"When did Kuye and Xiaoyulou exchange information again?"
Zhao Yan was more concerned about this than Wei Xiaobao's appearance.
It was inevitable that Ren Yingying would be wary of Xiang Feiliu and the others. If there was top-down cooperation, that would obviously be something to be thankful for.
But it would not be good if the people below concealed Ren Yingying's behavior.
This is a very bad phenomenon for Ren Yingying's management of Xiaoyulou.
If not handled properly, it may lead to the breakup of Xiaoyulou.
"It didn't take long. Since Xiang Commander found a little Taoist priest who often delivers messages to the poster, the people in Dead Leaf now communicate with us more."
"The landlord allowed it, not the slaves who disobeyed orders without permission!"
Cuiyu was afraid that the prince would misunderstand, so she quickly added.
"I know you are the most obedient."
Zhao Yan smiled gently.
He didn't expect that Geng Yujing would actually take on the function of lubricant.
There is indeed the possibility of planting a willow without intention.
But he was a little confused as to why Ren Yingying trusted Geng Yujing.
"Hey, my lord, how many days do you want to stay in Yulin City? Do you want my servant to arrange food and lodging for you?"
Cuiyu showed her silver teeth happily and asked expectantly.
It was rare to meet Zhao Yan, and she wanted to take good care of him for a few days.
Zhao Yan twitched his lips in embarrassment upon hearing this.
"We won't be able to stay long. We have to go to Shengjing early tomorrow morning."
"ah…"
Cuiyu's little face instantly turned into a deflated balloon.
"The days are long. Write to Nong Liu. I want to see Wei Xiaobao tomorrow evening."
"Bring me some paper and pen again. I'll write a letter to Sister Yingying and send it back for me."
Zhao Yan nodded at the table. When Cuiyu heard the order, he immediately turned into a professional spy and left the room to prepare.
In the room, Zhao Yan fell into deep thought.
This mission in Xuanji Tower is really a bit tricky.
Breaking into the Qing palace to save people, no matter how you look at it, it feels a bit like committing suicide.
But as the chosen one...
Huo Qingtong is also the general candidate designated by Xuanji Tower.
It can be said that they all have high hopes, so it is certain that Xuanji Tower must have a backup plan.
These people of my own should be acting on the surface.
cannon fodder?
impossible.
Zhao Yan suddenly smiled coldly.
This time Shui Yunjian was an unexpected gain. If Wei Xiaobao could be persuaded to help, it would not be difficult to sneak into Yuhua Pavilion.
The difficulty is how to find Kasili and bring her out.
How can I not take action...
Taking action is purely seeking death.
No matter how good you are as a land fairy, if you break into the core area of the Qing Dynasty, you will lose half your life.
This place is not like the Great Song Dynasty Palace, where there are not many masters.
The number one master of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Obai, was a master of the Celestial Realm.
There are so many masters in Shenji Camp.
Coupled with the tens of thousands of imperial guards, being surrounded would be a life-and-death situation.
"Your Majesty."
While Zhao Yan was thinking, Cuiyu walked in with a pen and paper.
She spread the pen and paper on the table and stood aside quietly to wait.
Zhao Yan picked up the pen, sat upright for a moment, and wrote hundreds of words with a calm expression.
It was mostly about his current situation, and he only vaguely mentioned the Geng Yujing incident at the end.
He believed that with the tacit understanding between him and Ren Yingying, she could understand the meaning of his words.
After putting pen to paper, Zhao Yan handed it over to Cuiyu for processing.
He did not fold the paper and presented the contents of the letter to her openly.
Cuiyu happily took it. She knew the meaning of the prince's action was not a secret message, but an internal message to report safety.
This is to reassure Ren Yingying and hers.
"Your Majesty, please stay here tonight. There is a room upstairs."
"No, I have to go back in the evening. There are some things to discuss. Remember to write to Nong Liu and come see you when I have free time."
Zhao Yan stood up, rubbed her little face, turned around and walked out slowly.
"Oh... Then the prince is out here, so please take care of yourself."
Cuiyu pouted and followed Zhao Yan's footsteps out of the room.
In the stairwell in the distance, the waiter carrying the wine upstairs saw the shopkeeper's expression and was so shocked that he almost dropped the tray in his hand to the ground.
Why did the dignified and dark-faced King of Hell suddenly become the girl next door?
Cuiyu caught a glimpse of the waiter from the corner of her eye. She immediately put away her cute face and said in a rough voice:
"I understand the matter, walk slowly."
"Okay, I'd like to trouble the shopkeeper."
Zhao Yan winked at her knowingly, then turned and left.
After returning to the station in Tianjiang City, he simply ordered some food and waited for Zhao Min to come back in his room.
Time passed quickly, and within half an hour after nightfall, Huo Qingtong sent someone to invite him to come to the White Tiger Hall.
