After rebirth, she became the favorite of the powerful minister.

Mr. Qian was hit by a junior who came to his house and kidnapped his son to demand the Tianshan Snow Lotus seeds. This was tantamount to a slap in the face for him, causing him to be too embarrassed to go out for several days. The more he stayed at home, the angrier he became. In a fit of rage, he took his prodigal son, whom he had been displeased with for the past few days, and went straight to the Xu family. His days of staying at home were not completely without gain, as he at least figured out one thing: two of the servants he sent to look for the government that day were stopped by Xu Chengjin, and the other one escaped.

But they also arrived late. When everything was settled, the police from Jingzhao Prefecture rushed over in large numbers. When they saw that the case had already been resolved, they laughed and said that there were too many cases recently, and then they left without paying any attention... But the servants told him afterwards that those people were not busy at all. After listening to the report, they cursed indignantly, and then searched for something incomprehensibly. It took a long time before they rushed to Mr. Qian's place, shouting and yelling... Mr. Qian then understood that Yao Yunfeng was actually in cahoots with Xu Chengjin!

Other officials protect each other, but they collude with officials and businessmen!

But it doesn't matter. I will pay back the debt my son owes - isn't that how Xu Chengjin always acts? Now I am just giving him a taste of his own medicine.

When Mr. Qian took his prodigal son to Xu's house, Xu Chengjin was still basking in the sun in Luofeng Pavilion, listening to Lord Yao, who was still concerned about the case even when he came to visit the patient, complaining about how difficult it was to catch the masked girl who looked like a loach. "From the beginning to the end, we only knew that she was a masked girl, but many girls of marriageable age in the city wear veils when they go out. We can't just ask people to take off their veils one after another, right? If we offend some rich girl, let alone this job, even our official hat will be taken away! As for the people on Wuxi Mountain, who climb over the mountain and dig the soil every day, I almost thought I was the land god of Wuxi... But after all these days, I haven't even caught a decent piece of clothing!"

He was so absorbed in his complaints that he didn't notice the thoughtful expressions of the others. He even rested his chin on his hand and muttered to himself, "Do you think...she has left?"

After all, the matter of Qin Yongpei's courtyard involved the second prince of the dynasty. It was hard to say without any evidence. Lord Song shook his head and said, "No."

Sitting in a recliner, holding a hand stove and covered with a thin blanket to recover from his injuries, Lord Song looked fragile and beautiful, a little bit charming and a little bit noble. Yao Yunfeng was a little uncomfortable with Song Wenyuan like this, and after a while he said, "But there is indeed no girl missing in the city."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ge suddenly asked, "Where is Zhitao? Have you found the girl from Zuihuanlou?"

"No." This is a name that is almost forgotten if it is not mentioned. "Speaking of this girl, she is also a weird one. Two days ago, when I went to Zuihuanlou as usual to inquire about the situation, Honglan changed her story again, claiming that she had made a mistake before, Zhitao was not missing, she just quit her job and went home. I asked her where Zhitao's home was, but she said she didn't know, saying that she brought her back because she felt sorry for her and didn't ask much. She also said that there were only pitiful girls in her building, and many of them didn't know their origins. What she said made sense, but I just felt that this matter was weird. I couldn't tell whether she was missing or left?"

"But they said they've left, so it's not appropriate for us to go back and bother them."

Sometimes the most difficult part of investigating a case is not the complicated and confusing case itself, but the non-cooperation of people who know the situation.

"Pay more attention." Song Wenyuan handed the hand warmer in his arms to Yuan Ge, then sat up a little and said, "We are originally cooperating parties, and we will not break the alliance because of a useless little girl. I think the little girl named Zhitao should be useful... I always feel that it might be easier to start with her."

Unfortunately, the masked girl can still be traced, but there is no news about Zhi Tao at all, and no one knows whether she is alive or dead... Yuan Ge looked at Xu Chengjin, who was almost asleep in the sun while holding her Wen Xiaobai, and joked, "Mr. Xu, do you plan to go to Zuihuan Tower to drink wine recently?"

Mr. Xu rolled his eyes lazily and uttered one word, "Poor."

After saying that, perhaps feeling that it was not convincing enough, he added, "The money was used to buy snow lotus seeds for your good husband to 'heal'." Because Yao Yunfeng was present, he used a more subtle statement.

Lord Yao was honest and seriously exposed Xu Chengjin's crying poor. "You stole all the snow lotus seeds... You even asked a servant to come to my place and inform my subordinates in advance, saying that they were delaying the case because they received a report from the Qian Mansion... This is the first time I have encountered such a thing in my years of service. You informed the government before robbing a house, so you are really fearless."

"What else? When you bring your men here to rob Song Wenyuan's life-saving medicine, you should go to his grave and analyze the case with him. See if he will crawl out of the grave and take you away." Xu Chengjin has the same temper as Yuan Ge. He talks about life and death without any taboo. After saying that, he rolled his eyes again, opened the newly bought fan in his hand with a "snap", and fanned Wen Xiaobai lazily. Wen Xiaobai ran away, but he didn't mind. He held the fan and said, "That prodigal son owed the gambling money and borrowed it from the gambling house. Now the money is gone. I can't let Xu Jiale lose it all, so I naturally have to give him some as a token of my appreciation, so..."

After saying that, he glanced at Song Wenyuan and spread his hands, "Brothers should settle accounts clearly, and we, the brothers who are halfway through the journey, should settle accounts with both principal and interest."

The brother who was halfway there shook his head helplessly, "Okay... It's rare to see Master Xu crying about being poor, it's also a great spectacle, this money should indeed be given, you should calculate the principal and interest, and give me an amount."

Xu Chengjin was immediately satisfied. He smiled and was about to speak when he suddenly saw the servant at the door. His smile froze and his face turned cold. He asked the servant who was about to salute him in a deep voice, "What are you doing here?"

That was the servant beside his father.

The servant bowed his head at the door and bowed before entering after Song Wenyuan agreed. He bowed again to Xu Chengjin and said, "Master, the master wants you to go home."

Xu Chengjin raised his eyebrows, looking sharp and stern, "Go home?"

The servant did not insist and changed his words readily, "Master, the master of the family invites you to come over."

"Tell him I'm busy."

This father and son had always been like this, and the servant was no longer surprised. He said in an exceptionally calm and respectful voice, "The master of the house said that if you don't go over, he will bring... bring the new concubine to the Madam's courtyard tonight to have a good chat with her."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Chengjin slapped the armrest and jumped up, cursing, "Asshole!"