Chapter 343: At Least in Name only (Part 2)

Gu Ming said, "I checked before I left, Bai Ze was not in the Mu Mansion."

Mu Nanjin was puzzled: "Not in the mansion? Where did he go?"

Gu Ming's eyes moved slightly. He didn't want her to put too much thought on the child, so he lied to her and said, "He went to the princess's mansion."

"Really?" Mu Nanjin didn't quite believe that Bai Ze would go to find the princess, but the princess would pick him up to play.

"Where are the other four children?"

Gu Ming's expression faded: "I don't know."

"I don't know? Aren't they with Bai Ze? Did you see them when you went to Mu's house?"

"I don't know."

Seeing his cold expression, Mu Nanjin asked: "Did they make you unhappy?"

"No." Gu Ming said indifferently: "I just think they are not my children, and I don't need to spend too much energy on them."

Mu Nanjin was speechless: "Bai Ze is not your child either."

"At least in name."

Mu Nanjin: "..."

Gu Ming picked up a piece of almond sponge cake and put it to her mouth: "Eat the cake quickly, and after eating the cake, I will take you on a mission."

Mu Nanjin put the matter of the children behind his mind: "What mission?"

"The Jinyiwei found out that the former royal family of the David Kingdom was fleeing in the direction of the Jiuguang Kingdom, so the emperor sent us to capture them."

Mu Nanjin was not interested: "No."

[Such a tiring thing is not suitable for me to do. ]

[I'd rather stay in the Commandant's Mansion and watch dramas, hehe.]

Gu Ming had expected her to answer him like this.

He was not in a hurry. After he had almost finished feeding Mu Nanjin, a Jinyiwei rushed in and said, "Commander-in-chief, we just received news that the royal family of David is now hiding outside the border of Jiuyue. They don't dare to enter the border because they don't have a pass token and they carry too much property. Otherwise, a large amount of gold and silver treasures will be robbed by the soldiers of Jiuguang."

[A large amount of gold and silver treasures?]

Mu Nanjin pricked up his ears.

[How much gold and silver treasures are this large amount?]

[If you don't tell me the actual number, I'll be anxious to death.]

[Oh, why did I get stupid when I heard about treasures? Why did I forget that I could check the situation of the royal family of David through gossip news.]

[Let me see...]

[Wow wow wow - two hundred thousand taels of gold, five hundred thousand taels of silver, and countless jewelry. I'm going to make it. 】

【The food supply for Taotie for a year has been settled. 】

【I will go and rob them now. 】

Mu Nanjin stood up subconsciously.

Gu Ming was puzzled: "You don't want to eat anymore?"

"I have something to do, so I don't want to eat anymore."

Gu Ming looked regretful: "I thought you had a big appetite, so I brought Liang Qianhu's roasted whole pig, roasted whole lamb, roasted whole cow and other barbecued meats. I didn't expect you to be full so quickly. Since you don't want to eat anymore, I have to save them for the road."

"Liang Qianhu?" Mu Nanjin immediately remembered who it was: "Are you talking about the former Liang Baihu?"

Liang Baihu's barbecue skills are indeed unique, and it is unforgettable after eating it, otherwise she would not remember Liang Baihu.

"Yes, he has been promoted to Qian Hu now. He didn't have a good rest for more than half a month in order to make barbecue for you."

Mu Nanjin sat back in his original position: "Why don't you take out the barbecue?"

"I have decided to eat it on the way."

Gu Ming didn't say much, and led the Jinyiwei who reported the matter out of the backyard.

[Eh...]

[Didn't you say that the barbecue was for me? Why did you take it away? ]

[Uh, is it my illusion? Why do I feel that the governor wants me to go with him? What does he want to do? ]

[Actually, it doesn't matter if I go with him. Anyway, someone will steal the silver for me. ]

She followed Gu Ming to the lobby, and while Gu Ming was explaining things to Qian Hu Liu and the others, she said to Wu Yuan through voice transmission, "Wu Yuan, do me a favor." ]

Wu Yuan was stunned and asked quickly, "What do you want me to do, young lady?" ]

"Help me steal the silver." 〗Mu Nanjin told Wu Yuan that the royal family of David State had brought a lot of gold and silver treasures: "You must take all the gold and silver treasures away before the Jinyiwei arrives." 〗

〖Yes. 〗

Just as Wu Yuan responded to this, he heard Mu Nanjin's inner voice.

[Send Wu Yuan to take action, and the gold and silver treasures of the royal family of David State will be easily captured, hehe. 】

Wu Yuan held his forehead.

It would be fine if Liu Qianhu heard this, but the governor was also there, it would be really difficult to explain.

So should he steal all the property?

Gu Ming glanced at Wu Yuan, but did not say anything to stop him, and Wu Yuan quietly put his mind at ease.

Mu Nanjin was worried and said, "This matter must be kept secret, and no one must find out that it was you who did it." 〗

Wu Yuan responded weakly, "Yes. 〗

He has not set out yet and it has been discovered that he did it.

Mu Nanjin said to Gu Ming: "Commander, I changed my mind. I want to go on a mission with you. Li Zhenfushi, wait until we come back, and you can start the martial arts competition again."

Gu Ming smiled with a 'successful plan' in his eyes, and nodded: "Okay."

Li Zhenfushi also said yes.

Then, Shu Xiyao jumped out: "I'll go too."

Gu Ming's face suddenly darkened: "You stay in Wucheng."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Dian Chui, who had not appeared in front of people for several days, said: "I want to go too."

Gu Ming was even less likely to let this blinding 'night pearl' follow him.

"Wucheng needs someone to guard it. If you all leave, Liu Qianhu and his men can't guard Wucheng."

Liu Qianhu nodded: "The governor is right."

Gu Ming added: "If you guard Wucheng well, I will promote you when you go back."

Lei Dian Chui agreed without thinking: "Okay."

Shu Xiyao was relentless: "I don't want to be promoted, I want to go with Xiao Nanjin, Xiao Nanjin, just let me go with you."

Everyone: "..."

【Xiao Xiyao is really unbearable when he acts like a spoiled child. Okay, I've decided. I'm going to take him with me. 】

However, before she could finish her words, Gu Ming was one step ahead of her and said to Lei Dian Chui through telepathy, "Keep an eye on Shu Xiyao and don't let him follow me. I will promote you by half a rank."

Lei Dian Chui grabbed Shu Xiyao by the collar and said, "You stay and guard the five cities with me."

Shu Xiyao wanted to resist, but was silenced by the thunder hammer and his body was fixed.

He could only watch Gu Ming take Mu Nanjin away.

"That..."

Wu Yuan said embarrassedly, "I still have things to do, so I won't accompany you."

Liu Qianhu said meaningfully, "Thank you for your hard work."

Wu Yuan coughed uncomfortably, "It's not hard."

"With so many things, do you want us to help you carry them back?"

"No need."

Wu Yuan was embarrassed to stay any longer and quickly used Qinggong to leave.

Li Zhenfu asked: "Hasn't the governor already gone to capture the royal family of David? Why did Mu Nanjin ask Wu Yuan to take the property of David?"

"The governor has to send the property to the national treasury, but once the property falls into Wu Yuan's hands, it will be Mu Nanjin's private property and does not need to be handed over."

Li Zhenfu was stunned: "Then how do you explain to the emperor?"

"The emperor must have known about it, and he will turn a blind eye to this matter."

Li Zhenfu: "..."

Are the emperor and the governor too indulgent to Mu Nanjin? (End of this chapter)