117: There Is Really No Tacit Understanding

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After Su Deng and others went to Pingning Guard, Su Xinyi stayed in the mansion and did not go out again. According to the Third Old Master, since there were still Ma Rude's people outside, it was dangerous to go out now, so it was better to stay in the mansion and wait for Su Deng and others to come back.

Su Xinyi did not want to cause trouble to others all the time, so she nodded and agreed. Since the incident that day, Su Mengyu came to Su Xinyi whenever he was free, and became a Su Xinyi fan.

Su Xinyi: ...

Su Mengyu would bring food every day in different ways. In just a few days, Su Xinyi almost ate all the delicacies in Huaining. Sometimes Su Xihua and Su Zhizhen would come over, and the sisters would get together, and then go to Su Baiwei to drink tea and chat. The days were quite leisurely.

Especially Su Xihua and Su Zhizhen were naturally envious when they heard Su Mengyu talk about Su Xinyi's feat of catching people.

Su Xihua said, "When I was young, I watched my brothers and sisters practice martial arts. I always felt that it was very hard, but I never thought about learning it myself. Now I see my sixth sister with martial arts skills, and I envy her."

Su Zhizhen smiled and said, "We can envy her. We can't bear the hardship of practicing martial arts. It's just a whim."

Everyone laughed immediately, and Su Xinyi sat there and laughed with everyone, drinking tea, admiring flowers, and chatting. There was nothing meaningful, but the whole person relaxed, and the life was comfortable and comfortable.

If Su Deng and others hadn't come back, Su Xinyi felt that such a life would be good.

After Su Deng came back from this trip, he went to his grandfather first, and several people told him about the Pingning Guard.

The gifts they sent were accepted by the commander Jie, but before he came, he added a car of earthenware, which was also a bit puzzling.

"Grandfather, my grandson can't refuse, so I have to bring the things back. I can't guess what the commander Jie means for a while." Su Deng said.

The third year old master frowned slightly. Their family had a good relationship with the surrounding guards. They would exchange gifts every year, but there was no other communication.

The return gift from Jie Jinglue this time made the third old master a little confused for a while. After thinking about it, he felt that it might be because of this incident, so he said: "Don't worry about it for the time being. Commander Jie may just want to thank you."

It's understandable to express gratitude for the credit that was sent to the door, and the gift is a local ritual, so it's no big deal even if it's spread out.

Su Qi felt something was wrong. After all, he and Commander Jie and others came all the way from the capital, and they knew them a little bit. If they had no intention, they wouldn't do such a thing.

But what did they want?

Su Qi couldn't figure it out for a while, but he kept it in mind.

Since the prisoner had been handed over, the third old master talked about going to Liangjiang.

Su Qi was really not surprised at all. He lowered his eyes slightly, and didn't dare to look at Su Deng and Su Li's eyes.

"Who of you two will go with me?" The third old master looked at Su Deng and Su Li and asked.

The two brothers looked at each other, not quite sure what their grandfather meant.

After thinking for a while, Su Deng asked, "If my grandson is willing to go, what should I do with the things on hand?"

"Let Su Lu and Su Li take over." The third old master said lightly, "It's up to you to go or not. If you don't want to go, Su Li will go with you."

"It's not that my grandson doesn't want to go." Su Deng smiled and said, "In this case, I have to let my second and third brothers take care of the things on my hands."

Su Li hurriedly said, "Don't worry, big brother."

"Then it's settled." The third old master then looked at Su Qi, "Do you want to go with me on this trip?"

Su Qi immediately said, "Yes, third uncle, before coming here, my grandfather entrusted my sixth sister to me, and I must go."

If Su Qi doesn't go and stays in Huaining, he will really be unable to sleep at night, so it's better for him to go with me.

He was a good scholar, but now... let's not talk about it.

The matter of going to Liangjiang was decided. Su Xinyi was quite surprised when she knew it. She didn't expect that the third uncle was so straightforward. She immediately went to thank him.

