Fifteen: Shen Qiuniang (Third Watch)

  Evening

  Under the dark moonlight.

  Jin Wei made his way stealthily through a row of low wooden stakes and pearl jasmine, careful not to make any noise.

  As he rounded a slope, he saw a two-horse carriage standing at the foot of the incline, only three or four zhang away from him.

  The cart was facing away from him, and the sturdy carter occasionally swung his long whip in his hand, lazily cracking a loud whip.

  Jin Wei deliberately kicked at the snow under his feet, and immediately someone in the carriage spoke up.

  "Have you arrived?"

  Jin Wei furrowed his brow, he hadn't expected that the superior from Shouchun would be this woman.

  His face clearly showed a look of discontent, and he thought about retreating. Although he had liked pure beauties since he was sensible, admired beautiful women's bodies, but he didn't like having women riding on him.

  "Come on in, I've been waiting for you for a long time." The woman said casually, without considering Jin Wei's feelings at all.

  Jin Wei thought for half a day and reluctantly walked up to the carriage. The dark-faced coachman glanced at him once, then ignored him again.

  Jin Wei lifted the thick curtain on the car door and stepped up with one foot.

  The train car wasn't very warm, the charcoal fire was burning brightly, but on the other side of the window was open a crack, letting in a steady stream of biting cold air.

  Jin Wei bowed and sat down directly in front of the woman.

  "Golden Boy's face is filled with the charm of spring, his eyes shining like jade, it seems he has recently encountered a peach blossom fortune!" The big-breasted beauty in the green floral dress gazed at Jin Wei with fervor, her voice trembling as she laughed, her body quivering slightly.

  Jin Wei subconsciously dodged the other's undulating chest and said, "Qī Niáng, if you're here to mock me, then Jin will leave."

  "Master, don't be annoyed! I just think it's too cold here, so I'm just warming up the atmosphere." Shen Qiuniang gently stroked her chest and smiled. "The secret memorial that Master Jin submitted to His Majesty has already been read, and he specially allocated 1,000 catties of gold, 3 million taels of silver, and nearly 30 pieces of precious utensils, with a total value of around 10,000 taels of gold. Before tomorrow's hai hour, they will definitely be delivered."

  Now in the late Han Dynasty, about 25,000 yuan per kilogram of gold, 1,000 kilograms of gold is 250 million yuan, but gold is scarce and easy to carry, many people prefer the other party to pay with gold, the transaction value is often much higher than the equivalent copper money.

  "So, it's not like there's no chance." Jin Wei let out a sigh of relief, secretly admiring Yuan Shu's grand vision, this lord of the Zhong family was indeed generous.

  "On the other hand, it's just an ancient seal, is it really worth a fortune?" Shen Qiuniang saw that he still had a cautious tone, and was somewhat unconvinced."

  Jin Wei said: "That is the golden seal that King Yue Yunchang used in the past. Not to mention that there may be secrets of King Yue, even if it's just the seal itself, if it falls into the hands of certain forces, it can play a huge role." After thinking for a moment, he asked Shen Qiuniang: "However, why does Your Majesty want to obtain this King Yue seal?"

  Shen Qiuniang said: "How would I know? However, Your Majesty wants it urgently and must take it down. Do you have any method?"

  "Actually, I don't have the confidence to get it." Jin Wei frankly admitted, "After all, most of the treasures at Shen Nong's auction are exchanged for other items. If there isn't a suitable item to exchange, they will be sold freely."

  "That's easy to handle, whoever gets it, we'll buy it back at ten times its value."

  Jin Wei secretly shook his head, this was Shen Qiuniang trying to boost her own morale! But the world is unpredictable, with so many wealthy and aristocratic guests at the auction, no one lacked money, yet there was only one precious item, how could they buy it?

  Unless...

  "If we can capture Shih-huang, there will be a great opportunity."

  "Shi Huang?" Shen Qiuniang's gaze shifted around, "Why is that?"

  "He has the Shen Nong Baicao Bian and Pan Tuo Zhong, and perhaps other treasures. Moreover, he is now suffering from the Gu poison of Deng Qianwan couple."

