Chapter 95: Trouble at Baixiao Building
Meng Yunlan stacked the banknotes and the servant's indentures together, stood up and agreed:
"Okay, let's go and take a look. My wife will be going to Huachen Academy to study in two days. Buy some more books and put them in the study so that she can study at any time."
Su Yuan nodded, walked slowly in front and called a servant outside the house, asking him to take the two to the study, and explained casually:
"Yes, that makes sense. I have already inquired about it before coming here. This Huachen Academy is quite interesting. The school is actually built on the hillside of Dongmu Mountain in the inner city."
"Besides, since all the students who enroll here have the title of scholar, there are no restrictions on where they can live or when they can study. Anyway, the house my mother-in-law gave me is close, and it only takes 25 minutes to get there by carriage. So I will live at home from now on."
A hint of joy flashed across Meng Yunlan's eyes. She looked at Su Yuan's back in front of her, curled her lips, and said softly:
"That's fine. My wife's arm hasn't fully recovered yet. If we live at home, it will be more convenient for us to take supplements every day."
After hearing this, Su Yuan nodded in agreement, said "hmm" softly, stepped over the study door opened by the servant, and strolled around the room leisurely.
Then he stopped in front of the desk, waved to the attendant, turned his head to Meng Yunlan, raised his chin slightly, pointed at the low couch by the window, and said lightly:
"You don't have to come over to grind the ink. Just sit there and take a rest. I'll write a letter and it will be done soon."
Meng Yunlan stopped walking, turned around, walked to the front of the couch and sat down.
He did not bother Su Yuan, but took out a book from the bookshelf next to him, opened it, held it in front of him and read it carefully.
In front of the desk.
Su Yuan ground the ink, looked up and glanced across, and found that Meng Yunlan had found something for him to do. He shook his head and smiled, retracted his gaze, picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, and wrote a few words on the white paper:
"Thank you for helping me detoxify. When you have free time, come and meet me. I want to talk to you in detail about what happened that day."
After finishing writing, she blew it dry, put it in an envelope, stuffed it into her sleeve, walked leisurely to the opposite side of Meng Yunlan and slowly sat down.
She rested her chin on her hand and admired for a while her husband's perfect profile in the sun.
Su Yuan turned his head to look at the sky outside, walked to Meng Yunlan's side, gently took the book from his hand, and reminded him:
"Yunlan, it's time for lunch."
Meng Yunlan turned her head to glance at Su Yuan, nodded and said "OK", then followed Su Yuan out of the study.
afternoon.
Su Yuan and Meng Yunlan took a carriage and swayed all the way to the most prosperous main street in Jiangzhou City.
She was strolling aimlessly on the street with her husband and servants. Her eyes seemed to be looking around curiously, but in fact they had a hidden purpose.
When he saw the Xuanyun Pavilion branch across the street, a flash of light flashed across Su Yuan's eyes, and he turned his head to Meng Yunlan and said casually:
"We've been walking for so long and we're tired. Why don't we go into the teahouse to rest and then go to the bookstore later."
Meng Yunlan wiped the sweat off his neck with a handkerchief and nodded:
"Okay, let's go then. It's too hot outside, so it's good to go into a teahouse and have some cold tea to avoid getting a heat stroke."
Su Yuan glanced at her husband who was sweating all over, pulled out a folding fan from her waist, and opened it with a "snap".
While supporting Meng Yunlan to Xuanyun Pavilion, Su Yuan fanned him. After a while, when they arrived at the place, he asked for a private room and said to the waiter:
"A pot of herbal tea, two plates of my specialty cakes, and a basin of ice cubes to bring into the house."
After she finished speaking, without waiting for the waiter to leave, she took out the token from her sleeve and casually placed it on the corner of the table. Without saying much, she handed the letter in her hand over and said in a deep voice:
"Please give the letter to the owner of the token. If he replies or wants to find me, please go to the Su Mansion in East Lane to look for me."
Upon seeing this, the waiter stared at the token on the table for a few seconds, waiting to confirm that it was the badge of his young palace master.
She took the letter, glanced at Su Yuan's face, nodded and whispered:
"Miss, please rest assured. I will definitely hand it over to that person."
After the waiter finished speaking, he calmly put the envelope into his sleeve, put a smile on his face again, and walked away as usual.
Su Yuan took a sip of the herbal tea that had just been brought in and pushed the ice basin on the table towards Meng Yunlan.
He walked leisurely to the window, lowered his eyes and looked down. The loudest sounds could be heard from the farce in Xuanyun Pavilion.
At this moment, many people gathered in front of the Baixiao Building, which was across a street from Xuanyun Building, to watch the excitement. A middle-aged woman was sitting on the ground, yelling and cursing:
"What a bullshit Baixiao Tower. They said that the Taoist priest in the tower knows everything about astronomy and geography. As long as I offer a thousand taels of silver, he can tell my fortune and guarantee that my business will be successful and I will make a fortune every day."
"But look at me now, everyone. I am a wealthy businessman with a fortune, but I have been led by this damn Taoist priest to become a debt-ridden and needy person."
After saying that, the woman lay on the ground, pointed at the waiter of Bai Xiao Lou, and said with gritted teeth:
"I don't care, you have to compensate me today, otherwise I will sleep in front of the door and see how you can continue to run this shabby shop that cheats people."
The waiter was not angry even though he was pointed at and scolded. He looked at the woman on the ground with a serious look, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, and he raised his eyebrows and said meaningfully:
"Okay, then just fall asleep and see if you can succeed."
Just as she finished speaking, she caught a glimpse of a group of officials rushing over from a distance. She pushed through the crowd and went to meet them, curling her lips and saying:
"My Lords, you are finally here. There is a scoundrel lying at the door of our Baixiao Building. Please ask her to leave."
Upon hearing this, the chief officer walked to the door along the path that the onlookers had voluntarily made way for.
He looked from the waiter at Bai Xiao Lou to the woman on the ground, and finally stopped at the waiter. He lowered his eyes and asked in a stern voice:
"Please go away. Who should go away? We are here to investigate a case. You want to order the officials to clean up the mess for you before you have figured out the whole thing. Do you think this government office belongs to your family? Are you here to have fun?"
The waiter pursed his lips, not frightened by the official's harsh words. His eyes rolled as if he had thought of something. His eyes were full of pride, and he raised his chin slightly and said:
"Our Taoist priest is the honored guest of the young master of Nanyou Palace. Young master Ji will come to our Baixiao Pavilion later. If we don't get rid of him now."
"The young master's mood has been ruined. I know it was the officials who delayed the matter. What do you think you would do based on Master Ji's temper?"
After hearing this, the official's face turned the color of liver, he pursed his lips, narrowed his eyes and glanced at the waiter, and asked in a deep voice:
"What you said is true. Master Ji will come to Baixiao Tower soon."
The waiter raised his eyebrows slightly, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and snorted with a laugh:
"Of course. How dare I use Master Ji to deceive you all? If you don't believe me, get rid of this scoundrel woman first. Master Ji's carriage will arrive soon, and you will know it at a glance."
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