The Yiyuan Drug Store and the teahouse are not face to face, but are next door to the Buzhuang Shop across the street.
Hu Rui followed Ning Wei's gaze and felt happy, asking, "Is there any progress in that matter?"
Ning Wei nodded and briefly told what Shi Jingyang said last night.
The two of them drank tea and chatted until the end of the morning.
"Miss, here we come." Hu Rui faced west, raised his eyes and saw the movement in the street, got up and lay on the window.
Ning Wei stood up and leaned against the window like Hu Rui. Sure enough, he saw a group of official officers approaching from far away.
Ning Wei counted the numbers in a good mood. The team was arranged in two columns, with ten people in each row, plus the leader who was not in the queue, a total of twenty-one people.
The officers were dressed in brown official uniforms, and the leader's black robe was wrapped with crimson edges. Under the sunlight, it was extremely dazzling.
"This official uniform is beautiful, eye-catching and dazzling. Mr. Chai looks very powerful." Ning Wei said while looking at it.
Hu Rui said: "You are so eye-catching that you can't even talk about being mighty. You see, those who are walking behind the team are stretching their legs. It seems that they are not serious in training."
If you have the opportunity, I will take you to the Gyeonggi Camp to see the soldiers there who are truly mighty."
Ning Wei didn't argue with Hu Rui, she didn't care who was more powerful.
In her eyes, anyone who dares to challenge the Zhao family is powerful.
Ning Wei followed the black figure with her eyes and watched them enter Yiyuan Pharmacy. She watched with interest as the onlookers gradually gathered at the door of the pharmacy.
After a while, the door of Yiyuan Drug Store was surrounded by people.
Hu Rui asked: "Miss, do you think Mrs. Zhao will come over?"
Ning Wei shook her head, "I don't know, she is very busy today, I'm afraid she can't take care of it."
Seeing that Ning Wei was in high spirits, Hu Rui became more interested and asked, "Miss, do you want to go to the Yamen to watch the excitement?"
Ning Wei looked back and looked at Hu Rui: "Is it okay? Will it be inconvenient?"
Hu Rui said: "We can change our clothes!"
Ning Wei's eyes lit up, yes, you can change your clothes. Ning Wei was about to leave when he lowered his head and saw Qin Li running over with his servants.
He stopped and said, "Qin Li has brought people over. Wait a minute and see what Qin Li does."
The two of them leaned against the window again and watched Qin Li squeeze in from the crowd and walk straight into the drug store, but were blocked by the Chai Ye who was guarding the door.
Qin Li stood on tiptoe, stretched his neck, looked into the shop, and raised his voice to say something into the room.
After a while, the official officer appeared at the door, and Qin Li smiled and bowed to talk to him.
Hu Rui looked at Qin Li, who was looking around while talking, and said, "I'm afraid this guy wants to bribe this guy."
Ning Wei smiled, did not answer, and stared at Qin Li.
I saw Qin Li pulling the official to the side, until he walked to the door of Buzhuang's shop, took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeve pocket, and stuffed it into the official's hand.
The official looked around nervously and looked up to see Hu Rui and Ning Wei looking at him. He quickly stuffed the banknote back into Qin Li's hand, said something righteously to Qin Li with a straight face, and then turned around and walked into the drug store.
, and also asked a police officer to throw Qin Li out.
Ning Wei withdrew her gaze and said to Hu Rui, "Let's go."
Hu Rui said: "Don't worry, miss, please stay here to watch the fun first, and come back as soon as you get down."
Ning Wei looked at Hu Rui doubtfully, and Hu Rui smiled at her to reassure her.
Ning Wei didn't ask any more questions and said, "Okay, go ahead."
Hu Rui left, and Ning Wei continued to watch the excitement on the street.
Qin Li had already led the people back in a hurry. It seemed that he was going back to his house to report to Zhao.
Soon, Hu Rui came back with two sets of men's clothes in his hand, and he locked the door behind him.
"Miss, put on your clothes."
Ning Wei closed the window, took the clothes from Hu Rui, walked to the screen and put them on.
Ning Wei changed her clothes and walked out. Hu Rui had already dressed up, holding a comb in his hand, "Miss, sit here, I will change your hairstyle."
Ning Wei complied, sat down and let Hu Rui dress her up.
Hu Rui's technique was very skillful. After a while, he combed Ning Wei's hair, took two steps back, looked at it, and praised: "It's done, what a handsome young man."
Ning Wei smiled, stood up and said, "Let's go."
After the two of them left the private room, Hu Rui said, "I'm looking for the shopkeeper to rent a carriage. Let's take a ride there."
Ning Wei nodded, "Okay, everything will follow Sir's arrangements."
The two of them went to the backyard. The coachman leaned towards them and said, "I'm Yuan San. I'm responsible for driving the two young masters today."
Hu Rui handed over some broken silver and said, "Thank you for your hard work!"
Yuan San took it, quickly stuffed it into his sleeve pocket, leaned forward with a smile and said: "You two gentlemen, please."
After the two got in the car, Yuan San drove out of the backyard of Sanpinxuan and asked, "Where are you two young masters going?"
