Regent, he has my cub

"Third brother Yao came a bit late today, and the servants are all waiting anxiously."

Although the madam is not as young and tender as the girls in Qiushuifang, she still has a charming charm, and she still has a special taste in showing off.

The man she called Third Brother Yao showed her a tacit smile, beckoned to drive a few half-grown children out of the car, and stepped forward to lightly pick her on the waist regardless of whether anyone was present. pinch.

"I don't think it's Xiuniang, you are waiting in a hurry, but you are afraid that the guests will wait in a hurry."

Xiu Niang, that is, the madam of Qiushuifang cast a sharp glance at him, brushed away the troublesome hands on her waist, and introduced Ji Xuanling and Yun Youqing who came together to him.

"These two are Mr. Lu's friends, and they said they want to come and see the goods." After Xiu Niang finished speaking, she said to the two of them, "This is Yao San..."

Yao San had noticed their existence a long time ago. Hearing this, he just clasped his fists in greeting, not as attentive as the madam.However, he didn't say anything about the fact that the two wanted to see the goods, and it was obviously not the first time he had encountered such a situation.

It is said to be rules, but if the money is paid enough, sometimes the rules can be regarded as non-existent.

"Since that's the case, let the two of you take a look first. If there is something you like, the price can be negotiated."

Yao San's attack was simple and rude, he directly picked one out of those children, and pushed him in front of the two of them.

Ji Xuanling frowned, puzzled and asked, "What's the meaning of this?"

The other party didn't explain, and turned to stare at those children, and the next few came up to line up obediently.

Only then did Yao San smile with satisfaction.

"You two, please..."

Ji Xuanling looked around pretendingly, and finally stopped in front of the only boy among them, "What's your name?"

The child looked at him timidly, not daring to answer.

Yun Youqing exchanged glances with him, then turned to glance at Yao San coldly, not hiding the dissatisfaction in his eyes, "Couldn't this be a dumb one?"

There are two kinds of guests who come to Qiushuifang, either rich or powerful.Therefore, there is nothing wrong with someone like Yun Youqing who seems to have a temper.

"This young man is joking, there is no reason to send a dumb person to such a place." Yao San was not annoyed, but instead explained with some complacency, "The goods I send are all trained in advance, so you must be obedient. He won't answer , because he no longer has a name. After entering this kind of place, everything in the past disappears, and the name can no longer be used."

Ji Xuanling's ears twitched slightly, and he turned his head and narrowed his eyes to look at this guy who was doing human trafficking.

"Disappear in smoke? Your Excellency is really good. Could it be that you can fabricate a new household registration for them out of thin air?"

Regardless of whether a good registration is changed to a cheap one or a cheap one is improved, it must be registered.It can make a person disappear completely and change their appearance, unless they have colluded with the Ministry of Household Affairs and created a new identity for these children.

Just like he asked Chen Ting to follow the old woman that day to Qiushuifang to ask for the so-called deed of prostitution for Shulan.

Yao San suddenly became alert and looked at him warily.However, Ji Xuanling suddenly laughed again the next moment, "You don't have to take it seriously."

"Sir, you really know how to joke." Yao San also laughed.

At this moment, Lu Siyong, who was supposed to be upside down in the room, appeared here.

He frowned and pointed at Ji Xuanling and the others, wondering: "Where did these two people come from?"

Unknown when Yun Youqing stood beside Ji Xuanling, Xiu Niang's eyes widened and she said in shock, "Mr. Lu, you don't know them? Aren't they your friends?"

Lu Siyong yelled: "I know you! When did my friends come here and cover up like them?"

And the two who were always wearing masks to hide their secrets had already opened a distance of several feet away from them at this moment, and they ran away in the blink of an eye.

As of now, nothing is clear.Yao San realized in an instant that the two people who came to see the goods might have other purposes, and his face suddenly became grim.

