On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Yan Ruyu really didn't expect it.

"It's him?"

It was the bearded postman at the inn.

"What does he want to do? He would actually follow us," Yan Ruyu was confused. "What can he do on his own?"

Huo Changhe couldn't figure it out for a moment: "He is leaving, let's follow him."

The bearded man turned his horse's head and left the inn.

"Go, keep up!"

Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe followed. Along the way, they both guessed that this guy was secretly colluding with others to tip off their whereabouts.

But they entered the city openly and did not hide anything. If someone really wanted to inquire, it would not be difficult, and there was no need for him to leak it?

Huizhou is indeed very big, and the streets are wide, with people coming and going. The bearded man can no longer ride a horse, so he comes down and leads me slowly.

Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe followed not far or near until they reached the gate of a tall courtyard.

There are no stone lions in front of the door, so it is not an official house.

The black plaque on the door is gilded with large characters: "Song Mansion."

As soon as the bearded man arrived at the door, everyone at the door immediately greeted him with a smile: "Hey, the fifth cousin is here! Are you looking for the old master?"

"Well, is uncle here?"

"Here, here, I just came back from checking the accounts in the shop. I'm in the study at the moment. Please come in!"

Yan Ruyu looked around and saw a young shopman carrying a load not far away, with a dazzling array of gadgets.

Huo Changhe took her over, and Yan Ruyu picked out some interesting little puppets, small wooden birds and the like.

"Brother," Huo Changhe asked, "Who is that family? They look very impressive."

"From your accents, you two are not locals, right? No wonder you didn't know that they are the Song family, the largest wealthy family in Huizhou City."

The young shopkeeper's eyes were filled with envy: "In front of others, I am embarrassed to say that I am in business. I am the only one who has dozens of shops."

Yan Ruyu seemed to ask unintentionally: "The biggest wealthy family? But we heard that the Qian family also has many shops."

"Yes, the biggest rival of the Song family is the Qian family. However, the Qian family is not from our local area. What I just said is that the Song family is the largest wealthy family in the local area."

"Then the two families also fight?" Yan Ruyu picked a few more items, "I heard that people fight each other when doing business."

Seeing that they were buying more, the young man started to talk more: "Of course, otherwise why would there be such a word as business war? There must be a fight."

"Business war?" Yan Ruyu raised her eyebrows slightly, "Your words are quite new."

"That's natural. I heard this from the storyteller at the Qian Street Bookstore. A storyteller came here a while ago and his books are very interesting." The young shopkeeper returned to the topic, "The Song family and the Qian family have similar business. The shops are also pretty much the same, so the fight is the most intense.”

"In your opinion," Huo Changhe asked, "Which one of the two is more powerful?"

"Let me tell you," the young shopkeeper glanced at the gate of Song Mansion, "The Qian family must be more powerful. Think about it, the local merchants of the Song family have accumulated many years of accumulation and have wider connections, but I asked the Qian family to open a door for me, and then fought with them so fiercely. Isn't this awesome?"

Yan Ruyu nodded slightly: "That makes sense."

The young salesman was recognized and very happy.

"Who is in charge of the Song family now?"

"Although the old head of the Song family doesn't come out to the shop very often, it is said that he still holds the most power. The old head has two sons, Uncle Song and Second Master Song, both of whom are good hands in business."

"I just heard that the servant came in and called the fifth master Biao. What does that mean?"

"Well, it's my cousin. The Song family has a big business and a lot of people. What's the saying? Rich people can't break up unjust guests and friends in the deep mountains and forests with swords, guns and sticks. Cousins ​​are not considered distant relatives, so they naturally come and go a lot."

"Oh, by the way, General Song in the city defense army is also a cousin of the Song family."

Huo Changhe narrowed his eyes slightly: "General Song? You mean Song Qingyi?"

"Yes, that's right!"

Huo Changhe and Yan Ruyu looked at each other, settled the money, and gave a few extra copper coins. The young man smiled happily.

The two of them walked back slowly, and Yan Ruyu said, "Why does the prince think that the bearded man informed the Song Mansion of our whereabouts?"

Huo Changhe frowned slightly: "It's nothing else. I'm just afraid that like in Xucheng, the merchants will collude with Mr. Mo. Huizhou is a big city. If there is really chaos..."

"Besides," he paused slightly, "Qin Jianghai doesn't share the same mind with us now."

Yan Ruyu thought for a while: "What is the prince going to do about the Qin family's affairs?"

"We must retreat," Huo Changhe said with a smile that did not reach his eyes. "Qin Jianghai dares to have such intention, which shows that he has already thought about it carefully. It is useless to talk more. Besides, with Changxu's temperament, he will not care about others. Charity. If his parents don’t agree with the marriage, he may be able to fight it himself, but he won’t let others fight it.”

Yan Ruyu nodded: "It is best to resolve the matter peacefully, at least on the surface. The situation in Huizhou is unclear, and the Qin family has a city guard in their hands. We are not afraid of him, but just try to minimize conflicts."

"If the Qin family is arrogant, we don't have to give in."

Huo Changhe held her hand: "Yes, I think so too."

The two carried their things back to the inn and gave the gadgets to the three children. The little ones were very happy.

Huo Changhe ordered the secret guards to keep an eye on the Song Mansion to see if there was any movement.

Huo Zhongmao couldn't wait, so he packed up his things and came to ask Yan Ruyu for instructions, wanting to take people to the street to inquire about the market.

Yan Ruyu gave him the list of shops: "Visit in this order. The rules are the same as before."

"Okay, I understand!"

Huo Zhongmao took people out, and Yin Ding and the other three were also muttering in the corridor.

"If you have anything to do, just say it directly!" Yan Ruyu said.

"Princess, can the three of us go to the street together? Beibei said that we need to add some things for disguise!" Yin Ding said.

"Quandao said he wanted to buy some small jewelry for his sister Zhuzhu!" Beibei said.

"Brother Tuotuo said that he wanted to check the situation around the inn and be aware of it!" Quandao said.

Yan Ruyu laughed dumbly: "Well, the three people's reasons are quite good, so let's go and report to Master Ma."

"Ok!"

"Thank you princess!"

The three of them left happily.

Huo Changxu also wanted to visit various bookstores, and Yan Ruyu agreed.

As a result, Huo Changxu came back the earliest in the evening and came to see Yan Ruyu as soon as he came back.

"Sister-in-law, I find that the situation here is very different from that in Xucheng!"

"What's the difference?" Yan Ruyu was confused.

"There was a bookstore that was very busy. I went in and didn't notice anything different. But when I came out, someone grabbed me and asked me if I wanted any new and interesting books. I..."

Yan Ruyu understood and couldn't help laughing: "You thought it was some kind of banned book, so you didn't dare to agree?"

"Exactly!"

"Which bookstore?"

"It's Suwen Bookstore."

"Sir," Yan Ruyu thought in her mind, "that's the Song family's bookstore."