Chapter 56 - A Treasured Object, Xuanhuang Box

Chapter 56: A Treasured Object, Xuanhuang BoxTranslator: Li XinyiThis night, Feihua Courtyard was very quiet, dead quiet, because even dogs and cats quieted down, no more barking. But although Nangong Ning slept, Nangong Luo dared not. After hearing the report of the shadow bodyguards, he felt puzzled and couldn’t help asking, “Did she really meet a miracle-working doctor in Shennong Hall today? So she can sleep well tonight?”

But it didn’t matter.

Nangong Luo’s face darkened, and there was some excitement in his gloomy voice, “Whatever she does, you just need to keep an eye on her. Tomorrow is the last day and, as soon as tomorrow passes, everything will be over, NO, everything that belongs to her will be over!” After three days, everything of Nangong family would belong to him, and he would be no longer a powerless family leader!

Nangong Luo was too excited to sleep that night, and he, in the middle of the sleepless night, got a message that a rich young man whose surname was Ning and given name Ziqin came to the capital. There were so many aristocratic youth in the capital of Dongli, and so usually the arrival of a young noble was not unusual, but Ning Ziqin was extraordinary. He had Xuanhuang Box, one of the most precious treasures in the world.

In fact, no one knew what the box was, but there was one thing everyone knew certainly — it was a unique treasure. Anyone who knew its name wanted it. But before today, no one knew where it was. But now someone actually brought it to the capital, so the news spread all over the capital in an instant.

No one could tell who Ning Ziqin was, and although many people had investigated his origins, they found nothing. He seemed to appear out of nowhere, and then suddenly arrived in the capital. But actually it didn’t matter, for everyone in the capital had become very excited overnight just because of the Xuanhuang Box he brought, and none paid more attention to him. They thought that it would be worth taking a glance at the box and knowing what it was, even though they could not keep it for themselves.

That was what Nangong Luo was thinking of. Although he was now certain that all the wealth of the Nangong family would belong to him, it was better to own more and more money, wasn’t it? What’s more, the box was the most precious thing in the world. Making sure that Nangong Ning was sleeping and would not suddenly act again, Nangong Luo sent people to search Ning Ziqin for him.

There were enough people in Nangong Mansion to gather the news, and besides, information about Ning Ziqin was now so popular in the capital that the servants soon gathered it back, “Master, he now lives in one of the biggest underground casinos in the capital.” Nangong Luo was shocked by the unexpected answer, “Casino?”

“Yes,” said the servant, “But he has not yet shown himself to any one, and no one knows whether he is tall or short, fat or thin.” “Why does he live in there? How can people live in a casino? Nangong Luo was still very surprised.

“I also asked, and it seems that as soon as he arrived at the capital he began to stay in the casino to gamble, and because his luck was very bad, he lost everything but his clothes.”

“What? He only has the clothes left? What about the box? Was it also given to the casino?” Nangong Luo gasped.

“It seems so, but the casino is not interested in the box. He said it was his family heirloom, so he had to get it back, and he wrote a letter to his family, asking money and waiting for their reply. So of course the people at the casino wouldn’t let him go, and he stayed there.” The servant reported to Nangong Luo what he had learned.

Was that why he lived there? Nangong Luo was stunned again and asked, “Is there any other information you collected? For so many people want this box, is it possible that no one will pick on the casino?” The servant frowned and said, “They are afraid of many things. This underground casino is the biggest one in the capital. Master, do you really think it has no backstage supporter? The name of the casino is All Directions Casino, which means gathering wealth from all directions. The supporter who dares to bear such a name has enough confidence.”

Nangong Luo was not a little naive child, and he certainly knew the reason, but he had been too surprised to understand. The servant, observing Nangogn Luo’s expression, said cautiously, “Master, if you want this box, you can wait. When the casino gets the money, Mr. Ning will definitely leave, and then it’s not too late to figure out what to do.”

After listening to the servant’s advice, Nangong Luo was still worried, but he understood that it was no use worrying. And he found that the best way to get the box was to buy it. Soon, he would have all the wealth of Nangong family, and even if the price was higher, he could buy it back at great cost. Then he would present the box to Jun Zixuan and then…… The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and the more he couldn’t sleep, and then he was sleepless.

When morning came, Nangong Luo felt so sleepy that he could not keep his eyes open. He tried to resist drowsiness, but failed. He had been thinking in the last day, and he needed to be careful, so he decided to try his best to stay up and so he could keep an eye on her. The servant shouted at his command, “Bring the best tea! Our master wants to refresh himself.”

