The reality is always so cruel, they even feel like they have been tricked like monkeys.

Fan Qianshan didn't expect such a traitor, and was about to accuse Lu Gongzi, but the words came to his lips and swallowed back. After all, they gathered for profit, Lin Haoran gave Lu Gongzi such a big benefit, but it was difficult to guarantee that Lu Gongzi would choose Lin Haoran's side.

In addition, even if he didn't look at the face of the Lu family, he had to take a look at Lin Haoran's face, he had no ability to embarrass this Lu Gongzi.

Lu Gongzi changed his usual and lazy appearance, his eyes revealed a sense of confidence and calmness, he looked up at the full moon in the night sky, stood up directly from the seat and greeted: "It's not early, Lord Qincha made an appointment with Master Qincha tonight, and Master Qincha has to go to meet Lord Qincha now." Ladies and gentlemen, my son has taken his leave! ”

It's just that his words are destined not to be answered, let alone sent to him, and he has become the most unpopular person.

Chen Boren and the others watched Lu Gongzi leave blankly, and watched this Lu Gongzi swagger towards the enemy's camp. I thought that Lu Gongzi had been trying to assassinate Lin Haoran, but he didn't want the two of them to be eye-to-eye, and now they had to sit together and talk about wine.

With Lu Gongzi leaving, this meeting room has been subjected to a storm, and everyone is staring at each other.

Sun Yuanwai saw that the situation had deteriorated suddenly, and asked Chen Boren worriedly, "President Chen, what should we do now?" ”

"We're too careless, we're underestimating this Lord Qincha!" Chen Boren took a sip of tea and sighed from the bottom of his heart.

Fan Qianshan and the others had bitter mouths, and they deeply understood Chen Boren's words, and they didn't even dare to delve into the whole story.

From the first day of Lin Haoran's tenure, everything was already under the control of the other party. He reorganized the Yangzhou officialdom through Chen Xiaoxiao's case, and then seized the smuggled salt to win the emperor's greater trust, and then threw out the Gang Salt Law.

Every step seems to have been carefully calculated, making the situation worsen step by step.

What's even more terrifying is that there have already been internal ghosts in their camp, so that all their plans and plans have been known to Lin Haoran, and they have no secrets at all.

When they were thinking about such a plan, they didn't know that the other party had already known their movements, and then severely damaged the smuggling network they had worked so hard to manage.

"President Chen, Lu Xiu knows so many things about us, Lin Haoran is afraid that he won't give up!" Yang Dashi looked at it more long-term, and seemed worried.

Fan Qianshan and the others thought so, and they also turned their heads to look at Chen Boren, hoping that he would turn things around like he did back then.

"Let's wait and see what happens!"

Although Chen Boren knew that things might have twists and turns, he didn't have any strategy to deal with it, and he couldn't guarantee that there would be any internal responses here, so he shook his head in frustration and said.

In the face of the successive changes, although all parties reacted differently, they all tacitly set their eyes on Lin Haoran, who was responsible for the implementation of the Gang Salt Law.

At the end of August, the temperature in Yangzhou City dropped suddenly.

On the north side of Fuxi Street, less than a street apart, there is a rather imposing mansion. The drainage canal here has the remnants of the red cannon jacket, the word "joy" in front of the door.

The façade of this house is very high, the door is open between the outer eaves columns, the lintel has patterns of flowers and birds and beasts, and in front of the door is a festive couplet.

When you enter the gate, you are greeted by a delicate shadow wall, which covers the inside and outside of the door. Just bypassing this shadow wall, there is a sudden opening in front of you, and there are many precious potted plants in the front yard, showing the solidity of this family.

Passing through the front yard, there is the main hall, where there are many calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, which makes the place full of the smell of books. And the back is the hanging flower door, built on the bluestone steps, the hanging flowers on the beam head are extremely noble, and the columns appear colorful.

When you enter the Hanging Flower Gate, you will see the area of the inner house, which is the residence of the owner and his family. The courtyard is large, and the bluestone path is paved with a straight passage through the flowers and fruit trees on both sides.

The autumn sun fell on the house, and the sun cast a golden light on the roof of the main hall that sat north and south, and the golden morning light on the first floor shone through the dormer window on the roof.

The dormer windows are used for natural light, making this lavishly furnished room look spacious.

