Go back to the Song Dynasty as a broker

The sun was slowly rising from the east, and a beam of golden light was projected on the backyard of Xiao's dental shop.

Xiao Yi was dressed in black, and with a sword in his hand, he hurried across the courtyard path, and went straight to the courtyard of Siqing Lake.Si Qinghu happened to be eating breakfast, and when he saw her coming, he asked Ling'er to go to the back kitchen to make an extra breakfast, and the two chatted while eating.

Si Qinghu saw that Xiao Yi had been living a day and night upside-down life in order to keep an eye on Wu Shisan these days, his face was haggard, and there were dark circles around his eyes, so he scooped up a bowl of porridge for her and said, "Senior sister, you have worked hard!" Yes, eat more."

Xiao Yi chewed the steamed stuffed bun and said, "Did the big rice bucket come back?"

Si Qinghu shook his head, "No, but I sent a letter, saying that I'm too busy recently, and I guess I won't be able to return until after the Zhengdan Dynasty."

"But the result of the investigation?"

Xiao Yi looked serious and nodded.

After discussing with Xiao Tong that evening, she went back to stay at the inn opposite Wu's house. On the next day, Wu Shisan went out in a carriage again. She followed her all the way, and finally found that the carriage had entered the Duke of Chu's mansion.She stayed there for two days, but Wu Shisan never came out again.

"Chu State Duke's Mansion?" Si Qinghu was shocked.

"I never expected it. It's been two days, and the man hasn't come out yet. The government's mansion is heavily guarded. I don't know if he went in temporarily, or was he hiding inside?" Xiao Yi analyzed.

"Before I heard that Baishu was backed by the Duke of Chu, and now that Wu Shisan has entered the Duke of Chu's mansion to frame the Xiao family, the Duke of Chu must be involved! As for what they did, only the Duke of Chu Only the government can investigate and understand.”

Si Qinghu said in shock: "Are you planning to go in?"

Xiao Yi nodded, "I'll try to sneak in tonight."

"Ke Shiro said to wait for her to come back before making plans!"

"She won't be back until the day after tomorrow, can't wait!"

They were not sure whether Wu Shisan entered the Duke's Mansion of Chu for a short time or hid there for a long time. The Duke of Chu has high authority. If he came out again in two days, how would they find out the people in the Duke's Mansion and Wu Shisan? What did San do?If you don't sneak in and catch the current situation, the Xiao family's injustice will never come to light.

Si Qinghu said worriedly: "But you also said that the Duke's Mansion is heavily guarded, and there are many masters from the palace inside. I'm worried that something will happen if you go in."

"I'll do what I can, and run away if I can't fight! If I haven't come back on Zhengdan, you can inform Shiro again."

Between the words, Xiao Yi's eyes were stained with a bit of sadness.

She is free and unrestrained by nature, and she is used to walking in the rivers and lakes. Every time she goes out for a long time, she is mentally prepared to be robbed and killed by bandits on the road, and she has long since ignored life and death.If he died in the Duke's Mansion of Chu State, he would be considered to have died for the Xiao family, and it was a worthy death.

"I'm going back to stare at people." Xiao Yi got up and walked out.

Si Qinghu suddenly remembered something, and blurted out: "Wait!"

"I can go in!"

Xiao Yi stopped and turned back, Si Qinghu told Xiao Yi about the invitation sent by the Duke of Chu's youngest daughter a few days ago.

"I can go in, and go in openly."

Xiao Yi hesitated, "I heard at home that Duke Chu and your father had a lot of trouble in the court recently, is it okay for you to go?"

Si Qinghu hesitated, although Xiao Tongqian told Wan that he could not enter Chu State Duke's Mansion, but the situation forced her to go or Xiao Yi to go, at least she could go in openly, it was not so dangerous in comparison.

She sighed, and said: "Perhaps this invitation was really sent by Chu Guogong's youngest daughter. It is safer for me to attend the appointment than for you to sneak in at night."

Xiao Yi didn't know that Xiao Tong had seriously instructed Si Qinghu not to set foot in Chu's mansion, so he agreed after thinking about it for a while.

