Jiangnan

Qingqing's life in Du'e City can be regarded as happy and happy. Here, there is a gentle dumb aunt, a considerate father, and Uncle Cheng Fei who always likes to buy a lot of things to make her laugh. The body draws everyone's hearts, and if they were present every time she took the medicine, they would look at her with distressed eyes.

Qingqing was very introverted and shy at the beginning, and rarely took the initiative to speak, but as the days passed, the longer she spent with everyone, she gradually became more cheerful, and when Cheng Fei teased her, she knew how to talk back, and she was so happy that Cheng Fei hugged her He kissed her fiercely.

Ren Pengfei's care has always been reserved, and he often comes to Qingqing when she is about to go to bed, sits by the bed, talks with her, and quietly watches her fall asleep.

Ren Pengfei asked Qingqing: "How do you know that I am your father?"

Qingqing held his hand and smiled shyly: "Aunt Dumb once told Qingqing that she was going to find Daddy, and Daddy was very kind to Qingqing..."

Ren Pengfei touched Qingqing's little face and smiled lightly: "How is Daddy treating you?"

The little girl replied crisply, "Okay."

"Do you miss your mother-in-law?"

"Who is the mother-in-law?"

Ren Pengfei paused, and said, "He is the one who takes care of you in the valley."

"Is it the empress?" Qingqing blinked her big bright eyes, then buried her face in Ren Pengfei's chest, and said sullenly, "Yes, Qingqing misses the empress."

"You call her mother?" Ren Pengfei was stunned for a moment, and then he was relieved. After all, in the heart of Grandma Ghost, Qingqing is her daughter, so it's not surprising that Qingqing would be called that.

Qingqing stretched out her small hand and grabbed his skirt tightly, her voice choked up at some point: "Father, mother is dead, she was killed by bad guys."

Dumb aunt once told Ren Pengfei that the person who injured Qingqing was the same person who killed the ghost mother-in-law. At that time, he really didn't know what it was like.

Now hearing what Qingqing said, this complicated feeling resurfaced again, patted the child's immature back, Ren Pengfei could only persuade: "Qingqing, don't be sad, listen to daddy, and heal your wound first, okay?"

At the beginning, he paid too much to save his younger brother's life. Now that he thinks about it, has he regretted it?Holding the child tightly in his arms, Ren Pengfei closed his eyes helplessly. He knew that even if history repeated itself, he could not just watch his brother die like this.

The medicine given to Qingqing every day can only stop the injury from getting worse, but it cannot improve it. However, until a better method is found, this medicine is still an essential thing to keep Qingqing alive.

But right now, Ren Pengfei frowned because of this, and his whole body was so dignified that all the subordinates standing in front of him trembled in fear.

Qingqing's illness needs to be healed. Before that, Ren Pengfei asked his servants to put a lot of medicinal materials in the warehouse. When the few rare and precious medicines were about to be used up, he suddenly found that , In the city or even in the towns and cities within a radius of hundreds of miles, there is no trace of these medicinal materials.

At that time, Ren Pengfei faintly felt that something was wrong, but he didn't think too much about it. He asked people to go to a farther place to buy it, but it still didn't work.

Although these medicinal materials were precious, they were not so hard to find. Now that they had paid a lot of money for rewards and no one had given them to them, Ren Pengfei finally understood that someone must be against Du'e City.

This idea gave Ren Pengfei a headache. In fact, this was not the first time. Before Qingqing came to the city, he had encountered such things many times. On the day Qingqing arrived, he was studying the solution with his subordinates in the study.

It's not just rushing to buy medicinal materials. In the past few months, many businesses in Du'e City have been maliciously suppressed. Many shops have to close their doors and can no longer do business. The influence of Du'e City is huge.

An opponent who can cause such losses to Du'e City must not be an ordinary person. Not only must he have a wide network of contacts, but he must also have considerable financial resources. The human and financial resources are the motives of fighting against the city of Due.

Although Ren Pengfei was puzzled by these things, he hadn't reached the point of anxiety. After all, the business could be reopened, but Qingqing's illness could not be delayed.

