The Xie family's shop occupies the most prosperous place in Gusu City. As large as restaurants, tea shops, rouge, silk, gold, silver and jade, as small as rice, grain, vegetable oil, one should have. The Xie family's shop has always been fair in price, never oppresses people, and the fat powder jewelry is exquisite, so many people are willing to come to the Xie family's shop. There are also many people in the industry who are willing to cooperate with the Xie family in order to be safe and stable. Of course, when it comes to the Xie family, Master Xie is a powerful character, and as for his sons, it goes without saying that most of them are leaders in business. But when it comes to the youngest daughter of the Xie family, Xie Yaoguang, it is another legend of the Xie family.

This Miss Xie, many people know that it is Master Xie who is an old woman and the only female baby in the Xie family for several generations, and the Xie family naturally loves her very much. But when it comes to this, who manages the Xie family's business in Gusu, except for the businessmen who are familiar with the Xie family, few people know that it has always been Xie Yaoguang who has been taking care of Gusu's business. This Miss Xie has indeed learned her father's and brother's skills thoroughly and managed her business in an orderly manner.

At this moment, in the back hall of Lang Yu Xuan, many shopkeepers of various shops have gathered, sitting on carved chairs in the hall. Everyone has restrained their usual appearance, and they don't dare to make a sound at all when they serve tea and drink tea. Xie Yaoguang sat on the red sandalwood carved chair in the middle, tapping the small table rhythmically with one hand, and flipping through the case files stacked on top of the small table with the other.

"Shopkeeper Xu, it seems that Lang Yuxuan's income has been good over the years" Xie Yaoguang picked up the tea cup and held the tea lid to remove the foam on the tea, took a sip of tea and said: "Thank you for your hard work"

The shopkeeper Xu, who was called by name, hurriedly stood up and said respectfully: "Miss, what's the matter, it's all a small matter."

Xie Yao bowed his head, satisfied with the reply of the shopkeeper Xu.

Shopkeeper Xu breathed a sigh of relief and bowed down and sat down. The first time I saw this eldest lady, it was Master Xie who brought her, she was only ten years old at that time, Master Xie asked her how to take care of a shop, and her answer was really eye-catching. Later, I heard that the lord often took this young lady to start dealing with the size of the shops in various places, and in her cardamom year, she took charge of the Xie family's business in Gusu alone. At that time, after a long period of contact, he realized that this young lady was actually a good master to get along with, and he had always been kind to people, unless something really happened, he would not be too harsh on you.

"Shopkeeper Qin......" Xie Yaoguang put down the scroll and straightened the folds on his shirt, and said calmly.

"The little one is in"

Xie Yaoguang looked at the shopkeeper Qin with a smile on the corner of his mouth, although his gaze was soft, but the more he was like this, the more the shopkeeper Qin felt uneasy, and his hands were restlessly rubbing the corners of his clothes. Xie Yaoguang naturally noticed the action of the shopkeeper Qin, and the smile in his eyes faded slightly.

Under the gaze of everyone and Xie Yaoguang, the shopkeeper Qin knelt on the ground. The other shopkeepers looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.

Xie Yaoguang hooked his lips and smiled as if he didn't know what was going on, and exclaimed: "Shopkeeper Qin, what are you doing, don't you hurry up"

"The little one is guilty, I really don't dare to get up, and I ask the young lady to be magnanimous and spare the little one this time"

"Oh?" Xie Yaoguang picked up the teacup, took a sip and said, "Then what do you say?" ”

"Yes...... The little ghost is fascinated for a while...... After greedy for some silver on the shop, he revised the accounts without authorization," Qin's shopkeeper showed remorse on his face.

Xie Yaoguang glanced at the shopkeeper Qin coldly, put down the teacup and asked, "That's it?"

"It's really a little ghost who does such things wrong"

Xie Yaoguang snorted coldly and threw the account book on the ground, and then reprimanded: "It seems that Shopkeeper Qin has always thought that I am a fool? Why are you greedy for some silver, you have been greedy for at least two layers of profits every year for the past five years, am I wrong?"

At the end of the words, the shopkeeper at the bottom changed his complexion greatly. This kind of thing is taboo, and I'm afraid that no one will ask him to be the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper Qin was already facing ashes at this moment, kowtowing like pounding garlic, shouting on his lips to ask Xie Yaoguang to show mercy, and raised his noble hand to spare him this time.

