Soon Li Ziruo's family came to pick him up and prepared a generous thank you gift.
Chu Yunning declined but did not accept it. She saved Li Ziruo just for the sake of the clues in his mouth.
"Ms. Chu, I am the head of the Li family. I do some small business at home. If I am the only child in the family, if it were not for Miss Chu's help this time, the Li family might be ruined. In the future, if Miss Chu needs help with business, you can always call me.
You must try your best.”
Chu Yunning raised her eyebrows: "Then are there any connection between the Li family and Yihongyuan?"
The head of the Li family thought for a moment, and Chu Yunning explained: "Li Ziruo was sold into the palace by Niang Jing of Yihongyuan."
"Jing Niang?" The head of the Li family was stunned.
Judging from the posture, he should know Jingniang and have a close relationship with her.
Maybe he's still a regular customer.
"Jing Niang is very capable, and her business is huge. There is nothing she dares to do, and even the royal family can't take advantage of her. My Li family has suffered several hidden losses at her hands, and a lot of property has been swallowed up."
"So powerful?" Chu Yunning was surprised. She wanted to meet this Jing Niang for a while.
"If it were Jing Niang, the Li family would have no choice but to admit it was bad luck."
The head of the Li family looked decadent and seemed a little afraid of Jing Niang.
"Miss Chu, this Jingniang has been doing all kinds of shameful things for a long time, and even the government can't control her. Anyone who provokes Jingniang will definitely be in trouble."
Chu Yunning's lips curled into a sneer. She still didn't believe in this evil!
After seeing off the Li family and his entourage, Chu Yunning sent Tianyi to find out about Yihong Tower.
"Yihonglou?" Tianyi was stunned.
Chu Yunning raised her long eyebrows: "Why, are you also afraid of Yihonglou?"
"That's not true. It's just that the prince bought us from Yihong Mansion, and we were later trained to become secret guards."
Chu Yunning was slightly stunned, there is still such a thing.
It seems that this Yihong Building cannot be underestimated.
"Miss Chu is so amazing. She single-handedly rescued the young master."
The man in black, the leader of the Nanshan Mysterious Sect, stepped forward and spread his hands towards Chu Yunning: "You and I have no grudges in the past, and we have no grudges today. Please give us the antidote. Even if we owe you a favor in the future, if you need help, please feel free to give us the antidote."
explain."
Chu Yunning sneered: "How can there be such a good thing in this world?"
The mysterious man's tone changed: "What do you want?"
"I found the child myself and it has nothing to do with you, so you have to help me do things again!"
The two were in a stalemate, and the mysterious man stared at her fiercely.
Chu Yunning was not in a hurry, resting her elbows on the table and tapping her fingertips lightly on the tabletop, making a thumping sound, which inexplicably made the people who heard it feel terrified.
"Chu Yunning, don't push yourself too far!"
"If you can, don't step into the Chu family and look for another antidote."
The mysterious man was so angry that he choked. He had never looked for an antidote in private.
But I had never seen such a strange medicine before, so I came to see her because I had no other choice.
After a long time, the mysterious man spoke: "Tell me, what do you want?"
"I want all the information about Jing Niang in Yihongyuan."
"Yihongyuan?"
"Or who did you kidnap Beibei's leader?"
The mysterious man asked again: "Is there a third option?"
"Use it for me in the future!"
The mysterious man almost spit out a mouthful of old blood, and rolled his eyes angrily: "
What’s the benefit of choosing to be with you?”
"I can allow you to replace Yihongyuan and the Royal Secret Guards and become the best secret guards in the world within three months!"
Chu Yunning made up his mind to cultivate his own secret guards and no longer be controlled by others.
The mysterious man smiled sarcastically: "Just you?"
Chu Yunning lowered his head.
"You can't even look down on your own son, and you are talking big words. You only rely on the last three people around you. You are overestimating your capabilities!" The mysterious man added: "If you take down Yihong Tower within a month, I, Nanshan, are willing to lead the three
One hundred and twenty-one people will follow you all their lives and go through fire and water for you!"
It turns out that he is Nanshan.
Chi Yunning asked: "Really?"
Nanshan immediately raised three fingers and swore to the sky: "I swear by the ancestral rules of the Nanshan sect, if I tell even half a word of lies, I will be struck by lightning from the sky, and the entire clan will die without a place to die!"
"Okay!" Chu Yunning also said cheerfully: "If I don't take Yihongyuan in one month, I will hand over the antidote with both hands, and we will not owe each other anything from now on!"
"It's a deal?"
“It’s a deal!”
The two high-fived each other, and Chu Yunning handed Nanshan a bottle of detoxification pills.
Nanshan took it and disappeared quickly with a leap.
Tianyi's mouth twitched: "Master, Yihonglou is very powerful, you should not make an agreement with Nanshan."
"What's the rush? It's not yet certain who will win and who will lose."
Chu Yunning sat all afternoon and sorted out a list: "Since we can't find out about Yihong Mansion, can these be ok?"
It records the names of Marshal Sima, General of the Guards and Flags, Vice General Li, and a series of other wives.
"I want you to pay attention to where these people are going and arrange a time for me to see them as soon as possible."
Tianyi took the list and nodded: "This is not difficult."
At this time Bixiu said: "Miss, Prince Xiao is here."
Prince Xiao is here again.
Chu Yunning's brows were knotted so tightly, why couldn't he shake them off?
After a while, Prince Xiao came over, and Chu Yunning asked patiently, "Why did the prince come to the Chu family several times?"
When Prince Xiao entered the palace to pay his respects to the Queen Mother, he learned about Beibei's experience and was very angry at that time.
