Chapter 1297

The night was getting deeper, and the upper room of the inn was silent, except for the sound of candles dancing in the air.

"Sweet, sizzle..."

Nangong Yue pondered for a moment, then raised her eyes and said, "Xiao Ying, go back first." This meant that Xiao Ying's undercover mission was not over yet.

"Yes, Concubine Shi." The corner of Xiao Ying's mouth twitched, and she left in a hurry, almost humming. This errand was enough to keep him entertained for days!

Looking at his brisk back, Baihui shook her head speechlessly, feeling some sympathy for Xiao An for a moment.

Xiao Ying had just left, and Zhou Dacheng, whose hair was still a little messy on the back, also heard the sound. Baihui told Zhou Dacheng what Xiao Ying had just told him, which made him frown.

"Young Master..." Zhou Dacheng hesitated, trying to persuade Nangong Yue to leave. Although there are still a hundred elite soldiers stationed outside the town, it is still not comprehensive enough. It's better for him to take some people to stay and check slowly...

Nangong Yue saw Zhou Dacheng's hesitation, and said, "Zhou Dacheng, you go to the mine tomorrow and urge that manager Deng well!" Now that he has some eyebrows, it's not a pity to retire!

She believed that once she was in a hurry, such a large amount of iron ore would definitely make Manager Deng and the others mess up, and they would naturally have more actions because of this...

Zhou Dacheng also understood the deep meaning of Nangong Yue, if it wasn't for the eldest son, why would the eldest concubine take the risk!

Zhou Dacheng sighed in his heart, and respectfully clasped his fists and ordered: "Yes, son."

"Xiao An!"

Nangong Yue called out softly, and in the next instant, Xiao An pushed the door open from the outside and entered, still always elusive.

"Young Master." Xiao An expressionlessly clasped his fists and stood by.

Nangong Yue gave the order without hesitation: "Xiao An, you go to the mine to watch for a while. If there is any movement, come and report back immediately."

After Xiao Anxi responded like gold, he and Zhou Dacheng withdrew.

After the candle in the room was blown out, it never came on again until dawn...

It was not until three poles in the sun that Nangong Yue came down from the second floor of the inn yawning lazily.

Wang Xiancheng had been waiting below for more than an hour, feeling restless, but he didn't dare to complain. There are still four days left, and when the Fangjia Mine has handed over all the iron ore, the second son of Xiao will naturally leave.

Thinking of this, the county magistrate felt hopeful. After greeting the front, he took Nangong Yue and his party to the county office, and then went to the most expensive restaurant in the town, the most famous scenic spot, the most effective temple... …

But this is really a small place. After a while, most of the town has been visited, and almost everyone in the town knows that even the county magistrate Wang will bow his head to entertain the nobles.

When I came out after listening to the tune in a teahouse, the sky was already dark and the sun was halfway down.

With a gesture of support, Baihui said in a low voice in Nangong Yue's ear, "Young Master, since Yunlai Restaurant, someone has been following us quietly all day..." Now the two guards Not around, Zhou Dacheng also went to the mine, and now Concubine Shizi is relying on her and Lily, so Baihui cautiously raised 120,000 points of vigilance.

The corners of Nangong Yue's lips twitched slightly. It's good for someone to follow. If someone follows, it means that steward Deng is guilty and impatient, and he will definitely take action!

"Lord Wang!" Nangong Yue got on his horse and complained angrily, "Your town is too small, and there is no fun at all! Also, this poor country... Forget it, this young master is going back to the inn!"

Wang Xiancheng apologized repeatedly, while secretly heaving a sigh of relief, this second son of Xiao was really energetic, and his legs were broken, and the other party was not even tired...

So everyone went back to the house again, and when they returned to the post station, the sky was completely dark, and Wang Xiancheng, who had been with him for a whole day, retired with a tired look on his face.

After Nangong Yue returned to the room, the whole talent relaxed and let out a sigh of relief. After playing all day, she is not tired, but in order to let Director Deng's group take it lightly, she still has to play the whole scene.

This day is calm on the surface, but underneath it is hidden turbulence...

In the middle of the night, Xiao An came back in a hurry with a secret letter.

"Master, after Zhou Dacheng went to the mine today, Director Deng immediately sent his subordinates to send this secret letter, and his subordinates quietly exchanged it."

Xiao An said it lightly, but Nangong Yue could imagine that it would not be easy to exchange the secret letter quietly.

Nangong Yue carefully opened the letter, trying not to damage the envelope outside. When she took out the letter inside and unfolded it, she couldn't help but clench her eyebrows. More text!

