He remembered that he had previously sent thirty jun of sulfur to the Northern Li, and suddenly rushed back to his courtyard.
Judging by the time, the sulfur shouldn't have arrived yet, and the wagons carrying the goods are already moving much slower.
No, no, we can't let any more of this sulfur be sent to Beili.
Last time he personally transported it and was quite careful, but because it went too smoothly last time, he didn't take it seriously this time. Anyway, the quantity wasn't particularly large, and he didn't even tell the Duke of Dingguo. He just sent some people to deliver it.
What if...?
Wei Xuelin immediately released a carrier pigeon.
Hopefully, it's not too late.
But Wei Xuelin waited for several days without receiving any response, and his right eyelid kept twitching.
He hurriedly sent people to investigate, but the people who returned told him that the transport convoy had vanished into thin air and no clues could be found.
When Wei Xuelin received the news, he slumped into a chair, his face as white as paper.
Who exactly intercepted these goods?
After much thought, Wei Xuelin could only come up with one possibility.
The transaction between Bei Li and him had gone smoothly before, and the quantity this time wasn't large, so there was no need to intercept the goods for a few coins, since they would still need to cooperate in the future.
Others had no reason to intercept it.
That means only one person will do it.
Xiao Yanchu!
If Xiao Yanchu discovers that it was he who sent the sulfur to Bei Li...
Wei Xuelin dared not think any further and could only silently pray that Xiao Yanchu had not done it.
Wei Xuelin then thought of Wei Yinshuang. Although his father had made his stance clear, she was still his sister after all. He thought for a moment, wrote a small note, and sent it out by carrier pigeon.
*
Beili.
Wei Yinshuang couldn't sleep day and night, waiting for a reply from her brother or father, but she never received one.
She didn't know what had happened, and dared not ask the King, so she could only guess.
In addition, the poison in her body had not been neutralized, which was harmful to her body. Under these multiple torments, she became extremely thin in a short period of time, looking as if she had aged ten years.
In the Northern Li, dark-skinned and strong men are considered beautiful. Wei Yinshuang's appearance made her the target of ridicule and mockery from the other concubines in the mansion, and the Prince Qin never set foot in her courtyard again.
At that moment, she didn't care about anything else; all she wanted was for her brother to deliver the sulfur quickly so he could save her life.
Wei Yingshuang felt that she was going crazy if she continued like this, so she told her maid and steward that she was going out of the palace to stroll around the streets.
The Prince Qin did not confine her, presumably because Wei Yinshuang was poisoned and the Prince Qin was not worried that she would cause any trouble.
Although the main streets of Jingqiang were not as prosperous as those of the Great Chu, there were still various shops.
Wei Yingshuang arrived at the entrance of a cosmetics shop. Thinking about how her complexion had been terrible lately, she decided to go in and buy some cosmetics.
Just then, a girl came out of the rouge shop. Perhaps she was busy looking at the rouge she had just bought and didn't pay attention to anyone, so she bumped into Wei Yinshuang.
The rouge in her hand fell onto Wei Yingshuang, staining her dress red.
The young woman's face changed, and she hurriedly patted Wei Yingshuang's dress, repeatedly apologizing, "Madam, I'm so sorry, I really didn't mean to."
Seeing her newly made brocade dress ruined, Wei Yingshuang's pent-up emotions collapsed instantly. She slapped the girl hard across the face, not noticing the strange expression on the girl's face.
The girl's face swelled up instantly after the slap.
"You vile woman, how dare you ruin my dress! Guards, kill her!" Wei Yingshuang ordered the two guards behind her.
No matter how she lived in the mansion, she was still Princess Qin when she went out. The steward still arranged for two guards to accompany her to ensure her safety.
Upon hearing Wei Yingshuang refer to herself as a princess, the young woman's expression changed, and she hurriedly knelt down, begging for mercy, "Princess, spare me, spare me! I didn't mean to. I'll make amends, I'm willing to make amends, please spare me, Princess."
"You'll pay? Can you afford to pay? What are you waiting for? Kill her!" Wei Yingshuang ignored the girl's cries and gave the order directly.
Just as the two guards were about to step forward and grab the girl, the crowd of onlookers suddenly surged forward and surrounded her. Wei Yingshuang's expression changed.
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