For example, the first person, Huang Zhongqing, who was in charge of accounting, was only the shopkeeper of a small shop to the outside world, but in fact, he was in charge of all Xiao Yubei's shops in the capital.

It's a pity that no matter how powerful this person is, he has never been able to fight against Qing Nuo, and even got angry with Qing Nuo.

This man has an eight-character beard, slender eyes as cunning as a fox, always wears a gold-ingot hat, and is dressed in gold, making him look like a nouveau riche.

It is also this kind of people who are most likely to be looked down upon and thus feel despised.

Coincidentally, Huang Zhongqing was actually a frequent visitor to Xunhuan Building, and even more so to Mengxiao. When Mengxiao heard this, he immediately accepted the task.

Besides, Xiao Yubei had originally intended to accept Meng Xiao to do things for him. Although Lin Yunmeng was unwilling to wrong Meng Xiao to be an undercover agent, if Meng Xiao was willing, Lin Yunmeng would have nothing to say.

Lin Yunmeng planned to defeat Xiao Yubei's limbs one by one, and she would start with Huang Zhongqing first!

…

"Miss, Prince Qing is here." Xiaojing hurriedly approached and reported in a low voice.

"Invite him in." Lin Yunmeng nodded. She believed that Xu Qingke was not a hasty person.

Sure enough, Xu Qingke came in through the back door quietly without alerting anyone.

"Meng...Yunmeng." Xu Qingke wanted to call her affectionately, but recalled that she didn't seem to like such abruptness.

Lin Yunmeng paused and smiled softly: "What's wrong?"

"...Xiao Yubei must have become suspicious. You should be more careful." Xu Qingke stepped forward tentatively. Seeing that Lin Yunmeng did not resist, he sat next to her.

Lin Yunmeng's cautious attitude made her heart laugh, and the corners of her tall eyes sparkled.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have stepped on this troublesome Ziqing. I was tricked by Xiao Yubei." Lin Yunmeng sneered.

"Even if I refuse now, I will only be called ungrateful, and even more so, I will be ostracized by the noble ladies in this city. I don't really care about this. It's just that I was forced to call me something for nothing.

Very unhappy.”

Xu Qingke was silent, his longing eyes seemed to fall from the stars. He hesitated slightly, and then said tentatively: "Actually, I have a plan here. It depends on whether you are willing."

"Tell me about it?" Lin Yunmeng glanced sideways.

The sunlight outside the window shone on her face, as if it was marked by time.

"I beg to marry you and compete with him on the same stage."

Xu Qingke's ears were slightly red, and his eyes were sincere and serious, as if there was no selfish desire at all.

Lin Yunmeng: "..."

"In this way, Xiao Yubei will have to consider whether he can compete with me... Of course, he cannot compete with me."

Xu Qingke chuckled softly, and Lin Yunmeng couldn't help but shake her head slightly at the confident arc, and then burst into laughter.

It is true that Xiao Yubei will never be able to compete with Xu Qingke.

Even if he were someone else, Xiao Yubei couldn't compare with him. Who told Xiao Yubei to approach him with a calculating heart?

"But doesn't this just drag you into the water? Are you sure you won't let the people in the dark get a hold of you?"

She knew that there were many people in the court who were unhappy with Xu Qingke.

She hates trouble, and naturally she hates the trouble others bring to her, but if it is Xu Qingke... Lin Yunmeng touched her chin. She was already thinking of ways to find out those who were waiting to stab Xu Qingke.

People.

"I enjoy it like a cake."

The young man in white smiled like a warm sun. Lin Yunmeng's pupils dilated slightly, as if she had seen the scene when she first met the man in her previous life.

Stretching mountains, a swordsman in white stands on the top of the mountain, with the rising sun behind him, the breeze blows his tall ponytail, and the jade flute and rice ears fluttering around his waist.

The person wearing the mask in the previous life coincides with the person in front of me now, and they are exactly the same calm, noble and dignified person.

"I will protect you, if you are willing." Xu Qingke tentatively reached out and took Lin Yunmeng's hand.

Seeing that she didn't have any objection, I couldn't help but smile even more happily.

Lin Yunmeng looked away with some embarrassment. The tips of their ears were both reddish, and their green and ignorant feelings were like vines, quietly binding them together.

In the end, Xu Qingke was the first to get up and leave. He knew that Lin Yunmeng needed time to sort out and accept, so he left the space for her.

Before leaving, Lin Yunmeng suddenly made a sound while looking at the arc drawn by the pure white clothes.

"Xiao Yubei is not simple. The power behind him cannot be underestimated, and his identity is not just the third son of the Xiao family... In other words, he is not the Xiao family."

The departing figure suddenly paused. When he turned around, he saw Lin Yunmeng had already lowered her head.

A strand of hair fell down, covering her eyebrows.

"…careful."

Knowing that she was expressing concern awkwardly, Xu Qingke's eyebrows arched: "Okay, I understand."

After returning to the palace, Dahai entered the study room holding a stack of books. As soon as he opened the door, he saw his master resting his chin on one hand, looking straight at a box, smiling softly and lingeringly.

"Master, master?"

Why does his master smile so wildly??!

Is this still his seemingly gentle, but actually dark and cruel master?

Xu Qingke's smile faded and she nodded in a good mood: "What's the matter?"

Dahai swallowed hard. If he remembered correctly, the box contained the silver ingot given by Miss Lin before, right?

He thought his master had spent it long ago, but he didn't expect that he had kept it till now.

"This is what you asked your subordinates to investigate, about Xiao Yubei's life."

After returning home, Xu Qingke asked Dahai to investigate Xiao Yubei again, carefully, from small to large.

"This son is the son of Liu, the concubine of the Xiao family. Liu died in childbirth. Since then, the head of the Xiao family has raised this person as his legitimate son. However, he was secretly bullied by the children of the Xiao family before he was seven years old.

After he was seven years old, suddenly the entire Xiao family was extremely respectful to this son. As for the reason... I'm sorry that my subordinates haven't found out." Dahai lowered his head slightly.

"Go down." Xu Qingke didn't say anything, but read about Xiao Yubei's life at a glance.

His fingers unconsciously tapped the table, like a jade plate.

Lin Yunmeng said that Xiao Yubei was not a member of the Xiao family, but there were no flaws in this investigation, leaving every doubt that could not be answered.

Who is he? Since he is not a member of the Xiao family, how could Marquis Xiao Wu not know?

If such a shrewd old fox doesn't even know this, his efforts to scheming in the court will be in vain.

…

In the distant Fanruo Xiaoting, Xiao Yubei heard that Lin Yunmeng had returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion. He immediately frowned and wanted to go back too, but he didn't expect that the Crown Princess had quit.

"Everyone can leave if they want, and stay if they want. What? Do you want to hear what I say? My lord, you proposed this outing at the beginning, so why do you want to leave first now?" Zhang Shaoyao said.

She said happily that she let Lin Yunmeng go because of Xu Qingke's face.
Chapter completed!