Chapter 23 Night Pearl



The young daughter of the Lin family was furious and ordered the servants behind her in a threatening manner.

Unexpectedly, Helian Yu also imitated her and shouted: "Brother Chang Zuo! Go!"

Chang Zuo jumped out like a long sword drawn from its sheath.

He was very agile and with just a few strikes, he knocked the servants who rushed over to pieces, causing them to cry out in pain.

Chang Zuo put the sword behind his back, turned around and stood in front of Helian Yu, like a majestic mountain.

Helian Yu was forced to look up, being suppressed by Chang Zuo's height: "Brother Chang Zuo?"

Chang Zuo lowered his head with a straight face, as if he was facing a catastrophe. He said, "You need to learn martial arts as soon as possible. Now is the right age."

The corner of Helian Yu's mouth twitched, his eyes rolled, and he pretended not to hear anything. He walked around Chang Zuo and went straight to the little daughter of the Lin family.

"You are defeated, it's my turn to catch you!"

The little daughter of the Lin family was filled with fear. Without a servant to protect her, she could only stretch her legs and trot to avoid Helian Yu's pursuit.

"How dare you! I am the daughter of the Jingzhao Yin family, the future Princess of Ning County! Be careful or I will exterminate all your clans!"

"My nine clans? I'm afraid you can't afford it! I'm here to catch you!"

Helian Yu chased after the little daughter of the Lin family like a cat teasing a mouse.

If the front is fast, she will go fast; if the front is slow, she will go slow.

From time to time, he would say, "I'm about to catch you!"

The two chased each other around the theater lobby for several rounds. The spectators became tired. The shopkeeper was a timid man and hid behind the counter, not daring to come out.

Lu Jing stretched out his hand and quietly placed it on the silver note on the table - it was the silver note that Helian Yu had just slapped on the table, and it originally belonged to him.

Just as he was secretly happy about taking back the banknote, Helian Chi glared at him:

"You want to take back what you gave to someone else? When did Lord Lu become so stingy?"

Lu Jing laughed dryly twice and put the banknotes back to their original place.

Helian Chi glanced at him and said, "Lord Lu didn't seem to have handed over some cute little things as a gift when he met Xiao Yu'er twice. It's inevitable that he lost his sense of propriety and chilled people's hearts."

Lu Jing's eyelids twitched, he held his breath, and laughed dryly twice, "Your Highness is teaching me that I was not polite enough. I will order people to prepare it when I return home today. I am sure that the young master will feel my intentions."

Helian Chi picked up the teacup and raised his lips slightly, "Lord Lu is thoughtful. He is worthy of being the most thoughtful person in Daxia."

Lu Jing looked painful: "...Thank you for your praise, Your Highness."

Chang Zuo peeled a peanut and said, "The Imperial Master's Mansion has a curfew at night. The door is closed at the beginning of the 11th hour of the twelfth lunar month and no one is allowed to see guests. The door is opened at the beginning of the 11th hour of the twelfth lunar month. My Lord, please remember this."

Lu Jing felt a pain in his teeth, and forced a smile, "Thank you for the reminder, Master Chang Zuo. I'll remember it."

After the three of them finished chatting, the teacup in Helian Chi's hand was empty. He bent his arm, flipped his wrist, and the teacup flew out of his hand.

The teacup flew over the table and chairs and hit the right calf of the little daughter of the Lin family.

He knocked the man over and he fell.

Helian Yu took the opportunity to pull off the jade belt around his waist and tied up the hands of the little daughter of the Lin family, making it impossible for her to break free.

The veins on Helian Chi's forehead were exposed, and he gritted his teeth. He had never seen a girl tie someone up with a belt!

Helian Chi took a deep breath, stepped over, picked up Helian Yu, threw her into his arms, and held her with one hand, "Someone! Send her to the big—"

"Don't do that yet!" Helian Yu covered Helian Chi's mouth and whispered something in his ear.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Helian Chi looked at Lu Jing and said, "Send him to the villa on South Street and keep him under good care."

Lu Jing took the order, called two servants, took the little daughter of the Lin family out, and also tied up the little daughter's servants.

