The Tea Transportation Department is located in the city, just to the east of Fucheng like the government offices, while the place where the Tea Transportation Department places official tea is outside the city.
Su Ningxin and Chu Jihan arrived at the street where the Tea Transport Department was located and found a stall selling breakfast and sat down.
"What are you eating?" Su Ningxin tilted her head and asked Chu Jihan.
"Sesame porridge and cakes." Chu Jihan looked at the food names on the boss's bamboo sign and casually returned.
Su Ningxin happily waved to the boss, "Uncle, two portions of xiaolongbao and tofu pudding, a bowl of sesame porridge, and one... no, two portions of pancakes."
"Okay." The uncle setting up the stall agreed.
Su Ningxin became visibly happy, [La la la la, my favorite Xiao Long Bao!]
Chu Jihan couldn't help but smile. Shen Qing is such an old man, but he still looks like a child.
At the same time, he also looked at Shen Qing curiously. Although he and Shen Qing had not known each other for a long time, he knew him well. This was the first time to see him so happy. It was just for breakfast. As for that
"Brother Shen, do you like Xiao Long Bao?"
Su Ningxin looked at him strangely, "Brother Ji, why do you ask like this? I don't care much about food, I just order casually."
[I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense, how could I let others know what I like to eat?]
Chu Jihan didn't say much, just shook his head helplessly, why is this man so awkward.
Soon the boss brought breakfast and the three of them ate quietly.
Suddenly Chu Jihan was poked in the waist. He turned around and saw Shen Qing looking like he was watching something good. "Look, look, it's coming."
Following Shen Qing's line of sight, Chu Jihan saw an officer and soldier in official uniform riding a horse and galloping over quickly. Looking at the redness and swelling on his face, it seemed that he was stepped on when he was unconscious last night.
It seems that the officers and soldiers who were drugged yesterday have woken up, and when they found the dead guards around them, they immediately came over to report the news.
Su Ningxin and the others just glanced at the officer and soldier, and then continued eating without making any other actions.
Not long after, a few people came out of the Tea Transportation Department. From a distance, they were the same people who were with Mr. Su San in the teahouse. They were probably the people in charge of the Tea Transportation Department.
They went out and got on the carriage and left with some people, without making much fanfare. Passersby just took a look and knew it was the official, and didn't pay much attention to anything.
Su Ningxin and Shuangbai looked at each other, and then Su Ningxin said to Chu Jihan, "It seems like they are not planning to show off."
"I'm afraid they don't dare. If it involves the government and the troops stationed at the border, they can't escape the involvement." After all, it was a street stall. Although there was no one around them, they still had to be careful when speaking, so they spoke very vaguely. The other two people can understand it too.
"Brother Ji, I can't help you with the next thing. I happen to have some personal matters and I have to be away for a while, so the Chamber of Commerce asked Brother Ji to help me take care of it."
Shen Qing said, with the same sincerity on his face as before. If he hadn't been able to hear his inner voice, Chu Jihan would have almost been deceived by him.
[Next, the Cha Yun Department will use all their power to secretly turn the Xingyuan Mansion upside down. For a person with secrets like me, it’s better to stay away to avoid being found out. It’s not a joke to drop my vest at this time. Just for fun.]
"Brother Shen, is there something important? Do you need my help?" Chu Jihan asked deliberately.
"It's just a small thing entrusted to me by my friend in the desert. I can handle it myself, so I won't bother Brother Ji. After all, Brother Ji needs more manpower here. I already feel guilty that I can't help. Why do I dare to trouble you just to bother you." "
Su Ningxin responded politely. She was very familiar with these face-to-face greetings. It was the same with the women in the palace. No matter how kind they were on the lips, they were cruel behind their backs.
[You should keep some manpower to deal with the people on the prince's side. Those are the Scorpion Guards. Be careful of being caught in one fell swoop.]
Chu Jihan was surprised, Prince? The Scorpion Guard is the prince's secret guard. Which prince? Is there a certain prince behind this official tea incident
This Shen Qing is more mysterious than he thought. He knows things that even the royal secret guards don't know. Someone has tampered with the tea-horse trading market, and he also knows who is behind it.
What is the identity of this Shen Qing
Chu Jihan seemed to have unintentionally talked a lot with Su Ningxin, hoping to get out some other information without him having to say it out loud, as long as he thought about it in his mind.
Unfortunately, after finishing the meal, Shen Qing didn't think about anything related to the prince again, which made Chu Jihan a little disappointed.
In fact, Su Ningxin didn't know much about that prince. She only knew that he was the former emperor's younger brother and the current emperor's uncle. He was named Prince Jing and controlled the Scorpion Guard, one of the four secret guards at the founding of the country.
This Prince Jing is very powerful. He has been making plans since he went to the fiefdom. In his previous life, he was the one who led the troops to rebel and besieged the city. In this life, because the late emperor and the queen mother were aware of his wolfish ambitions in advance, they have been stopping him in all aspects. The forces developed, so the rebellion did not happen in this life.
After Su Ningxin joined the secret guard, she had been paying close attention to Prince Jing's affairs. After all, she died when the rebel army broke into the city in her previous life, and Prince Jing indirectly killed her.
But for so many years, although the Emperor and the Queen Mother knew that Prince Jing was absolutely disloyal and was probably plotting a rebellion, they had never obtained any evidence to convict him.
In fact, sometimes Su Ning would think to herself, even if they got the evidence, would the capital really dare to punish Prince Jing? Prince Jing's power did not gather overnight. If the time comes to break up, is the emperor really sure that he can defeat Prince Jing
Back to the stall selling breakfast, Su Ningxin said goodbye to Chu Jihan after eating, planning to go back to her own yard to hide for a while to avoid the limelight, and by the way, keep the tea leaves in Su Lanxin's yard safe from the Scorpion Guards. Go.
Before leaving, Su Ningxin couldn't help but tell her, "Brother Ji had better find someone to keep an eye on the remaining tea."
Su Ningxin didn't say much, but Chu Jihan understood what he meant. If the Tea Transportation Department couldn't find the lost tea in the early days, they would definitely have no choice but to ask the government and Xi Daying for help.
At that time, in order to prove that the official tea is really lost, the Tea Transport Department will definitely transfer the remaining half of the official tea to other places.
[Keep an eye on where the tea in the Tea Transportation Department is hidden. When the officials and soldiers find it, I will rake it all up and report it. Hehehe, by then, the Tea Transportation Department will directly become a thief, and maybe he will be picked up from the pot in an open and honest manner. .]
Listening to Shen Qing's thoughts, Chu Jihan's eyes twitched, but he had to admit that although this method was a bit shameless, it was still a good idea.
(End of chapter)