A few dozen steps to the south outside the small teahouse, a mule cart was parked steadily at the base of the wall. The mule was quietly parked with his head bowed, and the driver was sitting upright with his hat on, as if he were waiting for someone. However, there were two people sitting opposite each other in the back compartment, and one of them even frequently pulled up the curtains and looked out, and finally snorted in displeasure.

"This old Jia clearly knows that his father-in-law is going, and he is receiving some irrelevant foreign guests!"

"Okay, okay, his teahouse doesn't just accept our family, and occasionally there is a foreigner, what's the big deal." Fu Rong smiled and rubbed the purple clay pot in his hand, squinted his eyes and asked, "Zhao Qin's matter, how did you find out?" ”

Chen Lu was pulling the curtains at this time, and his hands trembled when he heard the words, and then he immediately lowered his head and replied: "Back to my father-in-law, there are only a few people under me who can be used, and the villagers are slippery, because they are all fresh faces, so they don't even want to take care of them, and they can't find anything for a while." It's just that it is said that the Zhao family occupies no less than thousands of acres of land in the countryside of Jurong, and this figure is inconsistent with the Zhao family's family property. ”

"It's useless to rely on this alone." Fu Rong frowned, immediately put down the purple clay pot in his hand, put his hands together in his sleeves, and said word by word, "Even if you rely on any clues found by Jinyiwei, it's useless!" To bring down Zhao Qin, there must be not only ironclad physical evidence, but also human evidence, and the more the better! Therefore, you don't want to do anything uncontrollable because of a momentary hurry, you must know that the emperor is still a person who misses the old days. ”

"Yes, father-in-law."

A moment of silence followed. It wasn't until a gentle reminder came from the horseman outside that Chen Lu hurriedly opened the curtains and looked out, but when he saw the two figures walking out of the teahouse, he was immediately slightly stunned, and when he put down the curtains and saw Fu Rong staring at him, he hurriedly explained: "Father-in-law, it is Xu Xun who came out of it, and next to him is his little servant Ruisheng." ”

"Is that the little one?" Fu Rong was also a little surprised when he heard this, closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then ordered to wait a little longer. When Chen Lu was sure that the person had gone away, he instructed the coachman to drive slowly, and when he arrived at the door of the teahouse, the old shopkeeper and the man both came to help him get out of the car, and then he asked casually, "What kind of guests did it take so long just now?" ”

At this time, where was the old shopkeeper still lazy and bored before, while helping Fu Rong to walk towards the small box with a courteous face, he smiled and said: "Father-in-law just doesn't ask, the little one also wants to talk about it." After opening a store here for so many years, it is the first time that Xiao has seen such a novelty. The man who looked like the master and servant came over in the afternoon, and the little man sat behind the screen inside, but the young man stood outside the teahouse and talked to the people, and when the guests came, he led the people to the inner room. The person who came also saw that he had an identity, but he actually regarded the little guy behind the screen as if he was a big person, and he lingered in it for a while. That little guy is also very powerful, and the adult seems to speak like ......"

"You wait."

The old shopkeeper was just a joke, but who knew that Fu Rong suddenly stopped his steps, waved his hand and signaled him to stop first, and then he just stood there and groaned. At this moment, he was a little unsure, and his heart went up and down, until Fu Rong took another step, he was a little relieved, and after waiting for someone to sit down, he bowed down and asked, "Father-in-law, I still remember their conversations, why don't you repeat them to you from beginning to end?" ”

"Okay, just tell our family."

Chen Lu originally thought that the old shopkeeper was troublesome, but as he listened, his face gradually changed, and in the end, he rarely showed a moving expression. Fu Rong, on the other hand, was always smiling, and at the end he couldn't help but burst out laughing, and his fingers tapped lightly on the table several times.

"It's funny, it's funny, he can think of it! And his little guy, where did he find such a wonderful person, and he actually let Xu Zhen's officialdom veteran also be blinded! Good boy, good trick, so daring! ”

Three good words burst out of Fu Rong's mouth, and the old shopkeeper was suddenly shocked, glanced at Chen Lu, and saw that he also smiled and nodded, he became more and more confused in his heart, but he knew that there was no room for his own questioning, so he had to stand there with a smiling face. Fu Rong knocked on the table for a while, and then said unhurriedly: "Today's incident is treated as if it never happened, and half a word is not allowed to be revealed, do you understand?" ”

"Yes, my father-in-law can rest assured, the little one understands, there is not a single customer in the small shop today, it is very deserted, very deserted."

"Well, you go down."

