Chapter 90: Buy and Sell (Stuck, need to adjust the idea.) "...
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Yan Siqing and his men were investigating a case under imperial orders, and they were not thieves, so their entry into the city was legitimate.
Therefore, Prince Yan's Mansion soon learned the news.
But Xu Junrong never thought that it was Jiang Rong who came to tell him in person.
This is the palace, and he feels more at home here than in the outer courtyard.
She knew that when he came, he was already outside the house and the servants didn't dare to stop him.
She claimed to be sick but was still playing with the kitten that Yan Siqing had gotten from somewhere. She was holding it in her arms and playing with it affectionately. She felt that the surroundings were too quiet. When she looked up, she saw the towering man staring at her.
Xu Junrong clenched her fingers, but she didn't put the kitten down or knead it out of nervousness. Instead, she unconsciously kneaded it with her beautiful and delicate fingers, trying to soothe its fear, which was more obvious than hers - it meowed.
"Can I come in?"
Xu Junrong was living under someone else's roof, and considering that Yan Siqing needed the care of Prince Yan's Mansion while she was away, she agreed.
All the servants left. She was stunned for a moment and hesitated to speak.
Only the two of them were left.
Xu Junrong: "Your Highness is here..."
Jiang Rong: "I came to see you based on your daughter's movements."
His gaze lingered on her fingers for a moment, and he inexplicably rubbed his own fingers.
Itchy.
Everyone said that Jiang Rong's background and status allowed him to play with the world, but he felt that the people in front of him seemed to be playing with a cat.
In fact, he is also playing people.
If she plays with me...
Jiang Rong suddenly felt very uncomfortable, and his expression became even more cold and solemn.
Xu Junrong was afraid of him and her ears turned red, but this ambiguous relationship had been going on for a long time, and she was almost able to resist this man's occasional directness.
I was just wondering: How could this guy make the flirtation between an older man and a woman sound like a battlefield rehearsal? So stiff and serious.
"Is Junjun still investigating the case?"
"You knew she was investigating a case?"
"Since he hasn't returned for so many days, something must have happened. The only thing we can do is investigate."
Xu Junrong looked helpless, but concerned.
Moreover, she knew in her heart that if she showed such concern, the other party would tell her about her daughter's safety.
Jiang Rong felt depressed for a moment. He didn't want to look down on her. He also felt that with her lazy and delicate figure, it would be very tiring to hold the chubby cat for a long time. So he pulled a chair, sat down opposite her, and poured her some tea.
Xu Junrong also sat down.
Jiang Rong: "She is fine. His Majesty has delegated official power, and she can lead the investigation. Although the murderer has not been found yet, the situation is still good. The case is still unclear, but she has made great contributions."
Given her current merits, even if His Majesty is fickle-minded, it would be difficult to take action directly.
He knew very well that his father's reputation for justice and the legitimacy of his monarchy were what he wanted.
Waiting for someone is not a bad thing.
After all, he can't be a wise ruler.
I'm afraid that the only weakness Yan Siqing can take advantage of now is the emperor.
Xu Junrong didn't care about all these twists and turns, she just wanted her daughter to be safe and sound.
"That's good too. Junjun is good at many things. There's nothing she can't do. Even when it comes to investigating cases, my brother isn't as good as her."
Jiang Rong: "Do you know this now? It seems that I haven't given you any information about this in recent years. Of course, the blame lies with you - you didn't even bother to use me."
How to use it?
Do you get allowed into the hospital or the house every time?
At that time, she was not sure whether she would have other children if she did so.
Women are really at a disadvantage in this regard.
Xu Junrong complained inwardly, "My daughter is naturally the best in the world, and Jun Yan is only second at best."
Jiang Rong: "What place can I get?"
Xu Junrong paused, lowered his head to touch the cat, and tried to hide his embarrassment. Jiang Rong said, "You can lie."
"I'd love to hear it."
Xu Junrong looked up: "Then, the most powerful one?"
Jiang Rong smiled.
He was even a little embarrassed and turned his eyes away to drink the water, but he moved the cup towards her with his other hand.
She saw many scars and calluses, and her mind was a little distracted: he was born rich and noble, but he must have suffered a lot, so he has edges and corners everywhere, and there seem to be sharp defects on the edges and corners.
