The dark-skinned boy laughed heartily, even more smugly, "Little Six, you're such a good-for-nothing! Not only did someone sneak into the yard, but you almost let them get away. You really should go back..."
He had only spoken halfway when he saw Zheng Sanjiang, with a cold face, also come out.
He immediately swallowed all his words, like a rooster whose neck had been choked.
Zheng Sanjiang glanced at him and asked casually, "Where's Zheng Yi? Are you all together?"
Zheng San nodded quickly and said, "Third Uncle, please open the door for us. Brother Yi and Brother Mu are outside!"
"We also caught two 'tongues' (escorts), which should be useful."
The crowd's eyes lit up; "tongue" refers to a scout or lookout.
The gate was quickly opened.
A boy and a young boy dragged two unconscious people in.
The boy was chubby and fair-skinned with a smiling face, seemingly kind and honest, but his small eyes were piercingly sharp, clearly not as harmless as he appeared.
The boy was dressed in black, thin, with a bronze complexion and handsome features, but the ever-present upturned corners of his mouth seemed to contain three parts mockery and seven parts arrogance.
His gaze was as sharp as a knife, sweeping over the crowd without restraint.
Jiayin, arm in arm with Baozhu, stood beside her brothers, glancing curiously at the boy a few more times...
The boy seemed to sense something, and his gaze swept over them.
Jiayin met his gaze and saw indifference and defensiveness in his eyes.
Just as he was about to examine it further, the boy turned his gaze away...
The young man, who was already quite familiar with the place, stepped forward and bowed. "My lords, I am Zheng Yi. I was sent out on a mission by the Marquis along with Xiao Sanzi. I just returned to Xindu today."
"I won't go out anymore; I'll stay home and take care of her."
Jiaren looked at Zheng Sanjiang, and seeing him nod, he had no more doubts. He said, "Thank you for your hard work, Zheng Yi. Come home with us in a little while. Your family will arrange your future jobs."
Zheng Yi and Zheng San bowed happily and stepped aside.
And so, the boy stood alone in front of the crowd.
He frowned slightly and uttered two words, "Mu Xu".
Then, he took out a token from his pocket and threw it to Jiaren.
Jiaren took it, glanced at it, and handed it to Jiayin.
Jiayin looked through the pages and was somewhat surprised.
This token belongs to the Marquis of Xinting's residence, and it's one of the few silver tokens available!
If it's not an important matter or someone you can trust, your godfather generally won't send them out.
Who exactly is this young man, that he actually won a silver medal?
But she wasn't foolish enough to ask aloud; instead, she smiled and told everyone, "This is my godfather's token, and this young man is one of his men!"
Only then did everyone realize that the boy named Mu Xu came from the Marquis's mansion.
The boy hesitated for a moment about the claim that he came from a noble family, but finally nodded.
Jiaren smiled and said, "Mu Xu, Mu means mature crops, which means beauty and harmony, and Xu means jade, which means elegance and purity. It is a really good name!"
"The person who named you must be extremely learned and must value you highly."
A hint of sadness flashed in the boy's eyes. He lowered his head slightly and did not respond.
Jiayin remembered that her godfather was still fighting abroad, so she quickly said, "Brother Mu, my godfather is not at the Marquis's residence. He probably won't be back for another month."
“If you don’t mind, why don’t you come back to Suijintan with us? My godfather also has a courtyard there, you can stay there for now.”
The boy nodded, kicked the two people on the ground, and said, "This is for food and lodging."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
What an interesting young man...
Jiaren originally wanted to send people to look around to see if they could find the person who had tipped them off, but unexpectedly, reinforcements arrived and helped them a lot.
He bowed to Mu Xu in thanks, and then ordered his men to arrest the waiter and the manager.
Zheng Sanjiang filled a bucket with cold water and poured it over them, instantly waking them up.
When they opened their eyes, they were terrified to see themselves surrounded by so many people staring at them. Their faces turned pale with fright.
Zheng Sanjiang kicked them both, leaving them with mouths full of blood and two or three teeth knocked out.
Then, holding a dagger to the man's neck, he asked, "Tell me, what are you plotting?"
The young man was so frightened that he burst into tears on the spot, sobbing and begging for mercy, "Waaah, I was wrong, I'll never do it again, please, sirs, spare my life!"
"I'm the shop assistant next door. This man gave me money to watch over these two shops and to inform him if anyone comes!"
As he spoke, he reached out and tugged at the steward, “Hurry up and tell me, it’s not my fault, I only took two taels of silver, I’ll give it back to you!”
"Waaah, I still have an eighty-year-old mother at home, please don't hurt me."
But the manager, whether out of boldness or fear of speaking the truth, remained silent.
Jiaren sneered and pressed, "This person gave you money, I'm afraid it's not as simple as just asking you to monitor these two shops, is it?"
"If I'm not mistaken, he wants you to monitor whether Princess Kang Le has come to visit!"
"You heard the words 'good news' outside the door just now, and guessed that the princess was disguised as a servant, so you ran to deliver the message!"
The young man, his lie exposed, shrank back in fear. He tried to say something, but Jiaren was too impatient to listen.
He directly instructed Zheng Sanjiang, "This manager must be from the Wu family, or someone related to the Wu family!"
"Don't let them commit suicide. Tie them all up and take them back for interrogation."
Zheng Sanjiang nodded and quickly tidied the person up, not only removing their jaw but also stuffing something into their mouth.
Jiayin glanced at the sky, and was about to speak when the shops in front of her were already being patted on.
Several guards immediately surrounded them, and before long, they led Li Zhensheng and Li Lao Er in.
Seeing the state of the courtyard, Li Zhensheng and Li Lao Er were also startled.
They had only come to join in the fun because they heard that their sons were coming to look at the shop.
But now the yard is full of people and bloodstains, clearly something bad has happened...
After hearing the whole story, Li Lao Er's expression changed, and he said, "Brother, you take the children back to Suijintan first."
"I need to adjust the previous arrangements and get started as soon as possible."
"If the Wu family finds out that the plan here has failed, they will definitely destroy the evidence and silence everyone."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
Jiaren was worried, so he instructed Zheng Sanjiang to follow along to ensure his father's safety and to lend a hand.
Without further delay, they found a carriage and quickly went home.
On the way, after sending Baozhu back to the Jia family, Jia Xu couldn't bear to see his cousin get scolded, so he got off the carriage as well.
Needless to say, the Li family went to the city and returned with a full load of goods.
It is said that in the Wu family courtyard, Master Wu waited and waited but no one came back to report the news, and he felt that something was very wrong.
He smashed a tea set, then walked around the room with his hands behind his back.
Unable to bear it any longer, he sent someone to inquire at the back door, only to have the servant guarding the back door return to report in person: "Master, our men haven't returned yet."
Master Wu was extremely anxious, and asked in return, "Is it really no one coming back?"
"Isn't there even a shadow of someone selling firewood or charcoal outside?"
The servant lowered his head and said softly, "Indeed, there isn't."
Master Wu's face darkened further, and a hint of fear even appeared in his eyes.
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