Chapter 438: Borrowing Flowers to Offer Buddha

and turned away from the hut.Liàn Yī stood there and did not leave. Instead, she looked at Sī Tiān's figure until the other party disappeared, then she turned and entered the grass hut.She found the...The county magistrate's clerk saw ripples, and a smile immediately appeared on his face. He had been busy these past two days, not intending to come out to see anyone. Hearing that it was Ripples, he came out for the sake of the silver.

"And the Ripple Girl was going to ask about the children"

"Yes, but not entirely. I need to inquire about some things with the Master Bookkeeper as well."

Ripples smiled and said.

Of the thirteen children, seven have already been claimed by their families. They all came from villages near Huayou County. As for the remaining children, we estimate they weren't kidnapped by bandits in the area, so we need to wait and see. But rest assured, the children are well-fed and cared for at the county office. They haven't been mistreated.

The chief clerk first described the children's situation.

"That's good to hear! I wanted to ask if Young Master Qi, who entered the city with me that day, has been at the county office these past few days"

He went to the county office for two consecutive days, and after that, he was never seen again.

"Thank you very much! I appreciate your concern, Master Bookkeeper."

This time, Lian Ri gave the head clerk a plain purse as payment for information.

"If Lian Ri Nü Xia wants to see Qi Gongzi, she can go to Chongshan Inn."

The head clerk patted his money pouch and immediately gave Qiqi's destination.

Thank you!

With a ripple's wave, he clasped his hands and turned to leave for the lofty mountain inn mentioned by the chief clerk.

She didn't see Qiqi when she went, but there were people from his faction at the inn. Lianyi directly handed a wooden box to one of them.

“Previously, thanks to your help, we managed to avoid a disaster. This is our token of gratitude, please make sure it reaches you. After he sees it, he'll understand.”

Okay!

The subordinate took the wooden box, feeling that it was very light and not like something heavy was inside. He casually put it in his bosom and promised that he would definitely pass it on. Only then did Ripple take her leave.

Mu Boxi discovered the wooden box under the seat in the bandit's den. When she returned, she looked inside and found letters exchanged between a bandit leader and some merchants, as well as letters from various clans. Some of them were even written in Mongolian script.

After seeing the ripples, Lian Yi felt that this bandit leader was not simple. After hearing what Wang Meimei said, he was even more certain that this might be a letter between spies from Mengguo and those within their own country. However, he didn't understand the specific content at the time, so he called for Wang Yaozhu, who was well-versed in poetry and literature, to put his knowledge to use.

Wang Yaohui still had some ink in his belly. After reading four or five Mongolian letters, he said that they were all about the scenic spots of Han country, just travelogues and nothing special.

"I actually think the things inside are important."

"Why"

If it wasn't important, he wouldn't have kept it separately, hidden away.

That is hidden content, but we just don't know how to interpret it.

Wang Yaozhu hadn't read himself stupid, he immediately reacted.

"You are right! We shouldn't get involved in this kind of thing, let the professionals handle it."

So she took all the letters, just then Wang Meimei came to see her, so she went to meet Wang Meimei first, and then on her way, she went to the county office to inquire about Qi Q's whereabouts, and threw the hot potato in her hands to the other party.

At the time, Ripples didn't know that her brother was involved in intelligence gathering, but that didn't stop her from speculating that he worked for the royal family. She believed these letters would be more valuable in his hands.

As the ripples guessed, when Qi Qi returned to the inn from the prison cell, those left behind handed him the wooden box.

After Qi Qī looked over these letters, his pupils contracted. These contained more than just messages between the bandits and the Mongol state. There was also evidence of collusion with internal forces within Han. Although the names used in the letters were vague, they at least provided them with a direction to investigate.

"Make a copy, and send the original back to the Imperial City, to the leader."

"Yes!"

"You said this came from Ripple"

"Yes, and it was sent after I met Wang Meimei."

Then she should know that the leader of the gang is a spy from Mongol, and has seen these letters, so she sent them here.

Qi Qi tapped the table with her fingers and said.

It should be!

"Did you say that the things in the secret room of the bandit's lair were also taken by her"

Qiqiao whispered to the person beside her.

"This wooden box is fine, just kick it in your arms and bring it out. But that secret room is not small. According to the informant, there are two years of gold, silver, jewelry, jade antiques, silk fabrics, and rice grains stored inside. It should be no problem to take away a few handfuls. If you take it all away, it's absolutely impossible!"

Moreover, we were watching from below at the time. She single-handedly brought down twenty little radish heads without carrying any extra bags.

This man was the one who had been ambushing at the entrance of the gorge, and also the one who captured the bandit leader. Therefore, he spoke with great certainty.

"Okay, you go arrange for someone to send the message first."

When the men left, Qi Qī fell into deep thought. “Phoenix perches on the Banyan Tree” and her child had been brought back. After being subjected to brutal interrogation by the dark guards, they confessed that over the years they had sold many women and children to Meng Guo. Even more interesting was that they were dealing with the royal family of Meng Guo.

Over the past two years, Meng Guo Xiao has been making frequent moves, with his intentions clear as day. He's just waiting for an opportunity, but both sides are playing a waiting game.

Over the past decade, how many Han people have been sold to Mongol territory What is their purpose in needing Mongol women and children This requires further investigation.

Qi Qi spread out a sheet of white paper and picked up her brush, starting to write a letter. This letter, along with what they had discovered, would be sent back to the imperial city. Everything would depend on the emperor's decision.

The Emperor in the Imperial Palace, after having sent his Xiangyi away, went straight to the Study of Imperial Decrees and then asked in a deep voice:

"You should keep a close eye on Princess Xiangyi and let her husband spend more time with her. He shouldn't bother me here so much."

"Yes, slave remembers."

How is her face

The emperor asked in a cold voice.

"It's still the same, it cracks and scabs over every four months. It really bothers the princess, she doesn't want to go out during that time."

"Well, let her wounds heal a little slower. That way she won't cause me any trouble."

"Yes, servant understands!"

She had changed a few people around her, seizing every opportunity to do so, lest they arouse her suspicion.

"Yes, I've already started working on it."

Yu Gonggong lowered his head and replied.

"Get out of here! I'll summon you if there's anything."

"Yes, this servant will retire!"

Yugonggong retreated out of the study and immediately summoned his most trusted eunuch, instructing him to handle a matter.

Yu Gonggong was puzzled. Since Princess Xiangyi had been injured, although the Emperor still treated her with favor on the surface, he had privately begun to reduce her staff, compress her power, and placed many of his own people to monitor her.

Princess Xiangyi's face could have been cured, but the emperor personally ordered the Imperial Medical Bureau not to heal Xiangyi's face. He even had her face fester every four months, driving Xiangyi to madness. She couldn't bear to see any beautiful women appear before her.dissatisfied with the other party's answer, his Lei Yao sword moved closer to the other party's neck, and immediately a bloodstain appeared, red blood flowing down the other party's neck, his collar i...