The prince is hard to serve

When Qin Yi brought Qin Shan to the door, Yan Wenhao, Mu Ziling, and Xie Jingyu were discussing the reason why Yan Wenyuan ordered someone to spread the news that Yun Jing was still alive.

Although they had several conjectures, once they thought about it carefully, they were still not quite right. There were some places where they couldn't make any sense, so they fell into confusion.

Hearing the communication from the concierge outside the door, Yan Wenhao raised his head, with a little surprise in his eyes, but after thinking about it, he soon figured it out. The reason why Qin Yi came to the door was nothing more than for the rain... Come on, Qin Yi was by Luo Yu's side and let him go.

Thinking of this, he made a sound and said to the porter: "Please invite them to sit in the hall for a while, I will be there later."

This porter was sent by Xie Jingyu earlier, and he knew the identities of Yan Wenhao and Mu Ziling. At this time, he listened to the words, and quickly responded respectfully, and then hurriedly turned and retreated.

inside the house.

Raising his hand to touch his chin, Xie Jingyu couldn't help wondering: "Why did Qin Yi come to visit suddenly?"

Yan Wenhao's expression was light, he pondered for a while, and then said his guess: "As soon as Luo Yu's front foot arrived, he came behind him. He should have sent someone to follow Luo Yu."

After hearing the words, Xie Jingyu couldn't help frowning, and said seriously: "Then he already knows our identities?"

Reaching out to straighten the folds on the clothes, Yan Wenhao stood up, then nodded slightly, and said in a low voice: "It should be so, but this is also good, since he can't wait, he will go to the door first, it will be in our interest Yes, Jing Yu, go and find Luo Yu now, Qian He and I will go to the front hall first, and meet him for a while." After that, he took Mu Ziling's hand and walked out together.

After they left, Xie Jingyu also stood up, waved his folding fan, and strolled leisurely to the other side.

The room where several dark guards live is not far from the study, but they usually seldom go back to rest on weekdays, and they will arrange vigil at night, but today Ansi and Luoyu just came from the capital, tired all the way, should He would still go back to his room, so Xie Jingyu went directly to find him.

On this side, after Qin Yi was invited into the hall, he sat down. He was not in a hurry, and sat quietly, drinking the tea brought by the maid, with a slightly indifferent expression. To a touch of anticipation.

After waiting for about a cup of tea, Qin Yi heard gentle footsteps coming from outside. He put down the teacup in his hand and turned his head to look outside the door. When he saw Yan Wenhao and Mu Ziling, Then he stood up, bowed to them and made a bow, saying: "You two young masters."

He did not reveal their identities and called Yan Wenhao His Royal Highness, but used Mu Ziling's surname as Young Master, because he guessed that their identities could not be known in their current situation.

Hearing this, Yan Wenhao's eyes became more appreciative, he smiled, and cupped his hands, saying, "Boss Qin."

Mu Ziling couldn't help but take another look at Qin Yi, then smiled at him, and greeted him naturally.

After some simple greetings, Yan Wenhao and Mu Ziling walked to the upper seat and sat down, and asked the maid to prepare tea and snacks. Then, Yan Wenhao smiled and said, "I don't know if Boss Qin came to the door in person this time, but For what?"

After signaling Qin Shan to deliver the gift he brought, Qin Yi didn't beat around the bush, and said directly: "To be honest, two months ago, when the doctor diagnosed me, he said that I had a disease and needed to use medicinal herbs to make medicine. Introducing can cure. I came here to inquire about this herbal medicine with Mr. Mu. I heard that Mr. Mu and Mr. Mu are medicine merchants from the capital. So I came to ask today, do you have the medicinal material I want to find? If so, I will definitely reward you with a lot of money."

He brushed away the tea leaves floating on the tea water with the tea cover. Hearing the words, Yan Wenhao raised his eyes to look at him, and asked, "Oh? I don't know what kind of medicinal material Boss Qin is looking for?"

Then, he smiled helplessly, sighed softly, and continued: "You are dissatisfied with Boss Qin, we came back this time, and originally wanted to come back to visit relatives, but all the relatives at home have passed away, so after a while , After the sacrifice ceremony of relatives, I will leave to return to Beijing, so I don’t bring many medicinal materials, and I don’t know if there is anything you need.”

Arching his hands, Qin Yi's words showed a hint of urgency, and he said: "Young Master Mu, he came all the way from the capital, and someone must have heard of the medicinal material I'm looking for on the way. I know, both Mu You are all smart people. Now that you have heard about it, you can naturally guess the name of this medicinal material. I don’t know, do the two Mr. Mu have it here? If you can give it to me, I, Qin, promise that I will definitely repay it. .”

