Perfect Encounter

This time, Li Mingyu felt that there was no need for him to say anything to the general. That mysterious secret was right, An Ruochen was more dangerous than they had imagined, so he was looking for trouble, flirting with the general secretly, this kind of quiet killing move was the real danger.

He decided to take the risk, he wanted to get the evidence. He wanted to present the evidence in front of General Long to expose An Ruochen's true face.

It's okay to be cheated by that spy, let him run away, the result is the same as if everyone didn't catch him now. He had done nothing wrong, and the risk was worth the risk.

And later, An Ruochen hid under the blanket and dared to open the letter. This cannot be called a letter, there are only two words: delicious.

"Oh..." An Ruochen wailed, dragged the quilt over and buried herself.

Li Mingyu read at night with the lamp on in his study, carefully studying the defense arrangements for the East City Gate. Since Liu Zena's faction was eradicated, Mr. Min was wanted all over the city. All the city gates have sent additional manpower, in addition to fixed guard posts, there are also inspections.

The guard post at the city gate is not under his control, but he knows all the people on duty. And Guanliu Pavilion is one mile outside the east gate. The detail said that if he felt something was wrong, he would not leave any evidence. Did he plan to check the situation at the Guanliu Pavilion after leaving the city gate? Fearing that he will arrange men to hunt him down immediately?

If he complies with the agreement, he must bring the things with him. Then his threats are empty words. No, he wouldn't be that stupid, so he must have helpers. After he left the city gate and left safely, his assistants would put down the evidence in Guanliu Pavilion.

is that so?

Li Mingyu was thinking about his actions at the East City Gate. He wanted to create a moment of chaos to allow the spy to leave the city, but also arrested him outside the city. If the things were on him, he would be able to get them after arrest. He was arrested later, but his accomplices did not know and would leave evidence.

So the point is to keep an eye on who he is at the east gate, and arrange for people to stop him quietly outside the city.

Li Mingyu thought about it, and thought about it all night.

After An Ruoxi returned to the mansion, she immediately approached Mrs. Tan and said that the Merchant Shipping Department would be investigated. Tan was taken aback, and when An Ronggui and An Zhifu came back from the shop in the evening, they hurriedly told the story.

An Ronggui was skeptical, thinking that maybe An Ruochen was talking nonsense to scare them deliberately. An Zhifu was quite nervous.

Although the jade goods made him a lot of money, the acquisition of the goods at that time was indeed a needle in his heart, and he always felt that it was a big hidden danger. What's more, when the Zhaofu restaurant was investigated, there were rumors in the market that the Shangbosi had been targeted by the prefect, and everyone who had social contacts should treat it as a snack. Another Zhaofu restaurant was opened, and everyone in each restaurant was in danger, because many ingredients and goods came from the same source, and they were afraid that they would all be suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason.

And his family is not only a restaurant that attracts people's attention, he also has a goods store, and the most important thing is his jade. If other families have it, jade is the only good resource that he spent all his time to get. He had heard rumors that his house was not clean, that he had this and that with Nan Qin. In addition, he had friendly contacts and close contacts with those jade miners in Nanqin back then, but he did it with great fanfare, wishing everyone knew about it. So he is afraid.

When Qian Pei came two days ago, An Zhifu specifically asked about Qian Pei's matter, if the Merchant Shipping Department was investigated, would there be any trouble regarding the jade goods.

Qian Pei didn't talk to him at all, he just cared about teasing the singer, drinking and having fun. In An Zhifu's view, Qian Pei's reaction was a guilty conscience.

An Zhifu felt even more guilty, because Qian Pei's background was much stronger than his. He has a relationship with the prefect who dare to call him by his first name, but he, An Zhifu, is just a merchant with a few more coins than ordinary people. If something really happened, Qian Pei would definitely use him as a backstop.

An Zhifu didn't dare to wait until the next day, so he asked Anping to go to the Yamen to inquire overnight.

Anping went away for a long time before returning, saying that he handed over the money, and finally asked clearly. The Merchant Shipping Department was indeed investigated. Liu Deli and those important officials were all detained at this time, and the news was not released to the public, because some cases were not clear, and they were afraid that someone would destroy the evidence or escape after the news was leaked. Now at the prefect's place, we are planning to arrange a candidate to replace Liu Deli and to reorganize the Merchant Shipping Department. It is said that there are so many cases and people involved, and the files and records are all over the table. Because of the current relationship with Nanqin, the prefect intends to temporarily let go of minor cases, and investigate and investigate major cases involving Nanqin first, not letting go of any of them.