But there is another thing that bothers him. Qingqing's incident has not been spread outside the city, and even fewer people know about the medicinal materials they desperately need, but the other party knows it clearly, and even finds out the medicine. The timing was the first to strike, which made Ren Pengfei wonder if there was a mole in the city.

Thinking of this, Ren Pengfei felt cold sweat all over his body. Could it be that someone or someone with some intentions for Du'e city had gradually eroded into Du'e city before he knew it?

If this is the case, it is really bad, after all, he still doesn't know who his real opponent is.

Ren Pengfei couldn't help sighing from the bottom of his heart. After thinking for a while, he raised his head and ordered, "Buy up all the medicinal materials in all the pharmacies with a radius of hundreds of miles. Hurry up, if there is any news, send it back quickly.”

After the confession, Ren Pengfei called his trusted subordinates and expressed his doubts that there might be a traitor hidden in the city.

In the end, everyone agreed that this matter should not be rushed, and we could only eliminate the investigation slowly and lock the target, otherwise there would be a big problem, which would cause panic in the whole city, and maybe they fell into the trick of the other party who wanted to defeat Du'e City from the inside.Before the lurking traitor is found, the important matters in the city must be handled carefully, and try not to reveal them in front of untrustworthy people.

There are solutions to the first two problems, but Qingqing still can't find the medicinal materials needed to maintain her life. Even if there are nearly half a month's worth of medicinal materials in the city, what should I do when they run out?

Ren Pengfei sat in the study with his forehead in distress, hoping that this person who secretly opposed Du'e City would not lose his conscience and ignore a little child.It would be best to be able to hand over these medicinal materials. If it is really not possible, it is better to offer an exchange condition than it is now so silent.

As the days passed, some medicinal materials in the warehouse were gradually facing a crisis of shortage. Aunt Ya once told Ren Pengfei that once Qingqing stopped taking the medicine, she would definitely die within sixteen hours.But until now, there has been no progress in the investigation. No matter how far the people sent out can't get a little medicine, this makes Ren Pengfei burnt out, but in front of Qingqing, he behaves the same as before. The children are also worried and anxious.

Seeing that there is no room for any delay, in order to prevent his daughter from dying like this, Ren Pengfei was planning to find out the thief in the fastest way regardless of the consequences. in his hands.

Ren Pengfei opened it with a frown, and after reading it all, his face darkened.

The opponent finally took the initiative to contact him and proposed an exchange condition. As long as Du'er City was willing to give up half of the business in the Central Plains, it would give them what they needed.

Du'e City is the largest city in the Central Plains. Although the business is spread all over the country, the main economic lifeline is almost all concentrated in the land of the Central Plains. Due to the long history of Du'e City, some important industries have been monopolized by Du'e City. Not to mention the businessmen who wanted to take advantage of the name of Du'e City to reap the benefits of being a fisherman, they were still squeezed out.

It is precisely because of this that the person who wrote the letter will swallow half of the business in the Central Plains in one go, which is nothing more than a disaster for Du'e City.

The arrogant tone in the letter made Ren Pengfei wish he could be burned to ashes, but when he thought of Qingqing, he couldn't act.

Maybe it's because of the blood connection that we've only been together for less than three months. His love for his daughter is no less than that of his younger brother, not to mention how smart and well-behaved Qingqing is. When he went to see her, he could tell in his words For his exhaustion, she didn't ask him to rest directly, but said, Dad, Qingqing fell asleep after taking the medicine, so you don't need to accompany Qingqing anymore.

Sometimes he would take out one or two books on medicine and say, Dad, these are left to Qingqing by the mother, and when Qingqing learns, she will be able to treat Qingqing's illnesses, and then you won't be so tired.

Seeing his such a sensible daughter, Ren Pengfei's heart softened to the point of tenderness. Looking at her pale little face, he felt both reluctance and distress.

However, the Du'e City left by his parents is also irreplaceable in his heart. Now, facing the choice of using Du'e City in exchange for his daughter's life, Ren Pengfei's heart is pierced. What ability is there to find medicine for her daughter that can save her life?

