Chapter 175 Imperial Envoy (9)

Yun Qing got off the horse and looked up at the plaque above his head. The three words 'sales house' on the plaque were written in flamboyance. If he didn't know it in advance, he wouldn't even know what the words were.

After stepping over the threshold, Yunqing took a look and felt that the yard was too open, and the yard was too open to look a little empty.

Yuxi explained: "The yard of each courtyard is so wide, and the wider the yard, the children also have a place to play." To build this house, the land is free of charge. The wages here are not expensive, and the cost of building this five-entry house is not too high, much less than Yu Xi expected.

Yunqing walked into the room and saw that the two rows of the room were covered with kangs, and there was a large cabinet on the inner wall. Yun Qing asked: "Is this cabinet for clothes?"

Yu Xi said: "You can put clothes, and you can also put other things." The layout of these houses is built according to Yu Xi's requirements, which are different from those lived by ordinary people. First of all, there is no main hall in this courtyard, it is all rooms, and each room has two rows of kang beds and cabinets. In addition, there are more windows in the house than in ordinary houses. This is mainly because there are many children. In summer, too few windows will make people feel stuffy. In addition, it is better to have more windows for light. For those who are reserved, the house is built in a somewhat nondescript way. However, this is a sales home, and the most important thing is to be affordable and convenient, not to care about appearance.

Yun Qing finished walking the whole house. In fact, the layout of the four yards in front of the house is the same, only the fifth yard is different. The fifth courtyard is used as a kitchen and warehouse, so it will naturally be different.

Walking around, Yunqing said: "No wonder you said you would let them come and see it in a few days." The child didn't live in, it was a bare empty house, which looked a bit desolate.

Yuxi smiled, and said: "When the children move here, it will be lively here. However, the children in the Nursery Home have moved here and settled down, and Qingming Hall should start classes." Since she promised to start classes in November, she must It is to keep your word.

He walked out while talking. Walking to the gate, Yuxi said: "It's rare that you have time, let's have lunch outside today!" Since she married Yunqing, she would have a meal with Yunqing outside when she got married. A few days of relaxed days, the rest of the time has been busy.

Yun Qing said with a smile: "Then let's go to Fu Ji Restaurant to eat!" Yun Qing occasionally invites colleagues to dinner, and the place he chooses is also Fu Ji Restaurant.

The Xu family's house was ransacked, and all the shops and restaurants of the Xu family in Yucheng collapsed. With one less competitor, the business of Fuji Restaurant was much better than before.

Yu Xi smiled and said: "Okay." If Yu Xi hadn't delayed the opening of the Xinping City Restaurant because the imperial envoy was coming, the restaurant would have come here long ago. But this is also beneficial. The restaurant in Xinping City has not opened, so Master Man has not left, and is still in Fuji Restaurant.

When they arrived at Fuji Restaurant, Yu Xi said to Yu Zhi: "Speak to the two master chefs and ask them to cook more special dishes." Yu Xi is not stingy either. Have a good time.

After Yunqing finished his meal, he took his guards back to the military headquarters. Yu Xize took Zijin Yuzhi and others back to the yard.

Zijin said: "Ma'am, today's sweet and sour pork ribs are really delicious, let the fish master prepare them and send them to the mansion another day!" This was Zijin's first time eating sweet and sour pork ribs. Just make her drool.

Yuxi smiled and said: "If the sweet and sour pork ribs are cold, the taste will be greatly reduced. When you have a vacation, you can go to the restaurant to eat it."

Zijin nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go on vacation later." Zijin's voice was relatively loud, and Yu Zhi who was outside the carriage could hear it.

Yu Zhi said: "Zi Jin, the sweet and sour pork ribs cost half a penny a plate, and you can order other dishes. How can a meal cost two or three taels of silver, are you willing?" Still new,

So very frugal, I wish I could spend a penny in half.

After hearing this, Zi Jin really hesitated, and after a while she said: "It's too expensive, let's forget it." After a pause, Zi Jin said to Yu Xi: "Madam, why is this dish so expensive?" She told Yu Zhi There is a salary of twenty taels every month, which is actually very high, but such a high salary cannot afford such expenses.

Yu Xi said with a smile: "The dishes made by the two master chefs are more expensive." The two master chefs are good at cooking, and the dishes they make must taste good, so the price will naturally double.

Zijin muttered, "How can ordinary people afford it?"

Yuxi smiled and did not explain to Zijin. On the contrary, Yu Zhi said: "Master Man and Master Yu are top-notch cooks. The dishes they cook are delicious, so the price is naturally high. If you eat the dishes made by their apprentices, the price will be much cheaper," the so-called penny If you get what you pay for, the chef's cooking skills are good, and the dishes are delicious, so the price will naturally be high.

Zijin said, "It's still too expensive, so I won't eat it."

Yuxi smiled and said: "If you want to eat, you can charge it to my account when the time comes." This girl is really too frugal.

Zi Jin still shook her head, and said: "No need, the food in the mansion is also quite delicious." Madam doesn't go to restaurants often, so she doesn't have the nerve to go.

Three days passed unhurriedly, and the imperial envoy finally arrived in Yucheng. As soon as these people arrived in Yucheng, they lived in a post station.

General Xu told Yuxi about the situation, and together with the guards, a total of eighty-six people came: "Madam, the general did not go to the post station to meet the imperial envoy, but sent General Fu to receive him." Although Xu Wu felt that doing so relieved his anger , but a little worried.

