Have their injuries healed?
Even if it's not ready, we still have to call them.
Jiang Huaifu finished dressing, picked up his jade flute (which he never parted with), and went outside.
After experiencing imprisonment, Aqing and Alu became haggard.
Song He'er looked at them, feeling a pang of sadness. "It's my fault that you've been hurt. If I hadn't offended Zhao Zhu'er, she wouldn't have treated you two like this."
Ah Lu smiled and said, "Miss Song, please don't say that. That girl is a petty and wicked woman! In order to take my young master away, she plotted to drive us to Jindu. It's not your fault, Miss Song. Even without you, we would have been entangled in the lawsuit those days and wouldn't have been able to return from Jindu!"
Song He'er still felt awkward, but she didn't have time to make any more amends right now. She needed to get the important business done as soon as possible. If she couldn't find the proprietress, wouldn't that be terrible!
The group hurried to the teahouse, as the shop had been open in Jiangning for quite some time, and many business people in the area knew the proprietress, where she was from, and where she lived.
After Jiang Huaifu sent people to investigate and find out the details, he led his men directly into the woman's courtyard.
Pushing open the door, I saw two burly men who looked like servants carrying bundles on their backs, as if they were about to embark on a long journey.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass into someone's residence?"
Jiang Huaifu didn't speak, but instead shifted his gaze to Song He'er, indicating that she should handle it herself.
"Where's your boss's wife? Tell her to come out!"
"The...the landlady isn't here!"
Upon hearing this, A-Lu stepped forward and kicked the servant.
With a thud, the two servants both knelt on the ground.
"Who dares to cause trouble in my house! Get out of here right now!"
A high-pitched voice came from behind. Song He'er looked up and saw that it was the proprietress of the teahouse. She had also changed her clothes and was preparing to go on a long trip.
"Oh, who do we have here! It's you, young lady! May I ask what brings you here today?"
"It's nothing much, but I lost something and I'd like to get it back from the landlady."
The woman's face paled, but she feigned composure and asked, "What are you talking about, young lady?"
"A book."
Sure enough, the proprietress panicked as soon as she heard that word.
"I don't understand."
Song He'er was too lazy to waste words with her and directly called A Qing and A Lu to search her.
Ah Qing was the best at martial arts, and she quickly dealt with the several strong men who came out from behind.
"Where's the stuff?! I'm asking you one more time, or I'm going to go inside and look for it!"
The landlady remained unmoved, which angered Song He'er, who then led A Lu into the room.
In no time, the book was found in a purple bundle, but as it was taken out, a small red invitation card was left on the ground.
Song He'er was a little surprised and bent down to pick it up from the ground.
The invitation clearly stated, "Qionglou, cordially invites you to the Thousand Spring Banquet."
She still has connections with Qionglou? That means she also knows Ruan Wenxiao's aunt.
Could it be...?
While thinking about it, Song He'er took the invitation out.
"You still have dealings with Ruan San Niang?"
"So what?"
"What right do you have to take my things! I have no grudge against you and we have no dealings with each other. If it weren't for wanting to rent your teahouse, we wouldn't even know each other!"
The proprietress sneered, "You're quite a figure, young lady. You've even managed to get close to the guild's head steward. No wonder Ruan San Niang paid so much attention to you. You're really no ordinary person. For a girl from the Central Plains to come to Nanzhao to do business, you've got quite the nerve."
Song He'er already had the answer in her heart. It was probably because Ruan San Niang was still bothered by what she had said that day and was afraid that she would open a restaurant that surpassed hers, so she secretly inquired about it.
The teahouse owner deliberately rented the shop to her so she could get close to her and then find out more about Song He'er.
The manager of the liquor store was their lackey, and they stole the book!
“Why make things difficult for others when you can run your own business? Ruan Sanniang is a prominent figure in Jiangning. How could she team up with you to bully a young girl? She is not an honest person.”
The proprietress snorted coldly, unconvinced. "If you're so capable, go find her. You've already taken the things, so don't waste your breath talking to me!"
Ah Lu was very annoyed by what she said and wanted to raise her hand to punch her.
But then he thought about it and realized that it was really indecent for a man to hit a woman, so he lowered his hand and shouted, "You thieving woman, stealing is against the law, do you know that!"
"Hmph, I'm not afraid of anything!"
Song He'er didn't want to get entangled in any more legal troubles, so she didn't bother the authorities and just wanted to teach the woman a lesson.
So she ordered Aqing and Alu to take away some gold and silver jewelry and some loose gold from the woman's bundle.
"Consider this money as compensation for me. You'd better take care of yourself!"
"You! My jewelry set is priceless, what right do you have to take it!"
Song He'er couldn't help but chuckle at her anxious expression. "What, you're allowed to steal from me, but I'm not allowed to take from you?"
"You're just a young girl, yet you speak and act so ruthlessly. In the future, many people in Jiangning will be your enemies, and your life won't be easy!"
"Life is lived one day at a time, and the road is walked one day at a time. I never believe in fate, and I will never be lenient with anyone who bullies me."
After saying that, Song He'er put all the jewelry and books she had brought into her bundle.
"Oh right, aren't you going to Qionglou? Hurry up and go, and when you get there, please give my regards to Ruan Sanniang!"
The teahouse owner's face was covered in bruises and looked quite unpleasant.
Song He'er ignored her and left with Jiang Huaifu, carrying her book.
Once in the car, Song He'er gently took the contents of her bundle out and placed them on her lap to examine them carefully.
She would seal the book with yellow paper after each reading, and now that it's intact, it's clear they haven't had a chance to open it yet.
That's excellent, it prevents the contents from being leaked.
Jiang Huaifu frowned as he looked at her cautious demeanor. "What is it that makes you so nervous?"
Song He'er breathed a sigh of relief and replied calmly, "This is a treasure left by my maternal grandfather, a legendary book with many business principles in it, teaching us how to do business."
"Why haven't you mentioned this before?"
"I haven't used it before."
Jiang Huaifu remained silent for a moment.
The car had traveled more than halfway when, as they passed the Qionglou Pavilion, Jiang Huaifu suddenly turned around and asked, "The Ruan Sanniang you're talking about is your friend's aunt, right? She's been making things difficult for you; you should go and reason with her."
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