The dilemma made Ren Pengfei sit dry from sunrise to late at night.In the early morning of the second day, Ren Pengfei, who had been sleepless all night, was exhausted and haggard. He called Ren Chengfei and summoned his trusted subordinates who had been trained for many years. When everyone arrived, he handed over the letter he received yesterday to them for review. .

Soon, the study room was so quiet that it was hard to breathe.

Ren Chengfei was the first to come back to his senses, and he said angrily, "Brother, the person who wrote the letter opened his mouth like a lion, we are not vegetarians in Du'e City, whoever is afraid of confronting us!"

Ren Pengfei said indifferently: "That's good, brother, let you take people to kill them."

Ren Chengfei was gearing up: "It would be great!" Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something, "By the way, who is the person who wrote the letter?"

Everyone in the study was speechless.

It is precisely because they don't know who the opponent is and which force they are from the beginning to the end, and they can't find the target if they want to retaliate, so they have such a headache.

Ren Chengfei understood, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and sat back in his original position listlessly.

Ren Pengfei's eyes swept over the people in the study. He came to them to ask their opinions, or to see if there was any other way, but they were all silent. Ren Pengfei understood that there was really nothing wrong at this time. There is a way.

The opponent hiding in the dark only sent the letter at this time, and what they saw was that they had no third way to go.

Either Qingqing died, or half of Du'er City's business territory in the Central Plains was given up.

But at this point, comparing human life with dead things, it seems that we should know how to choose, not to mention that Qingqing is his daughter, the child born of his hard-working pregnancy, and his own flesh and blood connected with him...

Ren Pengfei closed his eyes, looked up to the sky and let out a long breath.

The decision was made, and the transaction began. In the most prestigious restaurant in the Central Plains, Ren Pengfei faced a seemingly ordinary middle-aged man. He exchanged a few documents for a few horse-drawn carts of medicinal materials, and bought them with half of Du'e City's business in the Central Plains. It is the most expensive medicinal material in the world.

The moment the paperwork was handed over to the other party, including the restaurant they were in now, the business that once belonged to Du'e City fell into the hands of others.

Ren Pengfei turned around and walked resolutely, until he sat in the carriage, his indifference in front of people completely faded away, and suddenly he seemed to have aged for more than ten years, lying down in the carriage exhausted.

Ren Pengfei didn't know that above the restaurant, in a secluded private room, a tall white figure stood upright in front of the window, his ice-coloured eyes watched the carriage he was sitting in go away, and after a while he turned around and walked back, a paper fan opened lightly, Block the sunlight that shines on Fenghua Wushuang's face from outside the window.

A slightly rough and ruthless but extremely charming voice circulated in a small space.

"Everything you care about, I will take it away, just as you destroyed all my hopes."

The business at home dropped sharply, and the usual busy life suddenly became more relaxed. I was already suffocated and had nowhere to go. I couldn't bear the boredom at home for several days. After Ren Chengfei said something to Ren Pengfei, he brought a He left the city with the guards on his left and right.

Before leaving, Ren Pengfei repeatedly reminded him: The situation outside is not as good as before, and the opponent who secretly dealt with Du'e City has not been resolved. You need to pay more attention outside, and you must not cause trouble again. If something goes wrong, come back quickly.

At this time, Ren Pengfei was the last thing he wanted to let him go out. Unfortunately, he knew his younger brother's temperament too well, and it would be more likely to cause accidents if he was pushed too hard.Furthermore, in the past month, nothing happened in the city, and the internal thieves lurking in Du'e City were also found out, and decent people were always watching, so Ren Pengfei agreed to let him go out for a stroll.

Now that Ren Chengfei is already twenty years old, and he is no longer the self-willed and half-grown child he used to be, how could he not know that the current situation is really unfavorable for Du'e City, but everything in the city has been suppressed by unknown opponents during this period of time, He was so angry that he had nothing to do, he was in a daze at home with nothing to do, and he was so impatient that he really wanted to go out to relax, thinking that nothing would happen if he only went for a walk, so he decided to do so, so he took his brother's instructions to heart .

