Traveling through the starry sky just for you, I was a koi in ancient times

Chapter 127 Suspicion is correct

Ouyang Wenche subconsciously:

"Oh!"

Wei Wuji continued:

“I don’t have the talent for this, so I’d better send someone to keep an eye on the Cao family and find out who these two boxes were given to, and see if there really is a mineral vein as Miss Wang suspects.

But now we can conclude that Miss Wang's initial suspicion was correct. The Cao family was mining, and tung oil was used for lighting, so the consumption was very high. In order to cover their tracks, they opened an oil mill.

A few days ago, Yi Shi came back and reported that the Cao family's rockery was the entrance to a secret passage.

Master, what should we do? "

"Mr. Wei, we should send someone to keep an eye on the Cao family, and at the same time send a letter to the Eastern Palace to let them know that someone in the capital is secretly collaborating with the local authorities to privately mine."

"Master is right. For everything, we should be prepared. We must take the initiative and not let anyone do anything that is detrimental to the Eastern Palace under our noses."

Wei Wuji turned to Yun Wu and said:

"Call Captain Feng Yi."

After Captain Feng Yi took the order and left, Captain Feng Bing walked in and saluted.

Wei Wuji thought and arranged things methodically:

"Cancel the patrol mission of Feng Bing Team in Xunyang City. The whole team will lie in wait and keep watch at Cao's house. In particular, we must keep an eye on the two boxes and take them to the capital. We must find out who their master is and track their return journey.

The first is to find out where their mines are, their production, and their scale.

The second is to dig out their masters.

Arrange and dispatch high-level personnel and keep it confidential."

After Captain Feng Bing stood with his arms folded and took the order, the Wang family's backyard began to quietly become busy.

Ouyang Wenche summoned the guards with the character "Yun" in their names who followed him to the corridor.

"Yun Wu plans to send a group of people to guard No. 9 Yongxing Lane day and night, especially Miss Wang, who must not reveal her whereabouts.

Go down and get ready."

This night was destined not to be peaceful. First, a group of four people set out from the west courtyard behind Wang's house and ambushed into Cao's house quietly, while Yun Wu sent Yun Shi to Yongxing Lane.

The other guards whose names start with "Feng" were unaware that the guard level of Xunyang City had suddenly increased, and that they had begun to carry out secret operations.

I patrolled the Cao family's guards at night with Sister Feng, but when I came back I found that my mission was cancelled.

All members of Feng Yi Team were ordered to rest and wait for new tasks.

When the sky was just getting light, Wei Wuji released two carrier pigeons at the same time, and the turquoise roof of Shangjing glazed building was their focus.

The carrier pigeon carried a secret message hidden in a letter from home.

For ordinary people who measure the world on foot, this long journey of 1000 miles would take at least seven days even on horseback. But for a homing pigeon, returning home is its longing. On that day, when the sky darkened, two white-feathered pigeons circled and landed on the blue-green glazed tiles of the East Palace.

Two carrier pigeons returning from a long journey cooed and slowly landed in front of the pigeon cage.

Hong Yi held the two pigeons and handed them to Crown Prince Xiao Qi personally. The crown prince struggled to sit up from his sickbed, took the pigeons, and took out a short message from the mailbox on its legs.

When you unfold it, you can see that it is in two different fonts. It turns out to be a simple family letter when you read it in its entirety. But if you read the two fonts separately, Wei Wuji's font means that someone in the capital is secretly mining somewhere else and has been followed.

The other note was a loving family letter written in neat regular script, asking about the safety of his parents and brothers, and respectfully thanking his parents for their kindness.

Crown Prince Xiao Qi was crying as he watched. After dinner, the Crown Princess returned to the Crown Prince's main hall and saw that the Crown Prince was in tears. She walked a few steps quickly, came to Xiao Qi, bowed slightly, and then comforted him in a gentle voice:

"Your Highness, don't be too sad. You should take good care of yourself..."

The Crown Princess's unfinished words were obvious, and she looked at the Crown Prince affectionately.

Xiao Qiwei nodded, and the Crown Princess walked to the couch. The two held hands, and the Crown Princess gently comforted him:

"Your Highness..."

Xiao Qi raised his hand and pressed a letter into her hand. The Crown Princess took it and was about to fold it and put it on the desk when she heard Xiao Qi whisper:

"Heng'e, can you read it to me?"

The Crown Princess unfolded a small piece of paper, took it to the bed and sat next to the Crown Prince. The two of them snuggled together. A gentle female voice sounded softly. There were only the couple in the hall.

"Only read what is written in block letters."

After the Crown Princess finished reading, Xiao Qi closed his eyes.

"I didn't hear you clearly. You only read the regular script. I want to hear it twice more."

The Crown Princess glanced at the seriously ill Crown Prince.

"The doctor said you need to rest more."

The prince didn't say anything, but just nodded lightly with a smile on his lips:

“Read it again!”

So the Crown Princess read it over and over again, and she read it many times like this, and Xiao Qi listened repeatedly in silence.

The Crown Princess was reading a short letter from home, but the more she read, the less she understood. Why did the Crown Prince insist on listening to a letter from home, and seemed so moved?

He stole a glance at Xiao Qi and saw his eyelashes trembling as if he was about to cry, so he stopped, opened his eyes, and said:

"Let Lu Zhiyou and the others come. I have something to say."

The Crown Princess personally tidied up the Crown Prince's appearance and placed a few large cushions behind him. She raised her voice and called out

"Wang Daban."

Outside the door, the young head eunuch of the Eastern Palace bowed and entered, holding a whisk.

"Master, the Crown Princess."

"Pass it on!"

Wang Daban went to the door of the shop in front of the East Palace and loudly ordered the servants to do things. A group of palace maids and eunuchs quietly entered the East Palace bedroom and helped the prince change clothes, tie up his hair, and put on a crown.

Then, supported by a young eunuch, he went to the study in the East Palace.

The Crown Princess respectfully escorted him out, and as the Crown Prince instructed, she went to the East Palace's side hall to meet Xiao Yu...

At this time, Wang Jinyi was still happily studying and waiting for news, and she didn't know that her speculation had caused a chain reaction, directly affecting the personnel arrangements of the Prince's Eastern Palace.

The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, who had not attended court for a long time, suddenly tidied up his appearance and insisted on attending court on time every day.

Just as the court officials were privately speculating about the movements of the Eastern Palace, something new happened in the Eastern Palace.

Huang Sun Xiaoyu, who was injured because of a frightened horse, began to summon his own companions to the palace and began to study while lying on the bed.

The Grand Tutor didn't know how to teach this young man who was still recovering from his illness. He was even more heartbroken because of this back injury that was difficult to recover from!

Five days later, No. 5 Yongxing Lane welcomed a distinguished guest on the first day of the dog days of summer.

The weather was extremely hot and humid. In the evening, the earth gave off heat from a day's absorption of sunlight, making it even hotter. Wang Jinyi seized the time to practice calligraphy. Her hair was soaked with sweat. The wet nurse fanned her tenderly.

Qingyu fetched hot water from the kitchen and prepared to give the young lady a shampoo and bath.

At this time Zhu Yu came in and reported very seriously:

"Miss, the relatives from the front yard are here and want to see you. Madam urged you to pack up quickly."