Seeing Rong Che so surprised, Duan Wufang knew that he didn't know about it at all.

He recounted the day.

"Do you suspect that Murong Yixue is the thief that Dali Temple can't catch?" Rong Che asked, "But why, she is the daughter of the dignified Zuo Xiang, what do you want, why do you want to steal other people's property?"

Duan Wuflaw sneered: "I'm not her, how do I know why she did this!"

"This matter is strange, and it is not possible to draw conclusions. Rong Che put the wine jug aside and said, "As for the woman that Xiao Shaobei took away that day, her surname is Ji and her name is Ji Yanning. Jiangzhou people, Jiangnan famous silk Zhuang Baochang Ji Dongjia, parents died, with her younger brother to the grandfather's family in Chang'an, her maternal grandfather is the Chinese book Ling Changshi Liuyuan, uncle is the military department of the Lang Liu Mu. ”

Duan Wuflaw recalled that the woman in Baifang Pavilion that day, at first glance, it was not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Rong Che continued: "Judging from the information we can find, this woman's past is not outstanding, and she has nothing to do with the Dingbei Hou Mansion and Murong Mansion. ”

Duan Wufang sneered: "Nothing to do with it? Didn't you see Xiao Shaobei's fierce and vicious appearance for her at that time." If someone dares to touch a single hair of Ji Yanning, I am afraid that Xiao Shaobei will be able to risk himself to take that person's life!"

Rong Che fell silent, his eyes a little obscure.

Duan Wuflaw said: "If Murong Yixue is really related to the theft, I'm afraid that Zuo Xiang will have a lot of grudges." ”

Zuo Prime Minister Murong Kai is generous, his political achievements are quite good, he is a rare and upright minister, even his son Murong Hao is also very outstanding, over the years more and more relied on by the emperor, as an official in the court, who does not respect him three points?

Murong Yixue, as the eldest daughter of the Murong family, has been loved by thousands of people since she was a child, and even the royal princess can give her three points on weekdays.

How could such a noble girl be a thief who stole from a family?

I'm afraid no one will believe it.

Rong Che said: "If you want to investigate, ask her directly, I heard that the interrogation methods of Dali Temple are extraordinary, and almost no one can not spit out the secrets in their stomachs." ”

Duan Wufang raised his head and took a sip of wine, his lips and teeth were fragrant, but his face sank: "Without evidence, who dares to detain the daughter of the left prime minister?"

As soon as I thought that the woman would say that if he revealed it, he would say that they had made a private agreement for life. He could even say such a threat!

But it obviously worked, he didn't like a woman like Murong Yixue.

"In ten days, it will be Murong Yixue's ceremony, why don't you go and have a fun together?" Rong Che raised his eyebrows.

Duan Wuflaw shook his head: "I have already promised my father to go to the Weiyuan General's Mansion, the wife of the veteran general and his granddaughter have returned to Chang'an, he always has to take care of it more, and the granddaughter of the veteran general and the concubine are on the same day as Murong Yixue." ”

Rong Che chuckled: "That's really unfortunate. ”

Duan Wufang's face was expressionless: "It should be too coincidental." But the day after tomorrow is the 100-day banquet at the Lord's Mansion of Ren'an County, and I have time to go with me, after all, I have nothing to do now, and I am very idle. ”

Rong Che couldn't help but laugh when he saw him like this.

After two days of inquiry, Ying'er lived up to expectations and brought back the news that Ji Yanning wanted.

Sure enough, the food prices in the rice shop in Chang'an have risen together, and the household must have moved, the wind and rain have been smooth in recent years, and there has been no increase in taxes, even if the grain price rises, it should not rise like this, but now that the New Year is approaching, the New Year's goods are not cheap, and the rich people naturally no one cares whether the food price has risen by one or two dollars.

Ying'er also said that she went to ask the grain farmers and found that the price of rice purchased by the grain store was seven yuan per bucket, and it had not changed for half a year.

Isn't that even more strange? The price at which the grain collected by the peasants has not changed, but the grain shops have risen, and there must be something greasy among them.

But it's only the price of rice in Chang'an, and the price of rice in nearby counties is very stable, even if it rises, it only rises by a few tens of Wen, not as abrupt as Chang'an.

Ying'er said: "These grain shops are too black-hearted! When the slaves and maids went to ask the farmers, they were all angry, and now the grain prices are rising so fast, the grain shops are actually pressing the purchase price to death, and they refuse to raise it even if they don't have half a penny, and now they can only mix food and clothing." ”

Ji Yanning said: "It is said that businessmen pursue profits, which is not unreasonable. ”

Ying'er continued: "I also asked some people in the vicinity, and the people with low incomes are quite worried now, after all, the price of food is rising every day, which is frightening. ”

Ji Yanning said: "But in Kyoto, there are only a few people who can't eat, even if the price of food rises so much, they still have to buy it." ”

Hearing Ji Yanning say this, Ying'er was not convinced, and said, "Isn't this bullying the people!"

Ying'er is from a farmer's family, so she can naturally understand the mood of those people the most, although she is now with the eldest lady, she has no worries about food and clothing, but she can still empathize.

