Jin Nian couldn't help but take a step back, pulled Mama Lin's sleeve, and made a silent gesture towards her.

Mama Lin didn't see who the three people were, but looking at Jin Nian's expression, she guessed that Jin Nian knew each other, and it might be someone she didn't want to face.

She immediately stood in front of Jin Nian with a wary face.

Jin Nian stood behind Mama Lin, and she could clearly see Gu Yanyi through the gap between the bamboo leaves.

The voice of one of the guards came: "A few months ago, you suddenly transferred our people back from the Cao Gang, and now you have not been able to gain their trust in a short period of time when you go in again. ”

Gu Yanyi said coldly: "What? Are you questioning my approach? ”

The guard immediately lowered his head and hurriedly defended: "The subordinates didn't mean that. Chen Yinghai has managed the Cao Gang for many years, and he is an extremely shrewd person, and with the current status of his subordinates, he really can't get close to the account books, let alone the general ledger. ”

Gu Yanyi said indifferently: "I use you, I don't want to hear your complaints. ”

The guard lowered his hand and lowered his head: "Don't get me wrong, it's only April now, and there is still nearly half a year before the time limit given by His Highness, but you asked us to get the general ledger within three months, and the time has been shortened by nearly half.......

He didn't finish his words, only heard a crisp sound of the "horn", and Gu Yanyi suddenly raised his hand and slapped him.

The slap came suddenly, knocking the guard's head off.

The guard was stunned for a moment, and he didn't dare to turn his head to look at Gu Yanyi, so he knelt down straight.

Gu Yanyi's cold voice came: "Are you threatening me with His Highness?" If you have such a proposition, you can find another job, and you don't have to condescend to my subordinates. ”

Jin Nian was also shocked by that slap, and listened to his warning from behind, and when he looked at Gu Yanyi's straight back again, he suddenly felt both familiar and unfamiliar. Such a cold and sharp Gu Yanyi made her think that when the bayonet flew towards her on the Zhongyuan Festival, he suddenly flew to the rescue with a cold expression.

How could such a person not kill her in her previous life?

While thinking about it, Jin Nian's heart suddenly became complicated.

The guard kowtowed and admitted his mistake, and quickly got up and lowered his hand to propose: "My subordinates have been following Chen Yinghai for a while, and I found that he is extremely doting on his youngest son, or we ......" and made a downward motion.

"As long as you get the account book, I don't care what method you use," Gu Yanyi's voice was very cold, "The Cao Gang has five rudders, and Chen Yinghai has not made any progress here, so start with each rudder, only one need to pry open, and the back one will be much easier." ”

The guard answered, bowed his head and said, "It's just that in the Cao Gang, there are only three of us......

Gu Yanyi waved his hand: "When Gu Cheng is busy with the matter at hand, let him go over to answer you." ”

The other guard replied, "This is the end of the matter, but the coachman has been seriously injured in both legs, and he will have to take care of it for a year and a half." The voice was rough with a thick accent.

Jin Nian could immediately hear that this voice was from Gu Cheng, the head of the guard beside Gu Yanyi.

Gu Yanyi was a little tired and said: "You go in person again, in addition to the pension, plus a thousand taels of silver, let him go back to his hometown after he recovers from his injuries." ”

Gu Cheng replied respectfully, and said: "After that subordinate went down to see him, he immediately rushed to Huai'an to run an errand, and then went to the Cao Gang to meet Chen San when he was done?" ”

Gu Yanyi nodded and waved his hand to signal the two to retreat. Fat cat bar

Gu Cheng and the guard walked out of the pavilion together and walked towards the path outside the bamboo forest.

Jin Nian was still stunned, and after Gu Cheng turned a corner, he walked straight in her direction.

She panicked, pushed and pulled Mama Lin, and the two stumbled and wanted to hide in the bamboo grove on the side of the road.

Gu Yanyi's vigilant voice already sounded on the other side of the pavilion: "Who?" ”

As soon as the words fell, she saw that Gu Cheng and the guard had both run, and their bodies swept towards her as quickly as a harrier.

Jin Nian was so shocked that cold sweat broke out on his back, and he didn't know what to do, so he stood still stupidly.

In the blink of an eye, Gu Cheng had already rushed to her.

"Miss Six?!" After seeing Jin Nian's face clearly, Gu Cheng was so anxious that he stretched out his left hand and pulled back his companion, and his body leaned back vigorously before he hurriedly retracted his figure.

Jin Nian came back to his senses, staring at Gu Cheng's hand pressed on the hilt of the sword with straight eyes, and the corners of his lips tried to pull out a smile: "What a coincidence, Gu Guards also like the scenery of the Purple Bamboo Forest......

Gu Cheng's face couldn't help twitching, the way they are now, they are not far from the fierce gods, which eye can she see that they are coming to see the scenery?

But seeing that Jin Nian's little face was so pale that there was no trace of blood, he didn't dare to say the joke when he came to his mouth.

He quickly took his hand away from the hilt of the sword, quickly pulled his accomplice again, and bowed down to Jinnian and said, "I don't know if you are here, you are abrupt, please forgive me!" He raised his eyes and looked Jin Nian up and down carelessly, and said, "You...... It's all right?! ”

The mind of her own master, even a blind person can guess it, if she really has any mistakes, I am afraid that he will die, and it will be difficult to eliminate the anger in the heart of her master.

When the other guard saw Gu Cheng pulling him, he put away his knife again, and he was busy making amends. He reacted immediately, the lavishly dressed and good-looking young lady in front of him was not someone he could make a mistake, Gu Cheng bowed down and he followed.

Jin Nian secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, looking at the behavior of the two of them, she didn't think that they would immediately kill her at this moment.

Although she had the intention of taking chances, she still did not dare to let down her vigilance at all, they were plotting private affairs, but she appeared here for no reason, and no one would let her go easily.

Now that she has been blocked, Mama Lin has not come back to her soul in fright, her hands are tightly supported on her left arm, she has to take advantage of Gu Yanyi's still in the pavilion and hurry up to think of a way for the golden cicada to come out of its shell.

In a tactful thought, Jin Nian covered his heart with one hand and pretended to be afraid, and pointed to the top of his head and said: "I was walking on the road, and suddenly a black shadow fell in mid-air, I thought it was my fifth sister who met a villain, I didn't want it to be two adults who fell from the sky, and I was stupid for a while, but it was no big deal...... Then I went forward to find the fifth sister and said goodbye. ”

Lift your feet and leave.

Gu Cheng was very ashamed, thinking about finding a way to make up for it in front of his master. Now hearing Jin Nian say this, he hurriedly asked, "Are you looking for Miss Five?" ”

He asked like this, but Jin Nian didn't want to walk away immediately.

She sighed and began to talk nonsense: "Fifth sister, she thinks the house is stuffy, the temple is overcrowded, and the grandmother is distressed when she sees that she can't breathe, but she looks for a monk to say that the scenery here is good and quiet, so she simply sent the servant to take her to the purple bamboo forest to breathe." I didn't see anyone go back for more than half an hour, and my grandmother couldn't rest assured, so she sent me to look for her in a hurry. I was just about to ask you, you guys came from over there, have you ever met her? ”

Gu Cheng shook his head: "...... Don't worry, maybe she went to live elsewhere and didn't come into the bamboo forest. Why don't I help you find it? ”

When they were talking just now, their eyes were also on guard outside the bamboo forest.

But if he is really listened to by the fifth lady, he will always find out the person, and then the master will decide.