Banquets in ancient times lasted very long. Basically, people would have morning tea, enjoy a performance, have a snack, play together, have lunch, take a break, and then play their own games. The highlight was arranging dinner when everyone would get together to play.
Mrs. Su's banquet started at ten in the morning and lasted until seven in the evening.
Yue Nishang’s performances are once in the morning and once in the afternoon during tea time.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Qiaoer saw that Su Mingyu had not woken up yet, so she took out a silver needle and gave him an injection in the philtrum.
Su Mingyu woke up slowly and heard his maid calling him to go to the outer courtyard to entertain guests.
After Yue Nishang’s last performance, you can leave after dinner.
All is well…
Well... at least to outsiders, everything seems to be fine...
Liu Qiaoer safely sent Yue Nishang back to Zuiyuefang. The two of them had a tacit understanding and neither of them mentioned Su Mingyu. Su Mingyu was in a daze and thought she was drunk, so she was also groggy when she left.
Liu Qiaoer and Yue Nishang also happened to prove to each other that they had been together all along.
The next day, the news that the Su family’s warehouse and granary had been stolen spread, and the entire Fengxin County was shocked.
The Su family was the richest family in Fengxin County. They had countless gold, silver and jewelry in their warehouse, but they all disappeared in one night. Moreover, the Su family reported the case to the police, and the government detectives went to investigate, but they could not find any clues.
The only thing missing was an outrageous answer that the Su family disappeared out of thin air.
The warehouse was robbed, and it was one thing that so much gold, silver, and jewelry disappeared, but the granary was also robbed, and how could so much grain disappear out of thin air
Alas, still no clue.
In Zui Le Fang, Liu Qiao'er, dressed in men's clothing, was leaning against a pillar, eating melon seeds and listening to the guests discussing the affairs of the Su family. Their various mysterious reasoning and speculations were even more exciting than those in a TV series.
"The locks on the Su family's warehouse are still there. They have eight wolves in their yard, and guards are constantly patrolling outside. Even flies can't get in. How did the thieves get in? If not a ghost, then what else could it be? It must be the wronged spirits of the Su family coming here to take revenge."
"That's impossible. If ghosts could come for revenge, they would have come long ago. Besides, ghosts didn't kill anyone. Ghosts can't use gold or silver. What they want is paper money."
"What about the granary? There was so much grain. Even if we used carts to move it, it would take all the carts in Fengxin County a day to move it. Alas, it's gone just like that. If it's not a ghost, could it be a god?"
"Gods don't eat..."
"Madam Su hosted a banquet the day before, and there were so many jewels. Could it be possible that someone hid them in the bodies of the guests and took them away?"
This is an outrageous inference. It will make the Su family offend all their relatives and friends.
"Then tell me, how did the Su family's things disappear out of thin air?"
"I don't know, who can solve the case? If Master Lu were still here, he'd be smart and might be able to find some clues. Now that he's gone, no one in Fengxin County will be able to solve the case."
At this moment, Gu Mubai walked in hurriedly with a few property deeds in his hand.
"Qiao'er, I knew you were here. Here is your house deed, take it."
Liu Qiaoer looked at the house deed in Gu Mubai's hand, clicked her tongue twice, took out a piece of paper and handed it to Gu Mubai.
"This yard is small, enough for you and your aunt to live together. I'm giving it to you."
Then she pulled out two shop deeds and said, "This one is closer to your home. Go check out the location tomorrow and move the bun shop here. Also, open a bigger noodle shop and hire a manager."
There was only one piece left in her hand, and she happily put it in her pocket: "Find a few people to clean it up, maybe we can move in before the New Year."
When she had enough money, Liu Qiaoer bought all the yards and shops she saw.
Gu Mubai was very surprised: "Miss Qiao'er, you didn't have the money to buy those courtyards a few days ago. It's only been a few days. Where did you get the money? And so much money all of a sudden."
Liu Qiaoer smiled with her eyes curved. She had even more space, and she was afraid that she would never be able to spend all the jewels from the Su family in her lifetime.
But she couldn't say it.
"Of course it was given by Master Su."
"Huh?" Gu Mubai looked incredulous. "Su Mingyu? How could she give you money for no reason?"
Liu Qiaoer's round eyes glared: "You make it sound so easy. How could Master Su give me money for no reason? Of course there must be a reason."
Liu Qiaoer waved at Gu Mubai and said, "Come closer, I'll whisper it to you."
Gu Mubai was so curious that he bent over and lowered his head to get in front of Liu Qiaoer.
"Su Mingyu, short and exquisite, we went to the Su family, he wanted to flirt with Miss Nishang, I don't know what happened, but... No, in order to keep it a secret, he gave us five thousand taels of silver."
"Oh..." Gu Mubai suddenly realized, "But he has three concubines, so what's wrong?"
Liu Qiaoer spread her hands and said, "Have you ever heard that the concubines are pregnant?"
Gu Mubai said: "Isn't it that the Su family is very strict, that the wife can't enter the house, and the concubine can't get pregnant?"
Liu Qiaoer curled her lips: "It's up to you whether you want to believe it or not."
"Is Su Mingyu really short and exquisite?"
"Such a secret matter, of course not many people know about it, otherwise how could it be worth five thousand taels."
Gu Mubai found it unbelievable and after struggling for a long time, he finally believed it.
"So, is there a way to cure this problem?"
Liu Qiaoer was stunned for a moment, and looked at Gu Mubai with half an eyebrow raised: "What do you mean? Could it be that you also..."
Gu Mubai suddenly covered Liu Qiaoer's mouth: "No, I didn't, I just asked casually..."
"What are you doing?"
Liu Qiaoer and Gu Mubai both looked back in the direction of the voice and saw Lu Yunzheng with a dark face, looking at them angrily.
Gu Mubai quickly let go and wiped it on his clothes awkwardly. Looking at Lu Yunzheng's icy eyes, he felt his scalp tingling.
"Um, um, oh, my mother is sick, I'm going to get her some medicine."
Liu Qiaoer also felt something was wrong: "The filling of that bun is not cooked, I'll go eat the buns."
Unexpectedly, before Liu Qiao'er could move, Lu Yunzheng grabbed her arm and asked, "Where are you going?"
Lu Yunzheng spoke in an unfriendly tone and his eyes were as sharp as knives, and he wished he could torture Liu Qiaoer to death.
Liu Qiaoer blinked her eyes, thought for a moment, and asked, "I haven't offended you, have I?"
She didn't offend him, but he felt uncomfortable when he saw Liu Qiao'er and Gu Mubai were so close. He was so angry that he felt heartbroken and couldn't breathe.
"This is not the place for you, come home with me."
Lu Yunzheng brought Liu Qiaoer out of Zuiyuefang, and Liu Qiaoer looked confused.
"Zuiyuefang is the stage I renovated and I taught the girls how to dance. Now you tell me this place is not for me?"
Lu Yunzheng's legs and feet were still a little unsteady, but he held Liu Qiaoer's hand tightly. Although he walked a little slowly, his steps were big.
"You should come during the day from now on."
He turned around and glanced at the extravagant environment of Zui Le Fang. There were many customers at night and he was afraid that Liu Qiao'er would be bullied.
He looked at Liu Qiao'er deeply again and said, "Come back with me. Something happened at your home."
Hearing that something happened at home, Liu Qiaoer was shocked: "Then you go slowly, I will go back first."
Unexpectedly, Lu Yunzheng grabbed Liu Qiaoer's hand and refused to let go: "Don't worry, listen to me slowly. This time, I'm afraid you really have to persuade your mother to divorce, otherwise, your father will have a concubine."