What to do if you have too many golden fingers? Walk sideways!

Chapter 290 The Farthest Distance in the World

Before Chu Zhao could ask what was going on, he was pulled by Gu Xi and walked back and forth in front of Cai Li.

The farthest distance in the world is that I am standing in front of you but you can't see me - how fun.

Gu Xi continued to look at Cai Li.

Cai Li was still thinking, "Geng Shouxin is a man who is good at making money. Once he brings over the betrothal gift for Little Sixteen, I will be able to round up the amount and give His Royal Highness Prince Zhao a full two million taels of silver."

Prince Zhao is the fifth prince.

This old guy moved the warehouse in the middle of the night, is he doing this to deliver it to the Fifth Prince?

What does the Fifth Prince want so much money for? Rebellion?

While Gu Xi was thinking secretly, he continued to eavesdrop on Cai Li's thoughts openly.

"His Highness Prince Zhao said that after the mission is accomplished, rewards will be given according to merit. Whoever contributes the most money and effort will have his daughter made queen. My daughter will definitely become queen!"

It’s confirmed that the fifth prince is planning a rebellion.

Gu Xi usually didn't pay much attention to the various relationships in the court, but from what Cai Li said, his daughter should have married Prince Zhao, and not as the principal wife.

At this time, the boxes had almost been moved. Cai Li strode out, personally directing everyone and driving the carriage out of the mansion.

The horse hooves and wheels are wrapped with cloth to reduce noise.

Gu Xi and Chu Zhao followed quietly behind.

Away from Cai Li and the others, Chu Zhao quietly asked:

"Axi, what kind of magic was that just now? Why can't others see us?"

Gu Xi lowered his voice and said:

"Invisibility. Anything or anyone I grab will disappear with me. But it has a time limit. We are in normal condition now."

"Invisibility? That's amazing!" Chu Zhao raised his voice excitedly. Fortunately, Cai Li and the others were far away and didn't hear it.

Then he felt a little disappointed. It turned out that A Xi had been holding his hand for a long time because of this.

Look now, she let go and is unhappy!

Chu Zhao grabbed Gu Xi's hand again, hum, if you want to hold on, hold on tightly and don't let go halfway.

Gu Xi didn't care about his little thoughts. She was still thinking about Cai Li and the Fifth Prince. She asked:

"Do you know the situation of the fifth prince's wives and concubines?"

Chu Zhao said: "As for him, the wife died in childbirth, and he has two concubines and several concubines. Why are you suddenly asking about him?"

Gu Xi pointed to the convoy ahead:

"Is it that one of the concubines is named Cai, and the other is named Zhu?"

Chu Zhao nodded: "Yes, Concubine Cai is the legitimate daughter of Cai Li, and the other concubine is the legitimate daughter of Minister of Personnel Zhu Dingshu."

"That's right. This old guy is sending money to the Fifth Prince. If we follow him, we might be able to make a fortune." Gu Xi said.

Chu Zhao: "How do you know?"

Gu Xi blinked: "Guessed."

The convoy drove towards the west of the city, where civilians lived, and the westernmost part was still a slum.

Chu Zhao frowned and said:

"This is not the way to the Fifth Prince's Palace."

Gu Xi: "Just follow me and you'll know."

Finally, the carriage stopped in front of a gray, inconspicuous, but large house.

Cai Li looked around vigilantly before knocking on the door.

Three short and one long.

The door of the house was opened from the inside. No one spoke. Cai Li used gestures to direct the servants to drive the carriage into the house.

Gu Xi and Chu Zhao hid in the tree and jumped into the house.

As soon as he reached mid-air, he saw this seemingly unremarkable house, which was densely packed with guards, all of whom had weapons in their hands.

If the two of them landed like this, they would definitely be discovered, so Gu Xi immediately used the invisibility technique.

Then the two of them held hands and walked to a room in the middle.

The fifth prince was sitting in the room flipping through the account books.

Gu Xi simply stood behind the Fifth Prince and looked at the account book with him.

Cai Li trotted in, bowed flatteringly, and said:

"Your Highness, Prince Zhao, I have brought you another 300,000 taels today."

The Fifth Prince looked at Cai Li with satisfaction, then put down the account book, stood up and walked a few steps quickly to Cai Li, personally helped him up, and laughed:

"Lord Cai is indeed a capable minister!"

While they were chatting, Gu Xi put the account book on the table into the space.

The invisibility time limit was almost over, so Gu Xi and Chu Zhao flashed into the space.

Chu Zhao praised:

"My Ah Xi is so smart that he can guess this. Cai Li is really here to send money to the Fifth Prince."

Gu Xi's face turned red. She didn't guess, she heard it from eavesdropping. However, all other aliases could be dropped, but the mind-reading skill could not be dropped.

Gu Xi quickly flipped through the account book, which was dizzying with the accounts on it. He did a mental calculation and found that the income was about four or five million taels. The expenses were all replaced by some obscure characters, but most of the silver was still in stock.

"I guess these characters represent weapons or people and horses."

There are three steps: amassing wealth → recruiting soldiers → rebelling.

Chu Zhao nodded and said:

"I didn't expect the Fifth Prince to have such ambitions. More than half of the princes of this generation have died or been injured in their fight for the position. If the situation continues, I'm afraid the old emperor will have no descendants."

Gu Xi continued to flip through the accounts, and then he saw an account entry of one million taels. Looking at the time of entry, Gu Xi guessed that this amount was the tax silver from Huizhou.

In the room outside the space, the business compliments between the Fifth Prince and Cai Li ended. Before the Fifth Prince turned around, Gu Xi threw the account book back on the table.

The money hasn't been received yet, so we shouldn't alert the enemy.

Because there was one last chance to become invisible today, Gu Xi didn't dare to use it easily, so the two of them stayed in the space and waited.

The fifth prince chatted with Cai Li for a while, then laughed and sent Cai Li out the door.

He turned back, made a note in the account book, and then hid the account book in his arms.

Cai Li left with his men, and a pile of boxes full of gold and silver were piled up in the yard. The Fifth Prince directed the guards to move them into the house.

Gu Xi was puzzled. This room didn't look like a warehouse. How come the guards came in carrying boxes?

Soon, the Fifth Prince was seen pushing an antique display rack, and the floor underneath slowly moved away, revealing a two-meter square hole with steps on top.

The guards carried the box down the steps.

Gu Xi used invisibility to pull Chu Zhao out of the space and followed the guards downstairs.

After going down, Chu Zhao and Gu Xi couldn't help but sigh that the Fifth Prince was really well hidden.

This underground secret room is extremely huge and it definitely could not be built overnight.

There was a mountain of gold and silver inside, as well as a pile of weapons, neatly stacked against the wall.

Because the imperial court had strict control over ironware, these were accumulated bit by bit by the fifth prince.

Just wait for the right time to rush into the palace and ascend to that position.

The failure of his elder and younger brothers made him more cautious. He kept his men and horses in the barren mountains outside the city, training them during the day and at night, for fear of being discovered.

Now that he has a large amount of gold and silver, he is secretly ordering people to make weapons. It won’t be long before all the gold and silver here will be turned into weapons.