Chapter 70
Qu Watanabe: "Come on, follow me to stop them."
The basket of vegetables was sent by Xiaochun. If it was discovered, I couldn't explain it clearly. If I'm not careful, I might become a scapegoat.
Xia Fuyang: "Do you have a solution?"
Qu Dubian smiled slightly, pulled his arm, opened his mouth and bit it.
Xia Fuyang screamed: "Ah ...
The servants and steward who were about to enter through the archway saw two figures, one tall and one short, fighting with each other, running over from the backyard.
"You actually bit me! If I don't bite you back today, I won't be named Xia!"
The one running fast in front turned back and said, "Then take my last name. I will ask my old man to adopt you as his adopted son."
The steward and the female official's eyelids jumped violently, and they screamed: "Seventh Prince? Young Master Xia?"
God!
Why are these two here?
Qu Dubian's eyes were filled with tears and he was filled with indignation. He grabbed the female official's sleeve and said, "He stole my snacks!"
Xia Fuyang: "What are you talking about! It was you who stole it from me, and you even bit me, but I didn't even bother with you."
"You two, you two, stop arguing. What kind of snacks are you ordering, Your Highness? Just ask someone to make another serving."
The housekeeper and the lady-in-waiting were forced to get involved in the children's dispute and patiently try to mediate.
The Seventh Prince is deeply favored by His Majesty, and Young Master Xia's father is an important official in His Majesty's eyes, so it is not easy to deal with either of them casually.
I didn't have time to take care of the backyard for a while.
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In front of the vegetable basket.
Ye Xiaoyuan: "Your Highness and Young Master Xia helped to stop them. What should we do? If you are discovered, you will be implicated. If you can't explain yourself, you will most likely die."
"It's obvious that someone wants to punish you. Do you know who it is?"
Wen Xiaochun: “I probably know.”
He rolled up his sleeves and dragged the body out of the basket. "I'll take care of this, Brother Xiaoyuan, you clean up the blood in the basket.
There were spots of blood in the basket, and some blood was flowing down the cabbage stalks. He didn't understand this and couldn't tell how long the person had been dead.
Ye Xiaoyuan nodded: "Leave it to me."
Outside the arch.
Qu Dubian and Xia Fuyang put on a show and tried to stop them for a full ten minutes. When they couldn't stop them any longer, they pretended to part ways with Xia Fuyang.
Xia Fuyang pretended to be angry, and after walking away, he looked back with a little worry.
Qu Dubian was led and coaxed by the housekeeper, and walked towards the backyard kitchen. "Your Highness, don't argue with him. What is your status? What is his status? What do you want to eat? Come on, I will ask someone to make it on the spot. Make a lot of it."
In the backyard.
Crash——
A basin of water was poured into the vegetable basket.
Ye Xiaoyuan put down the basin of water, holding a half-killed chicken in one hand, which was still dripping with blood, and a kitchen knife in the other hand.
"Eh? Your Highness, didn't you just go out? Why are you back with the butler?"
Qu Watanabe: "I met an annoying person."
The housekeeper smiled and said, "The young prince wanted to eat something, so I asked the kitchen to make it for him. Eunuch Ye, what are you doing...?" His eyes swept over the vegetable basket with the sound of dripping water and the dead chicken in his hand.
Ye Xiaoyuan said helplessly: "Your Highness wants to drink chicken soup, so let me make it myself and borrow some tools. Just now when I killed the chicken, blood accidentally splashed on the edge of the vegetable basket, so I splashed it with water. Sorry."
"It's just a small matter!" The butler waved his hands repeatedly, "Then please continue, don't delay. We are just here to look for someone."
Ye Xiaoyuan was surprised: "Looking for someone? In the backyard?"
The housekeeper smiled bitterly: "I also know that Master Shu is unlikely to be in the backyard, but the master's order is to search the entire mansion, and no corner should be spared."
Ye Xiaoyuan: "Is that so? Then go and look for them. There are only a few more people in the kitchen."
They began to search in the backyard, and searched all the rooms in several warehouses, the kitchen, the rockery, the rocks, and the pond.
After searching diligently, he left the backyard.
The housekeeper said, "Alas, there is no one here. Eunuch Xiaoyuan, should I send the Seventh Prince to the front hall, or should I keep him here with you?"
Ye Xiaoyuan is the personal eunuch who has followed the Seventh Prince since Ju'an Palace. Naturally, their intimacy and status are very special. Because the Seventh Prince is loved by His Majesty, even the people in the palace are polite when speaking to Ye Xiaoyuan.
