Chapter 644: A life-or-death struggle
"What...what?" Aunt Qiu thought there was something wrong with her ears. "You don't know anything, so why are you still looking for someone?"
This was the first time she had heard of such conditions for finding someone. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack! If she hadn't seen the other party's serious look, she would have suspected that the other party was playing a trick on her.
"I have his portrait." Zhong Nianyao used her wide sleeves as a cover to take out a piece of paper and handed it to Aunt Qiu. "His appearance should not have changed much. Besides, he should have appeared suddenly."
"Suddenly appeared?" Old Wu on the side suddenly muttered to himself after hearing Zhong Nian Yao's words.
"What's wrong?" Zhong Nianyao's sharp eyes fell on Old Wu, as if she could see through him.
Facing Zhong Nianyao's gaze, Old Wu was shocked and took a step back involuntarily.
Then, he wondered if his actions were too strange. Everything that had just happened was just an instinctive reaction. It was a subconscious reaction to danger that he had developed over a long period of time.
When he looked at Zhong Nianyao again, his eyes were filled with uncertainty and a bit of vigilance. Just now, he was afraid of this man, but now he realized that this woman was definitely not as simple as she seemed.
Nanny Qiu also raised her head and looked Lu Yichen and Zhong Nian Yao up and down, her eyes flashing with speculation.
The man and woman in front of her were definitely not ordinary people. When the man had just grabbed her neck, she felt as if she had walked through the gates of hell.
It was because she knew how powerful this man was that she no longer concealed her feelings and directly responded to their requests.
However, now it seems that it is not just this man who is powerful, this woman is no less powerful.
Nanny Qiu couldn't help but start to wonder when these two powerful people came to the capital, and why she didn't receive any news at all?
Zhong Nianyao's gaze was still on Old Wu. "Do you know something? Tell me everything."
Old Wu cast a pleading look towards Nanny Qiu, as if he didn't know whether he should say it or not.
Aunt Qiu nodded gently.
"I've heard before that Princess Mingyue fell in love with a man who suddenly appeared out of nowhere." Old Wu thought for a moment and then spoke, "It's said that ten years ago, not long after the drought, Princess Mingyue was out for an outing when she found an injured man. After that, she fell in love with this man of unknown origin and was determined to marry him."
"Did they get married?" Zhong Nian Yao asked, but her tone was still neither hurried nor slow, making it impossible to see through her emotions.
"No." Old Wu shook his head. "No, Princess Mingyue is already thirty-three years old, but I haven't heard of her getting married, nor have I heard any other news about her. It seems that Princess Mingyue has rarely left the house since she found the injured man. We don't know the specific situation."
After hearing what Old Wu said, Zhong Nianyao fell into deep thought.
After a long while, she raised her eyes again and looked at Aunt Qiu. "The person I'm looking for is called Zhong Mingxin. I've already shown you his portrait. I hope you can help find him as soon as possible."
"As for the man that Princess Mingyue likes, I think you can focus on investigating him."
Hearing this, Nanny Qiu raised her head and looked at Zhong Nianyao, sneering, "Madam, you really want to kill me! If you knew about us at Changsheng Palace, you would know that the business we take on has always been to avoid the royal family. Now you're actually asking us to go up against Princess Mingyue. Isn't this just asking us to die?"
"Even if you kill me today, I won't agree to this. You are pushing our entire Changsheng Palace to its doom!"
"Madam Qiu, why do you have to make it so serious?" Zhong Nianyao was unmoved. She smiled and said, "I'm not asking you to go against the royal family now! I just want to know if that man is the one I'm looking for. I'm not asking you to steal him out. Besides-"
At this point, Zhong Nianyao's smile became meaningful. "Does Changsheng Palace really avoid dealing with the royal family in all its business? And does the Third Prince's death over twenty years ago really have nothing to do with you?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Aunt Qiu and Old Wu's faces changed drastically. When they looked at Zhong Nian Yao, their eyes were filled with fear.
"You--" Nanny Qiu spoke with difficulty, trying to deny it.
But amidst Zhong Nianyao's light smile, she couldn't bring herself to deny it. When she looked at Zhong Nianyao, her eyes flickered, but not a trace of murderous intent rose in them.
It's not that she doesn't want to kill the person who knows their secret, but she doesn't have the ability to do so.
From the moment the man attacked, she had already seen that even if she and Old Wu joined forces today, they would definitely not be his match. Moreover, this woman now gave her the feeling of being unfathomable.
"Madam Qiu, don't be afraid. I have no interest in the grudges and hatreds between you and the royal family." Zhong Nianyao smiled and shook her head. "I just want to find someone. As long as you can help me find the person I'm looking for, the reward will definitely be substantial."
Looking at the smiling Zhong Nianyao, Aunt Qiu was angry, but the situation was stronger than she was, and she could not resist at all, so she could only grit her teeth and said, "Okay, I will help you find the person. However, I want to make it clear in advance that we are only responsible for telling you the news of that person. As for how you will meet him after finding him, or whether you want to take him away, it has nothing to do with us. Otherwise-"
At this point, a hint of cruelty flashed in Aunt Qiu's eyes. "If you really want to drag our entire Changsheng Palace down with you, then even if it means a fight to the death, we will definitely drag you down with us to hell."
"Of course." Zhong Nianyao nodded. "All you have to do is help me find the person. I can be sure that he is definitely in the capital. As for the rest, we will handle it ourselves."
"Of course, we're not the kind of people who eat for free. As long as you help me find the person, the reward will definitely satisfy you."
"Remuneration?" Aunt Qiu looked at Zhong Nianyao with a disdainful smile on her lips, "You little girl are still too arrogant."
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