Han Changmu pressed Xie Mengxia's shoulder and asked him to calm down: "Don't worry, keep her safe."
He went out and called the maid who was guarding her in the distance, and said calmly: "Take me to Mrs. Mei. I want to do a business with her."
The maid bent down deeply and led Han Changmu to Mrs. Mei's room.
Mrs. Mei seemed to know that this matter was over and someone would come to see her. She had already prepared tea, burned a wisp of incense, and was waiting in the room.
Seeing Han Changmu come in, she smiled charmingly and said: "One moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold. The noble man bought Qingqian for three days, why did he waste his time here at the slave's house?"
Han Changmu sat opposite Mrs. Mei and said indifferently: "I want to discuss a business with Mrs. Mei."
Mrs. Mei's long and thin eyebrows raised slightly: "Master, please speak."
Han Changmu tapped the table with his fingers and said calmly: "I want to buy Qing Qian's deed of sale. Mrs. Mei, please give me a price."
Mrs. Mei smiled softly and took an abacus.
These girls were bought by her, carefully trained, and sold at a high price.
She doesn't care about how these girls earn money for her. As long as she can earn the most money, she can do business.
Her fingers were flying, and the abacus made a crackling sound, which was dizzying.
Finally, she pressed the abacus, held a strand of hair, raised her eyebrows and smiled: "If you want to redeem yourself for Qing Qian, you only need to add seven thousand taels to the three thousand taels."
Han Changmu didn't even change his expression. He took out his pouch, took out a bunch of banknotes, slapped them on the dining table, and said calmly: "Where's the contract?"
Mrs. Mei smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are really happy."
She pushed Qingqian's deed of betrayal and the documents of low status to Han Changmu's hand, and asked with a smile: "Do you plan to take Qingqian back now, or do you want to go back and discuss it with your wife at home first, and then come to pick her up?" ."
Han Changmu narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his lips and smiled: "Such a beauty must be hidden."
Mrs. Mei collected the banknotes and ordered the brothel guards to come in and told them to let her go. Then she smiled and said, "Qing Qian is really lucky to find a noble person who loves her so much."
Han Changmu smiled meaningfully: "Madam Mei, you are joking. The girls in this building each have their own merits. I will come again."
A carriage drove out from the main entrance of the brothel, and the sound of rattling could be heard far away in the night.
Back in the inn, with a pop, Qingqian knelt at Han Changmu's feet. She never dreamed that she would really be able to escape from the sea of suffering. She hugged Han Changmu's legs and kowtowed repeatedly. Xuan Ran was about to cry: "Thank you for saving your life. From now on, the noble is the master of the slave. The slave obeys the master's orders. Even if he is a cow or a horse, he must repay his master."
Han Changmu has never cried while being hugged by a delicate girl. When he was in the palace, he was famous for being cold-faced and scornful, and the maids in the palace knew how to get around them without anyone asking. He leaves.
He felt a little awkward in a rare way, and said in an even gentler way: "Don't worry, now that you're here, no one will make things difficult for you anymore."
Xie Mengxia also laughed and said: "Yes, yes, since Jiuchao has bought you, of course I won't let you be used as a cow or a horse, so you can live in peace first."
Qing Qian kowtowed lowly: "Yes, I will obey the master's instructions."
Xie Mengxia came closer to Han Changmu, smiled lowly, and pursed his lips at Qingqian, who was lying at Han Changmu's feet: "Jiuchao, you bought this Qingqian. There must be an explanation, whether it is to be a concubine or a wife." Where is the maid?" He paused slightly: "We are thousands of miles away, and the girl is weak. I have to remind you, don't get back to Chang'an City, she will die first, your ten thousand taels, But it’s all in vain.”
Han Changmu rubbed his brows in distress.
He only wanted to save Qing Qian from the sea of misery, but now that he thought about it carefully, it was really not easy to arrange it.
He considered it and said, "Let her be a maid first. We'll talk about it when we get back. It depends on what she wants."
Qingqian heard what Han Changmu meant, and when she followed them back to the inn, she had already guessed that these two people were from outside, but they did not have too much businessman spirit in them, but had a noble temperament.
She felt a thump in her heart and said timidly: "The slave follows the master. Wherever the master goes, the slave will go."
Han Changmu thought for a moment and said gently: "From today on, you are my maidservant. This title needs to be changed. Do you understand the rules of the Han people?"
Qing Qian whispered: "My maid understands, thank you very much for taking me in."
Han Changmu smiled. This girl was very smart. He waved gently: "Okay, you can go and have a rest. I just asked the shopkeeper to arrange a room for you. Just ask the servant to take you there."
Qing Qian said yes and slowly backed away, just in time to hear Xie Mengxia ask: "Jiuchao, are you really not going to say hello to A Yao in advance?"
She was slightly startled, Ah Yao, it sounded like a girl's name. The master bought a maid and had to explain to her. It seemed that this girl's identity was unusual.
She vaguely felt that she had encountered a powerful enemy, and she mustered up all her energy to deal with it.
