Chapter 59 [Crime of Deceiving the Emperor]
The moonlight was bright, and the two sisters were whispering to each other in the shade of the woods.
"I have a golden silkworm Gu in my hand. I'll leave the child Gu with you. Tonight, have Xin Che feed it three drops of blood to activate the pair of Gu worms. After that, have Xin Che feed it with blood once a month."
Hou Xiaoxiao hung a small bamboo basket on Jiang Lili's wrist and gave Jiang Lili a bundle filled with ointments, powders and herbs that could be used in Qinglin Mountain.
Jiang Lili heard some rustling in the bamboo basket and was a little scared: "Will it slip out as soon as I open the lid?"
"No, there are fine silk threads woven into a grid on the top of the bamboo basket to block their path. There is also powder on the silk threads that the Gu insects are afraid of."
Hou Xiaoxiao opened the lid of the bamboo basket: "Look."
Jiang Lili took a look inside the bamboo basket and discovered that the golden silkworm in the bamboo building didn't look scary at all. On the contrary, it was glittering and golden, just like a pile of gold ingots. She even liked it a little: "This golden silkworm looks so shiny, can it bring wealth?"
Hou Xiaoxiao: "...Are you obsessed with money?"
She said sternly, "I'll go back and report to Empress Dowager Yu and the Dog Emperor, saying that the Miao tribe suffered heavy losses, but the mission was accomplished."
Hou Xiaoxiao's eyes flashed with cunning. "Although I didn't kill anyone from the Marquis of Zhaoping's mansion on the spot, I have already planted a poison in the body of Prince Xin Che."
"Within a year, Xin Che and everyone he lived with and ate with would be dead."
"That way, the damn Emperor and Queen Mother will be relieved and stop watching you. After all, in their impression, your relationship with me is like water and fire. They would never imagine that I would secretly go with you."
Jiang Lili was a little worried: "You have to be careful. This is a crime of deceiving the emperor. If you are not careful, your life will be in danger."
Hou Xiaoxiao patted her shoulder solemnly: "Don't be afraid, we are the flowers of the motherland who have received socialist education."
"Emperor Qingning, this bastard emperor, is not our ruler. What crime have we committed?"
Jiang Lili got angry when she heard Hou Xiaoxiao's words: "Yes, he will be dethroned sooner or later!"
"I'm still waiting for you to rise on the island and turn the south into a livable paradise. Then I'll run away and join you!"
"Now I am in charge of the household affairs of Prince Jin's Mansion, and I get a lot of benefits."
Hou Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes, her gaze sharp: "When I return to the capital, I'll give you a good deal of money, and then I'll use the money they give you to support you!"
Jiang Lili was very moved by Hou Xiaoxiao's words and nodded her head vigorously: "Okay, I will do my best!"
After saying that, Jiang Lili handed Hou Xiaoxiao a bag of spicy crayfish packed by Xiaopang and juice in a thermos.
Hou Xiaoxiao's mouth was dry from running back and forth several times. She took a big gulp of juice and then sniffed the crayfish with an intoxicated expression: "This is the smell!"
"I really can't get used to the food in Miaojiang, and the environment in the tribe is also very backward."
Jiang Lili was very confused when she heard this: "How could that be? I thought the Miao tribe was a very prosperous place in the south."
"They are good at using poisonous insects and know the Qinglin Mountains like the back of their hand. They rely on the mountains to make a living."
Hou Xiaoxiao shook her head: "When I returned to Miaojiang this time, every family in the tribe seemed to be extremely poor."
"Raising Gu is exhausting and harmful to the body. Besides, the Miao people are not as strong as the grassland people. Their physical fitness is not very good and they don't like to move."
Jiang Lili understood. No wonder those Miao people could only use poison and did not have any agile assassins to attack directly.
"The tribe's traditions are mysterious and closed, and they are isolated from the outside world. They don't trade with outsiders, and the soil in the Qinglin Mountains is not suitable for farming."
Hou Xiaoxiao was also troubled: "The Qin family has occupied the few fertile soils in the mountains. It is the only one that dominates. Other families are dependent on the Qin family and are exploited by the Qin family."
"Fortunately, my mother's family, the Bai family, has the support of the General of the Cavalry Mansion, so it won't be controlled by the Qin family."
Jiang Lili thought about it carefully after hearing it. Once she arrived in Haizhou, if she wanted to transform the deserted island and obtain support from Li Xiaoguan in Linzhou City, she would have to open up transportation between the two places.
It is really troublesome to enter and exit the Qinglin Mountains. If a highway can be opened and the Miao people can lead the way and maintain it, the efficiency will be greatly improved.
"How about you contact Li Xiaoguan and ask the Bai family to bring other residents of the tribe to do business with Li Xiaoguan?"
The more Jiang Lili thought about it, the more feasible it seemed: "Even selling fruits and herbs from the mountains can improve our lives."
"Didn't Li Xiaoguan open an escort agency with the younger brother of our bandit sister?"
"The Miao people don't like to go down the mountain, so the escorts from the escort agency would go into the mountains to trade with them when traveling between Haizhou and Linzhou."
After hearing this, Hou Xiaoxiao thought about it and felt that this was very feasible!
"Linzhou, where Li Xiaoguan is located, is responsible for sending tribute fruits like lychees to the capital."
"However, there is insufficient transportation capacity. In addition, lychees are only available on the sunny side of Qinglin Mountain, so the quantity supplied each time is limited. Lychees are expensive and rare in the capital."
Moreover, if the Bai family can lead other residents of the tribe to do business with Li Xiaoguan and no longer have to live under the Qin family, then the Bai family's prestige in Qingling Mountain will also increase, and it will be more convenient to do things in the future.
After the two sisters made their plans, they waved goodbye, and by then the forest was already filled with smoke.
Jiang Lili was walking on the road, but her visibility was less than one meter.
Her cold-faced security guard, bah, didn’t the bodyguard say he would come to pick her up?
"Xin Che——"
Jiang Lili howled.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xin Che tapped his toes, dropped from the tree, and appeared in front of Jiang Lili.
Jiang Lili was envious. This appearance was so cool. This bodyguard was voice-activated, and he would appear as soon as he was called.
Xin Che was holding a lamp in his hand. Fireflies seemed to gather in the lamp, emitting a clear yellow light in the mist. It looked very beautiful against Xin Che's deep eyebrows.
Jiang Lili couldn't tell whether the light or the person was prettier.
Xin Che took the bag and bamboo basket from Jiang Lili's hands, and then put the lamp in Jiang Lili's hand.
"Little Immortal, have you discussed this with your powerful friend?"
"Um!"
Jiang Lili responded, and her two dimples on her face made her look particularly happy. She had been eating well recently, and her cheeks were no longer as thin as before.
Xin Che was very satisfied, and a faint smile appeared on his calm face.
Jiang Lili held the firefly lamp and looked at it curiously for a long time. Xiaopang had previously used a transparent milk tea cup to feed juice, so Xin Che made the cup into a firefly lamp.
"Watch the road." Xin Che took Jiang Lili's sleeve and led them around a puddle. Seeing Jiang Lili still observing the fireflies, he said helplessly, "Let's play later."
Jiang Lili has never seen fireflies since she moved from a small fishing village to the city. Occasionally, she would miss the nights she spent in the village as a child late at night.
Perhaps the lamp was too bright in the smoke, gradually attracting other fireflies, and the smoke around the two people became much lighter.
On the way back, Jiang Lili told Xin Che about Hou Xiaoxiao's arrangement, and she didn't know whether Xin Che would accept to carry a poisonous insect with him.
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