Chapter 53 Is it intentional or unintentional?
The guests had all dispersed, but in just an hour, the Xinghua Yanyu Building experienced a heart-shaking turmoil and magnificent events. The departing scholars were still frightened, but they had endless aftertaste. They thought that it would not be long before the Xiao family came back. The drama of the granddaughter trying to outwit Princess Yunyin to clear her mother's wrong will be staged in the taverns and teahouses of Jiankang City, and once again become the talk of those busybodies after dinner.
However, no matter how turbulent the situation was in Ascott, the proprietress of Xinghua Yanyu Tower never showed her face. She was just a bystander who had nothing to do with her, sitting behind the bead curtain. , listening to music and drinking tea.
"Has Her Royal Highness the Princess finally left?" A woman in red with beautiful makeup held a jade porcelain cup in one hand and licked her red lips. She tapped the table with the other hand and sneered softly, "Or are you running away in despair? "
"Ms. Wei, he is also here today, and it is said that he arrived in Jiankang two days ago!" said the middle-aged man who had been standing upright in front of her, "just now I bet five thousand taels in the Lishe Pavilion. At the same time, I also won five thousand, which adds up to... ten thousand taels! "
"Haha, these ten thousand taels are not a small amount. He actually came here with his mouth open. Does he want to eat up my Xinghua Yanyulou?" After sneering, he touched his forehead and sighed, "Hey, It seems that our little prince of the Gao family still doesn’t want to give up!”
The middle-aged man also lowered his head in silence.
"By the way, there was a commotion in Ascott today. How is the profit from our Xinghua Yanyu Building?" Madam Wei asked again.
"With the help of that barbarian boy and that little lady, I made a hundred thousand yuan in two hours today." The middle-aged man who has been serving as the chief archer in the Lishe Pavilion said with a smile.
"One hundred thousand?" Madam Wei's eyes showed surprise, and she couldn't help but laugh, "It seems that it is right not to get involved in that matter. We cannot afford to offend the arrogant and domineering Princess Yunyin, but these two We have to make good offerings to the God of Wealth.”
"Yes, but the young man has something to say, and wants to take 20% of it?"
"Twenty percent? This guy is really a lion!" Mrs. Wei was a little displeased, and then said, "That's it, two percent is just 20%. This pair of siblings have just arrived in Jiankang, and they don't have a family with a solid background to rely on. , If you want to establish a foothold in Jiankang City, money is indeed indispensable. "
The middle-aged man responded with a smile and reminded:
"Ms. Wei, that young lady made an oath in Ascott today to establish her own business in the future!"
"Oh?" Madam Wei looked at him with interest, "That would be even more interesting. Are they still staying in Ascott now?"
"Yes, all the other guests have dispersed, but the prince of Lanling County, the husband of the Li family of Zhao County and the Boling Cui family still don't seem to want to leave, and... the young lady seems to be still waiting for Xiao Xiao Xian, the half-paralyzed and short-lived Xiao Qilang, treats his illness..."
"Cure?" Madam Wei's eyes were even more interested. She stood up and stepped on her high-toothed wooden clogs on the walnut floor. She shook the fan in her hand and said with a smile, "This is what I am doing." I’m going to see if this little lady can still treat people. Could it be that she can make this paralyzed man stand up after sitting in a wheelchair for more than ten years?”
"Of course this is impossible!" The middle-aged man laughed, "It's just that the seventh son of the Xiao family was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted, so the little lady used it as an improvisation and borrowed our elegant poem It’s just a wing in the pavilion for treating patients!”
Fainted? Is that so?
Ms. Wei paused for a moment, then smiled again:
"That's not necessarily the case... let's go! Our Xinghua Yanyu Tower has to be honest when doing business. We will also give away the money won by those gentlemen. We will also go to see the prince... And that young lady who is unyielding and dares to confront Princess Yunyin!"
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In Ascott, Xiao Jinyu had already entered the wing room with the medicine box and had a cup of tea. Except for Xiao Xian who was lying in the room, everyone else was guarding the door.
Feng Dong was pacing back and forth in a hurry, and Xiao Shiniang was also a little worried, but because she had been influenced by noble girls from aristocratic families since childhood, no matter how anxious she was, she had to be calm and calm.
"No, I always feel something is wrong!" Li Mi, who was about to be pulled away by Cui Heng, said suddenly.
"What's wrong again?" Cui Heng asked, "My lady said that we can't disturb you here, so we should leave!"
"Tell me, this little lady doesn't seem to be an irritable person. Why is she confronting Princess Yunyin like this today? Is it just to clear her mother's name?"
"Is there anything more important than clearing her mother's name?"
When Cui Heng asked, Li Mi seemed to have thought of something and his eyes lit up: "Oh, I know, this little lady has a pitiable background. It is important to clear her mother's name, but there is another point. I think her drama is... I sang it to Mr. Xiao Qilang on purpose, and made him vomit blood on purpose!"
