Chapter 433: A Blessing in Misfortune
Wu Jingyi soon received a reply from the emperor. When he saw the contents of the letter, his first thought was the same as that of Eunuch An and Wei Qi, that is, Daohua's dream of becoming a county lord was about to be shattered.
However, every cloud has a silver lining.
He understood the emperor's intention. The Jiang family was the most powerful foreign relative of the dynasty, and Prince Duan was the most favored prince of the late emperor. Both sides had considerable influence in the court. The emperor wanted to use the gold mine incident to set the two sides against each other and wear each other down.
The little girl indirectly helped the emperor, and coupled with her relationship with the two people from Taohua An, this contribution will definitely be remembered by the emperor.
Is there anything more precious in this world than having the emperor owe you a favor?
After pondering for a while, Wu Jingyi called over his personal guards and asked, "Is the young prince still searching for medicinal herbs nearby these days?"
The guard nodded. "Still there. I think I found a hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum a few days ago. Because of this, I've been wandering around more frequently these days."
Wu Jingyi smiled and said, "This is good luck. Medicinal herbs that are over a hundred years old are rare treasures." As he spoke, he touched his chin and began to think.
The old man in Taohua An is an expert in using medicine. He must be quite good at collecting and finding herbs. Miss Yan is his apprentice, so she must have received the true teachings.
It is said that thorn grass is also a medicinal herb. Could it be that the little girl is looking for it as a medicinal herb?
You know what, it's really possible.
To be honest, he felt a little uncomfortable about Daohua finding Jingcao. After all, so many of them had been looking for it for so long, but the little girl just came and looked around and found it. In comparison, they seemed too incompetent.
However, with the old man from Taohua An's ability to find medicine, everything can be explained.
Although he also believed in luck, he was more convinced that only capable people could do things that ordinary people could not do.
"Let's go. Lead the way. I'm going to talk to the young prince about something."
Unfortunately, after walking around, I still couldn’t find Xiao Yeyang and his group.
Wu Jingyi had no choice but to go back to the mouth of the valley and wait for them.
At the same time, in a hidden valley about ten miles away from the river valley, Xiao Yeyang and Daohua and others were looking at the slightly deep cave in front of them with curiosity.
The entrance of the cave was surrounded by dense weeds.
Yan Wenkai's eyes widened as he lowered his voice and asked, "Could there be a gold mine here as well?"
Daohua looked at her fourth brother speechlessly: "Fourth brother, there are no outsiders here, you don't need to speak so quietly."
Yan Wenkai smiled awkwardly, touched his nose and said, "Isn't this just a habit?"
Yan Wentao looked at the rice flowers and then at Xiao Yeyang, and finally understood why the two of them would rather suffer from the cold and wander around in the mountains these days.
Behind the secret guard, Sun Changze stared at the cave with a frown. After a while, he took a deep breath, walked forward, and said to Xiao Yeyang, "Young Prince, I don't know if there is any danger in the cave. The four of us brothers are willing to go in and take a look."
Xiao Yeyang raised his eyebrows and glanced at him. After a moment's hesitation, he nodded in agreement: "Okay, then you guys go in and explore first."
He has quite a few guards around him, but these people are either given by the emperor's uncle, or by his uncle, or by the one in Merlin Villa. There are not many who truly obey his orders.
This time when exploring for gold mines, he only brought his own men. Loyal guards were difficult to train, and he didn't want to lose any. Since the Sun brothers wanted to explore the way, he was naturally willing to give them a chance.
During this period, he took the Sun brothers with him because he was worried about detaining them directly in the military camp cells. If the news of the gold mine was leaked, it would implicate his uncle.
Secondly, Sun Changze was a man with some brains and courage. He wanted to fight for a way out for the four brothers, and he was willing to give them a chance. Dangerous tasks like exploring the path were just right for them to do.
Seeing that Xiao Yeyang agreed, Sun Changze felt relieved. He looked at his three brothers and motioned them to enter the cave.
"etc!"
Daohua suddenly called the four people to a halt, took out a bottle of medicine from her pouch and handed it to Sun Changze: "There are probably snakes and insects in the cave. Rub this on your bodies, and the snakes and insects will not dare to come near you."
