Chapter 457: Falling into a trap
After counting the banknotes and confirming that there were no problems, Wan Peng immediately asked the accounting gentlemen to take people to carry these large boxes of banknotes to the warehouse and store them.
After doing this, he said to Gu Chan, "Brother Gu, do you have any other instructions next?"
"Starting from tomorrow, there will definitely be many big businessmen coming to your place to see me. You should treat me well and don't neglect me. In the evening, prepare a large private room and call them all in to wait for me." Gu Chan ordered.
Wan Peng nodded in agreement and didn't ask any more questions.
This time Gu Chan was able to earn thirty million taels of silver from the Chang family, so she will definitely have a way to earn another sum of money from other large households next time.
So there was no need for him to ask further questions, he just had to follow Care Chan's instructions.
Gu Chan turned around and said, "By the way, I asked you to summon those iron shop owners to build the weapons according to the drawings I gave them. What is the current situation?"
"We're fighting right now! It's the first time they're fighting this thing. They're not very familiar with it yet. I'm afraid it will take some time." Wan Peng explained.
"Okay, if they finish the fight, remember to notify me as soon as possible." Gu Chan said.
After saying that, she walked towards her room on the third floor.
Wan Peng followed her quietly, and when he looked at her again, his eyes had become extremely respectful.
When he first met Gu Chan, he didn't know that her ability to make money was so strong. Now he completely understood that the kid in front of him was still very capable, otherwise the Ninth Prince Xuanyuan Qing would not value her so much.
So it was only now that he was truly convinced of Gu Chan.
Time passed quickly, and it was almost midnight.
Gu Chan put on light clothes, quietly slipped out of the back door of Wanyuanfang, and rushed to Jiangnan Academy without attracting attention.
Jiangnan Academy, the largest academy in the entire Jiangnan City, is as big as a football field. There are many courtyards inside, as well as back gardens, rockeries, pavilions, etc. It looks like a mansion.
But there is no gold, silver or jewelry hidden in it. Instead, there are a lot of books. In modern terms, this place is equivalent to an ancient library. There are ancient historical books about Tiancang Kingdom, famous calligraphy and paintings, or There are also books on related records from other countries in the world.
Normally, scholars from the Jiangnan area can come in and check out books for free. Naturally, this place has become a holy place for talented men and women to meet, chat, and have literary exchanges.
Although it was past midnight when Gu Chan came over, the entire Jiangnan Academy was still brightly lit and bustling with excitement. Talented men and women were coming in and out, as if they were immersed in the ocean of knowledge, forgetting to eat and sleep.
"Damn it, why did you choose this place? This doesn't look like a place where you can set a deadly trap for me! What do the people who want to harm me think?"
Standing at the door, looking at the scene in front of her, Gu Chan couldn't help but murmur to herself.
She felt bored. How could the other party kill her in a place like this?
Just when she was confused, a large sedan chair from Yan Mansion suddenly came to the door and stopped. The curtain of the sedan chair was opened, and Yan Li walked out of the sedan chair.
The two of them bumped into each other at the door, both looking at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
After these few days of recuperation, Yanli's injuries were almost healed, and her energy and energy seemed to have recovered a lot, and she was no longer as embarrassed as before.
After glaring at Gu Chan with a sullen face for a while, her expression suddenly changed, and she put on a smile and took the initiative to talk to Gu Chan, "Hey! Isn't this little brother Gu Chan? Why, it's so late, why are you coming here? Reading? ”
"Is this weird? I'm naturally eager to learn, but you, Miss Yan, are so late at home and not staying at home to sleep, why do you want to come and read a book?" Gu Chan said coldly.
"The Jiangnan Poetry Society will be held in the middle of next month. Of course I have to come and study hard! I won't be embarrassed at the Poetry Society!" Yan Li said with a smile. Only then did Gu Chan know that there would be a poetry meeting held in Jiangnan in the middle of next month.
During the time she came here, she had been busy making preparations for making money, so she had no time to inquire about these things. However, she did not expect to hear about this from Yanli.
Yanli glanced sideways at Gu Chan and said with a sinister smile, "Brother Gu, I will go in and study first. You can do your work!"
"Okay, I wish you good results in the poetry competition." Gu Chan said with a sneer.
Yanli didn't answer any more, and just walked into the academy gate with a sinister smile on her face.
Gu Chan stood at the door for a while, then followed him in.
After entering the academy, Gu Chan didn't have any intention of reading, so she just wandered around inside.
At this moment, she discovered that the atmosphere here was indeed very good. There were not only peach blossom groves, but also bamboo groves, flower beds, etc. along the way. Combined with the light emitted by the lanterns, it really complemented each other and made the night charming.
No, Gu Chan was fascinated by the night view in the academy and unconsciously walked into a courtyard to the north as he walked.
The plaque hanging at the gate of the courtyard has the three characters "Jiangnan Garden" written on it. The inscription next to the gate also clearly states the various collections of books in the courtyard.
Gu Chan stood at the door and looked carefully for a long time, and then realized that what was stored in this garden were books about the history of Jiangnan area for many years, as well as the tax reform, as well as various major events that happened over the years.
Of course, she wasn't interested in any of this either. After reading it, she turned around and wanted to leave.
"Whoosh!"
But at this moment, a whooshing sound suddenly sounded in the courtyard in front, and then a black shadow suddenly flew down from the roof of the courtyard and rushed into the library pavilion.
Gu Chan's face hardened and she immediately chased after him.
"Bang!"
But as soon as she reached the door of the library, she heard a deafening bang from inside, and then Wei Xing was thrown out of it like a sandbag, hitting the ground heavily in front of her.
"Poof!"
Wei Xing lay on the ground, opened his mouth and spurted out a mouthful of blood, stared at Gu Chan and shouted, "Hurry up, we are in a trap."
"Someone, come quickly! Jiangnan Garden is on fire." Before Gu Chan could reply, a sharp female voice suddenly sounded outside the courtyard.
Then the library pavilion in front of Gu Chan quickly started to billow with smoke and a fire broke out.
Gu Chan quickly helped Wei Xing up and wanted to jump over the wall with him to escape, but he didn't wait for her to escape! A group of scholars and guards from Jiangnan Academy rushed in quickly and bumped into her.
Wei Xing said bitterly, "It's over, even if I jump into the Yellow River, I can't clean myself up."
"Hmph! Little tricks are just what I want. Leave me alone and run away first. You can't reveal your identity now." Gu Chan said coldly with a grin.
After saying that, she used her spiritual energy, hit Wei Xing on the back with a hard palm, and forced him to fly out from the high wall on the right.
She herself was surrounded by people who rushed in.