Return of the Swallow

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the scene has always been very warm and lively.

Mr. Liu is gentle and elegant in conversation, has a good temperament, and is very self-cultivated. He will never take the initiative to give people an ugly temper.

And Gu Shixiong and Yu Chiyan's words have been intentionally catering to them, and the intention to please them is very obvious. Mr. Liu has also followed their words, and the atmosphere is already very good.

Gu Shixiong saw that the atmosphere was getting more and more heated, so he sighed helplessly and said, "I originally asked Gao Wenyao to do that, and the purpose was to share the worries of the shopkeeper. Who would have thought that Gao Wenyao was so upright?" Awe-inspiring, in essence, there is such a misbehaving son. So many disasters have happened for no reason. This is really not our intention."

"That's right." Yu Chiyan also sighed, "This king is too real. He followed Gao Wenyao's way. The matter developed so violently in the end, even if he still wanted to keep that person locked up, he was still afraid of the people's resentment." Boiling, making things out of control, so we have to let them make trouble."

Gu Shixiong and Yu Chiyan sang together, and attributed all the reasons for this failure to Gao Wenyao's character. It was Gao Wenyao's deliberate concealment and deception that led to such a big loophole behind his back.

In fact, when the two of them said this, their faces were a little embarrassed and flustered.

There is indeed a problem with Gao Wenyao's character, but as employers, they didn't take all these details into account before employing people. This time they lost to Pang Zhixi, and they also lost in tactics. The problem is not just there. On Gao Wenyao.

However, they urgently need the powerful help of the Stone Number. They want to restore the Great Yan Dynasty, and it is absolutely impossible to achieve it only by relying on their own scattered manpower and weak financial resources.

In the past, Yu Chiyan still felt that he had the hearts and minds of the people of the Yan Dynasty.

But ever since she witnessed the scene where the common people gathered and rioted, and knew what the common people really wanted, Yu Chiyan lost confidence in the hearts of the people.

So now he needs Stone's favor even more. We must not let problems such as improper employment, careless investigation, and careless planning appear in ourselves.

Hearing the words, Mr. Liu still had a warm smile on his face, and nodded gently in agreement: "Yes, no one thought that Gao Dianshi was such a person. This is really unexpected."

After hearing such words, Gu Shixiong and Yu Chiyan, instead of feeling relieved, felt even more guilty. Mr. Liu is a well-mannered person, so he obviously didn't expose them face to face, so he agreed with them to save face for them.

But don't expose it face to face,

It doesn't mean that they will be favored by Stone Number in the future. They just cultivated well, but they didn't come out to do good deeds for nothing. They need a powerful assistant. Is there someone in line?

Gu Shixiong was a little anxious, and hurriedly stood up to show his loyalty: "We are really ashamed of what happened this time, but in the future, if the big shopkeeper still has orders, just tell the old man, the old man is not talented, and we can guarantee it if we work hard. .”

Yu Chiyan nodded reservedly after hearing what Gu Shixiong said.

He is not a person who can pull his face down and say soft words. He was able to say so much just now, and he has already broken through the limit.

No matter how bad he is, he has also been a prince, an emperor, and a prince. However, seeing Gu Shixiong nodding and bowing to others for him at an old age, Yu Chiyan felt very uncomfortable. Unable to ignore it, he could only follow suit.

"We will not lack sincerity."

Mr. Liu said with a smile: "The sincerity of the two of you has always been cherished by our chief shopkeeper. But a small failure, you don't have to worry about it."

When Gu Shixiong heard this, he couldn't help showing a relaxed expression on his face.

After calming down and thinking about it, he hurriedly said: "This is the wish of the shopkeeper of your name, but we can't be ignorant of compliments. I have been friends with the shopkeeper for a long time, but I haven't had the chance to see him. Now that I am old and shy, please ask Mr. Liu to give the big shopkeeper a favor. The shopkeeper has a word, if the big shopkeeper can honor me and have a light meal together, the old man will sweep the couch to welcome you."

Some things are better discussed in person. They have the intention of defecting, but they don't even know whether the big shopkeeper of Stone is round or flat, so they have been relying on a "Mr. Accountant" to spread the word among them. Gu Shixiong is always worried that his words will be conveyed to everyone by Mr. Liu. When the shopkeeper, he would inadvertently say something wrong.

Seeing that Mr. Liu was still smiling, he nodded gently and said: "I understand what you mean. But our shopkeeper is busy with work, so we may not be free. When the big shopkeeper is free, he will naturally disturb you when he wants to meet you."

Gu Shixiong's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

It seemed that the shopkeeper still didn't really take them to heart. They have never entered that circle.

Don't look at Yu Chiyan is the King of Zhennan now. Maybe the big shopkeeper of the Stone Company didn't take Yu Chiyan, a prince with no real power, in his eyes at all.

If you really want to be looked at differently and get the recognition, reuse and favor of Stone, I am afraid that you must really let the other party see their abilities and functions clearly.

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Qin Yining and Pang Xiao didn't know the situation on Yuchiyan's side. At this time, they were in the front hall, receiving the invitation from the servants.

