"Your Highness Princess, it is night now." Qiuyue reminded.
"I know." Ning Wanjun kept walking.
"Night is not a good time to meet guests."
"Just because it's not a good time, he must have something important to do when he comes here."
"But you are Princess Guangping, so there is no reason to meet you just as soon as you say it. Even if the minister or minister wants to see you, they will agree on a time in advance."
"Because they won't come to me for business." Ning Wanjun squinted at the maid, "Are you questioning my judgment, or are you targeting Xia Fan?"
Qiuyue immediately shrank her head, "My servant dare not."
"Then shut up."
Ning Wanjun quickly walked downstairs, passed through the long corridors and stairs, and finally arrived at the gate of the manor.
She had already told the guards before that if Xia Fan came to visit, they could just bring him in without further notice. But he didn't expect that he would not be alone on his first visit, but would also bring three other "weirdos" with suspicious behavior. Even according to what the messenger guard said, Xia Fan himself hoped that the princess could come and see it in person.
When she saw the "weird" the guard called him, she suddenly understood why Xia Fan said that.
Because those were actually three monsters.
If you add the fox demon from before, there will be four in total.
"Where did you find so many monsters?" Ning Wanjun pulled Xia Fan aside and asked with a glare, "It's just one. I can pretend I didn't see it, but now there are three more. You’re not planning to use my villa as a hiding place, are you?”
It's incredible to say that monsters are not only extremely rare in number, but also rarely go near inhabited places. How did he attract so many monsters
Not to mention that three of the four demons are women.
Thinking back to what Luo Youer said, her eyes changed when she looked at Xia Fan.
"The situation is a bit complicated," Xia Fan coughed twice and told the whole story in detail, "In short, for people in the Evil Horse Kingdom, demons are not rejected because of their special appearance, but because of their special abilities. Widely regarded as the guardian of the Great Miko.”
"Such a custom still exists." Ning Wanjun frowned and called the guard, "Go and call Doctor Xie and let him see the condition of that woman."
"Yes, what about the others?"
"Let them all in, place them in the side hall, and send people to guard them. No one is allowed to enter or leave without my order."
"Take orders!"
After arranging for the evil horse to come, Ning Wanjun asked Xia Fan, "Do you think these people are trustworthy?"
"Further verification is needed, but judging from its performance, it is very likely. After all, it is difficult for ordinary people to think of pretending from this angle."
"That's right. If the sea route can be opened, it will definitely be good news for Jinxia City." The princess nodded, "In this way - I will immediately send the piece of paper to Gyeonggi, where there are people who can understand these words. people."
"Gyeonggi Privy Council?"
"Well, the only ones who can study these things are the alchemists from the Ministry of Finance."
"Then what are you going to do after confirmation? Introduce them to the Imperial Court's Department of Etiquette?"
"Are you kidding?" Ning Wanjun clasped her hands behind her back and looked towards the north, "Aren't they going to renew the covenant? I'll give it to them."
"You?" Xia Fan couldn't help but feel a little funny, "You only have one city, and you don't hold it in your hands yet!"
"But isn't it true that only Jinxia City can solve the problem of illegal salt?" Ning Wanjun turned around and said with burning eyes, "You did a good job, Xia Fan. I really did not misjudge the person. If this matter If they can be controlled by us, then the handle of the Wang family will also fall into our hands - and Wang Yi'an's attitude will affect the entire city, and even the state pastoral office. If we can further find out that these officials are involved with external forces, I will have a chance to Pull them out!"
"Wait..." Xia Fan interrupted, "You want to keep Wang Yian? He is one of the main causes of the evil incident."
"I know what you're thinking," the princess said slowly, "but you can't touch the Wang family."
His expression darkened, "This is different from what you said before."
How dare this guy speak to His Highness like this? Qiuyue was shocked and asked, does he know what the gift from the king and his ministers is
Just when she couldn't help but scold her, the third princess's cold eyes suppressed her words.
"It's my problem," Ning Wanjun said frankly, "Of course this is also for your sake."
"How to say?"
"Jinxia cannot live without salt for a day. Even if the sky falls, the salt must be burned. Anyone who threatens Qiguo's salt production will not end well, not even the princess. As long as the Holy One gives a decree, I will be exiled. If you kill him, there is no second possibility. Therefore, Wang Yi'an cannot move."
"But the Wang family is selling salt privately and using it to collude with external forces. Doesn't this offend His Majesty the Emperor?" Xia Fan found it inconceivable.
"If you look at it in the past, it was indeed a taboo. Otherwise, who do you think was in charge of Jinxia Salt Industry before the Wang family?" Ning Wanjun sighed, "But the recent situation is special. The impact of the locust plague has caused the border between Qiguo and Fengguo to... The friction is intensifying. I have inside information in the army. The war is likely to break out after the autumn harvest. At this time, the Holy Father will not consider such trivial matters. Don't forget, although the Wang family is selling private salt, the money he turned over There is plenty of salt.”
She paused, "Of course, it can be tolerated now, but that doesn't mean it will be tolerated in the future. If this matter is revealed, the Wang family will definitely be in danger, so it is the most advantageous leverage for us. As for the alien forces, just kill them all. . In this way, the demands of the witch from the Evil Horse Kingdom can also be satisfied."
"Without the Wang family, wouldn't this salt be produced?"
"Organization, manpower, processes, experience - these are all in Wang Yi'an's hands. If a link is broken, it will be greatly affected, let alone uprooting it directly?" The princess shook her head, "So this matter can only be considered in the long term."
“What if we could produce our own salt?”
Ning Wanjun was stunned, "We?"
"Burning salt requires a lot of manpower. Not only does it need to be arranged according to the weather, but also people have to chop the firewood and burn the charcoal. Do you think you can just take out the talisman and cast a spell..." Qiuyue whispered in a low voice.
She didn't know what the princess liked about him, so she could say such outrageous things.
But Xia Fan seemed unmoved, "That's right, us. We use fewer people to produce more salt, completely surpassing the Wang family in terms of output and price. Can he still stand in this way?" "
Ning Wanjun blinked, then grinned, "Of course not, as long as you can do this, you can replace him immediately!"
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