Seeing that the woman was deliberately keeping him in suspense, Zhao Yunzhu took out another ten taels and handed it to the woman, "Thank you for your help, young lady."
"No problem, no problem." The woman happily put the silver into her arms, looked around, and then leaned over to Zhao Yunzhu's ear and said, "Madam, I won't hide it from you. I've invited Miss Xu'er here. I guarantee that General Liu will hear everything she says."
"Miss Xu'er? Could you please invite someone over?"
The woman just kept shaking her head, "Madam, I don't have that ability. Miss Xu'er, just listen to your mother."
"I hope the young lady can tell me in detail."
"Why don't you all go sit in my room first?"
Although the woman was asking, she did not stop and led a few people towards the last room on the second floor.
Zhao Yunzhu followed him. Although the emperor didn't want to go, he was worried about his sister-in-law. He was the one who brought his sister-in-law with him. If anything happened to his sister-in-law, he would have no way to explain to his brother.
"Everyone, please come in."
The woman pushed the door open and led a few people to the table and sat down.
There were fresh fruits and some dried fruits on the round table.
"Miss, don't bother me, we are here for serious matters today."
Zhao Yunzhu raised her hand to cover the empty cup in front of her, stopping the woman from pouring the wine.
"You can just call me Lan Niang."
The woman put down the wine jug and continued, "Xu'er is my daughter. She grew up in the building and was loved by my mother like the apple of her eye. Now she's sixteen, and has been living in the backyard of the building. She rarely goes out and has a solitary and aloof personality."
"However, by chance, General Liu caught the eye of Miss Xu'er. The two of them spent the entire day reciting poems and writing couplets in the backyard, a perfect match for a talented scholar and a beautiful woman."
When Lan Niang mentioned Xu'er, her eyes were full of envy.
"What about Lan Niang's father?"
"No one in the building knows about this, but Mom has always protected Miss Xu'er very well."
"Then could you please ask Lan Niang to come forward and ask Mom to invite Miss Xu'er to talk?"
Seeing Lan Niang hesitate, Zhao Yunzhu took out another silver ingot and placed it on the table.
"Okay, but let me make it clear first, whether it succeeds or not, it has nothing to do with me. I have received the money, but I will not return it!"
Lan Niang saw the silver and took it into her arms.
"Don't worry, Lanniang."
Seeing Zhao Yunzhu being so forthright, Lan Niang couldn't help but tell her what she knew, "Madam, I have one more thing to tell you. Madam, please don't spread it around, and don't say that I told you."
Although Zhao Yunzhu was a little hesitant, she nodded firmly.
"Don't worry, Lanniang."
"Miss Xu'er is already pregnant with General Liu's child."
Zhao Yunzhu was stunned when he heard this.
"Thank you very much."
Watching Lan Niang leave, Zhao Yunzhu was secretly thinking in her heart. She never expected that there was such a secret matter.
"Sister-in-law, what Fang Cailanniang said can't be true, right?"
"Your Majesty, please do not mention this matter to anyone else. Otherwise, I'm afraid General Liu will do something foolish."
"Well, don't worry, sister-in-law."
It seemed that because he was not in the palace, the emperor in front of him looked more and more like a little brother next door, and had nothing to do with the almighty emperor.
…
The door was pushed open, and Lan Niang walked into the room arm in arm with a charming woman.
"Mother Ruan, these are the people I told you about, the close friends of General Liu's family."
Zhao Yunzhu stood up and exchanged glances with Mother Ruan.
Mother Ruan has been running this brothel for many years, so it must be no easy task for her to recognize the identities of the two people at a glance.
"Lan Niang, please stand guard outside the door and don't let anyone in."
Lan Niang agreed. "Yes."
As the door closed, Mother Ruan walked over to Zhao Yunzhu, looked them over, and then sat down. "You guys are here today to take General Liu back home, right?"
"Mother Ruan, we're here today because we're curious. What method did you use to make General Liu so addicted to the building that he wouldn't even want to leave? He even gave up his own future."
Zhao Yunzhu picked up the wine jug and poured a glass for Mother Ruan.
She smiled faintly and let Mother Ruan's curious eyes look at her.
"Madam, I'm at a loss for words. How can I possibly guess what General Liu is thinking?"
Mother Ruan didn't take the wine Zhao Yunzhu handed her. She pointed to a room to the side and said calmly, "Madam, General Liu lives next door. How about you go and ask for him yourself?"
I saw that Mother Ruan’s expression was full of vigilance.
Zhao Yunzhu took out a hundred-liang silver note and handed it to Mother Ruan. "It's not easy to run a business in Chang'an, Mother Ruan."
"We are not here to cause trouble today. Mother Ruan doesn't need to be so wary of us."
Mother Ruan handed the banknote back, refusing to accept it. "Madam, this is really too difficult for me. I can't ask people to kick General Liu out."
"Mother Ruan, I want to meet Miss Xu'er."
Zhao Yunzhu went straight to the point, and Mother Ruan's face darkened.
She didn't expect Zhao Yunzhu to ask about her own daughter, and secretly cursed Lan Niang as a fool.
"lady!"
Mother Ruan stood up and looked at Zhao Yunzhu with a serious face, "Xu'er is my life."
Zhao Yunzhu smiled and stood up, pulling Mother Ruan to sit down again. "Mother Ruan, I don't have any other intentions, but I want Miss Xu'er to help persuade General Liu. I will certainly not treat Miss Xu'er unfairly."
Seeing that Mrs. Ruan had no intention of responding.
Zhao Yunzhu no longer had much patience. She suppressed her smile and spoke in a colder voice, "After all, Mother Ruan is doing business in Chang'an. I think Mother has guessed something. Our status is comparable to that of the Liu family—"
"I'm not here to cause trouble today. I just want Miss Liu to come forward and persuade her. If it's such a small matter, Mother Ruan will keep refusing."
"It seems that Mother Ruan doesn't take us seriously. We came to her house with all the proper etiquette today, but Mother Ruan refused."
"I wonder how many days Mother Ruan can hold on?"
Zhao Yunzhu's eyes were cold and hard, and Mother Ruan froze. She knew Zhao Yunzhu wasn't threatening. If these powerful people really wanted to make things difficult for her, she wouldn't last more than three days. All her years of hard work would be in vain.
Mother Ruan clenched her fists tightly and gritted her teeth.
In the end, he met Zhao Yunzhu's sharp gaze and was defeated.
She sighed helplessly and said, "Okay, Madam, please don't embarrass my daughter. She has been a solitary person since she was young."
"Don't worry, Madam Ruan. Let's go to General Liu's room first and wait for Miss Xu'er to come."
"Thank you very much."
…
Zhao Yunzhu took the emperor to General Liu's house.
When I opened the door, a strong smell of alcohol filled the air.
Zhao Yunzhu suppressed the dry retching in her throat, held her breath, quickly walked to the window, and pushed it open with one hand.
Linglong closed the door.
The emperor looked at his cousin who was sitting and drinking. He didn't even raise his head and continued drinking.
"cousin!"
The emperor stepped forward and snatched the wine from General Liu's hand. General Liu's face flushed and he reached out to hide from the wine pot.
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