A peerless woman in a long brown dress sat in front of a bronze mirror, it was a charming face, her black hair was pulled back, her two eyebrows were slender, her lips were red and her teeth were white, and it was inserted with gold beads, like the finishing touch, that made this woman so bright and moving, as if the room had added a bit of color.

This woman is the concubine of the Imperial Palace, the left deputy of today's Imperial Palace, Lin Haoran, the flower of the concubine, the years have given her a more plump body, it seems that through the nourishment of love, this Jiangnan peony blooms more gorgeously.

But at this moment, a satisfied yawn sounded, and a white elbow suddenly appeared in front of the bed. But after this action, there was no movement.

When Hua Yingrong heard the movement, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, but the hair on her forehead was a little naughty, and she was seriously playing with it, making herself even more impeccable.

Lin Haoran had already woken up, first admiring the back, but seeing that she didn't move for a long time, he reminded her: "Lin Huashi, don't you come over to wait for the prime minister to get up?" ”

This is already the usual appearance of the two, Hua Yingrong usually gets up early to dress up, first, she has always been diligent, and secondly, she wants to show the best side to Lin Haoran.

Although Lin Haoran doesn't have to get up to make a few moves, he is already used to the rules of this era. It's not that he doesn't like to sleep lazy, it's just that he goes to bed at eight or nine o'clock at night, and there is really no pressure to get up at six or seven o'clock in the morning.

As soon as the words fell, but without waiting for Hua Yingrong to give an order, Yahuan Lan'er and others, who were already waiting outside, walked in with washing utensils and came directly to Lin Haoran's bed.

Although Hua Yingrong has a haughty temperament, she also tries her best to play the role of a good wife, so she got up and walked over.

Lin Haoran got up from the bed and sat on the edge of the bed, with a hint of smugness on his face. Such a beautiful woman is not only bullied by him every night, but also served in the morning.

Hua Yingrong knew that this man liked to conquer himself, but he had no intention of fighting. She took the teapot from Lan'er's hand, personally poured a cup of tea for Lin Haoran, and sent it to Lin Haoran, who was already a gentle and virtuous wife.

Lin Haoran took a sip of tea, spit the tea into the spit pot in the other girl's hand, and then washed her face with warm water. After washing his face, he casually asked, "I'll go to the teahouse for breakfast, do you want to go with me?" ”

Due to their background, there is actually a certain gap between the eating habits of the two. Hua Yingrong is very particular about food, but Lin Haoran is casual about food, so Hua Yingrong will not eat dishes in the teahouse.

Lin Haoran has never been a macho person, even if Hua Yingrong is just a concubine, but he also maintains a great degree of respect. He didn't plan to force Hua Yingrong to go to dinner with him, but out of the need for husband and wife to get along harmoniously, he still asked casually.

"Okay!" Hua Yingrong replied without thinking.

When Lin Haoran heard this unexpected answer, he was slightly stunned at first, and then smiled in return.

Yangzhou City is not small, and the permanent population here has reached hundreds of thousands. Even if it is the high-ranking Lord Qincha, he can only wear the clothes of a scholar, and it is not easy to be recognized here.

There are five bridges over the Xiaoqinhuai River, with the Tongsi Bridge in the center and a teahouse next to it.

The teahouse sells coarse tea and snacks, and because of its good location, it is quite popular with the local people, and at the same time attracts some middle and lower-class scholars to come here, so the daily business seems to be very hot.

However, no matter what era, the catering industry has always endured, and the income of some popular stores seems to be very considerable.

Lin Haoran came to this authentic Yangzhou spring roll, and led Hua Yingrong directly into the teahouse, but he instantly became the focus of the audience, and immediately regretted it.

Hua Yingrong's face was draped with a scarf, but her figure and clothes showed a noble atmosphere, especially the pair of jade hands that were like green onions, showing her extraordinary background.

Even if you don't look at the face that has brought disaster to the country and the people, her figure alone is already coveted by men all over the world.

Lin Haoran sighed secretly in his heart, knowing that it was simply delusional to take this woman out and want to be low-key, and some people were even afraid that he would guess his figure through Hua Yingrong.

The diners around were all smart people, a boy with such a beautiful woman, and obviously several guards beside him, how could they provoke them.

