Chapter 247 Go wherever you want
"Axuan, come in quickly."
Manager Shang opened the window and welcomed Li Xuan back.
He had been observing the movements of Siyun Grain Store all night, for fear of causing an accident.
Because Manager Shang was afraid of alerting the experts in the Siyun Grain Shop, he did not dare to investigate with all his senses. He could only observe the situation inside the Siyun Grain Shop with his naked eyes.
After waiting for a while, I saw a pair of bright cat eyes approaching, and my worries were finally relieved.
Regardless of the mission, at least Li Xuan came back safely.
Li Xuan jumped directly into the open window, and then gave a proud "meow" to Manager Shang.
Hearing this news, Manager Shang couldn't help but smile, knowing that Li Xuan had most likely succeeded in tonight's operation.
Manager Shang quickly closed the window.
Li Xuan then dug out all the account books in the Emperor Hong Bone Ring.
There are ten account books in total that are as thick as bricks.
Manager Shang was very excited after seeing it.
"Okay, okay, Xuan, you did a good job!"
"Didn't you alert them?"
Manager Shang almost clapped his hands with joy.
But it was late at night, which made him resist the urge.
Manager Shang didn't even light the lamp, he just picked up an account book, moved it to the window and started looking at it under the moonlight.
Li Xuan also approached it with a curious look on his face, only to find that there was nothing too special on it, just ordinary records of incoming and outgoing accounts.
How much rice was sold today, how much was collected, how much inventory came into the warehouse, what is the corresponding loss, etc.
Li Xuan couldn't help but doubt the authenticity of this account book.
"Is this really what Emperor Yongyuan tried so hard to get?"
At this time, Manager Shang suddenly chuckled twice and said to Li Xuan:
"Axuan, don't you see anything weird?"
Listening to what Manager Shang said, he seemed to have seen the problem with this account book.
"Axuan, look here."
As Manager Shang spoke, he pointed to a line in the account book where the income and expenditure on a certain day were recorded.
"I don't know how good your arithmetic is. Let's see if the accounts for this day are correct."
Manager Shang gave a hint and asked Li Xuan to figure out the secret behind it.
Li Xuan immediately followed Manager Shang's instructions and carefully looked at the numbers. After comparing them, he found that the income and expenses were calculated together and were not the total on the books at all.
"The calculation in this account book is wrong?"
He then took a closer look and found that there were always such problems, and the errors were not big. Occasionally, there were one or two digit errors, which looked like the account books kept by a careless accountant.
Seeing Li Xuan's expression, Manager Shang also knew that he had noticed something was wrong.
"These wrong numbers are the key, and there should be a corresponding way to decrypt them."
"They were really careful. Not only did they hide the account books, but they also put a lot of effort into the records in the account books."
"But there are people in the palace who are responsible for these decryption tasks. Just leave it to them when the time comes."
"Our mission here has been completed."
Manager Shang had confirmed the authenticity of the account book and placed it back on the ground with a sigh of relief.
"Axuan, just to be cautious, I'd better keep these account books with you."
"When you return to the palace, you can present it to His Majesty in person."
As Manager Shang spoke, he winked at Li Xuan.
Li Xuan understood that this was for him to ask for credit from Emperor Yongyuan in order to ask for the opportunity to enter the Sun Flame Pond on the first day of the new year.
Li Xuan understood clearly and was not polite. He immediately used the Emperor's Bone Ring to collect all the account books.
"Okay, Xuan."
"You've worked hard today, go to bed early."
Manager Shang smoothed Li Xuan's hair, then pointed to the bed in the room and asked him to have a good sleep.
Li Xuan meowed and agreed.
He had been very excited all day because he was out of the palace. Now that he had completed the task and relaxed his mind, he really felt tired for a while.
He was always hyperactive, but he didn't squint much after being so excited today.
Li Xuan habitually climbed to the bedside position, but without Princess Ankang sleeping with him, he couldn't help but feel a little empty in his heart.
But his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and he was gradually unable to hold back his sleepiness.
Before closing his eyes, Li Xuan saw Manager Shang still standing by the window conscientiously, observing the movements of the Siyun Grain Store.
It seems that Manager Shang is planning to stay overnight.
At this time, Li Xuan couldn't care about anything else, slowly lost consciousness and fell into a deep sleep.
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Early the next morning.
Li Xuan was awakened by a loud noise.
Someone outside was shouting that the water was gone.
Li Xuan immediately got up from the bed and saw Manager Shang still standing by the window, but now he was frowning.
He also quickly jumped to the window, only to see a raging fire burning in the direction of Siyun Grain Store, and the surrounding area was full of people who were busy putting out the fire.
Li Xuan looked at the sky in the distance. At this time, the sky was slightly brighter, and the sun had just emerged from the mountains to the east.
"Axuan, fortunately you succeeded last night."
Manager Shang looked at the Siyun Grain Shop that had become a sea of fire and couldn't help but sigh.
"Meow?"
Li Xuan looked at Manager Shang in confusion, not understanding how long it took for him to fall asleep and the Siyun Grain Shop to be burned down to such a degree.
Manager Shang explained:
"Axuan, have you seen those officials below?"
