Zhao Xian smiled and said:
“Princess, there’s no need to worry. I’ve been on guard against him. He wouldn’t dare to make any rash moves. Our men brought him here just now.”
"Who are you talking about, our people?" Li Xue was even more confused.
"Yu Wen, the advisor to Prefect Shen."
Li Xue was completely dumbfounded, feeling like her brain couldn't process what she was seeing. Na Shibai had dealings with Yu Wen, did that mean Na Shibai had infiltrated the government?
"Lord Shaofu, what exactly is going on?"
"Princess, please don't be anxious, listen to me first."
Next, Zhao Xian recounted how he discovered Nashi Bai.
He also told Li Xue that Prefect Shen had begun a secret investigation into Nashi Bai and was making arrangements to thoroughly investigate the matter.
Li Xue finally understood. She nodded and said:
"In other words, Nashbai's appearance was not because he was acting alone; he had someone behind him."
Prefect Shen did this to avoid alerting the enemy and to use Nashi Bai to uncover the people behind him.
“That’s exactly right.” Zhao Xian nodded.
"It seems that Yu Wen is a pawn planted by Prefect Shen, who is making him outwit Na Shibai. I wonder who will prevail."
"Neither of these two are ordinary people; it's really hard to say how they would fare in a one-on-one fight."
However, with Prefect Shen behind Master Yu, Nashi Bai's every move is under his control, which means Nashi Bai is destined to lose. We can just watch the show.
"What did Manager Bai, no, what did he want when he came to see you just now?" Li Xue asked.
"The second phase of the village market project has started, and Manager Bai wanted to buy a shop, but unfortunately, all the shops have already been snapped up and there are no shops left to buy."
Li Xue nodded and said:
"If Manager Bai wants to establish himself in Narcissus Village, he naturally wants to sell a shop. But what will he do once the shop is sold?"
"I told Manager Bai that the village was going to develop an inn and was going to sell it to the public. If he was interested in the inn, he could participate in the purchase."
However, this inn will be auctioned off, and it's not certain that you'll be able to buy it unless you're willing to spend the money.
Manager Bai has plenty of money. Last time, he gave Manager Ruan a jade ruyi worth ten thousand taels of silver. No matter how high the auction price of the newly developed inn is, it will not exceed ten thousand taels of silver.
Therefore, Manager Bai is determined to win this time and will spare no expense to take over the inn.
"But this is for the best. With Manager Bai taking over the inn, it's basically decided that the inn belongs to the village, and ultimately, the village head will be the one who profits."
Upon hearing this, Li Xue laughed and said:
"This must have been your and the village head's idea; you probably planned it all along."
“This has nothing to do with the village head. In the village, only Master Yu and I know Manager Bai’s identity. Now that the princess knows, there are only three people.”
"It seems that Manager Bai has gone to great lengths and found it very difficult to catch you, this big fish."
“That’s true. Manager Bai has it tough too,” Zhao Xian said with a smile.
"When Manager Bai arrives in Narcissus Village, he won't leave immediately. Where will he stay? Will he stay at your inn?"
"How could that be? My inn isn't open to the public, so there's no way I could agree to that."
I think Manager Bai will definitely go to Master Yu, and Master Yu will definitely find a room for him to stay in the restaurant.
You see, Master Yu was also fishing. Since a big fish had entered the area, he would put some bait on the bait to keep the big fish around, and eventually catch it.
"I want to see this big fish," Li Xue said.
“…” Zhao Xian was stunned.
"Don't worry, you don't need to worry about being exposed. This time, I, the princess, went south and spent a lot of money. Manager Bai is so rich, I want to ask him to reimburse me."
Zhao Xian, unsure of Li Xue's wicked scheme, was genuinely worried that Na Shibai would see through his act, and quickly spoke up:
“Master Yu is using the alias Gao Wen. He doesn’t know that the princess is in Narcissus Village. Don’t scare him when you go there.”
“If he’s scared by me, then he’s not Master Yu. I’m going to tease these two old guys a bit.”
After Li Xue finished speaking, she looked at the guard beside her and said:
"Just follow me, the two of you. Go back to the inn and change your clothes first."
In the lobby of the restaurant, guests would come to eat from time to time, and the waiter would go up to greet them.
At this moment, Yu Wen was sitting behind the counter, chatting excitedly with Nashbai.
The two were having a lively conversation when three people entered from outside. The one in front was a wealthy young lady, followed by two others dressed as maids, but clearly two female thugs.
The waiter dared not delay and hurriedly went to greet him.
"Gentlemen, are you here for dinner? Please come upstairs."
The rich young lady glared at the waiter, ignored him, and walked straight to the counter.
Yu Wen and Na Shibai sat behind the counter, able to see clearly everyone coming and going from the restaurant.
Li Xue approached the counter, but instead of looking at Na Shibai, she carefully examined Yu Wen.
Yu Wen knew Li Xue, and the princess's sudden visit really startled him.
"Why is the princess here? I didn't see her when I went to Zhao Xian's house earlier, and Zhao Xian didn't mention her arrival either. Could it be a surprise visit?"
At this moment, Nashbai was right beside him. This man was suspicious by nature and extremely intelligent. If you were not careful, he would see through your deception.
Yu Wen was genuinely worried. If the princess didn't know the inside story, things would get complicated. At that moment, his mind raced as he considered how to deal with the situation.
At this moment, Li Xue let out a cold laugh and finally spoke:
"Isn't this Mr. Gao? Even though you disguised yourself and hid in this small inn in the countryside, I still managed to find you."
Li Xue's words completely put Yu Wen at ease. It turned out that the princess knew his identity here, so there was no need to worry about Na Shi Bai seeing through his disguise.
It seems the princess has come to visit Nashbai, so let's play along.
Thinking of this, Yu Wen feigned an even more nervous expression as he looked at Li Xue. He forced a smile and said:
"So it's Miss Li. What brings you here to see me?"
"Mr. Gao, do you really not understand, or are you just pretending to be confused? Do you really want me to tell you?"
"Ms. Li, I'm in the middle of a business meeting. Can we talk about this later? You can go now."
"No, we must make things clear now. How can you do business if you are so untrustworthy?"
At this moment, Yu Wen was extremely embarrassed, his face turning completely red. He had acted so convincingly.
"I'm asking you, do you know how much money you owe our family?"
At this point in Li Xue's story, Yu Wen was visibly agitated, and he began to speak:
"Your family is too greedy. I needed funds back then, so I borrowed two thousand taels of silver from your father."
"I never imagined that with the compounding interest over the past few years, you would actually charge me five thousand taels of silver. Where would I get that much money?"
Li Xue was overjoyed. He had planned to extort two thousand taels of silver from Na Shibai, but he hadn't expected Yu Wen to be even more ruthless, actually trying to extort five thousand taels of silver from him.
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