Yixiu's Rebirth: Sending Bai Lianhua's Sister to Become a Concubine

At this time, Ma Sanye, a salt merchant from Yangzhou, came into Yinzhen's sight.

"Fourth Master, that Third Master Ma is very close to Ninth Master."

"Master Ma San has a salt permit from the imperial court, but the Ministry of Revenue said that they have not received the salt tax paid by Master Ma San."

This matter is worth further investigation. Mr. Ma Sanye has never paid the salt tax, so he must not be a salt merchant registered by the court, but a private salt dealer who has an official salt permit.

Where does this salt come from?

Of course it was given to him by someone in the court.

After digging deeper, Yinzhen found out that the Shoushan stone that Yinlu gave to Emperor Kangxi was obtained from Master Ma Sanye.

Yinzhen gained a lot of benefits from the Shoushan Stone, so naturally he was willing to give benefits to Master Ma Sanye.

Moreover, Ma Sanye's private salt business can provide Lao Jiu with a steady stream of money.

Does the Emperor know that the Shoushan Stone was exchanged for salt permits?

The matter was still under investigation, and Yinzhen leaked out everything he had found out before.

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After Yixiu and Yinzhen disguised themselves as two women, they were able to walk calmly again.

The expected ambush and robbery did not occur.

Without the carriage, they had to travel much more slowly, and the post station needed to check for a pass, which they didn't have with them.

Just try to find a house or inn to stay in.

Yi Xiu said, "I have silver."

She came to Tongcheng almost alone this time and was very familiar with the roads.

It became a habit for her to carry silver and banknotes with her, so staying in an inn was actually very convenient for her.

Yinzhen lowered his voice and told her, "Don't use silver notes."

Ordinary people in this era all used copper coins, and only a very few could use small change, let alone silver notes.

Yixiu said, “Okay.”

When they arrived at the inn, Yixiu asked for a room.

Now in the eyes of outsiders, they are two women, and it is normal for them to live in the same house.

They ordered food to be sent to the room, and the two of them sat down at the table, almost collapsing and losing their image.

The two looked at each other and smiled, then couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Yi Xiu really didn't expect that after running in the mountains for several days, she not only came out alive, but her mood was not heavy at all.

When Yinzhen was stabbed that day, he had already prepared himself to never wake up again, but he didn't expect that not only would he wake up, but he would also be able to spend so many days alone with Yixiu.

Soon, the store brought the food up.

The two of them didn't even bother to wash up and started eating.

Both of them are members of the royal family. They usually pay the most attention to their manners, but at this moment they don't care about anything else.

Yinzhen piled all the delicious food in front of Yixiu.

"Eat more. You are weak."

"I've had enough. You should eat more. You're still injured."

Yixiu said this with a hint of worry on her face.

"We can't find medicine or a doctor right now. I'm afraid there's no one near this inn. I'm really worried that if we delay for too long, your injuries will..."

"You eat first, I'll change your medicine after dinner."

After they finished eating, they asked someone to take away the dishes and bring up some hot water.

"Take off your clothes and I'll apply medicine on you."

As soon as they finished speaking, both of them felt a little awkward.

A few days ago in the mountains, Yixiu changed his dressings every time and didn't feel there was anything wrong.

But at this time they were two people in the same room, a single man and a single woman, and the atmosphere was inevitably ambiguous.

Yinzhen pulled at his collar.

Yixiu took a deep breath.

She is almost seventy years old in her past and present lives combined. Yinzhen is old enough to be her grandson now, so why would she think so much?

Although Yixiu comforted herself in this way, in Yinzhen's eyes, she was only seven years older than him and still a young woman in her prime.

Yinzhen was about to refuse.

"Myself……"

Yixiu interrupted him, "You can't change the bandage on your wound by yourself. Now we are not uncle and sister-in-law, but Brother Fu and Brother Shi."

Yinzhen thought to himself that his fourth sister-in-law, as a woman, didn't need so many rules to follow. She did it just for him. If he refused again, he would be being too pretentious.

Yinzhen did not refuse again.

Yixiu has also taken a thorough look at him these past few days.

He made up his mind and took off his clothes.

Yixiu slowly untied the cloth wrapped around his body. The wound below had stopped getting worse and the bleeding had stopped.

Yixiu used a clean white cloth dipped in hot water to wipe the area around his wound again.

Then he washed and crushed the herbs, and applied them carefully on his wound.

Yinzhen frowned slightly.

Yixiu hurriedly asked: "But did I hurt you?"

"No."