"Xiao Ying, can you recognize me?"

She asked Baihui to return the letter to Xiao Ying, Xiao Ying glanced at it, and the expressionless Jun's face showed a rare look of surprise, and then replied: "Yes, son, this subordinate recognizes it, this is Baiyue's words. As he spoke, he repeated it and said, "...His Royal Highness, we are the loyal servants of His Highness, and we have been ordered by His Highness to stay in a mine in the southern border..."

The letter still didn't mention what kind of mine this was, but only mentioned that this mine would be of great help to Baiyue Prince Kuilang's recovery. Now that Kui Lang is far away in the capital, no one is in charge of the overall situation, so he can only ask the sixth prince for help, hoping that the sixth prince can find a way to get 200 stone iron ore as soon as possible. A token was attached to the letter, and the token was a ferocious black wolf head, which was obviously used to prove his identity. !

A few words made the atmosphere in the room chill, and the temperature suddenly dropped several degrees!

She still remembered what Sun Xinyi said that a person with a Baiyue accent appeared at the Fang's house and colluded with someone from the Fang's family to try to seize the mine in Siglai Mountain.

Obviously, that person was successful.

They managed to hold this mine in Sigley Hills for more than ten years, and quietly mined some kind of ore...

Even because Siglai Mountain is in the southern border, they have used the Fang family as a signboard to cover up their identity for more than ten years. Now both the county magistrate and the people in this town regard this mine as Fang family owned.

At Kui Lang's age, he should not have been the mastermind behind what happened back then, but now the mine is in his hands.

Nangong Yue squinted her eyes slightly, the harvest of this trip has exceeded her imagination.

Kui Lang was in the capital as a hostage, and Guan Yubai was able to come to the Southern Border in the name of restoring him... Since this matter has already involved Baiyue and Kui Lang, if she acts without authorization, once there is a What's wrong, it affects the layout of Yi and the others, but it's not good.

I still have to tell Yi about this matter as soon as possible, and let him decide how to deal with it.

It's just that Ayi should be in Nanliang now, and he can't be contacted for a while, so there is only...

A sharp and piercing rooster crowing suddenly sounded from the window, interrupting Nangong Yue's thoughts. Before she knew it, it was dawn.

The rooster crowing did not stop, and then, a loud eagle crowing sounded unto be outdone, as if to show off his inviolable majesty as a bird king. In an instant, the rooster crowing outside stopped abruptly, including the room was silent.

"Pfft..."

Lily couldn't help but covered her mouth and laughed softly. Even Nangong Yue and Baihui couldn't help laughing.

This little gray!

Nangong Yue pondered for a while, and then ordered: "Lily, open the window and let Xiao Hui come in. Baihui, brush and ink will serve!"

After the two maids responded, Lily couldn't wait to open the window, and Xiao Hui, who had just been fed up, was standing on the branch outside the window, bowing her head and pecking at the gray feathers under her right wing.

Hearing the sound of the window opening, it looked at the lily without blinking, until the lily beckoned to it, it barely flapped its wings, and it seemed to be saying, Since you mortals invite me so respectfully, then I will give me some face.

Xiao Hui spread her wings through the window and gliding neatly into the house. After a small circle in the narrow room, she casually stopped on a high-footed desk. At this time, Baihui, who was sitting in front of the desk, was writing a quick book. Nangong Yue's dictation was written in one go, until the end of the pen.

After Baihui dried the ink on the silk paper carefully, she handed the paper full of writing to Nangong Yue for review.

After Nangong Yue nodded, Baihui folded the silk paper and put it into a small bamboo tube, then knocked a small piece from the ore Xiao Ying brought and put it in, and sealed it with wax.

Following that, three scorching eyes looked at Xiao Hui in unison, and Xiao Hui tilted his head in confusion.

Nangong Yue couldn't help laughing, walked up to Xiao Hui, and gently touched the gray feathers on its neck.

Fortunately, Xiao Hui likes to find Han Yu, and Guan Yu Bai is where Han Yu is.

This matter is too big, and she may not be able to think about the overall situation, and there are some aspects that she can't think about, so let's leave it to the official language to weigh... Ah Yi also said before leaving that if there is something embarrassing, You can tell Guanyubai, and there is a way for Guanyubai to contact him.

And the important task of delivering the letter will be handed over to Xiao Hui.

Lily smiled and fed Xiao Hui two pieces of jerky, while jokingly said, "Our little Hui is really capable!" She didn't think it was overkill to let the eagle deliver the letter. I didn't see that Nanliang's carrier pigeons called Xiaohui to catch two!