Seeing the old shopkeeper tiptoeing out of the box, Fu Rongfang leaned back, with an irrepressible smile on his face: "I really didn't expect that I would come out for a cup of tea today, and I actually ran into this interesting little guy again, and he was playing this kind of trick under our noses." It's a shame that Xu Zhen is also a lot of officialdom for many years, and he was played by a little guy hiding behind the screen. ”

"That's not all, if Xu Zhen hadn't heard something from Wang Shikun, he wouldn't have been suspicious at all." Since Fu Rong made it clear that he was interested in the Xu family, Chen Lu naturally wouldn't pour cold water, and he smiled playfully after explaining, "However, my father-in-law can have such scheming if he takes a fancy to a person, and he is really as wise as a torch." ”

"What a wise eye like a torch, that's a blind cat touching a dead mouse! If he hadn't saved our kid, the people under your command would have stared at him for a while, and they wouldn't have found such an interesting little guy. Our family is old, and we have to plan for our children and grandchildren, who let the previous waves of people train for a long time, but none of them are of the best use? Fu Rong sighed hatefully, took two sips of the teacup, shook his head and said, "Our family is too far away, and it is really too difficult to vote for the prince." If you want to go on like this, once the son of heaven and a courtier, the current emperor will remember the old love to protect the children and grandchildren of our family, and protect you, it will be difficult to say in the future! ”

When Chen Zusheng was demoted from the celebrant eunuch to the Nanjing garrison, Fu Rong was in his prime, and Chen Zusheng died within two years of his transfer to the Nanjing garrison. It's just that the surnames of the two coincide, and Fu Rong agreed to take care of Chen Lu, and he has been bringing people with him for many years, so it is clear that Chen Lu, who should only take Yu Lu and ignore the facts, is also a little powerful in Nanjing Jinyi Wei Yamen. Hearing Fu Rong talk about this stubble now, Chen Lu couldn't help but have a dark face, but his head hung even lower.

Fu Rong sighed with emotion, and even after putting down the teacup, his eyes naturally narrowed again: "It's just that although this little baby is smart and clever, and he always finds another way to do things, he still has a lot of trouble if he really wants to enter the palace." After all, he is not young, and he will definitely not be able to enter the inner study hall, even if he is really lucky to be sent to the prince, no one will bring him to show his head, but he has to be carefully considered. Moreover, he is young and has not even been close to women, so he can't say that he is unwilling or reluctant in his heart. ”

As he spoke, Fu Rong suddenly looked sideways at Chen Lu, and when he saw that people seemed to be a little speechless, he casually picked up the folding fan left beside him, patted Chen Lu's right arm lightly, and said angrily: "If you have anything to say, what do you and our family have to hide?" ”

"Father-in-law, I also got the news when I went to the garrison to pick you up." Chen Lu paused for a moment, and then said carefully, "I learned from the next eyeliner that it was the little guy Ruisheng who came with Xu Xun today, and his father had sent people to castration without permission, in an attempt to send them to the palace, but he was sent to Xu Xun after discovering that it was not possible, but he escaped without a trace." On the side of the Xu family's room, four or five percent may already know about it. ”

"What did you say?" Fu Rong was taken aback at first, but after pressing the table for a while, he gradually regained his usual composure, and asked in a low voice for a while, "Is this news correct?" ”

"Although I haven't sent another group of people to confirm it, I don't think there will be any fake." Chen Lu saw that Fu Rong's face was a little bad, and when he thought of the other news he had gotten, although he hesitated, he could think about it again and again, and still said softly, "Also, Xu Liang, who is locked up in the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Division, is not an ordinary civilian, and his identity is greatly hindered. Does your father-in-law remember Xu Sheng who is in charge of the Shenji Camp? ”

Xu Sheng...... Xu Sheng! ”

Fu Rong's eyes, which were still squinting just now, suddenly opened, and there was a deep surprise on his face, "Could it be that this Xu Liang and Xu Sheng are related?" ”

Seeing that Chen Lu nodded silently, Fu Rong couldn't help but gently rub his right temple with his index finger, and whispered softly: "It stands to reason that Xu Sheng died several sons in his early years, and now he only has three daughters, and he has to get rid of this dead title, but he has been in charge of Beijing for many years, and in the past, there was a little-known rescue deed, and the emperor has been tolerant of him for many years, and now he is really going to let go, maybe ......."

At this point, his voice suddenly became softer. After a while, he raised his head again, but he didn't look at Chen Lu, and only asked directly: "Where does Xu Xun's family live in Taipingli, you should know, right?" ”