The grass in the factory should be plucked

Chapter 53 Coveting

The instigator of all this was completely unaware and even started enjoying a relaxing vacation.

The emperor was so angry that he vomited blood. He ended the hunting trip hastily and returned to Beijing as soon as the banquet was over.

Jiang Li no longer had to patrol the hunting ground. He spent every day in the wooden house on the top of the mountain thinking of different ways to prepare food. Either he wanted barbecue or hotpot, which kept Yin Jiuzhi busy.

She felt a little uncomfortable around Xie Changan at first, but after waking up from a nap, she pretended to have forgotten everything that happened in the cave. She happily caught pheasants and rabbits as usual and asked Xie Changan to roast them for her.

She disliked Yinjiu's poor cooking skills and acted coquettishly, asking Xie Changan to bake it. What else could Xie Changan do?

I can only take time out of my busy schedule to barbecue for the little girl.

Nangong Taihe was completely ruined. Nangong Xihe was very proud of himself and thought of Yin Shiliu again.

So, Nangong Xihe took his guards and went up the mountain to look for Xie Changan.

Jiang Li took Yin Jiu and Xiao Ying to catch wild rabbits. Only Xie Changan and Yin Shi were in the wooden house on the mountain.

Xie Changan was reviewing the documents to be submitted to Liao Wuyong when he heard Yin Shi report from outside: "Boss, the Prince of Qi is here."

Xie Changan was slightly surprised. What was Nangong Xihe trying to do by coming to see him?

He strode out of the room, clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "I greet His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."

Nangong Xihe smiled and said, "Thank you for your help in saving me the other day, sir. I came here to express my gratitude."

Xie Changan said calmly: "This is the responsibility of the East Factory. Your Highness does not need to take it to heart."

"I wonder where Yin Jiu and Yin Shi Liu are? This king will personally reward them."

"They're on patrol."

Nangong Xihe said with amusement: "I didn't know that the East Factory also has female secret guards? Miss Sixteen is very skilled in martial arts, I wonder who taught her?"

Seeing him asking about Jiang Li, Xie Changan knew that he had bad intentions, and said coldly: "Most of the East Factory secret guards come from the third-rate and ninth-rate sects, and most of them are people from the underworld. Your Highness does not need to know."

The East Factory was directly under the emperor. As a prince, it was already overstepping his authority to inquire about the affairs of the East Factory.

Seeing that he was not understanding, Nangong Xihe said directly: "I am short of a female guard by my side. I wonder if Lord Xie would be willing to give her up?"

He felt that the matter had been decided, and Xie Changan would have to curry favor with him, the future emperor, right?

He has already asked for the person, Xie Changan can't just refuse him.

Unexpectedly, Xie Changan said calmly: "Your Highness, please forgive me. Master Yin Shiliu has an agreement with me. She will only work for the East Factory for one year. She is not a registered staff and cannot be transferred at will. Please forgive me for not being able to obey your order."

What this means is that they were hired by our East Factory at high salaries and can leave at any time. The East Factory does not have ownership rights, let alone the right to transfer them.

Nangong Xihe was unhappy, but he laughed: "I see. Then please tell Miss Sixteen that I sincerely want to recruit her. If Miss Sixteen is willing, I hope you will not stop me."

Xie Changan smiled slightly: "Of course, if Yin Shiliu is willing, I will not stop you."

At this moment, a head suddenly appeared outside the window. It was Yin Shiliu wearing a mask!

She just said crisply: "I don't want to!"

Nangong Xihe's eyes lit up: "Sixteenth Miss!"

"No rules!" Xie Changan scolded coldly, "Who allowed you to eavesdrop? Have you finished patrolling the venue?"

He winked at her secretly, signaling her to leave quickly.

Jiang Li understood and bowed with a stern face: "Yes, I'll go right away."

His figure flashed and disappeared in an instant.

Nangong Xihe was unhappy to see that Yin Shiliu had ignored him from beginning to end, but he always maintained an image of being gentle, noble, and courteous to others when outside.

"Since Miss Sixteen is unwilling, I will not force her. Come here——"

The guards filed in carrying trays.

