diskusbooks Chapter 274 Never Underestimate Anyone
Chapter 274 Never Underestimate Anyone
"Xiao Jin, it really is you!" Long Er approached the bamboo forest and excitedly shouted when he saw Dongfang Jin.
"Don't shout," Dongfang Jin said, stepping forward when she saw Long Er.
"Squeak, yah, damn humans, help!"
"I'll throw up everything I just ate if you shake me down."
"Jin-jie, save me!"
Dongfang Jin looked at Long Er and the two men behind him, one of whom was holding Ta Xue's tail and shaking it from time to time.
Dongfang Jin...
What does it mean?
"Squeak, help me!"
Dongfang Jin ignored Long Er and pointed at the man: "Put Ta Xue down first."
Twenty-one looked at Long Er. Did this rat belong to this woman?
Long Er turned around: "Twenty-one, release it."
Dongfang Jin...
Twenty-one?
Can't we at least give someone a name?
"Second Brother Long, take the men over there. The courtyard is called Tingyuxuan. There are seven people inside, including the master and servants. Can you take them all?"
After saying that, he leaned closer to Long Er and said, "There's someone else you don't recognize. Take him over for questioning right away; you're sure to get something out of him."
Long Er looked at the large rat lying on Dongfang Jin's boots, and was surprised to find that it really was one she had kept.
Thinking back to when those two rats suddenly broke into the Imperial Study, and Long Yi and Shadow were just about to take action.
He was grinding ink for his master when he heard the noise, noticed something amiss, and called for a stop. The rat hadn't been killed by Long Yi and Shadow with a single blow.
Because he recognized the red string tied around the neck of one of the rats.
Considering Dongfang Jin's abilities, Long Er made a bold guess: Dongfang Jin is currently in the capital.
He had seen it in Dongfang Jin's hands before, and she said it was yarn. Seeing the note tied with red string, he was even more certain that the two mice were looking for someone.
He reached out to stop Shadow and Long Yi from making their move, picked up the one with the red string, pulled out the slip of paper, and sure enough, saw the words on it.
Tell him to bring two people to the Rongguo Duke's Mansion, where Dongfang Jin is waiting for him.
He immediately showed the note to his master, who then asked him if Dongfang Jin could speak animal language.
Because they all saw the two mice sharing corn kernels while they were talking, squeaking incessantly as they ate.
When Long Yi squatted down and asked the mouse if the person who wrote them the note was also at the Rongguo Duke's Mansion, the mouse actually nodded.
Long Er knew he couldn't hide it anymore, so he confessed honestly.
Fortunately, the emperor did not punish him, but instead ordered him to bring his men over quickly, and also to bring Dongfang Jin into the palace.
"Shall we go openly or secretly?" Long Er asked Dongfang Jin, a question his master had specifically instructed him to ask.
Dongfang Jin...
Why ask her?
"What do you mean?"
Long Er smiled and said, "Our master told us to ask you."
Yes, that's what Emperor Shengde said. He said, "If Dongfang Jin lets you enter the Rongguo Duke's Mansion in a grand manner, then you should be more high-profile."
She told you not to make a fuss, so go quietly and leave quietly.
Dongfang Jin...
This emperor is really interesting.
No matter what, this is his uncle's house. Can he just come here openly and honestly? Can he?
It's not a good thing, is it?
This matter has blown up, and it's really hard to talk about.
No matter how much trouble we cause normally, it's not a big deal. But this time it concerns our very lives, so we can't say anything.
"The Zheng family has escaped; hurry, quietly take them away."
"Alright, when are you going to see the master?" Long Er asked. Why is the Zheng family living in the Rongguo Duke's mansion?
It seems we need to review this carefully.
"Once things are finished here, where is your master now?"
"In the Imperial Study, after the Duke of Zhenguo and his wife, the Imperial Tutor and his wife, and the Prince of Dun and his wife finished their meal with His Majesty and the Empress, His Majesty went back to handle his affairs."
