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Chapter 440: Extremely Cold Ice Silkworm Auction

At noon the next day, Jiang Ningwan arrived at Dengque Tower on time.

Qin Beihuang was very proactive and had been waiting here for a long time.

Jiang Ningwan came over carrying a cash box.

The contract was signed neatly, buying all the shops in Canglong City from Qin Beihuang, as well as the indentures of the workers and all the goods.

In addition, Jiang Ningwan also asked Qin Beihuang to write an IOU.

The two houses, Prince Yi's Mansion and General Xuanwei's Mansion, were mortgaged.

Everything went according to Qin Beihuang's original promise.

After counting the land deeds and the indentures, Jiang Ningwan asked, "Now, what is Da Yan's secret?"

Qin Beihuang had just finished counting the banknotes in the cash box and closed it before saying, "It's already noon. You haven't had lunch yet, have you? Since you're here, I'll treat you."

After saying that, he called the waiter to take the order.

Jiang Ningwan closed the box and said, "No need. I just want to know the secret you mentioned."

Seeing this, Qin Beihuang had no choice but to give up and poured her a cup of tea. "Da Yan...the last emperor was Xie Yongan."

"Xie Chenyuan will definitely die on this trip."

"Even the extremely cold ice silkworm is useless."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan was extremely shocked and looked at him in disbelief, "How did you know?"

Judging from the time, Xie Chenyuan might not have entered the palace yet, so naturally there would be no news of his death. How could Qin Beihuang know about it?

Qin Beihuang poured the tea and took a sip, "Don't ask about that."

"Anyway, I won't lie to you."

"After all, they're not that close to you, so there's no need to feel sad for them. Some things are hard to change on your own, so just be more open-minded."

Seeing his determined look, Jiang Ningwan frowned with mixed feelings.

She actually hoped that Qin Beihuang was making it up.

I'm afraid he really knows something.

"If this is just your speculation, I won't believe it." Jiang Ningwan picked up the box and left.

Qin Beihuang didn't say anything else, just smiled.

On the way back to the Prince Chu's Mansion, Jiang Ningwan was worried. She really couldn't understand what the meaning of Qin Beihuang's making up all this was.

After returning, she told Qin Shuangchi about this.

After listening to this, Qin Shuangchi also felt a little doubtful.

"We are indeed powerless to interfere with Dayan's affairs. We can only rely on Xie Chenyuan himself."

"I'll arrange for someone to find out the latest news, and report back immediately once there's any."

Jiang Ningwan nodded.

Qin Shuangchi owns the Yunhe Trading Company in Dayan, so logically speaking, he should be the fastest to collect information, and his news would definitely be faster than Qin Beihuang's.

But Qin Beihuang was really weird this time.

Jiang Ningwan specifically asked someone to keep an eye on Qin Beihuang and find out where he was going to use the 300,000 taels.

The weather is gloomy in winter and sunny days are rare.

The city of Kyoto was calm.

Xie Lianyi's belly is getting bigger day by day, and the fetus is safe.

But on this day, Jiang Ningwan received news from Huichuntang.

"There are extremely cold ice silkworms being auctioned on the black market."

Jiang Ningwan's heart suddenly tightened, "Is the news confirmed?"

Doctor Hong nodded, "Indeed! The auction will begin in two days and will last for three consecutive days. Whoever gets this extremely cold ice silkworm will fetch a sky-high price."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan was in a state of confusion.

I hope Xie Chenyuan is okay.

"How many ice silkworms are you auctioning?"

"One."

Jiang Ningwan breathed a sigh of relief. This meant that Xie Chenyuan had exchanged an ice silkworm for a chance to survive, so he should be fine.

"Oh, Miss, there's one more thing. Didn't you ask us to keep an eye on Qin Beihuang? He's already gone to the black market."

"I wonder if it's aimed at the extremely cold ice silkworms."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan was shocked, "He went to the black market?"

"Keep staring!"

Could it be that Qin Beihuang traded 300,000 taels from her just to auction the ice silkworm?

