Gu Shiba Niang took a few steps out, and Lingbao ran towards her.
"Miss..." she said with joy on her face, stroking her chest and gasping, "I drew the lottery..."
"Then you can feel at ease." Gu Shiba Niang smiled.
Lingbao nodded, his eye circles slightly red, "The sign says that with the help of noble people, my brother can turn misfortune into good luck, and get blessings from disasters... Miss, you are our noble person, what the hexagram says is really accurate... .”
As she spoke, she looked at Gu Shiba Niang, only to see that the girl's eyes were flickering slightly, as if she was absent-minded, and a light blush appeared on her usually white and cold face.
"Miss?" She couldn't help but ask with concern, "Are you okay? But it's very hot?"
Have you lost your composure? Gu Shiba Niang was busy concentrating.
"It's okay, it's a bit hot after walking..." She covered it up with a smile, holding Lingbao's hand, "The lot was drawn, my wish came true, and I saw the scenery. It's getting late, let's go back."
Lingbao nodded and happily held her hand and walked away together.
"Miss, I also drew a lot for you..." She took out a folded piece of narrow yellow paper from her sleeve, "Master Dao said, although you didn't draw it with your own hands, you can open it with your own hands. Yes…."
Gu Shiba Niang shook her head and did not answer, "I don't want it."
"Miss..." Lingbao was a little uneasy and put it down carefully without any further persuasion.
When she turned at the end of the road, Gu Shiba Niang looked back slightly. Over there, Xin Chaoyang and the others were still there. Seeing her turning back, they also looked over if they noticed her.
Gu Shiba Niang hurriedly looked away, only to feel a line of sight following her back closely.
I...I am another man's wife...if I am divorced, I am also another man's wife...I am...almost twenty-five years old...
Like a little girl, Gu Shiba Niang bit her lower lip gently, and the stinging pain calmed down her panic.
"Miss, what are you talking about?" Lingbao looked at her and asked in confusion, "What is twenty-five years old? Who is twenty-five years old?"
Gu Shiba Niang shook her head, "Nothing...get in the car."
As they stepped down the high steps, two maids had already picked them up and helped them get into the carriage one after another.
As the carriage passed through the market, Gu Shiba Niang leaned in the carriage with her eyes closed, listening to what Lingbao said.
"Miss, look, Shunhetang is open..." Lingbao said suddenly.
Gu Shiba Niang opened her eyes suddenly, and Lingbao had already lifted the car curtains.
The Shunhetang shop looks the same as before, with the four doors wide open, and you can see people laughing and walking inside.
Shunhetang was sold to Yabao, so she didn't know it was sold, and naturally she didn't ask who the buyer was for.
"It's better to open a pharmacy..." She whispered, looking up and landing on the door plaque.
Shunhetang.
It's not the Shen family, it's no longer the Gu family, it's just Shunhetang.
The carriage passed by in a flash, and Shunhetang was out of sight.
"Miss, do you want to ask who bought it?" Lingbao suggested when he saw her looking slightly disappointed.
Gu Shiba Niang shook her head and closed her eyes again.
Lingbao actually wanted to ask why Shunhetang was suddenly sold, but he moved his mouth and finally swallowed it.
The lady said, don't worry about what happened in the past.
Just behind their carriage, a luxuriously decorated carriage slowly passed by.
"Madam" a woman's voice suddenly came from the car.
Mrs. Shen San, who was still sitting dignifiedly in the swaying car, opened her eyes slightly and glanced at the maid with a hint of displeasure.
The servant girl couldn't help but shrink her neck when she glanced at her.
"Madam..." She lowered her voice a bit and pointed outside, "Our Shunhe Hall..."
"What?" Mrs. Shen San opened her eyes and raised her hand slightly.
The maid immediately understood and ordered the driver to stop the car and opened the curtains of the car.
Mrs. Shen San looked over and her eyes fell on the bright black door plaque.
"I remember that the bastard changed the name to Gu's Shunhetang after buying it?" She said slowly, her eyes scanning the three powerful words "Shunhetang".
"Yes." The servant girl replied hurriedly.
"Go and ask." Mrs. Shen San said solemnly.
The servant woman took the order, got out of the car, and turned back after a while.
"Madam, people say that the original owner's surname was indeed Gu..." the maid said, "it was just resold a few years ago..."
"Sold..." Mrs. Shen San repeated, as if to confirm, but there was no doubt in her voice, but a smooth statement.
"Yes..." The maid quietly raised her head and glanced at her, "The current master's surname..."
"The current owner's surname is Shen..." Mrs. Shen said with a faint smile on her face, taking over what the servant woman said.
