When the eyes of the whole people in Beijing were focused on the eldest lady of the Lu family, in an ordinary house in the city, someone was meeting very secretly.

"My lord, our plans are out on business. The Lu woman intervened, and the civil and military officials were forced to donate their money, and now the silver salary for disaster relief is very abundant, and we have no chance to prepare for war grain and grass at all. Dressed in an ordinary low-key dark gray cloth suit, it is difficult to hide the temperament of the person who spoke for a long time. Perhaps because he rarely pleases people, the flattering smile on his face was a little stiff and unnatural.

"Well, I've heard about it." The other was dressed in a black cloak with a wide brim that obscured his face. In just one sentence, there are a lot of stiff and weird words, and when you listen to this accent, you don't look like a person from Jing'anguo.

"What to do next, please show me what to do." The cloth-clothed man asked.

"Let's wait and see what happens. I'll send someone to inform you if you need to. The cloak man's tone was implicitly contemptuous, as if his master was summoning his subordinates.

The man in gray endured the feeling of grievance in his heart, and his face was still the same flattering look as before. "Then the subordinate will wait at home for the adults to send him."

The man in black nodded, waved him to stand down, and didn't say another word.

The man in gray walked out the back door of the house, crossed an alley, and turned south into the back door of an inn. After entering the inn, he walked to a locked room on the second floor, took a key from his bosom, opened the door and walked in. A moment later, out of this room was already Zuo Xiang-sama in casual clothes.

Fei Ning walked out of the inn gate and walked a street east. Entered the side door of a restaurant. He didn't delay in this restaurant, he walked around half a circle inside, and walked straight out of the gate of the restaurant. With the support of the coachman, he got into the Philadelphia carriage that had been waiting here for a long time.

Sitting alone in his own carriage, Fei Ning relaxed with a blank face all the way.

"Phew, what the hell! I think of you people in front of me, the face that longed to lick the upper of my shoes......" he muttered to himself with resentment, recalling his experience of being on a thief ship by mistake. I can't count the first times I regret it.

It was obviously not the first time that Fei Ning had met the man in black, and he thought he was very secretive, and he didn't notice all the actions of his trip. They all fell into the eyes of those who followed far behind them.

If an outsider comes to visit, you will find that this Nuoda Patriotic Mansion is really deserted. Don't look at the morning to Lu's house to be hired. Thirty or forty families went to raise the dowry. In fact, these people are almost all the subordinates of the entire Patriotic Mansion now. Since the prince sent the grandfather of the country back from Beijing, he didn't know what kind of wind he was smoking, and sold nearly two-thirds of the people in the house from top to bottom in one breath, leaving only some honest and honest family members to maintain the basic affairs of the house. Fortunately, there are not many masters in the house now, and the other two concubines who are serving in the courtyard have not changed, so no one dares to question it.

Shen Ze has cultivated his own people in the past two years, and all of them are closely replacing the stewards of the industries outside the Weiguo Mansion. There are not many available people who stay at home. After returning to Beijing. The affairs were complicated, and he didn't have the time to find some reliable subordinates for a while, so he simply did this for the time being, and waited for the future mistress of the Weiguo Mansion to enter the door before taking care of it.

Shen Ze, who had just come out of the Lu family's exchange of Geng posts, was in a good mood. The maids and mothers-in-law who served in the yard earlier were all wiped out, and he bought two new servants from outside to be responsible for the rough work in the yard.

He poured himself a glass of water, and he didn't mind that the water temperature was already cold, as if he was drinking, and he tilted his head to toast. The lunch was too happy at the Lu family, and the future brother-in-law poured several pots of wine. At this time, the wine was surging, thinking that his relationship with Zhihua had finally been decided, and the more he thought about it, the more he was excited, and he smirked alone with a flushed face.

It is also strange that there are too few people waiting, no one reports, Shen Ze was immersed in the joy of engagement, and he stepped into the room defenselessly, and as soon as he entered the inner room, he accidentally bumped into the master's rare appearance. He has followed Shen Ze for two years, and he has seen him smiling like jade, and he has seen him frowning and contemplative, but he has never seen the scene where he is stupid and stupid and stealing fun alone. Caught off guard, I almost burst out laughing. Fortunately, he had a good ability to adapt, and he forcibly held back his smile, but his shoulders couldn't help but shake a few times.

