Chapter 1390 Visiting and competing for favor!
After the opening of Yang's Brick Factory, business was booming due to the needs of the general environment. Zhang Xinjian recovered his capital in just one year, which made him very happy. Moreover, this brick factory not only made money for Zhang Xinjian, but also helped him solve a long-standing worry.

As An Miaoyi's shadow killer, Zhang Xinjian has dozens of lives on his hands. For Zhang Xinjian, killing is as common as eating and drinking. It is also an easy thing. A life is gone with a wave of the knife, but the difficult problem lies in how to deal with the body!

Under Ye Mingsheng's governance, the public security in Yijing and even the whole world is getting better and better. Once such a murder case occurs, the constables of the yamen will definitely investigate. Even if Zhang Xinjian is professional in killing and knows how to leave no traces, trouble will still occur.

However, he couldn't trouble the Empress to ask for permission for everything, so in order not to attract the attention of the government, Zhang Xinjian's method was to turn the murder case into a missing case. Specifically, he wanted to make sure that the detectives could not find the body. According to the regulations of the government, in order to determine that this was a murder case, the body must be found, otherwise the entire identification process would be very troublesome.

If the body cannot be found, the case is more likely to be treated as a missing person case. Although the detectives in the yamen will also investigate missing persons cases, because the impact of a disappearance is smaller than that of a murder case, the detectives will not pay much attention to it and the investigation will not be very intense!
Therefore, how to deal with the corpses in the past took Zhang Xinjian a lot of effort. However, after owning the brick factory, things became much simpler. Zhang Xinjian only needed to secretly send the corpses to the brick factory, and then burn them into ashes in the furnace of the brick factory to deal with them without anyone noticing...

Therefore, Zhang Xinjian was very proud of his decision to open a brick factory. He felt that this was the second wisest decision in his life, second only to his decision to be loyal to the Queen!
But just a few days ago, an accident happened in the brick factory that Zhang Xinjian was so proud of. Not only did Yang Zecheng die tragically in the brick factory, but the brick factory was also sealed off by constables from Yijing Yamen. Even Zhang Xinjian's previous use of the brick factory to destroy the body was discovered by constables from Yijing Yamen. Zhang Xinjian even heard that constables from Yijing Yamen were investigating him.

Fortunately, Zhang Xinjian's colleague Han Qing received the news in advance and used his connections to help delay the Yijing government's investigation, so that the Yijing government did not issue a wanted warrant. However, even so, Zhang Xinjian was very cautious these days and did not even dare to go home.

Noticing the change in Zhang Xinjian's expression, Zhao Yuan picked up a piece of braised pork from the plate, chewed it slowly for a while, and then said slowly:

"Brother Zhang, do you want to know who killed Yang Zecheng in this matter?"

As soon as these words came out, a hint of coldness flashed across Zhang Xinjian's eyes, and he asked without hesitation:

"Who?"

Under Zhang Xinjian's gaze, Zhao Yuan did not keep the secret and immediately said:

"Liu Dashan!"

Hearing this somewhat unfamiliar name, Zhang Xinjian was stunned at first, then asked with some confusion:
"Who is Liu Dashan?"

Seeing this, Zhao Yuan smiled and explained:
"It seems that you don't know his real name, Brother Zhang. You should be familiar with his other name. This person is called Ah Da!"

Before Zhao Yuan finished speaking, Zhang Xinjian stood up and said coldly:
"Did this person really do it?"

Seeing Zhang Xinjian standing up, Zhao Yuan was a little surprised, and immediately advised:

"Brother Zhang, don't be anxious. Let's sit down and talk slowly..."

Zhang Xinjian sat back down after hearing this, but the anger on his face was still there. Yang Zecheng was just a tool for him to make money. Although Zhang Xinjian would feel sorry if he died, he didn't care much.

But Zhang Xinjian cares a lot about this brick factory. In his opinion, this brick factory is the guarantee and support for his future retirement life. He also expects this brick factory to provide him with retirement support.
What's even more hateful is that because of this incident, Zhang Xinjian is at risk of being exposed in the Yijing government office. Once his identity is exposed and the Queen Mother punishes him, Zhang Xinjian dare not even imagine what the consequences will be.

