The shopkeeper of Manji Jewelry Shop is surnamed Fang, he is a very cunning middle-aged man, perhaps because he has calculated too much, most of his head has been bald, and everyone calls him Fang Bald behind his back, which is also a manifestation of his unkindness.

However, he has a notoriously poisonous eye, and when any ornament comes into his hands, he immediately knows how much it is worth, how much money he can make, how much money he can make for the owner, and Princess Taiping also values him very much, giving him a high salary of fifty yuan a month.

At this time, the shopkeeper Fang was carefully pinching a sapphire, carefully observing through the sunlight, the preciousness of the sapphire lies not only in the size, but also in the purity.

The shopkeeper was very satisfied, this sapphire was not only as big as a pigeon's egg, but also pure without a single blemish, this was a real gem, worth at least two thousand yuan.

His eyes rolled, and the corner of his eye fell on the woman who sold gems next to him, how could this woman like a village woman have such expensive gems?

The poison of the eyes of the shopkeeper Fang is not only that he can distinguish the value of jewelry, but also can look at people, he knows how to buy low and sell high, so as to obtain the greatest benefits.

The village woman was obviously from a poor family, and even the ornaments she wore were made of cheap silver and brass, and if she was given three hundred yuan for this jewel, she would have gone crazy with joy.

But Shopkeeper Fang was not in a hurry, and asked in a hurry, "This is a gem bought from the Sogdians, right?"

The shopkeeper knows that the ruby in Xiao Shiguo is the most famous, which can be called the hometown of rubies, but the color is not very good, so the price is also the cheapest, and the ruby as big as this gem is at most two hundred yuan.

Shopkeeper Fang first wants to confuse rubies and sapphires, and then show her the price of ordinary rubies in the store, which is only more than two hundred yuan, and then give her three hundred yuan himself, and she will kneel down and kowtow to herself, this kind of routine he has tried many times.

This village woman is dressed as Di Yan, of course she is not here to sell sapphires, sitting opposite this bald man, which makes her feel uncomfortable for a while, and she just wants to leave immediately.

"I don't know what a corn man is, a wheat man, but this sapphire was actually dug out of the ground, and I dug up a bead, which is very bright at night, and I don't need to light it. ”

The shopkeeper Fang was stunned, could he have heard it wrong? Isn't the bead that doesn't need to be lit the pearl of the night? He held back the ecstasy in his heart and asked quietly, "What kind of bead is it?"

The village woman gestured: "It's like a very clear drop of water, about the size of a chicken egg." ”

"If you put it in a dark place, it will slowly light up, and then it will get brighter and brighter, shining with white light. ”

The village woman nodded again and again, "That's it, how much is it worth, can it be sold for a hundred?"

Shopkeeper Fang almost fell down, the night pearl worth a hundred yuan, did she think it was selling pigs?

He took a closer look at the gem in his hand, yes, this is a superb sapphire, it is definitely not something that this kind of woman can have, the shopkeeper Fang has believed her words eighty percent, and this village woman has dug up the treasure.

And someone specially greeted him, if the night pearl appears, you must pay attention, he pretended to be calm and said: "It sounds like a good bead, where is the bead?

"The beads are in my eldest brother's hand, or I'll leave you an inn address!"

Di Yan stretched out her hand and gently and skillfully took back the sapphire in the shopkeeper's hand, her movements looked not fast at all, very casual, but the shopkeeper Fang just couldn't dodge.

He thought it was his own negligence, he watched the village woman put the sapphire back in her bag, and had the heart to snatch it back, but when he thought of her night pearl again, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva, "Where do you live?"

Di Yan handed him a note, "This is the inn where we stay, if you want that bead, go and talk to my eldest brother, I will sell this gem to you tomorrow." ”

Di Yan got up and walked to the lobby unhurriedly, the shopkeeper Fang pinched the note, his heart was in a mess, he didn't know what to do, he stayed for a long time before he said to the guy: "I have something to go out for a while!"

After a short time, the shopkeeper Fang went out of the shop and got into a carriage, which was heading towards the imperial city, but he didn't notice that a horseman was following his carriage from a distance

At night, not far from the south city gate, in the Lehe Fang, dozens of black-clothed people have quietly surrounded an inn, this inn is called 'Shunfeng Inn', and diagonally opposite it, there is an old house inn.

At this time, in a room on the third floor of the old house inn, Li Zhen and Di Yan were watching the black-clothed man surround the inn opposite.

"Brother Li, are you sure these people are not from Princess Taiping?"

Li Zhen nodded, "In the afternoon, the shopkeeper went to the palace city and found a Yulin military general named Wang Ning, I inquired, that Wang Ning is Wei Tuan'er's henchmen, and these black-clothed people should be Wang Ning's subordinates." ”

"Strange, why didn't he go find Yu Pinlong?" Di Yan asked puzzled.