Standing in the middle of the ground and answering, the entourage sent by the prefect Yang, saw Pang Xiao and Qin Yining's attitudes extremely respectful, and cautiously said: "My lord will hold a banquet at home tomorrow afternoon, and sincerely invite the prince and princess to honor us."

Pang Xiao opened the post and looked at it, a smile appeared on his lips, he put the post down, and said gently: "This king came here, but he didn't really meet Yang Zhifu for a good life, and it was because I can't get away from my busy schedule, now that I have free time, I should meet with you and tell the prefect Yang that my king will definitely go."

"Yes, I will definitely bring the words with you." The attendant bowed respectfully and left.

Qin Yining leaned on the armrest of the chair, and mused thoughtfully: "When we first came here, the magistrate Yang didn't even show his face. He also treated you against him all the time. Why did you hand over the post this time? There must be something unusual. Monster, we still need to be more cautious."

"What you said is true." Pang Xiao said seriously, "There is no good wine and no good banquet. I want to see that he is a dignified magistrate. If he has no ability to do a good job in local affairs, can he have the ability to make trouble?"

"It's really hard to say. After all, he can't do serious things because he doesn't want to do it because there is no profit in it. But making trouble is what he wants to do wholeheartedly. Naturally, it's different. I don't think Zhifu Yang is a stupid person. , this time, I don’t know what kind of hole I deliberately dug for us to jump into.”

Pang Xiao was very nervous about Qin Yining, he was afraid that the magistrate Yang would set up an ambush this time, he was fine as a rough guy, but Qin Yining was a weak woman, he was actually afraid that she would be in danger.

"How about, I'll go to the banquet tomorrow by myself. If I think about it, he won't stop me from the door. It would be better if I'm not allowed in." Pang Xiao pondered, becoming more and more certain of his thoughts : "That's good, so you don't have to worry about him being unfavorable to you."

Qin Yining didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I'm a housewife, what is the magistrate doing against me? He can see you, so he naturally has something to talk to you about. What I said about digging a hole is not really setting up a net.

"I want you to bring the female relatives. The prefect of Yang should also come out to accompany me with the female relatives in Anpu Mansion. We female relatives are just to activate the atmosphere and warm up the scene. Think about it, if you don't bring the female relatives, the two of you If a big man disagrees, won't he start a fight? If the quarrel breaks up, the banquet will be meaningless, right?"

Pang Xiao was stunned, and after being understood by Qin Yining's words, he suddenly felt a little funny.

"I'm really a soldier." Pang Xiao shook his head and said helplessly, "Since you lost it once, I have become a bird of fright. You are right, that is what I mean by taking you. Don't worry, I will take you The Jinghu Guard is here to protect our safety, as for what the Prefect Yang is going to do..."

Pang Xiao sneered, "If he dares to do anything out of bounds, I will naturally have a way to deal with him."

Qin Yining smiled and nodded.

The two began to make arrangements for the banquet the next day.

After the afternoon of the sixth day, Qin Yining coaxed the two children to sleep, and then went with Pang Xiao to talk to Zheng Shi, and then drove out the door.

On the carriage, Pang Xiao slanted on the soft pillow with his long legs bent, playing with the small bell on the apple-sized brass stove that Qin Yining was holding in his hand, and said with a smile: "Sister Yi, I will only have a little time when I go to Yang's house later." Be careful, don't leave my sight, no matter what the women of the Yang family say or do, you will just stay by my side. Do you understand?"

Qin Yining was amused by Pang Xiao's seemingly casual but serious words, "Don't worry, where else can I go? Besides, the prefect Yang doesn't dare to face us and do anything."

"It's right to take precautions. Anyway, don't leave my sight. Even if you want to change clothes, you have to ask me to accompany you."

Qin Yining was funny and heart-warming, rolled his eyes at him helplessly and said: "Could it be that you follow me, can you also enter the clean room together? Well, you can rest assured."

It's not good for Pang Xiao to nag anymore, but he still recalled the terrain of Yang Mansion that he had explored in advance, and thought about the best escape route after possible danger. After making full mental preparations, Pang Xiao had some confidence in his heart.

Soon, the gorgeous Zhu Lun canopy carriage slowly stopped in front of the Yang Mansion.

Unexpectedly, the main door of the Yang family was opened, and Zhifu Yang was dressed in ordinary clothes, standing behind with a middle-aged woman of medium stature and two young girls, and was leading a family of servants to greet him at the door.

Qin Yining looked out through the gap in the window screen, and couldn't help being startled.

The middle-aged woman was presumably the magistrate's wife.

And behind the magistrate's wife are the two women, one has a pretty face and a slender figure, somewhat similar to the one born by Yang Zhifu, she should be the daughter of Yang Zhifu, on the other side, the tall, heroic and handsome girl dressed in men's clothing The girl really attracted Qin Yining's attention.

She thinks she has seen many beauties, besides the handsome and handsome Pang Xiao, Ji Zeyu is also a rare beauty, and the appearance of this girl in men's clothing is actually on par with Ji Zeyu.