Therefore, it can be said that Zhang Xinjian hates the person who did this to the core. If he knew who the other person was, he would definitely grind the other person to dust, only then could he relieve the hatred in his heart.

As for who did this, Zhang Xinjian actually had some guesses in his mind. While Han Qing was helping him to delay the investigation of Yi Jing's government office, he also learned through his connections that the murderer was a master, and while killing Yang Zecheng, he also left five bloody words "You have nowhere to escape" on the wall of the brick factory, and revealed this news to Zhang Xinjian.

Based on this information, Zhang Xinjian believed that the murderer was not targeting Yang Zecheng. Although Yang Zecheng was a little clever and liked to withhold workers' wages and secretly make some money for himself, he was as timid as a mouse and did not dare to provoke such a martial arts master.

Based on this, Zhang Xinjian believed that the murderer was targeting him, and the one he suspected the most was A Da...
Although many days have passed, Zhang Xinjian still can't forget that night when A Da was heartbroken when he saw San die under his knife. Although Zhang Xinjian didn't know what the relationship between A Da and San was, he could feel that the two must have a very deep friendship!
Zhang Xinjian had no doubt that if Ah Da knew where he was, he would definitely seek revenge on him and use his own and his family's heads to commemorate Ah San who died at his hands. But this was something Zhang Xinjian would never allow to happen!
Just as Zhang Xinjian was thinking about his guess, Zhao Yuan continued:

"Brother Zhang, if I'm not mistaken, you and Ah Da had a fight some time ago, and that Ah San died in your hands?"

Facing Zhao Yuan's question, Zhang Xinjian hesitated for a moment and then nodded. Seeing this, Zhao Yuan continued:

"This Ah Da was registered in the Ministry of Justice last week. According to investigations, his real name is Liu Dashan. He has committed countless crimes. It is conservatively estimated that he has killed at least a hundred people. He also has a younger brother named Liu Xiaoshan, who is also a perpetrator of arson, murder, looting and other evil deeds, and has killed dozens of people!"

"I suspect that this Liu Xiaoshan is the Ah San you killed! It is precisely because his own brother was killed by you, Brother Zhang, that he is so heartbroken that he wants you to avenge him!"

Zhang Xinjian had always believed that Ah Da and Ah San had a deep relationship, so he was not surprised at all when he heard Zhao Yuan say that the two were brothers...
Seeing that Zhao Yuan had been talking in circles for a long time but still didn't get to the point, Zhang Xinjian's patience was exhausted and he said:
"Master Zhao, just tell me what you want from me!"

"Since you are so forthright, Brother Zhang, I, Zhao, will not hide anything anymore. I will make it clear that I want to get rid of this Zhao Dashan!"

Zhang Xinjian narrowed his eyes when he heard this, looked Zhao Yuan up and down and said in a deep voice:
"Master Zhao, do you mean to let me be the bait to lure him into the trap?" Seeing that Zhang Xinjian realized what he meant, Zhao Yuan also clapped his hands and praised:

"Brother Zhang, you are really a smart man. This is exactly my plan!"

After receiving a positive response from Zhao Yuan, Zhang Xinjian snorted coldly and said:
"I am not a smart person at all. In my opinion, you, Lord Zhao, are the real smart person!"

Feeling the sarcasm in Zhang Xinjian's words, Zhao Yuan shook his head and said:
"Brother Zhang, I understand your idea. You are indeed taking a big risk by using you as bait to lure him into the trap. But Brother Zhang, aren't you in danger now? Aren't your family members in danger?"

"Brother Zhang, you already know who Zhao Dashan is, even without me telling you. If he knew where your family is, what do you think he would do?"

Zhang Xinjian's face turned pale when he heard this, but he did not refute it, because he knew that although Zhao Yuan's words were harsh, they were the truth. If Zhao Dashan really knew where his family was, Zhao Dashan would never show mercy. He believed in the code of conduct in the martial arts world...

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The next morning, Murong Xinyun had just gotten up when she received an invitation from her sister Murong Qingwu, asking her to come over for breakfast. Murong Xinyun didn't think much about it. After a simple tidying up, she came to her sister's courtyard.

After they met, before Murong Qingwu spoke, Ying Er was the first to speak and teased:

"Did Miss Xinyun sleep well last night?"

