Winter solstice, the lunar calendar believes that the cold is extreme, so it is called the winter solstice. Folklore regards the winter solstice as one of the three major festivals, attaches great importance to it, even if the poor people are all the way around, all year round, they will use all their savings to make it easier to get new clothes, prepare food, enjoy the ancestors, and the official release will be able to celebrate the exchanges, just like the New Year's Festival. The night before the winter solstice is also called "night removal", and the custom is modeled after "year removal".

Chaotianmen, Qinghefang area, Gaomen big families live here, Qinghe Street Qingshui Lane only live in a total of two, one of which is one of the best Yin family in Hangzhou.

Covering a vast area, the exquisite garden, the pavilions and pavilions in the garden, the small bridges and flowing water, there are dozens of servants' rooms alone, the high walls, the Zhu Gate, and even the majestic guards at the door all show the strong financial resources of the Yin family.

On the eve of the winter solstice, the Yin family, which has a large population, is keeping vigil, and the sound of firecrackers, men's voices, women's laughter, and children's laughter is very lively in this cold night.

And one of the courtyards of the Yin family is unusually quiet, as if all the sounds are isolated from the courtyard gate, this is where the second young master of the Yin family lives, and the servants are all sent to the front yard to prepare for the vigil that day and the next day on the winter solstice to worship the ancestors, so at this moment, even the little maid here has never seen half of it, and the door of the courtyard is tightly closed. At this time, Yin Ershao's room was receiving a distinguished guest.

"I don't know that the deputy envoy is coming, Yin Ren can't go out to greet him, please forgive me", Yin Ren at this time respectfully and politely saluted the young man who was sitting on the upper seat.

"No need to be polite, since you have been the connector of the secret guard in Hangzhou, you have done things in an orderly manner, and the intelligence collection is also very accurate, my father appreciates it very much, especially this time Li Yong's matter, it is even better, and it should be credited." The faint smile of the man opposite clearly revealed a sense of appreciation.

The fair-skinned and bookish Yin Ren is ostensibly the second young master of the Yin family's silk, who would have thought that he actually has another identity, that is, the connector of the secret guard in Hangzhou, responsible for the liaison work of all the secret guards in Hangzhou.

Because the secret guard and the connector are one-line contacts, the secret guards do not know each other, and only the connector knows the information of all the secret guards in Hangzhou, so this connector is very important, and his identity is equivalent to the person in charge of the secret guard in Hangzhou.

"The deputy envoy has won the award, but Yin Ren wants to do his best, and he is ashamed to say that he has the credit." The modest and polite smile made people extremely comfortable, "What else does the deputy envoy need Yin Ren to do next, please do not hesitate to tell me."

"What do you think Liu Congguang will do next when he finds out that we have taken the person he wants?" The man opposite adjusted to a comfortable sitting position and continued to ask.

Although Liu Congguang is young, he is unusually smart, his heart is as careful as hair, and he is old and serious, he must know the purpose of "remembering Jiangnan" here, so next, he will definitely keep an eye on "remembering Jiangnan", on the bright side he will take the opportunity to search on the ship, and secretly he may send a master to the ship to investigate, there must be other back-ups, we must do a good job of countermeasures. Yin Ren's ability to make this answer shows that he has thought deeply.

"You're right, but since we can think of what he has to do, he may not be able to think that we will have a solution, and with his cleverness, there must be a lot to follow, but how can I make it so easy for him to find the man he wants? This time, let's have a good time with him, with such a strong opponent, we won't be bored on the way back and forth." The young man always maintained an indifferent smile, which was unpredictable.

At this time, the dim candlelight reflected on the young man's face, his faint smile, relaxed tone, and even the casual sitting posture all revealed a strange charm, making his extremely ordinary face also vivid and changeable. Yin Ren couldn't help but be stunned, a flash of brilliance flashed in his eyes, and there was a ripple somewhere in his heart.

The young man sitting opposite is undoubtedly Zhao Xian, as soon as the sky is dark, Zhao Xian took Li Yu and his subordinate Zhao Yan to Yin's mansion, at this moment Zhao Xian is sitting leisurely opposite Yin Ren drinking tea, and Li Yu, who has been sad for a day, has been arranged to rest in the guest room on the side, and Zhao Yan is still guarding outside the door.

On the day of "night removal", Zhao Xian and others drank tea leisurely, occasionally went to the front yard for a walk, and felt the lively atmosphere of the people's New Year's celebration in the dark.

At the same time, Liu Congguang in the VIP upper room of the mansion of the boss of Dicuizhai Wang, which is two streets away from the Yin Mansion, the youngest and promising deputy commander among the secret guards under the Queen Mother, and the successor of the future commander, is sitting in the dark at the moment, frowning and thinking about what to do next.

The opponent took Li Yu first, indicating that their own actions, even their own people, had already been under the surveillance of the other party, did the other party's quick action show that they had a perfect plan?

Where will they go next? The most important thing is that he has not discovered the identity of his opponent so far, but he has been dragged by the opponent's nose and is always in a position of being passively beaten.

The only suspicious thing is the sudden appearance of "Yi Jiangnan", which made him find a little clue about his opponent, "Yi Jiangnan" at this time to Hangzhou to challenge the Four Seasons Fang It seems that it is not just as simple as to become famous, it is clear that it is a trick to repair the plank road and secretly cross Chen Cang.

The first step has been declared a failure, as if he lost the first move in the game, he found that his opponent is not simple, and how to move next needs to be carefully considered.

The sky is bright, a ray of sunshine appears in the clouds, the sky in Hangzhou that has been gloomy for many days is actually clear, the people who have kept watch all night stretch their waists, go out to breathe fresh air, change into new clothes, and prepare to meet the winter solstice festival in good spirits.

