Lucky Farmer Girl: I rely on metaphysics to support my family

Chapter 847 Disturbance
Zhan Yi led in a young guard, who was the one who had infiltrated Qixia Manor, named Chen Xiao.

Although Chen Xiao was not a secret guard, he was the War King's personal guard and was highly skilled in martial arts, which is why he was sent out to carry out such a difficult mission.

"Your subordinate Chen Xiao greets Your Highness," Chen Xiao said clearly, kneeling on one knee.

"Stand up and speak. Report back in detail what you saw in the manor, without omitting any details," the War King said calmly.

Chen Xiao stood up, took a deep breath, and began to narrate: "I infiltrated Qixia Manor around midnight. The manor is surrounded by orchards, and the number of guards is average. But the deeper you go, the denser the sentries become. Especially near the innermost part of the manor, there is a guard every five steps and a sentry every ten steps, and the guards are not ordinary guards."

Chen Xiao paused, seemingly recalling the scene at the time, and slowed his speech: "There was only one small gate in and out of that courtyard, which was guarded at all times. My subordinate found an opportunity to climb over the wall and enter, but the courtyard was eerily quiet."

Chen Xiao's breathing quickened slightly. After catching his breath, he continued, "There is a boy inside the room, probably around thirteen or fourteen years old. He is pale and has empty eyes. Moreover, there is a dark red mark about an inch long on the inside of his left wrist. The shape is somewhat strange, but it is too far away for me to see clearly."

Chen Xiao's tone grew increasingly serious as he continued, "Besides the two guards who were stationed in fixed positions, there was only an old woman who looked like a mute servant who regularly brought in food and medicine. No one spoke to the young man at all."

"Any other discoveries? Or any special items coming in or out?" the War King pressed.

Chen Xiao thought for a moment and then said, "Apart from the old woman bringing over a bowl of thick, dark medicine, which the young man silently drank and soon turned off the light and went to rest, nothing else came in or out during my time there except for the medicine. However, before I left, I secretly took some of the dregs that the old woman had thrown away."

After saying that, Chen Xiao took out a very small oil paper packet from his pocket and respectfully presented it. It contained some of the medicine residue that he had stolen.

The War King's gaze fell on the oil paper package, his eyes as deep as the night.

Then, he waved for Chen Xiao to step back and rest, and strictly ordered that nothing he had seen today should be revealed.

Chen Xiao accepted the order and left.

After the person left, the War King opened the packet of dregs and asked the War King to call the palace physician to identify the medicinal materials.

Zhan Yi brought the best physician in the prefecture, Doctor Wang. After examining the medicine for a while, Doctor Wang hesitated slightly before replying, "Your Highness, most of the medicinal materials in this dregs are for strengthening the body and nourishing the blood, but it seems that some other things are mixed in. I am not good enough to tell them yet."

The War King did not blame the physician. He suspected that the medicinal herbs were the special herbs that Wan'er had mentioned, used specifically for raising 'feed' animals. It was normal that ordinary doctors could not recognize them.

So he said calmly, "Dr. Wang, there's no need to belittle yourself. This is probably not an ordinary medicine. Don't overthink it. You've done very well. You can go now."

Upon hearing this, Dr. Wang finally felt a huge weight lifted from his heart.

Although the War King usually had a cold face, he never made things difficult for his subordinates, and Doctor Wang didn't want to displease his master.

After Doctor Wang left, the War King thought for a moment and decided that he still had to go to the Tang family in person.

After changing into a slightly more formal outfit, the War King rode his horse, accompanied only by Zhan Yi and two personal guards, and arrived at the gate of the Tang residence.

The imperial decree to reinstate Tang Bojun to his original post has been issued. Although he has not yet officially taken office, the atmosphere at home is already quite different from when he first returned.

Upon receiving the report, Tang Bojun and Wang hurriedly went to the second gate to greet them.

"This humble official was unaware of Your Highness's arrival and has failed to greet you properly. I hope Your Highness will forgive me." Tang Bojun bowed respectfully.

Wang also bowed to the side.

"Lord Tang, Madam, there's no need for such formalities. It is I who have troubled you." The War King raised his hand in a gesture of support, his tone much gentler than when he addressed his court officials.

"I have come to congratulate Lord Tang on his return to the court." The War King gestured, and Zhan Yi immediately presented a brocade box. "A small gift to congratulate Lord Tang on his reinstatement."

Tang Bojun repeatedly said he dared not accept such praise and hurriedly invited the man into the main hall for tea. Madam Wang personally attended to him. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the conversation naturally shifted from the matter of his reinstatement to his arrangements at home.

The War King slowly said, "If there is anything else needed in the manor, Lord Tang and his wife need not be so polite."

Tang Bojun said gratefully, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Thanks to Your Highness's good fortune, we just hired some more people yesterday, and with Steward Zhao's help, things are slowly getting organized. However, there are so many things to do, Steward Zhao will probably need to help for a while longer."

The War King nodded slightly and said, "There's no need to rush. If he can be used, then let him stay."

Even if it's always there, it's still possible.

However, it also depends on the Tang family's arrangements; otherwise, it would seem as if they had specially arranged for people to handle the situation.

After sitting for a while, Zhan Wang chatted with Tang Bojun for a bit about the political affairs that the Ministry of Works might face.

Then, the War King spoke up: "I wonder if I could trouble Miss Tang to speak with me in private? There are some things I would like to ask Miss Tang to help me figure out."

Tang Bojun and Wang Shi exchanged a glance, knowing that the Prince of War probably had something to discuss with Wan'er. They couldn't refuse, so after thinking for a moment, Tang Bojun sent someone to inform Tang Wan to come and see the Prince of War.

A short while later, Tang Wan arrived at the front hall.

She was dressed in a light blue dress today, looking fresh and elegant. She gave a curtsy to the War King and her parents, and then waited for them to speak.

Tang Bojun said gently, "Please sit down. The Prince has something to discuss with you."

Tang Bojun threw out a brick to start the conversation, and then waited for the War King to speak.

Zhan Wang gestured slightly, and Zhan Yi behind him took the box containing the dregs of medicine and placed it on the table next to Tang Wan.

The War King then spoke, "I would like to ask the Second Miss to help identify some things, but this involves confidential matters, so please ask Lord Tang and Madam Tang to leave for a moment."

Seeing that the Tang couple showed no intention of getting up, the War King had no choice but to speak up.

After all, very few people know the details of this matter.

The War King didn't greet Tang Wan before he arrived, and Tang Wan didn't know what he was carrying.

I was going to open it to take a look, but after hearing what he said, I withdrew my hand.

She guessed it was related to the parchment or someone surnamed Feng, otherwise the War King wouldn't have so blatantly chased people away.

Tang Wan looked up at her parents and saw Tang Bojun say without changing his expression, "In that case, my husband and I will wait outside for a while."

After saying that, he gestured for Wang, whose face looked unwell, to follow him out.

Watching Tang Bojun and his wife leave, Tang Wan smiled slightly at the War King.

The War King couldn't help but smile, and then slowly said, "Wan'er, this is some medicinal residue brought back from Qixia Manor, a place owned by Feng Yongnian. I've had the physician in the manor examine it, and he recognized that most of it is tonic medicine, but there are a few ingredients that the physician couldn't identify, and he felt that their medicinal properties were a bit strange. I thought it might be related to that evil magic, so I brought it here for you to see."

Upon hearing this, Tang Wan nodded slightly, then lowered her head to open the box and begin to examine it.

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