After leaving the main city, Ren Chengfei didn't wander around, but went straight to the largest jade shop in the city. Some time ago, he sent someone to make this shop use Hetian jade to make a Guanyin pendant, which he planned to give to My niece Qingqing wanted to be safe. She had originally ordered to pick it up a month and a half later, but then a lot of troubles arose in the city and he was so busy that he forgot about it for the time being. Now he came out and took the pendant back.

As soon as he stepped into the jade shop, he was taken aback for a moment, and then he realized that this shop was also one of the shops that were let out. No wonder everyone inside was unfamiliar.

I don't know whether it's because of Du'e City's great reputation that he's become famous, or because everyone knows the prestige of his Second Young Master Ren. Young master, the shopkeeper who was standing behind the counter to settle the accounts immediately greeted him warmly with a smile on his face: "It turns out that the second son Ren is here, please come in quickly, what do you want, the small shop has everything you need, and you are satisfied." After finishing speaking, he turned his face to the other side and shouted, "Xiao Mumu, quickly serve tea to Mr. Ren!"

Then he looked over with a smile on his face, bowed his head and said, "Second Master Ren, you are a distinguished guest, please sit inside."

Ren Chengfei stood by the door, looked at the servile attitude of the shopkeeper, his heart was trembling with displeasure, he immediately pulled his handsome face, and said coldly: "No need, I'm here to get the jade pendant, I'll leave right away!"

"Yes, yes, then second son Ren, please show me the certificate."

"Certificate?" Ren Chengfei raised his eyebrows, and gave him a sneer smile, "I, Ren Chengfei, have never needed such things to fetch things!"

The shopkeeper rubbed his hands and smiled even more obsequiously: "But Mr. Ren, if you want to pick up things in my small shop, you only look at the certificate, not the person."

Ren Chengfei brought it up in one breath, and said angrily, "What do you mean!"

The shopkeeper's eyes turned around Ren Chengfei's fair and jade-like face, and he seemed to chuckle and said: "Second Master Ren, this shop was owned by you in the city of crossing the river before, no one would dare to stop you from doing whatever you want, but Now this store has nothing to do with you, no matter what you want to do, you have to follow the rules here."

The corners of Ren Chengfei's eyes twitched, and in a fit of rage, he suddenly stepped forward and grabbed the man's skirt and lifted it up, narrowing his eyes and baring his teeth, and said, "You bastard, even if this store no longer belongs to Du'e City, But don't forget that this is still the territory of Du'e City, if you get angry with me, you can't finish eating and go around!"

The smile on the shopkeeper's face didn't collapse at all, he grabbed Ren Chengfei's wrist, pulled out of it with a light pull, and took a step back to keep a step away from him: "Second Master Ren, even if you want me to be a dog If you can’t finish eating and walk around, if you want to pick up something from my store, you still have to show your voucher.”

"you--"

Ren Chengfei was so angry that he wanted to make a move, the guard who had been following him stepped forward to stop him in time, and whispered in his ear: "Second Master, the Lord reminded you not to cause trouble outside."

Hearing this, Ren Chengfei had to hold back his temper for the time being. He stared at the shopkeeper with burning eyes, snorted heavily, turned and left.

The shopkeeper watched him go away, put away his flattering face, and a mocking and disdainful sneer curled up on the corner of his mouth.

This time I went out to calm down, but in the end it added fuel to the fire. Ren Chengfei got angry, walked recklessly, pushed when he didn't like it, and kicked when he encountered obstacles. How many things, the guards who have been with him for many years know his temperament, so they can only follow him closely at this moment, not daring to speak to him.

When Ren Chengfei was tired and stopped, the red beams and powder pillars of the building not far in front of him, the silk and bamboo were faint, the singing of warblers and swallows, and the fragrance was tangy, Ren Chengfei couldn't help but shine.Even his elder brother used to be the guest of famous prostitutes in the capital, but he had heard about this place of ecstasy for fireworks but never had the chance to go in. Besides, he was already an adult, and he would have to experience this kind of thing sooner or later. Even if you don't do anything, just treat it as knowledge.

