boyutpedia Chapter 278: Looting the Shangshu Mansion
Chapter 278: Looting the Shangshu Mansion
Chu Zixi narrowed her eyes slightly, and a barely perceptible arc appeared at the corner of her mouth. Her gaze was like the deep starry sky, revealing endless wisdom and calmness.
She turned to look at Yu San beside her and said softly, "Yu San, immediately send someone to check if there is any food reserve in the Imperial Master's mansion. If there is any news, be sure to inform me as soon as possible. For now, we will leave the palace first, as we have important matters to deal with."
Yu San was slightly startled, but soon understood what Chu Zixi meant and nodded in response: "Yes, sir!"
The two of them left the palace and stepped into the falling snow.
The carriage moved slowly forward, the wheels rumbling, the streets were covered with snow, and the cold wind whistled past, bringing a biting chill.
The carriage passed through the streets and finally stopped at the back door of the Shangshu's residence.
Outside the mansion, snowflakes fluttered down, dyeing the whole world white. Everything seemed so quiet and peaceful.
Yu San gently lifted the heavy carriage curtain and looked at the snow-covered world outside. A trace of doubt rose in his heart: "Master, why are we here in the Minister of Revenue's Mansion?..."
Chu Zixi smiled slightly, with a hint of teasing and cunning in her tone: "Didn't the Ministry of Revenue cry poor to the court, saying that the treasury was empty and people's lives were difficult? Then let's see for ourselves what the truth is behind this so-called 'poverty'."
After saying that, Chu Zixi and Yu Er got off the carriage and came to the back door of the Minister of Revenue's Mansion. The two of them flashed and climbed over the wall to enter.
Yu San's mouth twitched. He really didn't understand what his master was trying to do.
In the storehouse of the Shangshu Mansion, Chu Zixi was watching the guards of the storehouse in the dark. She moved her fingertips slightly, and several silver needles came out like spirit snakes from a hole, accurately hitting the acupuncture points of the guards. Everyone fell into a deep sleep instantly, without a sound.
She chuckled and said to Yu San, "You wait here, I'll go find out what's going on."
The door of the warehouse was closed and the keyhole was empty. Chu Zixi's eyes flashed, and the silver needle on her fingertips once again performed its magical function, spinning and jumping lightly in the keyhole. With a "click", the door opened.
Her eyes were sharp as a torch, and she quickly put all the items in the warehouse into the space.
After finishing all this, Chu Zixi and Yu San strolled around the Shangshu Mansion again and came to another warehouse in the Shangshu Mansion.
This warehouse is smaller than the previous one, but the things inside make Chu Zixi's eyes light up.
I saw the shelves were full of rice and flour.
Chu Zixi was secretly delighted, and she put all these treasures into her pocket without hesitation.
After leaving the Shangshu Mansion, the two rushed non-stop to a hidden courtyard, which was the secret base of the Chu State spy Jun Feimo.
Chu Zixi walked into an empty room and waved her finger lightly. The food that she had looted from the Minister of Revenue's Mansion immediately appeared in the space and quickly filled the entire room.
Chu Zixi opened the door and called softly, "Yu San."
Yu San walked over quickly and bowed respectfully, saying, "Master..." When she saw the mountains of rice and flour in the room, she was stunned and asked in amazement, "Where did all this rice and flour come from? How can there be so much?"
Chu Zixi replied calmly: "Let the secret guards distribute these to the disaster victims first."
Yu San frowned and asked in confusion: "No, Master, this..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Chu Zixi. She looked at Yu San sharply and said, "Yu San, it's not that I don't trust you, but for some things, the fewer people who know about it, the better."
Yu San was shocked and immediately understood his master's concerns. She was worried that the news would be leaked. So, Yu San stopped asking questions and nodded respectfully, "I understand."
Yu San lowered her head. Although she was full of doubts, she knew that if her master didn't want to talk about something, she would not ask.
She turned around quickly, called the secret guards, and had the rice and flour delivered to West Street.
Chu Zixi sighed in her heart. Since the Emperor of Chu was the emperor of the Chu State and also the biological father of this body, she decided to help his people overcome the difficulties.
Besides, these disaster victims are pitiful and have been bewitched. She will not bother with them, but she will not let the person behind them go.