The little beggar handed the candied haws to his sister. He swallowed his saliva and saw that his sister was eating it with great relish. There was satisfaction in his eyes.

"This is for you to eat."

Yun Fu handed the candied haws in his hand to the little beggar.

Little beggar: "You don't want to eat?"

"This is bought for you. Eat it quickly. If I want to eat it, my brother will buy it for me too."

The little beggar glanced at Yun Zhiqian and saw that he was wearing a long gown and had a bookish air. It seemed that he was not a child from a poor family like theirs, so he should buy it for his sister.

“Why did you buy it for us?”

The little beggar didn't answer. He looked at Yun Fu and asked in confusion.

"Please do me a favor."

The little beggar didn't dare to take it now. He looked at Yun Fu sharply.

"Don't worry, it's just a small favor, you can do it."

"Speak clearly first."

"Help me deliver a small note to someone. Just slip it into that person's hand. You don't have to do anything else."

The little beggar saw that it was really a trivial matter and finally took the candied haws.

At this time, Prince Chen and his subordinates were making a secret visit.

He asked people to investigate and found out that Xiao Qi was not dead and was hiding in Shiqiao Town, right on West Street.

"Have you really checked it out?"

One of the subordinates, Qingnan, reported: "Yes, Master, a secret guard found out that a nineteen-year-old boy who looked like the Empress appeared on West Street."

Just when they were confused, a beggar suddenly bumped into Qi Junye.

Qingnan felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy and was about to draw his sword when Qi Junye stopped him.

The street was bustling with people at that time, and in the blink of an eye, the beggar disappeared.

"This subordinate deserves to die."

"It doesn't matter."

They were so focused on finding someone that they let down their guard, forgetting that they were in Shiqiao Town and there were so many people in this world who wanted them dead.

Qi Junye suddenly felt something on his waist. He took it out and saw that it was a crumpled piece of paper.

He unfolded the paper ball and saw a few lines of small calligraphy written on it:

In order to know the whereabouts of the Seventh Prince, he placed two hundred taels of silver behind the Buddha statue in the ruined Temple of the City God on West Street, and left immediately, and reported the whereabouts of the Seventh Prince.

Remember: No one is allowed to stare at you, otherwise you will never see the Seventh Prince again.

The handwriting is clear and beautiful. It would be impossible to write so well without twenty years of practice.

Next to the handwriting were a few tiny words written: White jade dragon-shaped pendant.

Qi Junye's eyes narrowed.

Qingnan said: "Master, I'm afraid this matter is a fraud."

If someone with ulterior motives deceives them with this matter, the master might be in danger.

Qi Junye looked at the words above and narrowed his eyes slightly.

The white jade dragon-shaped pendant is worn by the emperor's nephew, and the emperor's sister-in-law also told him this before she died.

But few people knew about this, not even my brother the Emperor.

Whether it's true or not, he'll know once he tries it.

"Qingnan, Qingbei, go to the ruined temple of the City God on West Street."

"Subordinates take orders."

Although Qingnan and Qingbei did not want Prince Chen to take risks, they always obeyed their master's orders unconditionally.

The three of them came to the dilapidated City God Temple. Qi Junye entered the City God Temple and saw that the temple had been in disrepair for many years and there was no incense or offerings anymore.

As written on the note, Qi Junye wanted to go behind the Buddha statue, but was stopped by Qingnan and Qingbei.

"Master, be careful of fraud!"

"It doesn't matter."

There were two guards protecting Qi Junye, one in front and one behind, and the three of them came behind the Buddha statue.

After a round of inspection, they found that there was indeed no one in the temple. Qi Junye ordered Qingnan to put down two hundred taels of silver notes. The three of them left the City God Temple and walked to a distance. Qingnan said:

"Master, do you really not need us to keep an eye on it?"

"Qingnan, find a way to get to the back wall and watch who will come here later."

Qingnan accepted the order and said, "Yes."

Qingnan waited and waited, and finally after an hour, he heard a noisy sound.

He hid in a secluded place and saw a dozen little beggars enter the City God Temple, carrying some food and daily necessities in their hands and walking into the temple.

Qingnan was afraid of alerting the enemy and ruining his master's business, so he did not enter the temple.

Until these beggars came in and out, no suspicious people were found.

Two hours later, Qingnan sneaked into the City God Temple and found that the two hundred taels of silver behind the Buddha statue were gone.

His heart skipped a beat, and he had no choice but to report to the King.

"Just some beggars under twelve?"

"Yes, Master."

"Go and investigate secretly, and remember not to hurt innocent people."

Qingnan breathed a sigh of relief, as long as his master didn't punish him.

After receiving the order, he returned to the dilapidated City God Temple. In order to find out who wrote the note, he specially asked someone to change into beggar's clothes and infiltrate the beggar group.

Yun Fu and Yun Zhiqian had already taken the little beggar brother and sister to the clinic to see a doctor and get some medicine.

From the little beggar, I learned that the two of them had come to Shiqiao Town begging for food because their family had fallen into trouble. The brother's name was Gu Che and the sister's name was Gu Yue.

Along the way, my sister fell ill because she was weak, cold and hungry.

Seeing that her sister Gu Yue was about to die, she told her brother that she wanted to eat candied haws. Then the scene that Yun Fu had seen before happened, with Gu Che standing in front of the stall of the old man selling candied haws.

At this time, Yun Fu had already changed back into her own clothes with Gu Yue. She was wearing Gu Yue's clothes today and followed Gu Che to the City God Temple to retrieve the silver bills.

Because there are many little beggars living in the City God Temple, they usually go out to beg during the day, and after getting food, they bring it back to the City God Temple to eat.

These beggars usually had dirty faces. Yun Fu was wearing Gu Yue's clothes and had dust on his face. Everyone mistook him for Gu Yue. No one noticed that Gu Yue's clothes had been worn by someone else.

They went in and out, but no one noticed that behind the Buddha statue, there were two hundred taels of silver notes. When no one was paying attention, Yun Fu climbed up and put the silver notes into his pocket.

"Remember to let your sister take her medicine on time." Yun Fu reminded.

She took out the exchanged silver and said, "This nineteen taels of silver is ready. Buy some nutritional supplements for your sister."

Yun Fu also had concerns in his heart. He was afraid that Gu Che and his sister would talk too much and the news would get to Prince Chen!

Together with the twenty taels of silver given to Gu Yue, it can be considered that I have dragged them onto the same boat!

For the sake of the money, they dared not utter a word!

There is nothing wrong with Gu Yue's body, it's just that she has been hungry and cold for a long time, and her body is seriously depleted. As long as she takes care of herself slowly, she can make up for it.

Gu Che didn't answer.

Although the doctor said that my sister was not seriously ill, her health was too weak and she needed to take good care of herself in the future. If she continued to travel with him, her health might be ruined.

"Thank you for saving my life today. Please accept me and my sister. I have plenty of strength and can do anything. We are willing to sign a contract to sell ourselves."

Yun Fu did not agree: "Gu Che, today's matter..."

"Please rest assured that what happened today will never be revealed. If my brother and I reveal even a word, we will be killed on the spot."

Gu Che didn’t know the identity of the person who slipped the note today, nor did he want to know.

He only knew that if the Yun brothers and sisters were not here today, his sister’s life would be in danger.

The Yun brothers and sisters saved his sister, and they were Gu Che's saviors.

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