palace, study,
The empress was leaning on the dragon chair, holding a book of war in her hand, but looking out the window in a daze.
Qingniao stood beside her and said angrily:
"Your Majesty, this little Dongzi has gone too far! He actually colluded with the imperial concubine and kidnapped Princess Qingyang out of the palace. He should be cut into pieces with a thousand knives!"
"Bluebird!"
The empress lightly glared at Qingniao. Qingniao knew that his words were a bit extreme and quickly lowered his head.
But she still looked dissatisfied, pursed her lips and remained silent.
The empress smiled faintly, but asked nonchalantly:
"How is the investigation of the imperial concubine going?"
Hearing this, Qingniao hurriedly said:
"Back to Your Majesty, the identity of the noble concubine has been investigated clearly. She is actually a remnant of the Qinglian Sect and was sent to the palace at some point."
"It's just that she has been trapped in the palace for these years and has no contact with the outside world. And since your majesty does not enter the harem, she wants to take revenge on you, but she has no chance."
The empress nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and then asked:
"Do you think there is any relationship between Zhao Xiangling and your master?"
"With my master?"
Qingniao's expression was slightly startled. Her master was Wei Gong, the top master in the field, and he was known as Wei Laogou in the world.
Speaking of which, when the Green Lotus Sect was annihilated, his master was the number one master in the imperial court.
Master takes in the remnants of the Qinglian Sect? How can this be!
Qingniao shook his head subconsciously and said:
"Your Majesty, I think Master is very loyal to Da Zhou, and this matter should have nothing to do with him."
"Your Majesty, please be more careful about Yang Dong. There seems to be some kind of relationship between him and Zhao Xiangling."
The empress had no expression on her face, and her majestic phoenix eyes glanced at the blue bird beside her.
After a short silence, she slowly said:
"I have made my own decision. You can go down first."
The blue bird opened his mouth, as if he still had something to say. But after a moment of silence, she still chose to get up and leave.
In the huge study room, the empress was the only one left.
She slowly closed the military book in her hand, and there was a bit of helplessness in her phoenix eyes at this moment.
She sighed softly, with a look of exhaustion between her brows.
"Xiao Dongzi, should I believe you or not?"
I don’t know how long it took, but the empress withdrew her gaze. She looked behind the bookshelf and said calmly:
"Go, secretly follow Xiaodongzi, and check for me whether he has any thoughts of rebellion."
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 much longer.
Instead, he returned to the small building in Xichang without stopping.
Seeing him coming back, Shu Xiaoxiao immediately approached him and handed him a piece of information.
"Mr. Yang, these are all the records about Mr. Xu that can be found so far."
"Seven years ago, Mr. Xu retired and returned to his hometown. He chose to return to his hometown to take care of his old age. And his hometown is located in the four states of Jiangnan, a place called Water Town."
"Water Town?"
Yang Dong frowned, then asked again:
"How powerful is the Xu family in the four states south of the Yangtze River?"
Shu Mouse was obviously well prepared. When he heard Yang Dong's inquiry, he immediately said:
"There are many famous families in the four states south of the Yangtze River, but among them the four major families are the most powerful."
"These four major families, each occupying a state, are the Xu, Cai, Lu, and Yan families."
"But the Mr. Xu you want to investigate, Mr. Yang, is not closely related to the Xu family, one of the four major families."
"In total, although their branch also comes from the Xu family, one of the four major families, that happened more than a hundred years ago. According to the records, there is not a close connection between the two."
Hearing this, Yang Dong unconsciously tapped his fingers on the desk in front of him.
The four major families are quite interesting.
Unexpectedly, this tax and bank case that happened many years ago actually involved a wealthy family in Jiangnan.
In this way, I am afraid that my gains from this trip will not be too small.
"Okay, I understand."
"Tomorrow, I plan to leave Beijing for a while. During my absence, you will be responsible for many affairs in the West Factory."
Hearing this, Shu Shumuseum first trembled slightly, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face.
However, he soon came to his senses and quickly bowed and said:
"Mr. Yang, this must not be done! My subordinates are not qualified enough to take on such a big responsibility!"
"Okay, I know your abilities well."
Yang Dong said, waving his hands a little tiredly.
"You go down, I want to be quiet for a while."
Shu Shuxiao didn't talk nonsense anymore, turned around and walked out of the West Factory Building.
After he left, Yang Dong leaned on the golden nanmu chair again and closed his eyes slightly.
My savior, Wang Lingling, has always been a dragon that seems to be missing. Her identity may not be simple.
But at this moment, Yang Dong didn't bother to investigate Wang Lingling's true identity.
The other party didn't have any ill intentions towards him, otherwise he wouldn't have saved him in the first place.
On Bingbing’s side, I don’t know if he is still in Youzhou now.
Hong Laoliu, the sixth brother, has not been seen since he returned to the capital, and he doesn't know where he has been these days.
Tieniu and Yulan are now in love with each other. Wouldn't it be a bit boring to bring him to Jiangnan at this moment?
By the way, I seem to have hired a cheap apprentice. I don’t know where this kid has been hanging out recently?
Thinking of Yu Xiaoyu, Yang Dong's eyes lit up slightly.
Southeast of Luozhou is the land of the four states in the south of the Yangtze River. If there is a need to mobilize troops at that time, Yu Xiaoyu can come forward.
Well, on this trip to Jiangnan, let’s take this guy with us.
At this moment, there was a soft knock on the door.
"Mr. Yang, are you asleep?"
"No, come in."
A flash of understanding flashed in Yang Dong's eyes. 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 her beautiful eyes, but her eyes were red.
"Mr. Yang, are you leaving Beijing again tomorrow?"
"Yes."
Yang Dong nodded. Just as he was about to speak, Yao Jia suddenly took a step forward and threw herself into his arms.
"Mr. Yang, can you take me with you? I don't want to stay in the capital alone."
"But...this trip is a bit dangerous."
Yang Dong scratched his head, a flash of hesitation flashing in his eyes.
"And I have other tasks to give you this time."
"Mr. Yang, 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 seemed to have succeeded.
"Don't worry, Mr. Yang. I have handed over Su Su to my good sister. As long as she is here, Su Su will be fine. Moreover, the secret agents of Xichang are also guarding her secretly."
Hearing this, Yang Dong was slightly startled.
When did this little girl Yao Jia do things so properly?
