Su Su, who was cleaning the yard, heard bursts of crying coming from the door, so she put down the broom and walked over. As a result, she saw a little girl curled up at the door, her face full of tears.

"Little girl, are you..." Su Su asked softly.

The little girl slowly raised her head and looked at Susu with her big eyes blinking: "I...I..."

Just at this time, Ning Xiaochuan walked in.

"This young master brought it back."

Hearing Ning Xiaochuan's voice, the little girl quickly shrank aside and Susu smiled softly: "Sister, don't be afraid, the young master is not a bad person."

"Come to Ning Mansion now. From now on, you will be a member of my courtyard. I will not miss you any monthly money or anything else." Ning Xiaochuan said as he walked back to the door and looked back at the little girl.

"By the way, what's your name?"

"Su Min..." the little girl said tremblingly.

Ning Xiaochuan nodded.

"Okay, I got it, Susu, I'll leave it to you to arrange it."

"Don't worry, young master."

Su Su took Su Min's hand and walked to the yard, "Don't worry, the young master won't do anything to you. Come on, follow me to wash up."

"But my dad..."

"The young master will arrange it, don't worry." Su Su said with a smile, and Su Min slowly followed Su Su into the yard.

"Su Min, that's a nice name. I've been serving the young master for three years, and this is the first time that the young master has brought someone into the yard."

That's right, in Ning Xiaochuan's other courtyard, there was only one servant, Su Su. In fact, there were quite a lot of servants at first. Until one time, Ning Xiaochuan saw someone bullying Su Su, so he kicked out all the servants.

Susu was left behind.

Su Min looked at Su Su with some surprise, "This... I, will I be his maid from now on?"

Susu smiled: "Yes, I don't know why the young master brought you back, but don't worry, the young master will not treat you badly. How old are you this year?"

"Fourteen." Su Min lowered his head and said.

"That's great. I was also fourteen when I entered the Ning Mansion." Su Su looked at Su Min, as if she was reminded of herself back then.

After chatting with Su Su for a while, Su Min realized that she had been captured by Ning Xiaochuan and taken to the residence of Duke Li.

Although he is young, she also knows that this is a rare and wealthy family, and the income from being a maid here is quite considerable.

Previously, there was a man in their village who worked as a servant for a wealthy family in Yindu. After working for more than ten years, he returned to the village. His family built a large tile-roofed house and bought several acres of land. His life was getting better day by day.

Thinking about the life of her own family, Su Min gradually calmed down and accepted her new identity. Maybe she could make her family's life better and better through hard work.

Ning Xiaochuan returned to the room, and the more he thought about it, the more something was wrong. It was strange that he got up so early today just to avoid attracting attention, but he still bumped into Wu Zizhui. It was such a coincidence that Wu Zizhui came.

And that dagger, it has been three years since the Shan Mansion was destroyed. The beggars who came in and out didn't notice the gold-encrusted dagger on weekdays. How could it be discovered by Wu Zizhui so coincidentally?

If you think about it carefully, this is quite a coincidence.

At this time, Su Su pushed open the door and came over with a plate of fruit, "Master, Su Min has already made arrangements."

Ning Xiaochuan nodded: "Susu, I remember that when you came to our Ning family three years ago, it happened to be the time when the Shan family was exterminated, right?"

Hearing this, Su Su's expression changed slightly, "Master, why do you suddenly ask this?"

Ning Xiaochuan smiled lightly: "Don't worry, my mother has told me everything about you. In fact, I will not reveal your identity unless it is absolutely necessary. But now there is an accident, and I need to know about the Shan family.

"

Su Su slowly lowered her head, thinking about what happened to the Shan family back then, her eyes couldn't help but burst into tears.

"I understand, young master, please ask. When my wife and master risked their lives to rescue me, Susu must have known everything about this kindness."

Ning Xiaochuan nodded, took out the gold-inlaid dagger and handed it to Su Su, "Su Su, have you seen this dagger before?"

Su Su picked up the dagger and looked at it carefully, "This dagger... I have never seen it before, and this kind of dagger has never appeared in Shan Mansion."

Ning Xiaochuan nodded slightly, "This dagger was found in the ruins of Shan's family."

"What?"

Su Su looked at the dagger in disbelief, "The Shan family was ordered to be exterminated and ransacked by His Majesty. How could this gold-encrusted dagger be missed?"

"I'm curious too, but just the day after Shan's house was ransacked, Shan's house accidentally caught fire. What a coincidence..."

Ning Xiaochuan looked at the dagger, "I think this must not be a coincidence. Someone must be trying to cover up something? That's why they burned the house!"

If these were the same people who committed the Shuozhou attack ten years ago, then there must be a shocking conspiracy behind it. Most people would not have such courage to attack two major princes at the same time.

Su Su put the dagger on the table and said, "Master, what do you need Su Su to do? Su Su will do her best to help the master. I only hope that the master can find out the truth."

Ning Xiaochuan smiled helplessly: "It's not that simple. My current status is that of a dude. It's okay to be domineering in Yindu. It's really difficult to investigate this case."

After the Shan family was exterminated, the government and the public were shocked. The Ning family was the one who had the closest contact with Shan.

So after something happened to the Shan family, Ning Zhi ordered not to say anything more about the Shan family. Some people said that this was the emperor trying to scare the monkeys, and the purpose was to force Ning Zhi to hand over his military power.

