"Master Gu! Now that the Yi Mansion has been invaded by thieves, it is too dangerous for you to live in the Yi Mansion. The magistrate is busy with official duties, and he spends all his time working for the people every day. I think he never has time. It is only natural that he does not take care of Master Gu.
But it turns out that these two adults are worried about the country and the people, which makes me really ashamed."
"Why don't you let me be the host and ask Mr. Gu and Mr. Liao to discuss the treasure map together? What do you think?"
Qu Huaiyun saw that Gu Chengyu had brushed off Magistrate Liao's face, and Magistrate Liao's face had become extremely ugly. Only then did he invite him, which was to save Magistrate Liao's face.
Gu Chengyu was overjoyed. He was originally thinking about how to speak, but Qu Huaiyun's words simply sent him a pillow.
He hesitated for a moment, looked at the chaos around him, and then agreed.
"Forget it! Then I'll bother you with Patriarch Qu. I'll probably have to bother you with Patriarch Qu for a few more days."
Gu Chengyu agreed, which reassured Qu Huaiyun. As long as Gu Chengyu is willing to go, his plan will be half successful.
Otherwise, if he stayed in the Yi Mansion, Yi Lanshan would be able to mess up his affairs!
In order to keep her anger at herself, Yi Lanshan might not even care about the treasure map, and would only be happy if she suffered a loss.
The crescent moon hangs in the dark night, surrounded by stars in the sky.
This was not a dark and stormy night, so it was not a good time to kill someone.
A black shadow jumped on the roof, but after a moment, it stopped on a roof.
He looked around as if trying to get his bearings.
Then he jumped forward again and finally squatted down.
In the study room under the roof, the candlelight flickered, and two figures were printed on the window. The two figures were very close to each other, and this scene could not help but make people imagine.
People who don't know will naturally think wildly, but the people in the room are two men, and what they are doing has nothing to do with romance.
One of them has a big belly, while the other is thin and slender.
"How are you? Are you asleep?" The thin figure approached the person opposite and asked in a low voice.
"We gave him so much wine, he has long been drunk and unconscious. Don't worry! He will definitely not wake up before tomorrow."
The plump figure's tone revealed pride, mixed with a hint of disdain.
The black shadow on the roof gently moved the tiles under its feet, and then looked down at the two people in the room below.
"You should be careful. Since this person can be sent by the emperor, he must not be an ordinary person."
The thin figure is none other than Liao Cheng, whom Gu Chengyu had just met during the day. Who is the plump figure opposite him if not Qu Huaiyun?
"Don't worry, sir. I will definitely pay attention. But I think he is just a paper tiger. Wasn't he tricked by Yi Lanshan before? Besides, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. No matter who he is, as long as he reaches the boundary of our Hejian Mansion, there is no evidence.
He can't do anything to us."
Qu Huaiyun was quite dissatisfied with Liao Cheng's words. In his eyes, Gu Chengyu was still young and not very knowledgeable.
But when it comes to intrigues and strategies, that's far from it.
"Hmph! I also think that he is too rigid in doing things. Who has stayed in the officialdom for a long time? Who is not a smooth person? I think he just doesn't know how to behave. He probably offended many people in the court. The emperor sent him here
, it is probably because he is like a stone in a latrine, smelly and hard. It is easy to get things done when you come to Hejian Mansion with such a temper."
Liao Cheng was very upset about Gu Chengyu's rejection of him during the day. He thought that Gu Chengyu was not good at being a good person and had disgraced him.
The man in black on the roof curled his lips. This Liao Cheng was not from the same group as him.
Liao Cheng and Xia Qing were working together. Even if they were promoted in the future, they would deal with him together with Xia Qing. He was too lazy to give Liao Cheng a good look.
The dark figure on the roof was Gu Chengyu. He was very drunk at night, so he naturally stayed at Qu Mansion.
Qu Huaiyun must have had other motives and tried his best to invite him to live in his house.
At night, let Ming Mo pretend to be herself and lie on the bed to avoid Lu Chen, and he would come out to explore the way.
Qu Huaiyun will definitely not hand over the treasure map, so he will have to find a way to steal it himself.
However, Liao Cheng will definitely become his enemy in the future, and he must give him a big gift before he leaves.
If you can find something to do with the other party, it would be a good idea to take that person down.
"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. Your Majesty, your temperament is really upright. He doesn't even spare you any face."
Qu Huaiyun quickly nodded in agreement. Seeing Liao Cheng's ugly face, he also murmured in his heart.
This person looks like a gentleman on the outside, but in his heart he is even more greedy and petty than a villain. If he is a true villain, then he is a hypocrite.
He gives this person a lot of benefits every year, and because his eldest son is the magistrate of Sunan Prefecture, this person gives himself some conveniences.
If it weren't for the fact that he could rely on Xia Shoufu behind him, would he respect Liao Cheng so much?
After all, his eldest son was at the same level as Liao Cheng, and he still worked in the wealthy Sunan Mansion. It was a fat job.
If Liao Cheng hadn't relied on Xia Shoufu, he wouldn't have had to give him face at all.
But this man's appetite grew bigger and bigger, and he kept delaying the recommendation for himself and his eldest son. He originally wanted to give up and find another way.
But the appearance of the treasure map changed the matter.
The Qu Mansion had already obtained the half of the treasure map, even earlier than the Yi family.
And this half of the treasure map is their Qu family's certificate of surrender. They will rely on this half of the treasure map to get close to Xia Shoufu.
It's a pity that they have no way out and are looking for connections everywhere to get close to them. However, Liao Cheng knows about this and comes to visit them.
Liao Cheng was more cheerful this time and said that if he collected all the treasure maps, he would introduce them to them.
"You have to hide the treasure map and don't let those people touch it. Nowadays, there are many people watching your Qu Mansion and Yi Mansion. Don't let others snatch the treasure like Yi Lanshan did.
picture."
Liao Cheng said meaningfully, occasionally staring at Qu Huaiyun with his eyes.
"Don't worry, sir! I'm not as stupid as Yi Lanshan. Those people will definitely not be able to find it, let alone where I would have thought that I would put the treasure map."
"Oh? Where is it?" Liao Cheng's eyes widened and he blurted out what was on his mind.
"Ahem! Be careful, walls have ears. It's better not to say it. Sir, please rest assured. As long as you introduce us to the Qu family and say a few kind words for our Qu family in front of the chief minister, I will definitely hand over the treasure map to you when the time comes.
superior."
Qu Huaiyun sneered in his heart, does Liao Cheng think he is a fool? How could he tell where the treasure map is?
When he didn't know that Liao Cheng also had ulterior motives for the Qu family? He had his own way to deal with Liao Cheng. Qu Huaiyun secretly made up his mind that he must meet the chief minister this time.