Qi Zhiyuan hurriedly followed Zhou Mu to the back hall of the inn.
The shopkeeper saw that Zhou Mu was familiar and wanted to stop him. At this time, Zhao De came in and asked him the same question: "Does Rong Song live in this inn?"
When the shopkeeper heard Zhao De's voice was high-pitched and thin, and saw that Zhao De had no beard on his face, he guessed that the person in front of him was an eunuch.
The outstanding-looking young master just now was wearing a scarlet official uniform and was of high rank. This one is also a eunuch. So who are the people that the young master is provoking?
"Master Rong does live in the inn, but he is not here at the moment." The innkeeper replied respectfully.
"Then do you know when Rong Song will return to the inn?" Zhao De asked.
It was not easy to find out that Rong Song was staying in this inn. There was no reason why he couldn't see anyone. Otherwise, how would he explain it to His Highness?
"I don't know about that. Maybe you can come here at night to try your luck. Mr. Zirong is really not in the inn right now." The shopkeeper glanced at the back hall.
Zhao De wanted to return to Zhou Xing to resume his life, but it was not easy to stay any longer, so he left someone to guard him at the inn while he returned to the palace to resume his life.
The shopkeeper was worried that the good-looking young man would break in, so he hurriedly went into the back hall to see what was going on.
Zhou Mu knew that Zhao De had left the inn, so he took Qi Zhiyuan out of the back hall. Before the shopkeeper could say anything, he took Qi Zhiyuan and left the inn.
The man Zhao De left behind didn't pay attention at first, until a figure in a crimson official robe flashed past, and he only had time to see the man's back.
Before I could see the man's face, the man was already walking away with graceful steps.
"Shopkeeper, who was that gentleman just now?" the man asked curiously.
In line with the principle that doing more is worse than doing less, the shopkeeper responded vaguely: "I don't know you, it's the first time I've seen you."
After Zhou Mu left the inn, he did not go back to the Yamen, but went to the southern suburbs.
Qi Zhiyuan was unsure of Zhou Mu's thoughts and did not dare to ask more questions until their master and servant found the original owner of the wasteland, Lao Wang.
Lao Wang didn't expect that an official would be so young and so handsome. He stared straight at Zhou Mu's face in a daze, and it took him a while to recover.
"What does this gentleman do for you?" Lao Wang asked timidly.
"Don't be afraid, old man, our young master is a very nice person. If he asks you anything, just answer him truthfully." Qi Zhiyuan said with a genuine smile.
Lao Wang hurriedly found a relatively clean chair and placed it in front of Zhou Mu.
From where Zhou Mu stood, he could just see the endless wasteland in that direction. This land was indeed as legendary as there was no grass growing on it.
No wonder it hasn't been sold for more than ten years, and I don't know what to do with such land after I bought it.
"I want to ask you, on the day we bought the land, was there anyone else besides Rong Song?" Zhou Mu went straight to the point.
Lao Wang did not dare to lie, so he told the truth: "In addition to Fourth Master Rong, there is also an accountant named Yan. In addition, there seem to be people in the carriage, but the people in the carriage have never got off the carriage."
"Mr. Accountant named Yan?" Zhou Mu said thoughtfully: "Can you describe the appearance of this Accountant?"
Lao Wang recalled carefully and then said: "He looks quite thin, with a sallow complexion, big and dull eyes, and the smell of incense on his body is very strong. By the way, there are pockmarks on his face."
As soon as he heard the strong scent of incense, Zhou Mu knew it was the person who was sitting in the carriage that day. What impressed him most was that the person's incense was particularly pungent. He didn't like too strong smells, so he still doesn't like it to this day.
Remember this detail.
"Old sir, can you tell me in detail what happened that day?" Zhou Mu became more and more interested in Mr. Yan.
Lao Wang only knew that Zhou Mu was an official and did not dare to hide anything. He repeated what the accountant Mr. Yan said at that time.