In the end, Ning Zhi did hand over the military power, but the military power was handed over to Ning Xiaochuan's eldest brother, Ning He.

Susu looked at Ning Xiaochuan, and she knew that Ning Xiaochuan was not as simple as he seemed.

Ning Xiaochuan nodded slightly and said, "It's getting late, go down and rest."

"It's the young master."

…

Ning Xiaochuan was surprised by how peaceful these two days were.

He broke the arm of Prince Jingbei, but Prince Jingbei actually remained silent. Although Ning Zhi sent someone to apologize, he was rejected.

Therefore, Ning Xiaochuan guessed that the reason why King Jingbei didn't say a word was probably because he was waiting for an opportunity, the best time to relieve his son's anger.

And now, the opportunity has come, that is, the day when Ning He returns from a victory over the Western Qiang, His Majesty will definitely summon him in person. At this time, King Jingbei is reporting on his duties, and it is inevitable that the Ning family will be embarrassed.

Thinking of this, Ning Xiaochuan smiled lightly, looking particularly relaxed.

Sure enough, early in the morning, Ning Zhi wore court clothes and went to the palace to see the saint, while his family began to tidy up the mansion.

Especially Sister-in-law Ning Xiaochuan was extremely excited when she learned that her husband-in-law had returned. She arranged for the kitchen to cook a lot of delicious food, waiting for the Ning family and his son to return in the evening, and the family would have a reunion dinner.

However, at this critical moment, Ning Xiaochuan left Ning Mansion, and his destination was the bank of Fuhe River, the most popular place in Yindu.

In Yindu, everyone knows that the bank of the Fu River is a famous place for flowers and willows, a romantic place. In Yindu, it is like a gold-selling cave. Rich people of all sizes in Yindu come here to look for flowers and willows.

There is a poem that says:

Thousands of sails passed by the banks of the Fu River, and thousands of flowers fell among the thousands of flowers.

The people in the mortal world are here especially, but the wealthy guest from back then is nowhere to be seen.

Today, Ning Xiaochuan came here with Wu Zizhui and Zhu Youjun.

"I tell you, Mr. Ning, I just brought one back two days ago, and now I'm here at the bank of the Fu River. My body can handle it." Wu Zizhui smiled meaningfully.

"My young master is as strong as a dragon entering the sea."

Ning Xiaochuan laughed and continued: "Dahei, you said that there is a new oiran coming to the bank of Fuhe River. He is as tall as a fish and has an extraordinary appearance. If you dare to deceive me, I will not spare you."

"Don't worry, I've been keeping an eye on this courtesan for several days. He's here to find you just after the news came out. It's getting late. Let's go in quickly." Zhu Youjun said impatiently.

Ning Xiaochuan waved his fan and swaggered into the bank of Fuhe River.

As soon as you enter, you can smell the strong smell of wine and rouge. Along both sides of the river, various women with heavy makeup are shouting.

Of course, Ning Xiaochuan and the others knew that the people outside were just ordinary goods, and the truly stunning beauties were all on the flower boats deep inside.

After walking for a long time, we finally arrived at our destination, a large flower boat decorated with various colorful lanterns.

In fact, there are relatively few people here during the day, and there is nothing gorgeous about this flower boat. At night, the lights are brightly lit, and various colorful lanterns and silks complement each other, plus fireworks from time to time, making it easier for people to understand what Yin means.

All sold to the Golden Cave.

At the entrance of the flower boat, a richly dressed madam was shouting loudly. When she saw Ning Xiaochuan and three people approaching, she quickly greeted them with a smile.

"Hey, isn't this the fifth young master of the Ning family? There are also Mr. Zhu and Mr. Wu. These three are distinguished guests. Come, please come inside. I will definitely find some good girls to serve you three comfortably today."

Ning Xiaochuan took out his fan to stop the madam's good intentions: "No, I'm not interested in these things of yours. I heard that you have a new oiran here."

"ah?"

The madam was stunned for a moment, then quickly laughed with him, "Master Ning's information is quite good, but Zhaomin is only officially preparing to perform tonight. You three came early, why don't you come back tonight? I must Zhaomin

I will serve you well."

Ning Xiaochuan smiled and said, "Isn't it different during the day and at night? I am in a good mood today, and I won't care about what you just said.

I’ll give you another chance to find her. If you try to stop her again, believe it or not, I will destroy this beautiful boat of yours!”

Zhu Youjun next to him looked at him coldly, "If you don't believe it, then give it a try!"

"No, young masters, please don't..." The madam quickly laughed.

Wu Zizhui smiled and pulled the old bustard's sleeve and said, "If you ask me, just go quickly. If you really piss off Master Ning, I can't guarantee whether he will set another fire after dismantling the ship."

.”

When the madam heard this, she rolled her eyes. Since they were all being targeted by Fifth Young Master Ning, it didn't matter day or night, so she gritted her teeth.

"Forget it, Master Ning, follow me to the private room to rest for a while, and I will make arrangements for you."

Ning Xiaochuan nodded with satisfaction and threw the money bag around his waist to the madam, "Go ahead, don't keep me waiting."

After saying that, he laughed and got on the flower boat, while Zhu Youjun and Wu Zizhui also left with a smile, each going to find the girl he liked.


Chapter completed!