"Junior brother, will you help me?"

"I can help you, but if there's going to be a deal, you have to do one thing for me."

"What's up?"

"If I go to Dali next year, you have to go with me. If I go to the Western Regions, you have to go with me. You will probably be very busy next year."

"You are so stingy. I asked you to help me a little bit, but you made me travel all over the world."

"Do you agree or not?"

"Promise, everything is up to you."

"Tell me first about Dali and what the emperor's plans are. Don't say you don't know anything!"

"Why should I know?"

"The Empress told you, and then asked you to relay it to me, lest I make the matter a bigger deal."

"The specific details will not be known until March next year. I only know the general goal.

The first is to maintain the relationship with Dali. This is a matter for the envoy and has nothing to do with you;

The second is to arrest some Miao bandits. Do you still remember what happened to Lu Bing? He went to Lingnan to arrest the rebellious Qinglong Society, but he was severely injured.

Miao territory, Dali, and Lingnan are not only places with rugged roads, dense forests, and poisonous miasma, but also many tribes, so we cannot be stubborn.

According to the Queen's hint, the imperial court should send out two teams, one team to investigate the case, and one team to catch the thief. Your main task is to catch the thief."

Shen Lian was so angry that he almost flipped the table.

Lu Bing, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, was beaten and seriously injured and returned. How much does Lao Zhu think highly of me?

Seeing Shen Lian's expression, Feng Siniang hurriedly comforted her with a few words: "Don't worry, the emperor will not issue a fatal mission, he will provide you with some help."

"What about?"

"For the military attachés who will protect the envoys, you can choose them from the Imperial Guards and Imperial Guards. As long as they are not chosen too excessively, the Emperor will definitely not reject them."

"I choose our master."

"I asked you to choose someone, but I didn't ask you to make a wish!"

"Mi Cangqiong?"

"Aren't you afraid that he will beat you to death with a stick?"

"My eldest brother and my third brother are all here, right?"

"This should be fine."

"I wrote a letter to them and asked them not to make any arrangements next March to avoid trouble later."

…

Tongfu Inn has temporarily entered peace and quiet.

Qixia Town is not very wealthy, the scenery is not very elegant, and there are no gold-selling caves, but it is very comfortable here and makes people feel at ease.

After living in Qixia Town for a long time, you will feel that your heart is empty and clear, and your heart is like still water. The murderous aura that originally occupied your heart has been completely dissipated.

Shen Lian likes the environment of Qixia Town very much, Zuo Shi also likes it very much, and even Feng Siniang, who likes adventure, feels that she can live here for three months every year.

However, stable days will never last that long. In September, Shen Lian received an invitation from Hua Manlou and went to Hua's house to pay her birthday to Hua Ruling.

Feng Siniang looked at the invitation and said in disbelief: "What the hell is this? Someone in the world invited you to celebrate your birthday. Is this a joke?"

Shen Lian:o(╥﹏╥)o

I’m not black and white, so why can’t I be invited? Why can’t I pay birthdays to others?

Let’s not talk about Hua Ruling. When my master celebrates his birthday, can’t I pay my respects to him?

None of my senior brothers are famous troublemakers in the world, and they all rely on their senior brothers to help wipe their butts. Your reputation is not much better than mine!

"Are you really going to celebrate your birthday?"

"I received the invitation. It would be inappropriate not to go. Besides, I have been too busy recently and my bones are almost rusty."

"When are you going?"

"today."

…

The Hua family is the largest imperial merchant and the largest real estate developer in Jiangnan. The head of the Hua family, Hua Ruling, has seven sons, which can be said to be a blessing.

There is a saying - more children, more blessings!

Having many sons means you are blessed.

It is said that King Wen of Zhou had one hundred sons, so he was blessed with great blessings, long-lasting good fortune, and was a great sage and great sage.

For a wealthy family, seven sons may not be too many, but if all seven sons are talented and capable of taking on their own role, then it will be a happy home.

