Qin Banruo raised her brows with joy, and bowed her cheeks and said: "Banruo wants to use the beauty and charm of the fourth sister to defeat a man for me."
"A man?" Fourth elder sister raised her eyebrows slightly, "If you want to deal with men, you must be a good candidate."
Qin Banruo shook his head, "My people are not good, they have always been active in the capital, and their faces are too familiar. Fourth sister, you have been in seclusion for many years, and you are skillful in dressing up, so you are more concealed and easier to succeed. Besides, if you are in trouble. The way people are obsessed, who among my men can compare to Fourth Sister?"
Fourth Sister's thick and long eyelashes drooped down, covering the glittering autumn waves, and whispered: "Hannya, but I don't have no acquaintances in the capital..."
"I know," Qin Banruo smiled sweetly, "I promise the fourth sister that when you deal with this man, you will never have any intersection with the dignitaries you used to know."
"Oh?" Fourth elder sister felt slightly surprised, "It has nothing to do with the nobles? Then who is the person you want me to deal with?"
"Tomorrow morning, please come to Huarong Embroidery Workshop in the capital, Fourth Sister, and I will show you."
Fourth Sister pursed her lips lightly, turned around slowly, and walked a few steps in the courtyard, seemingly in deep thought, but did not answer for a long time.
"If the fourth sister helps you this time, in the future, let the sky be high and the ocean is wide open, and the little sister will not disturb you again." Qin Banruo added in a timely manner.
"What if... I can't make it?"
"That's not someone who is difficult to deal with. I believe that Fourth Sister will have absolutely no problem."
"I'm no better now than I was back then..." Fourth elder sister let out a long sigh, "If you live up to your trust, don't blame me. Although we have gone out of the same door, we have different paths, but in the end, it's hard to be heartless. Since you said it was the last time, I have no reason to disbelieve. Well, according to your arrangement, see you tomorrow at Huarong Embroidery Workshop."
Qin Banruo was overjoyed, and her face, which had been bleak for a long time, suddenly became brighter, she shook the fourth sister's hand and said a lot of intimate words, only then did she put on her veil again and leave.
That night, Qin Banruo slept peacefully for many days, got up early the next morning, dressed up, changed into simple clothes, put on a hat with light blue drape, without a maid, without moving the sedan chair at home, himself He went out quietly and stopped Dingliang sedan at random on the street, and soon he arrived outside Huarong Embroidery Workshop. This embroidery workshop is one of the largest embroidery workshops in the capital. Along the courtyard wall outside the gate, there are many stalls selling dyes, needles and threads, silk, flower patterns, etc., building on the reputation and popularity of the embroidery workshop In a short while, girls and wives in half the city love to come here to choose and buy women's red products. Qin Banruo pretended to be picking out the colored threads, and after waiting for a quarter of an hour, the graceful and slender figure of the fourth sister appeared not far away.
The two met and only greeted each other. Qin Banruo didn't say much, and led the fourth sister to walk slowly along the various stalls, bought a few colors of needles and thread, and a few flower patterns, and then took advantage of the situation to enter the only pergola next to it that sold tea, and picked Zhang Kaiwai. square table to sit down.
"Look over there," Qin Banruo stretched out her spring-like jade fingers from her sleeves and slowly pointed in a certain direction, "Do you know where that is?"
The fourth sister followed her guide and looked over. Across the street, on the other side of the embroidery workshop, was a high wall with overhanging eaves in a certain house. A black lacquered corner door opened to the west, and the trees in the courtyard were lush. The cage, the shade covers the sun, the green clouds have extended beyond the wall, covering a small half of the street.
"It seems to be the back door of a wealthy family. Does the person you want me to deal with live here?"
A faint smile appeared on Qin Banruo's lips, and he slowly shook his head, "Fourth sister is hidden in the suburbs of Beijing. Although the place is not far away, the news is quite blocked. If you say that the owner of this place is not a high-ranking official, but a Bai Yi, who has no title and no position, bought this house in just over half a year. But now in the capital, when the word 'Su House' is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is this place..."
