Chapter 1276: Miss Cousin Does Not Want to Be Entrusted to Her (21)
With an unspoken purpose in mind, Zhai Yuecheng shamelessly waited at the Jin family's house until the evening when Jin Shichu slowly returned home.
"Senior Brother Zhai, why are you here? Aren't you busy today?" Jin Shichu saw Zhai Yuecheng as soon as he got off the carriage and asked with some surprise.
Zhai Yuecheng said quickly: "I have finished my work recently, so I wanted to come and see the teacher and you, but I didn't expect you were not at home."
"I'm going out to play." Jin Shichu said with a bright smile.
Zhai Yuecheng looked at her wearing a neat and spirited men's suit, with her hair tied up in a ponytail. She looked full of vitality, like a tall green bamboo. He was immediately dazzled and couldn't help but be dazed.
Jin Xiangrong finally couldn't stand it anymore and said to Zhai Yuecheng in a bad mood, "What are you doing here? My family doesn't need a door god like you."
Zhai Yuecheng blushed immediately, looked at Jin Shichu, and said, "Junior sister, where did you go to play? If you go out again, can you call me? I haven't been out for a while..."
"You little brat! Didn't you tell me before that you wanted to stay in seclusion and prepare for the imperial examination? You still want to go out and have fun now?!" When Jin Xiangrong heard what he said, he was so angry that he glared at him and blew his beard, "I think you have bad intentions!"
Zhai Yuecheng: ...
Forgetting what he had said for a moment, he touched his nose guiltily.
Seeing his look, Jin Shichu couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Brother, it's not that I don't want to play with you. You still have to study for the imperial examination. If I take you away to play with me, what if it delays your exam?"
After she finished speaking, she ignored him. Zhai Yuecheng looked at her figure getting farther and farther away and sighed in disappointment.
When he turned around, he saw Jin Xiangrong staring at him fiercely, so he quickly retracted his gaze and pretended to be a gentleman again.
Jin Xiangrong snorted and sent him back to the academy.
After that, Zhai Yuecheng really closed himself off to study, but Jin Shichu still occasionally received small gifts from him, such as a hairpin he carved himself, a newly acquired travel journal, and snacks sold on North Street...
He kept making his presence felt in front of Jin Shichu, and Jin Xiangrong was helpless against him, because he was very good at finding opportunities to please Jin Shichu.
While they were preparing for the exam and having fun, the protagonist was preparing to find someone to "rob the rich and help the poor."
Because Wei Ning's previous injuries were too serious, they had to live frugally for a while so that Wei Ning could recover from his injuries. However, the money they had was spent too quickly, and before Wei Ning's injuries were completely healed, the money was gone. Therefore, Wei Ning and Xiao Ruqing had to advance their plans.
They carefully selected the home of a very wealthy official as their target.
Xiao Ruqing is the heroine after all, and she is quite smart. She does not blindly inquire about the situation of the wealthy families in the capital city by herself, but quietly blends in with the crowd of wanderers, beggars, maids, etc., and listens to their gossip about the family affairs of the big shots in the capital city. After integrating the information, she successfully obtains a lot of useful information.
Tao Qian was the target they chose.
After all, they were committing the crime in the capital, so Wei Ning and Xiao Ruqing did not dare to underestimate the enemy. They discussed a series of plans and planned to cooperate with each other, with one going in to "take the property" while the other would be responsible for guarding and watching the situation.
Wei Ning was the one on guard, while Xiao Ruqing was the one "looking for wealth". They chose a dark and windy night to act.
Tao Qian was a minor official in the capital, but his family was very wealthy. Even though he held a low position, he lived a luxurious life. He had a grand house, many concubines, and many girls. His female relatives bought him a lot of jewelry, and it was obvious that he was not short of money.
Wei Ning and Xiao Ruqing changed into night clothes and arrived at Tao Qian's house under the cover of night.
They infiltrated very smoothly. After all, they were born in the underworld and had been traveling outside for a while. Their skills were not comparable to those of ordinary people. It was easy for them to sneak into the home of such a small official. Those guards were like paper and were not reliable at all.
It was already the middle of the night and the people in the Tao family had already gone to bed, so it was very quiet. After the two of them sneaked in, they headed towards the warehouse.
However, they did not get the layout map of the Tao family's mansion in advance, and had no idea where the warehouse was. After searching for a long time, they still had no clue. In desperation, Wei Ning and Xiao Ruqing decided not to look for the warehouse, but to look for Tao Qian's study, because many male owners of wealthy families in the capital are accustomed to keeping important things in their study. The Tao family is so rich, Tao Qian's study must have a lot of good things in it, right?
Compared to the storehouse, the study was much easier to find, so they quickly found Tao Qian's study. After entering, they found that the study was indeed magnificently decorated. The treasure cabinet was filled with gold and jade bottles, valuable antiques, and treasures. There were also several large silver bills and land deeds hidden in the bookcase...
"I don't want the land deeds or house deeds, I just want the banknotes." Wei Ning said softly to Xiao Ruqing.
"Okay!" Xiao Ruqing also knew that it would be troublesome to get the land deeds and house deeds. It would be difficult to sell them because of the trouble. It would be easier to just take the silver bills.
"Do you want to take these things away?" Xiao Ruqing pointed at the things in Duobao Pavilion.
Wei Ning paused. Although he came from the underworld, he also knew that some rare antiques were worth a fortune. Even people from the underworld would be unable to resist buying them all when they saw them.
At this moment, he happened to see a very beautiful white jade pipe on the Duobao Pavilion. It was crystal clear, exquisite and lovely, and must be worth a lot of money. And it just so happened that his father, Wei Shouyi, the current owner of Wanqu Villa, loved to collect various pipes.
"Take some precious, small and easy to carry things..." Wei Ning whispered to Xiao Ruqing while quickly putting away the small and beautiful white jade pipe.
Xiao Ruqing was not to be outdone. She took a fancy to an ancient mirror inlaid with gold and jade that was the size of an adult's palm. It was exquisite and delicate, so she took it away without hesitation.
"It's time to go, don't waste time..." Wei Ning said as he walked out of Tao Qian's study, cautiously leading the way ahead.
However, perhaps their luck had run out, for as soon as they came out of the study, they were discovered.
"Who is it?!" A hoarse voice sounded in the silent night, immediately attracting the attention of the Tao family's guards who were patrolling at night.
"Let's go!" Wei Ning's heart tightened and he quickly said to Xiao Ruqing. He was also trying his best to escape from the Tao family. As long as they left the Tao family, their chances of escape would be much higher.
But to their disappointment, the man who discovered them was very skilled in martial arts. He appeared in front of the two of them almost instantly and started fighting with them.
"You thieves! How dare you break into the Tao family at night!" The man sneered and attacked them without hesitation. His fierce moves made it almost impossible for Wei Ning to defend himself.
(End of this chapter)
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