"Why do you have your surname?" Hu Guiyang asked.

Xiaocao kept staring at the wooden box with a golden hairpin and looked up and said, "Hmm? The surname is He... Because the relative of Shang Shaobao's family is indeed surnamed He, the old couple treat me very well and recognize me as their goddaughter. The engagement was to disrupt the water, so that the capital could not understand He Sanjie'er's true intentions, which might be helpful to Brother Hu."

"It's great help." Hu Guiyang smiled. During this period, he had been "respected" by all parties for this marriage. "What is Shang Shaobao's idea?"

Xiaocao hesitated, "Brother Hu thinks I am not that smart? Or do I think I am not so thick-skinned?"

"Ah..." Hu Guiyang felt that Xiaocao's words were difficult to answer, and suddenly remembered what He Sanjie'er once said: Don't doubt some things, and don't ask even if you doubt them.

Xiaocao smiled and said, "Brother Hu, don't be afraid. Shang Shaobao said that Brother Hu and He Sanjie'er had been tied up for a long time and suddenly lost all their connections. Many people offended them, and they may encounter danger because of this. So I came up with an idea to decide a marriage of unknown origin, and deliberately made everyone suspect that He Sanjie'er was what she had done, right?"

Hu Guiyang smiled and dared not ask casually.

Xiaocao pushed the wooden box back in front of Hu Guiyang, "The things I gave out make no sense to come back. Brother Hu doesn't need to think too much. The purpose of the marriage has been achieved, and you will be able to get out soon, but Brother Hu should not be too relaxed."

"There is still danger?"

Xiaocao moved his eyes away, picked up the scissors and cut off a piece of candle wick, "No matter what, engagement is true, not a joke. In February, when the adoptive father arrives, you must marry me."

Hu Guiyang smiled.

"Do you laugh at me for being thick-skinned? That's how I am, I don't pretend to be confused. I'll give you a golden hairpin and you have to marry me if you pick it up."

"I know."

"What do you know?"

"I know that the He family's daughter is you, not He Sanjie."

Xiaocao lowered her head and said that she was not pretending to be confused. Some words were still difficult to say, but Hu Guiyang saw through them.

"But I thought the idea of ​​getting engaged was from He Sanjie. I wanted to throw you, who is really confused, to me."

Xiaocao had a lot to say, but finally felt that it was unnecessary, so he stood up and said, "Then let's make up. Brother Hu will say goodbye to Eunuch Huai. He will send someone to take you home. Regarding Shenyu, no one will look for you again, and you don't have to interfere anymore. Also, clean up the house, especially..."

"The palace maid sent to the East Palace?"

"Brother Hu really refuses everyone."

"Everyone wants me to be honest, what can I do? But she will leave soon, I have already arranged it."

Xiaocao was a little irritable, "Am I too much? My godmother said that women should be gentle and not be too jealous. The more jealous a person, the more annoying they are."

"Your godmother is right, but you are not an ordinary woman. You are a grass. You grew up in the mountains. My sister is an invincible Gao Hanying. I am also an unusual man. I am Hu Guiyang. There are more people who have offended than I have seen."

Xiaocao didn't know what to say, so he picked up the cold wine on the table and drank it all in one go, "No one is allowed to go back on his word."

"Don't regret it." Hu Guiyang also drank the remaining wine and turned around and left the house.

The janitor stood in the yard, "Duke Huai was still waiting for Captain Hu."

"Where is Mr. Qin and Li Xianchang?"

"They have said goodbye."

Hu Guiyang entered the room and bowed and said, "Mr. Huai has done so many things for me, but I have always suspected that you have ulterior motives. I'm so sorry."

Huai'en seemed not to want to send Hu Guiyang away immediately, pointed to the stool opposite him, signaled him to sit down, and said, "No need to apologize, I need your 'suspicion'."

"I was thinking just now that I can understand what Xiaocao did. Why did she spend time protecting me by being a eunuch in Huaigong, a cabinet chief who was a veteran and a retired and returned home? Look, my 'suspicion' is still there."

"Haha. Xiaocao is a girl, please cherish him."

"I heard that Mr. Huai also has 'suspiciousness'." Hu Guiyang said with a smile.

Huai'en looked calm, "Can Captain Hu forget his old love with He Sanchen?"

Hu Guiyang thought for a moment and asked back, "Why do you have to forget?"

Huai'en slowly smiled on his face, "It's not over yet, I need the help of Captain Hu."

"That's not what Xiaocao said."

"I didn't tell her some things, she is the one who should be out of the matter."

"Just for this, I want to thank you." Hu Guiyang bowed.

Huaien waved his hand, "If things are done, I will only thank you."

"Please tell me if you are a man of Huai."

When it was time to speak, Huai'en was hesitant and said for a long time: "The Divine Jade is still in the hands of Your Majesty."

"Honor Huai is sure?" When Hu Guiyang left just now, this was just a speculation, but Huai'en's tone is already very certain.

"After talking to Li Xianchang and Qin Gong, all three of us were convinced."