  "Where is he now?" Shen Qiuniang came with interest.

  "You'll have to find him yourselves. The day after tomorrow is the opening day of the singing and selling fair, I'm sure he's around here somewhere."

  "Hmm, finding him shouldn't be difficult." A greedy glint flashed in Shen Qiuniang's eyes.

  Jin Wei secretly rejoiced in his heart and took out a bamboo tube from his sleeve, which was green and misty, with a bright color that dazzled people.

  "This is the green bamboo token for the singing auction, a high-level sales certificate. Before noon tomorrow, hold this item in any of the three towns of Shenmu, Songmu or Yunmu and wait, and there will be a horse-drawn carriage coming to pick you up. It's best if we don't contact each other again before entering the auction, so as not to arouse suspicion and ruin His Majesty's big plan."

  "Entirely relying on Young Master Jin!" Shen Qiuniang's charming eyes were like silk, she reached out to receive it, her jade-like slender fingers gently stroking the back of Jin Wei's hand.

  Qī Niáng's ambiguous sentence made Jīn Wēi's face change suddenly, and he immediately remembered the two words "yí x" that Zhāng Rèn had said before. His face cold and indifferent, he withdrew his hand, and the Qingzhū Fú had already fallen into Shěn Qī Niáng's grasp.

  "Well, I'll be off then." Jin Wei's face flushed with a mixture of shame and anger.

  Shen Qiuniang batted her eyelashes and leaned over to the seat across from her: "Young master, on such a cold winter's day with snow, won't you warm me up a bit before leaving?"

  Jin Wei's nose caught a whiff of the refreshing fragrance wafting from her body, and his face turned bright red as he hastily stood up, saying: "Seventh Lady, you mustn't tease me!"

  "Alright, Prince Jin, His Majesty says you have a personal request, you can propose it to me." Shen Qiuniang put away her flirtatious expression and assumed a proper demeanor, "His Majesty's favor is rare, you should seize the opportunity."

  Jin Wei's eyes narrowed as he thought for a moment: "I want you to help me kill someone."

  Shen Qiuniang shot a glance at Jin Wei with a hint of resentment on her face.

  "As soon as you mention his name, he's a dead man."

  Jin Wei lowered his head, stretched out his giant sword, and wrote two words on the carpet without any scruples.

  Shen Qiuniang lowered her head and took a look.

  "Qin Yu?"

  "How do you know each other?" Jin Wei looked at Shen Qiuniang with a hint of sensitivity.

  Shen Qiuniang shook her head.

  "I don't know. What kind of person is he?"

  "At sixteen or seventeen, he was at the peak of his clarity. He is now following Shi Huan, I... it's not convenient for me to take action, you can kill him when you arrive."

  "...Do you really want to waste the good opportunity given by His Majesty?" Shen Qiuniang felt it was not worth it, all for a lowly little ant?

  "Just do as I say, don't worry about the rest." Jin Wei said, turning around and taking two swift steps before jumping off the carriage and rushing away.

  Shen Qiuniang gazed at Jin Weiluo's somewhat disheveled fleeing back, her expression calm and collected, a faintly mocking smile on her lips.

  "It turns out that the strong one in the dark realm is actually the eldest son of the Yi Yang Jin family, and he's such a coward! I overestimated him. Or maybe it's because he's been widowed for too long and can't get excited anymore?" She secretly curled her lip and smiled to herself, then thought, "Qin Yu... this name is quite strange, could it be related to the Wu Ling Qin family? A young man from the bright realm who even Gold Wei can't handle, looks like he's not ordinary at all!"

  "Master, is this fellow reliable?" The coachman outside suddenly asked.

  "How would you feel if you were asked to drive two identical carriages at the same time?" Shen Qiuniang asked with a hint of disdain.

  "Two of them?" The dark-faced driver thought for half a day and suddenly realized, "Is the master saying that this guy doesn't make any sense at all?"

  Shen Qiuniang burst out laughing, a very pleasant sound.

  "That's right, I think so too."

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