Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

Chapter 608 The Broken Coral

When Yan Mu moved the red coral back, Liu Yunxiang was reading the letter in the house, the letter from Master Pei Xiaohou.

In his letter, he said that in the spring of the coming year, he would go through Xiyue, through a large grassland, to countries further west, and he would build a trade corridor, connecting the east and west continents.

This idea is very risky, because they know very little about those countries, and there are many rumors that the people there are uncivilized, very brutal, and even eat human flesh.

Nobody crosses that prairie, as if that were the way to hell.

But Pei Rong is well-informed, he dared to go to the west to do business, although there was a lot of risk involved, he was somewhat sure.In fact, he succeeded. He really created a trade corridor, and since then, the trade between east, west, north and south has been smooth, and he has quickly accumulated wealth, becoming the richest person on this continent.

It is always right to follow the giants.

In the letter, Pei Rong asked her for [-] bolts of silk made in Jiangnan, and she replied immediately, saying that the two of them could do this business together, he would take risks in the front, and she would raise resources for him in the rear, so as to save him from worrying about the future.

At this time, Pei Rong was full of enthusiasm, but actually he also had concerns. With her financial and material support and shared risks, he would definitely agree.

Besides, they have been working together very happily.

Liu Yunxiang finished writing the letter, handed it to the housekeeper, and asked him to deliver it to Zhang Qi, "It's winter, and it's cold in Beijin early, and the roads are probably blocked by heavy snow, and the caravan will have to wait until next spring to go north. Zhang Qi specially sent someone to send this letter to Beijin, and to Lord Pei Xiaohou."

When the butler was about to leave, Liu Yunxiang called him again: "You let Zhang Qi arrange to come to the house later."

"Yes."

After finishing all this, Jinyan brought over a cup of tea.

"Girl, Your Highness is here."

Liu Yunxiang heard the two children chattering outside, and Lian Sheng kept calling 'Daddy', presumably he was playing around with the two children.

"His Highness also sent you a big red coral, which is quite rare." Jinyan smiled.

"Red Coral?"

"It is said to be a reward from the palace."

Liu Yunxiang turned his mind, and probably guessed why the emperor rewarded this thing.She stretched her waist, then got off the Arhat bed and walked outside the house.

The red coral was placed on the stone table in the courtyard, and the two children played around the red coral, touching it out of curiosity.

Yan Mu leaned against the crabapple tree next to him. The leaves of the crabapple turned yellow, and instead of falling off, it fell on his head and shoulders, slashing across his handsome and flawless profile.

It was afternoon and the sun was warm. He looked at the children with a smile in his usually cold eyes, but when he caught sight of her, the smile stopped immediately, and he turned his head away with a snort.

Liu Yunxiang thought about it later, maybe she said what she said that day, and they both had knots in their hearts, and they should have a good talk, but she tried to communicate, but he didn't give her a chance.

Liu Yunxiang sighed slightly, walked towards Yan Mu, and said with a smile: "This red coral is so beautiful."

Yan Mu scoffed coldly, "Don't be sentimental, it's not for you."

"Oh?"

"Send two children to play."

Liu Yunxiang laughed, "Okay, but after all, it's a gift from the emperor, and it can't be damaged..."

Before she finished speaking, she heard a snap, and the sound of the two children playing stopped abruptly with this sound. Liu Yunxiang hurriedly looked over and saw that the red coral fell to the ground and broke into several petals.

The two children were terrified, and the two of them hurried over, each hugging one.

"Did you get hurt?"

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

The two children were not hurt. They just looked at the red coral on the ground and knew that they had caused trouble.

"Mother, I pushed it accidentally." Xingyi was so frightened that he wanted to cry.

Yan'er also hurriedly said to Yan Mu: "I was also careless."

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "Mother knows you were careless, so it's okay."

Yan Mu also said: "It was originally for you to play with, if it breaks, it breaks."

The two coaxed the two children, and then asked Zijin to take them to the garden to play.

Looking at the red coral on the ground, Liu Yunxiang clicked his tongue, such a rare treasure is indeed a pity.

"Girl, this is from the emperor, I'm afraid..." Jinyan was a little worried.

"Let's not talk about it, no one will know, so let's put it away first."

"Then servant, try to see if you can stick it well with paste."

Liu Yunxiang smiled, sticking must not be good, but the emperor has already rewarded them, so naturally they will not take it back, put it in the warehouse, after a long time, no one mentions it, just dispose of it.

That's what she thought, but she didn't want to see the brilliance of the red coral tomorrow when the princess's mansion sent a greeting card, saying that she would bring a few wives to see the brilliance of the red coral tomorrow.

Liu Yunxiang frowned when he saw the invitation.

"Girl, I tried it this afternoon, but I couldn't stick it at all. When they came to see it, they must have revealed their secrets. I heard that destroying the imperial gift will offend Longyan, what should I do?"

Jinyan was in a hurry, and now he had to make another pot of paste, no matter what, it had to stick.

"No hurry." Liu Yunxiang said.

"Why don't you rush, they will come tomorrow!"

"Compared to this, there is one more thing that should be dealt with earlier."

Jin Yan was taken aback for a moment, "What do you mean?"

"You call the butler."

Jinyan was in a daze, but he hurriedly called the housekeeper.

"The red coral was broken today, and the eldest princess and the others will come to see it tomorrow. It can't be a coincidence. Butler, you should investigate now to find out who leaked it."

The housekeeper's face turned serious, "Your Majesty, what do you mean someone has planted eyeliner in our house?"

"Ah."

The housekeeper nodded hurriedly, "It's only one afternoon, just check who has been out of the house."

After speaking, the butler hurried out.

Only then did Jinyan understand what her girl meant, "Is this eyeliner placed by the eldest princess?"

Liu Yunxiang shook his head, "Not necessarily, but let's see who will come with us tomorrow."

The eldest princess is the emperor's own sister, and with the influence of the general, no matter who succeeds her, her honor will continue, so she doesn't need to target the Zhenbei palace, and she doesn't need to board anyone's boat.

So this eyeliner was probably not arranged by her.

"Then what should we do tomorrow?"

"You ask Zijin to go to Zhang Qi's and ask him to find a red coral from the jewelry store. They have never seen that red coral, so they can't tell the real one from the fake."

"we can only do this."

Fortunately, the jewelry store is very large, and there are all kinds of treasures in it. It is not difficult to find a good-looking red coral.

About an hour later, the butler came back, "Princess, I caught the eyeliner, a handyman from the outer courtyard."

"Who was he instructed by?"

"He said it was... the eldest princess."

Liu Yunxiang frowned, "Princess?"

"He was found by someone from the Princess's Mansion, and asked him to monitor every move of our mansion. A message is exchanged for 100 taels of silver."

Liu Yunxiang let out a breath, which was beyond her expectation.

But the eldest princess is really unnecessary. Does she have any deep hatred with Yan Mu?

"Girl, since the Eldest Princess already knows that the coral is broken, she will definitely hold on to it tomorrow."

It's okay for others to say, as long as the princess insists it's true, but if the eldest princess says it's false, there must be a way to prove it is false, so what will happen then.

(End of this chapter)