"Go!" Although Zhu Junyang did not have any hope for the officers and soldiers to search, he still had to do what he had to do.
"Master, look at these three groups of people, which one is the most suspicious?" Hou Xiaoliang trusted his prince's honey, and he couldn't find anything if he tried his head. He could only look at his master for help.
Zhu Junyang frowned, as if he was answering his words, and also seemed to be talking to himself: "The escort team can basically be ruled out..."
"Why? Those gangsters are highly skilled in martial arts. Wouldn't it be more discreet to pretend to be a bodyguard with kung fu?" Hou Xiaoliang was more suspicious of the group of people in the bodyguard.
Su Ran glanced at him, and said sarcastically: "You are stupid!! Didn't you hear that the 'Mighty Escort Bureau' came back with darts? No matter the carriages and horses are empty, where are the three masters and servants hiding? In the team, three weak women suddenly appeared. Wouldn't it be obvious that they have a problem? Besides, when they were questioned just now, the bodyguard team was full of tall and rough men. Do you think your princess has changed? What about menswear?"
Hou Xiaoliang thought of the slender and weak figure of his mistress, uh... If a woman disguises herself as a man, as long as she is not blind, she can tell at a glance. Sure enough, compared with his master and chief executive, his brain is full of tofu.
It seemed that the other two were more suspicious. Although there was no trace of the woman in those two teams. But they all came back with a lot of goods, and it is not impossible to hide people in the goods...
Just when the three were hesitating which one to search first, Xiaocao's master and servant were dug out from the silk pile and carried into the secret room of the warehouse like carrying goods. Immediately afterwards, it was thrown at the feet of a pale, weak and handsome man as if being thrown garbage.
"Oops!" Yu Xiaocao secretly rejoiced that her shoulders hit the ground first instead of her face, otherwise she would have definitely collapsed her nose.
"Master, are you alright?" Wutong resisted the pain from his elbow, and after adapting to the dim light in the secret room, he tried his best to wriggle towards Xiaocao. Why creep? Because her arms and legs were tied up like rice dumplings.
"Hey! How can you be so rude to the concubine and the imperial envoy? Go down and receive the punishment!" The owner of this soft and thin voice is an old man with white hair and a childlike face, with no beard under his chin. It is not so appropriate to say that he is an old man. His face looks only about forty years old, and there are only slight wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.
That handsome man who looked a bit sick, directed to several masters in black in the room: "Don't you hurry up and untie Mr. Zhi Suuchi?"
The man in black didn't move, but looked at the white-haired eunuch. A trace of helplessness flashed in the sick man's eyes, he looked at the white-haired eunuch with a light smile, and said, "Eunuch Yuan, the Lord Zhisu Neishi has a great talent, after the success of the restoration of the country in the future, such talents will be indispensable in the court."
A trace of dissatisfaction flashed across Eunuch Yuan's face for his address. He was just a sick child, and a waste. If he didn't have the blood of the former royal family flowing in him, he would have been abolished long ago if he needed to borrow his name for his great cause. !
Does this guy have shit on his mind? Who is Zhi Su Nei Shi? She is one of the pillars of the Ming Dynasty—the concubine of King Xu. After Mu Tu's great career, Xu Wang must not be able to stay. You killed someone else's husband, and you still want her to work for you? How naive!
However, at this time, he could not reveal his ambitions to the world. Eunuch Yuan pointed at the men in black and screamed: "Are you all dead? Why don't you hurry up and untie the imperial envoy?"
Xiaocao, whose hands and feet were liberated, rubbed her shoulders. Fortunately, no bones were injured, but the bruises must not escape.
"Miss, are you alright?" In a hurry, Wu Tong called out the title of the master's boudoir. Chunhua stood in front of the two in a protective posture.
Yu Xiaocao saw Wutong holding her left arm with a forbearing expression on her face, hurried over to check her arm, found that it was only dislocated, and skillfully connected it to her.
Seeing this, Eunuch Yuan raised his pale eyebrows, and said with a smile: "I almost forgot, the imperial envoy has good medical skills. It is said that medicine and poison do not separate families. For the sake of the safety of the miscellaneous family and the master, I really have to do a good search." The body of the imperial envoy. The imperial envoy, offended!"
Eunuch Yuan did not "difficult" her, and asked a woman in black to search her up and down, even the small purse containing snacks. This search turned up quite a few bottles and jars.
Eunuch Yuan picked up a small porcelain bottle casually, and read the label on it: "Super golden sore medicine—huh? There are super golden sore medicines? Oh, I see, this is the legendary medicine that is not for sale, only for those around you. Nine-turn golden elixir? An elixir for treating internal injuries, which is more effective than the Xiaohuan elixir of Yaowanggu? Su Ran was pulled back from King Yama by these medicines? "
Eunuch Yuan narrowed his eyes. It seems that Zhi Suuaishi-sama really has to keep it, not because of her extraordinary planting skills, but because of these elixir.
