Chen Xuan looked at the guard's panicked appearance, and suddenly had a premonition in his heart, that is, the person who came must be related to the pawn shop, maybe it was the arrogant guy surnamed Wang.

He originally hoped that Chen Shimei would confiscate this pawn shop in the name of the government, and then asked Chen Fangguo to buy this pawn shop.

Who knew that Chen Shimei told him just now that the owner of the pawn shop was very difficult to mess with in the background.

"Who is the person who came? I don't know that the official is discussing something important with the guest?!" Chen Shimei's face sank, unhappy, and hurriedly said.

The guards glanced at Chen Xuan, sweating profusely and said, "It's the owner of the pawn shop who brought two people over, and the small one can't be stopped, so he has to come first to report to the adult......"

Chen Shimei nodded, glanced at Chen Xuan again, and said in a consultative tone: "Big brother, it seems that this matter is a bit troublesome, why don't you go to the back room to rest first?!"

Chen Xuan immediately understood what he meant, and hurriedly stood up and said, "Lord Prefect, please rest assured, I'll go now." ”

After speaking, he quickly hid behind the screen, but he almost collided with a person, and when he looked at it, it turned out to be Chen Zhong.

"Why are you kid? Didn't you kid go out?!"

"Young master, haven't I been worried about your safety?! I just told you that I was going outside to control the wind, but as soon as I went out, I saw a lot of guards outside, so I felt that there was no need to do more, so I walked in through the back door. Hide here, and then get closer to you, and if something happens to you, I'll be ready to do it. ”

"It seems that I used to underestimate you, thinking that you were just a pure boss, but it turned out to be a little scheming. Chen Xuan patted him on the shoulder and said with some relief.

"Hehe, it's all about the young master's training, and the little one is indeed a big old man, I hope it will be ...... in the future."

"Okay, don't say anything, follow me to the capital in a few days......"

"Young master, I heard you right, we just arrived here and haven't settled down yet, and we're going to the capital soon?!"

Listening to Chen Xuan's words, Chen Zhong was taken aback.

"That's right......" Chen Xuan nodded, and continued: "Just now, the lord asked me to go to Wangjia Village, and after I come back, I can take you to the capital ......."

Chen Zhong thought for a moment and asked, "Then what should we do about the matter of going to the Martial Academy to cultivate......?"

"You don't have to worry about this, anyway, do what I asked, just now the prefect told me that there is the top martial academy of our Great Chu Empire in the capital...... The scale of the place is not comparable to this small martial arts academy. ”

"The little lonely is unheard, what could be better......"

"Okay, let's not talk about it yet, let's not talk, let's see what the guy outside says. ”

"Who?!"

"The Pawn Shop Owner ......"

"The little one understands. I think it would be nice if that pawn shop was given to our brother Chen Fangguo, this guy doesn't have the heart to study and cultivate all day long, and always wants to get rich. If the young master has any way to get this pawn shop medicine back, wouldn't it be his wish?!"

Just as Chen Zhong was about to continue, Chen Xuan hurriedly stopped him.

Besides, outside the screen, Chen Shimei straightened her official uniform, drank a few sips of tea, and then sat on the chair, just waiting for the old rich man Wang outside to come in and reason with him.

Before coming to Xunyang City, Chen Shimei was a small official in the court, and he had seen too much intrigue in the court, and he originally thought that after staying away from the court, he would get closer to the place, but he didn't expect to be here for less than half a year, and he found that the muddy waters in the place and the intrigue in the court were actually not too much different.

"Meet the Prefect's ......"

An old voice came from the doorway, followed by an oily old man in a fancy robe, followed by two thug-like figures, with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks, blocking the door.

Chen Xuan looked at it from a distance through the gap in the screen, and immediately understood that Chen Shimei's situation was not good.

I thought to myself, wait a minute, if these people are not good for him, then he will definitely take action himself.

Because the tiger sword on his body is already ready to move, this tiger sword that follows him has sucked human blood, and he already has enough spirituality, as long as he feels danger, then it is very likely that he will unsheath the sword and defeat the enemy with one blow.

"Ahem, it turned out to be Lao Wang, didn't I tell you to stay at home first and not come out, and the government will naturally notify you when the results are dealt with. Seeing the arrogant and domineering appearance of several of them, Chen Shimei said in a deep voice.

"Lord Prefect, I want to tell you an honest word, your old man has only been in our Xunyang City for less than half a year, and this place has made our place a miasma, and we who are doing business can't survive, so we will come to seal it up twice in three days. ”

"Bold fanatics, you dare to slander your own official, ......who is coming?"

Chen Shimei was furious, just as he was about to notify the people around him and subdue the three people.

found that it was quiet outside, and no one answered, and she suddenly felt bad in her heart.

"Hahaha, I said Lord Prefect, you'd better be honest with me. Just now I took two of my men, and I have already set those guards of yours to death, and in an hour or two, they will definitely not be able to move, and now they are like puppets, and they can only stand there. ”

"You...... You dare to attack the imperial court?!" Chen Shimei trembled with anger, pointed to the nose of the old rich man Wang and said.

