Chapter 8

There is no suitable reason, Songjiang cannot live for a long time. In order to prevent Chen Huang and Tang Wujing from being suspicious, I returned to Suzhou the next day and sent Xie Song's second daughter back to Zhuyuan. I went straight to Luwei Office.

The prefect Bai Tongfu was at Luwei. When he saw me coming in, he quickly greeted me with a smile: Brother, come and see, good news!

I leaned over and took a look. A hand-written newspaper said that the senior brother Fang Xianfu compiled the "Great Ceremony Collection" under the order. I was also very happy. The emperor wanted to compile the "Great Ceremony Collection" because he obviously wanted to completely defeat the heirs from public opinion. Yang Ting and his party thought that there would never be a future in the Jiajing Dynasty. If Senior Brother Fang could get this great task, he would definitely be a powerful candidate for the Minister of Rites in the future.

Lord Bai also had good things. The day before yesterday, the Ministry of Personnel’s examination review was reviewed and said that he was qualified and was appointed as the Zhongshun Doctor!

I hurriedly said congratulations since the court scepter, the active-minded people began to turn to Gui Efang to offer their husbands. Gui Fang and the two of them also tried their best to win over some talented and reputable officials, and gradually formed a small group in the court. Although the status of the two is not too high at present, because they have a great say in front of the emperor, many officials in the group have begun to benefit.

Lu Wei asked me again why I suddenly returned to Suzhou. I picked up what happened in Songjiang and said: The plan has changed now. Li Nong is extremely unfavorable to me in Songjiang. It is best to adjust him.

He was always a concern in Suzhou. Bai Tongfu pondered for a while before he said: Fan Xuemin, the transferee of the two Zhejiang capitals, was my same year. We had a strong relationship with each other. A few days ago, he had a vacant governor and asked me if there was a suitable candidate. I originally wanted to recommend my nephew, but now since I want to transfer Li Nong, I might as well just take advantage of him.

The governor of the Ministry of Transportation of the Salt Department was from the eighth rank, and he was also the lifeline of the Dajiang League. Li Nong got this position, not only did his official position be promoted, but his status in the Dajiang League will also be significantly improved. He should have happily taken office.

I hinted that Bai Tongfu must have something to pay back, and after talking to Lu Wei for a long time, I returned to the bamboo garden happily

After receiving the news, all the girls were looking forward to it at home. When they saw me coming back, they were both happy and resentful. For a moment, the yard was very lively.

A small separation is better than a newlywed. After a relationship with the girls, it is already sunset

In the huge bathhouse in Xiaoshanzhai, Baoting and I were the only ones. Baoting behind Qiǎnquǎnquǎn seemed to be boneless and lazily lying in my arms. Even Zi Yan came in, she didn't hear Zi Yan coming in. It was not until Zi Yan said that her master had been waiting outside for a long time that she seemed to have come back from the kingdom of heaven and said with a smile: Dead girl, why didn't you say it earlier? Is it a reason to be a daughter-in-law to let your godmother wait there?

It must be her godmother who cares about you and me. I smiled and helped Baoting aside, stood up by herself, her naked strong body and her unicorn dragon king who was still holding her head up and angrily fell into Zi Yan's eyes. She was so ashamed that she hurriedly turned her head away

Your master is tired, so let her rest for a while. Wipe her body dry, twist Zi Yan's face, then pull the long gown in her hand, put it randomly, and then leave the bathroom.

In the study, the sunset outlined a moving figure, which was Liu Niang who was flipping through my collection of books in front of the bookcase.

Moving, the books you read are so complicated! When she heard the sound of the bathroom door, she casually said

She turned around and saw my outfit and laughed: Dong'er, isn't you always seeing guests?

Are you my godmother? I replied with a smile, knowing that my long gown was not covered with inches. When I walked around, I couldn't help but burst into tears. But I didn't care. I used the fire hook to fiddle with the charcoal fire in the furnace, cooked a pot of Huishan Spring Water, and then sat next to Liu Niang, let out a long sigh, and said: I'm so tired

From the three girls of the Yu family to Xiao Xiaowuwu and then to Baoting, I was not idle all afternoon. Even though I had the skills to control women, I felt quite tired.

Such a big man, I don’t know how to cherish myself! Liu Niang scolded me, but a strange color suddenly flashed in her eyes

Godmother, don’t you know that Chen Xiyi, a young man from Chen, is very strict and manages the military camp like a prison. He is my friend, why do I have the nerve to violate his military rules? As a result, I have been guarding my body for seven consecutive days. I finally came back and didn’t indulge it. Wouldn’t that be sorry for myself!

