The emperor has many children, so naturally there will be no fewer son-in-law, but his status varies greatly. The most favored person can represent His Majesty to worship his ancestors, and the lowest status only receives an extra salary. Not only that, he also has to give up his former real power position and become a rich and idle person from now on.

Lou Yaoxian was originally a hundred households in the garrison and had a good face. One day, Yingzong took a look at him at first sight, so he was called the prince-consort. From then on, he forgot him and never thought about him. After the current emperor ascended the throne, he ignored this brother-in-law.

But this did not prevent Lou Yaoxian from swaying around as a royal relative. He always carried a copy of the sacred edict in his purse. After he was a little familiar, he would inevitably take it out to show it to the other party, and even recite it himself. His words were straight and full of gratitude. Finally, he did not forget to add a sentence, "From then on, I had an extra son-in-law in my dynasty, but a general who galloped on the battlefield. Now that the peace in all directions is not enough, it is my misfortune, but it is a great blessing in the world. We should drink and sing wildly to live up to the holy grace."

No one expected that this young prince consort, who was in his prime, would have a secret disease and would be sad after halfway through indulgence.

The shopkeeper found that the situation was serious and immediately changed to throwing the body away to send it back to Erlang Temple.

Fan Dajian took the copy of the sacred edict and transferred the trouble to Hu Guiyang.

"Is this true? There are many scammers in the capital, maybe this is one of them." Hu Guiyang took the paper and looked at it, but couldn't tell whether it was true or not.

"What if it's true?" Fan Dajian felt dark clouds covered with his head.

"When the body reaches you, you can't push it away. You must immediately go to the official in charge and report the matter quietly. The royal family takes into account the face and may have your vitality."

"What if Long Yan is furious and ignores his face?"

"If the king wants his minister to die, he has to die. You, a little temple master, should you be happy to thank you before you die?"

Fan Dajian whined, "What's going on? Those two troublemakers... I'll send the body away."

"It's useless. Wuque Hutong is an insider. If you don't report it, they will report it."

"No, I'm completely confused. Hu Guiyang, Grandpa Hu, you have to give me an idea. Who should I go to? The clan mansion? The Ministry of Rites? The Western Factory? The Jinyiwei?"

"First find out if the deceased is the prince consort Lou Yaoxian."

"Hmm, then what?"

"No, just report to Shuntian Prefecture. Yes, go to Xichang to ask Wang Zhi to tell him, remember, kneel on the ground and get off, and follow his advice. If he gets angry, you will be saved. If he is not angry, you'd better find a way to escape."

"I'm sorry, the temple master, only served as the temple master for a few days, and it's about to celebrate the New Year..."

"Hey, the princess who are waiting for the house will be pitiful." Hu Gui stood up and chased the people, "Let Jiang Erpi and Zheng Sanhun guard the body, don't let them leave half a step."

"I understand, I really want to kill them two..." Fan Dajian looked up at Hu Guiyang, really thinking that this was an idea.

"Unless you get rid of the people from Wuque Hutong, too." Hu Guiyang saved two lives with this sentence.

Fan Dajian stamped his feet, "Okay, I'll go find out the real and fake prince-consort. I'll come to you when there is news."

"Come back tomorrow morning."

"You're going out?"

"Um."

“Where to go?”

"Um?"

"I won't ask anymore. Tomorrow morning... As long as I am still free, I will definitely come to see you." Fan Dajian said helplessly, with a premonition in his heart that this prince consort was most likely true.

The incident happened so suddenly. Hu Guiyang sat down for a while, calmed his mind first, then went to the noodle restaurant to have a bowl of noodles, chatted with the guests for a while, and felt that it was almost done, so he went out to Ren's house in our Hutong.

The madam was still so enthusiastic because she saw with her own eyes that there were two silver boxes in Hu's house, one big and one small, but Ren Liuer was much colder and asked the maid to come out to thank the guest, claiming that she was tired and had not yet recovered, so she could not see a gentleman.

The madam went to persuade him in person, but Hu Guiyang, who had been waiting for a long time, was finally allowed to enter the house.

Ren Liuer was still wearing a veil, sitting slanted by the bed, facing her back to the visitor. The two maids wanted to leave, but she spoke and kept them. The maid had to take out her mother's style again, persuaded her a few words, and took the maid out of the room.

"Hey, I am worthy of being the Captain of Jinyi. Those who know say you want to see me, and those who don't know think you want to arrest me."

Hu Guiyang smiled, picked up the teacup and drank water, and did not speak for a long time.

Ren Liuer couldn't help it and turned around, "Have you found Zhu Jiutou?"

Hu Guiyang shook his head, "I didn't go looking for it."

Ren Liuer chuckled, "The most toxic woman's heart is like a deep sea... Just say what you think of."

"I was thinking that I did something wrong. I asked you for help, but I only promised a short seller. No wonder you refused to tell the truth."

Ren Liuer sneer and said nothing.

"What is your ransom?"

"You definitely can't afford to come out now."

"not necessarily."

Ren Liuer was silent for a while, "The old beggar spent 300 taels when he bought me. Over the years, I made a hundred times more money to her family, but she would not admit it. Instead, she would say that she spent more money on me. So, if someone must redeem me, she would bid at least 30,000 taels."

"Wow." Hu Guiyang was shocked.

"I'm not worth the price?"

"It's worth it, but the madam's heart is too dark."