Ye Xiaoyuan: "Your Highness, please go back to the front hall first. There is a strong smell of blood here."
He shook his head towards Qu Dubian implicitly.
Qu Watanabe had no choice but to say, "Then Banban, be careful when handling the chicken."
He didn't see what was inside the vegetable basket, but he could vaguely guess what it looked like.
Ye Xiaoyuan: "I will be careful when handling it. Butler, please send the little prince to the front hall."
The butler nodded and said with a smile: "The Seventh Prince really cares about you. He even gave you instructions on how to handle a chicken."
Ye Xiaoyuan smiled and didn't respond.
The servants who came to the backyard to look for someone all followed the butler out, and the yard suddenly became deserted.
Ye Xiaoyuan carried the chicken and walked to the pond.
Not long after, the pond splashed, and Wen Xiaochun, soaking wet, dragged the body out step by step. He looked up at Ye Xiaoyuan on the shore.
Ye Xiaoyuan: "What do you want me to do?"
Wen Xiaochun took out a flying bird jade pendant from his arms, rubbed it for a while, and threw it to him.
"Send it to Xue's rice and grain store and ask the owner to deliver something for you."
Ye Xiaoyuan: "Where to transport?"
Wen Xiaochun patted the corpse and said, "He will soon become a tribute."
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In the city.
Xue’s Rice Shop.
People coming and going were talking about the news of the banquet being held at the Grand Prince's Mansion.
A man wearing a straw hat and women's dress walked into the rice shop.
Boss: “Buy food?”
Ye Xiaoyuan softened his voice and pressed the jade pendant on the table, "Exchange for food."
The boss's expression changed slightly, and he invited him to the inner room, "Miss, where can I exchange food?"
Ye Xiaoyuan handed over a small note.
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In an elegant and interesting room.
Behind the screen, a young man in purple burned the paper into ashes and stretched himself.
"Oh, I just returned to the capital from Baojiangfang. It was a hard job."
He stood up and picked up the fan on the table.
"It's a life of hard work."
The fan was unfurled, with four characters written on it:
Fate is romantic.
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The eldest prince's mansion was bustling with people, and carriages were coming and going in a hurry at the back door. Vegetable baskets and garbage were all taken away in a timely manner.
Qu Watanabe wandered around the front hall for a while and went to find Zhiyi.
He is still young, so it doesn't matter if he strolls around the women.
Zhiyi and Yuan Jie'er were talking to Shu Wenxin, and it seemed like they were having a good conversation.
She will marry into the eldest prince's mansion in the future, and they can barely be considered a family. Shu Wenxin's conversation and knowledge are all good, and when she talks to people, she gives people a very comfortable feeling.
Qu Dubian came over and said hello.
"Sister, Sister Yuan."
Shu Wenxin: "Meet His Majesty the Seventh Prince."
Zhiyi whispered, "This is my future sister-in-law."
Qu Watanabe was stunned for a moment, "Huh?"
Shu Wenxin: "We are not married yet, so this title is inappropriate. Just call me by my name."
Qu Watanabe: "Sister Shu."
Shu Wenxin smiled, seeming a little embarrassed.
She stood up and said, "I'm waiting for news from my brother. I just started chatting with Her Royal Highness the Princess. Although Her Royal Highness the Princess and Miss Xie are young, their knowledge is amazing. I forgot the time while chatting. I have to go and ask if my brother has been found."
She nodded slightly and led the maid out.
Qu Dubian couldn't help but sigh.
Yuan Jie'er: "Seventh Prince, why are you sighing?"
"fine."
I just want to say that I don’t know how Xiaochun and Xiaoyuan handled it.
But the girl from the Shu family was destined never to see her brother again.
Qu Dubian climbed up the pavilion and lay on the wooden railing. The women in the garden were laughing and chatting, while the men in another garden were toasting each other. It was a lively and peaceful scene with flowers in full bloom.
He did not get involved in the situation, but just watched.
The unpredictable situation that only a glimpse of the corner can reveal is already filled with blood.
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The banquet at the Grand Prince’s Mansion ended.
Qu Watanabe returned to the palace with Zhiyi.
Ye Xiaoyuan had been waiting beside the carriage early and gave Qu Dubian a soothing smile.
Qu Dubian felt relieved and led Zhiyi onto the carriage.
