Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2430 Bring a Message 93.0

"That won't be a hopeless situation. After all, if we really accept the power of King Jing, there will be very few people who can truly threaten us and our descendants. Even the royal family doesn't have the ability to do so." Shen Cha shook her head slightly, disagreeing with Shen Haolin's statement, "It's just that we don't want to do that."

"Unless you are forced into a desperate situation."

"This situation probably won't happen to us in this generation, but we can't guarantee what problems may arise in the future."

"Yes!" Shen Cha nodded gently, "I am also struggling with this. If we reject the kindness of King Jing, our descendants, Xiao Tian's descendants, and the Shen family army will be feared in the future, and their fate may be miserable. Our decision today may let them down. But."

"Don't rush to refuse, and don't rush to accept. We can ask our elders for their opinions." Shen Haolin patted Shen Cha. "Old Senior Tan Tai and my master have lived for so many years and have experienced all of this. Let's ask them. They can give us a perfect answer."

"Hmm!" Shen Cha thought for a moment, "Uncle Huang is a good choice. Although it was not him who made the decision, but his father, he should have some impression and should know why he made that choice."

"Yes, we'll ask Master about this when we get back to Beijing." Shen Haolin looked at the number of people at the door of Hutchison Whampoa gradually decreasing, and then at the number of people on the street decreasing. He shook Shen Cha's hand and asked, "Shall we go in?"

"No, it's good to just watch for a while." Shen Cha smiled, "There's a little breeze now, which feels quite comfortable. My mind is much clearer, and I can sort out the news of the past few days."

"Now we know the approximate location of Master Falian, and we also know that he has set up a psychedelic array where he is. If we want to break into his lair, we can't do it alone. I'm afraid we need the help of Liu Shibo's navy."

"No, there's no need. Why should we go to someone else's territory? We are unfamiliar with the place and we will just be led by the nose." Shen Cha shook his head at Shen Haolin. "Even if we know his lair, we have to find a way to force him out. Otherwise, it will take a lot of effort just to break the formation."

"Yeah!" Shen Haolin nodded, "It's easy to force him out."

"We need to cut off his financial resources, not just from Daxia, but also from Liao, Jin, and the Western Regions. This will force him to show up himself." Shen Cha sneered, "Let's start with Jiangnan."

"Uncle and Madam Ning are making pretty good progress. I estimate that they will be able to sort out the account books in two days. By then, we will know how much business they have. However, we still have not heard of the three pictures we took out of the black iron box."

"I need to show those three pictures to Seventh Brother. However, I don't think they are sea charts, nor do they look like the place where Master Falian is hiding." Shen Cha touched his chin and said, "Brother, do you feel that those pictures look familiar?"

"Looks familiar?" Shen Haolin recalled, "I seem to have seen him before, but I don't know when or where."

"I feel the same way, as if I were in the palace, but when I think about it, there doesn't seem to be such a place in the palace." Shen Cha sighed softly, "I have been staring at the picture for the past two days, but I can't understand it."

"If it's in the palace, Xiaotian should be able to tell, right? When he was young, he lived in the palace all year round to accompany His Majesty, and he is more familiar with the palace situation than the two of us. But, Xiaotian doesn't have any impression." Seeing Shen Cha's thoughtful look, Shen Haolin raised his eyebrows, "What did you think of?"

"I thought of one thing. Our palace has been continuously expanded and repaired since it was first built in Daxia. Although it is based on the palace of the previous dynasty, it should no longer look like the palace of the previous dynasty, right?"

"Indeed." Shen Haolin nodded. "How about this, let Lao Liu draw a map, and when Dai Yi comes back, let him run again and deliver it to His Majesty. The palace and the Ministry of Works have blueprints of the previous imperial palace. If it is really the previous imperial palace, we should know where it is by comparing it."

"This is the only thing we can do now." Shen Cha nodded, "I'm quite curious about this. If it's really in the palace, I want to know what the last emperor has hidden in the palace that's worth his effort."

"Are you so curious?"

"Maybe it's a trick that we can use to kill Master Falian, right?" "That's right. Even if it's not a trick that can kill him, it could still be a winning move. After all, the Last Emperor hates Master Falian very much and wants to kill this amazing and talented elder."

"If I were the last emperor, I would do the same." Shen Cha looked at the still long line outside Hutchison Whampoa and said, "It's almost curfew, why aren't they going home?"

"It should be soon!"

Shen Haolin looked at the shopkeeper who came out with a tired face and told the people in the queue that all the ingredients in the store had been used up. He handed a piece of paper to each person in the queue and asked them to bring it to get their drinks after the shop opened tomorrow morning.

When he and the shopkeeper finished all this and were about to close the shop, he looked up and saw Shen Haolin and Shen Cha standing not far away, looking at him indifferently.

He quickly tidied himself up and ran over to greet Shen Haolin and Shen Cha.

"My Lord, Young Master, why are you standing here without telling me you're here?"

"Just take a look." Shen Cha chuckled, "Don't keep calling me little master, little master. I've told you so many times, but you guys don't listen."

"No matter whether the young master and the master can reach an agreement in the end, in the heart of this subordinate, the young master is the young master, and it has nothing to do with the master." He said with a smile, "Would you like to come in and have a seat?"

"No, we're just strolling around. We came to your place and saw that your business is booming, so we're standing here for a while." Shen Cha looked at the shopkeeper's hand and said, "What is this? Those pieces of paper you gave them just now?"

"Yes, there is a number written on it. They can take this tomorrow and come directly to pick up the drinks they ordered today."

"Have you paid?"

"Of course, young master, this is inevitable." He nodded to the shopkeeper, "It's a pity that there is no more material to make a drink for the young master and the Duke."

"It doesn't matter, as long as your business is good. After all, you have to give some of the money you earn to Miaomiao."

"Indeed, it's all thanks to Lady Jin. Her recipe is good, so the business is so good." He thought for a while, "Although this is the case, please help me pass on a message to Lady Jin. The recipe of the drink can be changed."

"Change? Has the novelty worn off? But there are still so many people lining up!"

"There are fewer regular customers, and the revenue is decreasing day by day." He, the shopkeeper, sighed, "It's time to add something new."

"But Miaomiao is really busy recently. There is a person who is seriously injured and needs her care."

"What should I do?"

"Let me think about it." Shen Cha and Shen Haolin looked at each other, "I do have a suitable candidate, but if we invite him, we have to renegotiate the profit sharing with the shopkeeper."