Fu Xiaoguan stayed in the Shi Mansion for a full hour before leaving. Old Master Shi stood at the door of the Shi Mansion until Fu Xiaoguan's carriage disappeared in the wind and snow.
Shi Yiming had a thousand questions in his mind, but he didn't dare to ask at this moment because the old man's face was very gloomy.
He helped his grandfather back to the house, and Old Master Shi went to Yiweixuan alone. He noticed that his grandfather's back, which was originally straight, was now much more hunched. The conversation with Fu Xiaoguan just now seemed to make Old Master Shi very tired.
Old Master Shi walked into Yiweixuan with a cane, and Shi Chaoyuan was still kneeling.
"Haven't you figured it out yet?"
"Father, I have figured it out."
"Then tell me about it." Old Master Shi sat on the chair and picked up the teacup, only to find that the tea was cold.
"I believe that Fu Xiaoguan has become a sword in the hands of His Majesty. Fu Xiaoguan is from Linjiang and has no ties to the many forces in the capital. Therefore, His Majesty uses Fu Xiaoguan as a sword to rectify the government and purge the cliques."
Old Master Shi resumed brewing tea. After a long pause, he finally spoke, "What you see is still the small bureau. Never mind. From now on, I will take charge of the Shi Mansion again. Of course, I will stay behind, and you will still stand in front. Now, tell me how to deal with the matter between you and Fu Xiaoguan?"
Shi Chaoyuan took a deep breath and said, "I think we should make friends with him."
In Shi Chaoyuan's opinion, since Fu Xiaoguan has become the sword in His Majesty's hand, it is very sharp, so it will definitely not be a mistake to make friends with him. At least this sword will not hurt his own people.
But the old man shook his head.
"I have already decided to give the two plots of land in Qingluan Lane to Fu Xiaoguan."
Shi Chaoyuan looked up in surprise. It turned out that his father had started to make friends with Fu Xiaoguan.
"So what you have to do now is... assassinate Fu Xiaoguan!"
Shi Chaoyuan widened his eyes in shock. Why was this happening?
Last year, because of the assassination attempt on Fu Xiaoguan's life, his father went to see Concubine Shang and asked Qingfengxiyu Tower to destroy his two properties in order to separate the Shi family from the incident.
Now that the two properties have been given to Fu Xiaoguan, hasn’t the impact of the incident been eliminated?
Why do they want to assassinate Fu Xiaoguan now?
Shi Chaoyuan looked confused, as if he was in a dream.
"…The world is like a chess game, with all beings as pieces. What Dad is dissatisfied with you for is that you don't realize you're a chess piece. This is the biggest difference between you and Fu Xiaoguan. He knows full well that he's a chess piece, so he dares to come to the Shi Mansion openly, and he also dares to go to the mansions of the other five major clans openly. If it were really you who was responsible for Fu Xiaoguan's assassination last year, I would be very happy, but it wasn't you who did it, and yet my Shi clan has to bear the blame."
"This is certainly an extremely unprofitable deal. The money has already been lost, so we should cut our losses immediately and then make it back in future transactions. This is the way of doing business and the way of dealing with the world. Since the loss on that transaction was caused by the eldest prince, how can we make up for it at his hands? - Assassinate Fu Xiaoguan and do it for the eldest prince to see."
Shi Chaoyuan seemed to be thinking about something, but he was unable to clear the fog.
His father had just scolded him for two-timing, and now he meant that he wanted to get on board with the eldest prince?
"Go and make the arrangements. Remember, Shangjing is under the Emperor's feet. There are many eyes watching. Use your brain. Please leave. I am very tired."
Shi Chaoyuan bowed and retreated. Old Master Shi leaned on his crutches with both hands and looked at the teacup. The tea smoke in the cup was floating, and it was difficult to tell the reality from the blur.
…
Fu Xiaoguan's carriage stopped downstairs of Xiangye Building because he saw a pot of plum blossoms outside the window upstairs.
He walked into Xiangye Building and went straight up to the third floor. At this moment, Ye Wusui was wandering alone with his hands behind his back in December. His brows were heavy, and he seemed to have a very difficult decision to make.
When he saw Fu Xiaoguan coming up, he hurried over and took Fu Xiaoguan to the fourth floor.
"This is Xilou's secret report, please review it, sir."
Fu Xiaoguan took it and looked at it, and immediately frowned.
"After investigation, it was determined that the Disaster Exorcist King Kong and three of his men were dead. The perpetrator was named Zhu Gan. On the night of the first lunar month, Zhu Gan and Shisan Niang appeared at the South Gate, then left the city and headed for Purple Gold Mountain. Due to the unique nature of Purple Gold Mountain, his men were unable to approach. The Disaster Exorcist King Kong's motive was determined to be to rescue Liu Sanbian and the others, but the details of Zhu Gan and Shisan Niang's actions are currently unknown."
"Also, when I found the Disaster Remover Lu Feng, someone had already come here to investigate. I suspect it was Yuhuatai who did it, and I'm waiting to verify it."
Purple Mountain?
Old Master Shi mentioned a wonderful place outside Jinling City that Young Master Fu hadn't visited yet. If Young Master Fu had the time, he could go and see it. It's called Purple Mountain, known for its beauty and beauty, and one of the four famous mountains in Jiangnan. I don't think Young Master Fu would be disappointed.
Old Master Shi did not say what exactly Purple Gold Mountain was, but now it seemed that it was not a superfluous remark, but rather contained a deep meaning.
