Chapter 1534: Chapter 1533 I Believe in You_1

If the descendants of Liuli can produce Divine Liquid, it seems bringing out a treasure basin wouldn’t be difficult either.

Now, all the treasures generated by this basin were forcefully taken to build roads.

In such a situation, Qiao Xiaomai’s treasure basin might as well be his.

In this circumstance, what difference does it make whether the treasure basin is with him or with Qiao Xiaomai?

With a descendant of Liuli present, he can’t just snatch Qiao Xiaomai’s treasure basin.

If it were someone else, he might have the impulse to seize it, considering how poor the National Treasury is and how many projects he wants to undertake, all requiring money, money, money. But now, the one in possession of the treasure basin is a descendant of Liuli, and under these circumstances, he would never make a move to seize it.

To tell the truth, he was very tired.

Really exhausted.

He was already old; he didn’t want to, nor did he have the energy to continue living in suspicion, especially suspecting Qiao Xiaomai and Tongsan Lang.

He had been cautious of Tongsan Lang before, but he had always trusted Qiao Xiaomai quite a bit.

Now, someone had crafted such malicious words to create a rift between him and Qiao Xiaomai–harsh, this move was really harsh.

He sighed deeply and said, “Xiaomai, I trust you. You and Tongsan Lang have nothing to worry about. I will order an investigation into this matter immediately, and I will root out the person behind these evil deeds.”

“Thank you for your trust!” Looking into Yang Wenxiao’s eyes, which still hadn’t become clouded, Qiao Xiaomai pursed her lips, her nose tingling slightly.

Although Yang Wenxiao liked to exploit her, when push came to shove, he would stand by her side.

She would reluctantly consider him a senior from now on…

“Gao Lian, where did this rumor originate?” Yang Wenxiao turned to Gao Lian.

“This old servant hasn’t found out yet. Nowadays, there are many street vendors selling Miss Qiao’s portraits, and the old servant thinks that the rumors probably started with them. In an effort to sell more portraits, they would exaggerate Miss Qiao’s money-making capabilities. With such a context, it only takes a few people to add a rumor about a treasure basin into the mix–it’s just a matter of moving their lips,” Gao Lian replied.

Ever since she became famous, Qiao Xiaomai has always been at the top of Daqi’s topic charts, briefly dropping to second when Bei Yun came into the picture, only to become law-abiding all of a sudden.

Qiao Xiaomai’s Floral Dew became an overnight sensation, accepting orders until her hands were sore, counting money until her hands cramped, and thus she reclaimed her place at the top of the topic charts.

Under such circumstances, it was far too normal for street vendors to sell her portraits, so normal that even Yang Wenxiao didn’t become suspicious.

Later, as more and more vendors started selling the portraits, rumors about the treasure basin began to surface.

With so many vendors boasting about Qiao Xiaomai’s ability to make money, where could one possibly start looking?

Who exactly started spreading the rumor?

It’s too hard to trace. Far too hard.

Moreover, the rumor had not yet spread widely. If it hadn’t been mentioned by Bei Yun, not even Yang Wenxiao would have received a report on it.

“How about we call Bei Yun over and ask him where he heard it?” Gao Lian suggested.

With no leads, they could only hope to find a breakthrough with Bei Yun.

“Summon Bei Yun,” Yang Wenxiao commanded.

And so, Bei Yun, who had just returned to the Bei Residence from the Qiao Residence and had not even warmed his seat, was called into the Imperial Palace again. Given his special status, when he entered the Palace, Bei Lingsu had to enter as well.

The two arrived at Da’an Palace. After listening to Yang Wenxiao’s inquiry, Bei Yun thought for a moment and then said, “I’ve forgotten.”