"This trip to Liangjiang was also decided by the clan. Ma Rude ruined Bai Wei's marriage and had a grudge with our Su family. He also attacked you twice. This is also a provocation to the Su family. Naturally, we can't turn a blind eye. Don't act impulsively when you go to Liangjiang this time. You must be cautious and careful."

Su Xinyi's heart warmed when she heard this, and she hurriedly said, "Yes, Xinyi has remembered it."

"Go, make preparations early. Since you are going, set off tomorrow. Go early and come back early." The third old master said.

Su Xinyi walked in the Su family's house, feeling very happy. This is a kind of joy that is recognized and strongly supported by the clan members.

It turns out that this is how it feels to work together to do something.

The fourth lady prepared a bag for Su Xinyi, and asked Cao Qing and Mu Xing to follow her. She also prepared a lot of banknotes for her daughter to take with her, and gave her careful instructions, expressing her deep concern.

The next morning, Su Xinyi got up quietly without disturbing others. Unexpectedly, the fourth lady came to see her off.

Su Xinyi looked at her mother and said, "Mom, don't worry, I will be back soon."

"Okay, mom will wait for you here, and then we will go back to Beijing together."

"Okay."

Su Xinyi was wearing a gray-blue Hu costume, with her hair tied up high with a wooden hairpin. She looked like a young master from some family.

The fourth lady sent her out the door and watched her ride away with Su Qi, Su Deng and others. She didn't turn around until their figures disappeared at the end of the long street.

Huaining originally belonged to Liangjiang. The Liangjiang they mentioned referred to Jing'an Prefecture where the salt administration was located.

Huaining was not far from Jing'an Prefecture, and it only took two days to get there by horseback.

Jing'an Prefecture was indeed the most prosperous place in Liangjiang. After entering the city gate, one could see the endless flow of people, the hawking of street vendors, the dazzling array of goods in the shops on both sides, and the endless flow of customers.

Su Xinyi looked at this place and thought, it was indeed a rich place, this prosperity was not inferior to the capital.

Su Deng took them to the Su family's mansion in Jing'an Prefecture to settle down. The Su family's mansion was bought in the most prosperous area. There were two major commercial streets in Jing'an Prefecture when they went out, and there was a famous night market when they turned forward. It was really convenient to live here.

The house in Jing'an Prefecture was very spacious. There were two gardens in the east and west. They lived in the east garden, Su Xinyi lived alone in the back house, and Su Qi and others lived in the front yard.

Lian Qiao and Cui were going to arrive later. It was not as fast as riding a horse, so they would arrive half a day later.

There were servants left in the house. The government had sent a letter earlier, so the house was clean.

Su Xinyi took a bath and changed her clothes. This time she changed into a man's casual clothes. The gray color made her look very inconspicuous. She also put a little powder on her face, which made her look not so white and tender. Her eyebrows were also thicker, and she looked like a child from an ordinary family.

When Su Xinyi met the brothers in the front yard, everyone was silent instantly.

Su Xinyi also looked at their bright satin robes, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"What are you doing?"

"What are you doing?"

Both sides spoke at the same time, and there was silence again.

The team that had just started training really had no tacit understanding.

Cao Qing heard the noise and came with Mu Xing. It must be said that Cao Qing understood Su Xinyi. He and Mu Xing were also wearing gray clothes, just like the men who sold their strength on the street.

Su Deng reacted immediately and looked at Su Qi and said, "Let's change too."

Su Qi pinched his nose and accepted it, and turned and left.

He was a student, wearing brocade robes, and the bright and beautiful young man had never worn such clothes. It's not that he disliked it, but he was a little uncomfortable because he had never experienced it.

The two changed their clothes and took off the jade pendants, purses, and sachets that were originally hanging on their bodies. Even the hat on the top of the head was replaced with a wooden hairpin.

"Sixth sister, where are you going?" Su Deng ate and lived with Su Qi all the way, and he had already heard from him about Su Xinyi's heroic deeds after returning to the Duke's Mansion.