An Zhifu was about to break out in a cold sweat. Anping went on to say that in fact several people had already been called in by the prefect for questioning, and Master Qian Peiqian was called in once.

An Zhifu was dumbfounded, why didn't he hear Qian Pei mention this at all, instead of mentioning it, he talked and laughed with him as if nothing happened. The more An Zhifu thought about it, the more frightened he became. He felt that he must be betrayed and framed. He wanted to question Qian Pei immediately, but he didn't dare. Thinking all night, can't fall asleep.

An Ruochen didn't sleep well that night either. Holding the word "delicious", she seems to have had many dreams. The dream was broken into pieces, she only remembered a little bit.

She dreamed that she rode on a war drum and galloped across the battlefield. The battlefield is full of flowers and grass, and the breeze is fragrant. She heard the sound of shouting and fighting, but she couldn't see it, and she wasn't afraid. She knows this is a battlefield, but there is beauty and peace around her.

When An Ruochen woke up, she was still a little confused. It was a strange dream. She still seemed to be dreaming of a dark secret passage, or a tall tower. The scene flashed by, and what she remembered most clearly was the battlefield.

An Ruochen thought about it and found that she was smiling. She obviously doesn't know how to ride a horse, but in the dream she was riding a war drum, which was very majestic. The battlefield is obviously so scary, but she sees flowers and greenery. Why?

Because of the general. She remembered, in the dream, she saw the general's smile.

An Ruochen got up, spread out the "delicious" letter clutched in her hand and put it away. She looked at herself in the mirror, raised her head and chest, she didn't sleep well, but she was full of energy. She is determined to practice horse riding well, the feeling of galloping in the dream is so beautiful.

After breakfast, she met the stewardesses of the various courtyards, handled and explained the official duties of the stewards, and then went to the Long Mansion to tidy up in person. She was very happy to see that the snack box was empty. Find out about General Long's itinerary for today, and know that he will come back for dinner. She told the kitchen to cook a soup for dinner. Afterwards, she rushed to the side yard, first got close to War Drum, brushed its back and fed grass, and then asked the groom to teach her how to saddle and ride a horse.

The groom didn't dare to neglect, but he didn't dare to lift An Ruochen onto the horse like the general did. So An Ruo Chenguang practiced stepping on the pedals and getting on the horse and tossed for a long time. After that, I was busy with some chores, and continued to practice. This time I successfully got on the horse, but the horse still didn't leave. The groom gave various explanations, An Ruochen tried hard. In the end, it was Lu Zheng and Tian Qing who made the move, so one rode a horse to demonstrate carefully, while the other ran along to protect. Later, Xie Gang came back and saw that An Ruochen could actually ride a horse and run as he joined the guiding team.

An Ruochen was overjoyed, Xie Gang told her not to practice too long, otherwise her back would be very hard. An Ruochen was not afraid of hard work, but she was embarrassed that Lu Zheng and Tian Qing were so tired that they ran beside the horse. So practice here for now.

"Don't tell the general about this."

"Why?"

"I want to give the general a surprise." An Ruochen smiled playfully, clasped his palms together and begged, very cute.

Everyone agrees.

An Ruochen gave money to the groom, and added food to Lu Zheng and Tian Qing in the evening, and Lu Zheng and Tian Qing shared wine and meat with several guard brothers. When Li Mingyu saw it, he asked why. Lu Zheng and Tian Qing looked at each other. Steward Dao'an had made a lot of progress in practicing martial arts today, so he rewarded them for their hard work in teaching.

Li Mingyu didn't say much, he just thought to himself that he really is someone who can buy people's hearts.

On the second day, Long Da went out early, and An Ruochen took the opportunity to practice horses again. Xie Gang gave her some pointers before going out. Afterwards, Lu Zheng and Tian Qing accompanied him throughout the training. Although Zhan Gu's name was tough, he was gentle and loyal. An Ruochen made rapid progress that day, and no longer needed anyone to accompany him. He ran two laps alone, and he was done.

