After eating the buns, Xu Qian asked Zhu Guangxiao and Song Tingfeng to notify the rest of the team to assemble in the front yard.

Xu Qian's current team: Jin Yutang, Zhenxietang, Chunfengtang, Si Tianjian Chu Caiwei, and six agents from the government office.

24 people in total.

Min Shan and Yang Feng were responsible for verifying the Ministry of Industry's gunpowder production and usage records. This was a tedious and time-consuming task.

Xu Qian was convinced that the gunpowder did not come from the Ministry of Industry, but out of caution, he still did not stop investigating the Ministry of Industry.

He was leaving Beijing today. Knowing that so many forces were involved in the Sangbo case, Xu Qian followed his heart's wishes and brought as many people as possible with him.

He went to the Imperial City first, but the others were stopped outside the Imperial City. The only one who could go hand in hand with him was the foodie Chu Caiwei.

This girl is a frequent visitor to the Imperial City. She comes and goes whenever she wants, so her status is very unusual.

"Did the eldest princess give you a jade pendant?" Xu Qian asked.

Chu Caiwei nodded.

"I have one too." Xu Qian took out the waist jade gifted by Princess Lin'an and showed off proudly.

"It looks familiar...ah, from Princess Lin'an?" Chu Caiwei exclaimed.

"I am now Princess Lin'an's wife, so she appreciates me. Seeing that the eldest princess did not give me a jade pendant, she quickly gave one to me, showing that she valued me more than the eldest princess and was more worthy of her trust." Xu Qian told everyone what happened yesterday.

Eyes girl listen.

"She is so stupid." Chu Caiwei giggled and laughed at Lin'an.

Big brother, don’t laugh. Second brother, where do you have the confidence to laugh at Diao Cai... Xu Qi’an echoed: "Yes, not every woman is as smart as Miss Caiwei."

Chu Caiwei's oval face and smile become even sweeter.

Not long after, we finally arrived at Prince Huai's Mansion. The title of King Zhenbei was Prince Huai, and he was the younger brother of Emperor Yuan Jing, so the name of the mansion was Prince Huai's Mansion.

There are two white marble lions in front of the door, the middle door is two feet high, the golden door nails are arranged in an orderly manner, and the door knockers with pepper pictures are larger than those of ordinary palaces of princes and nobles.

Apart from high-end and classy, ​​Xu Qian can't think of any other adjectives.

Standing at the door was a line of armored soldiers with solemn expressions.

"My officer, Xu Qian, is the person in charge of the Sangbo case appointed by His Majesty. I have something to see the princess, so please go and pass it on quickly." Xu Qian showed the gold medal.

A soldier glanced at Xu Qian and said solemnly: "Princess, you don't see anyone, please come back."

Xu Qi'an raised his eyebrows and was about to accuse when the soldier added with a sneer: "This is also your Majesty's order. Even if the eldest princess wants to see the princess, she has to look at our princess's mood.

"Get out of here quickly and stop using chicken feathers as arrows."

Xu Qian suddenly realized and said "Oh" and said with a smile: "It turns out that the gold medal given by His Majesty is chicken feathers... This person has blasphemed His Majesty and committed the crime of disrespect."

He held the handle of the knife behind his waist with one hand and laughed ferociously: "I want to arrest the criminal now. Anyone who dares to interfere will be shot to death!"

Clang!

The long black gold sword was half an inch out of its sheath, and energy fluctuations were heard.

The guard who ridiculed Xu Qi'an knew that he had said the wrong thing, and his face turned slightly pale.

The head guard glared at the subordinate who spoke freely, and walked towards Xu Qi'an, his armor plates making a "squeaking" sound as he walked.

"My lord, the princess is not in the palace."

"Where have you been?" Xu Qian sat on the horse and stared at him.

"My humble position is just that of a gatekeeper. I don't know the whereabouts of the princess. But she is indeed not in the palace. She just left the city this morning, and she was only half an hour away from you." The head of the guard said kindly.

Xu Qian nodded slightly and said with a strong attitude: "I want to arrest the criminal now. If you don't want to be found guilty of harboring a colleague, please help me capture this person."

He pointed at the sneering soldier.

"Sir!" The guard leader was anxious and furious, but he did not dare to get angry and said sincerely: "The princess is indeed not in the palace."

The guards of the dignified prince's palace don't have to show face when the princes and nobles come.

But the other party held the gold medal in his hand and had the advantage of his subordinates. The leader of the guard could only value peace.

Only then did Xu Qian believe it, turned the horse's head, and left with Chu Caiwei.

"Our princess is quite interesting. Even the eldest princess can't see her." Xu Qian tried with a smile.

Chu Caiwei lived up to expectations and was completely unaware of Xu Qi'an's temptation. She answered honestly: "The princess' status is very special."

"Why is it special?"

"This is a secret." Chu Caiwei grinned: "Don't ask about these things, it will not do you any good."

After saying that, she warned with a straight face: "Don't bribe me with food."

"Why?"