Thinking about it this way, Ren Chengfei walked in regardless of the guards' repeated obstructions.

An ordinary girl like Ren Chengfei would want to pounce on him, let alone a girl in a kiln.Usually, the receptionists are rich old men with fat brains and rude words and deeds. After such a handsome young man came to the door, can you not smile and be more enthusiastic?

Therefore, Ren Chengfei, who walked into the brothel for the first time, was almost scared away by the overly enthusiastic girls in the place of fireworks.

Fortunately, the madam of the brothel was sharp-eyed, and she pointed and scolded the girls who were like bees seeing flowers, otherwise Ren Chengfei couldn't bear the excessive enthusiasm of so many people, turned and ran away no matter how curious he was.

"Young master, please come back to our place first, fast forward, old lady, I will find you a quieter private room." The heavily made-up madam narrowed her eyes with a smile, lifted her skirt and walked ahead to lead people upstairs, " Young master, we have all kinds of girls, what kind of style do you want, old lady, I will ask someone to pick the best one for you!"

As Ren Chengfei went upstairs, his starry eyes swept around the hall, remembering the expressions of the women downstairs like wolves seeing fat just now, he shivered suddenly, and then said: "I want a quiet one—— Oh no, I want the best of you!"

Just because he has never been to this kind of place before, does not mean that he has never heard of it, every brothel will have a top card, talent, beauty, art and virtue are all top-notch, sometimes even the ladies are compared.

"By the way, this is Yueying Tower, right? I remember that you have a very famous headliner. I heard that she is one of the best courtesans in the Central Plains. What is her name? Yes, Leng Die'er! Just look for her!"

"Ah?" The madam's signature smile froze.

"Ah what!"

Immediately, the bustard's face was full of smiles again, and she said flatteringly: "Master, Leng Die'er is indeed our number one here, but it's really inconvenient for Die'er to have a guest now. Let me recommend you a friend like Leng Die'er." The girl who is not bad is also beautiful and talented, you are satisfied!"

Originally, I was unhappy because of the jade shop, and finally found something to relieve my boredom. I said it was to open my eyes, but I just wanted to see what the famous Leng Dieer in the Central Plains looked like. Now, the madam refuted it with two or three sentences. How can the shallow-minded Ren Chengfei not get angry?

Ren Chengfei's eyes widened: "I mean you, do you know what it means to be beautiful? No one is more beautiful than her! Since she is so beautiful, why is Leng Die'er the most famous in the Central Plains, huh?"

"Ah, this... this..." the madam concluded.

"What is this, I don't care if she has customers or not, call Leng Die'er to the young master!"

The bustard kept laughing along: "Oh, young master, we are open for business after all, and everyone who comes is a customer, and no one is easy to offend. Otherwise, how can we do business? How about this, you first find Another girl will accompany you, if you come again some other day, I will ask Leng Dieer to accompany you personally, how about it?"

If it was normal, Ren Chengfei really wouldn't fight like this, but the anger he suppressed in the jade shop had no place to vent, and seeing the madam's repeated refusals, the evil fire in his heart became more and more intense, and he couldn't suppress it. live.

"Since everyone who comes here is a guest, it's not okay to offend others, is it okay to offend me? Do you know who I am, huh?" Seeing that the situation was wrong, the guard behind Ren Chengfei stepped forward and tugged on his sleeve to signal , Ren Chengfei tore it away, ignored it at all, stared at the madam and said word by word, "Master, I am the second son of Du'e City, Ren Chengfei, you offended me, from now on you don't I want to hang out in the Central Plains again!"

As soon as Ren Chengfei said this, the madam's expression changed instantly, and then she immediately recovered: "So you are the famous Second Master Ren, the old lady really doesn't know Taishan—"

Ren Chengfei squinted at her and hummed, "How about it, let Leng Die'er come to see me now."

The smile on the madam's face was flattering, she leaned down and said, "Leng Die'er is really lucky to be loved by you by mistake, but she has a guest now, it's really not..."