You are just a bunch of misconceptions! Liu Niang said angrily, glanced at the bathroom, and said: I will talk to Baoting in the future. If you are so chaotic, it will not be a blessing for everyone.

Still my godmother loves me, I laughed with a shy face: I was going to Qinlou tonight, and I got some weird and lewd things from Chen Yi. I guess you are using it.

You have a conscience!

Seeing that Liu Niang's smile was faintly smelling like a fox, I felt a sudden sway in my heart. The Unicorn Dragon King, who had already lowered his eyebrows, seemed to be angry. He woke up in a daze and cursed himself as if he was a bastard in his heart. He actually had lustful thoughts towards his master's wife. Thinking of the dead master, I felt even more guilty. Yi thoughts couldn't help but disappear. He moved his body secretly to cover up the ugly appearance under his crotch, and also became a little far away from Liu Niang's body. A trace of uneasiness climbed into my heart: Should those things be given to her?

Fortunately, Liu Niang didn't ask, but said: I just came back from Yangzhou...

I suddenly became nervous, sat up straight and asked repeatedly: What happened in Yangzhou? How are the master's wife and the others?

For some reason, the tenants resisted rent. This year, several big landlords in Yangzhou suddenly lowered the land rent. The elder sister and the others didn't know the news, which led to dissatisfaction among the tenants. There was a conflict at that time. It was because Chenyuan had a good relationship with the government. However, a tenant died inexplicably during the conflict. Although no one could tell how the tenant died, the tenants realized that they were beaten to death by the servants of Chenyuan. There seemed to be someone behind the tenant, so several large-scale conflicts occurred with the charity house that maintained the Shenyuan. The matter became more and more serious. The tenants not only did not sign a lease, but also released the wind and did not allow others to rent the land of Chenyuan.

So serious! I frowned. This kind of lawsuit that may arouse civil unrest is the most troublesome thing. Meeting a courageous prefect may strongly suppress the tenant. However, Chen Zhuo, the current prefect of Yangzhou, has a weak personality. Even if Chen Yuan is right, the board will probably fall on Shen Yuan.

However, when I went to Yangzhou, the matter had almost been resolved. The government arrested two leaders, while Murong Qianqiu mobilized his servants to take the lead in renting some land, and frightened the tenants. Chen Yuan also reduced the rent and paid a sum of medicine. The matter was settled.

I felt a little relieved. Although the matter was suppressed, the bleeding wounds would not heal immediately. The broken relationship needs time to be repaired. The mastermind behind the scenes also needs to be clarified and eradicated. But Murong Qianqiu seized the opportunity to help me. This favor is not so good.

It's Ah, there is no man in Chenyuan to support this family, so it is inevitable that they are coveted by others. Liu Niang said with emotion that she managed Qinlou alone and must have experienced many similar things, but Liu Niang obviously has more people than Master's wife to become a world-class person, so she can get rid of danger one by one!

My elder sister and I have already discussed it, gradually reducing the amount of land in Shenyuan and gradually transferring assets to Suzhou. My elder sister and I will often live in Zhuyuan. After they become familiar with the Suzhou environment, Dong'er, you suggest that my elder sister and the others live here for a long time. She stopped and asked: But you came back this time. Is there something wrong in Songjiang?

After hearing the master's wife and the others agreed to move south, I calmed down and explained in detail what happened in Songjiang from beginning to end, saying: I have asked Chen Yi to pay attention to Chen Huang's every move. As long as Chen Huang set up a transaction with the sect, the army will immediately dispatch him to wipe out him. As for the Tang Wujing, I was worried that I couldn't figure out the business of the Tang Sect, so he came to the door by himself. Since he was so greedy, my godmother, just give him one! He is a big fish!

The Fourth Little One was originally prepared for you. Not to mention one, it doesn’t matter if the remaining three are given to him, as long as you think he is worth it. Liu Niang smiled and said: Girls like the Fourth Little One can be cultivated in half a year. She immediately lowered her voice: Zi Yan, don’t be too impatient. The set of kung fu she practices now, although she can practice virginity, the speed of entry is very different.

