Seeing Qin Huaidao looking at the scholar who had just graduated from high school from time to time, Yang Fan felt a chill and wondered to himself, could it be that Qin Huaidao had a habit of cutting off his sleeves?

Just as he was about to ask, he saw the scholar just turned around and left happily. Qin Huaidao turned his head anxiously and said, "Master Marquis, do you want to arrest him now?"

"Who to arrest?" Yang Fan was slightly stunned, a little confused.

After squeezing out the crowd of onlookers, Qin Huaidao whispered: "According to Mr. Hou's analysis, didn't you say that someone lied about Xu Zhang's case?"

"You said that person just now was Wang Dachui?" Yang Fan immediately realized and asked.

Qin Huaidao nodded: "Exactly!"

"Don't alarm the snake just yet." Looking at Wang Dachui's retreating figure, Yang Fan waved his hand and shouted: "Follow me."

Several people followed Wang Dachui to Linglong Pavilion, a flower house in Pingkangfang.

After seeing Wang Dachui enter with ease, he asked two guards to send Wu Meiniang back, while Yang Fan took Qin Huaidao and Di Renjie into Linglong Pavilion.

As soon as he stepped into the door, he saw Li Jizheng walking out. Their eyes met, and they were both a little surprised by the other's appearance.

Yang Fan took two steps quickly and joked with a half-smile: "My uncle is getting stronger and stronger. My nephew is very happy!"

Li Ji had gone through ups and downs, how could he be frightened by Yang Fan's joke, and immediately counterattacked:

"It's normal for me to go to my own property to relax and drink tea. But my nephew leaves the beautiful girls at home alone and comes here to have a good time. Isn't he afraid that he won't be able to get on the kang at night?"

Hearing this, Yang Fan looked embarrassed. This British gentleman was really old and disrespectful!

But it also shows that Li Ji is different.

If the joke just now was aimed at a gentleman like Fang Xuanling, Yang Fan would definitely be made red-faced by what he said.

Li Ji is an oily bastard who lives up to his reputation as a little Zhuge.

Hearing that this place is the property of the British government, Yang Fan was slightly surprised and said: "I didn't expect that Linglong Pavilion is my uncle's property. My nephew is ashamed."

Looking at Qin Huaidao and Di Renjie who were following Yang Fan, Li Ji thought thoughtfully and asked: "Since you have come to my territory, why don't you go to the private room to have a cup of tea first?"

Yang Fan did not refuse: "My uncle loves me so much, how dare my nephew refuse."

As he said that, he asked Qin Huaidao and Di Renjie to stare at him, while he followed Li Ji into a private dining room.

After the servant served tea and left, Li Ji asked, "Is there anything you need to do here, nephew?"

Yang Fan did not hide anything: "Uncle Li, I came to Linglong Pavilion to investigate Xu Zhang's case."

"Oh?" Li Ji pondered for a while and then asked: "I have heard a little bit about this case, but didn't His Majesty let Qin Huaidao and Di Renjie be responsible? If the nephew is involved, wouldn't it be possible for others to grasp the topic?"

Yang Fan took a sip of tea and chuckled: "I'm just here to look for flowers, but I didn't interfere in this case."

Li Ji was stunned for a moment, then laughed and cursed: "You little cunning head!"

After a moment, he continued: "Do you need help?"

Yang Fan was not polite and told him the purpose of his trip.

After listening, Li Ji waved to the female steward of Linglong Pavilion to come in and asked: "Wang Dachui, who just came in, has a good relationship here. How much do you know about him?"

The housekeeper glanced at Yang Fan beforehand, and then said to Li Ji hesitantly: "My lord, I have some gossip, but..."

Yang Fan is a sensible person.

To put it bluntly, this kind of industry is for making money, but in fact many of them are places where high-ranking nobles gather information.

Being an outsider here, of course the steward had scruples. After all, he was leaking the guest's privacy.

Yang Fan was considering whether to avoid it first.

Li Ji shouted to the female steward: "Marquis Zhongyi is not an outsider. If you have any news, tell him directly. Don't hide it."

Just one attitude made Yang Fan sigh at Li Ji's smooth conduct.

A simple sentence of "I am not an outsider" can easily win the favor of others.

Who is Li Ji?

Today, when Li Jing retires, Li Ji has a vague tendency to be the first person in the military.

How can ordinary people not feel close to Li Ji if he is recognized by him?

Besides, it was just to find out information about a young man, and it didn't involve the British government's secrets. Why wouldn't Li Ji do anything to push things along?

Benefit without any expense, a small means, a small favor, will make people burst into tears of gratitude. Yang Fan can see Li Ji's sophistication.

After hearing this, the female steward no longer hesitated and told everything she knew!