The so-called fat winter and thin year, the winter solstice people give more relics, every household is prepared to worship the best things for ancestors, there are many customs of the winter solstice festival, such as welcoming the sun, wearing a yang scarf, recommending millet cakes, eating wontons, offering winter solstice plates, etc., the rich and noble families are even more curious, and make the wontons into various colors and put them in the gold and silverware: it is called the Baiwei wonton. On this day, Tang was all out of the market, hanging the curtain and drinking the expo, a joyful and lively scene.

On the day just after the winter solstice, the weather is sunny and the winter is warm, which is a good day to lift the anchor. And "Remembering Jiangnan" will also bid farewell to its counterparts in Hangzhou and all the officials, and prepare to set sail along the canal to Bianjing.

At this time, the deck of "Yijiangnan" seemed busy and orderly, the servants were quietly carrying all kinds of needed supplies, Zhao Qiong in the cabin hall was accompanying the boss on the third floor of Hangzhou to say goodbye, and the Oiran on the third floor and Pan Liang of the "Four Seasons Square" were also present.

"The three bosses, 'Yi Jiangnan' came to Hangzhou for more than a month, and got the help of the bosses, Zhao Qiong is grateful, thank you here, I hope that we can meet again in the future, and then allow Zhao Qiong to entertain the bosses", Zhao Qiong smiled and nodded slightly to the bosses on the third floor.

"Boss Zhao, you are too polite, as the saying goes, the one who comes is a guest, not to mention that Boss Zhao came to Hangzhou from afar, bringing a new breath to Hangzhou, making me feel refreshed and learned a lot of things, we should thank Boss Zhao for you, I will ask Boss Zhao for more advice when I have the opportunity in the future,"

"Four Seasons Fang" Yu boss is a big fat man, fat face with a hypocritical smile, known as the smiling tiger, in fact, he is at the moment is eager to "remember Jiangnan" to get out of Hangzhou, this month, their own guests do not know how much less, a lot of have run to "remember Jiangnan", fortunately, "remember Jiangnan" is not without any choice to receive guests at will, otherwise the third floor of Hangzhou does not know how many opportunities to make money will be lost, and then the third floor will become a veritable "three empty buildings".

Therefore, as soon as he got the news that "Yi Jiangnan" was leaving Hangzhou, he hurried to confirm the fact that "Yi Jiangnan" had left, and to personally see "Yi Jiangnan" set off.

"Boss Yu, you are so good at talking, no wonder 'Four Seasons Fang' is so prosperous by you, it's really gratifying." Zhao Qiong didn't bother to think about the truth of the boss's words, and casually entertained a few words.

"Xichun Building" Boss Zhou is a half-old who still has charm, and has been fighting with the rest of the second floor for many years, a while ago there was a "Yi Jiangnan" that came out of nowhere, robbed a lot of limelight on the third floor, so that her originally well-maintained face almost had a few more wrinkles, at this moment I learned that "Yi Jiangnan" was leaving, and I don't know how many times I quietly bloomed, and the dark clouds that had accumulated on my face for many days were scattered today with the dark clouds in the sky outside, and a small sun also appeared.

"Boss Zhao, I don't know where your painting boat will go next, whether it can be useful to us and other places, although our 'Xichun Building' is local to Hangzhou, but the slave family also knows a lot of nobles, if necessary, the slave family can recommend one or two for my sister."

Sure enough, it was a person who was rolling in the Fengyue place, and this hypocrisy was done with sincerity, so that people who didn't know the way couldn't help but be moved, and they really thought that the bosses on the third floor of Hangzhou were actually temperamental.

"Thank you Boss Zhou for your concern, 'Yi Jiangnan' will go north along the canal to Beijing next." Zhao Qiong is very clear about these methods of acting on the spot, so she is reluctant to reveal more information.

At this time, the attendant on the ship walked to Zhao Qiong's side and whispered a few words, and then Zhao Qiong nodded and signaled him to step back, then stood up, "Bosses, the supply of our 'Yijiangnan' has been completed, as the saying goes, 'there is no banquet in the world', 'mountains and rivers meet', Zhao Qiong will not pass you here, bosses, please", after speaking, he made a gesture of congratulations and took the lead out of the cabin.

The owner of the third floor and several Oirans also stood up and walked out of the cabin and onto the deck.

Pan Liang of "Four Seasons Fang", after walking on the deck, glanced around, as if looking for someone, at this time a person dressed as a maid quickly walked behind Pan Liang, and made a look at her, and then everyone walked back to the shore one after another, and after saying goodbye hypocritically again, the boatman, servants, and guards on the ship quickly and orderly withdrew back to the deck, lifted anchor and set sail.

On the shore, Pan Liang quickly walked under a willow tree with her personal maid, looked left and right, saw that no one was paying attention, and then pretended to be chatting with the maid very casually, "How?" Checked? Did you see a woman in her 40s hiding on a boat? The casual demeanor could barely hide the eagerness.

"Back girl, I looked around below, and I didn't find any women in their 40s, almost all of them were young servants on the boat, even if there were people who looked in their 40s, they were all men." The maid replied respectfully.

"And where else haven't you checked?" A hint of disappointment flashed in Pan Liang's eyes.

"The upper and lower floors of the hall have not been checked, first, there is not enough time, and secondly, the staircase entrance upstairs seems to be very tightly guarded, and casual people can't go up, but the cabin below and even the lower room, the slaves and maids have quietly touched it, and there is no one described by the girl."

"The main floor is heavily guarded? A painting boat that opens its door to welcome customers, the girl's room will be guarded so strictly, it seems very suspicious", Pan Liang showed a solemn look, "Let's go back first, I will report to Lu Shang, how to act next, let's wait for the response." After speaking, he left the shore with the maid, and quickly followed the people in front of him back to the "Four Seasons Fang".