"Li Langjun, what are you talking about? This little lady is not like that. She is so kind. She even invited my husband to have a meal a few days ago, and she also treated my husband's anorexia stomach problem. Well, later I asked the little kitchen to cook for my husband according to the recipes given by the lady. He ate deliciously every meal and his health was much better than before! "
Feng Dong suddenly ran forward and said reproachfully.
"Oh, that's it!" Li Mi smiled awkwardly, "I didn't say anything bad about this little lady, I just thought she had a deep meaning in doing this, and..." He turned to Cui Heng, "Sanlang, It seems like every time we meet her, something big happens, don't you think?"
Cui Heng did not speak, but his eyes were deep and thoughtful, but what he was thinking about was not what she had done, but the painting that had been taken away by Xu Ling.
At this time, Li Mi caught a glimpse of King Lanling and his entourage who were about to leave, and suddenly called out the entourage's name: "Everything is complete!"
The attendant turned around, pointed at his nose with some surprise and asked: "You called me?"
"That's right! Just call you. Isn't that your name?"
"Oh." "You said that you and your master saw a painting dance in the Ascott that is in the sky but not in the world. It is extremely beautiful. Is that true?" Li Mi asked.
"Of course it's true, I never say panic!" the little guard replied.
Li Mi's expression suddenly changed, as if he was very regretful for missing a good show. He suddenly ran up to King Lanling, patted him on the shoulder and said, "If I had known, I would have followed Brother Gao, and I would have seen something like this." A wonderful painting dance, don’t you think? I’m going to throw a pot, I really regret it!”
Prince Lanling didn't say a word, but he pushed his hand off his shoulder unceremoniously.
At this moment, I heard a soft and charming woman's voice saying: "Oh, this Li Langjun regrets throwing the pot. Doesn't he also want the money he won today?"
When he saw a very charming woman in red clothes and two servants coming with money, Li Mi's eyes lit up and she greeted him with a smile: "I still need money. Could it be that this lady just wants it?" Is she the boss lady of Xinghua Yanyu Building?”
Madam Wei smiled sweetly and said, "Yes!"
"I've heard that the landlady of Xinghua Yanyu Tower has never seen the dragon before it's gone. It's really an honor for me to have the landlady deliver this money in person today."
Madam Wei smiled, and first ordered one of her servants to deliver the money to Li Mi and Cui Heng. Then she walked towards Gao Changgong, handed him a box full of heavy black boxes, and said, "Mr. Gao Lang, This is your five thousand dollars, and we at Xinghua Yanyu House owe you five thousand dollars. You can come and collect it at any time if you need it in the future. I have also written down the receipt!"
She pointed to a piece of silk covering the box.
Gao Changgong still didn't speak, and his face could not be seen clearly under the veil, but Madam Wei felt his cold gaze.
After a while, he said one word: "Yes!" Then he motioned to the little guard to put away the black box and the silk. Finally, he glanced sideways at the closed wing, and then walked out of the Ascott Hotel quickly.
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"Prince, what did you remember when you came to Xinghua Yanyu Tower this time?"
After leaving the Xinghua Yanyu Building, the young guard immediately summoned a convoy of escorts, got on the carriage and headed towards the embassy.
"No, I just feel like I've seen it before, but I don't have any memory."
"Prince, I think it's better for you to stop looking. I've been to Nandi several times and you still can't think of anything and can't find the person you're looking for."
Prince Lanling paused for a moment, then changed the subject and said, "However, although I didn't remember anything and found nothing, the proprietress of Xinghua Yanyu Tower is very suspicious. How did she know that my surname is Gao? "
The little guard curled his lips and said with some embarrassment: "Prince, when I threw the pot, I told you your last name, but you can't blame me. If you didn't tell me your last name, the money you won might not be given to us. ! Isn’t it a waste of money? Don’t you think so?”
Prince Lanling looked at him for a moment, with a cold and unpredictable expression.
"King, why are you looking at me like this? My subordinates are very scared..."
Your own name is fake, but you gave me my real last name?
Got it all?
King Lanling laughed sarcastically, but did not ask the question in the end. Instead, he fell silent for a moment, seeming to be deep in thought.
"King, what are you thinking about? But that little lady?" The little guard got jealous and came over to ask.
In fact, the little guard is not just a little guard, but the Fan Yanglu family who comes from "the family of three rites and the rich family of Mo Xiangying". Although he is a concubine, he is willing to join the martial arts and make achievements with him.
The young guard's name is Lu Yu.
"I was thinking that when we first met in Pengcheng, Xuzhou, she was assassinated. I asked you to check the origins of those assassins."
"Yes, the prince also knows that he was sent by Mr. Lu."
When it came to business, Lu Yu put away his naughty and unserious smile.
"Yes." Prince Lanling nodded and then said, "Do you still remember the last words she said to Princess Yunyin today?"
Lu Yu thought for a moment and then remembered: "The prince means that she said she would find out the truth about her mother's death?"
And I will definitely find out the truth about my mother's death!
When she said this, Princess Kumogakure's expression obviously changed in an incredible way, and she was both angry and disbelieving.
Prince Lanling was silent for a while and wondered: "Could her mother's death have something to do with Lord Lu? Or maybe it has something to do with my northern court?"
(End of chapter)