Prince Liang's residence.
In the pavilion in the back garden.
Zhu Gaoyan sat in front of a chess table, facing a beautiful woman.
A pair of pearl-like purple eyes, with a charming purple butterfly painted at the corner of the eye.
Her long purple hair was like a waterfall, tied into a cloud bun with a silver hairpin, but a few strands hung down mischievously, adding a hint of spirit to her noble temperament.
The woman seemed to love purple.
Even the dress she wore was a purple fishtail dress. The hem was extremely long, revealing her snow-white skin on both sides and back.
There was a charming cloud pattern on her waist, and black silk on her legs, making one's imagination run wild.
The woman raised her fair arm and gently picked up a black piece. She placed it in front of Zhu Gaoyan and blinked.
"Master, you seem to have lost."
Zhu Gaoyan rolled his eyes and stood up." I'm not playing anymore."”
The woman covered her face and chuckled.
"Violet, why did you come back so suddenly?" Zhu Gaoyan shrugged and asked.”
That's right.
This mysterious purple-robed woman was Violet Maiden.
Similar to the Black Jade Kylin, it was one of the founders of Quicksand.
Two years ago, Zhu Gaoyan had arranged for her to stay in the Western Regions to gather intelligence for him.
The Purple Orchid Pavilion that he had created was known as the world's most wondrous building.
Any information in the world could be bought at Purple Orchid Pavilion.
This alone made Purple Orchid Pavilion a household name in the Western Region.
Countless high-ranking officials and nobles went to the Western Regions to buy the information they wanted.
Of course, not everyone went for the information.
This was another unique feature of the Purple Orchid Pavilion.
A beauty!
All the members of Purple Orchid Pavilion were stunning women that Violet Lady had recruited from all over the country.
Each of them had a beauty that could topple a country, and they were both talented and beautiful.
Amongst them, the most mysterious one was none other than the Violet Maiden in front of him. She was reputed to be the number one talent of Great Ming!
Together with Great Ming's number one beauty, East Lake Li Ji, and Great Ming's number one infatuated Sword Immortal Xue Yue, they were known as Great Ming's three great women.
Violet Maiden might look innocent in front of Zhu Gaoyan, but she was as cold as snow outside, like a fairy who didn't belong to the mortal world.
Every day, countless dignitaries would head to the Western Regions just to see the Purple Maiden's face.
Unfortunately, in front of outsiders, Violet Girl always wore a purple veil.
This caused countless infatuated young masters to cry out in pity. They could only rely on their imaginations to outline Violet Girl's immortal face.
Of course.
With such a glorious scene, Purple Orchid Pavilion naturally attracted the covetous eyes of many forces.
However, in the face of Zhu Gaoyan's powerful strength, no one could touch Zi Lanxuan.
Violet Maiden stood up gently, her skirt trailing to the ground. She came to Zhu Gaoyan's side with a strange fragrance.
"Master, I miss you."
"In the Western Regions, I've already trained that little girl Nongyu very well. She can now take charge of her own affairs.”
"I want to go back to the capital and build another Purple Orchid Pavilion here for you to stay by your side.”
Zhu Gaoyan thought for a moment and then nodded.
"That's good. There are quite a lot of gadgets in Beijing. If you're willing to play with them, go ahead.”
Zi Lanxuan earned a lot by selling information about the world.
More than half of the money went into Zhu Gaoyan's pocket.
The area around the Ying Tian Prefecture was prosperous, and there were more rich and powerful people. Naturally, the profits of the Purple Orchid Pavilion would be even more terrifying.
Zhu Gaoyan didn't lack money, but he wouldn't complain about having too much.
Hearing this, Violet Maiden's beautiful face revealed a faint smile. She bent her swan neck slightly and said softly,""Then I won't disturb Master's rest.”
With that said, she put on her veil and walked out of the garden.
Coincidentally, the Startling Salamander walked over from the hall and met Violet Girl.
The purple veil and the silver mask met each other's eyes. Violet Girl nodded slightly, and Startling Salamander walked over expressionlessly.
Standing behind Zhu Gaoyan, Startling Salamander knelt on one knee as usual and reported,""Master, the Black White Profound Blade has already gone to Shuntian to investigate."
...
Hall of Heaven.
Zhu Di sat sideways on the dragon throne, his arms leaning on the armrest, frowning.
Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi, Cabinet Chief Yang Shiqi, Zhao King Zhu Gaonui, Minister of War Jin Zhong, and several other important officials waited in His Highness without saying a word.
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi and asked with a straight face,""Crown Prince, is the memorial ready?”
Zhu Gaochi stammered," I'm writing. I'm writing that such a big thing has happened. It's my fault for being in charge of the country. I want to apologize to my father."”
Zhu Di chuckled." Don't. I'm used to it."”
"I've seen many assassins, killers, and traitors, so I'm not surprised.”
Zhu Gaochi lowered his head shakily.
Yang Shiqi and the others 'expressions were also not too good. Zhu Di was also beating them up by beating up the Crown Prince.
After all, such a big thing had happened. They, the old officials of the court, also had a heavy responsibility.
Zhu Di turned to look at the Minister of War, Jin Zhong." Jin Zhong, have the soldiers from Shandong and Zhejiang arrived?”
"This subject has already sent letters to Generals Han Shichong and Wang Tong. The two of them have dispatched troops in the morning and noon of yesterday, totaling 250,000. They would arrive in the capital the day after tomorrow!”
Zhu Di frowned." It's too slow. It's a bit hard and tiring. We have to arrive before dark tomorrow!"”
"Yes!" Jin Zhong quickly replied.
Zhu Di then looked at the King of Zhao." How's the investigation on the Brocade Guard?"”
Zhu Gaosui whispered,"Your son has ordered all the Embroidered Uniform Guards in the country to investigate, but there are still no clues about that power."
Zhu Di's expression gradually turned solemn.
The Jinyiwei had spies all over the country, and their intelligence network was extraordinarily large. They could even find out what dinner every official of the Ming Dynasty had.
However, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers that were active in Great Ming had actually disappeared into thin air.
What did this mean?
This meant that the army called Shadow also had a rather strong intelligence network!
Under the investigation of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, he could hide from the world and disappear.
Zhu Di told everyone his thoughts.
"Not weaker than the Jinyiwei's intelligence network?”
"This…"
Everyone was shocked.
If that was the case, then the difficulty of searching would increase even more.
Everyone discussed for a while, but the cabinet assistant Yang Pu remained silent.
Zhu Di noticed Yang Pu's expression and asked,""Minister Yang, do you have something to say?"
Yang Pu cupped his hands and said,"I heard Your Majesty's words just now and had a feeling."”
"I wonder if Your Majesty still remembers the incident at Lake Jiangyang?”
Zhu Di nodded." Continue."
"Last time, during the incident at Jiangyang Lake, the network displayed extraordinary abilities.”
"It even surpassed the Embroidered Uniform Guards."
Yang Pu took a deep breath and said,""I dare to guess that there is something between the net and the shadow."
"Could it be related?"
............
，，
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]