"Who is it? It's been making noise and disturbing people's leisure."

A slightly rough but charming voice lazily inserted into their conversation, Ren Chengfei frowned, looked up to the third floor, and couldn't help being stunned.

A man in white was leaning casually and leisurely in front of the railing, with loose long hair, slightly squinted eyes, a high nose bridge, thin lips lightly pursed, and a half-open chest.If other people dared to dress up like this, they would definitely be scolded for being disheveled, unrestrained, and shameless, but for this person, the words that others can think of can only be magnificent, charming, unrestrained, and his gestures make people yearn for it.

Even Mr. Pian Pianjia like Ren Cheng Fei couldn't help but stare straight at him, let alone other people, the whole hall, which was still noisy at first, was suddenly silent, until the bustard coughed lightly, and everyone woke up like a dream.

The madam raised her voice and said to the person upstairs: "I'm really sorry, Mr. Nie, to disturb your rest."

The man upstairs turned his beautiful eyes like knives on the person behind the madam, and said with a smile: "It's okay. I just heard about it in the room, and the young man behind you must be the same. It is against the way of business to come here just because of the reputation, and let the guests go away in disappointment like this.”

"But..." The madam looked at him in embarrassment.

This time the man directly said to Ren Chengfei: "Master, just now Leng Die'er was playing the piano and singing for me in the house, if you don't mind, you can have a drink with me, and take a look at Leng Die, a famous prostitute in Central Plains How about your son's demeanor?"

Ren Chengfei did not refuse, or it should be said that no one could refuse such a polite and extraordinary man.

After a while, Ren Chengfei walked into the private room on the third floor and sat cross-legged in the banquet. Immediately, a handsome girl came to serve delicious food and fill him with wine.

The man in white who was already sitting directly opposite Ren Chengfei poured the wine himself, doing it first as a respect, and then smiled a little lazyly and said: "This wine is made by immortals who are famous all over the world. When you drink it, the sweetness enters the marrow, which is hard to find in the world and hard to buy, try it.”

Ren Chengfei imitated this person and drank it with a toast, then his face turned red from choking. At home, his elder brother had always been strict with him, and this was the first time he drank alcohol.

"Second Master!" The guard sitting behind him quickly poured tea and handed it to him.

After taking a few sips of tea, Ren Chengfei finally recovered his breath. Out of the corner of his eyes, he caught sight of the thin lips of the man facing him, who seemed to be smiling but not smiling. His cheeks burned suddenly. He put down the teacup, and said to the guard behind him, "Sui Ye, You go out and wait."

"Second master?"

"go out!"

The sharp eyes of the guard turned around the room and fell on the smiling face of the man opposite, before bowing his head and retreating after a while.

"You are a good guard." The man in white poured himself another glass of wine and took a sip.

Ren Chengfei stopped the girl who wanted to pour wine for him again, and he picked up the jug and filled it up: "It was arranged by my brother. He is very skilled and has been with me for many years."

"Your brother?" The white-clothed man took another sip of his drink, "By the way, my surname is Nie. Everyone calls me Mr. Nie. Haven't you asked me your name?"

Ren Chengfei said indifferently: "Oh, my name is Ren, and my name is Cheng Fei."

Mr. Nie murmured, "Ren Chengfei?" Then he smiled, "It's like thunder."

"It should be my elder brother who really shines like a thunderbolt. I, at most, have the honor of Du'e City and my elder brother." The reason why Ren Chengfei has this self-knowledge is mainly because of his admiration and admiration for his elder brother, so he said When saying these words, there was no dissatisfaction at all, but extremely proud.

"Pengfei, the director of Du'e City." Mr. Nie turned the wine glass and stared at the pattern printed on the glass with a faint smile. After a while, he put down the wine glass and said, "I think Leng Die'er should finish her makeup, pity girl, I'll go invite you home Miss, how can Second Young Master Ren be negligent here."

"Yes." The little girl who just poured wine for Ren Chengfei responded crisply and withdrew.

