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Mu Qianxue's brows were tightly knitted together. A thousand taels sounded like a lot, but those who would go to the pavilion tomorrow were all nobles of the royal family. This group of people were not lacking in money, it was simply impossible for them to snatch the military strategy map from them with a thousand taels.

Mu Qianxue called Xia Yue over, "Go to Mu Wang Manor and ask the nine kings to come over. Also, tell him that I want to borrow ten thousand taels from him!" She was determined to get her hands on half of the Martial Arts Map of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion!

"Ten thousand taels?" Xia Yue cried out in alarm, "It's only half an incomplete book, even if every piece of paper is made of gold, it's not worth that much silver."

"The true value of this Military Strategy Diagram is not something that can be measured with gold and silver. Ten thousand taels …" "There aren't many. Hurry up and go."

"Yes." While the sky was still dark, she left the Mu residence and headed towards the Mu manor. She waited for about two hours before the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside. Dongfang Ze walked in immediately with Xia Yue behind him.

Once he crossed the threshold, Dongfang Ze impatiently asked, "Princess, Xia Yue said that the half manual was in the Myriad Treasures Pavilion. Is that true?"

After gesturing for him to sit down, Mu Qianxue slowly said, "I've carefully investigated in detail and found out that it is not fake. It is only that there are experts guarding the Treasure Vault, and we are unable to approach it.

Dongfang Ze suddenly said, "A while ago, I heard that the Myriad Treasures Pavilion obtained a rare military book. So this is it." As he said this, he took out a stack of banknotes from his bosom. "Here is seven thousand taels of silver. I'll have the rest be prepared by the steward. They will be delivered tomorrow before the auction."

"Thank you very much." Mu Qianxue took the banknotes and said gratefully, "I'll have to trouble the Nine Kings this time. Nine Kings, don't worry. I will find a way to return this silver back to you."

Once he heard this, Dongfang Ze immediately waved his hand and said, "Please don't. The Princess is bidding for this half of the < Wind Queen Eight Arrays Battle Mage Map > for Seventh Brother. Even if I want to collect a debt, I should ask Seventh Brother for it."

Mentioning Dongfang Zhi, the light in Mu Qianxue's eyes dimmed, and she said softly, "Your Highness … Are you okay? "

"He's fine, but it's the princess. Don't take Seventh Brother's angry words to heart. His mouth isn't right, but he actually cares about the princess more than anyone else."

Xia Yue curled her lips and said, "Care? Why didn't this servant see it? "

"You little girl, what can you possibly see? Don't interrupt." Dongfang Ze ignored the huffing Xia Yue. He continued to speak to Mu Qianxue, "Seventh Brother also has his own difficulties. I hope that Princess will understand."

"I understand." Mu Qianxue said with a depressed expression, "If it weren't for me, King Rui wouldn't have married Shen Xijun. In the end, I was the one who let him down."

Dongfang Ze sighed, "Now that things have come to this, there's no point in thinking too much. Right now, the most important thing is to take care of yourself. Seventh Brother still has a lot of places to rely on the princess."

Mu Qianxue gave a faint smile and said, "Ninth King, please be at ease. Qianxue will definitely do her best to assist King Rui in stepping into the Cheng De Palace."

"It's a deal!" While speaking, Dongfang Ze suddenly thought of something and clapped his hands. Very soon, a servant came in with three embroidered boxes of varying sizes, carefully placing them on a few rows of shelves.

"This is the seventh …" The few medicinal herbs I found seven days ago have the same strong nourishing properties as the ginseng, but the effects are much gentler and more suitable for a princess to consume. " Dongfang Ze's mouth went short and he almost spoke the truth. Luckily, he reacted in time and changed Seventh Brother into seven days.

Mu Qianxue didn't raise any suspicions as she smiled and said, "The Ninth King is too considerate. It's just that you send medicine every now and then. How can I finish it all by myself? There's still a lot of food left in the warehouse."

Of course, Dongfang Ze couldn't say that he was the one who sent it over, so he chuckled and said, "Then keep it and eat slowly. Right, I have to go to court tomorrow, and I can't spare the time. I'll have the steward accompany you to the pavilion. He's been there with me a few times before, so he knows the rules there."

Xia Yue said disapprovingly, "Isn't it just an auction house? What other rules do you have?"

"That's not an ordinary auction house. Anyone who enters there must abide by the rules set by the Myriad Treasures Pavilion's boss. Anyone who violates those rules will be lightly punished, or at least …" Dongfang Ze made a gesture to wipe his neck, which scared Xia Yue, and said with a pale face, "This … Impossible, Jinling City is under the watch of the Emperor. How could the Myriad Treasures Pavilion dare to be so impudent? Not to mention … Does the Jing Zhao Palace not care? "

"Of course the Residence of Jing Zhao would care if they killed people in public, but …" Dongfang Ze coldly smiled. "There's no proof, so tell me, how are you going to handle this?"

Xia Yue was completely confused by his words, "What evidence? Wasn't she killing someone?"

A few years ago, a young master of the Hou clan competed for a treasure in the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, but in the end, he did win the bid. However, when he was about to pay the bill, he went back on his word and felt that the price was too high, so he wanted to lower the price by half. Of course, the Myriad Treasures Pavilion refused. The Hou Mansion's young master had relied on his own influence in Jinling City and did not put the Myriad Treasures Pavilion in his eyes. He had forcefully taken away that rare treasure. As for the silver … "Hehe, I didn't even give you one tael."

However, five days later, the young master of the Hou clan was beheaded in his own room. As for the treasure, it also disappeared without a trace, and his family immediately went to the Jing Zhao Estate to report it. The people there all knew that it was a crime committed by the Plethora Gem Pavilion, and Wei Jingcheng also surrounded the pavilion that very night, but no matter how he interrogated them, he didn't find any clues at all. Instead, an old uncle of interrogating him, the boss of the pavilion got angry, and called him to the mansion to be reprimanded.

Xia Yue was shocked by what she heard, "Although that young master of the house of the Marquis has overdone it, it's not like he has to kill people!"

Dongfang Gu sneered, "It's not over yet. When that young master of the Hou clan died, the people of the Hou clan went berserk one after another until the last mansion had more than ten people. They all went crazy. Even the eighty-year-old madame is no exception."

Ah!" Xia Yue's expression changed, "This matter... Why is it so strange?

"For this, the Jing Zhao Estate summoned the Myriad Treasures Pavilion a few more times, but they still didn't get any evidence. From then on, no one dared to disobey the rules of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion. Those who don't have enough money would rather give up than forcibly take the treasures." With that, he tapped his fingers on the table and said, "Ten thousand taels is not a small sum, but if placed in the pavilion, it will result in us losing some of our confidence. How about this, I'll think of a way to get the fifteen thousand taels to give to the princess. We must get her the half manual."

"Thank you, Nine Kings." Mu Qianxue didn't stand on ceremony with him as there was nothing else more important than that half book on military tactics.