All the gentlemen who are attacked by the female queen are stunningly beautiful

He lowered his head, closed his eyes, and clenched his hands into fists from his open sleeves.

When Jiang Lan spoke and moved his chopsticks, Rong Guicai diligently asked the waiter to serve everyone.

There is a table of wine and delicacies. On the left are grilled pork chops and Royal Yellow Queen Mother rice. On the right are grilled deer meat, osmanthus wine, sweet goat cheese and wontons. There is a plate of freshly stewed carp, with the tail of the fish facing in the direction of Jiang Lan, implying that the guests are leaping over the dragon's gate on a fish.

After Jiang Lan and the others finished picking up the vegetables, Song Xiang carefully picked up a chopstick of fish for Jiang Qingyan.

Rong Qiuli looked at it indifferently, feeling that the food did not taste good.

After the meal, he didn't eat much, but Song Xiang and Rong Qiuli ate very happily.

After canceling the banquet.

Rong Gui smiled and said to Jiang Lan: "The day after tomorrow is the spring banquet for the scholars. Why don't you stay for two more days?"

"Since Lord Rong has kindly invited me, I will stay for a few more days..."

Jiang Lan's right hand rested naturally on the chair, tapping the armrest gently, and looked at Song Xiang calmly, as if he was thinking about something.

After a moment, she raised her voice and asked, "Song Xiang, what are your plans next?"

Song Xiang thought about it seriously and replied respectfully: "Go back to my mother-in-law. After returning home to see her family, Song Xiang will return to Fucheng and enroll in Taihua Academy. If she can get the first place in the monthly exam, she can Selected as a Gongsheng student to study in the Imperial College of the Capital!"

"Since you have such ambition, why not make plans early? After the Spring Banquet, let Yan'er take care of the back house for you. You can go to Fengbian for a walk and return soon? Do you have any objections? "

"Back to my mother-in-law, Song Xiang has no objections!"

Jiang Lan nodded and said to Rong Gui: "Yan'er has very few friends in Kyoto. I see that your master's demeanor seems to be that of someone who loves books. Why don't you ask Yan'er to chat with you?" Fan, in order to increase the friendship between Zhilan and Lan!"

Rong Gui was overjoyed after hearing this: "It is Li'er's blessing to have a close friendship with your noble master!"

"Li'er, why don't you thank Master Jiang!"

Rong Qiuli stood up calmly and bowed to Jiang Lan: "Thank you, Mr. Jiang for the compliment!"

Jiang Lan smiled and waved her hand: "You young people have the same tastes and similar smells, and you can talk about the same thing. Let's get on with it!"

Rong Qiuli said lightly: "Mr. Jiang, please..."

Jiang Qingyan nodded slightly and followed Rong Qiu out of the dining hall. Seeing this, Mrs. Xu stood up and bowed: "There are things to do in the inner courtyard, so I won't accompany you!"

After that, he also retreated.

Jiang Lan coughed lightly and spoke first: "Song Xiang, I have something that I need to hear your opinion on!"

Song Xiang was a little surprised, but still asked politely: "What is your mother-in-law asking about?"

Jiang Lan pondered for a moment, then said in a calm tone: "Now there is a case of salt, iron and ink corruption in the court, but the case is very involved, and the people behind the scenes are deeply hidden. As the censor, I can influence the whole body. , and may also alert the snake, and therefore fall into the dilemma of investigating the case. I wonder if you have any good insights? "

After hearing what his mother-in-law said, Song Xiang understood the reason why Ayan left. No wonder there was no news for so long.

However, why did my mother-in-law not discuss such a big matter as the Salt and Iron Corruption Case with Mr. Rong, but instead asked herself?

Song Xiang was puzzled and hesitated for a moment, then thought: "Mother-in-law, can you give me a more detailed explanation?"

Jiang Lan's eyes flashed sternly, and he said slowly: "The Wujiang River Basin has always been an important water route for transporting salt and iron, and the Wujiang River belongs to Jiangzhou. For this purpose, the imperial court set up various transshipment embassies in Hangu, Jiangzhou, and appointed Zhuang Luyu is the transfer envoy of all realms. This person is very powerful and has many minions. If I enter her area to investigate the case, I will definitely be found out, so my investigation has reached a deadlock!"

"Mom-in-law, please be patient and let me think about it..."

Upon seeing this, Rong Gui took out a picture and handed it to Song Xiang. After Song Xiang took it, he looked carefully at the layout of the water transportation and the route for transporting salt and iron, and fell into deep thought.

After a moment, she said with some doubts in her eyes: "The tax on salt and iron is very heavy, and the transport envoy of various roads is also a very wealthy position. Corruption and bribery are inevitable in this position, so the people transporting salt and iron along the way are The salt transport envoys, the railway transport envoys, and various officials are all suspected of corruption and bribery!"

"If I want to stay out of the territory of the Transporter of All Paths and seize the evidence that she embezzled salt and iron, I have a plan, but I can't get it on the table!"

When Jiang Lan heard this, their eyes lit up together. She and Rong Gui looked at each other, held the handrail tightly, and asked eagerly: "What's your plan? Let me know!"

Song Xiang nodded and said thoughtfully: "This method is to lure the snake out of the cave! Since Zhuang Luyu dares to commit corruption, he must have hidden a lot of salt and iron. She has a huge appetite now, and ordinary money and silk will certainly not be able to seduce her. , what if my mother-in-law used the wealthy businessman to buy salt as a bait to lure her in? As long as she dares to do the transaction and transports the salt, that will be ironclad evidence, and she will not be able to get away no matter what!"

"This is a wonderful plan!" Rong Gui happily raised his hand and said thoughtfully, "The Shen family is a wealthy family in Xuanyang, and is as rich as any other country. Her family happened to be the target of Zhuang Leyu's wooing before. If the Shen family comes forward, how can it be done? Are you worried about finding out the irrefutable evidence?"

Jiang Lan's brows relaxed a little, and his scheming eyes showed a bit of hesitation: "Is this plan really feasible?"

Rong Gui nodded desperately and said, "This is the only chance to avoid alerting the enemy!"

Jiang Lan asked hesitantly: "If there is a transaction, who would be better to send?"

Rong Gui said quietly: "The Shen family is now the head of Shen Man's legitimate son Shen Yubai. If Shen Yubai really wants to go and do business with Zhuang Luyu, I'm afraid he won't be able to afford it!"

Jiang Lan raised his dim eyes and sneered: "You must be on guard against others. The Shen family's legitimate son is just a child with a yellow mouth. Although he has business acumen, he is still a little young. If he is allowed to go, Something bad might happen!"

"Then what should we do?" Rong Gui shook his head and sighed helplessly.

Jiang Lan thought for a long time and then turned his attention to Song Xiang: "Song Xiang, are you willing to accompany Mr. Shen? To help me obtain evidence about Zhuang Luyu's corruption of ink?"

Song Xiang was stunned for a moment, and then said in a panic: "Mother-in-law, I am just a scholar, how can I investigate and handle the case for my mother-in-law?"

Jiang Lan did not listen to Song Xiang's excuse, and directly concluded: "This matter is very secret. The fewer people who know about it, the better, so I can only go with you!"

"Mother-in-law, Mr. Shen is unmarried. If I accompany him, won't I ruin his innocence?"

Rong Gui smiled and suggested: "What's so difficult about this? Let Mr. Shen get married immediately and take her wife with you!"