In the last sentence, Qin Yi has clearly expressed his thoughts.

Hearing the meaning of Qin Yi's words, Yan Wenhao squinted his eyes, then sized Qin Yi up for a while, and after a while, he waved his hand, signaling all the maids and servants in the hall to retreat, and asked A Lin to go outside Watch it, and when there are only a few of them left, he said in a low voice: "Since Boss Qin guessed that I have the medicinal materials you are looking for, he also guessed my request, will you agree?"

Qin Yi's expression did not change, he said seriously: "I have already taken the initiative to come to the door, and I opened my mouth again, I promised you, I will not go back on my word, where is Luo Yu now, let her come out to see me."

Until now, when he said Luo Yu's name, there was a little light in his eyes, and a little tenderness was revealed.

Noticing the extra tenderness in his words, Yan Wenhao smiled, and told him: "Luo Yu just came all the way from the capital, and she worked so hard, I asked her to rest."

He couldn't help but frowned, Qin Yi showed a little worry on his face, after a while, he withdrew his expression, and said slowly: "Yes, she has worked hard all the way, she really should take a rest, I can't think about it." It's been a week."

Hearing the longing in his words, and looking at his appearance at this time, Mu Ziling couldn't help but ask: "Since you miss her so much, why don't you go to the capital to find her? You should know, she I have always been in the capital and never left."

Tilting his head, Qin Yi's eyes fell on Mu Ziling's body. After a while, he withdrew his gaze, smiled bitterly and said in a low voice: "Her parents and sisters all died because of Yan Wenzhi, and she wants to do it for them. Revenge, there is very little I can do for her, not looking for her is one of the things I can do for her, otherwise, if I meet her, I meet her..."

If he had gone to the capital and met Luo Yu back then, he would definitely not have allowed her to spoil him like this, and would have prevented her from continuing to take revenge. With Luo Yu's temperament, if that was the case, he would really have ignored him , so he dare not.

"You guys..."

With a shallow sigh, Mu Ziling looked at Qin Yi for a while, but did not continue talking.

Keenly aware of Mu Ziling's emotional changes, Yan Wenhao stretched out a hand and grabbed his hand on his knee, then turned his head and smiled at him, his eyes were full of gentleness.

Raising his eyes, when he met the tenderness in Yan Wenhao's eyes, Mu Ziling's heart warmed up, and he also laughed.

No matter, they are all idiots, but he believes that lovers will eventually get married.

At this moment, Qin Yi stood up suddenly, and turned to face the door again. He looked outside intently, with longing in his eyes, and almost murmured: "Xiaoyu..."

Hearing the sound, Luo Yu's footsteps froze and stopped. She raised her head and looked at Qin Yi who was not far away. "Brother Yi." Her voice was very small, just enough for her to hear alone.

Calculating carefully, they haven't seen each other for more than ten years. He is still Qin Yi from back then, but she is no longer Luo Yu from back then.

Now she is covered in dirt, so dirty, how can she be worthy of him?

She can't go back.

He was originally standing beside Luo Yu, so at this moment, Xie Jingyu clearly saw a drop of tear falling from the corner of Luo Yu's eye, and it fell into the dust. Turning his head, looked at Qin Yi, saw that he was also in a daze, and couldn't help sighing.

After standing for a while, Xie Jingyu saw that the two of them were still not moving, so he turned sideways and reminded Luo Yu, "If you have anything to say, let's go in first."

When Luo Yu heard the words, she suddenly came back to her senses. She nodded and started walking again.

Walking into the hall, Luo Yu couldn't help turning her head to look at Qin Yi, but suddenly saw Qin Shan standing behind him, her expression suddenly changed, and after a while, she remembered Qin Shan's appearance Over time, my heart softened, and my eyes gradually became a little dazed.

After a long time, she finally came back to her senses slowly, looked at Qin Yi again, and then walked to the side opposite him and sat down. When Qin Yi saw him, the light in her eyes dimmed a bit.

Yan Wenhao glanced at them, shook his head with a sigh, and couldn't help but squeeze Mu Ziling's hand tightly.

After everyone was seated, Yan Wenhao withdrew his expression. He turned to look at Qin Yi, and asked in a deep voice, "Boss Qin, how much do you know about Shi Buyuan's collusion with the Huns, and did you participate in it?"

After listening to the words, Luo Yu raised his head, with a little shock in his eyes.

He smiled consolingly at Luo Yu, and after a while, Qin Yi put away his eyes on Luo Yu, turned to look at Yan Wenhao, and admitted in a flat tone: "Shi Buyuan did win me over, Hopefully I can do great things with him.”