I was just about to ask what happened, Liu Niang had already changed the topic: Tang Wujing of the Tang sect is in Songjiang, maybe there is another purpose. According to Chen Yi, the transaction volume between the Tang sect and the Shen family in the past was only tens of thousands of taels of silver per year, which was not worth competing for profit with the Shen family. At present, jewelry is often 100,000 or 200,000. It is possible that the Tang sect wants to trade directly with the sect.

But is it worth taking such a big risk for just tens of thousands of taels of silver? I don't agree

The large-scale outflow of the seven-serial series has shown that there is something wrong with the operation of the Tang Sect. I asked Baoting that it is contrary to the rules to purchase 300,000 taels of raw materials at a time. In addition, Tang Tianwen was forced to stay in Hangzhou, so I suspect that the Tang Sect may have had civil strife. Tang Wujing is the only son of Tang Tianwei. Tang Tianwei is willing to send him out, so he is not as simple as a lustful person. If you move, you have to pay more attention to his movements.

I nodded and said I knew. After discussing with Liu Niang the candidates and methods to lure Tang Wujing, Baoting had just finished dressing up and left the bathroom with Zi Yan. She was quite shy when she saw Liu Niang, and knew that Liu Niang and I were talking about serious things. After paying homage to Liu Niang, she said to prepare dinner and asked Liu Niang to stay for dinner.

The treasure pavilion is outside but inside. You are very lucky. It’s a pity that I have no chance to teach her. Liu Niang looked at the figure gradually moving away from the treasure pavilion outside the window and sighed, and said: I won’t eat dinner here, Qinlou, you don’t have to go there, please stay at home with your wife! But you got something good from Chen Yi, let me take it back and take a look

I suddenly became ill. Seeing this, Liu Niang seemed to understand something, her cheeks turned slightly red. But she quickly stood up, and I couldn't see her eyes. She just heard her whisper: Then... Let's take it to Qinlou tomorrow!

For two consecutive days, I either buried the capital's office to handle official business or set up a dragon gate formation in Tianming Teahouse. I would have led my wives and concubines to eat and drink from the house on Nanhao Street, but I did not step into Qinlou for a long time.

I felt a little fear in my heart. I don’t know if I am afraid or expecting to see Liu Niang’s ambiguous smile. I only know that Liu Niang is my teacher’s wife.

But she seems to be different from the master's wife and the others! A demon stuck his head out in his heart, but I immediately beat him back. The three girls of the Yu family were already talking and laughing and getting into the third taste.

The weather gradually warmed up, Nanhao Street also regained its vitality, and the old three-flavored seats were full, and Suzhou people gradually became familiar with me. Seeing me bringing my family in, many people greeted me enthusiastically, and some people were busy giving me a seat. For a while, the shed was crowded and lively.

Lord Wang, after hearing from my mistress, Liu Maganer from the east of the city heard that General Lu had retired, so he gathered a group of little bastards to do evil...

Don't worry, old man, Liu Magan'er had already been in the government jail yesterday. Besides, President Lu is not retired, he is promoted

Lord Wang, the girl from Li’s family in the west of the city has been raped. I wonder if the murderer was caught?

The murderer Wang Ercca has already been sentenced to death. In fact, he is so stupid. He is strong and has worked for ten days and half a month. The money he earns is enough to go to Qinlou Kuaishen Hall. Isn’t it thousands of times stronger than losing his life!

To put it bluntly, this is how the official voice was built, and the people's hearts were held in the palm of their hands. Compared to those who hide in their official residences for fun all day long, I am more and more popular with the approachable person, and everyone is becoming more and more likely to accept my identity as the young master of Qinlou.

After a while of turmoil, the shop gradually calmed down, and I had time to approach Nan Yuanzi: Are you sexy, wearing so little? I smiled and the red fire shone on him. The short jacket could not cover his muscles and body, which attracted many female customers' bold and hot eyes.

"In February and August, dress randomly"! Nan Yuanzi quickly poured the hot chicken soup on the wontons, sprinkled with coriander shredded chicken, and handed it to Wuxia Linglong. He smiled and said: Do you want a bowl?

I’m not sure if I eat it all the way, but I still have an appetite! Wuxia has a strong appetite. I guess Linglong’s two bowls of wontons were prepared for her.

It's Ah, you can't chew too much! Lao Nan smiled faintly and said: There is a saying, one bowl is too small, two or three bowls are just right, four or five bowls...

Hey, it turns out that's not what they said. I interrupted him and said with a smile: "One is too few, two or three are just right, four or five are a bit noisy, no matter how many..."