Yuxi nodded and said: "If Cao De and the others find anything unusual, report it to me immediately as soon as they find out." I just don't know what cards Cao De has.

Xu Wu said: "Madam, don't worry, if they have any changes, I will report them immediately." Yucheng is their territory, and if these people want to stir up trouble here, it depends on whether they agree or not!

Fu Tianlei was very polite to Cao De and his party, so Cao De couldn't find fault. And Cao De didn't test anything, the person who can be photographed by Yun Qing to receive him must be a life-and-death confidant, and the test can't find anything, but he is at a disadvantage.

Cao De said to Fu Tianlei: "I have some questions that I would like to ask General Xiayun personally, and I would like to ask Mr. Fu to pass it on to me. When will General be free?"

Fu Tianlei smiled and said: "General, I don't have time these two days. I have to wait until the military affairs are over. Please forgive me, Mr. Cao."

Cao De was not angry either, he stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Military affairs are important, it doesn't matter if we wait for two more days." Only these generals dare to neglect the imperial envoy.

He didn't want to hit the smiling person with his hand, and Fu Tianlei didn't want to make the relationship with Cao De too tense, so the two talked happily.

After talking for a long time, Fu Tianlei left.

Xu Chen and the others were very annoyed, and said: "My lord, this Yunqing puts on a big air, and we didn't even show our face when we came to Yucheng."

Cao De glanced at Xu Chen, just now when Fu Tianlei was here, he didn't say a word, but now it takes a lot of time for him to leave. Cao De said: "Don't forget who Yunqing is? You offended him and chopped off your head in a fit of anger, so what can you do?" People had to bow their heads under the eaves, and Cao De was not a fool, although He really wanted to make meritorious deeds, but if he couldn't save himself, he wouldn't turn against Yun Qing.

As soon as these words fell, not only Xu Chen, but Jiang Bin's face turned pale.

Seeing the cowardly behavior of the two, Cao De was very disdainful. So afraid of death, I don't know why these two people came to Yucheng with them. Cao De said: "Master Xu, Master Jiang, it's been a few days of driving, everyone, wash up and rest early!"

That night, Cao De and his party rested at the post station, and they didn't make any mistakes. Early the next morning, Cao De went to find Du Wenshu.

Du Wenshu looked unhappy when he saw Cao De, and asked, "Did you release the rumors about Xinping City and Yucheng? You dare to do this without conclusive evidence. Do you know that if you do this, you will be offended?" If Yunqing is killed, will there be any serious consequences?" If Yunqing is angered, killing Cao De would be easy, but it would be terrible if there was a mutiny or something.

Cao De was unhappy, but he came here to ask for news, not to quarrel with Du Wenshu. Cao De knows which is more important: "The property confiscated by the Xu family does not match the actual ones. We must investigate thoroughly." Not bad either.

After hearing this, Du Wenshu sneered, and said, "Could it be that you really believe that Yunqing has embezzled the Xu family's tens of millions of taels of silver? With so much silver, where do you think Yunqing can hide it?" This is clearly nonsense. talk. Of course, Du Wenshu believes that Yunqing must be greedy for ink, but it is absolutely impossible for him to be greedy for tens of millions of dollars.

Cao De was not surprised when he heard this, is it a rumor? Naturally, the rumors became more and more exaggerated. Cao De said: "Yunqing is indeed greedy for millions of taels of silver. Mr. Du, this source of information is very reliable." Seeing that Du Wenshu still had a look of disbelief , Cao De said: "The Xu family has hidden two hundred thousand taels of gold and two million taels of silver in the secret room. The source of this news is absolutely reliable. Otherwise, I would not have chased Yucheng." The total is four million taels of silver . If the money is recovered, it can be temporarily borrowed for the prince's urgent needs.

When Du Wenshu heard such an exact number, his expression became serious, and he asked, "Is there really millions of taels of silver?"

Cao De nodded and said: "The source of the news is absolutely reliable. On that day, Yunqing transported the things back to Yucheng, did you notice that something was wrong?" There are witnesses, as long as the money is found again, the witnesses and physical evidence are complete Yunqing Even if you want to deny it, you can't resist it.

Du Wenshu lowered his head and pondered for a while, then said: "Most of the things brought back from Xinping City were put in the house in Kushuijing Hutong, and a small part was sent directly to the military headquarters." The name Kushuijing Hutong is It got its name because the well water in this alley is bitter.

Cao De asked: "The house in Kushuijing Hutong? What's so special about that house?" Cao De felt that things should not be transported to the military headquarters. Things are stored in the warehouse of the military department, which means they belong to the public. How could Yunqing be so stupid to put things there.

Du Wenshu couldn't understand what Cao De meant, so he shook his head and said, "It's impossible for things to be in Kushuijing Hutong. Kushuijing Hutong is full of people, no matter how stupid Yunqing is, it's impossible to put things in that kind of place." It's a crowded place. And the day after the things were put in, the head housekeeper of the Yun Mansion invited more than twenty women to tidy up those things."

Cao De frowned and said, "Maybe, there is a secret passage in Kushuijing Hutong?" It is not impossible to transport things from the secret passage.

Du Wenshu shook his head and said: "I have already checked, and there is no secret passage in the dry water well. Moreover, this house was chosen randomly at the beginning, and it was not arranged in advance. If your information is accurate, then the gold and silver can only be transported to the army. department."

Cao De felt that this matter was a bit tricky. (to be continued)