sbdcsierra Chapter 490 Finding the Tiger Talisman
Chapter 490 Finding the Tiger Talisman
Ye Jintang thought about it and felt that the tiger talisman could not be gone just like that. Given Emperor Jing's cautiousness, he would definitely make proper arrangements.
"Is it possible that the late emperor hid the tiger talisman in the palace, and Empress Dowager Naruhito just didn't find it?"
"Eh? It's not impossible, but it's too difficult to find a small tiger talisman in such a huge palace."
There are tens of thousands of rooms in the palace, as well as gardens, pavilions, and four lotus ponds. Hiding a small tiger talisman in such a large area would be as difficult as looking for a needle in a haystack.
As the two were talking, Ye Jintang suddenly had an idea. How could she forget about Bai Tuantuan and Huoyan? These two foodies, in addition to eating, had very sensitive noses. As long as the tiger talisman was hidden by the previous emperor, the two little guys would be able to find it.
"Your Majesty, do you still have the items that the late emperor often used?"
Ye Jintang suddenly looked at Xiao Mo, leaving him confused by his question.
"What do you want the late emperor's things for?"
"Let Bai Tuan Tuan and Huo Yan turn the palace upside down. As long as the tiger talisman was hidden by the previous emperor, they will definitely be able to find it."
"Will this work?"
The palace is so big, and it is not easy for two little guys to find the tiger talisman.
"There's no better way anyway, let's give it a try first."
Ye Jintang was a man of action. She immediately called Bai Tuantuan and Huoyan over. She first gave the two little guys some food, and then gave them a string of Buddhist beads that Jingdi always carried with him for them to smell carefully.
"I am now looking for a jade pendant. The smell on it is exactly the same as the one on the Buddhist beads. Please remember this smell carefully."
Bai Tuantuan twitched its little nose and rushed out. The flames were a little better. It circled around Ye Jintang and barked twice before following Bai Tuantuan's footsteps.
Looking at the two little guys running so happily, Xiao Mo on the side felt that they were very unreliable.
"Let's follow and take a look."
Ye Jintang was very interested and wanted to see where the two of them would start looking.
The white ball moved quickly and headed straight for the imperial study. It walked around in the study and then ran to the palace where Emperor Jingdi once lived.
The flame, like a small flame, went nowhere but just circled around outside the palaces.
The flames eventually targeted Empress Dowager Naruhito's bedroom.
Looking at the flames entering the palace under repair, Xiao Mo shook his head helplessly.
No matter how sensitive Flame and Bai Tuantuan's noses are, it is impossible for them to find the tiger talisman hidden by Emperor Jing just by relying on the little scent on the Buddhist beads.
This matter doesn't seem credible no matter how you look at it.
The palace under renovation was in a mess. All the furniture had been moved out, and some had not been moved yet and were piled in the yard.
Just as the flame came over and had not yet entered the house, Bai Tuantuan also rushed over, and the two little ones ran towards the inner hall together.
Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo followed closely behind.
The large furniture in the inner hall had been moved out long ago, leaving the interior empty except for the floor tiles.
Flame lay on the ground and sniffed around. After a while, it locked onto an inconspicuous-looking brick. Bai Tuantuan soon came over. The two little ones circled the brick several times and sat down together. Bai Tuantuan even patted the brick with its furry little paws, motioning Ye Jintang to come over and take a look.
"You two have become spirits."
Xiao Mo was stunned when he saw the two little ones sitting in a row. He only knew that Bai Tuan Tuan and Huo Yan were much smarter than their peers, but he didn't expect that they were so smart.
"Jiang Heng, go and take a look."
"Yes."
Jiang Heng stepped forward and knocked gently on the stone brick a few times. There was a muffled sound, and it didn't feel like there was something underneath.
He got a dagger from the guard and pried the brick out after several attempts.
The moment the bricks were moved away, everyone couldn't help but hold their breath.
I saw a stone box placed on the stone bricks. No wonder there was a muffled sound when I pried the bricks just now.
Jiang Heng carefully took out the stone box and opened it very carefully.
The tiger talisman that had been sought after by countless people lay quietly in the stone box.
Xiao Mo walked forward in disbelief, picked up the tiger talisman, examined it again and again, and finally confirmed that it was real.
"The late emperor really went to great lengths to hide the tiger talisman. Who would have thought that he could hide it in the bedroom of Empress Dowager Naruhito?"
Ye Jintang also stepped forward to take a look at the tiger talisman. She thought the tiger talisman would be some beautiful jade, but it turned out to be just an ordinary piece of jade, but the patterns carved on it were more complicated.
"Doesn't the late emperor usually use the tiger talisman? It's inconvenient to put it in Empress Dowager Naruhito's bedroom. He has to come and get it when he needs it."
"Jintang, you still don't understand the late emperor. From the beginning to the end, Empress Dowager Naruhito was only in power on the surface. In fact, everything was under the control of the late emperor. If it weren't for Empress Dowager Naruhito's sudden attack, it's still unknown who will win in the end."
"Too"
Ye Jintang knew something about what was going on in the palace. If Emperor Jing had not wanted to kill Empress Dowager Deren, she would not have been so hasty to allow Xiao Yi to ascend the throne before he had even established his foothold.
"I remember there was a female official named Cui Lanwei beside Empress Dowager Naruhito. I heard she was good at medicine, but she was always mysterious."
"When Xiao Changming broke into the palace, Cui Lanwei was not in the palace, and she seemed to have disappeared afterwards."
To this day, Ye Jintang still remembers that the main medicinal ingredient, snake heart fruit, used to make the Changsheng Pills was cultivated by Cui Lanwei.
She always felt that Cui Lanwei was most likely from the Divine Doctor Valley. As for why she helped Empress Dowager Deren, Ye Jintang could not figure it out.
You have to know that any doctor who comes out of the Valley of Miracle Doctors is a miracle doctor. It is very easy for them to make money. A few pills they take out can be worth thousands of gold.
Therefore, it is almost impossible for Cui Lanwei to help Empress Dowager Naruhito for money.
Among the two major temptations in life, power and money, power is the only thing left.
Cui Lanwei is a woman. Even if she wins the appreciation and trust of Empress Dowager Naruhito, it is almost certain that she will not be able to hold power and interfere in state affairs.
Even if she had a thousand abilities, the ministers in the court would not listen to her.
If that’s the case, what is Cui Lanwei trying to achieve by staying with Empress Dowager Naruhito?
She can't be born to like serving others.
"Cui Lanwei was always elusive when she was with Empress Dowager Deren. Empress Dowager Deren trusted her very much. She was the one who ran errands for almost everything outside the palace. Even the late emperor falling into the dark river was Cui Lanwei's idea."
"But after the previous emperor fell into the dark river, she seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth, and no one in the palace has ever seen her since."
"Hasn't Empress Naruhito ever looked for her?"
"It seems not."
At this point, Xiao Mo finally realized that something was wrong. This Cui Lanwei was too suspicious. Could it be that she was still working for Empress Dowager Naruhito?
"Your Majesty, have you checked in detail where all the money that Empress Dowager Naruhito has come from? She has so much money in her vault, it can't all be extorted from the people."
"You mean Cui Lanwei might help Empress Dowager Naruhito manage some industries hidden in the dark."
"Well, this is just one of them. I always feel that she must be hiding something more important."
"I will send someone to look for Cui Lanwei now. As long as she is still alive, I will find her."
After Ye Jintang's analysis, Xiao Mo also felt that there were too many suspicious points about Cui Lanwei.