I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

Guangning City Government Office.

Pan Hou sat in the middle with a serious face, picked up the teacup in his hand, and asked his subordinates: "Is the city gate repaired?"

The subordinate replied, "Sir, I have ordered people to repair the city gates. Anyone entering or leaving Guangning City will be carefully searched."

This group of Yan people gave the Chen State a warning as soon as they arrived, which was really infuriating.

This Jiang Zuo looked very different from the previous envoys from the State of Yan.

Pan Hou was very wary of him.

"Then you haven't found that person yet?"

Pan Hou asked solemnly.

The person he was referring to was naturally Qin Yu.

"Master Pan, we have searched the entire Guangning City, but have not found any trace of the remnants of the Qin family."

The subordinate reported this to Pan Hou.

Pan Hou tightly grasped the cup in his hand, frowning.

If the remnants of the Qin family are allowed to escape to the State of Yan, they will become a great threat in the future.

What he was worried about was not that person, but the resurgence of the Qin family's power.

If Qin Yu cannot be found, the emperor will definitely blame Pan Hou.

"Have you searched all over the city?"

Pan Hou's voice was low.

"I've searched everywhere, but..."

The subordinate hesitated to speak.

"what?"

Pan Hou frowned.

"We also searched the residence of the Yan State envoy, but there was only one room that they didn't let me in."

The subordinate said.

They had previously broken into the Yan State envoy's residence and were turned away at Jiang Zuo's room.

"why?"

Pan Hou's eyes were serious.

"That room belongs to the envoy from the State of Yan."

This is what the subordinate said.

"Jiang Zuo?"

Pan Hou's forehead was wrinkled, and he became increasingly dissatisfied with Envoy Jiang.

"Could it be that those Yan people are intentionally protecting the remnants of the Qin family?"

Pan Hou guessed.

After thinking for a moment, Pan Hou suddenly stood up and ordered, "I want to go and take a look myself."

If the Yan people were allowed to secretly collude with the Qin family, the consequences would be disastrous.

Pan Hou knew this very well.

The residence of the Yan State envoys.

In Jiang Zuo's room, the three were still talking.

"Sir, please chat with Miss Qin slowly. I will go outside to keep watch for you."

Master Guo said this, and then left the room, standing near the room with a vigilant look on his face to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.

"Does your Qin family still have private soldiers?"

Jiang Zuo asked Qin Yu.

Qin Yu was silent for a while before shaking his head: "I don't know."

"Aren't you the third daughter of the Qin family? Your status should be quite high..."

Jiang Zuo was puzzled.

"My eldest brother is in charge of these matters. Now he is missing. As long as we can find him, the rest of the Qin family will respond."

Qin Yu replied.

"Hmm..." Jiang Zuo pondered for a moment and had a rough plan in mind.

"I can cooperate with you Yan people, but you have to promise me one thing."

Qin Yu bit her thin lips lightly.

"what's up?"

Jiang Zuo asked doubtfully.

"Then, just pretend that nothing happened last night..."

Qin Yu lowered her head, and a blush inexplicably appeared on her face.

Jiang Zuo raised his eyebrows, and the vague memory of last night flashed through his mind again. After a while, he nodded and said, "Don't worry, I don't remember anything."

Looking at the vigilant Qin Yu, Jiang Zuo suddenly felt a little nervous.

Forget it, I'll just keep my distance from this woman from now on.

Jiang Zuo only wanted to take advantage of the Qin family's power and had no interest in this woman at all.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door. A moment later, Master Guo came in and said nervously, "Oh no! Those Chen people are here again."

If the State of Chen discovered that the Yan State delegation was harboring members of the Qin family, the consequences would be very serious.

After all, their Yan State delegation is still within the territory of Chen State.

Qin Yu's face showed a hint of uneasiness, and he gripped the blade tightly in his hand again.

Jiang Zuo, however, looked calm, turned around and said to Qin Yu: "You hide first, don't worry."

Pan Hou brought his men directly into the mansion in the name of delivering gifts.

"Prefect Pan, what brings you here?"

At this time, Jiang Zuo appeared in front of Pan Hou.

Pan Hou immediately put on a smile and replied, "Envoy Jiang, these gifts are specialties of our Guangning. Please accept them."

"Oh, Magistrate Pan is so kind. I don't know what to give you."

Jiang Zuo also had a smile on his face.

"You are welcome, Envoy Jiang. I am here for another matter."

Pan Hou said again.

"Oh? Please go ahead, Magistrate Pan."

Jiang Zuo frowned slightly.

"I heard that a serious criminal from the imperial court had sneaked into Guangning City recently. We in the Guangning government office have been ordered to conduct a thorough search."

Pan Hou finally revealed his real purpose.

"Could it be that Magistrate Pan suspects that we are harboring criminals?"

Jiang Zuo said calmly.

Pan Hou showed an awkward smile on his face and said kindly, "Of course not. Envoy Jiang, please don't misunderstand me. This is mainly to ensure your safety. After all, you are our important guests of the Chen Kingdom. If there is any damage, we will not be able to explain it."

Having said that, Pan Hou now felt a little more suspicious of Jiang Zuo.

"In that case, Magistrate Pan, please search at will."

Jiang Zuo gestured with his hand.

Magistrate Pan nodded slightly, and then ordered his men to search the entire mansion again.

After a while, only Jiang Zuo's room was left unsearched.

"This is our Lord Jiang's room, there is no need to search it."

At this time, Master Guo suddenly stopped the group of yamen runners.

The yamen runner turned around and looked at Pan Hou.

"There must be something fishy going on when you feel guilty like that."

Pan Hou secretly suspected in his heart.

"Envoy Jiang, isn't this inappropriate?"

Pan Hou turned and said to Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo said calmly: "It's okay, let them search."

"Sir, but..."

There was a hint of nervousness in Master Guo's expression.

Their words and actions deepened Pan Hou's suspicion.

Pan Hou gave his subordinates a look, and the group of yamen runners pushed open the door vigilantly and walked in.

There was no one in the room.

Pan Hou looked around the room and ordered his men to search every corner carefully.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes were fixed on the bed.

Looking closely, I saw a corner of clothes exposed under the bed, as if someone was hiding inside.

Pan Hou winked at the runner beside him, and the latter slowly walked to the bed.

He leaned over, his right hand already tightly gripping the hilt of the knife, and looked under the bed vigilantly.

Everyone seemed to hold their breath, fearing that there really was a criminal hiding under the bed.

The other yamen runners also held the hilts of their knives with vigilance at this moment.

After a moment, the yamen runner stood up and shook his head at Pan Hou.

There was no one under the bed.

"My lord, look."

At this time, another yamen runner suddenly picked up a piece of clothing from under the bed and came to Pan Hou.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a purple bellyband, obviously a woman's garment.

"Envoy Jiang, what is this?"

Pan Hou pointed at the bellyband and stared at Jiang Zuo with a questioning look.