Sun Changze glanced at Daohua and said with sincere gratitude, "Thank you." After that, he stretched out his hands to take the medicine bottle, and then quickly entered the cave with his three brothers.
After the four of them entered the cave, Xiao Yeyang glanced at Daohua and said, "You are willing to give away such a good medicine."
Daohua smiled and said, "They are helping us, so we have to ensure their safety."
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "Don't underestimate those four people. They are much more familiar with the mountains and forests than we are."
Yan Wenkai nodded: "Sun Changze's martial arts are really good."
Yan Wentao took over the conversation: "You're quite brave." He had seen Sun Changze and the captain of the guards glaring at each other several times, with a look of dissatisfaction on their faces. If the strength of the two sides was not so different, he believed that this man would definitely bring his men to fight with the guards.
Although he is now afraid of the power of the young prince, he is looking for opportunities to make meritorious deeds in order to get a chance to be released.
After a long while, the sound of stones knocking against each other came from the cave. This was the safety signal agreed upon by Sun Changze. Xiao Yeyang looked at the head of the guards and said, "Take a few people in to take a look. Be careful."
Obviously, he did not completely trust Sun Changze and the other three.
The captain of the guard nodded and quickly led his men in.
About half an hour later, a guard came out excitedly, "Master, come in and take a look! This is a gold mine!"
Hearing this, everyone's expression brightened.
Xiao Yeyang stopped Daohua, who was about to rush into the cave after Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao, and said, "Go slowly. It's pitch black in there. Don't bump into anything. I'll hold your hand."
Daohua was a little reluctant, but seeing that Xiao Yeyang was not going to give in, she took back her refusal and urged, "Then hurry up!"
Only then did Xiao Yeyang lead Daohua into the cave, while Defu and Wang Maner walked on both sides with torches.
The cave was very rugged and the road was uneven. Not long into it, they encountered a hidden river. In the light of the fire, everyone could see flashes of golden light from time to time.
The lights were dim, and even though Daohua had walked very carefully, she still stepped on something soft and slippery. Daohua glanced at it, and almost instantly, she screamed, hooked her arm around Xiao Yeyang's neck, and jumped on him: "Snake, there's a snake!"
She was most afraid of this kind of mollusk. When she saw it, she would get goosebumps all over her body and even break out in cold sweats.
Xiao Yeyang was startled by Daohua's scream and quickly hugged her and stepped aside.
Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao rushed over quickly and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that it was a dead snake.
"Don't be afraid, big sister. It's a dead snake. It looks like it was killed by the people in front."
Daohua said hurriedly: "Then take it away quickly and don't let me see it."
Yan Wenkai kicked the snake into the underground river with one kick: "Don't tell me, this snake is quite big. I almost couldn't kick it away."
Here, Xiao Yeyang saw Daohua still hugging him tightly, patted her on the back, and said with a smile: "Okay, the snake is gone."
Daohua slowly got off Xiao Yeyang, glanced at the previous place, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that there was nothing there.
Seeing sweat on her forehead, Xiao Yeyang quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe it for her, saying as he wiped, "Aren't you usually quite brave? How come you're so scared by a dead snake?"
Daohua looked scared and glanced at him: "I'm just afraid of snakes!"
Beside him, Yan Wentao saw Xiao Yeyang wiping Daohua's sweat so intimately and immediately walked over: "Big sister, let me carry you."
Xiao Yeyang's eyes pierced over, and before Daohua could speak, he said, "It's dark and hard to walk in the cave, don't let Daohua fall."
Daohua also said: "Third brother, you don't have to carry me. I will be more careful next time."
Seeing Yan Wentao was about to say something, Xiao Yeyang interrupted him and said, "Let's do it this way. If you really want to help Daohua, then light a torch and explore the way ahead."
Then he looked at Daohua and said, "Follow me closely and don't run ahead of me again. Let's go."
Seeing Xiao Yeyang pulling Daohua away, Yan Wentao felt helpless. He glared at the heartless Yan Wenkai beside him and snorted, "Why don't you help me?"
Yan Wenkai was a little dumbfounded: "What do you want to help with?"
Yan Wentao became even angrier: "Just leave it like this, don't even know that your sister is gone." After saying that, he left without looking back.
Yan Wenkai was speechless: "My sister is related by blood, how could she not be?"
(End of this chapter)
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