Thinking that the Lord would write a few more words and then it would be over, the two big rats appeared so conspicuously.
"Okay, you can have him wait there. I still have some things to take care of."
By the way, do you know who Rongguo Gong's most favored concubine was?
Long Er did not hide anything. The master would investigate everyone who entered the Rongguo Duke's Mansion: "Cai Xicheng was originally the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War. He was Zheng Sihan's man. He was one of the people who participated in embezzling military pay."
The Lord said that since he liked being a slave, then let his entire family be slaves.
Afterwards, the entire Cai family was reduced to slavery and never allowed to be registered as free. This concubine was named Cai Anqi, and she was the daughter of a family at the very end of the Cai family's nine-generation lineage.
This family lived in Caijiazhuang, on the eastern outskirts of the city; half the villagers had been implicated by Cai Xicheng.
"At first, the Duchess of Rongguo took pity on her, seeing her suffer at such a young age... who would have thought she would turn out to be a venomous snake."
Unfortunately, her efforts were short-lived. Although she was a concubine, she was still a true slave and couldn't cause any real trouble.
Dongfang Jin...
This has already stirred up trouble, causing the couple to divorce.
Never underestimate anyone.
Long Er said with a look of disdain, "Because of her, everyone in the capital knows about it, and the Rongguo Duke's Mansion has become the talk of the town."
"Doesn't your master care?"
"How can we manage it? Women's jealousy and rivalry are, frankly speaking, their family affairs. Even the master can't interfere in their private lives."
"Alright, you should hurry up and go, I'm afraid they'll wake up if it's too late."
"Okay, we'll go to the palace when we're done."
"know."
After Long Er and his men left, Dongfang Jin squatted down with a bottle of water: "Hurry up and drink some to calm down. Why are you still calling me Sister Jin?"
"I heard those people calling you, Sister Jin. That person is really wicked, just like that, he dragged this great king away."
"You can bring it up if you want, but why are you trembling? I'm not going to bite him."
Dongfang Jin found it amusing. Indeed, it was already uncomfortable to be held upside down, and shaking it would make it even more uncomfortable: "Alright, I'll give you some more corn kernels in a bit."
"Okay, this water tastes really good. It makes me feel warm all over after drinking it."
"Then drink more."
After finishing his water, Ta Xue stretched lazily, then stood on Dongfang Jin's feet, stretching out his arms as he stopped: "Huh, where are the things here?"
After listening to Taxue finish speaking, Dongfang Jin saw it run into the bamboo forest, lie down on the ground, and keep sniffing.
"What? Food?"
"No, it's your human gold and silver."
Dongfang Jin was quite surprised that this mouse knew: "You knew that was gold and silver?"
"Of course, there are quite a few next to my nest. I even use some of the bigger ones to put together as a bed."
"You knew there was gold and silver here?"
"Yes, I heard it from my great-great-grandmother. She said her great-great-grandmother saw someone burying things here with her own eyes."
Dongfang Jin...
I'm a little confused!
So many maternal grandmothers.
"and after?"
"Later, those people were killed by another group, and after that group left, they were killed by yet another group on that street."
Before those people left, another group arrived and another fight broke out. I heard that many, many people died in this area that night.
When Ta Xue said these words, Ru Yi also heard them and repeated Gu Chenglin's question to him.
Gu Chenglin nodded: "If that's the case, then it makes sense. In that case, all the money should go to his wife."
Ruyi nodded: "You're very good."
Gu Chenglin remained expressionless and serious: "That's my wife. I think this money is for her."
Ruyi: Maybe it really is true; some things are just preordained.
Bamboo forest
Listening to Ta Xue's words, Dongfang Jin also understood why the money had not been discovered here.
Ta Xue looked at Dongfang Jin: "Jin-jie, do you want those golden things?"
Dongfang Jin took out an egg tart from her spatial storage and handed it to it: "Do you know where to find one?"
"I know what this is? Why does it taste so good?"
"These are snacks. If you like them, I'll give you some more later."