"Shopkeeper Qin spared you this time, where is my Xie family's face?" Xie Yaoguang raised his eyes and looked at the shopkeeper Qin and said coldly: "I don't embarrass you, let's pack up and leave."

Shopkeeper Qin seemed to look at the coldness in Xie Yaoguang's eyes, crying and begging Xie Yaoguang to let him go, he wouldn't dare next time. Shopkeeper Xu looked at his nose and nose, and ordered a few guys to drag Shopkeeper Qin out. For the Xie family, it is natural that they would not want such a person with unclean hands and feet to be the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper of Qin does not know how many people are staring at it.

The cry of the shopkeeper with Qin gradually faded away, and Xie Yao said with a straight face: "You have also seen this matter today, and if this happens next time, I will not spare it."

"I'll get it"

"Even if there is a vacancy, if you have someone to recommend, you might as well recommend one person to fill the vacancy" in a flat tone, his eyes swept over everyone and then said: "Today will be dispersed for the time being, you go back and think about it." There are suitable people to recommend sending letters to the moon and star building."

At this time, Suzaku handed a cup of tea to Xie Yaoguang in the carriage and asked, "I see Miss, you look like you know that there is a problem with the accounts early on, right?"

"Earlier, someone sent a message to Luoyang, saying that the Qin family, the big shopkeeper of the Cui Pavilion, often did things in the accounts" Xie Yaoguang took a sip of tea and hooked his lips and said: "Isn't this what I will do with him when I come to Luoyang?"

Qin was greedy for money and did not hesitate to use his hands and feet on public accounts to obtain property, but Qin did not expect that someone coveted his position for many years and secretly collected evidence, and sent the evidence to Luoyang together with letters a month before she entered Beijing. The Qin family thought that he was doing a seamless job, and although he learned about Xie Yaoguang's entry into Beijing early in the morning, he didn't take it to heart, so he ended up like this.

It was still early, Xie Yaoguang simply took Suzaku to Xiaoxiang Tower, which was built by the canal. She has always liked to eat refreshments in Xiaoxianglou, and she always brought some snacks back to Luoyang when she came to Gusu in previous years. The shopkeeper of Xiaoxiang Building, who came and went, was also very familiar with Xie Yaoguang, and as soon as he saw Xie Yaoguang, he immediately led him to the best place on the third floor to sit down.

"Miss Xie, are you still following the usual practice?"

"Yes, there is a shopkeeper of Laohu"

"Okay, it just so happens that there are some new Ming Qian Longjing in the building" Shopkeeper Hu looked at Xie Yaoguang with a smile and said: "Miss Xie, you wait first, I will order someone to prepare"

After Shopkeeper Hu left, Xie Yaoguang pushed open the window and half-leaned on the railing to look into the distance. If the time is right, the envoys of Xidi and Beiyan have basically arrived in Gusu. According to the news she got, Beiyan came from the third prince Yeluyan, and although the identity of Xidi's envoy was not as good as Yeluyan, the identity of the person he brought was quite interesting, and the corners of his lips raised slightly, and he hooked a trace of arc.

After about a stick of incense, the shopkeeper Hu brought people in with refreshments and set them one by one before retreating. After a sip of tea, there was a commotion outside the door. Xie Yaoguang frowned unhappily, put down the teacup and got up to move. Standing on the third floor and looking down, the direction from which the noise came was a group of people dressed in Beiyan and Xidi who had an argument for some reason. His eyes fell on one of them, and he couldn't help frowning—Yeluyan.

Sensing that someone was looking at him, Ye Luyan's gaze followed the direction of the source of his gaze, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes when he fell on Xie Yaoguang.

"This calendar is really the land of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I didn't expect that there would be such a stunning beauty in this small teahouse. I don't know if the Jingning County Lord has such beauty" Ye Luyan saw that Xie Yaoguang was not afraid of his gaze, and there was a little more exploration in his eyes.

Everyone followed his words and looked at Xie Yaoguang one after another. Dressed in a moon-white wide-sleeved skirt, he stood quietly on the third floor, and he was not timid when he was looked at like this, but his ink-colored beaded pupils were cold, and the corners of his lips were slightly hooked: "I don't know when Beiyan was so bold that he dared to talk about the lord of Shangguo."