Ji Yanning lowered his eyes and smiled, lowered his head and continued to look at the information that Ji Jiu had just collected.

Ying'er saw that the eldest lady didn't speak, she frowned slightly, and suddenly had a plan, and said: "It's better for the eldest lady to open a grain shop, the price is a little higher when you buy it, and the price you buy is lower than that of other grain shops, so naturally there will be many people who will patronize it, and you can make another profit!"

Ji Yanning looked up at Ying'er, whose eyes were shining, but shook his head: "Do you think it's so easy to do business? Every line has rules for every line, and if you break this rule, you will stay in this circle." ”

Ying'er was confused when she heard this, and said distressedly: "Then what should I do?"

Since the eldest lady asked her to inquire about these news, she should have intervened in this matter.

Ji Yanning said with a smile: "Some people want to take advantage of the New Year to make a lot of money, and I naturally want to satisfy them." ”

But there is also a price to pay.

Looking at the look of ambition in Ji Yanning's eyes, Ying'er felt that her eldest lady might have already thought of a countermeasure.

On the day of the 100-day banquet in the Lord's Mansion of Ren'an County, Ji Yanning got up early, warmed up his body by practicing arrows, changed into the clothes he was going to wear today, and had breakfast before going out.

It was cold, but there was no snow.

This time, Liu Pingting didn't follow, Liu Mu and Liu Changqing shared a carriage, and An and Ji Yanning rode in the same car.

It didn't take long to arrive at the Ringan County Lord's Mansion.

The county lord of Ren'an is over 60 years old this year, her husband died more than 20 years ago, she has three sons and a daughter under her knees, the second son serves in the military department, and this 100-year-old banquet is also for the eldest grandson of the second son, and it is also the first great-grandson of the county lord.

The lord of Ren'an is the elder of the emperor and has his own fiefdom, so no one dares to underestimate it.

Ji Yanning followed the Liu family into the county lord's mansion, and followed the instructions of his subordinates in the direction of the back house.

Naturally, the ladies wanted to visit the county lord of Ren'an first, and when they arrived at the lobby, there were already many guests there.

Ji Yanning just glanced at it with his spare eyes, but he could still recognize one or two.

The Liu family took Ji Yanning to salute.

"The Liu'an clan of the Soldier's Mansion has seen the Lord of Ren'an. Ahn stepped forward and saluted.

Ji Yanning, as a junior brought by An's family, naturally couldn't introduce her like her, so he could only kneel and bow behind An's.

Her appearance is outstanding, her rules are strict and there is no lack of respect, which makes the Lord of Ren'an happy at a glance.

"Get up, this child was born with a water spirit, and people look smart, is it your daughter?" asked An Shi.

An smiled: "This is the daughter of my husband's sister-in-law, and now I live in the Liu family, so I brought her over to see the world." ”

The elder opened his mouth to ask, Ji Yanning took two steps forward, bowed slightly, and then said: "Jiangzhou Ji Yanning, congratulations to the Lord of Ren'an County for being as blessed as the East China Sea, and the hall is full of children and grandchildren." ”

"Good. The county lord of Ren'an looked at Ji Yanning, he was very satisfied in his heart, and beckoned to her, "Come to my side and talk to me." ”

Everyone present was amazed to see this scene.

A young lady from the Squire's Mansion can actually please the county lord!

However, with Ji Yanning's performance just now, he doesn't look like a person who has never seen the world.

"I remember, you are the girl Ji who wrote a wild grass in Zhongdebo Mansion last time!" The girl next to her who was not much different in age suddenly said, "I have seen that wild grass, it is really highly attained! It is definitely the best writing among all the ladies of the family, Miss Ji is so good!"

When she said this, many people also remembered the wild grass they saw in Chung De Bo's Mansion that day, which was indeed amazing.

It's just that her cousin of the Liu family said a lot of bad things about her that day, making many people think that she was "arrogant".

Ji Yanning bowed slightly, but his face was not smug, and he said politely: "Thank you for this sister's appreciation, but Yan Ning's level is limited, and he deserves the praise of the word 'most'." ”

A lady said with a smile: "Mrs. Liu has made money this time, and she picked up such a good niece for nothing, not only does she have a logo, but she also has a good hand, so she should bring it out to see more." ”

As they were talking, someone came to ask for peace in the back, and Ji Yanning stood beside the county lord of Ren'an, sometimes saying a few words.

When the people were almost here, the county lord of Ren'an gave Ji Yanning a bracelet and let her play with the other young girls.

After all, Ji Yanning is still a fourteen-year-old girl, and she probably can't talk much with these old women.

Ji Yanning thanked him, but smiled sincerely.

The county lord of Ren'an is a good person, she lives transparently, she has also seen it in her previous life, she rarely asks about the affairs of the court, her sons are not high, even lower than Liu Mu by one level, but they are all peaceful people.

As soon as Ji Yanning walked out of the lobby, he was pulled aside by Guo Xinyue.

"My goodness, you're finally out!" Guo Xinyue said, "I thought you were going to accompany the county lord for a while!

Ji Yanning smiled: "Even if I want to, people may not keep me!"