After Gao Jie left, Zhao Shi'an sat down with a serious expression.
He had already cursed Gao Ren a thousand and eight hundred times in his heart.
He suspected that Gao Ren was deliberately trying to cause him trouble.
"Brother, was it alright what you just did?"
Zhao Shi'an shook his head.
"We're engaged, are they going to forcibly separate us?"
"But this time it's the Gao family and Gao Ren..."
Fang Qing was still a little worried that she had offended two people.
Zhao Shi'an patted her hand.
"It's alright, I'll handle it. I have some connections with Gao Ren from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, I'll talk to him properly. Let's eat, aren't we going to the estate later?"
After finishing breakfast, Fang Qing boarded the carriage that Princess Wu'an had specially prepared for her and headed to the royal farm.
I never expected to run into someone I shouldn't have met as soon as I stepped out of the city gate today.
Gao Ren and his men were about to leave the city when they met at the city gate.
There was a knock on the carriage a few times. Fang Qing lifted the carriage curtain and saw Gao Ren.
"Leave the city?"
Gao Ren still had that smiling look on his face, seemingly unaware of what had happened that morning.
"Is Lord Gao also leaving the city?"
"Um."
Fang Qing noticed that he glanced at the coachman driving the carriage in front of him.
"If there's nothing else, we won't bother you any longer, Lord Gao."
As Fang Qing was about to lower the carriage curtain, Gao Ren used his embroidered spring knife to pry it open.
"Didn't Zhao Shi'an say anything to you?"
Fang Qing raised an eyebrow in suspicion.
Gao Ren snorted coldly, "It seems he doesn't know either."
Where the groom couldn't see, he mouthed something to Fang Qing.
"Wu'an, Gao family."
He said those two words, then lowered the carriage curtain, flicked his whip, and disappeared from the spot.
Fang Qing watched him and his men walk away before turning her gaze away.
Wu'an and the Gao family?
What is Gao Ren trying to say to her?
When Fang Qing got home that evening, she told Zhao Shi'an about it.
"Is this what he told you?"
Fang Qing nodded.
"He seemed to not want the coachman to hear, so he mouthed this to me. I don't know if I saw it correctly."
Zhao Shi'an poured her a cup of tea.
"I must be sure I didn't see it wrong."
"What does Gao Ren want to say?"
"I don't know either, I'll ask him another day."
Asking Gao Ren was impossible, so Zhao Shi'an went to Wan Hua Lou that night.
Uncle Luo was surprised to see him today, so he quickly welcomed him upstairs.
"Does Master have any instructions?"
"Are our people keeping an eye on the gold mine?"
"We're keeping an eye on it. Gao Jie has been handling things with the Gao family."
Noble and pure.
Zhao Shi'an pondered for a moment and said, "Investigate Gao Jie and Princess Wu'an; there must be a connection between them."
He had previously thought that the Gao family would assist Princess Wu'an, but he had never had any concrete evidence of this, and recently the Gao family had not had any contact with Princess Wu'an.
But Gao Ren reminded him.
Princess Wu'an may not have met Gao Wancheng directly.
Moreover, Gao Wancheng's audacity in seizing the gold mine so directly suggests he must have some powerful backing.
And this reliance is not the Third Prince, but most likely Princess Wu'an.
This Princess Wu'an was even more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.
"Also, investigate the fiefdom of Princess Wu'an in the Southwest and see what recent developments she has made."
"yes."
The Fengyulou intelligence network is vast, and they can find out information very quickly.
Just one day later, Zhao Shi'an received an envelope from Seventeen, which he had taken from the Wan Hua Lou.
Uncle Luo has already investigated and found out what he wanted to know.
Princess Wu'an and Gao Jie did have contact. They met three years ago, and it is possible that Gao Jie acted as a matchmaker, which brought the Gao family to the attention of the princess.
As for the southwest, they purchased a large amount of seeds from the sunny season last year and have abundant grain reserves, but they reported to the imperial court based on last year's grain production and reserves.
They hoarded grain and fodder without authorization.
What are they up to?
"Investigate the matter of supplies again; I need detailed evidence."
"yes."
Zhao Shi'an burned the letter, and Fang Qing came in just as he opened the window to let in some fresh air.
"Brother, what are you burning?"
"Some useless letters."
Zhao Shi'an's gaze fell on the booklet that Fang Qing was holding.
"What's wrong?"
"This is the whole process of our recently cultivated new variety. Princess Wu'an asked me to write a good article about it, saying that she wanted to show it to the Emperor. Could you help me see if there are any awkward parts?"
Fang Qing handed the booklet to Zhao Shi'an.
Fang Qing's handwriting was very neat. Perhaps she was afraid that people wouldn't understand the unfamiliar words she wrote, so she even drew illustrations. In any case, Zhao Shi'an understood it.
"They're all good, but you need to sign your name on them."
Thinking that Fang Qing didn't have a seal, Zhao Shi'an asked again, "When should this be given to Princess Wu'an?"
"The day after tomorrow."
"No rush."
As he spoke, Zhao Shi'an began rummaging through drawers and cabinets.
"Brother, what are you looking for?"
As soon as Fang Qing finished speaking, Zhao Shi'an pulled out a box from under the bed, which was full of uncarved jade stones.
After some searching, Zhao Shi'an found a piece of white jade with a hint of blood.
"I'll make you a stamp."
"Brother, you can do this too?"
"I know some."
Fang Qing became interested and sat down next to Zhao Shi'an to watch him make the seal.
Fang Qing was so sleepy she could barely keep her eyes open when Zhao Shi'an still hadn't finished talking to her, so she had no choice but to go back to her room to sleep.
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