After rebirth, the empress was spoiled by the emperor's uncle like a little girl

With the confession of the young Jiang Lan, A Bao ordered Jia Si to conduct a secret investigation.

Fortunately, this incident happened three years ago, and there are still clues from the witnesses and evidence.

Finally, the old pirate who worked for the Pei family revealed his true identity.

That is, Sheqiu Island, Elder Xu.

Thinking of this, A Bao clenched the corner of the tea table. She had always had doubts in her past and present lives.

The money needed to usurp her Xuanyuan kingdom might not even be enough from two national treasuries. Where did the Huainan Pei family get such a huge amount of money?

Now, Po finally understood.

From the Chuyue pirates - Sheqiu Island.

And this has to start with the complicated situation in the Chuyue territory.

You know, the Chuyue Sea is vast, with thousands of islands forming criss-crossing waterways, which are most conducive to the navigation of merchant ships.

Therefore, the sea routes in the Chuyue area have been smooth and trade has been concentrated for many years.

Thus, the Silver Pearl City became unprecedentedly prosperous and flourishing, also known as the Gold and Silver City.

However, the visible wealth in the city was under the supervision of the imperial court.

First, there was the Maritime Bureau controlled by the Pingyue Palace, which was in charge of foreign goods, merchant ships, taxation, etc. The total silver collected each year accounted for 30% of the national treasury.

Next came the famous Chuyue boat gang.

The Chuyue shipping gangs are of different sizes.

The leaders were the Shi family, the maiden family of Princess Xuan, and the Chu family, the Chu family of Chu Wu.

Although these two major shipping gangs are very powerful, they even have their own private navy soldiers.

However, the wealth of the two families was obtained through legitimate and honest means.

Only on the sea of ​​Chuyue, there are numerous gangs of pirates, who rely on looting merchant ships and robbing innocent businessmen to obtain huge amounts of gold and silver, which are moving in darkness.

This group of rampant pirates even understand that as long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.

Every time they robbed someone, they would hold back to avoid destroying the trade of Yinzhu City.

And so it goes, day after day, year after year.

The Huainan Pei family used Elder Xu, a chess piece planted on Sheqiu Island, to take control of the treasures looted from the bloody massacre on Sheqiu Island.

When he thought of this, A Bao felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

The Sheqiu Island account book represents the secret financial transactions of the Huainan Pei family.

This is why she must win over the girl Xu Ying in front of her.

In order to make Xu Ying relax her guard, A Bao softened his tone and said with a smile, "Second Master Xi has been executed. Miss Xu, is there anything you want to do to Second Master Xi?"

"What about Hai Xi? I have only one thought."

Unexpectedly, A Bao's words were interrupted decisively by Xu Ying.

Under the dim light of the iron frame candle, the beautiful woman in a white veil mentioned the name Hai Xi, and did not hide her indifference and hatred towards Hai Xi: "Hai Xi is a murderer, and he should have died in the fire of purgatory long ago."

Hearing this, A Bao silently recalled the romantic scandal on Sheqiu Island.

It seems that Xu Ying really hates Hai Xi.

But Hai Xi was still confused when he knew Xu Ying was arrested.

The love and hate in this world are indeed the most unreasonable.

A Bao took a deep breath in disappointment, pondered for a moment, and continued to test.

"Miss Xu wants Erye to die, but there are also people who want Erye to live."

"This really embarrasses me. Who is more worthy of help?"

Hearing this, Xu Ying secretly revealed the truth: "Your Highness wants the Sheqiu Island account book. But a mere Haixi is far less important than the Sheqiu Island account book. If you want to make a deal, Your Highness will have to increase the price."

The woman that Hai Xi took a fancy to was indeed quite capable.

But she had no intention of bargaining with Xu Ying.

Ah Bao pursed his lips and chuckled, staring at Xu Ying: "It's a pity that my price is only enough to kill one life."

Rejected Xu Ying: "In this case, the deal has to be cancelled."

Hearing this, A Bao's smile deepened: "A forced melon is not sweet, so just forget it."

Seeing the stalemate in the tea room, Hongxiu came to report that there was something wrong in the secret prison in the flower room.

A Bao left behind a scout named Jia Si and then got up and left.

Zhou Jin put down the half-bitten pastry and stared at A Bao's back with complicated expression.

At the beginning, although he handed over the Sheqiu Island dock array diagram according to Hai Xi's instructions, he always doubted that the Daqi princess could not use the dock array diagram to do anything useful.

After all, the little girl is so beautiful that she looks like a useless vase at first glance.

But to his surprise, she dispatched troops and sneaked into Sheqiu Island silently, and defeated the pirates guarding the island with a strange attack formation in just two or three hours, and then helped him take control of the entire Sheqiu Island.

Both her methods and intelligence made him look at her with new eyes.

Zhou Jin was so absorbed in his thoughts that Xu Ying asked, "Do you like her?"

"Like? Not really." Zhou Jin's eyes gradually darkened: "But she is a little different from the spoiled and willful Princess Di Yang in the rumors."

Under the white veil, Xu Ying looked cold: "What's the difference?"

"Unlike you." Zhou Jin suddenly sneered and said sarcastically: "Eat from the bowl and look at the pot. Miss Xu is the only one in the world."

Upon hearing this humiliation, Xu Ying's face turned even colder: "Zhou Jin, do you want to die?"

"The Second Master has been imprisoned. Who can you rely on to kill me now, Miss Xu?" Zhou Jin smiled nonchalantly and wickedly, looking at Xu Ying with disdain.

Feeling touched in a sore spot, Xu Ying silently clenched the corners of her sleeves and tried to suppress her anger.