Although Lu Siyong was a bit of a looser on weekdays, he wasn't really stupid after all, so he naturally realized what was wrong, "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you chase after me!"

Ji Xuanling was dragged by Yun Youqing and ran out from the back door of Qiushuifang, with Lu Siyong's furious voice behind him.He looked down at their intertwined hands, raised the corners of his lips happily, and then opened the gap between his fingers three or two times, making it look like interlocking fingers.

"follow me……"

He turned his head and smiled at Yun Youqing, gestured to Jiachen who was in the dark, turned around three times, and led the people into the alley.

After getting rid of Yao San, the two leaned against the wall in the alley and panted slightly.

The moonlight shone on the old trees in other people's yards, and the shadows of the trees swayed at their feet with the night wind.

Ji Xuanling pulled up the mask with his free hand, then stretched out his hand, trying to take off Yun Youqing's.Unexpectedly, before touching him, the hand that Yun Youqing shook with him suddenly tightened.

"Uncle Emperor?" Ji Xuanling was stunned for a moment, not yet understanding what happened.

Yun Youqing broke away from his hand, and leaned against the wall to relax for a while, until the pain in her stomach stopped, then shook her head and said "it's okay" to him.

"Are you all right?" Ji Xuanling asked again worriedly.Just now, when Yun Youqing was clenched in his palm, she didn't look like she was okay at all.

Yun Youqing shook his head again, he had some guesses in his heart, but Ji Xuanling obviously couldn't let Ji Xuanling know about this matter.

"Let's go back first..." he said.

Although that Yao San didn't know their identities and purposes, he would definitely be on guard after tonight, and it would not be easy to investigate again.

But they didn't think that this matter could be done overnight, and they were not in a hurry at this moment.

Originally, Yun Youqing meant to let him go back to the palace and go back to the Prince Regent's Palace by himself, but Ji Xuanling followed him back to the Palace of the Palace begging for nothing.He wanted to open his mouth to drive people back, but he was also afraid that the other party would say something outrageous without covering him up.

Ji Xuanling has never concealed himself, sometimes with a childish overbearing.Probably because she knew that she couldn't resist this aggressive zeal, Yun Youqing chose to keep a distance from him from a very early age.

But now, or since the day he came back from the northern border, Ji Xuanling ignored everything and disrupted everything in a random manner.

"Your Majesty..." Yun Youqing revealed a bit of helplessness, "If you don't go back, you will let everyone know tomorrow morning, have you stayed overnight at the Prince Regent's Mansion?"

"If you know it, you know it..." Ji Xuanling insisted.

He didn't know that now was not the best time to expose the easing relationship between the two, but Yun Youqing's attitude of still rejecting him thousands of miles away inevitably made him a little worried about gains and losses.

Yun Youqing didn't speak, just looked at him quietly.

The two confronted each other for quite a while, but in the end Ji Xuanling was still defeated, and discussed with him with a sullen face, "Then, how about the emperor come back to live in Hanzhang Palace tomorrow?"

"it is good……"

Ji Xuanling got the guarantee, so he dawdled back from the Prince Regent's Mansion.

As soon as he entered the Changning Palace, Jiachen, who was sent by him to deal with the pursuers, came back, and brought back one of the pursuers, who was unconscious at the moment and was thrown into an unknown corner by Jiachen. up.

"Master, do you need to wake him up and bring him for interrogation?" Jia Chen suggested with a deadpan face as usual.

"No, it won't be too late to wait for the emperor's uncle to come to interrogate tomorrow." Since we agreed to fight against the enemy, we should be honest with each other, "You followed Yao San, what did you find?"

Previously, Jiachen was ordered to lure Yao San and the others away, and after successfully getting rid of them, he followed them all the way as planned, trying to find the place where they hid their children.It's just that these people are too cautious, and he hasn't found any useful clues yet.

Ji Xuanling waved his hand to let people go down, so he was not surprised by the result.

