"Is father back?"
"Not yet, the old lady won't arrive until evening."
The old man of the An family went out to visit friends three days ago in order to relieve the An family's urgent needs. The prefect has been acting more and more aggressively recently. Although the An family wants to win steadily, they must also have back-ups.
Unexpectedly, such a big event happened in the past few days after Mr. An left. Before the An family could do anything, the prefect himself fell.
The people who came out of the cell said that the officials were interrogated and tortured, and they were covered in blood!
Seeing the miserable state of the prefect, the other merchants were so frightened that they told all they knew. The prefect probably wouldn't be able to get out due to the imperial envoy's methods.
The Lord of Shouxi County left the city overnight to see if Princess Ting could save her. Originally, the old man went out because of the influence of Princess Fangting. Princess Ting seemed to be unconcerned with worldly affairs and devoted herself to Buddha. In fact, In private, he often gets involved in power struggles among various parties.
The unknown forces behind it have spread greatly in Qingzhou City. It depends on what methods the imperial envoy will use. If the east wind cannot suppress the west wind, this interrogation will be in vain.
An Lin gave instructions to the An clan members in the morning, warning everyone not to show off during this period and not to cause trouble.
He planned to sit back and watch the fight, but he was also worried that An Jia's presence would be too conspicuous and would be affected.
Facts have proved that yes, the imperial envoy is here to Anjia!
When An Lin's housekeeper learned that the imperial envoy was coming, he didn't dare to neglect him. He was busy reporting back and forth, telling the young man at the door not to stop him when he saw anyone. So when An Lin walked out, the young man came over with Jian Yu bent over his belt. Encounter in the cloister.
"I've met the Imperial Envoy. I don't know if you've come too far to welcome you..."
An Lin stepped forward with a very polite attitude. Now in the entire Qingzhou City, there is probably no one who dares to take Qiao in front of the imperial envoy.
There are several high-ranking officials in Qingzhou City who are close to each other, but in a scene like yesterday, no one dared to speak. This imperial envoy seemed too difficult to mess with!
"You're welcome, Mr. An." Jian Yu's tone was gentle and her expression was indifferent.
An Lin was not relieved because of this. When he ordered the screamer's tongue to be cut out yesterday, the imperial envoy was also so calm and calm. The more so, the more elusive and fearful he became.
Walking into the house, after a few people sat down, Jian Yu took a sip of tea and said slowly: "The Anjia business is doing well, and the quality of the tea supplied this year is quite good."
As an imperial merchant, in addition to having imperial capital in the textile manufacturing industry, the An family was also responsible for supplying cloth, tea and other items to the palace every year.
This was also one of the reasons why the An family dared to challenge the prefect, and the "superiors" also knew people.
Jian Yu also proved her status when she mentioned tea.
Because the things provided by the An family were for the palace, the imperial envoy said, either he was qualified to enter the imperial study room to drink tea, or he was rewarded by the emperor. Either way proved that he was deeply favored by the emperor.
An Lin was more careful in his reply.
"I wonder if the second master of the house has mentioned me."
An Zhe? Before An Lin could say anything, he heard the imperial envoy say again: "Mr. An, why don't you go talk to the second master first, and then we can talk."
An Lin's eyes changed slightly, what does this mean?
At this time, the housekeeper outside came and said that the second master was coming. An Zhe must have known that the imperial envoy was coming. According to his past temperament, he would definitely avoid it. But this time he unexpectedly said that he was coming?
An Lin understood that there must be something going on between his brother and the imperial envoy.
An Zhe couldn't sleep all night after returning home. After much thought, he felt that he still had to tell this relationship. As long as Miss Fanyu was not an imperial envoy, he could keep it a secret. Miss Ke Yu is an imperial envoy! There's a lot of trouble here!
The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and An Zhe decided to confess.
