vrcanaries Chapter 157 Clues
Chapter 157 Clues
Thinking that they hadn't found any clues when they entered the palace last night, Long Shang asked directly, "I wonder how much Boss Chi knows about the palace?"
When Chi Jingfu heard this, his heart skipped a beat, and he wondered what the two people meant by asking this question.
On his way here, he encountered many soldiers searching house to house, and he knew a little about what happened in the palace. After all, his sister-in-law was the emperor's concubine and gave birth to the fifth prince.
Could it be that they were responsible for the theft in the palace?
If that's the case, then he's in big trouble.
Chi Jingfu sighed inwardly and asked tentatively, "I wonder what you two mean..."
Seeing that Chi Jingfu seemed to have guessed something, Gu Lingyue said, "To be honest, Boss Chi should have figured out that we are from Tianqi. The reason we came to Xishu is because my husband's master entered the Xishu Imperial Palace due to some matters and has never come out again. We came this time to find out about his situation."
When Gu Lingyue said that they were people from Apocalypse, Chi Jingfu was not surprised at all. After all, he heard it from the moment Gu Lingyue and Long Shang started talking.
However, when Gu Lingyue said that Master Long Shang had lost contact after entering the palace, although Chi Jingfu already had some guesses in his mind, he was still shocked.
It turns out that what happened in the palace last night was really done by these people.
He had a lot on his mind at once.
What will be the consequences if he goes to the palace to report now, and what will be the consequences if he doesn't report.
After comparing his thoughts, Chi Jingfu came to the conclusion that no matter which option he chose, the consequences of failure were not something he could afford.
If he told the emperor, with these people's ability to come and go in the palace without a trace and empty the palace, if the emperor didn't catch them, he and his family would be in danger.
But if he didn't tell him, he would be in trouble if the emperor found out.
Finally, after much consideration, he decided to take a gamble.
"I don't know much about the palace, I just heard my wife mention it a little.
She also heard Concubine Duan complain to her once when she went to the palace for a banquet.
The Emperor not only has a woman hidden in his harem, but he also dotes on her. No matter what time it is, no matter what the Emperor is doing, as long as that woman has something wrong, the Emperor will definitely leave everything else behind to accompany her.
After saying this, he looked at Long Shang and Gu Lingyue and said, "That's all I know. If you two want to know anything else, I suggest you ask the Fifth Prince. After all, he is in the palace and must know more than me."
"Okay, then I'd like to trouble Mr. Chi to introduce me to the Fifth Prince. I want to meet the Fifth Prince." Long Shang nodded.
He and Gu Lingyue both knew the relationship between Chi Jingfu and the Fifth Prince. The reason they met Chi Jingfu today was to ask him to introduce them to the Fifth Prince.
"Okay, I'll arrange it now." After saying that, he turned and left.
"Do you think Chi Jingfu is reliable?" Gu Lingyue asked, looking at Chi Jingfu's back, "He won't tell the Emperor of Western Shu, right?"
Long Shang shook his head and said affirmatively: "He won't, unless he doesn't want the lives of his family anymore."
Sure enough, after a while, Chi Jingfu brought the fifth prince Kou Ze to them and introduced them to them one by one.
On the way here, Chi Jingfu told him roughly what had happened, so after Chi Jingfu finished the introduction, Kou Ze expressed his gratitude to the two of them for saving his cousin.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, they got straight to the point.
"I heard from my uncle that you two are here to see your master?" Kou Ze said.
Long Shang didn't say anything, his face was gloomy.
Gu Lingyue smiled and said, "Since Boss Chi has already told the Fifth Prince the purpose of our visit, I won't beat around the bush and get straight to the point.
We are indeed here to look for someone. If the Fifth Prince has any clues, please let us know. We will definitely reward you handsomely."
Kou Ze pondered, thinking of what Chi Jingfu had told him, that the identities of these two people were not simple. If he wanted to accomplish anything, this might be the best opportunity.
He had no interest in that position, but because he had a wealthy maternal grandparents, his two brothers had always been targeting him.
Since God gave him this opportunity, in order to survive and for his mother, he decided to give it a try.
