Chapter 106 The beautiful sound of the piano
Chen Cao went out. There was a carriage outside the house, and two servants left by Pu Xiang. He wanted to hand over matters before he could go back.
A man came forward and bowed his hands in salute: "Uncle Dingwu, this is a gift from my Marquis to your uncle."
"Feng Nian," Chen Cao waved his hand: "Each person is rewarded with ten taels of silver. You two can go back with the cart."
The servant was anxious: "Uncle, how dare you? This is what the Marquis ordered. Thank you for the reward, I will take my leave."
The two left in a hurry, and Chen Cao couldn't stop him. Then he shook his head and took the twenty taels of silver from Zhang Fengnian's hand. He thought that even if he was a poor man, the twenty taels of silver would be enough for him to return home.
"Girl inside, here are twenty taels of silver. You can take it back. I think the money, even if it is not much, is enough for you to go home. I will send someone to take you back. Please be careful on the way."
Just as Chen Cao was about to turn around, a woman's cry came from the carriage: "Uncle, help me..."
Chen Cao immediately felt that the voice was familiar and felt that he had seen this woman somewhere.
Zhang Fengnian understood and immediately stepped forward to open the car curtain. Chen Cao turned around and saw a woman with her hands and feet tied in the car.
Chen Cao frowned and immediately saw who it was: "Miss Su... you are Miss Su. Hurry, Feng Nian, let go immediately."
Chen Cao stepped forward and helped him out of the carriage. Su Manwen immediately started crying. It was okay. Chen Cao immediately helped him into the house and sat down in the study.
"If Madam comes back, come and let me know."
Zhang Fengnian nodded and left.
"Miss Su, don't cry. Why did Marquis Jinshan get you here?" Chen Cao asked immediately.
Su Manwen sobbed twice, and then said: "People's daughter..."
It turned out that after Chen Cao rescued Su Manwen, Su Manwen's father died a few days ago. Their family was originally a singing and singing family. In the Ming Dynasty, they were considered low-ranking people. They had no relatives and friends at home, so they could only be slaughtered by others. In addition, because of her beauty, , was tripped up by the local gentry in Hangzhou and sent to prison, and then she was transformed from a good family girl into a slave...
Chen Cao was extremely angry after hearing this, and asked, "Do you know who was the one who secretly sold you into a brothel?"
Su Manwen sobbed: "People's women don't know..."
"Hmm..." Chen Cao immediately had a plan and called Zhang Fengnian: "Immediately send someone to the Marquis of Jinshan's Mansion to ask the Marquis of Jinshan about Miss Su's origins, and ask the Marquis of Jinshan to help find out who is responsible for the murder in Zhejiang. Someone sent it.”
"yes..."
"By the way, send someone to call Xin Zhao."
"yes..."
Su Manwen was very grateful for Chen Cao's move, and immediately knelt down: "Thank you for your kindness to Uncle Uncle, a civilian girl. I don't want to go to the brothel to suffer anymore, and I asked your uncle to save my life. Now... now..." Su Manwen A slight blush suddenly appeared on his tear-stained face: "Still innocent..."
Although the voice was softer, Chen Cao could hear it clearly, but the atmosphere was such that it was not easy to care about this, so he reached out and took Su Manwen's hand, pulling her up: "These are nothing, I have to I need to get your deed of sale first, and then send someone to Zhejiang to change you back to your place of origin, otherwise you will remain a slave for the rest of your life."
When Chen Cao held Su Manwen's hand, Su Manwen's face turned even redder. Thinking about the concept of men and women not being intimate, he retracted his hand, and then knelt down again: "Thank you, uncle, for your great kindness."
"There are quite a few vacant rooms on the east and west sides of the front yard, but you are a woman after all, and the servants and maids of the mansion live in the front yard. If not, you can live with Xu Ling in the wing in the middle yard. Forget it, she is from Hangzhou anyway and is from the same hometown as you, so at least she has something to say." Chen Cao said tightly.
"Thank you uncle..."
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"My subordinates went to Jinshan Marquis Mansion in person. This is the deed of betrayal they gave Miss Su." Zhao Xin handed the envelope containing the deed of betrayal to Chen Cao.
Chen Cao took the envelope, opened it and looked at it. It actually had the seal of Qiantang County Government on it: "Qi Shangwen can't be so ignorant of current affairs. Besides, he has probably been transferred to the Chief Envoy Department. He should not have approved it." arts."
"The steward of Jinshan Marquis Mansion said that it was sent by Shen Yiguan, a wealthy businessman from Zhejiang, personally," Zhao Xin said mysteriously: "Shen Yiguan is the second shopkeeper of Yunnan Commercial Bank, and all the business in Nanzhili is under his control."
"The Shen family is directly involved. Well," Chen Cao thought for a while: "With my current status, Pu Xiang cannot lie to me. Besides, he gave you Su Manwen's deed of betrayal as soon as you left. I guess he really didn't know about it. of."
Chen Cao analyzed it, and then suddenly had an idea: "Send someone to Hangzhou..."
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"Farewell to the dreamer on the stage... I advise you to whisper that there is not much to do... Three thousand people are wasting their time... What you say is harsh at night..."
"Singing well..."
Chen Cao and Li Xiang walked into the wing together, and another woman came for no reason. Chen Cao didn't want to hurt Li Xiang's heart, so he brought Li Xiang and explained it on the way.
After all, she was a doctor. Knowing that Chen Cao had no intention of accepting Su Manwen, Li Xiang was very satisfied and followed her to see Su Manwen, showing her identity as the royal wife of the Earl's Palace: "Sister Su, you can live here well." Habit?"
