Two hours ago, in the warm pavilion of the palace.

Emperor Yuanqing put down the imperial pen, stretched his waist, and finally finished reading the fold.

When Gonggong Lu saw it, he hurried over, holding a small bowl in his hand: "Your Majesty, it's time to rest." Today it's strawberry yogurt, with a lot of honey added to it. ”

"Come on." When Emperor Yuanqing saw it, his saliva suddenly came out.

After a mouthful, he was immediately appetizing, and he closed his eyes beautifully: "Well, delicious, delicious!" ”

Father-in-law Lu smiled flatteringly: "It's good if the emperor likes it." ”

He was indeed pleased, the emperor had to drink a bowl of yogurt every day for a while, and his stomach was much better, not only did he eat two more bowls of rice, but he was also much more relaxed. What a relief for him!

However, Miss Xia didn't have many packages last time, and he had to find Miss Xia again to find a chance.

was eating, Lan Beichen came, and he didn't let anyone pass it on, so he came in directly.

"Your Majesty, this is some dossier about the Soul Chasing Building, there are some clues, the emperor has a look." Lan Beichen put down a few volumes of documents and rested them on the imperial case of Emperor Yuanqing.

Emperor Yuanqing had a headache when he saw it, and he hadn't finished eating the yogurt yet: "Lao Jiu, you don't worry, you just have to worry about it, I don't have to worry about it." ”

His pupils darkened, and Lan Beichen said: "Since the emperor has delegated power to Weichen, then after a while, the evidence is conclusive, and the minister doesn't need to tell the emperor, just do it?" ”

"No, no, you just watch and dispose of it."

Emperor Yuanqing was happy and relaxed, waved his hand and said: "These killers in the Soul Chasing Building are notorious one by one, no matter who is behind the operation of this organization, I will not spare it!" Just to clean up the Qing Dynasty and the opposition, kill chickens and make an example of monkeys! ”

Speaking of the back, his tone was unconsciously a little more gloomy.

Lan Beichen snorted: "Well, there is still some evidence that has not been determined, and it is estimated that it will be almost the same in another month or two." At that time, Weichen directly took the Seventh Prince and went to prison to be beheaded! ”

"What did you say?" Emperor Yuanqing almost smashed the yogurt bowl, and said in shock: "The Seventh Prince? Does this have anything to do with Lao Qi? ”

"It's Xiao Qi." Lan Beichen frowned and corrected Emperor Yuanqing.

I call him Lao Jiu Lao Jiu all day long, and now I call my son Lao Qi, and the generations are all confused!?

Emperor Yuanqing didn't care about discussing this, so he hurriedly opened the file and looked at it, and after a while, his face became more and more gloomy.

His hands trembled, the green tendons on his forehead bulged one by one, and he gritted his teeth angrily: "If it's serious, this bastard, I must clean him up!" Soul Chaser Lou has killed so many people over the years, including many court officials, this Xiao Qi, he is really lawless! ”

Gonggong Lu said in a timely manner: "The emperor is angry, the dragon body is important." ”

didn't bother to care about the dragon body, Emperor Yuanqing read the dossier little by little, and his face was already pale.

If it was an ordinary Jianghu person who controlled the Soul Chasing Tower, or even colluded with the court officials, he would not be so angry. Unexpectedly, the biggest suspect in the case pointed directly at the Seventh Prince Lan Mingjie, and he was really moved.

What is the purpose of assassinating court officials? Is it just a matter of forming gangs and purging political opponents?

Now that the position of the crown prince has not yet been determined, several princes seem to be harmonious on the surface, brothers, friends and brothers, but behind their backs, they have long been in chaos, calculating and fighting with each other.

Thinking of his own time, he was forced to ascend to the throne in the bloody rain, and even almost made a big mistake at the last moment, Emperor Yuanqing was deeply vigilant and disgusted. Glancing at Lan Beichen, he took a deep breath, a little tired.

"Lao Jiu, do what you have to do, once the evidence is conclusive, even if it is the Seventh Prince, I will not tolerate it."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister has a plan in his heart!"

Lan Beichen stood in front of Emperor Yuanqing, his posture was upright, like a vigorous cloud pine. Starry eyes and sword eyebrows, thin lips pursed lightly, exuding extraordinary nobility and majesty, looking at Gonggong Lu's heart.

Actually, the Nine Princes are more like the emperor than the emperor......

This thought suddenly popped up in his heart, and Lu Gong almost slapped himself.

What kind of mess do you want, beware of killing heads!

Back then, the Nine Princes were insulated from the throne because of congenital diseases, and now the emperor is in power, and the Nine Princes are also loyal to assist. Coupled with Xia Lao's military god, Xiaoyao Hou, Nanguo Gong and other powerful ministers, no one wants to easily shake the imperial power.

Seeming to have a headache, Emperor Yuanqing rubbed his forehead and asked, "By the way, what about the girl, Lao Jiu, have you seen her recently?" ”

"No, but the minister has something to discuss with the emperor."

"You say."

"Jing Zhaoyin reported two days ago, saying that there have been several Jiangyang thieves lurking in the capital recently, robbing money and sex, making people panic. Xia Jinse was already threatened by the Soul Chasing Building, and now she came to Xiaoxiao, in order to ensure her safety, the minister wanted to ...... Your Majesty, can you transfer one of your dragon guards to protect her? Lan Beichen's tone was very peaceful.

Emperor Yuanqing heard something: "Lao Jiu, do you care about that girl?" "He's a little playful.

Lan Beichen's face did not change, and he said lightly: "The minister is thinking about the emperor." ”

"This month's healing medicine has been sent to the Ministry of War, and the effect is far greater than the previous medicines, once it is confirmed, the purchase volume will be larger, which is a large amount of military expenses. A few thousand taels a month, tens of thousands of taels a year, and if there is a war, it will consume more. ”

"If the emperor uses someone to exchange for Xia Jinse, then he will not be able to pay a penny."