Si Qinghu immediately wrote back to Chu Guogong's youngest daughter, agreeing to meet tomorrow, and received a reply from Chu Guogong's youngest daughter in the afternoon, and she would send someone to wait for Si Qinghu outside the door at noon tomorrow.

The next day was New Year's Eve, Si Qinghu and Xiao Yi set off from Yaxing in a vermilion carriage and drove to Duke Chu's mansion in the north of the city. Four guards rode their horses and followed the carriage.

Si Qinghu and Xiao Yi sat in the car, discussing the matter of entering the Chu State Duke's Mansion.

"After I enter Duke Chu's mansion in a while, you and a few guards will wait outside. If I haven't come out in two hours, you can find a way to go in." Si Qinghu said.

If there was a fraud in this appointment, and she really fell into Chu Guogong's trap, she would choose to save herself first, and then let Xiao Yi come in to respond.For this reason, she didn't even bring Ling'er with her, lest it would be inconvenient to escape when the time came.

"Okay." Xiao Yi replied, and then stuffed a gunpowder signal about two fingers long into Si Qinghu's hand, "You hold this, if there is danger, pull it away, and I will meet you."

Si Qinghu nodded, and hid the gunpowder in his sleeve.

Suddenly, the horse neighed, and the carriage tilted backwards. Si Qinghu and Xiao Yi also fell back, and the voice of the guard came from outside the carriage.

"who?"

They hurriedly opened the curtain, and saw that the carriage was driving to a path where no one passed by. At this time, the four guards all rode their horses in unison to block the carriage.

"Who is it?" Si Qinghu asked.

The guards parted ways, but saw four well-dressed men in brocade clothes riding on horseback, blocking their way.The leader was Li Shen who was sent by Li Zao to guard Si Qinghu.Li Shen bowed his hands to Si Qinghu, with a respectful but firm tone: "Miss, you must not go to the Chu State Duke's Mansion!"

Si Qinghu also ordered unceremoniously: "Get out of the way!"

"Humble duty is under the order of Master Xiangguo to protect the safety of the eldest lady, and you must not be allowed to step into the Duke of Chu's mansion!"

Si Qinghu looked at the four people on the opposite side, but there were six on her side, and smiled coldly, "Just because you want to stop me?"

"Senior sister, cover me!"

Xiao Yi nodded, and then gave an order to the four guards, "Stop them!"

Xiao Yi got out of the carriage, drew his sword out of its sheath, stepped heavily on the horses pulling the carriage with both feet, and leaped towards Li Shen with his strength.

When Xiao Tong hired these four guards back then, he only told them to obey Si Qinghu's orders and protect her safety.Therefore, when dealing with Si Qinghu's entry into the Duke of Chu's mansion, the four guards could only obey orders. When Xiao Yi gave the order, they immediately drew their swords and rode their horses forward to fight with those who blocked the way.

The sound of weapons was clanging, and there was a mess. The coachman's face turned yellow with fright, and he clutched the reins of the carriage tightly.

The road was narrow, with a wall on one side and the river in the capital on the other. There was no room to turn the carriage's head, and the road ahead was blocked by people fighting. Si Qinghu made a decisive decision and swung his sword to cut off the rope connecting the carriage and the horse's back. front toppled down.

She took the reins from the driver, jumped on the horseback, turned to Xiao Yi and said: "Senior Sister, turn around and meet me!"

Xiao Yi and Li Shen fought on horseback, and responded to Si Qinghu.Li Shen turned his head and saw the back of his eldest lady riding away on horseback, he was so anxious, distracted for a moment, he was kicked in the chest by Xiao Yi, and fell off the horse!

Si Qinghu didn't stop her, and soon arrived at Duke Chu's mansion. Two servants and maidservants were already waiting outside the door, leading her into Duke Chu's mansion.

In the huge Duke's Mansion, Si Qinghu followed them through the front yard, past the living room, and along the long corridor into the back yard, winding around a few times.She has always been vigilant, knowing the layout of the Duke's Mansion in her heart.She passed several people on the road, and she took a second look, always paying attention to Wu Shisan's figure.

