Although Su Xing had only left the mansion for a few days, when he stepped into the mansion again, it seemed that he could no longer recognize that it was his own mansion; the originally colorful flowerbeds had been trampled to pieces, and the fallen leaves piled up under the maple trees had left traces of stains on them. Dirty footprints were left one after another, and all the valuable porcelain in the house was snatched away by Ye Hu and other guards, leaving only the empty book shelf.
"Brother, I have been waiting for you to come back." Su Zhu, the third child, ran out of the main hall and grabbed Su Xing's arm excitedly: "Look at what our Su family has become."
"Don't worry, our Su family will never suffer this loss in vain." Su Xing felt cordial after not seeing Su Zhu for a long time: "Third brother, if you have anything to say, let's talk about it inside."
"Brother, you're back." Seeing Su Xing come back, Su Wen stood up from the Taishi chair in excitement.
"I'm back. It feels better to be in my own house." Su Xing has experienced heaven and earth in the past few days, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time: "The second and third children are still standing around doing nothing but sitting down."
"Not only was our business seized by the imperial court, but our palace was also confiscated by the Jingwei Palace." Su Zhu couldn't help but stood up from the Grand Master again: "Brother, what do you think we should do?"
"The old man is not in good health recently, and you are not here." Su Wen turned the black and white jade ball in his hand slightly anxiously: "The grandsons of the Jingwei Mansion bullied us at will."
"Don't worry, the imperial court has issued an order to reopen our Su family's shops and businesses." For the first time in so many days, Su Xing smiled from the bottom of his heart: "Second brother, third brother, the honor and disgrace of the Su family will be greater in the future. It’s up to you.”
"Really!" Su Zhu is a heartless kind of person. Hearing what Su Xing said, he clapped his hands excitedly: "That's great, I'm almost exhausted these days."
"Brother, do you think there's something wrong with what you said?" Su Wen was much calmer than Su Zhu, and he could tell that there was something wrong with Su Xing's pronunciation.
"It's still the fragrance of our own tea!" Su Xing picked up the tureen on the table and took a sip of the Buddha's hand: "Although the court has unblocked our Su family's business this time, the eldest brother still has a little trouble. solve."
"What's the trouble?" Su Wen touched his bald head with few hairs: "Do you want us to help?"
"You can't help me with this." Tong Bo walked in with a lazy look on his face: "Master Su, is there any news about finding us in such a hurry?"
"Huh? Who are you? How dare you break into my Su Mansion?" Su Zhu was the first to drink: "Come here, take this person down."
"Third brother, please don't be rude." Su Xing immediately stopped him: "Actually, Guard Tong is right. You two really can't help me with this."
"Ning Shi has met the head of the Su family." Liu Ningshi, who was following Tong Bo, bowed to Su Xing and looked so fresh and smart after changing into women's clothes.
"You two don't have to be polite, please sit down! Come and watch the tea." Su Xing spread his hands towards the two of them: "Second brother, third brother, you go and see the unblocked shop. I want to meet Tong Guard and Miss Liu Let’s talk alone.”
"Yes, brother!" Su Wen and Su Zhu both left the hall after hearing Su Xing's order.
Tong Bo looked around, closed the main hall door tightly, and then turned around: "I am very curious about a place, and I hope that the head of the Su family can help me clear up my doubts."
"Where?" Su Xing said with a smile, "Su only knows business matters."
"Wu Jian Le Fang?" Tong Bo couldn't help but smile when he mentioned this place: "Isn't this also the Su family's property? Why did it survive the last seizure? Bo remembered that the letter to His Majesty only said: The request to exempt the Shanshui Inn from sealing was not mentioned here."
"The Wujian Music Studio is a special property of the Su family!" Su Xing's eyes were filled with depth: "The manager of this music studio, Lu Wei, is now considered a wealthy businessman in Jinling City, but he was not back then; but behind the scenes It was not easy for the woman to support him. They went to discuss with Su, and the contract they finally signed was: My Su family will contribute 10,000 taels of silver, and Lu Wei will contribute 5,000 taels of silver to build a music studio together. However, there is one requirement. The Su family only needs Distributing dividends and not interfering in any business matters."
"What kind of contract is this? It's really unheard of." Liu Ningshi spread her hands with a surprised expression.
"Su has been doing business for so many years, and this is the first time he has signed such a contract." Su Xing shook his head when talking about this matter: "But this Lu Wei does have some abilities. Not only did he develop Wujian Lefang into Qinhuai It is the most profitable property along the river, and it has also been praised by His Majesty; its plaque was inscribed by His Majesty himself."
"Hehe! It's not surprising. If Brother Xiao chooses to seal Lefang, wouldn't he be slapping himself in the face?" Liu Ningshi blinked and smiled mischievously.
"Why did Guard Tong suddenly ask about this place? Does it have anything to do with this case?" Su Xing pointed out the key point of Tong Bo's question.
"Although Luo Bei took all the blame for the fake tax collector case, Bo concluded that there must be an instigator behind it." Tong Bo said solemnly to Su Xing: "And this Li Shu claimed before that you, the head of the family, gave him For two thousand taels of silver, it is sheer nonsense to let him assassinate Si Ruoshui."