"Attack the Imperial Court?! Yo, my lord's hat is so big, it's even bigger than your black gauze hat......"

"So what the hell do you want now?!"

Heroes don't suffer immediate losses, since now that all his subordinates have given them death points, Chen Shimei feels that he must not be able to force them to come, otherwise, I am afraid that he will not be able to save it.

"We can negotiate a condition...... "said the old rich man.

"What conditions?!"

Chen Shimei couldn't rely on him now, and secretly glanced at the back of the screen with his eyes, thinking that Chen Xuan should stay behind now.

Now the one who may be able to rely on is Chen Xuan.

And at this time, Chen Xuan and Chen Zhong are also paying close attention to the development of the situation, and they will come to the rescue at any time if necessary.

"It smells of a living person, is there anyone else in this room besides the four of us?!" the old rich man asked suddenly.

"This is the official's private residence, you trespassed in, do you want the official to report to you?!"

"That's not what the old man meant, I want to wait a while, the old man and the prefect will talk about the conditions, if it is heard by others, I'm afraid it will be very unfavorable to the prefect. ”

The words of the old rich man Wang immediately made Chen Xuan more vigilant, and he thought to himself, is this old rich man Wang not a human being? !

Otherwise, he wouldn't have said that there was a smell of living people here, and normal mortals would definitely have no way to judge, except for the dog's nose, which was only the monster could perceive.

"It's my official's subordinates waiting in the back, if you want to negotiate terms with me, sit down. ”

The old rich man Wang was relieved, walked in, sat on the chair of Chen Xuan just now, and glanced at the two people behind him, who nodded and quickly retreated.

"Okay, now there are just the two of us in the house, I hope that what I say to you will not be heard by others, otherwise, I am afraid that it will not be good for the prefect, to put it seriously, I am afraid that the prefect will die soon. The old rich man looked around and said triumphantly.

"Okay, I'll listen now, let's open the window and say something. ”

Chen Shimei now understands in her heart, this guy came to find him, definitely not just to be a pawn shop for him, maybe he was helping the forces behind him to spread the word.

You might as well listen to it yourself and see what tricks he has in place.

"Adults are people who read poetry and books, so I'm afraid they don't know how to be hospitable. The old man has walked for half a day now, and he is already thirsty......"

"Oh I see, someone is coming, serve tea ......" Chen Shimei was full of disgust when she saw this old thing who didn't know what to do, but out of hospitality, she still opened her mouth.

Presumably, Chen Xuan and Chen Zhong, who were hiding behind, must have been able to hear it clearly, which was obviously a signal to them, suggesting that they could now pretend to be his servants.

Chen Xuan smiled in his heart, glanced at Chen Zhong, and made another gesture to drink tea.

Chen Zhong nodded understandingly, picked up the tea tray next to him, and walked out slowly.

He placed the tea tray next to the old rich man, and then awkwardly poured the tea.

The hot tea almost splashed on the old rich man's body, which made Chen Xuan, who was hiding behind the screen, anxious to death.

I wondered why this guy was so stupid, and if it made him suspicious, wouldn't it be too late?!

"It seems that the prefect's life is very entangled, and there is no decent servant by his side......"

"You can see this?!" Chen Shimei said with some annoyance.

"Look at you, a subordinate, you almost spilled tea on the old man's body. If the prefect is willing, the villain is willing to send you some people over, they will at least serve tea and pour water, which is very good. ”

Hearing him say this, Chen Shimei's nose snorted, and she thought, your old boy's abacus is quite loud, if I really agree, wouldn't this just sleep in your night, just arranged your ears and eyes in my home?!

Isn't that playing me like a monkey?!

He suddenly felt a burst of anger in his heart, but he still pretended to be indifferent on his face, and quickly rejected his kindness, and at the same time emphasized: "Let's still have one thing to say, this official is not a person who has nothing to do, he has a busy day's official business, and his schedule is arranged." The official can only give you half an hour now, and in a while the official will go to the castle tower. ”

"Is it to catch the thief?!"

"How do you know?!"

"Lao Yu is a pawn shop, people from the south and north pass by the door of Lao Yu, not to mention the arrest of anti-thieves by the officers and soldiers, the city is full of storms, who doesn't know, Lao Yu just wants to care about it. It's just that you shouldn't have closed my pawn shop......"

"Your pawn shop used to have a thief come in, so you were sealed to find out what was going on. ”

"My lord's words are different, the old man is not sure, whether there are thieves who have been to the old pawn shop, but even if they have really come in, they should not have seized the old pawn shop. I think you're doing this for some other purpose. Is there someone who is jealous that the business of the old pawn shop is very prosperous, so they bought off the government and closed down the old shop. If this is the case, then I am afraid that the old decay will have to sue the emperor. ”

Chen Shimei sneered and said, "You can do whatever you want, you can sue if you want, anyway, your mouth grows on your body......"