With a sneer, Qin Yi changed the subject and continued: "Although I'm not an extremely smart person, I still have the basic ability to distinguish. The reason why he would win me over is nothing more than for my money and for my money. The Intelligence Pavilion can do things for him, but as for his so-called major event, it is colluding with the Huns to point the sword at Dayan, causing the people to be displaced and turbulent."

"Both my parents died when I was young, and my younger brother and I came to Suzhou. I was fed up with this kind of life, and I thought I didn't have as much ambition as him, and I didn't like the Huns entering my Dayan territory. I rejected him directly, but although I rejected him, he is the governor of Jiangnan, so I promised him a lot of benefits, so the relationship with him will not become rigid. When he comes to me for business, I will also Help him as appropriate."

Yan Wenhao nodded understandingly when he heard the words, he didn't blame him, and then asked: "Can you bring us into Shibuyuan's mansion?"

Silent, Qin Yi thought for a while, and said: "There is a way, but whether you can succeed in the end, you can only rely on your Highness. Three days later, it will be the first birthday banquet of Shibuyuan's youngest son. He invited all the gentry and wealthy businessmen in Suzhou City. , I am also invited, I can take you there together and introduce him as a medicine merchant in the capital, but whether you can take this opportunity to find evidence is up to you, Your Highness."

Shaking the folding fan, Xie Jingyu interjected, and he asked with a smile: "Boss Qin is the person behind the world's No. , Who does he most like to associate with? Where is the evidence of his collusion with the Huns?"

Raising his head, Qin Yi didn't answer, but instead asked with a smile: "General Xie should have collected a lot of information these days, but he still doesn't know about it?" He didn't forget, just now Xie Jingyu leaned into Luo Yu's ear and said After talking, the two looked very intimate.

Xie Jingyu shrugged, and admitted generously: "Although I have received a lot of news, but the time is very short, there are still some shortcomings."

Hearing that Qin Yi's words were slightly aimed at Xie Jingyu, Mu Ziling glanced at him, then took the words from Xie Jingyu, and said, "Shi Buyuan is a very cautious person, and he is very cautious. Qiang, we can't make any mistakes during this trip. If we make mistakes and miss our feet, we will fall into a dangerous situation. At that time, Boss Qin, you are the person who recommended you, and you will inevitably be killed. I hope Boss Qin can tell us everything you know, and tell us everything you know."

Luo Yu sat on one side, and although he didn't speak, he glanced at Qin Yi at this moment, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

Seeing Luo Yu like this, Qin Yi also found that he was a little irrational and was wrong, so he apologized first, and then he pondered for a while, then said slowly: "The people Shi Bu was willing to make friends with are all People who are beneficial to him can do things for him, provide him with money, provide him with food and grass, etc. Most of these people are some famous people in Suzhou City. When making friends with these people, Shi Buyuan will take Produce an account book, write down the person's name, and put a mark behind the name to make it the most conclusive evidence, so that those people dare not repent at all, and can only be threatened, then grit their teeth and continue to represent He does things wrong every step of the way.”

"Shi Buyuan has two ledgers in his hands, one is to record all the people who have colluded with him in the Jiangnan territory, and the other is to record the silver he secretly supported the fourth prince of the Xiongnu, He Lianxuan, these two books He put all the books in the study, but he set up a mechanism in the study, and sent many people to guard, many of them are martial arts experts, if you try to force your way, I'm afraid you will be at a disadvantage. My suggestion Yes, find a way to outsmart it.”

After being quiet for a while, Yan Wenhao said: "So, our goal now is those two ledgers."

"Yes." After taking a sip of tea, Qin Yi looked at Yan Wenhao, and reminded him softly: "Your Highness, in fact, there is still one person who can use this city of Suzhou."

When Yan Wenhao heard this, he turned to look at him: "Who is it?"

Putting down the cup, Qin Yi opened his mouth and said a name.

Frowning, Yan Wenhao asked suspiciously, "You're talking about the prefect of Suzhou, Xu Da?"

"It's him."

Nodding his head, Qin Yi said: "On the surface, Xu Da is a magistrate who does nothing. He only knows how to indulge in wine and sex all day long. He is timid and afraid of death in the warmth and soft jade. He is Shi Buyuan's loyal subordinate. , followed Shi Buyuan wholeheartedly, but in fact, two months ago, I accidentally saw him let go of Su Qiyu, who was pursued by Shi Buyuan at that time, and deliberately caused those who followed her to follow the wrong path Therefore, Su Qiyu escaped to the capital by chance and was rescued by the Fourth Prince."

Yan Wenhao had already guessed that Su Qiyu was able to escape successfully at that time, and someone must have helped him behind the scenes. He also sent people to look for it in the past few days, but there was no news.

