Su Yan smiled but didn't say anything. She poured the brewed tea into the teacup in front of Losang.
He slowly said, "I've heard that the Qiang people prefer drinking wine to tea. This is a famous tea called 'Qianlixiang' that I brought from Chang'an. I wonder if Young Master Luo would do me the honor of giving his opinion on this tea?"
Although Losang was only fifteen or sixteen years old and had a youthful appearance, he was remarkably mature.
He glanced at Su Yan, then picked up the teacup in front of him, took a light sniff, and drank it down in one gulp.
The tea is sweet on the palate, fragrant, and leaves a lingering aftertaste.
Even Lausanne, who is used to drinking alcohol, was amazed by the unique taste of this tea.
Losang raised an eyebrow and nodded in satisfaction, praising, "This tea is quite good..."
Seeing that Losang had drunk the tea, Su Yan suddenly burst into wild laughter, "Young Master Luo is really..."
Su Yan couldn't think of any words to describe it, so she just burst into laughter.
Losang was bewildered by Su Yan's sudden action, but quickly realized something was wrong.
He tensed up, drew his curved sword from his waist, held it to Su Yan's neck, and asked coldly with displeasure, "What do you mean...?"
Su Yan stopped laughing and raised her hand to push away the knife that Luo Sang was holding to her neck. "Young Master Luo, don't misunderstand, I didn't poison the tea."
Losang frowned, seemingly not believing her words.
"Young Master Luo, please don't misunderstand. I'm just surprised that you didn't put up any defenses against someone you've only met once or twice."
Losang withdrew the knife from Su Yan's neck, glaring at her with displeasure. "I believe you're not so stupid as to want to kill me..."
"Why would I kill Young Master Luo? Aren't we still cooperating?"
Losang looked up and met Su Yan's gaze, seemingly puzzled, "What kind of cooperation?"
"You went to great lengths to impersonate Ma Er at the inn and even left Li Qingming's corpse behind, wasn't it all just to test me?"
"What do you mean……"
“Young Master Luo, I think you should be aware of what Luo Yan has done.”
Losang seemed somewhat surprised upon hearing this, "I didn't expect you to have found out about this place."
Su Yan nodded. "Young Master Luo, Luo Yan is your biggest rival for the position of chieftain. Moreover, I have heard that Young Master Luo's father has been bedridden for many days and may not have much time left. If Luo Yan becomes the chieftain of Suizhou, I don't know if he will spare Young Master Luo's life because of kinship."
Losang's face darkened after hearing Su Yan's words. "What exactly does Lord Su want to say? Just say it."
“I have found the villagers’ hiding place. Next, I need to borrow Young Master Luo’s men to wipe out Luo Yan and Shi Zhongyu in one fell swoop.”
“My power is not as great as Luo Yan’s at his peak. Now many elders in the clan have openly sided with Luo Yan. I’m afraid I have no chance of winning if I’m alone.”
"Who said there was only one person..."
"Who else?"
Su Yan smiled, "Suizhou isn't just home to the Luo family's troops..."
"You think you can rely on Shi Zhongyu? That old codger is a coward and won't show his face easily. Besides, no one in the government is willing to take your orders now."
Su Yan didn't say anything, but kept everyone in suspense.
"You don't need to worry about that, Young Master Luo. You just need to help me keep Luo Yan occupied and prevent him from getting away. I'll deal with the rest myself."
"You just want me to be trapped in Luoyan?"
Su Yan nodded. "That's right. In this matter, Luo Yan, the government, and the wealthy merchants seem to be in the same boat, but in reality, they each have their own ulterior motives. As long as we sow discord among them, they will naturally fall apart."
Although Su Yan had never spoken to Luo Yan, she learned from her senior sister that Luo Yan was a violent person, simple-minded, and reckless.
Su Yan estimated that Shi Zhongyu was probably the mastermind behind the deal with Dark Moon Pavilion and the murder of Li Qingming, so the person she needed to deal with was still Shi Zhongyu.
Losang pondered for a while, and seemed to have made up his mind, agreeing to Su Yan's request.
"Okay... I'll help you stall Luo Yan, but I can't guarantee how long."
Su Yan smiled, opened her arms to Losang, and said, "I will wipe them all out in five days."
"Alright... then I'll keep my eyes peeled and look forward to Lord Su's next performance. I have other matters to attend to and cannot stay any longer, so I'll take my leave now."
After saying that, Losang stood up and prepared to leave.
"Young Master Luo, please take care..."
Just as Su Yan watched Losang leave, Shen Yao suddenly crawled in through the window.
A large, dark figure suddenly darted in front of her, startling Su Yan. After recognizing the newcomer as Shen Yao, she realized...
Su Yan patted her still-shaken heart and scolded, "Chen Yao, why didn't you use the door?"
Shen Yao smiled helplessly. "I arrived early this morning. I originally wanted to tell you some good news, but after seeing you chatting with Losang for a long time, I waited outside the window for quite a while."
Seeing Shen Yao's aggrieved expression, Su Yan said helplessly, "Alright, I'm not angry with you. Have you done what I asked you to do?"
Shen Yao nodded. "I've already had Qiu Xiang organize the villagers' families to make a scene at the county government office."
"Having villagers alone is not enough; we need more people."
"Little Stutterer has already gathered up beggars and vagrants from Huai'an Prefecture, giving each of them three taels of silver, and they're making quite a fuss."
Upon hearing this, Su Yan immediately became interested. "Really? Then I have to go and join in the fun."
Just as she was about to leave, Su Yan turned around and instructed Shen Yao, "Lord Shen, you must keep a close eye on the Dark Moon Pavilion's movements from now on. Don't let it end up like last time with the Drunken Dream Pavilion, where no one was caught. Leave Shi Zhongyu to me."
Shen Yao nodded. "Don't worry, I will keep a close eye on the people from Dark Moon Pavilion."
"Shen Yao, I believe in you..."
After saying that, Su Yan turned and left the private room, running happily towards the county government office.
Along the way, pedestrians on the streets flocked to the county government office, indicating that the situation had escalated significantly.
Su Yan thought that instead of trying to stop the boiling water by adding more water, it would be better to address the root cause of the problem.
If you're going to make a scene, make it a huge one.
Before long, Su Yan arrived at the county government office, where the streets were already crowded with beggars and vagrants.
The protest demanded the return of the villagers who had been taken away by the wealthy businessman.
Tang Rong stood at the entrance of the county government office, shouting at the top of his lungs, but he couldn't drown out the waves of condemnation that were rising higher and higher, almost breaking down the county government office gate.
However, Su Yan did not find Shi Zhongyu in the crowd. She was surprised that he was so calm.
Su Yan then entered the county government office through the back door.
At this moment, Shi Zhongyu paced anxiously back and forth in the hall.
Su Yan suppressed her secret joy and pretended to be concerned as she walked over to inquire about the situation.
"Prefect Shi, what's going on outside? Why are there so many people blocking the gate so early in the morning?"
When Shi Zhongyu saw Su Yan, his anxious expression instantly changed to another one, as if nothing had happened outside.
He smiled at her and said, "It's nothing, just some troublemakers!"
“It’s terrible for troublemakers to cause trouble. I must write a memorial to the Emperor immediately.”
After saying that, Su Yan pretended to be anxious and headed towards the study.
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