In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.
Chapter 74 Whereabouts of Tax Silver
Qi Wan appeared on the bed again, and then flashed into the space. As soon as she entered, she saw a pile of white silver in front of the building. The silver was neatly arranged, like a small silver mountain.
She couldn't help but chuckle, "This one million taels of silver has gone around and finally returned here." Her voice was full of joy and satisfaction.
She walked to the silver pile and carefully observed the scene in front of her. Each piece of silver was shining brightly, as if telling her its value. Qi Wan reached out and picked up a piece of silver, feeling its heavy weight, and a sense of accomplishment surged in her heart.
She couldn't help but think that she had just experienced a thrilling adventure, and the one million taels of silver were safely moved into space by her.
No one knew that she was the one waiting in that remote courtyard just now, and that the person from the Western Regions was actually her in disguise.
Earlier, Qi Wan was in the upper house talking with her mother and eldest sister-in-law. She heard the housekeeper come to report, "Madam, the second master is going to lead a large army to return the tax silver, and our servants will go with him to escort him."
Returning one million taels of silver was a matter of great importance, and Pei repeatedly reminded him, "Butler, have Datian lead the people to deliver the silver, and there will be rewards when they come back."
Qi Datian is the eldest son of Qi's steward, and he is the leader of the servants.
Butler Qi smiled and said, "Yes, Madam, I will tell Datian and the servants about this."
The family servants were equivalent to the private soldiers of a mansion. They were more trusted by their masters than the soldiers in the military camp. Because their family's indentures were in the hands of their masters, they dared not be easily sold out.
Qi Wan used the excuse of taking a nap to return to Yilan Courtyard, took off her clothes and jewelry, got on the bed, and lowered the curtains.
She spun the beads, "Go to the small courtyard outside the north city."
She arrived at a small courtyard outside the north city, put on the Western clothes that had been placed there earlier, put on a white head cloth, and waited quietly.
An hour later, she heard the sound of a carriage approaching outside. Qi Wan put on a mask, disguised himself as a man, and spoke in a pinched voice.
Even her second brother didn't recognize her voice.
Qi Wan took the silver and returned the IOU that her brother had issued to Qi Yuan. This was the most important step for her to collect the silver in the outer courtyard.
After Qi Yuan left, Qi Wan immediately put the silver into the space. She hid on the treetops and saw several people sneakily following Qi Yuan into the courtyard, and then followed Qi Yuan back to the capital.
"The second prince took the bait and sent someone to follow my second brother Qi Yuan to return the silver. This is exactly what I want."
Thinking of this, Qi Wan picked up a silver ingot from the small silver mountain and stroked it gently. The cool feeling of the silver passed through his fingertips, and the corners of Qi Wan's mouth curled up, revealing a calculating smile.
Qi Wan flashed out of the space and called Wu Yi to make arrangements, "You go to that yard and guard it. There will definitely be someone who will go to check and search."
"Who will go?" Wu Yi asked.
Qi Wan smiled and said, "The most likely ones are the Crown Prince and the Second Prince."
"They want to rob silver?" Wu Yi sneered, "The prince acts like a thief."
"It's just right that you go." Qi Wan raised his eyebrows.
She whispered something in Wu Yi's ear and took out something and put it in Wu Yi's hand.
"Yes, Master."
Wu Yi put the things in his arms, and before leaving, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Master, where did you move so much silver?"
"I know magic, do you believe it?" Qi Wan asked with a smile.
"It's possible." Wu Yi also smiled. "When I was a kid, I saw a magic show. Someone went up to the sky along a rope and dropped a lot of peaches. Another person entered a box, and when it was opened, he turned into gold and silver."
She sighed, "It's such a magical event. I still can't figure it out."
"This kind of thing exists in the world." Qi Wan said with a smile.
In the past, she would have thought that such a magical spell was impossible.
Now that she has her magical space, she believes that everything is possible.
Wu Yi was deeply impressed by the young lady's magical powers.