Zhou Mu was speechless for a moment after hearing this.
He also knew the price of land in the capital. On average, it cost five or six taels of silver per acre.
Although Lao Wang's land had been in his hands for more than ten years and had become uninterested, it was not sold for as low as 300 cents per acre.
All I can say is that Mr. Yan is a ruthless person.
"At that time, I saw that Mr. Yan and Fourth Master Rong were shabbily dressed. Mr. Yan also repeatedly emphasized that all the property of Fourth Master Rong could only be purchased at this price. I was afraid that I would miss out on Fourth Master Rong as a buyer and have to wait for many years.
, so he ruthlessly sold this land to Fourth Master Rong." Lao Wang doesn't regret it now when he thinks about it.
Before selling the land, his heart was heavy and he sighed all day long. But after selling the land, he felt refreshed and had cash in hand, so he could do whatever he wanted.
I just don't know why as soon as he sold the land, a girl came to ask about the land, and today this good-looking young man came to ask about the sale of the land.
After Zhou Mu asked about the story, he felt that there was nothing missing. Just as he was about to get on the carriage, he suddenly asked again: "After you sold this land, what else did Mr. Yan say?"
Lao Wang immediately responded: "As soon as you asked me, I remembered that it really existed. Before he left, Mr. Yan told me that there was a fish pond in Majia Village and asked me to buy it. He also said that I would buy it. This
It’s a good business.”
But Gu Xiyan, who was far away in the West Garden of Wanqinghou Mansion, suddenly sneezed.
"Is the girl catching a cold?" Qiushi immediately put on some extra clothes for Gu Xiyan.
Gu Xiyan's three attendants were worried and hurriedly shook their heads and said, "It's just an itchy nose, it's okay."
Min'er had come to see her because she was worried about her before. She also knew that Min'er reported to Zhou Mu about little Gu's coming to Xiyuan to cause trouble.
Knowing that Wan Qinghou had intervened to calm the matter, Min'er sent a message to the neighbor again, saying that the matter was over.
She knew that Min'er belonged to Zhou Mu, and Zhou Mu had placed Min'er in the Hou Mansion because he was worried about her. She couldn't drive Miner away. But according to her, Miner would report to Zhou Mu as soon as she got any news about her.
, she will always have to trouble Zhou Mu, which is really not good.
Zhou Mu is a person who does big things, and she shouldn't be stopped...
On the other side, after Zhou Mu came back from the southern suburbs, he went to the Yamen and realized that Cai Yu had been waiting for him for a long time.
He hurried back to the mansion, and Nanny Yin told him that Marquis Wan Qing had come forward and the matter had been resolved, so he should not worry.
He didn't know for a moment whether he should be happy for Gu Xiyan or sad for her.
He was not with her when something happened, and Cai Yu couldn't find him. If Marquis Wan Qing hadn't come forward today, would Gu Xiyan have been kicked out of the house at this moment?
Aunt Yin could see that Zhou Mu was not in a good mood, "Master, don't worry, since the Marquis is protecting you, Miss Gu will not be bullied in the Marquis' Mansion, Marquis Wan Qing can still trust her."
Zhou Mu remained silent, looking at the next door through the bare branches.
He suddenly remembered that it seemed that since that day when he made up his mind to meet Gu Xiyan less often, he and Gu Xiyan had really not spoken a word. Even if they did meet each other that day, Gu Xiyan did not look at him.
He knew clearly that she was not doing well, but he couldn't do anything.
Would her life be better if she got married?
Zhou Mu was in a depressed mood: "Zhiyuan, please ask Min'er to find out whether there is any further information about the marriage between Miss Gu and Xu San."
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Laughing wildly with arms akimbo, I came to 15th place, my best ranking so far, thank you guys for your support, please be careful.
The rating is indeed low. Fortunately, everyone helped me give it a five-star rating. I will continue to ask for five-star praise.
