novelhk Chapter 133 Infiltrating Chilinpo
Chapter 133 Infiltrating Chilinpo
The silver coins had no markings whatsoever, clearly indicating they were not official silver.
In her past life, Jiang Qingyue knew that Qin Jinghao was minting private silver and recruiting soldiers, but because she dared not say or do anything at that time, she pretended not to know.
This silver tael now evoked memories for Jiang Qingyue.
She then realized that Qin Jinghao was not as simple or foolish as he appeared on the surface.
His recent actions have indeed been too flamboyant and blatant, as if he deliberately wanted to be high-profile and cause misunderstandings.
She was careless and was deceived by Qin Jinghao's outward appearance.
"Miss Jiang, what's wrong with this money?"
Seeing Jiang Qingyue lost in thought, Wuming couldn't help but ask.
"Wuming, let's not go to Grandpa's for now, let's go to Chilinpo instead." Jiang Qingyue wanted to go and find out for herself to verify her guess.
Although Wuming didn't know what Jiang Qingyue was planning, his mission was to protect her.
So the two of them disguised themselves as a brother and sister visiting relatives and entered Chilinpo.
This is a bustling town, teeming with people. Every household is busy drying crops in the autumn harvest, and the red, black, yellow, orange... all sorts of colors of crops at the doorway form a beautiful scene.
But who knows that evil is hidden here!
Although everyone was busy, Jiang Qingyue was noticed as soon as she entered.
They followed the two discreetly, their faces wary.
Wuming quickly noticed and secretly reminded Jiang Qingyue.
"It's okay, just pretend you didn't notice and keep walking."
To avoid attracting attention, the two did not bring horses and instead walked the entire way.
Jiang Qingyue had noticed that someone was secretly observing her from ahead. Jiang Qingyue stepped forward confidently, which made him uneasy, wondering if he had given something away.
Jiang Qingyue stepped forward with a smile, "Excuse me, sir, may I ask where Aunt Zhou E lives?"
Zhou E, Jiang Qingyue remembered, was Qin Jinghao's wet nurse from Chilinpo. She was sentenced to death for offending His Majesty.
The man was stumped; he had never heard of Zhou E.
"Excuse me, I've never heard of this person. Who are you? What do you want with her?" The man did not lower his guard.
"It's like this, Aunt Zhou is our cousin. Her family suffered a disaster, and my brother even lost his voice and can't speak because of it. We really had nowhere else to turn, so we came here to seek refuge."
We heard she served a noble lady in the palace, and now she should be old enough to leave, so we thought we'd try our luck.
The man looked Wuming up and down. Wuming pointed to his throat, made a few "ah ah ah" sounds, and then couldn't say anything more.
The man relaxed his guard a little. "I'm sorry, I've never heard of Zhou E. I'm quite late. How about this, I'll take you to ask the old people in the village."
The man was very enthusiastic and offered to lead the way for Jiang Qingyue and her companion.
To dispel his doubts, Jiang Qingyue agreed, "Thank you so much, then I'll have to trouble you."
"It's easy to talk about."
So, the man led Jiang Qingyue to the village chief.
"Village chief, these two outsiders have come to seek refuge with relatives. They're looking for a man named Zhou E. Do you know him?"
The village chief was taken aback when he heard the name, then looked at Jiang Qingyue and Wuming beside him, "Who are you to her?"
Jiang Qingyue repeated what she had just said.
The village chief nodded knowingly. "There is such a person in our village, but I haven't heard of her having any relatives."
"That's right, my mother is her cousin. Because her family was poor, she was sold to someone else. Because she saved Aunt Zhou when she was young, Aunt Zhou told her that she could come to her if she had any difficulties in the future."
My mother didn't want to trouble her anymore, but we were truly desperate. I just hoped that since she worked in the palace, we could ask her for help. I wanted to heal my brother's throat..."
As she spoke, Jiang Qingyue couldn't help but wipe away her tears, looking extremely sad, a sight that would move anyone who heard it.
The village chief had no doubts, because very few people knew about this matter; only he and a few elderly people in the village knew. Therefore, the village chief truly believed Jiang Qingyue and Wuming.
"I know about her cousin's situation. Alas, it's all due to fate. You two have also had a lot of bad luck!" The village chief couldn't help but feel some sympathy for their plight.
"However, it is with great regret that I inform you that Zhou E has passed away." With that, the village chief sighed.
"What? How could this be... What about my brother? Waaah..." Jiang Qingyue couldn't help but cover her face and cry. Wuming hesitated for a moment, then patted Jiang Qingyue's shoulder without saying anything, but his eyes were filled with comfort and heartache.
Seeing this, the man was completely relieved. Everything they said was correct, so there was no problem.
He breathed a sigh of relief and said goodbye, "Village chief, I've brought everyone here. You two chat, I'll go get back to work!"
"It is said that he offended a nobleman in the palace and was sentenced to death." The village chief sighed deeply.
Once, many people envied her good fortune, but who would have thought that things would turn out this way?
Jiang Qingyue didn't say anything, she just covered her face and cried.
The village chief, unsure how to comfort him, glanced at the nameless man beside him and said, "How about this? We have a highly skilled doctor in our village. Why don't I take you to see him? Perhaps there's still hope?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingyue suddenly looked up, her eyes blazing with hope, but then she quickly lowered her head again, her face filled with disappointment. "It's no use. We've seen so many doctors, and they all said it's no use..."
"How will you know if you don't try? Come on, I'll take you there."
The village chief felt some sympathy for their plight, so he kindly led the way for them.
Following behind the village chief, Wuming gave Jiang Qingyue a wink.
Jiang Qingyue had told him to pretend to be mute, but if he actually went to see a doctor, wouldn't that completely expose him? He couldn't exactly use acupressure to silence him, that would probably give him away too.
Jiang Qingyue gave him a reassuring look, then took out silver needles and inserted them into two acupoints on his body. Wuming suddenly felt a tightness in his throat and could not make any sound at all.
He pointed to his throat in shock and said nothing more.
In front of a relatively remote courtyard, the air was filled with the fragrance of herbs, and many Chinese medicinal herbs were drying in the courtyard.
One of the doctors, with gray hair, was examining several villagers.
"Dr. Guo, I'll explain to you later about these two strangers who came to visit relatives. I'd like to ask you to take a look at this young man's throat," the village chief explained.
After examining Wuming's throat, the gray-haired doctor frowned more and more, making the village chief increasingly nervous.
"How...how is it?" Jiang Qingyue asked anxiously.
The doctor shook his head. "I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do."