As the saying goes: there is a certain order of learning, and there is a specialization in the art.
To govern a country you need a great scholar, to settle a family you need a good wife, to sell vegetables you need a basket, and to make wine you need a big pot.
The most professional people who search homes are not government servants, but porters.
So before coming to Mu's house, Yun Que hired nearly a hundred of the strongest porters, each of whom paid one tael of silver for a day's work.
With such a high price, these porters were so happy that they couldn't find them anymore, so they worked hard and worked hard.
Haitang and Eunuch Nan from Piaomiao Pavilion even saw a dozen porters shouting slogans and carrying a rockery passing by...
The two of them didn't come back to their senses for a long time.
"Be bold!"
Haitang finally came to his senses and shouted angrily: "You dare to replace the emperor's order and search the Mu family, Lord Hanshui, you are so brave!"
Eunuch Nan also echoed from the side: "Yes! Yun Que, you brought someone to replace the official, and you are planning something evil! We must go to your Majesty to report you!"
Yun Que innocently spread his hands and said:
"Hey, hey, hey, please don't blame me. How many times have you told me that I'm here to collect debts? Didn't you agree to let me go first?"
"Debt? How much does the Mu family owe you? Why do we need to go to such great lengths?" Haitang said coldly.
Eunuch Nan was even more disbelieving, thinking that Yun Que was telling nonsense.
"You didn't see it clearly just now, did you? Take a closer look now."
Yun Que took out the IOU again and held it in front of the two of them.
This time the two of them could see clearly.
After reading it, my face changed immediately.
"One hundred million taels of silver!"
Haitang stared at Yun Que in disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.
"Ten taels, one hundred taels, one thousand taels...how much is one hundred million taels?"
Eunuch Nan pinched his fingers and muttered, unable to figure it out for a while.
He only knew that this astronomical figure was astonishing, and he had never written the word "hundred million".
Yun Que collected the IOU again and continued to supervise the work in his spare time.
Haitang was so angry that she was blushing, but she was helpless. She had the IOU in hand, and she agreed to collect the debt first, which made it clear that they had already dug a hole and were waiting for her to jump into it.
"What a Hanshui Marquis, you are really thinking your best for the Mu family." Haitang laughed angrily and strode outside the house.
When passing the door, she paused, raised her hand and patted Yun Que's left shoulder, saying:
"Young man, it's better not to be too sharp, as it will break easily if it is too strong."
The pat was not heavy, similar to the intensity used by elders when teaching younger ones. There was no threat, but Yun Que felt uncomfortable.
It's not that the photo was taken too hard, or that it's mysophobia, it's just simply uncomfortable.
It felt like picking up a frozen poisonous snake and not knowing when it would be bitten.
However, this feeling disappeared quickly, and Yun Que didn't care.
After Haitang and Eunuch Nan left, Mu Qingyao finally breathed a sigh of relief. If the other party really wanted to seize her Flower Spirit Sword, she would have no choice but to fight to the death.
"You still have a way, I'm so stupid and can't do anything well." Mu Qingyao said softly and emotionally.
"Stupidity is a disease that needs to be cured." Yun Que said seriously.
"How to cure it?" Mu Qingyao raised her head and asked in confusion.
"It's simple, find a smart person and eat and sleep with him every day. Over time, he will become smarter, like me." Yun Que still had a serious face, but the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up in laughter.
Mu Qingyao listened very carefully at first.
Hearing this, his face turned red, knowing that he had been fooled. He glared at Yun Que with an angry look, and the annoyance in his heart dissipated a lot.
"Uncle Mu is in jail, what are you going to do?" Yun Que asked, looking at the porters walking back and forth in the yard.
"It is impossible for the Mu family to have an affair with the barbarians. My father has been framed. Only by finding out who framed the blame can we have a chance to clear our name." Mu Qingyao said with a worried look on her face: "It's a pity that I have no clue and can't find any clues.
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"Disaster."
Yun Que only said one word and then leaned against the window in silence, always looking into the yard.
How to clear up unfounded charges?
It is clear that the emperor wanted to attack the Mu family and confiscated all the copper and iron mines of the Mu family to cast the Emperor's Sword. Is it possible that the emperor could still be traced?
There is basically no solution to the Mu family's imprisonment.
Mu Qingyao also knew that it was extremely difficult to clear up an unjust case, so she sat silently in the room.
After a long time, Yun Que said: "They are not here to ransack the house, but to look for things."
