Chapter 49: The Magical Imperial Practice (1)

A few dozen steps south outside the teahouse, a mule cart was parked steadily at the base of the wall. The big mule driving was quietly lowering its head, and the driver was sitting upright in a hat, as if waiting for someone. However, there were two people sitting opposite each other in the rear carriage, one of them even pulled up the curtains and looked out, and finally hummed unhappily.

"This old Jia clearly knows that his father-in-law is going to go, and he still receives any irrelevant foreign guests!"

"Okay, okay, he doesn't just receive one of our teahouses. Sometimes there is a foreigner, and what's so great about it?" Fu Rong smiled and rubbed the purple clay teapot in his hand, squinted his eyes and asked, "How did you do about Zhao Qin?"

Chen Lu was pulling the curtains at this time. When he heard this, his hands trembled. Then he immediately lowered his hands and replied: "Report to my father-in-law, I have only a few people who can be used. The villagers are clever. Because they are all naughty, they refuse to even deal with them. I can't find anything at the moment. It's just that the Zhao family occupies no less than thousands of acres of land in the countryside of Jurong. This number is inconsistent with the Zhao family's property."

"It's useless to rely on this alone." Fu Rong frowned, then put down the purple clay teapot in his hand, put his hands in his sleeves, and said word by word, "Even if the clues found by the Jinyiwei alone are useless! To overthrow Zhao Qin, not only must there be a foregone conclusion, but also someone must have evidence, and the more the better! Therefore, don't do anything uncontrollable because of your indifference. It must be noted that the future is long, and the emperor is still a nostalgic person."

"Yes, father-in-law."

After a while of a conversation, there was a silence. It was not until the groom outside heard a gentle reminder that Chen Lu quickly raised the curtains and looked out. But as soon as he saw the two figures walking out of the teahouse, he was stunned. After putting down the curtains, he saw Fu Rong staring at him, he quickly explained: "Dear, the one who came out of the inside is Xu Xun, and next to him is his servant Ruisheng."

"Is that little guy?" Fu Rong was also a little surprised when he heard this. He closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and then ordered him to wait a little longer. When Chen Lu was sure that the person had gone away, he ordered the coachman to drive over slowly. When he arrived at the entrance of the teahouse, the old shopkeeper and the clerk came to help him get out of the car. He asked casually, "What kind of customers were just now? It took so long?"

At this time, the old shopkeeper did not have the laziness and boredom as before. While supporting Fu Rong with a diligent face, he smiled and said, "My father-in-law doesn't ask, and the young man wants to say something. It's the first time that the young man has seen such a novelty in so many years. The two masters and servants came here in the afternoon. The servant sat behind the screen inside, and the young man stood outside the teahouse and talked to people. Later, when the customer came, he took the people to the inner room. The person who came seemed to have an identity, but he actually regarded the servant behind the screen as a big man and lingered in it for a while. The servant was also very powerful, and he seemed to be like an adult talking..."

"You wait."

The old shopkeeper was just showing off a few words. Who knew that Fu Rong suddenly stopped and waved his hand to signal him to stop first. Then he stood there and pondered. He was suddenly a little confused and felt a little up and down. Until Fu Rong took another step, he breathed a sigh of relief. He waited for the people to sit down and asked, "Dude, they still remember their conversations, why don't they repeat them from beginning to end?"

"Okay, let's tell us."

Chen Lu originally thought that the old shopkeeper was troublesome, but as he listened, his face gradually changed, and in the end he showed a few moving expressions. Fu Rong always smiled, and at the end he couldn't help laughing out loud, and tapped his fingers on the table several times.

"It's interesting, it's really interesting. He can actually think of this method! And where did he find such a wonderful person from? It was actually a secret master of Xu Tiao, a veteran in the officialdom! Good boy, good tricks, and so bold!"

Three good words burst out from Fu Rong's mouth. The old shopkeeper was shocked and glanced at Chen Lu sideways. Seeing that he actually smiled slightly, he nodded. He became more and more confused, but he knew that there was no room for him to ask questions, so he had to stand there with a smile on his face. Fu Rong tapped the table for a long time, and then said slowly: "I think this matter has not happened today. Don't show a single word, do you understand?"

"Yes, father-in-law, don't worry, little understands that there is not a single customer in the store today, it is very deserted and very deserted."

