Xiao Chaihe's house is located in Guaibang Hutong west of Xiangyuan, and it does not cover a large area.

With his contribution, only such a small house was divided after the Northern Expedition, and many people felt wronged for him.

On the evening of the day, he got out of the yamen and returned to the mansion. The housekeeper hurried forward and whispered: "Master, a guest has come and brought a car of gifts."

Xiao Chaihe nodded, walked to the side hall to meet the guest. When he came out to deliver the guest, he told the housekeeper: "Transfer all the gifts to the warehouse."

"yes……"

The housekeeper quickly arranged for the servant to move.

I don’t know what the gifts on the carriage were, and boxes were very heavy.

Two servants were moving, but they didn't hold it firmly. With a loud bang, they hit the ground, and the thick wooden box immediately cracked.

"God!" a servant exclaimed.

The others turned around and were all stunned.

I saw white silver rolling all over the floor, with large pieces, silver ingots and broken cakes, shining with a shiny light, making people's eyes hurt.

Xiao Chaihe had just changed into plain clothes from the house. Seeing this scene, he frowned and said, "Why are you standing there? Have you ever seen silver? Why don't you put it away quickly!"

“Yes…yes…”

The servants only felt that the master, who was already very fierce, had a stronger murderous aura, and quickly put the money back and moved it into the warehouse.

Xiao Chaihe frowned and looked very unhappy when he looked at the sky.

Because of the falling silver, he asked the housekeeper to take someone to re-assemble it again and worked hard for a long time.

"Master, I've called it, four thousand five hundred twenty three taels."

"Yes." Xiao Chaihe picked up a few pieces of broken silver and threw them to the housekeeper and the servants, and ordered: "Shut up your mouth, don't talk nonsense outside."

“Yes…yes…”

Xiao Chaihe caught another handful of money and put a bag of silver in his pocket. No matter how much it was, he walked out with his hands on it.

This housekeeper was newly found after he entered Beijing. This was the first time he saw such a casual master. He reminded him quietly: "Master, is this too hasty? This warehouse..."

"It's really too hasty." Xiao Chaihe thought for a while and locked the warehouse, but it just locked it.

"Master, this is not safe, right?"

"It's not safe! I'm the leader of the Jinyiwei. Who's the mother who eats the leopard's courage to try it with me? "Xiao Chaihe said with a slight voice, and went out to turn over and over...

~~

Xiao Chaihe lived in the prison in Wanping County when he was a child. It was very cold that winter, so he stole someone’s firewood...

In short, in the Wanping County Prison, he not only met Liu Yikou, who left him a bite of rice every day, but also met many people.

"Qiaodao" Xu Shun is one of them. Xiao Chaihe was still a little hairy child back then, and Xu Shun is already in his prime. More than 30 years have passed, and Xu Shun is already an old man in his sixties.

He opened a gambling shop in Wanping County and had business dealings with Xiao Chaihe in his early years. He was loyal and not only provided Xiao Chaihe with black and white news before, but after Xiao Chaihe joined the Jinyiwei, he also became a source of information for Xiao Chaihe.

In the past two years, the Qing army entered the pass, and Xu Shun also conveyed some news to Xiao Chaihe and Cui Laosan, so the two sides have always had a good relationship.

Xiao Chaihe is loyal and nostalgic, and he did not forget his old friends because he is in a high position now. This time he returned to Beijing, he would have to gather with these people, but he couldn't find time, so he delayed until today.

The place for the party is a famous garden called "Guijiayuan" in the city.

He brought Cui Laosan and a few confidants into the garden. Seeing the brightly lit hall, beautiful girls were walking back and forth with wine... Xiao Chaihe couldn't help but frown.

He has been in the Jinyiwei for many years and has become as careful as his hair. He immediately realized that Xu Shun should not choose such an elegant and romantic place to gather...

Xu Shun had already met him there, and there were several people following him.

Xiao Chaihe's eyes quickly fell on a short but handsome young man, and he felt that this person was extraordinary.

He felt a little unhappy.

——Hello, Xu Shun, I think a few old brothers gathered in private and would you bring outsiders?

"Hahaha, Commander Chai is here." Xu Shun smiled very happily, said some scenes, and felt a little pleasing.

When Xiao Chaihe heard this title, he felt a little bored. He didn't express it, and he casually reminiscent of Xu Shun, hoping that they could have contacted each other as freely as before.

"By the way, let me introduce it to Commander Chai. This is Ma Bo and Mr. Ma. Mr. Ma is loyal and has done things with great care. He has helped many brothers in the past two years... This is Yang Quanwang brother, and he is also a great hero in the world..."

~~

Since the first time Ma Bohe saw Xiao Chaihe, he had a premonition that things were a little different from his thoughts...

The commander of the Jinyiwei of the pseudo-dynasty was even smarter than he thought.

But smart and not afraid, what I fear is that Xiao Chaihe has no resentment towards Wang Xiao...

After most of the banquet, Xiao Chaihe ignored Ma Bohe and was bragging with Xu Shun most of the time.