Helian Chi carried Helian Yu out, Lu Jing went out to do something, and when Chang Zuo was about to get up and leave, the theater owner ran over tremblingly.

"Sir, the damaged tables and chairs..."

Chang Zuo took out a silver note of 1,000 taels and handed it over, "Change."

"...Sir, I can't make the change. How about you look around and see if you have any change? Or maybe I can go to the bank for you?"

"How much does it cost to buy a theater?"

Theater owner: “…”

At the entrance of Dali Temple.

Helian Su hadn't seen anyone for a long time, so he knew that these people had abandoned him and ran away. He was not very angry, but he was not in a good mood either.

It just so happened that Zheng Xuan arrived at the Dali Temple, so Helian Su was not left alone.

"Did you find what I asked you to find?"

"Your Majesty, we did find her, but six years ago, Queen Chundejia and Concubine Liang passed away. But Concubine Liang passed away before the autumn, leaving only Queen Chundejia."

"Then it's settled."

Zheng Xuan followed behind Helian Su and said repeatedly that it was inappropriate, "I think that if you give Xuan the title according to the truth, although it is lower than the title, it will better show your majesty's affection."

"Loyalty?" Helian Su walked to a long corridor, "Since I built the Lingshan Canal and Tuoshan Weir, haven't I received enough criticism? Do I care about friendship?"

Zheng Xuan bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty's contribution will be remembered for generations to come."

The Lingshan Canal connects the two rivers and is the only transportation channel between Lingnan and the Central Plains. The construction of the Lingshan Canal was a powerful tool to stabilize the world.

Tuoshan Weir is a river defense project that also serves as an irrigation system, radiating to people living hundreds of miles around or even further away, reducing the frequency of floods in the south during the rainy season.

However, the corvée labor was heavy and the people were complaining and suffering.

Helian Su laughed, "Don't flatter me. Since only Queen Chundejia fits the bill, she's the one."

"Your Majesty, please think twice. The late queen is in heaven..."

"My dear Zheng, the dead are gone."

Zheng Xuan lowered his eyes and said "Yes, Your Majesty".

As night fell, the Dali Temple closed its doors, as did the Imperial Master's Mansion.

Helian Yu was happily counting silver in Wushuang Garden and playing with the various rare toys that Lu Jing had sent him.

Finally, she was satisfied with the sight, and holding the biggest night pearl, she happily went to Xie Rangchen's yard.

The sound of the piano in the courtyard is leisurely and quiet, and it feels like a fairyland on earth.

Helian Yu banged on the door, speaking loudly and clearly, "Master, Master! I'll give you something good!"

"Enter."

Helian Yu pushed open the door and the scene in front of him dazzled him.

A handsome young man, with black hair and a jade crown, bows his head and plays the piano.

The candlelight was bright, and the color of his black robe changed with the flickering candlelight, gradually turning into deep purple, dark green, and faintly dark red. The gold-embroidered patterns looked like a sharp blade.

The strings sounded harmoniously, and he raised his head. His black eyes were full of affection, like ripples in crystal, clear, elegant and slender.

Helian Yu secretly called him an old monster, and ran over happily, holding a night-shining pearl that was bigger than her head, "Master, Master, this is for you!"

Xie Rangchen held down the strings of the zither and slowly turned his gaze to Helian Yu, "Speaking of which, you were a bit sloppy in becoming my disciple, without going through the three formalities."

"Then I kowtow to Master?"

Xie Rangchen remained silent. Helian Yu's knees softened and he was about to kneel down, but Xie Rangchen raised his hand and lifted him up.

"I don't care about etiquette. You don't need to mention this matter again. Go back."

"Master, Night Pearl?"

"I don't lack these vulgar things. If you like them, you can put them anywhere in the mansion." After a few seconds, Xie Rangchen spoke again, "You can put a few in the guest room. You are still young, and you will be afraid to get up at night."

Helian Yu's face turned red, like a pomegranate in the autumn moon.

She stamped her feet and ran out holding the night pearl.

She will put the night-shining pearl in the concubine's room! She wants to put the night-shining pearl in the concubine's room of the old evildoer and Chang Zuo! (End of this chapter)


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