Su Xiaochen pretended to laugh twice and said, "It seems that this pyrite is really difficult to distinguish." Even ordinary miners can't tell the difference, I don't know if they can see it if they let the miners of Baorong Bureau and Baotai Bureau come to see it. ”

Zhu Zhitong didn't understand why Su Xiaochen's face was cloudy and sunny at first, but when she heard him say this, she suddenly came to her senses, it turned out that Su Xiaochen was deducing that there was fraud in the Nanhua gold sales case back then, and she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart, and immediately watched how Wen Hegui responded.

Wen Hegui didn't seem to notice the expressions of the two of them, and still laughed and said: "If you want to mix in the gold ore and steal the beams and change the pillars, even if you can deceive those miners in the Baorong Bureau, you can't escape the eyes of Lord Lu of the current Hubu Shangshulu." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Wen Hegui put down the ore and said with an admiring expression: "Disciples of the Lu family, there are three of the eight major business alliances leading the Bihai Kingdom, and these three major business alliances are all based on mining and alchemy. Therefore, there is no shortage of people in the Lu clan who are good at knowing minerals, not to mention that Lord Shangshu is the leader of the clan. When Pei Guogong came to Nanhua Island to explore new mines, he asked me to be a guide, not because there was no one in other tribes, but because I had been on Nanhua Island for a long time and was familiar with the terrain. After finding a new mine, Pei Guogong ordered Lord Shangshu to ...... Oh, at that time, Lord Lu was still a waiter, and ordered him to come to my place to discuss the matter of the new mine, and after discussion, I found that Lord Lu's talent for knowing ore is no less than mine, such a pyrite, since I can see it, he must be able to. ”

The more Su Xiaochen listened, the more chill he felt in his heart.

It's not that Wen Hegui doesn't pay attention to what he said, on the contrary, every word he says is as smooth as a cloud, which means that his conjecture is becoming the truth step by step, and the fear that accompanies this truth is also hanging over his head little by little.

Lu Wenchi knew that this was pyrite, but he knew this, but he pretended to wait for half a year, until mining, beneficiation, smelting, ingots, everything had been registered, and when the raw rice was cooked into cooked rice, he suddenly took out a pile of account books accumulated in the past six months, presented them to Emperor Ming as evidence, and made a challenge to Zhao Yu.

But since Wen Hegui could see the clue, why didn't he say it at that time? Is it because he is Lu Wenchi's person and is in cahoots with him?

Wrong! If Wen Hegui and Lu Wenchi are really people all the way, then how can he undoubtedly reveal the authenticity of pyrite and gold ore? He knew the ore of Nanhua Island very well, and if he had been involved in it, he would have been wary of it when it was mentioned, and would never have said so much to me. will not tell Lu Wenchi about his mastery of mining science.

Is he friend or foe?

Su Xiaochen felt that his head was about to explode again, he was desperately guessing the truth here, Wen Hegui was standing in front of him like warm water, but he couldn't open his mouth to ask anything. For the first time, he felt that the old man in front of him was so not simple.

Zhu Zhitong was also full of suspicion on the side, but she couldn't say a word to Su Xiaochen because she heard that Hegui was in front of her.

At this time, Steward Lin walked in from outside the hall and whispered a few words in Wen Hegui's ear. Wen Hegui quietly turned his head to Su Xiaochen and Zhu Zhitong and said with a smile: "Your Highness and Master Su, please use it slowly, there are still some trivial things in the old decay, and they will be absent for the time being." ”

Su Xiaochen wished that he would leave quickly, so that he could talk to Zhu Zhitong about his discovery. After Wen Hegui went out, Zhu Zhitong dragged him and said: "I guessed most of what you just thought, don't say it yet, I see that Wen and your expression are different, and there must have been some change, but he pretended to be calm." Let's go along and see what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd! ”

Su Xiaochen saw her excited, obviously she couldn't resist her curiosity this time, and muttered helplessly: "It's really good, the scar forgets the pain." ”

said this, but he could only follow Zhu Zhitong and tiptoe behind.

The two men walked in a hurry, but they did not forget to lock it when they left the courtyard. Su Xiaochen and Zhu Zhitong cautiously looked out from the hollow of the flower wall, and saw that Steward Lin was whispering with Wen Hegui under the wall. Finally, he dropped a sentence: "Then let her come in and talk, I will wait for her in the tea room." He turned and walked to the tea room to the west. Steward Lin also answered, walked a few steps east, and disappeared at the corner of the corridor in a blink of an eye.

Su Xiaochen saw that the yard was locked again, spread his hands, and looked at Zhu Zhitong with some schadenfreude. Now I have to die.

Zhu Zhitong didn't think so, she pulled out a silver rope from her belt like a trick, it was thin and soft, and the end of the rope was a palm-sized silver ball. Zhu Zhitong wrapped one end of the rope in his hand, and then picked up the silver ball and aimed it at the high branch of a big willow tree outside the wall, and with a slight flick of his wrist, the rope was silently wrapped around the branch with the silver ball.

She turned around and whispered with some embarrassment on her face, "Hold me tight." ”

Su Xiaochen thought he had misheard, and asked, "What did you say?" ”

Zhu Zhitong's face was already crimson like a peach, and she said half-ashamedly and half-angrily: "Hurry up, otherwise you won't be able to keep up!" ”

Su Xiaochen's heart beat wildly in his chest when he heard this, although the two of them have always been together in the past few months, he has always followed the rules and never crossed the line. Zhu Zhitong suddenly said this, and she was really caught off guard.