"Yeah, you go down."

Seeing the old shopkeeper tiptoed back out of the box, Fu Rong leaned back and showed an uncontrollable smile on his face: "I really didn't expect that today I just wanted to have a tea, but I actually met this interesting little guy again, and I was playing this trick under our noses. Fortunately, Xu Tiao was also a long time old and was actually played by a servant hiding behind the screen."

"It's not all. If Xu Tiao hadn't heard something from Wang Shikun, he wouldn't have been suspicious at all." Since Fu Rong was clearly interested in the Xu family, Chen Lu would not have poured cold water. After explaining, he smiled with a funny smile, "However, my father-in-law can have such a scheming if he just likes someone. It's true that he has a sharp eye."

"What a wise eye? That's a blind cat hitting a dead mouse! If he hadn't saved our kid, your men wouldn't have found such an interesting little guy. When our family is old, we have to plan for the children and grandchildren. Who had asked the waves of people before to train for a long time, but there was no one for the most useful?" Fu Rong said, and sighed with regret, picked up the teacup and sipped it twice, shook his head and said, "Our family is too far away, and it is really difficult to join the prince's favor. If this continues, the emperor will be the minister of the day, and the emperor will be nostalgic for our descendants and you, and it will be hard to say in the future!"

When Chen Zusheng was demoted to the garrison of Nanjing as eunuch of the Silijian, Fu Rong was in his prime. Chen Zusheng passed away after he was transferred to the garrison of Nanjing for two years. However, the two were in a good manner, and Fu Rong agreed to take care of Chen Lu. He had been with him for many years. Therefore, Chen Lu, who clearly should only receive his salary and ignore the facts, had little power in the Nanjing Jinyiwei Yamen. Now that Fu Rong talked about this, Chen Lu couldn't help but look dark, but his head lowered.

Fu Rong sighed for a few words, then put down the teacup and his eyes naturally narrowed again: "But, although this little kid is smart and always takes a different approach to work, he still has a lot of trouble if he really wants to enter the palace. After all, he is not young and must not be able to enter the Nei Shutang. Even if he is lucky enough to send it to the prince, no one will support him to show his head, but he still has to consider it carefully. Moreover, he has not even been close to the female sex at such a young age, so he may not be willing to do so."

As he was talking, Fu Rong suddenly turned his head and looked at Chen Lu. When he saw someone, he seemed to be a little reluctant to say anything. He picked up the folding fan next to him, gently patted Chen Lu's right arm, and said unhappily: "If you have anything to say, what are you going to hide from our family?"

"Father-in-law, I also started to go to the garrison house to receive the news you just received." Chen Lu paused, and then said carefully, "I found out that it was Ruisheng, the servant who came with Xu Xun today. His father had sent someone to castrate and planned to be sent to the palace. After he found that it was not possible, he sent him to Xu Xun, but he ran away without a trace. In the Xu family's room, 40% or 50% of the time he knew about this."

"What did you say?" Fu Rong was shocked at first, but after pressing the table for a while, he gradually recovered his usual calmness and asked in a low voice, "This news is definitely correct?"

"Although another group of people has not been sent to verify it, I think it will not be fake." Seeing that Fu Rong's face was a little bad, Chen Lu thought of another news he received. Although he hesitated, he still said softly again, "Also, Xu Liang, who was locked in the Nancheng Military and Ma Si, is not an ordinary civilian, and his identity is very hindered. Do you still remember Xu Sheng, who is in charge of Shenji Camp?"

"Xu Sheng...Xu Sheng!"

Fu Rong's eyes, which had just squinting, suddenly opened, and a deep look of surprise appeared on his face, "Can you be so Xu Liang and Xu Sheng have a relationship?"

Seeing Chen Lu nodding silently, Fu Rong couldn't help but rub the temple on his right with his index finger and murmured to himself: "It is said that Xu Sheng died in his early years, and now he only has three daughters. He will have to abandon his death title, but he has been in charge of Jingying for many years. In the past, there was a few people who knew about rescue activities. The emperor favored him for many years. Now that he really let go, maybe..."

Speaking of this, his voice suddenly became lighter. After a while, he raised his head again, but he didn't look at Chen Lu, and asked directly: "Where is Xu Xun's family living in Taipingli, you should know, right?"
Chapter completed!