Chapter 444: Maybe I found a treasure
Gu Xixi temporarily agreed to help Mu Nanzhao think of a solution based on this idea.
Mu Nanzhao still had some concerns. "Old Doctor Jiang is kindhearted, and because of his master's past, he has some restrictions. He will never use medicine to harm others. So..."
"I don't want to embarrass you."
"It's better to find another doctor."
"Looking for someone else?" Gu Xixi asked, "Can you find someone more suitable than me and my master?"
"I believe you must have a trustworthy and excellent doctor around you."
"But if we are to stay away from the court and have nothing to do with the officialdom in the capital, we are the only ones who are least likely to be suspected or investigated."
Mu Nanzhao frowned, "But..."
"No buts," Gu Xixi looked into his eyes, "I'm just writing a prescription."
"How many times did the prescription circulate, who got it, how it was used in the end, and who gave it to."
"I know nothing about it. It has nothing to do with me."
She paused and smiled easily, "I won't make things difficult for Master."
"I prepare the prescriptions. If you encounter something you don't understand, you can ask the master to answer your questions."
Mu Nanzhao's expression softened and he held Gu Xixi's hand silently.
Gu Xixi shook his hand back, gently tickled his palm, and smiled mischievously.
Mu Nanzhao understood and immediately stood up and sat next to her.
The two of them smiled at each other, silence was better than words at this moment.
How could Mu Nanzhao not understand that Gu Xixi wanted to share his worries and that’s why she acted as if it was just a small matter?
But she has always been a grown-up woman and doesn't like being protected under his wings everywhere.
He had to accept the help she gave him and put it to good use, so as not to let her down.
The two people snuggled up to each other, immersed in this warm and quiet moment, and neither of them was willing to break it.
After a long while, Gu Xixi finally spoke, "There are two Beili women living in the west of the village. Have you heard about this?"
Mu Nanzhao replied lazily, "No."
"Huo Jiang will take care of Beili people's affairs."
"They are allowed to live in the village, so they must be ordinary traveling merchants or common people."
Huo Jiang certainly wouldn't tell Mu Nanzhao about such ordinary little things.
Gu Xixi said, "They don't live in the village."
She described in detail what she knew and what she had seen with her own eyes regarding the two women.
Before he could express his speculation about Yina's identity.
Then Mu Nanzhao murmured, "So... that woman named Yina is indeed a little unusual."
"Right!" Gu Xixi became excited when she heard Mu Nanzhao say this.
Mu Nanzhao turned his head to look at her, "Do you think so too?"
"Yeah!" Gu Xixi nodded, then frowned.
"But it stands to reason that General Huo must have done some research before allowing them to stay."
"Maybe we are really thinking too much?"
Mu Nanzhao said, "I have definitely checked it."
"But there is no guarantee that the other party is hiding deeply, or has multiple identities. It is not easy to find out clearly."
He thought for a moment, his brows relaxed, and he smiled meaningfully.
Gu Xixi couldn't help but glance sideways, "Look at your expression..."
"Which unlucky guy are you plotting against now?"
Mu Nanzhao said with a smile, "Huo Jiang may have really found a treasure this time."
He leaned over and whispered something in Gu Xixi's ear.
Gu Xixi stared in disbelief, "Are you sure?"
Mu Nanzhao said confidently, "According to your description, it is consistent with the information I previously obtained, nine out of ten times."
Gu Xixi fell into deep thought.
She only guessed that Yina came from an extraordinary family, a family of Beili officials or nobles.
But unexpectedly, Yina was actually the female leader of a powerful tribe in Beili.
She is also the only female leader in the entire Beili tribe. She has a noble bloodline and holds the military power of the entire tribe.
Her husband is the second prince of the previous King of Beili, and the legitimate son of the previous Queen Mother.
It is said that the second prince did not like power struggles, so he took his wife out to do business and travel in his early years.
Even the people of Beili royal family rarely knew the whereabouts of the second prince.
The second prince and his wife were childhood sweethearts and had a very deep relationship.
The second princess accompanied her husband and had not returned to her tribe for many years, leaving everything to her trusted confidants.
Miraculously, no one in that tribe had any disloyalty, and the military power was still firmly in the hands of the Second Princess.
Nowadays, the orthodox royal bloodline of Beili is declining, and the only remaining second prince has disappeared.
Otherwise, the throne would not have been the turn of the current King of Beili.
Gu Xixi murmured, "No wonder she claimed to be the wife of a merchant, separated from her husband in the war, and stranded here, but no one suspected her."
"Because it's all true."
Mu Nanzhao nodded, "It's just that there is another identity that has been forgotten for a long time."
"It's been so long that the outside world has ignored their existence."
"However, according to my intelligence, the second prince is not separated, but has died."
After sorting out the information, Gu Xixi was suddenly shocked, "So, if she is really the Second Princess."
"Isn't the baby in her belly... the only remaining legitimate bloodline of the Beili royal family?"
Mu Nanzhao said, "If it is a boy, according to the rules of the Beili people, it doesn't matter whether the current Beili King has children or not."
"This child is the rightful successor to the next King of Beili."
Gu Xixi frowned, "Would the current Beili King be willing?"
"Who would be willing to give up the throne that we have finally gotten to someone else's son?"
Mu Nanzhao looked at Gu Xixi with a half-smile, "It's human nature to be unwilling."
"But this is not the only thing that is giving King Beili a headache."
"The Second Princess is of noble birth and holds military power. She has many supporters, both overtly and covertly."
"Such a person will return to Beili with the next heir to the throne."
"What do you think will happen?"
Gu Xixi said without hesitation, "Beili will be in chaos."
"There will be open and covert fighting, and they will split into factions to fight for power and profit."
Mu Nanzhao looked at the warm orange light leaking in through the window with a distant gaze.
"Beili's internal instability, whether it is a big chaos or a small chaos, will only benefit the great cause."
“The peace on the Northwest Frontier can continue for several more years, or even a dozen more.”
"That's great!" Gu Xixi clapped her hands.
"I'm still hesitating. Next year, when the tea garden is really established, should I buy more land to plant fruit trees?"
As long as the border is stable and there is no war in the northwest for ten years, Gu Xixi can expand the scale with confidence.
Mu Nanzhao chuckled and teased, "Do you still want to buy land?"
"It seems that the boss has made a lot of money these days."
Gu Xixi raised her head and said, "Of course, we can make a fortune from the wheat we just harvested this year."
"Although the profit from the workshop managed by An Qinghe is not much, I still get a share of it."
"The Yunling County Nursery Chamber of Commerce bought my seedling cultivation method, and the balance is expected to arrive next month."
"Also this time, General Huo is now rich, so I feel more at ease accepting the reward from him."
"The orchard is still a small business at the moment, but for the tea plantation, I have calculated the future, how much do you think it can earn?"
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Mu Nanzhao listened to her carefully and told her everything.
Gu Xixi, however, was so career-oriented that she didn't notice the tenderness on Mu Nanzhao's face.
"You've already said it's a 90% chance, should I protect that Yina?"
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