"Oh? Why?" Su Xing smiled. He really wanted to hear why Tong Bo thought so: "Guard Tong, my relationship with Dean Du is indeed extraordinary, and I also really want Gong Yixing to find a guard. The position of chief; besides, a mere two thousand taels of silver is just a drop in the bucket for Su."
"If not for this, how could Bo and the head of the Su family trust each other in such a short period of time?" Tong Bo stood up and walked around in the main hall. After making sure that there was no third ear, he showed a strange smile: "Two thousand taels of silver is It’s nothing, but can Guangyuan Bank, the head of the Su family, be able to get the two thousand taels of Fire Seal Silver?”
"Fire Seal Silver? That's a banknote that only Sanshun Bank is qualified to issue." Su Xing, who had been calm and calm just now, was really shocked: "Why did Guard Tong mention this silver?"
"Ning Shi also heard her father say that this Fire Seal Silver is not only the special silver for the Household Department, but all purchases by the other five departments require this silver." Liu Ningshi was also frightened when she heard the Fire Seal Silver. .
"But this kind of Fire Seal Silver just flowed out from the hands of this Li Shu." Tong Bo also suppressed the smile just now: "Luo Bei and Zuo Tianhao are not the same people, but they did this tax fraud together. It would not make sense if there were no people behind the scenes to coordinate the situation; and when the head of the Su family was framed by Li Shu, it was discovered that there were dirty silver and tax cards in the secret room of Tianyi Gambling House. Is all this a coincidence? ?"
"Yeah! Tong Weifei's analysis makes sense!" Su Xing also suddenly realized: "These things are connected together as if they were premeditated."
"The head of the Su family made the mistake of sealing the door to the secret room and letting the gamblers take the Forget-You Pill." Tong Bo said with a smile: "This is called concealing the truth, and it just turns out to be true."
"Su also made a wrong move at that time. Thanks to Guard Tong's plan to lure the snake out of the hole, the situation was turned around." Su Xing smiled and said to Tong Bo: "I hope you can help me with the rest of the matter."
"Don't worry, Mr. Su. Bo never likes to give up halfway when doing things." Tong Bo looked at Liu Ningshi beside him and smiled: "I wanted to trouble Mr. Su to check the real account books of Wujian Lefang, but now it seems that I have to make another trip. , Miss Liu should be interested, right?"
"Ning Shi likes to play and listen to music." Liu Ningshi tilted her head and smiled at Tong Bo, "Then let's go with Brother Xiangyun."
"Master Su, it is said that Zuo Tianhao deposits five thousand taels of silver at Guangyuan Bank, right?" Tong Bo put his right palm on the table: "If someone comes to withdraw the silver with a redemption note, you can put a line to fish."
"Don't worry, Guard Tong, Su understands." Su Xing said with a deep look on his face.
After Xiao Shiyu issued an order to unblock the Su family's property, the Wujiang Music Studio, which was originally related to the Su family, gradually became lively. Dozens of stunning dancers appeared on the red carpet on the stage, twisting their water snake-like figures. Slim waist, the shouts and shouts appeared again in the lobby on the first floor.
"Wu Ma, why doesn't Miss Misu come out yet? We can't wait any longer."
"That's right, what's so interesting about dancing? Let them get down quickly."
"Dear guests, please look, isn't Miss Misu here?" Two yellow ribbons were tied on the arms of a graceful girl, and she was slowly lowered from the attic on the second floor. It landed in the center of the stunning dancer on the red carpet.
The girl wore a black silk shirt dotted with white flame patterns, and her black hair was gently tied with a bright red ribbon. Her fair face was always filled with a bright smile, revealing two cute dimples.
"Misu, Misu."
Thunderous shouts erupted from the audience.
The girl walked with light steps, bowed to the audience, said a blessing, then lifted her skirt and sat in front of the piano stand, playing the strings with ten fingers quickly, and the cheerful notes were like the spring lark. Wandering in the music room.
"Miss Misu is really amazing! If Miss Yanran's Zheng skills are as quiet as water, then her Zheng skills are as joyous as wind." Tong Bo closed his eyes slightly and enjoyed the wonderful melody.
"Brother Xiangyun, we have a mission here. Don't just listen to the music." Liu Ningshi listened to Tong Bo praising the others and pouted in displeasure: "Is it possible that Ningshi's zheng skills are Is it worse than them?"
"No, Miss Liu's zheng skills are only as good as those of these two girls, but..." Tong Bo paused deliberately and stopped talking.
"But what?" Liu Ningshi's originally crescent-shaped eyes widened as big as copper bells.
"Miss Liu promised to play a piece for Bo a long time ago, but she hasn't listened to it yet." Tong Bo picked up the bowl and took a leisurely sip of tea: "This is not just for the sake of public welfare, but in the name of investigating the case. Heart."
"Hmph! Why don't we just play a solo? After this case is investigated, Ningshi will play it for brother Xiangyun." Liu Ningshi grabbed Tianshui's boy who was passing by them: "Brother, Will this beautiful girl come out to play today?"
"Miss Yanran?" The boy shook his head: "She has been taken away by the guards of the Jingwei Mansion for many days, how could she come out?"
"Taken away?" Tong Bo was listening intently, and immediately opened his eyes when he heard these words: "Brother, why was this girl Yanran taken away?"
"It seems that he was involved in some kind of case." The boy said, "I don't know the details."
"Thank you, brother." Liu Ningshi took out a small piece of broken silver from her waist and handed it over.
