Fairy, I really am a villain!

Li Muyou said: "The cash is temporarily kept in your courtyard, Xiwen. What should we do with it?"

"In theory, all this should go into the national treasury, but I feel that given the character of the Gao family, this money must still be used in the palace," Fang Xiwen shook his head. "I'll go find Governor Hu when I have time and give this money to him, so that it can be considered as returning it to the people of Jiangzhou."

"I see."

Seeing that the other two looked indifferent, Xiaodie couldn't help but exclaimed, "This is 100,000 taels? Since you said you can give it to Governor Hu, then I can keep it for myself, right?"

"After all, there are too many involved. My boss doesn't want me to investigate further. I guess he wants to use this money to shut me up."

"That's right! The young master actually said no, so I think you should praise him."

"Good boy, good boy." Fang Qingxiao hugged him and touched his head, who looked disgusted.

"Xiao Die also heard that the people from the Six Gates were about to go out to capture the eldest sister, but they were blocked by the young master in the government office and scolded so much that they dispersed on the spot."

"Hahaha, that's not that exaggerated."

"I heard that Luo Yinzhang has someone behind him who is very domineering. I didn't expect that you can even control him."

"Hey, there's someone behind me..."

After thinking for a while, Fang Xiwen heard a sudden sound in the void, and a message popped out.

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Longchuan, Xing Palace, Tianxuan Palace.

[Saint Lady 1.80m tall: I know everything. 】

[Head of the Household: That's good. I have already raided Liu Xiwang's house. If we continue investigating, we should be able to find some of his accomplices.]

[Saint Lady 1.80m tall: Be careful. Also, I order you to change my name.]

As a result, the sentence was sent for a long time, but the other party had not read it and did not reply.

"Selective blindness, huh? This bastard named Fang..."

He put the pen on the table, turned off the heater in the corner with a flick of his fingers, picked up his cloak, put it on, and walked out of his room.

It is now approaching the end of the year. The temperature in Shendu is not too low because of the continuous mountains blocking the cold wind, but it has started snowing in Longchuan.

The Saint was petite, wearing a fox fur cloak with one darker patch and one lighter patch, and she really looked like a little fox walking in the snow.

She walked out of the valley alone and down to the town.

Passing by a cloth shop, I saw a woman bringing newly woven cloth to sell. At first glance, the stitches seemed to be very tight, but the owner of the cloth shop kept shaking his head.

"For this length, I'll give you twelve strings of cash."

"But the cloth I bought and woven costs ten strings of cash. Look..."

"Alas, it's almost New Year's Day, and no one comes to buy cloth. I could have given you 16 strings of cash a month ago."

Seeing that both of them were in trouble, Jiang Xingchu went over to buy the cloth, folded it together and took it with him.

The woman thanked her profusely, saying that she could use the money to buy New Year's goods, such as two pounds of pepper, bacon, etc.

"Ha, I was so stupid. What was I buying this cloth for?" Jiang Xingchu watched the woman's back as she walked away and shook his head secretly.

I would never do such a thing before. Was I swept up in the atmosphere of the New Year, or was I influenced by someone?

While he was thinking, a child ran past the alley chasing an iron ring. The man grabbed the child by the collar and threw him into the house.

As she passed by the house, she caught a glimpse of a few children sitting in a circle inside, eating a small bowl of peanuts.

Blowing a breath into his palm, Jiang Xingchu suddenly found himself a little envious.

Looking back now, Jiang Hanzhou probably had ill intentions for a long time and had ignored his daughter since she was a child. During festivals, he would not be at home and was always busy giving gifts and bribing the top executives of Xinggong to facilitate poaching in the future.

Although in the end none of the Seven Stars of Xinggong were poached, many of their subordinates still ran away. Coupled with the loss of various industries, the company was seriously damaged.

"It's Chinese New Year..."

She knew that this kind of thing was destined not to happen to her, so she stood alone on the street for a while and then went back to the palace to deal with things.

After returning from the hustle and bustle outside, the bright and magnificent palace seemed a little empty.

A tall star girl helped her take off her cloak, warmed a bowl of ginger soup and placed it on the table, then led her to a seat.

Then, he took out a few letters from his sleeve and put them on the table. "Young Master, there is some good news from Xingping."

Hearing this, she glanced at Lin Huazhi, but didn't rush to answer the phone. She said, "Huazhi, how long has it been since you went back to your hometown?"

"It's been three years. My parents have my brothers to take care of them, and I just need to send money back." Lin Huazhi's peach blossom eyes curved slightly, "If they knew that I'm not married and instead show up in public, I'm afraid they wouldn't even let me in."

"Yeah..."

She knew that Lin Huazhi's family was a scholarly family. Her father was said to be an official and the family tradition was very strict.

"Besides, if I go back, I will be unfamiliar with them. It is better for me to stay here with the young master."

"You make it sound like I really miss you."

"Not rare, not rare."

Seeing her chuckle, Jiang Xingchu curled his lips, opened the letter and read it, his eyes immediately lit up.

"how?"

"Take a look too."

So Lin Huazhi came forward, looked around, and looked a little surprised, "Has the Dajiang Gang lost its composure? The dispute hasn't ended yet, but they suddenly sent several ships north. What are they fighting for?

Young Master, I'm afraid this is a trick, maybe they will come back to attack you."