As a rich man and real estate giant in the south of the Yangtze River, the Hua family's ancestral home is not luxurious, at least it is not as magnificent and magnificent as imagined, but it is full of elegance.

Firstly, it was to avoid suspicion, and secondly, the Hua family were the founding fathers of the country, a meritorious wealthy family, not a nouveau riche.

The architecture of Huajia is mainly elegant.

Gardens, lotus ponds, pavilions, corridors, attics, and study rooms all have their own elegance, but they can complete the harmonious unity of heaven, earth and man in a special way.

In particular, the live water from the source of the lotus pond is directly connected to the Meng River, and then the water is directed back to the Meng River through waterwheels and unique waterways.

Come and go, come and go, so that the lotus pond is always full of living water and always clear to the bottom.

If you look carefully, you will find that this living water spreads to every corner, including the garden and kitchen.

If someone poisons the well water, the flowers will be the first to be affected, as a warning.

You only need to wait for two or three days and rely on the unique pattern and long waterways to complete the self-purification.

From the perspective of Feng Shui fortune, the surname of the Hua family is Hua, and Hua belongs to the tree, and water grows from wood. Therefore, this source of living water is the long-lasting blessing of the Hua family.

What is Huajia?

Royal merchant!

What is earned is money, gold, and gold generates water. As long as the money is used on the right path, building bridges, paving roads, and building river embankments, the water of the Meng River will not dry up, and the blessings of the Hua family will not dry up.

To be able to lay out such a vibrant architectural pattern in the Huajia Residence is obviously the work of a master.

When he arrived, Shen Lian inquired that the designer of the Hua Family Mansion was the "Ghost King" Xu Ruowu.

Xu Ruowu is a hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. He has great martial arts skills and is full of ingenuity. In addition to his ability to march and fight, he is also good at observing Feng Shui and building houses.

Many of the mansions of the founding fathers of the People's Republic of China were designed without design, but some were able to be preserved, while others were disturbed and eventually lost their wealth and life.

Hua Ruling is obviously one who can hold on.

…

Hua Ruling is fifty-five years old this year.

For a martial arts master, this age is definitely not too old, let alone his wealth. Logically speaking, he should be majestic and move like a dragon and a tiger.

In fact, he was polite and polite, as if he were a learned scholar. There was a gloomy aura between his eyebrows, and Shen Lian could even see the aura of twilight.

The gloomy atmosphere of twilight.

If this qi lingers for too long, the sluggishness will eventually turn into "grave qi."

"Junior Feng Siniang, I have met Uncle Hua."

"Junior Shen Lian has met Uncle Hua."

This "uncle" is not a random name.

First of all, the two of them came to pay birthdays, not to investigate the case as police officers, but as private persons.

Secondly, Hua Ruling is slightly older than Guo Bujing. The two of them represent Guo Bujing, so naturally they are called uncle, otherwise they should be uncles.

Finally, this makes it appear more cordial and prevents the quarrel from becoming too violent if a quarrel breaks out in the end.

"Two worthy nephews, please rise."

Hua Ruling was very polite, even a little too polite. It wasn't until they were welcomed in that they realized that the invitation was not from Huamanlou, but from Hua Ruling.

Hua Ruling wanted to ask Shen Lian for help.

"My dear nephew, look at this."

Hua Ruling took out the yellow paper with bloody footprints on it.

Feng Siniang said: "Blood footprints, I remember this was the unique symbol of the Iron Shoe Thief more than ten years ago.

Wasn't that guy killed by Uncle Hua?

The body of the iron-shoe thief was burnt to ashes with fierce fire in front of many martial arts comrades. Even if he had the martial arts ability to hold his breath and feign death, he would definitely die."

Faking death to escape is very common in the world. There are even monsters like Ling Duxu who can recover their internal organs after being beaten to pieces.

Pierce the heart with a sword, jump off a cliff and fall into the sea. These methods are not very safe. It can even be said that this is the prelude to an adventure that is about to happen.
To be continued...