Fortunately, after tossing all night, it was not without gain.At least judging from Lu Siyong's reaction, Zuo Xiang's mansion is by no means unrelated to this matter.

The reason why the Qiushuifang case became a sensation was not only because the court officials were suspected of human trafficking, but also because the Gu family used this to raise a group of private soldiers and secret guards who were only loyal to themselves, and they were suspected of deliberate rebellion.

Gu Wenhan, that old fox, probably started to find a way out for himself early in the morning.

As for Lu Yuan, whether he knows it or not, he cannot escape the name of an accomplice.

The question now is how to reasonably tell his uncle the clues of his "unpredictable prophet".

Ji Xuanling couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Now I can only hope to get something out of some hapless little guy.

After going down to court the next day, Yun Youqing returned to Hanzhang Hall as agreed.

Before he could sit down, Ji Xuanling hurriedly dragged him to a remote abandoned palace.

Jiachen had been waiting at the door early in the morning, when he saw them coming, he quickly lowered his head, stepped aside and did not speak.

"This is Jiachen..." Ji Xuanling originally intended to tell Yun Youqing about his existence, but today's timing is just right, so he didn't deliberately avoid it.

Without further words, Yun Youqing understood Jia Chen's identity.What is worrying is that Ji Xuanling is too defenseless towards him.

However, Ji Xuanling's next move surprised him again.

"From now on, treat the regent the same as you treat me, do you understand?"

Jiachen froze for a moment, didn't ask why, nodded "yes", then opened the door, and led the two of them in.

"Your Majesty doesn't need to do this." Yun Youqing's disapproval was written all over his face.

Ji Xuanling said willfully, "I'm happy..."

Knowing that Yun Youqing had nothing to do with him, Ji Xuanling couldn't help showing a pleasant smile in his eyes.But right now there are more important things to do, so he has no choice but to restrain himself a bit, not to tease people any more.

As expected, Yun Youqing had nothing to do with him, so he could only turn his attention back to the serious matter, "Is the important matter you mentioned just now related to this person?"

There was only one blindfolded and gagged person in the room, bound to a stool, and the facts were obvious.

Ji Xuanling winked at Jiachen and released him from the restraints.

"This is the person from Yao San's team last night."

Seeing the light of day, the little guy was finally able to take a deep breath, looked at them tremblingly, and dared not speak for a while, but it was easy to watch.

Ji Xuanling spread out his hand to take a delicate dagger from Jia Chen, and played with it in his hand.He walked forward and casually put the dagger on Xiao Luo's neck, with a smile on his face, but it made people feel a little horrified, "Ask me, answer me, do you understand?"

I don't know what Jiachen did to him last night, Xiao Luo looked frightened and nodded hurriedly.

"Your leader, what does Yao San do?"

Xiao Luo glanced at the blade that was close to his neck, swallowed hard, and said, "Yes... it's for human trafficking."

Ji Xuanling patted his face with a dagger, and said in a cold voice, "Be clear..."

His whole body trembled, and he said in a trembling voice: "I...we people are mostly people with teeth, following Yao San is still the old business. It's just..."

"But what?" Yun Youqing asked.

"It's just that the people we're looking for won't be directly dragged to buy and sell. They have to be handed over to one place first, and he will choose them. Only four or five children will be sent to Qiushuifang every month. As for where the others ended up, the villain I really don’t know.” What he said was half-truth and half-truth, at least the so-called search is not as simple as your love and my wish.

Ji Xuanling laughed in his heart, needless to say, these children must have been drawn to train as Gu Wenhan's personal soldiers.

"You work for Yao San, so what about Yao San, who is he working for?" Yun Youqing asked this question, originally not expecting him to know anything, but with the idea of ​​giving it a try, not wanting that this person would actually do it. answered.

It's just that the answer is a bit unexpected.

"The villain uses money to do things. I don't know much about other things. I just heard Yao San mention it a few times by chance. It seems that... he is some kind of prince."