"I originally thought you were going for the white jade chessboard. What's the matter? Now you're willing to take second or third place and bring back some other prize?"
Qi Peng smiled.
"But now we've finally come to Daqin, and it took eight or nine days. If we don't bring something back, it would be a bit of a waste of money. Besides, I have to take some money back for both public and private reasons."
"That's true."
"I'll tell you clearly. The special prize, or first prize, is the white jade chessboard. The second prize, or one of the three, is a golden lamp."
This lamp is made of golden material specially used by carpenters and has an extraordinary quality. It is also inlaid with one-gram diamonds that were specially collected. When the light is turned on, it is even more dazzling.
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty."
"No need, it's just what your Mr. Chu got."
This didn't sound right, but he didn't ask. Since the competition was over, Qi Peng didn't even think about getting up. With a splitting headache, he just wanted to lie down and sleep for a while.
As soon as the two servants entered the room, they found the two people chatting. Zhao Xin was also sitting at the head of the bed in a daze and met Qi Peng. Qi Peng saw that the two of them had something to say, so he asked.
"What is it?"
The two servants also stepped back without saying anything. After all, Zhao Xin was here, and what they said might be confidential, but they couldn't let others hear it.
"Ah, I'm sorry, Your Majesty. What I'm saying now may not be suitable for you to hear. In that case, Your Majesty, please leave first. I will naturally visit you in the Qinzheng Palace when I have something to say."
Now Qi Peng has learned his lesson and no longer calls himself the prince. After all, he is not willing to be this man's son!
Damn it, he just realized it, he must never do such a stupid thing again.
"Okay, then I'll be leaving first. If you need anything, just call me. We're childhood friends after all."
Zhao Xin didn't think so much.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, something's happened to that woman right now!"
He had been unconscious for so many days and had never imagined that there were over thirty beautiful women imprisoned in another house. Most of his troops were already there, and only two of them followed him into the palace.
"What happened? Besides, will telling me affect my decision to take this woman back to the palace?"
"Your Majesty, those women have escaped. I heard there was some unusual activity there yesterday. It was probably a man and a woman who destroyed the place and then let these people out!"
The table was smashed to pieces, shattering onto the ground with a loud clatter. Seeing how violent this group of people were, the servants outside silently took two steps back.
"Those women were released. So... was this Zhao Xin's doing?"
Qi Peng also shook his head, leaned back and turned to ask.
"It's probably not the case after checking. It has nothing to do with Your Majesty. After all, I haven't heard of Zhao Xin coming. But in this case, it's probably someone suddenly acted as a matchmaker and rushed to rescue him."
"A brave act?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, probably, and it is certain that this kind of brave and righteous organization is a new one, and this should be the first time it has appeared. I haven't heard of them inquiring about it before."
And this kind of thing can only be endured in silence. Zhao Xin himself has already noticed this matter, and now he cannot be too rampant. After all, if he speaks out, he may offend not only the governor of that area but also the governor of that area.
I guess the emperor would be furious.
"Consider this as my admission of defeat. I'm sending people to investigate. I must know who those two ignorant and reckless people are!"
The way he gritted his teeth seemed to be filled with hatred.
"It was His Majesty the Crown Prince. After he found out..."
"Kill him."
"yes."
The men quickly ran out and flew into the room. Qi quickly checked the previous room, but since they had done it, they were not afraid of you reporting it to the police. They even wiped the traces clean before leaving, so they were not afraid of you coming to look for it at all.
You are not from the Great Qin, so finding someone in the Great Qin is extremely difficult. Moreover, you cannot report to the authorities. All the possibilities are even smaller.
So I wandered around and didn't find anyone, but I picked up something that looked like a hairpin. Maybe the corner of the hairpin looked great.
I went to the stall to ask, but found that this was not a clue. After all, many stalls had ordinary hairpins like this one hanging there, and the price was quite affordable, only a few cents.
In the end, the guards did buy a few hairpins. Perhaps they were possessed by a ghost. After buying them, they returned to the palace and handed them to Qi Peng.
"What this prince wants is a clue. Why did you buy this thing for me? Or do you think there will be clues on this thing? Not to mention the Great Qin, even here we have a lot of hairpins. What use is this thing to this prince? Where are the people?"
"Your Majesty, you can't say that. This hairpin is quite beautiful."
His reaction couldn't be said to be that he was bewitched and bought this hairpin. So he bought two and was still thinking about the countermeasures when the guard next to him suddenly spoke.
"Your Highness, I did buy this thing, but I also found it at the crime scene. I went to the shop to ask about it, and the answer I got was roughly this kind of hairpin.
The truth is that the hairpin is indeed very high in gold content, and ordinary people cannot afford it. Although it is available on the stalls, it is not pure gold, but more or less mixed with other things.
This was a good clue. He nodded to indicate that he had heard it, and finally looked at the other guard, who was only holding several hairpins in his hand. He really didn't listen to what the shopkeeper said. He was a man who was choosing and was tempted. He wanted to put two hairpins in his hair, but the world didn't allow it.
"Okay, in that case, take the things and go look for him. This prince will give you three days. If you can't find you, you don't have to come back with me."
"He's right here. How can he escape to the capital? I'm not afraid. I'll just drag him out slowly."
As time went by, they discovered that the person was not found, and the location specified by many clues was actually the imperial palace.
It was even more puzzling that he had to suffer in silence. If it was someone sent by Zhao Xin, he really couldn't investigate further. Now Zhao Xin already had a hold on him, and if he said something and made him angry, the consequences would be even more serious.
"I heard you were investigating me?"
"How could it be otherwise, Your Majesty?"
After three or four days, Zhao Xin suddenly met him.
"The top ten to top five rounds have been completed. In the end, it was a fierce battle between the first to fifth batches. I have to say that Mr. Chu is really impressive. He directly made it to the top three."
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