Ji Lan was confused when hearing something about tomb robbers along the way. What the hell was going on?!

Then, Ji Lan strode over there.

He found that several tombs around the peach forest were dug up.

Ji Lan was surprised by this.

What happened? How could so many tombs be suddenly dug up?

Could it be... Could it be that the people they met yesterday were tomb robbers? But they, as robbers, cried "Stop thief" when encountering them?

Thinking of this, Ji Lan frowned tightly and then turned and walked towards his place.

In this way, everything could make sense.

When Ji Lan came back to his place, he found Sicha was already in the courtyard.

Seeing Ji Lan coming back, Sicha stood up and walked up to him. She asked, "What happened? What happened last night? I heard that you met some people? And what's going on outside now?"

Ji Lan said to Sicha, "I went out for this matter just now. Those people we met last night are probably tomb robbers. Jianshan and I met them. At that time, we were afraid of being followed, so we didn’t stay or deal with them for a long time. How could we know that they are tomb robbers? Apart from the tombs in the peach forest, several tombs in other places were also dug up."

Hearing that, Sicha was quite confused. What the hell was going on? It was beyond her expectation that they met tomb robbers as they were only asked to check who was buried in the tomb.

Now that the surrounding tombs had been dug up, it would be known to the government. What was the secret in that tomb? She was afraid that they would not be able to go there again for a while.

What was more, if the government investigated this matter, they may be found out. At that time, if their whereabouts were known to others, then...

Thinking of this, she heard Ji Lan asking her, "Sicha, what should we do next? Should we go there again?"

Hearing Ji Lan's question, Sicha dropped her eyes and thought for a moment. Then, she said to Ji Lan, "No, do not go there right now. You stay here these days. Do not go anywhere. I will report the matter to Her Highness."

Hearing that, Ji Lan said with his hands arched, "OK, Sicha."

"Well, then I'll go back." Sicha nodded and then turned to leave.

In the mansion of Marquis Shuo

Zhou Ji also heard the news, giving an evil smile. He thought, "Xian is indeed a man of ability. No wonder Her Ladyship trusts him so much. He's always meticulous in handling affairs."

At this time, An Qin, who was sitting in the room, was in great anxiety. She looked out the door every little while.

At the crack of dawn, An Qin sent Sicha to ask about the outcome, but Sicha had not come back after so long.

At this time, seeing Sicha coming back, An Qin quickly stood up. She quickly closed the door as soon as Sicha walked into the room.

Then, she turned to Sicha and asked her, "What happened? How's it going?"

Sicha shook her head at An Qin.

The smile on An Qin's face froze after she heard that.

Then, An Qin asked Sicha, "What happened? Why do you shake your head?"

Sicha replied to An Qin, "They went to the peach forest last night and dug down to the coffin. However, three people came over them at that time. They were afraid of giving the show away, so they left quickly."

Hearing that, An Qin frowned slightly and asked, "Did others know where they go?"

"No, not that." Sicha shook her head and continued, "This morning, some rumors spread over the city, saying that the tombs around the peach forest were dug up overnight."

Hearing that, An Qin was confused. Then, she asked, "What does this mean?"

"That is to say, those people they met last night are probably tomb robbers!" Sicha said to An Qin.

Hearing that, An Qin squinted, "Tomb robbers?"

Wasn't the tomb robbers' appearance too coincidental? Or was she extremely unlucky?

Thinking of this, An Qin turned to Sicha and said, "Ask them to go there again tonight!"

"Your Highness, I'm afraid that we cannot go there not only tonight but also in the following days." Said Sicha.

Hearing that, An Qin asked in confusion, "Why?"

Sicha replied to An Qin, "Those tomb robbers dug up so many tombs that those families whose tombs have been dug have reported to the officials, and the government has intervened."

Hearing that, An Qin squinted and sat down.

She felt that all this happened too smoothly as if it had been arranged by others in advance.

However, as the government had intervened, her people could not take any action.

If those people they met last night were not tomb robbers, then she would especially find some tomb robbers to go there.

Thinking of this, An Qin sneered. Nothing could prevent her from knowing what she wanted to know.

Then, An Qin waved to Sicha to beckon her.

Sicha leaned forward to listen to her.

Hearing An Qin's words, she said, "Your Highness, won't this be too... How about waiting for some days?"

"No, I must know this as soon as possible!" An Qin said firmly.

Seeing that, Sicha nodded and said, "Yes, Your Highness. I'll give the order to them."

"Be quick and do not let others know. Ask them to find it as soon as possible!" An Qin told her.

Sicha arched her hands and walked outside.

After Sicha had left, An Qin looked worse and worse.

