When Chu Yao returned to the study, he started to get sulky. He found that he really couldn't reason with Shi Liu because he couldn't even reason with him!
I can't beat you.
I can't say it.
Chu Yao rubbed his forehead with a headache. At this time, he had some doubts about whether his decision to marry Shi Fuxin was right. Now he feels more and more like he is marrying an ancestor.
"Third Master!"
At this moment, a low voice sounded outside the window.
Upon hearing this, Chu Yao's face straightened up, he put back all his thoughts and gave a faint 'hmm'.
Then, a man in black appeared in the study.
"Third Master, all the Yuan family's goods in the South China Sea have been robbed."
Chu Yao narrowed his eyes. The Yuan family was one of the great imperial merchants, and their backer was the Sixth Prince.
"Can you find out who did it?"
Man in Black: "It was the Turtle Gang, one of the most powerful pirate forces in the South China Sea."
Chu Yao: "The Turtle Gang?"
The man in black added: "There should be a master behind the Turtle Gang, and it's very likely that it's from the capital. The Turtle Gang rarely harasses coastal people when it comes to their work, and they behave according to rules and regulations."
Chu Yao's face became serious when he heard this. A pirate gang burning, killing and looting is not scary. The imperial navy will clean it up on its own. However, if it is disciplined and organized and does not confront the imperial court head-on, this is worth considering.
Turtle Gang? Yuan Family?
The master behind the Yuan family is the sixth prince. During this period, the only one who had direct conflict with the sixth prince was the Dongfang family of the Duke of Ming Dynasty.
"Go and find out if the people from the Turtle Gang are related to the Duke of Ming Dynasty?"
After the man in black left, Chu Yao was still deep in thought. He was thinking about the Sixth Prince.
The sixth prince is actually not conspicuous among many princes, his abilities and talents are not very outstanding, and his mother's family has little power, but such a sixth prince with little help has won over the Yuan family, one of the top ten imperial merchants.
You must know that the families that can be selected into the top ten imperial merchants are all merchant families that have been passed down for several generations.
Merchants are the most profit-oriented, so why did the mediocre sixth prince fall into the eyes of the Yuan family?
What can the Sixth Prince bring to the Yuan family?
Ever since he knew that the master behind the Yuan family was the Sixth Prince, he had sent people to investigate the origins between them, but unfortunately nothing was found.
Chu Yao stopped worrying about the Sixth Prince and the Yuan family. He began to think about the Turtle Gang that suddenly appeared.
Are the Turtle Gang members of the Duke of Ming Dynasty?
The Yuan family belongs to the sixth prince. Is the Ming government finally going to take action against the sixth prince?
With more and more forces emerging, the capital may become even more lively.
Just two days after Chu Yao met the man in black, Shi Fuxin received a letter from Shi Dingxuan’s family.
"Madam, there is a letter from the Fifth Master."
Upon hearing that it was a letter from Shi Dingxuan, Shi Fuxin immediately smiled: "Fifth brother is lazy, and it takes several months to send a letter home to the capital."
As he spoke, he quickly opened the letter. After reading the first page, he cheered happily, "My sister-in-law is pregnant!"
After hearing this, Nanny Leng and An Ran were both happy: "The fourth lady is coveting the young master Sun of the eldest wife's family. Now that it's better, the fifth master has a wife, and the fourth lady also has grandchildren."
Shi Fuxin smiled and nodded.
The fifth brother got married when his sister-in-law's father was critically ill. After getting married, the fifth brother and his sister-in-law had to observe filial piety for three years, and they only paid tribute this year.
After reading Shi Dingxuan's good news, Shi Fuxin began to read another letter included in the letter.
The letter was written by Master Xiang.
"Sixth Miss, we found out that the people who took action against the Meng and Yang families were the Yuan family, one of the top ten imperial merchants, and the master behind the Yuan family was the Sixth Prince."
"At the beginning of this month, the Yuan family's goods, including the people and the boat, were robbed by the Sea Snake Gang. Now, the head of the Yuan family is on his way to the capital."
"The Sea Snake Gang seems to have connections with the capital. Although they have not had any conflicts with Baicao Hall in the past two years, they have been secretly inquiring about Baicao Hall."
