Ji Xiaolan: Kill Qianlong at the beginning

Chapter 558 Leave it alone

Mo Li said, "The key is that I didn't intend to help her. After she left Liansheng Store, didn't she come to you, hoping you could help her?"

Heshen said, "Who knows if you're acting?" He thought to himself, "Mo Li also knows that Zhao Qing went to my place? I underestimated him."

Emperor Gaizhang coughed twice and said, "Stop arguing. No matter who Wang Xi is helping, I will not use him anymore. Let him go home and farm."

Both of them shut up at the same time.

Emperor Gaizhang was unwilling to pursue the matter of stealing the exam questions any further.

Both Heshen and Moli were his right-hand men.

Now the two have their own versions of events, and both are reasonable. Wang Xi has also admitted to helping Heshen steal the exam questions. Considering that he has followed him for many years, letting him go home to farm is the best outcome.

……

Mo Li was tidying up in the study when he remembered something and said, "Xiao Yue, Xiao Yue."

Du Xiaoyue responded.

Mo Li said, "Why didn't you come and help me tidy up?"

Du Xiaoyue walked in, exclaimed "Huh?" and said, "Brother Li, what are you doing?"

Mo Li said, "According to the rules of the Great Xuan Dynasty, officials who enter the examination are not allowed to communicate with the outside world from the day they enter. To be honest, it's almost like being confined by a fence."

Du Xiaoyue hummed a few times as she helped him tidy up.

Mo Li asked in confusion, "What are you humming about?"

Du Xiaoyue said, "Look at how serious you are. Even Heshen was in the imperial examination, but he was so calm and composed."

Mo Li became interested upon hearing this and asked, "Oh? What about Heshen?"

Du Xiaoyue said, "Heshen didn't take the imperial examination seriously at all. He's at home playing with pigeons."

"Playing with pigeons?"

"Yes, Brother Li, you probably don't know yet, but the price of pigeons in Beijing has increased so much."

Mo Li scoffed, saying, "How much can pigeons possibly go up in price?"

Du Xiaoyue said, "It's about one tael of silver for one tael of pigeon meat. It's all because of that Heshen who buys pigeons."

Mo Li pretended not to understand and said, "Heshen plays with pigeons, what does he do with pigeons?"

In fact, he had known all along that Heshen's pigeon was used for cheating.

Seeing Mo Li lost in thought, Du Xiaoyue asked, "Brother Li, what are you thinking about?"

Mo Li said, "Hey, I didn't think about it. Let him play whatever he wants. Anyway, I'll keep a close eye on him and see how he cheats."

……

That day, Mo Li and Du Xiaoyue were strolling around when they heard a shout from not far away: "Take a look, take a stroll, walk around, newly released free-range pigeons."

The two men approached, and the shopkeeper hurriedly tried to attract their business.

"Sir, sir, take a look, how about getting a pigeon to play with?"

Mo Li asked, "How do you play with these pigeons?"

The shopkeeper said, "There are several kinds of pigeons, some for fun and some for practical use. Here, take a look at this pigeon and take it."

Mo Li asked, "How do you play the points game, and how do you use the points?"

The shopkeeper placed a cage on the table and said, “Wait here. You have to be careful with these pigeons. First, they have to be beautiful in appearance, fly high, fly far, and fly in a neat formation. For example, if you were the owner of a grain store or a money exchange, they would be very useful.”

Mo Li smiled and said, "How do you use this?"

The boss said, "For example, if you run a money exchange, the exchange rate changes all the time. If you get a pigeon, it can deliver messages to you anytime, anywhere."

Mo Li pretended to have just realized something.