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Chapter 90
Changying sat with a sullen face for half a day, and finally waved her hand to let her back down.

What can I do with the maid I chose?
She told Mama Wu: "Steam a few baskets of dim sum tomorrow, and bring some tea leaves. You can go to Xu's house. Return the box of incense."

Xu Lan only gave her incense, so of course he had his intentions.

But she didn't think she could change anything by going this trip. From her point of view, it was just his futile struggle. It was impossible for her to have a future with him, and it was impossible for the Xu family to give in because of her.

Wu Ma has encountered a lot of things, but she can hold her breath, and she can feel at ease when she is there.As for whether it is appropriate or not—since they are all sure that there will be no intersection in the future, why bother to look forward and backward?
Wu Ma nodded deeply, and said, "This servant will definitely handle the matter well."

Xu Lan is a good person. He has helped them a lot in the past. He may not have any malice in doing this, but he wants Mrs. Xu to see the charm of Changying.

But if Changying really went, it would be a door-to-door visit. If Changying wanted to, it would be good to have this opportunity. The Xu family's status is not low.

But the point is that she didn't mean it, so naturally there was no need to lower her figure.

Changying put the matter aside, and then spread out the documents on the table.

The document was the roster of river officials that Huang Ji inquired about, and she summed up several suspects, including Qian Yun.

She didn't know what Huo Rong thought about Qian Yun, and she didn't have a chance to chat with him all day today—in fact, if this person was really Qian Yun, things would not be so easy to handle.

Behind Qian Yun is Liu Shuo, and Liu Shuo is closely following Governor Fan Xin. It is not easy to get Qian Yun.

Even if they were handed over to the supervisory censor, judging from the current court situation, they would not be able to move their muscles.

Among other things, the crown prince colluded with Japanese pirates, the evidence is in front of him, and the emperor can't do anything to abolish him, let alone such a thing?

But if they don't follow this hole, it will be even more difficult for them to compete with the Water Transportation Department for power and territory.

However, if it is really Qian Yun, is he too high-profile?
Not long after Xu Lan sat at Huo's house, she had a cup of tea, said a few words about business, and left.

After dinner, Huo Rong looked at the tea and silk brought back by Tong Qi in the study.

"This Qian Yun is different from Cheng Xiao because his wife made his fortune. This person is quite flexible, and he accommodates his wife Liu Shi in every possible way. I heard that not only there are no concubines in the mansion, but every time he goes out and returns to the mansion, he always brings some concubines with him. Li go back.

"Liu's loves silk and satin jewellery, and Qian Yun loves tea, so my subordinates found these from their own shop in the city."

Huo's business houses spread all over the country, not to mention everywhere in towns, at least in places like Huzhou.

Huo Rong took a look at it and said, "Is anyone on board tonight?"

"Yes." Tong Qi said: "It was going to be dark before, and my subordinates have already sent two people to sneak into the boat."

Huo Rong nodded: "Go and get ready, I'll go and have a look on his boat tomorrow."

Tong Qi lowered her jaw and hugged the tea and silk.

Huo Rong got up and got out of the bead curtain, saw the loquats on the table, took two and looked at them in his hands, and suddenly asked the left and right: "Who else did the Xu family give?"

The guard came up and said: "Just now I saw that all the people went to the Tan Mansion and the Li Mansion, and some people went to the other side of the alley. I don't know if they are going to the Su's house or the Shen's house."

Huo Rong thought for a moment, then raised his lips: "Madam Xu and Madam Su came from Jinling together, how could the Xu family be sent to the Su family?"

The guard scratched his head.

He peeled the loquat and ate half of it: "Go and find out, what else did you give to the Shen family?"

……

Waking up early the next day, Mama Wu woke up Yingbi and the others early to set up the rules, explaining all kinds of taboos, big and small, and the system of rewards and punishments, and then went to Xu's house with a basket on her shoulders.

Xu Lan was about to go out when she saw the basket.

He stood carrying it for a while, then took a look at the untouched incense inside, and asked, "What else did Wu Ma say?"

"No, I just said that I specially made two baskets of dim sum and sent them to my wife early to taste, and I also thanked the master and wife for the gift."

Xu Lan sat on the corridor railing, pondered for a while, then rewarded the guards with the loquat, and left.

When Changying arrived at the guard, Su Xinrong and Xing Mu had already arrived. Xu Lan said that he wanted to discuss matters, so everyone went to his office.

"You don't have to watch over the dock all the time. You arrange the people on duty to ensure that there are people on duty at all times, and there are no mistakes. I have to follow the merchant ship in the past two days, and I don't necessarily have to be at the dock all the time. If there is anything you can ask General Huo and General Li to assist, don't worry, just wait until I come back."

Xu Lan's face was as usual, and Chang Ying was naturally frank.

Su Xinrong said: "How long are you going?"

"Not sure." Xu Lan said, "No more than three to five days, less than one or two days."

Su Xinrong nodded.

Yu said a few words about daily business, and then left.

Changying was going to look for Huo Rong at the pier, but just as she was preparing for someone to lead the horse, she suddenly rode over from a distance, got off the horse not far from the door, and walked over directly, it turned out to be Ma Yun, a subordinate of Yasili.

Chang Ying thought there was something urgent at the pier, but unexpectedly he said: "General, Wang Zhao, who is promoting the Judiciary, gambled in the town and had conflicts with people. When a fight broke out, Huang Ji asked his subordinates to come down and tell the general!"

Su Xinrong also stopped when she heard that it was the lifting officer.

Ma Yun took a breath and said, "Didn't Huang Ji just follow Wang Zhao yesterday? The shipyard started work, and it didn't matter what the lifting department was doing. He was free, so he went to the yamen to answer his job and then came to town. up.

"It turns out that he still has a few gamblers who often get together. It was still early today, so he made an appointment to have tea. He didn't know what happened just now, and they started arguing."

Chang Ying only knew that Wang Zhao was a dandy, but didn't know that he still gambled.

"Lead the way ahead." She stepped down the stone steps.

Su Xinrong watched and followed.

The teahouse that Ma Yun mentioned was at the east end of the town. The town was about ten miles away from the city, but only a few miles away from the wharf. It was also the only way from Huzhou city to the wharf.

Wang Zhao's family is in the city, and he actually made friends with a group of gamblers in this town, which shows that there are many people who hang out in this place.

When Chang Ying arrived at the place, he could see the bustle of people in the teahouse from a distance, mixed with a few particularly loud quarrels.

Taking a closer look, the hatchback had already been beaten to the ground, several benches fell to the ground, and one of them had a broken leg.

Wang Zhao rubbed his forehead and pointed at the person facing him, and said harshly: "You ungrateful person, have you forgotten that you used to beg for money from me to treat your children? boom!"

The person opposite said: "How dare you deny it, see if I don't break your leg!"

The two sides cursed and fought again.

Huang Ji in the crowd saw Chang Ying and walked over quickly.

Changying said: "What's going on?"

Huang Ji said: "Wang Zhao hooked up with this man's wife. The three words I said earlier revealed my truth."

(End of this chapter)