In the hall, Zhao Min arrived.
She changed into a men's outfit and looked very elegant.
Except for being shorter in height, in other aspects he is as handsome as Zhao Yan.
Beside her, a short man dressed as a Mongolian stood obsequiously.
When he saw Zhao Yan coming in, he even smiled charmingly, but he had a sinister look on his face, which made him look a little penetrating.
"Looks like it's been resolved?"
Zhao Yan glanced at Zhao Min with a half-smile.
The latter's cheeks suddenly turned red and he stared back fiercely.
The gratitude I felt for being helped by him disappeared in an instant.
"This is the preserves merchant who transported sea red seeds from Meng Yuan to Shengjing. His name is Hadan Battle. You can call him Hadan."
"Let's set out early tomorrow morning, catch up with his motorcade in the afternoon, and pretend to be an escort to Beijing."
Zhao Min avoided Zhao Yan's gaze and immediately regained the momentum of Princess Mengyuan.
"Hadanbaatar? What do you mean?"
Li Qinglian frowned and asked curiously.
Hardan was a little embarrassed by the question. He looked at the princess and saw that she had no intention of explaining to him, so he replied with a silly smile.
"Sir, it means a resolute hero..."
He knew that he didn't look good enough for the name, and looked a little ashamed.
"puff…"
Sure enough, Li Qinglian almost laughed after hearing this.
Fortunately, I held it back in time, but my mouth was too big. No matter how I looked at it, I always had a smile on my face.
"The name was given by my parents. It is their beautiful blessing. Don't worry about it."
Zhao Yan turned around the high chair and sat down.
Hardan glanced at him gratefully, then stood obediently behind Zhao Min.
"What is sea red seed?"
Hearing Zhao Yan's sudden question, Hardan quickly replied.
"Sir, this is a specialty fruit from the Zhunshan area of Dayuan. Women can use it to beautify their skin and strengthen their stomach and digestion. It is a very good preserved fruit. The royal family of the Qing Dynasty likes it very much. They often ask our business to buy it as a reward for the harem."
"Sell it to the palace?"
"Exactly, there are hundreds of beauties in Emperor Xi's harem, and most of them like the villain's food."
Speaking of this, Hardan's face showed a rare look of pride.
"Where should I hand over? At the entrance of the palace or outside the palace?"
"That is of course the catering place outside the palace gate. The Qing Palace was very strict about the entry and exit of food. If there is any mistake, the number of people will be at risk. I have not made the slightest mistake for seven years now, and I still can't escape the strict inspection."
Hardan sighed after speaking.
"Especially in recent days, the investigation has become even more stringent, and we don't know what went wrong in the palace."
Huo Qingtong and Zhao Yan looked at each other and saw worry in each other's eyes.
If there is such a strict investigation, it will obviously be more difficult to sneak into the palace.
"Let's talk about it first in Beijing."
Zhao Yan thought for a moment and said decisively.
"good."
Huo Qingtong said coldly, turned around and went back to the back room.
"Let's break up too."
Nodding to Li Qinglian, Zhao Yan also stood up and left.
Zhao Min looked at his back unhappily and left a cold sentence.
"Go down, don't delay tomorrow."
"The villain understands!"
……
……
Early the next morning.
The Westerners all put on the clothes of the trading company's guards and rode north with Hardan on their fast horses.
If it were any other trading company, it would never be possible to enter the city before evening.
Only Hardan's caravan had already set off for a day, and according to its itinerary, it happened to be that it entered the city at this time.
With five people on fast horses, they can definitely catch up.
After galloping all the way, they happened to catch up with the caravan on the official road thirty miles away from Shengjing City.
The team leader in charge of this batch of goods was very surprised to see Hardan. After all, the boss comes to Beijing every three months.
It had only been half a month since I entered Beijing last time, so why did I rush to catch up with you this time? Could it be that there was something wrong with the goods?
Fortunately, Hardan's excuse was just for safety's sake, so no one in the caravan was panicked.
No one paid much attention to the newly joined Western guards.
After all, the host has eight guards every time he goes out. This time he only brought the west, which is considered a shortage.
Westerners have put on a certain disguise to look very ordinary and unnoticeable.
After arriving at Shengjing City, because it was close to Guancheng, there were more people leaving the city than entering the city.
The guards were a little surprised when they saw Hardan leading the caravan, but they all lowered their guard under Hardan's clever tongue.
After a casual inspection, it was released.
The inspection of other people is much stricter.
Zhao Yan watched silently, and even concluded that the Qing Palace was determined to win the jewel of celestial beings, Kasili.
Ordinary means will definitely not work...
I don’t know if Wei Xiaobao can bring some good news.
After entering the city, Hardan did not take the caravan to the catering office to deliver the goods, but came to the store of the trading company in Shengjing.
