"I understand, the answer is... the word 'Qin Ru'!" Su Hao opened his eyes, pulled his thoughts out of his memories, and said firmly.

The guy who was responsible for redeeming the riddle prize was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled and congratulated Su Hao on his answer correctly, and invited her to the back hall to receive the high bonus.

With everyone's envious eyes, Su Hao calmly followed the friend to the second floor.

I saw an old man in black clothes sitting at the best viewing position next to the window, and there were two servants standing on the side.

In addition, the entire second floor was quiet and there were no extra people present.

The guy took Su Hao to the second floor and stepped down.

Su Hao sorted out his clothes, gave the old man a gift to him, and said loudly: "Students greet this adult."

The old man was a little surprised and laughed: "You little girl have a good attitude, but why do you just guess that I am an official, not a wealthy businessman who is bored and spends money to buy fun?"

The old man could see Su Hao's true gender at a glance, and Su Hao simply showed himself openly.

Su Hao smiled confidently and said with neither humility nor arrogant words: "How can ordinary wealthy businessmen have this kind of demeanor? And the black gold cloud-patterned brocade forging you use on your clothes is the pattern I designed myself. Since its implementation, it has only sold two pieces, and the others have been bought by the weaving bureau where tributes were purchased in the palace. Therefore, the little woman boldly speculated that this gentleman's official position in the court might not be low."

"Flexible thinking and good vision." The old man looked at him and admired.

"You guessed that riddle yourself?" The old man suddenly changed his subject, and a kind smile still hung on the corner of his mouth, but he could not hide the inadvertent force and sharpness that flowed out between his eyebrows.

"Sir, my father had the same problem when he was a young daughter, so it was not considered a guess by the little girl himself." Su Hao answered honestly.

"Your father is..." the old man asked suddenly with some excitement in his eyes.

"My father is just an ordinary private school teacher. It is hard for a little girl to directly mention her father's name. She can only say that his surname is Su and his courtesy name is Qin Ru!"

A servant passed by Su Hao with a light body and respectfully handed a booklet to the old man.

"Have you ever seen your father have a Qilin jade pendant?" The old man hurriedly looked at it with a trembling voice.

"Uh..." Su Hao saw the old man looking forward to it, not as if he was malicious, so he took out the jade pendant that had been close to him for more than ten years from his clothes. "If you are not talking about this, then there should be nothing else."

The old man took the jade pendant, but it was just an ordinary piece of jade. The front was carved with a kirin with a foot on the auspicious clouds, and the back was carved with the words "Nanmo Yunxian".

Although the marks are a little unclear, the old man knows clearly what the jade pendant looks like, because its former owner was the old man!

"I have been looking for him for so many years, but he has never wanted to meet him on his own initiative. Who would have thought that in order to avoid my search, he even changed his surname!" The old man sighed faintly, very sad.

The old man signaled Su Hao to sit down and told her a distant story.

Twenty-five years ago, the late emperor grew older, and the princes below were growing ambitions, constantly forming cliques and fighting to the death for the supreme position.

At that time, the old man was one of the most unpopular princes. He didn't want to participate in this muddy water, but his brothers bullied them too much.

The old man, Situ Nan, the eleventh prince at that time, simply fought back and received the help of Qin Ru, a talented man from the southern country who was in Beijing for the exam at that time, and quickly stood firm in the court.

But Situ Nan was not as cruel as other princes. In one conspiracy, he was almost framed and ruined.

Qin Ru, the Minister of Rites at that time, was the counselor of Situ Nan, who was always loyal to him, helped Situ Nan block the blame and stigma, and was sentenced to death by Lingchi.

Situ Nan used the golden trick to escape the shell and exchanged identities with Qin Ru. In order to ensure that this matter was not discovered, Qin Ru asked to stay away from the capital and left many strategies for the changes in current affairs and the future development of the country before leaving.

Situ Nan was very moved by Qin Ru's loyalty. He took off the jade pendant on his waist and gave it to Qin Ru, and promised to use him again after he ascended the throne and use the jade pendant as a certificate.

Five years later, Situ Nan really achieved his goal and became the most powerful man in the world. In order to fulfill his original promise, he issued the imperial list to correct Qin Ru's name and asked him to become an official in the court, but he never received a response.

Qin Ru is meticulous and always has a different approach to dealing with things. She is really a talented person!

All the strategies he left behind were proven to be very useful suggestions. Situ Nan regretted the talent and sent the imperial list to recruit people again, but there was still no news.

However, whenever the emperor was upset about major national affairs, there would be a tip for the place where the imperial list was published to provide advice to Situ Nan.

Until three years ago, the tips never appeared again.

