Luck Reliant Beauty – CH 061

Chapter 61: Jiang Mi’s Great Talent

To be honest, Jiang Mi, in both appearance and temperament, gave off the feeling of a girl next door. Although her extremely simple image had gradually acquired a touch of elegance due to the constant reminders and guidance of the Three Motherss, she had always been unremarkable in everyone’s impression.

The two young masters never expected that this Princess Yihua, who was not valued by the Shu Capital people and came from the countryside, would dare to say such a thing!

After a while, Li Cheng laughed from the side, “Little Young Lady, don’t speak so casually. Only the most talented people are qualified to speak on such matters!”

Jiang Mi looked at them with wide eyes and said quite seriously, “I’m telling the truth! It’s not difficult to guess the Emperor’s intentions. The official gazette often mentions some problems that the royal family urgently needs to solve; if we can resolve one or two before His Majesty even asks, His Majesty will find the person doing the work very satisfactory…”

At this moment, Wang Hui suddenly said, “In that case, Princess Yihua, please join us at the restaurant for a couple of drinks!” With that, he elegantly gestured with his right hand, saying, “Please!”

Jiang Mi nodded, stepped off the carriage, and followed Wang Hui into the teahouse.

As soon as the three sat down in the side room, Wang Hui nodded to Li Cheng. Li Cheng immediately stood up and returned shortly after, carrying over a dozen copies of the official gazette.

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Seeing Jiang Mi looking at him, Wang Hui said, “Lately, there’s been a trend in Shu Capital to read and analyze the official gazette, which is why Ah’Cheng was able to get his hands on them so quickly.”

Jiang Mi nodded.

Li Cheng placed the gazette in front of Jiang Mi and then sat down opposite her. The usually jovial, portly young master sat upright, looking at Jiang Mi, and said seriously, “I hope the Princess can give a more definitive answer!”

To the side, Wang Hui continued with a wry smile, “Ah’Mi was here for a while; she must have heard what they said. Yes, my Wang family is indeed in a precarious situation. Ever since my father offended the current Empress three years ago over the issue of choosing a successor, we’ve been targeted. In the past two years, my father has botched several things, causing the Emperor’s favor to wane day by day.”

At this point… Wang Hui became serious, stood up, and bowed deeply to Jiang Mi. He said, “If Princess Yihua truly has a miraculous way to save my Wang family from this crisis, then from now on, whenever Princess summons me, Wang Hui will obey without question!”

This vow was rather heavy. Li Cheng, standing nearby, kept winking and making faces at Wang Hui, but Wang Hui, though clearly seeing it, ignored him, focusing intently on Jiang Mi.

In truth, even if Wang Hui hadn’t said such words, Jiang Mi would have done her utmost. After all, she, Jiang Mi, was brought to Shu Capital by Official Wang himself; in a sense, Official Wang was her powerful backer.

Jiang Mi stood up, returned Wang Hui’s bow, and said softly, “Elder Brother, there’s no need for such formalities.” She then picked up the official gazettes and began to read.

Jiang Mi read very carefully, and even a cursory glance at so many gazettes would take a considerable amount of time. Both Wang Hui and Li Cheng waited attentively.

This was strange. They shouldn’t have trusted Jiang Mi so much, nor should they have allowed her to waste her time like this, yet their attitude was very sincere.

An hour later, Jiang Mi took out a gazette and placed it in front of them. Pointing to a sentence in a news item, she said, “Look at this sentence.”

Immediately, both Li Cheng and Wang Hui looked down at the news item.

The sentence was simple, easily overlooked among the longer messages, and contained only a few words: “Li Wencheng has arrived in Qing County.”

She scrolled for an hour. And all she found was this one sentence?

Could such a simple sentence hold some hidden meaning?

Wang Hui: …

Li Cheng: …

The two young masters exchanged bewildered glances, then simultaneously looked at Jiang Mi in surprise.

Jiang Mi didn’t keep them in suspense. She whispered, “It’s said that this Li Wencheng is highly regarded by His Majesty. Even before His Majesty was Emperor, Li Wencheng often did shady things for him?”

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She had barely said this when Wang Hui stiffened, instinctively looking intently at Jiang Mi. Meeting her chubby face, he awkwardly used polite language, “Your Highness, please speak!”

Jiang Mi then pulled out two more official gazettes and placed them in front of the two young masters. Pointing to several news items, she said, “This news says that the Prefect of Chengzhou has been staying at home for over a month… Then this says that the Prefect’s eldest son was killed by bandits on his way to Chengzhou… This one says that the Military Advisor of Chengzhou, Hu Changhe, has always been at odds with the Prefect.”

As Jiang Mi explained, her words carefully analyzed the situation, and the eyes of the two young masters grew brighter and brighter!

At this moment, Jiang Mi added, “From these three news items, we can see that chaos has erupted in Chengzhou, and at this moment, His Majesty sent Li Wencheng, skilled in intelligence gathering, to Qing County, which was near Chengzhou…”

Before she could finish, Li Cheng exclaimed, “His Majesty wants to take Chengzhou!”

Having barely uttered these words, Li Cheng’s breathing quickened. His eyes were fixed on the two official gazettes, and suddenly, he felt an urge to immediately report this to his family!

…His Majesty wanted to take Chengzhou! This was such a momentous matter! If handled well, his father, an official in the court, and his uncle could easily advance further!

In an instant, Li Cheng thought with annoyance, “Wang Hui’s family is already in this state; if I were to steal his opportunity, would I still be worthy of being called an Elder Brother?”

Just then, Li Cheng heard Wang Hui’s low, hoarse voice: “His Majesty’s desire to seize Chengzhou is a major event for the State. Such a matter is not something the Wang family alone can handle. Ah’Cheng, immediately take these official gazettes back to your father and report!”

Li Cheng was overjoyed. He quickly and loudly replied, “Yes!” With that, he rushed forward, grabbed the three gazettes, and hurried outside. Just as he reached the door of the side room, he turned back and bowed deeply to Jiang Mi before striding away with his head held high!

At this moment, Wang Hui’s voice came from behind, “Ah’Cheng, you can only tell your father about Ah’Mi.”

Li Cheng nodded vigorously, took a deep breath, and said, “Don’t worry!” As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed out. Wang Hui stood up and closed the door to the private room again. He turned and bowed deeply to Jiang Mi, saying in a deep voice, “This matter is extremely important. I must find Father immediately to report this news.” He added, “Among so many people in Shu Capital, I fear not a single one knows Ah’Mi possesses such great talent…”

After a moment, he took a deep breath and said earnestly again, “Ah’Mi’s gift is far too precious; my Wang clan is unworthy of it!”

He was truly anxious. After saying this, he bowed to Jiang Mi again, then, carrying the official gazettes, strode out of the restaurant.

By this time, it was getting dark. As Jiang Mi walked out of the restaurant, she squinted at the setting sun and remembered that she had once again broken her promise to Cui Zi Xuan. Just as she thought this, Jiang Mi shivered.