Raid

Chapter 180 Old Accounts
After giving these instructions, Li Shengxi felt a little relieved. She looked a little tired. She looked at the sky and asked lazily, "How long have I been asleep?"

"It's almost two hours."

"Enough." Li Shengxi murmured, and she rubbed her forehead again, barely suppressing the irritability in her heart. "You went to meet the spy? Apart from Ah Xun's matter, is there any other news?"

Liujin nodded, showing a gentle smile, "There is good news. Yingxiao passed the news, saying that she had successfully contacted Hong Huai, and Hong Huai still trusted her. Now Yingxiao Every day he would go to Hong Huai's house, Yingxiao was smart and alert, never acted rashly, and even touched the terrain, only waiting for your order, then he can act."

"I remember that Yingxiao's mechanical skills don't seem to work?" Li Shengxi supported his forehead.

Liujin nodded, "There is a specialization in surgery. Yingxiao is proficient in medical skills and obsessed with Qihuang. In terms of organs, it is indeed a little bit worse."

"Tell her not to act rashly for now." Li Shengxi thought of Hu Wenruo.If Hu Wen knows such an exquisite mechanical technique, it is probably because he has been in contact with it before.Hu Wenruo is still like this, and Hong Huai is the confidant of the Zhou family, the organs in his mansion must be more secret and complicated.

Ying Xiao might not be able to handle it anymore, and it was easy to startle the snake.

"Can you send someone to pick it up?"

"Naturally." Li Shengxi lowered her eyes, and when Hong Huai's business was done, this matter was almost over. Li Shengxi was full of emotions, and finally calmed down a little, so she breathed a sigh of relief, "That's all, I don’t worry about who will go. The Hong Mansion is dangerous, no less than the Longtan and Tiger’s Den, so it’s better for me to go there myself. How can I find a suitable one? I’ll go to Xiaqiu myself, after all, Xiaqiu is not far away.”

"Yes."

……

Rong Zhi kept herself bored in the room for a few days, and Gu Lingxu came to see her several times, but Rong Zhi always pretended to be sick, but her current condition is indeed not very good.

He almost forced himself not to think about these things, but his heart was filled with uneasiness. His first worry was nothing but the reaction of the court.

The consequences of Gu Lingxu's actions, as well as the reaction of the court, he could think clearly when he calmed down a little.

All of a sudden, she was a little annoyed that she was being led by the nose by Ning Rushuang.In fact, why should he consider whether Gu Lingxu should rebel now?
Regardless of whether he should or should not, Gu Lingxu lost his sense of propriety in doing so. He was blatantly opposing the court.At this time, if he turned against the court and the two sides confronted each other, could it be that he, Gu Lingxu, would benefit?

Don't you know that the mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole follows behind.

Gu Lingxu had already lost his mind, and he only hoped that the court would not get angry with Gu Lingxu, even if it temporarily agreed to Gu Lingxu's request, it would be good to appease him.In short, it is also a temporary power of attorney.

As for whether Gu Lingxu rebelled or not, this is not an issue to be considered at the moment.And if Gu Lingxu turned against him, he didn't know what he would do at this moment.

He claims to be smart, not to mention strategizing, but he can also take one step and see three steps, but when encountering such a thing, it is difficult for him to weigh it for a while.

What he has learned since he was a child is the way of loyalty, and he has read the books of sages and sages.If loyalty runs counter to him, he can only take one step at a time.

If the day comes when you have to make a choice, it's easy to solve.In short, look up to the sky, and bow down to others, that's all.

"Rong Xun, Mr. Zhan and Mrs. Zhan are asking to see each other." Someone came to report.

"Please." Rong Zhi nodded.

Soon, Zhan Qirui and his wife were invited in.

"How is Rong Xun's body? I heard that Xun is sick, so I came to see you." Zhan Qirui asked with concern after being led to sit by his servants.

Rong Zhi shook his head, "I felt the wind and cold occasionally, but now I'm fine. I'm worried about you two."

Zhan Qirui nodded, "I came here today, apart from visiting Rong Xun, I have one more thing to bother you."

"Zhan Lang, please speak."

Zhan Qirui glanced at Meng Wan, Meng Wan glanced around, did not answer first, but asked suspiciously: "It seems that I haven't seen Mrs. Ning in the past few days. I remember that Mrs. Ning and Rong Xun had almost They are inseparable, how can I not be here now?"

Rong Zhi's face paused, and he went back to normal in a flash, "In the few days when we went to the Hu's house, Mrs. Ning was almost sleepless day and night. Even if Rong was like this, she must be even more tired. These few days let her rest well and never bother her. Mrs. Meng Whatever it is, it's the same if you just tell me."

Meng Wan nodded, "A few days ago, I helped Rong Xunjian to read the official documents and account books, and found some unusual things, but it's a pity that Rong Xunkan and Mrs. Ning were not there at that time, we went back a few days ago Down the hill."

"Xiaqiu, is it related to Xiaqiu?" Rong Zhi was puzzled.

Meng Wan nodded, "That's true. After a rough calculation that day, I had nothing to do, so I went to investigate the whereabouts of some money and found something. Over the years, Zhenyuan has spent a sum of money every year. It is going down the hill. Every time it is written to escort tax silver and mineral materials. Although the concubine is a woman, she is from an official background. She also knows a little about landscape and geography. She transports money and mineral materials from Anxia to Wangjing. In fact, there is no need to take Xiaqiu at all. Taking Xiaqiu, not only does it take a detour, but the mountain road is rugged, there are many bandits, and it is extremely disturbing. If you don’t take Xiaqiu, but go straight to Wangjing, then the extra money There is no need to spend more money at all. I don’t dare to take it lightly when it comes to tax silver and ore iron.”

"You are right. There is no need to take Xiaqiu from Anxia to Wangjing." Rong Zhi looked cold.

"Because of this, we went to Xiaqiu in the past few days. Although Zhan is not talented, he has some contacts in Xiaqiu, and soon found some clues." Zhan Qirui opened his mouth slowly, he paused, and then He continued: "When those tax-paying carriages arrive in Xiaqiu, they will always have friendship with a businessman named Hong Huai. That businessman is a well-known wealthy businessman, and he has friendship with many officials in Xiaqiu official circles. Strange, there are usual businessmen in every officialdom. It's just that Hong Huai was born as a servant of the Zhou family. This has to make Zhan think a lot."

"Actually, when we went south to encounter bandits, we also met Hong Huai on the day we were rescued by Mrs. Ning. We didn't communicate much with him. We only felt that this person had extraordinary conversation and was not like an ordinary merchant, so we didn't pay much attention to him. But Mrs. Ning had a chat with her. Mrs. Ning has always been intelligent and transparent, and her mind is higher than ours. If Hong Huai is different, she will definitely see it more clearly than us. Rong Xun may as well ask Ning Miss." Meng Wan answered.

Rong Zhi's eyes flickered, and he nodded, "I see, thank you both for letting me know."

(End of this chapter)