In short, his sister acted differently from ordinary people and liked to go incognito.

No matter where you go, you can always find something to do.

Whether it's her who has the trouble or she who finds the trouble, it doesn't really make much difference, but there will always be trouble.

Su Qi especially warned him earnestly, "Brother Deng, you must help me keep an eye on her. It's okay to cause trouble, but don't get hurt, otherwise I won't be beaten when I go back."

Su Deng felt a little stressed, looking at his sixth sister so strangely.

With Su Qi's reminder, Su Deng was really afraid that someone would get into trouble under his nose, so he decided to follow the route of keeping a close eye on her, and go wherever she went.

Su Xinyi didn't know that Su Qi had sold her out, so she smiled and said, "I want to go and get some information first. I guess Ma Rude should have fled back to Liangjiang, but it's hard to say whether he will appear in Jing'an Prefecture."

Their goal is to catch Ma Rude, and of course Su Xinyi also has the job of finding evidence.

"Where do you want to go to find out?" Su Deng listened to Su Xinyi's words and felt that she was right. He had to find out the news first, but was it necessary to dress up like this to find out the news?

"Of course, we should go to the mansion where Ma Rude used to live in Jing'an Prefecture first." Su Xinyi said.

"You know the place?" Su Deng was surprised. He figured out the place so quickly?

Su Xinyi pointed at Mu Xing and said, "Let me introduce you to this former guard of Ma Rude. He has now abandoned the dark and joined the light. With him, all these will be fine."

Mu Xing Su Deng knew that Su Xinyi had taken him in halfway, but he didn't expect that he was Ma Rude's man.

His face changed again and again, and he finally held back and didn't say a word to teach him a lesson. He kept the enemy's confidant by his side and used him. This was either stupid or very capable.

His sixth sister didn't seem to be stupid, that was to say, she was able to control it.

He still kept his mouth shut for the time being and waited in secret.

The group of people went out with different expressions. Cao Qing and Mu Xing had already asked for a simple version of the map. Although Mu Xing's ability to draw maps was a bit abstract, fortunately he marked the key points clearly.

Cao Qing said to the sixth girl: "Young Master, I will go to explore the road first?"

Su Deng looked at Cao Qing and called Su Xinyi "Young Master" so smoothly. It seems that this kind of thing has been done many times before, and they have a tacit understanding.

"Do you know the way?" Su Xinyi asked in surprise. This was also Cao Qing's first time to Jing'an Mansion.

Cao Qing took out the map drawn by Mu Xing and spread it out for everyone to see. Su Xinyi took a look at the drawing that looked like a child's doodle, and looked at Mu Xing silently, "After returning to the capital, I will hire a teacher for you. I think it is necessary to learn some painting."

Mu Xing had a wooden face. He made a living by his skills, not by painting.

Cao Qingle couldn't do it, Su Xinyi looked at him, "Can you understand this?"

Jing'an Prefecture is not like the clearly divided streets and alleys in the capital. The streets and alleys here are arranged in a natural way, and they are particularly free and unrestrained. Those who are not familiar with the place will feel like they have entered a maze.

This was already a headache, and with Mu Xing's soul-painting skills, her mind was now filled with the twists and turns on the map, giving her a headache.

"He marked the key points with me, and I generally remember that if I go the wrong way, I can ask passers-by." Cao Qing said.

Su Xinyi nodded, "That's okay. You can take two guards with you. Don't be brave when things happen. We'll talk about it later when we get back."

Cao Qing agreed, turned around and left with the people.

As soon as Cao Qing left, Su Deng looked at Su Xinyi and asked, "Shall we leave too?"

"Let's go." Su Xinyi nodded and turned to look at Mu Xing, "lead the way."

Mu Xing walked in front and led the way. Since entering Jing'an Mansion, he has become even more taciturn. He used to say a few words, but now there is no need to say a word.

Su Xinyi didn't care, and followed behind, chatting with Su Deng and Su Qi while walking, observing the surroundings with his eyes.

