() "Shopkeeper." Qi Yuan just opened his mouth and said slowly, "What do you mean, are you afraid of offending that Hu San?" ”

"No, no." The shopkeeper hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't think about it, you are my guest here, I naturally want to ensure your safety, right?" ”

Qi Yuan looked at it coldly, knowing it, the long sword in his hand was put down, and when the meal came, several people gathered around a table to facilitate talking.

"Huang Ye, what do you think about this?" Chang Lei leaned over and asked in a low voice.

"If you come here, you will be safe, how else can you look at it." Xue Tan rolled his eyes and interjected, "I see, you are just cowardly." ”

"Am I timid?" Chang Lei's face was displeased, "If it weren't for the shopkeeper to stop him, I'm afraid it would have become a mess, don't think that there are just three of us now, there are still the sixth master and the crown princess, and the nine Ling girls, if it really starts, you can fight against people a few times, but what about them?" ”

"It's as if I'm causing trouble." As he spoke, Xue Tan glanced at Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan didn't say anything, just silently ate the food in the bowl.

"Don't talk about it." Yin Qingqi saw that the atmosphere was not right, and he also blocked it, "It's just such a trivial matter, the soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it, what else can I do." ”

"But that Hu San doesn't look like an ordinary person." Chang Lei said to himself, ignoring Xue Tan's dissatisfied eyes, "Now that the prefect of Shuzhou is recuperating at home, there is not even one who can help us." ”

"Shopkeeper." After eating about the meal, Qi Yuan called the shopkeeper over, "Let me ask you something." ”

The few of them glanced at each other, knowing what he was going to ask.

"Who is that Hu San from Fang Cai?"

"That Hu San." The shopkeeper said hesitantly, and he couldn't come up with a word for a long time, "This...... Why do you ask this? ”

"We are also worried that if he comes again, we will have a response in advance." Yin Qingqi smiled, seeing the shopkeeper's expression, he also understood that he was afraid of offending Hu San, "Look, don't I ask you about this?" ”

"Uh-oh." The shopkeeper's voice responded, since he said so, I am afraid it would be a little inappropriate to refuse again, "That Third Master Hu is the head of this squire's house." ”

"Squire?" Qi Yuan raised his eyebrows, "What kind of business do they have in their family?" ”

"I told you not to spread the word." Qi Yuan listened to it

Go, the shopkeeper looked around, and saw that no one cared, so he said, "Their family sells illegal salt, and there is a salt farm, I heard that it is by a lake in our Shuzhou." ”

"Selling illicit salt?" Yin Qingqi was also taken aback, "It's illegal to sell illicit salt. ”

"Yo, don't talk nonsense." The shopkeeper hurriedly stopped, "The shopkeeper of their family, but a relative of the prefect of Shuzhou, broke the law?" People are the law. ”

Qi Yuan's face was cold, and his face was displeased. "He's the law? How come I haven't heard of such a thing, and whether there is any heavenly reason. ”

"Besides, it's illegal to buy and sell illicit salt, don't you know?" Qi Yuan swept the shopkeeper up and down, knowing that he must have nothing to do with this matter.

"This lord, don't be nosy." The shopkeeper sighed, "There is really no way to do it, we who open restaurants, naturally need salt for cooking, they collude with officials and businessmen, we have no choice, we have monopolized the salt industry, we are a small businessman, what can we do?" ”

"Then aren't you afraid that someone will come to check?" Xue Tan bit his chopsticks and asked coldly.

"How can anyone come to check, I heard that the prince made a kind of supervision of the imperial history, that's it, besides, I have never been to Shuzhou, besides, even if I come to Shuzhou, someone will stop me, and say that this is official salt, what can you do?" The shopkeeper nodded in response, and also saw his helplessness.

"To be honest, we don't want to buy other people's private salt, the price is high, and the quality is not good, but there is no way, those official salts are not seen on the market at all, I heard that they have been exchanged for silver by the prefect of Shuzhou, but let's not spread this word, I'll just talk to you a few times." The shopkeeper shook his head, sighed and left.

"Wait, can I ask, what's the shopkeeper's name?" Qi Yuan stopped the shopkeeper and asked casually.

"The surname is Yan, don't say it, his surname is really similar to salt." The shopkeeper quipped.

"Governor Yan." Qi Yuan and Xue Tan exchanged a look, both of them knew that the prefect of Shuzhou was also surnamed Yan, and it seemed that they were relatives.

"Okay, you can get busy first, and in a while, help me find six good guest rooms." Qi Yuan commanded.

"Six?" The shopkeeper was stunned at first, isn't this person a minion? Why do you ask for a room?

Qi Yuan understood what he meant, and waved his hand, "Our family does not distinguish between priorities and priorities, besides, if we come out together, we will naturally not be reluctant."

If you get the money, you can arrange it. ”

"Well, a few masters use it slowly." Saying that, the shopkeeper hurriedly went to instruct Xiao Er to arrange.

"Qingqi, you and Miss Jiuling live, and they also take care of each other at night." Qi Yuan whispered, after all, when he took in Jiuling, he also wanted her to be a maid.

"Don't worry, too...... Master Huang, I will definitely take care of the young lady. Huo Jiuling's eyes flashed with a glimmer of light when he looked at Qi Yuan, and Xue Tan saw it in his eyes and didn't say anything.

"Well, in the next few days, I'll be in trouble with Miss Jiuling." Yin Qingqi nodded and acquiesced to Qi Yuan's arrangement.

At night, several people went to bed one after another, but only Qi Yuan couldn't sleep all night.

Now that the war is in chaos, these prefects and county orders have made him extremely uneasy, and Qi Yuan has become more and more aware of how difficult it was to govern state affairs when Huang Ama was there.

When Qi Yuan was young, he often blamed the emperor Ama for not being fortunate to his imperial mother, and he didn't even enter the door of the harem, and he rarely saw his figure in the harem, which also made the gap between the two gradually become estranged, and this gap became more and more profound as they grew older.

Now, looking at these corrupt officials and corrupt officials, Qi Yuan has gradually understood Huang Ama's thoughts, and it is not an easy thing to govern the country.

The moonlight was like frost, Qi Yuan opened the window, watching the moonlight scatter all over the ground, and the cold wind whistled by, condensing the entire room into a pure and flawless snow.

"Tick."

Qi Yuan first heard a movement, then suddenly got up and looked out the window.

There was not a trace of people on the street outside, but Qi Yuan clearly felt a chill that was more biting than the cold wind just now.

This feeling spread all the way along Qi Yuan's neck, instantly eroding his body, and all the nerves in his body were tense, staring at the movement outside.

"Wow."

A few footsteps came up the stairs, and this time, Qi Yuan heard it clearly.

"It's broken."

Qi Yuan scolded angrily in a low voice, could the other party be coming for Yin Qingqi?

"Qingqi, Qingqi!"

Qi Yuan casually picked up the sword on the table, and the moment he rushed out, he beckoned Yin Qingqi's name.

The moment he pushed open the door, a sharp blade slashed along Qi Yuan's neck......