It turns out that Wang Dachui often comes to Linglong Pavilion and is considered a frequent guest of Linglong Pavilion.

At the same time, he fell in love with a young shepherd in Linglong Pavilion named Ni Hong.

Ni Hong is not only charming and beautiful, but also proficient in playing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

When he was a member of the Cui Mansion, Wang Dachui had the honor to accompany Mr. Cui Mansion to meet this upright official, and he was immediately attracted by Ni Hong.

As an outstandingly talented young man with a naturally charming personality and a look that makes me feel pity for him, Ni Hong is naturally very popular among talented people, including Wang Dachui.

It's just that as a servant, Wang Dachui certainly doesn't have the money to spend money in a place like this.

Usually, because of his talent, he often accompanies some young men here and there.

Wang Dachui is not bad looking, he is somewhat talented and learned, and he is also quite elegant. However, he is often brought around by some elegant young masters.

In the past, Wang Dachui was probably fascinated by Ni Hong's beauty and talent, and expressed his desire to redeem her life more than once.

Unfortunately, my status is limited and I have no money, so I can only feel sorry for myself.

Of course, Miss Ni Hong was just acting for the occasion.

A humble servant like Ni Hong, despite being of lowly origin, is naturally arrogant and arrogant because of his talent and knowledge, and looks down on slaves like Wang Dachui the most.

Even if I marry a merchant when I am old and mature in the future, I would never want to marry a slave now.

Even if Wang Dachui is a slave of the Cui family in Qinghe!

Ni Hong has always been in the business of welcoming and delivering guests. As long as she makes money, she usually doesn't choose her guests.

Ni Hong neither refused nor agreed to the king's hammer, but just dealt with it.

In the past two days, Wang Dachui came frequently to find Miss Ni Hong, claiming that he had escaped from slavery and had made a fortune.

He was willing to redeem his life for Miss Ni Hong, and when he was admitted to high school, they would stay together and fly together.

Judging from the female steward's narration, this Wang Dachui is still an infatuated person!

Yang Fan frowned and asked: "How much does Ni Hong's ransom cost? Did Wang Dachui say where his money came from?"

Seeing that Li Ji had no objection, the female steward replied directly: "Ni Hong has not yet reached the age of combing, and he is also a poor man, so many talented people flock to him?"

"Therefore, Linglong Pavilion did not intend to let him redeem his life before. Of course, the Marquis also knows that there is no precedent for a powerful family to take a fancy to such an outstanding shepherd."

"But it is extremely difficult to cultivate this kind of pure heirloom. The ransom money is a huge sum of money. Without tens of thousands of dollars, it would be impossible."

Hearing this, Yang Fan was even more sure that there was something wrong with Wang Dachui.

There is obviously something wrong with a person who is so poor that he needs to sell his body to suddenly have such a huge sum of money.

As a servant of the Cui Mansion, how could he spend so much money to redeem the life of a poor man?

That means Wang Dachui doesn't just have this money. If he brings this poor man back home, no matter if he takes her as his wife or as a concubine, he can't let him work in the fields, right?

This would cost a huge amount of money to raise. It was simply against common sense for Wang Dachui to dare to covet such a popular heiress.

Although it is said that Wang Dachui has escaped from the Cui Mansion's slave status, it is simply impossible to get such a large sum of money all at once.

Li Ji obviously saw the problem and said doubtfully:

"I'm afraid this person's money came from some shady sources, but these alone cannot connect him to Xu Zhang's death."

When the female steward heard this, she still hesitated a little and did not back down. She seemed to be hesitating to speak.

Li Ji said with some displeasure: "What's the news that you haven't told us all at once?"

The female steward glanced at Yang Fan and said softly: "According to Ni Hong, Wang Dachui's words are quite strange."

"He assured Ni Hong just before the imperial examination began that he was following the orders of the Cui family to do something important."

"If it succeeds, Wang Dachui will not only have enough food and clothing for the rest of his life, but he will also have a high official salary. He will definitely redeem Ni Hong and live a good life..."

Yang Fan's heart moved, and it turned out that the aristocratic family was behind this.

Deliberately letting his slaves take off their slave status and make them become common people.

Not only was the relationship with the Cui family cut off, but Wang Dachui was also allowed to take the imperial examination alone.

Maybe they had planned Xu Zhang's death long ago.

Even if Wang Dachui is exposed, the Cui family can evade everything.

If successful, this matter can be used to prevent His Majesty Li Er from taking the imperial examination. This is simply killing two birds with one stone.

When Wang Dachui took the imperial examination a few days ago, he still looked poor.

Nowadays, he is clothed in fine clothes and even has money to redeem the life of a popular heiress. This is simply too surprising.

Obviously, the Cui family thought that the matter was settled, so they paid Wang Dachui, but Wang Dachui was a little too impatient.
To be continued...