093: Did He Really Fall in Love with that Village Girl?

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"Silver is easy to talk about. Do you think I am someone who is short of silver?" Su Xinyi said with a smile.

"Young master, don't talk nonsense. You can't judge a person by his appearance. Some time ago, there was someone who claimed to be a duke, but he was thrown out because he owed silver." The old man said with his hands folded against the wall.

Su Xinyi heard that it was a good opportunity, "There are not many people here early in the morning. Eat something to fill your stomach first. It won't be too late to talk about business after you are full."

The old man looked at the white bun handed to him by the noble young master opposite, and he grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth without being polite to him. Several black handprints were left on the snow-white bun in an instant.

If it were an ordinary person, he would have turned away in disgust, but Su Xinyi was different. As a countryman, this kind of scene is not uncommon. Many people who have no food at home have become beggars, and they still care about washing their hands and faces.

The old man secretly looked at the young man in front of him while eating the buns, and found that she didn't show any disdain, which made him unsure of his origin.

After eating a big bun, Su Xinyi handed him a bowl of steaming mutton soup, "Drink some soup to wash it off. There are not many people this morning. It seems that everyone prefers to come at night. By the way, what is the Duke you mentioned before, old man, you should be careful when bragging. Which Duke's family doesn't have a lot of gold and silver? How can he be thrown out for gambling without money?"

The old man drank a mouthful of mutton soup, and the taste was so authentic. This young man bought it from an old store, and he was quite honest. I don't know what news he wanted to find out.

"What's there to brag about in this matter? The young man is well-fed at home. Things outside are not what you see." The old man drank another mouthful of soup. After drinking a bowl of soup early in the morning, he felt so comfortable.

"Which duke is so unrefined? Tell me about it so I can learn more."

"Who else could it be? It must be the one from Duke Qin's mansion."

It was Duke Qin, Su Xinyi's eyes flashed.

"Really?" Su Xinyi acted surprised. "No way, my cousin's sister-in-law's cousin from my neighbor's family is a concubine in the Duke's Mansion. How come I have never heard of such news? Don't lie to me."

"What can your relatives who are so close know?" The old man sneered, "If you don't believe it, just turn the corner and go to the largest Futai gambling house on the right. That's where the money was thrown out. There were many people who saw it at the time. You can find out about it as soon as you ask about it. What can I lie to you about?"

"So it's true. Please forgive me for my rude words. Then I'm curious. How can a Duke be thrown out without money? The Duke of Qin's Mansion is a famous noble family. It's not a fortune, but it's not much different. How can it lack this little money?" Su Xinyi asked with a puzzled look.

"Young Master, this person is walking outside, how can there be so many questions?" The old man drank the last mouthful of soup, and for the sake of this bowl of soup, he said one more thing, "Some people like money, some people like power, and some people like prostitutes to warm their beds. There are many things that people are thinking about in the Qin Guogong Mansion, don't you think so?"

Su Xinyi's heart trembled, and it was indeed the same as what Su Baiwei said. Someone deliberately set a trap for Qin Guogong. It seems that the salt merchant is indeed problematic.

He used the beauty trap to lure Qin Guogong to keep a concubine, and let the concubine lead him to the gambling table. I'm afraid that the salt merchant may not be just plotting for the identity of a concubine around Shi Zhongqian.

For the identity of a concubine, it is worth spending such a big price to set up such a plan, and I'm afraid that the capital will not be recovered.

Merchants are the most shrewd, and they have a clear calculation of the gains and losses. If there is no very profitable benefit, they will not bother to plan like this.

Su Xinyi thought that this is definitely not a concubine's problem. I'm afraid there is someone behind it or something she doesn't know.

Su Xinyi chatted with the old man for a long time, not only finding out where Duke Qin had sat at the gambling table, but also where the beauty Duke Qin kept outside lived.

Su Xinyi squatted in the corner for a whole morning, and when he got the news, he stood up and said goodbye. The old man looked at him in surprise, "Young Master, didn't you want to buy the news? Why are you leaving without buying it?"

