Chapter 51
Fu'er couldn't believe it. She was just staying at home, so why was she taken to Tianxiang Tower?
Thinking this way, she realized that shouting herself hoarse would be of no use.
The first thing to do is to calm down and think of a way to get out of this situation.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and a heavily made-up woman and two men walked in.
Fu'er leaned nervously against the side cabinet, forcing a weak smile.
"Auntie, I'm a good family's daughter, please let me go."
"I'll give you as much silver as you want."
The woman looked Fu'er up and down and smiled with satisfaction.
He clicked his tongue and said, "Little beauty, your figure and looks are even more stunning than our most beautiful courtesan."
"You're telling me to let you go? Isn't that like asking me to let go of a cash cow?"
No matter how much silver you offer, I won't release it.
Fu'er looked at the madam's insatiable greed with disgust, and raised her voice a few decibels, "My... husband is someone you can't afford to offend, so you'd better not cause trouble for yourself."
The madam saw through Fu'er's plan at a glance and laughed, "Is that so? Then who is your man?"
“Name yourselves. I know every prominent figure in Lingyang City.”
Fu'er thought that Ning Shiyu was acting secretly when he came to Chang'an this time, and dared not reveal his identity.
Seeing that Fu'er was speechless, the madam lost interest in continuing to argue with her.
He immediately declared, "Once you're at my Tianxiang Pavilion, you have to follow my rules."
"Since you can't tell me your husband's family background, you'd better behave yourself and entertain guests tonight."
"I've already put up the sign for you."
Without listening to Fu'er's explanation, he turned and left.
Fu'er shouted, "Shopkeeper, please wait! May I see your courtesan, Miss You?"
"I am her distant cousin."
"As long as the shopkeeper lets me see Miss You, I will definitely listen to what the shopkeeper says."
The madam scoffed, "Fine, I agree."
"Luo Wan is resting now. Once she wakes up, we'll see if she's willing to see you."
After speaking, he strode out of the room and had the door locked again.
Fu'er prayed silently that Miss You would see her that night.
Meanwhile, at the Wei residence, the eldest son lay languidly in his chair.
Upon hearing the report from the servant beside him, he suddenly sat up and said, "Go tell that madam that I just wanted to scare her and make her truly devoted to me."
"We can't really treat them like the girls in their building."
"I'll pick her up tonight."
"If you scare that girl, I won't let her off the hook."
The person next to him acknowledged and quickly went to relay the order.
At this moment, Young Master Wei instructed the old woman beside him, "Have someone prepare Linglong Residence. I need to bring someone back to stay tonight."
Linglong Residence is close to Young Master Wei's main courtyard. Not only is the courtyard spacious, but it is also planted with various flowers and plants.
That girl didn't want a courtyard like that.
His most favored concubine at present is Qin Yuwei, who was sent to him by someone.
The old woman hesitated and said, "Young master, Miss Yuwei said that you promised her that you would stay at Linglong Residence."
Young Master Wei flicked his folding fan and laughed, "I've changed my mind."
"Tell her that if she really wants to stay, that's fine, as long as she can connect with the poems I wrote."
Thinking of Fu'er's increasingly beautiful appearance and her gentle and endearing nature, Young Master Wei felt more and more satisfied.
I can't wait any longer.
That day, when his servant received the message from the Ning family, Young Master Wei was overjoyed.
However, considering Ning Shiyu's somewhat mysterious identity, they dared not act rashly.
They were both men, and he had noticed it in the garden that day: Ning Shiyu outwardly disliked Fu'er, but in reality, he protected her very well.
On the contrary, it was the favored concubine he brought along who was the cover for him.
These are things he figured out gradually.
Even if that girl is kicked out of the Ning residence, there might be other reasons.
If he takes advantage of his family background to snatch her away, it might cause me trouble.
Ning Shiyu may seem like just a wealthy and powerful merchant, but the longer you get to know him, the more you'll discover that he has many secrets.
Young Master Wei dared not openly rob her, so he came up with this plan to be a hero and save the beauty, so that Fu'er would end up with her.
Ning Shiyu had nothing to say, and Fu'er would willingly stay in his residence.
Meanwhile, at Songtao Garden, after learning that Fu'er had been kidnapped in broad daylight, Uncle Jiu dared not be negligent for a moment.
They immediately arranged for people to search for it.
Based on what Dongyue said, it's very likely that she was kidnapped.
He then sent men to search the docks and inns.
Dongyue felt extremely guilty and searched everywhere Fu'er could go.
They dared not make a fuss.
When Zhu Ping came to deliver flowers to Fu'er, Man'er and A Gui kept it a secret very well.
He sensed something was wrong and quickly learned from Man'er that Fu'er had been kidnapped.
My mind was in turmoil, and I wandered aimlessly through the streets and alleys.
Even knowing that Fu'er hadn't left on her own, they still dared not overlook any place.
