Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

After accumulating over time, we found fangs

Qi Yan smiled a little profoundly: "If the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry agrees to recommend it for him, Xing Zhongshu will definitely accept it. You don't want to just give the bank note, find a single bamboo slip and roll the bank note in it. Mr. Xing likes reading so much , I will definitely watch it."

"Is 1 taels too much? What if they return it?"

"When an official does not hit the gift giver, given the current situation in Gongyang Mansion, these bank notes show sincerity. In my opinion, this will happen."

"When will the money be returned to you?"

"Now that I have no chance of becoming an official anymore, I can see the development of my only friend Hongtu, which can be regarded as making up for some regrets. I just hope that when Baishi succeeds, he will not forget me as a minister."

"How come, Tie Zhu is my confidant, Gong Yanghuai, all my life!"

"Her Highness Zhenzhen doesn't like Wenmo, and I often don't know what to say when I'm alone with her. I'll be satisfied if Baishi has more time to meet with me in the future."

……

Gong Yanghuai left first with the bank notes in his hands, and sat alone for a while to avoid suspicion of Qi Yan.

An hour later, Qi Yan settled the wine bill, hired a carriage and went straight to Xie An's mansion.

Xie An was surprised and delighted, and greeted Qi Yan to the study.

He thought that Qi Yan had figured it out, news from Luobei kept coming, His Royal Highness the Third Prince was extremely anxious, and Qi Yan's attitude had already loosened.

Just take this opportunity to give His Royal Highness a new level, get back together, and join in the grand event together.

As soon as the door was closed, Qi Yan didn't even have to be polite, and went straight to the point: "Brother Yuan Shan, do you have a bank note of 1 taels from Tongbao Bank?"

Xie An was taken aback by the question, and subconsciously replied: "Of course there are..."

"Can you lend it to my younger brother for a while?"

"What happened to Brother Xian? Why do you need so much money?"

Qi Yan sighed softly, and replied: "A few days ago, I went to the gambling house, lost all my cash, and gave the princess to Liu Shan to suppress it. Only today did I know that it is a treasure bestowed by the emperor, and the inner court secretary will come at the end of the year Count it, if you lose it, you will lose your head, and the bottle of gorgonian coral broke down 1 taels."

Xie An was shocked: "My dear brother, you are so confused! Just wait for me to fetch it for you!"

After speaking, he opened the door and left the study room. After a while, he came back with a stack of bank notes from Tongbao Bank, handed it to Qi Yan and complained: "Why do you have to ask for bank notes from Tongbao Bank? Where is the Tongyuan Bank under my Xie family?" Worse?"

Qi Yan sneered in her heart: If you opened Tongbao Bank, what I want is the bank notes from Tongyuan Bank...

"Do you want me to send some people to accompany you? That gorgonian coral is extremely valuable, so don't bump into it. Who is the other party? Could it be that my brother has been tricked, do you want me to help you vent your anger?"

Qi Yan shook her head: "It's better not to say anything about this matter. Besides, my relationship with Brother Yuan Shan cannot be exposed. Don't worry, I can handle it."

"Okay, let's go."

"Farewell."

Although 1 taels can make Xie An feel a little distressed, but he is happy to spend it on Qi Yan.

More importantly, he got a very important news: Qi Yan went to the casino!

This shows that Qi Yan's heart was very depressed during this period, wouldn't this prove his loyalty to His Royal Highness the Third Prince?

Only a truly loyal person will be so lost when his loyalty is questioned.

Wanting to understand this, Xie An not only felt that the 1 taels of silver was worth it, but even felt a little happy.

With this level of relationship, he and Qi Yan became closer. Although the master relied heavily on him, Xie was born as a merchant after all, so he couldn't get on the stage.

In the future, when the master ascends to the Great Treasure and Qi Yan ascends to the court, both he and himself will be honored and both will be honored, and both will be harmed; the foundation will be more stable.

Xie An left the mansion non-stop and reported to Nangong to look over.

……

Qi Yan took the silver ticket and went back to the son-in-law's mansion, ordering Xia He to enter the palace and pass Ding You into the mansion.

The two had just had a quarrel a few days ago, Ding You didn't even dare to call for Ping'an pulse these few days, when he heard the transmission, he thought Qi Yan was sick again, so he took the medicine box on his back and left.

Unexpectedly, Qi Yan handed a brocade box to Ding You: "Get out the contents of the medicine box first, and take this box out. After a few hours, find two safe faces and deliver this thing to me." Private house, after finishing this matter, I want those two people to disappear in the capital."

"What is this?" Ding You opened it and saw a bottle of pink coral inside.

"A tribute from His Royal Highness Zhen Zhen."

Ding You was full of questions but didn't dare to ask, but Qi Yan took the initiative to tell what happened today.

At the end, he said: "With Nangongwang's personality, he will definitely check it out. It's best to find someone to help me arrange it at the gambling shop..."

Ding You asked: "You want to support Gong Yanghuai... to be your eyeliner in court?"

"It would be best if I could, but my real goal is to bring down Xing Jingfu, suppress the Taiwei Mansion by the way, and then show Nangong a step down."

Ding You stared at Qi Yan in a daze: "The more I listen, the more confused I become. Just relying on this bottle of gorgonian coral?"

