He was held? !
Zhou Jinyan's eyes flashed slightly, and a cloud of fog filled his eyes, covering up the desire bursting out from deep.
"You're so kind."
Jian Yu's soft and coquettish tone was like a feather, brushing against Zhou Jinyan's heart.
Then, before Zhou Jinyan could answer anything, Jian Yu had already stood up, went back to rest without saying anything, and ran away shyly.
Looking at Jian Yu's back, Zhou Jinyan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
Are you doing well?
He can do better!
Jian Yu returned to the room and patted her slightly warm cheek. Although she didn't see the expression on Zhou Jinyan's face, the other party didn't wave her away, which meant he was letting her go.
Perhaps, she can be more bold in this aspect in the future.
*
As Jian Yu said, Mr. An came to visit the Hutong courtyard at noon the next day.
Nowadays, the city of Qingzhou is in chaos. Some merchants who were imprisoned have not been released to prove that their crimes were not serious.
The shops owned by these people are closed.
The government did not order the shop to be closed. It was a spontaneous act by the family members. It was obvious that someone was behind the plan. Otherwise, according to common sense, no matter what happens, the property must be stabilized.
How can I say it is closed?
Relatively speaking, not many shops were closed in Qingzhou City at the beginning, but they could not resist the instigation of others. Some people followed the instigation and found reasons to close the shops. Others felt that the momentum was not right and closed the shops first to see the situation.
The result was that a large number of shops in Qingzhou City were closed, and people's lives were affected. If you listen to some specious rumors, saying that it was the imperial envoy who was responsible, you will have misunderstandings and complaints.
Jin Slave's people waited for the imperial envoy to give in, so they put pressure on the prisoners to be released, but the imperial envoy did not make any move.
News also spread from the military camp. No one knew what the imperial envoy and Qin Taiwei said. They only knew that after the imperial envoy and the others left, Qin Taiwei immediately left the military camp and hurried back to Yizhou.
When the imperial envoy left, he ordered his deputy general to take over the military camp, so everyone speculated that Lieutenant Qin had been dismissed from his post.
Regarding the behavior of the imperial envoys, various circumstances have proved that the imperial envoys have their own way of doing things, and it is difficult for others or things to stop them.
The magistrate is still being detained. After waking up, the magistrate's wife wanted to go to Yizhou for help, but was detained in the mansion. This is the treatment given to the family members of criminal officials. The imperial envoy's attitude was obvious throughout.
No matter what kind of trouble the people make, the imperial envoy will not look at him or leave any escape route for himself. The imperial envoy just wants to become the prefect!
Seeing this, Mr. An decided not to wait and see. The longer the delay, the more detrimental it would be to the An family. The An family had escaped many open and secret attacks over the years, and Mr. An was the person who understood current affairs the most.
Anjia must express his attitude towards the imperial envoy!
Mr. An brought An Lin and An Zhe here together. An Yin's injury was not serious, but because she had a fever, she lay on the bed in a daze the whole time. The fever subsided before coming, and the doctor said that people would be able to wake up in the evening.
An Qi also wanted to come over, but Mr. An disagreed. They came over first to see the imperial envoy's attitude. If they failed, An Qi's coming to see the imperial envoy again would be the An family's last chance.
Mr. An is a meticulous and cautious person. He stayed up all night last night thinking about the current situation, and then decided to come to the door.
In the study, the father and son of the An family sat aside with serious faces, while Jian Yu, who was in charge, had a relaxed smile.
Mr. An just explained the problem of bandits with great sincerity and even presented the evidence of the prefect's crime! Such a move would directly put him on the imperial envoy's side, and there would be no possibility of reconciliation with the prefect.
Mr. An said that the bandit incident was a misunderstanding and a frame-up.
Firstly, they didn’t know the route of the imperial envoy, and they didn’t even know the identity of the imperial envoy. Secondly, they had a grudge against the prefect, and the imperial court sent people to investigate the prefect, but they couldn’t get what they wanted! It is impossible to stop him.
Then Mr. An talked about why the An family broke up with the prefect, his attitude was sincere, and his words seemed to be digging out his heart.
The strange behavior of the prefect, the hesitation and suspicion of the An family, and the final decision of Mingzhe to protect himself and not get involved, etc., Mr. An told them all one by one.
Faced with these explanations, Jian Yu's answer was even more concise. She said nothing.
Is this a belief or not? An Zhe couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
Mr. An and An Lin are much more stable. An Jia has already told everything he knows about what happened, so there is no need to speculate anymore.
If the imperial envoy doesn't believe it, they won't believe it no matter how much they say it. The explanation in their words is one thing, and Anjia's attitude is also another thing. They just have to show it.
"I heard that the Imperial Envoy was entrusted by Mrs. Jian? I wonder how Mrs. Jian is doing?" Mr. An changed the topic and talked about Jian Yu's mother.
