"Go back and report to the master that there are unusual movements in the palace. That matter has been temporarily suspended."
"Okay, is there any other news you want me to bring to the master?" Two figures were talking in the room in the darkness.
"Noble Concubine Huo has been active in the cold palace recently. It seems she is contacting someone and wants to get the Fourth Prince out of the clan residence."
The person who spoke had a hoarse voice that sounded a bit harsh. If Qingzhu were here, he would definitely be able to recognize this person's voice.
"Okay, you should also be careful in the palace. I will go back and report to the master."
A figure pushed the door open first, left the room, and disappeared into the yard.
Not long after, another figure appeared in the yard.
However, this person was standing in the yard, looking up at the moon in the sky, with a very scary expression on his face.
If he waited a little longer, he would be able to take revenge.
At the same time, in the residence of the Great General of the Nation.
Tao Yuwei hadn't slept yet at this time.
She was connecting with the consciousness of the bats in the city.
【Little girl, I have some bad news for you, do you want to listen? 】
A swarm of black bats circled several times around the top of her hand-held lantern.
[Of course I want to hear it. Tell me what the bad news is so I can be prepared.]
While Tao Yuwei was having dinner with her family, she received a letter from her elder brother who was far away at the border.
Her eldest brother, Tao Zipeng, is nineteen years old this year and is already a young general in the northern border.
He wrote a letter to everyone in his family.
He told her in the letter that he would be able to come back to visit his family in three months.
Tao Yuwei's heart skipped a beat when she thought of her brother's ending.
Last time, Second Aunt proposed to the old woman that her brother should marry her niece, but her mother blocked her idea under the banner of the Empress Dowager. As long as she was around, no one from the second house would be allowed to set their sights on her eldest brother again.
Near Xiajia Temple in the south city, there's a large compound where people are trafficked. Almost all of the people there are children, though there are a few adults.
[They gathered the deceived people together and usually moved at night, using vehicles to take them out of the capital overnight and sell them to other places.]
After hearing this, Tao Yuwei's delicate little face was filled with murderous intent.
Regardless of the era, human trafficking is a heinous crime.
Now that she knows about this, there is no reason for her to stand idly by.
She simply extinguished the lantern and found Tieshan, his father's subordinate, to explain the reason.
She only said that the man she was looking for, Cui Ming, seemed to have been cheated after being redeemed.
She was going to investigate with the human traffickers to find Cui Ming's whereabouts.
Regarding Cui Ming, she had already found an excuse to cross the river when she was having dinner with her father in the evening. The whole family knew the importance of Cui Ming.
It’s a pity that none of the people sent out by the General’s Mansion to protect the country could find the whereabouts of Cui Ming.
After hearing this, Tieshan took it very seriously. He took two people with him to investigate, but was stopped by Tao Yuwei.
"Uncle Tieshan, I want to go with you."
How could it be that she told him the news, but he didn't take her with him?
Tieshan reluctantly advised, "Princess, since those people are doing such shameful things, it must be very dangerous. You should not follow them."
Tao Yuwei felt that his words were a little unpleasant to the ear.
It seemed like if she went along, she would be a burden. After all, she was a martial arts expert, not a weak lady who knew nothing.
"Uncle Tieshan, this princess is going with you to help. If you encounter any danger, this princess will not cause any trouble for you."
When Tieshan heard her use the catchphrase "this princess", he knew she was angry.
In this national general's mansion, only this little ancestor is the most difficult to deal with.
Thinking that she had studied martial arts with General Weiyuan for several years, he nodded and agreed to her request.
They took advantage of the night and rushed to Xiajia Temple in the south of the city.
There is no curfew in the city, and except for the busy areas, other places are also pitch black.
It took them more than half an hour to finally arrive at the location the bat told her.
Not far from Xiajia Temple, a flame more than one meter high emerged from a large courtyard.
Standing outside the yard, you can hear voices inside.
"Uncle Tieshan, this is exactly what I'm talking about. We have to find a way to get into the courtyard and find out what's going on."
Tao Yuwei pointed at the yard and said coldly.
Taking advantage of the light coming out of the courtyard, Tieshan gestured to the two guards beside him.
A breeze passed by, and the two figures disappeared from their original place.
Not long after, a figure came over the wall from inside and landed in front of them.
"Princess, the courtyard is full of carriages. They are forcing people to line up and board the carriages. Once every carriage in the courtyard is full, they will take these people out of the capital."
The guard reported in a very low voice.
"How many carriages are there?"
Tao Yuwei frowned, she hated the actions of these human traffickers to the extreme.
"Princess, there are seven carriages in total."
A carriage can carry about ten people if they squeeze in, so they can carry nearly a hundred people on this trip.
These damn human traffickers are able to thrive in the human trafficking business in the capital, and they must have powerful backers behind them.
It is easy to eradicate these parasites, but the most difficult part is how to find out the masters behind them.
"We will split into two groups. You will follow their carriages out of the city and find out where they are transporting the people. By the way, we can also find out if there is a man named Cui Ming among these people.
After you leave the city, remember to leave signals along the way. Tomorrow, remember to send a pigeon to pass on the message to me. Uncle Tieshan will be responsible for investigating their movements within the capital."
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