He has no ill intentions towards Beibei, but he just can't accept it for a while.
But when he thought of these scum dealing with a child, the anger in his heart skyrocketed.
"I know you don't like me coming here. I just want to give Beibei an explanation. If you have any clues, please tell me directly."
Seeing how angry King Xiao was, Chu Yunning couldn't guess what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.
"Beibei's betrayal is related to Jing Niang of Yihongyuan."
"Jing Niang?" Prince Xiao frowned and cursed a bitch.
Chu Yunning raised her eyebrows. It seemed that this Jingniang was quite capable. From the prince to the merchants, everyone knew about her.
"This Jingniang was once the confidante of the father. She was raised outside the palace and was almost made a royal concubine. To make her smile, the father used the money from the treasury to do business for her, and he did not hesitate to use the royal guards at her command.
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"Jing Niang still holds a gold medal for immunity from death. Before his death, my father gave an order to his brother. Jing Niang will not be killed unless she is treason, and she will not be arrested unless she is treason."
Chu Yunning clicked his tongue, no wonder Jingniang was not afraid of anything. It turned out that she had the support of the royal family.
It seems that the late emperor was also a passionate person.
"Yihongyuan has long been a refuge for some people, doing shady business. I don't know how much money they have embezzled from the court over the years."
As soon as Yihongyuan was mentioned, Prince Xiao felt itchy with hatred.
Chu Yunning laughed. It seemed that Prince Xiao had also suffered a lot of hidden losses at the hands of Yihongyuan.
"If Yihongyuan really touches Beibei, this matter will be difficult to handle." Prince Xiao frowned.
Chu Yunning smiled: "What's so difficult about this? As long as the prince wants it, Yihongyuan must be eradicated!"
Prince Xiao thought she was talking nonsense and comforted him: "Don't think that you can attack Yihongyuan with just a few secret guards. Yihongyuan now has many secret guards in its hands. The emperor's brother once did it in private."
, they all left and never came back, and I dare not investigate thoroughly, otherwise I would be disrespectful to my father and be criticized by others."
Chu Yunning quickly found a breakthrough and glanced at Prince Xiao: "Maybe we can cooperate. I have a way."
King Xiao's eyelids twitched again. In order to muddy the waters, he did not hesitate to send people to kidnap dozens of children in the capital, and then placed them in different locations, and they were almost discovered.
Once discovered, it was impossible to explain why Xiao Wang jumped into the Yellow River.
"I will avenge Beibei, and you will share the Emperor's worries. Why not?"
King Xiao hesitated for a moment before asking: "
Come and listen!"
"Didn't the late emperor's posthumous photos give the answer? He cannot be killed unless he is treasonous. What if Yihongyuan has the intention of treason? In order to protect the Xiao family for a hundred years, should Yihongyuan eradicate it and should Jingniang kill it?"
Chu Yunning asked back.
Prince Xiao was suddenly startled, and then said: "If you want to incriminate someone, why don't you have nothing to say."
"What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Prince Xiao stared straight at Chu Yunning, his admiration undisguised in his eyes, and asked: "How do you want me to cooperate with you?"
Chu Yunning frowned, not knowing whether to trust Prince Xiao or not.
Subconsciously, she believed it.
"I need to borrow a group of people."
"How many?"
"The more, the better. It's best if they don't show up often."
Prince Xiao untied a jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Chu Yunning: "This is my king's Xiao Wei army. There are a thousand people in total. They will all be handed over to you from today on."
Chu Yunning held the jade pendant in her hand and was stunned for a moment, then whispered thank you.
"Chu Yunning, by eradicating Yihong Pavilion, you are also helping me. We are just helping each other." Prince Xiao came and went in a hurry.
Chu Yunning sighed.
"Master, is he really going to deal with Yihongyuan?"
Tianyi is worried.
Chu Yunning said: "If you are afraid, you don't have to go."
"I won't be afraid if I talk too much!" Tianyi knelt down.
"Get up first and arrange time for me. I want to see the people on the list as soon as possible."
The people provided by King Xiao alone are not enough, she also needs the cooperation of people on the surface.
"Master, in the afternoon the escort general's wife will go to the Changting Pavilion to listen to music."
afternoon
After Chu Yunning dressed up simply, she sat diagonally across from General Biaoqi's wife.
Listening to the people on the stage babbling and singing, the music was a bit dull and depressing.
The general's wife also had a melancholy look on her face, as if she had a lot of things on her mind and kept sighing.
At this time, there were more and more people in the courtyard. Chu Yunning took the opportunity to stand up and came to the front: "Madam, can I sit here?"
The general's wife looked around and saw that there were too many people around and there was no room left, so she said, "Sit down."
"Thank you." After Chu Yunning sat down, she revealed her fair and tender skin, which was rosy, and her makeup was also very delicate. She had never seen it before. She couldn't help but be curious: "Princess Xiao's makeup is very novel, how can I
Never seen it?"
"This is all done by the maid next to me, just for fun."
General Biaoqi's wife looked at him several times, reluctant to look away.
"If Madam is interested, I can try on the makeup for Madam."
The general's wife was obviously moved, but also a little embarrassed. She nodded at Chu Yunning's warm invitation.
So Chu Yunning asked Bixiu to get cosmetics. There was a complete set of all kinds of cosmetics, which dazzled General Biaoqi and his wife.
In this era, makeup is very simple and the cosmetics are single, making people look several years older.
Chu Yunning gave General Biaoqi's wife a make-up in the style of a modern imperial sister. She applied it on her face with skillful movements, and the make-up was put on quickly.