Chapter 962 This is absolutely outrageous
Shu Yu and Hu Li walked ahead, while the others followed at a distance. It was only then that Hu Li told him the purpose of their trip to the woods.
"You know you got a crystal-clear mirror on the black market, right?"
Shu Yu nodded. "I just heard Young Master Jiang mention it yesterday, and that's why there are even more guards now."
Hu Li said, "Didn't the Third Prince's wife get that mirror? Later, she saw that the Third Prince's mother, Consort Hui, also liked it, so she gave it to her. But somehow, Consort Hui received a reward from the Emperor because of this mirror."
Anyway, Hu Li wasn't very clear about the methods used in the palace, so naturally he couldn't explain them too clearly to Shu Yu.
But that was just the beginning. As a result, the emperor's favorite concubine, whom he had just brought into the palace the previous year, became dissatisfied and insisted on having that mirror.
Now things have really gotten out of hand, igniting the flames of palace intrigue. What was initially thought to be just normal competition often escalates into a life-or-death struggle over the smallest things in the harem, depending entirely on which side the emperor favors.
But this time it was different. The emperor's health was deteriorating, and the struggle among the princes was becoming increasingly clear. This ignited the fire in the harem and spread to the court outside the palace.
For some reason, a rumor suddenly spread that the mirror was no ordinary mirror; it could reflect the good and evil in human nature, and that the emperor had bestowed the gift upon Consort Hui because he saw her looking in the mirror and knew that she was gentle and kind.
"Huh?" Shu Yu's eyes widened, her head full of question marks.
This is absolutely outrageous!!
"People actually believe this kind of rumor?" That must be ridiculous.
Hu Li sighed, "No one believes it openly; everyone thinks it's nonsense."
No one believes it openly, so...
"What about behind the scenes?" Shu Yu asked.
Hu Li sighed, "Under the covert means, quite a few people have come to the black market in Jiangyuan County."
"They believed it?"
"no."
Shu Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, she had thought that all those cunning old foxes in the court had lost their minds.
Hu Li said in a low voice, "Although I don't believe it, this rumor is obviously spread by someone with ulterior motives. Someone is making a fuss about the mirror. Although we don't know their ultimate goal yet, they will most likely be looking for the person who sold the mirror. As a result, several groups of people have come to the black market in Jiangyuan County. These groups belong to different forces. It would be better if they didn't meet, but once they do, trouble will break out."
Those people didn't go into the county town; they all gathered at the black market.
Jiangyuan County is under Xiang Weinan's administration, and he certainly wouldn't allow them to come and go as they please on his territory. However, the Fifth Prince sent a message instructing him to be outwardly relaxed but inwardly vigilant, and to simply send these people to the black market to see what kind of trouble they could cause.
Then the trouble that Jiang Kuanyu mentioned happened.
However, Jiang Kuanyu's information was limited, and there were some discrepancies between what Hu Li said and what Jiang Kuanyu said.
It wasn't just a minor disturbance; it resulted in several deaths.
However, this human life could not be dealt with openly. Both the various groups and the black market had already withdrawn before the officials arrived.
Xiang Weinan wanted to go into the mountain to investigate, but he was stopped by the guards at the foot of the mountain. They said that it was a private residence and he could not go in without a reason.
Xiang Weinan was always inclined to keep a low profile and didn't like to force his way in, especially when it involved several parties. In the eyes of outsiders, if a mere county magistrate dared to get involved, he would become a thorn in their side.
Xiang Weinan had no choice but to retreat temporarily and wait for a suitable opportunity.
(End of this chapter)
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