lcionline Chapter 168: What They Want Is Profit
Chapter 168: What They Want Is Profit
"It's not easy for poor students to study in Beijing, so we should treat them fairly. Besides, his last name is Xu, which always reminds me of my late Queen Xier. I have to take better care of him."
The Queen Mother sighed softly.
Bei Yao seemed to be thinking about something.
The Queen Mother had never addressed the current Queen in such an intimate way.
Xu Xi.
What kind of person is he?
It is great that so many people still remember his kindness after more than 20 years.
However, seeing the Queen Mother's sad expression, Bei Yao didn't ask any more questions, so he said, "Grandson understands."
The Queen Mother nodded.
After Bei Yao left, the empress dowager looked at the empty hall and felt sad for no reason.
The maids entered one by one, and the Queen Mother asked, "What time is it?"
"It's the 15th hour of the twilight hour."
"At 5 p.m., prepare a banquet and invite Concubine Xing to join us. If she eats, ask her to come and talk to me."
The maid bent her knees and woke up and said, "Yes."
After leaving Ci'an Palace, Bei Yao returned to Jing'an Palace.
Cheng Xi followed Bei Yao in small steps and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince did not leave the palace today, but stayed in the East Palace. Would you like to go and take a look?"
"Want to see the deep affection between them as mother and son?"
Bei Yao laughed and made no plans to go to the East Palace.
The Crown Prince has not left the palace, the Crown Princess is in a coma, and the Queen must be staying in the East Palace at this time, not wanting to eat or drink...
Cheng Xi knew that he had made Bei Yao unhappy, so he pursed his lips and said no more.
"Early tomorrow morning, send the guest list of the banquet held by the Crown Prince's Mansion a few days ago and the clerks of the medicine shop to Father. As for what can be found out during the investigation, it depends on Father's attitude towards the Song family."
After Bei Yao finished speaking, the two of them also arrived at Jing'an Palace.
After helping Beiyao change his clothes, Chengxi held up a scroll and said, "Your Highness, the matter you asked me to investigate earlier has been solved."
"The Song family's affairs?" Beiyao was a little surprised.
I thought it would take some time to investigate since it involved foreign countries, but I never thought it would be so quick.
"I heard that Geshu Khan had a good relationship with his sister. After Princess Geshu disappeared, Geshu Khan sent people to look for her every year. He even went to the Central Plains to look for her before. Therefore, this portrait is not uncommon."
Bei Yao slowly unfolded the scroll and did not ask any further questions.
In the painting, a woman stood gracefully with a faint smile on her lips.
Beiyao frowned slightly.
Seeing this, Cheng Xi asked, "Your Highness, is there something wrong?"
"Nothing is wrong." Bei Yao closed the scroll, "I won't send those people off for now."
Cheng Xi paused and asked, "What about General Xie?"
"It doesn't matter. I can always go back to Beijing. Send a letter and ask Xie Xiaocheng to go back to Beijing first."
"Yes." Cheng Xi nodded and left.
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Making a wish was woken up by noise.
It rained all night, and the nightmare followed all night too. After the rain stopped in the morning, Xu Yuan finally fell asleep, and then he heard bursts of quarrels at the door again.
Xu Yuan sat up and slowly got out of bed.
As winter deepens, the mornings become colder.
When Xu Yuan opened the door and went out, he saw Chen Shan standing guard at the door like a mountain.
Standing opposite him was Wu Shiming, who was chattering incessantly.
"I'm telling you, is there something wrong with you? I'm not going to hurt him, I'm just taking a look, why can't you let me in?"
Wu Shiming looked at Chen Shan and said, "Could it be that you killed him and are afraid that I will report to the police, so you deliberately don't let me in?"
Wu Shiming yelled more than ten times, but Chen Shan still said nothing.
So Wu Shiming yelled again: "Do you believe that I broke in by force?"
Chen Shan remained motionless, holding the sword and looking at Wu Shiming, "The Master has instructed that no one should disturb us, especially you."
"You..." Wu Shiming scolded. Just as he was about to continue reasoning, he saw Xu Yuan coming out. He hurriedly said, "Xu Yuan! This person won't let me in!"
Hearing the voice, Chen Shan looked back and then stepped aside.
Xuyuan asked, "What's wrong?"
Her voice was still a little hoarse, but it was much better than yesterday.
As soon as the wish came, Wu Shiming felt like he had found a backer, and immediately said, "I came here yesterday, wanting to ask you how your exam went, but this person just blocked me from entering. Tell me, I won't do anything to you."
Wu Shiming said this with indignation.
At the same time, he was secretly looking at Xuyuan.
The news that Xu Yuan broke into the Taiwei Mansion with a sword yesterday had already spread throughout the streets and alleys.
In the capital, it was rumored that this kid from Sishui County had a powerful backer, a backer that even the Taiwei Mansion didn't dare to offend.
Wu Shiming came last night, but didn't see Xuyuan. He didn't give up and came again today.
"Master Chen, let him in."
After making a wish, he asked again, "Did you stay up all night yesterday?"
Chen Shan stepped back, avoiding Wu Shiming, and nodded, "The Master has ordered that no one is allowed to approach here."
"I'm fine now, you can go back. Thank you for what happened yesterday, Master Chen."
"It is I who should thank Master Xu."
After Chen Shan reunited with Bei Yao, he knew the whole story.
It was at that time that Chen Shan realized that Xu Yuan was a very smart person.
His intelligence was so clever that one couldn't even find the slightest source of it, it was as if he knew the whole thread of the matter.
It was only now that he understood why Bei Yao had tried to win over Xu Yuan.
Such talents are indeed rare.
After Chen Shan finished speaking, he took his sword and left.
Wu Shiming then asked, "Why are you so weak? Are you sick or injured? Where have you been? Why are you like this?"
"I got caught in the rain and caught a cold." After Xu Yuan finished speaking, he sat down on the fence next to him and asked, "Why are you here?"
"I heard that you broke into the Taiwei Mansion yesterday, so I came to see if you were okay, but I didn't expect you to be stopped by someone."
Wu Shiming said, and then asked: "Have you called a doctor? I'll find a doctor for you."
"There is medicine."
Wu Shiming breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."
"I haven't had the chance to ask you yet, have you found a job yet?"
"Found it." Wu Shiming smiled, "It's in the casino. There are many different kinds of people there. I can learn a lot of skills."
"A casino is fine too. Wait until you save up some money. If you want to open a shop in the future, that's fine too. I have some savings here."
Hearing Xu Yuan's words, Wu Shiming was stunned and couldn't help asking: "Xu Yuan, you and I are not related at all, why are you treating me so well?"
From rescuing people in the casino, to giving him money to let him bury his grandfather, to the yard where he lives now.
Wu Shiming has met many people, most of whom have their own motives, some for profit, some for fame.
But I just make a wish and ask for nothing.
Or does Xuyuan already know his identity?
Wu Shiming couldn't figure it out.
"You and I are the same, we are all alone in the capital. I just want to take care of you."
Xu Yuan raised his head slightly, looked at the dim sky, and said calmly, "Just like today, if I didn't have a friend, I would die of illness in this yard and no one would know. Anyway, all I paid was a little money."
Wu Shiming's heart was moved, "But I see, there seems to be someone else taking care of you."
"What they are after is profit."
Xu Yuan turned around, looked into Wu Shiming's eyes and asked, "Is it you?"