The villain is far from my CP!

The matter of Qingyun Funeral Shop sounded the alarm for the cadres in time, and the folks seemed to be more cautious in their accounts, and finally selected two other shops for borrowing money in mid-April.

Because Baiqiao issued a death order before, the amount of loaned silver cannot exceed 3000% of the deposit, so the two shops shared more than [-] taels of deposit available for loan.

The agreed period of this business is six months, and during this period, Qian Fang finally no longer resembled San Tang Pharmacy at that time, and could only wait and see the effect, because the merchants in the Eastern Capital also reacted—— With limited deposits of silver, there is a limit to the amount of silver that can be borrowed.

At the beginning, I didn't become the first few people who ate crabs, but now crabs have become a hot commodity, and I can't afford to climb high.

So no one is waiting to see the good news of the second business, the standard has been lowered to no bad news is the best news, and the number of merchants depositing and borrowing silver continues to rise steadily.

Baiqiao recruited five or six new apprentices to help him, and he watched Qianfang flourishing with joy.

However, the stronger Qian Fang is, the more unable Sheng He is to sit still.

Earlier, Qi Jingmin was furious and gave Shopkeeper Sheng a three-day deadline to settle the matter. Of course, this was just a "joke". After three days, Qi Jingmin not only did not punish Shopkeeper Sheng, but instead came to apologize politely.

——Treasurer Sheng is the helm of Shenghe, and he is a member of his own family who has a close relationship with him and the queen's mother. How can he be allowed to kill the dead guards as he says?

Of course, Qi Jingmin smiled humbly on his face, and only he knew what was going on in his heart, but at least that would have to wait until he inherited the throne and the empress became the empress dowager.

In short, the matter of dealing with the cadres dragged on for another half a month, and it was not until the end of April, late spring and early summer that a charter was finally issued.

Later that day, Qi Jingmin reappeared in the special tea room on the third floor of Shenghe Cabinet, and the shopkeeper Sheng was in good spirits.

"The old man has been thinking for a long time these days, and finally returned to the basics." The man stroked his beard and smiled: "No matter how capable the shopkeeper of Qianfang is, he can't escape the heavenly law of 'everything has advantages and disadvantages'."

"The dry party did go above and beyond in investigating the shop, but this also means that they will ask the shop to provide more information."

"Let me ask, which store would feel relieved to reveal its old background to others? Maybe everyone hasn't reacted yet, but until we give it a little bit..."

Whispering whispers melt into the night, candles go out, and the sun rises.

And along with today's dawn, there is also a panic rumor coming out of nowhere.

"Have you heard that Ganfang Cabinet is actually in the name of giving money to merchants, collecting the secrets of each merchant, and then selling them to their opponents, it will eat both ends!"

"What? No way...I think those shops that borrowed silver taels are still doing well."

"Yeah, if the party borrowed the other party's silver and sold the other party's secret, what if the other party still doesn't pay the money? It's not right to give up the money."

There was everything in Fangshi for a while, but because of the mysterious pusher behind it, public opinion quickly turned to one side:

"It's fine now, who knows what will happen after paying back the silver taels?"

"Besides, the dry party only asks for the ledger from the shops, but they have the final say on whether to borrow it or not. If they take the ledger and don't borrow the money, and then sell the secrets in the ledger, where are we going to cry? !"

It can be seen with the naked eye that the number of people who come to Shangganfang every day drops sharply, and those who come, no matter whether their shop has secrets or not, they have to ask if they can choose to hide some information.

This is of course impossible.

Baiqiao immediately refused, because the information contained in the ancient account book was one-sided and rough, and it was all up to the guys to use her method to investigate and complete it bit by bit. .

"Tsk, this is really a big trouble." Qi Tonghe squeezed his beard with his hands, and his head was a little big.

Baiqiao on the side was silent.

And at this moment, another shocking news came.

——The Santang pharmacy on Jinzhao Street, the first customer of Ganfang Cabinet, suddenly reported to the government, saying that the pharmacy of his family heirloom, the self-created hemostatic holy medicine Qixuan ointment, had been leaked out. The exact same plaster was sold in a pharmacy in Xingyang on the same day and demanded a thorough investigation.

The pleadings were handed over to the Dongdu government office in black and white, and they must not be faked.

There was an uproar.

In normal times, everyone would probably only sigh about bad luck, but now, the public opinion that the party may leak the secret has been rushed to the forefront, and as soon as this matter came out, they were immediately contacted.

Rumors spread, and it became "The Qianfang Cabinet took advantage of its position to steal the secret recipe from Santang Pharmacy, and then sold the secret recipe after Santang Pharmacy paid back the money."

In the backyard of the Qianfang Cabinet Workshop, the lights were always on one day until the end of the day.

The place where the apprentices live is not in the backyard of the cabinet workshop, but in a rented house in the outer city. Now all the apprentices in the cabinet workshop are their own people.

The guys were outraged.

Of course, the dry prescription did not touch the prescription from Santang Pharmacy!

They only need to know that the medicine made according to this prescription has miraculous effects, so why bother to see his prescription?