She always felt that this person also had weaknesses and flaws.
As for what the weakness or flaw was, she had never explored it, nor did she want to think about it.
Jiang Rong explained the case in detail, including the dismemberment, but he did not mention the infection.
He felt that this matter was dangerous, but it was impossible for him and the emperor to rush to that situation in the short term.
Being in a high position, there are too many things to consider. They even have to consider whether this game was set up by the Beiyue Kingdom in order to bring down the entire court.
Fortunately, the situation improved rapidly, and now all that remained was to catch the perpetrators.
"Fanxianglou?"
"It's really vicious to arrange for a drug addict to poison people in a place like that, but the dead clients are not a pity. The people harmed by the poison are too innocent."
Xu Junrong could hardly hide his disgust.
"Whoever goes to Fanxianglou can be a decent person."
She didn't mention the women, but she was particularly disgusted with the buyers of the transactions.
She knew the root of the problem.
Jiang Rong paused and said jokingly, "Your daughter and the others are leaving now."
Xu Junrong was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "My daughter is truly brave and righteous, taking such a risk to investigate the case."
Jiang Rong laughed, "I thought you would blame her for taking such a risk. After all, there are all kinds of people over there."
Xu Junrong: "Of course I'm not happy about it, but the child is already grown up, and she has her own considerations in everything she does. Besides, her true intentions are obvious to me, so there's nothing to blame her for."
"I just hope she can find useful clues over there and that no one will give her any trouble."
Jiang Rong thought: The big boss behind the scenes is now controlled by your daughter, and the people from Fan Xianglou can't touch her.
"She's always been incredibly smart. If she dared to go, she must be confident in her ability to protect herself. She's accompanied by the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple and the General of the Jinwu Guard, both skilled in both civil and military matters. She also has female bodyguards, so nothing will happen to her."
Xu Junrong felt relieved and touched the cat happily again.
"You like cats?"
Xu Junrong: "Hmm? I like cute and pretty ones."
She didn't say anything about small animals being worthy of love or anything.
Her love is indeed conditional.
Just like many ordinary people in the world.
She looked at Jiang Rong and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for coming to tell me. Otherwise, I would not know what Junjun is doing now."
Jiang Rong hummed and looked at the sky. "Since you've already started to chase people away, I'll wait until the situation at Fanxianglou is over and then I'll tell you."
Xu Junrong choked and said angrily, "By then, Junjun will have returned, so there's no need to trouble you, Your Highness."
Jiang Rong: "Are you sure?"
Xu Junrong paused and looked at him carefully for a while.
"Is there any other danger?"
"Will some people be desperate and do something desperate?"
"That Qi Wuhui, isn't he the hidden jade from back then? Your Highness, you mentioned him."
Yan Siqing would not tell Xu Junrong about what happened because she was afraid that the latter would feel sad about what happened in the past, but that was the filial piety of a daughter. Jiang Rong was of the same generation as her and understood the true feelings of being a parent better.
If she doesn't tell him now, and finds out from others or other incidents later, it will hurt a light-hearted person like Xu Junrong even more, and she will regret her decision countless times.
So, he said it and analyzed the benefits of Yan Siqing's current handling of the matter.
Just treat the person as dead.
"This person has some ulterior motives and has found a backer. He is wavering and may hurt others at any time to protect himself. He is also likely to use the marriage of the couple to restrain you."
Xu Junrong was disgusted upon hearing this and said angrily, "It's just a marriage. Not to mention that he's dead now, even if he were still alive, they should divorce. My Junjun doesn't look for her anymore, or he can look for her again. How precious does he think he is?"
Jiang Rong paused, his eyes flashing, "You can be open-minded."
Xu Junrong didn't notice it and said casually, "Of course. The customs in our hometown are open, and remarriage is common. Uh..." She realized what she was saying and quickly changed the subject, "Then do they dare to be so cruel? We are under the feet of the emperor."
Jiang Rong: "It's possible. After all, if it's true that the poison was designed by Fan Xianglou, I'm afraid the consequences will be huge. Not only will Prince Lie suffer, but all his people will be brought down. If the crime is so serious that it can confiscate the property and exterminate the clan, they will dare to rebel, let alone assassinate. So I had to leave. Chi Lin has already gone to the border, and she has deployed troops..."
