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

Master Jin was stunned. "Who?"

Xu Chengjin stood with his arms folded, leaning against the railing beside the steps. The little girl's foot swung down from the recliner, shaking intermittently, which gave him a headache, so he changed the subject, "The girl from the Ouyang family took her mother's surname. I heard that she will inherit Mr. Zhong's legacy... She is the wife your family wants to find for you. She is a famous talented woman."

Young Master Jin was stunned all over, and realized belatedly why the other party started to avoid and be reserved when she met his eyes... Recently, the old man had been talking about how good Miss Zhong was whenever he got the chance, but before that, he didn't even know what she looked like or how many eyes and noses she had, so how could he agree to this marriage?

Jin Yunian touched his nose, "Why are you bringing this up for no reason? Let's continue with the matter of the Acacia Wine. Yu Qingqing doesn't look very smart, but her questions are on point... Why, you've been following them for so many days, but you didn't notice that they were making contact?"

Yan Huo rolled his eyes not too obviously, as if he felt that the other party took him for a fool. "Every time, they have a fixed person who collects the money and delivers it to a corner of the dark alley. There is a loose brick there, and it can't be found if you don't pay attention. The money is placed behind the brick. As for the new wine, someone will deliver it to a basket behind the ruined temple at midnight... This morning our people have discovered that the beggar leader has already delivered the money to the dark alley. Tonight is the day to exchange the money and the goods. Master, do you think we should lead people to ambush there and wait to catch people, or play the long game and catch the big fish?"

It's just a small, run-down temple with only a few beggars at most. Since the person behind this went to such great lengths to go around in circles, it's unlikely that he'd come in person to deliver the wine, and there's a high probability that he'd just catch a small fry.

"Catching a small fry will definitely alert the guests who came from afar." Yuan Ge lazily held her new blanket, chewing the word "guest" between her lips and teeth, using force, "Then the dilapidated temple will definitely be abandoned. It will not be so easy to sneak into the new hideout."

Everyone present here understands.

Song Wenyuan poured a cup of tea and handed it over. "We are in the open, and they are in the dark. The Northern Pacification Office is not very clean. We won't bring anyone with us tonight. Just a few of us will go over and explore first, and catch some melons along the vine."

"Okay!" Young Master Jin jumped up three feet high, "Young Master, I will go back and prepare! I need a nightgown, and I also need to prepare some more weapons... Sister-in-law, what do you want for self-defense? I'll bring it to you. There are plenty in my martial arts arena."

Before Yuan Ge could speak, the other two had already spoken.

"She's not going." This is Song Wenyuan.

"Sword." This is Xu Chengjin.

Yuan Ge's dangling feet seemed to be struck by lightning. Her toes suddenly straightened up, and after a while, she reluctantly retracted them. A little water sloshed out of the teacup. She lowered her head and took the handkerchief handed over by Song Wenyuan, pretending to wipe the tea off the back of her hand. She pretended to be calm and said, "Mr. Xu really thinks highly of me. I'm afraid I can't even lift a sword in the Jin family's martial arts arena... By then, let alone defending against the enemy, I'm afraid I'll become a burden. I, I think it's better not to go. I can't help much anyway."

She was about to go, but when Nan Yin blurted out the word "sword", her heart was in suspense.

Yuan Ge uses a sword.

She likes swords and collects all kinds of swords. She has a whole room filled with swords...but Wen Qian doesn't use swords.

Xu Chengjin realized his mistake only after blurting it out. Facing Song Wenyuan's vague gaze, he tried to make amends, "That's right. I just thought that a longer sword would be more convenient for self-defense than a dagger. For a moment, I forgot that Miss Wen is a woman and her strength is not as good as that of a man. The sword is indeed too heavy for you... But Miss Wen should still go with us. With more girls, it will be easier to get away with it even if we are discovered accidentally, don't you think?"

It's a ghost! Since the snake was startled by the grass, the snake will not be scared when it sees a girl? This is not to evade the opponent, this is to perfunctorily evade her!

Yuan Ge pulled the corners of his mouth with a fake smile, "Mr. Xu, you are joking. It's easy for a girl to hide near a dilapidated temple outside the city in the middle of the night. Besides, the news has spread all over the city now. I was seriously injured and can only stay in bed to recuperate... I have to act out the whole play, otherwise it will be a crime of deceiving the king. Husband, don't you agree?"

"Yeah." Song Wenyuan stood against the wall, his frowning brows relaxed by the cunning in the little girl's eyes, "You stay at home, Aunt Gui said she's going to make plum blossom pastry today, if you're bored you can go and have a look."

There was something wrong with Xu Chengjin today, as if he was targeting him or testing him. Song Wenyuan had noticed it a long time ago, but he just remained silent.

Jin Yunian was the most naive person without knowing the truth. He nodded immediately after hearing this. "Yes, yes! You have to take good care of it. I have a scar-removing cream that my aunt gave to my mother. She said it is a sacred product in the palace and all the concubines in the harem are using it. I'll send a bottle over later."

As they were talking, a guard came running over in a hurry, not even bothering to greet them, "Master, all the beggars in the ruined temple outside the city are gone, and there are a lot of bloodstains on the ground and walls, as if a fierce fight had taken place!"

Yuan Ge sat up straight at once, and she subconsciously looked at Song Wenyuan: Oh, I really have to go there this time.

Jin Yunian, who was ready to fight, was quiet all the way. It was one thing to wear a nightgown and sneak into the ruined temple at night to find the person behind the scenes, but it was another thing to have the heavy weight of human life weighing on him.

The dilapidated temple stood quietly in the woods in the afternoon. The sunlight shone through the layers of branches and leaves, forming mottled light and shadows swaying in the wind. In the silence all around, there was a sense of lively quietness.

The wooden door of the dilapidated temple was ajar. The door was broken and creaked in the wind as it hung there. The faint smell of blood coming from inside was particularly pungent to Yuan Ge. She covered her nose and frowned. Song Wenyuan in front of her handed her a sour plum. She felt a little better after putting it in her mouth.

Xu Chengjin silently tightened the fan in his hand... another habit he had like Yuan Ge.

One similarity may be a coincidence, but what about so many coincidences? Can it still be called a coincidence?

Jin Yunian pushed him from behind, speaking in a low voice, as if afraid of disturbing something, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up!"

Xu Chengjin stumbled after being pushed to the ground. A very subtle "crunch" sound from his feet was particularly clear in the quiet forest. Just as Xu Chengjin was about to lower his head to check, he saw a scarlet figure flash by in his peripheral vision...

Jin Yunian was the first to react. He turned around suddenly and said, "Stop!"