Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 146 That's Not the Prince

After Beiyao and Chen Shan left, Wu Shiming asked, "Xuyuan, who are these two people? There are not many people in the capital who can carry swords, and that person is not just a show-off, he must be a top expert."

Not right either.

Wu Shiming has seen the killers from Zhuifengtang.

Those people are like snakes, they like to hide in the dark to hunt their prey and will not expose themselves easily.

But that person is different.

He is in the open.

Wu Shiming knew that without strength and status, he would not have the same momentum as him.

Xu Yuan heard this and said, "Friend."

"friend?"

When Xu Yuan was asked to go into the house, Wu Shiming followed him and asked, "Which friend is that? I saw the man behind him, he is dressed very expensively, plus his guards..."

Wu Shiming paused and didn't say anything else.

Xu Yuan paused, turned around and asked, "What do you want to say?"

Wu Shiming looked around, then looked at Xu Yuan, and whispered, "Looks like someone from the royal family."

Hearing Wu Shiming's words, Xu Yuan was stunned.

She had doubted Shen Renyao's identity more than once.

Some even felt that Shen Renyao was just a substitute. He was Beiyao, the third prince of Tianqi.

But if he was the third prince...

That doesn't make sense. Beiyao couldn't have left the capital for such a long time.

On the day she arrived in the capital, she also inquired and found out that the Third Prince Bei Yao had always been in the capital and only occasionally went out of the city for a short stay.

It can't be... the prince, right?

Making a wish also seems impossible.

The prince has already married and is the heir to the throne. If he disappears for several months in a row, it will be impossible to hide it in the capital...

But in the royal family, except for the Crown Prince Beiyuan and the Third Prince Beiyao, the other princes are not very old.

While making a wish, he suddenly thought of another thing.

Who said there are only these two princes in the royal family?

There is one more person.

The former queen Xu Xi also had children.

But the child died...

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan still felt that this idea was too absurd, so she asked: "You have been in the capital, have you ever heard that the third prince is going out to play? Or that the prince has left the capital?"

"How is this possible?" Wu Shiming was shocked. "The Crown Prince is the heir to the throne. If he leaves the capital without a summons, it will be considered as treason. The same applies to the Third Prince."

As Wu Shiming spoke, he recalled his previous guess and shook his head secretly: Impossible.

It can't be someone from the royal family.

Except for the crown prince who lives outside the palace, all other princes of the royal family live inside the palace.

In the palace, after the roll call, people are not allowed to move around freely.

No one can come out at this time.

Unless it's the Emperor...

Wu Shiming had never seen the emperor, but the man's age was obviously not right.

"Then he is not a prince." Xu Yuan concluded.

She had doubts, but she always felt it was impossible.

It can't be possible that those two people have the ability to clone themselves, right?

If this is true, Xuyuan is more inclined to believe that the person is the third prince.

But maybe, he didn't lie to her, and he was Shen Renyao?

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan paused and decided to visit the Shen Mansion when he was free.

When it's over, everything becomes clear.

Hearing Xu Yuan's words, Wu Shiming was about to nod, but then he felt something was wrong and asked in surprise: "Xu Yuan, didn't you say he was your friend? You don't even know who he is?"

"Everyone has secrets, you are no exception, right? I know his name, but it's possible that what I know is just a pseudonym."

Xuyuan didn't say much.

Having wasted a lot of time today, she stood in front of the door and said, "I'm going to read a book, you should go to bed early."

Wu Shiming nodded and said nothing more.

-

At night, in the side room

Wu Shiming opened his eyes.

The lights in the wishing room were off. He stood up and went out in the moonlight.

Outside the yard, a bird chirped and Wu Shiming climbed over the wall and went out.

Seeing Wu Shiming coming out, the man in black immediately asked, "Master Wu, why are you hiding here?"

"nothing."

Wu Shiming didn't explain anything. He looked back and saw that there was no movement in the courtyard. Xu Yuan was just a weak scholar, so he felt relieved.

"How's the shipping issue going?"

"We have intercepted it, but how do we move such a large batch of goods? Will we be targeted?"

"People die for money and birds die for food, what's there to be afraid of? As long as there is money to be made, there will be plenty of crazy people who will come to discuss cooperation."

Wu Shiming's face suddenly turned cold, completely different from his timid appearance during the day.

"Then..." The man in black still couldn't make up his mind.

Wu Shiming remembered what Xu Yuan had asked, and suddenly smiled and said, "Let's make an appointment with the prince. After all, we still have the prince's leverage in our hands. With this as a guarantee, we will feel more at ease when cooperating with him."

After hearing Wu Shiming's words, the man in black hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Yes."

Acts like killing people and seizing goods are already considered shameful.

No one before this had been bold enough to cooperate with the prince.

The man in black wanted to remind Wu Shiming to be careful of a capsize in the ditch.

But he also felt that everything had gone smoothly for Wu Shiming since he appeared, and he had never made a mistake. He should trust Wu Shiming.

After the man in black left, Wu Shiming looked up and saw the moon was dim and the stars were sparse.

He did not stay any longer and quickly returned to the yard.

On the eaves, Young Master Qin, who had been guarding and making a wish, slowly opened his eyes.

After seeing Wu Shiming return to the house, she curled her lips and smiled, "You can't hide your fox tail."

-

Xuyuan didn't know what happened at night.

The first thing she did after getting up was to draw a portrait.

It’s not a big painting, just a piece of drawing paper about the size of your hand, so it’s easy to carry.

After finishing the portrait, she stretched and went out.

In winter, there are a lot of fallen leaves in the yard.

Wu Shiming had already swept the floor clean with a broom, his face red from the cold.

Seeing Xu Yuan coming out, he said earnestly, "I saw there was rice in the kitchen, so I cooked some porridge. Eat some so that you can study hard."

Xu Yuan looked at Wu Shiming and couldn't help but smile, "I didn't bring you back to do these things."

The wish was that Wu Shiming could help her make money.

Although there is no need to rush, we should not waste time either.

After hearing Xu Yuan's words, Wu Shiming was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.

She simply made a wish and did not dwell on the matter. After drinking the porridge, she washed the bowl, put on her hat and called Wu Shiming.

"Let's go, choose a good location for your grandfather today, and buy land and bury him tomorrow."

If he was stunned before, then at this moment Wu Shiming was stunned. He even forgot to agree and asked back, "What did you say?"

"Buy land for your grandfather and bury him there." The wish was repeated once again.

The land in Tianqi is all privately owned and in the hands of wealthy businessmen.

If common people want to farm, they can only buy or rent land from wealthy businessmen. If they bury their dead at will, those wealthy businessmen will report them to the authorities and have them arrested.

Therefore, many poor people would sell themselves to bury others.

Selling yourself and burying your parents is also a way out for yourself.

After hearing Xuyuan's words, Wu Shiming tightened his broom and said, "Okay."