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After shopping for two days in a row, Xue Poye gradually felt the strength of the Lu family. Almost every three stores had a relationship with the Lu family, and the hospitality in the store was extremely warm and orderly. Xue Poye I couldn't help but admire secretly, Mrs. Fang's ability is not small. Although there are two big families of Fang and Lu behind her, it is not easy for a woman to manage such a large business in full swing.

After thinking about it, I wanted to go to the neighboring state capital to investigate again, but Wu Rachi was worried that it would be too late to miss the Khan's wedding, so he finally ordered 8000 taels of silk from Lu's house.

Due to the large quantity, the price was also lower. In the end, [-] bolts of silk were traded, which filled six carts, and the remaining cart was filled with tea bricks and scattered porcelain. The harvest was quite rich.

In the spare time, Wu Lachi seized the time to explain the difficult archery and equestrian skills, and even demonstrated it himself. He was sincere and honest, and Xue Poye was very moved.

Four days later, when the sky was high and the clouds were clear, Wu Lachi led his men to return with seven large carts. Xue Poye went with it, went straight out of Hangzhou City, and sent it northward for more than 30 li, feeling very reluctant.

"Brother Wu, younger brother can't talk, and I didn't take good care of you in Hangzhou. I just hope that when you come over next time, you and my brother will have a good time talking and talking!" Xue Poye looked at Wu Lachi. With a rough and dark but extremely frank face, he sighed.

Wulachi laughed, stretched out his hand, pointed to the sky in the north, and said with a smile: "Good friend, Wulachi lives under the sky, where is the grassland of thousands of miles, when you go to the grassland, we will gallop on horses, Shoot the fiercest beast!"

Xue Poye chuckled, stopped his horse, turned over and got off the horse, looked at Wu Lachi, "Brother Wu, sending you off for thousands of miles, there will be a farewell, I hope you have a smooth journey!"

Wu Lachi also got off the horse, a trace of sentimentality flashed across his face, obviously he was very reluctant to part with this parting, but after a flash, he still smiled brightly, came up to hug Xue Poye, and said loudly: " Good friend, you are Wulachi’s first friend from Chu, and Wulachi will cherish it. Three months at the earliest, five months at the latest, I will definitely come back with a large herd of horses, and help you become the best in Hangzhou. Wealthy people!"

Xue Poye smiled faintly, and also hugged Wu Lachi, a sense of endless loneliness welled up in his heart. These days, he and Wu Lachi are together every day, drinking and laughing, riding horses and practicing arrows. This is the happiest and most fulfilling time since he crossed Days, this parting, I don't know when we will meet again.

A flock of wild geese flew across the sky, hooting in unison.

With the breeze blowing, Xue Poye let go of his hands, forced a smile, cupped his fists and said, "Brother Wu, take care!"

Wu Lachi took two steps back, stared at Xue Poye for a while, with tenderness on his face, bent down, and made a very formal salute to Xue Poye!

Xue Poye did not see that at the moment when Wu Rachi saluted, several Hu people including Zhe Dun showed panic expressions. In their hearts, few people in the world could accept Wu Rachi's salute.

The autumn wind was bleak, and Wu Lachi finally turned around and waved: "Let's go!" He led the convoy forward and never looked back. Maybe he was afraid that if he turned around, he would shed tears.

Xue Poye stared blankly at their figures disappearing into the sky, disappearing into the horizon, with great emotion, until a cold wind blew by, and the coldness of his body brought him back to his senses.

Somewhat melancholy, he rode back on the horse, feeling extremely empty and weak all over, and comforted himself: "What's there to be reluctant to do, he's just a man, not a beauty!"

"Buddhas have said that resentment and hatred will meet, you can't ask for it, love is separated, birth, old age, sickness, and death are the seven great sufferings in the world. It seems that I have tasted the pain of parting again!" Xue Poye smiled sadly, shook the rein, and urged He walked on horseback and rushed back to Hangzhou City like a shooting star.

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Two days after Wu Lachi left, although Xue Poye felt quite empty for a while, he was very fulfilled by practicing literature and martial arts every day, and Lanyuexuan's business was booming under the management of Lao Song.

Xue Poye taught her sister a few songs in a row, like "Joking About Life" and "Duplicity". Fortunately, there are not five hundred popular songs in my heart, but two hundred, which is enough to teach.

This day I was practicing arrows in the woods behind, but I saw Lao Song Pidianpidian running over, looking very excited.

Xue Poye shot an arrow and hit the bull's-eye. He was quite satisfied and asked, "Old Song, why are you so happy? Did the guest give you too much money?"

