Little by little, the sun shone in through the translucent papier-mâché window and spilled on the beds, on the faces of the two men who had been talking all night. Jiang Liuyu looked at Su Jingye, with two deep black marks under his eyes, but there was a very smug smile on his face, and he couldn't bear to splash a basin of cold water.

"What you say makes a lot of sense, but we still have two very important issues." Jiang Liuyu paused for a moment, so as not to take too much of the blow Su Jingye.

"One, have you figured out how to convince that old man businessman who has a good face and stubbornly doesn't care about his daughter's life or death?"

"On the other hand, even if Old Man Shang agrees to dissolve the marriage contract and fulfill Miss Shang and Master Kong, will Ma Zengtong give up on retrieving the bride price sent by the Ma family?"

Su Jingye was stunned, he had never dealt with the old man Shang, and he didn't know much about his character, but listening to Jiang Liuyu, who had experienced strong winds and waves, said this, he was also a very difficult old man to deal with.

"Lobbyist, I think you can try, after all, the group of people in your family used to be so difficult to deal with, and they are not the same as you are speechless."

On the one hand, there is an old man in the countryside who has not read much, and on the other hand, a shrewd man who is full of poetry and books, and the other is full of poetry and temperament, how can the two be confused. Jiang Liuyu was a little skeptical about whether Su Jingye was a smart person now, and he was confused for a while.

"As for the return of the bride price, this matter should be resolved by Kong Yu himself. After all, we have solved his sorrows for many years, and he is willing to spend some money to buy a peace of mind. ”

"I look at the hanging." When Su Jingye looked outside, it was almost over, he got up and changed his clothes and went to the court, but when he heard Jiang Liuyu speak against his opinion, Su Jingye had to sit down again.

Jiang Liuyu shook his head in disagreement, but the more he spoke, the stronger the smile became, "You must know that Master Kong has the same breeze as Lord Bao, and he is strapped for money, even after he was promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, there are still only two or three servants in the family, do you think he has such a great ability to pay the bride price of the Ma family?" ”

"I think the bride price is the main culprit that hinders the two of them. As long as the problem of the bride price is solved, Master Kong really has no worries, and the old man Shang has no other reason to refuse his daughter and his marriage, which is a good way to get the best of both worlds. ”

Jiang Liuyu clapped her hands very proudly, but Su Jingye was stunned when she heard it. "What you say makes a lot of sense, but it's a very serious problem, and it's not as easy to solve as you think."

"For example, who are you going to pay for this bride price?" Hearing this, Jiang Liuyu was also stunned. "It's impossible for us to worry so much about them ourselves, and we have to pay such a huge bride price."

"Then won't we become the food and clothing parents of Master Kong and Miss Merchant?" Su Jingye couldn't help but smile bitterly twice.

It's ridiculous to say, it is clear that Kong Yu, Su Jingye and Shi Zhengzhi are all important ministers of the court, and the ministers of the humerus, they will be embarrassed so much for the bride price of the common people.

Su Jingye is the best of the three, but this is a regulation that the Imperial Prince's Mansion must have, and the number of servants and servants is very small, if it is rumored by outsiders, the palace can't even afford the servants' monthly silver, and they will really laugh off other people's big teeth.

Although the Ma family is a merchant family that is not in the stream, he can casually take out the ten-mile red makeup that will only be mentioned in the book, and the gap between the two parties really has to make people feel tired.

Jiang Liuyu was silent, and Su Jingye took her shoulder and patted her twice very understandingly, "I know you have a good heart, but this is too difficult, let's think about convincing the old man Shang." ”

"Who's going to say that?" Jiang Liuyu asked with a pouting mouth, Su Jingye's hand moved, and he immediately stood up and sorted out his clothes that had not slept all night but were also wrinkled.

"I'll go to the court."

Jiang Liuyu's mouth pursed higher, Su Jingye looked very helpless, and leaned over to touch her little face, "When I come back, I'll accompany you." Then, a kiss fell on Jiang Liuyu's pursed mouth.

"Okay, I'll wait for you." Jiang Liuyu can be regarded as laughing.

According to the agreement, Su Jingye took leave from the imperial court and deliberately set aside three days to accompany Jiang Liuyu on a trip. Jiang Liuyu led him straight to the merchant's mansion, who knew that as soon as he entered the door, he would see a mess.

The black-oiled wooden door, which had been closed, was now wide open, and some pieces of porcelain were messily laid out on the bluestone pavement behind the front hall and door, which looked like they had gone through a very violent struggle.

Jiang Liuyu was taken aback by this scene, and Su Jingye also frowned deeply, looking at what seemed to be a criminal case. Fortunately, the business is now in decline, and there are not many things for decoration, so that this place is not too overwhelming.