Strong tea could wake people up, but after a few drinks, instead of being sober, Nangong Luo became sleepier then before, and the kind of sleepiness he couldn’t resist. Suddenly he hit the table. Startled, the servant tried to come up to Nangong Luo, but as soon as he was near Nangong Luo, he heard a loud grunt.

Was Nangong Luo asleep?

At last the servant was really worried, so he called a doctor, but after examining Nangong Luo, the doctor said that Nangong Luo was only too tired and fell asleep. Although it was abnormal that no matter how people called him, he didn’t wake up, but snoring loudly very deep, he was healthy. Madam Yang was puzzled, but the doctor said it was all right, and so she had no good idea but only stayed at his bedside.

“Miss, is it too conspicuous for you to poison him now?” Su Yuan just came in from the outside. Nangong Ning had suddenly given him a small bottle and told him to drop it into Nangong Luo’s tea. He guessed that the bottle contained poison, and sure enough, as soon as he drank tea, Nangong Luo fell down.

“That’s not a poison but a super-effective sleeping pill. Unless there is a doctor at the level of Mr. Zong, other people will definitely not find anything different. They just think Nangong Luo is too sleepy, so he cannot wake up. And when he wakes up Later, there will be also nothing strange. “Nangong Ning said with confidence.

The sleeping pill was made from the raw materials that she had received from Wenren Yao yesterday. Wenren Yao had told her that the raw materials were hard to get, so Nangong Luo really took a great ‘advantage’. Today was the last day, Nangong Luo was not allowed to be careless, nor was she, so she decided to make him fall asleep, and this made it easier for her to continue with her plan.

Su Yuan stared at Nangong Ning for a while, and then drew back his eyes calmly. Nangong said, “It’s time for us to go.” Su Yuan nodded, but Nangong Ning was a little skeptical and asked, “Can we really avoid those shadow bodyguards?” Su Yuan glanced at her coldly while she didn’t care about his performance at all, but she just tried to be careful, and that was not bad.

The four shadow bodyguards from the East Palace learned that Nangong Luo was asleep and did not wake up, but continued to monitor the palace. Anyway, the door of the inner room of the palace never opened, so Nangong Ning was there all the time. Whether she was sleeping or doing something else, as long as she didn’t come out, they didn’t care.

After Su Yuan successfully helped her out of Feihua Courtyard, and then out of the Nangong Mansion, Nangong Ning began to be excited. Her grandparents had really given her a very good bodyguard. Finally they were standing outside Nangong Mansion, and they went directly to Shennong Hall. But before she got to there, a carriage with an unimpressive appearance stood in front of her.

The blue curtain of the carriage was lifted, and behind it a most beautiful and poisonous look appeared. “Ning-Ning, I come to pick you up.” said the man in the carriage. The corner of Nangong Ning’s mouth twitched and she took a look at Su Yuan who understood her meaning and jumped into air, instantly disappearing. Nangong Ning climbed into the carriage without holding Wenren Yao’s hand.

“You refuse my help. Are you afraid of being seen by the people from the Regent’s Mansion?” Wenren Yao grinned and made fun of Nangong Ning, who was confused, wondering, what does it have to do with the regent? She was just not used to depending on others. If it was to use others, she did not have the psychological barrier.

“Don’t talk nonsense. What happened to what I asked you to do yesterday?” It must be said that, though the idea of “Ning Ziqin” had come from her, she had commissioned him to do it, not knowing how it was going.

Wenren Yao smiled again, an obnoxious but charming smile appeared on his face, and he said, “Look at this.” Nangong Ning took a book and handed it to her. When she opened it she was speechless, for she didn’t know a lot of the words in the book. At last she read with difficulty according to the words she knew, and then she stared at the man who gave a charming and hateful smile before her, asking, “What is Xuanhuang Box? Why is Ning Ziqin ‘carrying’ this?”

“Come to think of it, the box is the most precious treasure in the world. Everyone wants it. But almost everyone, including me, has never seen it. It’s very mysterious.” Wenren Yao said very seriously, while Nangong Ning gritted her teeth, “So you’re spreading rumors that he’s carrying this, why are you doing this? Haven’t you heard the story that ‘huaibi’ is guilty, which tells us that an innocent man gets into trouble because of his wealth? I asked you to spread the name of Ning Ziqin, not to get the name into trouble.”

“Are you stupid? Wenren Yao rolled his eyes at her, “Do you think it’s easy to spread the news in hours and hold everyone’s attention? The box is an idea I come up with, and it works really well.”

Nangong Ning covered her face and looked at the man sitting opposite her, and she was speechless again because she knew that he was telling the truth. Okay, okay, she was just using the name to hold Nangong Luo’s attention. By tomorrow, the person owned the name would be gone, and if there was any trouble, no one would find she was the one behind it.