Chapter 263 Why does Xie Xuanxiao have it, but he doesn't?
Nangong Qiang said, "Marquis Anping and the second young master entered one of the private rooms, and soon after, faint sobbing sounds came from inside."
There were men and women.
Li Nanke's heart stirred slightly.
"Crying? Didn't Master Nangong hear what they were saying?"
Nangong Qiang shook her head.
"The private room looked ordinary, but there were many guards around it. I was afraid of alerting them, so I didn't dare to get too close."
Li Nanke was very surprised.
“Secret guards? Marquis Anping certainly doesn’t have any secret guards, which means the people who met them in the private room must have secret guards.”
Who exactly keeps secret bodyguards around?
Shen Cong said, "There are regulations in this dynasty that only members of the royal family can keep secret guards. Could it be that Marquis Anping met someone from the royal family at Huanyue Residence?"
Li Nanke couldn't understand it either.
"Master Nangong, please continue."
Nangong Qiang said, "They chatted inside for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and then Marquis Anping and the Second Young Master came out."
Although the people inside didn't come out to see them off, I saw what they looked like the moment the door opened.
"It's the Lady Bai we met at the Xiangguo Temple fair."
Li Nanke exclaimed, "You mean Bai San Niang, the matriarch of the Chen family in Quanzhou?"
Nangong Qiang nodded.
"When they came out, I saw that Marquis Anping and the Second Young Master both had red eyes. Before leaving, the Second Young Master called out 'Mother'."
Li Nanke was utterly shocked.
Although she and her father had previously speculated that Bai San Niang might be the Bai family member who had an affair with Marquis Anping, they had never found any evidence.
Coupled with the legend of Bai San Niang that she had heard, she once doubted that she had guessed wrong.
I never imagined that Bai San Niang was actually Bai Shi!
No wonder that in the dream, when his family was exiled, Marquis Anping and Li Yao's family were able to escape exile by faking their deaths.
She never heard from Marquis Anping again.
With the wealth of the Chen family in Quanzhou, it would be very easy for Bai San Niang to protect a few exiled fugitives.
"Marquis Anping brought Li Yao to see Bai San Niang. It seems that mother and son have been reunited. He even brought his secret guards."
Li Nanke muttered to himself.
Shen Cong was sitting next to her, so he naturally overheard her murmurs.
He turned and glanced at Erfeng.
"Investigate the matter of the Chen family in Quanzhou secretly keeping secret guards."
No matter how much money a merchant has, keeping secret bodyguards is still a transgression.
Erfeng nodded and noted it down.
"Now that you already knew about this, how do you plan to retaliate?"
Shen Cong asked.
Li Nanke did not hide anything from him.
"Of course, we should find an opportunity to expose his true colors, ruin his reputation, and make him an object of everyone's scorn."
Only in this way can we sever ties with him, and from then on, whether he lives or dies will have nothing to do with my family.
Shen Cong gave her a deep look and chuckled softly.
Li Nanke was puzzled.
"What are you laughing at, Ninth Brother? You don't think I'm being too cruel, do you?"
Shen Cong shook his head.
"If it were me, I would be even more ruthless. I would make him die without a burial place."
Li Nanke stuck out her tongue.
"I want to too."
Whenever she thought about everything that happened to her father, mother, and grandmother in her dream, she wished she could kill Marquis Anping right then and there.
"But he and my father are father and son after all, so this matter depends on my father's opinion."
Shen Cong nodded and said nothing more.
Just then, the sound of a wooden clapper rang out from outside.
The shadow puppet show has begun!
On the wooden platform downstairs, a piece of plain silk was illuminated by the oil lamp.
The image of "Li Bai" carved from cowhide stumbles drunkenly onto the plain silk, his robe sleeves fluttering as he splashes out a blurry silhouette.
Immediately afterwards, the flames surged, and the "ink marks" on the silk cloth were vividly rendered, like a poem.
"Look, the immortal is speaking!"
The children downstairs clapped their hands and exclaimed happily.
Li Nanke was immediately captivated by the shadow puppet show, forgetting all his worries from earlier.
Shen Cong saw that she was watching with great interest, and did not even notice that the snacks on the small table next to her had been eaten. Her little hands kept pinching and squeezing in the plate.
He shook his head and chuckled, subconsciously moving his plate of snacks over there.
Li Nanke was completely unaware, picked up a pastry, and ate it while watching.
Is shadow puppetry really that good?
Shen Cong shook his head, his gaze also falling on the plain silk.
By the time the shadow puppet show was over, it was already past 7 PM.
Li Nanke stretched his arms and jumped off the chair to loosen his hands and feet.
He said with great interest, "The shadow puppet show was really good. Let's come and see it again when we have the chance."
For the first time, Shen Cong felt that time had passed so quickly; he had even managed to get absorbed in the shadow puppet show that he had previously found boring.
Upon hearing Li Nanke say this, he readily agreed.
"OK."
The two talked as they walked down the stairs.
Li Nanke was still talking about the shadow puppet show he had just watched, and after finishing, he couldn't help but sigh.
"This place is so lively. If I had known, I would have asked Master Huang to open the Yunqi Wutong here."
"Yunqi Wu?"
"Yes, I haven't told Ninth Brother yet, but I've already discussed it with Master Huang. Our embroidery workshop will be named Yunxiwu."
Yesterday, Master Huang told me that the first batch of clothes has been made. Now that the end of the year is approaching, all the wealthy families are ordering clothes for the New Year.
Now is the best time to open; we can get the business up and running before the end of the year.
Li Nanke excitedly introduced his ideas.
"I plan to have my mother send a beautiful dress to all the ladies I know, so that I can take this opportunity to make Yun Qiwu famous."
Ideally, they should wear Yun Qiwu's clothes at the New Year's Eve palace banquet this year; that way, Yun Qiwu can achieve instant fame.
"Oh? The New Year's Eve banquet?"
Li Nanke nodded excitedly.
“Every year on New Year’s Eve, the palace holds a banquet. The ladies of noble birth and young women from all walks of life put in a lot of effort to dress up, hoping to stand out at the banquet.”
"If Yun Qiwu's clothes can win first place at the New Year's Eve palace banquet, will you still have to worry about making clothes for high-ranking families in the future?"
Shen Cong nodded, a hint of a smile appearing in his eyes.
"It seems that I have learned a lot from Huang Sheng these days."
Li Nanke raised his chin smugly.
"Of course."
"Since you've learned so much, haven't you ever thought about wearing Yun Qiwu's clothes at the New Year's Eve palace banquet?"
Li Nanke was stunned for a moment.
"You mean me? Can I attend the New Year's Eve banquet?"
"Otherwise what? Princess Fu'an?"
Shen Cong deliberately dragged out his words, with a hint of mockery.
Li Nanke's eyes sparkled.
"Oh dear, I completely forgot about that."
The Marquis of Anping's mansion has fallen into disrepair. Although it is a marquis's mansion, it is no longer eligible to participate in the New Year's Eve palace banquet.
But this year is different. Her father has now become a fourth-rank official, and she has become a county princess.
According to custom, their family is entitled to attend the New Year's Eve banquet.
“Great! I’m going to design a nice outfit for myself and my mother so we can look our best at the New Year’s Eve banquet.”
Li Nanke enthusiastically began planning, counting on his fingers.
"Besides me, we also need to give one to Princess Zhaokang and several daughters of the Wang family. Oh, the Xie family doesn't have any daughters."
Then let's give them to Xie Xuanxiao and his two younger brothers, and also..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Cong frowned.
Why does Xie Xuanxiao have it?
He didn't?
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