Chapter 111 An ulterior conspiracy?
You read that right, it was the person from the Southern Tang mission, and the minor official who was hugged by Abao twice, with his calf suspected to be an eunuch. However, at this time, he was only wearing ordinary people's clothes, his eyes were erratic, and when he saw Xu Xian, he was even more panicked.
A man from the Southern Tang Dynasty mission left the Honglu Temple and dressed in an ordinary manner. Xu Xian couldn't help but wonder. His first reaction was that this man was a meticulous work.
"Slave... I am a member of the Tang State Mission. Aren't you the swineherd in the palace?"
"Hehe... I'm the swine herd in the palace. If you don't stay in Honglu Temple, why did you come to this remote corner? There is no yamen here."
"I'm not here to find the yamen. My country's mission will return to Jinling tomorrow. The envoy will release us out to see the scenery of the Central Plains, and then buy some things to bring back to Jinling."
"Haha... Jiangnan is a rich hometown of fish and rice, and it also produces silk and porcelain. Does it mean that there are some Jinling Club in Kaifeng?"
"New tea! You are afraid you don't know that there is a new tea in your country that is very popular in Jinling, especially the snow-topped Hancui, which can only be drunk by the nobles of the royal palace. I thought it was rare in Jinling, but I didn't expect it to be difficult to buy in Kaifeng. I searched around the city, but I didn't expect that I came here in a daze."
Seeing that he said nothing, Xu Xian had most of the doubts in his heart. If the Southern Tang Dynasty wanted to send a detailed work, there was no need to send such a person. Besides, there was no military and political secrets in Liuhewan. Although Li Jing was not a hero like Chai Rong, he would not be bored to send someone to Liuhewan to steal ice cream.
"It's really hard to buy Hancui in Xueding, but I can point you a clear road. There is a Jiqing tea shop on the pier west of Zhouqiao. It's not a problem to buy three or five hundred cans with my name."
Xu Xian was not intentionally a good person, but was really worried that those nobles in Nan Tang who were good at enjoyment would not drink Xueding Hancui, and then they would have a huge loss after figuring out the secret recipe.
"Oh? Take it seriously, I don't know your honorable name."
"My name is Xu Xian!"
The man said in surprise, his eyes widened, "You are Xu Xian!"
"Why, do you recognize me?"
The man stammered: "I have heard people mention Dutou's name many times in the past two days." He said, and he took out two ingots of gold from his arms, "Thank you, Dutou, pointed me out the way to buy tea, these are just to treat Dutou's thanks."
Xu Xian took it over and weighed it, "All twenty taels are there. Jiangnan is indeed rich, but you can't accept it even if you want to give it to me. There is also the mark of your country's treasury on this gold ingot. If someone finds out, I will not cure my crime of being a foreign country."
He returned the silver, "Hurry up, everyone living here is military family. If someone sees your identity, it will cause trouble."
"Little silkworm helps me, let's go home!"
Seeing Xu Xian and Xiao Can leave with each other, the "little official" of the Tang State mission breathed a long sigh and said softly: "I finally found the master, but I didn't expect it would be him."
He looked at the two gold ingots in his hand, "It's just that the gold was not sent out. I taught me how to explain to my adoptive father. Forget it, he doesn't look like a person who is short of money. I used this gold myself, hehe..."
Although the alcohol content was very low at this time, and drinking too much was still intoxicating and stamina, Xu Xian slept from the evening until dawn, and still felt confused when he woke up.
"Little silkworm! Little silkworm!"
Xu Xian shouted twice and no one responded. Without asking, he knew that the girl had gone to Changle Building to work. The basin rack had clear water and towels ready. He lifted the kitchen cage and there was a bowl of thick millet porridge, two sesame cakes, and a plate of pickles. Such a considerate and thoughtful girl didn't know which one would be cheaper in the future.
After washing up, Xu Xian slowly ate breakfast and went out to Kaifeng Mansion. If Chai Rong had not arranged any errands, he would go to the palace to continue to supervise the old fox Guo Wei.
He was sure now that the fall on the altar was a trap set by Guo Wei for Wang Yin. This trap might have been just a temporary idea, and he didn't even discuss it carefully with others in advance. It was not very detailed, but he had a very clever grasp of people's hearts. Only Wang Yin, a fool who was full of greed, would jump in impatiently.
Xu Xian would not joke about Wang Yin. After all, he had been cheated by Guo Wei and was foolishly used by Guo Wei as a gun to deal with Wang Jun. The founding kings of the Five Dynasties may not be very powerful, but they must be full of scheming. Thank God for Xu Xian to be able to live well.
As soon as he left Liuhewan, Aunt Huang came over with a basket. Xu Xian called out and asked, "Aunt Huang didn't go to Changle Building to do business today?"
Aunt Huang smiled and said, "I haven't been there for the past two months. Muggle woman has been in almost eight months. I have to take care of him at home."
"Then you want more grandchildren, I'll congratulate you here first."
"When the baby is full of the month, Dalang must come, I'll go home first." Aunt Huang took the basket and walked two steps and turned around and said, "Where is the distant relative who was looking for you yesterday afternoon? I heard that he had a foreigner with an accent."
"Distant relative? Did Aunt Huang make a mistake? Where did I get my distant relative alone?"
"Isn't it your distant relative who stood here and talked to you yesterday evening?"
Xu Xian frowned, "Aunt Huang is talking about the young young man who has a white face and no beard?"
"No, I was sneaking in Liuhewan yesterday. I thought it was a stealer. But he said it was your distant relative. He had a chat with me for a while and asked you something. I said you were not at home, so I asked him to find you in the restaurant. When I was fetching water, I saw you two standing here and talking."
"Oh, what did Aunt Huang tell him in an incense stick?"
"It's all about you. Anyway, I've told him everything I know." Aunt Huang saw that Xu Xian's face was wrong and asked in a bit of confusion: "Da Lang, did I do something wrong? I heard that you killed a big official, and that person shouldn't have been seeking revenge at their family."
"It's okay, Aunt Huang doesn't have to go to heart." Xu Xian turned around and left Liuhewan, with a wind blowing under his feet. After crossing the Zhouqiao, he went straight to Guo Ji's tea shop. When he asked the shopkeeper, no one had borrowed his name to buy Xueding Hancui yesterday.
The person from the Southern Tang Envoy Group lied. At some point, Xu Xian had already sweated coldly. The alcohol left in his body seemed to disappear. His originally confused head immediately became clear and all kinds of thoughts came.
After leaving the tea shop, he didn't care about going to the government office and heading straight to the Honglu Temple, but after all, he was one step late. The envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty had already left the city as soon as it dawn.
Xu Xian left the Honglu Temple with a daze, puzzled, "Why did they come for me? What kind of ulterior motives do they have?"
Chapter completed!