Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

Yan Chao acted without any scruples and came in aggressively with his men.

"Master, what happened to you coming here at this time?" Old Ding followed closely, with a look of fear on his face.

"Where is Master Nie?" Yan Chao looked at the dark room in front of him, stopped and asked.

Lao Ding was puzzled and replied truthfully: "Master Nie is still resting."

"No one is going out tonight?"

"No," Old Ding shook his head, "When I was little Chou, I saw Master Nie's attendant getting up to go to the toilet at night."

After Ji Bai finished handling the clothes, he heard the movement in the courtyard. He watched in the dark for a while, then turned around and came to Cui Qiyan's bedroom.

"Master, Yan Chao has brought someone here. Does he know that you are the one who went to Yan Mansion?"

Cui Qiyan's black hair was scattered on his back, and he casually picked up a cloak and put it on his body.

"He's just suspicious. Light the lamp and we'll go out and meet him."

Ji Bai lit the candles in the room, and Cui Qiyan deliberately waited for a moment before walking out the door.

"Ha-" Cui Qiyan yawned, his eyes bleary, "It's midnight, Mr. Yan doesn't sleep, what are you doing here?"

Yan Chao looked at him carefully, trying to see something from him.

"I'm really sorry for disturbing Mr. Nie's rest."

"Master Yan, what's the matter?" Cui Qiyan looked unhappy, and his eyes seemed to tell Yan Chao that you'd better have urgent matters.

At this time, Yunling also came out of the room and saw the formation in the courtyard, and her heart tightened. She walked lightly to Ji Bai and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

Ji Bai shook his head at her and signaled her to be silent.

Yan Chao's expression was solemn, he was not pretending, "Master Nie, please forgive me, it was not Yan's intention to disturb, I was just worried about Master Nie's safety, so I came here late at night.

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Cui Qiyan sneered in his heart when he heard his words being so high-sounding. They all knew the purpose of his coming.

"Why did Mr. Yan say this? What can happen to me?"

"Master Nie doesn't know anything. Half an hour ago, two masked men in black broke into my house, stole some money and government documents, and injured dozens of my servants. They behaved badly and used cruel methods. This is This is also a house in my name, I'm afraid they will come here again and hurt Mr. Nie."

"Is this happening?" Cui Qiyan showed a surprised expression.

He also lost money and documents. This Yan Chao made up lies without batting an eye.

Yan Chao was heartbroken, "Yes, it would be fine if they only stole some money, but they also stole the documents. They are all confidential matters of the government. If they spread the word, I, the governor of the state, would be in trouble." ”

"Master Yan, don't worry, I'm going to change my clothes and go catch the thief with you." Cui Qiyan said and turned around.

"Hey, Master Nie, wait a minute," Yan Chao suddenly stopped him and took two steps forward. "I'll be relieved once I confirm that Master Nie is fine. I won't bother you about catching the thief. I've already sent people out to search. , and also ordered the other side of the city gate not to let anyone go, as long as they can't get out of the city, they will be found."

While speaking, Yan Chao actually reached out and gathered Cui Qiyan's cloak, "It's late at night and the exposure is heavy. Master Nie, be careful of catching a cold." His hands slid to Cui Qiyan's upper arms and squeezed heavily.

Cui Qiyan seemed unaware and smiled leisurely, "Thank you, Mr. Yan, for your concern. After such a big incident, how can I stay here? Yan

Sir, go first, I'll be right back. "

"Okay, Lord Nie, take your time." Yan Chao moved to Ji Bai's side again and patted his left arm with his hand. "There have been frequent incidents in Yuzhou recently. We need to protect Lord Nie's safety. If he has someone If something goes wrong, I can’t explain it to the court.”

Ji Bai held his hand and said, "This is my responsibility. Even if Master Yan doesn't say anything, I will protect my master."

"That's good, that's good." Yan Chao smiled dryly and retracted his hand.

After watching them enter the house, Yan Chao led them away.

The test just now confirmed that there were no injuries on either of them, but this did not dispel his suspicion. Neither of the two thieves tonight was injured.

"Master, we are gone," Ji Bai stepped back from the window, "Yan Chao really doubts us."

Yunling didn't know the inside story and couldn't ask any more questions. She intuitively felt that the matter was not simple.

Cui Qiyan took off his cloak and said, "You must be more careful in your actions in the future. Now that it is clear that Yan Chao has a problem, some things must be handled quickly."

He glanced at the sky outside, then turned to Yun Ling and said, "It's still early, go back and go back to sleep. Remember, don't trust anyone here except me and Ji Bai."

Yunling nodded solemnly, "My slave, please remember this. Master, you must also be careful."

Watching her leave, Cui Qiyan withdrew his gaze, took out the account book and sat under the candlelight to read through it carefully.

Before leaving Beijing, he had seen the amount of taxes reported by Yuzhou to the imperial court. Although the records in this account book were incomplete, he could also deduce that the final amount was very different from what the imperial court received. It is self-evident whose pocket the money sent out goes to.

The sky outside has turned white. Cui Qiyan took the account book with him. After washing himself, he went out with Ji Bai.

The house.

Yunling couldn't sleep even when she returned to her room. When she heard the sound of them leaving, she became more and more uneasy.

After dawn, the news that Yan Zhizhou's mansion had been stolen spread quickly. The whole city was under martial law and everyone was searching for the thieves.

When Cui Qiyan came to the Yamen, he saw from a distance that the hall was full of people. Seeing him coming, everyone stood up to greet him.

"My lords, you are here very early. You must have heard about the theft in Lord Yan's house, right?" Cui Qiyan went to the front and found a chair to sit down.

Liu Zhengping, who was beside him, said indignantly: "Those two thieves are so rampant that they dared to steal into the house of a prefecture governor. This is a blatant provocation to us. We must find them and punish them severely, otherwise our valley Where is the majesty of the state government?"

"That's right," an official on the opposite side agreed, "They also stole government documents and injured people in Master Yan's house. Their nature is extremely bad. They must be arrested and brought to justice!"

Yan Chao, who was sitting above, pinched his eyebrows, looking tired, and his eyes were bloodshot.

"I am more anxious than you. If the thief is not caught, I will not be at peace for a day."

This is the truth, but people who hear it will have different understandings of why he is uneasy.

Cui Qiyan naturally knew that he was worried that what he had done would be exposed, but people who didn't know the inside story thought that he was worried about the safety of those documents and the people in the city, and couldn't help but comfort him: "Master Yan, don't worry too much. , Now that all the people who can be sent have been sent to look for them, those two thieves will definitely be unable to escape."

"I hope so." Yan Chao said thoughtfully, he always had a bad feeling.

Cui Qiyan calmly took a sip of tea, thinking about what the expert in the office could do.

You can't escape the search of these people. Then he felt that his worries were a bit unnecessary. He was an expert in doing things secretly and had his own way of doing things. If he didn't even have this ability, he would be in vain to be the eyes and ears of the Holy Emperor.