Chapter 28 Stealing? "My cousin is the one who steals the most."...
Are they Prince Qi’s men, or are they Lin An’s gang catching up?
Ruozhao looked serious and asked whether they should investigate the other party in detail... or capture someone and interrogate him?
"Anyway, if it's really a business trip, it doesn't matter much."
Working under the royal family in power, the methods used are more or less strong-willed. They are not necessarily polite to officials, let alone merchants.
If he was not strong, he would have been bullied to death by other powerful royal relatives.
However, Jiang Hui suddenly frowned and looked at Ruo Zhao, who immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing and stepped back with his head lowered.
"lady."
He said the wrong thing. Yan Siqing is also a businessman.
And Yan Siqing had already opened the door and was right behind them.
Yan Siqing actually heard the conversation between the two, because no matter how low they spoke, the distance was too close, so it was not difficult to hear clearly.
She doesn't practice martial arts, but she has good hearing.
But this call of "Madam" brought back the memories of Baimao Village.
Yan Siqing also glanced at Ruozhao, and Jiang Hui seemed to chuckle.
Ruo Zhao was startled and quickly changed his words: "Ninth Young Master."
He wanted to apologize for what he had just said, but Yan Siqing was not angry and didn't even care about what he had just said.
She spoke first, her voice was very soft, and her reasoning was more comprehensive.
"When they lift boxes, they lean towards the railing with their bodies and the boxes themselves. Even if they give way to others and put aside techniques like stamina, it's still not safe – if they get bumped, the boxes could fall downstairs and easily break and damage the items inside."
Therefore, it is highly likely that these heavy boxes are just a decoy.
"If you have a chance, check their belongings besides the box to see if this box is just a decoy. If they're intentionally transporting other treasures and using the box to make it appear precious, misleading people about its value, then this could just be a secret treasure-protecting plan by their caravan. They stumbled upon us and mistook us for murderous criminals."
They are not the only ones in this world who have their own stories and calculations. There are also other people in the world who are struggling to make a living.
In order to protect treasures, merchants and travelers have their own plans.
Even Mr. Fuyi and the unpresentable Mr. Chen had their own grievances.
We are all on the road and have plans.
There is no need to use your own calculations to infer the malice of others, directly label them as bad people, and then use force to bully them.
Ruozhao thought it made sense and looked at Jiang Hui, who nodded in agreement.
After Ruozhao left, Jiang Hui saw Yan Siqing walk out of the room and handed him a note.
She would...
Jiang Hui raised his eyebrows, his expression becoming more serious. He knew her. She would not leave evidence on paper or other things regarding any private matters, unless it was serious business, and it was not appropriate to have a private chat in an open place like a balcony. However, there was no need to chat alone in the room either.
Only the two big men came up from the second floor carrying the boxes. There were quite a few people in the spacious main hall of the inn below, and the noise was rising and falling. There were people like Fu Yi, as well as business travelers... The two groups of people were making quite a noise while arranging accommodation.
That noisy Mr. Chen was clamoring for a good room...
Jiang Hui opened the note.
Take a glance.
——It rained occasionally a few days ago, and there was a grassland for raising horses by the lake. When we just checked in, the waiter of the inn said that we were the first group of guests in recent days.
She wrote these simply without any unnecessary explanation, as if she thought he could understand her and even associate them with deeper meaning.
Of course he understood.
What Yan Siqing meant was that it had rained occasionally in the past few days, and the grass leaves that had been eaten would inevitably sprout out and fill the turf. If they were the only and first visitors recently, and there were no people or cattle or horses a few days ago, the grass leaves on the grassland by the lake would have been very lush, and there would be no mottled traces of new sprouts.
Unless there are always horses or other livestock grazing there.
But before moving into the inn, in order to prevent hidden dangers from potential enemies, Ruo Zhao and his men had already scouted the entire inn in advance to make sure that there were no other residents, no horses, and no cattle, sheep, chickens, or ducks.
Because the reception fee of this post station is not low, the people who stay there have some money and do not want to be disturbed by the noise of livestock all day long. Therefore, although the post station has a stable, the livestock are taken to the lakeside by the servants during the day to eat, and are only taken back to the stable and locked up at night.
Obviously, the post station was hiding something - a few days ago, not only were there people staying there, but there were quite a few of them.
There is nothing wrong with hiding it, the key point is where are these people and horses now?
Jiang Hui bent his fingers inward and held the paper in his palm. When he went downstairs with Yan Siqing, he casually asked her what she wanted to eat. As he passed by the candle on the wall, he lit the paper. When he walked up a few steps, his fingers moved and the sparks of the burning paper turned into ashes.
It just so happened that Chen Jiao and others below came upstairs before the next group of men carrying boxes.
Stairs meet.
