"Mr. Xue said that he didn't know if he was alive or not, but if you concealed it or negotiated conditions with the official, you would definitely die!" Wen Chen said in a deep voice.

When Xue Ding heard this, he suddenly felt excited, looked at his silent daughter on the side, and sighed slightly.

"The amount of grain and grass for these armaments is huge, and it is hidden in a secret place outside Lucheng, and the specific location of the grass people is unknown......

"Humph! How does the official know if you made up something out of nothing in order to survive, trying to divert the attention of the official?! ”

Wen Chen asked.

"The grass people don't dare!" Xue Ding hurriedly leaned down and knelt down, "There are vouchers in the Caomin Mansion to purchase these armaments from foreign merchants, Lord Wen will know at a glance!" ”

"Then what about the evidence that you and Yuan Qingshan resold the disaster relief materials of the imperial court and bent the law for bribes?"

"This ......" Yuan Qingshan gritted his teeth, paused for a long time, and said helplessly, "It's all in the secret room of the mansion......"

"Now take Master Wen to find it immediately!" Han Rishan raised his eyebrows, glared at Xue Ding and said loudly.

"Wait!" Wen Chen raised his hand, frowned and rubbed the corners of his eyes, as if he was thinking.

"Brother Wen, I'm afraid that the matter of your coercion of Xue Ding on the street will soon reach Yuan Qingshan's ears, if you don't hurry up and take action, it will be troublesome to destroy the evidence first!"

Wen Chen shook his head slightly, suddenly looked at Xue Ding and asked, "How many brothels are there in Lucheng?" ”

"Huh?" Xue Ding's expression was dazed, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

"This official asks you, how many kilns are in operation in Lucheng!?" Wen Chen repeated loudly.

"There were 17 originals, but in the past two years, only two relatively large ones are still in business, but there are few customers and there is no ...... to buy and sell."

Xue Ding replied honestly.

"Where does Yuan Qingshan like to go on weekdays?" Wen Chen continued to ask.

"How did Lord Wen know that Yuan Qingshan would visit the kiln?"

Han Rishan slapped Xue Ding on the head, "Answer whatever you ask, don't talk nonsense!" ”

"City ...... Chengnan Rejuvenation Building......"

Wen Chen nodded slightly, and waved his hand towards Xue Ding's father and daughter, "There's nothing to do with you here, go back!" ”

Xue Ding showed a look of surprise on his face, and he was just busy thanking him, for fear that Wen Chen would regret running slowly.

"The Little Lady Says Goodbye ......"

Xueqin glanced at Wen Chen with a complicated expression, and walked out behind her father.

"Brother Wen, what else have you discovered?" Han Rishan asked in a low voice.

In his heart, Wen Chen will never be untargeted, and the question he asked Xue Ding about the brothel just now must have a purpose!

"There should be some, but I'm not sure ...... yet"

"In that case, why did Brother Wen put Xue Ding back, aren't you afraid that he will turn against the water again and take refuge in Yuan Qingshan? Besides, Yuan Qingshan's incriminating evidence is still with him! ”

Wen Chen smiled, shook his head and said, "Yuan Qingshan dared to let Xue Ding come to see me, he must have made two preparations, what we did on the street just now, I am afraid that we have already been shocked, those so-called evidence should have been destroyed, and we will go in vain, but it will make Yuan Qingshan vigilant and leave him time to deal with the armaments purchased through the Xue family's firm!" ”

"As for Xue Ding, hum ......, even if he has the heart to turn against the water now, Yuan Qingshan will not easily believe him."

"So what are we going to do now?" Han Ilshan asked.

Wen Chen got up and stretched, a meaningful smile appeared on his face, "Lord Yuan thinks that everything is expected, then we will walk in front of him unknowingly now!" ”

With that, he turned around and walked out of the teahouse.

West Street, in front of Xue's house.

Xue Ding's father and daughter looked at the smoke in the courtyard, stunned and at a loss.

A group of small servants hurriedly brought well water from the house next door and rushed into the fire, and for a while screams, sighs, and scolding kept filling the ears of the two.

"Dad, this is ...... What's going on......"