When the famous prostitute Leng Die'er came out after long-awaited calls, Ren Chengfei couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Beauty is beautiful and there is no aura. On the contrary, the man in white sitting opposite looked much more pleasing to the eye, even though he was always the same from the beginning to the end. With a lazy look, he occasionally met his gaze, raised his glass and smiled slightly.

After going back and forth, I drank too much before I knew it. Fortunately, the immortals couldn't make it to the top. Even Ren Chengfei, who was drinking for the first time, didn't have much reaction, but he was a little dizzy. He was able to walk, but the guard hired a carriage to take him back to Du'e City just in case.

Back in his own room, he wanted to fall asleep, but he never thought that his elder brother, who has always been respected and feared by him, had been waiting here for a long time.

"Brother." Ren Chengfei called out without strength, walked to the edge of the bed and sat on it.

"Why did you come back so late?"

Ren Chengfei knew that he couldn't hide it from him, so he simply said everything.After listening to this, Ren Pengfei was speechless for a long time, seeing that Ren Chengfei's eyes were about to close, he said calmly: "When you grow up, big brother won't take care of you like before, as long as you know what you are doing."

"...Hmm." The answer came in a vague voice.

Ren Pengfei sighed lightly: "You rest."

Ren Chengfei's body suddenly collapsed on the bed, but after a while, there was a soft snoring sound. Ren Pengfei stepped forward, gently helped him take off his shoes and socks, took off his outer robe, pushed him to the bed and straightened it, and then pulled the quilt After covering it and tucking it firmly, I blew out the candle and walked out of the house.

Walking in the yard, Ren Pengfei waved his hand to summon someone, and ordered in a low voice: "Go and find out the origin of Mr. Nie in Yueying Building."

"Yes!"

Ren Pengfei was the only one left in the courtyard again. With his hands behind his back, he walked to Ming Pavilion where Qingqing lived, to see if his daughter was asleep.

The night was frosty, he drank alone to the moon, one cup after another, until the uncontrollable cough interrupted, but this cough was so heart-piercing that it did not stop.

"Master!"

Hearing the sound, someone broke in from outside the house, rushed to the low cabinet next to him, found a medicine bottle, poured out two pills and handed them to him first, then quickly served him a glass of warm water, and drank the medicine after taking it.

A moment after swallowing the medicine, the cough finally stopped. He closed his eyes and waited for the pain in his chest to subside. Leng Dieer, who broke into the room, hurriedly put away the jug and wine glass he had just dropped on the banquet, and looked for another Use a rag to soak up the wine.

"Young master, your internal injuries have not healed yet. Drinking so much wine will hurt your health. You should drink less." Leng Die'er wiped the hay mat, seeing that his eyes were still closed, her brows could not help but worry, "Master, Mrs. Hua Another letter."

He finally moved: "Mom?"

"Yes, she wants you back."

He slowly opened his eyes, looking at the moon outside the window, his originally blurred eyes gradually showed unshakable firmness: "No, I won't go back."

Leng Die'er lowered her head and put the rag aside, and said softly: "Master, Mrs. Hua has been looking for you for more than 20 years. What she wants to do most at this moment is to accompany you and take care of you. Look, you came to Sichuan for two days. In just over a month, she sent more than [-] letters, and she was reluctant to part with you again."

The person looking at the bright moon waited for a long time before saying in a hoarse voice: "When I get my wish, I will go back to accompany her."

"Master..."

"Stop talking, mother, she agreed, otherwise she wouldn't let me come here."

Looking at the indifferent face of the person in front of the window, Leng Die'er was speechless again, packed up her things, quietly exited the house, and gently closed the door.

The world is so big, there are trees everywhere, you can't hang yourself on a single tree, if the business in the Central Plains has been reduced by half, then open your business in other places, stabilize the foundation of Du'e City before making plans, and you can't be suppressed again and again , this is not Ren Pengfei's style.But when he was laying out the counterattack step by step, he encountered something that kept him awake at night.