Nangong Yue personally tied the small bamboo tube to Xiao Hui's eagle's claws, and then lightly patted its eagle head and said, "Xiao Hui, go find Han Yu."

Of course, Xiao Hui understood the names of himself and Han Yu. It rubbed against Nangong Yue's palm, then flapped its wings twice, and flew out of the window with a "swoosh"...

With just a few easy flaps of its wings, it flew higher and farther and farther, turning into a gray shadow in the dawn light...

Nangong Yue looked away, turned her head and instructed again, "Xiao An, please return this letter intact, and then give me a few words to Xiao Ying..."

The rising sun faintly revealed a blush in the eastern sky, and gradually spread around. The eastern sky was dark red, the color of blood. However, as the sky became brighter, the redness became less dazzling unconsciously. now...

The dawn will finally come, and all the darkness and sins buried in the dark past will finally be revealed!

For this small town, this day is destined to be an uneasy day.

Before noon, I saw a young man in ragged clothes riding a brown horse frantically rushing towards the direction of the government office. There were three tall and strong men behind him on horseback. He lashed the horse's belly with his whip, and shouted angrily: "Stinky boy, stop for this uncle! How dare you be a fugitive slave?! My uncle must kill you!"

The young man's equestrian skills were obviously very unfamiliar, and he staggered around on the horse in an embarrassment, but blindly held on to the brown horse.

stomping on...

Soon, the county office was a few feet away.

Xiao Ying narrowed his eyes and rushed to the gate of the county government office. The expression of one of the gatekeepers changed, and he shouted, "You dare to make trouble for the people, you dare to ride a horse at the gate of the government office!"

"The Caomin is wronged!" Xiao Ying rolled over from his horse in embarrassment, then staggered and ran forward, grabbed the club beside Dengwen's drum and beat it hard, roaring, "The Caomin is wronged! The Caomin wants a lawsuit. Sue the mine for indiscriminate killing of hard laborers!"

At the same time as the drums sounded, Lord Tiger and the others also arrived. He turned over and dismounted neatly. Lord Tiger's face was almost as black as the bottom of a pot. Unexpectedly, he had been walking in the rivers and lakes for many years, but the boat capsized in the gutter and the newcomer escaped.

The rumbling sound of drums attracted the attention of many passers-by, who sparsely flocked from all directions to watch the excitement.

Hu Ye didn't have the heart to care about those passers-by, grabbing the whip and stepping forward: "This is a fugitive slave from the Fang's mine, who signed a death contract. This uncle wants to take him away, who dares to stop him?!"

Xiao Ying continued to beat the Dengwen drum and shouted: "Although the Caomin and the miners of the mine signed a death contract, they are still lives, how can they be allowed to be so careless!"

The yamen was a little embarrassed. According to the reason, the government could not control the escaped slaves captured by Hu Ye, but the escaped slaves all fled to the entrance of the government yamen, and they also played the Dengwen drum. According to the law, the Dengwen drum sounded, the county magistrate. The case must be brought to court.

The yamen quickly stopped Lord Tiger, and someone else rushed to report.

The county magistrate Chen had just returned from inspecting the water defense in Ling Town, and only then did he learn from Wang Xiancheng that the prince's second son was in the town.

Although he didn't want to offend the Fang family, the trouble was right under his nose, and he couldn't avoid it if he wanted to!

The county magistrate Chen gritted his teeth and said, "Trial! It must be tried!"

With the shouting of the yamen, the door of the yamen opened wide, and the county magistrate Chen sat in the hall, and Xiao Ying was brought to the hall as the bitter master.

"Snapped--"

When the gavel was slapped, Lord Tiger's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly ordered his subordinates to find Steward Deng. This time is not good!

Xiao Ying cried in the hall with tears and snot in the hall, complaining that Fangjia Mine wanted to kill the miners, and swearingly listed the countless "missing" miners, asking the adults to make the decisions for these poor people: "Sir, Caomin, etc. It is a death deed, but according to Dayu’s law, the master family can’t torture and kill slaves at will! People are killed from time to time in this mine, and the adults are asked to be the masters of the grass people and those who have died unjustly!”

Chen county magistrate's face froze. As a magistrate, of course he knows the law of Dayu. According to the law of Dayu, even if the slaves are guilty, the master can kill them at will, and punish them with a hundred sticks; if they beat the slaves for no reason, The punishment is 3,000 li; if the slaves and servants are killed by mistake, they will not be punished.

However, although the law stipulates this, the killing of slaves is generally a crime that is unreported.