Su Manwen stood up and leaned over to salute: "Thank you, madam, for taking care of me. I am grateful to my uncle and madam for their kindness here."
"You're welcome, sister," Li Xiang smiled slightly, and then asked calmly, "Does my sister have any relatives in Hangzhou?"
Su Manwen's heart tightened, and then he said relaxedly: "My mother died young, and I lived with my father as a singer since I was a child. After my father passed away, my relatives at home have long since disappeared. I only know that there is an uncle in my hometown in Fujian, and I have not been in contact with him since I was a child." ."
"Look at you, this is Miss Su's sad matter, why do you ask?" Chen Cao said deliberately: "Besides, the people I sent have not returned from Zhejiang, and the matter of denationalization has not been handled yet, why do you ask?" Where are the others going?”
Li Xiang looked at Chen Cao angrily: "Don't play tricks on Miss Su, Sister Su. From now on, you will stay in the house well. When you leave your citizenship, I will become sworn sisters with you..."
"Ah?" Chen Cao and Su Manwen said together.
Chen Cao could tell that Su Manwen liked him, but he couldn't express his feelings at all.
"Husband, what happened in the past is in the past. I don't care about the concubine who has been left behind, but I haven't left behind the concubine yet. I am still the eldest lady in the family, and I am qualified to take care of..."
After leaving the wing in the middle courtyard, Li Xiang warned Chen Cao when they parted.
What does this sentence mean?
Chen Cao thought about it carefully and realized that it was probably because of Shen Zhuangling's incident. He couldn't help but smile and shook his head. He was so good at sex, how could he be a stable Liu Xiahui?
"Uncle, Boss Shen is here..."
As soon as Chen Cao stepped out of the house and was about to inspect the military camp, Zhao Xin trotted over: "Waiting in front of the forest..."
Chen Cao's Earl's Mansion is strategically located. To the east is Jubao Mountain. Near Jubao Mountain, there are paddy fields and a river. It is endless and cannot hide people. To the west, there are also fields, but to the west, close to the mansion, is The tenant that I bought before is where Zhang Fengnian's home is.
A cement road passes through the field, and the southern exit is a sycamore forest. The cement houses on the left and right sides of the forest exit are the residences of the three hundred servants. The front is the whistle post, which is usually unoccupied, but there is always one at the entrance. Jin Yiwei was on duty, and the old butler Chen Bo was at the entrance. Anyone he knew was easily let go, and anyone he didn't know was stopped.
This was also carefully arranged by Chen Cao. If he wanted to attack his mansion, his men would have to pass through the defense line of the servants outside the forest, and there were tenants inside.
Chen Cao had just been taught a lesson by Li Xiang before, and he did not dare to introduce Shen Zhuang Ling directly into the house, so he and Zhao Xin walked out. On the road in the forest, they saw Shen Zhuang Ling who was stopped by the servant team in front of the forest.
"Go get her over here."
Chen Cao stood in the forest. When he saw Zhao Xin walking over and saying a few words, Shen Zhuangling held her handkerchief and walked toward the forest alone.
Chen Cao looked at each other and then walked towards the forest on the right, with Shen Zhuangling following closely behind.
Chen Cao stood under a sycamore tree, and the dead leaves under his feet made a crisp sound from being stepped on.
With a heavy voice, Shen Zhuangling knelt in front of Chen Cao: "I would like to thank you for your great kindness."
Chen Cao turned around and looked down at her: "No need to thank me, at least I, Chen Cao, think highly of you. In the eyes of the Mu family, you are just a pawn to them. Without a man for so many years, you will be unbearably lonely when no one is around in the middle of the night." ?”
Shen Zhuangling's face flushed red, and then she said angrily: "What did the uncle say..." Then she whispered: "In the future, the slave family will have an uncle..."
After saying this, Shen Zhuangling knelt forward and prepared to reach out to untie Chen Cao's belt.
Chen Cao grabbed her hand and said with a smile: "We are not composing music today, you get up first."
Shen Zhuangling blushed and was pulled up by Chen Cao. Chen Cao turned her around and let her lie down on the sycamore tree in front of her.
Shen Zhuangling's face was burning: "Uncle, here... this is outside, there are people over there..."
"Xin Zhao is a sensible person, so just leave it alone..."
Chen Cao lifted up her skirt. Even though it was already the beginning of spring, it was still cold in Jinling. Shen Zhuangling was wearing pink cotton pants. Chen Cao took them off and got closer.
Zhao Xin is indeed a sensible person. When he saw Chen Cao and Shen Zhuangling walking into the forest together, he ordered his men not to go into the forest again. Not long after, he saw the tall plane trees in the forest begin to sway slightly, and the birds in the forest Flying up one after another...
"Hey..." Zhao Xin sighed: "My uncle is really in good health. Could it be that he often takes Zhang Tianshi's elixirs?"
After half an hour's work was done, Chen Cao asked Shen Zhuangling to clean up the follow-up with her mouth as usual. While she was cleaning up, Chen Cao said: "Your contract of sale is already with me, and you will be mine from now on." , don’t worry about what the Mu family will do to you, just hand over the grocery store business when it’s time to hand it over, don’t let them talk about it, wait for your daughter to come over, she will have her own place to settle down.”
Shen Zhuangling cleaned up the follow-up very quickly. After swallowing the last mouthful, she said: "Uncle, I am used to doing things. If I have some free time..."
"Don't worry," Chen Cao asked Shen Zhuangling to buckle his belt: "I will arrange something better for you soon."