Old Song laughed and said: "The shopkeeper is a joke, our restaurant's business is very good, and there are rewards every day, which is not unusual!"

Xue Poye laughed, walked to the side of the prepared chair and sat down, picked up the water bottle next to him, took a sip, and asked, "What is it that makes you so happy?"

Lao Song chuckled and said, "The shopkeeper, let him out!"

"Released?" Xue Poye felt a little puzzled by Lao Song's endless words, and frowned, "What was released?"

Old Song approached and said: "Mr. Chen Yin, Mr. Chen Yin was just released by the government office today!"

Xue Poye was startled, stood up abruptly, and said in a voiceless voice: "It was really released?"

Lao Song nodded and said: "Yes, yes, all the customers in the store said so. This is today's big news, and everyone in the city knows it!"

Xue Poye sat down slowly, and asked: "Is there any reason for the government to release people? What did the prefect say?"

Although he was in the dense forest, Lao Song still looked around cautiously, and then said in a low voice: "Listening to their whispers, it seems that Mr. Wang is about to leave."

Xue Poye rubbed his nose, vaguely feeling something, and asked: "Is it true that Mr. Wang colluded with big businessmen, corrupted people, and wronged scholars?"

Old Song saw Xue Poye talking straight to the point, without any scruples, and his voice was not low, his face changed a little, but he still approached and said: "I don't know if the investigation is true, but everyone is saying that a servant of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs has come to the capital. , is a student of Mr. Chen Yin, since Mr. Wang has taken Mr. Chen Yin to prison, regardless of whether he is guilty or not, it will be unlucky!"

Xue Poye was silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed, leaned back on the chair, smiled wryly, "I was wrong!"

Old Song Qi said: "Wrong? Shopkeeper, what's wrong?"

Xue Poye shook his head and said, "I always thought it was Wang Shizhen's intention to detain Mr. Chen Yin, but now it seems that's not the case!"

Lao Song was a little confused, staring at Xue Poye in a daze.

Xue Poye picked up the teapot, poured a big mouthful, the corner of his mouth was full of tea, smiled wryly, and sighed: "Teacher, teacher, the students' admiration for you is like a torrent of river water, it's really endless!"

A leaf fell from the branch and slowly floated down. Xue Poye stretched out his fingers to hold it, looked at the green leaf, and smiled awkwardly.

Lao Song became more and more confused, touched his head, and tentatively said: "The shopkeeper, the shopkeeper, you... are you okay?"

Xue Poye waved his hand and said, "Go and do it, I know!"

Lao Song left in bewilderment.

Only then did Xue Poye understand in his heart that no matter how courageous Wang Shizhen was, he would not dare to frame Mr. Chen Yin wrongly.

Wang Shizhen is the head of the same family, and he has a very close personal relationship with Mr. Chen Yin in the past. Logically speaking, he naturally knows Mr. Chen Yin's situation very clearly.

Mr. Chen Yin has a student who is the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, who is in charge of laws and criminal laws. If Mr. Chen Yin has a case, even if he does not reveal it, he will conduct a thorough investigation. Wang Shizhen should be very clear about this.

Once Mr. Chen Yin is unjustly framed for personal gain, and he is taken into prison, the minister of punishment will naturally take action. This is a matter of time. Wang Shizhen knows it well. If that is the case, Wang Shizhen will naturally be tracked down and set on fire. Smart, she will never offend Mr. Chen Yin and invite a thorough investigation.

In fact, Mr. Chen Yin was detained and imprisoned. Besides Mr. Chen Yin, Wang Shizhen was naturally the one who received the most attention, and Wang Shizhen was also the one who had the deepest stake and suffered the most.

Wang Shizhen detained Mr. Chen Yin and put him in prison, and then there were literati and students pleading for grievances, and even Xiao Suzhen went to the government to appeal for grievances. The servant of the Ministry of Punishment investigated and prosecuted Wang Shizhen. Every move made Wang Shizhen step by step. The army came to help.

Wang Shizhen's official position is not as high as that of Lao Tan, and her rank is also low. Naturally, she dare not confront him openly.

Corruption, not picking up officials, even detaining literati and bachelors for selfish desires and disregarding the law, and even scholars jointly signed a letter. This is really a good way to bring down a family of officials. It looks simple, but it is very vicious.

Everyone is just chess pieces, Lao Tan is a chess player, he uses all kinds of chess pieces to general, and what he generals is Wang Shizhen's army!