"Because I'm afraid I can't help it..." she said aggrievedly.

.....

There are three tasks today. The investigation on the death of Magistrate Zhao had a relatively accurate result last night. Among the remaining two tasks, the princess was not completed.

Xu Qian, who had a bad start, felt very embarrassed!

He is a person who takes his work seriously and seriously. His bad mood is definitely not because he is greedy for the beauty of the princess and wants to see her beauty.

Is there something special about the princess? This specialness is definitely not about her appearance, but something else. Since she is so special, why did Emperor Yuan Jing give the great beauty to the King of Zhenbei back then... Or, it was precisely because of this specialness that she was so special.

Emperor Jing of the Yuan Dynasty gave the beauty as a gift.

Xu Qian was distracted for a moment and then forgot about the princess.

The case is already so difficult to handle, so we can't waste our brain cells on such trivial matters.

.....

There is Baifeng Mountain in the western suburbs of Dafeng, which can be reached in more than half an hour starting from the Xicheng Gate.

The name of Baifeng Mountain comes from the fact that there is a white wild bird living in the mountain with long tail feathers, like a phoenix, hence the name.

But now the white phoenix on the mountain is almost extinct, and it is Si Tianjian's fault.

In a certain month of a certain year, a doctor from Si Tianjian went to Baifeng Mountain to collect medicine and caught a few white phoenixes. After taking them home and studying them, he found that the meat of white phoenixes can aphrodisiac...

Arriving at the foot of Baifeng Mountain, the well-informed Lu Qing smiled and talked about it.

Song Tingfeng's heart moved, and he spoke hesitantly: "Boss, I have a friend who is in poor health. I want to give him some white phoenixes."

Min Shan and Min Yinluo glared and said, "How long have you been thinking about hunting game? It's just the important thing. If the case is delayed, who will be responsible?"

Li Yuchun frowned and didn't answer.

Xu Qi'an smiled and said: "I came to Bai Feng Mountain this time mainly to learn about an old incident. It's not very urgent. Ting Feng, please remember to leave as soon as possible."

When Min Shan heard this, he said with a shy face: "Master Xu, why don't you let me accompany Song Tongluo, so that I can take care of you."

Do we need to take care of each other even though we are hunting birds? Xu Qian looked at him and said, "You also have a friend?"

Minshan felt that all the men were staring at him with strange eyes.

Min Yinluo was a little anxious, and he held back a sentence for a long time: "It doesn't matter whether it is aphrodisiac or not, the main thing is that I want to taste the taste of a bird that is about to become extinct."

Everyone burst into laughter. After Xu Qian finished laughing, he said with a straight face: "I was just kidding. The background of the Sangbo case is very complicated. I don't care where you go in the capital. Except for the capital, don't leave the team."

The winding mountain steps lead all the way to the depths of the forest. At the foot of the mountain is a huge archway with a plaque inscribed "Qinglong Temple".

Qinglong Temple is not crowded with pilgrims, but it is not too depressed. Along the way, you can occasionally see nearby people going up the mountain to burn incense.

A luxurious carriage was parked beside the archway, escorted by more than a dozen armored soldiers.

This car looked familiar to Xu Qi'an. It was made of golden nanmu wood, and the details of the body were wrapped with jade pieces and gold foil. It was the same carriage that he had encountered when he went to Jiaofangsi.

The owner of the carriage also asked Xu Qi'an to throw a pot and exchanged four hundred taels of gold for a Bodhi bracelet.

"By the way, Taoist Priest Jinlian said that the woman in the carriage will have a relationship with me...Who could it be? The golden nanmu is only for the royal family. The carriages of the eldest princess and the second princess are not like this. In the clan,

A certain princess? Or, the emperor’s concubine?”

"No, no, no, I'm definitely not a concubine. Don't scare yourself."

Even if she is a concubine, she must be a beautiful woman on the level of her aunt... He added in his heart.

The horse was tied to the wooden stake next to the archway, and a quick man from the government office and a Tongluo man were left to watch the horse. Xu Qian led the watchman to climb the mountain.

After walking a few steps, Xu Qian's feet gave way and he stepped on a sachet.

Instead of picking up silver today, are you picking up sachets instead?

He naturally bent down to pick it up and held it in his palm for a closer look. The sachet was embroidered with complicated cloud patterns. It was made of fine workmanship and expensive materials. It was definitely not something that an ordinary wealthy family could afford.

One side of the sachet is embroidered with the golden word "南" and the other side is embroidered with the word "Gardenia". The golden tassels are tied with beautiful thousand-thousand knots.

Xu Qian smelled a pleasant smell, like perfume, sandalwood, or a woman's unique body fragrance.

"People in front, please wait..." A clear voice came from behind everyone.

A girl in a light blue gown caught up to her. She was not afraid of the watchman's uniform. She pointed at the sachet in Xu Qian's hand, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This is what our mother-in-law dropped."

She wears her hair in a maid bun, but the materials she wears are better than those of ordinary wealthy girls.
To be continued...