Hua Yingrong followed Lin Haoran to the table near the river, but she stood slim and did not rush to sit down.

Several maids wiped the tables and chairs, and put exclusive dishes and chopsticks on the tabletop, and there was also a maid ring on the kitchen side who stared at her, resolutely acting like a noblewoman.

Lin Haoran, who was dressed as a scholar, sighed secretly in his heart, but he had already accepted the fact that his identity would be exposed, and ordered some authentic Yangzhou snacks, where he quietly enjoyed the riverside scenery and listened to some gossip from the diners around him.

Hua Yingrong is an extremely intelligent woman, looking at Lin Haoran's behavior when she sat down, she immediately broke through: "Xianggong, you are not here for the food here!" ”

Lin Haoran smiled and said without denying it: "I'm not a greedy person, but Tiger Niu used to take me to the market to look for food, and I like this feeling!" ”

"What does it feel like?" Hua Yingrong looked very curious, and her beautiful eyes looked at Lin Haoran seriously and asked.

Lin Haoran thought seriously for a moment, then glanced left and right, and then responded with a smile: "Being here can calm my heart, and I can also see the lives of the people at the bottom, so that I won't lose myself completely!" ”

"Xianggong wants to be a good official, not just a politician chasing power!" Hua Yingrong nodded as if she had gained something, and judged Lin Haoran.

Lin Haoran's brows furrowed slightly, but he shook his head and said: "I can't say this clearly, but I like the way I am now, and I can think of the source of drinking water, so as not to completely forget the hard days of the past!" ”

"The concubine is the eldest daughter of the Hua family, and she has been regarded as a jade food since she was a child, and her temperament is actually a little arrogant, I'm afraid it's the type that the husband doesn't like!" Hua Yingrong mentioned herself, looked embarrassed and glanced at Lin Haoran and said.

Lin Haoran was originally a person of rhetoric, but now facing the woman he likes, he naturally said intimately: "From the beginning I saw you, I knew that you were a high-minded and arrogant person, how could I hate your temperament?" ”

"Although the concubine has not lived a hard life, there are many Zhuang households in the Hua family, and I actually know their difficulties!" Hua Yingrong seemed to be very serious about telling, paused, and then talked about a past incident: "The concubine has helped the family for a long time, and I remember the first time I was in charge of collecting rent, I looked at a couple who were pitiful, and also exempted them from rent, and gave them a silver ingot!" ”

Lin Haoran glanced up at Hua Yingrong's eyes, but she saw something bad in her eyes, so she asked seriously: "Then what?" ”

Hua Yingrong bit her lower lip lightly, hesitated slightly, and then looked up at Lin Haoran miserably and said, "Their family was beaten to death that night, and it is said that the ingot of silver was also taken away!" ”

This is a knot in her heart for many years, and it has been buried deep in her heart.

Lin Haoran saw fear and helplessness in her eyes, and it was completely conceivable that this incident had a deep impact on her when she was still young, or perhaps the reason why she was indifferent to things later.

"I was scared and blamed myself!" Hua Yingrong clenched her fists nervously and added.

Lin Haoran watched her confide in her, and comforted: "This matter has nothing to do with you!" You give them money, this is your good deed, and they are worried about the thief, and you can only blame the thief for the rebellion of the thief. Besides, this matter is not necessarily caused by wealth, and their family may have a grudge with other people, so they were killed! ”

"The concubine didn't know, the concubine was very scared at that time, and she didn't dare to investigate!" Hua Yingrong shook her head lightly.

Lin Haoran was moved in his heart, and secretly wrote down this matter in his heart.

"Guest officer, your spring rolls are here!"

The shop took this table very seriously, and quickly delivered a plate of exquisite spring rolls.

Lin Haoran took the initiative to pick up Hua Yingrong's chopsticks, put a spring roll in her bowl, and said with anticipation in her eyes: "Let's not talk about these unhappy things, taste the taste of this spring roll!" ”

Hua Yingrong looked at Lin Haoran's behavior, and her heart was also warm, so she took the chopsticks and tasted a small bite. But I don't know if it's because of her mood, or because she has a caring husband, which makes her beautiful eyes flash with a touch of joy.

The teahouse seemed to be full of people, and when he saw the man and woman who were like fairy couples, they also took the initiative to lower their voices a little.