Yan Huaiyuan patted Yun Niang's hand and said with a smile: "Okay, go and rest!" Wait a minute, the butler should come over, let's talk something, and then I'll go!" Speaking of this, Yan Huaiyuan pulled out a smile: "Go quickly!" ”

Yun Niang left the house step by step, the expression on her face was very pitiful.

Seeing Yun Niang leave, Yan Huaiyuan sighed, but his expression gradually became firm.

It didn't take long for footsteps to sound outside, and then an old man's voice rang out: "Master, I'm back!" ”

"Come on in!" Yan Huaiyuan hurriedly stood up and said eagerly.

The door was pushed open from the outside, and an old man walked in from the outside, only to see him bowing slightly, as if he was a little hunchbacked, because he was in a hurry, and he was still a little panting. Glancing at Yan Huaiyuan, the old man said, "Master, those families didn't agree. ”

Yan Huaiyuan was stunned for a moment, and then a fierce color flashed in his eyes: "What did they say?" ”

"They said that if the master confessed to extorting money, they were willing to take care of the Yan family behind the master." The old housekeeper said with some hesitation: "Those people in Shanxi are unwilling to participate, and we haven't even entered the door from the Wang family and the Zhang family." ”

"The Fan family itself is only buying salt here, and this time it is also out of the way."

"Although the Li family let me in, the people of the Li family said that their master will come over in the next few days, so let me wait for their master to arrive."

In Yangzhou, there were seven salt merchants, and in addition to the four major merchants of Jin, there were three major merchants of Hui.

Because of the distance, the Hui merchants infiltrated Yangzhou more, and Yan Huaiyuan had a deeper friendship with them. Jin Shang didn't reply, and he wasn't surprised. The four Jin Shang families, they all have heels.

Whether it is Zhang Siwei or Wang Chonggu, it is not because he offended.

"What do the three families of Qi, Chen and Zhao say?" Yan Huaiyuan looked at the old housekeeper in a deep voice.

"Let the master bear the charge is the words passed on by the Qi family, they also said that although they have given the master a lot of things over the years, they are all willing to buy and sell, even if the court really investigates, they will deduce that it is the master who is blackmailing, after all, no one will sell those things so cheaply."

"They said that the master had better do what they said, so that after the master is born, they will take care of the Yan family."

"If the master doesn't do what they say, then the Yan family is afraid that there will be no good end."

Yan Huaiyuan secretly hated in his heart, stood up suddenly, slapped the table, seemed to feel uneasy, picked up the wine jug and threw it out, and said viciously: "Aren't they afraid that I will break the net with them?" ”

"What they did, don't they know it themselves, it's really urgent, then everyone will die together!"

Although Yan Huaiyuan said it ruthlessly, Yan Huaiyuan knew in his heart that if he really did that, the fish would definitely die, but the net might not be broken. I know what I have done for so many years, and if I really check it, one head is definitely not enough to cut off.

But if you really do what they say, that is, people will be swords, I will be fish and meat, and I will be slaughtered by others!

When Yan Huaiyuan was in a dilemma, Yun Niang was also in a dilemma.

"Yun Niang, you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your children, your parents and brothers. Your brother gave birth to a big fat boy a year ago, and your old Feng family can be regarded as having a queen. ”

Yun Niang sat on the bed and sobbed, and a woman in her forties sat on a chair and said in a cold tone.

Although the woman was dressed as an old mother, she looked like she was high up at this time, and after glancing at Yun Niang, who was crying, the woman continued: "When you were sold to our Lichun Courtyard, it was Master Qi who protected you. ”

"You eat fragrant and drink spicy food every day, wear gold and silver, and it is all according to the young lady of a big family."

"Without Master Qi, can you marry into the Yan family? I won't talk about these, but you know Master Qi's methods, in Yangzhou City, Master Qi stomped his feet, and Yangzhou City had to tremble. ”

"You Master Yan can't protect yourself, shouldn't you find a way out for yourself?"

"Master Qi said, as long as you find those correspondence, you and the child will be free of worry. Yun Niang, it's not easy for us women to live, and sometimes we have to do something we don't want to do, this is fate! ”

Yun Niang wiped away a handful of tears, raised her head to look at the other party, and said, "Mother Zhang, does Master Qi mean what he says?" ”

When Mother Zhang heard Yun Niang's words, a smile suddenly appeared on her face, and a flash of color flashed in her eyes: "Of course, as long as you do what Master Qi says, Master Qi will naturally speak and count, what kind of person is Master Qi, how could he lie to you!" ”

In fact, Zhang's mother is very disdainful in her heart, stupid woman, when you get those letters, you are probably not far from death.

"Then you, then you give me a few days, and I will get the letter." Yun Niang looked at Mother Zhang, seemed to have made up some kind of determination, and said with a resolute attitude.

"That's right!" Mother Zhang saw that Yun Niang agreed, and hurriedly said, "I'm waiting for your good news." ”

Watching Zhang's mother leave, Yun Niang sighed, the expression on her face was a little complicated, and finally reached out and took out a wooden hairpin, gritted her teeth and said, "Qian'er, you come in!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a young maid in her twenties walked in from outside.

