A Merchant Journey
"Never!"
When Ji Li and Ji Huan discussed the deployment outside the city, Ji Wanxin must have overheard it and informed Jing Rong. Otherwise, how could Jing Rong know about the deployment outside the city?
But Jing Rong refused to admit it, so there was nothing he could do.
After all, there was no evidence.
He could only drop the matter.
"I was just asking casually, don't take it to heart."
"Mm."
She was obedient and sensible. She bowed and left.
His eyes darkened as he gazed at that frail figure.
His obedient sister wouldn't tell him, would she?
He stopped thinking about it and hurried to the Ministry of War to hand over his work.
… …
Prince Rong's estate.
Now that Prince Rong was allowed to stay in the capital, it was time to investigate the 'Lin Capital Case' that had dragged on for months.
Early in the morning, Ji Yunshu carried her two sandalwood boxes and prepared to go to Bamboo Creek Garden to draw the portraits of the remaining 11 skeletons.
Jing Rong wanted to send Lang Po to accompany her.
But she refused. "No need. Brother Lang can help you with the matter between you and Prince Yi. I'll be fine with Zijin by my side. Besides, I might be staying in Bamboo Creek Garden for a while."
"Alright, you go first. This Prince will go over at night."
"It's better if you stay here."
"Alright, you don't need to worry about this Prince's whereabouts. In any case, there are rooms on both sides. I can stay anywhere."
Shame on her.
Ji Yunshu didn't say anything.
Just as she was about to leave, Tang Si came.
"Ah Ji, where are you going?"
"Why are you here?"
"I asked you first."
"I'm going out for a while."
"Then I'll go with you." She clung onto Ji Yunshu's slender arm and pestered her to go with her.
He couldn't get rid of this sticky candy, so he could only bring her along.
After Ji Yunshu left, Jing Rong summoned Lu Jiang and instructed him.
"Go and find out which ministers are closest to Prince Yi in the court."
"Yes." Lu Jiang replied, but was puzzled. "Your Highness wants …?"
"Without the help of the Ji brothers, Jing Yi will definitely be quiet for a while. At this time, it would be perfect to rope in his people."
Oh!
Lu Jiang replied, "This subordinate knows that the Chancellor of the Supreme Court is the closest to Prince Yi's estate."
"The Chancellor of the Supreme Court is just a small fish, not worth paying attention to. Jing Yi was able to replace the guards stationed outside the capital and in the Imperial Palace with his people. It can be seen that the Yulin Royal Guards in the Imperial Palace and the Lin Army stationed in the capital are also under his control." He pondered and analyzed, "And the only person who can mobilize the entire Yulin Royal Guards, besides the emperor, is the commander of the Yulin Royal Guards, Lord Xiao."
"So Your Highness wants to …?"
"Investigate him thoroughly inside and out. This King wants to know everything about him."
"Yes."
Lu Jiang accepted the order!
…
On the other side, Ji Yunshu and Tang Si were sitting in a carriage heading towards Bamboo Creek Garden.
Although Tang Si had already wandered around the streets once, the novelty was still there. She stuck her head out of the car window and looked around.
From time to time, he would ask, "Look over there, what's that?"
"And that …"
"That."
…
It was a mess.
Ji Yunshu did not have the leisure to do so.
Suddenly —
The carriage shook.
The horse's hooves were raised, and the groom pulled the reins tight.
"Rein ~"
The horse settled down.
Tang Si, whose head had been sticking out, was jolted in. Half of her body hit the wall of the carriage, and the sound of bones breaking could be heard.
She stomped her foot hard.
"What's going on?!"
Her voice was loud and clear.
"Teacher Ji, Miss Tang, are you alright?" the groom asked hurriedly.
Tang Si roared, "Do you think we're alright?"
Ji Yunshu, on the other hand, was much calmer. Fortunately, it was not a big deal. After sitting down, she asked, "Uncle Li, what's wrong?"
"There's a caravan in front of us. Their horses seem to be startled, affecting our horses."
"Oh?"
Curious!
The two of them leaned out of the carriage and dismounted.
There was a caravan in front of them. There were five or six horses, three carts carrying goods, and a carriage. It was unknown whether the goods had fallen and startled the horses, or the horses were startled and caused the goods to fall.
The dozen or so caravans were moving the large boxes that had fallen, while the horses pulling the carts were still restless and sneezing.
Different roars!
For a moment, the caravan blocked the originally spacious road.
The other party's groom couldn't understand the situation either. What happened to the horses?
Ji Yunshu observed for a while. Her brows furrowed as she looked at the large boxes on the ground.
She seemed to know something.
Uncle Li went forward to negotiate with those people and said, "Can you all move to the side? My master has an important matter to attend to. "
The other party's manager was very polite. He hurriedly apologized, "Please forgive us, please forgive us. Our goods fell and startled the horses. We didn't expect that it would startle your horses as well. We're really sorry."
"It's fine, it's fine."
The other party hurriedly ordered his workers to move the horses to the side to make a path.
The startled horse was still sneezing non-stop, as if it had taken stimulants. It couldn't calm down no matter what.
Tang Si sneered, "Isn't it just a wild horse? You can't even tame it? "
In Houliao, wild horses like this could be found everywhere. There was no one she couldn't tame.
She immediately rolled up her sleeves and prepared to go all out.
However, she was stopped by Ji Yunshu.
"Don't mess around. That horse isn't wild."
"If it's not wild, then why is it so stubborn? It should be slaughtered and eaten."
Blushing with shame!
Ji Yunshu was helpless. This was not her business, but the spacious road was completely blocked by the horse. If this continued, she didn't know how much longer they would be delayed.
She looked around and her gaze fell on a vegetable stall.
She went over and picked a few carrots. She took out a few copper coins and gave it to the stall owner. She also asked the stall owner for some aged vinegar to sprinkle on the carrots. Only then did she approach the startled horse.
Uncle Li was worried. "Teacher, this horse is very wild. Don't hurt it."
Otherwise, His Highness would beat him to death.
She shook her head, indicating that it was fine.
She reached out and pulled on the horse's reins. She brought the carrot to the horse's nose and let it smell it.
Unexpectedly, the originally restless horse suddenly calmed down.
"What is this?" The manager of the merchant group asked anxiously. He couldn't help but feel worried.
"A carrot."
"I know, but …"
Ji Yunshu smiled and fed the carrot to the horse.
She clapped her hands and explained to the manager, "Your horse probably smelled something it doesn't like. I used a carrot with aged vinegar for it to smell. Carrots are what horses like, and with the vinegar, it can cover up the smell. It's the same principle as adding sesame oil to ginger to disguise the smell of corpses."
Ah!
The manager's expression froze.
Just say it!
Why did you suddenly mention the smell of corpses?
He swallowed his saliva and asked, "Nothing happened along the way. Did the horse smell something?"
Ji Yunshu's gaze fell on the chests that had fallen from the carriage. "Your chests are filled with tiger pelts, right?"
"How did you know?"
"Although the tiger pelts have been sewn and processed, the smell hasn't been removed. Is that right?"
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