Chapter 359 Monster Hospital (Fifty-Eight)
"Aren't you never interested in these things?" Li Yan moved to Rong Jing's side awkwardly, with some displeasure on his face. "Before, I asked you to go to the pleasure boat to listen to a song, but you found it boring. When did you change your nature?"
He stretched his neck to stare at the people downstairs, looking very anxious, but not entirely because of what Rong Jing said, but rather because of other things, which made the people watching the fun in the room want to tease him.
"Of course it's because I've never seen you so interested in any beauty. It's been over a month and you're not tired of it yet, so I find it interesting."
Rong Jing patted his shoulder and stood up. He finally walked to the side of the window sill. The moment he lowered his eyes, he almost locked onto the object that Li Yan was interested in. "Well, it is true that a lotus emerges from clear water, naturally without any decoration. Young Marquis, you should come and take a look quickly. Our Master Li is probably in trouble."
He was not satisfied after watching it alone, so he called for others to join in the fun. The young marquis smiled when he heard it, but still sat at the table without moving. However, the others were very interested and hurriedly squeezed over, wanting to see what kind of beauty could have mesmerized the other person for so long.
"Go away, what are you staring at? She's just a singing lady, prettier and cooler than most people. She's not worth your attention," Li Yan said, pressing them all down on the chairs with his hands. "Why are you staring at her? I'll show her how powerful I am."
Li Yan's words were mixed with anger. This teahouse and tavern had been open for more than a month, and he came here almost every day. He had finally run into that beauty five or six times, but she looked cold and unwilling to talk to him. He was already a little angry, and the other party's petty temper made him feel like a kitten was tickling his heart, which was even more rare.
But he had been renting the dude for so many years, and his patience was obviously limited. The reason he chose this place today was that he wanted to capture the dude in one fell swoop.
The young marquis frowned upon hearing this, "You should restrain yourself a little. The girls in the painted boat and the embroidery building are usually willing to do it. This is not a place for fireworks after all. Don't cause any trouble or you will be unable to bear it."
"Oh, I've inquired about it, don't worry." Although Li Yan didn't like to hear such words of admonition, he couldn't be too ostentatious given the young marquis's status and position. He also knew that the other party was doing it for his own good, so he had to perfunctorily say a few words and started to drive them away. "You have seen the fun and discussed the matter, so hurry up and leave. Don't disturb me while I listen to the music."
Rong Jing originally wanted to take the young marquis out to relax, but who knew that Li Yan would do such a thing. He was ready to take the young marquis away, but the remaining few people, whether they were interested in the young lady or wanted to watch the show, still surrounded Li Yan, "Tell me, what good things have you done? I think this girl's gestures are not like those of ordinary prostitutes. I bet you can't capture her today..."
"That's not necessarily true. I bet Master Li can do it. After all, based on his previous record, this is a long time. How could it be possible that he still can't win after such a long time? The other party is not that beautiful..."
"If you don't believe me, let's make a bet?"
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When the young marquis and Rong Jing left, the room was already in chaos.
Nan Huan and Bei Xi listened to the teasing words from everyone, and showed uncomfortable expressions on their faces. However, Bei Xi's attention was always on the young marquis. After all, he was the focus. But after watching for a long time, she felt that Nan Huan beside her seemed to be unable to stand. He stretched his neck to look forward, and was very busy. "What are you looking at?"
Seeing that the other party's eyes were not on the young marquis, Bei Xi was puzzled. He followed the other party's gaze, but couldn't find the point for a while.
"Let me see that beauty. How beautiful is she?" Nan Huan replied nonchalantly. "This system
You’ve already let us see it, why don’t you adjust the angle? From this angle, I can only see those dudes upstairs, nothing else…”
Before she could finish her words, Bei Xi's palm had already landed on the back of her neck, "How come I didn't know when you suddenly became so interested in beautiful women?"
If Nan Huan hadn't reacted just now, it was purely because the few people had spent too long laying the groundwork, which aroused her curiosity. If she still couldn't recognize Bei Xi's words now, she would be asking for trouble.
Just now she stretched her neck to lean forward, but in the blink of an eye she withdrew her gaze without hesitation and looked at Bei Xi sincerely, "What beauty? Where did this beauty come from? You are the only beauty here. I think since the system let us hear these, maybe what happens next is related to these, so we just listen carefully."
"Really?" Bei Xi uttered two words expressionlessly.
Nan Huan nodded repeatedly, pulling the other person's arm and hanging half of his body on Bei Xi to show his loyalty.
Fortunately, there was a noise coming from the other side of the scene, forcing the two to temporarily interrupt their conversation. However, under Bei Xi's warning eyes, Nan Huan did not dare to look for the figure in the argument, and just stared at the movements of the young marquis honestly.
The young marquis had already left the private room with Rong Jing, but before leaving, Rong Jing said that the tea here was good and wanted to take some back. They, the dignitaries, had already registered at my brother's restaurant. While they were talking, the boss had already taken them to the warehouse in the backyard and served them the tea that had been prepared before leaving.
