Changyang is the capital city of Changzhou, as soon as he entered the city gate, Luoshuang smiled excitedly: "It is said that in our Daying, it is more important than identity to go to the capital, and it is more than silver to Changyang, this is really a prosperous place! It seems that there are more people walking on the street than in other places." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

In the carriage, Zhiruo, who was reading a travelogue, shook her head amusedly, but fortunately the girl did not say that there was more silver on the street than in other places. However, according to the description in the travelogue, Changyang's economic status and prosperity are really a bit like Yangzhou in ancient China.

In fact, the whole of Changzhou is the land of fish and rice of Daying, and Changzhou and the adjacent silk hometown of Huaizhou are the main sources of revenue for Daying's treasury. It is said that the salt tax and other taxes in these two places account for more than half of the entire tax revenue of Daying.

Luo Ying also smiled: "No wonder I was in a hurry to change me in an hour ago, because I was afraid that I would be reluctant to change it back because I also liked to watch the excitement." She felt sorry for her sister's hard work, but she loved the "throne" outside the car that could be looked around.

Also, the master spent a lot of time in silence on the carriage, either meditating, writing and drawing, or reading travelogues. She accompanies her, she likes to make soup or sugar water, slowly fan the small stove on a small fire, and listen to the soup slightly gurgling, which is also a kind of enjoyment.

But she still likes to drive in front of her, and she can see the six roads and listen to all directions, even if she sees two cows fighting on the side of the road, or listens to the sound of birds flying by, it is a kind of excitement for her. Of course, going into the city to see the people coming and going, and the bustle of the bustling street market attracted her even more.

"Master, will we stay in Changyang for a few more days, right?" Luo Ying suddenly thought of something, "I want to go and see the third girl of the Wu family, although she is rude, but she has been pretty good to us sisters in those years." Not to mention anything else, Luoshuang was seriously ill that year, if it weren't for the three girls insisting on Lang Zhong's treatment, I'm afraid she would have died a long time ago. ”

She remembered very well that before Uncle Qiang bought their sisters, Miss Wu San had just been bought by a bearded man. Qi Bo helped her inquire, and the bearded man was specially buying women for the famous buildings in Changyang.

Regarding the Wu family, Zhiruo heard Luoying say that the three girls of the Wu family are the former masters of the Luoying sisters, and the hometown of the Wu family is Changyang. The son of the Wu family was originally a general in the southwest of the border, and the second son was also an official of the imperial court.

When the Wu family was thriving, General Wu Shen was unexpectedly revealed to have been collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country for many years, privately providing a large number of weapons and the deployment of Daying on the southwest border to the poisonous country, and also searched out the correspondence between General Wu and the prince of the poisonous country from the Wu family. The Poison Country is a country adjacent to the southwest of Daying, which was originally not large, but in the past ten years, it has been annexing small neighboring countries and expanding rapidly. If it continues to develop like this, it is likely to become the second Usolan country to eyesight Daying. It is said that the poison country can expand so rapidly, and the weapons provided by General Wu Shen are indispensable.

Zhiruo has always hated and despised this kind of traitorous behavior of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country. However, since she heard about the Wu family, she has always had a question: General Wu is not the commander of the Southwest Army, and this matter does not involve the Southwest General, so where did he get so many weapons?

When Zhiruo raised this question, Luo Ying was stunned at first, but still shook his head: "It is said that the second master Wu is greedy for the salt tax, and he supports General Wu Shen to buy a large number of weapons from the underground weapon workshops on the rivers and lakes. This is what the Wu family said when they were convicted at that time, and it was also said that the evidence was conclusive, and the human and material evidence was complete.

At that time, Zhiruo was even more puzzled: "Could it be that General Wu is not selling weapons to the poisonous country, but giving them away for nothing, and he still needs the second master of Wu to support him?"

Luo Ying pursed her lips: "It is said that there is a concubine in the Wu family, that is, the sister-in-law of General Wu and the aunt of the third girl, who was lost by the nurse at a very young age, and somehow became the favorite side concubine of the prince of the poisonous country." However, before the case, the Wu family had never said such words, there was no rumor at all, and I didn't know if it was true or not. ”

After that conversation with Luo Ying about the Wu family, Zhiruo has not figured out the key to it, but after all, it is someone else's business, or something that has passed and cannot be recovered, and she has no intention of thinking about it, so it didn't take long to leave it behind.