They even went to look for the old shops on Qingyu Street twice.
Dongyue first went to Fu'er's house to see that no one was there, and then went to Ning's residence.
Only Granny Yu in the Ning residence recognized her. Upon hearing that Fu'er was missing, Granny Yu had no mind to care about the affairs of the mansion.
Immediately, he and Ah Wu went to the path where Fu'er had almost gotten into danger last time.
None of them had any experience in finding people, so they wandered around aimlessly like headless flies.
As long as Uncle Jiu remained relatively calm, two or three hours passed, and his men reported that there was still no news of Fu'er.
He said to those around him with worry, "We will go to various places to intercept them tomorrow morning. If we still can't find them, we will have no choice but to ask the Prince for help."
Wenchun Garden.
Seeing Granny Yu rush out, Yun You smiled and returned to her room.
Caiwei noticed that she had finally started to smile these past few days.
Only then did he dare to ask, "Miss, what makes you so happy?"
After throwing a piece of dried fish to the tabby cat, Yunyou couldn't suppress the smug look on her face.
"Now that the young master has left, the only thing that can make the old woman so anxious is Fu'er's matter."
"Didn't you see that after Dongyue entered her courtyard, the two of them rushed out? Wasn't it because Fu'er had an accident?"
Caiwei smiled and said, "You're so clever, Miss. How come I didn't think of that?"
"Now that the young master is not in Lingyang, let's see who dares to offend Young Master Wei."
"Once Young Master Wei has been with Fu'er, why would he still want her?"
"When the time comes, young lady, you should spend more time with the young master, and your chance to gain his favor will come."
Yunyou paused in her hand as she picked up the hairpin, no longer as confident as before about vying for the young master's favor. "How can you be so sure that the young master will definitely favor me?"
Caiwei blushed and whispered in Yunyou's ear, "I've heard people say that once a man touches a woman's body, he can't live without her."
"Fu'er suddenly gained the young master's favor because she understood the importance of this matter."
"She even bought books to study them."
Yun You asked in surprise, "Really?"
"Indeed, I saw the book she had under her pillow."
"So, Auntie, shall I go and buy you a copy too?"
Yunyou grew up in the Ning family mansion and often heard about these kinds of things.
Caiwei's words also made her understand a principle.
She was a concubine anyway, except for her appearance.
If you want to gain favor, you need another skill: prowess in bed.
She used to think that Ning Shiyu liked proper women, but now it seems that he still prefers direct and proactive women.
Having figured all this out, Yun You's eyes showed a bit more confidence, and she replied, "This matter is not exactly honorable, so we must not let others know about it."
"You've given me a lot of good ideas these two times, so I'll give you this gold hairpin."
After receiving the gold hairpin, Caiwei was so excited that she couldn't speak.
He thought to himself that the next step was to help his master regain favor so that he could go to Chang'an.
Around 3 PM, You Wanluo returned from outside.
She tiptoed back to her room, changed out of her black outfit, and hid in the secret chamber.
These past two days, their master has entered Chang'an, but their mission has not been relaxed.
Ning Shiyu sent her to Tianxiang Tower to monitor the Cui family or other forces and to secretly infiltrate Lingyang.
They also secretly gathered useful information from guests traveling to and from the north and south.
Yesterday evening, I discovered that the eldest son of the Zhou family, the princes of Chongqing and Jiangsu, had come to Tianxianglou.
That very night, he told Uncle Jiu the news.
Uncle Jiu sent someone to investigate with You Luowan early this morning.
After half a day of tracking, the two finally confirmed that the young master of the Zhou family had come to Lingyang purely for sightseeing.
Even so, they dared not let their guard down.
After the shift changers arrived, You Luowan finally had time to return to Tianxiang Tower to rest for a while.
Before she had finished bathing, she heard her maid, Xiaofen, say from behind the screen, "Miss, Mama says you have a distant relative who wants to see you."
Most of the bodyguards like You Luowan were orphans.
She was no exception; she had been groomed by the King of Qin for many years and then given to Ning Shiyu.
It's obvious he's trying to get close to her.
He immediately refused, saying, "You actually believe that?"
Xiao Fen said, "I don't believe it either. Just now, Mother asked me to bring food to that girl and persuade her."
"Then just send him away, why bother to say all this?"
Xiao Fen saw You Wanluo come out of the bathroom and went to greet her.
“That girl is beautiful, I’m afraid she’ll steal your customers.”
"It would be better for you and your daughter if you asked your mother to let her go."
"That girl also brought you a letter."
Seeing how adorably silly Xiao Fen was, You Wanluo simply smiled and sat down in front of the dressing table to do her makeup.
Xiao Fen, however, insisted on handing a plain handkerchief to You Wanluo.
Upon seeing the contents of the painting, You Wanlu jumped up from the embroidery stool and said, "Where is she? Take me there quickly."
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