"What did you say!" Lu Xiaoshu stood up abruptly, his eyes suddenly widened.
"Xiao Shu, don't worry." Zhou Shizhi held her hand and squeezed it lightly, still pulled her to sit down, and said to the attendant: "Quickly tell me, what's going on!"
The attendant didn't care to take a big breath, so he told the matter in detail.
It turned out that Liu Sanniang was going out at the agreed time today, but on the way she was surprised by a team of wealthy businessmen from Yangzhou who came to visit Jinling.
Originally, it was nothing. With Liu Sanniang's status, and today's important business, even though he suffered a bit from being the victim, he definitely wouldn't ask the rich businessman for an explanation.
But by coincidence, her veil fell off unintentionally, and the rich businessman saw her face. The wealthy businessman was dumbfounded when he saw her, and then looked at her carriage, which was clearly marked with the logo of a brothel, so he stepped forward to strike up a conversation.
Although Liu Sanniang is a member of this line of work, all these years she has been teaching singing and dancing, so how can she value this person? He politely declined.
Unexpectedly, this wealthy businessman was determined, instead of giving up and shrinking, he became more and more interested, and thought that Liu Sanniang was playing hard to get, so he couldn't help but become frivolous and presumptuous in his words.
No matter how well-mannered Liu Sanniang was, she couldn't stand these gossips, so she immediately got angry and ordered the carriage to leave. How could the rich businessman allow him to leave? With a shout, a dozen or so house servants surrounded him ferociously, and they could not help but forcibly snatch Liu Sanniang away, and then sternly said to Liu Sanniang's driver: "It's just a whore, and she won't eat a toast, and she will be fined." Do you want to set up a memorial arch by yourself! Go back and tell you old bustards, man, I took it away, and it is in the Tian’s courtyard in Honghua Lane. It is worth how much money it is worth and ask her to send someone to get it later! No matter how much, I will Affordable!"
"The subordinate went down to the Zuichun Tower. The old bustard of the Zuichun Tower and even his mother were in a hurry. Miss Liu did not sell her body to the Zuichun Tower. Even her mother couldn't take charge of this matter. Seeing that the subordinate went down, she took this matter to the same level. I said it again, and said, can I ask the two young masters to come forward to help... "
Since Mr. Tian dared to rob people in the street, and made harsh words, it can be seen that he must have a lot of background. Lian's mother was in the business of this kind of person, and it was obviously impossible for her to go all out to offend Mr. Tian for Liu Sanniang.
"It's really unreasonable!" Lu Xiaoshu was furious when he heard this, and said angrily, "How did this happen! The teacher's wife has ruined her appearance, yet that person surnamed Tian is still pestering her! Is there something wrong with his mind!"
"Don't worry," Zhou Shizhi also felt a little strange, and hurriedly comforted Lu Xiaoshu, "I'll ask someone to inquire about it, and see what the situation is, and what is the origin of that Tian!"
"But my wife is now a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, who knows what that Tian will do to her! Just in case, just in case—even if I rescued her and killed that Tian, what's the point! No!" Lu Xiaoshu Liu raised her eyebrows and said, "I'm going to Honghua Lane! Go now!"
"Xiao Shu, don't be impulsive!" Zhou Shizhi quickly grabbed her, and said, "We don't know what's going on now, are you going to grab it? What if you start your hands and alarm the government—"
"Then what do you say!" Lu Xiaoshu's heart was blocked immediately. Zhou Shizhi's identity could not be revealed. The Jiangning magistrate's yamen is a big yamen. It's fine to fold in.
Zhou Shizhi thought for a while and said, "Let's go to Master Hu and ask him to try to help him out. Even if the man surnamed Tian won't let him go, he probably won't dare to do anything. Besides, Miss Liu will It's not someone who can't do anything so easily, we have to trust her."
"Yes, yes, Master Hu, and Master Hu!" Lu Xiaoshu's eyes lit up immediately. Mr. Hu looks pretty good, with his friendship and money, I'm not afraid that he won't play around with it.
"But I'm still worried!" Lu Xiaoshu said again in a blink of an eye, "I still decided to go to Honghua Lane, hmph, let's say it's the girl sent by Zuichunlou to serve Miss Liu! Don't stop me!"
While talking, Lu Xiaoshu pulled out all kinds of pearls, hairpins and hairpins from the bun, and called out "Red Calyx, Miao Miao!", ordering the two of them to quickly buy a little girl's outfit and come back.
Zhou Shizhi thought about it and thought it was good, at least they could rest assured. Besides, with Lu Xiaoshu's ability, it is not easy to suffer.
"Then be careful! I'll ask someone to check his details right away, and I'll go to visit Mr. Hu in person. Also, I'll say hello to Zuichun Tower!" Zhou Shizhi nodded, and said: "Let's Miaomiao will change your appearance a little for you." She is so pretty, no one would say she looks like a girl. Besides, he didn't want that pervert surnamed Tian to miss his wife.
Lu Xiaoshu nodded in agreement.
Split up the action.
Soon, a little girl with a slightly yellow complexion, thick eyebrows and big eyes, combing her temples appeared at the gate of Tian's Bieyuan in Honghua Lane. Wearing a silk long skirt and a silver bracelet of common color on her wrist, she timidly knocked on the gate of the other courtyard.
