Shen Tingyu walked into the tearoom and took a look, but the three people in front of him were very angry, and he thought to himself: If there were such characters in Qi County, he should have known about it a long time ago, and he thought that these people were not from this county.

"Distinguished guests come from afar, Tingyu has lost his welcome, I don't know what you have to do?" Shen Tingyu asked.

At this time, the man in the middle replied: "I am a merchant in Fuzhou, my surname is Yu, and I am the third in the family, you can call me Yu Sanye." I heard that the Shen family tea is famous in Qingzhou, so I wanted to buy some. ”

After listening to the introduction of the third master, Shen Tingyu was a little suspicious in his heart, these people didn't look like ordinary people. These three people, the one in the middle is located in the third master, Yu Xuanang, not angry and arrogant, and has calluses on his fingertips, not like ordinary literati and ink writers; The man on the left is polite, elegant, and his eyes are like torches, as if he can see through people's hearts, and he thinks that he is a resourceful strategist; And the person on the right, with eyes like eagles, a tiger's mouth calloused, and a strong suit, must be a person with extraordinary martial arts.

After some observation, Shen Tingyu thought about it for a while, and felt that this third master must be an official of the imperial court, and the official position is not small, because ordinary people will not have such a big battle. So he hurriedly made a gesture and said, "Tingyu meets Lord Yu." ”

Yu Sanye was stunned for a moment, then helped Shen Tingyu up with a smile, and asked curiously, "Why do you think I'm from the court?" ”

"Returning to the adult's words, first, I found that the adult's entourage was calloused, and the alertness was abnormal; Second, the adult's hands are as warm as jade, but the fingertips are calloused, which is obviously formed by holding the pen for a long time; Third, the gentleman next to the adult has an elegant demeanor, and he thinks he is a civil servant. To sum up, it is concluded that the lord is an official of the imperial court. ”

"Good! Good! Good! I have long heard that the son of the Shen family is very smart and meticulous, and his heart is as fine as dust, and he really deserves his reputation. Yu Sanye applauded repeatedly, his eyebrows were full of praise, and then he said to Shen Tingyu: "As you think, I am indeed an official of the imperial court, and I came to Qingzhou to inspect on the order of the emperor. ”

"Then dare to ask who your lord is entrusted with?"

Hearing Shen Tingyu's question, Yu Sanye looked stunned, then returned to normal, and replied, "Do you remember the old man who was called Hua when you broke the meat theft case?" ”

It's him? Shen Tingyu was very surprised, when the old beggar gave him the token, he was still disdainful, but he didn't think that the old beggar could invite the court officials to move the court in the form of a beggar, thinking of this, Shen Tingyu couldn't help but be a little puzzled, who is the old man? And why did it end up in such a field?

Yu Sanye thought that he saw what Shen Tingyu was thinking, so his face was serious, and he said: "I know that you must be thinking in your heart, who is the old man, but you still don't know his identity, it is better to know, not only will it not do you any good, but it may also lead to death." DID YOU KNOW? ”

"Tingyu understands."

"Well, also, don't tell me about entrusting him to help you, otherwise don't say it's your safety, and even I'm afraid my life will be in danger."

"Don't worry, my lord, Ting Yu will not say a word about what happened today, if there is any violation, the sky will thunder!" Of course, Shen Tingyu didn't think that Lord Yu was just joking with him, so he swore an oath.

"Now tell me everything you know about your father's case, and I can help you."

So Shen Tingyu told his father before and after he was framed, but he didn't say a word about the part he guessed, firstly, there was no evidence, and secondly, he didn't know much about this adult, if it was related to the governor, then I was afraid that this was not good for adults.

"I'm afraid that what you said is not all you think, since you don't want to mention it, I won't ask about it, but I remind you again, the matter of my visit today must not be revealed, otherwise it will be detrimental to your father's case." After speaking, Yu Sanye got up to leave, and only after Shen Tingyu sent them away did he turn around and walk into the teahouse, Yu Sanye's words just now made him break out in a cold sweat, and the reason was nothing more than that Yu Sanye was able to accurately grasp his inner thoughts.

No wonder this person can be in a high position, sure enough, there are two brushes, Shen Tingyu thought so.

After Yu Sanye left, he talked about Shen Tingyu with the scholars around him.

"This person is by no means a thing in the pool, as long as he is guided, he will definitely be able to serve the imperial court." Yu Sanye said.

"I'm afraid that the third master said it too early, although this son is smart, but just because he is guilty of bribing officials, it can be concluded that this person is not good."

He was only eager to save his father, so he took the wrong path, although he violated the law, but he was a filial son. Moreover, if there is someone who has entrusted me to help him, I will definitely help him to get on the right path and serve the country and the people. ”

"Speaking of that gentleman, I forgot about it, today the housekeeper of the third master's mansion sent someone to report, saying that the gentleman left before dawn this morning."

"Alas, he's afraid of hurting me!" Yu Sanye sighed.

"The dragon swims in shallow water, it's not as good as shrimp play." The scholar-like man sighed.

After Shen Tingyu came out of the teahouse, he did not go home directly, but came to a corner on the side of the street, as if it had been agreed in advance, and then a man in black suddenly appeared from the corner of the darkness, only to see that the man in black handed a thick booklet to Shen Tingyu, and said: "Shaodong, this is the account book record of all Li Wen's sale of illicit salt that you asked me to steal." ”

Shen Tingyu opened the booklet, skimmed through it slightly, and said to the man in black in front of him: "Manager Zhou, you have done a good job in this matter. ”

"Xie Shaodong's praise, this is what a villain should do."

"Manager Zhou, how are you doing with Li Wen?"

Mr. Zhou knew that this was Shen Tingyu testing him, so he hurriedly said: "It's not very good, Shaodong, I still think that life in the teahouse is good, that Li Wen doesn't look up to me at all." ”

"Well, you'll be back soon, but it's up to me if I can be the young owner of the Shen family's teahouse." As he spoke, there was a hint of loneliness in Shen Tingyu's eyes.

"Don't think about things so badly, maybe the court will open up because of the filial piety of the young owner, and the villain will continue to follow the young owner."

"Alas, you don't need to comfort me, Mr. Zhou, I know that under the harsh laws of the Taiping Emperor, bribing officials is a capital crime, not to mention that I also bribed so much silver." Shen Tingyu sighed.

"Young Owner ......"

"Okay, it's almost time for you to go back, don't let Li Wen be suspicious, after you go back, you have to create a false impression for Li Wen, that is, to make him think that this account book was stolen by his wife Wang Hong, do you understand?"

"Go back to the young owner's house, the little one understands."

"Go ahead......" Shen Tingyu waved his hand.

"Yes, the young owner, the small one retires." After saying that, Mr. Zhou retreated into the darkness again......