There were people coming and going in the Wu family car dealership, and the inquiries to see the goods were busy, and the business seemed to be booming.
Chu Yuan glanced at the signboard from a distance across the street. He was about to enter, but was stopped by Duan Baiyue, so he asked, "Is something wrong?"
"Since Yi Rong has become a small trader, his natural bearing must also follow." Duan Baiyue reminded, "Walking up with such a dignified appearance is incompatible with his appearance."
Chu Yuan paused and asked, "Then how do we go?"
Duan Baiyue said: "Just like the people on this street."
Chu Yuan: "..."
He didn't feel any difference when he walked with the people.
Duan Baiyue shook his head with a smile, and pressed down his straight back a little: "It's like this, or it's okay to stoop a little more."
Chu Yuan was suspicious: "So simple?"
Duan Baiyue nodded and entered Wu's garage with him.
The guys were all busy, and when they saw two strangers, they didn't have time to say hello, so they could only shout from a distance, let the guests look around first, and come over when they had time.
"It doesn't matter." Duan Baiyue said, "Little brother is only busy, and we only have nothing to do, so come and have a look."
The carriages are lined up in the open space in the backyard, and there are quite a lot of styles. After that, there are samples of newly-made tables and chairs. When I want to go in, they are stopped by the servants. They say that the private house of Boss Wu is behind, and guests are not allowed to enter.
Duan Baiyue apologized, and the two strolled around the shop in front of them before they left the car shop and walked slowly along the street.
"What did you find?" Chu Yuan asked.
"Nothing was found." Duan Baiyue replied. That's why it's weird. The car dealership sells all kinds of carriages, and also sells some tables, chairs, and benches. There is nothing else, and I really don't see what those wooden boxes are used for.
"According to the villagers of Qiufeng Village, someone from a car dealership will go to him to collect the goods tomorrow." Chu Yuan said, "At least we can follow along to see where those wooden boxes were finally sent."
Duan Baiyue nodded: "Okay."
"Let's go." Chu Yuan said, "Go back to the post house."
"There are many people in the daytime, what if they are found." Duan Baiyue shook his head, "Go back at night."
"What are you going to do now?" Chu Yuan asked.
"I've been out for so long, and I haven't eaten a meal." Duan Baiyue stretched out his hand and pointed, "There happens to be a restaurant, so you can go back after a full stomach."
Chu Yuan frowned.
"Let's go." Duan Baiyue said involuntarily, pulling the person upstairs. Xiao Er came to greet him enthusiastically, but Chu Yuan didn't say any more. He watched the menu for a long time, and ordered a green vegetable soup and a bowl of Yong Shi tofu.
Duan Baiyue said casually: "Eight treasures tender duck, drunken beef, dry-roasted pig's feet, sea cucumber meatballs, braised lamb legs, cloth bag fish."
While agreeing, Xiao Er reminded: "Just your two masters? I'm afraid there are a lot of dishes."
When someone at the adjacent table heard it, it was inevitable that they would look this way, and Chu Yuan suddenly had a feeling of a rice bucket on his back.
This time, not only was the face uncomfortable, but even the whole body began to be pricked.
Duan Baiyue handed him a cup of tea: "It is made of fried grain, which is different from tea, but also has a different flavor."
Chu Yuan took a sip, full of the aroma of barley.
"Do you still like it?" Duan Baiyue asked.
Chu Yuan nodded: "It's a little sweet."
"Just tell you, don't always eat at the post house on weekdays." Duan Baiyue said, "The whole world knows that the emperor is diligent and thrifty, and local officials even want to make you more fish and bowls of meat, they are worried about whether it will fall off. brain."
Chu Yuan shook his head: "If you exaggerate again, I am not honest and diligent, but my brain is wrong."
Duan Baiyue laughed and reminded in a low voice, "You still call yourself me outside?"
Chu Yuan paused and said, "Me."
Duan Baiyue's smile became more and more hearty, and she asked Xiaoer to bring flower tea, so it was good to try it.
The dishes were served quickly, and the table was filled with steam. Seeing that his appetite seemed to be quite good, Chu Yuan did not urge him to eat slowly. Naturally, there would still be people looking at him from time to time, but it would be fine after a few more times. Rice buckets are not ashamed either.
Duan Baiyue asked, "Why is my appetite so bad today?"
Chu Yuan raised his head: "Huh?"
"That duck leg turned over and over in your bowl, and at least it was caught more than a dozen times." Duan Baiyue reminded.
