After Su Man released the clues about Huangkou County, Ao Xi sent people there, but those brothers have not returned yet.
They could still investigate slowly before being exposed, but this escape had already alerted the enemy. In order to prevent Fang Qingshan from causing trouble, Ao Xi discussed with Military Advisor Yuan that he would go to Huangkou County to meet them, while Military Advisor Yuan would stay at Black Wind Village.
After listening to their plan, Su Man nodded and said, "That's right. If we can find evidence to indict Fang Qingshan, we won't have to confront him head-on."
"When are you leaving?"
"Now."
"Then I'll pack your luggage for you."
Su Man did what she said and wanted to send Ao Xi away immediately.
Ao Xi grabbed Su Man's arm and looked at her pitifully. "We just reunited and now we have to separate again. Aren't you sad, my lady?"
Su Man looked hesitant to speak, "Village leader."
"You say." Ao Xi continued his pitiful output.
"Is it appropriate for you, a bandit leader, to act pitiful?"
Ao Xi: “…”
Since soft tactics didn't work, Ao Xi decided to use force, "Then you come with me."
"I?"
Su Man was a little surprised, "Wouldn't it be just causing more trouble if I went?"
"How could that be?"
Ao Xi smiled brightly, "Only when my wife is gone will I have the strength to work."
Su Man: “…”
When will he stop wasting time???
However, the reason why Ao Xi insisted on taking Su Man with him was not only because of the leisure, but also because of the advice of Yuan Military Advisor.
Although Ao Xi is smart, he is not as good at dealing with people as Su Man.
It would be easy for Ao Xi, a stranger, to be targeted when he went to an unfamiliar place to inquire about information. But it would be different if he brought Su Man with him.
Just like that, Suman left before she even had time to sit down.
When Wei Ma heard about this, she scolded Ao Xi for half an hour. Fortunately, Ao Xi had the foresight to take Su Man away early, otherwise they would not have been able to leave.
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Fang Mansion
"Master, we have searched all over Qingyun City, but we haven't found any trace of Aunt Mo and Miss Xia. They may have already left Qingyun City."
As the butler finished speaking, a tea bowl hit him on the head.
The housekeeper didn't dare to wipe the hot tea off his head. His legs went limp and he knelt on the ground, his spine trembling.
"The slave is incompetent, the slave is incompetent."
Fang Qingshan took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth, "Call Fang Junyi to me."
"yes."
The housekeeper crawled out, and soon Fang Junyi was brought in.
His wounds had not healed yet, and the servants around him had been taken away for interrogation. There was no one available, and he had to even change the dressings himself. He looked very listless.
"Father, may you be safe and sound."
Fang Qingshan was in no mood to waste time talking to him, so he got straight to the point, "Xia Luoran ran away with Mo Niang."
"What?"
Fang Junyi's mind, already suffering from a low-grade fever, was a little confused. "The Fang Mansion is heavily guarded. How could she possibly escape?"
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me what Xia Luoran said to you and what you were asked to do!"
"I..."
Fang Junyi's tone was hesitant, not only because of his affair with Xia Luoran, but he was also afraid that Fang Qingshan would kick him out of the house if he knew that he was secretly investigating him.
Fang Qingshan was already overwhelmed by the mess he was in, and seeing him hesitating, his rage intensified. "Idiot! It's already this late, and you still want to protect the Xia family? Do you know who's coming to pick them up? It's from the Black Wind Village!"
Fang Junyi was stunned by the sudden thunderclap. "Black Wind Village? Impossible, how could it be possible? How could Luo Ran be involved with Black Wind Village?"
"Impossible? If it weren't for the secret help from the people of Black Wind Village, how could they have escaped from the housekeeper and the palace soldiers!"
"how so..."
Fang Junyi began to doubt his life, and the scenes in his mind were all of "Xia Luoran" earnestly helping him with advice.
Could it be that these are all fake?
How could it be, how could Charlotte do this.
Fang Qingshan waited for a long time but Fang Junyi still didn't speak. His anger had reached its peak. "Someone, drag Fang Junyi away! Use the family rules!"
Fang Junyi came back to his senses. He broke free from the servants and crawled to Fang Qingshan. "I'll tell you, I'll tell you..."
The matter was of great importance, so Fang Junyi dared not lie anymore. He told Su Man how she had persuaded him to share Fang Qingshan's worries in the past few days, how he had investigated, and how he had secretly met with Su Man to discuss the matter.
When Fang Qingshan heard that Su Man already knew Mr. Zhou's identity and that Mr. Zhou used a concubine to smuggle treasures, his face turned pale.
"idiot!"
Fang Qingshan was so furious that he grabbed Fang Junyi by the collar and said, "You want to kill me, don't you?"
Although Fang Junyi had martial arts skills, he didn't dare to fight Fang Qingshan. His face flushed red as he spoke haltingly, "Father, I was also deceived. Please calm down."
Things have come to this point, even if he killed Fang Junyi it would be useless, it would be better to think of a solution.
Fang Qingshan let go of his hand angrily and walked around the room.
Fang Junyi didn't dare to speak. He stood aside alone, not daring to breathe.
After a long time, Fang Qingshan stopped, took a deep breath, and seemed to have regained his composure.
He stood in front of the desk, picked up a pen and wrote a letter. After sealing it, he said, "Butler."
The butler hurried forward, "Master."
"Send this letter to Baiyun City and give it to General Gao."
Baiyun City is different from Qingyun City. Because it is closer to the Western Regions, there are troops stationed there.
As soon as the housekeeper heard it, he knew that Fang Qingshan was going to borrow troops from Baiyun City.
It's just a matter of deploying troops, it's like saying shit is a big deal, saying piss is a small matter.
If he followed normal procedures, Fang Qingshan would have to submit an application first and only be allowed to borrow troops after approval. However, Fang Qingshan directly asked the housekeeper to send a letter to General Gao. This practice was obviously extremely unusual.
Just as the housekeeper was about to leave, Fang Qingshan stopped him and said, "Wait a moment."
"Master, do you have any other instructions?"
"Prepare a car for me. I want to see the prince."
The prince Fang Qingshan was referring to was the Prince of Qi, who was also his relative. Fang Junye's fiancée was the daughter of the Prince of Qi, and although they were engaged, the two families didn't have a very close relationship. After all, a minister's close relationship with the prince was easily exploited.
Although this is the case on the surface, Fang Qingshan has a close relationship with the King of Qi in private.
Under normal circumstances, he would never have rashly met with Qi Wangji in order to avoid suspicion, but now he was forced by the situation and could not care less.
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It was late summer and the weather was not very hot. Su Man and Ao Xi rode the same horse and galloped along the official road.
Huangkou County is about two days' journey from Qingyun City. They traveled day and night and arrived at a town near Huangkou County the next day. They wanted to go directly to Huangkou County, but after asking two or three people in a row, everyone said they didn't know where Huangkou County was.
The two had no choice but to return to the town and find a restaurant to eat. The horse was also taken out by the waiter to graze.
While the waiter was serving the dishes, Su Man asked, "Brother, Huangkou County isn't far away, right?"
"Huangkou County, are you two going to Huangkou County?"
"yes."
"Hey, what the hell is going to Huangkou County for?"
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