This made An Ruochen so happy that he rewarded Zhan Gu with two carrots: "Zhan Gu, you are amazing, eat more."

Lu Zheng stood aside in a daze: "Is it called dancing or war drums?" He didn't hear clearly when he was teaching riding in front of him, so he thought it was dancing.

Tian Qingdao: "Of course it's called dancing, it's a girl."

Two people look at each other, it's strange to call dancing, isn't it?

An Ruochen: "..." Give Zhan Gu two more carrots, and shout loudly and clearly: "Zhan Gu, eat more."

Lu Zheng and Tian Qing looked at each other again, touched their noses and stopped talking.

"What's the name of General Long's horse?" An Ruochen asked suddenly.

"Like the wind." Tian Qing replied.

An Ruochen leaned her head on the war drum, she would have known her war drum was called "Ruyun".

At night, when Long Da was about to practice boxing, Lu Zheng ran to say that Guan An was waiting for him at the side school grounds and had something important to report.

Long Da is gone. Many torches and lanterns were lit around the school grounds, as bright as day. Xie Gang and Jiang Song were there, An Ruochen stood there holding the drum, and when he saw Long Da, he immediately became nervous. Jiang Song whispered: "Don't freeze, use your waist strength when you get on the horse."

Xie Gang was disgusted at the side: "If you have never taught riding skills, please don't express your opinion?"

Tian Qingdao: "Don't freeze, keep your wrists steady, and use your waist strength when you get on the horse."

Jiang Song yelled strangely: "It's not the same as what I said. Don't rush to perform when the military rank is low? Otherwise, you will be fined to sweep the floor."

Xie Gang, a high-ranking military officer, said: "Strengthen your legs and find a good balance." After finishing speaking, he glanced at Jiang Song, "I didn't repeat it."

Jiang Song gave him a white look.

Fang Yuan just laughed and didn't interrupt. He just heard the news and came to watch the excitement. It is a good quality to be quiet when watching the excitement. Long Shi Li Mingyu also possessed this good quality, and he just watched and didn't speak.

Lu Zheng ran over and shouted: "Don't make trouble, it's started, it's started."

Long Da saw this posture, smiled, and stood in the middle of the field with his arms folded, looking at An Ruochen.

An Ruochen bit her lip, calmed down, and started to mount her horse.

Jiang Song said again: "Oh, we shouldn't all stand here, someone should stand on the horse's side, in case Manager An turns over and falls on the other side, someone can follow."

"Crow mouth."

"To shut up."

"Can you not talk?"

"Your Excellency is right in everything you say." This was the flattery of Tian Qing, who was low in military rank and was afraid of being fined to sweep the floor.

Everyone stared at him.

Amidst everyone's noise, An Ruochen got on his horse and succeeded in one fell swoop. She breathed a sigh of relief, clamped the horse's belly, threw off the rein, and Zhan Drum started to run. An Ruochen controlled the speed and direction, and rode the horse in circles around the dragon, just like he did before. One lap, two laps, three laps...

She can ride! An Ruochen was a little proud, she saw Long Da's smile, he grinned, it was a hearty laugh. She couldn't help laughing, her laughter was like a light bell, and she circled the dragon with the sound of horseshoes.

She was running, she saw the general's smile, saw the flowers and green grass, and felt the breeze exuding the fragrance of flowers and plants.

Long Da stretched out his hand, An Ruochen controlled the horse to slow down and walked towards him, stopping in front of him. Long Da pulled the rein of the horse, stroked the horse's head, and looked up at An Ruochen on the horse's back. An Ruochen smiled, her face puffed up with powder.

Long Da didn't speak, just looked at her with a smile. An Ruochen blushed even more when he saw it.

The men in the distance were suddenly embarrassed.

"Our original plan was to show that we have meritorious service for Mr. An to learn how to ride a horse in two days, right?"

"It doesn't look good right now."

"Teaching An to ride a horse is to die, the general must want to teach himself."

"I haven't taught it, so it's none of my business." Jiang Song said. Everyone stared at him.

Fang Yuan smiled and left quietly. Li Mingyu didn't smile and left too.

The men looked at the actions of these two smart men, looked at each other, nodded at the same time, and slipped away.

"General." An Ruochen on this side did not notice the movement on the other side.

