Harem Daily Life

Chapter 214 Two Shadow Guards Looking at Intelligence

Yin Jiu explained, "Afternoon tea is the meal between lunch and dinner. Concubine Tao said that the Second Prince is growing and needs to increase his nutrition. Usually he drinks a bowl of goat's milk and a piece of dessert. We made a lot of goat's milk at a time. The Second Prince drank a cup, and the rest was for the rest of us."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you're living a comfortable life! But then again, do you dare to eat the master's food?"

Yin Jiu hurriedly explained: "I refused, but Concubine Tao said that we are all growing taller, and drinking more goat milk will help us grow taller." After all, Yin Jiu is still a teenager and he has a high pursuit of height.

Ying Yi looked at the boxes of information in front of him and suddenly felt that he had a very miserable life.

"Why do you think the Canglong Sect has so much information? When will we see the end of these boxes?"

Ever since being locked up here to monitor intelligence, Yingyi's quality of life has dropped drastically. Not only can he no longer go out to have fun, he can't even choose his food. Someone has to deliver it on time at set times. There are only a few dishes every day, and he's almost vomiting from eating them.

He wanted to go out on a mission, and while on a mission he wanted to eat the chicken legs from Juxianglou, the pressed duck from Sifangyuan, and the squirrel fish from Xiaojiangnan...

Yin Jiu paused, raised his head and said, "So, what exactly do you want to find? With so much information, there must be a direction to look for, right? Otherwise, if you look at all of it, I'm afraid you won't be able to go out for a few years."

Ying Yisheng raised his head with a look of despair: "You ask me, who should I ask? Should I go and ask His Majesty what we want to find out from this information?" Who would dare?

Yin Jiu frowned, "It's not a good idea to keep looking at it this way. You should focus on the key points. For example, don't look at the wealthy businessmen, His Majesty won't care about them. Pay special attention to the court officials. If His Majesty has any dislike for someone recently, pay special attention to him."

Ying Yi thought about it and selected the information related to Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.

"We sent Ying San to follow Concubine Li before. It seems that Concubine Li is somehow involved with Lord Ningyuan, so let's focus on this. Here is the information, take a look at it, and see if there is anything suspicious."

Yin Jiu took over, and the two of them focused on conquering Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.

After watching for two hours, Yin Jiu felt that everything was normal: "These are all common things, there is nothing strange about them."

Ying Yi also said: "Yes, then what is the purpose of collecting this information? Oh, that's not right, look here, it says that Ning Yuanhou is not good at music at all, but he loves to go to Miaoyin Pavilion the most."

Yin Jiu looked at it and said, "Could it be that he likes a musician from Miaoyin Pavilion?"

Yin Jiu had also been on guard in the dark before the palace banquet, and had seen those musicians. Not only were they highly skilled in playing the zither, but they were also very good-looking.

For a marquis to keep a musician outside is considered an elegant thing in the literary circle.

"He goes there often even though he is not good at music. What keeps him going? Is it just because he is a good-looking musician?" Ying Yi expressed his doubt.

"And look here, isn't there a 'Mei' in Concubine Li's name?"

Yin Jiu shook his head. He really didn't know Concubine Li's name.

Ying Yi hurriedly went to look through the box of the royal family and found the story about Concubine Li being driven out of the palace and sent to a nunnery by the empress dowager. There were only a few words about this matter: "Concubine Li Wang Yuemei was not tolerated by the empress dowager. One month after the death of the previous emperor, she was ordered by the empress dowager to enter Jingci Nunnery to practice."

Yin Jiu didn't understand what the connection was between the two, so he was completely confused.

Ying Yi searched for a while and found a genealogy book of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.

"Look, seventeen years ago, the current Ningyuan Marquis had not yet inherited the title. He was away for two years, looking for his missing sister. And her sister had a close friend, Concubine Li Wang."

"But this doesn't mean anything, right? It's not surprising that he knows his sister's best friend."

Ying Yi always felt something was strange: "How could a young lady from a marquis's mansion suddenly disappear?"

"Running away from home? Being kidnapped? Being taken away by enemies seeking revenge? Being abducted by beggars?" Yin Jiu mentioned several possible reasons.

Ying Yi said: "It's all possible, but the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion must have suppressed the news. There are no rumors about the young lady in the capital. You said that the Canglong Sect is quite amazing. They collected all these things."

"What should we do now? To be honest, I'm still confused." Yin Jiu frowned. He was not good at analysis. Although he had heard a lot, he still didn't know what the connection was.

Ying Yi said, "Ying San has been searching for a long time but has not found any information about the relationship between Concubine Li and Ning Yuan Hou. I have a guess that maybe there is really no ambiguity between them. If there is no ambiguity, but Ning Yuan Hou went to visit Concubine Li, could it be because of his sister?"

Yin Jiu scratched his head, his hair almost bald: "Didn't they say his sister is missing? Could it be that he went to visit his friend on behalf of his sister?"

Ying Yi rolled his eyes at him and shook his head, saying, "I finally understand why His Majesty sent you to protect the Second Prince. With your brain, you're probably only suitable for dealing with a four-year-old kid."

Yin Jiu: “…”

Can you please not attack people's IQ? It really hurts, okay?

But his martial arts were not as good as Yingyi's, so he couldn't defeat him and had to swallow his anger.

Ying Yi patted his arm and said, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. You are still young. When you grow up a few more years and gain more experience, your intelligence will also improve. Don't be discouraged."

Yin Jiu slapped his hand away, but still asked curiously: "What do you mean? Please don't keep me in suspense."

Ying Yi was calm and composed. "Based on my years of experience and strong intuition, I have two guesses: First, the reason why Ning Yuanhou went to visit Concubine Li is that he might have some leverage over her and he had to obey her orders and do things for her. Second, Concubine Li might be someone who knew about his sister's disappearance, so he went to see her to look for clues. Similarly, he was not good at music, but he still went to Miaoyin Pavilion. It is possible that he was delivering a message to someone in Miaoyin Pavilion on behalf of Concubine Li, or it is possible that Miaoyin Pavilion is related to his sister."

Yin Jiu was completely convinced: "Should I report this to His Majesty?"

"Everything is still speculation and has not been confirmed. Let's pass the message to Ying San first and ask him to investigate in this direction." After Ying Yi finished speaking, he handed another thick stack of information to Yin Jiu.

Yin Jiu: “…”

Please ask the Second Prince to summon me quickly. My brain must be worn out from reading intelligence all day long.

Although, I don’t have much brains to begin with.

Perhaps he heard his thoughts, so the father-in-law who delivered the meal today brought a plate of steamed red date cake and some good news.

"This plate of red date cake was brought to Yin Jiu by Concubine Tao. Concubine Tao also said that she would go to inspect the royal property on the eighth day of the first lunar month, and asked you, Yin Jiu, to go with her to protect her secretly."

Yin Jiu raised his eyebrows and a smile appeared on his lips.

Ying suddenly felt that the chicken legs delivered today were not fragrant anymore.