Han Changmu was stunned by Xie Mengxia's question. He had never had much dealings with girls, and he had never had a girl he liked. He bought a girl back inexplicably. Facing the girl he liked, he didn't know how to greet her. beat.
He rubbed his brows in distress, thought for a moment, and then said, "Let me think about it first."
Xie Mengxia smiled low and said mockingly: "Jiu Chao, there are times when you can't do anything." His smile deepened: "You can buy a maid for ten thousand taels. Jiu Chao, do you have a lot of money to burn, or are you stupid? Is it necessary to bubbling? Do you like Qingqian so much, did you like it at first sight? "
Han Changmu raised his eyebrows.
Do you like it? He couldn't explain clearly, but he knew that he had been thinking about this person for fifteen years and finally met her, so of course he wouldn't let her leave easily.
Seeing Han Changmu's nymphomaniac look, Xie Mengxia couldn't help but laugh loudly and yawned: "I suffered a big loss today. I didn't see the good show. I'm still sleepy as hell. I'm going to bed."
When the room became quiet, Han Changmu felt that what he did today was somewhat impulsive. He didn't know how to face Yao Yao.
At dawn the next day, Han Changmu just opened the door and saw Qing Qian carrying a copper basin with facial cleansing water mixed with roses.
He was stunned for a moment and said, "How long have you been standing here."
Qing Qian held the copper basin and saluted steadily: "My maid has just arrived."
Han Changmu lowered his eyes and saw that Qing Qian's hands were already red from the cold, and the facial cleansing water in the basin was no longer steaming.
Obviously she didn't just arrive as she said.
He stared and said calmly: "Come in."
Qing Qian lowered her head and followed Han Changmu into the room, pouring hot water into the copper basin.
She lowered her head to twist the hot handkerchief, and her slender white neck showed a graceful arc.
When Han Changmu washes and changes clothes, he is served by a servant. This time, he is served by a soft-smelling beauty, which is quite unique.
As soon as he lowered his head, he saw the astonishing beauty of the snow-white color in the collar of the slightly loose skirt, and bursts of fragrance penetrated his nostrils.
As expected, the girl who was carefully trained in that building was extraordinary.
Qing Qian tied Han Changmu's belt, lowered her head and said, "Young master, it's ready."
Han Changmu nodded and said calmly: "I have to go out for something, so you stay at the inn and don't go out."
Qing Qian Rourou saluted: "Yes, my maid is waiting for the young master to come back at the inn."
Han Changmu went downstairs and bumped into Xie Mengxia head-on. From the looks of it, he seemed to have been waiting for a while. He said calmly: "Let's go, I have to go to the wine shop today to keep an eye on him."
Xie Mengxia glanced at Han Changmu sideways, and said with a smile: "I have been waiting at the door for an hour, and you just send me away like this. This is not very considerate."
Han Changmu pursed his lips, said nothing, and walked out first.
As soon as I walked to the door, a chill hit me. The sky was extremely gloomy, the humidity was heavy, and a heavy snow was about to fall.
Meng Sui hurriedly brought two cloaks over and said with a smile: "Young Master, Your Highness, it's going to snow. Please bring some cloaks."
Han Changmu took the cloak and just took a step outside when he saw a girl in thin clothes running over from a distance, panting and with a faint mist on her face.
He hurried over to meet her, wrapped his cloak around the girl, and hugged her through the door: "A Yao, why are you here? Why don't you wear more clothes? What should you do if you get cold?"
Yao Yao's hands were frozen, and she rubbed them for a long time before taking a breath: "The matter is urgent." She shook one hand, handed over a note, and said in a trembling voice: "Master, nail Zhu Neng On the door frame of the room.”
Meng Suige hurriedly handed Yao Yao a cup of hot tea and said softly: "Here, Miss A Yao, hurry up and warm her up."
Han Changmu opened the note and looked at it, his expression changed slightly.
The note clearly read: "At the first quarter of the morning, the Chenghuang Temple in the north of the city."
This was someone who stated the time and place and wanted to meet Zhu Neng. Although it was unknown who the inviter was, one could guess who it was. It was either Li Yushi himself or someone related to Li Yushi.
It was already early morning and time was tight. No wonder Yao Yao was out of breath from running.
He asked in a deep voice: "Is Zhu Neng going?"
Yao Yao nodded: "Already on the way, he left Xiao Liuzi in the inn."
Han Changmu took a picture of the food table, and quickly and resolutely made arrangements for the following matters: "Your Highness, you stay and look after the inn. Ah Yao, you go over there and bring Xiao Liuzi back. Meng Suige, come with me to the City God's Temple. ."
The weather was so cold that there was no incense in the City God's Temple in the west of the city. There was only a seated statue of the City God placed alone in the main hall.
When Zhu Neng arrived, there was no one in the temple. Two jackdaws landed on the bare branches and screamed.
Zhu Neng subconsciously tightened his grip on the long knife on his waist, and walked back and forth in the yard with a serious and awe-inspiring expression, hiding the nervousness in his heart.