"Miss Six, with the power of the Turtle Gang, they are likely to find out the relationship between Baicao Hall and Shennong Hall. Girl, you need to prepare early."
Shi Fuxin folded the letter from Master Xiang with an expressionless face, then took out the fire folder and lit it, burning the letter.
When Granny Leng and An Ran saw Shi Fuxin's expression changed, they both left the room with discernment.
Shi Fuxin walked behind the desk, sat down, and wrote five words.
The Sixth Prince, Yuan Family.
The Meng and Yang families used to be Chu Qinghuan's moneybags, but the Yuan family suddenly came to find them, and even killed them. There is a high probability that this Yuan family is also Chu Qinghuan's.
If the Yuan family belongs to Chu Qinghuan, then the Sixth Prince
Also, if she were Chu Qinghuan, she would also support a prince to ascend to the throne. It just so happened that the sixth prince had little ability and did not have a strong mother clan behind him, so he was indeed the perfect candidate for the puppet.
Thinking of what Master Xiang said, the head of the Yuan family came to the capital, Shi Fuxin immediately called Xiaofang in: "Go tell Yanbang and ask him to watch the city gate. If he finds out that the Yuan family of the imperial merchant has entered the capital, notify me immediately.
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After Xiaofang left, Shi Fuxin wrote the words "Turtle Gang" on the white paper on the table.
Among the pirate forces in the South China Sea, there are two gangs that remain fresh in her memory, one is the Turtle Gang and the other is the Seahorse Gang.
The people from the Turtle Gang train on the island, while the people from the Seahorse Gang grow food on the island.
What these two forces do is nothing like pirates!
Now that the Turtle Gang has robbed the Yuan family's people and goods, it is obvious that the two families have a grudge.
Shi Fuxin, like Chu Yao, also thought of the commotion between the Sixth Prince and the Duke of Ming during this period.
"The Duke of Ming Dynasty?"
The Duke of Ming Dynasty is the natal family of Queen Wende, the first family in Chu, and definitely has the strength to form such a pirate team in the South China Sea.
Shi Fuxin looked a little solemn. If the master behind the Turtle Gang is really the Duke of Ming Dynasty, and they are targeting Baicaotang, it will be a really tricky thing. The Duke of Ming Dynasty will not be easy to deal with.
The Turtle Gang is far away in the South China Sea and is difficult to deal with. Now we can only keep an eye on the Duke of Ming Dynasty.
In late August, Yandang sent a letter to Shi Fuxin, saying that the head of the Yuan family had come to Beijing.
After Shi Fuxin found out, she immediately decided to meet the head of the Yuan family in person. In any case, she had to know what the Yuan family found out through the Meng and Yang families.
But before Shi Fuxin could take action, the Sixth Prince's people quietly sent a letter to Hongyanxiao, and asked Hongyanxiao's steward to send it to Shi Fuxin immediately.
When Shi Fuxin received the letter, she was obviously surprised that the Sixth Prince came to her first!
There was nothing written in the letter, only one sentence: Mrs. Yaosan please come to Qianqian Building tomorrow to talk about it, if an old friend is here.
After Shi Fuxin looked at it, her brows became knotted.
Old friend?
Could there be any old friends between her and the Sixth Prince?
Shi Fuxin decided to ignore it. She didn't want to get involved with the Sixth Prince. Anyway, after meeting the head of the Yuan family, she could know everything she wanted to know.
Then we will decide how to deal with the Sixth Prince.
That night, Shi Fuxin quietly went to Yuan's house in night clothes.
The top ten imperial merchants all had residences in the capital, and the Yuan family residence was located in the most tranquil area of the outer city.
As soon as she approached Yuan's house, Shi Fuxin noticed something was wrong. There was a faint smell of blood floating in the air.
Shi Fuxin jumped up to the rafters and quickly ran towards the place where the smell of blood was the strongest. Along the way, she saw many people lying on the ground
Soon, I saw more than a dozen men in black in the main courtyard, and people were lying on the ground in the courtyard.
"It's you!"
There was only one person left alive in the yard, and that was the head of the Yuan family.
The head of the Yuan family was lying on the ground with a sad expression, blood pouring from his mouth. When he saw the leader in black pulling off his turban, his eyes suddenly opened angrily: "You are from the Turtle Gang!"