But at this moment, somehow, she suddenly thought of the underground weapon workshop in Guanghai County.

"Wouldn't it?" Zhiruo shook her head self-deprecatingly, she was over-brained, right? Anything can be related to anything? However, she was really looking forward to Feng Ling's progress, who was the handiwork of the Haishi Wenrenlu and the underground weapon workshop? Could it be the same person? Prince, Fu Wang, or someone else?

Inexplicably, she just felt that the prince didn't have the courage and ability. The prince in the previous life didn't have enough confidence until she died, otherwise she wouldn't have relied on a golden mountain to launch a palace rebellion, and the result was a fiasco. There is only one possibility, that is, he is aware of the emperor's intention to change the crown prince, that is, he is not trusted by the emperor, nor does he trust the emperor. He has been the prince for more than ten years, but he is facing the possibility of being replaced, what else can he do?

"What wouldn't be?" Luo Ying heard Zhiruo's muttering, and looked puzzled, did the master think that Miss Wu San was now a prostitute, shouldn't she go to visit? No, the master would never look at people and things with such worldly eyes. If she heard correctly, the master must have thought of something that made her wonder.

Sure enough, Zhiruo smiled and said, "No, I just suddenly thought of the underground weapon workshop in Guanghai." Nishang has a shop in Changyang, we naturally have to stay for two more days, and we have to go around the shop, when do you want to go to the pavilion, just talk to me in advance. Always dress up in disguise, and don't reveal your identity when you're excited. "It's just a joke, Luoying's temperament is still very reliable, Brother Cunren said that she is a rare spy talent.

"Don't worry, master," Luo Ying said busily, "I just want to see how she is doing now, and I won't face her head-on." "Since I came to Changyang, I always feel weird in my heart if I don't take a look, and I don't know if Miss Wu San's temperament was sold to the building, can she live unharmed until now?

Although Wu San went to the southwest at the age of twelve and never came back until it was auctioned last year (at least, the two sisters have not been to Changyang since they came to Wu San's side), but after all, she was born and raised in Changyang, and now she has returned to Changyang but has become a prostitute in the so-called local famous building.

When Luoshuang drove to the door of a house according to the address sent by the spy of Dayuanfang, he was in a very happy mood: "Master, we have arrived, you wait, I'll knock on the door." "Good location, good house! Uncle Tong is really good at picking.

It was a pair of middle-aged men and women who opened the door, because they had already received the news that the prince would come, and the two of them hurriedly opened the door of the mansion after seeing the Qi family token and welcomed the carriage in. Zhiruo got out of the car, the two of them quickly knelt down, and the man's mouth said: "The slave even has two hairs and a cheap one to see the son, that is the porter Uncle Zhong, his daughter-in-law and Aunt Zhong are cleaning in the inner courtyard at this time, and they haven't had time to come out, everyone else has gone to the shop, and they won't come back until the evening." ”

Zhiruo nodded and said, "Get up, this place is good, thank you for your hard work." She knew that this couple was also an official slave, the man was the chief steward, who was in charge of all the neon clothes shops in Changzhou, and the woman was the internal steward of the Qi family's courtyard, managing all the affairs of the house.

Lian Erfa hurriedly said: "It's not hard, it's not hard, it's good if the son is satisfied." Although this house is not very big, there is an independent courtyard in the inner courtyard, and Aunt Zhong has already cleaned it up, just waiting for her son to come. "The house has only been bought for more than a month, so I hurried and hurried, but fortunately, I packed up and arranged it before the son arrived. This house is said to be the Qi family courtyard, in fact, it is the residence prepared by the prince for the shopkeeper and the guys, and the son himself does not come often, so he said that he can leave an independent small courtyard, or he will come to live occasionally, or he will make other arrangements in the future.

Uncle Zhong took Luoshuang to set up the carriage, and Zhiruo and the two went to the hall with Lian Erfa. Zhiruo sat down on the main seat, and Aunt Lian came in with a set of high-quality white porcelain tea sets with four seasons flowers. This is specially prepared for the son by Uncle Tong, and they don't even dare to touch it on weekdays. Uncle Tong can say that Childe is a very particular person. Also, a person like Childe was born with a golden key, can you not be particular?