Su Xinyi made a sad face, "I have been talking to you for a long time, and your words are very reasonable. People like me should stay away from places of right and wrong. I think I have to listen to you."

The old man's face darkened immediately after hearing this, and the smile on his face was a bit ferocious.

Su Xinyi saw that the old man was angry, so she squatted back and said sincerely: "You are old, don't hang around here, how about I find a place for you to settle down?"

"Get out, don't get angry here. I have been begging for food all my life, and you want me to change my job, no way." The old man was impatient and wanted to drive him away.

Su Xinyi said cheerfully, "It's okay if you don't leave. I'll come and chat with you when I'm free. I really like chatting with you."

Old man: ...

You're trying to pull a sheep hard, right?

"What's your last name?" Su Xinyi asked again, "I can't just call you old man when I see you. Wouldn't that be a waste of our morning chat?"

"What's the name of a beggar like me? Zeng Liang." The old man lowered his head and threw out this sentence, "Go away. I'm upset just seeing you. I didn't make any money, and I wasted my whole morning."

Su Xinyi said, "I don't have any money, so I'm leaving now."

Zeng Liang watched Su Xinyi walk away, and then leaned against the wall to bask in the rising sun, squinting his eyes and humming an unknown tune, shaking his head.

A few beggars in the distance didn't dare to come over when they saw this scene. The younger one said, "Brother Tian Zao, Master Zeng was deceived by that pretty boy, right? This is the first time someone can deceive Master Zeng, amazing."

The older boy Tian Zao snorted with grass in his mouth, "That may not be the case. I think the old man is pretending to be like this on purpose." After saying this, he looked at the people and said, "Datong, don't think about it. Go get some food first."

Bao Datong immediately obeyed and went to find food, but Tian Zao thought about it and got up to follow Su Xinyi. He followed her from a distance and watched her enter the largest restaurant in Qingjinfang. He waited outside for a while and saw her come out again, carrying a three-layer food box with the waiter behind her.

Tian Zao saw that Su Xinyi had already walked far away. This time he didn't follow her, but went to the back door of the restaurant and quickly found out the news that the pretty boy had ordered three meals a year for Master Zeng in the restaurant!

Tian Zao walked back thoughtfully. When he returned to the place where he always took his food, he saw the big food box of the restaurant he had seen before in front of Zeng Ye.

He squatted down slowly against the wall, and somehow remembered the scene of the young master joking with Zeng Ye.

Su Xinyi got the news from Zeng Liang and soon found the house of Qin Guogong's concubine Chu Yingying. She stepped on it carefully and asked the residents around carefully about Chu Yingying's background.

Su Xinyi dressed up as a handsome young man with red lips and white teeth. She was most liked by those middle-aged women. In addition, she grew up in the countryside and knew how to deal with these people. She soon got the news she wanted.

Chu Yingying didn't go out on weekdays, and the people living here rarely saw her, but every few days, a person dressed like a housekeeper would come to see her. According to a piece of news accidentally revealed by the driver, this housekeeper was a servant of a merchant.

This news matched, and it should be the salt merchant Zeng Liang mentioned.

Su Xinyi had a plan in mind, so she left without staying for long.

It would be best to get evidence of Chu Yingying's dealings with the salt merchants, which would prove that they were in the same boat, but they were cautious in their dealings, so she had to find a way to go to Liu Yingying's house to investigate.

She certainly couldn't do it alone, so it seemed that she really needed her elder brother to help.

As for coaxing Liu Yingying out of the house, there were ways to do it. As a concubine, she couldn't see the light, so Su Xinyi had a good way.

And at the gambling house, it would be best if she could get the IOU for the silver that Duke Qin lost in gambling. The IOU signed by hand was of course a sure thing.

But breaking into the gambling house by force was not a good idea, so she had to think of another idea.

Qingjinfang was a den of money, with brothels and gambling houses everywhere, and teahouses, restaurants and other places standing in rows on the street.

