Chapter 553 Miaoyu's Identity
"Lu Feng, let the brothers immediately investigate the area within twenty miles around to see if they can find anything." Jia Cong gave Lu Feng the order and then rode back.
When he returned to the valley, he saw Miaoyu waiting anxiously.
Seeing Jia Cong return, Miaoyu hesitated for a moment, but still walked forward and stopped in front of Jia Cong's horse. After pondering for a while, Miaoyu said, "I'm sorry, but it wasn't me!"
Jia Cong dismounted and stood before Miaoyu, gazing at her quietly for a long time. Suddenly, Jia Cong said, "We've been fighting for so long. I wonder if I'll have the honor of having a cup of tea from Miss Miaoyu!"
"I'll cook it for you!" Miaoyu said.
Then, the two of them sat opposite each other, and Miaoyu, who was fiddling with the tea set, seemed to calm down a lot!
"This morning, I received a message from him saying he had something important to discuss!" Miaoyu hesitated for a moment before whispering, "I'm afraid he might be plotting something against you, so I wanted to get some information for you."
After a brief silence, Miaoyu continued, "After I arrived here, he somehow tricked you into coming here, and set an ambush to attack you."
Putting away the teacups on the table, Miaoyu took the two jade bowls from the carriage beside her, poured two cups of tea, and handed one to Jia Cong. Then she said seriously, "Before this, I didn't know he was plotting against you. By the time I knew and wanted to tell you, it was too late. "
After finishing the tea in the teacup, Jia Cong suddenly laughed and said, "If it was Miss Miaoyu who planned this, I'm afraid she wouldn't have left any clues!"
"Ms. Miaoyu is not a fickle person. The paper she has always used for writing is Yuxuan paper, but the paper used for that note is Chuanlian paper!"
Yes, it was precisely because he noticed this difference that Jia Cong felt that there was something strange about this post.
He was naturally familiar with Miaoyu's residence. There was only one kind of paper there, which was Jade Xuan paper. Chuanlian paper looked not much different from Jade Xuan paper and was also one of the best papers. However, it was thinner than Jade Xuan paper. Through the sunlight, one could slightly feel the difference between the two papers.
If it were someone else, this difference would be perfectly normal. After all, Chuanlian paper was originally produced in Sichuan, so purchasing some in Chengdu was perfectly normal.
But Miaoyu was different. In some ways, she was rigid to the extreme. Without any other reason, she would never change the paper she usually used to write on paper.
"My Lord, you are wise!" Miaoyu smiled slightly when she heard Jia Cong speak. "I knew that with that man's tactics, he would never succeed in plotting against my Lord."
"However, there is one thing you should be careful of, my Lord. Although that man brought some men with him, the ones who attacked you were not his own men, but someone else. In fact, that group of people might not even know that person exists."
Jia Cong frowned slightly, then nodded!
There are not many people who can gather such a large number of people in Chengdu Prefecture. The people from the Wang and Fan families are still being held by him. Even if the death squads of the two families want to take action, they will be afraid to do so. So, I'm afraid the only one who can do this is the Zhao family.
Although the Zhao family had suffered heavy losses, he naturally doubted the claim that they had run out of manpower in Chengdu Prefecture. Gathering a force of one or two thousand men wouldn't be difficult for the Zhao family. However, the Zhao family hadn't shown any signs of attacking him before, so why did they suddenly attack? Furthermore, their attack was a fight to the death, leaving no room for maneuver. This didn't seem like the behavior of a royal palace.
After all, with his own status, even if the Zhao family's plan really succeeded, it would definitely bring about greater trouble.
What exactly is it that makes the Zhao family so impatient that they can't even sit still?
"What is the Marquis thinking about?"
Miaoyu's voice startled Jia Cong awake. He shook his head slightly, "I'm just wondering who made the move. Furthermore, that person was able to get you here, and was able to trick me into coming here, but why would they allow someone else to make the move? And why would the person who made the move trust him?"
Miaoyu pondered for a moment. "That man has many tricks up his sleeve, and he has many hidden cards in his hand. Perhaps he's just acting as a middleman. The person who made the move clearly has some leverage that the Marquis has, perhaps even significant leverage. So, this matter is not easy, but it's not difficult either."
Jia Cong smiled casually, "That's true!"
The two were silent for a moment, and Miaoyu suddenly said, "My Lord, don't you want to know my origins and identity?"
Jia Cong was startled, then looked at Miaoyu, only to hear Miaoyu whisper, "Actually, I'm not from the Central Plains. Does the Marquis know about the Qianxiang Kingdom?"
"A girl in a crimson robe sings in white silk, the air is filled with fragrant mist, and the moonlight swirls in the corridor!" Jia Cong murmured two lines of poetry. Of course, Jia Cong knew about the country of crimson. In the past, Jiang Yuhan, an actor in the palace of Prince Zhongshun, had given Baoyu a large crimson handkerchief. It was said that this handkerchief was made in the country of crimson.
"I am originally from Qianxiang Country, and my mother is the queen of Qianxiang Country!" Miaoyu said in a low voice.
"My mother passed away just as I could remember. I was the eldest princess of Qianxiang Country and should have inherited the throne. However, the commander of the garrison rebelled, and I, escorted by my mother's loyal followers, took a large amount of money and sailed across the ocean to Daqian. My nanny always taught me to return and reclaim the throne when I grew up, but I wasn't keen on that."
"For me, the throne is a burden, not an honor. In comparison, I prefer freedom and unfettered freedom! Besides, even if I could take back the throne, what would that mean? I'd be confined to that small palace all day, never seeing the sun..."
After a long silence, Miaoyu continued, "One day, the captain of the guards came to tell me that he had met a remarkable man. He was of extraordinary status and had a huge force under his command. If we could join forces with him, we would definitely be able to use his power to return to Qianxiang Country in the future."
"And this man, he called himself Prince White Dragon, claiming to be the surviving son of the late Crown Prince of Daqian! Moreover, at the time, he indeed wielded immense power in Jiangnan. Not only was he connected to the Zhen family of Jiangnan, he even secretly controlled the White Lotus Sect. The old nanny beside me was extremely enthusiastic about joining forces with him and provided him with a large amount of money. He also promised that if he could one day seize the throne, he would send a large army to help me return to Qianxiang Country."
"Although I'm not interested in this matter, my old nanny has been in touch with him and even sent people to get involved in his affairs."
At this point, Miaoyu looked up at Jia Cong and said, "The last time I met you outside Suzhou, I was actually fed up with the maids' constant lectures to me, so I returned to the Tiger Hill area alone to chat with my playmate Xiuyan. I never expected to encounter the White Lotus rebels."