Yixiu's next actions were even more gentle and careful.

Yinzhen controlled his expression and dared not frown anymore.

Yixiu applied the medicine, tore off a clean strip of cloth, and wrapped it around him.

He was injured in the chest, and the cloth strip had to be wrapped around his back.

When Yixiu was adjusting the cloth behind her, she was careful to keep a distance from him, but she felt as if she was in his arms.

The two people were very close to each other, their breaths intertwined.

Yinzhen felt a warmth in his heart, which was Yixiu's breath.

There seemed to be a huge storm in his heart.

He was very nervous in the past few days and had no time to think much.

He wanted to hold her in his arms, but in the end he restrained himself.

If he did so, Yixiu would probably be doomed.

After bandaging the wound, Yixiu prepared to clean the cloth strips used in the past few days and hang them out tonight. Although it was cold, they would be dry tomorrow and could be used to bandage him again.

Otherwise, she and Yinzhen would have run out of underwear.

Yinzhen quickly stopped her, "Let me do it."

Yixiu has been living a life of luxury and has never done such a thing. How could Yinzhen bear to let Yixiu do this?

On the other hand, although he was a prince, he still had to do all the things by himself when he was on the march or fighting.

It's not difficult for him to wash clothes or something.

When Yixiu heard him say this, she did not insist on doing it herself and handed everything to Yinzhen.

When it was his turn to rest, Yinzhen took the initiative to spread out a mat on the floor.

"In order to avoid suspicion, we live in the same room. This is already unfair to Fourth Sister-in-law, but you absolutely cannot give up this bed to me."

Yixiu nodded. If she slept on the floor, Yinzhen would probably not be able to sleep well all night.

Now that it has come to this, she will not refuse.

After turning off the lights at night, Yixiu lay on the bed.

She thought that after days of fatigue, she would be able to fall asleep as soon as she found a place to rest today, just by touching the pillow, but Yinzhen's presence was too strong.

The last time she was this nervous was on her wedding night.

After rebirth, although I was with Lao Si day and night, I no longer felt that excitement.

Everything seems to be just a perfunctory response.

She watched Yinzhen grow up twice.

In her previous life, Yixiu and the fourth brother shared the same hatred and thought that Yinzhen was her enemy. In this life, she watched Yinzhen grow up, and after several times of getting along with him, Yinzhen always helped her. He no longer had the intention of seizing the throne, so Yixiu no longer had any hostility towards him.

And the time she spent together these days made her realize that she could no longer treat Yinzhen as a child.

Yinzhen is a man.

A mature man.

Yinzhen was also unable to sleep at this time.

Ever since he realized his feelings, it has become difficult for him to remain calm when facing Yixiu.

He always couldn't help being attracted by Yixiu.

pity……

I am not born, but I am old.

The two of them had their own thoughts, and as the night progressed, they gradually felt sleepy.

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In the middle of the night, there was a noise outside the door.

Yinzhen woke up first.

He stood up holding the knife, then gently moved to the bedside and woke Yixiu up.

Yixiu didn't make a sound.

With the moonlight coming in from the window, she saw Yinzhen's expression.

Signaling to her that there was someone outside the door.

Yixiu nodded and sat up gently.

I could only hear people talking outside.

"There are two young girls living in this house. They spend small change when they spend money. I'm afraid they are very rich."

"The shorter one is the most beautiful. We can keep it for ourselves. We can also sell it to others for a lot of money."

Yinzhen’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

How could he tolerate people outside talking about Yixiu like this?

Yixiu didn't expect that they had just escaped from the dragon's den and entered the tiger's den, and this inn turned out to be a shady shop.

"Keep your voice down so as not to wake them up."

"They are just two women. So what if they wake us up? They can't resist us anyway."

Yixiu looked at Yinzhen, who had already walked to the door. As long as someone opened the door, his knife would fall.

Both people in the room remained calm.

Yixiu also tightly grasped the dagger under the bed.

The door opened suddenly.

The person outside the door did not come in. He looked at the mat on the ground and let out a soft "hmm".

Yinzhen and Yixiu were both a little nervous, and Yinzhen even planned to jump out and kill the other person.

But I heard that person say: "These two girls look intimate, but they sleep so clearly."

"It's okay. When I sleep with you tomorrow, I won't be able to tell them apart."

As he spoke, the two men walked in. When the first person came in, Yinzhen did not move.

The room was dark, and the man didn't even notice Yinzhen hiding nearby, and walked straight to the floor.

The second person also came in.

