But after all, Kang Miao is a little older and quite mature in doing things. After comforting Xie Jiaoniang, she said: "The curfew is about to begin now, and since you and I are not familiar with each other here, it's probably useless to go out. Let's take a rest today and go to Liu's Mansion early tomorrow morning to find out what happened!"
The two spent the night worried and didn't sleep for long. He woke up early and immediately called a carriage and rushed to Liu's Mansion without even eating breakfast.
Fortunately, the two of them came to Tianjin early, and the news of Liu Haojia's opening of the sea has not yet spread completely. Otherwise, there would be a sea of people in front of the mansion, and I’m afraid they wouldn’t be able to get there! Although there is no one in front of the mansion now, because everyone knows that the real owner is not at home, it will be a different scene when Liu Haojia comes back from the sea!
After the two people arrived at the side door, Kang Miao said, "Sister, please stay in the carriage and don't get out. I'll go to the concierge and ask."
Xie Jiaoniang knew that this meant that eggs could not be put in one basket, so she naturally nodded in agreement, and then watched Kang Miao put on her curtain hat and go straight to the side door.
The doorman who was sitting at the door saw a woman coming with a maid, so he stood up to greet her and said, "What does this little lady do for you?"
Kang Miao was familiar with the principles of being a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister, so she squatted down and said, "Brother, I want to ask you something. Did a female guest come into the house yesterday, but she never came out? "
Menzi naturally knew about this matter, but he did not answer directly. Instead, he asked: "Who are you and what is your relationship with that little lady?"
When Kang Miao heard this, her heart became even higher, and she hurriedly said, "This is her sister. She didn't come back yesterday, so she came here today to ask."
When Menzi heard that it was the new aunt's sister, a smile immediately appeared on his face! Although he didn't see Tan Cuiying's appearance yesterday, he saw her figure and grace under the curtain. She was an outstanding little lady! Moreover, it is unreasonable to take a concubine before getting married, but even so, he still brought the concubine into the house. It can be seen that he will definitely be favored in the future, so naturally he cannot go too far with his sister!
So the disciple immediately said: "So you are the sister of the new aunt! My aunt did enter the house yesterday, and she probably settled in the backyard! It's just that Miss Zhang was very busy yesterday and didn't see her, so no news was sent out. , you don’t know!”
Kang Miao almost jumped up in shock when she heard this! She always knew that Tan Cuiying was averse to being a concubine, so how could she already have the title of aunt after just one day of entering? But Kang Miao was so experienced that she calmed down and said, "I see, then I will go back and wait for the news!"
Menzi thought that Kang Miao would be a favor if he asked him to pass on the news, but Kang Miao was confused but did not say anything, and hurriedly returned to the carriage. As soon as she entered the carriage, Xie Jiaoniang opened her mouth to ask, but Kang Miao said loudly: "Go back to the inn immediately!"
When the carriage started to move, Xie Jiaoniang saw the panic on Kang Miao's face and asked hurriedly: "Did something happen to Sister Tan?"
Kang Miao twisted her handkerchief and said, "Something serious has happened. Sister Tan has been left as a concubine to Uncle Wu Ning!"
Hearing this, Xie Jiaoniang screamed in surprise and said, "What on earth is going on?"
Kang Miao learned what Menzi said. It's a pity that Kang Miao and the two just entered the city and didn't know that Liu Haojia had gone to sea. They thought that Liu Haojia had done this, so the two of them instantly imagined a story about a bully robbing a civilian girl! There may be some differences in plot, but the central idea should be the same!
After the two of them finished their brainstorming, Xie Jiaoniang said weakly: "Then what should we do?"
Kang Miao was silent for a moment and said: "Sister Tan has the strongest personality and never likes to be a concubine! Maybe it was Wu Ningbo who forced her!"
Xie Jiaoniang said: "That's not necessarily true. When Sister Tan and I were together, she highly praised Uncle Wu Ning, saying that everything he did was beneficial to the country and the people, and he was a rare capable minister among the nobles. Qianchen! If Uncle Wu Ning begs him to be his concubine, maybe she will agree!"
Kang Miao thought for a while and said, "Sister Tan has always been polite. If Uncle Wu Ning came to ask for marriage in a decent manner, it might be possible! But now that she came to do something but was left in the house, she must be unwilling to do it. Yes! We still have to find a way to rescue her!"
Xie Jiaoniang nodded and said, "Sister Kang is right!"
As a result, the two of them waited until the carriage arrived at the inn and did not discuss the arrival of Ziwu Maoyou! But after returning to the cross-yard, Kang Miao was the first to come up with an idea and said: "We have to leave here quickly to avoid being found!"
Xie Jiaoniang also nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, yes, let's leave quickly! This is the property of Wu Ningbo Mansion. If he comes to capture us as concubines, we won't be able to escape!"
Kang Miao didn't know whether to laugh or cry when she heard this, but she also knew that Xie Jiaoniang didn't know much, and she was already out of her mind and talking nonsense. Simply ignoring him, he ordered the people around him to collect their gold and silver items, then went out and called another carriage to leave the inn.
When Qian Kangmiao got on the carriage, he thought that Tianjin was Wu Ningbo's territory, and he would be found out if he changed the inn, so he simply asked the coachman where there was a house that could be rented for a short period of time.
These coachmen transport foreign guests every day, most of whom rent houses, so the relationship between them and the foreigners is very close. She introduced the person to her, and then Kang Miao and the two rented a house under aliases to settle down, and then thought about how to rescue Tan Cuiying. Not to mention, they really asked him to come up with some ideas!
Because there were several people in Tianjin who had been in contact with her for a while. If she came to ask for help, they might be able to get some information. As for rescuing people, Kang Miao doesn't even have the confidence to do so!
Moreover, the client has to think of an excuse to ask for information, and he also has to ask where these people live and how to get to them are all problems! So for a while, the two of them stayed in the temporarily rented house.
But what they didn't know was that there were countless people watching Liu Haojia's house! Even the concierge knew that the idle men hanging around in front of the mansion were sent by others to monitor Liu's mansion! It's just that Liu Haojia has always been cautious in doing things, so he is not afraid of their prying eyes. So Kang Miao did not avoid them when talking to the concierge today.
After all, it's just a matter of concubinage. It's nothing important at all! Although it is said that taking a concubine before marriage is against etiquette, it is only against etiquette! Besides, there are so many people doing this kind of thing, who cares? But one person happened to figure out the problem!
This man didn't take it seriously when he listened to the conversation at the door, but he noticed that Kang Miao walked back too quickly after talking to his disciples, almost as if he was running away, so he felt that there seemed to be something to do! So he followed all the way.