Yeluyan, who was identified as her, was not annoyed. Lifting his breath, he swept up to the third floor and landed lightly in front of Xie Yaoguang. The fan in his hand just picked up Xie Yaoguang's chin and played with the taste: "What a peerless beauty, but I don't know the name of the young lady"

Seeing that Xie Yaoguang was restrained, Suzaku immediately used his hand as a blade to slash at Yeluyan. Ye Luyan dodged sideways, skillfully took Xie Yaoguang into her arms, and said with a smile: "Beauty, this maid under you is really in a hurry."

"Heh, Third Prince" Xie Yao's eyes were slightly gloomy, and somehow there was an extra dagger with a faint blue luster in his hand: "You have to be careful, the sword has no eyes......"

Hearing this, Ye Luyan took the initiative to let go of Xie Yaoguang, and stood to the side with a little more vigilance in her eyes. Seeing this, Xie Yaoguang lowered his head and smoothed the wrinkles on his sleeves, raised his eyes, and said casually: "If there is a next time, I don't guarantee that the third prince will be in a different place."

"Little beauty, you are more beautiful when you are fierce"

"Jereyan"

When he heard this voice, Xie Yaoguang was stunned. The eyelashes trembled slightly, and the eyes swayed, like a light feather dotting water, without a trace. The hand in the sleeve couldn't help but clench, and there was a sharp pain in the palm. She walked aside, ignoring anything else, and passed the man at the corner of the stairs. The most familiar and intimate people in my memory are not known even if we meet. She stumbled and almost fell, but as she fell, the man grabbed her.

"Girl, are you alright?"

Xie Yaoguang said thank you in a low voice, as if he couldn't hear the Suzaku shouting behind him, and hurriedly went downstairs, and finally disappeared into the hall on the first floor.

Ye Luyan looked at the visitor and smiled: "His Royal Highness King Ding is so coincidental, you also come here to drink tea." It's really funny, why did the little beauty run away when she saw you coming, isn't it ......?"

"This king and her have never known each other......"

Ye Linchen didn't bother to talk to Ye Luyan, and he had already said hello anyway. After saying so, he walked straight to the private room on the other side of the third floor.

At this moment, Xie Yaoguang in the carriage curled up in a corner, tears flashed in his eyes, and he muttered: Suzaku I thought I would see him when I ...... I'm able to be at ease. But I found that I ...... I'm still a little scared, but fate won't allow me to run away from ......"

"Miss, if you don't dare to face it, let's go back to Luoyang......"

Xie Yaoguang shook his head and sighed: "Even if I don't dare in my heart, I still have to face it...... This is a reality that I can't avoid. So Suzaku I can't retreat, if I retreat, who will come to avenge the deceased? ”

When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were clear. Lifting the curtain and looking at the third floor, it seemed as if someone was making eye contact with her. She believes that time will not bury everything, even if the road ahead is bumpy and full of thorns. She also has to overcome obstacles for the deceased, and work with him to avenge the grievances of those people.

When I returned to the Guogong Mansion, it was close to the time of the lantern. After coming back for a while, Su Wan came, seeing Xie Yaoguang's pale face, angry and annoyed, she originally wanted to ask the imperial doctor to treat Xie Yaoguang's illness, but she couldn't help it, Xie Yaoguang refused, so she had to give up. Instructed the people waiting in the courtyard to warm up the earth dragon, and saw that Xie Yaoguang's face was gradually ruddy, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

When the two were playing with great interest, the maid who was guarding outside the courtyard suddenly came to report that the son of the house had come over. Hearing the hearty laughter outside the hospital, Su Wan frowned, and a trace of anger flashed on her face. Xie Yaoguang looked thoughtful when he heard this, and the corners of his lips hooked slightly, the two sons of the Su family...... Recently, reunions between the deceased have been quite frequent.

Just as she was pondering, Su Wan had already walked out, and she scolded at the door: "Brother! What are you two doing in the guest house so late, don't you know that it is a female guest? ”

"Hey, Sister Wan, of course we know that there is a female guest living in the courtyard. Isn't this just the right time for you to come to our door to visit" It was a young man who spoke, his gaze crossed Su Wan and looked behind the screen.

"Since you know it's a female guest, what are you doing at such a late hour" Su Wan frowned and raised his chin.