Situ Nan has always apologized to Qin Ru and was worried that he would have an unexpected birth, so this time he came to Qin Ru's birthplace to see if he could find some clues.

The poem, as a riddle, was written by the two when they were joking, and it happened to imply Qin Ru's name. Situ Nan was also preparing to try his luck, but he really wanted to wait for Qin Ru's daughter Su Hao!

As for Gu Yihang, he has to be said to be very lucky. After losing his father, he received guidance from Qin Ru and saw the "National Policy" that Qin Ru had not yet fully completed.

It just so happened that the problems that arose during the imperial examination were related to these. Gu Yihang shamelessly took those strategies for himself, showed his style in front of Situ Nan, and was valued by Situ Nan, and even asked him to teach his favorite sixth prince.

Su Hao was also sighing when he heard about these past events. Who would have thought that a small private school teacher in Huaicheng could have something to do with the emperor thousands of miles away?

When Su Hao just said the answer downstairs, a secret guard went to check Su Hao's identity. If it weren't for confirming that Su Hao was not dangerous, how could Situ Nan just treat her so casually?

"I already know the matters of the Li family, and I will order someone to deal with it." Situ Nan promised.

Although it is very common for Gu Yihang to use his power for personal gain in the officialdom, who asked him to deceive the emperor first?

Moreover, Gu Yihang only has a good-looking face to fool people, and he has no talent. It would be strange if Situ Nan could continue to tolerate it!

The prison lost two prisoners in a row, and smallpox infection caused the prisoners to panic and have no intention of guarding them.

Gu Yihang had no choice but to continue to use Su Hao's original method of suppressing smallpox in Li's mansion, and then burned all the bodies to deal with them, so that the matter could be controlled.

But is Su Hao related to another person who escaped from prison? Gu Yihang lowered his eyelids and thought deeply.

Outside the window, a pigeon fell in front of Gu Yihang's desk. Gu Yihang untied the secret letter tied to its legs, and his face gradually became ugly.

Not long after, a man wearing a black cloak walked into Gu Yihang's room and closed the door.

It was midsummer weather, but he was covered tightly, which was very suspicious.

"Are you sure he's here?" said the mysterious man in a cloak hoarse throat, with gloomy malice.

Gu Yihang frowned unhappy at his voice, and said nothing more: "It has been confirmed that he has arrived in Huaicheng. The master will come in person tomorrow. You just need to be responsible for your own affairs. Don't make me feel that you are not worth the price I pay."

"Hehe," the mysterious man laughed strangely, and his unpleasant voice reminded me of the crows that brought unknown to the cemetery. "The price you paid? Didn't you just lose a little lover? Do you think I would be grateful to you if you took me out of prison?"

The mysterious man sneered and suddenly stretched out his hand as thin as a skeleton and pinched Gu Yihang's neck: "When I came out to hang out, you were not born yet. You should be glad that I have a much better temper now."

Gu Yihang struggled powerlessly, looking at the mysterious man with fear and prayer, where was there any image of a gentle nobleman?

"Ha, fakes are fakes after all." The mysterious man was very bored at his reaction and threw Gu Yihang aside.

Suddenly his voice became cold and he shouted loudly: "Who is outside?"

Gu Yihang didn't care about the pain on his body at this time. He quickly opened the door and saw no one.

Facing the timid look that Gu Yihang called out to question, the mysterious man snorted coldly: "The sound of his breathing just now suddenly increased, which made me realize it."

Gu Yihang didn't think the mysterious person would joke about this matter, and said seriously: "I usually rarely serve you here. If there were really people just now, I'm afraid it would be the sixth prince."

"I heard that he is your student? You are willing to give up?" the mysterious man sneered.

"Not to mention a student, even if my father blocks my way, he will be killed." Gu Yihang sneered at the corner of his mouth and said viciously.

"Hahahaha, I thought only the people of the Tian family were the most ruthless, but I didn't expect you to be no less. It's very good, it's very good!" The mysterious man laughed in a tone without telling it, and his hoarse voice made people feel numb.

Situ Yue hid at the corner not far from them, covering her mouth to avoid making noises, but her bright eyes were filled with tears, full of sadness and panic.

At noon that day, the mansion where the imperial envoy settled was patronized by a thief. Gu Yihang was furious and ordered that the brave thief must be caught, regardless of life or death.

Huaicheng is not big, there is only one county magistrate, even the largest official here.

Situ Yue had no way to ask for help, for fear that the county magistrate would be bribed by Gu Yihang.

Moreover, he used Gu Yihang's identity as a student when he left the palace this time. If he rashly exposed his identity as a prince, he might bring him greater trouble.
Chapter completed!