Invincible son

Chapter 553 552 [Master and Servant]

"Master, this subordinate has done something wrong."

The visitor stood in front of Pei Yue and knelt down on the ground, his face full of guilt and pain.

Pei Yue looked at him coldly. Although this person did not exceed his expectations, the thorn in his heart inevitably began to move when he saw this scene.

"Geng Yi, how do I treat you?"

"The young master's kindness to his subordinates is as great as a mountain."

"Then why did you betray me?"

"Master... subordinate..."

"Look up and watch me speak!"

After a few brief exchanges, Pei Yue's tone suddenly turned cold, and his eyes became very sharp.

Geng Yi is 22 years old this year. He is older than 20-year-old Deng Zai and 19-year-old Wang Yong. one.Although he is not as independent as Deng Zai and others, he has been trusted by Pei Yue in recent years because of his steadfastness and willingness to do things.Now that he is assisting Wang Yong in managing the business, he is still not rich. Compared with his status as a servant back then, he has become a phoenix.

It's not that Pei Yue didn't suspect him, but compared with the shrewd Qi Jun and the taciturn Chen Danian, in his heart, the suspicion of this big man who always had a simple and honest smile on his face was less.

Geng Yi has followed Pei Yue for several years, and he knows his temperament quite well. He knows that his young master seems to be calm now, but in fact he is already furious.Under such circumstances, he did feel timid and withdrawn, but thinking of the torture of waking up from dreams countless times in the past two years, he made up his mind and said: "Master, this subordinate has never betrayed you."

"Oh?" Pei Yue responded noncommittally, and asked, "Then what did you do wrong?"

Geng Yi bowed his head and replied: "About July or August the year before last, when my subordinates were working in the firm, I accidentally met a merchant from Qinzhou. The subordinates know that their brains are not flexible enough to do important things for the young master like Deng Zai and Wang Yong, so they want to do their job well and attract more merchants for the company."

Pei Yue sneered and said, "Qinzhou?"

Geng Yi plucked up the courage to look up at Pei Yue, and replied: "Yes, I have checked his documents and materials, and it is indeed from Qinzhou. That person's name is Lu Fang, and through him, my subordinates got to know many Qinzhou and Li. The goods merchants in Zhouzhou, most of these people are engaged in sea trade, and they have a lot of urgently needed goods in their hands, which indeed brought a lot of profits to the company at that time. Because of this, the subordinates have some trust in Lu Fang, but at a banquet, Lu Fang gave The subordinate drank a lot of wine, and then asked about the Hengduan bandit attacking Zhuangzi at night."

Pei Yue asked, "Then you just said everything?"

Geng Yi quickly shook his head, and said guiltily: "Although my subordinate was not sober at the time, he didn't dare to tell outsiders what happened in the village, it's just...just that he finally said that those thieves really deserved to die, and asked me if I should expose their corpses In the wilderness, I said no, the young master would not do such a thing, those thieves were all buried near Zhuangzi."

Pei Yue's face was serious, but he already had the outline of the whole thing in his heart.

The year before last was the fourth year of Kaiping. From the beginning of the year to the end of September, he had been concentrating on improving himself in the Green Willow Manor, and the outside affairs were basically handed over to these seven entourages to communicate and take care of them.What Geng Yi said is basically not false, what Pei Yue can't be sure now is whether the Qinzhou merchant named Lu Fang is the secret agent of Nan Zhou, or Chen Xizhi's subordinate.

He continued to ask, "What happened next?"

Geng Yi's head lowered even more, and he said in a trembling voice: "Lu Fang disappeared after drinking that time. At that time, my subordinates thought it was a little strange, and they only thought that he had returned to Qinzhou due to urgent matters at home, so they didn't think too deeply about it. Not long after. Later, the bones of the thief's head were stolen in the wild forest outside the village, and the subordinates realized how big a mistake they had made."

"Why didn't you take the initiative to tell me?"

Faced with Pei Yue's stern question, Geng Yi seemed extremely painful, and after a long time, he first kowtowed three times to Pei Yue, with blood marks on his forehead, and then he put his hands on the ground and said with difficulty: "This subordinate dare not. "

Pei Yue narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked slowly: "After I left Beijing, did Lu Fang or his accomplices look for you again?"

Geng Yi replied honestly: "I have looked for it. At that time, my subordinates already knew that there was something wrong with this person, so they dared not agree to any of his requests. Lu Fang seemed to see the fear of his subordinates, and kept promising him a lot of money. Tell him the news about the young master, you can get 1000 taels of silver notes every time, if the news is important, there is no upper limit on the amount of silver notes."

"If I remember correctly, you can now get more than 100 taels a month from the company. In comparison, just saying a few casual words is worth a year of hard work. It can be seen that this group of people took action Very generous."

"Master, this subordinate made a mistake once, and I dare not make another mistake. Although this subordinate is not smart, he also knows what can and cannot be done. The young master has been away from Beijing for more than a year, and Lu Fang has approached me seven times. This time, it was all coercion and temptation, if I don't agree, I will tell the young master about the incident, and my subordinates can only try their best to delay it."

"Then why did you suddenly take the initiative to confess today?"

"After the young master of the Gu family's girl was robbed, Qi Min said that the bandits in Qinzhou might have done it, and his subordinates thought of Lu Fang, and then..."

Geng Yi hesitated for a moment, then finally gritted his teeth and said: "The subordinates are worried that those people will harm the young master, and just now they heard the young master's arrangement, so they dare not hide the truth about the bone theft."

Pei Yue asked, "Did Lu Fang tell you how to contact him?"

Geng Yi nodded and said, "I said so."

Pei Yue quietly looked at the groveling young man in front of him, and asked after a long time, "Do you know what will happen to you after you tell this?"

Geng Yi nodded, and said with a wry smile: "Master, the next step is irreversible. I have endured the torture in my heart for the past two years, and I can't hold on anymore. If the cowardice of the subordinate puts the young master in danger, Then the parents in the family probably won’t recognize me as a son. When I tell this matter, I only ask the young master to kill me, but I can spare my relatives in the family.”

Pei Yue said lightly: "Get up."

Geng Yi suddenly raised his head with an expression of disbelief.

Pei Yue frowned slightly and said: "Don't be too happy, you can do one thing for me, if it can be done, I can spare you the death penalty."

Geng Yi almost jumped up from the ground, cupped his hands and said, "Please order, young master."

Pei Yue hesitated a little, but after thinking about it, he still said bluntly: "Death crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped. After this matter is done, I will ask Wang Yong to find you a facade with a good location in the capital, and then buy another set." Entering the house for the third time, you bring your family and move out from Green Willow Manor. From now on, I will remove your whole family from being slaves, and you can live your own life in the future."

Geng Yi was stunned, the flames that had just ignited in his eyes were instantly extinguished, and the sturdy body of the seven-foot man trembled uncontrollably.

He almost begged and said: "Master, I don't want a facade and a house, I just ask you to let me stay by your side, even as a groom!"

Pei Yue waved his hand, suppressed the anger on his face, and said slowly: "You fell into the trap of others and said some things that should not be said. Although this kind of thing is not an unforgivable crime, I cannot leave you in my house. Beside. Geng Yi, live well in the future, and if you encounter unsolvable troubles, you can ask Wang Yong for help. I will tell him, and this will be considered as a master-servant relationship between you and me."

After a long time, Geng Yi knelt down again, knocked his head three times, and said sadly, "Yes, young master."

(End of this chapter)