Dark One lowered his head and cleared his throat, interrupting Shen Ze to steal his fun: "Qi Qi Shizi, his subordinates have been monitoring Zuo Xiang with Dark Qi for so many days, and he finally made a move this morning. ”

As soon as Shen Ze came back to his senses, he heard his subordinates report on the matter. The alcohol made him slow down, not realizing that his appearance had been fully seen by his subordinates. He drank another glass of cold water to clear his mind a little. "Well, you go on."

"The left minister is resting today. He left the house in plain clothes at three o'clock in the morning, and first went to the Qianming Teahouse to play chess and drink tea with Lord Zhao, the head of the household department. At the end of the day, he parted ways with Lord Zhao and rode alone to the Gaosheng Inn in the south of the city...... "secretly reported Fei Ning's whereabouts in detail, and finally bowed his head and pleaded guilty: "The subordinates didn't dare to follow too closely, because the conversation between Zuo Xiang, Lord Zhao, and the man in black was not heard, and he asked the prince for forgiveness." ”

"Well, you guys did a great job. The most important thing now is to find out who is connecting with him, and we have been on guard against the ghostly tricks they discussed, and we have nothing to fear. What about the man in black? ”

"The subordinates and the dark seven acted separately, the subordinates stared at Lord Fei and went home, and the dark seven followed the man in black."

"It's been so long, and Dark Seven hasn't come back to report it, it seems that this man in black is much more difficult than Zuo Xiang." Shen Ze looked out the window, worried about the dark seven.

"Then do you want to send more people to pick him up?" is also a brother who was born and died, and the dark one also has a little anxiety.

Shen Ze was about to nod his head in agreement, when there were two soft knocks at the door, and Dark Seven's voice sounded: "Subordinate Dark Seven, I am here to restore my life!" ”

Dark One greeted him happily, "Stinky boy, why did you come back so late?" It caused me and the prince to worry in vain. As he spoke, he patted Dark Seven vigorously on the shoulder to express his concern.

Dark Seven was calm and wooden, and the pain in his shoulder was not obvious on his face. I don't care about the secret tricks of the dark one. Just report to the master at a glance.

Half an hour after Zuo Xiang left, the black-clothed man came out of the room. This person was cunning and suspicious, and his subordinates followed him around most of the capital. I almost lost it several times. In the end, his subordinates saw him enter the backyard of the Xinglong Chamber of Commerce with their own eyes, and he didn't come out for half an hour. This should be his foothold. ”

"He didn't notice you, did he?"

"Nope. His subordinates didn't dare to follow too closely, he would go around in circles in the city, it should be due to habit. The people of the Xinglong Chamber of Commerce who are subordinate to him are very respectful to him, if they find me. Surely this stronghold will not be exposed. ”

"Xinglong Chamber of Commerce......" Shen Zetuo pondered, and unconsciously tapped the table with one hand. Check the information of this Xinglong Chamber of Commerce, and send two more light achievements. Keeping an eye on this, the two of you continue to keep an eye on the left minister. ”

The two secret guards clasped their fists and left.

The eldest princess's mansion, the mother and daughter who had just had dinner. Snuggle up on the kang. Casual chatting rambling.

"Time flies so fast, I still remember your little appearance when you were in swaddling clothes, it seems that overnight, you have grown to the age of marriage." The eldest princess rubbed her daughter's satin-like green silk and sighed very reluctantly.

The mother and daughter were just discussing what makeup to give when Miss Lu came out of the cabinet, and as she spoke, the eldest princess thought of her daughter of a similar age, so she felt this way.

"Mother. I don't want to get married, I'll stay at home with my mother. Be your intimate little padded jacket for a lifetime! Minyi blushed and pouted in protest.