"Isn't that a curiosity?" The words only stopped halfway through, and the two looked behind Su Wan in surprise. Su Wan was attracted by their gaze and also looked back.

It turned out that Xie Yaoguang had already gotten up at some point. Stand by the screen and look at them. Looking at the body from afar, the face is sick and weak, but it is in a fluent state of its own, his eyebrows are like a pair of radiant phoenix eyes born under the distant mountains, and the corners of his lips are slightly hooked like a smile. is obviously sick and weak, but he wants to add a little warmth, so that people can't take their eyes off.

"Wan'er, I'm in the guest house, how can there be a reason why the son of the master family came and avoided it" Xie Yaoguang smiled and said: "Besides, it should have been me who went to visit, but I have never been in good health, and I dare not nag the two sons at will."

"Yaoyao, don't be polite to the two of them, it's their fault in the first place. You come into the house and rest, I'll send them away," Su Wan couldn't tell the difference, stopped the two and reprimanded unceremoniously: "You two have seen it, why don't you go back quickly"

"Since you're here, it's never too late to have a cup of tea and leave," Xie Yaoguang raised his lips and chuckled, and turned sideways to invite the three of them into the house.

The earth dragon was burning in the house, and as soon as they entered the house, the two Su brothers frowned in unison. I saw Xie Yaoguang wrapped in a fox fur and leaning on the soft couch, and probably knew what the situation was. They looked at each other and sighed softly. Is it really jealous? Xie Yaoguang's eyes brushed over the faces of the two, and he seemed to know the thoughts of the two of them, chuckled, and turned his head to ask Suzaku to prepare refreshments.

"I'm so sorry that I'm afraid of the cold and caused you to suffer with me"

Xie Yaoguang lowered his head and said slowly with an apologetic expression

"Don't worry, Miss Xie's body is important," the Su brothers hurriedly waved their hands.

"Yaoyao, let me introduce you. This is my eldest brother Su Yu and my second brother Su Yu."

Xie Yao bowed his head and saluted, which was regarded as a courtesy.

"Sister Wan, guess what's happened in Beijing these days?" Su Yu whispered mysteriously to Su Wan.

"In addition to King Ding's return to Beijing to report on his work, what else is there to do?" Su Wan looked at Su Yu puzzled.

"It's Your Majesty's decision to choose a son-in-law for the Lord of Jingning County," Xie Yaoguang smiled.

End of talk. Su Jue looked up at Xie Yaoguang, who was calm, and a trace of suspicion flashed in his eyes. Sensing that Su Jue was looking at him, Xie Yaoguang raised his head slightly at the corners of his lips and looked at Su Jue softly, with a deep smile in his eyes.

"Sister Wan, look at Miss Xie didn't know about this matter not long after she came to the capital" Su Yu poked Su Wan's forehead and smiled: "Let's see what else you know besides knowing that His Royal Highness King Ding has returned to Beijing, isn't it that you like him?"

Xie Yaoguang smiled without saying a word, and a trace of coldness flashed very quickly in his eyes, like a flash of water. It was only a moment, and the subtle change in expression still fell into Su Jue's eyes. Su Jue's suspicions in her heart became more and more serious, and she secretly wrote down the matter and waited for an opportunity to report it to her father in the future, so as not to make people with ulterior motives feel that Wan'er was kind and tried to misdestruct her by her.

As if expecting what Su Jue was thinking, Xie Yao narrowed his eyes to hide his sneer, and then opened his lips and said: "I heard the Beiyan people talking about this matter in the restaurant today, and they seem to be determined to win the Jingning County Lord."

On the day he met Gu Qingzhi, Xie Yaoguang learned about it from her. The two also discussed this matter, in the final analysis, it was just that the Son of Heaven was jealous of the master of Jingning County. As for the choice of son-in-law for the lord of Jingning, although it will not be too bad, it will not be a good thing.

"How could it be possible to marry the Jingning County Lord today," Su Wan asked in surprise.

"Why can't it be?" Xie Yaoguang raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Since ancient times, it is difficult to disobey the monarch's fate, since this is the meaning of the king, how can she refuse the county lord of Jingning?"

