Chang Lin put a hand on Yan Qing's shoulder, stepped on the stone by the roadside, and said: "My father-in-law urges the second girl to return to Beijing as soon as possible. We are all following orders. If you delay your return, you will be punished, brother." Go ahead and buy some food for the road tomorrow and leave as soon as possible."

Yan Qing chuckled and said: "It's not easy for the second girl to go out. When she comes back, she will be locked up in the deep palace compound. I am also a subordinate. If the second girl wants to have fun, I can't do it." Does the girl do what she wants?"

Chang Lin patted Yan Qing's cheek, "Since you said that, I won't be polite!"

He completely restrained Yan Qing's neck with one hand. The brother behind him also pulled out the dagger from his waist very well. After taking off the sheath, he handed it to Chang Lin. Chang Lin took it and pressed it against Yan Qing's neck. of muscles.

How could Yan Qing defeat Chang Lin, who has been practicing martial arts for many years? He was so frightened that he could not speak incoherently: "Wei Chang has something to say, what are you doing? We all do things according to the orders of the master..."

Chang Lin said: "If we don't bring the second girl back to Beijing as soon as possible, we will die if we go back. Today, we will kill the guy who wasted your time and hide it from the second girl. We will rush to Kaiping as soon as possible to help the second girl finish the matter." So we can send the second girl back to Beijing as soon as possible."

As Chang Lin spoke, the dagger in his hand moved. Yan Qing felt a stinging pain in his neck. He was so frightened that he closed his eyes tightly and shouted: "Spare my life! Brother, spare your life! I promise not to delay any more time. Please forgive me. Please forgive me." !”

Chang Lin was about to scare him again when he suddenly felt a dampness on his feet. Looking down, he saw a stream of water flowing down Yan Qing's pants.

This caused several brothers in the guard to laugh wildly. Seeing Yan Qing's cowardly appearance, Chang Lin put away his dagger and let him go.

Yan Qing slowly opened his eyes, reached out and touched his neck. There was blood on his fingers. Only then did he realize that the skin on his neck was broken. He almost died just now, and couldn't help but shudder again.

Chang Lin patted Yan Qing's shoulder and said, "From now on, you will obey my instructions. If you give the second girl random ideas again, it won't be as easy as tonight."

"Yes, yes! I must listen to your instructions, brother." Yan Qing responded repeatedly.

Chang Lin snorted coldly and led the others back to the inn with a dark smile.

After they were far away, Yan Qing spat on the ground and took off the water hyacinth he had just unscrewed from under his long coat.

After pouring out all the water that had not drained out, he put the stopper in, shook his wet pants, and walked into the inn while cursing, "If I hadn't thought that you were the father-in-law, would I have given in to you? Bah! In this life, I only listen to the second girl, no one else wants to yell at me!"

He turned around and went upstairs, knocked on Beisheng's door and complained.

At midnight on the second day, the guards had already gathered outside the inn, just waiting for the second girl to come out and then go on their way.

After waiting for two-quarters of an hour, Chang Lin realized that something was wrong. Not to mention that the second girl didn't come out, even Yan Qing, Lu Zhu and others who were waiting for the second girl were nowhere to be seen.

Chang Lin went upstairs in person to urge her, only to find Yan Qing, Lu Zhu, and others standing guard in front of the door. Lu Zhu said in a low voice: "I have been traveling for days. The second girl is too tired and hasn't gotten up yet."

Chang Lin almost fell down in anger, but he said: "Since the second girl is still asleep, I will let the brothers disperse first. When the girl wakes up, we will gather together and go on the road."

Yan Qing and Lu Zhu saluted Chang Lin. Yan Qing said nothing, and Lu Zhu said, "Thank you very much, Guard Chang, for your consideration."

Bei Sheng listened and smiled slightly. She had woken up long ago, had eaten her breakfast, and was reading a medical book.

Normally the team would set off at this time. Just because Chang Lin threatened Yan Qing last night, Bei Sheng could wait until the afternoon before setting off again.