Fortunately, if she doesn't know how to read minds, otherwise she will definitely be embarrassed, she wears a mask to cover most of her face, how can Aunt Lian see that she is like a human being?

"Uncle Lian, Aunt Lian," Zhiruo said, "I'll only stay for three or four days this time, you don't have to be too arrogant, just busy with your own business." I have two waiters by my side, I will look for you if there is anything. By the way, Uncle Lian, I will go to the store for a turn, and it will be arranged tomorrow, if you have any questions, you can talk to you and the shopkeepers of each store tomorrow night or the day after tomorrow. "Changyang already has two Ni Xiang Ju, and is preparing to open two more Yan Xian Ju.

Lian Erfa hurriedly responded, he was the first batch of stewards bought and cultivated by the big housekeeper Uncle Tong, and he was also an old man in the Qi Mansion in the South China Sea, knowing that their son-in-law was very busy, and he liked to walk around, and he didn't care about daily chores, whether it was in the shop or in the house.

He is more familiar with the rules of the Qi family, don't ask and guess about Childe's whereabouts, just follow Childe's instructions. Moreover, Childe likes capable and loyal people, otherwise it is useless to speak beautifully. Their various treatments in the Qi family are only afraid that Da Ying will not be able to find a second family, but as long as there is one betrayal, even if it is a small one, or if it is not successful, the consequences are not something they can bear.

The Qi family is not only those of them who are on the bright side, they can't see or touch the dark power behind them, but they can clearly feel it. For example, some people thought carefully that the main family couldn't find out, but they were kicked out on the spot and thought they were dreaming, and in the end, of course, they died ugly, and even their daughter-in-law and newborn daughter were sold to the dark kiln; There is no evidence that the Qi family did it, but who doesn't know it? It's just that they didn't expect that even the dirty handles of those officials could be clearly grasped by the Qi family and exposed to the sun by unexpected means......

After one or two times, no matter how much those jealous businessmen bribe, the officials will not dare to help them, right? The corrupt officials who can collude with the profiteers do not have dirty things behind their backs? It is not worth harming themselves for the sake of the Qi family, which does not harm them and can increase local taxes.

"By the way, Uncle Lian," Zhiruo asked, "You've been in Changzhou for three or four months, haven't you heard of some things about the Wu family?" Don't underestimate these big stewards who manage the business of the store, they have to make all kinds of connections, and they also need to understand the local magnates, rich and noble families, and even various forces in black and white. Of course, the longer you stay in one place, the clearer you will understand.

"The Wu family that was raided, all the men were beheaded, and all the women were sold?" Lian Erfa obviously knew something, "Childe, do you mean the Wu family that the brothers collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country?" "The most famous Wu family in Changzhou is the Changyang Wu family that was almost exterminated two years ago.

Zhiruo nodded: "Exactly, even Uncle Lian knows? It's been so long, is Changyang still spreading the news about their family?" Usually, although the common people have a lot of discussions and scolding about this kind of thing, and even go to the execution ground to throw rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves, and go to the old house of the person concerned to spit and smash bricks, but it will not last long, and they will generally forget about it after venting the fun. After all, these things are too far away from them, they have little impact on them, and they have no obvious relationship with their vital interests.

Luo Ying, who was behind Zhiruo, was also anxiously waiting for Lian Erfa's answer, it had been almost two years since the Wu family case was reported to the disposal, wouldn't it really be that they were still talking about accusations? Then Wu San Girl was in Changyang, and in such a place, wouldn't she have to suffer all the humiliation physically and mentally? Can she still live? Luo Ying hated the bearded man who bought Wu San Girl more and more, and Liulingering Pavilion didn't just take a fancy to Wu San's identity and deliberately use it as a gimmick to solicit business, right? What they want is the effect of non-stop scolding, the more people scold, the more stinky men who go to the pavilion to bully Miss Wu San, the more they have to use a high-sounding pretense.

Lian Erfa pursed his lips: "Isn't it rumored that the third girl of the Wu family is a ruined family." (To be continued.) )