Yan Cigui.

The carriage moved slowly.

Lin Yunyan asked softly: "What did you say to the Duke?"

"What can you say?" Lin Yu laughed, "How to dispose of gold bricks is a lot of knowledge."

Lin Yunyan already knew that her father wanted to avoid the most important and ignore the less important, so she didn't ask after such an answer.

Lin Yu was very concerned about what tricks she saw in the shop.

"I told you this morning, I want to turn a shop in the honest alley into a study shop. The alleys are full of students and all the things they need," Lin Yunyan said, "It doesn't matter how much you earn, the main thing is To store things, I just inquired about business with the shopkeeper."

Lin Yu didn't mind her tossing about these things, and suggested: "Since you want to open a shop, you can also ask Chen Gui, and ask him to show you around the famous study shop in Beijing."

Lin Yunyan agreed.

In front of the thousand-step corridor where the carriage arrived first.

Lin Yu went to the Yamen to collect the information he wanted.

Of course, Lin Yunyan didn't intend to go back to Chengyi Bo's Mansion, halfway through the journey, she made a U-turn and went to Taohezhai again.

In the backyard, Xu Jian was not surprised at Lin Yunyan's return.

When Lin Yunyan was seated, Xu Jian pushed her a cup of hot tea.

"Uncle doesn't want you to worry," he said. "After all, it belongs to Li Mi. If he doesn't check it out, he won't worry."

Lin Yunyan sipped her tea, arched her eyebrows, and smiled.

Father's temperament has always been like this.

In the past, he checked many things by himself, and he was worried about her all the time, but he didn't want her to worry about him.

"Father wants to start from Liuguo Hutong?" Lin Yunyan thought for a while and said, "Compared to Li Mi and the servant who don't know where they went, Lady Wang is ready.

But when I asked him, he refused to tell me in detail. "

After finishing speaking, Lin Yunyan put down the teacup, and stared at Xu Jian with bright eyes.

The meaning is also clear.

——Can you inquire about the situation from him?

Being stared at by her like this, Xu Jian subconsciously leaned back slowly.

A stone bench is just a stone bench without a backrest.

Fortunately, his movements were not large and his body was stable. Even though he was not touching the backrest, he realized it himself and did not really fall down.

After coughing lightly, and rectifying her sitting posture, Xu Jian said, "It took a lot of talking to persuade my uncle."

Lin Yunyan became curious: "How did you say it?"

"The princess is his daughter, and it's only natural to enjoy his father's care and protection." Xu Jian paused for a moment, and said slowly, "I'm not his son, so I have to make some effort to hold the gold brick with peace of mind."

Lin Yunyan: ...

The truth is right, even if it comes from Xu Jian's mouth, no matter how plain and straightforward the tone is, it seems yin and yang.

Maybe, after all, he used to be a son-in-law...

Lin Yunyan pondered.

If it's really Weng's son-in-law, it's better.

However, Xu Jian still has the cautiousness of his son-in-law discussing matters with Taishan, but his father has no "understanding" and only regards Xu Jian as a colleague who is quietly doing business with his family. The atmosphere of the previous conversation may be a bit strange.

Xu Jian couldn't be blamed for this, but it wasn't his father's fault either.

"Children always want to relieve their father's worries." Lin Yunyan suppressed a smile and said, "Father doesn't want to tell me in detail, so I have no choice but to ask the Duke."

Laughter is really endured, but not completely restrained.

A smile overflowed from his eyes, and it was clearly written "I did my best".

Xu Jian clicked his tongue, not caring about Lin Yunyan's lack of sincerity, and pointed out some of the questions they had around Zhu Cheng and Mrs. Wang.

Lin Yunyan listened and thought at the same time.

In the past, there was no doubt that Li Yuanfa and his wife handed over the gold brick to Zhu Cheng.

After that, there was no trouble in Beijing. It was not until the 18th year of Yongjia that Xu Jian copied two yuan from An Yibo's mansion.

Are those two pieces from the two boxes?
In the middle six years, why is there no information related to this?

Did Zhu Cheng pave another road with gold bricks?

Is the suffering of Anyibo Mansion and Dingbeihou Mansion the result of Zhu Cheng's laying out?

Naturally, Xu Jian would not mention these issues when talking with his father. His father's investigation will mainly focus on Mrs. Wang, but if he wants to come to Xu Jian, he will also include An Yibo and Dingbeihou to think together. .

After Xu Jian finished speaking, Lin Yunyan asked in surprise, "Only these?"

She just talked so much with the shopkeeper in the front shop, how could she only talk so little in the backyard.

Xu Jian glanced at Lin Yunyan.

In the dark eyes, there was a faint look, as if there was no emotion.

But Lin Yunyan knew Xu Jian well.

When Xu Jian looked at people this way, there might be a few pits hidden in the back, if he didn't pay attention, he would fall hard.

After a while, Xu Jian said slowly: "I did say something else. Uncle mentioned the princess when she was a child..."

Lin Yunyan was taken aback.

Shouldn't it be...

How could my father tell Xu Jian about her childhood? He is not familiar with Xu Jian!
Seeing her eyelashes trembling in surprise, swinging between belief and disbelief, Xu Jian's mood suddenly eased.

"Don't worry, the princess," Xu Jian said, "Uncle didn't talk about it after he started. After all, at my age, I can't exchange my father's experience with him, and I'm not that familiar with the princess. Let uncle see you." Then I will share the childhood fun of the princess."

Lin Yunyan: ...

This man is real.

Seeing that the mood has eased a little, the yin and yang that comes out of the mouth is still so strange.

Lin Yunyan thought that the strength of the choreographer was not bad. Compared with Xu Jian, she was defeated.

Of course, you can lose, but you can't admit defeat directly.

Lin Yunyan curled her lips and complained: "That string of candied haws is quite sweet, so it shouldn't be so sour?"

It seemed that the voice was soft, but Xu Jian didn't miss a word when the pot was left open and which pot was lifted.

He chuckled: "Since it's so sweet, let Xuansu bring you two more skewers?"

Lin Yunyan once gained the upper hand, she accepted it when she saw a good deal, and never rushed forward: "Master Guo is going around in circles with me, so much, it seems that he said something that my father never wants me to know, and you think it's better not to mention it. matter?"

Even if Xu Jian didn't answer, Lin Yunyan knew she was right.

"Father has his father's worries. In his eyes, I am still a little girl who has not suffered much and is spoiled by my family and the empress dowager." She sighed softly, looked at Xu Jian and said, "But I am not, I am I thought that at least on this matter, I have a consensus with the Duke."

Having said that, it was Xu Jian's turn to hesitate.

He promised Uncle Chengyi. Of course, that promise was discounted, but more or less, Xu Jian still wanted to keep his promise.

He really didn't want to talk about the part of Dingguo Temple with Lin Yunyan in detail.

The little princess, right? He's so good at retreating as advancing.

Xu Jian's thoughts were quick, she found a suitable entry point, and then spoke in a smooth tone: "Uncle mentioned your childhood nightmare..."