Chapter 118 Cool

The stockade was searched over and over by Shen Jinyu, and after confirming that there was nothing missing, they planned to go down the mountain and return to the imperial city. Qi Yue came out of the main hall and suddenly felt that he had missed something. After thinking about it for a while, he finally remembered,
"Li Qian'an is gone."

"Li Qian'an?" Shen Jinyu had never heard of this name.

Qi Yue: "He is Duan Mufeng's personal attendant, and he is taking care of Duan Mufeng's affairs. Now he is missing, and he must have escaped while in disorder."

Shen Jin frowned, and said after a while: "I might know where he went."

"How do you know?" Qi Yue was a little surprised.

Shen Jinyu nodded, "On the way to Chuanze County, my people found that Duan Mufeng's dead man was in contact with people in Xianghu. I guess that person is Tang Shan and Liu Yaoyang. Now that Li Qian'an is gone, most likely I went to find them."

"Tang Shan, Liu Yaoyang," Qi Yue snorted and folded his hands in front of his chest, "I forgot about the two of them, and it's time to settle the grievances between us and them."

After dealing with the matters in the village, Shen Jinyu and his party set off directly to Xianghu Lake.

The land of Xianghu Lake is rich in soil and water, and it is one of the granaries behind the Great Jin Dynasty. There are many merchants here, and Tang Shan and Liu Yaoyang are the two leading families in Xianghu Lake.

"Yes, Lord Hou." Jiang Wenyuan got up from the ground with hands and feet, and led Shen Jinyu inside, "Master Hou came here suddenly this time, but is there something important?"

"Are you so clever? Then why have you never sent this matter to the imperial city?" Shen Jinyu
Entering the room, sitting on the upper seat, Jiang Wenyuan sat beside Shen Jinyu, wiped the sweat from his forehead,

Hearing this, Shen Jinyu frowned, and laughed softly, "Now the land of Xianghu Lake is already dominated by their merchants? Are even the emperor's officials speechless?"

The carriage drove through the winding streets and stopped at the gate of a magnificent mansion. At the gate of the mansion, Tang Shan's father and a group of people had already been waiting at the gate.

"Yes, Lord Hou!" Jiang Wenyuan didn't dare to delay, and quickly sent someone to notify after agreeing.

Shen Jinyu saw the reaction of the two of them in his eyes, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

In the evening, the people Jiang Wenyuan sent to inform came back. When the merchants heard that Marquis Jinyun had brought the emperor's order, they were all very active and rushed to invite him to the banquet first. Shen Jinyu thought about it and chose to go to Tangshan s home.

Qi Yue's original plan was to stay outside with Zhao Zhao and Yin Baiyi, but Shen Jinyu wanted to take her with him, saying that it was a rare opportunity to vent his anger, and asked Qi Yue to watch it with him.

"I have sent the news, but they have not touched the laws of the Jin Dynasty, so there is no way to find fault. In addition, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the Holy One is far away in the imperial city. How can I know the truth. Xiaguan is a lonely prefect , how dare you do such an errand that offends people, "

What Jiang Wenyuan said is not unreasonable. The Tang family and Liu family are now the local emperors of Xianghu, but he came prepared this time, and he will not be afraid when the time comes.

Shen Jinyu took a sip of tea and ordered, "Go and inform those merchants that the Marquis of Jinyun is here on the order of His Majesty and has something important to ask."

She raised her chin unconsciously, and looked contemptuously at Tang Shan and Liu Yaoyang who were kneeling inside the crowd.

"There is no need to be so polite,"

Shen Jinyu looked at this mansion with a hundred people kneeling at the gate of the mansion, the corners of her mouth twitched,

"Yes, Lord Hou!" Tang Lan got up, and apologized again, "I didn't know that Marquis Jinyun was here, but I only came to entertain you now, and I hope Marquis Jinyun will forgive me."

"It's okay,"

"A few days ago, the Holy Majesty received news that there was something wrong with the foreign trade in the land of Xianghu. The merchants had close contacts with the chaotic parties in the Jianghu. Ben Hou came to investigate, Jiang Zhifu, as the official of Xianghu parents, have you ever heard of this matter?"

"This is..." Tang Lan pointed to Qi Yue and asked.

And when Qi Yue stood beside Shen Jinyu and enjoyed everyone kneeling down, especially Tang Shan and Liu Yaoyang, he finally understood what Shen Jin said before going out.

Jiang Wenyuan put on a bitter face, as if he was going all out, "Master Hou, I will tell you the truth, and I won't hide it from you. You know that even though I have the title of magistrate, in this Xianghu merchant family, I have the final say. In this place, no one is afraid of me, a little magistrate, and the lower officials really have no way of knowing about those things!"

"Where is the Marquis of Jinyun, the presence of Lord Hou will really make the magistrate's mansion flourish, and this is what Lord Hou deserves." Jiang Wenyuan was already sweating nervously when he said this, Shen Jinyu waved his hand,

Shen Jinyu divided the hidden guards into several groups, a small group followed him, and the other group disguised as a caravan and entered the city.

"You don't need to be too polite, get up," Shen Jinyu said lightly.

"Your Majesty doesn't know that this Xianghu Lake is made rich by these merchants. This is not only because of their strong family background, but also because of the aspirations of the people of Xianghu Lake. On weekdays, When something big or small happened, not many people came to find the subordinate officials, but only those households who went to talk to everyone, "

Shen Jinyu and his group temporarily lived in the magistrate's mansion. Originally, Jiang Wenyuan had prepared a separate room for Qi Yue, but Shen Jinyu refused. Jiang Wenyuan understood instantly and stopped talking.

Qi Yue couldn't get over him, so they went together. Before going out, Shen Jinyu even sent someone to bring her new clothes, and asked her servants to dress her up well, and then led her out.

After they arrived at Xianghu Lake, they went to the magistrate's mansion first. The Marquis of Jinyun came to visit, but Jiang Wenyuan, the magistrate of Xianghu Lake, was so scared that he almost brought out the dog tied in the backyard to greet him.

Shen Jinyu took Qi Yue's hand and got out of the carriage. Tang Shan's father, Tang Lan, stepped forward first and bowed his head in salute, and everyone behind them saluted and shouted,
"Xiaomin kowtows to Marquis Jinyun!"

It's really a turn of events. In the past, he was beaten to the ground by Tang Shan and the others, but now they kneel down and salute him.

Tang Shan and Liu Yaoyang behind Tang Lan raised their eyes and saw that the Marquis of Jinyun was actually Shen Jinyu, and they were stunned on the spot. They didn't know whether to kneel or not. Liu Yaoyang reacted first and then knelt down, tearing Tang Shan off by the way.

"Get up quickly, there is no need to be so polite."

"This is the wife of the Marquis who has never been married," Shen Jinyu introduced.

"So it's Mrs. Hou, I'm sorry for your disrespect," Tang Lan bowed to Qi Yue, Qi Yue nodded and said with a smile: "There is no need to be too polite."

Raising his head, Qi Yue's eyes that looked like a smile but not a smile brushed over Tang Shan and Liu Yaoyang, the faces of the two were ugly, and they could no longer see the arrogance they used to have in Changlin.

Cool!This is the happiest time Qi Yue has felt for so long!
"Master Hou, Mrs. Hou please come inside," Tang Lan stepped back to her side, reaching out her hand to guide Shen Jinyu and Qi Yue.

(End of this chapter)

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