He lowered his head and held his breath, and grabbed Zhu Zhitong's small waist with one hand, and suddenly felt that the girl's soft body was tightly attached to his chest, and there were a few strands of green silk around the back of his delicate neck, which he sniffed inadvertently, and there was a faint fragrance.

Zhu Zhitong was secretly glad that she was facing away from him, so that he would not see her blushing face, and she whispered: "Don't let go." After speaking, he pulled the rope back with his right hand, and the rope suddenly tightened, pulling the two of them directly from the ground into the air. Zhu Zhitong took advantage of the situation and landed steadily outside the wall.

Su Xiaochen had never seen such a thing, he was startled, and when he came back to his senses, he had already landed, and he couldn't help but be surprised and happy.

Zhu Zhitong smiled and said, "I still have a lot of treasures, right?" This is called Yinlingsuo, which was given to me by Sister Yin. With this, even the walls of Taiye City can be climbed, and a mere low wall is nothing. He looked around again and said, "Hey, where did Mr. Wen go?" ”

Su Xiaochen pointed in the direction of the tea room.

Zhu Zhitong saw from afar that there was a rockery next to the tea room, and she had an idea in her heart. She approached the rockery, threw one end of the silver bell rope onto the mountain, and said to Su Xiaochen, "Let's do it again." The two of them still jumped in one leap, and this time landed firmly on the mountainside. Zhu Zhitong climbed down the mountainside and tiptoed to the roof of the tea room, quietly leaning down and lifting a few bricks and tiles. The two of them looked through the gap, and Wen and Guizheng were sitting at the bottom drinking tea.

After a while, there was a sound of footsteps outside the teahouse, obviously someone was coming. Looking down, it was still Steward Lin who walked in front, and behind him was Shen Xianyun, the prefect of Qingzhou.

Walking to the door of the tearoom, Shen Xianyun stopped and said, "A few of you are guarding the door, Steward Lin, I am bothering you to wait here." I want to catch up with Brother Wen alone. Steward Lin lowered his eyebrows in response, and stood outside the door with the four guards in a proper manner.

Wen Hegui saw Shen Xianyun stepping into the tea room, and hurriedly stood up and greeted him with a smile: "How can Lord Shen be interested in coming here today?" It just so happened that I got some good tea yesterday, and I will cook it for Lord Shen to taste. After speaking, he rolled up his sleeves and made tea.

Shen Xianyun seemed to have a smile on her face, and she didn't answer. I found a chair to sit down, and watched him coldly scoop water and wash dishes, take tea and put it into the pot, and his movements were like flowing water, as if he had no distractions.

For a long time, there was silence in the tea room, except for the sound of boiling water from the iron kettle on the stove from time to time. Shen Xianyun suddenly sighed and said, "Count it up, I have been friends with Brother Wen for more than 20 years. ”

Wen Hegui nodded, and also sighed: "Yes, the time has passed with a flick of the fingers, and the hairpin is no longer good." It's been 20 years in the blink of an eye. ”

Shen Xianyun nodded: "I think that at the beginning, Lord Lu was in the position of a waiter, and you and I followed behind, although we didn't dare to say anything, we also tried our best and didn't slack off. Later, Lord Lu took over the household department, and he favored you and me even more, and took care of you a lot. We are also conscientious and conscientious to repay the kindness of Lord Lu. In the past 20 years, the household department in charge of Lord Lu has been thriving, and everything is safe on Nanhua Island, which must be said to be the good fruit of Xiaomei and Brother Wen helping each other in the same boat. ”

Wen Hegui lifted the iron kettle and flushed the boiling water into the teapot, his gesture was steady, not even a drop of water splashed, and when he heard Shen Xianyun talk about being in the same boat, he only smiled and did not interrupt her.

"Brother Wen has now retreated bravely, sitting on this beautiful house in good land, and his family is full of wealth, which is really enviable. The little sister is still sitting in the prefect's hall from the four grades, with no more than half a liter of food a day, and no more than four watches of sleep. ”

Wen Hegui still said with a smile on his face: "Brother Fool is just a layman, he was poor and scared when he was a child, he just wanted to eat well and dress well, and this life is enough." The little sister has always had the ambition of Qingyun, how could she waste her time with a foolish brother who only loves some gold and silver mundane things. ”

Shen Xianyun's face dissipated when she heard this, and she smiled: "Don't hide it, brother, my little sister actually doesn't have any big ambitions in this life, I just want to be stable and stable for a few more years, so that I can have a savings, and then buy a small house in the northwest of the capital of Taiye Country, and then I don't want anything more." ”

Wen Hegui slowly handed the brewed teacup to Shen Xianyun, and smiled again: "It's just a house, what's so difficult about such a trivial matter for Lord Shen?" ”

Shen Xianyun took the teacup, and said lightly:

"But for such a trivial matter, Brother Wen is unwilling to fulfill it."

The soft voice is soft, but the words are hateful. Hearing this, the hearts of the two people on the roof sank, secretly wondering what they meant.

Wen Hegui looked stunned and asked, "What does this mean?" Immediately, as if he came back to his senses, he laughed and said: "It's a foolish brother, the virtuous sister has been an official all her life, and this northwest mansion is indeed ...... It's a bit hard to shoot. But Brother Fool is here, you and I have been friends for the past 20 years, Brother Fool wants to help a little, Sister Xian won't refuse me without giving face, right? ”

Shen Xianyun put down the teacup, slowly took out a small black pottery bucket from a deerskin bag she carried with her and put it on the coffee table, stared at Wen Hegui and asked word by word:

"So far, does Brother Wen still want to pretend to be confused with me?"