Surprise! I emptied the emperor's private treasury before exile

Chapter 113 The Emperor's Conflict

"Niuniu was taken away by her biological father?" Chu Ci couldn't believe that Ding Yong was not Niuniu's biological father.

Ding Yong nodded, "Yes."

Chu Ci continued to ask: "You want me to snatch Niuniu back from her biological father? Ding Yong, do you think too highly of me?"

Chu Ci didn't know why Ding Yong made such a request to her, but she didn't want to get involved in such things.

Ding Yong seemed to see through Chu Ci's thoughts, and before Chu Ci could refuse, he said, "If you agree, I will give you the account book I hid before, and swear allegiance to you."

Chu Ci sneered: "Why do you think I will definitely agree to you?"

Ding Yong did not hide it this time: "Our Ding family has been experts in surveying terrain for generations."

"Haha, it's nothing but trouble. It has no practical value at all." Maybe for others, surveying the terrain is a great skill. But for Chu Ci, it's nothing but trouble.

Ding Yong was speechless for a moment, but he did not give up: "Sun Fu... Niuniu's mother, she is the only heir of Sun's hairpin--"

Chu Ci then became interested, "Tell me about it."

"Mrs. Sun is extremely skilled in the art of concealed weapons and was a special servant of the royal family in the previous dynasty. She was married to Tang Bin because her identity was exposed and she was plotted against." Although Ding Yong's words were not long, the key points were expressed very clearly.

It was really unexpected. Who would have thought that it was just a pure kindness at the beginning. The seemingly ordinary couple are actually not simple.

With the help of these two people, women's colleges in the future can add another subject.

Thinking of this, Chu Ci said: "I can give it a try, but there is no guarantee that it will succeed."

Chu Ci did not promise that he would be able to find Niuniu, but Ding Yong trusted Chu Ci even more. "I need to go back to the mine again."

No way, no way? Ding Yong can't be that fierce. The things those people are desperately looking for are actually right under their noses.

"I can help you talk to the Fifth Prince and the Purple-Robed Envoy, but as for whether they agree or not, that is not for me to decide." Chu Ci told the truth.

"I believe you." Ding Yong replied.

You believe me, but I don't believe myself. Chu Ci shouted in his heart, but his face was very calm: "I'm going out, you have a good rest. Well, if you need anything, you can just tell me."

Ding Yong didn't say anything else, and Chu Ci just paused for a moment, then opened the door and walked out.

The Fifth Prince and the Purple-Robed Envoy were waiting outside the door, and perhaps they even knew what Chu Ci had talked about.

Chu Ci just pretended not to know and repeated Ding Yong's request again before asking, "Do you agree or not?"

The Fifth Prince and the Purple-Robed Envoy exchanged a glance, and then the Purple-Robed Envoy said, "Okay, but you must let my people follow."

"I agree." Chu Ci agreed to the purple-robed envoy's request without asking Ding Yong again.

Everything is going incredibly smoothly for Chu Ci.

The emperor in the capital received the secret letter from the Fifth Prince and the Purple-Robed Envoy almost at the same time.

The discovery of gold mines, and two connected gold mines, made the emperor very happy.

However, when the emperor learned that one of the gold mines had been half dug up by an unknown force, he was so angry that he smashed the paperweight on the imperial desk. "It's these rats again!"

"Is there any news yet about the other team of law enforcement officers in beautiful clothes?" asked the emperor.

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Zhang Rang, who had been standing not far from the emperor, immediately replied: "There is no news yet."

The emperor wanted to curse: "Trash."

But he suddenly remembered the fate that Feng Yan, the chief envoy of the Imperial Observatory, had given to Chu Ci: "Your Majesty, this girl was originally destined to be a phoenix, but for some reason, the fate was transferred to Chu Ling'er."

"Chu Ling'er, a mere singing girl's daughter, what virtue and ability do you have to bear the fate of a phoenix?" The emperor sneered. "Tell me about the other one, his life can be exchanged, but what about his ability?"

"Although Fan Chu has lost her life, it seems that she has turned a disaster into a blessing. As for the deeper situation, I am sorry that I am unable to tell you." Feng Yan said as he knelt down.

Fortunately, the emperor had long been accustomed to Feng Yan's mumbling and half-said and half-reserved style. Although disappointed, he did not vent his anger on him.

At this moment, when the emperor received the letter from the fifth prince, he could not help but think of Feng Yan's face again. "Send the Imperial Observatory's envoy Feng Yan to see you."

Feng Yan quickly came to the imperial study, and after paying his respects, the emperor was slow to speak.

Although Feng Yan didn't know the emperor's intention, he could only stand there blankly.

After about a quarter of an hour, the emperor finally said, "If I grant Fan Chu a sword that can execute first and report later, will it be beneficial or harmful to our Great Zhou?"

Feng Yan didn't understand what the emperor was going crazy about, so he could only say carefully: "Although Fan Chu is just a woman, the Fan family had many followers in the capital..."

At this point, Feng Yan deliberately glanced at the emperor behind the table. Seeing that the emperor looked calm, he continued, "Of course, Fan Mengshi is just a criminal now, so there is no need to worry about him."

Having said this, Feng Yan stopped talking. The emperor had already gotten the answer he wanted. "Step down. If you have a chance, test Fan Chu's fate again."

Feng Yan didn't understand why the emperor attached so much importance to Chu Ci's fate, but he didn't say much, "I will take my leave."

After Yan left, the emperor was the only one left in the imperial study. Although he was inclined to Chu Ci, he was still a little hesitant. "Zhang Rang, do you think I should agree to Fan Chu's request?"

"Your Majesty, Fan Chu is just a woman. Even if she has the imperial sword, what can she do? Can she rebel?" Zhang Rang did not give the emperor a direct answer, but he made the emperor make up his mind.

Sure enough, the emperor's confusion disappeared as he thought of the benefits Chu Ci had brought him. "Come here, draft an edict..."

Chu Ci, who was far away in Lianzhou, had no idea that because of her sudden whim, Chu Ling'er, no, now she should be called Duan Ling'er, had been stripped of another layer of her mask.

At this moment, Chu Ci was holding the invitation in his hand in a daze.

There was no other reason. Chu Ci really couldn't understand why the new governor's wife did nothing but invited him, a commoner, to be a guest?

If you can't figure it out, just stop thinking about it. Chu Ci took the invitation and found the Fifth Prince and the Purple Envoy. "Look, is this coming for you?"

Upon hearing this, the purple-robed envoy took a step back. The meaning was very clear. The purple-robed envoy was only loyal to the emperor, and no matter whether it was officials, female relatives or princes, they were not within the scope of his interactions.

Chu Ci then turned his attention to the fifth prince.

The Fifth Prince: "Perhaps you have all forgotten that I was once the most dissolute dandy in the capital."

Chu Ci: [She really doesn't know. Besides, is being a playboy a very honorable thing? ]