Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1486: Legend of the Hidden Sea 6

In front of Xiang Antu and the Eighth Young Master, Shen Mudan always behaves like a simple person. She is the kind of person who has some brains and some abilities, but most importantly, she is loyal and kind.

So Shen Mudan had to take the initiative to give way, "So, is there something else about the imperial mausoleum that the Qinghe Palace doesn't know about?"

Seeing that Shen Mudan was really concerned, Xiang Antu did not continue to keep her in suspense and said directly: "In fact, I got the news purely by chance, because someone I know is a small fry involved in this."

"His name is Cang Hai. He was born into a poor family and came to the capital to make a living. Later, he was accidentally captured by Pingjin Hou and asked to check the Feng Shui of the imperial mausoleum. I don't know what method he used to resolve a court dispute. From then on, he caught the eye of Pingjin Hou and was recruited into his palace as an aide."

"Later, this guy was tricked by Yang Zhen, the chief of staff of Pingjin Marquis's mansion, and Chu Huaiming, the chief of the Imperial Observatory, who was a cronies of Pingjin Marquis, into handling the water seepage in the imperial mausoleum. He was almost buried alive with the emperor. Fortunately, the prince intervened, otherwise he would have died in the imperial mausoleum long ago."

This time, Shen Mudan was really interested in the person Xiang Antu mentioned. You know, their prince has special requirements for employing people. People like this who are surrounded by troubles but can turn danger into safety are the ones their prince likes the most!

Shen Mudan smiled more relaxedly this time, and even looked at Xiang Antu meaningfully, "I wonder if this Mr. Zang is as handsome as a flower, otherwise how could he make Boss Xiang, who has seen a lot, speak for him?"

Xiang Antu wanted to refute something, but Canghai's face was so handsome that she held her breath and couldn't even think of an excuse to refute.

Shen Mudan had only said it casually, but she didn't expect Xiang Antu to react like this. Even the tips of her ears turned slightly red. This was seen under the dim light at night. If it was seen in the daytime, Xiang Antu's pretty face would probably be enough to boil water!

Shen Mudan was immediately amazed: "What a great Mr. Zang! I just made a random guess and he got it right!"

"That's right. Boss Xiang is not yet in her prime, she is still young and beautiful. It is normal for her to be attracted to a handsome man."

"However, logically speaking, Boss Xiang, your pillow building can also provide a lot of conveniences for this young master Zang. Why are you willing to introduce him to the palace?"

Xiang Antu knew that her identity was not even a secret among the upper class of Dayong. She provided convenience for Zang Hai to approach King Qinghe, just to use King Qinghe's identity to find the Guixi.

Over the years, she has been keeping an eye on Zhuang Luyin, Duwei Si Cao Jingxian, and even on Prime Minister Shi Yiping through the identity of the Eighth Young Master, but she has no clue about the whereabouts of the Gui Xi.

Now, finally, Zang Hai has shown up and clearly has plans for Zhuang Luyin, and this guy seems to have some luck, so of course she has to catch him.

Xiang Antu said solemnly: "This Cang Hai came to the capital with a blood feud. He wanted to avenge his family, but he didn't even know who his enemy was. So when he came into contact with Pingjin Marquis, he found a way to stay in Pingjin Marquis's mansion."

"It's true that I secretly sell some information in my Zhenlou, but the business I do is limited, so the information I get is naturally not much. Besides, he can't afford to pay much money. Now he has spent all his fortune to ask me to help him make a connection."

At this point, Xiang Antu couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, and relaxed a lot. "Of course, I also know that he is just an aide to the Marquis' Mansion and can't really climb the lintel of the Royal Mansion. You happened to come here today, so I just said it casually."

Shen Mudan stroked the edge of the teacup, not looking relaxed at all, and directly rejected Zang Hai: "Your Highness has no intention of collecting power. The wool business before was only hindered by the Queen Mother and Prince Linzi's relentless pressure. He stretched his hands too far, and the palace was in danger."

"Now we have achieved the goal by accident, killing two birds with one stone. The prince is already very satisfied. As long as the Prince of Linzi does not make any new moves to threaten the palace, the prince will not take any action."

Xiang Antu wanted to retort, but when she thought carefully about the timing of Xiao Jinyue's actions, it seemed that it was just as Shen Mudan said, when the Queen Mother and the lineage of Prince Linzi made big moves and made the palace uneasy.

Xiang Antu stopped talking and changed the subject, saying with a smile, "No matter how many delicious foods and new things there are in my pillow building, they are probably not left over from the Qinghe Palace. However, the new dancers have restored many dance steps from the previous dynasty, so I would like to invite you to see something new."

Shen Mudan, of course, pretended to be interested and laughed along, "It's not enough to just have good dancing and good music, we have to have good wine and good food too."

Shen Mudan got some superficial information and didn't feel that her trip to the Zhenlou was in vain, so she went back when the time came.

Xiang Antu recalled that he had set up several schemes against Canghai during this period, but each was resolved by Canghai's clever tricks. He then learned that Canghai was actually the son of Kuaiduo, the director of the Imperial Observatory who was killed by Pingjin Hou. He then set up another scheme to get closer to Canghai, hoping to use Canghai to kill Zhuang Luyin and get back the most precious treasure of winter and summer, the Guixi.

After Shen Mudan returned to the palace, she reported the matter of Xiang Antu. Xiao Jinyue didn't have any thoughts about it. After all, she knew that Xiang Antu was the real Princess Dongxia, the hostage of Dongxia who was canonized as Princess Dayong Rouyuan by her biological father.

However, she had to warn Shen Mudan about Xiang Antu's contact with the staff of Pingjin Marquis Mansion: "Xiang Antu's intention is to take over Pingjin Marquis Mansion. I am worried that she wants to help Dongxia eliminate the capable generals of Dayong. If she dares to take action against Pingjin Marquis Mansion, just kill her. Anyway, there is a ready-made Princess Rouyuan in the palace."

Shen Mudan bowed her head and responded, "I will definitely pay attention to all of Xiang Antu's actions against the Pingjin Marquis' Mansion."

"But, Your Majesty, Xiang Antu values ​​this person called Zang Hai very much. Do we need to investigate him carefully?"

Xiao Jinyue thought about it, and finally shook her head, giving up on staring at Cang Hai. "Let's keep an eye on Xiang Antu first. If she has any intentions towards Pingjin Marquis Mansion through that aide, then we can do other things."

Shen Mudan had no objection and responded directly.

And now Zang Hai has been recognized by Zhuang Zhixing, the second son of Pingjin Marquis Mansion. Zhuang Zhixing still remembers their childhood acquaintance. He knows that Zang Hai has come back with a changed appearance and has chosen to enter Pingjin Marquis Mansion, probably to avenge his family's demise. He doesn't want to see Zang Hai die, nor does he want Zang Hai to do anything harmful to Pingjin Marquis Mansion, so he persuades Zang Hai to leave the capital.

There is no way Zang Hai would give up on revenge, even though he still feels a little guilty towards Zhuang Zhixing. Now that a life-and-death situation is before him, he chooses to follow Zhuang Zhixing, wanting to wait for an opportunity to kill him and silence him.