C36 Scouting the General's House

Early the next morning, she took the box of wild ginseng to the general's manor. However, just as she arrived outside the manor gates, she saw Xiao Xin who was about to leave the manor and was about to stop in front of a horse carriage.

He came over to greet her happily, "I didn't expect that we would have such an affinity. We just parted yesterday, and today we've met again. But why would Miss Little Wanru come here?"

Yun Shu nodded her head and laughed, "Actually, I only came to the General's Estate to send wild ginsengs."

Xiao Wen's expression immediately became clear. "If the Lady's illness can be cured faster, it should be well nourished. Actually, the reason I went out this time was to invite a few highly skilled doctors to the General's Estate to treat Madam Ye's illness. "

Yun Shu doubtfully said, "Young Master Xiao does not have an ordinary appearance, he does not seem to be working in the General's Estate."

"I came to visit her at the general's estate," Xiao thought. "It's just that my niece is worried about the First Lady, and I'm afraid that the baby in her womb might be affected. That's why she agreed to go out and seek medical help."

Ordinary master servant, visiting relatives, pregnant … All of these things matched up with what Sang Ye had said yesterday. These two people should be the master and servant that Sang Ye had mentioned, who had come to visit Lady Lu. Yun Zhuang smiled and said, "So that's how it is. Then Xiao Wan will not be delaying Young Master Xiao any longer. Young Master Xiao, please."

"Then I'll be taking my leave. Unfortunately, I'm unable to invite Miss Little Wan to the Clear Wind Restaurant today. It's really a pity." As he said this, Xiao Xin shook his head with a look of pity on his face.

Yun Shu: "If Young Master Xiao truly feels regretful, why don't we agree on a day soon. Little Wanshan will definitely attend." It would be good if he could get some information from this master and servant duo.

Seeing her take the initiative to suggest it, Xiao Xiang's smile grew even wider. "How about we set it for tomorrow night? I heard that there will be a lantern festival tomorrow night in the city. After dinner, it would be a great pleasure to enjoy the lantern scenery with the young lady."

Yun Shu nodded her head and said with a smile, "Then let's do as Young Master Xiao has said."

Before Xiao could say anything, Qin Zhou, who had pulled the carriage over, opened his mouth. "Young Master, we should go."

Under the urging of the Qin Province, Xiao Wen, who was carrying Little Treasure onto the carriage, still had a smile on his face that was difficult to conceal.

She waited until the carriage was out of sight, then turned and went up the steps and knocked on the door. The one who opened the door was the butler he had seen in the shop yesterday. He examined her from head to toe before asking, "Miss, who are you looking for?"

"I'm here to deliver wild ginseng for the Sang Shi Medicinal Store that you visited yesterday." With that, she handed him the red-painted wooden box containing the wild ginseng.

Just as the butler was about to open the box, she immediately took it back, "Please do not blame me. My shopkeeper said that this batch of ginsengs was requested by a high monk to be opened. After leaving the shop, the box could only be opened at the buyer's residence; otherwise, the essence absorbed by the wild ginsengs would not be usable." Yun Shu spoke seriously.

The butler looked at her doubtfully. "I have never heard of wild ginseng being used by a monk." As she spoke, she reached for the red lacquered wooden box in her hand.

Yun Shu quickly took a step back, at the same time, she released a hand to block the other's hand. "Xi, everything has intelligence, the Buddhist Jade Bead Stone can light up, why can't the wild ginseng light up? It's also something that can save lives from suffering, don't you think?"

"Hearing you say this, it seems to make some sense. Come in then." Only then did he retract his hand and step aside to let her in.

Just as Yun Zhui entered the room, the butler spoke up again. "You can open the box now and let me inspect the goods, right?"

She was truly a smart person. The moment she entered, she wanted to kick her out. Yun Shu: "It's fine to inspect the goods, but later on, I will bring this wild mountain ginseng to your esteemed palace for a round. At the same time, I will read the scriptures left behind by the High Monk throughout."

"Yesterday when I went to look at the herbs, your storekeeper didn't say that he had to do these things to buy this wild ginseng."

"This is, after all, a spirit item that has absorbed the spirit energy of the world for more than fifteen years. How could it be seen as an ordinary medicine?" Yun Zhuang explained with a smile.

The steward was clearly not annoyed anymore, but he could not refuse because the wild ginseng he saw in Sang Shi's medicine store yesterday was indeed the best he had seen in the last ten days. "Sure, I'll get a maidservant to take you around later. Open the box and let me inspect the goods."

Only then did Yun Shu open the box. The butler took out the wild ginsengs and carefully examined them a few times before putting them back into the box with satisfaction. He called over a maidservant who just happened to pass by.

The maidservant nodded her head: "Yes, young lady, please follow Xiao Cui." With that, the servant girl who called herself Xiao Cui took the lead to walk to the side.

She did not need to pretend that it was not true, so she started mumbling nonsense. In any case, she was reciting in a low voice, so no one knew what she was reading, but she did not directly ask where the study room was, which would be too suspicious if she asked. Therefore, she had to follow Xiao Cui and pay attention to the room from the corner of her eyes.

When she reached the back garden, an attendant came out of a certain room with a book in his hand. She could see through the crack in the door that the interior was arranged so that she could roughly confirm that it was the study room.

When Xiao Cui brought her out of the back garden and to a deserted path that no one should have passed, she suddenly whined in a low voice.

When Xiao Cui turned around to ask, she was already squatting on the ground with one hand out to cover her stomach: "Miss Xiao Cui, my stomach is hurting a bit, can you help me grab the box first, I'll go to the latrine and then come back."

Seeing that there were no people around, Xiao Cui could only nod her head: "Then go and come back quickly. After I take you through the house, you still need to go back to work."

With a grateful smile, Yun Shu placed the box in her hands. "I'll be back soon, but you must not move forward or retreat. If you move forward or backwards, it'll be messy, and we'll have to start over."

The little girl hurriedly nodded.

Yun Shu immediately got up and ran back. When she reached the back garden, she skilfully avoided the sight of the servants in the house. She pushed open the door of the room she had noticed earlier and entered.

Three rows of bookshelves immediately broke into her line of sight. Next to the bookshelves was a set of table and chairs, as well as a stack of stationery pressed down with sandalwood paperwork. The topmost sheet of paper had been dipped in ink, but there was no way to tell what had been written on it. She had to give up this piece of paper, slightly soaked in ink, and go elsewhere to find what she needed.

Finally, she noticed something unusual in the corner of the fifth shelf in the innermost row. The shelves had probably never been cleaned, so every floor was dusty, but the corners of the fifth floor were unusually clean.

She picked up the book in the corner and flipped it open. She was only startled by the amount recorded in the book at first glance. It was clearly written on the note that Tiger Fury had received bribes from City Lord Jia Dao-ping and General Ao Qi.

If what was written was true, then Pei Hongqing's evaluation of Jia Daoping's character would have deviated from the mark by a large margin … However, this account book also explained that there was no reason for this general to stab them in the back just when they were about to surrender. Because of this account book, he had no choice but to stand on the same side as Jia Daoping.

However, before she could recover from her shock, two footsteps approached the door …