Xu Junrong suddenly came closer.
Kiss him on the lips.
She didn't need to say it because it was difficult to say it - this was indeed her instinct and the only benefit she could ask for from him.
The cat was between them, soft, warm, and jumping.
Like an isolated heart.
Jiang Rong seemed to be surrounded by the beauty of blooming flowers, and he also knew clearly that this was an illusion in the desert.
Like a hungry and thirsty wilderness being forced to survive.
He lowered his eyes, pulled her arm, and gently stepped away, but soothed her brows.
Cover it up.
"People have been sent over."
"I came here just to let you know the inside story, to let you know why she went to Chang'an and never came back, so that you won't worry."
"Of course I have selfish motives, I really just want to see you."
She avoided him like a loach.
They are all in his house now, but they are harder to see than before.
He just couldn't help it, and even had improper and bad intentions repeatedly.
How could she have such faith in his character?
"This is the only legitimate reason I can think of in the past ten days."
So, she misunderstood?
"I'm sorry, Your Highness is a gentleman. I misunderstood."
"really...."
Xu Junrong was extremely embarrassed, her eyes flushed with shame, and she stood up and carried the cat to leave.
But the waist was grabbed.
Pulled it back.
"Why are you still so gullible like before?"
"Xu Junrong."
"This king is not a good man."
"At least he is definitely not as gentleman as Yan Que."
"You'd better get used to it."
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The cat jumped to the ground.
Miaomiao was puzzled, turned around and tilted his head.
Staring, I could also hear the low moans of humans and the rustling of clothes.
After a while, Xu Junrong's clothes were intact, but he covered the red marks under his collar with his fingers, and watched Jiang Rong leave with a complicated expression.
Just now, she thought he would take advantage of the situation and continue, and get what he wanted.
After all, she didn't resist.
But he didn't, he just stopped at the point, didn't touch her clothes, just pulled open the collar with his fingers, and kept touching her neck...
It seemed as if he wanted to grab her by the neck and eat her alive.
But it still stopped.
He is neither a good person nor a bad person completely.
Such a person will have a hard time, and it will probably be even more painful when facing the king and father.
Xu Junrong sighed, sat down and drank some water.
Only then did I realize that the other party had dropped something.
Looking closely, it was a slender mahogany box. When it was opened, there was a jade hairpin inside.
Breathtakingly beautiful.
He hid it in his sleeve, brought it quietly, and put it down secretly, like a thief.
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Fanxiang Tower.
Yan Siqing entered the room and smelled a strong fragrance. This was normal. The girls in brothels used fragrance to decorate their rooms, and some of them even had aphrodisiac properties.
Her eyes were fixed on it, and she was about to ask her to put out the incense.
The courtesan took the initiative to go over and extinguish the incense.
"Sir, you are here to investigate, right? Then this incense is not suitable for you."
Yan Siqing smiled: "Miss Shaoyun is very smart."
Shaoyun smiled, pulled up a chair, poured tea, and was very polite, without any outward coquettishness. She only said: "Actually, I do want it to play a role. I'm just afraid that these two powerful brothers around the young master will chop me off."
"We're in the business of making money, and the worst thing we can do is take someone's life."
"The guests' lives are like this, let alone our own lives."
This guy is sharp and honest, no wonder he is so successful.
Yan Siqing put his fingers on the table and asked, "Actually, there aren't any powerful or secret questions. Most of them are ordinary. Just answer them honestly, young lady."
Having said that, it actually feels difficult to answer.
Shaoyao smiled, supporting her chin and looking closer at her, her eyebrows and eyes curved, as if she thought the person in front of her was very beautiful, and she was happy to accompany her, and seemed to be willing to cooperate with her.
"Okay, sir, please tell me. I will tell you everything I know."
Yan Siqing was unfazed by her warm and impudent gaze and asked softly, "Do you make a lot of money here? Is the work tiring? How long is your day? Do you get time to rest? How is your diet? Do you get beaten or scolded?"
She asked this as if she was going to be hired for a job.
Shaoyun was confused.
Jian Wuliang and the other man were also greatly surprised.
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