I entered the city from the south gate and not far away, a group of little rascals surrounded me.

The leader was still the girl, who was staring with a serious look on her face. If she saw anyone reaching out to Qinghuan, she would slap them.

After beating several children, the others now behaved themselves and stood properly.

Qing Huan watched with a smile, and when the girl finished beating the man and looked over, she said, "It's a mess. I'm not satisfied. Come back in three days!"

After saying that, he ignored them and left with Yin Shuang.

The group of children behind him suddenly started chattering, and their words were full of resentment and dissatisfaction.

The girl didn't say anything, she just beat anyone who dared to complain. But those children just dared to hide and no one dared to fight back.

Yin Shuang whispered, "She's fine."

Qing Huan smiled and said, "Okay, let's talk about it in three days."

……

The old woman who was originally in charge of the corner gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion "died of illness", and now she has been replaced by an old man. Although he is old, he still has a military air in his movements, and he completely ignores Qinghuan's coming and going.

After returning to the courtyard, Yinshuang ran away again.

Qing Huan called Bao Qin over and said, "Please tell the young lady to give me a copy of the information about the Duke's Mansion."

Baoqin's eyes widened immediately, as if she couldn't believe that the other party would say such a thing, and she said, "I don't understand what the young master means."

Qing Huan smiled and said, "Just tell the young lady this."

Baoqin looked at Qinghuan seriously for a while before turning around and leaving.

In the evening, when Yiqi was returning with his lunch box, he ran into Bai Zhuying and quickly bowed and said, "Miss, why are you here?"

Bai Zhuying's face relaxed a little, and she asked, "Have you been slacking off on your diet these past few days?"

Yiqi said quickly: "All according to the young lady's instructions, all food and sundries are of the highest standard!"

Bai Zhuying nodded and said as she walked: "Remember, respect him as you respect me!"

Playing chess hesitated slightly.

Baoqin, who was holding a bunch of things behind her, secretly glared at her. Yiqi quickly said, "Yes, I dare not be disrespectful."

Bai Zhuying nodded and walked into the house.

Inside the house, Qing Huan was reading a book. When he saw Bai Zhu Ying, he stood up and saluted, saying, "How can you trouble the young lady with such a small matter?"

Bai Zhuying motioned Baoqin to put down her things and go out, then said: "Although there are only women and children left in the Bai family, the intelligence system is still functioning. The intelligence here is not only about the Zhenguo Mansion, but also includes the court, the nobles and ministers of the capital..."

Qing Huan flipped through the pages casually and was immediately shocked. He picked up a piece of paper and said, "There's even information like the Minister of Revenue sleeping in the concubine's room last night?"

Bai Zhuying smiled but said nothing.

Qing Huan sighed: "If the young lady were a man, she would be no less than any man in the world!"

Bai Zhuying pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, this intelligence system was originally established by Master Zhuang. Later, when Master Zhuang left, he handed it over to my grandfather... After that, I took control and maintained it, which took a lot of effort."

Even so, Bai Zhuying's ability can be seen!

Qinghuan made no secret of his admiration as he looked at the beautiful woman in front of him who had a charming appearance and an elegant temperament.

Bai Zhuying let him look at her and asked, "Have you thought of a way to solve the predicament of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?"

Qing Huan retracted his gaze, flipped through the pile of information in front of him, and said, "Wait a little longer!"

"What are you waiting for?"

"Wait for the developments in the court."

Bai Zhuying stopped asking and said, "What else do you need? Just tell me."

Qing Huan looked at the information and said, "One thousand and two taels of silver."

Bai Zhuying frowned slightly and asked, "Is one thousand taels enough?"

As he spoke, he took out a seal from his waist and said, "With this seal, Baoqin can withdraw money directly from the account office!"

Qing Huan glanced at it and said, "One thousand taels is enough. This is my own private matter. I will return it to you later."

Bai Zhuying was a little angry and asked, "Are you trying to humiliate my Zhenguo Mansion?"

The angry Bai Zhuying is as beautiful as peach and plum.