She felt that she would be able to catch Yang Zijin's handle through this matter. After all, abnormality bred unusuality.

Si, who kept watching over the mansion of Marquis Shuo, came back to the Mansion of Lan.

"Young Master." Said Si, arching his hands.

Lan Ruojing put the last bit of birdseed in his hand into the cage.

Then, he turned around and clapped his hands. He asked Si, "What do you find?"

"Young Master, that Infanta An Qin's men dug the tombs in the peach forest at the gate of the Blossoming Peach." Si said to Lan Ruojing.

Hearing that, Lan Ruojing tittered, "Dig the tomb? That's interesting. I never thought that Infanta An Qin likes this."

Then, he asked Si, "Then? Whose tomb they dug up?"

Si replied to him, "I heard it was Young Master Yang's tomb."

"Young Master Yang?" Hearing that, Lan Ruojing squinted and thought about something.

He thought, "What's this Infanta An Qin's intention? Why did she ask people to dig another person's tomb, even the tomb of a procuress's son?"

Thinking of this, Lan Ruojing frowned tightly. He once saw Young Master Yang two or three times. He was only the son of a procuress and died of an accident. Why did Infanta An Qin investigate him, a person she had never met before?

Lan Ruojing was bewildered.

Then, Lan Ruojing looked up and said to Si, "Go and investigate it. Find out the reason."

"Yes," Si said with his hands arched. Then, he walked outside.

At this time, Qiao Shu sneered at the news of the tombs being dug.

It seemed that Infanta An Qin was clever enough. She just gave her an obscure direction, and Infanta An Qin took action immediately.

However, she thought An Qin's men were so stupid as today she heard that many tombs were dug up by the tomb robbers.

That meant that their actions were discovered by others.

However, it did not matter. She was confident that Infanta An Qin would find out.

Thinking of this, Qiao Shu smiled.

But she quickly frowned. There was nothing need to worry about An Qin, but how about Lan Ruojing?

She had decided to procrastinate it, but now Lan Ruojing only gave her five days. What should she do?

If she spoke out that she found Shuo Ling, and Shuo Ling knew it later,

he might kill her, let alone taking her as a concubine.

She had to come up with an idea. She could not tell Lan Ruojing this.

However, she thought it impossible to prevaricate in front of Lan Ruojing.

Qiao Shu hove a sigh.

The pale face was full of worry.

However, only after a while, Qiao Shu's eyes lighted up. She got an idea...

Infanta An Qin once asked her about Shuo Ling. Since it was so, why not make use of her!

But how to make An Qin's people go to the place where Shuo Ling met those people?

Previously Shuo Ling was injured, and she treated him. However, every time she checked his wound, she found it was torn open, apparently because of using his strength.

Later, she followed him by accident and found that he walked into a cave.

She heard that he was talking with others at that time.

Being afraid of being discovered, Qiao Shu did not get too close, so she did not know with whom Shuo Ling was talking.

Qiao Shu did not see that person coming out of the cave after Shuo Ling had left for a long time. Therefore, she thought that there must be another world in the cave.

She also went to the cave later, but there was nothing in the cave except the four walls.

However, she knew that some gears were in it, but she did not stay in there for too long due to the darkness.

At that time, Yang Zijin did not show up, and Shuo Ling only allowed her to get close to him.

She believed that one day Shuo Ling would tell her all the things he was doing now.

Qiao Shu had been looking forward to every day in the future before Yang Zijin's appearance. Yang Zijin broke her tranquility completely.

At first, it was news of the love affairs between Yang Zijin and Shuo Ling, and she stood Shuo Ling up on the wedding day. Later, Shuo Ling was sent to Jiandu where plague prevailed. Now, Shuo Ling went to Beiling to find her personally.

All in all, Yang Zijin brought bad luck to Shuo Ling!

However, it would not take long. She would have Yang Zijin, as well as that Infanta An Qin, disappear from Shuo Ling.

Thinking of this, Qiao Shu found that her eyes were full of coldness.

When Qiao Shu was thinking about this, she suddenly heard someone whispering in her ears, "What are you thinking? You are so preoccupied."

Lan Ruojing stretched out his hand to Qiao Shu's face.

Before he could touch Qiao Shu's face, Qiao Shu was surprised and turned her face away.

Then, she looked at Lan Ruojing and said, "Young Master Lan, why do you..."

"Miss Qiao, do you want to ask why I come here again?" Lan Ruojing smiled, taking his hand back.

Qiao Shu hurried to the window and looked outside. Seeing that no one was there, she quickly closed the door of the room.

Seeing that, Lan Ruojing smiled and said, "Don't worry, Miss Qiao. No one will find out."