"When you say this, it makes me curious, what kind of amazing person is he who can win a place in this imperial capital where nobles gather?"
Qin Banruo held a blood-colored Ropa, and slowly covered it in front of his lips, approached the fourth sister's ear, and whispered like a daughter of a boudoir, the fourth sister was slightly moved and asked in a low voice, "Since this Su The gentleman is also a counselor of the honorable king, what is the unfavorable conflict with you now? What do you want to know when you let me break him?"
"No," Qin Banruo held the back of the fourth sister's hand, her eyes floating like wandering clouds, "This Mr. Su is unfathomable and can't move. If it's for others, seduction is the best strategy, for him... it's the last resort. I don't dare to trust the elders, so don't misunderstand the fourth sister."
"Then you called me here..."
"Fourth sister, stay calm, and you'll know when you look at it again."
Qin Banruo held the tea bowl and brought it to her lips, probably because she thought it was rude, she didn't drink it, she just shook it slightly to see the light reddish brown color. Fourth elder sister is also not impatient. Seeing that she stopped talking, she also quietly looked at the back door of Su's house and did not ask any further questions.
Half an hour passed slowly, and several groups of people came in and out of the black lacquered wooden door one after another. Some delivered water, delivered daily flowers, and delivered fruits, all of which were daily consumption items. Qin Banruo watched with cold eyes until finally, suddenly straightened up.
The fourth sister noticed it immediately and hurriedly looked at it, only to see a small donkey cart full of fresh vegetables driving to the door. Yes, showing strong arms. It seemed that he often came to deliver food, and after saying hello to the gatekeeper, the donkey cart drove directly into the courtyard.
"That's it." Qin Banruo turned around and glanced at Fourth Sister.
"The guy who delivered the vegetables?" The fourth sister was a little puzzled, "Is there something wrong with him? If it's because he often goes in and out of Su's house to make you suspicious, I think those who deliver fruits and flowers are the same. ?"
"Fourth sister is right, I didn't think he was any different from other delivery people," Qin Banruo's face became gloomy, "If it wasn't for Uncle Qian who found something interesting, I'm afraid I'd be by now. It won't even notice this person."
"You even asked Uncle Qian to move? Did you also promise him that this is the last time?"
"If I lose this time, it will be a complete defeat. I don't think it will be the last time." Qin Banruo gritted his teeth slightly, "So, I can only do my best to prepare for this battle."
"What did Uncle Qian find?"
"I placed eyeliners in various provinces, and suddenly several people disappeared for various reasons. I already felt that it was no coincidence, so I asked Uncle Qian to check their whereabouts for me, and stopped other eyeliners at the same time. I wanted to use this to save some strength, but I didn't expect that even this wouldn't stop the situation from getting worse, and I was almost completely out of control. After they were arrested, they were carefully interrogated for the reason, but who knew that they had lost all their success, and they had escaped, and one of them was rescued by the man who delivered the vegetables."
"Maybe he's just a hero saving beauty?"
"It would be nice if that was the case, but unfortunately Uncle Qian specially tracked him down and found out that this person's name is Tong Lu. He not only saved the one person I was going to hunt down, but also broke two or three other eyeliners with me. Or less connection. Fourth sister, please think, he is a hero to save the beauty, is he the one who saves the beauty under my hand?"
Fourth sister pondered for a while, then nodded slowly.
"And a vegetable seller lives in a dilapidated yard by himself. He is obviously a trivial person, but even Uncle Qian can't find out more about his origins. Later, I found out that there are several places he goes to every day. Su Zhai, if I think about the past, how can I not be shocked? However, now I only know that Tong Lu often comes to Su Zhai to deliver food. As for whether he is really just here to deliver food, it is difficult to determine. ."
"Can't even Uncle Qian... check it out?"
Qin Banruo sighed helplessly, "Uncle Qian said that Su's house is like an ordinary swamp with a bottomless inside, and he can't get close to it at all. If he finds out more things, why should I bother Fourth Sister. "
"You suspect... Tong Lu is that Su Zhe's person, and Su Zhe's current crisis is all caused by Su Zhe?"