As a result, as soon as he arrived at his brother's yard, he was stopped by the housekeeper and said that the imperial envoy was here! An Zhe was anxious. He hadn't told his brother yet! He quickly asked the housekeeper to report it.
Hearing the attitude in Jian Yu's words, An Lin stood up and said to go over and take a look.
He winked at the butler who was waiting nearby. The butler led the servants out of the house and left people guarding the door and the arch of the courtyard so that no one else would disturb him.
When An Lin went out and saw his younger brother walking back and forth anxiously, he quickly stepped forward and asked, "What's going on!"
An Zhe couldn't care about anything else and told her about concealing his identity as his sister's liaison, the secret code of the white-haired beggar in the alley, and meeting with the girl Tong Yu, etc.
An Lin's head almost exploded after hearing this. The relationship between his family and his sister was severed, but now they are not only connected, but the person they come into contact with is the new imperial envoy!
"Asshole!"
Since his sister left home, An Lin has become more protective of his younger brother. Many times An Zhe made mistakes, and when Mr. An wanted to take action, he would stop him. This time An Lin couldn't help it anymore and hit his younger brother hard when he caused trouble. A hard kick.
An Zhe sat on the ground and didn't care about the pain. He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He could tell that this imperial envoy was evil! His negligence may affect the entire An family, and he is afraid.
He is not worried that something will happen to him, he is afraid that he will make the entire An family uneasy!
"Come in with me!"
When it comes to his sister, the An family can't just carry the imperial envoy to death. An Lin asked his servants to pick up the old man. It would be nice if he could get him back in an extra quarter of an hour.
If this matter is not handled well, it will be a disaster for Anjia.
The An brothers didn't keep Jian Yu waiting for too long. When they came back, Jian Yu hadn't finished her cup of tea.
Then An Lin explained to Jian Yu that everything was An Zhe's own decision. When his father broke off the relationship with Mrs. Jian, it was truly broken, and they would never move back together in the future.
Even though he knew that the imperial envoy might be entrusted by his sister, An Lin still behaved in a distant and clear manner.
Jian Yu didn't say much, but put the piece of paper on which the bandit drew the picture on the table. After taking a sip of tea, she said in a leisurely tone: "Is this totem the An family's?"
An Lin took it with both hands and examined it carefully. Every family in the Great Zhou Dynasty had its own totems. If there were more totems in the family, there would be similarities.
But what An Lin drew on this piece of paper was definitely his family's totem.
"This is the emblem totem of the An family. I wonder where the imperial envoy got it?"
An Lin observed Jian Yu's expression.
"On the way from Shengjing to Qingzhou City, a group of gangsters wanted to kill me. After the gang leader was arrested, he ordered his masked men to wear jade pendants with this totem on their bodies."
"I don't know about this, how could the An family say anything?"
Before An Lin could answer, An Zhe jumped out and said, "Slander! This is definitely someone else plotting against the An family! The An family doesn't even know that the imperial envoy came to Qingzhou, and he has no grievances! How could he send someone to take action!"
Jian Yu and Zhou Jinyan looked at each other and were basically sure that this matter had nothing to do with the An family.
Because the gangster wanted to hurt Prince Jing, Jian Yu was also testing the waters. If it was related to the An family, once this matter was mentioned, they would definitely know that the imperial envoy and his wife in front of them were Prince Jing and his wife.
At the same time, as Princess Jing, Jian Yu also has another identity, that is, she is their sister's daughter.
It would be fine if An Lin was alone. He was a man with deep thoughts and could not express his emotions or anger. But now that An Zhe was around, An Zhe's reaction was much more direct.
At this time, the housekeeper outside hurried over again and said: "Master, something happened to the third young master!"
The eldest son of the An family took over the family business and went out to do business. The second son, An Ji, studied under the name of Duke Tang. The third son, An Ying, studied at Yizhou Academy. He returned to Qingzhou a few days ago and prepared to take the imperial examination.
The third young master mentioned by the housekeeper is none other than An Yong.
