Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 38 Obtaining a Body

After a long time, Yu Jiguang walked out of Ding's Paper Mill with a sullen face.

Several hired workers of the Ding family followed him diligently, carrying bundles of paper.

At this time, Yang Yuan had already disappeared.

In the evening, when it was time to get off work, Yu Jiguang hurried back to the National Information Office.

Mu Si, who was about to get off work, was blocked by him in the signing room.

Mu Si stared blankly at the piles of papers on the desk.

Because the pile was too high, he couldn't even see Yu Jiguang who was standing opposite the desk.

Yu Jiguang moved a few steps to the side, showing his face from the side, scratching his head and looking at Mu Si.

Mu Si tried her best and said, "Speak up! You look like a guardian deity. What's with that expression?"

Yu Jiguang smiled and said, "Yaban Mu, these papers are very expensive, you see..."

Mu Si rubbed her face and said tiredly, "Okay, keep it. The government office needs paper anyway."

Yu Jiguang said anxiously: "But Song Yasi, who is in charge of purchasing the four treasures of the study, is Li Yaban's subordinate. I am worried..."

"Hey! I will greet him."

"Good good."

Yu Jiguang immediately smiled. As long as the papers didn’t fall into his hands, it would be fine. They were very expensive!
Mu Si asked, "You said... he went to the Ding family workshop just to help the internal manager of 'Shuiyunjian', Dan Niang, redeem her indenture?"

"Yes! I was just asking the Ding family's servant to load the paper onto the horse's back when I heard someone yelling and cursing inside.

I took the opportunity to go back and heard the old lady and the old man from the Ding family arguing.

The old woman of the Ding family said that it was the county chief Yang who came and said that he took away Dan Niang's "body pawning document."

Yu Jiguang recounted in detail what he had heard about the quarrel between the Ding couple.

After hearing this, Mu Yaban pinched his chin and pondered:

"The hanger-on in the Banjing Hall delivering 'suohuan', the apprentice who quit the Moshanghua Embroidery Workshop, the lover of the owner of the 'Shuiyunjian' restaurant, and Captain Yang in Fuchun County...

Hey, damn, why do I feel like this guy is a deadbeat? "

Yu Jiguang was stunned for a moment, his mind full of thoughts that Yang Yuan was a secret agent of the Imperial City Bureau of the Song Dynasty, or a secret agent of the Jin Dynasty.

Suddenly, Mu Yaban turned Yang Yuan, a mysterious spy, into a con man. The gap was quite big.

However, if you think about it carefully, there is almost no logic between the various characters and events.

But if Yang Yuan is really an "idler", then many doubts seem to be explained.

If Yang Yuanruo was a "loafer", it makes sense that he didn't want to be an apprentice at the "Moshanghua" embroidery workshop.

It also makes sense that he went to Fuchun County and pretended to be the county head to obtain a "physical document" for his lover.

As for his contact with the noble lady of the Jin Dynasty, Wugun Yingge, how can we be sure that he is not extremely bold and wants to defraud the noble lady of the Jin Dynasty?

Yu Jiguang repeatedly pondered Mu Yaban's speculation, and the more he thought about it, the more it made sense.

Little did he know that Mu Si was just making a casual joke. He never thought that his words would come true. Yang Yuan is now almost like a "freeloader".

"Okay, you go down first and keep an eye on him. If you have any news, report it in time."

Mu Si sent Yu Jiguang out and thought for a long time before standing up.

If you can’t figure it out, then don’t think about it.

Even if he investigates the matter thoroughly, he won't get any credit, so he'll just report whatever he finds out and let Eunuch Li worry about it.

Li Rong was a eunuch without a family, so he lived in the Guoxin Office.

In fact, due to the high housing prices in Lin'an, many ministers could neither afford to buy nor rent a house, so they also chose to live in the government offices.

This is why the children of officials are called "Yanei".

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Eunuch Li was scalding his feet. Mu Si reported everything, all of which were the information that Yu Jiguang and others had investigated.

But...he omitted some details intentionally or unintentionally, while he emphasized some details on purpose.

So when Eunuch Li heard it, it had a completely different effect.

"You mean, the day after he left Banjing Hall, he met the Jin noblewoman Wugu Lun Yingge in disguise at a teahouse in the city.

Afterwards, he went to meet the imperial merchant Fei Tianlu in the name of resigning from his job.

Then, he went to Fuchun and spent 150 strings of cash to redeem the indenture for his lover?"

"Not bad!"

"How could a helper like him get 150 strings of cash?"

Mu Yaban smiled but said nothing.

Eunuch Li sneered: "I'm afraid it was given to him by the noble lady of the Jin Kingdom or the imperial merchant Fei Tianlu?"

Mu Si was "surprised" and said, "It's possible! I didn't even think of it."

Eunuch Li became more and more pleased with himself. "But what is the relationship between this Jin noblewoman Wugulun Yingge and my Song imperial merchant Fei Tianlu...?"

Mu Si smiled and said, "I can't guess this."

"Which side is this Yang Yuan on?"

"I haven't found out yet."

"Then keep checking!"

"Subordinate to obey!"

Yaban Mu recited scriptures silently and left Yaban Li's room.

"You fool me, I fool you, you fool me, I fool..."

The water for washing feet was a little cold. Li Yaban lifted his feet from the basin and stepped on the edge of the basin to think.

A noble lady from the Jin Kingdom and an imperial merchant from the Song Dynasty, why does it feel like Yang Yuan doesn't seem to be working for the Imperial City Bureau, but rather seems to have been bribed by the Jin people?

Should we report this matter to Prime Minister Qin immediately?
As soon as this idea came into his mind, he dismissed it.

He was too afraid of Qin Hui. The result of being too afraid of a person was that he dared not report anything he was unsure of or had not clarified.

He was afraid that Qin Sheng would ask him something else on the spot and he would not be able to answer.

It is better to wait until the matter is thoroughly investigated before reporting to the Prime Minister.

That way, Prime Minister Qin will see my ability!
Eunuch Li couldn't help but smile when he thought of this.

However, on second thought, Mu Si has made some breakthroughs in investigating Yang Yuan.
However, he had investigated Yang Che but found nothing, and Eunuch Li couldn't help feeling annoyed again.

Is it true that our family is not as good as Mu Yaban?

snort!
"Bang, crash~~~"

A moment later, Eunuch Li's angry voice came from Li's bedroom: "Someone, bring a mop!"

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At this time, Yang Yuan had also returned to Lin'an City. He returned the horse first and then went straight to the "Shuiyunjian" restaurant.

Lin'an at night is like a bartender who is accustomed to the nightlife. When the lights come on, she becomes as energetic as a cat.

On the West Lake at night, amid the sounds of oars and lights, there are strings and pipes, laughter and sweet voices, geishas singing southern tunes, and prostitutes chanting northern tunes...

The restaurants along the banks of West Lake, with their carved railings and painted windows, and silk curtains and brocade windows, cast their sounds, colors, lights and shadows onto the blue waves under the bright light of lamps.

The hundreds of acres of blue waves in the daytime suddenly became the background for the soft singing.

Yang Yuan stood quietly under the big peach tree outside the "Shuiyunjian" restaurant, touched the pawn document in his arms, and walked forward...

(End of this chapter)