Fu Yi and Chen Jiao both looked at them, but because the big men behind them urged them to do so, they did not talk.
They passed each other up and down.
The two female secret agents following Yan Siqing noticed that the Fuyi master took one look at the young lady and avoided her as if she were the plague. They quickened their pace and only stayed close to Jiang Hui.
However, when he really walked past me and I looked back, I couldn't make out his facial expression through the veil, and I didn't know whether he was looking at his cousin or his younger cousin who was walking past him.
Chen Jiao glared at Jiang Hui with a look of scrutiny and disgust.
Jiang Hui suddenly adjusted his pace down the stairs, quickened his pace... and approached Fu Yi who was just passing by Yan Siqing.
Yan Siqing noticed it and was planning to walk faster to make room so as not to squeeze the two of them, but Jiang Hui stopped beside her, and Fuyi also avoided him and moved closer to Yan Siqing.
Jiang Hui glanced at Fu Yi, leaned against the stair railing, and shook it with his fingers, feeling a little disgusted by its creaky and unstable shape.
He didn't say anything, but stood beside Yan Siqing, allowing the latter to walk in silently.
Yan Siqing relaxed a little, but didn't look at him. She still walked down the stairs at a quick pace without looking at Fu Yi.
Jiang Hui slowed down a step, and on the steps, he secretly locked eyes with Yan Siqing's back for a moment. Without saying anything, he continued to follow behind slowly.
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The first floor was spacious. The big pot hanging in the middle had been stewing on the campfire for a long time. The fresh lamb bones and meat had already released their delicious flavor. Yan Siqing and others had already taken their seats. The waiter of the inn handed over the menu. Since no other guests had placed orders, he waited by the side and wrote down the dishes.
Yan Siqing and Jiang Hui didn't care much about the food, so they ordered just a little bit, enough for everyone to eat their fill. But because there were so many people, the quantity was large, and the waiter's pen was smoking as he wrote quickly.
While ordering, Jiang Hui casually asked, "Can you make all these meat dishes? Don't order so much. If I say I'm short on meat and vegetables and I've skimped on them, or if we haven't had many customers lately and I substitute some stale food from before, and you get upset when we leave, I'll definitely give you a hard time."
The implication is that you will be leaving tomorrow, and what you eat today will have a huge impact.
This is also human nature.
The innkeeper was keeping accounts over there and looked up when he heard this.
Yan Siqing sat upright and quietly, but his eyes easily glanced at the other person's movements of calculating.
The waiter said quickly, "Don't worry, my dear! We have livestock and poultry raised elsewhere at the post station. Although your group of guests is the most recent, our rule here is that no guests, no goods. As long as there are guests and place an order, the farm will deliver chickens, ducks, vegetables, etc. to the post station every day to ensure they are fresh and delicious. They're not far from here. In fact, you can see them if you pass by the farm under the forest to the north."
There was indeed a small farm there.
They passed by.
The grass and leaf fodder by the lake was just as they had deduced - a large number of people had been there, and it must have been there at least yesterday and the day before yesterday.
Only then did Jiang Hui let him go.
As soon as the waiter left, he turned to Yan Siqing, who was sitting next to him, and whispered, "The boss is quite skilled at using the abacus, and the waiter is also quite efficient. There doesn't seem to be any flaws. Cousin, do you think they are the original ones, or have they been replaced? Do you want me to have Ruo Zhao steal the account book for you to take a closer look later?"
He knew that this man was a business genius and would definitely be able to find something fishy by looking at the account books.
Yan Siqing saw that he was just the right size to move sideways, neither too far nor too close, so she did not avoid him and continued to speak in a low voice.
"He is skilled, but the accounts he was trying to calculate were not correct. He was not paying attention."
"It doesn't matter whether he's the real boss or not. What he's thinking about is not a legitimate business."
When doing business, it is absolutely unacceptable to make mistakes in accounting.
Jiang Hui: "Did you steal his account book?"
Yan Siqing: “….”
Jiang Hui was of course joking, but he also knew that Yan Siqing was really amazing. He could calculate the arithmetic details in his mind and judge right from wrong just by watching others use an abacus.
He was joking, but his eyes were bright.
She didn't encounter such looks very often, so it was more obvious and impossible to ignore.
Yan Siqing lowered his head to drink water, "Cousin, why don't you suspect that I actually made a mistake."
Jiang Hui: "No."
I don't know whether it means that he has no doubts or that he is determined that she is not wrong.
But this kind of trust is stronger than that of Xu Chou and other confidants who have followed her for many years.
Yan Siqing was surprised for a moment, but his brows relaxed a little.
It is a pleasant thing to affirm others' abilities.
But he slowly added, "I'm always assuming the worst of others."
Is this human language?
At this time, Yan Siqing and Jiang Hui heard footsteps on the second floor and the sound of "bang bang bang" knocking on the door.