"To be honest, among the several princes of Western Shu, I am the least favored by my father. What I know is what my mother knows, and my mother told my aunt what she knew.
So, I can't help you with anything else, but I know where that woman lives.
If you two come to the palace again, I can take you to where she lives."
Kou Ze did not hide the fact that he knew the incident in the palace was related to Long Shang and the others.
Gu Lingyue smiled upon hearing this and said, "That's perfect. I just don't know what the Fifth Prince's conditions are."
Kou Ze heard Gu Lingyue's words and looked at Long Shang.
"Our lady is the one who makes the decision." Long Shang said lightly.
Kou Ze was surprised for a moment when he heard this.
Although the man in front of him looked ordinary, the kingly aura he exuded made him a little afraid.
He thought that such a man would not be interested in women, but he didn't expect that he would say that the wife was the one who made the decisions in their family!
How much love does one have to have to say this?
However, his complexion soon returned to normal.
He knew he couldn't play dirty with the people before him, so he said directly, "I know you two are capable people. As long as you promise to help me ascend the throne, then the Western Shu Kingdom will only follow your lead. As for the person you two are looking for, I can also send people to find them for you. If you break this oath, you will be punished by heaven and earth."
Chi Jingfu was stunned for a moment, then relieved.
These two people were able to plunder the palace quietly. If they really agreed to the fifth prince's request, they would most likely succeed.
Gu Lingyue and Long Shang didn't expect Kou Ze to say such a thing.
However, considering what the two of them did in the palace, and considering that Kou Ze guessed that what happened in the palace was their doing, it is not surprising.
Gu Lingyue didn't say anything and gave the right to speak to Long Shang.
No matter what decision he makes, she will support him without hesitation.
So what if we overthrow Western Shu?
Long Shang pondered for a moment, "Okay, I promise you."
Kou Ze and Chi Jingfu were both stunned, and it took them a long time to come back to their senses.
They all guessed that the identities of these two people were not simple, but they did not expect that the person in front of them was actually a prince. They just didn't know which country the prince was from?
"May I ask who you are..." Kou Ze asked in shock.
Long Shang removed the disguise on his face, revealing his true face.
"Prince Jing!" Chi Jingfu screamed in surprise.
He is from Tianqi himself. Although he now lives in Xishu, he often returns to Tianqi.
So he had the honor of meeting Prince Jing from afar.
There was a strange glint in Kou Ze's eyes. He never imagined that the person in front of him was the Prince Jing who defeated the corpse soldiers of Western Shu, captured his royal brother alive with his princess, and forced the 300,000-strong Western Shu army to retreat.
Since the man is Prince Jing, the woman must be his princess consort!
With the help of these two, it would be easy for him to ascend to the throne.
Then, Kou Ze bowed to Long Shang and Gu Lingyue again and said, "Please rest assured, I will go back to the palace to get information. If the person you are looking for is indeed missing in the palace, I will spare no effort to help you find him."
"Okay." Long Shang said, "Then I will wait for good news."
After Kou Ze left, Chi Jingfu invited Long Shang and Gu Lingyue to visit the Water Palace.
"Prince Jing, Princess Jing, the capital has been under martial law these days, and the soldiers are searching everywhere. Why don't you stay at my house for a while?"
Long Shang and Gu Lingyue looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
Gu Lingyue and Long Shang settled down in the Water Palace.
The people in the Water Palace knew that Gu Lingyue had saved their young master, and they were all very respectful to them.
The two of them stayed there for five days.
That day, the two planned that if there was no news from Kou Ze, they would go to the palace again, but they didn't expect Kou Ze to suddenly come to the Water Palace.
"Prince Jing, Princess Jing." Kou Ze said apologetically, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
Gu Lingyue smiled and said, "Not bad. I wonder if the Fifth Prince has found out anything?"
"There are some clues." Kou Ze said: "My people found out that the woman seems to be from Tianqi."
"A person from Tianqi?" Long Shang frowned slightly.
He never imagined that the woman the Western Shu Emperor liked was actually from Tianqi.
