Chapter 20 (5) Acting in the Dark
The next morning, Gao Changgong didn't know where he went, Mu Yao said to Su Xiang: "I want to go back to Henan." β
Mu Yao thought to herself: "Why did I go into the palace to investigate, didn't I say that Qilinwei was active in major commercial gathering places?" Then I can go to Uncle Li! β
Uncle Li is a friend of Mu Yao's father and the head of a chamber of commerce, and he has been very good to her since she was a child.
"Will Your Highness let you go?" Su Xiang thought she shouldn't be allowed to go back! The three dynasties didn't let her go back.
"I really have something to do, I can't delay any longer, or I'll go first, and I'll be back when he comes back, and then tell him."
She went to Xingyang this time to investigate the affairs of Qilinwei, of course, the less people know about it, the better, including Gao Changgong.
After saying that, she turned around and left, all the way out of Yecheng, and arrived in Kaifeng at noon, Uncle Li's house was in Kaifeng, and she decided to visit in person.
Uncle Li's family was living in the market in Kaifeng, and the door was very lively, but as soon as he arrived at the door, he was stopped by the doorman: "May I ask the girl's surname?" β
"My name is Zheng Muyao, is your master here? I'm looking for him. β
"The little one has seen Princess Lanling, please wait a moment, I'll report it." The family ran to report, and soon Uncle Li came to greet Zheng Muyao in person.
Uncle Li is a middle-aged man in his forties who dresses simply.
"See the princess, princess inside, please." After speaking, he asked Mu Yao to go in.
Uncle Li's house is very large and spacious, and there are many flowers and plants planted in the yard, which are basically not very cold in Henan in winter, and flowers can be planted.
Entering the lobby, Mu Yao admired a lot of artworks, Uncle Li likes to collect, and his home is full of calligraphy, paintings and porcelain.
"Princess, please sit down, come and serve tea." The servant served two cups of gaiwan tea, one for Mu Yao and Uncle Li.
"I don't know if the princess came to visit my humble house today, is she here to chat or have something to discuss?" Uncle Li went straight to the point.
"The main thing is to come and see my uncle, and ......." Mu Yao looked at the person next to her and didn't say anything.
Uncle Li understood what Mu Yao meant: "You all go down!" β
The subordinates all went down, and Uncle Li asked, "What problem did the eldest lady encounter?" β
Mu Yao said: "Since Uncle Li, you asked, then Mu Yao said, Uncle Li has heard of an organization called Qilinwei?" β
Uncle Li said: "Qilinwei, I haven't heard of them, do they have any characteristics?" β
Mu Yao said: "They are the guards of Emperor Xiaojing, Emperor Xiaojing disappeared mysteriously after his death, according to the information I have obtained, this organization has been hiding underground in Henan. β
Uncle Li said: "There is an organization very similar to this I have heard of, I heard that their leader is in Yecheng, they have a very hard background in the imperial court, and they collect dark taxes and protection fees from merchants, so they become powerful and have a very wide range of contacts." β
I don't know if Uncle Li's answer will be useful to Mu Yao, but she feels that she needs more time to dig up this organization.
Mu Yao stood up and said, "Thank you, Uncle Li, Mu Yao still has something, so I'll go back first, Uncle Li take care." β
"Isn't the eldest lady staying for dinner?" Uncle Li asked.
"No, I still have to go back to Xingyang!" After speaking, Mu Yao turned around and left.
She went from Kaifeng to Xingyang, and when she entered the house, she shouted: "Mother, I'm back." Feng Xiaolian slowly helped Mu Yao's mother out, and Mu Yao saw Feng Xiaolian smile happily and said, "Xiaolian, you're back." β
Zheng's mother said, "Mu Yao is back? Come over and let my mother take a good look. β
Mu Yao ran over and hugged her mother and said, "Mother, I miss you to death." β
Feng Xiaolian said with a bored face: "My sister finally has time to come back, I thought my sister would forget her mother when she got married!" β
Mu Yao didn't care and said, "Xiao Lian, where have you been?" Why don't you send a letter, we're all in a hurry, just be okay with you. β
"Sister Tuo's blessing is not dead yet!" Mu Yao didn't go home for a year, Feng Xiaolian pretended to be angry for Zheng's mother!
Zheng Mu said: "Okay, okay, don't stand, let's go in!" β
Mu Yao went to the house for lunch and had to leave again, because she still had to go to find Su Jun.
"Won't you stay tonight?" Mrs. Zheng wanted her to stay and leave tomorrow.
Mu Yao said, "No, I still have to go to Master's house!" β
As soon as Mrs. Zheng said "but", she was snatched by Feng Xiaolian and said: "Mother, since my sister has something, you can let her go, if it is a big event, it is not okay to delay." β
"It's not a big deal, it's just a little personal matter to deal with." Mu Yao said casually.
"Alright then, then you can remember to come back when you have time!" After saying that, Zheng's mother sent her out the door.
After Mu Yao left Xingyang, she went to Shuozhou, and only arrived at Hu Lu's house in the afternoon.
When she went to Hu Lu's pharmacy, she saw Su Jun bowing her head and settling accounts, so she quietly went over and patted her on the shoulder: "Su Jun." β
"Ouch, it scared me to death, are you spirit? Walking without sound. Su Jun stroked his chest and said.
Su Jun is Gao Wei's fiancΓ©e, very beautiful, about 1.6 meters tall, and she is also very gentle, usually likes to wear blue light gauze clothes, has good medical skills, but is very low-key.
Mu Yao asked, "How is it?" Is business okay? β
"It's okay, it's about the same as before." After Su Jun finished speaking, she began to pound the abacus again.
"Oh, don't forget if you don't understand, talk to me." Mu Yao snatched the abacus from her hand.
"What are you talking about?" Su Jun asked.
Mu Yao said, "Grab some medicine for me." β
"What medicine?" Su Jun went to the table in the pharmacy and sat down, picked up the teapot and poured her a glass of water, and poured another glass of water for herself, just drank a little bit Mu Yao said, "Contraception." Su Jun was so frightened that he spit out all the water, choked, and said, "What did you say?" She looked surprised.
Mu Yao said: "What's all the fuss, isn't it just a contraceptive pill?" β
Su Jun asked unknowingly: "Are you going to live with him?" β
"I still have a lot of work to do! I'm not in the mood to fly with him yet. β
Mu Yao felt that she hadn't found Qilinwei yet, and she hadn't avenged someone yet.
"Alright then!" Su Jun walked to the medicine cabinet and opened the drawer to help her dispense the medicine one by one, she said while dispensing: "You have to be careful, this medicine is very powerful, try not to drink it if you can." β
Mu Yao said: "Thank you, Sujun, I'm leaving, take care." β
"Hmmm! Come back often when you have time! Su Jun sent Mu Yao out of the door, and when it was dark, Mu Yao returned to the mansion, and saw that Gao Changgong had returned, so he was so anxious that he walked around Mu Yao's room.
When Gao Changgong saw Mu Yao coming back, he happily ran over and grabbed Mu Yao's hand and said, "Where have you been?" I'm in a hurry. β
Mu Yao hurriedly hid the medicine behind her and said, "I went home to see my mother." β
Gao Changgong saw the medicine she was carrying in her hand and asked, "Are you sick?" β
Mu Yao hurriedly hid the medicine after her birth and said, "I just have a back pain." β
"I'm sorry! I was wrong with that incident before, why don't I find the doctor in the palace to show you? Gao Changgong is really guilty.
"No, Su Jun prescribed me medicine, just drink it." Mu Yao was very weak-hearted.