Chapter 40: Jade? Does she know its meaning?
Luo Gao still understood the difference between strong and weak, victory and defeat, and knew that the outcome was a foregone conclusion. He had also seen how those people before him had fought like trapped beasts under Yan Siqing's nose and ended up in a mess.
He did not call out Yan Siqing's true identity, but only used honorifics.
He was more respectful than ever before and looked up at Yan Siqing as he walked up the stairs.
The latter did not look back, but walked up slowly and calmly, with the dampness of a night's fatigue, with his back to them.
"When I arrived, there was only black cloth in the box. There was indeed no one inside."
"Because of a case, the authorities came, and Captain Liu even publicly inspected it, making it appear empty. Who could possibly suspect someone from your ranks had taken advantage of the chaos to sneak in? And because it had been inspected twice, everyone had become accustomed to thinking the box was always empty."
"So Lin An hid inside, avoiding the headcount before the inn was sealed off."
In fact, the case was sudden, so no one would suspect that there was something wrong with the official who came.
No one would have thought that someone would hide in the post station using the large box in the case.
Because everyone's attention was drawn to the case, and the unexpected events that happened overnight disrupted their progress.
In fact, this is the real darkness under the lamp.
Yan Siqing: "The reason I think that box is so useful is because Lord Escort Luo announced that your journey began in the Kingdom of Daqin and that you were escorting Baoyu here. The box was prepared to hide people, but there was a large black cloth inside. That's because Zhanglin County is close to the border of Chang'an and is guarded by the Weicheng garrison. There are also patrol officers who conduct random inspections. You can't really use an empty box to deal with it. It would be strange if they didn't stop."
"That large black cloth is actually another rare fabric from the Kingdom of Dashi, Moyu Ling. It is also a commodity and is very expensive. You register it as such so that you won't arouse suspicion from the patrol team."
"But the boxes you used aren't waterproof, and the material isn't high-quality. After all, they were only for Tibetans, not specifically built to transport treasures or individual commercial goods. When I checked the jade pendant, I also checked the rest of your escort team's equipment, and there wasn't even any waterproof cloth to protect the boxes. This is definitely not the equipment for a proper long-distance escort, and that's not what you're aiming for. It just so happens that the material of the Mo Yu Ling absorbs water. If it rained during a rainy season, and the boxes aren't waterproof, it would have absorbed water and it would have been difficult to dry out by now. But I've seen the black cloth, and it doesn't look wet at all; it's still dry and intact. This shows you haven't been transporting long distances, and you haven't experienced the rainy season that covered Zhanglin County and other places in Gyeonggi Province. Instead, you recently formed a temporary group and came here on a short trip, with the sole purpose of visiting this post station."
Luo Gao suddenly realized it, then smiled bitterly, "There's always a loophole. You're really perceptive, but aren't you afraid of some deviation? For example, maybe we just happened to successfully avoid the rain?"
Yan Siqing had already walked around the corner of the stairs. She turned around and glanced at him, and also glanced at Jiang Hui below.
Move away again.
"The most ridiculous thing is the 'Double-tailed Acacia Pendant'."
“It’s fake.”
Suddenly shocked!!!
If Yan Siqing's analysis of the box and the black cloth just now made up for the suspense that Jiang Hui had not been able to see through before, it also finally confirmed Lin An's elusiveness.
But this was also a sudden realization.
What she said next really shocked him.
Jiang Hui's eyes became as sharp as a knife as he stared at Yan Siqing, but the latter had already gone upstairs.
No intention to explain further.
The Chen couple were stunned. "That's impossible. How can we not tell whether the jade pendant is real or fake?"
"That must be real jade!"
They admitted the crime, but as thieves, they could not afford to lose their profession.
At this moment, he jumped around more excitedly than anyone else, eager to ask Yan Siqing for confirmation.
The sky fell, and they stole a fake jade?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Luo Gao's expression changed again and again, but in the end he did not refute, but he did not stop Yan Siqing and force her to explain to him why she said it was fake jade.
Mr. and Mrs. Chen: Fatty, say something!
Jiang Hui was silent for a moment, then asked Chen Shuang and his wife, "Was it very sudden that you got the information about this jade pendant?"
