Concubine's three acres of pastoral garden

Chapter 99 Threat letter (4)
Xu Zongde rolled his eyes unwillingly, and said: "Okay, if that's the case, then tell me where the messenger lives, and I'll call him back."

Cao Mingquan said: "It's the Jishun Inn on the east side of the yamen. The owner's name is Shen Che. You can find out when you go there."

"Okay, I'll call someone to go."

After speaking, Xu Zongde took his leave and left Cao Mingquan's magistrate's yamen, and returned to his own mansion with a few entourages.

The old guy sat there thinking more and more, and he was beaten into his lair by a little girl, and instead of looking for him, he first went to Cao Mingquan and gave him a blow. Xu Zongde has never lost such a face in his life.If you don't get rid of this reckless country girl, don't others think that she is easy to bully!

Thinking of this, he called a few confidantes to give orders, and then these people went out to work separately.

According to Xianglai's meaning, in order to prevent anyone from following him, Xu Che did not go directly to Xianglai before he got the news, but just pretended to go shopping and "passed by" in front of the inn where Xianglai lived, to make sure that Xianglai was all right and strolled elsewhere .

The next morning after he delivered the letter, Xu Zongde's people came to find him.

The person who came was Xu Zongde's confidant, named Xu Cheng.

Xu Cheng approached Xu Che very politely, handed over a 500 tael silver ticket, and said, "My little brother, my master told you to tell me that my master was negligent about Miss Shen's father. Entrust everything to the county magistrate of Songning, let Miss Shen go home and wait with peace of mind, there will be news in a few days, here is a silver note of 500 taels, it is a small gesture, and it will be a back and forth for the two of you."

Xu Che took the bank note suspiciously, shook it away with disdain, and said, "Didn't Xu Zongde think that it would be fine to send us away with 500 taels of silver?"

Xu Chengdao: "Where is it, my master specifically confessed that before Miss Shen's request to Chen County Magistrate Xianglai will be followed, this money is just a little compensation for the two trips to Huikang!"

Xu Che always felt that Xu Zongde's attitude was a bit unexpected, but since he said so now, the money is not for nothing.

So he put away the bank note and said: "In this case, my lady and I will go back and wait for the news first, and then please turn to Xu Zongde. If you don't get a letter of approval within a month, my lady will go directly to the king's office." It's all over."

Since the other party kept saying "his master", Xu Che didn't mind raising Xiang Lai's identity, anyway, given the relationship between Xiang Lai and Luo Jinxing, she definitely deserves the title of "Miss".

Xu Cheng followed Xu Zongde's instructions, no matter what Xu Che said, he always replied with a smile: "Okay, I will tell my master."

After finishing speaking, seeing Xu Che's indifferent face, he asked again: "If my little brother has nothing else to do, I'll go back and talk to the master right now."

Xu Che waved his hand and said, "Well, let's go, tell him we'll go back right away, what should we do to make him hurry up."

Xu Cheng left the inn to report to Xu Zongde, Xu Che also paid the shop money, and walked out of the city leading the horse he was riding when he came.

He and Xianglai made an appointment in advance, and if Xu Zongde gave a definite answer, they would meet outside the city.At this time Xu Che led the horse past the inn where Xianglai lived, and Xianglai knew the news, and then settled the money and left the city.

As Xu Che walked, he looked behind him, and sure enough, he found that someone was following him, and in order to avoid being discovered, he was still changing people from time to time.

He snorted secretly in his heart, following him was nothing more than wanting to find Xianglai, it was hard to say in Kangcheng, but if he went outside the city, even if he sent soldiers, he would dare to get away safely with Xianglai.

Thinking of this, he went around a few times where these people didn't expect, to attract their attention, lest they find Xianglai who was taking the same route as himself.

After going around and estimating that the time was about the same, they came to the gate of the city.

When he arrived, Xiang Lai was already waiting for him.

Seeing that he left first but came out later than herself, Xianglai asked, "How is it? But things are not going well?"

Xu Che said: "On the surface, it looks very smooth..." He took out the 500 taels of silver note and said, "Xu Zongde sent his entourage to reply, and the words were very nice, and I promised to do everything according to what you said before. Let us go home and wait for the news, is this 500 taels a compensation for our visit to Huikang this time?"

Looking at the bank note, Xianglai frowned and said, "He can be so talkative? Did he send someone to follow you?"

Xu Che smiled and said, "You guessed it right, he is indeed sending someone to follow me, look..."

As he spoke, he turned his head and looked towards the city gate.

Xianglai followed his gaze, but saw a few people leaning against the wall by the city gate, pretending to be waiting for someone, but when she and Xu Che looked over, she withdrew her gaze from the two of them.

Xianglai glanced at it and said, "Are you talking about Xu Zongde's or Cao Mingquan's?"

Xu Che said: "It's not like the government's spies, I think it belongs to Xu Zongde."

Xiang Lai also said: "Well, it is estimated that Cao Mingquan would not easily make such a mistake for him."

Xu Che said: "It's because you have considered everything carefully. If you had shown up before, maybe you would have left both of us in Huikang Mansion, and then we would have disappeared for no apparent reason."

Xianglai knew that this trip would not be easy, so she said calmly as before: "These people will not go back when they find out that we leave the city, so they must have another move. Shen Che, are you sure to deal with them?"

Xu Che curled his lips and said, "It's just a few eagle dogs raised by profiteers, not to mention these few, even if there are ten or eight more, I will let them come and go!"

Xianglai got on his horse and said: "Okay, if they really dare to follow and kill people to silence them, they can do whatever they want!"

As he spoke, he beat his horse and went forward.

Xu Che got on the horse behind her, chased her and said, "Silver ticket!"

Xianglai said: "You keep it, even if Xu Zongde hired you to teach him."

Those who were ordered to follow Xu Che saw the two of them galloping on horseback, thinking that they were going to escape, so they climbed on the prepared horses one by one and chased after them.

Xianglai looked back and said, "Take them away, otherwise the defenders will come out and arrest us if they find out."

Xu Che said: "Okay, then you have to be careful, don't get hurt."

Xiang Lai said: "I know."

The two got off the official road not far from the city, and galloped their horses for more than [-] miles, ran into a barren hill, and then gradually slowed down their horses.

Originally, it would not be a problem to get rid of these people directly at the speed of the two of them, but even if they returned to Yanjiangtun, Xu Zongde would not let them go. Rather than taking the trouble home, it is better to teach Xu Zongde a lesson here , so that he would not dare to sway his mind in the future.

(End of this chapter)