Hu Rui said: "Jingzhao Mansion, please hurry up."
"Okay! You two young masters, take your seats!" Yuan San responded, whipping up his whip to drive off.
The two of them hurriedly hurriedly arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, and it was already the end.
Hu Rui looked at the people walking out of the Yamen. He said to Ning Wei: "Miss, we are late. It seems that the people here have dispersed."
Ning Wei looked out the window, nodded and said: "It seems to be too late, find a place to eat, and then go back after eating."
Hu Rui said: "Okay, there is a Huixian Tower opposite Jingzhao Mansion. Let's go there to eat and inquire about the situation of the Yamen."
"good!"
Hu Rui raised his voice and said: "Yuan San, go to Huixian Tower."
Yuan San agreed and drove into the courtyard of Huixian Tower.
The waiter came up to us and asked, "Who are the guests? Do you have any reservations?"
Hu Rui replied: "You two, we don't have an appointment."
The waiter continued to ask: "Do you two want a private room or a seat in the lobby?"
Hu Rui looked at Ning Wei and said, "In the lobby?" Ning Wei nodded, "Okay!"
The waiter bowed and said, "You two gentlemen, please follow me."
The waiter led the two of them to a table by the window, and then the waiter brought tea and asked respectfully: "Sir, we can show you the dishes and order them here. Do you want to see a sample of the dishes, sir?"
Hu Rui just wanted to say, forget it, just serve a few dishes.
Ning Wei said before Hu Rui spoke: "Okay, then I'll trouble the second brother."
The waiter smiled and leaned over and responded, "No trouble, this is my job. Wait a moment, sir, I'll bring the food right away."
After the waiter stepped back, Ning Wei said: "Let's not be in a hurry, let's eat slowly."
Hu Rui understood, nodded with a smile and said, "I will listen to you, Master."
After a while, the waiter came over with exquisite sample dishes on a tray. Ning Wei looked at this, tasted that, and asked some questions about taste, method, etc., and finally ordered four dishes and one soup.
While waiting for the food to be served, I heard a moderate conversation not far away, "Tell me, has Yiyuan Pharmacy offended someone? This morning, I saw several shops being inspected."
"It's very possible. Otherwise, how could such a good thing be investigated? Yiyuan Drug Store is a time-honored brand."
"The business of Yiyuan Pharmacy has been booming these years. As for their San Fu Tie store, I have to go early every year to wait for it. If I go late, it will be gone."
"Also, every batch of his Guyuan Pills is robbed like crazy. There is simply not enough to sell."
"A big tree attracts the wind, and I'm afraid it will block other people's way of making money..."
When Hu Rui heard this, he looked up at Ning Wei and saw Ning Wei staring at the door.
Hu Rui followed Ning Wei's gaze and asked, "What's wrong?"
Hu Rui saw a middle-aged man in a temple-like gown, bowing and letting a young man in brocade robes walk in. Behind the man in brocade robes was a middle-aged man in ultramarine robes.
Behind the ultramarine man are four attendants dressed as boys.
Hu Rui took one look and knew that this person was either rich or noble, so he asked in a low voice: "Know him? Who is he?"
Ning Wei whispered: "The man in brocade clothes is Liu Jinrui, the third master of Xiang Liu's mansion.
Behind him were the well-dressed men in the group, Liu Guangsheng, the deputy commander of the Army and Horses Division in the north of the city, and in front of him was Mo Shaoyan, the young commander of the Jingzhao Mansion wearing a long robe. Liu Guangsheng is Mo Shaoyan's brother-in-law."
Ning Wei thought for a while, and she remembered that the third master of Prime Minister Liu's Mansion had made great contributions to saving the saints at this year's Autumn Festival. He was transferred from the Military and Horse Division to the palace as an imperial guard, becoming the youngest official of the third rank since the founding of the Liang Dynasty.
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Liu Jinrui felt eyes looking at him and turned to look over.
Ning Wei and Hu Rui lowered their heads and sipped tea before Liu Jinrui looked over.
After a while, I looked up again and saw that Liu Jinrui and his party had already gone upstairs.
Hu Rui looked at Ning Wei, "Miss, her face is not good. What are you worried about?"
Ning Wei whispered: "The Lu family case was originally tried by Mo Shaoyan."
Hu Rui understood and whispered: "Does Zhao have any dealings with Mo Shaoyan?"
Ning Wei nodded, "On the birthday of Mrs. Qin from Yang Mansion, Mrs. Zhao went to Changbao Road, and then the people around Wan Zhentian went to Mo Shaoyan's house. I just didn't expect that behind Mo Shaoyan's death
It’s Prime Minister Liu’s Mansion.”
Hu Rui put down the tea cup and said: "Behind Prime Minister Liu's Mansion, there are King Chen, King Yan and the noble concubine.
This case of the Lu family will become more difficult if someone from the Prime Minister Liu's office intervenes.
No, you have to tell the prince about this matter quickly, so that the prince can deal with it in advance.
Young Master, please sit down for now while I go out for a while and be back soon."
Knowing that Hu Rui had a way to contact Shi Jingyang, Ning Wei didn't ask any more questions and nodded: "Go ahead."