After a while, Emperor Yuanqing came back to his senses, looked at Lan Beichen and nodded continuously, full of admiration: "Okay, Lao Jiu, your abacus is really wonderful, anyway, there is more than one dragon guard by my side, and it is okay to give one to that girl." ”

But the silver saved every year is tens of thousands of taels, which is cost-effective!

Gonggong Lu also sighed with emotion: "The Ninth Prince is worthy of being the emperor's virtuous helper, and he is really clever in doing business." Thanks to the Nine Princes, the emperor's inner treasury has become more and more abundant over the years. ”

But he was vigilant in his heart, and he must not be involved with the Nine Princes in the future, otherwise he would be sold and help count the money.

"Gonggong Lu is the emperor's virtuous helper." Lan Beichen suddenly corrected: "This king is a man." ”

Lu Gong almost pierced his heart with ten thousand arrows.

I want to cry......

In the Huimin Bureau on the streets east of the city, Xia Jinse and Ji Xiao have already walked in.

As soon as he saw someone come in, the shopkeeper stepped forward.

Those who come to him are the housekeepers and stewards of large families, and even the father-in-law in the palace, so he has to be more attentive.

"Two guests...... Yo, it turned out to be Ji Zhutou! When the shopkeeper saw it, he recognized Ji Xiao, and he smiled all over his face: "Ji Zhutou is a rare guest, come and serve tea." ”

Ji Xiao smiled and said, "Boss Wei, don't be polite, I'll bring my cousin here today, she wants to see your people here." If there is a suitable one, I want to buy a few girls. ”

When Boss Wei heard this, his brain moved quickly, although he had never heard of a daughter who came to buy someone in person, but rich people have a bit of quirks, and he is not surprised.

He suddenly laughed: "Hello this young lady, we just came to the Huimin Bureau yesterday with some newcomers, all of them are young and strong, and they are ingenious, Miss and Ji Zhutou will sit first, and I will let people take them out immediately." ”

Xia Jinse smiled faintly: "There is a shopkeeper." ”

Soon, Boss Wei brought more than a dozen people out with his buddies.

There are men and women, all of whom are young adults under the age of 30, and they are good-looking and energetic, and they are definitely not the kind of down-and-out households who sell themselves for dozens of big bucks.

"Miss Xia, Ji Zhutou, everyone is here, take a look, do you have a favorite?" Boss Wei said with a smile.

Xia Jinse glanced at these people one by one: "What will you all be?" ”

The price of the subordinates of each family and province is different according to the number of years they have been selling their bodies, their own strengths, age, etc.

But those who are young and strong, who know a little bit of craftsmanship, such as gardening, cooking, female celebrity, etc., sell their bodies at a much higher price. Some special, such as ventriloquism, rhythm, poetry literacy, etc., and even some can make an account, which is even more expensive.

But there are very few people in this kind of subordinate, and basically as soon as they have it, they are immediately bought by the stewards of large families to sign the deed of sale, where can they still keep it?

The first young man standing on the left said respectfully: "The small one has great strength and can carry a hundred catties of firewood." ”

"The small family used to grow vegetables ......"

"The slave will be a female red needlework, Miss, you can buy me, only five dollars of silver."

"The small dishes are clean!"

"The slave used to grow flowers at home, no matter what flowers they were, they would be planted to ensure that they bloomed!"

After listening to this, Xia Jinse soon had a plan in his heart.

She had already taken a fancy to two, but when she asked the price, she actually asked for a total of three taels and five dollars of silver. Among them, 20% is the handling fee to the Huimin Bureau, and the other 80% is the sales money of the two people, and the contract is 10 years, and each person's monthly case is 2 yuan, which has to be calculated separately.

Seeing this, Xia Jinse reluctantly refused.

Ji Xiao asked her: "Cousin, I see that there are only four people around you, which is not enough, these two people are good, why don't you want them?" ”

Xia Jinse laughed dryly: "Hehe, I'm just one person, and four subordinates are enough." ”

She only has more than three taels of silver on her, so she can't bear it.

Mostly poor......

Just as Xia Jinse and Ji Xiao were about to leave, suddenly a guy ran to Boss Wei and whispered a few words, which made his heart sink when he heard it. Looking at the two people who had already walked out of the door, he suddenly said loudly: "Two guests, please wait." ”

Xia Jinse turned around: "Shopkeeper, what's wrong?" ”

Boss Wei quickly returned to normalcy and laughed dryly: "It must be because the people in the shop are not good, so that Miss Xia is dissatisfied, just now the contemptible people suddenly remembered that there is another person, Miss Xia must take a look." ”

This time, Boss Wei didn't let the guy take this person out, but took Xia Jinse to the back hall.

A strong man stood in the courtyard, dressed ordinarily, but he stood there quietly, and people didn't even feel his presence. He is eight feet tall, with knotted muscles and bright eyes.

"This person ......" Ji Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he walked over quickly and said, "Is that him?" ”

The strong man glanced at Ji Xiao, his eyes were cold, and Boss Wei hurriedly said: "His name is Long Jiu, and because he sold himself to bury his mother, he voluntarily came to my Huimin Bureau." Miss Xia, this Longjiu used to be a private nursing home, but he has martial arts, so it is absolutely cost-effective to buy it back as a bodyguard! ”

Xia Jinse was really happy, he didn't expect to meet a practitioner.

"How are your martial arts?" She asked.

"......" Long Jiu didn't speak, but his breath became colder.

This is the master!

Xia Jinse became more and more interested, and said: "Do you dare to compare with my girl, if you can take her ten moves, you make an offer, and I will buy you." ”