Jishantang.

"Boss Zhou, don't worry, this matter has already been checked by someone, and I have also reported to the Duying Guard, and I will definitely find a way to recover the goods."

"You can rest assured that if the delivery cannot be made after the expiration date, your losses will be borne by the next person, and you will definitely not be affected."

Xiao Hongxing was full of apologies and said sincerely.

"There are rules, if you can't deliver the goods by then, you have to compensate double for all the losses, I don't need to say more, right?"

The middle-aged man snorted coldly and said in a deep voice.

"Boss Zhou! Now that Xiao Gongzi has made a guarantee, why are you still so aggressive? Everyone is in this line, look up and don't look down, why make such a fuss?! ”

"What's more, there is still one day before the delivery date, there is no need for this, right?!"

Without waiting for Xiao Hongxing to speak, Zhu Hexuan on the side couldn't sit still anymore and said indignantly.

"Zhu Gongzi, even if the honorable person is the head of the household, since this matter has nothing to do with you, please don't interfere, this is a matter between Xia and Xiao Gongzi."

The middle-aged man arched his hand at Zhu Hexuan and said confidently.

"You..."

When Zhu Hexuan heard this, his face was slightly gloomy, but he was speechless.

"Okay, Master Zhu, you have your mind in mind."

"Boss Zhou is right, all the consequences of this matter will be borne by the next person."

"Don't worry, no matter what the matter ends up with, I will definitely give you an explanation in the future."

Xiao Hongxing raised his hand to stop it, looked at the middle-aged man bitterly and said.

"Good! The gentleman is hard to chase after a word, then I will wait for you for another day. ”

"If you can't deliver the goods by then, I can't help you!"

The middle-aged man nodded, hugged his fist at Zhu Hexuan, flicked his sleeves, turned around and left Jishan Hall with people.

After watching the middle-aged man leave, Xiao Hongxing sat on the chair weakly, with a sad face.

"Brother Xiao, I think this surname Zhou is deliberate!"

"I don't think it's that simple!"

Zhu Hexuan frowned, thought for a while, and said in a deep voice.

Xiao Hongxing didn't speak, of course he knew that this matter was not simple, before the delivery date, the buyer had already received the news and came to the door to ask for an explanation, which was faster than he imagined.

If this matter has nothing to do with Dafang, he won't believe it.

But there was no news from Du Yingwei's side, and he originally wanted to ask Li Anhou to help inquire, but it turned out that Li Anhou seemed to be in trouble.

Now it seems that if he wants to get through this difficulty, he has to find a way by himself, otherwise it is really possible that even this Jishan Hall will have to lose it.

After thinking about all this, Xiao Hongxing got up directly and walked out.

"Huh? Brother Xiao, where are you going? ”

Zhu Hexuan looked at it and hurriedly asked.

"Go home!"

Xiao Hongxing casually agreed, and had already walked out of Jishan Hall quickly and went straight to Xiao's Mansion.

...

Sunset.

Away from Anhou Mansion.

Backyard study.

"Childe, someone is here."

Cao Zi'an took a figure in a black cloak, slowly walked in through the back door, came to the door of the study, and said respectfully.

"Enter."

Li Wuji glanced up and said lightly.

As soon as the words fell, the figure in the black cloak had already entered the study and bowed respectfully to Li Wuji.

"Subordinate Shi Wei, I've seen the young master!"

The man took off the brim of his cloak and said respectfully.

It is the new secretary of the military department, Shi Wei!

"Get up."

Li Wuji smiled and raised his hand to signal.

Cao Zi'an had already sent a message to Tianyuan, which was lurking in Jinling City, and found out that the person who robbed Xiao Hongxing's goods was not a mountain bandit at all, and at the same time, Shi Wei also found out some news, got in touch with Cao Zi'an, and quietly came to Li'anhou Mansion.

"Young lord, the second son of the Xiao family has lost the goods, and his subordinates have already known, and they have checked the documents sent to the military department after the Jinling army suppressed the bandits after the attack on the Qianguo mission, and confirmed that the bandits in Jinling City have been eliminated."

"Presumably, the person who robbed Xiao Gongzi's goods was not a mountain bandit, in order to confirm this matter, his subordinates have sent someone to Jinling City."

Shi Wei raised his hand and said respectfully.

"Good!"

"I have ordered the Heavenly Privy Agent to track down the whereabouts of those people, and there should be news soon, but I hope that after finding their whereabouts, it will be appropriate for the Jinling City Government or the Jinling Army to come forward to arrest them, and it is inconvenient for my people to interfere."