The Chen couple were stunned. After all, they had traveled a lot and their minds were still sharp. They remembered the strange things that had happened before with just a reminder.
They had indeed learned of this secret information by accident, but on second thought...wasn't the timing quite sudden? Was the person who had given them the information truly qualified to obtain information about the treasures of this great Western power?
Suddenly staring at Luo Gao, Chen Shuang's voice was hoarse with anxiety, and he asked fiercely, "Did you arrange this? You used my husband and me as a pretext to fabricate a jade theft case, so as to successfully attract the authorities and gain their trust. Then you arranged for this General Lin to ambush in the post station."
"Because you know that the prince and his men are strong, a brute force might not win. We must split them up and lure away a large group. Then, let the people hiding in the box take advantage of the opportunity to attack the Ninth Young Master..."
Just imagine that once Jiang Hui, Ruo Zhao, Ruo Qin and most of the military forces were led away, the few people left behind in the post station would indeed be unable to stop Lin An, who was born a general and had good martial arts skills.
Even if Lin An couldn't take Yan Siqing away, he might still kill her.
The Prince Yan's Mansion is the most responsible for the murder and silencing of witnesses, and it may even make Yan Que's wife hate Prince Yan very much.
It’s also a good idea.
Luo Gao raised his eyebrows, changed his confused look when he was being toyed with by the two thieves in the stable, and smiled slightly.
"The jade is naturally real, and it's from the same piece of jade. It's just that the quality is slightly lower than the rare ones, and it's not the Acacia Pendant carved by Asaman. As world-renowned thieves, you must be good at jade. If I can trick you with fake jade, then you don't deserve to be included in my plan and used as a lure."
"What you lack is the vision to appreciate the Asaman's unrivaled jade carving skills."
“But I also lack luck….
"Tonight was unexpected after all. I didn't expect Qiu Moyu to appear and kill people, and he actually delayed the incident. I think that because of Jiang Lingxin's death, you also took the opportunity to thoroughly investigate the entire post station and saw Mo Yuling's true and false... But I don't understand. The jade is so real, and these two thieves couldn't tell it was real. How did you know? Have you seen a rare item?"
Luo Gao suddenly realized, "Do you know Hai Fugui, the richest man in the Arab Empire?"
Yan Siqing fell silent and disappeared from the corner.
Jiang Huiming understood.
This is the real "Double-tailed Acacia Pendant". Madam Yan Shao must have really seen it. It may even be given to her by someone else after he obtained it earnestly.
So, did she want it?
Is it in her hand?
Does she know what it means?
For a moment, Jiang Hui was overwhelmed with emotions and drew his sword.
The sword is sheathed, its edge hidden and its light swallowed.
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That is to say, Ruozhao and others can handle other matters here, such as the internal strife of the royal family and the factional struggles in the court. There is no need to argue about right and wrong here at the post station, and they cannot be influenced by a few questions from these ordinary people or prisoners who have already been tortured.
Keep him alive and bring him to Chang'an, then he will be valuable.
Here, we just wait for the thunderstorm and watch the thunderstorm.
The rain was pouring down, hitting the windows.
Yan Siqing came out of the bathtub and leaned against the couch, looking at the window coffin that was shaking due to being hit, and was slightly distracted.
It was already daylight by this time, but only slightly brighter than late at night because of the thunderstorm.
The blue hue is slightly white and entangled in darkness.
Xiaoyun combed her waist-length silky black hair and smelled the fragrance that made even a female warrior like her feel trance-like.
The door opened.
It was another female guest, Xiaoshan, who brought ginger soup and medicine to dispel dampness and cold.
Yan Siqing is an expert in medicine and knows poisons. They have already experienced this, but they don't think she is immune to all poisons.
"Ma'am, are you feeling better now?"
"I see you look a little pale, and your lips are red. I wonder if you have caught a cold, or if you have a fever. Do you want me to make you some other medicine..."
Yan Siqing was just tired and was actually fine. However, after hearing Xiaoshan, who knew medicine, being so attentive and concerned, her first reaction was embarrassment.
