The mother and daughter chatted for a while, and when they saw that the night breeze was getting colder, Chen took Mao Tongtong back to the cabin.

In Yangzhou City, in the study of the prefect's yamen, the prefect of Yangzhou was sitting behind the bookcase and listening to the replies of the people below.

"My lord, those two guards don't know when they actually returned home. This will already be in the courtyard of the eighth master. The man trembled. He had already gone to inform the Cao Gang soon. Unexpectedly, these two guards were elusive.

"Let them settle down recently and don't go wrong. When the time comes, even if it burdens me, there will be no good fruit to eat. "The face of the prefect of Yangzhou is very unsightly.

These two guards have always followed the eighth master closely. Suddenly disappeared for a few hours, if he didn't say that he didn't go to investigate things, he wouldn't believe it!

Originally, he thought that this eighth master came to Yangzhou just for fun, supplemented by errands, and when he did what he liked, he would be able to fool him around. Now it seems that this eighth master is pretending to be a tour of the mountains and rivers, and he is still seriously investigating things in secret.

Although he has already made people vigilant, don't miss traces. But who can guarantee that this eighth master won't be able to find out something?

I thought that the people of the Cao Gang were the head snakes of the ground, and it should be easy to find two guards with raw faces. This is good, the person actually came back quietly. He knew in his heart that the situation was not good right now.

And the eighth master was also listening to the two guards report on the situation they had found.

"The slave found that someone from the prefect's yamen had sent a message to the people of the Cao Gang. The slave felt that there must be collusion between the Yangzhou prefect and the gang leader of the Cao Gang. ”

"The minions also found that the situation of transporting smuggled salt here is very serious. Although there are other businesses on the surface, they are actually rampant. ”

The content of the two guards' reports is different, but the eighth master can hear the same meaning. This Yangzhou prefect is not clean! Although he has been living in the mansion for a few days, the life of this Yangzhou prefect is very simple. But this person is too flattering and enthusiastic, which makes people always feel that there is something hidden behind his smiling face!

If the guess is correct, then the Yangzhou prefect is by no means as upright as he appears on the surface. At least, his family fortune won't be so small.

"After tonight, you two will go to this house to have a look." The eighth master pondered for a moment.

"Yes, the minion obeys." The two responded in unison.

"You have been away from me for a few hours today. In the next few days, there is no need to shy away from it, and it is blatantly investigated. Even if they're prepared, you'll always be able to show clues! It would be nice if the ledger could be found. "The eighth master said.

"Yes, the minion made a note of it."

"Okay, you've worked hard today, so let's go down and rest first."

"Yes, the minions are retired."

After the two guards retreated, the eighth master sat in front of the bookcase and thought for a while.

No wonder Huang Ama asked him to come to Yangzhou with micro-service, feeling that in the past few years, the tax here is very wrong. It is obviously a rich place, but the pre-tax paid is only the same in some poor places. Although the prefect of Yangzhou found a seemingly reasonable reason every time, it still aroused Huang Ama's suspicion.

He has just joined the court on an errand not long ago. If Huang Ama can leave this errand to him alone, it will also test him.

In other words, I want to see how valuable his chess piece is.

A sneer appeared at the corner of the eighth master's mouth. I remembered Eniang in the deep palace.

Even if he knows that he is a pawn, he has to work hard to get his errands right. It's just that when he still has use value, he can also earn a knighthood, making Eniang more decent.

The relationship between father and son is said to be used for the sake of being used, and it seems to be very cold. But this is the case, even if he feels cold, he still has to accept it.

There was a little bit of expectation in my heart. It's just that he didn't dare to touch it, for fear that he would hurt himself if he touched it.

Eniang, his beautiful Eniang, so far she doesn't even have the status of a concubine. Among the harem concubines who have adult princes, only his mother has the lowest status.

Like the eldest brother, the third brother, the fourth brother, and the fifth brother, Eniang is already a concubine. Even Brother Qi, a prince who was born with a foot disease, his mother is already a concubine. Only his mother is still a concubine!

He always thought that one day he would be able to earn the title of prince or prince with his own ability, so that he could take Eniang out to enjoy happiness after a hundred years. That deep palace is really a place to eat people.

In the next few days, one prevention and one check, they were all busy. It's just that on the face, the prefect of Yangzhou still looks courteous. I will personally inquire about the living life of the eighth master, and specially ask if I need him to accompany him, and then visit the more famous monuments in Yangzhou City. The eighth master naturally refused.

He wasn't so masochistic that he had to let a nasty person dangle in front of him every day.

As more and more evidence was collected in his hands, the eighth master became more and more calm.

It happened that the spring rain was continuous, and the eighth master simply lived in the house and did not go out, reading and writing every day, and lived a leisurely life.

It's just that his two guards left early and returned late, which made the Yangzhou prefect more and more unable to sit still.

Finally, one night, the prefect of Yangzhou left the house alone.

The eighth master has been sending people to keep an eye on his movements. After learning about it, he hurriedly asked people to follow.

This night, the eighth master stayed awake all night and sat in the study waiting for news.

After leaving the prefect's yamen, the prefect of Yangzhou sat in a small sedan chair and walked into a small alley.

There was a door at the end of the alley. When the prefect of Yangzhou knocked on the door three times, the door opened from the inside and let him in. When the door was closed, the person who came to welcome the prefect of Yangzhou still looked outside the door twice to make sure that he didn't see any tailing tails, and then went in.

The two guards crouched on the roof, looked at each other, and followed lightly from the roof.

Inside the gate is a three-entry courtyard. The prefect of Yangzhou was led all the way into the main courtyard, and in the hall, there were already people waiting for him.

"What happened to the overnight summons?" The man asked, a flash of worry on his face.

"Have you noticed anything suspicious lately? Did you stop all the business I asked you to stop? The prefect of Yangzhou asked anxiously.

"Suspicious people? Are you saying that someone is secretly investigating? The man frowned and said, "I kept my brothers awake and didn't find anything suspicious." How could this business have stopped, so many brothers have to eat. ”

"It's an extraordinary time, you don't stop trying to kill me!" The prefect of Yangzhou said unhappily: "Did you earn less in the past? Can't bear the benefits of these few days? You're too greedy! ”

The man also showed a displeased look on his face, and said, "I have stopped buying and selling illicit salt as instructed by my lord. If the rest is stopped, then how much do I have to lose! ”