After being reborn with Sister Zha, I was stunned!

"Oh?" Shen Qingyin was slightly stunned. She actually guessed it right. Qin Zhihao was indeed up to something.

"Where did he go and what did he do?"

"He took advantage of the night to meet a few men in black. The two sides whispered for a long time, and then he rode back. As soon as the city gate opened this morning, he returned to Prince An's Mansion. He didn't seem to be in a good mood..."

Shen Qingyin stood up, a little excited: "Did you send anyone to follow those men in black?"

The men in black who attacked him last time were most likely these men in black.

The maid bowed and said, "Madam, we have sent two people to follow quietly, and there should be news back soon."

Shen Qingyin nodded: "Okay, get back to me as soon as you have news."

After the maid went out, Shen Qingyin hurried to Xiang'an Hall to find Madam Mu.

This matter was of great importance and she could not hide it from the lady.

Once she finds out the identity and whereabouts of the man in black, she will have to discuss with Madam Mu how to deal with him.

After hearing this, Madam Mu immediately ordered, "Pass my order, gather all the secret guards in the general's mansion to lead the troops!"

"Yes, Madam." The guard responded and went out quickly.

"Grandma, do you want to do this quietly?" Shen Qingyin was a little surprised.

The lady only called the secret guards over and did not call anyone else, obviously wanting to resolve the matter secretly.

This was somewhat beyond her expectation.

The General's Mansion has always done things openly, and I have never seen them do anything in secret.

At least that's what she had seen before.

She thought the Madam would directly gather the palace soldiers...

The lady nodded, stroked Shen Qingyin's hand and said, "I know what you are thinking. Are you asking why we don't just send people to encircle and suppress those men in black?"

"That's right. The General's Mansion always does things openly, but this time is different. We can only make compromises this time." The lady paused and said, "In the current situation, if we go openly, it will only alert the snakes. Not only will it alert those men in black, but it will also alert Prince An's Mansion. It is already difficult for us to obtain evidence of the connection between Prince An's Mansion and these men in black. If we alert the snakes again, it will be even more difficult..."

Shen Qingyin nodded in agreement. She had originally thought so, but she thought the Madam would be rigid. It seemed that she didn't know the Madam well enough.

The secret guards of the general's mansion were quickly gathered.

Only the leaders of various places, more than twenty people in total, showed up, while the rest were still doing their duties and hiding in the dark.

If all of them are counted, there are more than 150 secret guards in the entire general's mansion. Adding the dozens of people taken away by Mu Beiyan, the total number exceeds 200.

On weekdays, they are scattered throughout the General's Mansion, secretly guarding it and not showing up easily.

Mu Taifu pointed out ten of them and said, "You should go and meet the two people who are gathering information immediately. The rest of you should select three people from each place to stay on standby."

The group disappeared in an instant.

Shen Qingyin accompanied Madam Mu and waited until almost noon before news finally came back.

"Madam, my subordinates have already found out the identities of those men in black. They are from a famous assassin organization in the underworld, Yanluo Pavilion. The one who met Qin Zhihao was the leader of Yanluo Pavilion, Yanluo Wang—" one of the secret guards responsible for gathering information reported back.

Madam Mu narrowed her eyes and asked, "How many people did he bring? Where are they now?"

"Madam, he was originally followed by nearly 30 people, but after they separated from Qin Zhihao, they disguised themselves as merchants and split into six groups this morning, staying in several inns in the city. Among them, King Yan Luo stayed in the inconspicuous Dongfeng Inn."

"They actually entered the city?" Madam Mu frowned slightly. "Where is the Dongfeng Inn? I don't think I've ever heard of it before."

"Madam, it's in an alley near the East City Gate. It's small and shabby, and most of the people living there are poor people with no money."

"Living at the city gate? How cunning! He's ready to run away at any time!" Mrs. Mu sighed.

"Grandma, is it possible that these inns are their own bases?" Shen Qingyin reminded.

"Well, Yinyin is right, this is indeed a possibility." Mrs. Mu nodded.

Then he ordered: "Keep a close eye on them first. Since they have entered the city, they must have some intention. Let's see what they will do next. Remember, don't act rashly. Also pay attention to the people in the inn to prevent them from being in the same group."

"Yes."

Prince An's Mansion.

Qin Zhihao paced back and forth in the hall, feeling irritable.

When he saw Qin Jinshu come in, he just looked up and said nothing.

"Second brother, how did the negotiation go? Are they still insisting on adding another 100,000 taels of silver?" Qin Jinshu asked anxiously.

This sentence, like a flame, once again ignited the anger in Qin Zhihao's chest.

He slammed his fist on the table, and the tea bowls and cups on the table immediately clanged.

"These ignorant creatures, if my Prince An's Mansion achieves great things in the future, I will definitely destroy them!"

It’s really hard to explain reason to those people from Yanluo Pavilion.

Last time, although the mission had clearly failed, they still insisted on asking him to add another 100,000 taels of silver on the grounds that the information he provided was wrong, which led to heavy casualties.

One hundred thousand taels is not a small sum, and his money did not come from the wind.

The most important thing is that the request for one hundred thousand taels is totally unreasonable and almost bullying.

He sent people to negotiate several times, but failed to reach an agreement.

He had no choice but to go and negotiate in person, but the other party still refused to give in and refused to reduce the money by a penny...

He also said, don't talk to them about any great principles, the court has its own rules, and the Yama Pavilion has its own rules. Since you are asking the Yama Pavilion to do something, you have to follow the rules of the Yama Pavilion. Give him three days. If he doesn't give it within three days, he will be punished...

Screw the rules! This is clearly going too far!

He is the second son of Prince An. When has he ever been bullied like this?

"Second brother, calm down and listen to what Shu'er has to say." Qin Jinshu said.

Qin Zhihao let out a long sigh and turned his head to look at Qin Jinshu: "Shu'er, just say what you want to say."

"Second brother, the only solution now is to give them the money first, so as to avoid making things worse and ending badly." Qin Jinshu analyzed, "After all, we have to put the overall interests of our Prince An's Mansion first."

Qin Zhihao frowned: "But I really can't swallow this."

"Brother, a little impatience can ruin a big plan. When we succeed in Prince An's Mansion, are you still afraid that we won't be able to avenge this? I know you're doing this for me, brother. I'll give you the 100,000 taels of silver!"

Hearing this, Qin Zhihao was surprised, but also a little touched.

He has spoiled this sister since she was a child.

For the first time, I realized that she was so sensible.

"But we can't give it to them for free." Qin Jinshu said again.