"good."
"But... Su Zhe is also King Yu's advisor. Why does he want to deal with you? Could it be that he knows that you have two hearts?"
"Impossible." Qin Banruo said flatly, "My second heart is only in my heart. At least I haven't done anything bad for King Yu. Even if this Mr. Su can read minds, he can't even see my face. I haven't seen it before, how can I read my heart?"
"According to what you said, Su Zhe only knows that you are King Yu's confidant, but he doesn't know your true intentions. In this case, wouldn't he treat you the same as he treated King Yu?"
Qin Banruo's eyes were as deep as water, and he slowly said: "After you figure out this section, you will notice a lot of strangeness. After this talented unicorn was put under the command of King Yu, he did have many wonderful ideas. Most of the achievements over the years are his merits. But why is King Yu's favor and strength not as good as before under the circumstances of his repeated meritorious deeds? Before he came, King Yu had a firm grip In the two central departments of the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Personnel, the military also has Duke Qing, but what does he have now? He is empty-handed and just a fake. The so-called imperial prestige is only reflected by the prince's power. There is no solid foundation at all. Those who have obtained unicorn talents can gain the world, is this the way to obtain the Fa?"
Fourth Sister gave her a deep look, "You can tell King Yu directly about this."
"King Yu..." Qin Banruo sneered, "Since I made many mistakes, his trust in me has been greatly diminished, and this Mr. Su is so powerful, he stays out of everything I said just now. , I can't put the blame on him at all. If I say this out of thin air, will King Yu believe it? If King Yu couldn't help asking him, based on Su Zhe's ingenuity, I'm afraid I have no choice but to get him. I'm getting burned. Besides, there's a problem I'm not sure about until I find out..."
"what is the problem?"
"Motivation. Suppose this Mr. Su attacked me and wanted to cut off all the information lines of King Yu, then what was his motive? Why did he do this?"
"Could it be... he is the prince's person?"
"This is the first thing I thought about. But then I think about it, what has been the situation of the crown prince since he entered the capital? It was a case of repeated major cases, his wings were broken, and even the concubine Yuegui in the palace was no longer as favored as before. , Now this time is even more precarious, and there is only one edict between abandoning and not abandoning. If the fourth sister saw the means by which Mr. Su brought down Xie Yu, she would not think that he still has any connection with the prince. "
"Then why did he weaken King Yu again? Could it be that he has no intention of fighting for succession, but just wants to disturb a pool of spring water?"
Qin Banruo tightened the silk handkerchief in his hand and took a deep breath, "I can't guess, this is not something that can be guessed out of thin air. Fourth sister, Tong Lu is now the only place I know of that is expected to break through. Please… "
The fourth sister hesitated for a moment. Just at this moment, Tong Lu had already unloaded the vegetables, drove the donkey cart out of the courtyard, and threw the whip.
Although she only glanced at it from a distance, Fourth Sister knew in her heart that such a young man, even if he was as determined as iron, would eventually be tempered by himself.
She doesn't think she will fail once she makes a shot, what she worries about is...
"Hannya, what if you find out Mei Changsu's true mind? Judging from the things you told me, you are not his opponent at all."
"Whether it's an opponent, we won't know until we compete." Qin Banruo raised his chin slightly, with a firm tone, "Mei Changsu is indeed a genius, but his current advantage is at least taking advantage of him in the dark. .I want to see, if he is suddenly pulled into the battlefield of head-to-head competition, what else can he do!"
The fourth sister opened her lips slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything.
At this time, Qin Banruo's ruthless demeanor reminded her of her master's past. It's a pity that the amazing ingenuity of the last princess of the Hua clan, I'm afraid it will be hard to come up with a second one in a hundred years...
"Hannya, I promise you that I will do my best. You...you can do it yourself."
After a light sentence, the fourth sister drank the cold tea in her hands, and swallowed it together with a sigh that never came out of her lips.