Li Zhen said with a smile: "Have you forgotten? Yu Pinlong was hit by an arrow in Chang'an, and now he should be recuperating at home, so Wei Tuan'er switched to this Wang Ning to find the Night Pearl, which shows that Wei Tuan'er already knows that the Night Pearl has come out, and she is also actively looking for it." ”

Di Yan glanced at him and said slowly: "I always think that only you are smart, everyone else is stupid, one day, you will be smart but be mistaken by cleverness." ”

"Do you mean that I do things for Shangguan Wan'er?"

"It's not just this matter, you shouldn't be involved in the power struggle between them, it can be said that it wasn't your intention to get involved in Wu Chenghe's case last time, but this time Shangguan Wan'er and Wei Tuan'er struggled, you took the initiative to join, I don't know what to say about you, do you think it's a fight between them and a woman who scratches her head and scratches her face?"

Li Zhen was silent, in fact, he had thought about this question more than once, and he always gave himself reasons, such as that he had already boarded Shangguan Wan'er's thief ship, but was this really the case?

If he refuses to join, with Gao Yanfu's power, he can completely protect him, and of course he is not doing things for Shangguan Wan'er because of a little favor.

So for what? He wanted to take this opportunity to change his fate? Maybe a little bit of that, but not to risk his life.

Although he refused to admit it, he knew in his heart that it was because Shangguan Wan'er asked him for help that he had a special affection for this woman, a memory from his previous life,

Li Zhen was silent for a moment and said, "Just this time, I will stay away from the imperial court when it is over." ”

Di Yan sighed secretly in her heart, how could it be so easy, her father always said that if she was far away from the imperial court, she could finally be freed, but although he was in Pengze now, his heart was in Luoyang!

At this time, there was a sudden cry from the opposite inn, the man in black had already rushed into the inn, and Li Zhen's thoughts were also pulled back, looking at the group of men in black with full attention.

"Brother Li, will they come to search our side again?" Di Yan asked a little nervously.

Li Zhen smiled and shook his head, "Our brother and sister just had something to do temporarily, and they left the inn in advance, and the innkeeper will tell them that he won't suspect us here." ”

Di Yan muttered in a low voice, "Who is brother and sister with you!"

"It's out!"

Li Zhen's spirits perked up, and he saw a man in black asking the innkeeper something.

Dozens of black-clothed people only stayed in the inn for a short time, and then hurriedly retreated, he was obviously worried about being caught by the night patrol army, and after gathering together to discuss for a while, a group of black-clothed people quickly left the inn, ran in the direction of Fangmen, and gradually disappeared into the night.

Li Zhen waited for them to go away, and then said to Di Yan: "Let's go too!"

The two of them also quickly left Lehefang and ran in the direction of Xishi.

In the vicinity of the West Market, in an alley not far from the Manji Jewelry Shop, there is an old mansion covering an area of about four acres, which has been empty for many years, and no one knows who its owner is.

But tonight, there was movement in this empty old mansion, and in an empty room in the back house, several big men clasped their hands and stared coldly at a middle-aged bald man tied to a chair.

The middle-aged man was the shopkeeper of Manji Jewelry, and he was sleeping soundly when several men in black sneaked into his house and kidnapped him and took him to the old mansion not far from his home.

The shopkeeper Fang's hands were tied behind his back, his eyes were full of fear, compared to him being taken to Dali Temple, the current consequences made him more afraid, Dali Temple is an official mansion, they dare not offend Princess Taiping, but these black-clothed people are robbers, kill him, Princess Taiping does not know.

He had already asked several times, but apart from a few slaps in the face, these big men didn't pay attention to him at all, who were they, and what were they kidnapping him for? Is it for money?

When Shopkeeper Fang thought of the money he had hidden in the cellar, he was even more frightened.

At this time, Li Zhen walked in from outside, these big men are Xie Ying's people, Xie Ying has made it clear that as long as he needs it, he wants people to send people out, and he wants money to give money, and with the help of these people, it will indeed save Li Zhen a lot of trouble.

He waved his hand, and several big men retreated, leaving only Li Zhen and Shopkeeper Fang in the room.

Li Zhen walked up to him and looked at him for a moment, Sun Li said that this person has a very hard mouth, but in fact, this person just has the support of Princess Taiping, so he is not afraid of the government.

In Li Zhen's opinion, this person is greedy and mean, and he is actually a person who is extremely afraid of death in his bones.

"I'll tell you clearly! I brought you here to make a deal with you. ”

"What. Business?" Li Zhen's tone was not vicious, which made Shopkeeper Fang feel a little more at ease.

Li Zhen took out the emerald feather hairpin, put it in front of the shopkeeper, and asked coldly, "You should know it!"

