Ren Qingrui’s uninvited appearance caused some insignificant waves in the Qi Mansion, but it was not considered a big deal.
Qi Run, Mrs. Qi and the old couple vaguely guessed something, but they didn’t say much.
Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, and the affairs of the younger generations will be dealt with by the younger generations.
Qi Yun and the other sisters entertained Ren Qingrui as enthusiastically as they did in the Liu Mansion in the capital, and they did not feel any dissatisfaction because of Ren Qingrui's sudden arrival.
Since the husband had allowed the girl to stay in his home for a long time, the sisters and others had already prepared for the worst.
The worst outcome would be to have a younger good sister. Anyway, there are so many sisters nowadays. Ren Qingrui will not be more than Ren Qingrui, and Ren Qingrui will not be less than Ren Qingrui. It is just a trivial matter to add a pair of chopsticks.
Comparing to Qi Yun and others, Liu Mingzhi could not be said to be indifferent to Ren Qingrui's arrival, nor could he be said to be too enthusiastic. Just like when he was in the capital, he regarded him as the little book boy who accompanied him at the Gua stall and fooled people.
For Ren Qingrui, a young beauty who is a round younger than himself, Liu Mingzhi really does not want to harm this girl for the rest of her life.
It is inevitable for men to be lustful, but there must be a bottom line!
Liu Mingzhi mentioned more than once that the girl should go back to her hometown to accompany her parents and find a good family to spend the rest of her life, but the girl never left, and as time went by Liu Mingzhi became too lazy to waste time.
The fifth day of September in the fourth year of Dalong Shengping.
Liu Mingzhi, who stayed in Qi Mansion for a few days, took a group of beauties and his children back to Liu Mansion in the city to visit the old man who stayed at home in Jiangnan. Then he said goodbye to Qi Run and his wife and embarked on the journey back to Beijing.
It was understated when I arrived, and it was also gentle and calm when I returned.
The only difference is that on the way back to Beijing, the beautiful lady Ren Qingrui is accompanying me.
Watching the carriages and horses of Mr. Liu and his entourage gradually disappearing, Qi Run raised his hand and patted Mrs. Qi who was weeping secretly.
"Madam, go back. Life is about gatherings and separations, so why bother adding to your worries."
Mrs. Qi glared at Qi Run with a dissatisfied look: "You old thing, your daughter, son-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter are gone, why don't you feel uncomfortable for me?
Why can’t I feel uncomfortable if I don’t know when we will see each other again?”
“Okay, okay, I was wrong. Isn’t it okay that I was wrong?
Don't feel bad, it's New Year's Eve in a few months, if they don't come back this year, shall we go to the head office in Beijing?"
"real?"
“Oh, my dear lady, when will I dare to lie to you?”
Mrs. Qi gave Qi Run a resentful look: "Really? Do you dare to say that you didn't lie to me about the matter between you and that fox named Xu in Yanyulou? Do you really think that I don't know anything because I don't go out often?
?”
“I…I…”
Mrs. Qi snorted and turned around and walked towards the city gate.
“I can’t help you fooling around outside, but if you dare to bring that foxy child into the house and ruin the reputation of your son-in-law and daughter, I’ll never be done with you.”
Qi Run chased after him and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, madam, don't worry, I promise that I will not ruin the reputation of my son-in-law and daughter. I heard that some new jewelry has come from Jade Pavilion, so I will go and take a look with my wife!"
"
“You have a conscience.”
Yanyu Tower outside Jinling City.
Chu Le, the current governor of Jinling, was dressed in regular clothes and smiled lightly as he glanced around at the young and beautiful Yingying Yanyan in Yanyu Tower, and walked towards a charming middle-aged lady who came out of the stairs.
“Mr. Chu, what kind of wind brought you here? No wonder my family heard magpies chirping on the branches this morning!”
Chu Le smiled lightly and gave her a hug: "Mother Xu, I'm so polite."
"Don't dare, Master Chu, you are trying to destroy the slave family. Please go upstairs to the private room."
“Then Mother Laoxu will lead the way.”
“This is the honor of the slave family, Mr. Chu, please do it.”
Mother Xu greeted Chu Le in the private room on the third floor of Yanyu Building with a respectful attitude. She was about to pour tea for him, but Chu Le stopped her.
“Mother Xu, there is no need to work too hard. I have something to do when I come here this time, and I need to ask Mother Xu for a favor.”
A trace of uneasiness flashed across Mother Xu's charming eyes, and she silently put down the teapot in her hand and sat opposite Chu Le.
“Mr. Chu, are we going to increase miscellaneous taxes? If we are to increase miscellaneous taxes, our girls from Yanyulou will have to drink the northwest wind from now on.”
Chu Le couldn't help but laugh when she saw Xu's mother pretending to be pitiful.
“No, no, Mother Xu, there is no need to think too much. My visit this time has nothing to do with taxes.”
Mother Xu breathed a heavy sigh and looked at Chu Le curiously: "Then the slave family is confused. Dare I ask what Mr. Chu's intention is in coming here this time?"
“I was entrusted by someone to do something trivial to Mrs. Xu.”
Looking at Chu Le Zhengran's appearance, Xu's mother couldn't help but feel something in her heart. The dignified governor was entrusted by someone to do something for her, a brothel madam?
Why did I feel so frightened after hearing these words?