Li Wuji nodded with satisfaction, then hesitated for a moment, and then said slowly.

"Understand, don't worry, the young master, his subordinates will definitely handle this matter."

Shi Wei paused for a moment, immediately understood Li Wuji's intentions, and hurriedly respectfully agreed.

"In the future, if you have something to do, you can contact Lao Cao directly, and you don't have to come in person, so as not to expose your whereabouts."

Li Wuji looked at Shi Wei and said a meaningful advice.

"Yes!"

Shi Wei nodded in agreement.

Immediately, under the leadership of Cao Zi'an, Shi Wei, who was dressed in disguise, quietly left Li'anhou Mansion.

Li Wuji sat on the chair, took a sip of tea, looked at the gradually darkening sky outside, and frowned slightly.

What he is most worried about now is not the mountain bandits in Jinling City and Xiao Hongxing's lost goods, after all, it was Dillon who did it himself, and I believe that there will be results soon.

What he was really worried about was the Lingyao Sword Sect, because he wasn't sure how many statuses this Lingyao Sword Sect had in the empress's heart.

...

At night.

Shaw House.

In the courtyard of the second room, Xiao Hongxing paced back and forth, his face struggling.

Since returning to the mansion, he has been thinking about how to ask Dafang for an explanation, and he hasn't even eaten dinner.

Although he was already sure that this was a ghost behind Dafang's work, he couldn't prove anything without evidence, and if he rashly went to Xingshi to ask for guilt, he would only put himself in a disadvantageous situation.

But seeing that tomorrow is the delivery date, if he can't deliver on time, his life that has improved a little is afraid that he will go back to the past, and even more difficult than before.

After careful consideration, Xiao Hongxing finally gritted his teeth and walked towards the courtyard of the big house.

In the courtyard of the large house.

In the main hall, Xiao Duqiu's family of three was enjoying dinner, enjoying a happy meal.

"The head of the family, the second son is asking to see you outside."

Butler Wu Qian slowly appeared at the door and said respectfully.

Hearing the words of the second son, the three people present all changed their faces and looked different.

"Let him in."

Yun Baining hesitated for a while, put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand, and slowly responded.

Soon, Xiao Hongxing slowly walked into the main hall accompanied by Wu Qian.

"I've seen the head of the house."

"Sister."

Xiao Hongxing saluted respectfully at Yun Baining and Xiao Duqiu, but ignored Xiao Wenqi, who was sitting on the side.

For this submissive father, he seems to have been disappointed for a long time.

"It's so late, what's the matter?"

Yun Baining nodded and asked slowly, with a hint of impatience between his words.

"Hongxing has encountered some troubles in business recently, although he has tried his best, but he still can't solve it properly, so I have come to ask the owner of the family to help."

Xiao Hongxing hesitated, arched his hands, and said in a low voice.

"Got stuck?"

Yun Baining nodded and continued to ask.

"There is a batch of goods on the way to be robbed by mountain bandits, although reported to the official, but there has been no news back, tomorrow is the delivery date, if not delivered on time, all the losses of the buyer must be compensated by Hongxing, and I am afraid that even the shop in the hands of Hongxing will have to be compensated."

Xiao Hongxing sighed and said helplessly.

"Getting to the point."

However, Yun Baining didn't seem to be moved by Xiao Hongxing's sincerity, and just asked bluntly.

"Hongxing wants to think about it, if you want to get through this difficulty, I am afraid that you can only ask the owner of the family to help, first transfer some goods from other shops to tide over the current difficulties, and after the lost goods are recovered, Hongxing will make up for it immediately."

Xiao Hongxing arched his hands and said almost pleadingly.

But as soon as his words fell, Xiao Duqiu on the side couldn't help but sneer, and turned his head to look at him with disdain.

"You're very shrewd! Not to mention whether a large number of goods can be extracted from other shops, do you think that since they were robbed by mountain bandits, can those goods be recovered? ”

"What if I can't get it back? When the time comes, your troubles will be solved, so what about other shops?! ”

Xiao Duqiu snorted coldly and said in a deep voice.

After listening to Xiao Duqiu's obvious words against him, Xiao Hongxing gritted his teeth and didn't have a seizure, and looked up at Yun Baining, but found that Yun Baining had a look of indifference at all, and he didn't even look at himself again.

All of a sudden, the unwillingness and resentment that had been suppressed for a long time in my heart instantly came to my heart...