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"Oh? Is there such a coincidence? " Rong Qian purposely raised his brow with a look of surprise on his face.

"Indeed. To pray for the imperial concubine is a rare honor." She was even more respectful than the old man.

Yu Yu looked coldly at Rong Qian and understood a bit of what was going on in his heart. He had a pleasant conversation with Imperial Concubine Liu after entering the palace. Even though the Imperial Concubine had said her appetite wasn't that good, it wasn't something that could be described with words. It seemed that she was trying to tease Zhao Yuanzhi and her daughter.

Zhao Yuanzhi and Qi Yuanzhi had always regarded themselves as thorn in their side. They had made things difficult for the both of them, and had tried to harm them many times. Now that she wanted to investigate the cause of death of her birth mother, the Xie family, they were bound to get in her way and it would be troublesome. This action of her would only add fuel to her plan. Since that was the case, then she would add another drama to this one, making this one even more exciting.

"Father, your daughter feels that something is amiss." He had a worried expression on his face.

Chu Yu's heart tightened. He had wanted to use this opportunity to gain the favor of the Imperial Concubine and the Sixth Prince. He hadn't expected them to say such a thing. His face darkened as he unhappily berated, "My son, your father is loyal and wishes for the imperial concubine to recover quickly. What's wrong with that? You have lost your mind in front of the Sixth Prince. "

"Ye Zichen raised his eyebrows and explained." Father, mother's body also does not feel well, go to the temple to pray for the Flourish, will it not be difficult for the mother? This mother and daughter pair belonging to rabbits should not be hard to find in the capital, so I shall trouble the Sixth Prince to look for someone else. "

Rong Gan's expression remained the same, but he thought to himself, 'This girl is quite shrewd. She saw through my intentions and used an exceptionally ingenious method to capture me. He could not help but feel a little bit more interested in this little girl, so he decided to see how she was going to act.

Zhao Yuanzhi's expression changed slightly, and she sneered to herself. How could this bitch care about me? She was obviously afraid that I and Yueqi would try to steal her limelight for the imperial concubine.

She cursed silently in her heart, but she managed to squeeze out a smile on her face. Son, your child is meticulous and loves your mother. Your mother knows all of this. However, my mother's body is fine. Furthermore, praying for the imperial concubine is a good deed for others, there's no need to worry. "

"For mother to think this way for the imperial concubine is also the fortune of the Prime Minister's Estate. It's just that my sister's body is weak, I'm afraid you won't be able to take this kind of suffering, right? " She felt a surge of joy when she saw that Zhao Yuanzhi had taken the bait.

Fewer than Qi had already stood aside and scolded her thousands of times. Now that he heard more about stopping them, he felt even more unhappy.

Hmph, what you say is better than singing. You little slut, you have your own plans, aren't you afraid that I will snatch the Sixth Prince from you? The more you don't want me to go, the more I have to go.

"Big sister really cares about little sister. However, he still let his sister down. Her sister could endure any kind of hardships. Moreover, praying for the imperial concubine is something that my little sister is willing to do. It was even less than when she raised her eyebrows, and a trace of resentment flashed across her eyes.

"If that's the case, then this prince will not refuse since Madam and Miss Yu share the same sincere thoughts. Thank you for your trouble." Rong Gan slightly raised his chin. Although he said those words of thanks, there wasn't the slightest bit of gratitude in his tone.

Yuanzhi and Yuanzhi looked at each other and also calmed down.

After seeing them off, everyone entered the mansion.

After bowing, he returned to the Wutong Courtyard.

After entering the room, she winked at Xiao Lan. Xiao Lan understood and hurriedly closed the door.

Chu Yu sat down and took out the white jade box that Imperial Concubine Liu had given him.

Xiao Lan stared curiously, impatient to know what kind of treasure the imperial concubine had bestowed upon her.

"Little girl, your eyes are about to reach the box." Xiao Yu laughed as she teased.

Xiao Lan's face turned red and she felt slightly embarrassed.

"Eldest Miss, this servant is just curious. This white jade box is so expensive, who knows how much treasure is inside it. "

Yu Di smiled and opened the white jade box. The two of them couldn't help but be captivated by what was inside.

At the top were some exquisite golden hairpins and pieces of jewelry, each one of which were of the highest quality. If he brought these treasures back, he would definitely be able to sell them for a good price in the antique market.

Xiao Lan's eyes also lit up. The reward from Imperial Concubine Liu was indeed too valuable. Zhao Yuanzhi's jewelry was the most luxurious in the Prime Minister's Estate, but compared to the jewelry bestowed by the Imperial Concubine, it was nothing special.

He took out the jewelry and placed them on the table. These jewelry were all made of pure gold and inlaid with precious rubies. Especially that stomp, the workmanship was even more exquisite and dazzling.

"Eldest Miss, there seems to be something inside." Little Lan softly reminded him.

Yu Gumei picked up the white jade box and found that there was indeed a compartment under the red viscous velvet. She carefully removed the viscous fur, revealing what was inside.

Xiao Lan was shocked and quickly covered her mouth. Inside the compartment were some silver notes worth at least a thousand taels.

The imperial concubine had actually bestowed such a large amount of banknotes, which made Xiao Lan even more confused.

Yu Yu was also surprised. He had only met Imperial Concubine Liu twice before. The rewards that she gave him were way too expensive.

Thinking of Imperial Concubine Liu's astonished expression the first time she saw him, as well as her absent-minded look when she saw him wearing that ruby and gold hairpin, she became increasingly confused.

It looked like Imperial Concubine Liu had an extraordinary relationship with the Xie Clan. Imperial Concubine Liu's identity was noble and doted upon by His Majesty. If so, then Madame Xie's identity wouldn't be simple either.

"You can't mention this to anyone." He put the silver notes and jewelry away and instructed Xiao Lan.

"This servant knows, I won't leak it out." Little Lan nodded in agreement.

This night, no one dared to talk about the death of the Xie Clan. It wouldn't be an easy matter to investigate everything thoroughly.

After what happened before, the women and maids of the Wutong Courtyard did not dare to underestimate them. However, there were very few who could be of use to her. If he wanted to find out the cause of death of the Xie Clan as soon as possible, he would need to expand his influence and make sure that he was able to accomplish his goals with ease.

Early morning of the next day, a woman disguised herself as a man and sneaked out through the back door of the Prime Minister's Estate.

There were many traffickers in the capital. In the human market in the northwest, there were all sorts of people being sold every day. He decided to go to the market and see if there were suitable people to buy them for his own use.