After Uncle Yu Dan left, Huo Xi looked at the more than one million taels of silver notes in the box and felt a little emotional.
"Previously, I thought the Yu family was unreliable, but in times of trouble, they could still lend a hand to help. We must also remember this friendship."
After saying that, he saw Mu Yan's eyes fixed on the box and said angrily: "Why did you accept their banknotes?"
"We have to do a complete play. Only when the enemy lets down their guard can we take down the enemy in one fell swoop." His eyes narrowed dangerously.
Jun Xiangjie dares to stroke his beard at the tiger's mouth, don't blame him for being cruel.
Regarding the fact that the North and South Cargo Company was defrauded of a large amount of goods, and no one could be found anywhere in the world, this became a hotly discussed topic among the people in Kunming.
Even the Duke of Guizhou summoned Mu Yan to ask questions several times. Whether sincerely or not, all the female relatives of the Mu family came to comfort Huo Xi and advised her to be more careful and avoid affecting the fetus in her belly.
Che often brought little Mu Lin to see her, and Mu Zhong's wife Niu also came to see her with a full belly.
Niu was only three months old, and her belly was not very bulging yet. This was her first child, so she took it very seriously. She was supported by the maid every day and walked carefully to Cuihuang Courtyard to greet Huo Xi and Che.
The three sisters-in-law got along pretty well.
Other noble ladies in the city sent messages and wanted to visit, but Huo Xi declined on the excuse that she was a month old and was tired and mentally exhausted.
When they heard that "Mei Weiling" and others could not be found in the north-south goods trade, some people gradually relaxed their vigilance.
Since Jiao Zan was transferred from Maguan Guard to Yunnan Dusi by Mu Yan, he has been promoted from a fourth-rank commander, Qian Shi, to a third-rank commander, Tongzhi. Although his rank is high, he used to have real power in the guard, but now he is almost idle. Beautiful
His name is to be responsible for the training of new recruits, but he is not needed for anything.
If he is not in the local guard station, he cannot lead troops, and there will be no merit to be gained. He is afraid that he will end up rising from the third rank in his life. This makes Jiao Zan extremely depressed.
I made an appointment with a friend to have a drink at the Flower House that day. After a few cups of yellow soup, my head started to feel dizzy and I couldn't help but complain a few words.
The friends around him were so frightened that they rushed to pull him away. Can the prince scold him casually? He didn't even look where he was. This is Kunming City! Mu's Mansion is not far from here.
Just as he was about to persuade him, he saw the Crown Prince's bodyguard standing behind him, which frightened everyone.
Just when he was about to ask for mercy, several guards showed no expression on their faces and waved their hands, "Take him away!"
"My lord, my lord, please be accommodating. Mr. Jiao just drank too much. He had no intention of insulting the prince. They were all drunken words. Just pretend you didn't hear them." Several people took out their banknotes and stuffed them into the hands of some of the guards.
Several guards did not answer, so they dragged Jiao Zan and walked out.
Jiao Zan was half drunk and half awake, and waved his hand, "I am a third-grade commander, who dares to catch me! I, I will chop him!"
Being firmly restrained by several guards, Jiao Zan raised his feet and kicked them. Because he was a little drunk, his legs were weak and he did not kick. He cursed in an unconscious voice: "Isn't Mu Yan the prince and grandson of the prince, and others can't even say a word?"
The more the scolding got worse... Several friends who came with them wanted to bury their heads under the floor tiles. Some people wanted to go up and cover Jiao Zan's mouth, but before they could move, Jiao Zan was dragged by several guards and pushed into the carriage and drove away.
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"What should I do?" He insulted the Crown Prince in public and was heard by the Crown Prince's people. He was afraid that he would lose his skin.
Some people didn't care, "It's okay. There are so many people watching. The prince can only teach him a lesson. What can he do to him? Mr. Jiao is the commander of the third rank of Yunnan Dusi after all. How can he not give him any face?"