"You don't know," Jiang Xingchu raised the corners of his lips, threw the letter on the table, and clasped his hands, "Liu Laishui was killed in Shendu. Oh, now he changed his name to Liu Xiwang, and he has become an official."

"He has escaped so far, who else can kill him?"

"you guess."

Seeing that she didn't answer, Lin Huazhi looked at her: the Saint Lady pursed her lips, and her expression was obviously happy, but she didn't seem to care much. Only her starry eyes were shining, reflecting the flames in the furnace.

Having followed her for so many years, Lin Huazhi knew that this expression would only appear to one person, so she immediately laughed and said, "Oh, could it be Fang Xiwen?"

"What do you mean it shouldn't be?"

"After all, some people keep saying, 'This bastard, I can't find him when I need him' and 'He's flirting with women again'. I thought the young master was fed up with him."

"I, I didn't..." "Oh, so you miss him very much?"

"Bah! I think you are going to rebel!"

Jiang Xingchu grabbed the pen on the table and was about to smash it, but the woman nimbly dodged to the corner and pointed at the letter on the table, "In that case, young master, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Do you want to give them a knife?"

As she spoke, Lin Huazhi wiped her neck with a slightly cold look in her eyes.

"I know my limits," Jiang Xingchu seemed to be a little moved. He picked up the pen and wrote a few lines on the letter, then raised his head and said, "But I have to deal with the matter of the Demonic Path first. How did those little sluts from the Hehuan Sect respond to the previous proposal?"

"I was rejected. The person sent to talk to you was just an outer sect elder. His words were frivolous and he even asked the young master, 'How does it feel to be a romantic swordsman?' He seemed quite resentful." Lin Huazhi said.

"A bunch of evil women. Fortunately, Fang died in Dingjun, otherwise... hum," Jiang Xingchu was not surprised, "They think that since the whereabouts of the magician are unknown, we are not qualified to take the lead;

Secondly, they rely on the Star-Moon Secret Realm, thinking they can hide there if anything happens, but little do they know that they are heading for the secret realm."

"In that case, do you still want to talk?"

"Ignore them, they are a bunch of short-sighted people. Huazhi, help me pack my things..."

"Leave now?"

"Let's prepare first. I'm not in a hurry."

Chapter 362 Jiangzhou Origin

"Ah!"

While walking on the street, Fang Xiwen suddenly sneezed. He looked inside himself in confusion but found nothing unusual with his body.

"Strange, maybe I caught a cold while boating..."

"Hey, maybe someone is thinking about you," Kong Yucai laughed and then extended his hand to the side, "The place where we agreed to meet with Lord Hu is here, please come in, I will be waiting outside."

"It's troublesome."

Going up to the private room on the second floor, Fang Xiwen knocked on the door, and a deep voice "Come in" came from inside.

Pushing the door open, I saw an energetic old man sitting at the top of the table. There was no food on the table, only a pot of clear tea with white steam coming out of it.

Several ferocious-looking soldiers sat around the old man, and their eyes glanced at him with the murderous aura that Gu Jiuju had experienced on the battlefield, as if they wanted to test his character.

He quickly stepped forward and bowed, "Junior Fang Xiwen, nice to meet Mr. Hu."

"Good young man, come and sit down," Hu Churen smiled and shook his hand, then whispered to the person beside him, "Put away your tricks!"

"Yes!" All the soldiers looked solemn.

After a few pleasantries, Fang Xiwen sat down at the bottom.

"Before coming here, I heard a lot about you. Wenxuan mentioned that there were rumors, so they suspected you," Hu Churen glanced at his soldiers and smiled, "But now that I have really seen you, with my decades of experience in judging people, I am sure that you are definitely not someone who would do evil."

"Thank you, senior."

As he spoke, Fang Xiwen flipped out a few account books and put them on the table, but the latter shook his hand and said, "I know you came to see me today because of the 100,000 taels of silver. But before that, can you listen to me talk for a while?"

"Senior, please tell me."

"You seized this money from Liu Laishui's house. He was originally a leader of the Dajiang Gang. As for the Dajiang Gang, most people in the court think that they are causing trouble in Jiangzhou and Longchuan and doing shameful things. In fact, this is a bit biased."

"how do I say this?"

Hu Churen stroked his long beard and sighed, "Take Jiangzhou under my jurisdiction as an example. Most of the local people are fierce and tough. The imperial court is far away, and the prefecture is weak. It has almost become a tradition to form gangs and break the law with force.

Earlier, the situation of fighting among the people in Jiangzhou was even worse than it is now. At that time, even if the ships carrying troops passed by us, part of their supplies would be robbed, let alone doing business. "

"Is it so chaotic?" Fang Xiwen was a little surprised.

It's not like he had not been to Jiangzhou before. At that time, the affairs of the Jiang family even involved the Blood-Clothed Cult, which caused a lot of uproar, but he didn't expect that this was a "routine".

Hu Churen picked up the account book and flipped through it with a complicated expression as he said, "It wasn't until a genius came out of nowhere and annexed and integrated all the big and small gangs in Jiangzhou that the chaos came to an end.

Unfortunately, the Dajiang Gang jumped too high on Xinggong, and the court failed to curb it in time, and now it has become a local threat again."

Over and over again, it was just a matter of time before it became less chaotic. To say it was not "timely" was just the inevitable outcome of the Gao family's inaction.