Chapter 236: Huo Yaoxing's Trust
The bearded man looked excited and strode towards Wen Yan.
“Shhh——”
Uncle Tian drew the sword from his waist and pointed at the bearded man: "Stop!"
The bearded man stopped immediately and took three steps back.
He stood two meters away, lifted his beard, and pointed at his face: "Miss Wen, it's me, don't you recognize me?"
Wen Yan blinked and looked at him doubtfully: "Should I recognize you?"
"It's me, Qingchuan!"
"Are you Qingchuan?" Wen Yan was extremely surprised.
She stood up and walked towards Qingchuan, circling around him, still unable to believe her eyes, "Qingchuan, why have you changed so much?"
Qingchuan used to be a gentle and elegant young man, and many unmarried women in the capital were attracted to him.
The man in front of him not only had a beard, but his skin was also dark and rough, making him look like a rough guy.
Wen Yan raised her hand and gestured between the two of them: "Have you grown taller? Your shoulders seem to have become broader too."
Qingchuan scratched his cheek lightly with his index finger: "My mother said the same thing."
Wen Yan asked, "Have you returned to the capital?"
Wen Yan invited him to sit at his table.
Qingchuan nodded: "I came back from the North a month ago.
After staying at home for two days, I shipped the goods I brought back from the north to the south to sell, and also bought some tea.
Wen Yan looked at him curiously: "So, did you not lose money on this trip to the Northern Territory?"
Qingchuan lowered his voice and said, "Not only did I not lose money, I even made a lot of money."
Wen Yan made an exaggerated expression and praised, "So I'll have to call you Mr. Qing from now on? I was right. You're a natural business genius. When you become successful, don't forget to promote me!"
Qingchuan's cheeks flushed when Wen Yan praised him.
Fortunately, he had a thick beard and dark skin, so the blushing was not obvious.
"You are my mentor, I can forget anyone else but you.
I brought back a lot of turquoise from the North this time. Don't you like using gemstones as paint? I'll give you some when I get back."
"Then I'll respectfully obey!" Wen Yan accepted it readily.
Qingchuan is a man who will repay a favor. She lent him her first pot of gold, and if she doesn't accept his return gift, he will feel resentful.
A little chat.
After the two teams had rested enough, they set off together.
When it was getting dark, they finally arrived in the capital.
After successfully entering the city, Wen Yan handed the gardener and his wife over to Uncle Tian for settlement.
Wen Yan rented a small courtyard, which was usually occupied by Uncle Tian, Aunt Shuang and others.
It’s not a problem to rent a room to the gardener couple now.
"You and your wife should have a good rest tonight. I will take you to see a doctor tomorrow morning." Wen Yan instructed the gardener.
The gardener thanked him repeatedly, then left with his wife and Uncle Tian.
Wen Yan then asked Qing Chuan: "When will you leave for your next business trip?"
Qingchuan: "Rest at home for two days and then leave."
Wen Yan pondered for a moment, then said, "I have a business deal to discuss with you. Before you leave, could you please come see me?"
"sure……"
After the deal was settled, Wen Yan headed towards the inn.
Qingchuan looked at the backs of Wen Yan and his group, feeling sad.
The smile that lasted for a whole day was shattered in an instant.
After Wen Yan and his friends checked into a remote room in the inn, they never showed up again.
Even the meals were delivered to the room by the waiter.
In the dead of night.
There were two short knocks and three long knocks on Wen Yan's window.
Wen Yan, who was lying on the bed with her clothes on, sat up instantly.
Pearl had already trotted over to open the window.
Uncle Tian was standing outside the window.
Wen Yan and Pei'er immediately climbed out the window.
The three of them walked along the street in circles, jogging for more than half an hour before stopping in front of a house.
Without knocking on the door, Uncle Tian took the two of them and climbed over the wall to go in.
Wen Yan leaned against the wall, panting: "Money is hard to earn, shit is hard to eat."
Uncle Tian had already walked around the house and came over and said, "There's no one in this house."
This was originally the house where Situ Ming kept his mistress.
As soon as he left Beijing, his concubine took his only son back to her parents' home.
It is more convenient for them to act when the master is not around.
"Situ Ming is a man who is always clever. He must have hidden valuables here. Let's search carefully, even if it means turning over one floor tile at a time, to get those valuables out."
After Wen Yan gave his instructions, they went their separate ways.
at the same time.
The Mansion of Marquis Jinping.
"Gurgle gurgle"
Suddenly, the sounds of pigeons were heard in Wen Ruyue's yard.
Huo Yaoxing, who was sleeping on the same bed with her, suddenly woke up.
He came to the window and opened it, and a pigeon landed on the window frame.
Huo Yaoxing took the secret letter off the pigeon's leg, read it quickly, and his face suddenly changed.
How……
How could that be!
All of his men were battle-hardened, yet they were tricked by others!
Five thousand stones!
Not five thousand pounds!
Instead, five thousand shi of grain were transported away quietly.
Wen Yan, is Situ Ming really an undercover agent sent by the enemy country as stated in the letter?
But he has already become the prince's aide, so how could he expose himself for that little bit of food?
Isn't this a case of losing the big picture for the small?
It must be those guards who failed to transport grain properly, so they wanted to put the blame on Situ Ming.
Yes, that must be the case!
Those dogs.
He failed to do his job well, but put the blame on Situ Ming.
When they come back, I will punish them severely.
"oops!"
Huo Yaoxing had just comforted himself when a scream suddenly came from beside him.
He was startled.
Look back.
He saw Ruyue standing beside him at some point, holding the secret letter in her hand.
"Who told you to read it?" Huo Yaoxing shouted angrily and snatched the letter away.
"We are husband and wife, what is there about you that I cannot see?" Wen Ruyue didn't care, but instead added fuel to the fire, "Husband, now you should believe me, Situ Ming is really not a good person."
That bastard Situ Ming actually dared to plot against me like that.
Don’t blame her: take advantage of his illness to kill him!
"If he was truly loyal to you, why would he harm me like that?
We are husband and wife, sharing weal and woe. My loss is your loss.
He is such a smart man, how could he not understand something that even a woman like me can understand? "
"Nonsense!" Huo Yaoxing stopped her.
If Situ Ming was really a spy, he would not have been exposed in his previous life.
Wen Ruyue knew it wasn't that easy to sow discord.
She rolled her eyes and changed her words: "Just think of it as me wrongly accusing him.
If what the secret letter said was true, he really was...
Then hasn't he been treating us like pawns, playing with us for fun all these years?"
As expected, Huo Yaoxing was young and conceited, and he couldn't stand being fooled the most.
Since it was a matter of his dignity, he immediately got angry.
Wen Ruyue continued, “Once the matter is exposed, it will be a crime of treason and collaborating with the enemy, and the entire mansion will be implicated.
You shouldn't have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against them. My husband should also make preparations early to avoid any danger! "
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