It was not even noon yet, but people were already coming and going. When night came, there were bright lights and wine, and people were drunk and indulged in food, drink, whoring and gambling. No matter how rich you were, you would eventually have to shake it all up here.

The court did not have such strict control over gambling houses, and big gambling houses like Futai Gambling House usually opened teahouses or restaurants downstairs to deal with court inspections, and gambling houses upstairs.

After entering the door, regular customers of the gambling house went straight upstairs. Most casual customers ordered a pot of tea or some food and wine on the first floor, and went upstairs to gamble after asking for information.

Anyone who could open a gambling house had no one behind him in the court.

Otherwise, how could ordinary gambling houses dare to join forces with others to set a trap for Duke Qin.

At this time, Su Xinyi was sitting in the teahouse on the first floor of Futai Gambling House, drinking tea. She sat by the window, had a pot of good tea, and listened to the conversations coming from the table from time to time. Occasionally, she would talk to people and find out the news she wanted to know.

For example, find out what background the owner of this Futai gambling house has.

Halfway through the tea, I saw another group of people coming in at the door. They all had swords on their waists and wore official uniforms. The leader, Su Xinyi, was really familiar to her.

Yang Jin.

Yang Jin walked in with a swagger and was about to call the shopkeeper, but he saw Su Xinyi drinking tea with a comfortable expression.

Although she was wearing men's clothes, tied her hair into a bun, and her facial features were also changed, Yang Jin was really too familiar with her and still recognized her.

This was a bit scary.

Miss Su Liu was wearing men's clothes and actually sat in the gambling house drinking tea. If people knew about this, they would drown her with spit!

Su Xinyi also felt that she was not lucky. Why did she meet Yang Jin again? Yang Jin was the personal guard beside the prince. He appeared here. Could it be that His Royal Highness the Prince was also nearby?

Su Xinyi immediately pretended not to see Yang Jin and stood up and wanted to leave.

Fighting is nothing. It's not something a girl can't talk about if she learns some Kung Fu.

But entering the gambling house is not a good thing. She can't just go up to the prince and explain why she is in the gambling house, right?

Who knew that she had just stood up and hadn't raised her feet when she saw His Royal Highness the Prince walking in from outside with his hands behind his back.

Today, His Royal Highness the Prince wore a white robe. He was born with a heavenly appearance. Now in this bustling market, his cold jade-like face is even more set off, as if it were molten snow, unattainable.

Su Xinyi was inexplicably a little nervous. No, why was she nervous?

Can the prince commit crimes just because he is good-looking?

Su Xinyi encouraged herself. She rolled her eyes, thinking about how to slip away without making a sound. Who knew that the prince turned his head and looked straight at her.

Su Xinyi: ...

Do you have a wind-chasing eye?

Su Xinyi tried her best to give the prince a generous smile, but as she watched the prince walk towards her step by step, the footsteps were like the heart beating on a drum, each sound faster than the last.

Su Xinyi couldn't even maintain her smile. When the prince walked in front of her, she subconsciously took a step back.

This retreat was like showing weakness, and Su Xinyi felt that he was mentally retarded.

What are you afraid of?

Yan Junchu pointed to the stool, and Su Xinyi immediately sat down obediently.

After sitting down, his face turned dark.

Yan Junchu sat down opposite her and asked for a pot of tea.

Su Xinyi looked at the other party suspiciously, and decided to take the initiative to speak, "Why is Your Highness here?"

Over there, Yang Jin was already talking to the shopkeeper. He didn't know what he said, but the shopkeeper didn't look very good.

Su Xinyi withdrew her gaze and listened to the prince say: "I'm here to investigate the case, why is Miss Six here? This kind of place... is not where you come."

"What a coincidence, I'm also checking something." Su Xinyi tried her best to maintain her smile and said, she didn't feel guilty, she had serious business. "I didn't expect to meet His Highness here."

Yan Junchu lowered his eyes slightly, fumbled for the tea cup in his hand, and said unhurriedly, "No matter what the investigation is, this kind of place is not the place for a girl to come."

