Chapter 1301

Zhen Jian raised his head strangely and frowned.

That's not right.

Every month, Jia Dong looked at the Zhen clan's accounts more carefully than he looked at thieves.

He was afraid that the Zhen clan would tamper with the accounts.

It was clearly the day for auditing the accounts, yet Jia Dong did not look at the Zhen clan's accounts.

He left in a hurry?

Could there be some important matter?

Zhen Jian's eyeballs rolled around.

Afterward, he waved his hand at the assistant: "You may go first."

The assistant agreed and turned to walk out of the study.

After watching the assistant leave, Zhen Jian called another person from outside the study.

"Take two clever ones, go and watch around Jia Dong's residence, see if there is anything strange, and if there is, write it down and report it to me immediately," Zhen Jian said.

Yecheng was the seat of Wei Commandery and also the seat of the province.

It was also the large commandery with the largest population in all of Jizhou; the population of Wei Commandery alone reached about 700,000.

It was more than the population of the entire Liangzhou and the entire Bingzhou combined.

Furthermore, the Huang Jin Rebellion did not affect Wei Commandery, while the surrounding commanderies were severely ravaged by the Huang Jin rebels, leading a large number of refugees to flood into Wei Commandery, making its population even larger.

After two years of development, the Liangzhou Merchant Firm had long since shifted its focus to Wei Commandery.

And Jia Dong naturally settled down in Ye County, where he resided.

After returning to the residence by carriage, Jia Dong had the front and back gates of the residence closed.

Afterward, he trotted all the way to the main hall.

In the main hall of the residence stood a young man dressed in a black robe.

The young man had a fair complexion, his eyes were full of coldness, and a pair of sword-like eyebrows added three parts of an icy aura.

"Hey, you..." Jia Dong started to call him "you brat."

But halfway through, seeing Liu Baituo's cold expression, he sheepishly swallowed the words back.

"Why are you here?" Jia Dong asked, looking at Liu Baituo.

The person standing in the hall was none other than Liu Baituo.

"By the Marquis's order, to welcome the He sisters," Liu Baituo said concisely.

Hearing that it was by the Marquis's order, Jia Dong looked at Liu Baituo excitedly and asked tentatively: "Is the Marquis here?"

Liu Baituo nodded slowly: "The Marquis is not here yet, but he is coming soon. I came ahead of time to pick the two of them up and leave Yecheng."

Jia Dong rubbed his hands excitedly and said: "I haven't seen the Marquis for a long time."

"You come with me first, I'll take you to see them..."

Saying this, Jia Dong led Liu Baituo toward the rear residence of the mansion.

"How is Liangzhou lately? I haven't been back for over a year. I went to Hedong Commandery last year and saw Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu. Those two guys..."

"Hunu is dead."

Silence.

The air suddenly became quiet.

Jia Dong, who was walking, stopped his steps and then turned his head mechanically to look at Liu Baituo.

The expression on his face seemed to have frozen.

"You..."

A flash of sorrow passed through Liu Baituo's cold eyes.

Jia Dong originally wanted to say "You must be joking," but looking at Liu Baituo's expression, he knew this was no joke.

Moreover, Liu Baituo never joked.

Especially not by joking with his own brother's life.

"There are many things I don't have time to tell you now, but this time you must also withdraw, and the Liangzhou Merchant Firm must also go into hiding on the spot."

Liu Baituo said with a grave expression: "After you see the Marquis, the Marquis will explain it to you himself."

Jia Dong's expression was one of shock.

Although Liu Baituo did not reveal the specific reason, it was not hard to guess that there must be some earth-shattering change.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to withdraw the entire Liangzhou Merchant Firm from Jizhou.

Liu Baituo had already spoken, so Jia Dong did not pursue the questioning, but led Liu Baituo through the rear residence all the way to a quiet private courtyard in the mansion.

The gate of the private courtyard was closed, and there were several guards dressed in black robes around the courtyard wall.

When Jia Dong knocked on the courtyard gate and pushed it open, Hong Chan, who opened the gate from inside, saw Jia Dong and Liu Baituo.

When Hong Chan saw Liu Baituo, she immediately took two steps back and then bowed respectfully: "Hong Chan greets Teacher."

Liu Baituo nodded slightly and then looked into the courtyard.

In the quiet and tidy courtyard, He Lingsi was sitting under a tree to enjoy the shade, holding an infant in swaddling clothes.

And He Lingman was sitting opposite He Lingsi. The two sisters, hearing the sound of the door opening, also looked at Liu Baituo. ===== CHAPTER 1303 =====