Black Owl followed Ji Fengming into the courtyard and saw that the group from Bald Vulture Village all had shovels, hoes, and baskets beside them. He couldn't help but wonder, "What are you doing in Tongyou? Are you going to farm or dig up ancestral graves?"
“My parents gave me life, but Black Owl understands me.” Ji Fengming snapped his fingers. His face, which bore a six-point resemblance to Ji Fengyao's, was as cunning and handsome as a fox when he smiled, with a youthful naiveté: “That’s right, we’re going to dig up a grave, but not an ancestral grave, it’s a new one.”
"Are you guys switching careers to become tomb raiders? Which rich family has suddenly died?" Black Owl joked casually.
"You're still staying at the Summer Palace all day, don't you know the Emperor has imprisoned the Prefect of Tongyou?" Ji Fengming looked at Hei Xiao with disdain.
Black Owl recalled the assassination attempt that night and guessed that Shang Xiye's revenge had angered the emperor.
The prefect of Tongyou happened to be caught in the crossfire, which is why he became the emperor's scapegoat.
The prefect must have known that his life was not in danger, but he didn't know when the emperor would calm down and remember him. He was afraid that his family property would be divided up or squandered by his family members, so he came up with the idea of hiding the new grave.
However, it only took a few days.
Ji Fengming even found out the details of the matter and where the people had hidden their property; his ability is truly remarkable.
"You guys are quite well-informed," Black Owl chuckled, not pressing the matter further.
Everyone in this world has their own secrets, especially since they are Xiao Yao'er's family.
"Having traveled all the way to Tongyou, we should at least find someone to reimburse our travel expenses, shouldn't we? Sigh, life is tough these days." Ji Fengming patted Hei Xiao's shoulder and pulled him into the house to drink and pass the time.
Even though it's a fake grave, you can't just go and dig it up in broad daylight.
The hunting grounds.
Gao Chengwei and several soldiers were still searching for the missing Chen Shiyu and Chen Xiaoyi in the mountains and forests. They searched for a day and a night, but still found no trace of them, neither alive nor dead.
After waking up from his fainting spell, Duke Chen returned to the hunting grounds. Already nearing sixty, he seemed to have aged ten years overnight, and even his steps were shaky.
The Duchess did not come, but everyone said that she had fainted from crying three times in her own residence.
Ji Fengyao held a sweet and juicy peach in her hand, munching on it as she walked, admiring the scenery of the lake and mountains near the hunting grounds, while listening to Xique and Bailu tell gossip they had gathered.
They were enjoying their simple life to the fullest.
I'm feeling quite content.
Ji Fengyao suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, as if she were being stared at by a venomous snake, making her hair stand on end. She turned around in confusion, looking around, but saw nothing and no one.
"Could it be that I accidentally thought of snakes and scared myself?" Ji Fengyao muttered to herself.
"Miss, what did you say?" Xi Que was in the middle of talking and didn't hear clearly.
"It's alright, you can continue," Ji Fengyao quickly dismissed the terrible thought in her mind.
Snakes, dragons, and the like are just too terrifying!
After walking for a while, the master and servants saw that they were about to leave the shady area by the lake, so they decided to turn back.
They had just turned around when they found Princess Zhaoping standing hesitantly in the distance, glancing at them from time to time, looking like she wanted to come over but was afraid to.
Further away, Princess Zhaoping's maids stood there, looking over with worried expressions, seemingly wanting to persuade their mistress to go back, but not daring to.
Ha, inside and outside the palace, all the big and small masters have caused trouble, except for this one who is strongly supported by the Empress Dowager. Has she finally lost her temper and is about to make a move?
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