Teng Liu gave a sinister smile. It seemed as if he had discovered some earth - shattering secret.
Jing Xunchao and the others listened there for a while. Since they didn't hear any useful information, they left. Coincidentally, when they were on their way back, it was almost dawn outside. The guards had also relaxed a great deal, so the three of them got out easily.
"It seems we've reaped quite a lot tonight," someone said. They had taken a lot of good things from the old man and also learned a huge secret. It was truly wonderful.
After Jing Xunchao and his party returned from the palace, they went back to their own rooms. Teng Liu didn't care. After all, he wasn't interested. If Jing Xunchao were to tell him about the matter of a country's destruction, he might be a bit interested, but for other things, forget it.
"I just saw some information about the Pharmacist Valley in the private study of the Emperor of the Karsdian Kingdom," Mu Fengqie said, directly sharing what she had found with Jing Xunchao after they got back.
Jing Xunchao didn't hold back either. He took out the thing in his bosom directly. "We were in a hurry just now, so I didn't have time to look carefully. But this should be related to the Qin Dynasty." As he said this, he opened the letter.
After the two of them read the letter, they both had complex expressions.
"I would never have thought it would be this person," Mu Fengqie said, looking at the letter on the table.
"Neither did I," Jing Xunchao said, looking out of the window with a complicated look in his eyes. This person was truly beyond their expectations.
"What are you going to do? Are you going to expose his crimes?" Mu Fengqie frowned and asked.
"I don't know either. Let me think it over," Jing Xunchao said. Then he walked out of the door. Looking at the moon outside the window, he was in a daze for a moment.
"Ache, no matter what, you have to trust your heart and follow your feelings. I don't want you to regret it in the future," Mu Fengqie said, looking at Jing Xunchao's lonely back.
"Qie'er, I..." Jing Xunchao hesitated. He didn't know what to say. This matter was really too sudden.
"Ache, we still have time. You can investigate this matter clearly. No matter what, I'll stand by your side," Mu Fengqie walked over and held Jing Xunchao's hand, giving him boundless strength silently.
Jing Xunchao silently tightened his grip on Mu Fengqie's hand. Qie'er was right. He had to investigate this matter clearly. He didn't believe that his master's child would do such a thing.
The seal on the letter was stamped by the son of the old prime minister. The old prime minister was such an upright and selfless person. How could his child do such a thing? This must be a frame - up!
Mu Fengqie looked at Jing Xunchao's cold and hard face and sighed. In fact, anyone could tell that the seal was a personal item. It was impossible for someone to steal it. Moreover, there was a unique mark on it, so it was even more impossible to be a fake.
She knew that it would take Jing Xunchao some time to accept this fact, but she believed that Jing Xunchao would never let her down.
The next day, news spread from the Karsdian Palace that thieves had broken into the palace and stolen an important item from the emperor. Now the emperor was offering a huge reward. As long as someone could retrieve this item, the emperor would reward them with ten thousand taels of gold.
"Teng Liu, what's this important item that your emperor is talking about?" Mu Fengqie actually suspected that it was the portrait that Teng Liu had destroyed.
"You've already guessed it, haven't you? Why are you still asking me?" Teng Liu was sitting at the table, sipping his tea leisurely, as if nothing had happened.
"Aren't you going to do anything? Aren't you afraid that I'll tell this to others?" Mu Fengqie joked.
"If you want to tell, go ahead. I won't stop you. Then we'll see if that old man will believe me or you," Teng Liu didn't take Mu Fengqie's words to heart at all.
How could the words of a person from another country be credible?
Mu Fengqie rolled her eyes at him. "Don't you need to go and check on your business today?"
"I'm wondering why you're acting so strangely today. Why don't you stay with your man and keep following me instead?" Teng Liu looked at Mu Fengqie strangely, not understanding what she was up to.
"He's out. I'm just bored and want to find something to do. Besides, if I follow you and observe more, maybe I can learn a lot," Mu Fengqie said. Maybe she could also gather some useful information.
Teng Liu saw through Mu Fengqie's thoughts at a glance. "Tell me. What do you want to know? That old man is in a bad mood today, and I'm very happy. Since I'm in a good mood, I'll tell you a piece of information for free."
"Really?" Mu Fengqie became interested. Was Teng Liu being so easy - going today?
"Of course. If you don't want to ask, that's fine," Teng Liu said, then stood up and was about to leave.
Mu Fengqie quickly stopped him. "Don't go. I haven't asked yet."
"I want to know what relationship the son of the old prime minister of the Qin Dynasty has with your country," Mu Fengqie asked.
"The old prime minister of the Qin Dynasty dedicated his whole life to the country and the people. He was a loyal official. And his son is a filial son. He has completely inherited the good qualities of the old prime minister and is also dedicated to the country and the people," Teng Liu said, looking at the tea in his cup.
"I know all that. What I want to know is whether that person has any shady connection with your country?" Mu Fengqie frowned. She felt that what Teng Liu had said was all useless.
"Remember, everything the son of the old prime minister does is based on filial piety," Teng Liu said. Then he didn't say anything more and just got up and left. Whether Mu Fengqie could understand it or not depended on how perceptive she was.
Mu Fengqie recalled what Teng Liu had said. Everything was based on filial piety. What did this sentence mean?
The son of the old prime minister was indeed a filial son. What he had done... Mu Fengqie suddenly widened her eyes. She wanted to confirm it with Teng Liu, but when she looked up, she found that she was the only one left.
If it was really what she thought, then it made sense for him to do so.
When Jing Xunchao came back, Mu Fengqie told him about this. Jing Xunchao was silent for a long time. His eyes were as black as night, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking.
"Forget it. We won't interfere in this matter. Let it be," Jing Xunchao sighed. If this was the case, he had no position to interfere, and that person hadn't done anything to harm the people of the Qin Dynasty.
"Ache, now that our business here is done, should we go back?" Mu Fengqie asked, lying in Jing Xunchao's arms.
"If you're not in a hurry, you can stay here for a while longer," Jing Xunchao didn't really care. They had agreed to go back within half a month, and there was still plenty of time.
"To be honest, I want to help Teng Liu. Of course, if it's not convenient, it's okay not to help," Mu Fengqie said. After all, they had already settled their business, and neither owed the other. Helping him was just out of the friendship they had formed.