Ren Qingrui's uninvited appearance caused some insignificant waves in the Qi Mansion, but it was not a big deal.
Although Qi Run, Mrs. Qi and the old couple vaguely guessed something, they didn't say much.
Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, and the younger generations will have to deal with their affairs.
Qi Yun and her sisters entertained Ren Qingrui as enthusiastically as they did in the Liu Mansion in the capital, and they did not feel any dissatisfaction because of Ren Qingrui's sudden arrival.
Since the husband had allowed this girl to stay in his home for a long time, the sisters and others had already prepared for the worst.
The worst outcome would be to have a younger good sister. Anyway, there are so many sisters nowadays. Ren Qingrui is not more than Ren Qingrui, and Ren Qingrui is not more than Ren Qingrui. It is just a small thing to add a pair of chopsticks.
Compared to Qi Yun and others, Liu Mingzhi was neither indifferent nor too enthusiastic about Ren Qingrui's arrival. Just like when he was in the capital, he regarded him as the little book boy who accompanied him at the Gua stall to fool people.
For Ren Qingrui, a young beauty who was a round younger than him, Liu Mingzhi really didn't want to harm this girl for the rest of her life.
It is inevitable for men to be lustful, but there must be a bottom line!
Liu Mingzhi mentioned more than once that the girl should go back to her hometown to accompany her parents and find a good family to spend the rest of her life. However, the girl never left, and as time passed Liu Mingzhi became too lazy to waste time.
It is the fifth day of September in the fourth year of Dalong Taiping.
Liu Mingzhi, who stayed in Qi Mansion for a few days, took a group of beauties and his children back to Liu Mansion in the city to visit the old man who stayed at home in Jiangnan, and then said goodbye to Qi Run and his wife and embarked on the journey back to Beijing.
It was an understatement when I arrived, and it was also gentle and calm when I returned.
The only difference was that the beautiful lady Ren Qingrui was accompanying him on the way back to Beijing.
Watching the carriages and horses following Young Master Liu and his entourage gradually go away, Qi Run raised his hand and patted Mrs. Qi who was weeping secretly.
"Madam, go back. Life is about gatherings and separations. Why bother adding to your worries?"
Mrs. Qi glared at Qi Run with a dissatisfied expression: "You old thing, your daughter, son-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter are gone. Can't you feel uncomfortable for me?
I don’t know when we will meet again after leaving. Why can’t I feel uncomfortable? "
"Okay, okay, I was wrong. Isn't it okay that I was wrong?
Don't feel bad. It's New Year's Eve in a few months. If they don't come back this year, shall we go to the head office in Beijing? "
"real?"
"Oh, my dear lady, when did I dare to lie to you?"
Mrs. Qi gave Qi Run a resentful look: "Really? Do you dare to say that you didn't lie to me about the matter between you and that fox named Xu in Yanyulou? Do you really think that I don't know anything because I don't go out often? ?”
"I...I am..."
Mrs. Qi snorted and turned towards the city gate.
"I can't control you when you are fooling around outside, but if you dare to bring that foxy child into the house and ruin the reputation of your son-in-law and daughter, I will never be done with you."
Qi Run chased after him and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, madam, don't worry, I promise that I will not ruin the reputation of my son-in-law and daughter. I heard that some new jewelry has arrived from Jade Pavilion, so I will accompany my wife to have a look!" "
"You have a conscience."
Yanyu Tower outside Jinling City.
Chu Le, the current governor of Jinling, was dressed in regular clothes and smiled lightly as he glanced around at the young and beautiful Yingying Yanyan in Yanyu Tower, and walked towards a charming middle-aged lady who came out of the stairs.
"Mr. Chu, what kind of wind brought you here? No wonder the slave family heard magpies chirping on the branches this morning!"
Chu Le smiled lightly and gave her a hug: "Mother Xu, I'm polite now."
"Don't dare, don't dare, Mr. Chu, you are trying to destroy the slave family. Please go upstairs to the private room."
"Then Mother Lao Xu will lead the way."
"This is my family's honor. Please do it, Mr. Chu."
Mother Xu in the private room on the third floor of Yanyu Building respectfully welcomed Chu Le in. She was about to pour tea for him, but Chu Le stopped her.
"Mother Xu, there is no need to work too hard. I am here because I have something to do, and I need to ask Mother Xu for a favor."
A trace of uneasiness flashed across Mother Xu's charming eyes, and she silently put down the teapot in her hand and sat opposite Chu Le.
"Mr. Chu, are we going to increase miscellaneous taxes? If we are to increase miscellaneous taxes, our girls from Yanyu Tower will have to drink the northwest wind from now on."
Chu Le couldn't help but laugh when she saw Xu's mother pretending to be pitiful.
"No, no, Mother Xu, there is no need to think too much. My visit this time has nothing to do with taxation."
Mother Xu breathed a heavy sigh and looked at Chu Le curiously: "The slave family is confused. Dare I ask what Mr. Chu's intention is in coming here this time?"
"As entrusted by someone, I came here to handle a small matter that is insignificant to Mother Xu."
Looking at Chu Lezhengran's appearance, Mother Xu couldn't help but feel a synapse in her heart. The dignified governor was entrusted by someone to come to her, a brothel madam, to do something for her?
Why did I feel so frightened after hearing these words?
