Thirty-two courtyards, courtyard No. 16.
Zhong Yanfei landed in the courtyard.
The two little maids hurriedly bowed down: "I have met the master!"
Zhong Yan nodded, swept his consciousness, and walked straight inside until he reached the pavilion in the backyard and saw Li Jingqiu sitting in front of the stone table in a daze.
She has black hair like a waterfall, and wears a light blue waist-length skirt that highlights her exquisite figure. There seems to be a trace of grievance on her delicate profile under the night sky.
The most eye-catching thing is naturally that proud and fierce appearance. He is better than his predecessor, surpassing his mother and becoming the well-deserved number one in the Zhongfu.
Zhennai looks like a ridge from the side and a peak from the side!
"How are you? Do you want me to check you up?"
Li Jingqiu was startled and hurriedly stood up and bowed: "I, I have met your husband! Thank you for your concern, it's nothing serious."
Zhong Yan nodded and said, "What happened that day is my fault. I have said before that you are free to choose. It's not too late now."
Although they live in the same house, the two of them don't have much real contact time.
When they were in Wutong Lane, the other party went to the back garden of Courtyard No. 10 to practice martial arts every day, so they saw him many times, but they didn't have much conversation.
Zhong Yan has watched her grow up. Although Li Henian has entrusted her with her, subconsciously, he still respects her wishes and thoughts, so he has not been intimate with her, and the marriage has been postponed.
"Do you have any plans in mind? Are you going to travel? Or should I help you find a marriage for your father, or should you choose it yourself?"
Li Jingqiu looked up, then lowered his head, pursed his lips and remained silent.
"Don't be mentally burdened. No matter what decision you make, I will support you. Li family, I promised your father that I will take good care of it. You should think carefully about your own affairs."
After saying that, Zhong Yan turned around.
"But I like you!" Li Jingqiu suddenly said.
Zhong Yan turned around and saw her eyes sparkling.
Li Jingqiu took a step forward, tears falling down, biting his lip hard, and said: "I just want to hear your own explanation. After so many days, you have never come to see me. You are only willing to marry me because of my father." A request before death?"
Zhong Yan was stunned. He didn't expect that she, who was always shy, quiet and weak-tempered, would say such words.
"I know that I am not as good as other sisters in the house, but I have been working hard and hope that I can share your worries in the future."
"Are you going to drive me away now? Since I officially moved into Zhong Mansion, I have regarded myself as your wife."
"You said I was still young and I could wait, but how long it has been, you have never had a heart-to-heart talk with me!"
Zhong Yan sighed in his heart and reached out to rub the corners of his eyes to wipe away his tears.
"Silly girl, you think too much. You are excellent. If you are willing, I will treat you sincerely."
Li Jingqiu threw herself into his arms and cried loudly, venting the emotions in her heart for many days.
a long time.
After some comfort from Zhong Yan.
Li Jingqiu wiped the corners of his eyes, stood up straight, and bowed shyly and apologetically: "I'm rude, please forgive me. My husband is busy with affairs. It's my ignorance that makes me so demanding."
Zhong Yan raised his hand and rubbed his cheek, and said with a smile: "I'll come more often when I have time. Let's go to bed early."
"Yes, I would like to send you my husband."
Seeing the figure flying high into the sky and disappearing, Li Jingqiu pursed his lips, feeling a little disappointed.
Not long after.
As soon as Li Jingqiu returned to the bedroom, Liu Ziying came in a hurry. He wanted to question her, but saw that his daughter's eyes were red, and she had obviously cried.
The words that came to her mouth were suppressed, and embarrassment appeared on her face. She blushed and said with shame, "It's my mother's fault. I promise that I will never interact with uncle in private again."
Li Jingqiu looked at his mother and said, "If he comes to you, can you refuse him?"
Liu Ziying was choked and avoided looking at each other.
Li Jingqiu said: "My husband is here."
Liu Ziying was stunned, her heart tightened, and she quickly held her daughter's hand: "You didn't say anything nonsense, did you? Did your uncle scold you for crying?"
Li Jingqiu shook his head and said, "Mother, it's getting late."
"Then take a rest early."
Liu Ziying had an unnatural smile on her lips, pressed her daughter's shoulder, turned and left, feeling bitter in her heart.
Behind him, Li Jingqiu said again: "Mother, I haven't slept with you for a long time. Why don't we stay here tonight? My daughter wants to talk to you."