Shopkeeper Fang was full of excitement, and said hurriedly: "I told you, I have long forgotten who it is?"

Li Zhen shook his head, "I'm not from Dali Temple, I have nothing to do with Dali Temple, I know you have the support of Princess Taiping, so I'm not afraid of Dali Temple, but if I sue Princess Taiping, she has a deacon who eats inside and out, not only earns her money, but also secretly does things for Wei Tuan'er, what do you say Princess Taiping will reward you?"

Shopkeeper Fang's legs trembled, as if he wanted to fall into the abyss, he knew Princess Taiping's temper, if she knew that she was secretly doing things for Wei Tuan'er, she would skin herself.

"Me. I just appraised the jewelry for her and it didn't ...... What!"

"Really?" Li Zhen sneered, "Something happened to Lehefang tonight, dozens of people in black surrounded an inn, I think you should understand what's going on!"

Shopkeeper Fang's face changed greatly, and he suddenly realized that he had been fooled, and the village woman in the afternoon was a bait.

“？”

"You don't care who I am, but I know your old bottom, you and Wei Tuan'er are fellow villagers, you have been doing things for Wei Tuan'er, three years ago you entered the Manji jewelry shop, with Wei Tuan'er's secret help, you showed your high jewelry appraisal skills in front of Princess Taiping, and was promoted to a deacon by her.

In the past three years, you have taken advantage of the convenience of Manji Jewelry Shop to get a lot of precious jewelry for Wei Tuan'er, and this afternoon, you are also going to give a sapphire to Wei Tuan'er, you say, if Princess Taiping knows these things, will she let you go?"

Shopkeeper Fang's face was like ashes, and he was trembling all over, of course he knew what the consequences were?

At this time, Li Zhen smiled and said: "How about it? We do a business, I will treat it as if I don't know anything, you continue to be your big shopkeeper, continue to enjoy the rich monthly salary, as long as you sue me one thing." ”

Li Zhen raised the emerald feather hairpin, "Who sold this to you?"

"Yes. Yu Pin Dragon!" Shopkeeper Fang finally said the name with difficulty.

"Yu Pinlong?" Li Zhen was surprised, it was actually this person who did it, didn't he know the relationship between the shopkeeper Fang and Wei Tuan'er, he stole Wei Tuan'er's hairpin, wasn't he afraid that this shopkeeper would sue him?

"Have you ever told Wei Tuan'er about this?" asked Li Zhen curiously.

Shopkeeper Fang shook his head slowly,". ”

"Why?"

Li Zhengang asked, he turned his mind for a moment, and said with a smile: "Is it that Yu Pinlong often sells jewelry to you?"

Shopkeeper Fang looked at Li Zhen fearfully, he understood Li Zhen's deep meaning, this person actually saw through his biggest secret.

Li Zhen laughed, "If I'm not mistaken, you made a lot of money from Yu Pinlong!"

Li Zhen understood what he didn't tell Wei Tuan'er, this shopkeeper was very dark, he must have bought the jewelry sold to him by Yu Pinlong at a low price, and then sold it to Manji Jewelry Shop at a high price, and at the same time made Wei Tuan'er and Princess Taiping's money.

Even he bought precious jewelry at a low price, and then sold it at a high price to Wei Tuan'er, who was obsessed with jewelry, he didn't know how much money Wei Tuaner had earned in recent years?

Li Zhen shook his head slowly, "Shopkeeper Fang, you are just a small person, you dare to cheat Princess Taiping and Wei Tuan'er's money, you are really tired, I know that you have a father, wife and children in your hometown, if I tell Princess Taiping or Wei Tuan'er about this matter, can you and your family's lives still be saved?"

Shopkeeper Fang knelt down in front of Li Zhen and begged bitterly: "Please let me go!." ”

This shopkeeper is still useful, Li Zhen squatted in front of him and said with a smile: "I don't want your money, and I won't sue you, as long as you do a small thing for me." ”

“？”

"If Wei Tuan'er asks you about the Night Pearl, you will tell her that you have seen the Night Pearl, the size of a goose egg, very round, in short, not the size of a chicken egg, nor a drop shape, understand?"

Li Zhen must let Wei Tuan'er know that the night pearl that appeared this afternoon was not the one taken out of the underground palace, otherwise she would be vigilant and would not be fooled.

Shopkeeper Fang nodded, he didn't know the fierce struggle behind this night pearl, he felt that this matter was not difficult, and it could also exempt him from the crime of lying about the military situation.

Li Zhen cut the rope in his hand with a knife, took out the sapphire and handed it to him, "You give this sapphire to Wei Tuan'er, you must make sure she believes that the village woman has the Night Pearl." ”

Shopkeeper Fang took the sapphire and slowly lowered his head, he fell into a trap, but he couldn't climb out, the young man in front of him was holding the lives of his entire family

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