Enter Chang Xiangsi and help Jingzhai fight

Chapter 145 Trading

I said "Oh?", thinking that I didn't know Tu Shanhou's plan, but I knew his intentions were good, so I said softly, "That's more like it, go on."

Guanglin forced an extremely ugly smile and said, "To be precise, it is the place where the ancestral treasures of the four great families are hidden. In the past chaotic times, the four great families each took it to play a role, and then when the war was over, it was sealed and never opened again. The eldest young master thought that if he could get it, it would be a great achievement, and it would definitely impress the lady and the nine elders, and make him better than the second young master. Then other families would give him a face for their ancestral treasures and help him become the patriarch of the Tushan clan. Our Tushan clan is now the leader of the four great families in the Central Plains. If we get treasures and help from other families, I am afraid that the two royal families will look at us differently."

I didn't expect that Tu Shan Hou, who spent his days in debauchery and gambling, would have such lofty ambitions. I originally thought that he was in debt from gambling and was hoping to get some money from treasure hunting to fill the hole so that he could continue to debauchery. I didn't expect that he was actually a son of a noble family and had his own serious plans.

Guanglin continued: "So the speaker may not have meant it, but the listener took it to heart. From that day on, he began to search everywhere for the treasure map. He spent money like water, buying things and treating guests, and finally found the treasure map."

I interrupted and asked, "How does he know that it is the treasure map that the old man mentioned?"

Guanglin shuddered and said, "That old man... knew he had said something wrong after drinking, so he ran away afterwards. But the young master dug deep into the ground to find him, and used... used some methods to force him to tell the truth. It turns out that he is from a branch of the Guifang family. When the Guifang family was in chaos, he served the now deceased Guifang clan leader and had seen the treasure map."

I was shocked. Tushan Hou must have tortured the old man, and Guanglin saw it, which scared him so much.

Guanglin closed his eyes as if he dared not recall, and continued: "Later, the old man could not resist and confessed everything. He told me the general appearance of the map, and said that before the Guifang clan leader passed away, he deliberately divided the map into two parts, half of which was kept in the Guifang family, and the other half was ordered to be brought out. It was originally intended to be sent to Chen Rong, but Chen Rong destroyed the country halfway through, and he didn't know what to do. He got drunk and got addicted to gambling, so he gambled in the local area and lost everything. The map was pawned. It seems that the old man of the Fan family bought it back then, but probably because of an acute illness, Mr. Fan died without explaining the reason, so the current Young Master Fan doesn't know about it."

I thought about it and asked, "So, the young master went to Young Master Fan to get the map that the old man lost? Then the half map in your bag was taken back from Gui Fang's family?"

Guanglin opened his eyes and nodded, replying, "That's right. I was ordered by the young master to go to Guifang's house to pay the balance of the money I stole from Bingpo last time. I saw the half of the map by chance at Guifang's house. I was there when the old man recruited me, so I recognized it and asked Master Qian of Guifang's family to buy it."

I was surprised and asked, "You bought it, and he just sold it so easily?"

Guanglin replied, "Yes, I saw that Lord Qian seemed to be unaware of the matter, so I didn't dare to say more. I just made the decision on behalf of the young master and offered a high price, and he sold it."

I thought to myself, what a fool! No wonder the Guifang family would rather use the old ones and wait for the young ones than choose him as the patriarch.

Guanglin was embarrassed: "So, girl, I risked all my wealth to buy it, but it was stolen right after I bought it. I am speechless and can't express my pain! I hope you can show mercy and let me go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, firecrackers were set off outside, making a loud bang and popping sound, creating a very lively atmosphere.

I only saw his mouth opening and closing and his hands kowtowed again and again, but I couldn't hear what he was begging for.

But what he said was useless to me anyway. I waited until the sound of firecrackers stopped and nodded to him: "It's hard for you. You must have been worried recently. You seem to be quite honest with me. Don't worry, the young master will never know about this from me."

Guanglin felt relieved and bowed repeatedly: "Thank you, young lady! Thank you, young lady!" But he was a little confused: "Young lady, if you don't want to tell the young master, why are you asking me so much?"

I patted his shoulder and said, "You don't know this! People like us who are inferior to others have to leave a way out for ourselves, right? Of course, the more we know, the better! Otherwise, what bargaining chips will you use to negotiate with the master in the future? Feelings? If you can persuade the master with feelings, why are you so afraid of the punishment of the young master just because you lost half of the map?! I advise you to think more about yourself!"

Guanglin suddenly realized: "So that's how it is! You are really smart! I have learned something new!"

I thought to myself that you still have a lot to learn, so go watch Legend of Zhen Huan for eight or ten times before you come to fight me. I heard someone moving outside the window, so I winked at him and said, "We'll stop here today, you go back first. I've asked you questions, if you know anything, report it immediately. If you have any questions or difficulties, you can come to me, but remember not to let the young master know, if he knows that we have made some plans for ourselves, I'm afraid both you and I will be in trouble!"

Guanglin nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, girl, Guanglin understands." After that, he walked to the door, opened it, looked around, and then walked out stealthily.

I knew that he could come in because the gatekeeper must have let him in, so I walked him to the gate and then knelt down to pay my respects: "I have delivered the message of the eldest young master. Thank you for your hard work, Brother Guanglin. We should have gone to pay New Year's greetings first, but unfortunately the young master drank late last night and could not get up so early. I will inform the young master later and he will go to pay New Year's greetings later."

Guanglin turned around and smiled at me: "No, no, the young masters are all brothers and sisters, and we servants don't need to be so unfamiliar. Miss, please go back. I will go back soon."

I thought to myself that he only knew how to be friendly and respectful to his brothers, and he kept using it when he caught me. It was disgusting to hear. Seeing that he was walking away, the two guards greeted me and I responded before turning back to the yard.

When I arrived at Tu Shanjing's room, I saw that the door was wide open. From a distance, I saw Jingui sweeping the floor inside. I thought something was wrong and ran in quickly. As expected, there was no one else in the room except her.

Jingui was holding a broom and was about to wish me a happy new year, but I grabbed her and asked, "Where's the young master?!"

Jingui was stunned for a moment, then said, "The young master went to pay New Year's greetings, and he left not long ago. In the morning, he and Miss Jingye saw that you didn't come, and said that maybe there were too many firecrackers at night, and they were afraid that you didn't sleep well, so no one went to call you."

I secretly sighed that I was a step too late. The person Tu Shanjing went to visit early this morning must be a distinguished person. It would be difficult for me to join him at the last minute, so I could only wait for him to come back.

Seeing that I was lost in thought, Jingui asked, "Miss, what's wrong? What's the hurry?"