Heaven's Formula

"Yes, she seems to have accepted that 'it was a misunderstanding' and asked when she could see you again."

Fei Nian smiled, and put the scroll into his arms, "It's better not to see this side. Prepare the horse, I'm going to see His Highness."

The matter has not been clarified yet, of course he can't take this and report to the second prince.

What Fei Nian is really looking for is He'er.

And He'er would always appear beside Ning Qianshi.

After getting the consent of the second prince, Fei Nian saw the little girl who always looked carefree in the back room of the conservatory of the palace.

"Fei Nian, good evening!"

She was wearing a bright red maid's dress, and was adding charcoal to the greenhouse stove. If she didn't know her ability, she would be no different from a maid of the lowest rank at this moment.

"Ms. He'er, hello." He bowed respectfully, and then spread the portrait in front of the other party, "I want to use your ability to complete a survey."

"You want to ask about Wanxiang chess records?" He'er put down the charcoal basket, "I have no problem, but has His Highness agreed? He won't let me use this ability at will."

Because this ability puts a heavy burden on He'er, it will use up all of He'er's energy after one use, and if there is a need to use Tianxia Chess Game again, it can only wait until the next day.

"His Royal Highness approves."

"Then come on, you should have already thought about the question you want to ask? You can only ask three times!" He'er stretched out three fingers.

"Yes, I understand that." Fei Nian nodded.

"Get ready." He'er sat down cross-legged, put one hand on top of the scroll, and slightly closed his eyes, "Xianshu, Wanxiang chess record!"

Surging air waves poured in from her body, that pure breath was like a wave entity!It's hard to imagine that a seven or eight-year-old girl can actually contain such a powerful aura. I don't know if it's due to the inheritance of immortal skills, or her talent is so arrogant.

When He'er opened her eyes again, there was light in her eyes, and her voice became ethereal and melodious, as if it was not she who was speaking at this time, but Xianshu itself.

"If you have any doubts, speak up."

Fei Nian took a deep breath, "Is this woman's involvement related to the change in Xia Fan's ranking?"

"Yes." He'er replied blankly.

His heart was shocked, it seemed that he was looking in the wrong direction!

If the Tianxia Chess Game is the result of the confrontation between deduction forces, then the Wanxiang Chess Book is another inquiry about the information Heer has.It also can't give the process, and the answer is only yes and no. If you ask He'er about something that He'er doesn't know, the spell will be terminated immediately. This is why you have to think carefully about three questions before asking questions.

This affirmative answer made Fei Nian feel relieved, it meant that he had found the key clue related to Xia Fan, and He'er's information database did contain information about this person.

Unfortunately, he couldn't directly ask the other party's name.

The next two questions had to be as narrow as possible.

"Has this person ever lived in the inner city?"

Shangyuan City is divided into inside and outside, and the richer the people, the closer to the palace area, and judging from Shangguan Cai's contact experience, the other party has a lot of money and should not be too short of money.

"Yes."

Fei Nian felt that she was only one step away from the truth.

The inner city contains four residential areas and the Gyeonggi Palace, so it doesn't make much difference if you choose any one.Thinking of this, he asked the last question, "This person does not live in the palace."

"No." At the same time as he gave the answer, the light in He'er's eyes dimmed suddenly, "Your question is answered."

Then she shook twice and fell to one side.

Fei Nian hurriedly took two steps forward, reaching out to hold the little girl.

"Hey... What did you ask? Have you resolved your doubts?" Her voice changed back to that of a child, as if she didn't know anything about what happened just now.

"Almost solved, you were a great help."

"That's good..." He'er's voice sank, "I'm... sleepy."

"Have a good rest." Fei Nian hugged her to the soft bed, then walked out of the back room, and bowed to the second prince who was painting in the hall, "Your Highness, I want to find someone in the palace."

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With the direction, the search efficiency is immediately much higher.

Soon, a maid recognized the identity of the person in the painting, "Hui, Mr. Hui, this woman... is a bit like the maid of the third princess, Qiuyue."

Fei Nian cheered up, "Are you sure it's her?"

"This—maid is not sure." The maid flinched, "Her eyebrows and mouth are a bit different from the portrait, but the shape and height of her face match."

Appearance can be faked, and considering her reluctance to reveal her whereabouts, it is not surprising that she has changed slightly.

In order to verify this judgment, Fei Nian directly recruited the nuns and servants who had had direct contact with the third princess before. To outsiders, the princess maidservant is an inconspicuous role, but to them, it is already considered Regular customers who come and go frequently.

Everyone believed that this person was Qiuyue.

But it is impossible for Qiuyue herself to want to become an alchemist.

Then the one who replaced Shangguancai must be Ning Wanjun!

But why did the princess go to Jinxia City as an alchemist to make Xia Fan's ranking rise?What else did He'er discover that finally led to the change of the list?