"Yes," the maid was a little surprised. She raised her head and looked at her wife, and couldn't help but smile in compliment, "Madam is very aware of everything..."
Mrs. Shen San sneered and her eyes fell on the door plaque of Shunhe Hall outside the car.
"Do you know what Shunhetang was originally called?" she said slowly.
Shunhe Hall was originally a store owned by the Shen family. It was resold at a loss due to poor management. Unexpectedly, it was sold to the Gu family. The relationship between the Gu family and Mrs. Shen San is...
The maid raised her head carefully and glanced at Mrs. Shen. There was no emotion or anger on Mrs. Shen's face.
"It's called Shen's Shunhetang..." She replied obediently, passing by the name Gu's Shunhetang.
A smile appeared on Mrs. Shen's face, and she gently fiddled with her long nails, "What about before calling Shen's Shunhetang?"
And before? The maid was stunned for a moment, and then she remembered that Shunhe Hall was originally the dowry of the late Madam...
The late wife’s surname is Zhao, so naturally their family’s name is Zhao’s Shunhetang….
A trace of sweat broke out on her forehead. Speaking of the late madam, her relationship with the madam in front of her was even more... taboo than with Gu Shiba Niang...
"I don't know..." the woman replied with a smile.
Mrs. Shen San didn't seem to want an answer from her, and continued to fiddle with her fingers, with the smile still on her face.
"This is the property of our Zhao family, but it is not called Zhao's Shunhe Hall," she said. "It's just that when we got to the Shen family, everyone called it randomly for the convenience of calling it. In fact..."
She looked outside the car, but the smile on her face gradually solidified, "Actually, it was originally called Shunhe Hall."
The maid felt confused. What on earth was she talking about
"There is only one person named Shen in the world who would buy this and rename it..." Mrs. Shen San smiled coldly.
The words stopped here.
"Let's go, let's go and see our Young Master Lin quickly, lest people say that I, as a mother, am cold and heartless, letting my eldest son become sick and disabled..." She smiled, her face regaining its expression of joy and anger but not dignity. look.
"Madam, you are worrying too much. Everyone knows that Madam is worried about Master Lin day and night. It's just that the master is in poor health and can't leave. He has written many times to send someone to take Master Lin home..." the servant woman said carefully with a smile.
Mrs. Shen San smiled faintly, and the words Shunhetang once again appeared in front of her eyes, and she couldn't help but gently clasped her hands on her knees.
"Go down." She said suddenly.
The servant woman was startled, wondering why she had suddenly offended the lady and was about to be kicked out in the street.
"Madam, please forgive me..." She hurriedly kowtowed.
"Idiot, get out of here and call Hanxiang over." Mrs. Shen San snorted and glared at the servant girl.
This Hanxiang was a girl sent by the madam's family. She must have something to say. Only then did the servant girl understand. She didn't dare to neglect and climbed down quickly. Not long after, a young maid came up from the carriage behind.
"Madam," the maid called respectfully.
"Go and check, what is our Young Master Lin busy with in the capital?" Mrs. Shen San said slowly, "Is it because he is frustrated on the battlefield and happy in love? Go and check, what is going on with the Gu family's maid... "
The maid responded cheerfully.
Mrs. Shen San stopped talking and nodded.
When night falls, a luxurious restaurant by the river is brightly lit, with the sound of silk and bamboo, dignitaries coming and going, and a cloud of prostitutes accompanying guests and selling wine.
A spacious hall was already full of people. The visitors were all important figures in the medicine industry in the capital. No matter young or old, they were all accompanied by the most skilled and beautiful people in the capital. These people were spending a lot of money. The wealthy businessmen and prostitutes tried their best not only to win more prizes tonight, but also to recruit these people as regular customers. That would be worth a fortune in one night. At the same time, a young-looking man sitting aside The beautiful concubine looked a little lonely. She looked at the young master beside her from time to time, with an expression of uncontrollable sadness, but she did not dare to step forward and act coquettishly to invite favors.
"Qin Niang..." A female prostitute next to her put her head over and smiled lowly at her, "You have nothing to do with picking up the lottery today..."
The female prostitute who was called Qin Niang lowered her head slightly when she heard this.
"Hey, you shouldn't be jealous, right?" the prostitute said with a smile.
"Who am I, how can I be jealous..." Qin Niang said quietly, her eyes once again turned to the young master, who was personally pouring tea for a young woman sitting on the table next to her.
He looked at the girl with a focused expression and a smile in his eyes.
But the girl didn't look at him, but talked to the three old men on the other side.
She is a person who has been around for a long time, and she can tell true love and falsehood at a glance. The sourness and loss in her heart spread like vines...
"Why would a woman come to this occasion?" The female prostitute who spoke was a little curious and puzzled, "Looking like that, she looks like a lady..."