The eldest princess smiled and nodded the tip of her nose: "Silly girl, my mother is old." If you don't get married, if your mother is not there in the future, who will take care of you for me. ”

Minyi got up when she heard this, climbed behind the eldest princess, hugged her mother's neck from behind, and behaved like a child: "Mother is not old!" When Ah Hua first saw you, she thought you were my sister! ”

The eldest princess laughed: "My silly girl, people are making you happy, you take it seriously." ”

Minyi was anxious: "No, Ah Hua is serious, so it's not teasing me." Anyway, in my eyes, my mother will always be so young and beautiful! ”

The eldest princess ironed in her heart, and at the same time sighed again at Miss Lu's communication skills, and couldn't help but envy: "Look at Miss Lu, who is about the same age as you, and the means of dealing with the world are much higher than yours!" ”

Minyi is honored and honored, and her mother is not jealous at all and compares her friends with herself: "Zhihua still envy me, she said that I am good like this." I have my mother in the palm of my hand at home, and I will find another ...... in the future Anyway, she said, if you are like me, you don't have to fight with others, and you can be free all your life, then you will be happy! ”

If the daughter didn't finish speaking, how could the eldest princess not understand. She patted Minyi's hand and asked, "Then tell your mother what kind of son-in-law you want to marry in the future?" Don't wait for your mother to take a good look at people, and finally ask you if it doesn't suit your heart. ”

The eldest princess is such a precious daughter, and she doesn't stick to the worldly etiquette, she just wants her to find a lover and live a happy and smooth life in the second half of her life.

Minyi buried her head in her mother's neck socket and was half speechless. The eldest princess turned her head to look at it, and saw that the tips of her exposed ears were flushed with pink, and she smiled dumbly: "Now we mother and daughter, what else is there to be shy about with our mother." If you don't say what you think honestly, your mother will be optimistic about people in the future, so you don't care if you want to or not, just make the decision. ”

"Then it's up to my mother...... Daughter believes in your vision. Minyi's muffled voice came from the socket of her neck, and it sounded like she really wanted it.

"But you have to tell me what type you like, right? For example, the prince of Weiguo? The eldest princess's tone was soft, implying temptation.

It is true that many people in Beijing want to marry the Weiguo Mansion, but they do not include the eldest princess. The current Duchess is not the original match, and the eldest princess is one of the few people in Beijing who knows. Although Xiao Fei's family has a good reputation over the years, the eldest princess who was able to grow up peacefully in the palace and finally fled back from the enemy country, how could she only look at this superficial effort? In her heart, a stepmother is a stepmother, no matter how good her reputation is, no matter how kind she is, she will be selfish towards her stepson. The daughter is simple by nature, and the eldest princess is reluctant to let her face this kind of mother-in-law, so in the list of future sons-in-law candidates, the prince of Weiguo has long been eliminated.

However, Shen Ze really has a good appearance, and the eldest princess knew that her daughter knew him, so she was tempting at this moment, just because she was afraid that her daughter would be confused by his appearance and have some messy thoughts.

Apparently she was overthinking.

Although Minyi is simple, how can she not hear her mother's words with temptation? Misunderstanding that her mother wanted to hit her friend's husband, she raised her head sharply and said anxiously: "Mother! I don't like that type! No matter how good the prince of Weiguo is, he only likes Ah Hua! My daughter is not the one like Li Yuxue, a man who doesn't belong to me, I won't take a second look! ”

The eldest princess looked at her daughter with a strong look and smiled with satisfaction. She hugged the allergy device and comforted her in a good voice: "Okay, it's my mother who said the wrong thing." The prince of Weiguo is really the dragon and phoenix among people, and my mother is afraid that you will be confused, so I will test it, and I have no other meaning. Tell your mother, what type of son-in-law do you want to find? ”

Minyi looked at her mother carefully for a while, and made sure that what she said was true, so she didn't care anymore. She didn't want to have any other misunderstanding with her mother, so she couldn't care about her shyness, and replied seriously while thinking about it: "My daughter doesn't ask for anything else, as long as he has a good character, the family population is simple, and his parents are harmonious and easy to get along with." ”

After a while, she added, "By the way, don't be that kind of weak scholar." My daughter has a headache when she sees someone else dancing and writing. ”

Leaving aside the latter talk, what Minyi mentioned earlier was the criteria for choosing a son-in-law before the eldest princess. She smiled and rubbed her daughter's head: "My mother knows, don't worry, my mother will definitely polish her eyes and choose a wishful husband for you!" (To be continued.) )