Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

The next morning.

Gu Chan changed into the tattered clothes she had worn before as a beggar, and went to East Street to find a place to sit down and beg.

When the beggars on East Street saw that the little devil Gu Chan suddenly appeared again, they hurried to inform the scabby dog.

As the beggar leader of East Street, Laipigou hadn't seen Gu Chan for several days. When they heard that the little devil was back, they ran to find Gu Chan and asked, "Where have you been for more than half a month? Why haven't I seen you?"

"I've been out of town for something and I won't be back now! I'll pay the share money I owe during this period." Gu Chan said with a smile.

After saying this, she immediately reached into her sleeve, took out two taels of silver and handed it to the mangy dog.

She hadn't had her period for more than half a month. According to her daily share of five copper coins, she had to pay almost one or two taels of silver in total. Now giving her two taels was considered a lot.

The scabby dog ​​received the silver and said with a smile, "You have made a fortune! You are so generous."

"Don't I have to honor you? I can't just pay the share money!" Gu Chan said with a grin.

"The boy is sensible, not bad." The scabby dog ​​said with satisfaction.

Then he sat down next to Gu Chan, put the silver into his sleeve and put it away, then said, "By the way, you have heard about what happened to Yao Duoduo's shop recently! It seems that the shopkeeper of this shop was driven out to do business on the water."

"I know! Hasn't this matter spread throughout the Jiangnan area a long time ago? I also heard that Yao Duoduo's merchant ships are now doing well on the Jiangnan River." Gu Chan said with a faint smile.

"That's good, but once the boat is on the water, it's not the same as on the ground. If something happens to the boat and it's destroyed and people die, that would be troublesome." The scabby dog ​​sighed.

Gu Chan's eyes widened immediately after hearing this, and she began to take it seriously.

Indeed, she thought too simply. She thought that since she had bought a boat and was doing business on the water, nothing should happen. However, she had not considered that the people in Jiangnan City were despicable and shameless. What if, as the bald man said, they really caused trouble for the Great China, and the boat was destroyed and people died, she would suffer a great loss.

"Damn it, it seems like I really need to be careful. I have to be fully prepared, otherwise it will be troublesome if something goes wrong."

Gu Chan said secretly in her heart.

The scabby dog ​​didn't want to say any more, so he reminded, "The gang leader told me to tell you two days ago that if you come back, he wants you to find some time to go find him. He has something to talk to you about."

"Okay, I got it. I'll go there this afternoon." Gu Chan said.

The mangy dog ​​smiled and nodded, said no more, and got up and left.

After he left, Gu Chan continued to sit on the street, begging for money by beating clappers. As for what the nine-fingered old beggar wanted to discuss with her, she had no idea at the moment.

On the other side, in the back garden of the Censorate.

At this time, Xuanyuan Lie and the other two gathered in the pavilion again, drinking wine and chatting.

Just when they were in a good mood, the imperial guard who went to monitor Gu Chan walked slowly into the pavilion and reported to Xuanyuan Lie, "Master, after Gu Chan came out of the dilapidated temple this morning, she went to the East Street and found a place to sit down and beg. Now she is begging for money like singing a song!"

"Hahahaha... The confidant of the Ninth Prince of Tiancang Kingdom and the imperial envoy appointed by the emperor himself, actually became a beggar on the street. This is really funny." Xuanyuan Lie was stunned at first, then he opened his mouth and laughed out loud, mocking Gu Chan with disdain.

At this moment, he was extremely happy. He felt that he had finally avenged the arrow that Gu Chan shot at him with a cannon.

Guo Huai asked solemnly, "Second Prince, is that kid really the emperor's personal envoy?"

"How could this be false? I have seen the imperial sword in his hand. He lied to me before, saying that he was the imperial envoy's follower and the real imperial envoy was hiding. I really believed it. But after the master came, he told me that he was the imperial envoy who came to Jiangnan to make money under the order of the emperor." Yan Xishan said angrily.

Now, whenever he thought about how Gu Chan had lied to him before, he would get furious.

Xuanyuan Lie ignored the two of them and stared at the palace guards and said, "Go, keep watching him. If there is any unusual movement, report to me at any time."

"Yes, sir." The palace guard responded respectfully and left.

As soon as he left, Guo Huai said with a serious face, "Second Prince, I feel something is not right about this matter!"

"What's wrong?" Xuanyuan Lie said with a smug look on his face as he sipped his wine.

"Although Gu Chan has been forced into a state of hardship by us, she shouldn't have to become a beggar on the streets! She could have just left the city last night and lived on a merchant ship floating on the Jiangnan River! But not only does she live in a dilapidated temple, she's also become a beggar now. Is there something fishy going on here?" Guo Huai said with a frown.

As soon as he said this, the smile on Xuanyuan Lie's face disappeared instantly, replaced by a solemn look.

Yan Xishan also said with a stiff face, "Yeah! If Mr. Guo hadn't said it, I really wouldn't have realized it. Now that he said it, I wonder if this kid has some conspiracy?"

"Hmph! No matter what conspiracy he has, let's wait until he uses it. I don't believe that he can make any waves under such heavy pressure from us now that we have controlled the entire situation in the Jiangnan area." Xuanyuan Lie said coldly.

"As for the Second Prince, should we continue to observe him for a few more days, or should we strike while the iron is hot and cut off his retreat?" Guo Huai said cunningly.

Xuanyuan Lie's face darkened, and he said ruthlessly, "This kid is very cunning, so we must cut off his retreat as soon as possible. You should arrange for people to go to the Jiangnan River tonight and destroy his Great China."

"Yes, master."

"Yes, Second Prince."

The two of them responded in unison.

Now they felt relieved. No matter what conspiracy or tricks Gu Chan had, as long as they cut off her retreat, it would be like defeating her severely and would definitely make her situation even worse.

In this way, even if she has another conspiracy, it would be difficult for her to carry it out.

What the three of them didn't know was that they had a very good plan. Although Gu Chan didn't know about it, she was not idle either.

At noon, Gu Chan quietly returned to the dilapidated temple, wrote a secret letter by hand, and asked the white fox to deliver it to Yingchun Tower in the north.

More than an hour later, Bai Hu came to Yingchun Tower to find Wei Xing, handed Gu Chan's secret letter to him, and then returned to East Street to protect Gu Chan.

Wei Xing was having lunch with Xue Lihua in the side room at this moment.

After receiving the secret letter and opening it, he read it carefully, but as he read on, his face became extremely stiff.

Xue Lihua sat opposite him, seeing every change in his facial expression. She knew that Gu Chan was in serious trouble this time, and she instantly lost her appetite to continue eating.