Chu Yuan: "..."
He really couldn't eat it.
Duan Baiyue stretched out his chopsticks and got the duck legs into his bowl, and then brought him a lighter bamboo fungus soup.
Chu Yuan hesitated, he had already taken a bite before.
But Duan Baiyue obviously didn't care, so he finished eating it by himself in three or two bites, and fished out a large piece of beef.
Chu Yuan couldn't bear to think.
According to this amount of food, when he was in the inn a few days ago, he was full and hadn't eaten.
When the meal was over, it was already dark outside. Duan Baiyue put down the teacup and sighed that this was called eating. The clear soup and water in the post house were at best a meal.
Chu Yuan said: "Can you go back?"
Duan Baiyue glanced out the window, the Yanshui River twists and turns, and the scenery on both sides is quite good.
Chu Yuan had already got up and went downstairs.
Duan Baiyue regretted in her heart, so she had to keep up with her, thinking that if there was a chance next time, she would definitely enjoy the scenery together.
Chu Yuan didn't have the time to think about other things, so he stepped up and returned to the inn, and when he entered the door, he let Sixi boil hot water.
Father Sixi hurriedly ordered to go down, and looked at Duan Baiyue with inquiring eyes, what happened to the emperor, and he had to take a bath when he came back.
Duan Baiyue finally noticed the difference: "What's wrong?"
"The mask is too boring." Chu Yuan said.
"I'll help you." Duan Baiyue reached out and fumbled around his ear, then tore off the mask entirely.
Chu Yuan groaned in pain, red dots on his face, and it was itchy when he looked at it.
"Ah!" Father Sixi was startled, how could he do this.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier." Duan Baiyue was also taken aback, let him sit on a chair, and turned on the lights.
Chu Yuan said in his heart, looking at your posture just now, unknowingly, you were hungry for ten days, and you managed to catch a full meal. It is better not to disturb, or not to disturb.
Duan Baiyue was distressed and annoyed. First, she dipped a handkerchief in warm water, gently wiped his face for him, and applied the medicine: "Does it still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt all the time." Chu Yuan said, "It's just a little itchy."
"I didn't think it through before." Duan Baiyue tucked his broken hair together. In Xu Mansion, if the dust is too large, you will sneeze, not to mention covering your entire face with medicine. Fortunately, it only takes half a day, otherwise I am afraid it will be more serious.
His face was icy cold, and he had long since lost the itching he had when he was in the restaurant, but it was not uncomfortable. Chu Yuan looked at Duan Baiyue's close face, and said calmly, "Looking at your expression, it looks like you are about to disfigure."
"Nonsense." Duan Baiyue couldn't help laughing, "Don't worry, it will be better tomorrow at most."
Chu Yuan said: "Well."
Duan Baiyue continued to check it carefully, and found that there was nothing serious, and after taking the medicine, those red spots had receded a lot, and he was relieved.
Chu Yuan looked at him with some amusing.
"I'm still laughing." Duan Baiyue sat beside him, "I won't take you to play like this next time."
"But tomorrow, the people from the car dealership have to go to Qiushui Village to pick up the goods." Chu Yuan said.
"It's fine if I go." Duan Baiyue said, "You are waiting for news at the post house."
"Your Majesty." Father Sixi said outside again, "Do you want to pass on the imperial doctor?"
"No need." Chu Yuan said.
Father-in-law Sixi is very worried, really don't have to, otherwise, let's take a look.
"Father-in-law, don't worry." Duan Baiyue opened the door, "This king will take care of Emperor Chu."
Father Sixi had no choice but to nod, and continued to sigh in his heart with a bitter face.
Outsiders say that the Southwest House is full of poison, but it seems to be true now.
No matter how easy it is to change the face, the emperor can be easily red-faced.
In the room, Duan Baiyue watched Chu Yuan rest, then sat beside the bed and extinguished a candle.
Chu Yuan asked, "Don't Duke Duan go next door?"
"I'm watching over you." Duan Baiyue covered him with a quilt, "If you feel any discomfort, just tell me."
"You can't help but see Zhen as too weak." Chu Yuan laughed.
Duan Baiyue thought to herself, but she was just too weak.
But after thinking about it, he obviously couldn't say it, so he said, "Sleep."
Chu Yuan couldn't resist him, he wanted to lean against the wall, but was pressed down: "There is still medicine on your face, don't move around, just sleep like this."
…
Father Sixi was puzzled outside, seeing that the candles were extinguished, why did the King of Southwest still not appear.