The leader in black sneered: "Master Yuan has a good memory."
The head of the Yuan family looked at the leader in black: "Why? You have already robbed my goods, why do you want to kill them all?"
The leader in black ignored the question from the head of the Yuan family and asked: "Why did you attack the Yang family in Liaodong and the Meng family in Beihai before?"
The head of the Yuan family's eyes flashed, and he chuckled: "Chasing from the South China Sea to the capital, is this what you want to ask me?"
The black-clothed leader looked at him: "Your Yuan family was originally a member of His Royal Highness Qing Huan, the granddaughter of the regent, and later took refuge with the Sixth Prince. Why did you take action against the Yang and Meng families who have no conflict of interest with the Yuan family?" When the head of the Yuan family saw that the man in black knew the background of the Yuan family, his expression changed drastically: "How do you know this? Who are you?"
The leader in black was obviously impatient and stepped on the head of the Yuan family: "Answer my questions honestly."
The head of the Yuan family laughed out loud: "You are so awesome, go check it out yourself."
The head of the Yuan family knew that he was destined to die this time, so he simply ignored it and said: "It was the sixth prince's order. If you have the ability, you can go to the sixth prince and ask."
After that, no matter what the man in black said, the head of the Yuan family stopped talking.
The leader in black had murderous intent in his eyes, and with a wave of the sword in his hand, he wiped the head of the Yuan family on his neck.
"Second head of the family, we haven't asked why the Yuan family took action against the Yang and Meng families." Someone in black wanted to stop it, but unfortunately, it was a step too late.
The black-clothed leader hummed and said, "Do you know how to say it when you look at his dead look?"
Man in black: "Then how do we explain it to the boss?"
The leader in black: "Go to the Duke's Mansion of Ming Dynasty and ask them to find a way to ask the Sixth Prince."
The man in black was anxious: "The second master and the first master have ordered us to try not to contact anyone from the Duke of Ming Dynasty."
The leader in black was angry: "Are you the second in charge or am I the second in charge? Just do whatever I ask you to do, why are you wasting so much words?"
Hum.
"We are all from the Dongfang family. Why are they so popular in the capital and we have to live in the pirates? It's time for them to make some efforts."
The other men in black could not persuade the leader in black, so they could only follow him and leave Yuan's house quickly.
Shi Fuxin followed them quietly and saw with her own eyes these men in black entering the Ming Dynasty Duke's Mansion.
"The Sea Snake Gang was actually formed by people from the Ming government!"
Shi Fuxin looked at the door of the Ming Dynasty Duke's Mansion with a gloomy look in her eyes.
Being targeted by the Duke of Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that Shennongtang will be traced soon, and by then, she will probably be exposed.
Shi Fuxin glanced at the Ming Duke's Mansion, turned around and disappeared into the darkness.
In the next few days, Shi Fuxin had been investigating the affairs of the Duke's Mansion, and had long forgotten the invitation from the Sixth Prince. Unexpectedly, when she took a carriage to Hongyanxiao to see the cigarette bag, she was blocked by the Sixth Prince.
Halfway there.
"Mrs. Yao San is so arrogant and doesn't give my highness any dignity."
The two carriages stopped side by side. The sixth prince sat looking through the carriage window at Shi Fuxin in the opposite carriage: "That's right. Mrs. Yao San's reputation for being arrogant is probably known to everyone in the capital. After all, you can't even connect the prince and the prince."
The Fourth Prince doesn’t look down upon anyone, let alone His Highness.”
Shi Fuxin looked over and said calmly: "I don't think Your Highness and I have anything to say."
The Sixth Prince laughed out loud: "Really? But His Highness thinks we can talk all night long."
Listening to the ambiguous tone of the Sixth Prince, Shi Fuxin was disgusted and said unceremoniously: "Sixth Prince, compared with my husband, you can't even compare with one of his fingers, so don't act like this in front of me.
It opened its tail like a peacock."
The Sixth Prince's face suddenly darkened, and he snorted coldly: "Shi Shi, don't be so shameless, His Highness knows everything about you and the Meng Yang family."
Shi Fuxin looked over: "I don't understand what the sixth prince means?"
The Sixth Prince smiled and said silently: "You are Chu Qinghuan's person."
Shi Fuxin understood what he meant and was a little speechless. This prince was indeed not very smart!
