Chapter 174: Chapter 174: Identity Exposure Crisis

Chapter 174: Chapter 174: Identity Exposure Crisis"Accompany you?" Xu Qi'an thought to himself, of course it's not possible. If it's just you, I can make do with it, but with the vicious aunt, it's not possible.

"I know it's too much. My brother has to go to the government office tomorrow, but my mother insisted that I come and persuade my brother to guard the door."

Xu Lingyue must be black when she is cut open. She herself was so scared that she couldn't sleep, but she put the blame on her mother.

Guarding the door... Second uncle must be having a good time in the Jiaofang Division, but he wants me to guard the door for his wife and daughter... Xu Qi'an sighed and said helplessly: "Okay."

He put on his clothes and brought a black and gold long sword to calm his aunt and sister.

"I'll sit outside, you guys go to sleep quickly." Xu Qi'an knocked on the door with his fingers.

"Okay, thank you, brother."

"Thank you, Dalang."

The voices of my sister and Lu'e came from the room, soft and pleasant. Auntie was stubborn and didn't speak.

Xu Qiyan sat cross-legged in meditation, moving the Qi and visualizing in his mind. After a while, he heard his aunt's soft voice:

"Will it float in from the window? What if Ning Yan fell asleep?"

"...Mom, don't talk nonsense. My eldest brother has a knife."

When his aunt heard that his nephew was guarding outside with a knife, she felt relieved. There was no sound in the room for a long time, only snoring, which was Xu Lingyin's. You can imagine her lying on the bed with her legs spread out, snoring with her mouth open.

After a while, his aunt shouted: "Ning Yan?"

Xu Qiyan said unhappily: "I'm here."

So, he coughed every once in a while, and the women in the room would not be afraid when they heard his magnetic cough.

It made sense for his aunt and sister to be afraid, because this house was really haunted, not just a fiction.

After a long time, this fear will naturally fade away.

After a while, the aunt's voice complained, "Lingyue, don't get so close to mother, it's hot." "Mother-" Xu Lingyue said in a tone of grievance and coquettishness.

Aunt was worried about her daughter, so she didn't say anything. After a while, she suddenly lowered her voice: "Lingyue, you have grown so big?"

Xu Qian'an's ears moved. When he heard this, he didn't think it was anything at first, but the aunt's tone was very strange. He listened and heard his sister shyly say:

"Mother, don't laugh at me, it's not as big as yours."

"Nonsense, mother has given birth to children, but when she was your age, she didn't have such a big size as yours." Aunt said, and sighed:

"You are old enough to get married."

Xu Lingyue remained silent.

...Poor Lingyue, at such a young age, she had two such big tumors on her chest. Xu Qian'an raised the corner of his mouth and almost laughed out loud because of his own complaints. He felt that guarding the door was not boring.

The aunt said again: "You live next door to Dalang, remember to be careful when bathing. Warriors have sharp eyes and ears, remember to be on guard."

"Mom, are you saying that my elder brother will peek at me bathing?" In the dark, Xu Lingyue's eyes sparkled.

I won't, I didn't, don't wrong me... I always bathed with Fuxiang in the Jiaofangsi, there was no need to peek... Xu Qian'an felt that his aunt was as vicious as ever, and now that she couldn't confront him head-on, she secretly did something bad to alienate the innocent brother-sister relationship between him and Lingyue.

"Dalang won't peek, so you don't guard against anything?" The aunt spat at her daughter, then turned her head to look at the direction of the door, listened to the nephew coughing from time to time, and continued to talk at ease.

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Xu Qian'an didn't sleep all night, breathing in and out, tempering his soul, and was still energetic after dawn.

During breakfast, Xu Pingzhi came back, dressed in military uniform, without holding a green orange in his hand, so Xu Qian'an believed that his second uncle was really on duty last night, not at the Jiaofangsi.

"Lingyin ran out at night yesterday and slept by the well..." Aunt told his second uncle what happened last night, "Fortunately, Ning Yan is still at home. If he was not there, there would really be a ghost..."

At this point, the timid aunt was scared again, and she was just scaring herself.

Uncle Xu nodded to his nephew and asked, "What was Lingyin doing sleeping by the well in the middle of the night?"

Xu Qian'an said, "It's all because of my aunt who lied to her that ghosts fried in oil are more delicious than anything else. She was greedy."

"Oh." Uncle Xu nodded, thinking that this was something his little girl would do, and there was nothing to be surprised about.

After living in the new house, you can get up later in the morning, and it only takes half an hour to ride a horse, which is very convenient.

Xu Qiyan arrived at the government office and reported to Li Yuchun's Chunfengtang as usual. After confirming that he had no tasks assigned today, he took Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao out to patrol the streets.

In the market, people were constantly flowing, peddlers were walking the streets, and customers were coming and going in shops. The inner city was much more prosperous than

the outer city.

Xu Qiyan planned to take Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao to the Yangshengtang again, but the two little brothers were unwilling to go.

He went there alone and met No. 6 Hengyuan and "Black Dog". When he learned that the poor child's physical condition had improved, Xu Qiyan breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a sense of relief as if a heavy stone had been lifted from his heart.

"Master Xu, I have something to ask you." Hengyuan folded his hands and said.

"Master, please speak." Xu Qiyan smiled in a relaxed mood.

"When Lord Xu first met the child, he said something..." Hengyuan stared at him: "Lord Xu

said: Is this the child?"

"Lord Xu seems to know him, but I remember that you have no intersection."