Could it be that one of the daughters had no vision and could not recognize which nobleman Taishan had collided with? What kind of status would a nobleman have to be able to ask the dignified governor to come forward to do something?
If this is the case, it seems that I have to find my enemy to mediate.
“Mother Xu?”
“Ah? Master Chu, what did you say?”
“Nothing, nothing, I just saw that Mother Xu suddenly became dazed for no reason, so I couldn’t help but shout.”
“The slave family is rude and made Master Chu laugh. Master Chu, please tell me why you came to Yanyu Tower to find the slave family.”
"Mother Xu, I wonder if there is a girl named He'er in your Yanyu Building? I came here this time just for Miss He'er."
“He…he’er?”
“Yes, it’s Miss He’er.”
Seeing Chu Le mentioning He'er's name by name, Xu's mother couldn't help but panic. This girl, He'er, had just come out to receive guests a few times, and she didn't know how to read a man's thoughts.
The governor came to see her directly this time. Could it be that she had offended someone unintentionally due to her lack of experience in serving guests?
As a member of the officialdom, Chu Le has an extraordinary ability to observe words and emotions. In an instant, he can see the inner thoughts of Xu's mother from the reaction on her face.
“Mama Xu, you don’t need to think wildly. I came here for no other reason than to be entrusted by a big shot to redeem Miss He’er’s life.”
“Redemption... ransom?”
“Yes, I wonder if Mother Xu can be convenient and send someone to bring Miss He’er up?”
Mother Xu stared at Chu Le's non-hypocritical expression carefully for a while, and suddenly she became happy.
I originally thought that Chu Le was here to ask for help, but I never thought that the governor was here to bring good news.
It’s true that this girl He’er climbed up a high branch without saying a word!
Knowing that Chu Le was here to redeem He'er's life, Xu's mother's uneasiness disappeared immediately. With a smile on her face, she filled the pot with a cup of tea and placed it in front of Chu Le. The small Qingluo fan in her hand was shaking silently.
“Mr. Chu, since you have come to redeem the life of the girl He’er, do you think that Mr. Chu knows the rules of our Yanyu House? It is not easy for the slave family to raise a good daughter.
Even though He'er is still young, this girl is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and can easily recite poems and compose poems. Especially, she is a beautiful girl.
The slave family is about to train her as the oiran of our Yanyu Tower! Who would have thought that this girl would meet a noble man just after she came out of the palace.
Since that noble man can entrust you, Mr. Chu, to come and redeem the life of He'er, his status must be extraordinary, but no matter how high your status is, you must act in accordance with the rules, right?
You can’t let the slave family’s hard work over the years go to waste, right?”
Chu Le raised his eyebrows, tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and looked at Mother Xu with a half-smile.
“Of course I understand the rules in your brothel, but I have a piece of advice for Xu’s mother: don’t ask for high prices.
Otherwise, if the nobleman is unhappy, even if my senior in Jinling City steps in to mediate, he will still be in a dilemma.
I say it again sincerely, this is not a threat, but a piece of advice."
Mother Xu’s smiling face froze slightly, she moved the stool and sat next to Chu Le.
"Mr. Chu, you often come to the slave family as a guest. The slave family has never neglected you at all. Please tell the slave family exactly what the identity of that noble man is? Even the enemy of the slave family will show up if he is provoked.
It’s a dilemma.”
“Mother Xu, you know the identity of the senior in the Qi Mansion. What do you think the identity of the person who can put him in a dilemma would be?”
Mama Xu’s delicate body trembled, and her trembling arms pointed towards the roof.
“No…it’s not the Lord who returned home and fell in love with this girl He’er, right?”
“Of course not, it’s almost the same.”
After Chu Le finished speaking, he took out an identity document from his sleeve and patted it on the table.
"This is Miss He'er's certificate after she passed away. The chief official of the Hubu Yamen Office in Jinling City has not approved the report to the court, but the Hubu has directly stamped the official seal and sent the letter to me. As for what to do
, Mother Xu, I don’t need to say more, right?”
“Hiss—it’s almost the same? Isn’t that the prince... ahem... I made a mistake. I made a mistake. Mr. Chu, please wait a moment. I’ll be here soon.”
In the blink of an eye, outside the gate of Yanyu Pavilion, Chu Le looked at He'er who looked dull and had not yet realized what was going on. He stuffed the certificate and a banknote into He'er's hand.
"Miss He'er, from now on you are a good man. The world is so big that anyone can go there."
He'er stared blankly at the certificate in his hand, then raised his head and looked at Chu Le in astonishment.
“I...I will be a good man from now on?”
Chu Le smiled lightly and nodded: "Yes, he is a good man.
This one hundred taels of silver notes is enough for you to settle down anywhere in Jinling. It is not a big problem to buy a smaller private residence in the city.
I have finished what I was entrusted to do, so go ahead."
“He’er Gong… send me your best wishes to Mr. Chu.”
Watching Chu Le get on the carriage and gradually drive away, He'er glanced back at the Yanyu Tower behind him, and then at the husband's certificate and the one hundred taels of silver note in his hand, with excitement and a touch of excitement on his face.
A confused look.
“Good sister, take care.”
He'er heard the voice and turned around to look at Sister Mo standing by the door waving goodbye, with a touch of sadness in her eyes.