wife and king

Yan Cangling slapped his palms, and his tense expression slowly eased: "Because of strict taxes and lax laws, many people will secretly pay bribes and hide newborns without reporting them, so that the records on the household registration are greatly different from the actual number of people. In and out."

"My lord means..." Xu Songming understood easily, "It is possible that Engong's household registration is not recorded in the book, so we can't find it out."

"That's right," Yan Cangling nodded, "The benefactor comes from a wealthy family and must have a lot of money, so bribery is not a problem. But the problem is that if you miss one person, as long as you hide it well, it's fine if no one reports it. But if it's a rich family Therefore, if you want to miss a person, you must not only pay bribes, but also have enough ability to make the officials who report the household registration at all levels keep their mouths shut, even the Minister of the Ministry of household registration is no exception."

"The status of a businessman is extremely low, and it is impossible to seduce him only by money, so the remaining possibility is that the benefactor was born in an official family."

Yan Cangling patted Xu Songming's shoulder approvingly: "Excellent, this way we can rule out the possibility that the benefactor was born in a wealthy businessman. Then if it is an official family, this official must be bigger to be able to hold people down. Officials with such power in the capital can't A lot. But I don’t understand, if it’s an official, the money must be a lot, why do you want to hide it from the wind, if it’s not for tax avoidance, then why?”

Xu Songming also couldn't think of a reason, just shook his head and said nothing.

Yan Cangling clapped his palms lightly, and continued slowly: "If it's an official family, then the benefactor came to Fangcheng from the capital. First, he was separated from his family by accident, and was sold here in a coma. Second, there was an accident in the benefactor's home. When an official committed a crime and went to jail, his benefactor was implicated and demoted to a humble status, and was secretly stolen out of business. If it is the latter, if you look at it from a general perspective, then this official family is not only powerful, but also committed crimes in recent months Being punished, I thought about it, and only one person was eligible."

"Shangshu of the Ministry of War." Xu Songming continued without haste.

Yan Cangling smiled approvingly: "Of course, this is just my guess, and I can't be sure. But from a general point of view, the possibility of the benefactor's official background is extremely high. If this is the case, then the matter will be easy to handle."

Xu Songming's eyelids twitched inexplicably, and he asked tentatively: "My lord, how are you doing?"

"I'm going to Pinfang Pavilion." Yan Cangling patted Xu Songming's shoulder with a smile, and the abacus in his heart was crackling, "And you go to the guards at each city gate and ask who has brought a large box of belongings in the past month Into the city."

"Large box of items," Xu Songming opened his mind, "Could it be that the prince suspects that someone stole the benefactor into the city in a large box?"

"That's right," Yan Cangling said, "Whether it's Pinfang Pavilion's concealment or the benefactor's resistance, it all shows that this transaction is abnormal, so the businessman transporting people here is definitely not the right way."

"Okay, I'll do it right away." Xu Songming bowed, and retreated after being signaled by Yan Cangling.

Yan Cangling stared at the censer curling up with smoke, pondered for a moment, then called someone to Lezi Yuanlai Mansion, and he went to visit Ji Fuxin while waiting for others.

As soon as he stepped into Chaolin Pavilion, Yan Cangling first raised his voice and shouted: "It's me." Hearing that the movement inside had stopped, he entered the pavilion gently.Ji Fuxin was very timid, once he heard that someone entered the cabinet, he would gasp, so it became Yan Cangling's habit to inform first when entering the cabinet.

Walking to the bed, he saw Ji Fuxin lowering his brows, staring fixedly at the hand that he threw out of the quilt, where there was a heavy ingot of silver.

"Tsk," Yan Cangling frowned unhappily, stuffed Ji Fuxin's hand back into the quilt, covered him up, and babbled, "Don't look at you, but look at you. Doctor Wang said you're not in good health. No wind, especially if your hands have been severely injured, you need to take good care of them, so why don't you listen to persuasion."

Ji Fu blinked innocently, his dark eyes brimming with light, his lips opened and closed a few times, and he moved to signal Yan Cangling.

"Huh? What's the matter?" Yan Cangling asked suspiciously.

Ji Fuxin made a lip shape, and Yan Cangling tilted his head to look at it for a long time but couldn't understand it, so Ji Fuxin had to use his eyes to signal him Fang Ming—it turned out that Ji Fuxin was thirsty.

"Hi!" Yan Cangling slapped his head, cursing himself for taking so much time to see the shape of his lips, how should he communicate with his benefactor in the future, if he fails, he will have to learn from Tong Le Ziyou in a few days.He did not move slowly, poured a glass of water, helped Ji Fu up, and fed him slowly.

The dry lips were moisturized, Ji Fuxin coughed a few times to clear his throat, Yan Cangling thought he was able to speak, and was overjoyed, he wanted to congratulate him, the next moment he turned his head and said with the shape of his lips: I still need water .

The smile on Yan Cangling's face froze for an instant, he forced his facial muscles to return to its original state, and whispered with a smirk: "Oh, when will you recover from your illness, so that I won't be able to communicate with you forever." After finishing speaking, Turn around and pour water again.

