Yan Cigui.

In the corridor, Lin Yunyan did not move.

He lowered his eyes, and the spoon in his hand never scraped the bottom of the bowl. The not much cheese left was just scattered here and there, and he could only make up a quarter spoon. .

Lin Yunyan picked it up and ate it.

Lift your eyes and look forward naturally.

Xu Jian can no longer be seen.

There is a small corner that just blocks the view to the yard next door.

Putting the bowl aside, Lin Yunyan wiped it with a handkerchief.

The place on the lips that Xu Jian had just wiped had no remaining touch from the fingertips.

Speaking of which, Xu Jiangang didn't put much effort in that moment, it was very natural and casual.

To be serious, it was definitely not dignified enough, but between her and Xu Jian, it seemed that there was no need to be so serious.

With this in mind, Lin Yunyan folded the two bowls and spoons and put them away, got up and went into the kitchen.

Aunt He's family was sitting in front of the stove, watching the fire and preparing dinner.

Xuansu stood in front of the cupboard and ate cheese, spoonful after spoonful.

Seeing Lin Yunyan come in, Grandma stood up and Xuan Su also put down the spoon.

Lin Yunyan handed the bowl and spoon to Nanny He and said, "The Duke and I will go to the flower hall first."

Mammy naturally agreed.

After hearing what she said, Xuan Su put the bowl on the table and prepared to serve the tea tray.

"I'll just take it over," Lin Yunyan stopped him, "It's just two steps away, you eat what you have."

Xuan Su said: "It's a small matter."

Lin Yunyan burst into laughter: "What a big deal."

Seeing that he couldn't screw her, Xuan Su followed his example.

Lin Yunyan took the tea tray, walked out of the kitchen, crossed the yard and went to the next door.

The evening breeze was blowing on my body, it was already the warmth of early summer, and there was still a little glow in the sky in the distance.

This is an extremely ordinary day in the capital.

But it also reminded her of many old things.

Xuan Su likes to eat sweets very much, and he even eats them sweeter than Lin Yunyan.

Lin Yunyan also joked with Xu Jian. She was obviously expressionless and did things without any sloppiness, but her taste was so surprising.

But Xuan Su was like this, and when he sacrificed his life, it was so neat that people couldn't react.

Alas, they were already surrounded on all sides.

However, they all know that it is difficult to escape.

But when the moment really came, I was still caught off guard.

Xuan Su diverted the pursuers away for her and Xu Jian...

In the end, all she could do was buy a bunch of candied haws, and she and Xu Jian ate it in silence before continuing on the road of no return.

Compared with those past events, the "ordinaryness" of today is simply heaven and earth.

After experiencing so many hardships, how could she still be upset by Xu Jian's useless actions?

Sure enough, there are too many comfortable days.

The whole person is a little bit floating.

Lin Yunyan entered the flower hall, put down the tea tray, and prepared to make tea in an orderly manner.

Xu Jian was sitting and seeing no one behind her, she asked, "Where is Xuan Su?"

"I'm letting him eat cheese," Lin Yunyan kept holding on, "I'm just making tea, he doesn't need to come."

Xu Jian raised an eyebrow: "Is he still in the kitchen?"

"Yeah," Lin Yunyan lit the small stove, put the kettle on, and smiled when she opened her mouth again, "Holding a big bowl, do you think everyone is just like you, so you can't finish any of it?"

Xu Jian laughed out loud.

He didn't care whether Xuansu came or not.

Xuan Su and Shen Chen were also busy on weekdays. When they were following them day and night, it was not a big deal to have some free time to eat their favorite food.

He is not that particular and must follow along to do this and that.

It's just a matter of making tea. If Lin Yunyan wants to make it, she can make it. If she doesn't want to, just be the shopkeeper and let him make it.

He just couldn't listen to the little princess's "nonsense".

What does it mean to be like him and not be able to finish any of it?
How many bites can there be in a bowl of cheese?

It was clear that he was giving her a step down, but the little princess didn't appreciate it at all.

That's not true either.

The little princess didn't see that it was a step at all, she just thought it was a flat plain. She really didn't even know where to get her love.

Thinking like this, Xu Jian said something: "The tea I took from Cining Palace earlier..."

"Have you finished drinking?" Lin Yunyan didn't even raise her head, just preparing tea.

Xu Jian said deliberately: "Drink it."

"Should I go to the Queen Mother to ask for some more?" Lin Yunyan asked.

"Why is this so embarrassing?" Xu Jian paused, then changed the topic, "Or do you want to take this opportunity to go to the empress's place and sing a show about how satisfied you are with your marriage?"

Lin Yunyan paused in taking the tea leaves, raised her eyes and looked at Xu Jian: "What? Do you want to go with me?"

"No," Xu Jian said in a scornful tone, "Your pretense is too much, I can't handle it."

Lin Yunyan: ...

