Wen Qingzhu took in his reaction completely and nodded slightly: "There is not so much money to spend on this now."
Regarding other things in Kangcheng, Yu Fan also reported them one by one.
Basically, it was nothing serious, except that when he mentioned that Prince Ning had been wandering around the city recently, his temper improved a lot.
Wen Qingzhu immediately interrupted him: "You said that Prince Ning's temper has improved a lot? How do you feel?"
"That's not what I think. If Madam is free, you can wait a little longer. At this time, Prince Ning should be back."
About a cup of tea, someone came in from outside to report that Prince Ning had arrived at the gate of the government office.
Yu Fan immediately led Wen Qingzhu and the others out, twisting and turning, and arrived behind a desolate rockery.
After standing firm, Wen Qingzhu looked at the surrounding environment and asked strangely: "Is it Prince Rui who made Prince Ning live here?"
"Yes." The person who answered this time was Lu Tao.
Wen Qingzhu stopped talking. On the other side of the moon gate, Jiang Yuanan came over with a few familiar guards.
Looking from a distance, Jiang Yuanan looked quite happy.
All the way into the dilapidated courtyard, he didn't show any displeasure.
After pondering for a while, Wen Qingzhu asked Lu Tao again: "In the past few days, there is no shortage of food and animals for Prince Ning and others in the Yamen, right?"
Lu Tao thought for a while and said: "That's not true. Prince Rui did put him here on purpose, but he didn't deliberately treat him harshly in other matters. It's just that I feel something is wrong."
"Then do you have anything on your mind?" Wen Qingzhu asked again.
This time Lu Tao shook his head. The changes in Prince Ning in the past two days were a bit confusing.
After returning to his yard, Yu Fan said goodbye and left, leaving a bag of muffins.
Lu Tao opened it and looked at it, put it on a plate and handed it to Wen Qingzhu: "Miss, try it."
Wen Qingzhu didn't do anything and said with a smile: "You didn't say it was given to me. I won't eat it. You can keep it and eat it yourself."
Lu Tao was quite happy this time and accepted it happily.
This made Wen Qingzhu a little curious, but looking at her expression, she didn't seem to feel any embarrassment.
"You and Yu Fan?" Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but asked anyway.
Lu Tao put away the muffins and replied with a smile: "A few days ago, Brother Yu's elders were proposing to him, asked his opinion, and picked a girl. They waited for the matter in Kangcheng to be over and went back then. Just look at each other and get married."
After saying this, Wen Qingzhu was stunned for a while and then said: "That's okay."
At night, Wen Qingzhu was preparing for dinner.
Jiang Yuanhan came over with several boxes and ordered people to place them one by one in the room, then sat down at the table.
He asked deliberately and naughtily: "I'm just grabbing a bite to eat at my sister's place, is there any more?"
Seeing him like this made Wen Qingzhu laugh.
He stopped after a long time, pointed to the box in front and said, "What are these? Why did you move to my place?"
"What a gift! Isn't Sister Dejia getting married? I don't know what to give. I have some free time these days, so I asked someone to help me find some treasures. I just happened to have my sister come back and help me with my advice. .”
As Jiang Yuanhan said this, he turned around and took a stack of gift orders from the guard behind him.
Place it properly in front of Wen Qingzhu.
At a glance, there are all kinds of things.
Wen Qingzhu looked at it for a while, thought of Jiang Dejia and Ning Xiu's temperament, picked out two gift lists and said, "The princess is very knowledgeable about spices. In addition to the usual gifts, it is right to add some special spices and fragrances."
"What about Ning Xiu!?" Jiang Yuanhan immediately asked.
Wen Qingzhu pondered for a while: "He is good at learning, but his family background is poor. You can give him some unique books."
"Thank you so much, sister! Then I'm ready!" Jiang Yuanhan immediately put away the gift list.
Seeing that they were free, Lu Tao immediately asked the maid to serve dinner.
The two began to eat. After eating for a while, a guard came in and reported: "Your Highness, Mr. Pei wants to see you."
