After Kong Sheng left, Tu Yao asked who Fang Cai was, Bu An told him bluntly, and by the way, he also described the situation in Jiangning Mansion in the near future.

Tu Yao nodded silently when he heard this, as if he was thoughtful.

Bu An had the heart to persuade her to take Song Qing with her quickly and stay away from the place of right and wrong, and felt that maybe Tu Yao had already seen through the details of the month-by-month plan, so she might as well wait and see what she planned, so she didn't say much.

Soon the men from the Zhenyu Mansion brought the food, and Bu An ordered the men to put it on the stone table in the shade of the trees in the courtyard.

The three masters and apprentices chatted while eating.

Song Qing said with emotion, no wonder you refuse to stay on the mountain to practice, if there is a pond under the mountain, you are a fish in Bu'an, and you are like a fish in water when you go down the mountain. He also said that if he also had such a good courtyard to live in and such a good meal to eat, he would not be too lazy to practice.

Tu Yao was angry and funny when he heard it, saying that you are greedy for fun and don't want to practice, just walk outside, don't mention that you are my disciple.

Song Qing said with a bitter face: "Bu'an doesn't practice either, but the master never scolds him." ”

Bu An rolled his eyes when he heard this, and said secretly, how do you know that I don't practice anymore, I am so good that I am going to be struck by lightning again, am I easy.

Tu Yao also glared at Song Qing with a smile: "Didn't you say it yourself, Bu'an is like a fish in water when he reaches the bottom of the mountain, if you also have such skills, what do I care about you?"

Song Qing shrank his head, just ate the vegetables, and stopped arguing.

Tu Yao had no choice but to take him, so he thought about it and asked Bu An, since there were one after another deaths in Jiangning City, why didn't he move to live with Song Shijin and them, so that he could take care of him.

Bu'an had his own reasons for doing this, but it was inconvenient to explain, and he couldn't find an excuse for a while, so he had to say vaguely: "It's a long story, it's a long story......

Tu Yao said with a smile: "There is nothing left and right, if there is no hidden feeling, you might as well talk about it." ”

"That ......" Bu An frowned slightly: "Song Shijin......"

"What, didn't you hit him off at first sight?" Tu Yao said curiously.

"No, no, it's not because of him......" Bu'an scratched his scalp: "He has a cousin......"

"Qufu Song Manqiu?" Tu Yao asked.

"Shizun also knows Miss Song?" Bu An was a little surprised.

"I heard that this Song girl is very arrogant, did she offend you somewhere?" Tu Yao frowned slightly.

Bu An shrugged his shoulders and smiled bitterly, deliberately not admitting or denying it, leaving a hole for future play.

"In this case, Song Qing and I will stay on your side, and if something happens, it will be convenient to take care of it. Tu Yao said it very naturally, and it seemed that there was no such triviality as male and female defense in her heart.

She opened her mouth, even if Bu'an was not happy, she couldn't say it directly, so she had to agree.

It's just that not long after lunch, taking advantage of the fact that the guys from Zhenyulou came to clean up the cups and plates, Bu'an took the time to go out and found the old man who lived next door, and it didn't take much to say anything, so he spent more than two hundred taels of silver to rent the entire house next door for a month.

On the banks of the Qinhuai River, every inch of land is expensive, and this rental price is several times more expensive than the surrounding area, which is enough to make people tempted.

Now that the evil moon is coming, and the prices are high, the old man obviously does not have much money, and as soon as he gets the money, he promises to vacate the house immediately.

So in the evening, when a craftsman chiseled a hole from the other side of the courtyard wall and began to build the door, Tu Yao and Song Qing were stunned.

Seeing this, Bu An explained that the yard here was too small, and it was really difficult to clean up two more rooms, so he rented the next door and opened it for the time being, using it as a big house.

"You really made a fortune!" Song Qing pointed at Bu An, "Honestly, how much money have you earned in the past six months?"

"It scares you to death when you say it. Bu An deliberately pretended to be very angry.

"Master!" Song Qing looked at Tu Yao: "Bu'an, he's so generous, I'm ...... I don't want to practice anymore!"

"Bu'an's family was originally a wealthy businessman in Jiaxing, and he had the inheritance of family property and the ability to do business. If you practice well, your sons and grandchildren will naturally have a time of abundance in the future. Tu Yao persuaded with a smile.

"Master, I think Song Qing is a hard and not soft character, and he is urging him to practice, so it's better to leave it to me these days. Bu An looked at Song Qing while moving his muscles and bones, as if he had a malicious face.

"How can there be a junior brother who cares about a senior brother!" Song Qing shouted, pulled out the flute on his waist, waved it demonstratively, and then slipped away and didn't know where to hide.

Tu Yao also smiled bitterly and shook his head, he really didn't know how to control this lazy disciple.

In the evening of that day, Bu An left the small courtyard where he lived before to Tu Yao, and lived in a slightly larger house with only a wall apart.

After Guangnian and Huiyuan came back, they naturally moved to the two side rooms of the mansion.

After dinner, Bu An called Guang Nian to him, listened to him repeat all the gains of the day, and from time to time he opened up to ask questions.

On this day, there were more than 300 people who spoke to Guang Nian, and a total of 22 people won his magical powers, including three women from official eunuchs, six merchants, seven scholars, and six catchers and soap officials.

This work has been done for several days in a row, and Jiang Ningcheng in Bu'an's eyes seems to be gradually receding its clothes, revealing its deep, dark and secret, and perhaps unsightly side.

For example, Qian Wenzhao, the political envoy, sent his wife and children back to his hometown in the northwest a few days ago;

For example, the government conducts routine inspections to maintain law and order, but in fact, it does not contribute to the work, probably because they feel that the grievances and vendetta that cultivators only see, they are not easy to manage, and they can't manage it at all;

For example, not long ago, the city had just been investigated and a lot of snitches were caught, and it seemed that someone had lost something important, but in the end no clues were found, and it was over;

For example, not only did the Inspectorate send people to Jiangning, but also many people from the Ministry of Industry, whose whereabouts were mysterious, and no one knew what they were here for......

All in all, this hidden picture, under the patchwork of Guang Nian, is becoming more and more detailed, intricate, and inextricably linked, revealing more and more key information.

Bu An always felt that he might have missed some important factor, and so far, this picture still has only one main line, but it lacks enough side branches and details to make it fleshed out and believable.

He had already planned it, and he walked away without waiting for the month-by-month conference to start, so the homework he was doing now was more like a thinking exercise, by piecing together the details of the month-by-month conference, to understand Emperor Longxing as a person.

In the eyes of the world, the emperor is just a virtual image or some kind of symbol representing supreme power, but Bu An needs to know what this opponent is thinking, what habits he has, and what weaknesses he has.

The month-by-month conference may be a game of chess, and the two sides of the game may be the Longxing Emperor and the world's cultivators.

Bu An is also an idler watching chess. But if nothing else, he'll sit down and walk on a plate someday.

Before that, he had to figure out his opponent's move.