In the end, he entered a secluded yard, and Si Qinghu looked around. Everything withered in winter, and the whole yard looked desolate and dull, without any color.

Walking to the entrance of the inner hall, there is a main seat inside, and two guest seats on the left and right, all of which are ebony chairs. Behind the main seat is a huge black and white landscape painting, with a cursive inscription on the head. A little bright color, not like a girl's boudoir.

Si Qinghu's back suddenly became cold, and he asked the maid beside him, "Is your lady in there?"

The servant girl lowered her head, "Please come in, girl."

Si Qinghu hesitated, and was almost sure that the person who wanted to see her was not Chu Guogong's youngest daughter, but someone else, but she thought that she was here to investigate Wu Shisan, and if she fled before the battle, she might lose her success.Besides, they have all come here, and the people inside are unlikely to let her leave easily.

Her heart was beating like a drum, and she nervously touched the gunpowder signal hidden in her sleeve.Keeping a calm face, he stepped into the hall.

The servant girl behind him didn't follow any more. As soon as Si Qinghu walked to the center of the inner hall, he saw an old man in a brown brocade suit with a white beard and a golden crown coming out from the side, standing in front of the main seat, with a kindly expression on his face. His smiling face seemed extremely hypocritical, "This old man invites Miss Si in the name of my little daughter. If there is something offensive, please invite Miss Si."

Si Qinghu recognized this person as the Duke of Chu whom he had met at the banquet at Xiangguo Mansion back then. He was terrified in his heart, but his face quickly regained his composure, and he bowed to Duke Chu and said, "I dare not."

"Sit down!" Seeing that Si Qinghu was uneasy, Chu Guogong laughed twice, and said, "Miss Si, don't be afraid, you are my partner, I will not hurt you. Let's sit down and talk!" "

Chu Guogong sat down first, and Si Qinghu was no longer polite, and sat down with a feeling of anxiety. She wanted to hear what kind of cooperation Chu Guogong wanted to talk to her about, and why did he call her a partner?

The servant girl served hot tea, and Chu Guogong respected Si Qinghu. Si Qinghu was afraid of being poisoned, so he just picked up the cup and pretended to take a sip.

Seeing her coping, Duke Chu couldn't help smiling, put down his teacup, and said straight to the point: "This time, the situation forced me to invite the girl in the name of my little girl."

"If the Duke has something to say, just say it!"

Si Qinghu's tone was neither humble nor overbearing, Chu Guogong pretended to be heroic and smiled, "Okay, I have an upright temperament, I appreciate it very much, I never thought that Li Zao has such an excellent daughter living in the world."

"Minnv don't know why Chu Guogong made such a statement, and why Li Xiangguo was involved?" Si Qinghu deliberately refused to admit his relationship with Li Zao.

"Miss Si, you don't have to hide it. The old man has found out. Li Xiangguo was in Hangzhou in his early years as the prefect. He doted on his concubine and killed his wife. After his wife died of illness, he allowed his concubine and concubine to kill his daughter, and forced his daughter to run away from home. This daughter is It's Miss Si, isn't the old man right?"

Si Qinghu was silent, nervous in his heart, and subconsciously stroked the armrest of the chair.Sure enough, it was about the struggle between the court and the court. The Duke of Chu had a thorough understanding of the Li family's background, and he slandered Li Zao, picking what she liked to hear, obviously trying to win her over to do something.

Seeing that she was silent for a long time, Chu Guogong continued: "Li Zao failed your mother and abandoned you. Such a corrupt character, how can he be the prime minister of a country? I think Miss Si must hate him too? Why don't I help you? Expose all the evil deeds he has done to the Holy One, and give you and your mother justice?"

Si Qinghu really hated Li Zao and the Zhou family, but he also wanted to expose them to let the world know the ugly and shameless faces of Xiangguo and Mrs. Xiangguo.But there is no pie falling from the sky, and Chu Guogong will not help her for no reason.Think about her purpose of coming in today, to find out what the Duke of Chu and Wu Shisan did to frame the Xiao family.

So Chu Guogong is definitely not a kind person, he just wants to use her to testify against Li Zao's stains, and bring down Li Zao to realize his political struggle.

