"I'm leaving."

Hearing this, the man reluctantly let go of the fragile woman in his arms.

The woman said nothing, but just lowered her eyelashes and looked at the ground pitifully.

The man stretched out his long arms distressed and helplessly and embraced her again, saying in a low voice, "Mother, this marriage contract finally fell on me, so there can't be any mistakes.

That Nan Mo is stupid. I will take you home after we get married, but you can still control me at will. So for the sake of our future, please be patient for a while."

Stepmother bit her lip slightly, raised her head and glanced at the man timidly. Although her eyes were red, she still tried to smile and said, "I will listen to your brother Heng."

The man wiped away a tear at the corner of Stepmother's eye with his fingertips, then put on his hat, mounted his horse without looking back, and rode away.

Wanniang stared at the disappearing figure. The pitiful look she had just had disappeared. Her hands hanging on both sides were clenched into fists, and a hint of viciousness flashed in her eyes.

At the window of the box on the third floor above the alley, Nan Mo closed the window with a normal expression and returned to his seat.

[Master, could that person be Gong Heng, the other fiancé that King You found for you? ]

Nan Mo didn't answer, but just curled the corners of her lips slightly.

Gouzi continued to transmit: [This Chu Yunzhou is really not simple. How come he knows everything? I guess King You doesn't even know that Gong Heng has a lover outside, otherwise he wouldn't have called him back to continue the engagement.]

Nan Mo thought for a moment, "That stepmother is not simple at first glance, check both of them, I don't want to become a third party for no reason."

【Okay! 】

Then Nan Mo raised her eyes and looked at Su Han opposite her, "How was the taste?"

Su Han put down his chopsticks and quickly stood up to answer respectfully, "To answer your question, young lady, the reason why every dish at Tianheju is so unique and delicious, making people linger, is because they put a unique seasoning secret recipe in each dish."

Just as she was about to reveal the ingredients of the secret recipe, Nan Mo stopped her and said, "Go back first."

As soon as they returned to the general's mansion, Gou Yi, Su He and Su Tong followed back.

Moyuan.

After reporting on the embezzlement in the store, Gou Yi retreated, changed into night clothes, jumped onto the roof and hid. His main task was to hide beside Nan Mo and protect him.

In the study.

Su Tong bowed and said, "Miss, today I found a batch of inferior medicinal materials in the warehouse of Renyitang, and several other medicinal materials were replaced. Everything else is normal."

Nan Mo nodded and looked at Su Han.

Su Han took a few steps forward and said, "Miss, I just analyzed Tianheju's unique secret recipe and found that there is something wrong with it."

As she spoke, she presented a piece of paper with both hands.

Wen Xiang took the paper and spread it out on the desk.

Nan Mo looked at the entire piece of paper and didn't see anything special. Every ingredient on the list looked normal.

Su Han then spoke up, "Miss, overall it seems that there is nothing wrong with the secret recipe, but I also found something called opium in the other party's dishes. Although the amount is very small, consuming too much of this thing is addictive."

"Aphrodisiac?"

Nan Mo frowned slightly. If she remembered correctly, the so-called opium was actually poppy.

Even Su Tong who was standing by was shocked, "Miss, when I was a child, I saw in an ancient book that opium can be used as medicine as long as the dosage is controlled within a certain range.

But once this stuff is mixed into food, long-term use will cause people to become dependent on it.”

The atmosphere in the study became serious at this moment.

Nan Mo called out, "Dog One."

The next moment, Gou Yi appeared in the study.

"Do you know who is the master behind Tianheju?"

Gou Yi thought for a moment and said, "If I remember correctly, it should be the property of the Duke's Mansion."

"Duke Chen?"

"Yes."

A hint of darkness flashed across Nan Mo's phoenix eyes. After she asked the dog to retreat, she asked Wen Xiang to call the housekeeper.

"Girl, please find the old slave."

"Does our family have a restaurant too?"

"Yes, the Tianxianlou on Lanyang Street belongs to us. In the early years, the business was pretty good. Later, Tianheju became bigger and bigger, and the business was getting better and better. Our restaurant gradually declined."

Hearing the butler's answer, Nan Mo tapped the table lightly with her fingers, "Give me the interior drawings of the restaurant and the surrounding shops after sorting them out."

