Xiao Nanhui walked ahead with her head down, occasionally looking up at the person following her. The guy actually looked at her very obediently, with a very harmless look.
What should she do? She felt that asking such a question to such a face was a blasphemy. But...
That’s really a lot of silver!
"What's wrong with Master Yao's eyebrows? They've been shaking non-stop since just now."
Ding Weixiang cast a scrutinizing gaze on her, and Xiao Nanhui felt a little intimidated. She could only suppress the urge to act for the time being and said with an embarrassed smile, "I pressed it while I was sleeping last night. It's a bit awkward."
While they were talking, they finally arrived at the door of the side room. Shrike heard the noise and opened the door, his face showing a hint of impatience: "It took so long to pick someone up."
Xiao Nanhui pushed her back into the house and motioned the two people behind him to come in.
After the carved wooden door was closed, Xiao Nanhui listened through the crack for a while before asking the two uninvited guests, "Didn't you say you were waiting for news from Hao Bai? Why are you here now?"
Zhongli was actually sitting on the worn chair in the room, calmly examining the lily of the valley carved on the wooden door. "Nothing, I just suddenly remembered what Master Yao said on the boat, and I wanted to come and take a look at this brothel."
This man's ability to lie with his eyes open should not be underestimated. Xiao Nanhui was too lazy to expose him. He began to be tempted by Grandpa Zhou's tempting proposal and thought he could give it a try.
"So, what do you think now, Master Zhongli?"
Zhongli actually nodded: "It's not bad. It's not as bad as you said."
Xiao Nanhui blinked and decided to go a step further: "I was talking to Hao Bai about the family business on the boat before. I wonder if your family is an official or a businessman?"
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but when she asked this question, Ding Weixiang, who had been standing in the shadow of the corner, looked up and glared at her.
Zhongli actually thought for a moment, a rare moment, before speaking calmly, "I am not as good as Master Yao and Master Hao in their own strengths. I am merely inheriting the family business."
Seeing this, Xiao Nanhui quickly took advantage of the situation and said, "It's not a good idea to just sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Besides, Brother Zhongli must have many brothers and sisters at home. As someone who lives in a large family, I should prepare myself early..."
"What does Master Yao want to say?" Before Zhongli could speak, Ding Weixiang interrupted Xiao Nanhui with a gloomy face.
The shrike on the side bared his teeth and said defensively, "We're just chatting. The master hasn't said anything, so what are you doing here?"
Ding Weixiang laughed out of anger, and Shrike was not to be outdone. The two of them just stood there staring at each other.
Xiao Nanhui didn't expect that the words he started would end up like this, and he was a little at a loss for a moment.
The other person involved seemed to have no thoughts about this at all. Zhongli actually stood up and walked to the dressing table, picking up the pink handkerchief that was casually thrown on the table with one hand: "This handkerchief..."
Xiao Nanhui quickly took over the conversation: "Oh, it's the handkerchief that Shrike and I used to cover our faces last night."
"Is it Brother Yao's own handkerchief?"
Xiao Nanhui stared at the pink color and felt his throat tighten.
She doesn't have that kind of taste.
"No, I was in such a hurry to leave this time, how could I have thought of taking these? I found them in this room."
Zhongli didn't say anything, but his fingertips lingered on the handkerchief, as if he was very interested in it.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise in the backyard outside. Listening carefully, it seemed like someone broke in.
The four people in the room looked at each other, then quietly moved to the window and listened attentively.
For some reason, Xiao Nanhui had a bad feeling in his heart. He poked a small hole in the side window and looked out. He saw that seven or eight people had appeared in the yard at some point. The leader was a nanny who was as strong as a man. It was Zhao's personal nanny Li Guizhen. Grandpa Zhou and his group of strong men were no match for her.
What on earth did this damn Hao Bai say to that Zhao that he even came to my house?
Li Guizhen is broad and plump, and very confident. When she speaks, the whole courtyard seems to echo.
"Who was it that received our Master Zou a month ago? Please come forward yourself. Don't wait for me to arrest him myself, as it will only embarrass everyone."
Some of the able-bodied men raised in the surrounding buildings had already gathered around, but due to the tyranny of the Zou family, they did not dare to move forward for a while and all looked at Grandpa Zhou's eyes.
Although Grandpa Zhou was old, he was still very capable and held the scene. He still had that good-natured smile on his face, but his words were very sharp: "Mammy, I don't understand what you mean. The legs are on Master Zou. He came when he wanted to. As for which young lady he was looking for, shouldn't you ask Master Zou himself?"
Li Guizhen tilted her eyes, and the thug following her threw something out.
Xiao Nanhui squinted his eyes and took a look, then immediately touched his ear guiltily.
Isn’t that green ball on the ground the handkerchief she left at Zou’s house last night?
Li Guizhen snorted coldly, pointing at the handkerchief and threateningly said, "Thieves broke into the Zou Mansion last night, and this is what they left behind. I'll have someone send it to the authorities soon. I want to see which bitch seduced our master and dared to come to our house in the middle of the night to play tricks."
Li Guizhen's words were still a bit intimidating. After all, the business of brothels was most taboo to be involved with the government. Even if it was finally found out that there was nothing serious, they would still be defrauded of their money.
Grandpa Zhou was so angry that he hurt himself inside when he thought about this. With such a commotion, everyone in the building leaned out to watch the fun. The servants were happy to watch such a good show, and they could also take a break from their work.
Jin Douer was holding a freshly washed sheet in her hands. Through the crowd of people surrounding her, she saw the handkerchief on the ground and moved her feet forward.
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