However, someone has come to sue, it must be investigated!

Hu Ye, who was outside the hall, twitched the corners of his mouth and eyes, and couldn't help but blurt out, "Stinky boy, what nonsense are you talking about?!" He was used to being arrogant and domineering on weekdays.

"Snapped!"

The county magistrate Chen slapped the jingtang wood again, and said in a stern voice: "You dare to make trouble for the people, how dare you shout in the court! Don't kneel before this official!"

"Mighty!" The yamen on both sides made threatening voices, Tiger Lord had to step into the lobby and knelt beside Xiao Ying, Xiao Ying couldn't stop laughing in his heart, this mission is really fun!

...

When Lord Tiger's men hurried back to the Siglai Mountain Mine, half an hour had passed.

When Guanshi Deng learned about this, his face was so gloomy that he was about to drip out of water, and he secretly complained that Tiger Master had been so smooth in the past two years that he had been too careless in doing things. Ya!

It's good now, I'm afraid this thing is going to be a big deal!

Manager Deng has been in this mine for many years, so he is naturally a local snake, but the county magistrate changes every three years. Now the county magistrate Chen has only been in office for less than a year, and he has only dealt with the other party a few times, so he can roughly feel it. The way of being an official is very moderate. Usually, the wells of both sides do not violate the river water, but since someone beat the Wen Deng drum, I am afraid that they will still manage to some extent.

At least someone will be sent to check!

Thinking of this, Manager Deng's heart sank. He first ordered his subordinates to make some "preparations" quickly, and then he hurried to the town, but the place he was going was not the county office, but the post station!

Since Second Young Master Xiao was eager to make military contributions to this batch of iron ore, it was time for him to do something for him.

So, after half an hour, Deng Guanshi was welcomed by Zhou Dacheng to Nangong Yue's room. The guards had already reported to Nangong Yue what happened in the county office, and she should have known why Deng Guanshi came, but pretended to be I don't know, as soon as we met, he urged: "Steward Deng, you are eager to see this son, did you prepare the iron ore in advance?"

Steward Deng's expression froze for a moment, and he could only bear his temper and laugh with him: "Second son, how can two hundred stone iron ore be so fast, but the small one will definitely gather iron ore as soon as possible..." He said, he was embarrassed. Taking advantage of the situation, "Second Young Master, this time the youngest is here to ask for something..."

He briefly explained the fugitive slaves, and then said: "Second Young Master, you also know that our mine is surnamed 'Fang', how could the Fang family torture and kill the miners! It's really hard to manage slaves! Hey... ..." He deliberately sighed, "Although he said he was not afraid of shadows, but if the government investigates, wouldn't the mine not be able to start construction for a while, and the second son's 200-stone iron ore..."

He was hesitant to say anything, hoping in his heart that this dandy son would take the initiative to take his words and solve the big trouble for the government for him!

It's a pity that he was disappointed again. This Second Young Master Xiao usually speaks and acts very casually, but at a critical moment, he becomes shrewd.

"Steward Deng," Nangong Yue looked at Steward Deng with a half-smile but put away the paper fan in her hand, "You want to ask this son to help you, is that what you asked for?"

Steward Deng's face almost didn't hold back. Didn't he already give him a box of expensive Nanzhu? This Second Young Master Xiao is still not satisfied?

But for the sake of the mine's secret, for Baiyue... Steward Deng gritted his teeth and tentatively said, "The second son wants to..."

The corners of Nangong Yue's lips twitched, and she shook her head and looked at him with a sigh, as if she was a little disappointed, and said, "Steward Deng, now the soldiers of the Southern Border Army are throwing their heads and blood in front of you to protect your family and the country, as a citizen of Southern Border, you, Why don't you know how to contribute to the Southern Border Army?!"

A piece of effort... Manager Deng's mouth twitched, and he understood in an instant.

This Second Young Master Xiao wanted to empty his gloves and take away his 200 stone iron ore for nothing!

These iron ore are worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. This second generation ancestor must have wanted to give up the silver!

Steward Deng's heart was throbbing, even if he could get the help of His Highness Sixth Highness, so much iron ore would have to be bought back with real money! Now not only do I have to go to Zhang Luo, but I also have to give away these iron ore for nothing!

Seeing Director Deng's face turning blue and white, Lily had already endured a stomachache and a backache. This move of the prince's concubine was absolutely amazing, and she even deceived two hundred stone iron ore from Baiyue for the Southern Border Army! Marrying the Concubine Shizi, the Lord Shizi is really a blessing that has been cultivated in several lifetimes!

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