"Old slave, let's do it now."

After the housekeeper left, Nan Mo looked at the three sisters of the Su family.

"Have you thought about the path you will take next?"

The three sisters looked at each other and didn't know how to answer for a moment. After all, in their hearts, no matter what their identities were before, they were now slaves and servants. How could they have the qualifications to choose which path to take?

Nan Mo knew what they were thinking, so she didn't beat around the bush.

She said bluntly, "With your three sisters' abilities, it would be a waste of your talents to be ordinary maids here..."

"Pfft..."

Before Nan Mo finished speaking, the three sisters knelt down and kowtowed.

"Did we do something wrong? I hope you will explain clearly and please don't chase us away. Please..."

"When did I say I was going to kick you out?"

The three sisters raised their heads with confusion. Didn’t the girl just say that she didn’t want them?

Nan Mo said helplessly, "Everyone, get up. I haven't finished talking yet."

Upon hearing this, the three sisters quickly stood up and stood obediently below.

"I originally bought you back to be my ordinary maids, but now I think you can shine in a place that suits you."

The three sisters felt as if they understood, but also as if they didn't understand.

Seeing their confused expressions, Nan Mo said, "After going out today, you should know that the businesses outside the General's Mansion are already in danger and may close down at any time."

After a pause, she looked at Su He, "Today you have shown your talent in account books, so I want you to take over the account books of all the industries. Are you willing?"

Su He was shocked but said firmly, "I am willing. I will definitely not let you down."

Nan Mo looked at the other two sisters again, "Su Tong, all the purchases of medicinal materials for Renyitang will be handed over to you in the future. Of course, you may not be familiar with these things when you first arrive, so I will arrange someone to take care of you. Your main task is to make sure that the medicinal materials are not fake."

After a pause, she continued, "Adapt there for a while first. I may let you get in touch with some drugs related to medical treatment and poison after some time. I believe in your talent and plasticity."

Su Tong nodded excitedly, "I will follow your instructions, young lady."

Su Han met Nan Mo's gaze, and at this moment she had already guessed where she was going.

"Young lady, do you want me to go to Tianxian Tower?"

"Are you willing?"

"Yes, of course I am willing. I am very happy to be able to touch food every day."

Nan Mo nodded and asked everyone to get off.

At this moment, Nan Mo was the only one left in the study.

"Dog, how's the investigation going?"

[Master, Gong Heng and Gong Zhan are both adopted sons of King You. After the marriage contract between the General's Mansion and King You's Mansion came up three years ago, King You chose Gong Zhan as the marriage partner.

Gong Heng also left the capital at that time, but he would come back for a few days almost every month. During one of his visits back, he met Wanniang, and they got together after that.

But he never let outsiders know about the existence of Wanniang. When King You mentioned the engagement with you to him, Gong Heng readily agreed and promised King You that he would treat you well. 】

"Gong Heng is definitely aiming for the position of the Crown Prince of Prince You's Mansion, so he is determined to marry me, but that stepmother..."

Nan Mo smiled meaningfully, "Maybe the other party will show up in a few days."

Before Gouzi understood what this meant, Nan Mo suddenly changed the subject, "Haven't you found out anything about Chu Yunzhou's family in the capital yet?"

[There are indeed families with the surname Chu in the capital, but none of them have any relationship with Chu Yunzhou.]

"Expand the scope and make sure to find out Chu Yunzhou's background. Only by knowing both ourselves and the enemy can we hit the target with one strike."

[Master, rest assured, I will expand the search area in the next few days. ]

Nan Mo took a sip of water, thought for a moment, and then said, "Let's go to the Duke's Mansion tonight."

[Is the master going to take Liu's life, or is he going to teach Duke Chen a lesson because there was opium in the food at Tianheju? ]

"Liu will definitely not let him see the sun tomorrow. As for Duke Chen... I think he is too mysterious and I can't see him clearly. So if we want to find out everything related to Duke Chen's mansion, we have to start with Chen Ke."

The dog thought for a moment and said, "Master, don't worry. I'll prepare the truth serum in a moment. Tonight we'll dig up all the ancestors of the Chen family for eighteen generations."

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