She didn't dare to ask any more questions and flew away immediately using her Qing Kung Fu skills.
She moved as swiftly as a swallow and stood silently on a tree in a small courtyard outside the city.
Not long after, just as Qi Wan had expected, several groups of people went to the courtyard to check the situation.
The first to arrive was General Hu. He looked around and breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that the courtyard was empty.
Someone flashed in and reported, "General, someone is coming here on horseback."
General Hu pointed to the backyard and said hurriedly, "Hurry up and take the horses to the ravine behind to feed them grass."
"Yes, General." Several people hurriedly pulled the horses to the back ravine to hide and graze.
General Hu hid in the haystack, holding his breath and looking vigilantly through the gap outside the house.
Soon, a group of people arrived on horseback, and someone spoke up: "Your Highness, the Second Prince, is right here."
"Search for this king."
A group of people rushed into the house and searched everywhere, but found nothing.
"Curious, why is there nothing here?" someone whispered.
The second prince asked: "Did you see it wrong?"
"Yes, it's right here. I left a mark on the tree at the intersection."
General Li said in a muffled voice: "They have already taken the box away in a car."
The second prince shook his head, "It must be that someone from the Qi family stole the money, transported it here, and then transferred it back to another place to store it."
General Li tried hard not to roll his eyes.
He advised kindly, "Your Highness, you need evidence for everything. Speculation will only bring you big trouble."
"Hmph." The second prince's face was stretched, and his originally handsome white face was stretched into a horse face.
He said in a stiff tone: "Who dares to cause trouble for me? You are looking for death!"
The second prince relied on the fact that the Li family controlled a hundred thousand soldiers.
The prince is not as good as him.
The Emperor was on guard against the Crown Prince, so he ordered that the Crown Princess he married would be a young lady from a marquisate who had no military power.
General Li was very dissatisfied with the Second Prince's tyranny and arrogance. He turned around and pretended to find someone to hide, curling his lips and cursing inwardly to vent his resentment.
The second prince, who was guarding outside, ran in to report, "Your Highness, it seems that the crown prince has brought people here."
"Huh, he came quickly." The Second Prince's guards had just searched the hall and the backyard, and had not had time to search the kitchen and the woodshed.
General Li looked around and pointed to a small path on the side, "Your Highness, there is a small path to the west that leads out."
"Let's go." The second prince walked towards the path. He didn't want to meet the crown prince and have a head-on conflict with him.
When General Hu saw the Second Prince and his entourage leaving, he heard a group of horsemen coming in from afar.
Suddenly, a shadow fell from the sky and flashed into the house.
General Hu blinked a few times and looked again, but there was nothing.
He thought he was seeing things, so he took a few deep breaths, held his breath, and waited for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come with his men.
He asked secretly: What is the purpose of these two royal brothers?
Soon, the prince rode in with a group of people. He frowned at the shabby house and said with disdain, "The people living here can lend one million taels of silver? No one would believe it."
The prince's guard Dingfu was disappointed and a little nervous, fearing that the prince would vent his anger on him. He hurriedly said, "Really, Your Highness, I saw clearly that the silver sent by the Qi family was here."
"Hmph." The prince was too lazy to even get off his horse and ordered his men, "Go in and take a look."
A team of people went in to check around. Dingfu went in and picked up a letter on the ground. He took it out and took a look at it. His eyes widened like copper bells.
He ran out and said excitedly and nervously: "Your Highness, a letter was found in the room. It was written by the Second Prince. The tax silver that General Hu lost was done by the Second Prince's people."
"What? Let me see the letter." The prince was surprised and stretched out his hand to take the letter.
He unfolded the letter and read, "This is indeed the handwriting of the Second Prince."
He read the letter again and exclaimed, "Oh my God, it was indeed done by the Second Prince's men. They exchanged General Hu's silver and hid it in the basement of the Second Prince's mansion."
General Hu was surprised and delighted, thinking to himself, "No wonder I couldn't find any information. It turns out that the lost tax money is in the Second Prince's mansion."
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