"Early tomorrow morning, you take this hairpin to Lichun Courtyard and go to Mother Liu." Saying that, Yun Niang handed the hairpin to Qian'er, and said in a deep voice: "Be careful when you go, don't let people find out." ”

"I see, miss!" Qian'er agreed, and cautiously put the hairpin in her arms.

In Yan Huaiyuan's study, Yan Huaiyuan looked at the account books and letters in front of him, and the expression on his face became more and more hideous. In his hand, there is another notebook, which is the evidence he has collected for so many years.

Not a small piece of evidence, but evidence of bribery of officials by salt merchants.

On this, it is recorded that the officials who were bribed by the salt merchants, from the prefect of Yangzhou to the officials below, from the governor of Nanzhili to the officials of the six departments of Nanjing. This is also something that Yan Huaiyuan saved his life, and he wasted a lot of effort to collect it.

Since he first arrived in Yangzhou, Yan Huaiyuan has found that this is a huge net, a huge net laid with money.

As long as he comes in, he will be caught in the net, and it is impossible to struggle, but Yan Huaiyuan doesn't want to be held by people forever, he believes that these things can save himself, at least his family.

Thinking of Yun Niang, thinking of his daughter, thinking of his wife who served his parents in his hometown, and thinking of his son who was studying in his hometown, Yan Huaiyuan's eyes suddenly turned red. After a while, Yan Huaiyuan muttered: "Even if the fish dies and the net is not broken, I want to hit it and give it a try!" ”

Taking the hairpin back to her room, Qian'er took out a wooden box from under the bed.

Pulled out a rope from her neck, and a key was tied to the other end of the rope, and she used the key to open the box, Qian'er looked at the contents and couldn't help sighing: "After all, I still use it!" ”

With a little sigh, Qian'er began to take out the same things from the inside.

Nightwalkers, throwing knives, weak claws, soft armor, long knives, and a few bottles and jars. A steel chain crossbow, take out the crossbow box underneath, press eighteen crossbow arrows into the crossbow box, and then snap the crossbow box into the top of the steel crossbow.

After getting dressed, Qian'er breathed a sigh of relief, put away the hairpin, and ran out through the window.

Following the familiar road, Qian'er soon came to the base of the wall of the transfer envoy's mansion and threw out the flying claws in her hand. The flying claw stuck on the wall, and she pulled it hard, and found that it was very reliable, so Qian'er grabbed the rope and climbed over the wall.

looked around, and when she saw that there was no one, Qian'er ran out with her waist bent.

Stepping on the opposite wall, he climbed onto the roof in three or two steps, and before he could go down, he waited for a "bang".

As soon as Qian'er's body twisted, she rolled down the eaves, and after landing on the ground, she jumped forward and rushed to the corner of the wall. The feather arrow on the roof shattered the tiles, and there was a loud noise, and where Qian'er landed, another feather arrow was also trembling.

"It's dangerous!"

Qian'er muttered, took off the repeater from her body, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared with Yun Niang, Qian'er understands that the current transfer mansion is already a big whirlpool. Whether it is a salt merchant or an official in the south of the Yangtze River, all eyes are focused here. It's so hard to send things out.

It doesn't look like much on the surface, but whether it's Yun Niang or herself, I'm afraid that she has been targeted for a long time.

If he leaves tomorrow morning, it is estimated that he will be arrested if he doesn't get to Lichun Courtyard.

Although she was prepared in her heart, Qian'er didn't expect that these people would arrange so many people, and she found a wall at random and turned it out, and there was actually someone to guard it. Yun Niang took out a paper tube from her arms, then took out the fire fold, and lit it against the twist of the paper tube.

With the sound of clanging, the paper tube made a "bang" sound, and then it went up to the sky.

When it reached the sky, the paper tube exploded instantly, making a crisp sound, and a firework flashed.

"This thing from the Commander is pretty good!" Qian'er muttered, jumped up to another wall, and then flipped over directly. Since the road is impassable, let's go to the yard! Get out of here first, and if you're surrounded by people, you'll be over.

In a small building not far away, a man with a scar on his face put away his bow and arrows, and said in a deep voice: "Catch up, live or die!" ”

When he saw the fireworks in the sky, his face suddenly became gloomy, and he rushed out of the window. The bow and arrow were carried behind him, and the long sword was drawn from behind his back, and he chased it in the direction where Qian'er was running.

In a restaurant in Yangzhou City, a man was drinking with his head down. He looked to be in his twenties, and his face was a little tired, but he couldn't bear to rest. Just as the man was picking up his chopsticks and preparing to take a bite of fish, a man suddenly pushed the door open from outside and walked in.

"Commander, the white dove has sent a distress signal!" The voice of the visitor said with some urgency.

The man known as the commander suddenly became excited, put down the chopsticks in his hand and said, "It's finally here!" ”