The young marquis took the tea prepared by the boss and threw them silver bills which were several times more than the amount of tea. The boss happily sent the two of them out from the back door respectfully. However, before they had gone far, there was a quarrel in the yard. Not long after, an old man dragged a girl out and stumbled, followed by several waiters from the restaurant, chasing after them with sticks.
The old man was already very old and not very agile in his movements. He accidentally fell and bumped into the young marquis, and it took him a long time to get up.
In the end, he was helped up by the young marquis, "Old man, are you okay?"
The waiter of the restaurant naturally knew the identities of the two people. When he chased them here, he suddenly didn't dare to step forward. In the end, the leader stepped forward respectfully and smiled, "Sorry to disturb the young marquis and Mr. Rong. This is the singing girl and her father in our restaurant. Because they did something dirty, our boss wants to find them to go back and talk things out. Thank you for helping to hold them back. We will take them back right away."
While the man was talking, he had already sent someone forward to take the people away. The young marquis glanced at the two people casually. The girl had her head down so his face couldn't be seen clearly, but the two of them were dressed very ordinary, and there was no gold or silver hidden in their arms. They didn't look like the thieves that the man said.
"We didn't steal anything. It was the boss who framed us. My daughter will never come here again..."
The old man just stood up breathlessly and tried to explain himself, but he seemed to have something to hide, so he just held his girl's hand and blocked the people behind him.
"We really didn't steal anything. Here, this is the reward for singing today. I'm going to return it to the boss. I won't come here again..."
"Whether you stole anything or not, you two must go back and meet the boss and talk it out in person. Our boss doesn't mean that..."
When the leader saw the young marquis standing in front of the two men, he didn't want to go up to them directly. When he saw the posture of the two men, his momentum weakened instantly.
The young marquis also understood, thinking that stealing was not the truth, and there must be something else that could not be said in front of him. He took out a few silver bills from his pocket and handed them over, "Whether they stole anything or caused any damage to the teahouse, these silver bills should be able to compensate for the losses. Go tell your boss that I took the people away, and the girl also said that she would not come again, so don't cause trouble again."
"Young Marquis, this, this, this... We dare not accept it. Besides, our boss..."
"Just keep it if you ask me to. And pass on the message to me. Don't harass them if you see them on the street next time."
The young marquis was not such a kind person on weekdays, but he happened upon them today. To him, those money were just external things, and when he saw the father and daughter, he felt sympathy. The girls who sang in this restaurant were not girls from brothels. How many girls from decent families would come here unless they were from poor families? He was clear about this inside story, so he did not ask in such details, just thinking of it as a good deed. Of course, he never expected that the girl he saved was the girl that Li Yan had been watching for a long time.
After all, this teahouse is very big, and there is more than one girl singing every day. Moreover, from Li Yan's tone just now, he should have talked to the girl, so this situation should not happen. So he didn't think much about it, let alone expect that the scene in front of him was the work of Li Yan. He used the name of the boss to frame two people, and then he saved the girl himself. However, by mistake, before the people were taken back, they were intercepted by the young marquis here.
The leader knew the identity of the young marquis, and was also clear about his relationship with Li Yan. After all, they were in the box upstairs not long ago, so he was a little confused now. Logically speaking, he had already said that, and the young marquis should have known about Li Yan's plan a long time ago, so why was he still so stubborn in helping these two people?
Could it be that this heroic rescue scene was originally meant for the young marquis? He figured it out instantly, lowered his head and took the banknote, "Young marquis, you are too polite. I will convey what I just said to the boss. If I meet you two again in the future, I will welcome you in to do business. I am afraid that you two have been helped by a noble person today, so don't hate our store in the future. We were rude just now, and I hope that the young marquis and Mr. Rong will forgive us."
After the leading servant finished speaking, he took his men away. As they were far away, Rong Jing only caught a glimpse of the girl and was not sure what she looked like. Besides, there was no old man with her at the time, so he was not very sure at first. But after the servant finished the last ambiguous sentence, he winked at the young marquis, and Rong Jing was immediately sure that it was Li Yan's doing, but it was messed up by the young marquis by accident.
But now, the person has been rescued, and the servant has misunderstood. He hesitated for a moment, but still did not tell the truth. After all, Li Yan did not handle the matter properly, and the young marquis made it like this. To be honest, there will definitely be a rift between the two of them at this time. After all, they grew up together. Rong Jing did not want everyone to be too awkward, so he wanted to wait until the young marquis left, and then go back to find Li Yan to make things clear.
"Young Marquis, I'll have the guards in the mansion send the people back, so that they won't come to cause trouble again," Rong Jing suggested at the right time, "I will take good care of you two, don't worry."
The young marquis had just helped casually and didn't take it to heart. He was good at martial arts and was not used to bringing people with him when he went out, so he didn't have the manpower to settle them. Rong Jing's suggestion was very good. He didn't refuse, but took off a jade pendant from his body and handed it to the old man, "Old man, this is my jade pendant. If you encounter any problems, you can come to the marquis' mansion to find me."