After he disbanded the caravan, he ordered the team leader to strictly control the goods, and he took Zhao Minxi to the backyard.
"Sir, is there anything else I can do for you?"
In the backyard, Hardan asked Zhao Min respectfully.
He was not a merchant working for the Prince of Ruyang, but he had received a lot of favors from the Prince and regarded himself as a vassal of the Prince.
At this moment, Zhao Min was a man, so he called her "Young Master" in a sensible way.
"Go down, I have nothing to do with you for now, I will look for you again if I need you."
"yes!"
Hardan bowed and saluted the Westerner, then bowed and stepped back.
After he left, Zhao Yan spoke first.
"Let's disperse tonight and use the corresponding channels to find as many ways as possible to enter the palace."
"Ruyang Prince's Mansion, Tianjiang City, Xuanji Tower, and Shengjing must all have their own personnel. How about we think of ways to discuss it together tomorrow?"
The three of them looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
"I can go to the people in Xuanji Building, but I'm afraid I will disappoint you, because there is definitely nothing that this person can do."
Li Qinglian curled her lips, and after saying that, she casually found a room to change clothes.
If he walks around wearing the clothes of a caravan guard, he will be easily spotted by the people from the Shenji Camp.
After all, he is a member of the dark group, and he still knows the secrets inside.
"The stronghold of Tianjiang City is very secret. I have to wait until the night gets dark before going there. Will we still meet here tomorrow morning?"
Huo Qingtong thought for a while and asked doubtfully.
"No, go to Qingyi Pavilion in West City. Just ask Brother Zhao to ask you to do something for me. Someone will naturally lead the way for you."
"Qingyi Pavilion! It's actually the property of Prince Qi's Mansion?"
When Zhao Min heard Zhao Yan's words, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Although she is a royal princess, she also loves the craftsmanship and styles of Qingyi Pavilion.
Especially the men's clothing, which is elegant and slim-fitting, is her favorite.
"You don't know? It seems that the secret agents of Ruyang Palace are not very good."
Zhao Yan's exaggerated performance made Zhao Min feel unhappy again, and he grimaced.
"I don't care, I'll take whatever I like tomorrow!"
Zhao Min folded his hands in front of his chest and acted rogue arrogantly.
"The clothes in Qingyi Pavilion...are indeed much better than those in the town."
Li Qinglian changed into a light blue shirt and came out of the room. After hearing Zhao Min's words, she was obviously moved.
He was so badly beaten by Zhao Yan, how could a few pieces of clothing make up for it.
Even Zhao Yan, who originally wanted to reject Zhao Min, lost the courage to refuse after hearing Li Qinglian's words.
I've taken away too much money from him, so I can give him back a little bit.
"Take it, take it, you two are welcome, I've invited them both."
"Are you going to be so nice?"
Seeing that he didn't refuse, Zhao Min narrowed his eyes and hesitated.
That's how people are...
It comes too easily and is scary.
"Believe it or not, I will take the first step."
Zhao Yan didn't bother to explain to her, rolled his eyes and turned around to change clothes.
When he came out after changing his clothes, the three people in the courtyard were gone.
Looking up at the sky, Zhao Yan also stepped out of the business store, identified the direction and walked out of the street.
It's very close to the shops in Shuiyunjian. After all, they are all in busy areas, so it won't be too far away.
After walking two blocks and turning right for a hundred meters, Zhao Yan stopped in front of a restaurant on the west floor.
Although there is a thick curtain hanging on the facade, you can tell from the noisy shouts that this is a good shop filled with guests.
This Shuiyunjian restaurant is very large. Although it only has one more floor than the one in Yulin City, it has twice as many stores.
Pushing open the door curtain and entering, the decoration style of the store also imitates the style of the Kaifeng main store.
Casual, free and a bit trendy.
It's not like those ordinary restaurants with nothing new.
"Your Majesty! This way please!"
Zhao Yan entered the store and smiled cheerfully at the room full of customers. Then a waiter who had been standing by the stairs for a long time suddenly lit up his eyes and hurried forward to lead him.
"Do you know who I'm looking for?"
"The shopkeeper has already given orders!"
"Um?"
"Don't worry, sir, I won't admit my mistake, please."
"Lead the way."
Zhao Yan said dubiously.
I put on a disguise...
How did Nong Liu recognize him?
The waiter led him to the stairs on the third floor.
"Please sir, the shopkeeper is waiting for you upstairs."
The west building was a forbidden area, and he didn't dare to go up there.
"Thank you."
Zhao Yan thanked him, then climbed up the stairs, pushed open the door at the end and entered.
It was pitch black behind the door, but a hot and delicate body pressed against it...
A greasy moan sounded in my ears.
"Your Majesty~"