Xue Ding sighed and shook his head silently.

A tenor voice came from behind him, "What are you doing in a daze, go and help Mr. Xue put out the fire!" Something that doesn't have eyesight! ”

A team of officers and soldiers quickly rushed into the fire and helped the subordinates inside to move things outside.

Yuan Qingshan slowly walked to the father and daughter with his hands behind his back, pretending to be sorry and said, "Alas, the weather is hot and dry, and it is not uncommon to walk in the water for a while, it is a pity that a good mansion burned down like this......

Xue Ding barely squeezed out a smile on his face, he naturally knew that this matter was Yuan Qingshan's handiwork, "It's no pity, as long as Lord Yuan is here, how many ...... will there be in such a house."

Yuan Qingshan nodded with satisfaction and glanced towards the street behind Xue Ding, "Mr. Xue came back alone?" ”

"My lord laughed, didn't my father and daughter send something to Lord Wen, who else could follow?" Xue Ding bowed down and said with a smile, his heart was also half cold at this time, and he took back the only trace of luck left in his heart.

"Well...... what did Master Wen say?"

"Lord Wen said that he will severely punish the officials involved in the case and the shopkeepers of the Xue family's business who are corrupt and pervert the law, but the number of people involved in the case is relatively large, and it needs to be sorted out at present, and then Lord Yuan will be invited to discuss this matter together!"

"Oh?" Yuan Qingshan raised his eyebrows, "How did the official hear that the two of them have reached the point of tension, and Lord Wen is even going to behead Mr. Xue on the street, and the sword is on his neck, Mr. Xue comes back so easily without paying a price?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Xue Ding's head suddenly became confused, and he unconsciously wanted to escape Yuan Qingshan's gaze.

At this time, Xueqin, who was standing behind him, sighed softly, "Alas, don't hide it from Lord Yuan, the little woman didn't expect that Wen Chen was also a figure who saw money, and when he saw that his father handed over evidence, many of them involved the Xue family's business, so he used this to threaten his father's safety, and wanted to take benefits from my Xue family, my father didn't agree at first, so he was pushed to the side of the street by Wen Chen with a knife on his neck, and he was about to be beheaded if he was casually charged, and finally his father had to promise him something, so he got out......"

"Really?" Yuan Qingshan's eyes flickered, and he asked, "Money is nothing to cherish for Mr. Xue, so what benefits does Wen Chen ask you for so that the two of you would rather risk their lives than agree?" ”

Xueqin's face was as usual, and replied, "That Wen Chen has a way in Nanqi, and he wants to collect a batch of luminous stones from Nanqi and return to Dasheng to resell, but he has no connections and caravan to help, so he has not been able to make the trip, he wants my Xue family firm to divide half of the caravan to help him do this business, but the interest he is willing to share with my Xue family is very little, and my father is unwilling to pay such a big price to help him do this thankless thing, so he is forced to be ugly!" ”

If you want the other party to believe what you say, you have to mix the truth and falsehood together, Xueqin has a mature mentality and knows this well, so it is effortless to lie, without a trace of flaws.

"I see, no wonder Lord Wen was reluctant to kill you in Huaiyuan County, it seems that he has long been eyeing the Xue family's industry......" Yuan Qingshan chuckled lightly, raised his arm and hugged Xue Ding's shoulder affectionately.

"Brother Xue, since you lost your residence in the house and were threatened by Wen Chen, why don't you father and daughter live in the official mansion in the next few days, and then the official will talk to Lord Wen and see if you can suffer less losses!"

As soon as Xue Ding heard this, he knew that he was going to be placed under house arrest, even if Yuan Qingshan destroyed the evidence, he still didn't worry about himself, but there was no better way to do it now, so he could only agree.

"Then I'm going to bother Lord Yuan!" Xue Ding bowed and said.

"Don't bother, don't bother! You and I are like brothers and sisters, why do you say these unseemly words? Yuan Qingshan laughed and beckoned his subordinates from the side, "Go!" Find two sedan chairs and help the official send Mr. Xue and his niece to the house to serve well, don't slack off! ”

"Yes, sir!"