Su Qingyu glanced at Su Yuankai who was sitting on the ground playing in the mud, and suddenly felt that her visit was a bit inappropriate.

She was like a sudden intruder, disrupting the beautiful lives of several people.

Aunt Xue greeted Su Qingyu nervously and subconsciously looked at the man beside her.

The man was also stunned, rubbing his hands helplessly, and tugging at his collar. The nobleman in front of him was not someone he could approach. He wanted to speak, but was afraid that if he said something wrong, he would cause trouble for Aunt Xue.

Su Yuankai, who was sitting on the ground, looked at Su Qingyu for a while, then suddenly pointed at her and shouted, "Sister."

The word "sister" also brought Aunt Xue back to her senses.

She winked at the man, signaling him to go first. She then walked over to Su Qingyu and asked cautiously, "Miss, are you here for something? How about going in and talking?"

Su Qingyu didn't look at her, but turned to look at the man, "Uncle Gao, right? I have something to talk to you about."

Mr. Gao looked obviously flustered. "Miss...Miss, what can I do for you? Just tell me."

Aunt Xue was obviously confused, thinking that Su Qingyu was going to make trouble for Uncle Gao, so she quickly said, "Miss, if you have anything to say, come to me. He is just helping me farm, nothing else."

Su Qingyu stepped into the house and motioned for the two to come in and sit down.

After sitting down, Su Qingyu asked Aunt Xue, "Aunt, have you ever thought about this? What will be the consequences if the Su family finds out?"

Aunt Xue's expression was slightly hesitant. Have you ever thought about it? Of course you have. She thinks about it every night when she can't sleep.

If they were discovered by the Su family, she, Brother Gao, and Su Yuankai would all be dead.

She is a concubine of the Su family, and even if she goes far away, she cannot escape this identity.

As soon as Su Qingyu saw Aunt Xue's expression, she could guess what she was thinking.

"Uncle Gao, please help me with something. After that, I will get a new household registration for my aunt and my eldest brother, and give you fifty taels of silver, which is enough for your family to live in the south."

She had checked before coming here. This man's name was Gao Fu. He had married two wives before, but both of them died. He had no offspring and had been living alone. He usually relied on hunting in the mountains and selling mountain products to make a living.

When Gao Fu heard about the household registration and fifty taels of silver, he immediately grinned.

"What are you talking about, young lady? If there is anything, as long as I can do it, I will definitely help you."

Aunt Xue was a little surprised, but she had no doubt about her words. With Su Qingyu's identity, it would be too easy to get a new household registration for her and Su Yuankai.

With the new household registration, she and Gao Fu could take Su Yuankai and fly away. The world is so big that there is always a place for them to stay.

"I wonder what the eldest lady is talking about? Is it dangerous?" Aunt Xue asked.

She was a little skeptical. As a young lady, why would she need to ask a country boy like Gao Fu for help?

Su Qingyu said, "It's very simple. There is a group of people in the mountain behind your house. They are carrying more than 20 boxes. I need to know where those people and things are."

"Uncle Gao just needs to pretend to go hunting in the mountains, and after you have a clear idea of ​​the location, just draw a simple map for me."

"There's no need to alarm these people, and there's no need to find out the specific details. As long as we can draw the location, it will be fine."

When Mr. Gao heard this, he said confidently, "That's easy. This mountain is just like my home. I promise I can find it for you, young lady."

Su Qingyu nodded and looked at Aunt Xue again, "I may need Aunt Xue to testify on my side. As long as this matter is settled and my side is finished, I will let Aunt Xue and Big Brother leave."

"All our previous grievances are written off."

"As for the Su family, I will also help Auntie deal with it so that no one will find out."

Aunt Xue was delighted. If this were true, she and her son would have something to look forward to for the rest of their lives.

Gao Fu was actually only five years older than her, but he looked older because he had been exposed to the wind and sun in the mountains for many years. He was a sincere man and had nothing to say about her and her son.

If we can really go far away and live a good life as a family of three without having to worry about anything, that would be the best.

Su Qingyu also told Gao Fu that this matter must be kept secret. Even if he went up the mountain, he could only watch from a distance and not alarm those people.

Gao Fu was chosen because he is a genuine hunter and would not arouse suspicion even if he was discovered.

Gao Fu asked again: "If I find out everything, where can I find a lady?"

Su Qingyu thought for a moment and said, "Go to Huajin Pavilion in the capital and look for Shopkeeper Su."

After finishing her words, Su Qingyu took a carriage back to the city. When she passed by the former Su family shop, she saw the people inside were tidying up the shop, and it looked like it would be open for business in a few days.

She didn't go in, but went back to Shen's house directly, wanting to wait until the store opened for business before going to take a look.

Seven or eight days after that day, there was no news from Gao Fu. Su Qingyu was not anxious, this was not something to be rushed.

Li Yunzhou has not come to the Shen family very often in the past few days. He has now become a new upstart in the capital, and various forces are vying to curry his favor with him.

He holds the military power of the Northern Frontier, is on good terms with King Xuanwu and King Zhongyong, and is also the nephew-in-law of Lord Shen.

Most importantly, he is the emperor's beloved nephew. Anyone who sees him must be polite.

Even the Crown Prince and King Cheng were very friendly to him and addressed him as their cousin.

Li Yunzhou understood the rules here, and he remained polite on the surface no matter if it was to the prince or the court officials.

If he really couldn't refuse the invitation, he would use the emperor as a shield and go directly to the palace to eat.

It was not convenient for everyone to chase him into the palace and invite him to dinner, so they had to give up.

It can be said that the most popular mansion in Beijing today is Prince Shan’s Mansion, but few people know that the people in Prince Shan’s Mansion are also the most miserable.

During this period, Li Yunzhou did not attend court. He only went to the palace to talk and play chess with the emperor, and had dinner with him.

But as soon as it got dark, Li Yunzhou would clean up the Li family's inner quarters like a wronged ghost seeking revenge.

Princess Yongjia's confidants were beaten to death and sold out by him for various reasons. People died in the mansion almost every night, and the entire Li family was in a panic.

But Princess Yongjia couldn't say a word of doubt. She knew that there were reasonable reasons for every punishment Li Yunzhou dealt with.

Even if we report this to Qianyang Palace, these people deserve to die.

I don't know how he investigated, but he investigated these people thoroughly.

One of them was the commander of Princess Yongjia's guards. Before joining the army, he had an affair with a widow from the same village and beat the widow's parents-in-law to death.

This happened more than ten years ago, but Li Yunzhou still managed to find out the truth and sent the person to Shuntian Prefecture.

Princess Yongjia couldn't sleep all night and was so angry that she smashed countless antiques, but there was nothing she could do.

That day, a horse stopped at the gate of Li's house. The gatekeeper saw who was coming and turned around and said.

"Go and tell the princess that General Chen Ping is back."

At the same time, an old man went to Huajin Pavilion, the most popular silk shop in the capital.

Not long after, Su Shunci personally delivered a topographic map to the Shen family.

Worried that Gao Fu would not be able to draw and accurately describe the specific location, Su Qingyu left a topographic map of the mountains in Huajin Pavilion in advance. When the time comes, as long as Su Shunci explains the location of the topographic map to Gao Fu, Gao Fu will be able to circle the specific location with charcoal.

In Shen Zhixiu's study, Su Qingyu spread out the topographic map.

"Third Master, I found it."

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