"Haha, do you know who gave me this name? Hiccup."

He burped, patted his chest, and said, "Chai Qinghe! What a great name, the King of Jin personally named me. He said, 'Little Match is so ugly. You will be an important figure in the world in the future. You can't even have a name. You are called Qinghe, it's a good meaning.' Did you hear it? Lao Xu, your little brother, I am also an important figure, the King of Jin said it personally..."

Ma Bohe couldn't speak, and looked at him. Seeing that Xiao Chaihe's expression was obviously respectful to Wang Xiao, his heart began to sink.

——Are you pretending? You have been through life and death, but you haven’t even made a title in the end. Are you willing to be a dog for Wang Xiao?

While comforting himself, Ma Bohe winked at Yang Quanwang and shook his head gently, meaning: "Don't speak easily, so as not to reveal the filling. This person is not simple."

Xiao Chaihe and Xu Shun chatted for a while there, and Xu Shun talked about what kind of life they wanted to live in the future.

"Hey, wouldn't it be a joy to have more than ten hectares of fertile land and do nothing all year round and collect a thousand taels of silver? Haha, I am so funny that I, Lao Xu, have the chance to do it..."

It was at this moment that Ma Bohe quickly glanced at Xiao Chaihe and observed his reaction.

“…”

No response.

On the contrary, Cui Laosan responded casually: "If you can't receive it in the future, I advise Lao Xu not to buy it."

Ma Bohe smiled slightly in his heart.

——You are like a founding hero, but Wang Xiao didn’t give you a share of acre of land. I’m afraid you wouldn’t be as rich as Xu Shun, right?

Haha, two poor generals, what big players are...

This is the year when one can buy a person with only three or five taels of silver, but some princes and princes can easily get thousands of hectares of fertile land, earning hundreds of thousands of taels a year.

But Xiao Chaihe is just lacking in interest, which makes Ma Bohe feel like he hits cotton with one punch.

...

When the banquet was about to end, Xiao Chaihe suddenly asked Xu Shun: "Old Xu, how much money did you spend to treat me tonight?"

He said as he took out his purse from his arms.

Xu Shun said awkwardly: "This... I'll ask Commander Chai to have a drink, so why bother with these..."

Xiao Chaihe's tone suddenly became cold and said lightly: "When brothers drink, no one cares about the money for those wines, but this big banquet is different. Sorry, my brother is in his official position and dare not let others invite him.

I have also drunk this wine, I have touched the beauty, I have also eaten the calf and the bear paw. Tell me, how much is the money?"

As he said that, he glanced at Ma Bo and a glance.

Ma Bohe quickly lowered his head and pretended to be frightened.

Xu Shun was so scared that he said, "This... 600 taels."

Xiao Chaihe silently put his purse back in his arms.

——Your mother, she can drink a little over a ounce of silver and vomit.

Ma Bohe was still very frightened on the surface, but he sneered slightly in his heart.

——Six hundred taels, short hands and short mouths for people. No matter how fierce you are, you are, a poor man.

However, Xiao Chaihe took a key from his waist and threw it to a confidant, saying, "Go to my house and ask my housekeeper to take you to the warehouse to get 600 taels of silver."

"yes……"

Xiao Chaihe looked at Ma Bohe again and said, "Say, what do you want to ask me for?"

This was the first thing he said to Ma Bohe tonight, but his tone was cold and obviously very unhappy.

Yang Quanwang, who was sitting beside him, couldn't help but shake, and his neck was covered with goose bumps.

He already understood why Ma Bohe asked him to sit there and accompany him. If his identity is exposed, he would like to protect him and fight out.

——Your mother, before coming, she said it with confidence, "blinding Wang Xiao's eyes", but the result is...

Ma Bohe was slightly stunned.

He put his hands in his sleeves and held a silver note worth ten thousand taels, but he still didn't pull it out in the end.

He felt a huge danger, and then he thought about it and suddenly fell to his knees.

"Caomin is guilty. His father accidentally killed a maid in the family this morning, but... I heard that this matter is the same as murder. Caomin didn't know what to do... In desperation, I heard that Brother Xu was going to have a banquet tonight, so I wanted to ask him to speak for Caomin..."

Xiao Chaihe stared at Ma Bohe for a while, but he couldn't see that the man looked strange.

He snorted coldly and said lightly: "You report to the official yourself. I'm going to invite you tonight's wine."

He had no interest in drinking at all, muttered "sweeping away" and left...

~~

"It's very dangerous."

After the banquet ended, Ma Bohe returned home and couldn't help but exclaim.

"I finally got to know Chai Qinghe, but I didn't expect that it was such a person. No wonder Wen Rongxin failed under his hands."

Yang Quanwang said: "Fortunately, the young master reacted quickly, he didn't have any doubts, right?"

"No, he may be suspicious." Ma Bohe said, "Go erase all the clues about my true identity and do all my apparent identity."

"Yes, but...whether the master beat my maid to death."
To be continued...