Duan Baiyue leaned against the bed, quietly guarding the person beside her, and closed her eyes to rest. After a while, I checked it, and I waited until the red dots completely disappeared, and even took a pulse to make sure there was nothing else, before I got up and went back to my room.
Hearing the door slam softly, Chu Yuan opened his eyes and looked at the top of the bed, the corners of his lips a little...smile for no reason. Holding the quilt sideways, he went out for a whole night.
Early the next day, Duan Baiyue went to Qiufeng Village secretly. I waited until the afternoon, and sure enough, the guy from the Wu family's car dealership drove the car to a stop at the end of the village. Yesterday, the man greeted warmly, and a few people chatted and laughed as they loaded the scattered pieces of wood into the car, counted the number, settled the money on the spot, and then dispersed.
Duan Baiyue raised her eyebrows, and the money was really not too small.
The guy drove the carriage all the way back to Dayan City, and sent the wooden pieces to different warehouses in batches. In the end, there were three big boxes left, which looked like the wooden boxes from yesterday.
Duan Baiyue followed the guy all the way, first passed through the private house behind the shop, then circled around again, and finally entered a dilapidated and abandoned guest house, took out the key to open the door, and carried the three large boxes inside. . After going out, I looked around and made sure no one noticed, and just swaggered back to the front.
This house looks leaking everywhere, and I don't know how long it has been repaired. Even the roof seems to be leaking with one foot. Duan Baiyue leaned against the window and glanced in, but was slightly stunned - the room was empty, except for a few tattered wooden boards, and the three boxes just now had no shadows.
There is a secret... Duan Baiyue smiled and turned back to the post house.
"Secret way?" Chu Yuan was surprised when he heard the words.
"It's natural to do things that are not visible to people." Duan Baiyue said, "Although I didn't find the agency today, it doesn't matter. You can see the clues by staring a few more times."
"Will it be dangerous?" Chu Yuan asked.
"It shouldn't be dangerous, just don't startle the snake." Duan Baiyue asked, "What about you? Have you found out the relationship between the Wu family car dealership and Xu Zhiqiu?"
"They communicate very closely." Chu Yuan said, "But this car dealership is one of the most prosperous shops in Dayan City, so it's not surprising that it has dealt with the government a few times."
"There are many car dealers in this city. When did the Wu family start to catch fire?" Duan Baiyue asked.
Chu Yuan replied, "Two years ago."
"That is to say, before Xu Zhiqiu took office, the Wu family car dealership was still a little-known shop. To have today's climate, it must be secretly supported by the government." Duan Baiyue said, "There is one more thing. The Chai woman, after leaving the government office, returned to the Wu family car dealership, like a rough maid."
Chu Yuan asked, "What should we do next?"
"It's better to use a long line to catch big fish." Duan Baiyue said, "I'm going to stare at the car dealership, at least I have to figure out what they are doing in secret."
"Then I will send someone to stare at Xu Zhiqiu's side." Chu Yuan said, "According to what you said that day, Lan Ji seems to have driven him to a desperate situation, and he should make a decision in the past few days."
Duan Baiyue nodded: "Okay."
"Duan Wang!" The two of them were talking when they suddenly saw him approaching, Chu Yuan instinctively ducked back.
"What are you afraid of?" Duan Baiyue laughed dumbly, "I'm done, let me look at your face, how's it going?"
"It's alright," Chu Yuan said, "Sixi pulled the accompanying imperial doctor to see him in the morning."
"Then what?" Duan Baiyue pulled up the chair and sat beside him.
"Then the imperial physician was observing and taking the pulse, and found that it was really nothing, but he didn't dare to say that he had not diagnosed anything, and he was always there with trepidation." Chu Yuan said.
Duan Baiyue smiled: "It's not like your temperament, deliberately making bad people scary."
"Your Majesty." Father Sixi said outside, "Dinner is ready."
A bowl of green vegetables and tofu suddenly appeared in Duan Baiyue's mind.
"Pass." Chu Yuan ordered.
Duan Baiyue thought, fortunately there was more oil and water mixed in yesterday.
Father Sixi opened the door and brought in the dishes one by one. Usually three or four dishes are finished. This time, there were seven dishes and eight bowls on the table, and there was a big fish - it was really big.
Duan Baiyue: "..."
Chu Yuan picked up the bowl and said, "Dr. Duan intends to keep watching?"