Xiaoshan is young, but much more ignorant of worldly affairs than Xiaoyun. He has a doctor's heart and is very upright. But Xiaoyun felt something was wrong when he heard it, and his eyes quickly swept across the abnormal bright red on Yan Siqing's lips.
She remembered that the bright red on her lips didn't appear after getting caught in the rain on the way back, but when she left the cave...
Madam Yan is dignified and polite. She pays attention to her dealings with others and her clothes in ordinary days. She will dress appropriately and in a suitable manner to attend appropriate occasions. However, if she is in a hurry to travel, she never puts on rouge or other things. She always has a plain face. She is also naturally beautiful and there is no difference from her usual appearance.
But if there are subtle changes, it must mean that there is something wrong.
Xiaoyun interrupted Xiaoshan's concern and said awkwardly, "I think it's okay."
Xiaoshan: "Nothing's fine, it's all swollen... wuwuwu..."
She was covered in muzzle.
Yan Siqing turned away her eyes, but looked at herself in the mirror again, and the image of herself breathing in and out with her mouth "covered" flashed through her mind.
Her husband has passed away, and she has never done anything wrong to anyone. Her heart is right and she is upright, and she does not have that decadent and boring idea of remaining faithful to her husband.
It's just not right.
There's nothing right between her and that guy.
It's also a huge trouble.
His eyes drooped slightly, and he turned away again, looking back at the two little girls, and changed the subject, "Don't you blame me for drugging you?"
She glanced at the medicines and admired these people's loyalty to the palace.
Xiaoyun smiled shyly, "The amount you used was very small. In fact, if you control the time, Xiaoshan and I will use our internal energy to stimulate it for a while, and it will be resolved. Besides, you used another dose of poison as a guarantee..."
Guarantor?
She suddenly stopped talking.
It is said that the large amount of cartilage powder was used on their Crown Prince.
But, he just dodged it.
He actually caught her.
Yan Siqing had lost his memory of what happened after he was caught. He became more and more lazy, with drooping eyebrows. He picked up the ginger soup to drink, but his eyes inadvertently caught some debris on Xiaoshan's sleeves.
Her sense of smell is actually stronger than the Crown Prince's vision and hearing.
A medical talent.
Amid the scent of ginger soup, she detected the scent of some medicine for treating internal injuries.
From the hill.
She also noticed the powder on the sleeve at a glance.
Suddenly my heart skipped a beat.
No matter what Ruo Zhao, Xiao Yun and others do, Jiang Hui is the first priority, and then they add themselves.
When making medicine, it must be made for them first.
She naturally had no internal injuries.
That means he has internal injuries.
Yan Siqing was stunned for a moment, then sighed silently.
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As soon as he went upstairs and put down the sword, Jiang Hui held onto the table and vomited blood.
He was poisoned, and the amount he inhaled was far greater than that of Xiaoyun and the other two.
He didn't dodge at that time.
Since she was poisoned, it was reasonable to predict that someone had taken control of her mind - it was impossible for him to pursue her in person.
But there were times when she lost to him.
He went and caught her.
Even if he needed to use his internal strength to suppress the poison so that he could catch up, he would still suffer internal injuries.
Jiang Hui straightened up, paced back and forth, sat on the chair, and drank his medicine.
Ruozhao didn't dare to say anything and could only serve carefully and anxiously.
He was even hesitating...should he tell Madam Yan Shao and let her know?
Jiang Hui knew him well. He guessed what he had just seen when his eyes changed. He simply said, "Have you forgotten how you were punished on the boat?"
Ruo Zhao was awed, a little frightened, but he touched his nose and said, "But Your Highness, are you willing to do it?"
Jiang Hui was not like Yan Siqing who was afraid of bitterness and loved sweetness. He swallowed the unpalatable medicine in one gulp and put down the bowl.
"Don't you feel sorry for it too?"
Ruozhao understood Jiang Hui's counter-question - he really felt that Jiang Hui was the kind of person who could make Yan Siqing give up his pride and dignity and live in the palace.
Then he wouldn't be the only one being wronged.
So many people.
"If I didn't have this background, I wouldn't even be worthy of carrying her shoes."
Ruo Zhao would have definitely refuted it before, but now it was hard to say, "But Your Highness, you are already a royal family member, and it was born into your family."