"This is the reward given by the king to Miss Yin Jiu and Miss Shiliu. Please pass it on to Master Xie."

Xie Changan bowed lightly: "I would like to thank Your Highness on their behalf."

After Nangong Xihe left, Jiang Li climbed in through the window again and asked warily, "What does he want to do?"

Xie Changan sneered: "You have become more capable. Even His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi has come to ask for you."

Jiang Li pouted: "He's repaying kindness with hatred. I shouldn't have saved him that day!"

Xie Changan said: "You should be quiet these days and try not to show up in front of others."

"understood."

Nangong Xihe couldn't forget Yin Shiliu, and couldn't bear it, so he went to Feng Chuan to ask about Yin Shiliu.

Feng Chuan was also an accompanying staff member of the East Factory. He had been marginalized long ago and was involved in the Zhang Yu case. Liao Wuyong simply did not touch him temporarily and naturally would not assign him any tasks.

Feng Chuan was happy to let things go and not go on duty, spending his days eating, drinking and having fun with a bunch of young men from wealthy families.

"Yin Shiliu?" Feng Chuan's face was full of astonishment. "Everyone in the East Factory knows that she is Xie Chang'an's forbidden love. Your Highness, you can get any woman you want, so why bother to provoke that evil star?"

"No wonder he was unwilling to give it up. It turns out he had taken it into his room a long time ago."

Nangong Xihe sneered, "Isn't it a pity for such a beautiful woman to follow that eunuch?"

"Your Highness has seen it?" Feng Chuan asked curiously, "Don't all the secret guards wear masks?"

"I have seen countless women, so I will not make a mistake. Under that mask, there must be a stunning beauty." Nangong Xihe said frivolously, "How come my cousin has never seen this woman in the East Factory?"

"The secret guards are on duty at night, so I won't run into them. Even if I see them, they won't take off their masks. I only heard that they are very favored by Xie Chang'an and never leave his side."

"If I could get such a beauty, I would naturally love her. Even if Xie Changan is a eunuch, he is still a man after all."

Feng Chuan showed a lewd look on his face: "Your Highness is right, Xie Changan is already very handsome, and I wonder how beautiful the woman must be to be so doted on by him."

"What a pity that I didn't meet you earlier!"

Nangong Xihe was very disappointed, "I heard that she is from the martial arts world, I wonder what sect she belongs to?"

Feng Chuan smiled and said, "I have read the file, 'Jiang Li, 15 years old, a disciple from the overseas Penglai Island'. This Penglai Island is not very famous, it is probably a small sect."

"Her maiden name is Jiang Li? What a good name!"

Nangong Xihe smiled frivolously, "This little fish, I will definitely eat it!"

Feng Chuan offered a suggestion: "Her Highness, don't you have several martial arts masters around you? The secret guards all act at night. After returning to the capital, when she goes on a mission..."

"Great idea!"

Nangong Xihe clapped his hands and laughed. She was just an ordinary girl from the martial arts world. He would coax her well after getting her. Faced with such huge wealth, he believed that she would not be tempted.

Seeing that she had attracted the attention of King Qi, Xie Changan simply gave her a holiday.

At present, the hunting ground has been closed, and most of the East Factory secret guards have been moved to the vicinity of the Li Palace. There are sufficient manpower, so Xie Changan asked Jiang Li to stay on the mountain and not to approach the Li Palace easily.

Jiang Li enjoyed his leisure time. Apart from thinking about food, he was immersed in practicing martial arts.

Either he is meditating on the top of a mountain at sunrise, or he is entering a state of meditation under the moon at midnight.

Xie Changan felt strange. Why did he have to practice martial arts in these two time periods?

Jiang Li said: "Your Excellency may not know that these two times are when the chaos begins to separate and day and night alternate, which helps to feel the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

She whispered, "As long as I can absorb a trace of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, I can guide the energy into my body and enter the Tao through martial arts."

Xie Changan looked at her in surprise. Could the legendary practice of drawing Qi into the body and entering the Dao through martial arts be true?

Therefore, he also tried his best to make time to meditate with her at sunrise and enter a state of concentration under the moon. Although he did not feel the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it did have miraculous effects and his inner strength was further improved.