"That's right. At most, after being scolded by the prince, your skin and flesh won't even wrinkle."
"Then, let's drink and drink!" He pushed the glasses and changed them, forgetting all about Jiao Zan.
Jiao Zan was pushed into the carriage and cursed all the way. When he arrived at the small dark room, he was splashed with cold water and he woke up instantly.
"Mu Yan?"
After being kicked by the guard, he quickly changed his words: "Your Majesty."
Seeing Mu Yan sitting upright and coldly, he felt a sudden shock in his heart, "I wonder what the prince did when he asked someone to arrest his subordinates?"
Mu Yan looked at him coldly, "You don't know?"
Jiao Zan shook his head: "I don't know."
He bit the tip of his tongue and woke up completely from the drunkenness, "Your Majesty, after all I am a third-rank official of the imperial court and have made many military exploits on the battlefield. Your Majesty ordered me to be captured so rudely. Aren't you afraid of being criticized by the world?"
Mu Yan sneered: "The world criticizes me? Why do people criticize me?"
Jiao Zan glanced around and saw that the guards who came to capture him stood on both sides as if to prevent him from escaping. He snorted: "The prince secretly acted like a villain and retaliated against me, a third-rank official personally conferred by the imperial court. The world's people
Shouldn’t it be criticized?”
"Retaliation? What's the matter with you that you need me to retaliate against?"
Jiao Zan was stunned.
I wonder if he knew what he did to the prince in Shimonoseki years ago. If he didn't know, why would he slap himself to remind him. But if he knew, he hid it for so long before he had an attack...
Jiao Zan glanced at Mu Yan and felt that this person was incomprehensible and bottomless, and he felt uneasy.
Mu Yan saw him staring at her, his eyes constantly changing, and he met his gaze, allowing the other party to look at him openly.
After half a moment, you spoke leisurely: "You must know who I am working as a servant when I am staying in the capital, and what I am doing, right?"
Jiao Zan was stunned for a moment. He was in the capital? His body trembled. He was working as an errand beside the emperor! He was serving as a fourth-rank officer in Jinyiwei! His whole body froze, but he quickly calmed down.
"I heard that the prince is working as an errand for the emperor, but what does this have to do with me? The prince will never lynch me just because a subordinate said a few drunken words, right?"
"That's not the case."
Mu Yan fell down on the back of the chair, leaning on the back of the chair and staring at Jiao Zan, "Since you know where I am on duty, you must have heard about the eighteen kinds of torture of the Jin Yiwei. Anyone who goes in, even the bones
No matter how hard it is, no matter how difficult it is to pry the mouth open, it can still withstand one or two moves. I have never seen anyone whose mouth cannot be pried open."
"Your Majesty!"
Jiao Zan shouted loudly. "Is the Crown Prince really going to lynch me?" After saying this, he took a step back, but was blocked by four guards. Jiao Zan was so angry that he cursed loudly.
"I have never offended the Crown Prince, but because I had a few more drinks tonight and complained a few times, the Crown Prince sent someone to tie me up. The Crown Prince is acting lawless and disrespectful!"
"Did I tie you up?" Mu Yan said leisurely.
Jiao Zan looked at himself and saw that he was indeed not tied up. But he brought himself here privately and ordered people to guard the door to prevent him from leaving. What else could this mean if he wasn't tied up?
"Is this a request? Your Majesty, I don't want to use force with you. Please let me go, Your Majesty."
"Use force?" Mu Yan smiled, "You can't defeat me even if you use force."
Thinking about the embarrassment of going to Maguan, Jiao Zan secretly resented it. "The prince was angry with me because I was disrespectful to him in Maguan, so he transferred me away from Maguan, and ordered people to tie me up all night long?
"
Seeing that he was pretending to be stupid, Mu Yan twitched his lips and said, "It seems that Mr. Jiao has forgotten what he has done. Do you want me to remind Mr. Jiao?"