Kou Ze nodded, "Also, the Imperial Master has returned to the palace. My father has already learned that the theft in the national treasury was caused by the two of you. He has issued an order for the entire city to apprehend the two of you. Whoever captures you will be promoted to a higher rank.
If you two want to go out, you'd better be careful."
"Thank you for the reminder, Fifth Prince." Gu Lingyue said.
After killing Kou Jing that day and the Imperial Master escaping, they knew that the Emperor of Western Shu would sooner or later find out that it was they who stole the national treasury.
But even if they knew, it wouldn't matter to him. If he wanted to catch them, he would have to have the ability to do so.
“You’re welcome. This is what I should do.”
"I wonder if the Fifth Prince can find a way to bring us into the palace?" Long Shang said.
Kou Ze thought for a moment and said, "That's no problem, but you have to disguise yourself first, otherwise it will be troublesome if you are discovered."
Gu Lingyue and Long Shang nodded in agreement.
After a while, two maids, one tall and one short, appeared in front of Kou Ze.
Kou Ze didn't recognize them at first, thinking they were just the maids in the mansion, and didn't take them seriously.
Until Gu Lingyue said, "You can go now!"
Only then did Kou Ze know who the person in front of him was.
He didn't know what to say for a moment.
The dignified Prince Jing actually dressed up as an old lady?
This once again made him fall below his level of cognition.
At this moment, he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.
At this time, Long Shang was looking at Gu Lingyue with a resentful look on his face.
He never thought that his Yue'er would ask him to dress up as an old lady this time?
These times he either dressed up as an ugly person or as a woman, and his image was completely ruined.
If Gu Lingyue knew what he was thinking, she would definitely glare at him.
Why are you being so pretentious? You've already pretended to be a eunuch, so why do you care about an old maid?
If it weren't for the tight security of the palace caused by their last visit, she wouldn't have let him dress as a woman.
Besides, they followed the Fifth Prince into the palace, and they couldn't let the Fifth Prince bring a man into the harem.
Long Shang was reluctant to lose his temper with Gu Lingyue, so he had to direct his anger at Kou Ze who was standing beside him.
"very funny?"
Looking at the person who wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and was almost hurt from holding it in, Long Shang asked coldly.
“No… no no…”
He quickly changed the subject, "I'll excuse you two for now and pretend to be the maids my grandmother sent to deliver something to my mother."
After Kou Ze finished speaking, he turned to the guard at the door and ordered: "Prepare the car!"
Soon, the carriage left the water palace and headed towards the imperial palace.
Because the Water Palace often sent people to deliver things to Concubine Duan in the palace, they were easily brought into the palace by the Fifth Prince.
Concubine Duan had heard some of what Kou Ze said. She knew the identities of Long Shang and Gu Lingyue, why they entered the palace, and she also knew that they had agreed to help her son ascend the throne.
So after Kou Ze reported the palace maids away and revealed the identities of Long Shang and Gu Lingyue, Concubine Duan quickly stood up to greet them.
Finally, when Kou Ze left the palace, he asked the two palace maids beside Duanpin to dress up as Gu Lingyue and Long Shang when they came in and take them out of the palace, while Long Shang and Gu Lingyue stayed in Duanpin's palace. It was not until late at night that Duanpin sent someone to take Gu Lingyue and Long Shang to the palace opposite the where the woman Kou Ze mentioned lived.
"You two, the one living in the front is the lady that my prince was talking about.
"The Emperor has ordered that no one be allowed to approach that place, and violators will be killed without mercy, so I can only escort you two here, and the rest you two will have to figure out on your own," the little eunuch whispered.
His life was saved by Concubine Duan, so he was very loyal to her, but the place ahead was definitely not a place he could go.
Long Shang waved his hand and let him leave.
At this time he had restored his original appearance.
After the young eunuch left, Gu Lingyue and Long Shang looked at each other and looked towards the palace opposite.
The two big characters "Qinyuan" were strikingly printed in their eyes.
Long Shang frowned.
His mother's name was Qin Yi, and this palace was actually called 'Qin Garden', and the owner was from Tianqi. Was this a coincidence or...
"What's wrong?" Gu Lingyue asked when she saw this.