ushernet Chapter 340 Mission 23: General's Orphan 11
Chapter 340 Mission 23: General's Orphan 11
Wen Wan nodded, "There's no chance of meeting him. When I can make an appointment with him, I'll try to draw with him."
"He is either practicing martial arts at home or on duty in the palace. There is also a martial arts training ground over there. I have never seen him here." Prince Ning had only heard from his teacher that the commander of the Imperial Guard and the imperial guard was the best master in the palace. He claimed to be second to none, and no one dared to claim to be first.
Wen Wan was very envious and wondered who had better martial arts skills, her or the number one master.
When she left the palace, she brought with her a huge amount of rewards. The Queen Mother gave her a large cart of things, and the new emperor added another cart of rewards. The new emperor also ordered Prince Ning to escort her out of the palace.
Prince Ning couldn't get enough of Wen Wan riding on horseback, so he took out a secret letter and stuffed it into Wen Wan's hand: "This is from my brother, the emperor. You can read it quietly after you return home. The eighth uncle also has a copy."
Secret letter or secret decree?
Wen Wan pretended to tuck it into her sleeve, but actually stored it in the system space. She clasped her fists and bowed, "Your Highness Prince Ning, please stay. Farewell—"
She walked so far away that she was almost invisible, but Prince Ning was still standing high up in the palace, his eyes following her figure.
He was craning his neck to watch, fascinated, when he was patted. When he glanced to the side, he saw the young emperor said with a half-smile: "Why? Do you like that little girl from the Han family? I heard that you pestered her to play with you today."
"Brother, Qingwan's martial arts are very powerful. She wants to follow her father's legacy and join the Zhenbei Army to defend the country..."
The young emperor raised his hand to stop him. "Other things are easy to talk about, but this one won't work."
"Because she's a girl?"
"She is the only one left in the Han family. Although she is a girl, she was raised like a boy. If anything happens to her, the Han family will be extinct. The royal family cannot let the Han family down."
"Her martial arts skills are really amazing, even better than my master's."
The young emperor has heard today that this girl has a straightforward personality and is not the kind of delicate and weak girl.
Prince Ning said, "Brother, I like her. How about you arrange a marriage for us?"
The young emperor looked at her again and again. "Others can do it, but she can't. The last time the emperor's uncle came to the palace, he told the queen mother that Mr. Gongsun and the Han family wanted to find a son-in-law for her to continue the Han family bloodline. Don't mention this matter anymore."
"Royal brother, I will marry her as the Ning Wangfei, give birth to a few more children, and then choose two good ones to adopt into the Han family to establish the family line. Why can't I do that?"
The young emperor's face was solemn. "No means no, there is no room for negotiation. My uncle won't agree to this matter, and the Queen Mother and I won't agree either. If you like any girl from another family, I will make the decision for you."
Prince Ning frowned. Why not? He loved playing with Wen Wan. He felt happy when he was with her, happier than ever before. He had never seen such a proud girl, so skilled in martial arts, so full of ideals and ambitions.
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Zhenguo General's Mansion.
Wen Wan gave both carts of rewards to Han Da Guanjia and Gongsun Dan.
She returned to her bedroom and took out the secret letter. On it was a map with the names of the residences of the twelve important officials of the current dynasty marked on it. The locations of the storehouses and treasure pavilions in the residences were also marked.
Let her continue stealing!
Prince Ning said that Prince Xian also had a copy.
Was she stealing on orders?
Wen Wan felt that this was a serious matter and needed to be told to Gongsun Dan. He was not only the military advisor of the general back then, but also the teacher of both her and her father.
Gongsun Dan looked at the map and said, "Miss, you shouldn't show it to me."
"But, sir, I think this is a very serious matter..."
"This is the secret order from the Emperor. You must act accordingly."
None of the twelve important ministers are innocent. Their families are too extravagant and ostentatious when they go out. They are either the left or right prime ministers, or the grand tutor, grand preceptor, grand marshal, and grand guardian. It is interesting that they were ordered to steal this.
That night, Wen Wan changed into her nightgown and went out. Nanny Lian was now very confident in her because Wu Qi and Shi Da were watching outside. They knew she was going out, and Gongsun Dan had hinted to them to turn a blind eye because the young lady was on duty.
What errand?
He just returned from the palace today, so he must be the emperor's envoy.
Wen Wan approached the residence of the Right Prime Minister Xie and asked Xiao Jiu to find an empty wall. She jumped into the high courtyard and avoided the guards and servants along the way. She entered Xie's residence with ease.
"Host, the Xie family has a storehouse and study in public, as well as a hidden treasure house. The hidden treasure house is in the rockery in the back garden. There is a secret door there. Entering from there is the real treasure house."
Xiaojiu scanned and gave the complete map to Wen Wan.
Wen Wan walked all the way to the back garden and just saw Prime Minister Xie and his son coming out of the secret door of the rockery. The two were talking, and perhaps they were sure that no one would find them, so they left with peace of mind.
Wen Wan entered the rockery and, under Xiao Jiu's instructions, found a wall lamp. She turned the lamp to the left twice and then to the right once, and a door appeared underground. She entered a tunnel that was wide enough for one person, went down twenty stone steps, and walked about ten feet to the left. She saw an underground palace full of jewels and treasures. It was filled with gold, silver, rare curios, calligraphy and paintings. Twelve huge night pearls were embedded on the ceiling of the palace. The big one was as big as an adult's head, and the small one was as big as a pigeon egg. It was really luxurious.
With a change of mind, she took away all the gold, silver and jewelry in the entire underground palace. When she left nothing behind, she exited the basement and made her way to the open warehouse of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Compared with the previous one, this place was really a far cry from the big one. It contained less than one tenth of the wealth in the underground secret room. No matter how small it was, it was still meat. With a change of mind, she filled a bag with things and carried it on her back, picking out the valuable things and putting them into the system space.
She avoided the guards all the way, and ran out of the Prime Minister's Mansion safely and headed for the Xianwang Mansion. She took out some gold, silver and jewelry from her bag and put them in a room. When she was sure that no one was there, she had an idea and took out all the things she had collected from the open warehouse of the Xie Mansion.
She did not touch the things in the secret warehouse. She had to pick out the ones with spiritual energy and keep them, and send the rest here. This time, she took out the rare treasures that she had intercepted from the Han family last time. They were all vulgar things that she was tired of playing with or had confirmed to have no spiritual energy or energy.
In order to avoid her suspicion, she deliberately carried the bag and went in and out six times in one night.
The people in Prince Xian’s mansion watched her leave and come back, come back and leave again.
Chief of the Guards: "You said she moved like this, but that family didn't notice?"
"She revealed her true identity in our house, and we are unwilling to cover it up."
"She deliberately let us see her earlier. If she didn't want us to see her, we wouldn't be able to see her at all."
I ran so many times in one night.
The next day, the virtuous king and his son went to Fengyiyuan to take a look. Wow, after working all night, they had filled two rooms with gold, silver, jewelry, and a box of banknotes. They had obtained so much in one go.
The next morning, Prime Minister Xie impeached the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture and the commander of the city patrol, accusing them of being idle and doing nothing. His prime minister's residence was robbed the night before.