"Tell me about this Purple Gold Mountain."
"This place was called Zhongshan in the previous dynasty. It was once the imperial residence of the previous dynasty. Now it has been renamed Zijinshan... and has become the imperial cemetery of the Yu Dynasty. The tombs of all the emperors of the Yu Dynasty are all on Zijinshan."
Ye Wusui paused, looked up at Fu Xiaoguan, and whispered, "Purple Gold Mountain is heavily guarded, with three thousand Imperial Mausoleum Guards stationed there, commanded by... the great eunuch, Eunuch Wei."
"What's going on with Yuhuatai?"
"My Lord, Yuhuatai is a famous scenic spot in Jinling. It is also an organization similar to Xilou, and is a force controlled by the Fourth Prince."
This is a bit complicated!
Fu Xiaoguan raised his eyebrows and put the note into his sleeve pocket. "Alright, that's enough."
He turned around and left Xiangye Building very decisively.
Ye Wusui returned to the third floor, wrote a note, and sent it to the palace by carrier pigeon.
He did not tell Fu Xiaoguan that the eunuch Wei Gonggong once served the Empress, the eldest prince's mother.
This matter involves two princes, which is a big deal. He must inform Eunuch Nian to prevent Fu Xiaoguan from doing anything terrifying.
Fu Xiaoguan returned to the Fu Mansion. He did nothing but took a piece of paper and started drawing on it.
He drew a building, which was the commercial building to be built on the vacant land in Qingluan Lane.
Then he wrote a letter to his father, Mr. Fu. It was a very long letter, asking about the family situation and inviting his father to go to Xishan.
The reason for going to Xishan was, firstly, to send someone to Yao County to discuss the construction of a new workshop with Yan Xiwen; secondly, he needed to select thirty guards from Xishan and send them to the Fu Mansion in Shangjing; thirdly, he needed cement for the construction of the two buildings, which had to be transported from Xishan to Shangjing.
Then he told his father about his situation in Shangjing, saying that everything was going well, and asked his father to come to Shangjing after he had arranged the affairs in Xishan, to propose marriage to Dong Fu and finalize the matter.
Finally, after thinking for a while, he wrote down his greetings to each of his six mothers, hoping that they would give him more brothers and sisters.
After asking Chunxiu to send the letter, Fu Xiaoguan came to Taoranting. Standing alone outside the pavilion, he looked at the snow fluttering in the air and carefully sorted out the matter.
Lu Feng, the disaster-removing Vajra, is a subordinate of the rebel Gong Shenzhang. He was ordered to come to the capital to rescue Liu Sanbian and his two companions.
According to Su Jue, Shisanniang also came to the capital because of Liu Sanbian's daughter Liu Jiumei, and her purpose was naturally the same.
They all wanted to rescue Liu Sanbian, but why did Zhu Gan brought by Shisan Niang kill Lu Feng and the other four?
There is only one explanation: Lu Feng and the other four have been exposed, and Shisan Niang knows Su Jue's identity.
In order to prevent Fu Xiaoguan from following the clues, Zhu Gan cut off the vine, but why did they go to Zijin Mountain?
Xilou suspected that the Fourth Prince's men had also gone to check Yuhuatai. Fu Xiaoguan could not judge this because Su Jue's men had also gone to check it.
Putting Yuhuatai aside for now, the main place to investigate is Zijin Mountain. But Zijin Mountain is the royal cemetery, how can ordinary people go up there?
And it just so happened that Old Master Shi had told him about Purple Gold Mountain before. This old man is so mean that he actually asked me to go and see it when I have time... This is a damn thing that can cost me my life!
Then why were Shisan Niang and Zhu Gan able to enter the Purple Gold Mountain, which ordinary people could not approach?
Could it be that this eunuch, Eunuch Wei, whom I have never met before, is the one who instigated these two people?
Fu Xiaoguan didn't believe this, because these two were just ordinary outlaws, and in Su Jue's words, they were only second-rate masters. But since Eunuch Wei was called the Grand Eunuch, since he was in charge of 3,000 Imperial Mausoleum Guards, and since he was highly valued by His Majesty to guard the mausoleum, he was obviously no ordinary person.
Have I been led astray by this matter?
Fu Xiaoguan shuddered. Someone deliberately diverted his attention to Zijin Mountain?
Is there any secret hidden in that mountain?
Just when Fu Xiaoguan was at a loss, Susu came back.
She pouted, still barefoot, with a little mud on her body, but holding a string of candied haws in her hand.
"Those two men are dead."
Fu Xiaoguan was stunned. Dead?
"I followed the woman called Shisan Niang to a mountain. At the foot of the mountain, stood the man called Zhugan... He was carrying a bamboo pole and standing in the wind and snow, as if waiting for Shisan Niang to return."
Su Su licked a candied haws and continued, "Shisan Niang had just walked in front of him when a sword suddenly appeared in the snow. Shisan Niang only managed to block one sword before the second pierced her chest. That's how it happened. Shisan Niang was also left standing in the snow. In front of the two of them was a sign that read: 'Those who trespass on forbidden ground will die!'"
"Did you see clearly the appearance of the man who killed Shisan Niang?"
"Hmm... the wind and snow were a bit strong. Judging from the figure, it looked like a woman, wearing a green dress, with a black scarf covering her face. But I did see the two swords clearly. They were the first sword of the Jianlin Mantian Huayu sword, "Meeting You in the Flowers", and the second sword, "Searching for Plum Blossoms in the Snow."
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