"En." Long Da responded by stroking the war drum's neck.

"I can ride a horse now." An Ruochen said. His eyes glowed, as if he was saying praise me, praise me.

Long laughed loudly: "It's a good ride."

An Ruochen couldn't hide the satisfaction on his face.

"Write a letter to explain how you learned it, and deliver it to my room tomorrow."

An Ruochen: "..." Really? !

"If the writing is good, I'll take you on a horseback ride."

An Ruochen: "!!!" Really? !

An Zhifu was worried for the past two days. He went to some friends to discuss the business affairs, but no one had a good idea. Hearing the news, everyone was in danger. Some thought about going to the Yamen to find out who was involved in the investigation, but they came back in disgrace. Said that the prefect attached great importance to the case, personally supervised the handling, strictly examined the details, and no one dared to disclose the case to others. An Zhifu still went to find Qian Pei, but Qian Pei dismissed him with a few words: "If there is something wrong, can I not inform you?"

An Zhifu approached An Ronggui to discuss with Tan Shi, but there was really no good idea, so Tan Shi simply asked An Ruoxi to set An Ruochen up again, if she wanted to harm our family, she would definitely ask if it was done Jade case. An Zhifu was furious: "What can she do if she finds out, since she wants to harm us, she will take the initiative to cover this matter if she doesn't find out. Do we have to ask Xi'er to remind her?"

Seeing that the opportunity was right, An Ruoxi whispered: "Daughter, daughter has an idea."

Everyone turned to stare at her. An Ruoxi thought about it in her heart, if she solved this problem for the family and would value her opinion in the future, then she should be able to speak up about her marriage.

"Since this is the case, Dad might as well file a complaint first." She recounted what An Ruochen said in detail, adding some analysis and persuasion words of her own.

An Zhifu was stunned for a moment, and began to think carefully.

Mrs. Tan shouted first: "This idea is very good. The prefect is strictly investigating Liu Deli, and he is worried that there will be no witnesses to report. Those people are all afraid of being blamed for their bribery, and they are all shy. The prefect must be looking forward to it." With the support of witnesses, there will be a project to punish Liu Deli severely, and help the new officials he arranged to take over."

An Ronggui also said, why don't you go to the yamen to inquire again, how many people are willing to report and expose, what does the prefect think about this matter, if it benefits, it doesn't matter if you admit it. Let’s say that I was persecuted at that time, and I was also a victim. And this will not involve Qian Pei, no matter what happens in the future, he will not be offended.

An Zhifu thought it was reasonable, so he sent Anping to go to the Yamen again. After inquiring, this is indeed the case, how dare the merchants testify against Liu Deli, the prefect should have a lot of physical evidence at this time, but there are really not many personal witnesses. It's just that the prefect is not worried, the physical evidence should be enough to convict, and none of the gang can escape.

After hearing this, An Zhifu finally made up his mind. Rather than being caught in a group of people who can't escape, it's better to take a chance and run first.

An Ruochen was bored in the room for a long time, writing a letter to Long Da. Mr. General has been an official for too long, and he doesn't want to talk about anything, but he likes to read documents. When I first heard Mr. Shu tell stories, it didn't mean that all generals are short-tempered. Hearing that the civil servant sent by the court made a call, he smashed the military tent with his palm.

Well, the storyteller made it up, she knew it. Since she edited two books, she didn't think it was too difficult. It's just a bit difficult to write how to learn how to ride a horse.

In the end, An Ruochen described the process flatly and dryly. By the way, thank you adults for your guidance. After writing it, think about it, what kind of official letter is it? Forget it, just ignore it, the general just used it to tease her. He took the letter and was about to hand it over to the general's room, but he saw the general halfway. He was talking with Li Mingyu, the long history, and seemed to be explaining something. Li Mingyu listened respectfully.

An Ruochen subconsciously dodges and hides in the nearby woods to take a peek, the general is so pretty, the more he looks the better. He looked majestic and upright in official uniform, but he didn't do anything, standing there was like a painting. An Ruochen sighed inwardly, she didn't know what kind of girl stood beside the general to be worthy of his handsomeness.

An Ruochen secretly watched Long Da for a long time without knowing it, and when Long Da and Li Mingyu walked towards her, she realized that she was about to be exposed.