Butler Qian was very satisfied with the man and was quick to pay. He immediately took out fifty taels of silver and handed it to Jian.
Ever since he first saw his niece Mengyue, Jian knew that this thing would definitely work out. After all, the biological daughter adopted by his second brother was so beautiful that he couldn't help but feel itchy.
Just thinking of the one hundred taels of silver, he had to suppress his thoughts and find a way to exchange the person for silver.
He didn't expect things to go so smoothly. Taking into account the fifty taels of silver he had paid in advance and adding these fifty taels of silver, it would be enough for him to squander for a while.
Jian took the silver and said to the steward Qian, "Steward Qian, my eldest brother still has two daughters, but they are a little frail. You see, a little less silver will do."
Butler Qian claims that he is not a good person, but he is very good to his family. Although he is not very devoted to them, he would definitely not betray his niece.
He believed that Jianzhi knew that the one hundred taels of silver was a symbolic gift. On the surface, it was a betrothal gift, but in reality, it was money to buy his life.
Ke Jian asked someone to find him and told him that he had a niece with outstanding appearance, who used to be the daughter of an official. She came back to recognize her relatives after her identity was exposed.
Originally he didn't want to bother with it. After all, a farmer's son like Jian, although studying in the academy in the town, was just a student and was not worth his attention at all.
Besides, what good girl could an ordinary farmer have? However, when he heard that she was a fake official's daughter, he immediately became interested.
The master of their family has played with all kinds of women, but he has never touched the daughter of an official. Now that the opportunity has come to him, he naturally has to seize it.
He reported this to his master at the time. Landlord Huang was worried about where to get an eighteenth concubine. When he heard about the fake daughter, he immediately ordered him: "No matter how much money it costs, you must make the fake daughter his eighteenth concubine."
When discussing this matter with Jian, Jian did not ask for an exorbitant amount, only one hundred taels. To avoid any unexpected events, he paid fifty taels in advance and would give the rest when he met the person.
But now Jian had knocked his second brother's biological daughter unconscious and brought her here, and had gotten the money, but he was still not satisfied and wanted to send his eldest brother's daughter away.
This lack of bottom line made even a man like him who had done countless bad things shudder.
"This is not a matter of silver. It's a matter of my master not valuing her. If you think your eldest brother's daughter is worthy of this, you can also pay her a price of one hundred taels."
After hearing what Butler Qian said, Jian frowned. He looked down upon the two daughters of his eldest brother, not to mention Landlord Huang.
Later, he was thinking about his eldest brother's two daughters. If they couldn't be exchanged for a hundred taels, fifty taels would be fine. The two daughters together would be a hundred taels.
Now it seems that this idea won't work.
"Butler Qian, you see, my niece has arrived at the Huang Mansion. My family is considered Mr. Huang's in-laws. When is the best time for me to visit?"
Butler Qian was stunned by Jian's shamelessness. He thought everyone knew about this matter, but it turned out that he was the clown.
After getting the money, Jian wanted to use this matter to establish connections. The key point was that the girl was only his niece. Not to mention it was impossible, even if he could mention it in front of the master, he would not say it.
"Okay, the people and goods have been delivered. I have to get back to Tang before dawn, so we'll talk later." Butler Qian was a little impatient. After he finished speaking, he asked someone to put Mengyue in the car, and he was also ready to get in and leave.
When the old lady saw that her son really got fifty taels and solved the problem of the little hoof, she was so happy.
After seeing the housekeeper Qian take his men away, she walked over to her son and said to Jian, "Son, let me see the silver. I've never seen fifty taels of silver in my life."
"Mom, let's go back quickly. What if someone gets up at night and finds us?"
When the old lady heard what her son said, she quickened her pace and no longer mentioned the matter of looking at the silver.
Jian put the silver in his arms, feeling a little uneasy, and touched it with his hand. He took a deep breath and followed the old lady back home.
At daybreak, the side door of Mr. Huang's house was opened and a horse-drawn carriage slowly drove in.
"Quickly inform the master that the person has been brought back."
"Okay, Butler Qian."
After a cup of tea, the servant who was notified came back.
"Butler Qian, the master has distinguished guests and has no time to look after them. I want you to arrange for them to stay in Wutong Courtyard first and have the bridal chamber tonight."
Hearing this, Butler Qian understood what Master Yu meant. It seemed that he was not planning to hire someone else to take on the Eighteenth Concubine, but he just took her away like this. In name, she was the Eighteenth Concubine, but in reality, she was even worse than a maid. It was a pity for such a beauty.
When they arrived at Wutong Courtyard, Butler Qian called two maids and helped the person to the room.
As Mengyue lay down on the bed, her tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, she sat up and looked around the room.
The rosewood bed frame that came into view was carved with exquisite patterns. There were some ornaments on the table, each of which looked very valuable. It seemed that the landlord Huang had quite a lot of money.
After a while, Mengyue heard voices and in order not to alert the enemy, she lay on the bed and pretended to be unconscious.
"Squeak." The door was opened.
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