Along the way, the streets are filled with various restaurants, butcher shops, bakeries, and fish shops. There are also jugglers performing on the street, some telling stories, some performing entertainment, and some playing football with sticks on the streets. From time to time, passers-by would cheer loudly for the performers, and the theaters one after another were extremely lively.

Not only Su Xinyi but also Su Qi were all dazzled by it, and they said, "It looks even more lively than the capital city."

When Su Deng heard this, he added, "Liangjiang is an important tax-paying place for the imperial court, and its prosperity is second to none in the country. Businessmen from all over the country come here to sell goods, so it is naturally lively. After all, the capital is at the feet of the emperor, and it cannot be as comfortable as Jing'an Mansion."

That's true.

The group of people walked through the streets and alleys for a long time. Mu Xing stopped and said, "Turn right ahead into the alley, and there is the horse house in the middle."

Su Xinyi looked at Mu Xing and said, "Do you know the people here? Or do they know you?"

Mu Xing paused before saying, "We know him."

Su Xinyi immediately said: "Then you can do whatever you want. Don't follow us. Just don't be discovered by the Ma family."

Mu Xing didn't object. He thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll wait for you on the street outside. There's a restaurant selling pork noodles on the corner over there. I'll go have a bowl of noodles."

Su Xinyi waved her hand, "Go."

Mu Xing turned around and left without any regrets.

Su Qi then asked: "Sent him away now? Don't worry, Sixth Sister... Sixth Brother!"

"Mu Xing has betrayed Ma Rude and cannot go back to him. Even if he goes back, can Ma Rude still trust him? Besides, he is a kind of loyal person. Knowing that Ma Rude cannot be saved, he wants to save Ma Rude's son in the future. He left a trace of incense, which can be regarded as repaying his kindness," Su Xinyi said.

Suden said: "So this person is not dull. He is not as dull as he looks."

"Ma Rude has done so many bad things, and Mu Xing is not unaware of it. If he can only choose between saving his life and being a worm in the court, no one with any conscience can choose to follow Ma Rude and continue to perish."

As Ji Ren was talking, he saw Su Xinyi taking them to a small food stall on the street, which only sold all kinds of miscellaneous food. Su Xinyi and the others sat at the table. It didn't look like a serious restaurant. There will be a menu, so I can only look at the recipes written in red paint on the wooden board, order a few bowls of hot noodle soup, and order a few snacks, which is full to the table.

The woman who delivered the food was the vendor's wife, with a smile on her face. She was a big customer, so she had a very good attitude and greeted them warmly.

Su Xinyi took a sip of the soup first, then immediately extended a thumbs up and praised: "It tastes good. No wonder there are so many people eating in front of your stall. It says on your sign that you have been open for decades. This is really an old stall." ”

When the woman who delivered the food heard this, she said very proudly: "That's right, this is a craft passed down from our ancestors, and the neighbors here come to our house to eat. We have been doing this for generations, and we live by word of mouth."

Su Xinyi nodded, "That's right, craftsmen are proud of their own skills."

Su Deng and Su Qi watched as Su Xinyi chatted animatedly with the vendor's mother-in-law in a few words. The vendor shouted at her mother-in-law to do something, but she was pushed back. She sat opposite Su Xinyi and chatted happily with her.

"Selling salt? Most of the people who come to our Jing'an Mansion want to sell salt, but it's not easy. This business is about making money, but ordinary people can't do this business."

"Sister-in-law Su, why do you say that? This government sells salt to outsiders, can't we just go and buy it?" Su Xinyi became so excited with the conversation that she knew everyone's name clearly, so she turned around and called her. Sister-in-law Su.

When Mrs. Su heard what Su Xinyi said, she immediately looked around cautiously, and then lowered her voice and said, "Little brother, you haven't been here before, have you?"

"Sister-in-law Su, you are so awesome, can you tell?"