Xie Yaoguang fell into silence in the room. Eyes swept over the three Su Wan brothers and sisters one by one, taking in their expressions, and extremely complicated emotions flashed in their eyes. Su Wan looked at Su Yu again and again, and finally turned into a silent sigh, and then looked at Su Yu, who was in a trance, and bit her lip and said nothing.

The county lord of Jingning was born in the Mu Palace. Mu Wang Jiang Ye can also be regarded as a legendary figure of the Great Calendar, the southern and northern wars have made a lot of contributions to the Great Calendar, but unfortunately in the end, he died in his prime, leaving only the orphan girl of Jingning County Lord who has been struggling to support Mu Wangfu. Earlier, the county lord of Jingning lost her parents at a young age and wanted to raise her under the queen's knees. However, the county lord of Jingning was deeply influenced by his father and was willing to return to Hexi to inherit his father's will. The marriage of the county lord of Jingning, who has been coming and going, has been delayed, and after a long time, coupled with the suspicion that the county lord of Jingning will support the army and respect himself, there will be such a thing as choosing a son-in-law for the lord of Jingning. Once the county lord of Jingning got married, he had to stay in the capital, so he could send someone to take over the soldiers and horses of King Mu's mansion.

"What Miss Xie said is not true, the status of the county lord of Jingning is noble. Even if he chooses a son-in-law for him today, he won't act hastily," Su Jue hesitated for a while and said: "As far as I know, not only Beiyan but also Xidi came this time, and they all seem to be coming for the lord of Jingning." Unfortunately it didn't work."

"yes...... Even if they come. With the importance of the Jingning County Lord, it is naturally impossible to marry the Jingning County Lord," Su Yu echoed.

Of course, it is impossible for the county lord of Jingning to marry into a neighboring country, after all, she has a special status. People who want to have such an identity are safest only if they have a firm grasp of them, but they can't allow others to snore on the edge of the couch. Once the son-in-law is successfully chosen, most of the military power in the hands of the county lord of Jingning cannot be kept.

"In that case, brothers, can you also participate? Today, it should be possible for the children of the family in the capital to also participate," Su Wan thought for a while and said.

"This is natural, and now I have made a will to agree to the children of the capital family to run for election together. The selection of sons-in-law is divided into the literary test and the martial arts test, and only after the martial arts test can you participate in the literary test, but you can eliminate many people" Su Jue took Su Wan's words with a smile, and said softly: "Sister Wan, don't worry." We are also acquainted with the Jingning County Lord, so naturally we will not let those things that do not grow up come into contact with the Jingning County Lord."

"Then brothers, you have to come on, you must let the county lord of Jingning meet the person you like" Su Wan glanced at the copper leak and got up to drive away the Su brothers and reprimanded: "It's not too early, let's go back and let Yaoyao rest early"

Carefully told Xie Yaoguang to pay attention to his body, and say what he lacks. Su Wan pulled the two brothers away, originally Xie Yaoguang wanted to see him off, but Su Wan was worried that Xie Yaoguang was not in good health, so she didn't have to send her off, so she couldn't help it for a while, so she only asked Suzaku to go for her. Suzaku hurried back to the house after sending the three of them away.

"Gone?"

"Yes, it's out of the yard"

"Pass my words, let people go and find out who Beiyan and Xidi are here, and find out which families in the capital will send people to run for the son-in-law of the county lord of Jingning," Xie Yaoguang tightened the fox fur on his body and said: "The county lord of Jingning will never marry this time, she is still useful."

"Oh, my subordinates obey orders"

The three Su Wan brothers and sisters are the only two Su Wan brothers left, and Su Wan has already returned to his yard.

"Second brother, what kind of person do you think Miss Xie is" Su Jue stopped and looked thoughtfully at the small courtyard where Xie Yaoguang was.

"Brother, what are you asking me for? I think Miss Xie's conversation is very interesting, not at all like she was born in a merchant family."

"Really? It may be that I am wrong, but I still have to let my father check this Miss Xie well" Su Jue took a deep breath and sighed: "Although she has a life-saving grace for Wan'er, we still can't take it lightly"

"Okay brother, if you want me to say that you just think too much, you are suspicious all day long" Su Yu rolled her eyes and Su Yu smiled: "Rest quickly, tomorrow will not stop"

After the two left, a dark shadow flashed from the eaves, and finally disappeared outside the guest house. Xie Yaoguang chuckled after hearing the conversation between the two, and said, I know.