Xie Shi'an took the post and went to visit his former classmates.
The carriage reached the road, but it was blocked in front, so he had to get off and walk. After walking a few steps, he saw a familiar figure on the street.
His pupils couldn't help but shrink, and he quickly chased after him.
But that figure walked through the alley, got into an unknown shop, and disappeared.
Xie Shian looked up and saw a gambling house in front of him.
His brows suddenly darkened.
If he saw it correctly, the figure just now was He Xu who disappeared a few months ago.
Although it was just a silhouette, he was sure that it must be his uncle, whose real name was He Xu.
Someone in the capital is investigating the He family's affairs. It is too dangerous for He Xu to appear in the capital.
His biological mother was forced to death for this, but He Xu is still living so freely. If someone is targeted, the consequences will be disastrous...
Xie Shi'an made a prompt decision and walked into the gambling shop. The place was bustling with people and crowded everywhere. He looked around inside but didn't see He Xu.
He didn't even bother sending messages to his classmates and quickly turned around and returned to Xie's Mansion.
I went to look for Xie Jingyu in the study, but the servant said that Xie Jingyu had not returned yet.
He knew that since his eldest sister became the princess, his father had been "seized" by the court, ended his filial piety early, and was given a lucrative job.
It is said that he is the fat one that everyone in the household department longs for. He counts the treasury money every day...
It was at nightfall that Xie Jingyu came back.
His health was not good, and he was tired from many days in a row. He was walking with a slight limp and his left leg was dragging on the ground. He had completely lost the elegant demeanor of the former number one scholar.
But his face was full of energy and radiant.
Xie Shi'an quickly went over to help his father sit on a chair in the study, and poured a cup of tea and handed it over.
Xie Jingyu was not in a hurry to drink tea and took out a stack of silver notes from his sleeve, which was at least five or six thousand taels of silver.
Xie Shian looked in disbelief: "Father, where did this money come from?"
After the old lady's funeral, the Xie family didn't have much money, otherwise they wouldn't be able to prepare a decent dowry for their eldest sister.
"The accounts of the Household Department are complicated and complicated. These days, I have rechecked and sorted out the accounts for the past five years, and I have found this extra money." Xie Jingyu's voice revealed a hidden excitement, "It can be seen that the Household Department has once The people in charge of the account were such a waste. In some places, they wrote too much, and in some places they wrote too little. After adding, subtracting, and subtracting, in the end, there was a full 7,110 taels of silver. I only took 5,000, and recorded the remaining 2,000 in It’s on the public account.”
Xie Shi'an frowned: "Father, you have just taken over this job. I'm afraid it's inappropriate to do this."
Wouldn't it be safer to wait until you have a firm foothold in this position and wait until there are not so many eyes around you to do such a thing?
"You do not understand."
Xie Jingyu shook his head.
He took over this fat job because of his relationship with King Pingxi. He must achieve results to convince King Pingxi.
He put half of the five thousand taels of silver notes in his study, and the other half in a box. When he accumulated a similar amount, he sent the silver notes in the box to King Pingxi. A clear demonstration of his loyalty.
Xie Shi'an's lips opened, and he wanted to persuade him again, but suddenly he remembered that he had more important things to do, so he changed the subject and said, "Father, I seem to have seen He Xu on the street today."
"Seriously?" Xie Jingyu stood up hurriedly, "Didn't he owe more than 10,000 taels of silver and have fled the capital a long time ago for fear of being hacked to death by debt collectors?"
Xie Shian said in a deep voice: "I saw him entering the casino, but he didn't find anyone. I don't know if I was wrong."
He Xu owed so much money, how could he dare to return to the capital, how could he dare to enter the casino, and how could the people in the casino let him in?
Did you see it wrong?
"Whether you're wrong or not, you can't be careless about this." Xie Jingyu tapped his finger on the table, "I will arrange for a few people to stay in the casino. As long as he shows up, I will take him to a place where no one is around. ... Only dead people will not tell secrets."
Xie Shian lowered his eyelids.
His biological mother was forced to death by his own hands, and his biological uncle seemed to be nothing.
When he becomes famous in the future, when he ranks among the officials, when the He family's name is rectified, he will definitely set up longevity tablets for his mother and uncle, and let his descendants worship them for generations to come...
As soon as Xie Jingyu arranged for people to go to the casino, Yun Chu's people took He Xu from the casino to the small courtyard where he was temporarily staying.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, He Xu saw Chen Defu sitting in the courtyard drinking tea. He said with a guilty look on his face: "Uncle Chen, I just went out for a walk, not gambling..."
Back then, he was almost killed when someone chopped off his crotch, but it was Uncle Chen who saved him.
It was Uncle Chen, who arranged for someone to escort him back to his hometown in Jizhou.
He was tired of staying in his hometown in Jizhou and wanted to go back to the capital to have fun. It was Uncle Chen who paid for him and arranged such a spacious residence for him.
On the second day after he arrived, he originally wanted to go to Xie's house to ask for money from the girl He Lingying, but he couldn't find anyone, so he went to the casino to hang out. He was afraid that Uncle Chen would be angry and ignore him, and then he would be doomed.
"He Xu, do you know that your life was almost lost?" Chen Defu said coldly, "I took the trouble to save you because I hope you will survive and not die casually."
He Xu said nonchalantly: "I still owe the casino so much money. They won't kill me. At most, I will be beaten."
Chen Defu shook his head: "The person who wants your life is the eldest young master of the Xie family, Xie Shi'an."
"What? Xie Shi'an?" He Xu frowned, "How could he kill me? Uncle Chen, did you misunderstand something?"
He is An Geer's biological uncle, and blood is thicker than water.
"You were promoted by me, and I won't hide anything from you." Chen Defu looked at him and said, "You and Aunt He from the Xie Mansion are full brothers and sisters, right?"
He Xu's eyes tightened: "How do you know?"
"I also know that Aunt He is the biological mother of the eldest young master, the second young master and the eldest daughter of the Xie family. I also know that Aunt He is the legitimate daughter of the He family." Chen Defu said in a low voice, "The Xie family has offended someone, and someone is doing it. Investigate the affairs of the He family and prepare to give the Xie family a fatal blow... Therefore, the witness of Aunt He was forced to death by the Xie family and his son... Xie Jingyu and Xie Shi'an have been looking for your whereabouts. As soon as you returned to the capital, you were Targeted, the next person to die will be you!"
"No, it's impossible!" He Xu's expression changed drastically, "My sister has a hard life and it's impossible to die. You're lying to me!"
"Hey -" Chen Defu sighed longly, "If you don't believe me, just wait and see. That's all I can say."
He patted He Xu on the shoulder and walked out.
When he reached the entrance of the small courtyard, he turned to the two guards in the shadows and said, "Keep an eye on him. You must not die."
After watching He Xu for several months, it will come in handy soon, but I don’t know if the Xie family can afford this gift specially prepared by the madam.
