Chapter 58 Is this how he repays me?
The maid said something in her mind, and Shen Wangshu roughly guessed the whole story.
The handsome young man in green on the stage must have been redeemed by Chen Zhi at a huge expense, and was also sent to study - if nothing unexpected happened, it was in this Xiaoshan Academy, so Chen Zhi would often go there to see him, ostensibly to see Pei Xuan, but actually to see this man.
But why are people who are supposed to be studying in the academy now appearing in Furong Building?
And it seems that there are quite a few people coming for him today, both men and women, and they are competing fiercely.
Chen Zhi's face turned red with anger, and she almost forgot that Shen Wangshu was there. She just wanted to rush down and ask that person why.
After sitting there for a long while, she finally felt the pain in her hand. She then saw her cousin-in-law standing beside her, looking thoughtful. However, Chen Zhi was no longer in the mood to practice Tai Chi with her. The feeling of being deceived made this naive young lady so frustrated that she wanted to cry.
Chen Zhi's nose felt sore and her eyes were red. She turned her back to Chen Wangshu and faced the wall, gritting her teeth and wiping away her tears silently.
"......"
Shen Wangshu sighed and asked her, "Were you cheated?"
It would have been fine if she hadn't asked. As soon as she asked, Chen Zhi burst into tears: "I spent all my New Year's money since I was a child to redeem him... Why did he lie to me?"
"He promised me that he would study hard and pass the imperial examination to repay me... Is this how he repays me?"
The person who was spending the most money downstairs was a middle-aged man with a big belly. He wore five big gemstone rings on one hand and his fat face was greasy.
Mr. Bai even set up an audience interaction session. After the song was over, he gave the big money sponsor a gentle and obedient smile. The man's eyes were full of confidence, and it seemed that he had decided to spend a large price to bid him back.
This person's pretentious attitude made Shen Wangshu look like a complete green tea... No wonder a girl like Chen Zhi, who had never seen much human nature, wanted to save a prostitute and was deceived.
Chen Zhi sobbed and cursed sadly, and then she said viciously: "I will kill him."
A shrewd-looking maid behind her advised: "Young lady, don't be impulsive. Maybe there is some misunderstanding. You know Mr. Bai's character. How dare he do such a thing under your nose?"
Chen Zhi hesitated for a moment, and the maid took advantage of the situation and said, "Besides, the general has always hated people in the Duke's Mansion who use their power to bully others. If you really kill someone like this, it will be difficult to explain..."
"But can we just let him lie to me?" Chen Zhi had never been humiliated like this since she was a child: "Yingchun, do you also think I was too impulsive?"
The other maid hesitated and wanted to say something, but Xichun stared at her calmly. She shook her head and swallowed her words back, saying in a low voice: "The young lady's decision is beyond my control."
Chen Wangshu watched silently from the side, feeling that the maid named Xichun was a little abnormal - although she was a law-abiding citizen in modern times, she also knew that in ancient times, it was not a big deal for a powerful force like the Duke's Mansion to kill someone at will. What's more, this man surnamed Bai dared to deceive the young lady of the Duke's Mansion first, so even if he reported it to the authorities, the man would not be in the right.
According to Chen Zhi, it was she who redeemed Bai's indenture, which meant that his life was in her hands... If the master killed a slave servant, who would cause trouble?
Even if Chen Ting did not allow Chen Zhi to bully others by taking advantage of her power, she could not interfere in this matter.
However, although Shen Wangshu thought so, she did not bring it up immediately. After all, if there were any rules in the Duke's Mansion that she was not aware of, rashly instigating it would only cause trouble for herself.
But she still nodded at the little girl calmly: "The truth is not revealed by words. I always believe what I see. If this person really deceived you, you can deal with him. I want to see if Chen Ting is really unable to distinguish right from wrong and dare to cause trouble for you for a prostitute."
A trace of hatred flashed across Xichun's eyes, but she agreed, "Madam is right. It would be better for you to listen to Mr. Bai's personal explanation of the truth."
Anyway, Chen Zhi finally calmed down.
Shen Wangshu personally poured her a bowl of iced rice wine and pushed it over: "Calm down, look at how badly you're hurt. If everyone knows that you went out with me, how am I going to explain this to my aunt later?"
Chen Zhi poked the bowl with a spoon in a depressed tone: "I can explain it myself. It has nothing to do with you."
She was in no mood to eat, but Shen Wangshu was enjoying the food at Furonglou with great interest - it was indeed the largest restaurant in Moyun City, the chefs were very good and could make even simple meals delicious.
Chen Zhi didn't want to eat, and Shen Wangshu had a small appetite, so there was still a lot of food left over at the end of the table. It seemed such a waste, so Shen Wangshu called the waiter to pack the food into several food boxes and prepared to take them back for Chen Ting to eat... Wait, why should she bring food to this bad man who stood her up?
No leftovers either!
Shen Wangshu decided to go back and distribute the food to the servants instead of giving any to Chen Ting.
When they left, the stage on the first floor had already ended. Chen Zhi didn't go to see Mr. Bai in the end. Shen Wangshu was cautious and called a servant to ask, "Among the three people today, wasn't Mr. Bai redeemed before?"
The servant saw that she was dressed elegantly, had a graceful demeanor, and wore her hair in a bun like a married woman, so he knew that she must be the wife of a wealthy family. He answered respectfully, "Mr. Bai Qinglan took the initiative to come back and participate in the election. He gave money to Aunt Xin and squeezed out the quota of others."
"Bai Qinglan was originally a prostitute in the building. He played the piano very well. The person who redeemed him was very mysterious. Later, he regained his freedom and continued to work as a waiter and run errands in the building to make money. He dressed very simply... From time to time, he would still be noticed by customers, but he rejected most of them and only responded to those who were rich and well-known."
The servant obviously knew Mr. Bai better than Chen Zhi did. "That boy has a good eye and is good at handling things. He should be rich now. But no matter how well he works as a waiter, he can't make as much as participating in the lottery downstairs. Half of the lottery tickets thrown by the guests will end up in their hands."
"Is he really not afraid of revenge from the person who redeemed him?" Shen Wangshu sneered.
"Then we don't know. We, the younger ones, don't know who the mysterious guest is. We only know that it's a woman, and no one else dares to compete with that woman."
"Okay, I understand. Thank you for telling me this."
"You're welcome, ma'am."
Chen Wangshu signaled Taohong to tip the boy, watched him leave with a smile on his face, and then walked out of the gate of Furong Building.
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