From beginning to end, he didn't even look at the woman, and left after he finished the job.
Nan Huan, however, saw some interest in her. He nestled in Bei Xi's arms, poked her with his hand, and said excitedly, "Does this count as a hero saving a beautiful girl? It turns out that this kind of thing really exists in novels and stories?"
Although she knew these scenes and had experienced them as a divine being, they were still a little fresh to her now. In addition, the young marquis had not had a good ending in his previous lives and there was no good story, so she was still very happy to see this.
But Beixi was not so optimistic. Nanhuan might not have noticed that something was wrong with the waiters in the restaurant, but she saw it clearly, especially since the woman kept her head down after she finished her explanation, and her expression could not be seen. "It was not his job to be a hero and save the beauty. He cut off someone else's beard. It's good that the girl doesn't think he has ulterior motives."
"Ah? You said that these people were sent by Li Yan just now?" Nan Huan also came to her senses at this moment. She hurried to look at the young marquis's expression, "Then he doesn't know?"
"Everyone was just watching the fun, but he didn't see what the woman looked like. There were several girls in the teahouse, so who knew which one was which? And he probably didn't expect that Li Yan would make such a fuss."
Before the two of them finished their conversation, the scene quickly fast-forwarded. In a corner where the young marquis could not see, the life of the father and daughter was not peaceful. The old man's health was not good to begin with. He was frightened when he was expelled that day. He fell ill when he returned home and passed away within a few days. The silver sent by Rong Jing was enough to support their lives, but Li Yan was still harassing them, especially after learning that it was the young marquis who intervened that day, he became more secretive and forced the girl to beg him.
Until that day, the woman had no other options left, but she still did not bow to Li Yan. Instead, she arranged her father's body, calculated the time, knelt on the street, put up a sign saying "Selling myself to bury my father", and ran into the young marquis who was out on business.
The Marquis's Mansion has been in turmoil recently, the old Marquis has worked diligently all his life, but was recently reported for corruption and abuse of power. He has been ordered to recuperate in the Mansion before the matter is investigated clearly. It was not until then that he realized that his father was no longer young, and this incident made his temples gray and look much older. He has been running around on many fronts recently, trying to find out the truth of the matter.
On this day, as he was about to rush to the Ronglu Earl's Mansion, he ran into two familiar faces on the way. Strictly speaking, it should be one familiar face. He had spoken a few words to the old man that day, so he naturally had an impression of the other's face. He just didn't expect that the other person had passed away in just a few days.
His daughter, who was kneeling beside him, had no tears on her face, and her expression was indifferent and cold. This was the first time that the young marquis looked at her face carefully. She was much thinner than before. Although her expression was indifferent, her eyes were full of sorrow.
He didn't know if it was because they had such a connection before, or for some other reason, but even though he was already extremely anxious, he still stopped for a moment, squatted down in front of the girl, took out a banknote from his pocket and placed it in front of her, "Please accept my condolences and take care of yourself."
In just a few seconds, Nan Huan and Bei Xi saw a hint of ruthlessness and determination in the girl's eyes, as well as the dagger she had been holding in her sleeve. At this moment, Shen Qi also suddenly appeared.
This sudden change came suddenly. The two had barely said a few complete sentences when the girl immediately became murderous. A golden light flashed, and neither Nan Huan nor Bei Xi could see clearly what was going on. They only saw that the young marquis had stood up and left quickly. The girl still held the dagger in her hand, without moving, but just stared at the several banknotes in front of her with a cold look in her eyes.
"What's going on? The scenes we saw before were complete, with cause and effect. Why does it feel like something is wrong this time?" Nan Huan was puzzled. "Did you see Shen Qi take action just now? Did she stop the girl from taking action?"
Bei Xi shook her head, "No, I just felt a golden light, and then it passed quickly. As for why this girl wanted to attack the young marquis, it should not be difficult to guess. She might have learned it from somewhere. The young marquis went to the teahouse with Li Yan that day. She suspected that the other party was also the culprit who destroyed her family. Her father was old and was frightened that day. After that, he was frightened from time to time by the people sent by Li Yan. This account must be settled eventually, but as you said, something seems to be wrong in this life."
However, the scene in front of them did not pause because of their hesitation, but continued to play forward. The young marquis worked tirelessly for many days, and the old marquis's stigma was finally cleared. However, the matter involved too many people, and the old marquis had to retire. Although he no longer had an official position, all the salaries and rewards of the marquis's mansion remained as usual, and the relationship between the father and son was much eased.
After this incident, the old marquis no longer required the young marquis to take the imperial examination, and even agreed to his choice to join the army and fight in the war. However, when they parted, he couldn't help but worry about his son.
The opportunity to realize his ambitions had arrived, and the young marquis naturally cherished it. However, he had not expected that at the end of the mighty army marching south that day, there was a thin woman. She watched the marching team leave the city, looking in the direction of travel, as if looking for someone.
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