Madam is a person of both natural and acquired elegance, and so is His Highness.
Jiang Hui scoffed lightly, and said with an ambiguous meaning, "The easiest people to die in this world are also royal relatives and nobles."
"Ascending high brings about a heavy fall."
"If it weren't for this source, there wouldn't be so many things going on."
He would not travel far to Yancheng to see her at first sight...
The room suddenly fell silent.
Because Ruoqin came in with a hidden crossbow in his hand.
"It was given to the subordinate by the Madam when she delivered Xiaoshan and the medicine."
The two of them have now talked it out and cut off a certain connection. Neither of them wants to leave any hidden dangers, and she is leaving no room for doubt.
After all, this hidden crossbow is an extraordinary weapon and is extremely precious, so she feels embarrassed to use it.
Ruoqin handed over the crossbow with some trepidation.
It’s because His Highness’s face is really gloomy.
Jiang Hui didn't say anything in the end. He took the hidden crossbow and was suddenly stunned. He rubbed it with his slender fingers and examined it carefully.
Ruo Zhao and the others don't understand why their prince is so silent. Is there something wrong with this hidden crossbow?
It was already turned upside down, and there were seven hidden arrows left. This meant that Madam Yan had captured Chen Jiao and others with poison, and did not need to use the hidden crossbow given by His Highness.
That's a good thing too.
Jiang Hui asked them to leave.
Once the person leaves, close the door.
His expression changed a lot, and he couldn't hide his regret.
The thing that made him angry was probably a misunderstanding.
“It’s turned upside down…”
Jiang Huineng guessed that Yan Siqing had already dealt with Chen Jiao and the others before he arrived. Given her prudence and caution, she must have felt that the danger was over, so she should have pulled the trigger and not removed the arrow, because Fu Yi was with her at the time.
She never leaves hidden dangers to harm innocent people.
It is designed like this. Otherwise, if you accidentally touch the hidden button on your wrist, it is easy to shoot out and hurt people, so there is a lock buckle.
Now the question is - after I arrived, did she feel threatened by me and secretly unbuttoned it in an attempt to attack me? And then... she returned it, but also buttoned it again.
There was no way to be sure. Jiang Hui knew that he had already been overwhelmed by her unrestrained joy and unspeakable jealousy. He had lost his former rationality and sharpness, and did not notice her controlling the hidden crossbow under her sleeve. It was only later that he realized that the hidden crossbow in her hand was pointing at him.
To confront him is to threaten him to stop, but to unbutton him is to kill him.
It is natural to be suspicious of things that cannot be verified, but Jiang Hui knew it very well: she did not unbutton it, it was always buttoned, just like when she really pointed the hidden crossbow at his body later, she never made a move.
She could guess his character and inner thoughts, and he also understood her.
First, if she killed him, the entire Shen family and even her biological mother would be in serious threat, and she would not put them in danger because of her situation.
Secondly, he had saved her, and given her character and upbringing, it was natural for her to resent, suspect, and even reject him, but she would not kill him in return.
So this hidden crossbow is locked.
She never untied it.
She had no intention of killing herself.
At that time, he was hot-headed and angry and misunderstood her... No, he knew it was not just because of anger.
I just can't help it.
He had greed for her and the inherent lust of the world.
There was the "out of control" that he used to despise.
So when he accused her, she knew she was misunderstood, but she didn't explain in the end.
It was because she knew that his loss of control had nothing to do with this matter.
The dishonorable usurpation of power between them has nothing to do with this.
Explaining further would only make it more embarrassing.
Jiang Hui felt annoyed and regretful because the outcome now was that she had to leave.
He couldn't keep it.
But he knew deep down that his bad nature was still there. No matter how sorry he felt for offending her, for forcing her to feel uncomfortable, and for making her feel that the powerful were despicable, he never regretted it in his heart... kissing her.
It was inappropriate and her consent was not sought.
agree?
How could she agree?
This was his only chance to get close to her in his life.
My fingers brushed across her lips unconsciously, and the person's slight trembling gasps were almost imperceptible, and the fragrance filled her heart.
The prince sat alone in the lonely room, but his ears turned red.
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