Ying Shisan led Shopkeeper Yan to the door of Shen Haolin and Shen Cha's house, knocked gently, and heard the person inside said "come in", turned around and nodded towards Shopkeeper Yan, and opened the door. Went in first.
"Thirteen has met the Duke and the boss!"
Shopkeeper Yan followed Ying Shisan and walked in step by step. He raised his head slightly and found that not only Shen Haolin and Shen Cha were in the room, but also Ying Wu, who had returned from a long journey.
"Ying Yan has met the Duke and the boss!" Shopkeeper Yan knelt down on one knee, saluted Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, and nodded towards Ying Wu, "Fifth brother."
"Get up!" Shen Haolin looked at Shopkeeper Yan and pointed at the cushions in front of the small table, "You two, sit down!"
"Thank you, Mr. Guo, Boss Xie!" Ying Shisan tugged on shopkeeper Yan, and the two of them sat opposite Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, "Where's Sister Miao Miao?"
"I went to check His Highness's pulse. It was very hard for His Highness to travel from Wangxin Town to our place." Shen Cha glanced at Shopkeeper Yan and said, "Tell me about it!"
"Yes, boss!" Storekeeper Yan calmed down his emotions, "In the past half month, the people coming and going in Luxi Town are basically border customs, but the number of merchants from the southwest has increased significantly. According to past practice, Luxi Town There are also caravans of merchants from the southwest in Xizhen. There will not be more than ten caravans in a year, but in just half a month, there are already five caravans from the southwest." He paused for a moment, "Just There are three caravans staying in the restaurant, and the remaining two have left Luxi Town three days ago and headed for Xijing City."
"For the southwestern merchants' caravan to go to Xijing City, there is absolutely no need to take a detour to the north, right?" Ying Wu sneered, "What was unusual about those two groups when they were in Luxi Town?"
"Fifth Brother, there are two caravans going to Xijing City, one is selling spices, and the other is..." Shopkeeper Yan shook his head helplessly, "The ones selling incense burners, hand beads, etc. also have knickknacks from the southwest mixed in. , and some of their local tea.”
"Well, that's not unusual. Most of the southwest merchants are doing this business." Ying Wu nodded, "Are there any private goods?"
"We checked the goods carried by the two caravans that left. It was basically normal and there were no prohibited items. But there was a caravan that just moved in here, and the items it carried need to be seen by the prince and the boss." Shopkeeper Yan thought for a while, took out a square piece of paper from his sleeve, and placed it respectfully on the table, "My lord, sir, please take a look, have you seen the Buddha statue above?" "
Shen Cha picked it up, opened it, was slightly stunned, and handed it to Shen Haolin.
"My lord, sir, this caravan just moved in the day before yesterday. That night, my subordinate Jiu sent someone to check their goods. Most of their goods were spices, and there were also a small number of beads. A bracelet or something. And this Buddha statue was hidden in a box full of spices. If you hadn’t checked carefully, you would have been fooled."
"No, you have to hide it, otherwise, others will see it, which is terrible." Ying Wu sneered, "Do you know who this southwest merchant usually does business with? They can't go to the west specially. Are you going to be a mobile vendor in the capital?"
"After asking, the Xu family in Jiangnan was once their customer. Their goods were shipped to Jiangnan, not Xijing."
"Xu family?" Shen Cha raised her eyebrows slightly, "There are three Xu families doing business in Jiangnan, Xitang Xu, Zhouzhuang Xu, and Nanxun Xu." She looked at Shopkeeper Yan, "Which Xu is it? Have you asked carefully? ?”
"Boss, no." Shopkeeper Yan shook his head gently, "The people in the southwest are still very wary, and asking too detailed questions will arouse their suspicion."
"It doesn't matter, it's understandable." Shen Cha nodded, "But it doesn't matter which Xu it is, right?" She looked at Ying Five and then at Ying Thirteen, "They are all our goals."
"Yes." Ying Wu nodded, "These three Xus are all related to the Liu family and the Luan family. Among them, Zhouzhuang Xu is related by marriage to the Liu family. The sister of Zhouzhuang Xu, the current head of the family, is the first wife of Luan Liu's brother. "
"That's right." Shen Cha chuckled, "They bumped into each other on their own, so they can't blame us." She nodded slightly towards Ying Shisan, "Go ahead and do what you said before. "
Ying Thirteen responded, stood up and saluted, picked up Shopkeeper Yan who was still sitting there, and dragged him out of the house. Before leaving, he glanced at the inner room and looked at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha smiled.
"This guy has sharp ears, you can't hide anything from him." Shen Cha shook his head and stood up with Shen Haolin, "Uncle Wang!"
Upon hearing this "Uncle Wang", His Highness Prince Ning slowly walked out from the room and waved to the few people who stood up.
"Sit down, sit down!" He took the main seat with a smile, "Why are you checking the Liu family and the Luan family? Are you afraid that they will be bad for me?" Seeing Shen Haolin and Shen Cha nodding, he waved his hand, "No It's so serious, you are a little too cautious. I know that I met the girl from the Liu family on the street before, but she has been married for many years and has lived in Jiangnan for many years. No matter how many grievances and hatreds she has, they have become a thing of the past. ? If I am the one who has never forgotten those things and wants to seek revenge and repay injustice, shouldn’t it be me?”
"Uncle Wang, you are not a fussy person, but the Liu family and the Luan family are not from the same family as you." Chen Cha handed a cup of hot tea to His Highness Prince Ning, "However, one thing you said is right."
"What?"
"We always thought that the daughter of the Liu family and the second son of the Luan family were here for you, but now it seems that their target may not be you."
"If it's not me, who is that?" His Highness Prince Ning took two sips of tea, "Do you think it's Xiaotian?"
"Yeah!" Shen Cha nodded, "We didn't know the relationship between the Xue family and the Qinglian Sect before, but now that we know it, we have to change our minds. What we can know now is that both the Liu family and the Luan family are actually related to the Qinglian Sect. It's related. They are asking merchants from the southwest to come here. In all likelihood, they have received news that you are going north and are wondering if Brother Xiaotian will come to pick you up. If so, they can take the opportunity to contact Brother Xiaotian. , and maybe tell Brother Xiaotian about the situation of the Xue family."
"They came to contact Xiaotian because they want him to continue to work as an internal agent for the Qinglian Sect?"
"Yes!" Shen Cha nodded, "It's a pity that their plan failed. I don't know what their reaction will be when they see us tomorrow morning."