Ning Wei watched Hu Rui go out, picked up the tea cup, lowered his head to sip the tea, and fell into deep thought.
Ning Wei tried hard to think about everything in her previous life.
The more she thought about it, the more annoyed Ning Wei became. If she had known that she could live again, in her last life, she should have made good use of her status as the wife of the Crown Prince of Weiyuan to go out more and get acquainted with the circles in Beijing.
If this is the case, you won't be at a loss if you encounter trouble at this moment.
Alas, the most expensive medicine in the world is indeed the medicine of regret.
Hu Rui came back quickly. Ning Wei was about to ask questions when he saw the waiter bringing food.
Ning Wei swallowed her words. After the waiter left, Ning Wei said, "Let's eat first. If you want anything, we'll talk about it after eating."
Hu Rui nodded, "Okay."
The two of them lowered their heads to eat and said nothing more.
At this moment, in the private room on the second floor, Mo Shaoyan leaned over and said, "This is roughly what happened. Third Master, please help me."
Liu Jinrui stood by the window with his hands behind his hands and did not reply.
Mo Shaoyan looked at Liu Guangsheng next to Liu Jinrui, who gave him a calm expression.
Mo Shaoyan understood, stood aside and said no more.
After a while, Liu Jinrui said: "I can intervene in this matter, but it depends on Mo Shaoyin's sincerity."
After receiving Liu Jinrui's response, Mo Shaoyan hurriedly bowed and said, "As long as Third Master can help me get through this difficult time, from now on, Mo will obey Third Master's orders, and Third Master will obey him immediately."
Liu Jinrui walked to the table, sat down, and said, "Let's eat."
Mo Shaoyan glanced at Liu Guangsheng, who quickly gave him a wink and asked him to come forward and serve him.
Mo Shaoyan stepped forward and served Liu Jinrui some soup, "Third Master, drink some soup first. His chicken soup is the best, rich and mellow, and not greasy at all."
Liu Jinrui nodded slightly, "Okay!"
Mo Shaoyan waited for Liu Jinrui to drink the soup, and then hurriedly served him dishes.
Liu Jinrui said: "Stop working so hard, sit down and eat too."
Mo Shaoyan nodded and sat down timidly.
Liu Jinrui didn't give him a clear reply, and he felt very uneasy.
While eating, Mo Shaoyan looked up at his brother-in-law Liu Guangsheng, trying to get some tips from him.
But Liu Guangsheng didn't seem to understand what he meant, and just kept his head down while eating.
Mo Shaoyan is a scholar from a poor family. He has been ups and downs in the officialdom for many years before climbing to his current position. If he is dismissed because of this matter, then his life's hard work will be in vain.
Liu Jinrui didn't eat much. He drank half a bowl of soup and half a bowl of rice before putting down his chopsticks.
The young boy Qin Ming saw him and brought him tea to rinse his mouth.
After the meal, Liu Jinrui sat for a while and said, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Mo Shaoyan and Liu Guangsheng hurriedly got up to see each other off. Mo Shaoyan wanted to beg Liu Jinrui again.
When Liu Guangsheng saw this, he quickly reached out and pulled the hem of Mo Shaoyan's clothes.
Mo Shaoyan turned his head and looked at Liu Guangsheng, who shook his head at him and signaled him not to say anything.
Taking Liu Guangsheng's hint, Mo Shaoyan swallowed back the words that came to his lips.
After Liu Jinrui got into the car and watched the car leaving the courtyard of Huixianlou, Mo Shaoyan turned around and asked Liu Guangsheng: "Guangsheng, will Mr. Liu help us? Is he reliable?"
Liu Guangsheng looked at his anxious brother-in-law and said with relief: "The fact that the third master stayed for dinner means that he agreed to this matter. Brother, don't worry, let's be patient, and we will wait for the third master's letter."
Mo Shaoyan was overjoyed, "Is this the case?"
Mo Shaoyan felt that something was untrue and looked at Liu Guangsheng suspiciously, "Guangsheng, tell me, can the third master settle this matter?"
Liu Guangsheng's face suddenly darkened after hearing Mo Shaoyan's words, and he said seriously in a low voice: "Brother, be careful what you say!
Since we have chosen Third Master, we must believe in Third Master unconditionally. I don’t want to hear what the elder brother just said again."
"Guang Sheng, don't be angry. I made a mistake. I promise I will never say it again in the future." Having said that, Mo Shaoyan still had doubts in his heart.
Liu Guangsheng looked at Mo Shaoyan's expression and knew roughly what his uncle was thinking.
His uncle was too suspicious and looked forward and backward in his affairs. Therefore, he only became the Shaoyin of Jingzhao Prefecture after decades of service in the officialdom.
Liu Guangsheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and said with a straight face: "Brother, if the third master can't help you with this matter, then you can only resign yourself to fate. No one in the capital can help you."
Mo Shaoyan leaned forward and responded: "Guang Sheng, don't be angry, I don't have any other intentions. I believe the third master, for the sake of the family, I also ask Guang Sheng to say a few kind words for his eldest brother in front of the third master.