That young man surnamed Chen has gone to harass Miss Fuyi again.
Loud and unbridled.
Yan Siqing had no intention of interfering in other people's affairs, so he pretended not to hear anything and only whispered to Jiang Hui, "Then my cousin will steal some."
Spies and surveillance were no problem at all. If she hadn't experienced it herself, she wouldn't have known that this man could lie on his own roof all night to ambush the enemy.
The man's hand was casually placed across her side.
Scars and scabs are more difficult to heal, but the swelling and scratches left by mosquito bites are more difficult to heal.
This person left it there for a long time, and seemed to have scratched it repeatedly.
It is said that the Jiang royal family originated from the great nobles in the ancient mausoleums of Jiangnan. They are extraordinary in color, with countless handsome men and women, who are worthy of the beauty of the nobility.
This is what doctors call a difference in physical constitution.
In fact, this man has been on the battlefield for many years and practices martial arts every day, so how could his skin become darker? He must have been born with white skin, and it would recover over time if he went to a humid place, so these marks are particularly obvious.
It was so obvious that every time he stretched out his hand, she would think of this man's occasional chatter on the road: "A mosquito in your house hurt this prince, and his internal injuries are quite serious. Don't you do anything about it?"
Yan Siqing felt uncomfortable and looked away, pretending not to see it.
Jiang Hui rubbed the back of his hand again, and said in an unclear tone: "Well, that's true, I can steal anything."
Ben was fine with it, but he looked at her.
Yan Siqing fell silent again. Jiang Hui rubbed his nose, feeling a little guilty, and fell silent. He also lowered his head to drink water.
In fact, the two of them were whispering to each other just now, which was quite frank. After all, the place was open and everyone could see everything. It was just that the two of them were chatting privately, so people who were farther away couldn't hear them.
What's more, the noise inside and outside drowned out the whispers.
But Ruoqin at the next table felt something was amiss – stealing what? Why did it feel like the two masters were having an affair?
He was secretly avoiding it, his eyes averting, and he had to whisper back and forth, with occasional pauses and silence... Even though there was nothing wrong, he still felt it was not innocent.
The main thing is that the prince looks at the young lady with a strange look in his eyes.
Nothing is right.
Wang Mazi's mistake was actually understandable.
But if you look closely, what can you say about eyes?
The lady is so beautiful that it is hard to take your eyes off her.
Then let’s not talk about it.
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Yan Siqing was at a loss for words. Since she was under someone else's roof, she couldn't blame Jiang Hui, a boy a few years younger than her, for being more disciplined.
Fortunately, every time Jiang Hui came to his senses, he would become indifferent and restrained, with a hint of regret. He looked proud and arrogant, and asked her in a serious tone: "Thankfully, you noticed it in advance this time, so we were able to prepare in advance. We have to be more careful next time. Cousin, are you willing to listen to my arrangements?"
Yan Siqing took in the man's contradictory reactions and replied, "Of course. I just don't know if I should restrict my diet later. Perhaps it would be better to have the food delivered to the room so we can disguise ourselves. We're in the lobby right now, so it's hard to pretend. We can't actually eat it. What if it's poisonous? If we try to test it, wouldn't that be too deliberate?"
Jiang Hui: "Lin An is a military commander. If he had arrived earlier and taken control of the post station, he would have guessed that we were being cautious and careful with food and other things. Testing food for poison is my usual practice, so it's not surprising."
That's right, they knew Lin An's background, and how could Lin An not know Jiang Hui's background? The latter was also a general who had fought in battles, so how could he not be careful? Therefore, the possibility of him getting the food was not high.
Jiang Hui: "The troops have arrived and are hiding nearby. As long as they are more powerful than us, there is no need to use these tricks. But hunting at night is the best strategy. You can't trap me during the day."
"So after dinner, when you're asleep, I'll find you a place to hide. Don't worry about anything else. When the fighting outside is over, I'll come find you."
All of them are warriors who can fight and kill, except Yan Siqing, a prisoner who has no physical strength.
Now it is proven that Lin An has arrived at their destination first, and a fight is inevitable. This is the case of the strong prevailing when two meet on a narrow road.
The number of personnel and average force are both important, but the more important point is——
"I can't have any obvious weaknesses exposed."
Jiang Hui was frank, and what he said was not wrong. She was indeed very important to him and was related to the interests of the palace.
"Okay, cousin will arrange it."
Yan Siqing had just agreed when footsteps were heard on the stairs.
Young Master Chen Jiao came down again with his men.
After all, the harassment was successful.
Fu Yi had already taken off her veil. After all, it was time for dinner, so it was unnecessary. When she came down, everyone looked at her sideways, and the businessmen who had just entered and were making a lot of noise also quieted down a little.
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