I really think of myself as a sweet potato!

Although Qianfang borrowed money for business and official business, it was also considered a kindness to Santang Pharmacy. If it hadn’t been for the opportunity Qianfang gave him, he would have been able to catch up with this wave of Sanqi disasters and be directly in Jin Zhao’s house. Street foothold?

"It's such a beast!" One of the clerks cursed fiercely. It was the same clerk who brought the small shopkeeper of Santang Medicine Store to the private room on the second floor to discuss business with the two big Buddhas in the cabinet.

At this moment, a notification sound came from outside the door.

After opening the door, the clerk in charge of the night came in holding a candlestick with a strange expression on his face, and said quietly, "The little shopkeeper of the Santang Pharmacy is here, please see the shopkeeper Qi."

"?" Everyone in the room lost their voices for a moment, their eyes widened slightly.

Bai Qiao stroked his chin thoughtfully, and exchanged a glance with Qi Tonghe, probably understanding.

——It seems that Santang Pharmacy is also a victim.

They probably really lost the prescription, and then reported the case, but they didn't think it was premeditated.

It wasn't until the big news of "Leaking Secrets from the Qianfang Party" spread throughout the Eastern Capital that it couldn't be concealed, and Santang probably realized that he was being used as a gun.

but……

"Call him in." Bai Qiao said calmly, and the man on duty responded immediately.

Others in the room were still digesting this new possibility, and they were all silent, so that everyone forgot one thing——

"!" When hurried and unfamiliar footsteps came from outside the door, Qi Tonghe finally came to his senses and turned his head to look at Baiqiao.

Bai Qiao was taken aback by his expression, and jumped up after being stunned for a second.

Oh come on!Forget that she can't appear in Qianfang yet!

"Where, where can I hide first!" Bai Xiao was more anxious than Bai Qiao. It was said that "Master Chang's political enemy" was very vicious, and this was a matter of life and death!

"The screen was moved away..." the guys murmured, looking at the bewildered girl.

Bai Qiao looked around desperately, he could hide under the table, but as the shopkeeper, Qi Tonghe naturally had to sit there when he saw customers.

It seems that only a small couch used for temporary rest inside can barely hide.

—Hiding in the collapse.

Gan this is too miserable!

However, the footsteps outside were getting closer and closer, as if they were urging their lives. If they left directly, they would definitely bump into the little shopkeeper...

no solution anymore.

Bai Qiao gritted his teeth, and hurriedly walked towards the couch, then lay flat under the politely avoiding eyes of everyone, and moved into the bottom of the couch little by little.

Everyone was so nervous that no one noticed Qi Tonghe's hesitant to speak, and his small eyes that kept wandering towards the small couch.

Qi Tonghe still didn't say a word in the end.

It was in such a strange and slightly embarrassing atmosphere that the small shopkeeper of Santang Pharmacy walked into the teahouse of Qianfang Cabinet.

The ten waiters in the teahouse, including Bai Xiao and a shopkeeper, all looked at him in unison, with somewhat unkind expressions on their faces.

So the little shopkeeper blushed as soon as he entered the door, and directly bowed at ninety degrees and bowed his hands in a salute.

"I was really reckless in this matter. When I found out that the prescription was stolen, I was shocked and reported it to the official directly. I didn't expect to bring such a big trouble to your workshop! I'm really sorry!"

He bowed down again.

As the first merchant to taste the sweetness of Ganfang, he knew that Ganfang was a wealthy man in Santang, and he wanted to continue to borrow money from Ganfang in the future. This enemy cannot be settled!

After two breaths, Qi Tonghe finally gave a chuckle, stepped forward in person, and gently helped the little shopkeeper.

"The shopkeeper's surname is Xiao, right, young and promising, young and promising."

This is what it means to settle the suspicion.

Xiao Hui breathed a sigh of relief, followed Qi Tonghe's strength to stand up straight again, and then tentatively said: "This rumor is really weird, and the speed of spread does not seem to spread naturally in the market, I don't know..."

Qi Tonghe smiled and asked Xiao Hui to sit down.

There were no other stools in the room, and a clerk immediately brought an armchair behind the door with quick eyesight and quick hands.

Xiao Hui hurriedly thanked him, and then heard Qi Tonghe continue: "Mr. Xiao is young, but he should not be underestimated. Qian Fang also feels that this time is more likely to be caused by man-made disasters."

Xiao Hui was very excited when he heard the words, he stood up again before his butt touched the stool, and said angrily: "I don't know who did this, it's so vicious. A genius like a public, who benefits the merchants of Dongdu, but this person does this Evil is really unwise.”

"It's really unwise, it's really unwise," Qi Tonghe sighed softly, "It's a pity that Qianfang doesn't have the energy to find out the truth right now, and he needs to find a way to clarify this rumor first. I don't know Shopkeeper Xiao..."

This is when it comes to the topic.

Rumors started to affect these old foxes who had been operating in Dongdu for several years or even decades, so that they were given good benefits by letting them give up their jobs. Rumors alone were not enough.

What really played a decisive role was the seemingly certain "physical evidence" of the Santang Pharmacy.