Could it be that some daughter was blind and didn't know which nobleman Taishan had collided with? What is the identity of a noble person who can make a dignified governor come forward to do things?
If this was the case, it seemed that he would have to find his enemy to mediate.
"Mother Xu?"
"Ah? What did you say, Mr. Chu?"
"Nothing, nothing. I just saw Mother Xu suddenly become dazed for no reason, so I couldn't help but shout."
"The slave family is rude and made Master Chu laugh. Master Chu, please tell me why you came to Yanyu Tower to find the slave family."
"Mother Xu, I wonder if there is a girl named He'er in your Yanyu Building? I am here this time just for Miss He'er."
"He...he'er?"
"Yes, it's Miss He'er."
Seeing Chu Le mentioning He'er's name by name, Xu's mother couldn't help but panic. This girl, He'er, had just come out to receive guests a few times, and she didn't know how to read a man's thoughts.
This time the Governor came to see her directly. Could it be that she had offended someone unintentionally due to her lack of experience in serving guests?
As a member of the officialdom, Chu Le's ability to observe people's emotions was naturally extraordinary. In an instant, he could see Mother Xu's inner thoughts from the reaction on her face.
"Mother Xu, there is no need for you to think wildly. I am here for no other reason than to be entrusted by a big shot to redeem Miss He'er's life."
"Redemption... ransom?"
"Yes, I wonder if Mother Xu can be convenient and send someone to invite Miss He'er up?"
Mother Xu stared at Chu Le's unfaithful expression carefully for a while, and suddenly she became happy.
I originally thought that Chu Le was here to ask for help, but I never thought that the governor was here to report good news.
It's true that this girl He'er climbed up a high branch without saying a word!
Knowing that Chu Le was here to redeem He'er's life, Xu's mother's uneasiness disappeared immediately. With a smile on her face, she filled the pot with a cup of tea and placed it in front of Chu Le. The small Qingluo fan in her hand was shaking silently.
"Mr. Chu, since you have come to redeem the life of this girl He'er, do you think that Mr. Chu knows the rules of our Yanyu House? It is not easy for the slave family to raise a good daughter.
Although this girl He'er is still young, she is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and can easily recite poems and compose poems. Especially she is a perfect young girl.
The slave family is about to train him as the oiran of our Yanyu Tower! Who would have thought that this girl would meet a noble man just after leaving the palace.
Since that noble man can entrust Mr. Chu to come and redeem the life of He'er, his status must be extraordinary, but no matter how high his status is, he must act in accordance with the rules, right?
You can't let the slave family's hard work over the years go to waste, right? "
Chu Le raised his eyebrows, tapped his fingers gently on the table and looked at Mother Xu with a half-smile.
"Of course I understand the rules in your brothel, but I have a piece of advice for Xu's mother: don't ask for high prices.
Otherwise, if the nobleman is unhappy, even if my senior in Jinling City comes to mediate, he will still be in a dilemma.
I say it again sincerely, this is not a threat, but a piece of advice. "
Mother Xu's smiling face froze slightly, and she moved her stool to sit next to Chu Le.
"Mr. Chu, you often visit the slave family as a guest. The slave family has never neglected you at all. Please tell the slave family exactly what the identity of that noble man is? Even the enemy of the slave family will show up if he is offended. Dilemma.”
"Mother Xu, you also know the identity of the senior in Qi Mansion. What do you think the identity of the person who can put him in a dilemma would be?"
Mother Xu's delicate body trembled, and her trembling arms pointed toward the roof.
"No...could it be that the Lord returned to his hometown and fell in love with this girl He'er?"
"Of course not, it's pretty much the same."
After Chu Le finished speaking, he took out an identity document from his sleeve and photographed it on the table.
"This is Miss He'er's certificate after her death. The chief official of the Hubu Yamen Office in Jinling City has not approved the report to the court, but the Hubu has directly stamped the official seal and sent the letter to me. As for what to do , Mother Xu, I don’t need to say more, right?”
"Hiss - it's almost the same? Isn't that the prince... ahem... I made a mistake. I made a mistake. Mr. Chu, please wait a moment. I'll be here soon."
In the blink of an eye, outside the gate of Yanyu Pavilion, Chu Le looked at He'er who had a dull expression and had not yet realized what was going on. He stuffed the certificate and a banknote into He'er's hand.
"Miss He'er, from now on you are a beloved man. The world is big and you can go anywhere in the future."
He'er stared blankly at the certificate in her hand, then raised her head and looked at Chu Le in astonishment.
"I...I will be my husband from now on?"
Chu Le chuckled and nodded: "Yes, he is a beloved man.
This one hundred taels of silver notes is enough for you to settle down anywhere in Jinling. It is not a big problem to buy a smaller private residence in the city.
I have finished what I was entrusted with, so I go ahead. "
"He'er Gong... I send you my best wishes to Mr. Chu."
Watching Chu Le get on the carriage and drive away, He'er glanced back at the Yanyu Tower behind him, then at the husband's certificate and the hundred-tael silver note in his hand, with excitement and a touch of excitement on his face. A confused look.
"Good sister, take care."
He'er heard the voice and turned around to look at Sister Mo standing by the door waving goodbye, with a touch of sadness in her eyes.
"Sister, take care of it."
