Chapter 196: Secret Planning
"Let's go downstairs and read a book."
Chu Qinshu closed the window and walked downstairs with Xiao Hulu.
If she was right, the two lost worms might have entered the stomachs of the two chickens.
And as luck would have it, the hen ate the female silkworm, and the rooster ate the female silkworm.
That's why the hen can 'charm' the rooster and make it do work for her.
If the insect was still a insect, she might be able to find a way to lure the one out of Emperor Yongping's body.
But now the worm had been eaten by the chicken, so all the methods she had originally thought of were no longer useful, and she had to think again.
Until we come up with a solution, we have to keep these two chickens alive.
"Reading? What kind of book?"
Little Gourd was pulled downstairs by Chu Qinshu. The problem with the chicken was solved, so what was there to read?
Moreover, it just searched several bookshelves but didn't find any useful books.
"Those books about insects that I memorized earlier."
Chu Qinshu walked and talked, and when she reached the bookshelf, she took out the book she had memorized and handed it to Xiao Hulu with ease.
"You watch first. I'll go out and drink milk and come back to watch with you."
After saying this, Chu Qinshu was about to slip out.
Little Gourd quickly grabbed her again, "Master, haven't you read these books several times? Why do you want Little Gourd to read them again?"
"Oh, I used to read about how to cure a philtrum.
Now the two worms have been eaten by the two chickens, so we have to look in the book to see how the worms eaten by the chickens can be used to cure parasites in humans.
Chu Qinshu was even more troubled than Xiao Hulu. She just wanted to go out and eat quickly so that she could come back and think of a solution.
If the two chickens are really not useful, then Xiao Hulu will have to try raising pigs.
The mystery surrounding Emperor Yongping's body was always a hidden danger.
The Chiling Kingdom is still eyeing the Sheng'an Kingdom covetously. Maybe the news that Emperor Yongping was possessed by a snake has already been passed back to the Chiling Kingdom by the imperial teacher.
Before the evil in Emperor Yongping's body is eliminated, any time the Chiling Kingdom takes advantage of an opportunity, it will be troublesome for the Sheng'an Kingdom.
For Xiaohulu, this is a serious problem that will affect the progress of its mission.
So, when Chu Qinshu said this, Xiao Hulu understood.
After Chu Qinshu left the room, Xiao Hulu picked up the book and began to read it carefully page by page.
Just like that, the man and the small gourd began their boring life of painstakingly studying insects.
Of course, when he is at a loss for ideas, he will watch videos to brainwash himself.
Chu Qinshu went to the ancient tree to recite the text, and at the same time recalled the research on insects that she had come into contact with in her previous life.
This went on for more than ten days.
News also came back from Yuzhou that the people from the Ministry of Justice had successfully merged with Jiang Baiqing.
With the secret action of the Dali Temple, Jiang Baiqing's early shock, and the Ministry of Justice bringing in enough manpower, all the officials involved in Yuzhou were smoothly brought to justice.
Matthew Li's secret guard camp sent out a group of people and then a group of people disappeared.
Even the trusted servants he sent out some went missing.
After two groups of secret guards and ten servants disappeared in succession, Matthew Li was completely panicked.
He completely cut off all contact with Yuzhou.
Zhou Hongjing was completely unaware of Matthew's panic.
After Madam Zhou went to the Ma residence to propose a marriage between the two families, Zhou Hongjing waited every day for Ma Xiuli to come and propose marriage.
Unfortunately, he did not receive the proposal from the Ma family, but instead received a summons from the Supervisory Commission.
Chu Chengxi double-checked all the taxes collected by Jingzhao Prefecture over the past five years and discovered that as much as 200,000 taels of tax had been evaded.
After reporting this to Emperor Yongping, he directly issued an edict, ordering the Supervisory Commission to find out the whereabouts of the tax.
The very next day after Zhou Hongjing was taken away, Mrs. Ma brought a matchmaker to the Zhou Mansion to propose marriage.
"Master, what do you think Matthew Li's action means?"
Little Gourd was a little confused when he saw Mrs. Ma and Mrs. Zhou having a pleasant conversation in the video.
Zhou Hongjing had clearly been taken away for investigation, so why was his wife still acting like nothing had happened?
And Mrs. Ma, doesn’t she know what her own husband Ma has done?
How could she still smile when her eyebrows were almost burning with anger?
"I'd rather die than have a back cushion."
Chu Qinshu's mind was in a mess. She glanced at the video casually and gave Xiao Hulu such an answer.
"You mean to say that Matthew Lee knew that the game was over?"
When it comes to dealing with bad guys, Little Gourd is happier than anyone else.
In the original book, the things that Matthew Li did also had a certain impact on the sudden congestion of the underworld.
It would certainly be a good thing if his conspiracy could be foiled as soon as possible.
"Even if I know, I still feel lucky."
Chu Qinshu withdrew her thoughts and focused on watching the video.
She knew the situation in Yuzhou.
But because the preliminary trial has not been completed yet, no news has come out from the capital.
Matthew Li still went to court every day. No matter how flustered he was inside, his expression remained the same as before, and no one could tell that he was flawed.
As for King Ning, he did not receive any news.
It’s not that Matthew Li didn’t tell him, but all the secret letters sent out from the Ma Mansion were intercepted by Zhao Zhixiong.
Having not received any feedback from King Ning, Matthew Li was not the type to sit and wait for death.
He deeply felt that what he had done would not only implicate his entire clan, but also put his head in danger.
So privately, he has been secretly planning to send away a few legitimate grandchildren in order to preserve the Ma family bloodline.
Of course, this matter was done in secret, and he even planned to keep it a secret from Mrs. Ma.
Sheng Anguo’s New Year’s Eve palace banquet was held on the day before New Year’s Eve, which was at noon on the 29th day of the 11th lunar month.
In addition to presiding over the Tiantan ancestral worship ceremony, the national teacher also has to calculate the country's fortune in the coming year, as well as the auspicious day and time for opening the seal during the Spring Festival.
After the palace banquet, the imperial seal was sealed and all officials took a rest.
When the auspicious day and time for the seal to be opened next year, all officials will resume attending court and all government offices will resume their official duties.
On the day of the palace banquet, everything went as usual.
But on the next day, New Year's Eve, something big happened.
All of Matthew Li's legitimate grandchildren were missing.
Zhou Hongjing is still detained in the Procuratorate. He cannot explain the whereabouts of the 200,000 taels of tax money, and he cannot return home.
The daily affairs of Jingzhao Prefecture were temporarily taken over by Deputy Envoy Lu Yigeng.
After receiving the report, Lu Yigeng wanted to die.
He was narrowly escaped being implicated in the tax matter.
He was about to celebrate the New Year peacefully, but something like this happened. He really didn't know where to seek justice.
"Lord Lu, during the New Year, a few young masters just went out for a walk, but they didn't expect to encounter a kidnapper. Lord Lu, please take this matter to heart.
If we can’t find these young masters, I’m afraid the master and his wife in the mansion won’t be able to bear it.”
The person who came to report the case was Ma Wanli, the steward of the Ma family.
Except for Matthew and his wife, all the other masters and servants in the Ma Mansion went out to look for someone.
"This is the responsibility of Jingzhao Prefecture, and I, Lu, will do my best."
He had to take the case even if he didn't want to, but Lu Yigeng couldn't guarantee that he could find the person.
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