Qin Chong looked towards Qin Feng, his eyes shrinking and evasive.
Qin Chong had no choice but to bite the bullet and lower his voice to call him godfather, then hesitantly said, "That... the girl who ran away and hid in the box a few days ago was Shen Yaoniang..."
The room was silent for a long time, the candlelight flickered, and Master Bai Qi's face was hidden behind the light and shadow, so one couldn't see the expression on his face. But in fact, one didn't even need to look to guess what his mood was at the moment. Qin Chong and Qin Feng looked at each other and shut their mouths, for fear of saying something that would make Master Bai Qi even angrier.
The tea on the table still exuded a refreshing fragrance, but at this time, no one had the heart to drink a sip. Master Bai Qi raised his eyes and glanced at the two of them: "How exactly do the people below do things?!"
When he was furious, even Qin Feng, his godson who was raised by him since childhood, did not dare to say a word. They stood aside and held their breath, fearing that he would suddenly pick up a knife and kill someone.
This kind of thing has happened before.
Fortunately, Mr. Bai Qi's temper is much better now than before. After cursing, he finally restrained his anger and just frowned and shouted: "Bring me a pen and paper!"
This matter is of great importance.
Qin Chong breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that at least he had managed to get through this hurdle. What happened next would have to wait until later.
He hurriedly went to get the four treasures of the study. Qin Chong had already gone to the side to grind ink. Master Bai Qi calmed himself down, picked up the paper and pen, and wrote the letter in one go. He read it again in his hand to make sure there were no mistakes. Then he stamped the letter, sealed it with wax, and handed it to Qin Feng: "Use our fast horse, and don't delay for a moment, and deliver it to Xu Fengqing."
Qin Feng quickly agreed.
It was late at night. Master Bai Qi walked out of the room and looked intently at Juhai Manor, where lights were on everywhere. It looked like a starry city in the dark night, and his brows were never relaxed.
The business of Juhai Manor has always been good. Mr. Yuan has been coming here very frequently recently. He used to be in a good mood every time he came, but one night he got very angry. Aunt Bai tried her best but failed to calm the gentleman down. Looking at the broken porcelain on the floor, his face was so pale that he didn't even need to put on powder. His complexion was whiter than the snow on the eaves in winter.
She had been unlucky recently, with all kinds of misfortunes happening every day. How long had it been since the last incident with Shen Yaoniang? She had been trembling with fear, fearing that Master Bai Qi would come to settle the score with her. She had wanted to disappear from Master Bai Qi's sight, but she was afraid that what she feared would come true, and something bad had happened again.
When Mr. Bai Qi walked in, Mrs. Bai's legs went weak and she shrank to one side quietly, feeling very scared.
Lord Yuan was still furious. When he saw Master Bai Qi coming, he raised his eyebrows and asked arrogantly, "Why, what do you think I am? Some time ago, the girl I picked out, Hua Niang, had a problem, and now she's here again! I want Die Wu to serve me these days, where did you take her?!"
Master Bai Qi smiled indifferently, glanced at the servants and waved to them.
Aunt Bai immediately felt relieved and hurriedly retreated with her people.
Suddenly, only Lord Yuan and Mr. Bai Qi were left in the room.
Mr. Bai Qi pulled a chair and sat down, and asked Mr. Yuan to sit down as well, and sighed softly: "Mr. Yuan, I won't hide our relationship from you, that Die Wu is indeed not going to work, and this is not a matter of looking down on someone, you know, some things are taboo, there is really nothing we can do..."
Lord Yuan was originally furious, but since it was Master Bai Qi who said this, he thought about it and gave her some face. He raised his eyebrows and raised his chin proudly: "What's the matter? She is just a little lady."
Mr. Bai Qi shook his head. After all, both sides were on the same boat, so there was nothing to hide. He briefly explained the matter. Seeing Mr. Yuan's eyes widened in shock, he said nonchalantly, "She is the only person I know who has been following Shen Yaoniang all the way. We can't keep her."
Lord Yuan was stunned, and then he flew into a rage. His reaction was even greater than when he heard that Die Wu could no longer come: "Are you crazy?! How dare you do that to Shen Hai's daughter... What if this matter can't be suppressed?!"
Everyone is now of the same blood, sharing honor and disgrace. If one party gets into trouble, the other party will surely suffer. This time, Lord Yuan will not be a jerk. He said without hesitation: "I have to tell my brother-in-law about this!"
"Lord Yuan, it's better not to." Master Bai Qi looked at him coldly, analyzing the pros and cons word by word: "You should also know that both of us are at a critical moment now. If you pass on this news and it affects the overall situation by mistake, it will not be a good thing!"
Lord Yuan was still looking at Master Bai Qi in anger, with thousands of thoughts running through his mind.
But in the end, he finally succumbed to Bai Qiye's gaze and asked suspiciously, "But how did you cover up such a big thing?"
If Shen Hai knew that his daughter was sold to a brothel and eventually dragged away to be fed to dogs, the cooperation that has lasted for so many years might not be able to be maintained.
And this price is something even Master Bai Qi cannot afford.
Master Bai Qi was still calm: "Don't worry about these things. It's enough for Master Yuan to know that there has never been such a person as Die Wu in Juhai Manor."
Lord Yuan felt his scalp tingling when he was looked at by Master Bai Qi, and nodded subconsciously.
A storm is about to come to Juhai Manor.
Thunder roared, and as several lightning bolts flashed across the sky, raindrops as big as beans instantly broke through the clouds and sprinkled on the ground, soon creating shallow puddles on the ground.
Yancao stepped into the corridor in the rain, shook off the raindrops on her body, put away her umbrella and looked at Jinping who came out to greet her: "Where is the girl?"
Jinping looked outside and saw that it was raining heavily, so he hurriedly pulled Yancao inside. "The young lady is looking at the account book inside. I don't know what problem she found. The young lady asked someone to find Manager He. I wonder if she needs to go out to the He family later."
What could go wrong with the He family’s shop
Yan Cao was stunned for a moment, then nodded to show that she understood. She changed into a pair of clean shoes and went to see Su Yao.
Su Yao's room was very quiet. Mother Shen was sitting outside the beaded curtain embroidering her jacket. When she heard the noise, she nodded at Yan Cao. Yan Cao then tiptoed into Su Yao's room and called out "Young lady".
Su Yao hummed, raised his head, and asked her, "What's going on?"