It was already late at night. In the study of the Zhang family mansion in Suzhou City, Zhang Shiyi asked the person in front of him again with a serious expression: "Is the news reliable? Is it really he who came here in person?"

"Absolutely reliable. The manager in Quanzhou has been to America with the master before and has known each other. Although the other party has grown up, his appearance has changed a lot, and his identity has been concealed, our manager will never admit his mistake!" The person below reported the report again. He was the person who ran to Yangcheng Lake to report to Zhang Shiyi before. However, Zhang Shiyi saw that there were too many people around him, so he didn't dare to say much. He summoned him back immediately after returning home.

"This is bad. Why did he choose to come at this time?" Zhang Shiyi couldn't help but show a worried look when he heard this. The servant below also lowered his head and said nothing, as if waiting for Zhang Shiyi to make a decision.

After a while, Zhang Shiyi woke up from his thoughts, and then hurriedly asked, "Who else knows about this except you?"

"Young Master Qi, except for the old slave, only the manager in Quanzhou knows about this matter, and no one else knows about it!" The gray-haired slave said again.

Zhang Shiyi couldn't help but feel relieved when he heard this. This old slave and the manager of Quanzhou were both slaves of their Zhang family. They have been dependent on their Zhang family for generations to make a living. Moreover, their families have also gone to America. It can be said that they are very reliable. Even if they are willing, they will not frown when they let them die, so he doesn't have to worry about the news being leaked.

"Very good. You must keep this matter confidential. Even if you die, you cannot disclose it to a third party!" However, even though he knew that this old slave was very reliable, Zhang Shiyi still specifically reminded him.

"Yes, I know the importance of it!" The servant said again.

"Very good. Go to the account and pay 400 guan. You will share the matter with the Quanzhou manager. As for the matter of the person in Quanzhou, you will be fully handled. No matter what his request is, you must try to satisfy it!" Zhang Shiyi nodded when he heard this, and then said, "I will reward you for your merits. This is also his way of governing, even if the other party is his own slave."

"Thank you, young master!" Hearing that he had two major rewards, the old slave couldn't help but be happy, but then he spoke again, "Young master, the other party came here to buy a boat, and it must be a good sea boat. Do you think it's coming out of our shipbuilding workshop?"

"These are trivial matters. If you go to the workshop tomorrow, you will give priority to meeting that person's requirements and try to let the other party leave the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible. After all, if he stays here for one more day, we will have to take a little more risk!" Zhang Shiyi said again at this time.

"Yes, I'll do it now!" Hearing Zhang Shiyi's order, the old slave immediately agreed, and then slowly retreated. At this time, only Zhang Shiyi was left in the study.

However, Zhang Shiyi did not show a relaxed expression at this time. Instead, his brows became tighter and tighter. Finally, he stood up and walked around the study room. His expression on his face became more and more anxious. Because this fact is of great importance, if one cannot handle it well, he may have to escape to America in the future even if he does not die.

"Forget it, I can't handle this fact, so I'd better give Li Xiu a headache!" Finally, Zhang Shiyi suddenly stood up and said to himself. After saying that, he was relieved, as if he had removed a big burden.

After Zhang Shiyi finished speaking the above words, he immediately left the study. Although it was already late at night, this matter was of great importance, so he didn't care about this anymore.

Li Xiu's family came to Suzhou, and they planned to live in Suzhou for a while, so long before he came, he asked Zhang Shiyi to buy a house in Suzhou. As a result, Zhang Shiyi directly bought a big house next to his house. The two families were separated by a wall, and a corner door was opened in the middle to facilitate the two families to move around.

Zhang Shiyi went straight through the corner gate to Li Xiu's house, and asked the servant to inform Li Xiu that Li Xiu had already fallen asleep, but when he heard the report from the maid outside that Zhang Shiyi had something to discuss with him, he got up reluctantly and then came to the study to see the other party.

"Brother Eleven, you are not sleeping in the middle of the night. What can you do not wait until tomorrow to tell me?" Li Xiu yawned and looked at Zhang Shiyi. When he was awakened by someone halfway through sleep, it would naturally make people feel uncomfortable.

"I want to wait until tomorrow, but if I don't talk about this today, I will definitely not be able to sleep all night, and this matter is still because of you, so I will naturally come to you!" Zhang Shiyi said with a wry smile.

"What's the matter?" Li Xiu couldn't help but say in surprise when he heard this, and his hazy eyes finally woke up, but he really couldn't think of anything that would arise because of him?

