Rules for Raising Husbands of Crossing Koi

At that time, the Yongcheng officials received the secret decree from the imperial court, and the county magistrate who took the lead immediately looked anxiously, stood up and looked at the county lieutenant, "I said, as you can see, this is a secret letter written by the emperor himself."

"County magistrate, why are you in a hurry, this mountain is so high that the emperor is far away, are you still worried that the emperor will come to find you out?" Compared to the county magistrate's anxiety, the county lieutenant was not in a hurry at all.

After the county lieutenant finished speaking, the county magistrate sat down and drank some tea, "Really?"

"County magistrate, haven't we been calm for so many years? Just trust your subordinates." The county magistrate looked at the county magistrate swearing.

The county magistrate, who was originally in a very irritated mood, was not so upset when he heard the county lieutenant's words, "County lieutenant, when will the prince arrive?"

As soon as the words came out, a smile flashed in the eyes of the county lieutenant, "County magistrate, I have calculated that the prince will arrive in a few days, so you can rest assured that this time the prince just asked for double the tax. Words are nothing."

"That's true, but where is the continuity?"

"Don't worry, my subordinates have already been to Luo Mansion, and there is no major problem there. I have already explained the tax issue clearly, and now I will look at those small merchants."

After finishing speaking, the county lieutenant came to the county magistrate and put a cup of tea in front of him, "My lord, keep your heart in your stomach."

The county magistrate looked up at the county magistrate, then drank tea without saying a word.

Inside the inn.

Shadow came to report that the county magistrate and county lieutenant have been acting frequently recently, and they have also received letters from the court.

"Does the court support the king or the prince?"

"The subordinates have found out that they support you, but..." The Shadow Commander gave Qin Tieniu a helpless look, lowered his eyes, and the look of hesitating to speak was that Qin Tieniu couldn't think much about it. Disaster.

"Let's talk." Qin Tieniu looked at the commander, and then he raised his eyes to meet Qin Tieniu's.

"The emperor supports you, but the county magistrate and county lieutenant didn't listen, and they still stood by the prince's side, and that person is also the prince's man."

Shadow these days can be said to have gained a lot.

The reason why those salt merchants targeted Zhang Deshan, the pioneer, was probably instigated by the prince.

It's just that Qin Tieniu was curious, the prince's taxes are not low, why are Lianji and others so willing to follow him?
This is what Qin Tieniu couldn't figure out, and it is also the top priority of the current shadow investigation.

After the Shadow Commander left, Qin Lu came to Qin Tieniu, frowning, "Tie Niu, I found something, you can take a look."

After coming to Yongcheng, many things happened, but Qin Tieniu had never seen Qin Lu so flustered.

So Qin Tieniu also became nervous, "Daughter-in-law, what happened?"

Qin Tieniu nervously held Qin Lu's hand.

Qin Lu took a deep breath, did not speak, but put a booklet in front of Qin Tieniu.

"Tie Niu, look, this is why Lianji and others would rather pay more taxes than follow the prince." Qin Lu's delicate face was full of anger.

Qin Tieniu didn't speak, but just looked at the brochure.

After a while, Qin Tieniu finished reading the brochure, and the content on it surprised him, "This..."

"Yes, it should be true. It was stolen from the insider that Brother Zhang found earlier."

"No wonder."

"Yeah, the money you got in this way is much more than what you should get." Qin Lu echoed, holding Qin Tieniu's hand behind his back, "Tie Niu, the next thing to do is to break down one by one. Now the prince's people have infiltrated the salt merchants, most of the salt merchants are also following his orders, we can only take it step by step."

"it is good."

Qin Lu and Qin Tieniu switched strategies, and quickly formulated a plan for the next step. Zhang Deshan, who was still pretending to be poisoned, wanted to contribute, but had to wait at the inn.

"Master, why don't you just tell the public that I'm getting better, let me hurry up and get involved, I'm just watching you in action, I don't do anything, I..."

Zhang Deshan was about to jump up in a hurry, but Qin Tieniu still didn't agree, "Okay, you'll be in charge of keeping an eye on them at the inn, don't worry you won't let them escape."

"Ok."

Zhang Deshan reluctantly agreed.

After exhorting Zhang Deshan, Qin Tieniu went out. Before leaving, he did not forget to tell Qin Lu, "Daughter-in-law, you stay at the inn and don't go out, you understand?"

Qin Tieniu looked at Qin Lu seriously.

Facing his scrutinizing eyes, Qin Lu dared not refuse, she nodded gently, "Yes, Tieniu, don't worry, I will definitely not let anything happen to me."

"Okay, then I'll go first."

Qin Tieniu left reluctantly, and Qin Lu watched him go.

Zhang Deshan, who had witnessed all this, could only sigh, "Xiaobao, in the future you will have a family and start a business, so you can't follow Master Qin and Miss Qin..."

"What's the matter?" As a little guy, Xiao Bao didn't understand Zhang Deshan's meaning at all.

But Qin Lu could understand it, and couldn't help showing a smile, glanced at Zhang Deshan, and then squatted in front of Xiao Bao, "Your godfather is jealous of me and my husband, but ah, after that, your godfather will have his own daughter-in-law , he won't be jealous."

"Miss Qin..."

Although Zhang Deshan may be a big boss, he is also shy, showing a shy expression in an instant.

The smile in Qin Lu's eyes grew stronger, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about it."

Seeing that Zhang Deshan's face was getting redder and redder, Qin Lu had no choice but to restrain himself.

So Zhang Deshan also slowly eased up, and then Qin Lu found an excuse to leave the inn.

Sui promised Qin Tieniu to stay in the inn well, but she couldn't sit still and had to do something.

The north of Yongcheng is the most prosperous place in the city. There are no less than a hundred merchants, large and small, and the dazzling array of goods is countless.

Qin Lu always felt that she might be able to find the clues they missed here.

Thinking of this, Qin Lu quickened her pace. She agreed with Xiao Bao that she would come back before dinner, if she didn't come back, she would wait an hour, and if she hadn't come back, she would tell Qin Tieniu.

Xiaobaoxiao still didn't realize what this order meant, so he just nodded obediently, "Alright sister Qin, I'll wait for you..."

"good."

Qin Lu stroked Xiao Bao's cerebellum, and then left directly.

The inn is not far from the commercial district in the north, and Qin Lu arrived there after walking for about half an hour.

The originally bustling crowd suddenly changed, and even the costumes of the passing crowd changed.

Qin Lu was still in shock when a lady suddenly grabbed her.

She subconsciously shook her body, "Who are you?"

The wife is dressed in silk and brocade, and she can be seen from a wealthy family.

Hearing Qin Lu's question, Madam's trembling body seemed to tremble even more, "Girl, help me..."

As soon as the madam finished speaking, she fainted.

How could Qin Lu ignore this? Looking around, she saw a group of people looking for someone not far away. She reckoned that they were looking for the lady, so she quickly called the stall owner on the side of the road and helped the lady to the place. Inside the teahouse.