.
Jiang Xue was a little stunned.
Why does this person keep talking nonsense all day long?
Without even having time to pout, she quickly pulled her hands out. The backs of her hands, which had never touched water before, were already red from being burned by the charcoal fire.
When Fu Dong saw the door being pushed open, he was about to walk closer, but almost bumped into Jing Ye head-on.
She stood still and frowned. She was about to accuse him of delaying Jiang Xue's bedtime, but Jing Ye just said coldly, "Go get her some burn ointment."
After saying this, he disappeared into the night.
Fu Dong scratched his head and said, "It's inexplicable."
As soon as she walked into the door, she saw Jiang Xue's red back of the hand and couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Your Highness!!! What's going on?!"
Fu Dong remembered what Jing Ye said before he left, and hurried to the inner room to look for burn ointment.
Xiaochun heard Fudong's voice and walked in. Seeing this situation, he turned back to close the door, walked up to Jiang Xue and squatted down.
Fudong opened the burn ointment and handed it to Xiaochun. Xiaochun frowned, but his hands were very gentle as he applied the ointment carefully to Jiang Xue.
Jiang Xue smiled and said, "I wasn't paying attention when I was roasting the fire, and I got a little closer to the charcoal fire. It's not a problem."
After applying the ointment, Jiang Xue felt sleepy.
Fudong helped Jiang Xue sit down in front of the dressing table, and Xiaochun went to tidy up the bedding.
Fu Dong had undone Jiang Xue's hair and was combing it gently. After hesitating for a while, she finally said, "I think it would be better for Your Highness to see less of this useless prince in the future."
Jiang Xue glanced at her lightly and asked, "Why?"
"Your Highness fell down the stairs when he first met him, and his hands got burned like this when he met him today," Fu Dong said indignantly, "It's probably unlucky, it's better to see him less often."
Jiang Xue said lazily: "If he comes to ask Qingxuan to look for me in the future, don't stop him."
Fu Dong said anxiously, "How can this be possible? He is a strong man, and he keeps pestering Your Highness. If this gets out, what will happen!"
Jiang Xue said, "Please stop nagging me. My head hurts. Just do as I say. If you keep nagging me, I'll marry you off."
Fu Dong immediately covered his mouth and shook his head.
Getting married is such a huge curse.
She didn't want to, she just wanted to stay with Jiang Xue.
The next morning, Jiang Xue got up early again and practiced in the courtyard. She felt that the time she spent seemed to be shortened a lot, so she said to Chen Jin: "Starting tomorrow, teach me some step-by-step methods to practice Qi."
The pair of stone locks in the yard had already been taken away by Chen Jin. Chen Jin looked at the horizontal bar that was still being poured and said, "Okay."
Xiaochun said goodbye to Jiang Xue early in the morning and went back to the palace. Now only Fudong was waiting on her.
Fu Dong fetched some water for Jiang Xue to wash, and asked, "What are you going to do today, Your Highness? Are you going to visit the old man at the Xiangfu?"
Jiang Xue nodded and said, "Even if grandpa said he would not see him, I should go and ask about his situation every day to feel at ease."
Fu Dong understood and immediately helped Jiang Xue change her clothes and comb her hair. When the two were about to go out, there was a knock on Wen Qingxuan's door.
Fu Dong immediately went to open the door, turned around and said to Jiang Xue: "Your Highness, it's Guard Jiang."
Jiang Qibin? Could it be that something happened to He Zhilin?
Jiang Xue quickly called him into the house.
"What's wrong with Doctor Yan?" Jiang Xue asked.
"No," Jiang Qibin panted, "Your Highness asked me to copy the account book of the grain store a few days ago. I couldn't find the right time. Yesterday, Miss Su Yu from Doctor Yan's mansion said she wanted to look at a shop, and Doctor Yan asked me to help. When I asked a land merchant, I found out that the grain store was also under his name. He would keep a key for the shops he rented out. I privately exchanged gold and silver for the key, saying that my master also wanted to open a grain store, and I wanted to go and test the waters."
"Did you get it?" Jiang Xue asked.
"Yes, I went in late at night and copied it. Your Highness, please take a look."
Jiang Qibin handed over a booklet, and Jiang Xue opened it and took a quick look.
"Time was limited, so I didn't dare to copy everything. I only found the book from the day when I discovered the caravan, found the caravan's name, and looked through the records of each time the caravan supplied goods. Everything is in here."
The booklet only had a few pages, which meant that this shop did not have much dealings with this caravan.
Jiang Xue suddenly thought of another possibility.
She has to go find Jing Ye.
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