Duan Baiyue felt that it was necessary to explain. In fact, he did not have the same appetite as yesterday. It was because he had eaten tofu and vegetables for a few days, and there was no oil or salt in his stomach.
Chu Yuan had already clamped a piece of spareribs, and lowered his head to chew slowly.
So Duan Baiyue's words came to his mouth and swallowed again - if he could eat a few more pieces of meat per meal, it would be worth it.
The candles in the house flickered, and there was only a small sound when the two were eating.
Duan Baiyue asked, "Night Pearl?"
"Huh?" Chu Yuan raised his head and couldn't hear clearly, "What is the night pearl?"
"There is something glowing in the cabinet." Duan Baiyue pointed.
Chu Yuan glanced at it, and then said, "It's Fen Xing."
Duan Baiyue smiled: "I always take it with you?"
Chu Yuan continued to eat: "No."
Duan Baiyue served him a bowl of soup, but he felt that something was wrong. After thinking about it, he asked, "Is it really Burning Star?"
Chu Yuan: "..."
There is no need to lie about such a thing.
"When I took it from Jiu Xuanji that day, not to mention the light, not even the Pearl of the Night." Duan Baiyue explained.
Chu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then stood up, opened the cabinet door, and took out a bead.
The dark blue is round, and the transparency is like a cat's eye of a different color.
Duan Baiyue: "..."
"Isn't it right?" Chu Yuan handed the beads back to him.
When Duan Baiyue took it in his hand, he saw that the shape was indeed a burning star, but... it actually glowed
Chu Yuan didn't understand: "What happened?"
"It's nothing." Duan Baiyue returned the thing to it, "No wonder everyone wants it, it turns out that it really has aura."
Chu Yuan held Fen Xing back in his palm: "I don't know what it's used for, I just heard people talk about it occasionally." He inadvertently mentioned that the two of them were not very old at that time, but they didn't expect that one day, it would actually be true. was found by him.
"Keep it if you like it, no matter what it is useful for, you can be happy when you see it." Duan Baiyue said, "If you want anything else in the future, just say it."
Chu Yuan took the beads back, sat back at the table and continued to finish the soup, and then drank a cup of tea and rinsed his mouth.
Duan Baiyue felt that he was a little obsessed, and even when he wiped his mouth, he felt it was very pleasing to the eyes.
Chu Yuan said: "Duan Wang can go back."
Duan Baiyue: "..."
Chu Yuan looked at him.
Duan Baiyue asked: "Can't you sleep next door?"
"How can a hard bed be comfortable." Chu Yuan shook his head.
Duan Baiyue thought, the bed here is soft, but—
"Duan Wang." Chu Yuan interrupted his swirling thoughts.
Duan Baiyue sighed: "It's okay."
It's fifteen today, and it's time to go back to take medicine and exercise.
Duan Nian was waiting for him at the inn, and there was a letter from Nan Moxie on the table.
Duan Baiyue asked, "Can you not watch it?"
Duan Nian said with a bitter face: "Your Highness, spare your life, if you don't watch, Master Nan is afraid that he will feed his subordinates to insects."
Duan Baiyue had to open it with a headache.
Inside was a martial arts manual—there was really only one. Eight moves, a period of inner strength and heart method, it is not difficult to look at, and reminds me that luck will turn around on the 15th of every month.
Duan Baiyue shook off another piece of paper, and saw the densely packed sky, boasting about this martial arts. It can not only stand alone in the martial arts, but also dominate the world, and it can cure all kinds of diseases, ranging from wind-cold, headache and brain heat, to male impotence and impotence.
Duan Nian looked terrified: "Is your lord really going to practice?"
Duan Baiyue asked back, "Why don't you practice?"
Duan Nian was speechless.
And why.
Any normal martial artist who gets this so-called "secret recipe" shouldn't want to practice, right
Duan Baiyue took the soup on the table and drank it, and then entered the bedroom.
Duan Nian had no choice but to stay outside anxiously, for fear that his prince would accidentally practice something wrong.
After all, Master Nan doesn't look very reliable.
In the southwest palace, Duan Yao is lying on Nan Moxie's back: "Master!"
"No." Nan Moxie refused.
"I don't want to practice, so I can't take a look?" Duan Yao rubbed his face desperately.
"If you say no, you can't." Nan Mo Xie locked a secret frame and casually said, "Yao'er read it wrong, there is no Bodhi Heart Sutra here."
Obviously there is! Duan Yao's eyes are full of resentment, can't he just take a look
The master is simply stingy.