Unexpectedly, Ji Fuxin listened to these words, his body shook, and he lowered his head, his long eyelashes covered the emotions in his eyes.

"Benefactor, I will go to Pinfang Pavilion in a while, and bring out those who harmed you and punish them severely! Tell me, do you like to take off their pants and spank them on the ground, or do you like to strip them naked and let them walk around the Pinfang Pavilion?" Fangge ran three laps, or what kind of punishment do you like, huh?" Yan Cangling smiled and fed Ji Fuxin water, while happily talking to himself, but Ji Fuxin choked on water in fright.

Ji Fuxin had a smile in his eyes, lowered his eyebrows to see the drops of water hanging from his lips, and subconsciously raised his hand to wipe it off, but when he moved his arm, he froze.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Yan Cangling didn't notice anything wrong with Ji Fu's heart, and handed him a brocade handkerchief just in time, gently wiped away the water stains, and finally asked with concern, "But I still need water."

The difficult pupils couldn't focus, and Ji Fuxin's heart felt as if it was resting in the snow, and slowly became cold. He lowered his eyelids, shook his head lightly, and signaled Yan Cangling to help him lie down.

Yan Cangling responded, and continued laughing and talking to himself: "Those training nuns can beat them a few times and throw them out for a few laps, but what should I do with the bustard. The bustard is a thick-skinned person, so how many times can I beat him?" , I guess it's not painful, what do you think I have to do to threaten her."

The light in Ji Fuxin's eyes flickered, and after a moment of hesitation, he bumped Yan Cangling with his shoulder, and said a few words with his lips.

Yan Cangling was stunned for a moment, and all his attention was on his shoulders.Is the benefactor taking the initiative to talk to me?he……

"Ouch!"

Seeing Yan Cangling's foolishness, Ji Fu felt unhappy in his heart, hit it hard again, frowned, and "said" what he had just said.

What Ji Fuxin "said" were all words, Yan Cangling struggled to read, and winked at him for a while before he could understand what he meant.

"Lee, face? You mean..."

Ji Fuxin closed his eyes and ignored him.

"..."

Yan Cangling had no choice but to send someone to report, so he tucked Ji Fu's heart in the quilt and turned to leave.

After he left, Ji Fuxin furtively opened a slit in his eyes, seeing that he was gone, Fang quietly opened his eyes completely, his eyes clearly filled with a smile.

Yan Cangling left the palace, dragged Le Ziyou who was waiting, and walked away, whispering the plan in his heart while walking.Le Ziyou listened carefully, sometimes nodding and sometimes shaking his head, gesticulating with his fingers to tell Yan Cangling what he thought, when the two of them planned a cup of tea in private, they walked along the street one after the other after the plan was drawn up.

With brisk footsteps and the dust flying up from his hem, Yan Cangling took the lead to stop at the Chunxing Building not far from Pinfang Pavilion. When he stood still, he immediately put on an angry face and rushed into the Chunxing Building to take pictures of the table. Shout: "Bring the wine!"

Le Ziyou followed him to Chunxing Building, put on an anxious expression, pulled him and persuaded him: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, is it worth it for one person?"

Yan Cangling's face couldn't stop sullen: "You don't care! Shopkeeper, bring the wine, do you hear me!"

"Yes, yes, yes." The shopkeeper's eyes slid around the faces of the two of them, and he hurriedly asked Xiaoer to get wine and waited for them to go to the private room.

After entering the private room, Yan Cangling was still puzzled, and when he saw the table, he slammed it hard, cursing loudly such as "what is he, he dares to show his face to the king", while Le Ziyou said He persuaded him with a smile on his face, and called Xiaoer to get the wine when his anger subsided.

Xiao Er was afraid of getting into trouble, so he smiled and bowed back, but instead of going to the wine cellar, he turned to the shopkeeper, looked up at the private room where Yan Cangling was, and whispered to the shopkeeper in a low voice.

After the shopkeeper heard this, he called the waiter to get the wine, and at the same time beckoned another clever waiter over, and said in a low voice, "Quickly report to Miss Qingbo."

The clever little Er got the order, and immediately ran around the backyard towards Pinfang Pavilion, but he didn't know that his sneaky figure fell into the eyes of Le Ziyou in the private room.

"You guessed right." Le Ziyou turned down and walked back to Yan Cangling's side.

"Zhong Liang did a good job, otherwise I really wouldn't have connected this place with Pinfang Pavilion." Yan Cangling paused, his face suddenly changed, and his anger returned, "Don't stop me, I have to drink to my heart's content today!"

Le Ziyou has a delicate heart, and also agrees with him and persuades him by acting.Xiao Er happened to come in with the wine, and saw Yan Cangling sweep the sleeves of his robe, angrily smashing the teacup on the table into pieces, while Le Ziyou was embarrassed, and hurriedly paid Xiao Er a piece of silver, took the wine and told him to leave for now. Come in.

Xiao Er was so happy that he forgot about Bei when he got the money, so naturally he lost his mind to be a spy, and bowed down with a flattering smile.

Hearing Xiaoer's footsteps gradually walking away, the muscles on Yan Cangling's face twisted back and turned into a smile. He and Le Ziyou gave each other a wink as a signal.