Fei Nian felt that the answer was only a layer of window paper away from her.

He went back to the recording department and re-read the correspondence documents about Jin Xia.

There is the fiefdom of the third princess, no matter whether she goes there as a princess or as an alchemist, it should be harmless.The latter is at most because she is still playful and wants to experience the life of alchemy——

Wait.

Fei Nian's gaze stayed on the letter in which the princess asked for credit for Xia Fan because of the Gaoshan County incident.

He suddenly realized that he was only focusing on the matter of replacing the alchemist... Maybe it was too narrow, and Qiuyue was in charge of connecting with Shangguancai, which meant that Ning Wanjun could leave Gyeonggi without the time limit of the examination time. area.Moreover, the Privy Council really had no way of knowing the exact time when the princess would leave Beijing. What if she was no longer in Shangyuan before the examinations for the two places started?

A new way of thinking opened up in his mind!

So where will the princess go?

Fei Nian immediately called up the Qingshan Town's examination records.

Ba Xingtian's name was clearly written on the column of inspectors.

And with the help of this person's influence, Ning Wanjun can completely intervene in the scholar's examination quietly.

So Xia Fan's transfer to Jinxia City didn't happen by accident?

Fei Nian only felt a loud bang in her head——

Qingshan Town's scholar examination results have been artificially changed; Ning Wanjun became an alchemist not because of personal interest, but because she wanted to get to know someone better; the document she asked for credit was not about the other party's saving grace, it was actually an exchange of benefits!That's why Xia Fan rose all the way later, becoming Daqi's youngest Fu Cheng.

If Shangguan Cai has been dormant in a low-key manner according to the agreement, or if the Privy Council has not sorted out the old and new documents, none of this will show any abnormalities. Fan's ranking has been re-adjusted - not to improve, but to restore his original position!

Of course, Fei Nian is obviously not concerned about this.

The most critical information about this matter is that Ning Wanjun probably contacted Xia Fan in advance, and reached some kind of agreement with him after he became an alchemist.

The relationship between them is probably far deeper than the friendship between Feng Princess and the savior!

Chapter 295 "Blank Land"

Shangyuan City, inside the Wanjing Building.

Xia Fan is in a routine communication with Ning Wanjun.

"Miss Li Na...how are you doing these few days?" After finishing the business, the princess took the initiative to ask about the situation of the fox demon, which had never happened before.

After experiencing so many storms, her impression of demons has changed a lot.

If the dispensable attitude towards Li before was due to Xia Fan's sake, now Ning Wanjun has gradually regarded this girl as one of his own.

Even she herself may not be aware of such a change.

"She was just a little depressed at the beginning, but she is much better now." Xia Fan said broadly, "Don't worry, she is stronger than you and I thought. In Li's own words, she not only knew that her mother did not abandon her, but also Knowing the name and whereabouts of the other party, this is an improvement that was unimaginable before. As for the incident of being killed by evil spirits on the way to escort, the Privy Council has not obtained definite evidence, and the result may not be what they said."

"Is that so... that's good." Ning Wanjun sighed slightly, "Although the hope is slim, at least there is still a glimmer of hope."

Xia Fan could hear the sadness in the other party's tone.

Half a month ago, when faced with the news of the fall of the Western Territory, she comforted herself in the same way.

It's a pity that this defeat has nothing to do with the strength and strategy competition between the two sides.

From the very beginning, the frontier army was doomed to sit in the seat of the victim.

Facing the plans of the Qixing Privy Council, Ba Xingtian has no chance of escaping.

"Huh——" the princess exhaled, and adjusted her mentality, "Now that the alchemists scattered outside the Privy Mansion have returned to Gyeonggi one after another, Jinxia's crisis is temporarily lifted. When do you plan to come back? In half a month at night, I'm afraid it will snow heavily The road will be closed."

"When will you come back?" has become a must-ask topic for each other in every communication.

It seemed that Xia Fan would run away at any time if she didn't tell her every day.

Xia Fan couldn't help but laugh at this, "The safest thing is to wait until the crown prince ascends the throne, but according to the news released by the Privy Council, it should be three or four days later. I heard that the Privy Council of neighboring countries will also send people to participate in the celebration. At that time, the second prince will probably not pay too much attention to me."

"If possible, it's better to be early." The other side muttered, "Mo Yun has accumulated a lot of problems and wants to ask you to solve them. Also, the production speed of the wheat in the experimental field is a bit faster than expected, and there are already elves in the city. There are rumors of demon magic. You are not here, and the high priest of the tree boat has no one to communicate with. In addition, the number of people applying for the second batch of enrollment in the school is several times higher than expected, and the hall of the Privy Council is almost unable to accommodate I can ask Eunuch Li to arrange the construction of the house, but how to solve the problem of teaching the teacher? By the way, the salt field..."