"Where is the Tianji Ship? Does Your Majesty want to participate in He Sanchen's ambition?"

"I think, but if you want the Heavenly Secret Ship to surrender, the Divine Jade is crucial, so Your Majesty must leave it behind to negotiate with He Sanchen. Of course, this is the result of the three of us guessing."

"The guess that can convince Huai Gong will definitely not be wrong."

"Oh, this is what Shang Shaobao is worried about."

"People are in the world and their hearts are in the court. Shang Shaofei is really worried about his life. In fact, it's okay to let His Majesty play for a while? He Sanchen's whimsical idea, and the chance of success is slim. At most, the court is exhausted by the people and the money. Anyway, this has always been the case. Just tear down the east wall and repair the west wall."

"Hey, Captain Hu is really indifferent to the world."

"I also want to care, but first I have to study hard on the books of sages, and also get a Jinshi, and then work hard to become a high-ranking official. I am too late at my age."

"This is more serious than a waste of money and money."

"Oh? No... it's Wen's family again, He Baiwan's kind of thing?"

"Your Majesty has asked the Cabinet and the Ministry how to mobilize millions of people at the same time."

"This is a 'delay in the people'."

"Now the troubles in the north have not been eliminated, and chaos in the south is frequent, and millions of people are wasted on the ship of Tianji. The Ming Dynasty is in danger. How can there be a complete egg when the nest is destroyed? Captain Hu doesn't want to encounter a chaotic world in this life, right?"

"Is it so serious?"

"It's just a question to mobilize millions of people. According to my speculation, He Sanchen's plan is probably even bigger. In order to take care of these millions of people, at least one or two percent of them were officers and soldiers. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers did not go to guard the border, where did the peace come from?"

Hu Guiyang thought for a while, "Mr. Huai wants me to persuade Your Majesty? To be honest, I am quite confident in my mouth."

Huaien leaned forward a little, "Is it true that Captain Hu once proposed to use Tianji Technique to transform the magic gun to fight against Tianji Ship?"

"this……"

"But it's okay to say that, I'm not a factory guard."

"Haha, actually, I'm just taking care of my friends at the Gun and Pharmacy Bureau and making myself more important. Is it a lot of money for two factories?"

“It’s all small money.”

"That's good, and using magic guns to deal with Tianji Ship may be a bit unrealistic, but they are always useful in the frontier, right?"

Huaien smiled and said, "This kind of thing is very complicated. Not only is the gun good enough, it must also be easy to build and use. The important thing is that it cannot interfere with the original yamen and a large number of craftsmen. The Gun and Pharmacy Bureau is now trying to build new guns. When it is really completed, Captain Hu must be prepared to welcome many opposition voices."

Hu Guiyang shook his head, "It's so troublesome, let's forget it. Make a few good guns and collect them as treasures."

"I'll talk about this later."

"Yes, why are we talking about this? Please continue to say, what do I need to do?"

"Person Hu must retrieve the divine jade and destroy it."

Hu Guiyang nodded deeply, "It should be destroyed. In order to save millions of mortals and for the Ming Dynasty, it should be retrieved first and then destroyed. It sounds quite simple. When will I take action?"

Hu Guiyang has never been able to control his mouth, and always implicitly sarcastic. Huai'en didn't care and laughed twice, "It sounds simple, but it's harder to do."

"It wouldn't be too difficult for Mr. Huai to be with His Majesty every day, right?"

"I can't come forward."

"Then let me be arranged with His Majesty, but one thing is that I will get married soon, so I won't be a eunuch."

"Haha, even if Captain Hu is willing to be a eunuch, I don't have the ability to transfer you to the palace immediately. Retrieving the divine jade is the first step, but you can't start with Your Majesty."

"This is strange. The God Jade was hidden by His Majesty. If you don't start here... you can only find a way from He Sanchen." Hu Guiyang smiled bitterly, "I went back to the original place again."

Before this, both the East and West Factory and the East Palace wanted to use Hu Guiyang to attract He Sanchen, while Huai'en hoped that Hu Guiyang would get the Shenyu from the palace through He Sanchen. Although the goals were different, the methods were very similar.

"It can only be said. Although the Divine Jade is with Your Majesty, we cannot ask about this matter, not mention it, and not say it. Only He Sanchen is an exception."

Hu Guiyang stared at Huai'en, "It's a sin of beheading the god jade without hiding it. If you don't show up, I'll take care of it all?"

"If the matter is leaked, Huai'en will never live alone. He is willing to apologize with Captain Hu to die. I am not showing up now because it is useless to show up, but instead arouses His Majesty's vigilance."

"Where is Qin Ji and Li Zisheng?"

"These two people are not in the plan. They already know the whereabouts of Shenyu, and they can choose what they want."

Hu Guiyang thought for a while, "Although you have helped me secretly, I don't feel that I owe you anything."

“No owe.”

"The grass is not worthy."

"The information she provided is very important. I only owe her, and she does not owe me."

"I don't guarantee that things will come true."
To be continued...