Liu Ziying's nose felt sour, she turned around and smiled: "Okay!"
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The next day.
It's already o'clock in the morning.
Zhong Yan took a carriage to the East District.
Also accompanying them were Li Jingqiu and Gu Baiyu.
The former was extremely happy, with a slight smile on his lips, and his beautiful eyes were bright and lively.
Since moving to Cangbao Street, she has accompanied Jiang Huan because it is inconvenient for him to leave the house. So far, he has not left the house.
Gu Baiyu reported on the recent situation in the Colosseum along the way.
The total profit of the entire Colosseum last month was equivalent to more than 9,000 pieces of low-grade spirit stones. The Zhong Mansion divided it into 30%, which would bring them nearly 3,000 yuan. Naturally, such a huge profit cannot be compared with that of making talismans.
The reason why we say 'equal value' is because most of the income comes from cultivation resources other than spiritual stones: elixirs, spiritual herbs, prayer beads, etc.
Among them, prayer beads have the largest number.
Mortal customers rarely have the opportunity to obtain spiritual stones and other resources used by monks. They can only use prayer beads that can be bought for a silver tael.
The monks are naturally more willing to keep the spirit stones.
In the Colosseum, all the resources available to the monks can be used as bets, so that the things received are all kinds of things.
As for order and security, there have been no provocations and troubles for the time being.
The Keqing Mansion in the Colosseum also has a share of profit. Each of the many monks in the Keqing Mansion can get a share of the money, which is much faster and easier than making money from other jobs such as hunting, escorting, etc.
Naturally, everyone is doing their best to protect themselves. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be attacked in groups.
In Qingyang City, the Keqing Mansion is the force with the largest number of people and the strongest overall strength. No ordinary person would dare to cause trouble rashly.
"However, my boss has an outstanding debt of almost 1,500 yuan. I don't have enough money to pay for the losses in gambling. Almost all of them are from late-stage monks. It should be intentional. I want to get away with nothing."
"What did Master Bai say?"
"Master Bai said that we should leave it alone. Next year we may not have a share in the Colosseum. There is an IOU, and we will leave it to the people behind to resolve it."
Zhong Yan smiled.
Arriving at the entrance of the Colosseum, I got off the carriage.
A handsome man with a gloomy face walked towards him, but he was Meng Yuliang, the famous 'Friend of Women' in Qingyang City.
"Master Zhong! Why are you free to come here today?"
Meng Yuliang put on a smiling face and greeted.
Zhong Yan smiled and said, "Just take a look at me on the way. How is your luck today, Fellow Daoist Meng?"
"Hey, don't mention it, I've been in trouble for a month and my pants are almost gone!"
“As the tides turn, you’ll be lucky next time.”
After chatting for a while we parted.
Seeing the crowd pouring out of the door, Zhong Yan and the others entered through the inner passage of the side door.
Gu Baiyu said: "My boss, Fellow Daoist Meng also owes twenty yuan, but he borrowed spirit stones from our Colosseum and lost in bets with other monks, and every time he will pay it back within the period of calculating interest. , Integrity is pretty good.”
Gambling naturally involves loan sharking.
Only the principal must be repaid within ten days, and interest will be calculated if exceeded.
After a pause, Gu Baiyu looked a little weird and said: "I heard that he owed a lot of debts in the city, and he borrowed them from female monks. He also borrowed many prayer beads from female warriors."
Li Jingqiu, who was following him, blinked and said, "I have also heard of him, and he can get spiritual stones from women in brothels in the city."
Hearing this again, Zhong Yan laughed again, sighed secretly, and asked Gu Baiyu: "He asked you if he had borrowed it before?"
The corner of Gu Baiyu's mouth twitched, and he pursed his thin lips and said, "After asking several times, I asked him to ask Master Bai to borrow it from the Colosseum."
Zhong Yan became interested: "Tell me, how does he lobby?"
"He just picks out good words and praises people to the extreme, but it is very useful for others to listen to. He is also particularly good at observing people's expressions and comparing them with other women."
"For example, when he borrowed money from me last time, he compared me with Sister Qingyao. He didn't say anything bad about Sister Qingyao, but just said how I am compared to Sister Qingyao..."
"However, he is well-informed and knows a lot about strange and strange things. He said that he had been to Chu State and traveled to Ye State. His words were very convincing, but I don't know whether they are true or not."
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