Wen Qingzhu was heartbroken and said with a smile on his face: "If you have something to do, just eat quickly."
When she said this, Jiang Yuanhan showed an uneasy expression, and kept poking the rice in the bowl with the chopsticks in his hand.
After a moment of silence, he asked cautiously: "Sister, don't you ask?"
Wen Qingzhu took two pieces of meat for him and handed it to him in the bowl: "Eat more meat. You are growing now and consume a lot, so you can't go hungry."
Jiang Yuanhan watched Wen Qingzhu pick up several dishes for him with chopsticks, but still didn't say anything, and then he laughed: "Yeah."
The meal wasn't eaten quickly, but it wasn't slow either.
Before Jiang Yuanhan left, he pointed to the box and said: "Sister, some people from Kangcheng sent this here. You help me choose. I will come back to you when the time comes."
"Okay, you can leave quickly." Wen Qingzhu agreed.
As soon as he left, Wen Qingzhu put down his chopsticks, feeling a little unsure.
Turning around, he asked Beidou to go out: "Go and see, is Pei Yi really in the government office now?"
Beidou took the order, and Wen Qingzhu didn't want to eat, so he had people evacuate.
Was Jiang Yuanhan testing her just now
Not long after, Beidou came back and said that Pei Yi was indeed here.
Wen Qingzhu rubbed his forehead and turned to Lu Tao to call Uncle Zhong.
I originally planned to carefully select gifts, but Lu Tao never came back.
Yu Fan's people came over to deliver a letter, saying that they discovered that Lu Tao had been taken away.
Wen Qingzhu immediately counted the people and took them out.
Just sitting on the carriage, Wen Qingzhu felt something was wrong.
Xi'er grabbed Wen Qingzhu's hand in a panic: "Aren't the guards in Kangcheng very tight now? Why would something happen to Sister Lutao? If I had known, I would have gone with her!"
"It's okay." Wen Qingzhu pressed Xi'er's hand.
Xi'er usually couldn't turn his head around, but after following Wen Qingzhu for a long time, he could still detect something.
When they arrived at the other courtyard, before they could search carefully, Yu Fan appeared in front of him holding the unconscious Lu Tao.
Wen Qingzhu hurriedly got off the carriage and went over to check.
The doubts in my heart were even more serious. I just inhaled the Mongolian sweat medicine and had no other injuries.
She asked someone to bring a kettle over and tap it lightly on Lu Tao's forehead.
Slowly, Lu Tao woke up.
"Miss."
Wen Qingzhu pointed to the mansion and asked her to send people inside.
Sitting in the room, Wen Qingzhu first asked Yu Fan: "How did you find out that Lu Tao was arrested?"
Yu Fan took out a cloth bag with half a muffin inside: "When she left the office, I happened to be at the door. Seeing that she was in a hurry, I thought she had never tasted this muffin, so I gave her a piece. , Lu Tao took a few bites immediately, the carriage was hitched, and she was temporarily wrapped in a handkerchief.
After she left, I went out on patrol. Unexpectedly, I picked up Lv Tao's handkerchief in the snow. I immediately sent someone to deliver a letter to Madam. I led someone to search it myself and found her behind a bundle of withered grass. "
Wen Qingzhu stared at Yu Fan, nodded slightly, and asked Lu Tao: "What about you? How could you be caught alone?"
Lu Tao also found this matter very strange and replied: "Miss, I don't know how I fainted. I just saw Miss when I woke up."
"Don't know?" Wen Qingzhu suddenly thought of Tianhu's phantom poison.
She really wanted to ask if there was anything unusual, but Lu Tao was also cautious, so she didn't say anything because she must have felt it was inconvenient to say it.
It is inconvenient at this time, that is, there are outsiders.
Wen Qingzhu pretended to be relaxed and said: "This matter is a bit strange and needs to be investigated carefully."
She looked at Yu Fan casually, and suddenly said: "You should be very busy here, so go and do your work first. Since Lu Tao is fine, that's fine."