Even if she knew that Xu Jian was so sinister, she couldn't help but want to glare at him.

Xu Jian let her glare and said with an impartial gaze: "If you really want to act, wait until after Xiao Ding. You have to go to the palace to thank me."

Lin Yunyan said: "Will you be able to catch it then?"

The water boiled.

Xu Jian motioned to Lin Yunyan to step back, then he took the kettle and poured it into the purple clay pot. The aroma of the tea was instantly stimulated.

His fingers are very long. They have been practicing martial arts for a long time and have well-defined joints.

His palms are so big that the teapot looks a bit delicate in his hands.

After dividing the tea, Xu Jian pushed one to Lin Yunyan: "Take it bravely."

The tea soup is piping hot.

The steam was rising between the two of them.

Lin Yunyan said "Oh": "You feel aggrieved by the reception?"

"It's okay," Xu Jian curled her lips, "It's just that the play is a bit slow."

The days of Xiaoding have been postponed from the beginning of spring to June.

Even though it's slow, it's better than rushing. After all, there were too many things going on a while ago.

They are all squeezed together. Although they will not be exhausted, they cannot say that they will not be stretched.

Lin Yunyan didn't react to the word "slow" for a while.

Xu Jian picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then changed the topic: "Before, the Guyue merchant Xuansu met in Chenmi Hutong, his Han name was Su Chang, he was engaged in spice business, and he opened a house in West Street not long ago. The shop has just started doing business, and the business is so-so."

"Also your surname is Su?" Lin Yunyan raised her eyebrows.

The chief envoy of Gu Yue’s envoy was named Su Yi in Chinese.

Most of the more than 100 people in the envoy also have Chinese names.

"There are thirty or forty people with the surname Su in total," Xu Jian read the document and said, "I couldn't tell whether they all tried to please Su Yi or imitated him, or whether he and Su Yi were relatively close. After checking recently, it may be that they are the latter. A sort of."

That day, Xuan Su only looked familiar to the businessman, but did not know his specific identity.

At that time, he mainly followed Li Shao, and could not always keep an eye on Gu Yueren.It wasn't until Gu Yue's envoy left the capital that Xuan Su determined Su Chang's identity.

Since he was a businessman, or a businessman related to that house, Xu Jian guessed that he would definitely return to the capital.

It's a good reason to do business.

I can get in touch with a lot of people and do a lot of things easily.

As expected, not long ago, Xu Jian blatantly checked Gu Yue's business information on the pretext of supervising a case in Shuntian Mansion.

After all, with that golden piece of paper as a guarantee, no matter how deeply he investigates, it will always be justified in Shan Shen's eyes.

After such an investigation, Su Chang's traces were found.

Soon after the envoy left Beijing, Su Chang returned to the capital, opened a shop, and started business.

"Gu Yue's visit, in addition to trade, is to discuss how to deal with Xiliang," Xu Jian said, "Xiliang's cavalry cannot easily enter Yumen Pass, but they will harass other small countries outside the pass.

Gu Yue's idea was to use us to suppress Xiliang, and the envoy also wanted to bargain.

However, this time they didn't take much advantage. "

Having said this, Xu Jian took another sip of tea.

No matter how much he bothers Liu Jing, he has to praise that in this kind of back-and-forth confrontation, Liu Jing's advances and retreats were very appropriate.

This gave Gu Yue some sweetness and allowed the court to gain the upper hand.

Liu Jing followed the Holy Master's wishes and grasped that degree.

"So, Su Yi can give instructions to their master," Xu Jian said, "but Gu Yue will also feel that he is not taking advantage."

Lin Yunyan laughed when she heard this: "Liu Jing has lost his official position, and the minister of Honglu Temple has been replaced by another person. If Gu Yue comes to discuss it again next year, he may have some advantages."

From this point of view, the person behind the plan who trapped Liu Xun in Chenmi Hutong also had this consideration.

However, the other party did not expect that the prince would be tricked as well.

Xu Jian also laughed.

Although they knew that the other party had the idea of ​​replacing Liu Jing, they would not protect Liu Jing. Instead, they would kill someone with a borrowed knife and kill a few more.

"Chenmi Hutong is gone, but Su Chang is still in the capital. If you follow this line more, you can find out whether the King of Jin is behind him." Xu Jian said.

Speaking of which, Lin Yunyan also talked about what she gained from Guangde Temple.

"Jinzhong Chang Yuntang?" Xu Jian raised his eyebrows slightly.

Regardless of whether he is King Jin or not, the other party must have a lot of money in his hands.

Although a prince has rich assets, but to the extent that he can cover the sky with one hand, he will not be dissatisfied with the lack of money.

"Li Mi must have left more than just gold bricks," Xu Jian said. "I don't know how many people swallowed them up in the early years, and then added so many charity...

I asked Jing Dafan to check the charity halls in Jiangnan, especially the five that he funded. He recorded some accounts. The things are in my study. I will pair them with what you wrote down later.

