After coming out of the county government, seeing that there was no one around, she didn't wait for Ran Yicheng to ask questions, and Anxin quietly replied to him: "We may have lost that batch of goods."

Ran Yicheng raised his eyebrows, his steps did not stop, and he didn't say anything.

An Xin continued to whisper: "The batch of goods suddenly changed direction halfway and changed to the west by water route. And they had a fast ship to pick them up. Suddenly, the group of brothers we were responsible for tracking hired ships in a hurry, but they were dumped. There is still one brother tracking along the river on the shore, but there is no news yet."

After a while, Ran Yicheng sighed and said, "I miscalculated it! However, we cannot say that we have nothing. Their arrangements were so meticulous that it was a sign that the batch of goods was of great importance. I just don't know when the next batch of goods will be shipped out? I hope that the brother on the shore will gain something." Ran Yicheng paused, and then sighed, "But, the hope is slim!"

Reassured Ran Yicheng, he said: "Young Master, don't blame yourself. We will arrange manpower and guard the important roads leading to the capital and the southwest."

Ran Yicheng's brows were twisted into pieces, and he shook his head and said, "They are just twenty-one porters and three martial artists. They can change people at any time and exchange delivery methods. If they can't keep up, Shou will be Bai Shou."

Unconsciously imitating Ran Yicheng's appearance, frowned without saying a word.

Ran Yicheng suddenly smiled, patted Anxin's shoulder and said, "It's okay, no matter what is sent, the Duan family in Yi'an can never escape. As long as we understand the background of the Duan family, we don't have to follow it anymore."

Anxin curled her lips and said, "But the Duan family in Yi'an is not allowed to touch him, so how can we check it?"

Ran Yicheng said: "What's the hurry? There will always be a solution! By the way, we will return to Beijing in a few days, and you can let all the brothers in the yard withdraw. It's not a big deal for us to stay in Yi'an, but it will make them more alert and more guarded."

Anxin couldn't help but ask, "Do you all withdraw?"

Ran Yicheng said Youyou: "Shopkeeper Zhao wants to run an inn at the wharf, how can he leave just by saying that?"

An Xin suddenly realized, laughed, and before she could finish her laughter, she suddenly asked seriously: "Then are you willing to give up Mr. Shi?"

Ran Yicheng stopped and slapped Anxin's head, saying, "You can guess the thoughts of this general? You can talk nonsense and let you go to the inn to be a waiter."

Without waiting for peace of mind to complain, Ran Yicheng whispered: "Before leaving Yi'an, take the person who monitors us..." Ran Yicheng made a "kill" gesture.

Anxin no longer joked and nodded and responded: "Don't worry, General, you will definitely not reveal any water!"

The two continued to move forward and walked towards the Marquis of Wuyue.

The sky was completely dark, and there were almost no pedestrians on the streets. The moon was passing through the dark clouds, appearing and disappearing.

Although Ran Yicheng pretended to be indifferent on the surface, he was extremely depressed inside. He was resenting his self-righteousness and negligence.

He once took it for granted that the batch of goods that came out of Duan's stone yard was sent to two directions, one was the capital city and the other was the southwest border. It was also based on this judgment that when the batch of goods left Yi'an and rushed towards the capital city, he ordered the Southwest Road to retreat and instead strengthened the monitoring of the direction to the capital city. However, he did not expect that the batch of goods would suddenly change direction halfway to the capital city. Moreover, the batch of goods did not go to the capital city or directly to the southwest border, but instead took the water route to the west.

"Did they suddenly change the way after discovering the tracking? It seems unlikely. First, for safety, they will not let the followers escape unscathed; second, in a hurry, they cannot arrange a ship to respond, and it must have been arranged in advance. The action is so secret and arranged so carefully, what exactly are they transporting? Could it be gold, silver and jewelry? But where did the gold, silver and jewelry come from the Duan Family Quarry?"

"There is also Mr. Gu. Although he could see at a glance that he was a soldier and not an ordinary soldier, why did this person appear in Duan Mansion? Did he come from the southwestern border or from the military camp of the Jingji? No matter where he came from, it is certain that Duan Mansion has an affair with the army."

Under the moonlight, on the empty street, Ran Yicheng and Anxin walked forward silently.

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In the Songtao Pavilion of the Marquis of Wuyue, the residence where Ran Yicheng temporarily lives in the Marquis of Wuyue. Shi Xiaohong was waiting for Ran Yicheng with some anxiety.

Regarding swornship, Shi Xiaohong felt embarrassed due to the strong opposition from his grandmother and mother. If he persisted, it would be unfilial. If he did not persist, it would be unrighteous to Mr. Shi!

What should I do? He was undecided and was in a dilemma. Therefore, as soon as he finished supper today, he secretly came to Songtao Pavilion to hear what good suggestions Ran Yicheng had. However, he did not expect that in the courtyard of Songtao Pavilion, Ran Yicheng and Anxin were not there except for his own servants, and the few servants in the courtyard did not know where Ran Yicheng had gone.

Shi Xiaohong thought about it, entered Ran Yicheng's study room, and prepared to sit down and wait.

As soon as he sat down, Shi Xiaohong accidentally saw a painting on the corner of the desk. He curiously picked it up and spread it on the desk. After looking closely, he was stunned.

It was a portrait of a "common young master". What stunned him was that the person in the painting looked very much like his "second brother" Mr. Shi, especially his smiling eyes, which were lifelike and vivid on the paper. The tender eyes seemed to be agile, as if they were staring at him, smiling in a daze...

Shi Xiaohong couldn't help but feel surprised: What's going on? Was this painting painted by Brother Ran?

Shi Xiaohong noticed that there were four lines of small characters in the corner of the portrait. It was written: Blowing the horns and lying in the camp, drunkenly lying on the moon, the general was heartbroken at night. The hibiscus blossomed and added a beautiful beauty, and he returned home in the future.

Shi Xiaohong was shocked. Could it be that Mr. Ran liked Brother Shi? How could this be? This...is too incredible?! What about God, Mr. Ran...?
Chapter completed!