When the Sixth Prince saw Fu Xin, he was silent, thinking that she was scared, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness has reserved a private room in the Millennium Building. You can go with us, and we will have a detailed discussion."
After saying that, let the driver drive the horse to Millennium Building.
Shi Fuxin watched the Sixth Prince's carriage go away, frowning in thought.
Although the Sixth Prince made a mistake, he would cause her a lot of trouble if he kept talking nonsense. After some hesitation, he decided to follow him to see what the Sixth Prince wanted to do.
Not long after the carriage caught up with the Sixth Prince, Shi Fuxin frowned.
Someone was following her, and someone left quickly, apparently to report the news.
Are you from Chu Yao?
Shi Fuxin shook her head. With Chu Yao's temperament, she would only let people follow her silently without making any moves. Moreover, she knew all the people Chu Yao sent to keep an eye on her, and the few people behind her were all unfamiliar faces.<
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If it wasn’t Chu Yao, who could it be?
Shi Fuxin asked Xiaofang to tell Shi Yishier to be more careful, and then squinted at the carriage of the Sixth Prince walking in front.
As for the Sixth Prince, when he found out that Shi Fuxin was following him, a sinister sneer suddenly appeared on his face.
Chu Yao, Your Highness also wants to let you have a taste of cuckolding.
"Have the prince's people followed?"
"Following."
The sixth prince snorted coldly. The prince thought he was a fool. He didn't know that he and the third and fifth princes were the motivators. The reason why he did what they did was just to make Chu Yao have a hard time.
Soon, the Sixth Prince's carriage stopped at the entrance of Millennium Building.
The sixth prince got off the carriage and saw that Shi Fuxin's carriage was approaching. He laughed and quickly entered the restaurant.
"Stop."
When she was still about ten meters away from the Millennium Building, Shi Fuxin asked Shi Yi Shi Er to stop the carriage.
With Xiaofang's help, Shi Fuxin got out of the carriage weakly, her whole body pressed against Xiaofang, and slowly walked into the embroidery building next to her under the gaze of the people around her.
"Steward, I am a maid from Prince Rong's Mansion. This is my third wife. Madam is here for a small day and would like to borrow your dressing room."
When I heard that they were from the palace, how could the steward dare to refuse, so he hurriedly led the two of them to the dressing room.
After entering the dressing room, Xiaofang quickly closed the door, then looked at Shi Fuxin: "Madam, what happened?"
Shi Fuxin walked to the window and looked at the Millennium Building opposite: "Something's not right over there in the Millennium Building. If I go directly into the Millennium Building, I'll probably fall into a trap."
Xiaofang was anxious: "Then let's leave quickly."
Shi Fuxin: "No rush, let's take a look first and then talk."
Shi Fuxin released her mental power and directly monitored the box where the sixth prince was.
"Have you clicked on the half-step joy?"
"Yes, Your Highness, Mrs. Yao San is the disciple of Old Man Tianchi, so she might notice something is wrong."
The Sixth Prince chuckled and said: "The Regent got it from the Western Regions back then. Even if you only take half a sip, you will be infected. As long as Shi enters this private room, she will not be able to escape."<
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"I heard that she is still paying filial piety to the old man Tianchi and has never had a wedding with Chu Yao. Hum, I will let His Highness exercise the power of husband on behalf of Chu Yao later."
Listening to the conversation between the Sixth Prince and his confidant, Shi Fuxin's expression turned gloomy. What surprised her even more was that behind her, she actually saw the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, and the Fifth Prince also entering the restaurant.
"That idiot Lao Liu probably won't be able to take down the Shi family. When the time comes, we have to help Lao Liu and make sure that he and Shi Liuxing are just on the same page."
"With people like us here as witnesses, we are not afraid that Shi will not admit it."
"What does it matter if Shi doesn't admit it? Her reputation is not good anyway. With us as witnesses, outsiders will only believe us."
Hearing this, Shi Fuxin understood that the people who followed her before were probably the prince's people.
These princes are really powerful. Why did they cast such a wide net to deal with her?
Just when Shi Fuxin was thinking about how to solve the problem at hand, she saw the second leader of the Turtle Gang who had destroyed the Yuan family openly appearing in the building, and her eyes suddenly lit up.