....Fuck, the shock I received that day was too great, and I accidentally let it slip. Xu Qian'an smiled, and on the surface he was as calm as an old dog, but he began to panic in his heart. Could it be that No. 6 suspected that I was No. 3... Speaking of which, I picked up money in front of him that day... Well, simply picking up money is nothing, everyone has had a bad luck... But No. 6 will definitely have guesses, thinking that I am not normal, and may have already leaned me towards No. 3.

But the image of the Confucian scholar I created has taken root in the hearts of the members of the Tiandihui. The first impression is always the most important and the most unchangeable, so No. 6 is at most suspicious... Thinking of this, Xu Qian'an sighed:

"I have heard No. 3 say it before."

He did not have any extra explanations, and left the rest to Hengyuan to figure out. First of all, Hengyuan would definitely question the so-called "superior-subordinate" relationship. The Tiandihui is not a secret force, but the Tiandihui in the outside world is composed of Taoist priests of the Earth Sect represented by Taoist Master Jinlian.

And the other Tiandihui, composed of the holders of the Earth Book fragments, is the real secret force. How could No. 3 tell his subordinates about such a thing casually.

Then, No. 6 Hengyuan would investigate him with such doubts, and found out that it turned out that Lord Xu's cousin was a student of the Confucian Academy.

At this time, he would feel that he had found a brilliant point. Sure enough, Hengyuan did not say anything, and nodded slightly with a solemn expression.

.... In fact, whether the identity is exposed or not is not a big problem, No. 6 Hengyuan is a good person. Well, it's mainly because I was too excited to brag online... I feel it would be shameful to expose my identity... Xu Qian'an said goodbye and left.

After returning to the government office, Xu Qi'an received another letter from the white- clothed man from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, saying that Chu Caiwei's alchemy had made a major breakthrough, and Song Qing called him to the Imperial Astronomical Bureau

for discussion.

... So fast? Xu Qi'an rode on his horse and rode to the Stargazing Tower.

He met Song Qing and Chu Caiwei in the alchemy room on the seventh floor, and also saw two pairs of the same dark circles under their eyes.

"Miss Caiwei, you should pay more attention to rest." Xu Qi'an thought to himself, has Ning become a master of time management?

Chu Caiwei, with thick dark circles and dull eyes, looked even more cute, and said tiredly: "I haven't closed my eyes for three days..."

Song Qing took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and handed it to Xu Qi'an: "Take a

look."

Xu Qi'an pulled open the cork and poured a little on his palm. The mushroom powder was mixed with fine crystal particles. He licked it, and a strong umami spread on his taste buds, and his tongue was burning.

"How is it made? "Xu Qiyan was shocked.

"Grain fermentation, adding honey, purification..." Song Qing waved his hand, not wanting to

explain: "If you want to know the process, I'll let Caiwei write it to you later, and you can see

if it's this thing first."

Xu Qiyan pondered and said: "The taste is very similar, is this thing poisonous?"

"Non-toxic."

"That's it."

Song Qing nodded and said: "This thing is more precious than salt. If it is to be popularized,

the court must monopolize it.

"In the past, the products produced by the Si Tianjian were all managed by the court, and the

Si Tianjian accounted for 30% of the annual income. I have discussed with Senior Brother Yang, and I will give you 10%."

The reason for only 10% is that Xu Qiyan only proposed the concept of MSG and some

theoretical steps. Some of those steps are correct, while others made Song Qing and Chu Caiwei take a lot of detours.

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"It's a fair distribution." Xu Qi'an nodded and tried to say, "Then, how much silver can I get

in a year? Well, I know there is no basis for evaluation. Senior Brother Song can roughly

estimate it."

"It depends on how the court plans to sell it," Song Qing pondered, "If it's one tenth, thousands or tens of thousands of taels of silver? I mean the territory of the capital." After saying that, he found that his hand was firmly held in the palm of Xu Qi'an. The copper

gong said earnestly and affectionately:

"May our friendship last forever."

"....You are too kind."

....

Imperial Palace, Imperial Garden.

Wei Yuan accompanied Emperor Yuan Jing to stroll in the Imperial Garden. The sun was warm.

This royal garden covering an area of 20 acres was planted with various precious flowers and trees. Winter and spring were two completely different landscapes.

"Frost kills all the grass, flowers and trees wither. This seemingly bleak scene, when you take

a closer look, has a different flavor." Emperor Yuan Jing sighed with his hands behind his back.

Behind him, Wei Yuan, who was half a body behind, said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, depression has never been a scenery since ancient times." Facing the blue-clothed eunuch's retort, Emperor Yuan Jing just smiled and said indifferently: "Next spring, all the flowers will bloom naturally."

Wei Yuan seemed to be arguing: "Next spring, it's too early. I don't know when this

depression will continue."

Emperor Yuan Jing glanced at him, "What do you think, Wei Qing?"

Wei Yuan said gently: "The scene of all the flowers blooming is beautiful, but spring goes and

winter comes, and the prosperity is gone... Your Majesty, look at those evergreen trees, no matter spring breeze, autumn moon, summer day or winter snow, they still exist. "Removing the various flowers and plants and leaving the evergreen trees is the long-term way."

Emperor Yuan Jing put away his smile and glanced at him coldly. The man in blue was smiling and gentle, and he did not retreat.

The emperor and his ministers looked at each other for a long time, and Emperor Yuan Jing

said indifferently: "The queen caught a cold a few days ago. After she recovered, she had a poor appetite and did not eat much for several days."

Wei Yuan finally looked away and bowed: "What did the sorcerer of the Imperial Observatory

say?"

"Poor appetite, but she is in good health, rest." Emperor Yuan Jing said: "But I see that the

queen has lost a lot of weight, Wei Yuan, go and see her for me."

"Yes!"