Feeling the teasing in Ying'er's words, Murong Xinyun felt a little unhappy, but for the sake of her sister, she did not get angry and said:

"I slept alone last night!"

Murong Qingwu and Ying'er, both the master and servant, were a little surprised to hear this. They also saw that after An Miaoyi's birthday party, Ye Mingsheng found Murong Xinyun alone. Both of them believed that Murong Xinyun would be favored last night and grow from a girl to a woman.

Murong Qingwu hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively:

"Xinyun, didn't His Majesty go last night?"

Murong Xinyun nodded without hesitation. Seeing this, Ying'er beside her couldn't help but ask:
"But after the banquet yesterday, His Majesty clearly found you, Miss Xinyun, alone! What did His Majesty say to you?"

Seeing that Ying'er insisted on digging deep into the matter, Murong Xinyun felt even more unhappy. She felt that even if Ying'er was someone close to her sister, she shouldn't be so rude.

But when Murong Xinyun turned around, she saw her sister was also looking at her. Although she didn’t say anything, she was obviously waiting for her to give an answer to this question...

Murong Xinyun then realized that Ying'er was to some extent a substitute for her sister. Whenever her sister wanted to ask something that she was not able to say, Ying'er would be responsible for asking.

Murong Xinyun felt helpless when she thought of this, but she could only say:

"At that time, His Majesty said that I looked very good in this outfit. I told His Majesty that my sister gave me the ruby ​​necklace. His Majesty praised my sister for being generous. Then His Majesty asked me if I liked flowers and birds, and asked Director Ye to give me some rare flowers and birds to enjoy!"

"Your Majesty drank a lot of wine at the banquet yesterday, so I didn't talk to Your Majesty for a long time. Concubine Yu followed the Queen Mother's order to bring Your Majesty some sobering soup. Then I said goodbye and left and returned to my own courtyard!"

After hearing Murong Xinyun's story, Ying Er on the side also comforted her:
"Miss Xinyun, don't be disappointed. His Majesty asked Ye Cheng to send you something, which is enough to show that His Majesty cares about you and values ​​you. It's only a matter of time before you are favored. Don't feel any psychological pressure!"

Even though Ying'er meant to comfort her, Murong Xinyun was not willing to listen to her words. Even though she entered the harem and became Ye Mingsheng's concubine, Murong Xinyun still had her own ideas.

Although she had been receiving messages from her family recently saying that they hoped she would be favored as soon as possible so that her family could also benefit from it, Murong Xinyun felt somewhat resistant to the life of being like other women in the harem, revolving around Ye Mingsheng all day, trying to figure out his thoughts, and worrying about his moods.

She doesn’t want to be that kind of woman············
Murong Xinyun felt that her current state was pretty good. She could walk around the harem every day and play with her nephews and nieces when she had nothing to do.

This kind of life made Murong Xinyun feel that she was not Ye Mingsheng's concubine, and she was still the carefree self she used to be!

So even though Murong Xinyun did not dislike Ye Mingsheng in her heart, she even had some good feelings towards her nominal husband, the supreme emperor of Daqian!
But Murong Xinyun didn't want to be favored by the emperor right now. At least Murong Xinyun now felt that the later she was favored, the better.

Therefore, when Ye Mingsheng did not come last night, Murong Xinyun was not disappointed. She even felt a little happy and secretly delighted.

Although Murong Xinyun thought so in her heart, she wisely did not express her true thoughts in front of her sister!
Murong Xinyun is a little girl who is not even 20 years old yet, although she looks a bit naive on weekdays!
However, being born into a powerful family like the Murong family, Murong Xinyun understood many things since childhood. She knew that the reason why her sister Murong Qingwu treated her well was because of sisterly love, but more importantly, her sister placed her hope of winning favor on her!
My sister hopes to gain the favor of His Majesty so that she and the family can benefit. This is my sister's idea and purpose!
But unfortunately, this is not what Murong Xinyun thinks. Ever since she chose to sacrifice her love and enter the palace for the honor of her family, Murong Xinyun has some thoughts besides missing home. She believes that her family gave birth to her and raised her, so she naturally has to fight for the family, but as a woman, she should also have her own life·····················