Prayer

Yu He withdrew his gaze from Xi Zhen's side and said calmly, "I've seen her use this blade to protect herself... but I didn't hear that she had any relatives at that time."

"Why didn't you show it to me at the beginning?"

Xizhen curled her eyes nonchalantly: "Because, I want to see Commander Yu's true feelings for her."

This sentence sounded very offensive, but Yu He's face did not show any displeasure. He just closed his eyes lightly.

"I already know, please leave."

Like a cool and tasteless spring in the mountains.

Xizhen felt affirmed and lowered his guard towards He, becoming more trusting of him.

He picked up the remaining letters that had not been burned from the table beside him. Not wanting to disturb Yu He from handling his affairs here, he bowed slightly to Yu He, pushed open the door on the other side and walked down.

There are many spies from the enemy in Cangjun City. Although Yu He is under strict surveillance and the guards check every day, there should not be any problem of substitution.

But in order to prevent any unnecessary incidents, Xizhen decided to cover his face and walk through the underground passage.

After all, there are still many people here who know him.

The identity of the Chief Secretary who was repeatedly suspected in the court.

—

Pingzhou

Jiang Nian had planned Sun Dun's return route, and now all he had to do was ambush him along the road he must pass by on time.

This task is very simple.

Half a month has passed since Jiang Nian left Pingzhou.

The situation in the pharmacy was in good order under the care of Fuling and Xu Bo. Xu's pharmacy came to inquire several times with the clues given by Zhu Wang, trying to find the anthelmintic prescription here under various excuses.

However, no matter what method I used or how many times I tried, it all ended in failure.

The Liangdu Pharmacy was like a fully defended place, with no gaps left to penetrate.

Because he always hit a wall and the shopkeeper Xu didn't believe in superstition, he changed the person who went to inquire several times, trying to use the number of times to calculate the probability of finding an anthelmintic prescription.

Unfortunately, things went against his wishes. After many inquiries, he couldn't even get any access to places related to Liangdu Pharmacy, let alone the anti-parasitic prescription. Some people had been put on the "blacklist" given to him by Xu Bo because they had shown their faces too many times.

In the past, Zhu Wang’s inner worshippers would come over to share some clues, but now they are all gone.

If this goes on, the Censor will abandon him!

When Manager Xu thought about this, he lost his appetite.

Establishing a good relationship with Zhu Wang is crucial to the future operation of the pharmacy. If Liangdu Pharmacy doesn't cherish such a good opportunity, he must.

We must not let Zhu Wang give up on them!

The night wind blew hard. Shopkeeper Xu held his forehead in thought for a moment, then raised his hand to call the waiter over. Under the waiter's inquiring gaze, he whispered in his ear:

"Wasn't the owner of Liangdu Pharmacy replaced by a young girl?"

"They haven't been making any noise lately, and we haven't heard anything about that little girl. Can you go check and see if she's left?"

Such a good opportunity must not be missed.

If the little girl is really not here, then we can boldly hire someone with some skills to look for an insect repellent recipe in their warehouse.

Since the insect repellent cannot be found in the store, let's go and check out the configuration in the warehouse.

Shopkeeper Xu thought sinisterly, imagining the scene of money falling the next day after he found out the anti-worm formula of Liangdu Pharmacy, and was immediately intoxicated by it.

—

Zhu Wang was a timid person, and indeed he was. After discovering the unclear relationship between Jiang Nian and Xiao Yingzhu, he immediately offered his sincerity—and solved the problem of insufficient staff in the pharmacy.

He originally wanted to give something else to make the little girl Jiang Nian trust him more and make the hypocritical etiquette more solid.

Who would have thought that this kid would be so stubborn. He had just taken over the drugstore, but he looked very mature and was not as easy to fool as imagined.

That's right, after all, he's working with the Duke... and he's no pushover.

But Jiang Nian gave him almost no benefits - he was being watched by Xiao Yingzhu, and he couldn't do anything to get them.

Therefore, his little courage was inflated by the interests.

Since Xiao Yingzhu knew his sincerity towards Jiang Nian, and did not interfere in the affairs between Liangdu Pharmacy and Xu's Pharmacy, then there should be no problem if he went to support Xu's Pharmacy.

Maybe I can make some money at Xu's pharmacy.

Zhu Wang had not forgotten the disappointed look on Xu's face when he told him that the shopkeeper was not cooperating. Now he sent the eunuchs to give him some small favors, maybe he could make some big money.

Xiao Yingzhu has her own things to do, and according to Zhu Wang's judgment, he is not in Xiao Yingzhu's plan at the moment.

Meeting Xiao Yingzhu in the fields that day was purely an accident.

I won't pay attention to what he does.

Besides, Xiao Yingzhu is not the kind of person who meddles in other people's affairs.

Thinking of his chilling eyes, Zhu Wang shuddered and turned to ask the internal worshiper who had just entered the room.

"What did you say to the shopkeeper Xu?"

The inner worshiper's expression slightly changed, and he smiled at Zhu Wang: "It's all according to your wishes."