If you collect more and remember less, the debt will not be settled. "

Lin Yunyan rolled her eyes and smiled.

She guessed that since Jing Daguo had mentioned that he had fled to the capital for his life, it was impossible for Xu Jian not to investigate Shantang.

"Which study room?" Lin Yunyan asked, "Here or in the mansion?"

Xu Jian was about to answer, but when he saw her smiling, he changed his words: "So happy? Is there a prize for guessing correctly?"

Lin Yunyan glared at him.

"It's really a good idea to trick the abbot into looking through the ledger for you." Xu Jian stood up and walked outside, "It's in the study next door. I'll take you to find it."

Lin Yunyan responded.

The two of them left the flower hall one after the other.

The sky is darker than before, and the sunset glow on the horizon is almost invisible. Soon, it will be time to light the lamps.

Lin Yunyan fell a few steps behind, her eyes sliding down from the sky and landing on Xu Jian's back.

Very high.

She rarely looked at Xu Jian like this.

In the past, when she walked behind Xu Jian, Xu Jian would sit down.

With that wheelchair, she pushed Gulu Gulu forward.

Lin Yunyan was used to pushing, and she was used to hearing the sound of the roller. She remembered that when she first woke up, she was walking on the bluestone floor tiles, and it would still feel strange without the sound.

Now that I think about it, she prefers this.

She needed to raise her head, so that the shadow in front of her could cover her when it lengthened diagonally, and Xu Jian could move forward smoothly on her own.

She'll get used to it too.

Pushing open the study door, Xu Jian lit the oil lamp.

The documents were all on the shelf. He thought for a while, took out two volumes and handed them to Lin Yunyan.

"The ones copied back by Jing Dafan," Xu Jian said, "all the people from the five holy halls are among them."

Lin Yunyan sat down at the table and looked through it.

Of the five charity halls owned by Jing Da Shan Ren, the oldest one was built 13 years ago, and the newest one was eight years ago. They have been in operation for many years. Until this year, they looked pretty good on the surface.

Although Jing Dadun did not increase funding after its completion, Jiangnan was already prosperous, and many wealthy businessmen contributed every year.

Each family's situation is different, and each donation may be large or small.

But from beginning to end, Lin Yunyan could not find any help from "Guangde Temple".

The amount of money in years and months that she remembered clearly did not appear on it.

"Swallow it," Lin Yunyan said, "It's not easy to swallow it locally. If people check it, something will go wrong. The capital is far away, and Guangde Temple won't let anyone check it."

Even if it does come, there are so many entries and exits every year that it can be fooled.

Is it because Guangde Temple didn’t actually pay for it, or Jiangnan Shantang took it but said it was confiscated...

According to the situation in the previous life, it is probably the latter type.

Those incense money went all the way and eventually disappeared.

Guangde Temple's support is only part of it. For more, you can rely on this method to tamper with many temples, or it can also be transferred by charity halls to wealthy businessmen to support distant places.

In the end, the money was collected and accumulated.

"The evidence is not enough," Xu Jian thought for a while and said, "You just mentioned Jinzhong Chang Yuntang, so we can start from the Shi family."

Lin Yunyan was slightly startled, but soon remembered again.

Six years after they captured Wang, the young man they captured together was named Shi.

Shi Jiao was once the owner of thirteen sets of land titles in Laoshi Lane, and the gold bricks on both sides were buried under his house.

"Where is that person from the Shi family?" Lin Yunyan asked, "Is he still in the capital?"

Wang Liu was arrested in the sixth year, and Shi Zhe was brought back to the Yamen. He once said that the notes left by his grandfather told him to go to Guangde Temple to find Dao Heng, and he did so and found Wang Liu through Dao Heng. Year.

Shi Zhe spent a few days with Wang Sixian, but he didn't know anything about other things.

It's not his turn to be beheaded, and he doesn't need to be jailed.

After Shan Shen asked for the holy will, he released the man first, but he didn't let him leave the capital. He kept his eyes open to see when he could catch a fish.

"He should be here. I'll ask Mr. Shan tomorrow," Xu Jian said. "He'd better tell something about Chang Yuntang."

Lin Yunyan closed the account book: "The person behind that golden note should be under considerable pressure. If he knew that the Yamen was eyeing Su Chang, he still wanted to investigate the Shantang. With his temperament..."

Xu Jian chuckled: "Dropping the tail."

That man has always been like this.

If bitten tightly, the tail will be cut off to survive.

Use this broken tail to add to Xu Jian's head, and escape unscathed.

However, the tail is much broken, and when put together, he can look like Lin Yunyan.

"Look what kind of tail it is this time." Lin Yunyan said with a smile.

Thanks to book friends 20230803021229171, Xiaoyuan, and Xu Bicheng’s official girlfriend for the tips, and thanks to Bookstore book friend Hua Lizi for the tips.