The Return of the Marquis's Daughter

Chapter 185 Going to Southern Fujian to Visit Grandma

"Okay, let's hurry up. The town ahead is still some distance away. We'd better get there before dark." Qin Wenlan collected his thoughts.

The Min clan has always been her direct maternal ancestors, and their kinship and blood relationship is indelible. She was unable to recognize them in her previous life, so she made up for it in this life.

The two mounted their horses again and continued on their journey.

When it was completely dark, they finally arrived at the town ahead. The town was really small, with only one street, which was not very long, and there were not many pedestrians on the street.

Fortunately, there is still an inn.

After the two of them booked a room with the innkeeper, they tied their horses directly in the backyard of the inn, and then went to the inn hall to have a simple dinner.

Since the inn was rather simple and there were not many rooms, and Mudan insisted on staying with her master, they asked for one room.

Fortunately, there was not only a big bed in the room, but also a chaise longue near the window. Qin Wenlan and Mudan didn't have to worry about one person sleeping on the bed and the other sleeping on the chaise longue.

After a quick wash, Qin Wenlan prepared to go to bed. "Mudan, it's very late. You've been so tired today. You can't stay up all night, or you won't have the energy to travel tomorrow."

Mudan knew what her master meant. Even though she wanted to protect her master in her heart, she stopped being pretentious in order to have enough energy for the journey tomorrow.

After Qin Wenlan got into bed, he didn't close his eyes and fall asleep immediately. Instead, he secretly practiced his skills...

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Beijing.

For several days in a row, Yu Hongmin checked all the files between Ma Feng and the chief steward of the Imperial Horse Administration.

Coupled with the evidence submitted by Liu Wen, all the past scandals of the Imperial Stables were finally exposed.

Yu Hongmin reported the truth to the current emperor. He told the emperor in front of all the civil and military officials in the Qinzheng Hall how the Imperial Stables had deceived their superiors and enriched themselves over the years.

The court was exposed one by one for how they passed off inferior goods as good ones, reported less as more, and engaged in all kinds of speculation in private, causing an uproar in the court.

Yu Hongmin even presented to everyone the details of Duke Dingguo's close dealings with Ma Feng over the years and the reselling of horses, and specifically requested His Majesty's permission to summon Duke Dingguo for questioning.

Yu Hongmin is indeed a man of integrity. No wonder Gu Yunzhou chose him to impeach Marquis Wu Cheng after careful selection.

A sharp blade like his is truly invincible. Now, like a boomerang, it fiercely pierces Empress Wen and Gu Yunzhou. I wonder how they feel now...

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No matter how chaotic the capital was, Qin Wenlan continued his journey with Mudan.

In the following journey, the two of them only found a place to rest at night, and the rest of the time they were on the road non-stop. The journey was very smooth.

It was not until the eleventh day after leaving the capital that we entered Southern Fujian City.

Qin Wenlan looked at the city in front of her and began to observe it. Southern Fujian was a very prosperous place, and she had to take a good look to see if she could find any treasures here.

What she called treasures were, of course, those jade jewelry with spiritual energy. This kind of jade was equivalent to the spiritual stone used by monks. Not only could it be used for cultivation, it could also be used to carve various defensive magic weapons and amulets.

This kind of treasure is also a consumable. If she didn't have a space to practice, it would take her forever to practice with it alone.

She had basically collected all the spiritual treasures in the capital, so how could she miss one this time?

What's more, there are many more treasures like this in southern Fujian than in the capital. Just as she was thinking about this, she felt a strong fluctuation of spiritual energy.

Judging from the degree of fluctuation, it must be the spiritual energy of several high-grade spirit stones at least. Scanning in the direction of the spiritual energy fluctuation, I found the location of a treasure pavilion.

Fortunately, as long as I can buy it with silver, it’s fine. I originally thought it was the jade ornament that the person was wearing, which would require some effort. Fortunately, it was in someone else’s shop.

"Mudan, follow behind with the horse. Let's go to the Treasure Pavilion in front."

"Yes, master." Mudan responded as she took the horse's reins.

Qin Wenlan had already walked inside and looked in the direction of the spiritual energy fluctuations. It turned out to be a pair of pendants, with a clean and transparent color and fine workmanship.

She liked it the moment she saw it. It seemed like this time, the gift for Grandpa would be a lot easier. She could just use it to carve a magical weapon that combined defense and health preservation, and let Grandpa carry it with him for years to come. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?

"How much are these two pendants?"

When the shopkeeper heard that the visitor was coming, he immediately took a fancy to the best pair of treasures in their store. His smile was as happy as it could be, and all the wrinkles on his face were revealed with laughter.

Although he was only a shopkeeper, he had great vision and insight. As soon as Qin Wenlan and his servant came in, he could tell that this was an important person and he couldn't be careless.

"Young lady, you really have a unique vision. This pair of pendants is the best treasure in our Treasure Pavilion. If you really want them, please give me 10,000 taels of silver."

Qin Wenlan's mouth twitched slightly. It was really an exorbitant price. Even she, who was not short of money, felt that the price was too high. Who was she trying to fool?

"If the shopkeeper is not sincere in doing this business, there is no need for us to continue discussing it.

If you want to make this deal, let's just give you a fair price and stop making up such unrealistic nonsense to deceive us outsiders."

The shopkeeper's...

This noble person is really not easy to fool. Isn't it said that noble people don't ask the price when they go out to buy things? All they care about is doing whatever they want and don't care about anything else.

This girl is an exception. How did she know that I was asking for a random price? It's really strange. It seems that my skills are not good enough.

Mudan had long seen that the shopkeeper wasn't entirely honest. Was he bullying her master because she didn't know the business, or what? She quickly said, "Master, why don't we go somewhere else? This shopkeeper is a bit of a bully."

Qin Wenlan knew that Mudan was saying this on purpose for the shopkeeper to hear, so he didn't stop her.

When the shopkeeper heard what Mudan said, he almost got angry. He had never bullied customers because of his big store, and today was the first time.

Forget it, he wasn't the type to do such things. "If the girl is sincere in wanting to buy it, let's not talk about those ridiculous prices. How about six thousand taels of silver? Six is ​​a lucky number, and everyone wants an auspicious number."

Qin Wenlan glanced at the shopkeeper and thought, "Haha, that's more like it." "Okay, wrap them up."

"Okay!" The shopkeeper went to work with a smile on his face.

Qin Wenlan looked at the busy back of the shopkeeper, and scanned all the jade ornaments in the Treasure Pavilion with his spiritual sense. He found that there was not a single one with spiritual energy, so he paid the bill and left with Mudan.

Forget it, having two items in a treasure pavilion is already a pleasant surprise, how can I be greedy?