In the past, Yan Qing would come up with ideas for travel, but now Yan Qing does not need to say anything. Beisheng took the opportunity to dine at a foot shop on the road and asked the owner of the shop, and he knew where there were beautiful scenery and strange and interesting places. With a gesture of his hand, the coachman drove off with his horse, and Chang Lin's guards had no choice but to follow, not daring to complain at all.

On the second day after arriving in Kaiping, Beisheng had packed up and was about to meet some fur traders when there was a bang and the door was pushed open.

Bei Sheng thought Chang Lin had gone crazy again, so he looked up and saw Yan Mo coming in with a frown and a frown.

Yan Mo came in without saying a word. He threw the package on his shoulder on the table, raised the teapot and took a deep sip.

Bei Sheng looked outside and saw that Yan Qing and Lu Zhu were not guarding the door either. She tied the last hairpin into her bun and said displeasedly: "How can you, a foreigner, just enter my room at your request?"

Yan Mo didn't seem to hear what Bei Sheng complained about. He opened the package with a dull head, slapped a dozen banknotes on the table, and said, "I worked so hard to carry the goods from Sichuan and Suzhou. I was arrested by people from the Ministry of Justice on the way. Thief, they caught me by mistake, and half of the goods were stolen by them. I only made this little money by supplying the goods to the palace, and I lost five thousand taels of silver!"

"Catch the thief? Catch what thief?" The first thought that popped into Bei Sheng's mind was that Ren Yuanzhi's people were arresting the people from Meihua Pavilion.

How could other people in the Punishment Department embarrass a merchant, unless they were people like Ren Yuanzhi who were unjust and unjust for profit.

Yan Mo put his hands into his sleeves and sat heavily on the stool, "It's none of my business what thieves they catch! I only want my goods!"

He turned to look at Bei Sheng who was sitting in front of the dressing table and said, "You have to take care of this matter. It was you who gave me the idea. Now I am losing money. This is not okay!"

Beisheng said stiffly: "Let me take care of it? How can I take care of it? I don't know anyone from the Criminal Department!"

"You don't know him, but Mr. Lang must know him. His hands and eyes are astute. Help me tell him and let them return my goods to me!"

Yan Mo's temples twitched, and blood rushed to his forehead when he thought of this. He wished he could catch the people who stole his goods immediately and give them a few knives!

It was not easy for him to find these goods. He traveled to Suzhou himself. He wrote letters to Sichuan that made his hands numb. He entrusted many people with good goods and spent a lot of money to sell them. Robbed.

This group of people didn't open their eyes to see if they deserved to use such a good thing?

Yan Mo was so angry that his face turned blue, and Beisheng himself would have been fainted from anger. He understood Yan Mo's situation very well, but it was useless to ask Lang for advice on this matter.

She stood up and sat across from Yan Mo, and said calmly: "You go back to Beijing first. I'll ask someone to inquire about this first."

Yan Mo's eyes widened. She really didn't take his matter seriously, and immediately said loudly: "I just arrived in Kaiping, and you want me to go back? Are you afraid that I will steal your business?"

Having interacted with Bei Sheng several times, Yan Mo knew very well that Bei Sheng was a person who, like him, was determined to gain nothing.

Beisheng raised his eyebrows and said honestly: "I will buy some leather goods and sell them in the capital. I will handle the silk, tea and grain business for you. Is it okay if you also leave some way for me to survive?"

She walked over and pulled Yan Mo up from the stool, and pushed him out as she spoke: "I promise to get your goods back. It's really inconvenient for you to stay in front of me."

"Hey! You're not a girl anymore. Are you pushing people like this?" No matter how displeased Yan Mo was, there was nothing he could do. As long as he got Bei Sheng's consent, it was enough.

He reached out and grabbed the banknotes and packages on the table and went out.

When Beisheng closed the door and came back, she felt her head hurt. After thinking for a long time, she spread out the pen, ink and paper and wrote a letter, asking Yan Qing to hurry up and send it to Ren Yuanzhi in the capital.


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