No matter how big the world is, it belongs to the emperor. To do business on the land of the emperor's old son, one has to deal with the officials under him.The capital city is thousands of miles away from the land of Shu, and the emperor's father sits in the heavily guarded palace all day long. No matter how powerful Ren Pengfei is, he can't hold the emperor's thigh. A second-rank official of the official.

Every time Ren Pengfei went to the capital, he would meet this household official who had made it easy for Du'e City.Just when Ren Pengfei was about to go to Beijing to ask the official to make it easier for him to let the business of Du'echeng go elsewhere, the official was dismissed from office and ransacked his home and sent him to prison on charges of corruption and bribery.

He ransacked the house of a second-rank official in one fell swoop, which immediately caused panic among the officials in the court. Even if Ren Pengfei had wooed other lower-rank officials in the court, no one would dare to shoot at him at this time.

However, what really worried Ren Pengfei was not this incident, but the coincidence of the incident. Not long after part of the business in Du'e City was sold out, this official was dismissed from office and his home was ransacked. Is it such a coincidence?

It's nothing more than a coincidence, but Ren Pengfei, who has always been good at seeing things, has already smelled the smell of conspiracy. If it is really as he guessed, someone is doing something secretly, and it is someone who has secretly opposed Du'e City during this period of time It's the same one, and that's really scalp-numbing.

A person who can easily pull down a second-rank official, his true identity is probably not something that an unofficial person like Ren Pengfei can compete with.

Thinking of this, Ren Pengfei not only couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, but whenever he heard that the business in Du'e City was suppressed by others, or that the income of other shops was declining, he would have a splitting headache. Not knowing how to reply, he rubbed his temples against the blank note.

"My lord!"

Ren Pengfei put down his hand and looked at the person who came: "What's the matter?"

"Second Master went to Yueying Building again."

Ren Pengfei frowned even tighter.This is already the ninth time this month, whenever Ren Chengfei goes out, he will go to Yueying Tower in all likelihood, and the reason why he went to Yueying Tower is not to fall in love with a brothel prostitute, but to meet for a day and night Nie Ying, a romantic young man who lives in a brothel.

Ren Pengfei sent someone to find out that Nie Ying was a rich man who came from the capital to visit the mountains and rivers in Sichuan. Hearing the demeanor of the famous prostitute Leng Dieer, he paid a lot of money for it. Xiaoyao Ye is also happy, completely immersed in the gentle countryside, happy to leave.

Originally, this had nothing to do with Ren Pengfei, but since Ren Chengfei met this Mr. Nie, he seemed to have met a bosom friend. Whenever he had free time, he would go to Yueying Tower to drink and have fun with this dandy boy. The younger brother who doesn't drink alcohol is like a glutton at the wine shop at this time. How can there be any famous wine and delicacies that he knows better than the "San Zi Jing" he learned in childhood!

I don't know what kind of charm this person has, he coaxed Ren Chengfei, a person who does everything on a whim, into circles, and he still lingers on it to this day.

When he heard his subordinate report this matter, Ren Pengfei suddenly had the idea of ​​meeting this person for a while.Since Ren Chengfei regards him as a bosom friend, then this person's character should not be too corrupt. Otherwise, if he only teaches Ren Chengfei some harmful things, who knows what catastrophe will happen to Ren Chengfei .

But at present, Ren Pengfei only thinks so. He is not like Ren Chengfei who has an older brother on his head, who can steal half a day and go shopping in brothels. As long as his precious brother doesn't do anything out of the ordinary, basically he will not show up.

Just when Ren Pengfei was thinking this way, his younger brother Ren Chengfei completely forgot about the affairs in the city and was playing with the beauties blindfolded.

Nie Ying was sitting cross-legged in front of the window, as usual, with disheveled hair and half-opened skirts, with a flagon in one hand and a wine glass in the other, filling the wine glass one after another.He pursed his lips, smiled lazily and watched Ren Chengfei grabbing the beauty not far away.It was a very child's game, but Ren Chengfei enjoyed it to the fullest.

Leng Die'er knelt beside him, seeing that they were almost done playing, she began to pour wine into the empty glass on the small table. When it was over, her long nails flicked on the glass, and some white powder was soaked into the wine