Now Qin Yi's words solved the mystery for him, but it surprised him that the person who helped Su Qiyu would be Xu Da.

Xu Da, the prefect of Suzhou, was the one he directly excluded from the very beginning.

Seeing everyone's doubts, Qin Yi continued: "At that time, I was curious, so I asked someone to check it out, and I found some interesting things. This Xu Da, formerly known as Yu Renyu, is the former governor of Jiangnan. Yu Hong's youngest son, his mother, was originally a woman from a brothel. After Yu Hong redeemed her, he didn't marry her, but placed her in a small village outside the city. He only visited their mother and son occasionally. Give them another sum of silver.”

"In a corruption case that year, Yu Hong was framed by Shi Buyuan, who was still the magistrate of Suzhou, and imprisoned wrongly. Because all the evidence pointed to him, and a large number of bank accounts and official account books were found in his home, Emperor Yan was very angry. So he directly sentenced Yu Hong to copy and execute all his families."

"Xu Da, who was only 15 years old at the time, and his mother were far outside the city, and few people knew about their relationship, so they survived by chance. Six years later, Yu Renyu changed his name and surname to Xu Da. He was selected as a Jinshi, and was assigned back to Suzhou to be a seventh-rank official. After another year, he suddenly became a member of Shibuyuan, and was very appreciated by Shibuyuan. , until today.”

Xie Jingyu couldn't help saying: "So, Xu Da has been following Shi Buyuan all this time, just to collect evidence and wait for an opportunity to avenge his father?" He put away his folding fan and tapped his palm a few times, Caifu raised his head again.

After thinking about it quietly, Mu Ziling frowned, and said solemnly: "According to what Boss Qin said, Xu Da is probably a person who can be used, but he may have long been driven by interests, forgot about hatred, and really became a man." People from Shibuyuan did all kinds of bad things for him, he played chess at that time, maybe it was out of compassion, on the spur of the moment, or it was intentional, so this cannot be used as a reason, nor can we really trust him."

Grabbing his hand, Yan Wenhao comforted him, and then said in a deep voice: "Whether it is true or not, you can tell once you test it. If he really has the heart, he can really help us. If we want to get Shibuyuan's evidence, he can also do it." Easier."

Turning his head and glanced at the sky outside, it was almost noon, Qin Yi straightened his sleeves and stood up, he raised his hands and bowed and said: "If you can say it, I have said it all, the rest is up to you, Your Highness." This Shibu was originally a cautious person, and he had spies all over the city of Suzhou. I have been here for a long time today. If I don’t leave, the news will spread to his ears. I am afraid that it will cause suspicion, so I will leave first .”

Hearing this, Yan Wenhao also stood up, and he said: "Then it will be inconvenient for us to send each other off."

Turning his head, Qin Yi stared at Luo Yu obsessively. After a while, he withdrew his gaze, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, I wonder if I can take Xiao Yu away?"

Luo Yu kept his head down all the time, but at this moment, the hand on his side suddenly clenched the hem of his clothes, and his eyes fluctuated a little, but soon returned to a calm and calm look.

Turning his head to glance at Luo Yu, Yan Wenhao refused and said: "I will give you the medicine you asked for, but not today, tomorrow, I will bring the medicine you asked for to visit, and when the time comes, no matter Luoyu Whether she wants to go or stay, it's a matter between her and Boss Qin, and I won't interfere any more."

Seeing that Luo Yu kept lowering his head, unwilling to take a look at himself, Qin Yi suppressed the boredom and sadness in his heart, and smiled bitterly. He was silent for a long time, then nodded his head after a long time, and compromised: "So, I I will definitely wait for His Highness’s arrival in the mansion.”

After finishing speaking, he stared at Luo Yu for a long time, his eyes were full of tenderness and affection, he just watched for a long time, until Qin Shan called him in a low voice, finally regained his senses, and then looked away , turned around and left very reluctantly.

After Qin Yi left, Luo Yu also stood up, bowed to Yan Wenhao and Mu Ziling, and retreated.

Seeing that everyone had left, Xie Jingyu stretched his waist and said with a smile: "It's almost noon now, why don't you have a meal first, and then discuss how to test Xu Da after the meal."

Turning to look at Mu Ziling, Yan Wenhao smiled at him, nodded and said, "That's fine."

Seeing that the two entered the same world again, excluding himself, Xie Jingyu shook his head and smiled helplessly. After a while, he smiled again and said, "Ah Lin and I will go to the kitchen to prepare lunch." After finishing speaking, he left When he got outside the door, he started talking to Ah Lin.