Chapter 65: Other dogs barked, so I followed suit
[My sister-in-law fainted from fright, hahaha!
Normally, she takes advantage of the butcher's wife's brother being honest and cowardly, and always mocks and insults him behind his back. But she is very considerate in front of the butcher's wife. Such a woman deserves to be taught a lesson! 】
The system gloats.
[Why didn’t her brother tell his sister about it?] 】Su Qianqian was curious.
[It was not easy for them, the siblings, to depend on each other. The younger brother had poor health and spent a lot of money on medical treatment, and the elder brother also spent money on marrying a wife for him. He didn't want to make his sister worry anymore, so he endured everything. 】
The system sighed.
At this time, the voice of a man begging for mercy was heard over there. It seemed that he was found by the butcher's wife. Then there was the dull sound of fists hitting flesh, and high and low screams.
[This is more exciting than listening to a story. You see the storyteller is just there watching the fun. 】
Su Qianqian giggled, her eyebrows were beaming with joy, and her image as a jade-like gentleman was completely shattered.
A quarter of an hour later, the butcher's wife dragged the man and woman out with one hand each. There were two yellow water marks left where the man's feet had been dragged...
The waiter quickly took water and wiped it clean.
The storyteller sat back down and took two sips of tea. At this time, someone came down from upstairs and handed him a piece of paper. Then he placed a silver ingot on the table. The ingot weighed ten taels.
The storyteller looked up at the man in surprise. The man was no more than thirty years old, dressed like an ordinary citizen, with a cold and aloof expression, a pale face and no beard.
The storyteller quickly stood up, bowed and nodded repeatedly. He said that this ingot of silver was enough for him to last a month.
The man didn't say much, lifted his robe and went out. Su Qianqian felt inexplicably familiar with this action.
[This is Eunuch Liang, the eunuch beside the eldest princess. He has been following the eldest princess since he was less than ten years old. Now he is a popular figure beside the eldest princess. Even Duke Xu has to find Eunuch Liang for some matters and ask him to speak well of him in front of the eldest princess. The eldest princess almost never refuses Eunuch Liang's face. 】
The system dutifully feeds the melons.
No wonder it looked familiar. At the Lotus Banquet, the princes were also accompanied by eunuchs, who also lifted their robes and bowed. This was a habit ingrained in their bones.
But why would such a person personally hand over the silver and the storytelling bill to the storyteller?
Just as he was about to ask the system, the storyteller banged the gavel and started talking again.
"It is said that there was such a mansion in the previous dynasty. It was a mansion with tall buildings and deep courtyards, and it was rich enough to rival a country. That mansion was the Wuding Marquis Mansion..."
When the Qin family heard this, their faces changed. They looked at Su Qianqian, and seeing that she was concentrating and not showing any expression, they calmed down and continued to listen.
"... This Marquis Wu Ding is so proud of his achievements that he doesn't take the important officials in the court seriously. He often refuses to obey orders when ordered to go to war, and always makes his own decisions..."
"… That day was a great victory, and all the generals were happy and just wanted to return to the capital. However, Marquis Wu Ding was greedy for merit and rushed forward rashly, leading his troops directly into the enemy country. As a result, the enemy army surrounded and annihilated 30,000 soldiers. It was a pity that their loyal bones were buried in a foreign land…"
At this time, the tea drinkers sitting on the first floor were already whispering.
"Thirty thousand people, they are only three people, but they have caused so many families to be separated..."
"Alas, how pitiful! The marquis's family is still living a life of luxury, but the families of the fallen soldiers have lost their pillars and are having a hard time..."
"That's right, as time passes, we forget about those poor soldiers..."
…
With a "pa" sound, a fifty-liang silver ingot was slapped on the storyteller's desk. Su Qianqian smiled and said, "I would like to borrow your place to tell a story. Is that possible?"
In an instant, the teahouse was silent. Someone was paying to hear his own storyteller, and that was fifty taels of official silver, something that ordinary people could not even see!