After returning to Shunning Palace and greeting Concubine Xuan, he pulled Ye Xiaoyuan into his bedroom and asked, "Xiaochun, are you okay?"
Ye Xiaoyuan: "Don't worry, Your Highness. Everything has been arranged. The vegetable basket has been sent out by someone."
Qu Watanabe: "Who did you ask and where did you send it to?"
Ye Xiaoyuan: "I don't know. Xiaochun didn't say anything. It should be his own connections? Anyway, they are in the capital."
I don't know if it's safe or not... Qu Dubian touched his chin, "Liuliu, did you see it? Where did you send it to?"
Yishier jumped down from the beam, "No, I will stay by your side. I will not go anywhere else without orders."
Qu Watanabe: "This matter today is confidential, no one is allowed to mention it again."
Ye Xiaoyuan and Yi Twelve nodded.
B12: "Xia Fuyang?"
Qu Watanabe: "Don't worry about it."
Xia Fuyang knew very well in his heart that he would not take the initiative to cause trouble for himself. This matter might become a big deal, and there would be no benefit in getting involved.
But until there is definite news or an explanation to the matter, he should not go out.
Qu Dubian lay on the small hammock in his bedroom, with one side of his face flattened, and sighed softly.
What is going on?
Yi Twelve didn't leave. He stood in front of the hammock and looked at Qu Watanabe for a long time.
The look was truly impossible to ignore. Qu Dubian: "Liuliu, what are you doing?" He wasn't trying to kill Xia Fuyang to silence him.
B12: "Your Highness, you gave the book I copied to Young Master Xia."
Qu Watanabe: “Yeah, that’s right.”
Yi Twelve was quiet for a while, "I've been writing for a long time."
After a few seconds, he added, "I like those books, too."
Qu Watanabe: “…”
He looked up and saw a hint of accusation in Liuliu's eyes.
Qu Watanabe: "I'll tell you a new chapter tomorrow."
B12 didn't move.
Qu Watanabe: "Two chapters!"
"……Um."
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Inspection and transportation department.
Wen Xiaochun came back driving a mule cart.
When Manager Ren saw him, he glanced at the empty carriage and paused, "You're back?"
Wen Xiaochun: "Yes, I came back after delivering the food. I bought some snacks on the way, which delayed me a little." He smiled and handed over a flower cake wrapped in oil paper. "I bought one for you. It's not expensive. Take it and try it."
Manager Ren took it and said, "Oh, thank you very much. Did you have any trouble on the way? Are the dishes fresh?"
Wen Xiaochun was surprised and said, "Of course not. These vegetables are all freshly picked by the farmers, so they are definitely fresh."
"Butler, I'll go back and rest first. I'm tired from moving heavy things back and forth. I'm very busy in the backyard of the eldest prince's mansion. I'm washed with vegetables and splashed with water. I'll have to change clothes when I get back."
There was some complaint in his tone, "The big shots are all in the front hall, and everyone will come to the backyard. This errand is really hard work."
Manager Ren: "Then go and have a rest, go quickly."
He frowned, circled around the mule cart, and hurried away.
Two days later.
The news of the missing son of the Minister of Revenue spread quickly. Some people smelled something wrong, while others did not take it seriously, thinking that the son was hanging out in brothels and bars and was afraid to go home.
Another day passed.
Several carriages were parked at the north gate inspection area.
Several heavy boxes emitting a cold air were all taken off the carriage and prepared for inspection.
The person who sent them for inspection said, "These are all tribute river fish from Wuchen River. They are black crabs, palm shrimps, and silver-scaled fish that have been farmed. They were shipped all the way here by boat. Look at the ice. It needs to be replaced every day."
Chief Steward Ren: "The tribute is precious and cannot be neglected. Open it and take a look."
The people at the inspection and transportation department pried open the boxes. Unexpectedly, when they opened the second box, the man suddenly screamed, his face turned pale, and pointed inside the box: "All, all, all..."
Manager Ren: “What?”
He walked forward impatiently and took a look, his expression horrified.
"It's a dead person! It's a dead person!"
"There's a dead person among the tributes!!"
There was a corpse curled up in the box. It was Master Shu, the brother of the future Crown Prince's wife who could not be found anywhere in the capital.
The coolness from the ice slowly froze his hands and feet.
Manager Ren turned his head subconsciously.
Wen Xiaochun was standing not far away and said in surprise: "Oh my God, it's a corpse."
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