But that shouldn’t be the case. How could Qin Beihuang predict that the extremely cold ice silkworm would appear in a black market auction?

It could also be for other things.

The next day, there was new news.

Qin Beihuang participated in the auction of the extremely cold ice silkworm.

Is he really going for the extremely cold ice silkworm?

What shocked Jiang Ningwan even more was that three days after the auction, the Extremely Cold Ice Silkworm was sold at a high price of 300,000 taels.

Because the identities of the winners of such sky-high-priced auction items are protected by the black market, no one knows who won the auction of the Extreme Cold Ice Silkworm for the time being.

But these three hundred thousand taels have already made Jiang Ningwan strongly suspicious of Qin Beihuang.

"Doctor Hong, please spend more money to investigate. I want to know for sure whether the extremely cold ice silkworm was bought by Qin Beihuang."

Jiang Ningwan picked up the hot tea and blew on it, a cold glint in her eyes.

If it was really Qin Beihuang who bought it, then she had to do something.

……

Before we knew it, it was New Year’s Eve.

It is the time when families reunite.

The Prince of Chu's mansion was also extremely lively.

Bright and festive lanterns are hung high.

In the warm room, sumptuous food and wine have been prepared, and heavy snow is falling outside the window, which is particularly beautiful.

Jiang Ningwan and Qin Shuangchi sat opposite each other, and she poured two glasses of wine.

"Today is a day of reunion. It's a rare occasion that we don't have to attend a palace banquet. Will it feel lonely just for the two of us?"

A smile appeared on Qin Shuangchi's lips, "It has never been so lively."

They both raised their glasses and drank together.

But at this moment, Xiao Lan knocked on the door, somewhat reluctant to disturb them.

"Your Highness, someone from the palace has sent a message saying that the Emperor has summoned you."

Jiang Ningwan was startled, "Didn't they say there was no palace banquet today?"

Xiao Lan: "Yes, the emperor said he wanted to have a reunion dinner with the prince alone."

Just summon Qin Shuangchi?

Jiang Ningwan couldn't help but feel a little worried and grabbed Qin Shuangchi's hand, "The emperor suddenly became like this, it can't be..."

Qin Shuangchi raised his hand and patted her face gently, "Don't worry, now is not the time to touch me."

As he spoke, he glanced regretfully at the sumptuous meal on the table, "It's a pity that I can't have the reunion dinner with you."

Jiang Ningwan pulled him away reluctantly, "Then I'll wait for you to come back and eat."

"Eat first, don't wait for me. If the emperor wants me to play chess with him, I don't know when I will be back."

After saying that, Qin Shuangchi kissed her forehead, turned around and left the room.

Jiang Ningwan was sent to the yard. Looking at Qin Shuangchi's figure walking away in the snow, she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

But on second thought, perhaps the emperor just wanted to pretend to have a deep brotherly love.

But after Qin Shuangchi left, he heard the sound of fireworks outside, which was very lively, but the room was very quiet.

Facing this huge table of food alone, I felt lonely for the first time.

Li Chun saw the princess in a state of dismay at the door and couldn't help but say, "Princess, there are fireworks outside and the streets are so lively. Why don't we go out for a walk?"

Jiang Ningwan raised her eyes and glanced out the window.

"it is good."

Lichun quickly picked up the cloak and put it on her, then went out with a few guards.

The streets are indeed very busy, but those who go out are all families, walking together in a lively and cheerful manner, which is very warm.

Suddenly a carriage passed by them and stopped.

The carriage curtain was lifted, and inside was Fang Yunxin, the second wife of Duke Jiang.

When he saw Jiang Ningwan, his face was full of joy.

"Ning Wan, I didn't expect to see you here. If you have time, how about coming back to the Duke's Mansion for dinner?"

As she spoke, she lifted up the food box to show Jiang Ningwan.

"I was out shopping and passed by Guangfeng Restaurant. I bought some food. Renyan also said he wanted to buy some of my eldest sister's favorites. Look, these are all your favorites."

At this time, Ren Yan also poked his head out and said, "Sister, let's go home and eat together."