Before Guan Yan could send back the news, Qian Qian, the headman who went out to report the news, came back. Ye Zhenzhen paid no attention to it and left it all to Hong Zhiyuan to take charge of the reception.
The courtyard where the Yamen lived was not far from the courtyard of the Yulin Army. Fortunately, after walking around the other courtyard, they lost interest in continuing to inquire and stopped walking around. Naturally, they did not know that the number of Yulin Army was not correct.
——Of course, the Yulin Army is a high-ranking general, and the government officials are just local officials who dominate the local area, and they dare not offend the majesty of the Yulin Army.
The next day, Guan Yan finally brought back the news from Cui Weizhen: "Madam, the master has just sent back the news that at noon today, an old farmer will come to the other courtyard to provide clues. You should try your best to let the officials of the other courtyard know as quietly as possible and
Spread the news and alert others so that we can close the net."
Ye Zhenzhen quickly asked: "What else did the master say?"
Guan Yan coughed in embarrassment and said: "The master said that he will wait until he comes back to apologize to you, and then I will let you, madam, handle it."
How embarrassing! Guan Yan never expected that the master, who looked majestic and cold and arrogant, would actually get along with his wife like this in private.
Ye Zhenzhen's expression improved visibly, and she even smiled at Guan Yan and said: "Okay, I understand, let me inform you that there will be a banquet in the flower hall in the front yard at noon today to entertain all the poor men, and invite them to attend the banquet.
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At that time, the informant will come to report the news, and the officials present can also hear it, which can achieve the effect of leaving no trace.
The madam was indeed worthy of her reputation for intelligence. She immediately thought of a countermeasure. Guan Yan was impressed and immediately went down to prepare for the situation.
Cui Weizhen brought out not many servants on this trip, but they were all capable people. With Aunt Guilan taking care of it, the banquet was quickly prepared.
Ye Zhenzhen arrived at the banquet on time, and the fifteen government servants were already seated. When Qian saw her, he stood up to greet her and said politely: "Young Master Ye is so polite, we are here to help, why should we let you spend money to entertain us?"
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The banquet was served from the best restaurant in Qingyun Mansion, and the wine was also good. There were already greedy government servants who couldn’t control their appetites and started eating and drinking. Ye Zhenzhen didn’t feel offended at all, but smiled and said: “Qian Capt.
You're welcome. I'm going to show you a lot of honors today and help you. It's appropriate to hold a banquet for you to wash away the dust. Just now I was in the study dealing with various news provided by the folks, and I lost track of time. Please forgive me."
She bowed her hands to everyone and thanked them. The officials said that nothing had happened. Qian Baotou told her that she was polite and inquired: "Master Ye, haven't you received any useful news recently?"
Ye Zhenzhen nodded quite distressedly: "That's true. Most of the news reported by the folks is based on rumors or deception. Because of the limited manpower, I have to work hard to screen and investigate these news. This is a big job.
It’s a huge project, but it also has its advantages. Most areas have been basically eliminated, and the remaining areas are key targets. Just pay attention to relevant news in the future.”
Qian Datou was moved in his heart and quickly asked: "Which areas are they?"
Ye Zhenzhen seemed to have just come to her senses and quickly smiled apologetically: "Look at me, why are you talking about this at a banquet? It's not going to dampen everyone's interest in drinking. When you guys have eaten and drank enough, I need your help.
Let’s take a long-term approach.”
Mr. Qian's busy thoughts were blocked. Logically speaking, they shouldn't be active on this matter, so they didn't bother to ask more questions. They would only discuss it in detail later.
It doesn't matter, as long as they stay in the other courtyard, the movements of these people cannot escape their eyes.