"Since the prefect said so, then he was old, so he just didn't say it. ”

The old rich man Wang stood up and was about to get up to say goodbye, but was stopped by Chen Shimei.

Because, he wants to hear what conditions this old thing wants to talk to him, and by the way, he can also know the forces behind him and what the current trend is.

"Don't be so anxious, didn't you negotiate terms with the official? ”

"Then we have to unseal the old shop first. ”

"I have to listen to your conditions, otherwise, others will say that the official has changed his order and acted recklessly. Chen Shimei sneered and said.

"If you unseal the decaying shop, the secrets of Wangjia Village will be revealed by the decayed society. ”

Hearing him say this, Chen Xuan, who was hiding behind the screen, suddenly sank in his heart, thinking that the water in this Wangjia village was indeed very deep, and the major forces today, from the puppet emperor to these prominent officials, were all fiercely fighting for something around a certain target.

Sure enough, I only heard Chen Shimei reply: "We will investigate the matter of Wangjiacun later, your pawn shop is suspected of harboring and harboring repeat offenders in the imperial court, and this official may not have so much authority to promise you to unseal it, and everything can only be further dealt with after the truth of the matter is revealed." ”

"Lord Prefect, the old man is kind to make peace with you, but your current attitude, saying so many high-sounding words in front of me, doesn't this treat the old man as a three-year-old child?!"

"I see that you are so old, and you are already very polite to you, do you know, if it was someone else, and all the guards I had outside were made like that, I would have taken you down a long time ago, where would I hear you say such things?!"

What Chen Shimei said is also true, but he has indeed become the commander of the light pole now, and there is no one around him who can call him.

The only people he can rely on now are Chen Xuan and his brother Chen Zhong.

"Haha, the prefect is really a cheerful person. In that case, the old man will have a showdown with you. I know that you want to get the treasure map of Wangjia Village all the time, and with this treasure map, the real power of the Great Chu Empire will definitely be on the owner of this treasure map. I guess I don't need to stress the importance of this treasure map any further. ”

"Okay, if you're willing to give this treasure map to the official, then the official can consider unsealing your store. It's just ......"

"If the prefect gets this treasure map, he will definitely be able to further increase his official ranks, do you still have any hesitation?!"

Seeing Chen Shimei's hesitant look, the old rich man Wang was puzzled.

"If this treasure map is real, it is not necessary for this official to be promoted to a knight, but this official is a little worried, this treasure map is a hot potato. ”

"The prefect thinks too much, do you know this treasure map? Several major forces today want to get it, as long as they get this treasure map, then they will definitely be able to get what he wants...... I want you to reply in the end, do you agree or not?!"

"This official can agree, but your store can only be unsealed tomorrow at the latest, and I'm afraid it won't work today......," Chen Shimei said with a smile.

Hearing him say this, Chen Xuan suddenly almost laughed, thinking that this prefect looked like a businessman on the outside, and maybe he had his little abacus in his heart.

But as long as he is making small calculations, then the matter of his brother Chen Fangguo will be settled.

This old rich man really doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and he is still helping others count money when he dies, and there are still such people in the world.

"Then why, the old man has already handed over the treasure map to you, but how can the prefect not speak?!"

"You don't know this, your pawn shop has been turned into a mess by my subordinates, shouldn't this official do something good, take some time to clean up your pawn shop, and then deliver it to you as it is?!"

Chen Shimei's words were reasonable, and the old rich man Wang couldn't think of anything to refute him for a while.

He hesitated for a moment, and then said reluctantly: "Okay, anyway, as soon as it dawns tomorrow, Lao Yu will take someone to take over the pawn shop, and since the prefect is very busy, Lao Yu will no longer bother." ”

After speaking, the old rich man Wang took out a scroll from his arms, which should be the treasure map of Wangjia Village he said.

After their simple politeness, the old rich man Wang ordered his two subordinates to click all the acupuncture points of those guards, and those guards stood up with grinned teeth, one by one ignorant, not knowing what was going on.

By the time the guards came in to report the situation, the old rich man had already left with his two men for a while.

"Big brother, you can come out now. Chen Shimei stood up and shouted loudly behind the screen.

"Lord Prefect, can you please show me this treasure map?!" Chen Xuan flashed over from behind and said to him.

"This ......" Chen Shimei's face was embarrassed, he may have thought in his heart, such an important treasure map, if Chen Xuan knew about it, wouldn't it be a bad thing?!

"Don't worry, this treasure map is small and I want to identify the authenticity, because I know the underground facilities in Wangjia Village. Chen Xuan remembered the tunnels in Wangjia Village, and said with confidence.

Chen Shimei thought about it for a while, and suddenly realized in her heart, so she hurriedly spread out the scroll, and after retreating left and right, she said to Chen Xuan: "Big brother, let's take a look." ”

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