Yinzhen rushed forward and hugged him from behind, then stabbed a knife into his neck.

The man fell down without making a sound.

The man in front lifted the quilt on the floor, but found no one underneath. He was about to turn around when he suddenly felt a pain on the back of his neck.

Just as he was about to scream, he saw a shadow pounce down from the bed. His throat felt cold and he lost consciousness.

Yinzhen glanced at the two of them and realized that they were not from this inn.

He looked at Yixiu again and saw that Yixiu was holding a knife, with a little blood splattered on his body and his body was shaking slightly.

Yixiu had harmed many people in her previous life, but never so directly.

She took a deep breath and calmed herself down.

She has a clear conscience in this life, and all the people she killed were evil.

Yinzhen came over and grabbed her hand, her hands were cold.

"Let's go down and take a look. We can't stay here for long."

The two men walked down the stairs to the first floor. Nothing seemed unusual, but there was a faint smell of blood in the air. Yinzhen was about to go around the counter to take a look when he heard a noise upstairs.

Yinzhen pulled Yixiu outside the door and looked inside.

The man coming down the stairs was holding a knife and wearing black clothes.

Another person followed.

"That noise...Have you found the Fourteenth Master's whereabouts?"

It's an assassin!

The two men looked at each other.

Yinzhen pulled Yixiu and continued to walk out.

Passing by the place where the horse was tied at the door, Yinzhen quickly cut the horse's reins and then whipped it hard.

Then he pulled Yixiu to the ground and rolled over, hiding behind the horse trough in the stable.

After the two men came out following the sound, they did not see any trace of them. When they heard the sound of horses running, they thought they had run away on horseback.

"Chase!"

The two men also cut the reins of the two horses and rode away.

The two waited for a while and came out when they saw no movement.

"The horse in front has no one on board, so it must be running very fast. When they catch up, they will find that it will be dawn."

Yinzhen added: "I'm afraid the people in this inn are in danger."

I just don't know whether it was done by the two thieves in front or by the killers behind.

Yinzhen asked himself if there were any flaws in their disguise.

I'm afraid it was those two thieves who caused the commotion.

There was fighting and killing here, so the assassins would naturally think that it was they who caused the noise.

The two men rode away the remaining horses. As for the food and drinks in the inn, they did not touch them. In order to kill people, the two thieves might have drugged the food and drinks.

Taking advantage of the night, they rushed towards Tongcheng.

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Emperor Kangxi dealt with several people under Yinzhen in succession.

Yinzhen was extremely angry.

But before he could fight back, the fact that he had obtained the salt permit for Master Ma San was exposed.

Seeing that Yinzhen's status as a prince was about to be stripped away, Yinzhen hurriedly said, "Father, this matter is a false accusation against my son by my fourth brother!"

Emperor Kangxi asked: "What evidence do you have?!"

Yinzhen said, "Father, my fourth sister-in-law and my fourteenth brother have an affair, so my fourth brother sent someone to assassinate my fourteenth brother. My son knows about this, so my fourth brother is also trying to kill my son!"

Emperor Kangxi looked at Yinzhen and thought that he had asked Yinzhen in advance, so he said, "I already know about this matter. It is pure nonsense."

"Father Emperor, this is not just a rumor, Fourth Sister-in-law is not in the capital!"

Emperor Kangxi was so shocked that he stopped walking.

When he asked Yinzhen before, he was obviously very calm.

He also said that he would bring Yixiu to pay his respects to him after she recovered from her illness.

"This concerns the reputation of the Fourth Lady, so you can't say anything careless."

"Father, we can find out if the Fourth Lady is in the mansion by searching."

Yinzhen said, "How dare my son fabricate such words to deceive my father!"

If this kind of scandal is just a street rumor, it would be fine. But if it is true...

Emperor Kangxi thought of the idler that Yinzhen had brought with him, and he explained the whole story at that time.

He thought the matter had come to an end, but he didn't expect there would be a follow-up.

If Yinzhen deceived him...

"Call Yinzhen into the palace." Emperor Kangxi gave the order.

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At this time, at Prince Yong's mansion, Li Rongbao and Fourteenth Prince brought news.

"Miss Ran Dong returned to Tongcheng alone and asked General Fucha for help."

"Later, they found the Fourteenth Master and the Fourth Lady on the official road. The Fourteenth Master was seriously injured and unconscious, but fortunately the Fourth Lady was not seriously injured. I came back with the news first. The Fourteenth Master stayed in Tongcheng for treatment, but the Fourth Lady should be a little later and will arrive in the capital today."