The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 463

Chapter 463 -432, A Blessing in Disguise_1

Wu Jingyi quickly received a reply from the Emperor, and upon seeing the contents of the letter, his first thought was the same as Steward An and Wei Qi’s—that Daohua’s dream of becoming a county princess was shattered.

However, a setback may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

He understood the Emperor’s intention. The Jiang Family, being the most powerful external relative of the current dynasty, and Prince Duan, the favorite prince of the late Emperor, both had significant influence at court. The Emperor wanted to use the gold mine incident to pit them against each other, wearing each other down.

In this way, the young girl had indirectly helped the Emperor, and with her connections to the two people from Taohua Temple, her merit would surely be remembered by the Emperor.

In this world, what could be more precious than owing a favor to the Emperor?

After pondering for a while, Wu Jingyi summoned his trusted aide and asked, “Has the Little Prince been searching for medicinal herbs nearby these days?”

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The trusted aide nodded: “He has, and a few days ago he seemed to have found a century-old Polygonum multiflorum. Because of this, he has been wandering around even more diligently recently.”

Wu Jingyi laughed, “That’s some good luck, meds over a hundred years old are treasures.” Saying this, he stroked his chin, deep in thought.

The old master from Taohua Temple was a master at using herbs, so his skills in gathering and finding herbs must be commendable. Since Miss Yan was his disciple, she certainly must have received his true teachings.

It was said Jing Cao was also a herb; could the girl have mistaken it for a medicinal herb?

And indeed, it was quite possible.

To tell the truth, he felt somewhat uncomfortable about Daohua finding Jing Cao, after all, so many of them had searched for so long without success, and here the young lady just took a stroll and found it, which made them seem particularly incompetent in comparison.

However, with the old master’s skill in herb-gathering from Taohua Temple, everything made sense.

Although he believed in the concept of luck, he was even more convinced that only the skilled could accomplish what ordinary people could not.

“Let’s go, lead the way, I have something to discuss with the Little Prince.”

Unfortunately, after wandering around, he couldn’t find Xiao Yeyang and his party.

With no other option, Wu Jingyi could only go back and wait for them at the mouth of the River Valley.

Meanwhile, in a secret valley about ten miles away from the River Valley, Xiao Yeyang and Daohua, looking curious, were examining the rather secluded cave entrance in front of them.

The entrance of the cave was covered with dense thistles of Jing Cao.

Yan Wenkai’s eyes widened as he asked in a hushed voice, “Could there be gold mines here too?”

Daohua looked at her fourth brother with some speechlessness: “Fourth Brother, there are no outsiders here; you don’t need to speak so softly.”

Yan Wenkai gave a sheepish smile, touching his nose and saying, “It’s just habit.”

Yan Wentao looked at Daohua, then at Xiao Yeyang, finally understanding why they were willing to endure the cold to wander around in the mountains these days.

From behind the Hidden Guard, Sun Changze frowned as he watched the cave. After a long moment, he took a deep breath, stepped forward, and said to Xiao Yeyang, “Little Prince, we don’t know if there are dangers inside the cave. We four brothers are willing to explore it first.”

Xiao Yeyang raised an eyebrow at him and after pondering for a moment agreed, “Alright, then you go ahead and scout it out.”

He had many bodyguards by his side, but most of them were either assigned by his imperial uncle, or given by his uncle, or from someone at Meilin Villa. There weren’t many who truly followed his orders alone.

This time in search of the gold mine, he had brought only his men. Loyal guards are hard to cultivate, and he didn’t want to lose a single one. Since the Sun Family brothers wanted to scout ahead, he was naturally willing to give them the opportunity.

The time he spent with the Sun Family brothers was partly because he couldn’t bear to lock them directly in the military prison cells. If news of the gold mine leaked, it could implicate his uncle;

Secondly, Sun Changze was somewhat intelligent and bold, wanting to secure a way out for his three brothers. Xiao Yeyang was also willing to give them that chance. Such dangerous tasks as scouting were just the thing to set them to.

Seeing Xiao Yeyang’s agreement, Sun Changze felt relieved, glanced at his three brothers, and gestured for them to enter the cave.

“Wait!”

Daohua suddenly called out to the four men, pulling out a bottle of medicine from her pouch and handing it to Sun Changze: “There are bound to be snakes and insects in the cave. Apply this to your body, and the snakes and insects won’t dare to approach.”

Sun Changze looked at Daohua, sincerely thankful, and said, “Thank you.” After he finished speaking, he reached out to take the bottle of medicine, then quickly entered the cave with his three brothers.