Qing Huan smiled and said, "There are some things that I won't be polite with you about. For example, I don't want to eat the food brought from the kitchen. I want to cook directly in the small kitchen here. You can have someone send the ingredients directly over. But some things should be distinguished."

Bai Zhuying was silent for a moment, took back the seal, and said, "I understand. I will have someone send the silver and food tomorrow."

Qing Huan nodded and continued to look through the information, saying, "Thank you very much."

Bai Zhuying sat aside for a while, then stood up and prepared to leave.

When he reached the door, he stopped and said, "Baoqin and Yiqi were originally my personal maids. You can use them without worry, even if..."

Having said this, he paused for a moment and continued, "Even if you bring it into the room, that's fine!"

After saying this, without waiting for Qinghuan's reaction, Bai Zhuying opened the door and left.

Qing Huan was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "What's this?"

Taking a girl's personal maid into the room, what does that mean? A maidservant?
Shaking his head, Qinghuan turned his attention back to the intelligence.

Through this information, he can know the entire capital and the entire court like the back of his hand. It is hard to imagine that the intelligence network established by the teacher can be so detailed!

……

Three days later, Qinghuan took Yinshuang out again.

After buying snacks along the way, Qinghuan saw the girl again at the south entrance of the city.

This time, the children following her did not come over, but stood still obediently.

Qinghuan took a quick look and found that a few were missing. He waved to the girl with satisfaction.

When she came over, Qing Huan asked with a smile, "What's your name?"

"Yan Qing."

The girl spoke for the first time, but after saying only two words, she shut up and stopped talking.

At least it proves that she is not mute.

Qinghuan nodded with satisfaction, reached out and touched her head, and under the cover of her sleeve, a silver note worth one hundred taels slipped into her hand.

Yan Qing immediately rolled up the banknote and stuffed it into his sleeve, with no change in the expression on his little face.

Qing Huan smiled and said, "Go rent a house, buy two sets of clothes for everyone, and make them custom-made outer coats of the same style. Give me the address in three days... Go ahead."

Yan Qing nodded, turned around and walked to the group of children, waved, and left with the children.

Yin Shuang's cheeks puffed up as she muttered, "She's fine."

This was the second time she had affirmed Yan Qing.

Qing Huan smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, she is very good, charismatic, kind-hearted, but also not cruel and decisive. She will abandon the children who don't want to follow her... Let's go, we will definitely catch some fish today."

Qinghuan was very satisfied to meet such a talented person.

After leaving the city, Qinghuan took Yinshuang a little further this time, until they were close to a village outside the city before they cast the bait.

As usual, he took out the book and started reading.

Yin Shuang quickly swallowed the snack in her mouth and listened carefully. A little clarity appeared in her confused eyes again...

Using great righteousness to cleanse the body and mind was the method Qing Huan came up with to treat Yin Shuang after he understood the first to sixth levels of martial arts.

He even had a vague idea of ​​the seventh-grade martial arts, as if he was born knowing how to proceed.

It turns out that Qinghuan’s talent in martial arts is even better than his talent in studying!
Zong Da came over quickly, didn't say anything, just sat down quietly and listened.

The sound of Qing Huan reading is like thunder in my ears. The lingering sound seems to cause vibrations, which shake my heart, my brain, my bones, my blood, my body, and my mind.

It was only after he returned that he discovered that listening to Qinghuan reading was of great benefit to his martial arts practice!
After a long time, Qinghuan's recitation stopped, and the shock of his body and mind gradually subsided.

Zong Da let out a long breath, and felt refreshed. He couldn't help but say, "What a noble spirit! I really want to listen to Brother Qinghuan reading every day!"

Qing Huan smiled and asked, "What do you want to know today?"

Zong Da pondered for a moment and said, "Does national destiny really exist?"

Qing Huan raised her eyebrows, glanced at him, and then at the village next to him, and said, "Do you see the smoke from the cooking fires in the village? That is the destiny of the country!"

Zong Da was stunned for a moment, and seemed to understand something. (End of this chapter)