"Oh, this..." Zhang Shiyi hesitated for a moment, then suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Li Chengdao is back!"

"What!" Li Xiu couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this news, and he woke up completely. Then he took a few steps forward, grabbed Zhang Shiyi's arm and said, "What did you say, Chengdao... Chengdao is he back?"

"My son-in-law, can you speak softly? Although this is your home, it is not appropriate for any outsider to know about this matter. Otherwise, if it is spread, you may not even be guilty of being guilty, right?" Zhang Shiyi heard Li Xiu screaming so loudly, and immediately said with a cold sweat. After saying that, he broke free from Li Xiu's hand, then opened the study door and looked. After confirming that there was no one outside, he closed the door again so that outsiders would not hear it.

However, Li Xiu's heart was in chaos at this time. He never expected that Li Chengdao would return from America, and when he happened to come to the south, this made him very excited and even wanted to see Li Chengdao immediately. But then he calmed down again because he suddenly thought of Li Chengdao's identity. If Li Shimin knew about this, not only Li Chengdao would never return to America, but his family would also be implicated.

Zhang Shiyi also kept observing Li Xiu. When he saw his face turning from excitement to mixed joys and sorrows, he spoke again: "How is it, I thought of it. Your student is a hot potato now and no one can touch it. I didn't want to tell you about this, but I was afraid that he would stay in the Tang Dynasty for too long. If someone recognized him, I'm afraid you would be in trouble!"

It was under the responsibility of Li Chengdao and the others at the beginning that Li Shimin agreed to send them away from the Tang Dynasty and went to America, and Li Xiu also promised that they would never come back. But now Li Chengdao has come back, and Li Xiu happened to come to the south at this time. If someone knows about this, I am afraid that Li Xiu will not be able to explain it clearly, and he was even falsely accused of secretly colluding with Li Chengdao, plotting against evil, etc.

Thinking of the above, Li Xiu couldn't help but frown. It was indeed a problem for Li Chengdao to come back at this time, but he was even more worried about Li Chengdao's safety, so he immediately asked: "Brother Eleven, where is Chengdao now? What's going on when he comes back this time?"

"He landed in Quanzhou Port and stayed there. This time he came back and transported some gold and silver, and wanted to buy some ships. It seemed that it was mainly for trade. After all, the population in the Americas was too small and many things could not be built, so he could only buy them from our Tang Dynasty. But it was all my fault. If he hadn't taught Li Chengdao the route, they wouldn't have suddenly come back." Zhang Shiyi's face also showed a look of annoyance when he spoke at the end.

The last time the bearded guest sent someone back, the fleet actually brought Li Chengdao's ships over, which also meant that the bearded guest gave Li Chengdao the route to America. So this time, Li Chengdao actually led the fleet in person. This time, there were no people from the Zhang family in their fleet, but they belonged entirely to Li Chengdao, so this made Zhang Shiyi blame his father a little.

Li Xiu also showed a thoughtful expression when he heard Zhang Shiyi's words. In fact, he was a little confused at the beginning. Why did the bearded guest send the American route to Li Chengdao? Now Li Chengdao is back by himself, which also means that he has fully mastered this route and can travel between the Tang Dynasty and the Americas at any time. Li Xiu even doubted whether this was Li Chengdao's first time back?

"Brother Li, what do you think about this? Your student came back from America thousands of miles away. Do you want to see him? But I think it's better not to see him. After all, if someone discovers it, you may not be able to explain it all over your mouth." Zhang Shiyi also said helplessly at this time. Zhang Shiyi came back this time and caught him off guard, so he didn't know what to do now, and could not give Li Xiu any good advice.

"Chengdao him..." Li Xiu couldn't help but show a tangled expression when he heard this. He naturally missed Li Chengdao very much, so emotionally, he also really wanted to meet the other party, but from a rational point of view, he knew that it was very unwise to see Li Chengdao. After all, he is not alone now, and there is a family behind him to take care of, so he doesn't want to bring his family into a dangerous situation because of this matter.

"Brother Li, what do you think? Is there any decision? Actually, I think it's better for you to not see the other party. Anyway, Li Chengdao doesn't know that you are here. I have someone to satisfy his request as soon as possible, and then let them leave the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible. This is good for everyone!" Zhang Shiyi saw Li Xiu silent, and immediately spoke anxiously again.

Li Xiu seemed a little moved at the beginning of Zhang Shiyi's words, but in the end he suddenly changed his mind and said with a firm look on his face: "No, I want to see him!"
Chapter completed!