"What His Highness said is that I will take my leave now and do not dare to disturb His Highness's official duties." Su Xinyi stood up, gave a salute, and strode away.

Yan Junchu turned his head and looked at Su Xinyi's leaving figure, as if he was unhappy.

Su Xinyi felt unlucky as she walked on the street. Forget it, she wouldn't have much interaction with His Highness the Crown Prince in the future anyway, so it was just a shame to be embarrassed.

Thinking of this, I suddenly remembered what happened to Wu Shun last time. He hasn't been released yet, so he is probably still being investigated.

Wu Shun is implicated in Prince Dongli's palace, and I don't know what's going to happen with Princess Dongli. Go back and ask your elder brother, he will definitely know.

The prince also said that he wanted to ask for credit from his eldest brother, but he probably had to wait until the matter was cleared up.

I hope that when the eldest brother can be promoted to a higher level, everyone will be happy, and the eldest sister's divorce will not make everyone so sad.

Su Yi was on duty today and went out early in the morning. Su Xinyi didn't find him when she returned home, but her sister-in-law Zeng saw her and stopped her with a smile, "Sixth sister, I went there this morning and didn't find you. I happened to have something." I have something to tell you.”

"Sister-in-law, what's the matter?" Su Xinyi hurriedly stopped and asked.

Mrs. Zeng walked over quickly, looked at Su Xinyi and said, "Your eldest brother asked me to tell you before he went out this morning that when he comes back to you and has something to say, you should wait for him."

Su Xinyi's eyes lit up, guessing that it might be Wu Shun's fault, "I understand, sister-in-law."

"I happened to go back to my parents' home when you went to the Duke of Qin's Palace this time. I didn't expect you to do such a big thing. If I knew that the people in the Duke of Qin's Palace were so shameless, I would not go back to my parents' home with you." Mrs. Zeng did not rush. I felt quite sorry for myself, after all, she was the eldest sister-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, don't say that. None of us could have known that something like this would happen." Su Xinyi knew that Mrs. Zeng was a considerate person, and the eldest lady was not very satisfied with her, so she didn't want to make any mistakes in the house. "Now When eldest sister comes back, there will be a lot of trouble for eldest sister-in-law.”

Mrs. Zeng sighed, "Sister Jun, what a wonderful child. Fortunately, she is back."

"Yeah, I'm glad I'm back." Su Xinyi also felt lucky. If she struggled in the quagmire of Qin's palace like she did in her previous life, she really couldn't imagine what would happen.

Seeing that the sixth sister looked a little tired, Mrs. Zeng immediately said, "You must be tired just after you came back from outside. Go back and rest quickly."

Su Xinyi nodded, "Then I'll go back first. If my sister-in-law needs my help with anything, just ask the girl to send a message."

"Okay, I understand, go ahead." Zeng said with a smile.

She originally had a good opinion of the sixth sister, but this time her husband said that because the sixth sister showed her face in front of His Majesty the Crown Prince and was given a credit, she liked the sixth sister even more.

Su Xinyi returned to her yard. Forsythia was sewing under the eaves. When she saw her, she stood up immediately and said, "The girl is back."

Su Xinyi nodded and entered the door, "Is there nothing going on today?"

While Forsythia helped the girl change, she said, "Madam returned to Gaofu today and will probably be back before dinner. Delphinium followed Grandma She to tailor the girl's clothes. Someone from the fourth girl's side invited the girl to come over for tea. The girl is out today, and my servant will come back for you."

Su Xinyi nodded, washed her hands and then sat down, listening to Forsythia ask: "It's past dinner time, has the girl eaten? If not, I will go to the kitchen now."

"Let's make something simple. I'm not too hungry. Just take a bite." Su Xinyi said casually.

Although Forsythia nodded, how could the girl make do with the food? She went to the kitchen and seriously ordered two dishes, one soup, and a bowl of thin noodles.

Su Xinyi sat down to eat. While eating, she was thinking about today's events. She was a little strange. What could the prince find out when he went to the gambling house?