Su Shi was so coaxed that she beamed. She was a street food stall, so who would look down on them? There was a young man with an upright face who was so harmonious and gentle. Of course, she was very fond of her, so she said: "If you I've never said this before. It's a big business that ordinary people like us can't even imagine. All the salt in Jing'an Prefecture is in the hands of the four major salt merchants. It's hard for others to get a share of the pie. Very.”

Su Xinyi looked surprised, "Is this so? The government doesn't care? This is against the rules."

Su said helplessly, "Officials and businessmen are all on the same table, who can take care of it? The price of salt is getting higher year by year, and small vendors like us have the hardest time. Ordinary people can still save some money." Eat, we cannot lack anything in the restaurant. If the price continues to rise, I don’t know if this stall can continue to operate.”

Su Xinyi's heart sank, and she said with a worried face, "I heard that there is a big salt merchant named Ma living here. I was thinking about whether I should pay him a visit. It would be good if I could get some salt from him. Ah, otherwise it would be a waste of time."

As soon as she heard the word "Ma family", Su's face changed slightly and her voice became even lower, "Young master, you can't go to the Ma family. The Ma family is wanted by the government now and has committed a serious matter. People were killed in the capital. Now the Ma family is guarded by the government. A group of women and children in the house can't get out. I think how beautiful it was back then. The Ma family always looked at people with floating eyes when they went out on the street. Back then, they The boy at home even smashed our stall, and this family is not easy to get along with."

Su Xinyi's eyes met those of her two brothers. She immediately looked away and said indignantly: "That's really a fight against the power of others. How can you be so arrogant? If you really think about it, you are just a businessman. How can you be so arrogant?"

"She has a good relationship with Mr. Yanzheng, and we can't afford to offend him." After saying this, Mrs. Su looked at her husband who was busy, so she stood up and went over to help. Before leaving, she said again, "Little Young Master, the Ma family is not a good thing, and no one in the Yanyin family can get it, so don’t worry about it, just do something else.”

As soon as Su left, Su Deng looked at the sixth sister and said, "It seems that Ma Rude is not in Ma's house."

Su Xinyi nodded, "I don't know whose idea it was to surround Ma Mansion in the name of a murder case. Was it the local government or the superiors who made the decision?"

"It's not in the name of Yan's case. It seems that His Royal Highness doesn't want to alert the enemy." Su Qi said.

Su Xinyi shook his head, "Behind Li Ji is Concubine Li. If His Majesty wants to investigate the salt case, Concubine Li must inform her brother."

Suden thought for a while and then said: "In this case, the people surrounding the Ma family may be Li Ji's people."

Since something happened to Ma Rude, in order to avoid getting into trouble, Li Ji would most likely strike first and kill someone to silence him.

In order to get more information, the two of them followed Su Xinyi from the street to the end of the street, watching her talk to shopkeepers in fancy ways to get information. It wasn't enough to inquire from the restaurant. Later, she went to chat with a beggar on the street, bringing a large bag of food with her. The beggars immediately surrounded her.

When Su Xinyi had finished inquiring, she finally stood up and was about to join her brother who was sitting on the street waiting for her in the distance. When she looked up, she saw someone standing across the street.

Someone who is particularly familiar.

Someone you can recognize even if you turn into ashes.

Shang Junyan!

Shang Junyan stood across the street and thought he was dazzled. Why was Su Xinyi here?

The two looked at each other across the street, but Shang Junyan was the first to stride over. He stood in front of Su Xinyi and stared at her, "Why are you here?"

Su Xinyi immediately became unhappy when he heard his questioning tone, "What Prince Shang said, why can't I be here? Besides, shouldn't I be asking you this? Why are you here? You were here before Didn’t you say you wanted to enter the Hanlin Academy?”

Shang Junyan said with a headache: "Are you here for the Yan Yin case? I didn't say it before, this case is a bit dangerous, why are you still here?"

Su Qi, who was talking to Su Deng over there, turned around and saw Shang Junyan, his face changed slightly, and he immediately strode over, pulled Su Xinyi behind him, looked at Shang Junyan and said, "Prince Shang, what a coincidence. Ah, why do I see you here?”

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