But what kind of lady would come to such a men's gathering
"Hey, your young master Xin only has eyes for her..." She bumped Qin Niang with her arm, a bit deliberately, "I think she's not as good-looking as you..."
"What's the use of being good-looking? People don't rely on their appearance to make a living." Another female prostitute interjected with a drunken smile.
"Hey, so you are really a lady?" the former prostitute said in surprise.
"Every lady? Green Lady, you have been in this business for five or six years. Have you ever seen a lady?" The slightly drunk prostitute smiled.
"Women in this world either rely on their appearance or their family background to survive..." The female prostitute called Green Lady raised her eyebrows slightly, "Then what else can she rely on?"
At this time, many people in the hall suddenly stood up, interrupting their conversation. The three of them looked and saw the woman standing up and bowing to say goodbye.
"Go away, Mrs. Gu."
The business had been finished, and when these prostitutes came in, she should have said goodbye, but Mr. Qi came a little late, leaving her to say a few more words.
Naturally, Old Man Qi would not say anything. This occasion was indeed not suitable.
"Everyone, please stay." Gu Shiba Niang and her two maids smiled at the people who stood up to see them off.
But even so, everyone should just send them to the corridor in person.
"When have these men ever looked at a woman?"
The ladies in the room were so surprised that they lost their voices and said one after another.
"If you don't recognize her, she is Mrs. Gu." A few well-informed people explained with a smile, "She is the only apprentice of a very famous pharmacist. It is said that the medicine she makes is hard to find..."
He is a great pharmacist, no wonder, everyone suddenly understood.
"It turns out that you rely on your craftsmanship to make a living..." Lu Niang said with a smile, while looking at Qin Niang who looked gloomy and gloomy, "I'm gone. Young Master Xin belongs to you..."
The people who saw off the guests outside the house came back, saw off the female family member, and released the restraints, and the atmosphere suddenly became more lively.
Qin Niang looked at the door expectantly, but she never saw the handsome young man coming in. Her heart finally sank.
After that woman left, he had no interest in staying.
"The eldest young master has to leave so early?" Gu Shiba Niang opened the carriage curtain and looked at Xin Chaoyang who also got into the carriage and said with a smile.
Under the flickering lights on the street, the girl's smile was as bright as the stars.
Xin Chaoyang stretched out his hand to stroke his chin unnaturally, turned his eyes away slightly, and did not answer.
"I'll see Mrs. Gu off." He changed the subject and said.
"Thank you, no need." Gu Shiba Niang smiled.
Ever since that peach blossom viewing, they always felt a little awkward when they met again. Xin Chaoyang didn't speak as casually and fluently as before. Their conversations became brief, and both of them noticed this change, so they felt even more awkward.
Xin Chaoyang didn't speak anymore, just smiled, and Gu Shiba Niang didn't know what to say. The two looked at each other and then turned away.
Gu Shiba Niang lowered the curtain and the carriage drove slowly. Although she did not look back, she felt that Xin Chaoyang's carriage was not far behind, and there seemed to be eyes falling on her back through the carriage. , she couldn't help but sit up straight, with a slight stiffness.
After turning into the alley, she raised the curtain and took a look. Xin Chaoyang's carriage stopped briefly at the alley, as if to confirm that she was home, and then drove away slowly.
Gu Shiba Niang felt she let out a breath and relaxed her body. She reached out and touched her cheek, only feeling slightly warm.
Something doesn't seem right...
She raised her hand and patted her face.
The carriage stopped suddenly.
"Who is it?" Ah Si's displeased voice sounded, along with the scolding sounds of the two maids sitting outside the car.
Gu Shiba Niang lifted the car curtain and saw a figure walking out from under the high walls on both sides. His whole body was covered in a wide cloak, making it difficult to describe.
Ah Si had already been trained by Ling Yuan who always appeared out of the blue and took away his power as a coachman. When he saw this person at first sight, he was not afraid. He calmly asked someone again and asked him to get out of the way.
"Gu Xiang, please take a step to speak." The visitor whispered, slightly lifting his cloak and hat.
Gu Shiba Niang's body stiffened again.
"Master Shen," she said slowly, "do we need to talk?"
Shen Anlin seemed to be used to her attitude and smiled instead.
"It's okay if you don't want to borrow it. Anyway, no one will disturb you here for the time being." He said, with confidence in his slightly hoarse voice, and he whispered to the four and three others who were about to shout.
During his conquests on the battlefield, he developed a majesty and aura that was different from ordinary people. As soon as he scolded them, Ah Si and the other three felt frightened and a sense of terror arose. As expected, they did not dare to shout aloud.