Chapter 135: Discussion in the Study, the Emperor's Secret Guard
Shang Yuwan nodded with a smile.
"That's natural."
The items were at Baijialou. Regardless of whether Ji Suxian and the others knew the situation here or not, they would definitely bring the items to negotiate. As for whether the items were real or fake, or just copies of other account books, she had no idea.
But there was one thing Shang Yuwan didn't quite understand. Why didn't Miaogu take Yang Qianmo?
Could it be that something happened to Yang Qianmo?
Thinking of this, Shang Yuwan's heart sank a little.
Miao Gu seemed not to notice the hidden dagger in Shang Yuwan's smile. She reached out and tucked her wind-blown hair behind her ear. "In that case, let's talk somewhere else."
The wind was quite strong here, and it made her hair a little messy.
Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu naturally had no objection, and Cui Xing had no objection either, so they all followed Miao Gu to the study.
"...That's it. This will not only deprive Xiao Qingji of his crown princeship, but also sever one of the eldest princess's ties. Your fifth princess will also be able to show off in front of His Majesty the Great Yu. Once this is accomplished, we can all retire and return to our hometowns. What do you think, young lady?"
After Miao Gu finished speaking, she felt a little dry in the mouth and drank two cups of tea.
Shang Yuwan smiled and couldn't help but sigh that he was worthy of being raised by the empress. His brain was so flexible that he didn't seem like a pure killer.
She and Xiao Qingxu had just escaped from the "wolf den" of assassins sent from Yanmen, and now they joined forces with Miaogu to enter the fake "tiger's cave". At the same time, they "accidentally" discovered that the prince's people were buying and selling women to make money, and were also raising private soldiers in Yanmen.
While secretly "collecting evidence", they waited for rescue from Baijialou. Baijialou negotiated with Miaogu, but because Xiao Qingji's illegal business was discovered, they wanted to kill him to silence him. However, Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingji were rescued by Baijialou at the critical moment. In order to prevent the matter from being exposed, Miaogu had no choice but to kill all the children of Dark Moon Pavilion, as well as the people in Caixia Town.
In the end, the account book fell into Miaogu's hands, and they had evidence to bring down Xiao Qingji, and they could also severely injure Xiao Tong, and these children could also leave this place of confinement.
It's really a business that makes no loss at all.
Xiao Qingxu had a calm expression on his face, but he was sneering in his heart.
But could these Langjiang people who had been stationed in Dayu really return to their homeland? Perhaps even their household registration had been destroyed. Miaogu didn't want to go home.
Miaogu saw that Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu had no reaction and asked, "Is there something wrong?"
Shang Yuwan, of course, wouldn't tell her what he was thinking, so he used the girls from Dark Moon Pavilion as an excuse: "How are you going to 'kill' those children?"
Miao Gu said, "Give them some medicine. When they forget everything here, you can send them to Orphan City."
Dayu and Langjiang fought for decades, only finally ceasing the conflict after the empress ascended the throne. Following the ceasefire, the number of orphans roaming the countryside soared. Emperor Chengming commissioned the construction of an orphanage, specifically assigning caregivers to those who had lost their parents or were parentless. Upon reaching fifteen years of age, these orphans could leave to fend for themselves, or, after passing a test, remain in the city to care for other children and become a "hundred-son official."
When the Orphanage was first built, Emperor Chengming personally issued an imperial decree that anyone who abandoned or killed an infant would be executed as a human pig, and both his and her clans would also be exterminated.
Shang Yuwan asked again: "Once this is accomplished, do you still have a chance to survive?"
Not to mention the empress, the first people Xiao Qingji killed were Miao Gu and others.
Miao Gu chuckled: "By then..."
"We will return to our homeland."
Cui Xing frowned and said nothing.
Shang Yuwan was also silent for a moment, then said, "If I had the chance, I would really like to meet what kind of person your empress is."
Miao Gu smiled and said, "If your Majesty and you are destined to be together, you will meet in the future."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the study door.
"Miao Gu, school is over. Several kids want you to check on their homework." Yu Nianqing stood at the door expressionlessly.
For fear of scaring the child, there were no maids guarding either side of the door.
Miao Gu stood up and went to open the door, then said to Yu Nianqing, "You go and take a look first. I have something to do today, so I won't be going over."
Yu Nian glanced at Shang Yuwan and said immediately, "I don't need to tell you who those people are. They have been working very hard recently and have already learned half of it."
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Yu." Miao Gu smiled with a little relief.
Yu Nian nodded lightly, without any hesitation, "Add more money."
Miao Gu hummed, "Go ahead, don't keep them waiting anxiously."
Yu Nianqing turned around and left.
Xiao Qingxu secretly pulled Shang Yuwan from below. She didn't say anything, but there was some deep thought in her eyes.
Yu Nianqing, is he really just a simple teacher?
Miao Gu sat back down and said, "Miss, do you have anything else to say? If not, then this matter is settled."
Even if Shang Yuwan wants to do something, Miao Gu has plenty of ways to make her obey.
Before Shang Yuwan could open her mouth, Cui Xing raised her hand: "I have something to say."
The three of them looked at her.
Cui Xing looked at Miao Gu and said, "Give Xiao Yi and Lu Shi back to me as soon as possible." If the best time to detoxify is missed, they will really die.
She turned to look at Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu and said, "Give me back the twenty taels of silver."
Her plan had been exposed, and the six hundred taels could not go into her pocket, but she must get back the twenty taels she spent.
Miao Gu: “…” Has working under General Zhao made you so poor?
Xiao Qingxu had a wooden face and said "oh" without any expression.
Shang Yuwan smiled helplessly. This Cui Xing really loves money, and I thought she was just pretending.
Cui Xing got the response and fell silent again. Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard.
"Knock knock knock!" Someone knocked on the door again, and quite urgently.
A maid came to report, shouting, "Miao Gu! They're coming!"
Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu were both startled. Why did this voice sound familiar?
Miaogu felt the voice was unfamiliar and started to wonder, "Who are you? Your..."
"Miao Gu!" The maid interrupted her for some reason.
"Hmm?" Miao Gu frowned, and Cui Xing's eyes gradually sank.
"They came in large numbers and surrounded our Dark Moon Pavilion! Everyone from Jishidiang was also killed!"
Before she finished her words, Miao Gu reached out and tried to grab Shang Yuwan's neck. Cui Xing also drew out her sword in a flash and put it across Xiao Qingxu's neck.
At the critical moment, the door was kicked open and dozens of silver needles flashing with cold light flew towards him.
Miao Gu and Cui Xing saw that the situation was not right, and they dodged the silver needles that were flying towards the vital points of the human body. Their fingers and swords had no time to touch the necks of Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu.
Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu were both injured, and even if Shang Yuwan wanted to take Xiao Qingxu away, it was too late.
Shang Yuwan had just seen Ji Suxian's face which seemed to be covered with frost, and before he could come to his senses, he and Xiao Qingxu were caught up in the long whip. Their waists collided with each other, and Xiao Qingxu hurriedly stabilized the broken bones in Shang Yuwan's back.
Ji Suxian exerted force with her hands and pulled them to her side. At the same time, Miao Gu and Cui Xing also started a fight with the secret guards who broke in through the window.
“Those people are…?!”
Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu were protected by the people of Baijialou and taken to the back. She was shocked when she saw those secret guards who were completely different from those under Yuan Ji.
"You can't believe it, right? I didn't believe it at first either." Ji Suxian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead due to panic and fear.
"These people were sent by that old man Emperor Chengming to rescue you."
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