"I heard that you are going to refine a 'Shoushou Pill' that can prolong life?" Eunuch Yuan came to Xiaocao and looked at her with great interest. That cold gaze, like a slippery snake, made Xiaocao couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body.
"Yes." Xiaocao always felt that people with physical disabilities would definitely not be normal psychologically. Of course, except for her Mr. Su. Therefore, she didn't think it was the right thing to go against Eunuch Yuan. She had to take good care of herself until Her Royal Highness Xu Wang found her. So he answered very cooperatively.
Eunuch Yuan asked with interest: "When do you plan to refine it? How long will it take to refine it? How long can a life extension pill prolong your life?"
"The effect of Longevity Pill is naturally related to the preciousness of the medicinal materials. Take ginseng and ganoderma lucidum as an example. The effect of refining the 100-year-old and the 1000-year-old is several times different. The difference A little bit, it can be extended for three to five years, and it is no problem to extend it for ten or twenty years!" Yu Xiaocao threw out a bait. Ensure your own safety before making other plans.
Eunuch Yuan's eyes lit up. He looks only forty years old, but his full head of white hair reveals his actual age. Eunuch Yuan was a master in the former court, and he was older than the Supreme Emperor, not far from eighty years old.
At this age, he is already a long-lived man. Even though he has extraordinary martial arts, his body's functions are deteriorating day by day as he grows older. Eunuch Yuan clearly sensed this.
Ambitious, he wants to restore the former dynasty, support a puppet emperor, and rule the world. It's a pity that the time is not with me... If he can extend his life by another twenty years, the realization of his wish will be a little more certain. Eunuch Yuan's heart became eager.
"If all the medicinal materials are prepared for you, how long will it take you to refine them?" Over the years, Eunuch Yuan's power has grown far beyond ordinary people's imagination. He naturally collected a lot of good things in his hands. Even if he can't produce it now, with his connections and financial resources, he believes that he will be able to get together a copy of the Longevity Pill soon.
"Seven to forty-nine days!" Seeing Eunuch Yuan's face change slightly, Yu Xiaocao hurriedly said, "The more precious the pill, the more time it takes to refine it. Think about it, remove the impurities in the medicinal materials, and the fusion of medicinal properties , It takes time to form the elixir. If any alchemist gives you three or five days, it must be fooling you!"
Eunuch Yuan didn't know the art of refining medicine, so it made sense to hear her explanation. So she asked her to write a list of medicinal materials and ordered her subordinates to collect the medicinal materials immediately.
"Boss, a team of officers and soldiers came outside, saying that a group of thieves have fled into the city and are going to search every house!" The door of the secret room opened, and a man dressed as an ordinary servant came in. This person's every move, even the expression on his face and the tone of his speech, are just like those of a servant of a rich family.
Eunuch Yuan showed a contemptuous smile, and said in a soft voice: "Then let them search! We are good people who abide by the law and actively cooperate with all decisions made by the government."
Outside the secret room, in the courtyard of the Chen family, the largest silk merchant in Jinling, Zhu Junyang led a group of officers and soldiers to search intensively.
Master Fan: "Keep your eyes wide open, search carefully, don't miss any corner!"
The head of the Chen family, Chen Guang, was an old man with a long beard in his fifties. His two sons rushed back immediately after hearing the news, and personally led the officers and soldiers to search every corner of the courtyard. The men and servants of the family are all gathered in the outer courtyard.
Chen Guang and his children and grandchildren were very cooperative, with a little bit of uneasiness, but not the kind of guarded fear. Just like other families, when the officers and soldiers came to search the house, they would have the demeanor that no one could see the slightest flaw.
The entire Chen family, except for the head of the family, Chen Guang, did not know that the secret room in their storehouse and the series of events that happened inside and outside Jinling were all related to their family. Except for a few specially trained servants, the servants are also ordinary servants who don't know.
This is even more so in the inner house! Even Chen Guang's pillow partner, who has been with him for decades, doesn't know that his man is a remnant of the previous dynasty. It can be seen how seamlessly he concealed it, Zhu Junyang and Mr. Fan are doomed to return without success.
"If you find someone whose whereabouts are unknown, you must report it in time. Recently, let the nursing home at home be vigilant. Those Jiangyang thieves chose to be the hands of wealthy people in the family!" When Master Fan led his troops to leave, he couldn't help reminding said a word.
Patriarch Chen hurriedly said gratefully: "Thank you, my lord! Caomin must arrange for the nursing home to step up inspections, and report to the Yamen immediately if there is any situation!"
"Master, this is the last family! Could it be that we followed the wrong direction at the beginning?" Hou Xiaoliang was extremely anxious after tossing and tossing for a whole day with no results.