"Then, my subordinates, please leave." Yu Fan cupped his hands, turned around and led the others away.
As soon as they left, Wen Qingzhu turned around and asked, "Do you suspect it is related to Yu Fan?"
"Well, he was too deliberate in waiting for me at the gate of the Yamen. Also, when we were about to arrive, when we were turning, an old woman appeared in front of the carriage. The coachman stopped the carriage urgently and said a few words to her. At that time, I also opened the door. I opened the curtain, looked outside, and smelled a strange smell."
"It's phantom poison." Wen Qingzhu finally confirmed.
Lu Tao nodded: "I thought so too. In fact, I didn't doubt him before. It was because he picked up my handkerchief that I felt strange."
"Is this really the patrol area today?" Wen Qingzhu also felt that this was an important point.
After all, Lu Tao was not in the government office before, and Yu Fan could not predict in advance that Lu Tao would appear at his patrol place today.
Only this time she was silent, and after a long time she said: "Their shifts have been arranged long ago, and he is indeed patrolling here today."
"Then this is a bit wrong. If the place and shift of his patrol have been arranged in advance, it is impossible for him to predict my and your actions in advance."
Wen Qingzhu was a little strange. She asked Lu Tao to come to Uncle Zhong at this time. It was 100% impromptu.
The two were silent for a while, and Uncle Zhong came over.
"I've seen the lady, and the things have been inventoried. I picked this out, and the lady has a look first."
Uncle Zhong handed over the prepared gift list.
Wen Qingzhu was in no mood at this time and just glanced at it roughly.
I didn't pay much attention at first, but suddenly I saw a familiar name.
She immediately picked up the gift list and looked at it carefully: Ziweishi!
"Uncle Zhong! Where did this purple micro stone come from?" She immediately raised the gift list and pointed it out to Uncle Zhong.
Uncle Zhong squinted at it, rolled his eyes, and replied: "This thing is from Fu Hou's warehouse. When the young lady gave birth to... the little prince, he was sent to the young lady from Fu Hou's warehouse. This stone has a very good meaning. I also went to check and found out that there are many official families, including many in the imperial palace, so I thought it would be suitable to give it to the princess."
"Then do you remember what this stone looks like?" Wen Qingzhu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
The purple micro stone was not visible at this time, but in later generations, it was also called the emperor stone.
Wen Qingzhu knew that this thing was being hyped up just to pave the way for Jiang Yuancheng's ascension to the throne.
But before that, Jiang Yuancheng used this stone to frame Fu Lie.
Seeing her serious expression, Uncle Zhong tried hard to think about it, and said carefully: "This purple microstone is lavender, as big as a fist, and has an oval shape. It is different from other purple microstones. This purple microstone Surface and smooth.”
The last sentence made Wen Qingzhu completely confirm that there was something wrong with the stone.
Wen Qingzhu held his forehead and ordered: "Tear off this purple micro stone, and when this matter is over, find an opportunity to give it to Prince Rui in the name of Fu Lie."
"Yes." Uncle Zhong understood.
Wen Qingzhu took a careful inventory, and after confirming that there were no major problems, he asked Uncle Zhong to take care of it.
The old things haven't been resolved yet, and new things have arisen.
Wen Qingzhu felt a little irritable. Lu Tao was inexplicably taken away, but nothing happened.
Now to give a gift, Ziweishi appeared inexplicably, and it was for Fu Lie.
"Xi'er, you and Beidou go to Fu Lie's place to ask about Ziweishi, and be careful on the road."
The two nodded and took the order to leave.
The room fell into silence. Wen Qingzhu and Lu Tao looked at each other. Finally, someone sent a letter, saying it was from Jasmine.
After opening it, one thing was written inside.
There is a rumor in the capital that an imperial stone has appeared in the world, which looks very similar to the Ziwei Stone. The person who gets this stone will become the master of the world.
Suddenly, the price of Ziweishi soared.