Zhu Wang stared at the inner worshiper for a while, trying to find something from him.

The temperament of the person in front of him was a little different from before. Zhu Wang always felt that the inner worshiper had been replaced, but the facial features of the person in front of him were exactly the same as before. Except that the tone of voice sounded a little unpredictable, there was nothing wrong with it.

Thinking back to the inner worshiper's family background, Zhu Wang intuitively felt that he didn't have the time to betray him, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, there's no need to go to the Xu family manager anymore—"

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Zhu Wang paused, then turned around and called him.

"etc."

The inner priest stopped and turned to him politely and asked, "What else can I do for you, sir?"

......That feeling of disharmony came again.

It seemed that the person in front of him shouldn't call him "Sir". There was always a sense of inappropriateness in addressing him like that.

Zhu Wang was in a daze for a moment, then immediately came back to his senses, blocking out the outrageous thoughts in his mind and asked him, "Have you checked Jiang Nian's whereabouts?"

In recent days, Jiang Nian has removed all the spies he had planted in Liangdu Pharmacy, resulting in him being unable to know what was going on on Jiang Nian's end at all times, in order to prevent Xiao Yingzhu from having the urge to overturn his lair one day.

When talking with Xiao Yingzhu in the warehouse that day, his extremely oppressive aura and cold eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts still make Zhu Wang shudder.

The inner worshiper paused for a moment as he pushed the door open, then slowly withdrew his hand and turned back to answer, "No."

"Why?"

If he doesn't find out Jiang Nian's whereabouts, it would be bad if Xiao Yingzhu found out that he was playing both sides.

The worst possible outcome might be losing one's life.

He still wants to live well and make money.

The inner worshiper saw the flash of disgust on Zhu Wang's face, and then slightly curled his eyebrows.

"Since you want to know her information, I will give it to you later."

"......Um."

Zhu Wang was in a daze for a moment. After hearing the reply, he just glanced at the inner worshiper and nodded.

"Okay, go down."

The inner worshiper said nothing more and just pushed the door open and left.

Zhu Wang never noticed anything wrong with the inner worshiper's words of address, and just thought it was a respectful address like all servants. After the conversation, he looked at the wooden door being closed and suddenly froze for a moment.

"What did I just tell the inner worshiper?"

—

Time flies, and the Flower Festival is about to be held in Cang County.

The person in charge of this matter this year is the prefect.

This activity involves three princes, a duke and a commander of the imperial army.

This means that we must do it well.

The replies were piled up in the study, forming a high layer against the wall.

The servants who were cleaning the government office were busy running around, and the sound of knocking on the door outside the study could be heard one after another.

The prefect sat behind his desk, unfolding the envelopes and reading them. From time to time, he would write something on some special envelopes, and occasionally look up to respond to the servants who came to ask him questions.

Because of the epidemic this year, the number of people is much smaller than in previous years.

Scarcity makes things valuable, and the status of those who receive invitations is becoming more and more noble.

Some people did not receive the invitation letter, so they went to the government office to give small change to the servants and asked the servants to help them pass on the message.

These people's hopes were naturally dashed, as they tried to save the situation at all costs.

I was busy replying to some letters when the wooden door of the study, which had just become quiet, was knocked again.

He had just instructed his servants not to disturb him unless it was something very important.

Before the order was given, someone else came over.

The prefect frowned and said, "Come in."

The wooden door was pushed open, revealing the woman's slim figure.

The girl smiled sweetly, and the decorations on her black hair swayed slightly with her movements.

"Father."

Unexpectedly seeing his daughter, the prefect's gloomy expression softened a little. He put down his pen and asked, "What do you want to see me about?"

The girl tilted her head and smiled, then tapped her cheek with her fingertips, pretending to think: "I heard from the housekeeper earlier that an important person will appear at this year's Flower Festival--"

"Is there a Duke?"

“——”

Hearing his daughter mention Xiao Yingzhu, the prefect frowned, interrupted what she was about to say, looked at her for a moment, and said:

"Where did you hear this nonsense? It's not true."

“? Eh——”

The girl looked stunned and said in disbelief, "Is there really no him? Father, please don't lie to me."

The prefect did not answer her question, but continued to ask the same question: "Where did you hear this?"

The girl shook her head and waved her hand, saying, "Some servants said that while they were cleaning the courtyard. I just happened to overhear it when I was passing by."

Halfway through her words, she suddenly thought of something and said with a smile, "Father, do you want to punish those lazy people? I'll go."

The prefect was lost in thought. After hearing what the girl said, he turned his gaze back, glanced at her, and said in a deep voice, "This year's Flower Festival, you should stay home and don't run around."

"I'll take care of the rest."

Not only did she not get what she wanted to know, but she was also semi-confined. The bad news that came one after another made the girl unbelievable for a moment, but then she thought of something and nodded obediently.

"I understand. I will not disturb my father's ministry."

Immersed in the information the girl had just inadvertently revealed, the prefect missed the cunning that flashed across her eyes and simply nodded in response:

"good."