Chapter 130 A Thief Comes at Midnight

It was late spring, and the weather was pleasant. Yun Wansheng was dressed in a blue cotton dress, her jet-black hair tied in a simple bun, a jade hairpin pinned in her hair. She looked simple and elegant, yet simple and graceful.

I left the house with my maid, and before I even left the alley, I saw two women and a man chatting there.

Yun Wansheng walked over and greeted them politely: "Mrs. Tian, ​​Mrs. Chen!"

The two men responded with a smile: "Yun Wansheng, are you going out?" said Mrs. Tian.

"Well! I'm going to the market for a walk, you guys take a rest." After saying that, he walked over.

After she left, Mrs. Chen curled her lips and said, "Mrs. Tian, ​​why does Miss Shunshang always go in and out alone and never see her husband?"

"Who knows? Maybe she died a long time ago during the war between the two countries. Otherwise, it's been almost a year and no one from her in-laws has come to visit."

The strong young man beside him heard this, his eyes turned darkly, and a lustful look flashed in his eyes: "Sister, if she didn't have a husband, how dare she come to our Dongqiang country alone? Isn't she afraid of being bullied?" His tone was tentative.

"Second brother, this is where she's smart. As soon as they arrived, she asked the government to come here to warn us neighbors. Of course, the Shun Shang Kingdom must protect its own people. Alas! It's because we are slaves of a conquered country! We can't afford to offend us!" Mrs. Tian shook her head disdainfully.

"There's actually such a thing. It seems that young lady has quite an idea!"

"Look, she has a maidservant following her, so she's definitely not an ordinary person. Tian Qiang, I'm warning you, that woman is no weakling, otherwise she wouldn't live here alone. Don't try to get her."

Mrs. Tian knew her second brother who was not doing his job well, so she warned him out of concern.

"Sister, look at what you think of me. I lame in one leg when I was in the army. How can you expect me to bully decent women?" Tian Qiang spoke pitifully, but the evil look in his eyes filled his eyes.

While they were chatting here, Yun Wansheng came to the Military Affairs Office and explained her purpose to the soldier on guard. The soldier then went in to pass on the message.

Soon, the soldier came back and led her into the yamen.

As soon as the master and servant entered a moon gate, they saw Shangguan Lan waiting outside.

"Greetings, Commander!" Yun Wansheng stepped forward to pay his respects.

But before she could even squat down, she was supported by the man opposite her: "Yun Wansheng, we are friends. Let's not go through these empty formalities when we meet in the future."

"Okay!" Yun Wansheng smiled generously.

"Let's go inside and talk." Shangguan Lan looked at her with gentle eyes and gestured for her to follow him into the house.

Yun Wansheng followed him into the room and casually glanced at the furnishings in the room with her phoenix eyes. It was very suitable for a soldier's office, simple and not luxurious, and mainly practical.

"Yun Wansheng, please sit down." Shangguan Lan said as he poured her a cup of hot tea.

"Thank you!" Yun Wansheng said politely.

"Why do you come to see me today?" Shangguan Lan asked bluntly.

"A little bit. I want to open a bag workshop. You don't need to do anything else. You just need to cut the ribbon and stand on the platform for me when I open the shop. When people see you, they will know that I have a reliable backer behind me. This way, my business will be much smoother in the future." Yun Wansheng said a little embarrassedly.

Shangguan Lan smiled when he heard this. "Yun Wansheng, this is the first time I've seen someone express their ambitions so openly. Aren't you afraid that I might reject you out of anger?"

"I think it's better to be straightforward with friends about some things. That way you won't feel like you're being taken advantage of and embarrassed to speak out. As long as you agree to stay with me, I'll pay you a corresponding annual salary."

"Oh? How much are you going to give me?" Shangguan Lan said in a joking tone.

"Although this workshop has not been established yet, I will give you five hundred taels as a reward first. If the business is good in the future, I will give you two thousand taels every year, or even more." Yun Wansheng said seriously.

"So many? It seems you are very confident in your business?"

"You have to give it a try. If you don't try, how can you know if you can make money?"

Shangguan Lan looked at her for a moment with a slightly darker look in his eyes, as if hesitating. After a while, he said, "Okay! I promise to help you, but I won't charge you any money. You don't have to be embarrassed. After all, you are my savior. I will help you as a way of repaying my kindness."

"Shangguan Lan, I only helped you back then. I never thought you would regard me as your savior. The fact that you survived this disaster is because you were not destined to die."

"Yun Wansheng, although you only paid a few taels of silver at that time, it was precisely because of this few taels of silver that I was able to survive. Those beggars did not bother me anymore and even helped take care of Goudan.

"Even if you deny it, it won't change the fact that you saved me, so don't feel any psychological burden when I help you." Shangguan Lan said with a smile.

Seeing him say that, Yun Wansheng couldn't keep refusing, so she just smiled awkwardly and said, "Whatever you think! I'll come back to you before I open the shop."

"You'd better tell me a few days in advance. I'm afraid something might happen at the last minute."

"That's fine. I've finished what I want to say, so I won't disturb you at work." Yun Wansheng stood up as she said that.

"Well! Take care." Shangguan Lan smiled slightly as he escorted her out of the yamen.

After leaving the yamen, Yun Wansheng went to the pawnshop and easily found an idle house. It was not far from where she lived. It was a little shabby, but it was not a big problem. She could just renovate it when the time came.

In the evening, Yun Wansheng came out of the shower in a good mood. After tidying up, she went to bed. She took out a book from under her pillow and started reading, using it to pass the long night.

At this time, the sound of drums was heard on the street. Yun Wansheng put down the book as usual, then got out of bed and went behind the screen to urinate. When she came out, she blew out the candle and went back to bed.

When she was tossing and turning and unable to sleep, she suddenly heard a noise outside the window, which made her heart skip a beat. She immediately sat up and took out the pistol from under the pillow.

"Who's outside? Get out if you don't want to die." The voice was sharp.

"Miss Yun, it must be lonely for you to sleep alone. How about letting your brother come to accompany you? I'm very good in bed." A vulgar laugh came from outside the window.

"Get out! Don't you even look at your own moral character? Get out of here now! If you dare to come in, you will bear the consequences at your own risk."

"Miss Yun, I know you are shy, so I will come to accompany you now." After Tian Qiang said this outside the window, he couldn't wait to pry the window open with a knife.

Yun Wansheng raised his pistol and pointed it out the window, a fierce look flashing in his eyes: "You asked for this." When the man stretched out a leg, his finger pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Following the sound of a gunshot, a scream was heard, waking up the maid and the cook.

When the two men ran out of the west room, they saw their master wearing clothes and lighting a candle.