Chapter 149 Go Back to Find the Emperor
Yan Jue noticed this too, and pulled Shen Pingjin along, quickening his pace.
The sinister glint in Xiao Mang's eyes vanished in an instant, and he returned to his previous calm.
Furthermore, he didn't say anything when the two passed by, and soon Shen Pingjin and Yan Jue forgot about the matter.
Xiao Mang watched the two figures leave, then turned his gaze to Mianhua, who was showing off smugly not far away.
Just now, Mianhua came over, holding that one or two taels of silver and waving it in front of everyone, saying that this was the one month's salary that Fang Shengde was returning to her.
They even called them stupid and called them foolish, saying they shouldn't have opposed Fang Shengde. If they had obeyed Fang Shengde, wouldn't they have gotten the money just like her? Why would they have continued to work hard here?
Xiao Mang was filled with hatred, after all, it was she who had told her not to pay any attention to Fang Shengde!
He will definitely find a chance to get revenge on that despicable woman!
After finishing their business, Shen Pingjin and Yan Jue quickly returned to the inn and retrieved Chu Jin from the room.
"It seems... nothing happened in Chujin."
Shen Pingjin frowned slightly as she looked at the brocade in her hand that did not emit any light.
"Since everything is alright, my wife must be overthinking it," Yan Jue said.
"But……"
The feeling she had just experienced didn't seem fake. Shen Pingjin felt a little uncomfortable, as if something bad had happened.
She suddenly remembered something and asked, "Yan Jue, do you remember when I brought Jiajia to the manor last time, and Chu Jin reacted?"
Yan Jue certainly remembered: "I naturally remember this matter; the brocade shone brightly at that time."
"Yes, Yan Jue, did Ye Ting also come to Yangzhou in Jiangnan with you?"
That's true," Yan Jue affirmed. "Indeed, Ye Ting has come. You're thinking of..."
Shen Pingjin continued, "That's right, I'd like to trouble Ye Ting with something."
"What is it? Just tell me."
It was rare for Shen Pingjin to have something to trouble him with, so Yan Jue was a little curious.
"I would like to trouble Ye Ting to return to Kyoto and check if Lu Qingjia has encountered any problems."
“Lu Qingjia?” Yan Jue frowned.
Shen Pingjin also noticed that Yan Jue was acting strangely, and asked with some doubt, "Could it be that you are unwilling to help?"
"No, that's not it. I just didn't expect that Lu Qingjia would get into trouble."
Shen Pingjin shook her head: "It's not that I asked Ye Ting for help because Lu Qingjia was in trouble. It's just that I feel sad, and I always feel that this sadness comes from Chu Jin."
“Every time the brocade emits light, it is related to Lu Qingjia or... so I’m a little scared. Is something wrong with Jiajia?”
Yan Jue understood. "Don't worry, I'll have Ye Ting go back to the capital to check on things."
“Okay.” Shen Pingjin stepped forward, tugged at Yan Jue’s sleeve, her face slightly flushed. “Yan Jue, thank you.”
Realizing that the woman in front of him was shy, Yan Jue was somewhat stunned, and found it amusing.
These are all minor matters; she would never have acted on such small favors before.
Yan Jue felt that Shen Pingjin had become more and more adorable, perhaps because beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
"So what should we do next?" Shen Pingjin frowned slightly as she thought about the smuggling of salt.
It was Yan Jue who came up with the idea; she hadn't said a word yet.
So I want to see what he does next so I can cooperate with him.
Yan Jue waved his hand, "It's alright, there's no rush, we still have ten days."
"That makes sense." Since Yan Jue could handle this matter, Shen Pingjin didn't ask any more questions.
Ye Ting, who was guarding Emperor Anqing's side, suddenly appeared outside the inn and hurriedly climbed in through the open window. The commotion was quite loud, leaving Shen Pingjin speechless.
"Night, Night Court, what brings you here?"
The incident happened rather suddenly, and Ye Ting didn't know where to begin. However, seeing Shen Pingjin's surprised expression, he knew he had frightened the princess and immediately straightened his posture.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, please wait for me, let me catch my breath."
"Okay." Seeing Ye Ting's nervous appearance, Chen Pingjin became curious about what had happened to make Ye Ting rush over so quickly.
Ye Ting knelt down and took out the imperial edict that Emperor Anqing had asked him to deliver to the two of them. "Your Majesty and Mistress, this is an imperial edict that His Majesty has ordered me to deliver to you. Please accept it."
Yan Jue's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly. Was this the matter?
Ye Ting dared not look at Yan Jue's expression, and simply put down the imperial edict and left.
Yan Jue called out to him, "Wait, you've come at the perfect time. I have a favor to ask of you."
Ye Ting was already planning to use his lightness skill to climb out the window and escape when he heard his master suddenly call him back. He was still a little dazed.
"Huh? Master, why did you call me?"
Yan Jue said coldly, "Come down from the window first, and I'll talk to you slowly."
Realizing he was still in the position of climbing out the window, Ye Ting chuckled, somewhat embarrassed, then walked up to Yan Jue and said in a devout tone, "Master, please speak."
Yan Jue looked at Shen Pingjin beside him and said, "It's like this. The princess has been unwell recently, perhaps because she is troubled by her inner demons. You are highly skilled in martial arts, so I would like to trouble you to go back to the capital and inquire about Lu Qingjia's whereabouts at the Zhenguo General's Mansion."
"Lu Qingjia?" Ye Ting was somewhat puzzled, but seeing that Shen Pingjin's face was a little pale, he didn't ask any more questions. "Yes, Your subordinate obeys."
"Okay, you can leave now."
Only after Yan Jue spoke to him personally did Ye Ting turn over and leave the room through the window.
After Ye Ting left, the room returned to silence.
Looking at the imperial edict delivered by Ye Ting, Chen Pingjin frowned slightly. "Tell me, how did the Emperor know that the two of us left the inn?"
“He is the emperor after all, it’s normal for him to know.” Yan Jue’s eyes darkened slightly.
As the current emperor of Dongyue, if he were to travel alone incognito to Yangzhou in Jiangnan, without protection, some ministers might harbor ill intentions and attack him. In that case… Dongyue might face a complete upheaval.
However, Yan Jue knew that Shen Pingjin was intelligent and should understand the meaning behind his words.
So I didn't say anything more.
As expected, Shen Pingjin simply nodded, watching Yan Jue open the golden imperial edict.
Yan Jue looked at the contents of the imperial edict, his face so gloomy it was almost dripping with water. He said, "It seems we'll have to see the Emperor tomorrow."
This made Shen Pingjin curious about the contents of the Emperor's edict. "Yan Jue, did the Emperor say something?"
Yan Jue said in a deep voice, "His Majesty said that he has found evidence of Chen Jian's crime of buying and selling smuggled salt."
"!" Shen Pingjin was somewhat surprised upon hearing this. "Let me see."
Yan Jue handed over the imperial edict, which Chen Pingjin accepted.
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