As he spoke, the waiter secretly exchanged glances with the young man.
The young man nodded in understanding, then walked out from behind the counter, came straight up to them, and said with a smile, "Please follow me."
The little tricks between the two of them naturally couldn't be hidden from Zhu Youxiao and others. Who were the people present?
Apart from the smart people and the people with a purpose, everyone is not simple.
Liu Xian stood beside Zhu Youxiao and said with a smile, "Why do I feel like I've been scammed?"
"It's quite interesting, isn't it?" Zhu Youxiao said.
The emperor looked very interested, so Liu Xian said nothing more.
Even if the person here is a liar, so what?
It's nothing more than making Your Majesty happy.
Liu Xian followed him inside without saying anything else.
The group was taken to the house on the left.
Zhu Youxiao found that the room was quite spacious and the decoration was relatively simple. It had a fresh and elegant atmosphere and looked quite good.
An old man was lying on the rocking chair next to him, rocking.
Next to the rocking chair is a table with various teapots and tea sets on it, but it doesn't look like anything special.
This is an old man who knows how to enjoy life.
The young people including Zhu Youxiao came to the old man and whispered something in his ear.
The old man opened his eyes, then stood up suddenly. When he saw Zhu Youxiao and others, his pupils shrank.
He waved to the young man standing next to him and said, "You go down first."
Glancing at the waiter who was still standing there, the old man said to the young man, "Take him down as well and treat him well."
The young man didn't expect the old man to send him away so quickly, but he didn't dare to neglect him and quickly agreed, "Yes, Master."
As he said this, the young man came to the waiter and took him out.
After the two men left, the old man knelt on the ground with a thud and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, long live the emperor!"
This scene was unexpected to everyone, not even Zhu Youxiao.
"I didn't expect that someone would recognize me in such a place." Zhu Youxiao looked at the old man kneeling on the ground and said with a smile: "At this point, there is no need to hide it."
"Your Majesty, I did not recognize you," the old man said quickly. "I only recognized Eunuch Wei who was beside you. I knew your Majesty had left the capital and that Eunuch Wei was waiting on you. When I saw Eunuch Wei, I naturally knew it was your Majesty who came."
Zhu Youxiao nodded, found a chair to sit down, looked at the old man lying on the ground and said, "Okay, stand up and introduce yourself. You know me, but I don't know you yet."
"Your Majesty, I am Zhao Changgeng, employed by the Imperial Household Department." The old man said hurriedly after getting up from the ground, "I have been active in the Shuntian Prefecture area for many years. I came here because something happened in Xianghe this time."
"The waiter said you were Old Liu, and he seemed very familiar with you. How come you've just arrived in Xianghe?" Zhu Youxiao asked Zhao Changgeng.
"He is also my subordinate. He must have felt that Your Majesty was a little suspicious, so he led Your Majesty here." Zhao Changgeng said somewhat embarrassedly.
Zhu Youxiao turned his head to look at Liu Xian, then laughed.
Liu Xian next to him also looked embarrassed.
I just used provocation on the waiter, and it seemed to be successful, but who knew it would turn out like this.
Who is scheming against whom?
This goes without saying.
Zhu Youxiao didn't expect it either, because he didn't notice anything unusual about that place, and he didn't even have any doubts.
It seems that these people are indeed experts in this area.
"Tell me about your mission this time." Zhu Youxiao said to Zhao Changgeng.
"We've been ordered to conduct an inspection here this time. Firstly, we're gathering information, and secondly, we're trying to see how the Imperial Guards and the Public Security Bureau are doing things. We have a lot of staff and business in the Imperial Household Department, so we're quite good at this kind of thing."
Zhu Youxiao nodded.
In fact, he had invested some manpower in this area over the years. The Ministry of Internal Affairs had wanted to organize its own intelligence agency for many years, but he had never agreed.
The Imperial Household Department does need an intelligence agency, but not for internal use, but for external use.
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