She is a commoner woman who doesn't understand politics, let alone the rights and wrongs of the new party and the old party. If she cooperates with Chu Guogong to overthrow Li Zao, if she endangers the country, won't she become a sinner through the ages?

"Miss Si, how are you thinking?" Chu Guogong couldn't help asking again, his kind smile could hardly hide the sinisterness.

Si Qinghu's heart was beating violently, he held the armrest of the chair tightly, and said calmly: "It's a pity that Minnv has nothing to do with Li Xiangguo, thanks to Duke Chu's love."

Chu Guogong held the teacup, lowered his old face, rubbed the lid of the cup thoughtfully, and made the tinkling sound of ceramics colliding.In this huge main room, it was extraordinarily loud and scary, like the cry for death from the messenger of the underworld.

He suppressed his smile, sighed and said: "The old man's words have reached such a point, why should Miss Si pretend to be confused?"

Si Qinghu pretended to be calm and said: "The Nu family really doesn't understand what the Duke said, since it was not invited by Ling Ai, the Nu family will leave first."

She got up and quickly bid farewell to Duke Chu, then walked out the door quickly.

Chu Guogong put down the teacup in his hand, and there was a loud "bang" on several cases, angrily scolded: "If you don't eat a toast, you will be punished!"

As soon as the words fell, the door of the main room was pulled shut suddenly, and the whole room became dark and dull.

Si Qinghu looked panicked and looked around.

In an instant, more than a dozen guards appeared on both sides, and surrounded Siqing Lake on three sides. There were also two archers squatting and kneeling on each side, with arrows on their strings. As long as she dared to move, she would be shot dead immediately.

Duke Chu got up from his seat and walked towards Si Qinghu slowly, "Are you afraid? As long as you cooperate with me, I will immediately order them to retreat."

Si Qinghu met Duke Shangchu's threatening gaze, knowing that he couldn't resist, he was relieved immediately, all the tension and fear disappeared, and he looked calm.

After the application time passed, Xiao Tong came out of Da Nei in a carriage.All the preparations for tomorrow's performance in the Great Dynasty were completed, and Huaelou saw that she had been busy for several days without returning home, so she asked her to go out of the palace to have a New Year's Eve reunion dinner with her family, rest early, and come back at midnight.

Xiao Tong asked people to park the carriage outside Xiao's dental shop, and took Si Qinghu to Xiao's house for a reunion dinner by the way.

As soon as she stepped into the dental shop, she saw the old shopkeeper approaching anxiously, "Uncle Zhao isn't coming home yet?"

"The head of the family, it's not good. The third lady and his wife went to the Duke Chu's mansion in the morning, and they haven't come back yet!"

Xiao Tong was shocked, "What did you say, Qinghu went to Chu State Duke's Mansion?"

"It's been three hours."

This news was tantamount to shocking news, Xiao Tong was so frightened that his face turned pale and he could hardly breathe, looking around, his eyes were flooded with water, and he felt powerless in his heart.

She learned the news in Da Nei that now the old party is about to lose. After Zhengdan, the government will promulgate a new policy. The new policy violates the interests of the old party. In order to prevent the new policy, Chu Guogong secretly arrested the son of a Hanlin scholar and ordered the scholar to take the lead in impeachment. The New Deal, the bachelor refused to follow, and when he returned home, he saw his son's body.

The Duke of Chu is dying and struggling, and his eyes are red, trying to set off a storm in the Zhengdan Dynasty tomorrow.If Si Qinghu fell into his hands, he would definitely be used as a bargaining chip to threaten Li Zao. Even if a bachelor would not submit, how could Li Zao, as the leader of the new faction, submit to Chu Guogong because of her?

She repeatedly told Si Qinghu not to set foot in Duke Chu's mansion, why did she go anyway, why didn't she listen to her?

The person she cherishes the most doesn't cherish her own life so much!

"Clear Lake!"

Xiao Tong called out, finally cleared his mind, ran out of the door quickly, untied the rope connecting the carriage and the horse, turned on the horse and galloped away.

The author has something to say: Baby Qinghu may be scolded again, but the direction of things will be a little clearer.