"Mrs. Jane is fine."
Jian Yu replied calmly. She took a sip of tea, her expression was very relaxed, and there was no cautious reaction to being tested.
When Mr. An saw this, he couldn't hold back the smile on his face and became serious. This imperial envoy is really impeccable!
When they mentioned their sister, An Lin and An Zhe looked serious and couldn't help but feel nervous.
This is the scene at the beginning.
Although the time was short, it was enough to investigate clearly what was going on in Qingzhou City. Zhou Jinyan also found out about the people in the dark. The An family sent people to inquire in the city, but they did nothing to arouse suspicion.
One thing is undeniable, even if the imperial envoys coming today are not her and Zhou Jinyan, the An family will still survive safely in this turmoil.
When interrogating those merchants, An Jia, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, was naturally mentioned. Everyone mentioned it from different angles, which made Jian Yu already picture the image of An Jia in Qingzhou.
Low-key and restrained, acting decisively, and would rather give in to benefits than violate discipline...
To sum up, Anjia takes every step very cautiously, as if Anjia is being watched by others all the time, and if he makes a little mistake, he will be discovered and cause trouble.
This further confirms Jian Yu's thinking that there is definitely an inside story to the An family's severing of relations, and what happened back then is still affecting the An family to this day!
"Mr. An, what happened back then and why did you cut off your relationship with Mrs. Jian?"
Jian Yu asked straight to the point. She explained that this matter was a problem that had troubled Mrs. Jian for many years. Mrs. Jian wanted to know what was going on.
"Mrs. Jian has wanted to come to Qingzhou City to visit these years, but she has severed ties with the An family. She is afraid that her appearance will make it difficult for the An family. However, deep down in her heart, she tells her that her father and brothers must have their own reasons for giving up on her."
"I owe Mrs. An a favor and promised to help her figure it out."
"There is no hidden secret about what happened back then. When the Imperial Envoy goes back and asks Mrs. Jian, you can just reply like this."
Mr. An did not let go.
At this point, Jian Yu decided not to hide her identity anymore. The An family was indeed as described in the original book, so she decided to take off her guard.
Unfortunately, before she could say anything, there were shouts and shouts outside, and people came to protest.
They smashed the door of Jian Yu's courtyard with rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs. Some of them held sticks in their hands and said that if the imperial envoy did not leave a way for the people to survive, they would die together with the imperial envoy.
Listening to the shouts outside, Mr. An looked at Jian Yu with heavy eyes. He wanted to see how the imperial envoy would respond.
It's a good thing they came early. If they confessed after this happened, the trust of the imperial envoy would be reduced.
The best solution right now is to go through the back door first, or hide inside, and wait until the people calm down before solving the problem.
Not only Mr. An thought so, but An Lin and An Zhe also thought so, but the other party actually got up and planned to go out and face the people!
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, at this time, the people outside are overwhelmed by anger. Things that they would not dare to do under impulse may be done today if they are provoked. It is better to be safe."
Mr. An was trying to persuade Jian Yu not to go out.
Jian Yu looked back at Mr. An and smiled and said, "It's okay, the crowd is not enough. Please wait here for a while."
Jian Yu went out.
Mr. An looked thoughtful. He stood up and followed him. Before walking out of the house, he said to his two sons beside him: "Do you think the imperial envoy looks like the same person?"
An Lin suddenly realized that he noticed that smile, and then there was bitterness in his eyes. Back then, when his sister was at home, her smile was so generous, confident and bright.
In fact, the imperial envoy's eyes are somewhat similar to his sister's.
An Zhe took a step behind and whispered to the eldest brother beside him: "Does father also think that the imperial envoy looks like my sister? My niece has a very good appearance. If I hadn't seen the portrait, I would have mistaken her for the imperial envoy."
In fact, he had felt it for a long time, but only the eyes were slightly similar. It was better to say that the look was similar, rather than the facial expression.
Hearing An Zhe's words, An Lin paused. Did they preconceive the issue of identity? If you put aside everything else...
An Lin raised his head and looked at Jian Yu's back, his eyes dark and full of depth.
Several people walked to the door, and the noise and curses outside the door reached their ears. The door creaked and Jian Yu took a step outside and appeared in the sight of the people.
The person who threw the object and smashed the door froze, and they did not dare to move. After all, the person was an imperial envoy who was eating from the government. When they saw this person, they couldn't help but feel a little scared.
After Jian Yu went out, Zhou Jinyan, who was behind her, stepped in front of her, in case anyone among the common people tried to hurt anyone, he could block her.
And Jian Yu, after noticing Jian Zhanyan's actions, took a step forward and put her hand on the other person's arm.
Someone was looking around at the people around him with oppressive eyes. His eyes paused slightly, and he noticed the weight between his elbows, and his mouth curled up in an imperceptible arc.
The noisy scene in the small alley now suddenly became quiet because of Jian Yu's appearance.