Then to clarify, of course, it is best for Santang Pharmacy to come forward in person, find out the truth about the theft of the prescription, and return Fang Fang's innocence.

"Shopkeeper Xiao, sit down." Qi Tonghe reached out his hand again to let Xiao Hui sit down, and then said with a smile, "I'm afraid Shopkeeper Xiao will need to help you with this matter."

"Naturally, that's why I came to visit in a hurry tonight." Xiao Hui finally sat down on the stool.

Qi Tonghe nodded his head in satisfaction, took a sip from the teacup on the side, and then asked casually: "Then let shopkeeper Xiao tell you how this prescription was stolen."

"Or," Qi Tonghe continued without waiting for Xiao Hui to speak, "How did Shopkeeper Xiao determine that the prescription was stolen rather than lost?"

boom!

Suddenly there was a loud noise in the room, which made Qi Tonghe's teacup shake, and then looked at the young man beside him in surprise.

Xiao Hui: "..."

The young man got up from the ground with an ugly expression.

Behind him is an armchair with a broken leg.

Qi Tonghe took a deep breath, hurriedly stood up to greet him, and at the same time gave the man who had just moved the chair a hard look.

The clerk looked ashamed, "I forgot, the chair by the door was changed two days ago when the shopkeeper said it was unstable. I'm really sorry, shopkeeper Xiao. I'm really not prepared for today. Forget that if the chair is not stable, it will be replaced." fall down."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xiao Hui still couldn't help his face froze, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead.

——If it becomes unstable, it will fall down.

Indeed, when Qi Tonghe asked that question, he shook uncontrollably and the chair fell over.

As for why he is shaking...

A trace of anxiety flashed in Xiao Hui's eyes. In order not to be seen by others, he stood up while deliberately turning his eyes away and looked into the room.

The tea hall in Qianfang Cabinet is spacious but simple, except for the tables and chairs for discussion, there is only a small couch for rest.

Small couch materials...

Xiao Hui's body froze suddenly.

The young man looked directly under the couch.

Xiao Hui: "..."

Fuck, did he see a ghost? Why does there seem to be a pair of eyes under the couch!

Those eyes were terribly bright, staring straight at him!

Xiao Hui was so frightened that he got up, and he didn't care about Qi Tonghe, who was in front of him with unknown friends or foes. He pointed at the fallen one and said in horror: "Shopkeeper Qi, you, there is something under your bed!"

Qi Tonghe: "..."

This time, he really gave the guy who moved the stool a hard look, and the guy also smiled sincerely twice.

it is more than words.

Just when Qi Tonghe tried his best to hold him back and wanted to get closer to Xiao Hui at the bottom of the couch, trying to tell him that it was just his illusion.

Suddenly there was a low exclamation in the room.

——The woman's exclamation.

It was a short exclamation that seemed to fall from a high altitude suddenly and unexpectedly, and was frightened.

Although the voice was so short that it sounded like an auditory hallucination, everyone in the room froze for a moment.

Xiao Hui was completely dumbfounded. He pointed to the small couch and stared wide-eyed, watching Qi Tonghe jump out three words for a while.

"there's noise."

"A woman's voice!"

Qi Tonghe: "..."

The man chuckled and looked at the guys around him, "Did you hear anything?"

The guys bit their tongues and shook their heads rattle.

So Qi Tonghe smiled again and turned to Xiao Hui.

"Little friend came to my Qianfang Cabinet for the first time, and he seemed a little frightened," Qi Tonghe barely maintained his composure, "Why don't you go and see again, is there any girl under the bed that shouldn't be there?"

Qi Tonghe, who had stopped Xiao Hui just now, suddenly became generous, Xiao Hui's chin trembled, and finally he boldly took two steps closer and bent over to check.

"? No, no one." Xiao Hui took two steps closer, bent over and his sleeves were hanging on the ground.

But there was really no one, the bottom of the bed was empty, not even a speck of dust.

He didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or be disappointed, anyway, this matter was gently exposed like this.

At the same time, Bai Qiao, who was supposed to be at the bottom of the couch, stared in horror at the handsome face who was so close to him, and was dumbfounded.

"Qi, Mr. Qi, you, why... no, me, why would I..."

Why is she in his... arms? !

Just now when she was about to be discovered by the shopkeeper of the pharmacy, she was suddenly empty, and a sense of weightlessness came over her, and when she opened her eyes again, it was like this.

The two were in a weird princess hugging posture, the young man was holding her neck and knees, so close that he could almost smell each other's breath, and close enough to hear the young man's heartbeat.

Oh no, only she could hear the young man's heartbeat, because her face was almost on the other's chest.

Baiqiao's mind was in a turmoil, and all kinds of questions flew past, trying to be the first to be asked, and finally squeezed out a one, two, three, four in the hectic.

It's just that her overloaded brain no longer has the energy to consider whether she should ask this question, so she was asked directly by her mouth faster than her brain:

"You, why are you so proficient in hugging?"

Qi Changting: "...?"

Bai Qiao: "..."

Gan, help!

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