The waiter watched the woman come in, didn't say anything, and hurried out. He was very confused and ignored her, continuing to clean up the tables and chairs.
Hua Changjue followed Manager He into the innermost private room on the third floor.
After Manager He closed the door, he bowed respectfully again and said, "I am He Shen, a humble servant. Nice to meet you, Master Hua."
Hua Changjue waved his hand, "Manager He, you don't have to be so polite."
He was a little tired, so he sat down in the chair. After thinking for a while, he called out to the window, "An Yi, come in."
Soon, An Yi climbed in through the window.
"master!"
Hua Changjue pointed to the chair next to him and said, "Sit down!"
An nodded and sat down.
Shopkeeper He was not surprised when he saw this scene.
Hua Changjue looked at him somewhat embarrassedly.
"Manager He, can you give us some breakfast first? We've been running around all night and are a little hungry!"
Manager He was used to seeing officials who were either arrogant and spoke in a roundabout way, or bluffing and taking advantage of others; they bullied the people as if it was a common occurrence.
They, the common people, are treated even less like human beings.
This was the first time I met someone like Xiang Huachangjue. He was a lord before, but he spoke frankly and was very approachable.
No wonder my master is on good terms with Lord Hua.
Shopkeeper He nodded and hurried out to give instructions.
After An saw Manager He leave, he whispered to Hua Changjue.
"Master, when you and Manager He went upstairs just now, a woman came in with a maid."
"I think that woman knows you."
Hua Changjue raised his eyebrows.
"What do you mean?" He didn't remember that he had any relatives in Huaiqing Prefecture.
An Yi thought for a moment and said, "The other party was supposed to come to this restaurant to do some business, but when he saw you, he turned around and left. He looked a little flustered."
Hua Changjue nodded. He knew that although An Yi was sometimes eccentric, he was very thoughtful. If he noticed something unusual, there must be a problem.
Just then, Manager He finished giving instructions and walked in again.
Hua Changjue asked him directly.
"Just now, a woman came to the restaurant. Do you know who she belongs to?"
Shopkeeper He knew that Hua Changjue would not ask such a question for no reason, there must be something fishy going on.
He also thought of the instructions his master had given to them, the shopkeepers, asking them to cooperate fully when they met Lord Hua.
He didn't dare to delay and quickly called the waiter who had stayed downstairs.
"Just now, was there a woman? And then she left."
The waiter nodded, "Yes, she is Mr. Pan's Thirteenth Concubine, I think her last name is Zhou."
"He just walked in and took a look, then said he forgot something. Then he turned around and left again."
Shopkeeper He looked at Hua Changjue.
Hua Changjue nodded, indicating that it was okay.
Shopkeeper He understood what he meant, waved his hand, and said to the waiter, "Okay, you can go down! Urge the kitchen to serve breakfast quickly."
The waiter retreated respectfully and helped close the door.
Shopkeeper He did not ask Hua Changjue about the woman. Instead, he took out a few pieces of paper from his pocket and handed them to Hua Changjue respectfully.
Then I stood aside and didn't disturb him from reading the letter.
Hua Changjue opened the letter, read it all, and returned it to Shopkeeper He.
"I know the contents of the letter. Please deal with it."
Shopkeeper He nodded and put the letter back into his arms.
There was a knock on the door and the waiter brought breakfast.
There was a basket of steamed buns, two bowls of tofu pudding, a few delicate and refreshing side dishes, and two egg custards. It looked very rich.
Shopkeeper He personally set the table, "Master Hua, please take your time to eat. Call me when you're done!"
Hua Changjue nodded, and Manager He and the waiter both retreated.
The waiter looked back and asked the shopkeeper curiously, "Who is that person inside?"
Shopkeeper He patted his head and said, "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."
The waiter pouted in grievance, "Oh, I see!"
He thought of something else and said, "Mrs. Zhou from Mr. Pan's family came over just now. I think it's because Mr. Pan's 70th birthday is coming up!"
Shopkeeper He thought about it and nodded. Then he should prepare a birthday gift!
Hua Changjue and An Yi had breakfast together. Hua Changjue ate three buns in a row before he felt better.
Hua Changjue said to An Yi, who was also wolfing down his food, "Go to Mr. Pan's house quietly later."
"Check the details of that Aunt Zhou."
"I'm afraid we've been exposed."
"If you find anything abnormal about her, who would you like to tell?" Hua Changjue made a gesture of wiping his neck.
He dared not be merciful now, after all, his whole family was here, dozens of people. If there was any mistake, he was afraid that the whole family would suffer.
An nodded, quickly finished his meal, and jumped out of the window.
Hua Changjue picked up another bun and ate it with the side dish.
I thought to myself that I was really getting old and my health was not as good as before. When I was on the battlefield, I could go without sleep or food for two days and two nights without feeling anything.
Now I haven't slept or eaten for a whole night, and I feel weak all over.
While eating, he recalled the contents of those pieces of letter paper.
They have been away from home for the past few months, and all the information they received came from some of the secret people in the Hua family.
Another large part of it was passed on by Qiu Mobai through the Qian family’s shops throughout the Dasheng Dynasty.
Such news will be more accurate, quicker and more precise.
Hua Changjue is more concerned about three pieces of news:
The first news was that the old emperor was bedridden and it would probably be a short time before he died.
The second piece of news was that Qiu Mobai discovered that the Crown Prince was secretly discussing the issue of reducing the power of the princes with his trusted ministers.
Moreover, one can feel that the Crown Prince seems to care a lot about Prince Yan and wants to be the first to take action against him.
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