No matter how many, I won’t live old! Lao Nan took it over and said: "Don’t you understand, don’t you understand?" He paused for a moment and whispered: Two days ago, I met the mother and daughter of the Five Poisons Sect of Miaojiang. She was asking you! As he said that, he looked at me with bright eyes

I felt a stern in my heart. He Susu was interested in me. I naturally knew it. Although I didn’t know why she came to Suzhou, she could know the relationship between me and Nan Yuanzi. According to the Miao people’s courage to love and hate, it was almost a foregone conclusion to go to Qinlou and even Zhuyuan to find me. But the girls, Liu Niang didn’t tell me a word. Is it because the girls didn’t want me to mess with the flowers again, or...

Turning back to see the three girls of the Yu family talking leisurely on a table facing the street. The three bowls of wontons were indeed placed in front of Wuxia. Wuxia noticed my gaze and smiled. All you could see in that peaceful smile was just shame.

Wuxia would never hide anything from me, and the innocent Linglong would never think of it. He thought about the girls in Zhuyuan. Baoting Xiao Xiao and Wu Wu, no one could hide his mind with me. Sometimes Jie Yu, who likes to be jealous, has been by my side. I know it should be the problem with Qinlou.

Liu Niang, are you sympathetic to my godson?

And Nan Yuanzi is very wise and foolish. He must have seen the abnormality of He Susu's behavior!

He laughed twice and said: Master He’s girls are so cute!

Nan Yuanzi sighed helplessly: Good, but the child without a father is so pitiful. In fact, the man next to Master He looked as clumsy and rude as I, Lao Nan, but he was really nice to Master He, but he was "the fallen flowers are intentional, and the flowing water is ruthless"!

I couldn't help but laugh when I heard him say something erotic, but when I heard him describe the rude man, my heart suddenly jumped

Hu Dahai? Why did this guy get to the same place with He Susu? Why did he come to Jiangnan? This question only flashed in my mind, and the answer was about to come out.

Tang Wujing, could it be that Tang Tianwei sent two people to secretly assist in the reception of their son?

It took only half an hour for his subordinates to find out the whereabouts of He Susu and Hu Dahai. They and four other people came to Suzhou three days ago and left yesterday. Their whereabouts were unknown. Four days before them, Tang Wujing also stayed in Suzhou for one night.

Looking at the inn registration book on the sixth day of the second month, the four neat little calligraphy, I knew that I had neglected that Chen Yi had lost favor after the 20th day of the first lunar month, but the Tang Wujing actually arrived in Suzhou on the sixth day of the second month. The Tang Sect is thousands of miles away. How could the message be transmitted so quickly? The only reasonable explanation is that the Tang Wujing has already been in Jiangnan.

If this is the case, has his father Tang Tianwei already arrived in Jiangnan? Jie Yu once said that Tang Wujing has always been by his father's side. When Liu Niang's inference about the chaos of Tang disciples, I felt a sense of coldness in my heart.

Could it be that Tang Tianweiye had taken advantage of the opportunity of Tang Tianwen being stranded in Hangzhou to seize the power of the Tang Sect, and then secretly traveled eastward, preparing to deal with his younger brother in Jiangnan?

I no longer had the intention to accompany Wuxia Linglong to go shopping, and asked my subordinates to escort the three girls back to Zhuyuan. I went straight to the Tianming Teahouse next to Jie Yu. Seeing that I was anxious to find her elder brother Tang Sanzang, I vaguely felt something was wrong, so I pestered me and asked why. I coaxed her thousands of times, which dispelled her doubts.

Our Tang Sect has its own fleet, and in Jiujiang and Zhenjiang, our own secret inn. If I want to contact my elder brother, I will store something in the inn with Jie Yu's name and promise to meet somewhere in half a month or a month. I also said that because she has decided to marry into the Wang Sect, even the contact information with her elder brother was cancelled. If my elder brother wants to find her, he will come to me as my husband directly.

God, if that happens, I will only see Tang Sanzang in the Year of the Monkey and Horse Month! I secretly complained in my heart, but I dared not show it on my face, and said with a smile: You little girl will push things completely, which makes me unable to find him even if I want to.

I heard my mother often say "After being at home, and if you are married, you will follow your husband." I won't let my elder brother find you, can you go and find someone else? Jie Yu smiled and said

Leaving Tianming Teahouse, I was reluctant to look towards Qinlou. I didn’t have any hope when I met Tang Sanzang. I just walked to Qinlou to strengthen my heart to visit Tang Tianwen in Chongde, Hangzhou.