"Why is there no one, even if the Ma family comes to take revenge, someone should come out to clean up the mess after leaving." Jiang Liuyu held Su Jingye's hand tightly, thinking that Ma Zengtong suffered a loss here last time, so it was natural to suspect him.

But Jiang Liuyu didn't know what happened, Xiang Fanhua went back and told Shi Zhengzhi what happened, and Lord Shi's movements were also very fast, Ma Zengtong was still locked up in the prison in Yangcheng and had not yet come out.

"Let's take a look around, maybe there's something else." Su Jingye held her hand back, and wanted to comfort her more, but suddenly saw a figure of a person flashing past the side door of the front hall.

"Stop!" Su Jingye shouted, let go of Jiang Liuyu's hand for the time being, and chased after him in the direction that the man left, and Jiang Liuyu also followed.

Su Jingye's footsteps were extremely fast, and Jiang Liuyu took some time to catch up, but saw that the person who was bound by Su Jingye was the little poem next to Shang Shanke.

When Xiaoshi saw that Jiang Liuyu was an acquaintance she knew, she immediately cried out aggrievedly, which startled Su Jingye, and Jiang Liuyu hurriedly beckoned Su Jingye to let go so as not to scare the little girl.

"It's you, princess, I heard a voice in the front hall just now, and I thought it was that group of people coming over again? It scared the hell out of me. ”

"Don't rush, speak slowly." Jiang Liuyu glared at Su Jingye lightly, and complained that his actions just now were too rude, and Su Jingye raised her eyebrows very innocently.

"Is it that the people of the Ma family came to deliberately retaliate, you tell me, I and the prince will make the decision for you."

Hearing this, Xiao Shi glanced at Su Jingye, but remembering his fierce and vicious expression, he was still scared in his heart. "No, it's a bunch of people we don't know."

Xiao Shi said, and led them to the wing room, which was very dim, and only the unconscious old man was lying behind the bead curtain.

Jiang Liuyu and Su Jingye sat on the seats in front of the bead curtain, looking at Shang Shijing, a person who hindered his daughter's marriage, and now lying here helplessly, not knowing what to think for a while.

"The day after the princess left, all the debts owed by our family to the outside were paid. My lady and I were speculating whether it was the princess's generosity, but that afternoon, a masked man came to us and said that he wanted to invite our young lady to the capital. ”

Jiang Liuyu pursed her lips a little embarrassed when she said it, "Do you remember what kind of dress the person who came over was, and why did he have to invite your young lady to go." ”

"I saw that he was dressed in black, and he was quite tall, but because he was covered face, he couldn't hear clearly." Xiao Shi tilted her head and thought about it.

"He said that all the debts owed by our family were settled by the people behind him, so he asked our young lady to go over to see a master in the capital, and he didn't say who that old man was."

"And then?" Su Jingye has a strong interest in the case, and after listening to Xiaoshi's explanation, she also feels very strange.

"My lord and young lady naturally refused, wouldn't it damage the reputation of the young lady to follow a man for no reason, and the master refused at that time." Xiao Shi pressed the table very excitedly, and then her expression darkened.

"I don't know if we should have acceded to his request at the time. When that person heard our refusal, he didn't say anything at the time, but last night a wave of people suddenly appeared, regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, just to forcibly take my young lady away. ”

"The master was afraid that the people of the Ma family would be investigated later, so he led all the little guys in the family to resist together, this group of people was very fierce, but it was very scary, several people were injured, and the young lady was also taken away."

Xiao Shi said, and she couldn't help but shiver, which showed that she was scared enough by the scene last night. "After the young lady was taken away, the old man was also dizzy, and the rest of the family also took advantage of the fire to rob, found their own deeds and ran away, what a group of people without conscience."

"Then why don't you run?" Su Jingye thought about it for a while, and it was the first time he had seen such a case of burglary and robbery, but only taking people away.

According to the usual routine of kidnapping, they have to ask for money from the victim's family, but the business does not look like it can afford to pay the ransom at all. If there is this robbery, those robbers might as well directly loot all the money of the merchants.

"Me, my title deed is also in my hand." Xiao Shi lowered her head in some shame, and Su Jingye suddenly glanced at her fiercely.

Jiang Liuyu looked a little unbearable, and hurriedly pressed Su Jingye's hand to explain, "After the merchant declined, in order to save more money, he released all the almost dead contract slaves, and now these are just employment relationships. ”

"Although it is not right to rob while the fire is on, compared with the group of people who fly separately and are not grateful when disaster comes, Xiao Shiken is much better to stay and take care of the old man Shang, we don't need to hold on to her matter, so that rare people with good intentions are cold."