"Stop, stop, Your Highness, stop talking." Xia Fan interrupted quickly, "As long as I find an opportunity, I will set off immediately, and I will never delay another day in Shangyuan City."

"En." The princess's tone was finally satisfied, "Remember what you said."

After finishing the interrogation, Xia Fan couldn't help rubbing his forehead.

The ideal situation of a city is to be able to develop in an orderly manner without anyone being separated from it. Jinxia City is obviously still a long way from this ideal situation.

As for the problems mentioned by Ning Wanjun, most of them are the sequelae of the rapid development of the city. The inherent concepts of the people cannot keep up with the rapid changes, and various contradictions and frictions will naturally arise.But these problems are harmless, as long as the cake is made big enough, the contradictions can be suppressed until a new group of people with quick acceptance becomes the mainstream of the city.

Only the last point—the number of masters directly restricts the speed of education promotion, and education is related to people's ability to accept and the development potential of the city, is a problem that must be paid attention to.

For some reason, what Yu Linglong said suddenly appeared in Xia Fan's mind.

"If you want to say that Shangyuan is inferior to Yongding City, you can say that it is inferior in every way, but when it comes to brothels and spring houses, Shangyuan can be said to be the best in the six countries."

There are so many women who can read and write, but they can only be trapped in the attic and greet strangers with smiling faces. This is really a waste of talent.

Xia Fan called his partner, "How much money do we have in our luggage?"

"Us?" Fang Xiandao held his waist keenly, "Shouldn't the expenses of Shangyuan City be arranged by the Privy Council?"

"Eating and lodging is the case, but I want to do something else..."

"Okay! Are you going to the market to see what's delicious?" Qianzhi grabbed Fang Xiandao's robe and said, "Master, quickly take out the money!"

"Uh, one tael, two taels... I have six taels of silver here." Fang Yanni had honestly pulled out her purse.

"What do you need money for?" Luo asked slightly curiously.

"This... I want to go to the brothel."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's actions froze.

"You, what do you mean?" Fang Xiandao coughed twice, "I'm still a little entangled here, but this matter should be discussed with me in private, right?"

"Xia Fan, that's not where you should go." Luo Qingqing said righteously, "You shoulder the heavy responsibility of establishing a new order, and nostalgia for wind, flowers, snow and moon will wear down your will."

Without saying a word, Li Er has already shown his claws.

"Is there any delicious food in the brothel?" Qianzhi looked curious.

"It's not what everyone thinks." Xia Fan quickly explained, "I was just thinking, since there can be a woman like Liu Ruyan in Jinxia City, there may not be Qingshou who are in the same situation in Shangyuan City."

To put it bluntly, this is an untapped resource, and few people even realize their value—after all, there are only a few types of people who can read and write in this era, and the largest proportion is scholars, or extended from scholars Officials, staff, accountants, private school teachers, butlers, etc. They are also beneficiaries of the current system, and it is too difficult to obtain the support of such people.The second is the disciples of the aristocratic family. They have no worries about food, clothing, and life, and their willingness to go to Jinxia City can be imagined.On the contrary, the noble people who were born in the class of scholars and studied for the purpose of pleasing their benefactors have become a group worth fighting for.

"I see." Li withdrew his claws, "Do you want to redeem these people?"

"Then you have to prepare at least a few thousand taels of silver." Qian Yan shook his head, "Shangyuan City has never been short of wealthy merchants. If we want to rely on money to replace people, our little expense may be a drop in the bucket."

"The amount on the surface is just a way for the brothel to raise their value. In fact, the psychological price they can accept is much lower than this." Xia Fan said, "In addition, Liu Ruyan once mentioned to me that there are many women in the brothel who have paid by themselves. They have the ability to redeem themselves, and the biggest confusion and worry for them is not leaving the brothel, but where they can go after leaving."

"Today's Jinxia City can give them this answer."

Chapter 296 A Strange Guest

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"Have you heard that a strange guy came to the third floor?"

"Hey, how weird is it?"

"I don't know what he said to Sister Hong, but she actually asked Sister Hong to send the girls in the attic to the room in turn, and there were ten or twenty of them!"

"This man...is too vulgar, he thinks he is picking vegetables at the market."

In the lobby of Wushuang Pavilion, a group of ten-year-old girls gathered together, chattering about the strange thing that happened just now.At this point, there is still a period of time before we leave the door to welcome guests, and those who can enter in advance are those with a lot of background.Relying on their connections and financial resources, these people preemptively select the woman they like and set up a suitable wing room, which is not uncommon in this place.But it was the first time the girls had seen someone like that man call a large number of girls into the room.

Yu Shuangxue also received the notice to wait, but she didn't get together with the group of little girls, but sat alone at the corner of the long table, sipping tea quietly.