Qin Lou really has no trace of Tang Sanzang. But Bai Xiu's desire to speak makes me curious. After asking again and again, she complained: My eldest young master, have you taken some time to care about Qin Lou? No matter how capable Liu Niang is, she is a woman's family after all. Besides, she is worried about Qin Lou and is tired and sick, she can't bear to tell you that you should go and see her!

My godmother is sick? I was stunned: Why didn’t anyone tell me?!

Master, if you come to Qinlou these two days, how dare you not tell me!

I was speechless and couldn't say anything to defend myself for a while, so I had to twist Bai Xiu's face hard and hatefully

When rushing into Yujiao Tower, there was a strong fragrance of medicine everywhere. Mingzhu was busy pouring the medicine into the bowl.

Give it to me!

I held the medicine bowl and walked upstairs gently. The fire was strong upstairs, and the curtains covered the house even more densely and were as hot as early summer. However, Liu Niang on the bed was covered with two large quilts, and her face was even white without a trace of blood.

Mingzhu... huh? Is it... moving?

Those slightly swollen eyes slowly opened. Seeing that it was really me, a comforting look appeared in my eyes, and a strange look that suddenly passed by like a meteor also fell into my eyes.

This familiar scene suddenly evoked my memories of the past. I took a deep breath before calming down my heart. My hand was put on Liu Niang's forehead. It was hot.

My godmother just felt the cold occasionally, it was okay

Why doesn't it get in the way! I suddenly became a little anxious. People who practice martial arts usually do not invade all diseases, but once they get sick, they will not linger. If the treatment is not timely, not only will the martial arts skills be greatly reduced, but they will easily plant the root of the disease.

Mingzhu, you go to Nanhao Street first and secretly call Miss Jie; then go to Zhuyuan to tell you the eldest young lady that she is sick and ask her to make something light for her godmother

Move, don’t mobilize others like this. I’ll just recuperate in Qinlou, let’s talk about it…

Godmother, don’t say anything more. What do you want my godson to do? What do so many godson do? Now that you are not filial to you, then when will you wait? I interrupted her, helped her up, and put the medicine bowl on her mouth

Liu Niang seemed to have no strength in her body, so she had to snuggle in my arms. After feeding her medicine, I realized that my hand was about to be between her waist and abdomen.

Godmother...Is she really in her forties? I was stunned for a moment before I carefully laid her on the bed, tucked the corners of the quilt, and carefully wiped away the juice remaining on the corners of her mouth. It was because Tian Yan was sick! She seemed to be quite different from the past

After all, it was because of the illness, Liu Niang fell asleep quickly

Not long after, all the girls arrived, Jie Yu took her pulse, listened to her breathing, looked at her tongue coating, and pondered: My godmother is not seriously injured, but the wind evil is invading, take a few doses of medicine, and you can recover after resting for ten or half a month. However, you can't see the wind these days. When the fever subsides, please ask my godmother to go back to Zhuyuan!

Everyone then calmed down and said they wanted to stay here to serve Liu Niang. I pondered for a moment, saying that Wuxia was pregnant and needed someone to take care of him, so I asked the three daughters of the Yu family to go back to Zhuyuan, Wu Wu went to Tianming Teahouse to play the boss's wife, and only Baoting was left on Yujiao Tower, Xiao Xiao reconciled Yu.

I asked Gao Qi to curse me in a slight manner. Gao Qi had never seen me get so angry, and knew that he was in a disadvantage. He pulled his head and didn't dare to say a word.

Seeing his pitiful look, my anger gradually faded and cursed: Did you let Mingba suck all your soul away?

How can I embarrass my brother? Now I have fought with her. Gao Qi knew that the storm had passed, so he approached me and smiled with a shy face: Actually, when Grandma Six is ​​sick, I want to tell my brother, but Mingzhu said, Grandma Six said, Brother, you are newly married, you are traveling far these days, don’t let Brother, worry, I think that’s the same, but I said indignantly: It’s a hateful thing to be Bai Tongfu, why do you give you an errand at this time!

You guys always make sense! I kicked him in the butt and said: This is a big event that concerns your elder brother's future. After this errand is done, I have the military merits in my hands, so I can be said to be able to advance and retreat freely

Wouldn't the younger brother be with him? Gao Qi laughed and then reported the important things that happened in Qinlou these days.

Oh, Murong Zhongda is back? He is an old friend...