The stars and the moon led the way. A team of sedan chairs and horses appeared on the official road outside Yangzhou City, which seemed a little abrupt. Passersby stopped and looked back wherever they passed.
What was the person in the sedan thinking?
Xia Shang on the horse was very happy. To be precise, Xia Shang could not remember when he had such a happy mood, and perhaps he had never felt this way in his life.
Joy was mixed with stability and steadiness, and expectation was filled with fantasy and nostalgia. His eyes could not leave the sedan chair decorated with big red silk flowers. He always wanted to take a look. Although he could not see the beautiful woman inside, he still wanted to see it.
Maybe this is love.
In the sedan chair, the woman in white had experienced the previous tears, and her emotions had stabilized. She sat steadily in the sedan chair with a calm expression. The little maid opposite was very excited and chattered non-stop.
"Madam, Xiaoyue feels that the young master has become a different person. He rode a white horse to the mansion, and his manners and words were calm and appropriate. He was really handsome! Don't you think so?"
"Madam, please say something. I think the young master has really changed a lot. Maybe he will really treat Madam well in the future."
"Madam..."
"You can be bought with just 10,000 taels of gold? If you really think that person is good, you can be a maidservant with him in the future."
"Ah?! No, no, no... I won't agree..."
Xiaoyue was so embarrassed that she sat down again with a red face and lowered her head to play with her fingers.
Qin Huairou said calmly, but she couldn't help but lift the curtain to look at the man on the white horse in front of her.
In this way, the group arrived at the temporary residence in Yulin County.
Afterwards, the servants of Yongwang Mansion left with the sedan chair and the horse. The young couple and a little maid were left with nothing. Compared with the before and after, they looked really miserable.
The groom Li Zhong was at the door all day. Xia Shang left in the morning without saying anything, only saying that he would definitely bring back the young lady. How could he feel at ease?
Li Zhong knew Qin Huairou and knew the importance of this young lady to the Xia family, but he did not have much confidence in his young master. Not to mention that this young master had been unlearned since childhood, even if he studied hard and practiced hard, he could not earn 10,000 taels of gold in one day!
Li Zhong had long lost hope in his heart, but now he was a little dazed to see the young master and the young lady return together, and thought he was dreaming. It was not until the young lady came to him and whispered:
"Uncle Zhong, I'm back."
Li Zhong woke up and trembled with excitement: "Young lady, you are finally back."
As he spoke, Yazhi also came out of the yard, stepped in small steps to Xia Shang, and bowed: "Young master."
"Why is it her?"
Seeing Yazhi, Qin Huairou couldn't help but frown.
Yazhi and Qin Huairou had been at odds with each other for a long time. Although Qin Huairou was the wife, Yazhi was not a woman who could be bullied at will. When she heard the other party ask this question, she immediately asked back: "Young Madam, why can't it be Yazhi?"
"Xia Shang, you didn't sell her?" Qin Huairou turned to Xia Shang and asked.
The two words "Xia Shang" sounded somewhat harsh, making people feel uncomfortable. Qin Huairou's question was also puzzling. She asked, "Madam, why did I sell Yazhi?"
"You didn't sell this vixen? Then where did you get the money? Didn't you go to the brothel yesterday to sell this woman for gold to pick me up?"
Upon hearing this, Yazhi's face changed. She grabbed the corner of Xia Shang's clothes and asked eagerly, "Master, are you going to sell Yazhi?"
"What's the matter?" Xia Shang was a little confused. "Let's go back to the house first and talk about it."
Qin Huairou went from great sorrow to great joy today. Her mood was a little complicated. She always thought that Xia Shang went to the brothel to sell Yazhi for money to take her home, because she really couldn't think of any other way for Xia Shang to raise 10,000 taels of gold. If Xia Shang didn't sell Yazhi, did he really go to the brothel yesterday to have fun?
More importantly, the fundamental reason why Qin Huairou has been targeting Yazhi is the issue of value.
When Qin Huairou married into the Xia family, the Xia family gave her 10,000 taels of gold as a betrothal gift.
But when Yazhi entered the Xia family, Xia Shang spent 100,000 taels of gold, which was ten times more than Qin Huairou!
When Qin Huairou thought of this, she felt upset and naturally hated the little witch in front of her.
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When the Xia Shang family reunited, Yangzhou City was already in an uproar.
What treasure did Xia Shang give to King Yong? It actually made the two people who were incompatible with each other reconcile, and His Royal Highness Yong also gave Xia Shang 10,000 taels of gold. It was really incredible.
What's even more strange is that after Xia Shang left, King Yong refused all the gifts from everyone and never showed up again. I don't know what happened.
Everyone was waiting to see Xia Shang laugh, but instead of laughing, Xia Shang stole the limelight.
The situation is indeed a bit depressing, but there is nothing you can do.
The guests left after eating, but Li Shou never appeared again. It was unknown whether he was in the building or somewhere else.
Until night fell, the moonlight sank into the dark clouds, and two men in black suddenly appeared on the high wall of the Plum Garden.
The two men in black were one tall and one short, with obvious body features. At first glance, they were a slightly burly middle-aged man and a petite woman.
"There is a light in the attic, and they may not have left. Junior sister, I wonder if there are any masters in the Yongwang Mansion. You are better at light work, so you should go and check the situation. Remember, don't alert the enemy."
"I know."
The woman whispered, and then jumped to the second floor of the attic ten meters away.
Who else could this woman in black be except Xian'er?
At this time, Miss Xian'er no longer had the posture of Yichunyuan. Her arms were spread out like a bird with wings, and her feet tapped in the air, landing on the eaves of the attic like a dragonfly touching the water.
The landing was silent, not even a speck of dust was stirred up.
Who would have thought that the charming and charming girl Xian'er in Yihong Courtyard would be a top-notch martial arts master?
Xian'er didn't think much, and quickly stuck to the wall, listening to the movement in the building.
There was no one on the second floor, but she heard the sound of someone coming downstairs.
Xian'er quickly jumped to the ground and gently opened a small crack in the first-floor window.
A man and a woman came down from the upstairs. The man was Li Shou, holding two brocade boxes in his hands. His expression was a little strange, and he could vaguely hear what he was begging for.
"Madam, do I really want to do this? How can I... how can I tear my face off?"
"A real man should be able to bend and stretch. Do as I say."
After a simple conversation, Li Shou walked out of the attic with a brocade box in one hand and an oil lamp in the other.
Xian'er made herself more hidden, hiding in the darkest corner, and her eyes never left the two brocade boxes in Li Shou's hands.
"What is so precious that he still won't leave it?"
Xian'er was still curious, but she was not expecting the next scene!
Li Shou chose an empty spot in the plum garden except for the attic, and put the brocade box on the wick of the oil lamp!
He was going to burn the brocade box!