Isn't he investigating a murder case now?

Could it be related to the murder case?

There was something fishy behind the Wushun murder case, and it also involved the Dongli Palace. Su Xinyi felt that his brain was not strong enough. How could he start over again? It seemed like a lot of things had happened.

Another thing she was curious about was, didn't Shang Junyan support King Rong? Why are so many things happening recently? His career as an official was very smooth in his previous life, and he should know a lot more things than she does. Why haven't you heard of him helping King Rong to climb up?

This isn't quite right.

With his die-hard loyalty to King Rong, shouldn't he use his prophet to make King Rong more successful than in his previous life?

There was also the matter of Princess Pingjing looking at each other. She forgot about it in a hurry. It was impossible to send the message through the Duke of Qin, so she had to think of other ways.

Su Xinyi had a headache thinking about it. She really didn't want to think about Shang Junyan and anything related to him. Forget it, as long as everyone got along well, it was his business to do what he wanted to do.

***

At this time, Shang Junyan, who was being talked about by Su Xinyi, was in a bad mood. He was standing outside the window, listening to his mother and sister talk about Su Xinyi.

Since Shang Congqing was humiliated by Su Xinyi last time, he couldn't help but mention it to his mother when he returned to his parents' home. The princess of Pingjing County was naturally unhappy.

When Shang Junyan came over, he was listening to the eldest sister saying to his mother: "Mom, you didn't see the arrogance of that little hoof, and you forced Jun Yan to apologize to her. How could she have such a face as a country girl?" When a villain gets his way, he becomes rampant."

"There is also such a thing. Your brother never said a word when he came back." Princess Pingjing County's face was naturally not good-looking, "Since the death of Fourth Master Su, the Duke of Qi's palace has really become more and more difficult to bring back a child. I don’t know what I’m thinking when I let him out without being taught a good lesson.”

"Anyway, I see that Su Xinyi is not a good person. Anyway, you have to tell Jun Yan to stay away from her. That little foxy girl is flirting with others on the polo field just because of her pretty face..."

"Sister! What are you talking nonsense about?" Shang Junyan couldn't listen anymore, threw up the curtain and entered the door with a dark face.

Shang Congqing was startled by his younger brother's yelling. He was caught talking behind someone's back. Anyone else would have died of embarrassment. Shang Congqing didn't take it seriously. He looked at his younger brother and said, "What I said is wrong." Princess Runyi also came on stage, how could she be trying to show off, instead of flirting with others? Didn't she do this to attract everyone's attention, so why did she come from the countryside? These despicable methods.”

These words were too familiar. In his previous life, his eldest sister often said such words in his ears.

They always say that Su Xinyi is not good and that is not good, using her background as the basis.

It's just that he often went out on business at that time, and he didn't know Su Xinyi well. There was no affection between the couple. Of course, he was closer to his family and would choose to believe their words.

But this time, he knew clearly from beginning to end, but her eldest sister still wanted to distort the facts like this in front of her...

Shang Junyan thought of Su Xinyi's words and felt his face hurt.

"Sister, I saw what happened with my own eyes. If you hadn't deliberately helped Princess Runyi belittle Miss Su Liu, how could Miss Su Liu have had a dispute with you? You were rude first, and you shouldn't apologize. As for what happened on the polo field, there were so many people present at the time, and it is not something that the eldest sister and her family can tell." Shang Junyan said with a livid face.

Shang Congqing was shocked by his younger brother. When he realized what he was doing, he immediately said to his mother: "Mom, have you seen it? If you look at it like this, you are clearly seduced by that foxy girl. I am his eldest sister, just for An outsider scolded me like this? I just said that Su Xinyi was not a good person, and I was right."

Shang Junyan's forehead throbbed. Looking at the unrecognizable eldest sister, he remembered what Su Xinyi had said to him in his previous life, but when he chose not to believe it...

He just wants to give himself two slaps now.

Princess Pingjing's heart tightened when she saw her son's reaction. Could it be that her son really fell in love with that village girl?

This is not possible!

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