The Royal Palace, the Study,

The empress leaned back on the dragon chair, holding a book of war, but her eyes looked out the window a little distracted.

The blue bird stood beside her, and said angrily:

"Your Majesty, this little Dongzi is too much! He actually colluded with the concubine to kidnap Princess Qingyang out of the palace, he should have been cut by a thousand cuts! ”

"Blue Bird!"

The empress glared at the blue bird lightly, and the blue bird knew that her words were a little extreme, so she hurriedly lowered her head.

But she was still unconvinced, pursed her lips and said nothing.

The empress smiled faintly, but asked indifferently:

"The details of the concubine, how did you check?"

When the blue bird heard this, he hurriedly spoke:

"Back to Your Majesty, the identity of the concubine has been investigated. She was actually sent to the palace after the remnants of the Qinglian Sect. ”

It's just that she has been trapped in the palace all these years and can't get in touch with the outside world. And since Your Majesty doesn't enter the harem, she just wants to take revenge on you, and she doesn't have this chance. ”

The empress bowed slightly, thought for a moment, and then asked:

"Do you think Zhao Xiangling has anything to do with your master?"

"With my master?"

The blue bird's expression was slightly stunned, her master was Wei Gong, the number one master in the inner house, and the people in the rivers and lakes called Wei Laogou.

Speaking of which, when the Qinglian Sect was exterminated, his master was the number one master of the imperial court.

Master took in the remnants of the Qinglian Sect? How is this possible!

The blue bird subconsciously shook his head and said:

"Your Majesty, I think Master is loyal to Da Zhou, and this matter should have nothing to do with him."

"It's Yang Dong, Your Majesty should be more careful. There seems to be some kind of relationship between him and Zhao Xiangling. ”

The empress was expressionless, and her majestic phoenix eyes glanced at the blue bird beside her.

After a brief silence, she spoke slowly:

"I have my own decision, you go down first."

The blue bird opened its mouth, as if it had something to say. But after a moment of silence, she chose to get up and leave.

In the huge study, only the empress was left.

She slowly closed the military book in her hand, and in her phoenix eyes, she was a little helpless at the moment.

She sighed softly, a look of exhaustion between her brows.

"Little Dongzi, should I believe you?"

I don't know how long it took for the empress to withdraw her gaze. She looked at the back of the bookshelf and said in a calm tone:

"Go, secretly follow Xiao Dongzi, and see for me if he has any intention of rebelling."

In the darkness, no one answered, just a breeze blowing slowly from the window.

……

After Yang Dong sent Ji Siyu back, he didn't stay long.

Instead, he went back to the small building of the West Factory non-stop.

When Shu Mouse saw him come back, he immediately approached him and handed over a piece of information.

"Yang Gong, this is what can be found so far, all the records about that Lord Xu."

"Seven years ago, Mr. Xu returned to his hometown and chose to return to his hometown to recuperate. And his hometown is located in the four states of Jiangnan, a place called Water Town. ”

"Watertown?"

Yang Dong frowned, then asked again:

"What is the power of the Xu family in the four states south of the Yangtze River?"

Shu Mouse was obviously fully prepared, and when he heard Yang Dong's inquiry, he immediately spoke:

"There are many famous families in the four states south of the Yangtze River, but among them, there are especially four major families, and the power is the largest."

"These four families, each occupying a state, are Xu, Cai, Lu, and Yan."

"However, the Lord Xu you want to investigate, Gong Yang, is not very close to the Xu family, one of the four major families."

"Counting it, although they are also from the Xu family, one of the four major families, it was more than a hundred years ago. According to the dossier, there is no overly close connection between the two. ”

When Yang Dong heard this, his fingers unconsciously knocked on the desk in front of him.

The four major families, it's a little interesting.

Unexpectedly, this tax and silver case many years ago actually involved a wealthy family in Jiangnan.

In this way, I am afraid that the harvest of this trip will not be too small.

"Okay, my father understands."

"Tomorrow, my father plans to leave Beijing for some time. During the period of my father's absence, you can do many affairs in the West Factory by yourself. ”

When Shu Mouse heard this, his body trembled slightly, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

However, he soon came to his senses, and hurriedly bowed down and said:

"Yang Gong, this matter must not be done! The qualifications of the subordinates are dull, and it may be difficult to take on this big responsibility! ”

"Okay, your ability, my father knows it."

Yang Dong said, waving his hand a little tiredly.

"You go down, my father wants to be quiet."

Shu Mouse didn't talk nonsense, turned around and walked out of the small building of the West Factory.

After he left, Yang Dong leaned back on the golden silk nanmu chair again and closed his eyes slightly.

His life-saving benefactor Wang Lingling, over the past few days, has always been a dragon with no end in sight. Her identity, I'm afraid, is not simple.

However, at this moment, Yang Dong still didn't care about investigating Wang Lingling's true identity.

The other party has no ill will towards him, otherwise he would not have saved him in the first place.

Bingbing's side, I don't know if it's still in Youzhou now.

Hong Lao Liu, the sixth child, has not seen him since he returned to the capital, and he doesn't know where he has gone these days.

Tie Niu and Yulan are now at the time of you and me, will it be a little interesting to bring him to Jiangnan at this moment?

By the way, the master seems to have accepted a cheap apprentice, and this kid doesn't know where to mess around recently?

Thinking of Yu Xiaoyu, Yang Dong's eyes lit up slightly.

The southeast of Luozhou is the land of the four states in the south of the Yangtze River, and if it is necessary to transfer troops at that time, it is just right for Yu Xiaoyu to come forward.

Well, this trip to Jiangnan, just take this kid with you.

Just then, there was a soft knock on the door.

"Yang Gong, have you slept?"

"No, come in."

Yang Dong's eyes flashed with a look of understanding. He stood up, looked at Yao Jia and asked:

"It's so late, why haven't you rested yet?"

Yao Jia looked pitiful, staring at Yang Dong with a pair of beautiful eyes, but her eyes were red.

"Yang Gong, are you leaving Beijing again tomorrow?"

"Yes."

Yang Dong nodded, he was about to speak, but he saw Yao Jia suddenly step forward and throw himself into his arms.

"Yang Gong, can you take me with you? The slave didn't want to stay alone in the capital. ”

"But...... There was something dangerous about the trip. ”

Yang Dong scratched his head, and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes.

"And this time, I have other tasks to give you."

"Yang Gong, are you referring to Su Su?"

Yao Jia took the initiative to speak, but the corners of her mouth rose slightly, revealing a smile that had succeeded in her conspiracy.

"Yang Gong don't worry, I have already handed over Su Su to my good sister. With her, Susu will be fine. And the secret agents of the West Factory are also secretly guarding. ”

Hearing this, Yang Dong was slightly stunned.

Yao Jia, this little girl, when did she do things so properly?