Chapter 164 Roster
Ye Chenting pointed to the front and said, "Go up that mountain road, there is a pavilion. Let's take the things and then dismantle them after we get to the pavilion."

Ye Wanqing nodded.

She asked Yingxiang to go back to the room first, then picked up a lamp, walked into the night, and took Ye Chenting and Huan Yan up the mountain.

On the way, she hesitated.

The things that Liao Fuyu risked her life to send must be extraordinary.

If it was about Prince Duan's rebellion, how should she tell her second brother about it?

My second brother is a kind and upright person who is loyal to the Western Wei Dynasty and the imperial court. How could he tolerate such a thing to happen?
What if he finds out and acts on impulse?

"Qing'er, what's wrong?" Ye Chenting noticed that something was wrong with his sister and took the lamp from her: "Can't climb the stone steps anymore?"

Ye Wanqing shook her head: "I just thought of something, and for a moment, I didn't know where to start."

Ye Chenting said gently: "Then let's not talk about it for now."

If I don’t tell you, I’m afraid I can’t keep it secret.

Ye Wanqing looked at the bundle and said, "Let's talk about it after we unpack it and look at the contents."

Ye Chenting nodded.

The brother and sister walked all the way to the pavilion.

Even in midsummer, the night breeze in the mountains is still a little cool.

Ye Wanqing and Ye Chenting sat facing the stone table and said to Huan Yan, "Open the bundle, be careful."

Huan Yan nodded, carefully untied the knot, and took out a delicate little wooden box: "Hey, this wooden box is not locked."

As he spoke, he gently pressed the lock.

After a "click", the lock popped open.

The wooden box was safe and nothing happened.

Moreover, a light sweet fragrance with a fruity flavor emanated from the wooden box and lingered around people's noses with the cool night breeze, which was very pleasant to smell.

Ye Wanqing knew as soon as she smelled it that it was the peach scent of Lin'an City.

She moved the wooden box in front of her eyes and looked down.

I saw a pile of very familiar deeds and two very small bamboo jars in the wooden box.

There were other things pressed under the deed.

Ye Wanqing took out the deed, took a look at it, and then put it aside with understanding: "This is the house I bought for Fu Yu in Lin'an."

Ye Chenting took it and said, "If it's for her, why is someone else's name written on it?"

Ye Wanqing's eyes dimmed a little: "This is what I will tell my second brother later. This is a serious matter, please prepare yourself mentally."

Ye Chenting's expression became serious: "Okay."

Ye Wanqing took out two bamboo jars, removed the stoppers on top one by one, and wanted to take a look under the light.

Suddenly, Huan Yan said, "Princess, wait a minute!"

Ye Wanqing paused: "What's wrong?"

Huan Yan said: "I smell the smell of gunpowder."

gunpowder?

Ye Wanqing's hands, which were holding the lamp pole, froze in mid-air.

Before she could react, Ye Chenting had already pulled her up with the lamp and quickly walked out of the pavilion.

In the pavilion, Huan Yan took some black powder from a bamboo jar and put it to his nose. After careful identification, he said, "Princess, it is indeed gunpowder."

After confirming it, Ye Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief: "Carefully check the other jar to see what's inside."

Huan Yan did as he was told.

After a moment, Huan Yan said, "It's a few pills."

Pill?

Only a few?

Ye Wanqing and Ye Chenting looked at each other.

Ye Chenting frowned: "What does she mean?" Ye Wanqing thought: "Put the pill away, and after returning to Beijing, find a reliable doctor to check the ingredients of the pill."

"No need to go back to Beijing to check." Ye Chenting said, "There is a master in Rongguang Temple who is proficient in pharmacology. I will go down the mountain later to find him."

Ye Wanqing said: "In that case, I'll have to trouble you, second brother."

Ye Chenting looked at her: "Qing'er, what happened?"

Ye Wanqing no longer hesitated: "Second brother, Prince Duan is planning a rebellion."

"what?!"

Seeing his second brother’s strong reaction, Ye Wanqing felt a little regretful.

Perhaps she shouldn't have called her second brother tonight.

She sat back on the stone bench, looking at the vast night sky in the mountains, and said slowly: "I discovered this by accident. Later, I asked my attendants to investigate secretly and verified this matter..."

Ye Chenting clenched his hand into a fist and frowned as he listened to his sister slowly telling him about the events related to Prince Duan's Mansion that had happened from last year to this year.

When he finished speaking, it was already late at night.

Ye Wanqing's mouth was dry as she spoke, and she slowed down: "So, when Fu Yu and Chu Xiaoyan broke with us, they must have known about Prince Duan's rebellion."

"No wonder..." Ye Chenting suddenly realized: "I have always wondered why he didn't care about your reputation when he kept saying he loved you. It turns out that he did this on purpose."

"Yeah." Ye Wanqing nodded: "At that time, I guessed that he must have known something and had no choice but to do that. So, in the end, I didn't make a fuss with him."

Ye Chenting frowned, his face no longer gentle: "No matter what, treason is a serious crime. We can't interfere in this matter."

"I didn't want to intervene." Ye Wanqing shook her head: "It's just that I couldn't bear to see so many innocent people being dragged into it and losing their lives. Otherwise, I wouldn't have conspired with Dingyuan Hou..."

Ye Chenting was silent.

After a long time, he sighed softly in the night breeze: "I hope that in the end it will be as you wish, at least don't let Xiaoyan and Fuyu die."

Ye Wanqing nodded.

She put the stopper on the bamboo jar in place and said, "I need to take the gunpowder back to the capital and give it to Marquis Dingyuan. He is very shrewd and will definitely have a solution. As for the elixir, I'll leave it to my second brother."

Ye Chenting put it away and said: "I'm afraid I won't be able to make it back to Beijing tomorrow."

"It doesn't matter if it's one day late." Ye Wanqing said: "Anyway, there are still several days before the wedding, so it's still in time."

As she spoke, she looked at the wooden box again.

Upon closer inspection, I discovered an exquisite embroidered brocade bag quietly placed under the wooden box, which looked quite old.

She took out the brocade bag.

The brocade bag was bulging with snow-white and soft cotton. After taking out the cotton, a pair of blood-red bracelets came into view.

"Is this blood jade?" Ye Wanqing was surprised.

Ye Chenting brought the lamp over and shone it over: "Yes, it is blood jade for sure. It should be produced in the northern border. It looks very valuable."

Ye Wanqing took out the jade bracelet.

With this pull, a piece of paper came out.

On the note, there was Liao Fuyu's handwriting:

Qing'er, I wish you and An Lan a happy wedding in advance, a long and happy marriage, and a long life together. The jade bracelet was left to me by my mother, and it is my most precious thing. It is just right to give it to my most precious friend. The jade bracelet is a wedding gift, and the remaining things, he said, you may need them. You are so smart, you will definitely understand my intention.

The handwriting was illegible and looked as if it had been written in a hurry, just like its owner.

Ye Wanqing was feeling heavy-hearted, and Ye Chenting said, "Qing'er, there is something else in the box."

Ye Wanqing quickly withdrew her thoughts.

When I took it out, I found it was a booklet with many names densely written on it.

"Second brother." Ye Wanqing handed over the list.

Ye Chenting quickly flipped through the pages: "Most of the names in the front are officials from various departments of the court. I don't know the ones in the back."

A name that even my second brother doesn't recognize...

Ye Wanqing guessed: "Maybe he is the alchemist hired by Prince Duan? Or maybe he is the leader of a private army?"

Ye Chenting closed the list: "It still needs to be verified."