The storyteller felt that he had blocked the God of Wealth at home today. He nodded repeatedly, stood up and stood aside, waiting for the handsome young man to finish speaking so that he could reach out and take the silver ingot.
"It is said that there was a general in heaven. He was born strong and powerful, with three eyes on his face. When the third eye opened, he could see ghosts and monsters..."
Su Qianqian sat behind the desk, with one hand stretched out, her eyes narrowed and she stuck her head out to look among the tea drinkers. Some of them quietly shrank back.
"This god was called Yang Jian, and because he was the second child in his family, he was also called Erlang Shen.
Erlang Shen had made great military achievements in the Heavenly Palace and kept a vicious dog by his side named Howling Sky Dog. One day, Erlang Shen brought the Howling Sky Dog to a teahouse. As he sat down to drink tea, he heard a dog barking.
Erlang Shen looked up and saw the dog sitting on the stage barking. Every time the dog barked once, its owner gave it one tael of silver. If it barked ten times, its owner gave it ten taels of silver.
Erlang Shen was just getting annoyed when unexpectedly many dogs in the teahouse started barking, including the vicious dog Xiaotian Dog next to him.
Erlang Shen became furious and asked the Sky Roaring Dog, “What’s your name?” Roaring Sky Dog replied: “Those dogs were barking, and I didn’t know what to bark, so I followed them…”
When Su Qianqian said this, everyone in the room still had something to not understand. Those who had not talked about it were laughing secretly, and those who had gossiped about Wuning Marquis's mansion were ashamed and angry, but they could not curse back.
The storyteller's face turned red and white, but he endured it for the sake of money. After Su Qianqian stopped, he asked in a low voice: "Young Master, have you finished the book?"
"That's all. Please come in." Su Qianqian stood up and took the silver ingot in her hand.
"Young master, this silver..." The storyteller looked unhappy. Why was he taking back something he had given to him? Was he being scolded for nothing?
"This silver is too heavy. It's not convenient to carry it with me while telling stories. I'd like to lend you the desk to put it on for a while. Thank you." After saying this, Su Qianqian turned around and went upstairs.
The storyteller thought about it carefully. The young master did not say that the silver was for him. However, the man before him put it down in the same way...
Seeing Su Qianqian coming back, Qin Yuzhuo quickly grabbed her arm and laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his waist: "Third sister-in-law, you are so smart, are there really Erlang Shen and Roaring Sky Dog?"
"Woo woo" Dianfeng wanted to reply again without remembering anything, and was kicked as usual.
"Just saying... hurry up, this silver is too heavy..." Su Qianqian returned the silver to Su Mu and said vaguely.
[My lady, there is another person upstairs who is an old acquaintance of mine, and that is Madam Shaohua. The one who was with Madam Shaohua just now was Eunuch Liang.
Eunuch Liang lives a secluded life just like the eldest princess. Ordinary people don't know him at all. Everything he does is for the eldest princess. Bringing up the old matter today to remind the people of the mistakes of the Marquis' Mansion must have been the eldest princess's plan. 】
[Wearing leather pants over cotton pants, there must be a reason. Anyway, Madam Shaohua is involved with the eldest princess and has targeted the Wuning Marquis Mansion twice. We have to be on guard. 】
Qin Hanjue: I haven’t read enough books…
[Very few people know who the owner of this teahouse is. Madam Shaohua shows up again and again regardless of the risks. It can be seen that there have been many important things recently, and she has to do it personally. Moreover, I also found out that the incident with the Fifth Young Master was also done by Madam Shaohua! 】
[The matter concerning the Fifth Young Master was about Miss Yanliu from Yanyu Tower...] Su Qianqian frowned slightly.
[Madam Shaohua came from the Jiaofangsi, and the brothel owner of Yanyu Tower also came from the Jiaofangsi. The two of them were sisters who graduated in the same year. It was Madam Shaohua who personally found the brothel owner of Yanyu Tower and asked Yanliu to come out and set up the plan. 】
The system approached Madam Shaohua and found out the whole story.
[So, is there someone behind Madam Shaohua doing this? 】Su Qianqian asked.
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