Qi Yan chuckled: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, as long as someone understands. Help me tell Master that Jiya is the daughter of my enemy and I will not cooperate with her. I can do well without her."

……

Three days later, in a suburban garden

General Ding You's handwritten letter was presented to the masked man: "Master, there is a letter from the capital."

Tear open the wax-sealed envelope and read the letter several times.

Laughing suddenly, the hoarse laughter like an old bellows is creepy.

Wu Da knelt in front of the masked man, with the same expression on his face: "Why is the master so happy?"

The masked man handed the letter to Wuhan University in a good mood: "It seems that I was really anxious before..."

In the letter, Ding You wrote the story of the "1 taels of silver" and what Qi Yan said to him.

"The villain thinks the same as Ding You, how can a bottle of gorgonian coral have such a big effect?"

The masked man picked up the teacup and took a sip, explaining: "Gorgon coral is just an introduction. Qi Yan went through all this trouble to convince Xie An and the master behind him of the purpose of the banknote. The internal ministers are not the royal family members. At the end of each year, people from the inner court department come to check the treasury. She used Xie An's money to make up for the shortfall in attracting Gong Yanghuai, and she also caught Zhong Shuling's bribery. Elder Nangong The personality of a thief Officials accepting bribes is not a big deal. If it involves collusion between officials and businessmen, they will not sit idly by. On the other hand, Xing Jingfu is the deadly enemy of the Taiwei Party. My expectations are right, Xing Jingfu will definitely recommend Gong Yanghuai as the minister of the Ministry of Industry after receiving the money. Zhong Shuling will come forward to be this villain, which not only suppresses the Taiwei's mansion, but also can sit back and watch the Zhongshuling and Taiwei's party fight The Nangong old thief is happy to see his success. His throne is not right, even if he promoted Xing Jingfu with one hand, he will never become the second land power. As for Xie An... His wealth may have caused Nangong a long time ago. The old thief's attention is just that Nangong Wang has been providing information to Xie An, allowing him to avoid many risks. Merchants colluded with the court's first-rank officials, and according to the law, they could confiscate their property. Nangong Wang lost his financial support, so he could only turn to Qi Yan When the time is right, Qi Yan only needs to 'disappear' a bottle of gorgonian coral in the treasury, and all this can be brought out."

The masked man smiled again: "You can't make a jade without cutting it. It really shines after beating her like this."

General Wu read the letter again, recalled the masked man's words several times before realizing Qi Yan's intentions, and he was astonished.

Back then, the little girl who was so stimulated by her few words that she fainted and fell off the horse, was only ten years old...

The masked man asked again: "Have you found 'Qi Yan Agula'?"

"People from the puppet imperial court have been investigating in Luobei, and our people can only do it in secret. There are evil winds in the northern desert and yellow sand at night, and we have already lost a lot of people. According to my subordinates, that person is probably dead. ..."

"Continue to investigate. If you want to see people alive or dead, you must find them first."

"Yes."

"Youzhou...how is it?"

"New stakes have been dispatched. It is reported that the second son of the old thief is near Youzhou. They dare not act rashly. They can recover as soon as the guy leaves."

"Well, let's go down."

"Yes."

……

Today is the day that Qi Yan and Gong Yanghuai agreed upon, after breakfast Qi Yan put the banknotes in his bosom, ready to leave the house.

But Xia He ran towards her in a panic.

Xia He stopped in front of Qi Yan, looked around, and shouted nervously: "My son-in-law!"

"What happened?"

"My son-in-law, can you make your body shorter?"

Qi Yan lowered her body, Xia He tiptoed to Qi Yan's ear, and said in a trembling voice: "My son-in-law, something is wrong...Your Highness, Your Highness is coming!"

Qi Yan raised her eyebrows and said softly: "Which Your Highness?"

"It's Your Highness Zhen Zhen."

"Where is Your Highness? Why is there no communication?"

Xia He pulled Qi Yan's sleeve, her small face was flushed, and she was about to cry: "Your Majesty, please speak softly, Your Highness came here alone in men's clothes. He claimed to be your old friend, and he was at the back door Waiting!"

Qi Yan took a deep breath: "This matter must not be made public."

"The servant knows, but..."

"You don't have to worry too much. His Highness used to disguise himself from time to time. Even if His Majesty knew about it, he wouldn't blame you."

"Thank you consort."

Qi Yan's heart sank, it wasn't because she was afraid of Nangong Jingnv's arrival, it was just that today was really unlucky.

Nangong Jingnv was wearing a white long gown with a red fat-colored blouse outside, playing with a white paper fan in her hand, and a black gauze hat on her head with a white jade inlaid in the middle, and all her broken hair Tucked in the brim of the hat.

Just as she was leaning on the tree bored, shaking her fan to fan the wind, Qi Yan walked over quickly: "Dian... why are you here?"

Nangong Jingnv smiled, put away the folding fan with a "snap", and took Qi Yan's arm: "Brother~ I miss you, so I came here to see you."

This big brother's cry was quite smooth, Qi Yan looked at Nangong Jingnu helplessly: "Sneaked out?"

Nangong Jingnv smiled sweetly, and instead of answering, asked, "Brother is dressed so neatly, are you going out?"