Jiang Wanrong knew her younger sister's temperament all too well.
If she did not suggest going together, her sister might go on her own.
So she simply looked at A-Qi and said gently, "A-Qi, go collect two taels of silver from Auntie Li. Have Chef Zhang give you an extra chicken drumstick at lunch today!"
"Yes! Thank you, Fifth Miss!"
A-Qi had grown up scrapping his way through life, so naturally, he knew how to read people's expressions.
The young lady's unspoken message was that he should leave. Naturally, he would not stay here making a nuisance of himself.
Once no one else was around, Jiang Wanrong spoke again. "Ningning, how about we investigate Azure Cloud Temple today?"
"Yes! That's what I was thinking too."
Jiang Yourning nodded firmly.
[Sigh, I muddied the waters, and now I've brought a whole heap of trouble down on myself. This Azure Cloud Temple business wasn't even remotely on my radar.]
[I wonder what that bastard Zheng is doing at Azure Cloud Temple. There were children crying-surely he isn't making that Evil Incense there too?]
[Between him and that bullshit marquis backing Chu Haoze, who's using whom? My head hurts. Don't tell me I'm finally growing a brain?]
Jiang Wanrong pondered for a long while before continuing:
"Going to Azure Cloud Temple in broad daylight would draw too much attention, Ningning. Even with General Zheng being so cautious, a little beggar still spotted something suspicious.
"So we'd best visit at night, lest we rustle the grass and startle the snake. Are you... afraid of ghosts?"
Jiang Yourning instantly shuddered, feeling a chill creep up her back.
[If Azure Cloud Temple really is making Evil Incense, there must be quite a few skeletons underneath it, right?]
*[What do I do? Going in the dead of