Following Yun Que's gaze, Mu Qingyao saw Haitang and Nan Gongzheng from Piaomiao Pavilion passing by outside the courtyard. The two of them didn't even look at the small courtyard, and their steps seemed a little hurried.
Mu Qingyao couldn't understand the meaning of Yun Que's words and frowned slightly.
"Where's your other magic weapon?" Yun Que said.
"In the hands of Third Uncle... they are looking for the Qianye Sword!"
Mu Qingyao blurted out, then realized what he said and thought: "No, the third uncle is being held in the sky prison. He will not carry the magic weapon with him, let alone leave the magic weapon at home. He must have hidden it."
The third uncle Mu Qingyao refers to is the older generation of Mu nobles in the Mu family.
"You're not stupid." Yun Que joked.
Mu Qingyao had no intention of paying attention to Yun Que's joke and said:
"My father once warned the owners of each house in the Mu family. Even if some people don't believe it, they should leave a way out for themselves. Although the third uncle was deceived by you at the time, he is not a fool. He must have placed the magic weapon in advance.
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Yun Biao nodded in agreement.
Don't think that Mu is too noble and selfish, but he has been in charge of the Mu family for many years, so how can there be such a stupid person?
The two magic weapons, Qianye Sword and Flower Spirit Sword, can be said to be the lifeblood of the Mu family. If something goes wrong, the foundation will be shaken.
The movement outside the window gradually became smaller and smaller.
Most of the things have been moved to the front hall and courtyard, and almost no one moves around the back house.
"Instead of being busy complaining, it is better to conserve your strength and wait for a comeback, just like the 300 carts of dowry your father gave to the Mufu."
Yun Que slowly shook his head and said: "Unfortunately, except for your father, the Mu family is too short-sighted. The Thousand-leaf Sword should be in your hands to be safest. Your third uncle is still too selfish. It is very likely that you
There is only one flower spirit sword left in the Mu family."
Mu Qingyao lowered her pretty face and was silent in thought.
She knew very well that Yun Que was right, not only because she was the number one swordsman in the South Academy, but also because she had a master in the Dan Formation realm.
As long as she masters two magic weapons and hides in the Sword Palace, neither the emperor nor the Piaomiao Pavilion will be able to do anything, and no one can get the Mu family's magic weapon.
But the current situation is quite dangerous.
Mugui was smart enough to hide the Qianye Sword. If someone from Pianmiao Pavilion found it first, it would be impossible to go back.
When the time comes, not only will the family be gone, but one of the two ancestral magic weapons will also be missing, and the Mu family will be completely devastated.
"When you went to visit Uncle Mu in Tianlao, did he mention the whereabouts of the Qianye Sword?" Yun Que asked.
"No, my father only asked me to be careful and send you the IOU. He didn't say much else." Mu Qingyao said.
"It seems that your father doesn't know where Mu Gui hid the Qianye Sword." Yun Que pondered.
"Third Uncle Gong always does things very safely. If he wants to hide the Qianye Sword, he will never let outsiders know that it can't be found in Piaomiao Pavilion." Mu Qingyao said with certainty.
"Silly girl, you are indeed not very smart." Yun Que poked the other person's smooth forehead.
"Sir, please enlighten me." Mu Qingyao was not angry, she raised her pretty face and said stubbornly, her beautiful eyes filled with dissatisfaction.
Yun Que smiled and said:
"Your third uncle may be good at hiding things so that no one can find them, but can he hide them forever? He will definitely tell the place where the treasure is hidden to someone he can trust. Otherwise, if he dies in the prison, thousands of people will be killed.
Wouldn’t Ye Jian be buried forever in a place no one knows about, what’s the difference between it and being lost?”
"I'm not afraid that he won't be able to hide things. What I'm afraid of is that some people can't help themselves and look for them in advance."
After Yun Que finished speaking, Mu Qingyao immediately realized something, frowned and whispered a name:
"Yi Hongwen..."
As Mu Gui's most valued grandson, Yi Hongwen was also a disciple of the Sword Palace and could avoid being imprisoned. Mu Gui probably informed Yi Hongwen of the whereabouts of Qianye Sword.
When the time comes, as long as Yi Hongwen finds the magic weapon, Piaomiao Pavilion will get it without any effort.
Thinking of her cousin's character and mind, Mu Qingyao became increasingly worried about Qianye Jian.
Then she heard Yun Que's decisive voice.
"So, we must get the Qianye Sword before Yi Hongwen!"