"If such a family still talks about benevolence and righteousness? But you can bargain, you should be able to talk about 20,000 taels. If you take out the threat of the Jinyiwei, you can talk about 10,000 taels. Then there is no room for nothing. The girl the madam bought can't hold on, and she really needs money to support her family."

"That's ten thousand taels, and it's impossible to spend all your family money in life."

"You are still a person in the officialdom. Don't you understand the rules here? Although the old beggar is hateful, the lives of the Lehu family are indeed difficult. The yamen above are stacked, from local to local to offices, from Jiaofangsi, six ministries, and even the eunuchs in the palace, they all have to take a cut. Our money comes quickly and is delivered quickly. In this way, we are despised. If something happens, there is no one to take care of it."

Ren Liuer was full of resentment and pulled off the veil from her head. Her injuries were healed a little, but her face still looked swollen. "Stop talking about anything else, either redeem me, and give me the same reward as the redeem gold, or avenge me, and I will tell you who Mr. Zhu Jiu is."

"I can also ask the Seven Fairies in Wuque Hutong."

Ren Liuer forgot that there was a wound on her face and smiled slightly, "Those stupid women only know that Mr. Zhu Jiu is rich, how can they know his true identity? Of course, you can ask for it and ask for half of the truth. I will lose, and the promises I made will be written off."

"I would rather know the truth from you." Hu Gui stood up, "I will come again tomorrow."

"Okay, wait for your news. Don't expect someone to come to you. You have your thoughts and others have their concerns. Without me in the middle of the match, Mr. Zhu Jiu will never buy your treasures. No matter how much you release, it will be useless."

This was probably just Ren Liu'er's bluff. Hu Guiyang had no intention of arguing, and said goodbye with a smile, and went out to find the madam.

"Reden?" The madam opened her eyes wide and shook her head immediately, "I am just such a daughter. I hope to rely on her to support her. Even if I pile up mountains of gold and silver in front of me, I won't sell it."

There are a few girls raised by Ren’s family. Ren Liuer can make a lot of money. Other daughters are either mediocre in appearance or have not yet grown up.

"Miss Liu'er is not your biological daughter. She has a purchase and a sale. She has already given birth to her intention to leave, so why bother to force her? It makes everyone unhappy and they can't make money." Hu Guiyang persuaded her.

The madam was actually already moved and just pretended to hesitate. "It seems that Captain Hu really likes my daughter. If it were someone else, I would never agree. Well, since you are sincere, I won't pretend, 100,000 taels."

"Are you planning to sell me your whole family?"

"Haha, if Captain Hu wants to buy it, it's okay, but this 100,000 taels is only Ren Liu'er's worth, and one tael is not enough to spend less. This money is not enough for me to support my old age."

Hu Guiyang knew that it was another rumor. The madam thought he had hidden countless gold, silver and treasures in the mountains, so she smiled and said, "What do mother Ren think of me?"

"I have feelings and righteousness, I have no choice. I don't have to worry about my daughter and you."

"Okay, I have feelings and righteousness to Ren Liu'er, so I can only be ruthless and unrighteous to others. Tomorrow I will give her ten thousand taels of redeem her. You have a contract ready."

The madam's eyes widened, "Prince Hu, there is no such thing as a businessman. It is impossible for him to take my daughter away if he wants to."

"Don't worry, think about it again." Hu Guiyang smiled, then bowed his goodbye, and without saying anything more, the madam was still talking back and objecting.

Hu Guiyang went home and saw nothing unusual, so he went out to the Jinyiwei.

Since returning to Beijing, this is his first time to show up in Nansi. He did not pay any visits to anyone and went directly to Guifang to find Yuan Mao. The guards still remembered him and did not stop him, but quietly informed his superiors.

The Guifang was not big, and there were several tables and chairs placed. Yuan Mao occupied it alone. He was seconded to the West Factory and went to report every morning. He was usually in the South Department to handle affairs.

"Half Dao Fan caused trouble?" Yuan Mao asked as soon as he saw Hu Guiyang.

"Yeah, big trouble."

Yuan Mao looked surprised, "I thought... I didn't expect that he was the one who caused trouble first."

"How did you tell him?"

"There is indeed a prince consort named Lou Yaoxian. I have never seen him. It is said that he is a prodigal son. How could Old Dao Fan mess with him?"

"It's a long story, I'll have something else to ask you."

"Please say it."

"I want ten thousand taels of silver to redeem a man from ourshuhu."

Yuan Mao was stunned for a while and smiled, "You are the only one in this world who can joke at this time, right?"

"Not a joke." Hu Guiyang had no smile on his face.

Yuan Mao was stunned for a while, "That Ren Liuer?"

"right."

"But...Person Hu, this is not like your personality."

"I have another intention to redeem her, and we have to do something again."

Yuan Mao was in a daze for the third time, "But I don't have ten thousand taels, and Nansi won't agree to pay the money."

"No need to 10,000 taels. I need you to bring some people to our Hutong and find the demons."

"What kind of demon?"

"This man called himself Mr. Zhu Jiu and regarded himself as a royal relative. He was actually a rebel who used evil words to deceive the public and intended to rebel."

"Is this... a little too much?"

"It's both a thief and a demon, and it's just right under the jurisdiction of the Nansi."

"There must be some evidence, so you can't make a fuss."

"Apart from Ren Liu'er, you can interrogate the people from the Ren family one by one. I can guarantee that after asking, you won't think you're catching up on the wind and shadows, and I don't have to pay that ten thousand taels of silver."

Hu Guiyang's smile made Yuan Mao feel sad.
Chapter completed!