The door opened with a "squeak", and a thin man dressed in blue leaned out half of his body. Seeing such a shriveled, yellow and thin little girl standing at the door, he immediately became impatient and waved his hands like chasing flies: "Go, go, where did you come from, you little beggar, get out of here quickly! Is this where you came from? Be careful!"
Lu Xiaoshu cursed secretly in his heart, and said anxiously with a smiling face: "My lord, I'm from Zuichunlou! I'm here to look for my girl. Isn't my girl brought back by Mr. Tian today?"
"Zuichunlou?" The housekeeper looked her up and down, um, she has average appearance, temperament, and clothes, but I have to admit that she is better than a beggar...
"Don't tell me that the old bustard of Zuichunlou sent you to collect the cash!" The servant's face was full of contempt and mockery.
"I'm here to serve my girl! I'm my girl's friend, you'll know when you take me to see her! We love sisters, she can't live without me!" Lu Xiaoshu said hastily.
The servant looked her up and down with half-closed eyes, and said, "Stand and wait, I'll ask." He closed the door without waiting for her to say "Boom!". It startled Lu Xiaoshu so much that he spit lightly.
The servant was full of contempt in his heart, and he thought that Zuichunlou was really not that good! Look at your close girl next to this girl, tsk tsk, just such a virtue!
But it's hard to say, the girl who was snatched is that bad-looking, it's already amazing that the old bustard can point her to a girl to serve her!
Lu Xiaoshu didn't wait too long, the door finally opened again, it was still the door opened by the previous servant. Lazily said to Lu Xiaoshu: "Come in! Don't talk nonsense when you see my master! Let's go!"
"Yes, sir!" Lu Xiaoshu said timidly with a smile.
The servant obviously liked the title very much, snorted in his nostrils, and swaggered his head up, as if he really looked like a gentleman.
Walking along with this family member all the way, looking around secretly, Lu Xiaoshu couldn't help being secretly surprised, the carved beams and painted buildings are all magnificent and exquisite, and there are two long rows of redwood framed six-sided painted lanterns hanging on the veranda, all of which are exquisitely crafted and even more beautiful. Importantly, each side is inlaid with glass. In this day and age, glass is a rare item, but the owner of this house didn't care about being used to inlay so many lanterns, and just hung it on the porch casually.
Not to mention the exotic flowers and plants seen along the way, and the rockery, with exquisite seven orifices and unique shape, even though Lu Xiaoshu didn't understand it, he could tell that it was definitely worth a lot!
The housekeeper led her for a stick of incense, and stopped at a hanging flower gate, and handed her over to a waiting woman in a jujube-colored skirt and jacket with silver hairpins pinned to her temples.
If you want to come here, it is the inner house.
"Come with me!" The woman gave Lu Xiaoshu an indifferent look, then turned and walked in front. Lu Xiaoshu quickly followed with a laugh, "Hey!"
The further you go, the more exquisite the building is, and the more magnificent the layout is. It is really a pile of brocade curtains and pearls and jades, which dazzles everyone's eyes.
It seems that this bastard surnamed Tian is really rich, not ordinary rich! However, this kind of posture of wanting to display all the good things can only be done by the nouveau riche!
The mother-in-law led her to a yard, pointed to a place under the porch and said, "Stand here and wait!" She ignored her as she spoke, and went up the steps by herself, and entered the room.
Lu Xiaoshu looked up at the words on the plaque on the hall, the three big characters "Panmu hall" were written on a plaque inlaid with gold, and hung horizontally on it, showing off their teeth and claws, showing off their might.
Lu Xiaoshu couldn't help looking at the beams, pillars, doors and windows above, and looked carefully, it seemed that they were all made of nanmu...
The name really lives up to its name...
Upstarts are upstarts! The corner of Lu Xiaoshu's mouth twitched and he rolled his eyes.
After a while, the woman came out again, beckoned to her on the porch and shouted: "Master is calling you, come in quickly!"
"Yes." Lu Xiaoshu bowed his head and agreed, and hurried up.
In the Nanmu hall, as usual, there are pearls and jades everywhere, and splendid curtains, dazzling the eyes.
What a waste to build a house with such good wood! The elegance and elegance that should have been shown, but not half of it was shown, and it was so vulgar that people felt uncomfortable if they stayed for a while.
I don't know what kind of incense burns in the purple-gold animal head tripod censer with red, blue and green gemstones on one side. It is sweet and greasy, and the sight and smell collide, making people's brains confused.
"Cough!" Mr. Tian, who was wearing a gold-woven Taoist robe and looked golden, coughed heavily, stared at Lu Xiaoshu and said, "Are you the maid of that girl named Liu?"
"Yes, master!" Lu Xiaoshu tightened his hands hanging by his side.
"Hmph!" Master Tian said carelessly, "There are no rules! Why don't you kneel down and kowtow to pay respects to Master Ben when you see him!"
Lu Xiaoshu had no choice but to bend his knees, knelt down stiffly, bowed his head and said, "Greetings to Mr. Tian! Please, Mr. Tian, let the slaves serve the girl! My girl can't live without the slaves!"
Master Tian didn't have the slightest intention to ask her to get up, but said: "Raise your head."