"Young Master, what exactly is this 'magic weapon' that we overheard from King Han? How could a young girl in the boudoir have it? I always feel that this matter is not so reliable!"

"If there really is such a thing, King Han would probably be unable to resist grabbing it. How could he be such a pushover? But he has not taken any further action yet!"

Murong Fu chuckled sarcastically, "His sword was stolen right under his nose. Unexpectedly, it was put up for auction at the Treasure House. Although he bought it back, the disgust in his heart has not been dispelled. He is very depressed. These days, everyone he sees looks like a blood feud with a deep hatred and resentment on their faces!"

After taking a sip of tea, he continued, "Moreover, his property was swept away, and he still owed the King of Qi hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. He was in the most uncomfortable time."

"She hid in the courtyard and never went out, like a grown-up girl hiding in her boudoir embroidering. This time she suffered heavy losses and lost face. I guess she must be embarrassed!"

After saying this, he deliberately laughed out loud with a strong sense of mockery.

Finally, Murong Fu made the final decision, "For the next period of time, don't take any action, and stay dormant! I will send someone to approach Su Ci and find a way to get information about the 'magic weapon'."

"Also, we should change our strategies in the future. We should be gentler in our methods and not resort to violence at every turn. We are a group of gentlemen with good manners, so we should be gentler towards girls."

"Although we didn't get anything this time, we did test her strength and know that she has an expert guard by her side."

"You two should also carefully hide your whereabouts and don't come to see me for the time being. Work well with He Gu to manage the industries in the capital. On the surface, you are just ordinary businessmen."

"You guys need to help Aunt He take care of everything for her new restaurant and open it as soon as possible!"

"Yes! Young Master! Also, the renovation of the 'Number One Building in the World' is almost complete. It will definitely be our biggest competitor in the future! We must also keep an eye on it!"

"Young Master, I didn't expect that He Gu's shop was actually bought from Su Ci. It's really surprising! Recently, many things are more or less related to her. We must not look at her with the original impression and thinking!"

"That's right! Su Ci is not only stunningly beautiful, but also extremely smart and discerning. Just based on an inexplicable dream, she dared to borrow money to buy almost all the shops on South Street. This kind of decision is not something that an ordinary woman can do! It is indeed worthy of our special attention!"

The man in black said with disdain: "No matter how powerful she is, she is just a girl who has not yet reached the age of marriage. How powerful can she be? Compared with the saint, she is still not worth mentioning! How can an ant shake a big tree?"

Murong Fu glanced at him, but didn't say anything against it. Anyway, in his heart, he agreed with this view.

No matter how powerful Su Ci is, her age and experience are there. Compared with Su Lianxing, who has been carefully trained in the "Poison Doctor Valley" for so many years, there is still a huge gap between them and they are completely incomparable.

However, in their attitude towards Su Ci, they should perhaps adopt a conciliatory policy, send people to her side, gain her trust step by step, and then obtain useful information. If they can find a way to bring her under the command of the "Poison Doctor Valley" and make her the most useful chess piece or puppet in their hands, it would be even better!

As he thought about it, a strange smile appeared on Murong Fu's face, mysterious, charming, and a little scary...

After a moment, Murong Fu seemed to remember something and ordered in a cold voice: "As for Su Yuting, you can consider letting him return to Beijing and let his daughter get close to Su Ci and gain her trust. If they can become good sisters, then you can get twice the result with half the effort!"

"Also, remind the people in the palace not to make things difficult for Su Ci anymore. They should maintain good relations with her and not make her a mortal enemy, which would ruin this young master's plan..."

"Yes, my subordinates take orders!"

Murong Fu's eyes were far-reaching, and his thin face showed earnest desire.

Thinking of Su Ci's flawless little face, he suddenly had an idea: it would be a good thing to take Su Ci into his backyard.

***

In the afternoon, the secret guard got the first-hand new information and immediately came to report to Su Ci: "A soldier guarding the city gate reported to the Dali Temple officials that he seemed to hear some movement at the west city gate last night. He was about to go to check it out, but was forcibly dragged away by two colleagues beside him. They also said that it was the middle of the night and we should not be suspicious!"

"Another night watchman said that he saw many men in black rushing in from the city gate. It was a huge mass of hundreds of people. He was so scared that he hid in the bushes and barely escaped. The direction the men in black rushed to was the Su Mansion. He also vaguely heard a man in black giving an order: "Kill all the people in the third house, leaving only one woman, and take her back for the task!"

The testimonies of these two people proved that the group of men in black sneaked into the city from outside, and the soldiers guarding the city were bribed to give them a wide berth. Not only did they let them pass, they even provided cover for them, which allowed so many people to enter the city smoothly and do whatever they wanted, including killing and burning people.

The soldiers guarding the city were so daring and reckless. Did their superiors know about this? Were the soldiers guarding the city bribed, or were they all bribed from top to bottom?

As the gateway to the capital, they have such an important responsibility to defend the city, but they dared to let a large number of bandits into the city. Don’t they know the serious consequences?

But they still did it. What does that mean? It means they are not afraid, they have powerful backers, or they think it is impossible to find out about them.

Now, since the soldiers guarding the city have revealed such a big flaw, the emperor will naturally not let off those who interfere easily.

He immediately issued an edict: ordering the Dali Temple to arrest all the suspects from top to bottom who were guarding the city last night, and put them in jail and interrogate them strictly!

As soon as the imperial edict was issued, people were in panic and many soldiers appeared on the streets to arrest suspects.

The residences of several officials were surrounded by soldiers and officers, making it difficult for even a fly to get in or out.

Su Ci stayed in the house and tidied up the new courtyard with her family.

She saw that there was a large open space on the edge of the bamboo forest.

I heard from the housekeeper that the general's wife loved flowers and plants, and planted a large number of rare flowers and plants here. Later, after the general and his family moved away, those flowers and plants were left unattended and they all died.

When the housekeeper was tidying the yard, he also cleared this piece of land, removing all the weeds and dead branches.

"Xiao Tao, go to Ren Ya and buy some people who are good at planting, so that we can put this land to good use!"

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