Manager Shang raised his chin and gestured not far away.
Li Xuan looked down, and sure enough he saw a group of officials among the people fighting the fire, leading the surrounding people to put out the fire.
It's just that the fire was so fierce that it couldn't be controlled at all for a while.
"Those are the officials from Wannian County. After waiting for the Siyun Grain Shop to open just now, they came to ask the shopkeeper of the Siyun Grain Shop to cooperate with the investigation. As a result, the shopkeeper said yes, but secretly opened the mechanism on the counter and ignited a fire. Fierce fire.”
"In the eyes of the officials and the people, the shopkeeper's house was directly set on fire, and the clerk was also inside putting out the fire, but now he has disappeared."
"But I think they had already made arrangements. There might be two bodies left in the fire, but they had already left elsewhere."
"I can feel that the shopkeeper activated his protective energy to protect himself the moment he was ignited."
Manager Shang sneered disdainfully, his eyes gleaming with coldness.
If he had a choice, now that he had the account books, he would have liked to kill these two people on the spot.
Just in order not to affect Emperor Yongyuan's plan, Manager Shang could only endure this impulse.
In the early morning, Baoningfang was devastated by the sudden fire. Even the shops around Siyun Liang Store were also affected, causing heavy losses.
And just as the chief monk expected, two charred corpses were left in the burned Siyun Grain Store. Judging from their figures, they were undoubtedly the shopkeeper and the clerk.
The fire was not completely extinguished until near noon. When the fire was under control, Manager Shang took Li Xuan out of the room and left.
After paying the high price of ten taels for the room, Mr. Shang randomly found a carriage at the horse and carriage shop on the roadside and headed to Ping An Trading Company.
This time, after Manager Shang entered Ping An Trading Company from the main entrance, someone immediately came up to ask them what their purpose was.
After finding a steward, Manager Shang showed his token. The steward didn't waste any time and took them directly to the room where Manager Shang had disguised himself yesterday.
"Your distinguished guest, please help yourself. If you have any questions, please tell me."
The steward, who seemed to have some status, said politely, then turned and left.
After entering the room, it didn't take long for Manager Shang and Li Xuan to return to their original state.
It's much easier to remove makeup than to put on makeup.
Manager Shang did not take advantage of Li Xuan and returned the human skin mask to him.
With Manager Shang's ability, it is not difficult to collect these things. There is no need to take advantage of Li Xuan.
At this time, the eunuchs in charge of purchasing had already completed their errands and loaded everything into the carriage.
The carriage that came empty was now fully loaded.
They finished the shopping yesterday and have been waiting for Manager Shang to come back.
Manager Shang checked the purchase order, and after confirming that it was correct, he led the convoy back to the palace.
When returning, Manager Shang drove a carriage himself, while Li Xuan hid behind Manager Shang.
On the way back, Li Xuan also looked at the prosperity of the capital with curiosity, thinking how great it would be if he could freely enter and leave the palace in the future.
He found that the capital was much more interesting than the palace.
It should be said that compared to the other two, the palace is really boring.
Far inferior to this capital city, even on the road there are all kinds of people, and all kinds of interesting things happen between them.
On the way back, Li Xuan looked at the pedestrians and the scenery, but there was still a lingering question in his mind.
He quietly stretched out his tail and traced handwriting on Manager Shang's back.
"Mr. Shang, what's the problem with the Siyun Grain Store?"
Manager Shang noticed what Li Xuan wrote on his back and couldn't help but smile.
He also thought about how Li Xuan could bear to ask him for so long this time.
Manager Shang continued to drive the carriage, and then replied in a voice that only they could hear:
"Axuan, when you see His Majesty later, you can ask him yourself."
Seeing what Manager Shang said, although Li Xuan felt a little dissatisfied, he did not continue to pester him.
"Ask Emperor Yongyuan, just ask Emperor Yongyuan."
I ran an errand for him, so I must have the right to know.
But Li Xuan thought that with Emperor Yongyuan's character who likes to talk half-heartedly, he might not tell him the truth.
For some reason, Li Xuan felt that the journey back to the palace was much faster than when he came out.
Soon the convoy arrived at the imperial city gate leading to the West Palace.
At this time, Li Xuan saw the name of this city gate.
【Transparent Door】
Li Xuan remembered the location here.
Because this is the fastest way from Nishinomiya to the capital.
It's just that there are many forbidden troops standing in front of the Tongming Gate, and the commanders of the forbidden troops are not easy to get along with at first glance.
Li Xuan has the ability to jump out of the imperial city directly, but if he does so, he may immediately attract the attention of the powerful masters.
After meeting Mr. Ye, Li Xuan did not dare to look down on the powerful master in the imperial city.
The last time he took off and landed was in the yard of Chief Shang of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Li Xuan estimated that if he landed somewhere else, he would probably receive a warm "pick-up ceremony" immediately.
"You still have to find a legitimate name to enter and exit the palace."
"Perhaps we can wait until Ankang reaches adulthood and leaves the palace."
"When the time comes, we can go wherever we want to play."
Li Xuanchang thought about the future, and his face couldn't help but have a lot of expectations.
The capital was so interesting, and he wanted to take the two girls out with him to experience it.
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