C34 An Aggrieved Tigress
At that moment, Xiao Letian's face turned bitter, thinking how would I know about the Blossom House's matter, it's not like I had any arrangements. Just when Xiao Letian was surprised, no one present knew that next to their private room, the man called Lao Ying was listening in on Xiao Letian's conversation while sticking to the wall, memorizing every word in his heart.
The few janitor around Xiao Letian all had a green background, and all of them looked and listened with basic skills. However, this Lao Ying was clearly much more skilled than them, and no one in the entire Taibai Lou knew of his existence.
That night, in a large low-key house in the Western City of Beijing, Lao Ying was kneeling on the ground and reporting to Master, "nine commander, this is the detailed process of the whole matter, including the secret talks of Xiao Letian and the others, I have recorded everything." After which, he handed over a thick record.
That guy called nine commander, he didn't read the words at all, as if he already knew everything. "Aren't you puzzled?" Why did I force the Blossom House to report me to the Shuntian Palace? Hehe, you don't understand, in the current Daqing, as long as I make a move, all of those Manchu and Wu Tie will pay attention to me and brand this young man with our brand, this is also a good fate. Amitabha, this is truly a good opportunity! "
Just as he was talking, the sound of footsteps came from the garden. At that time, Lao Ying's ears had pricked up, "It's Zhao Housekeeper. Why would he come to the inner chamber at this time?" However, nine commander waved his hand in return.
"Master, the invitation from Prince Kung's house just now invited you to go to the house tomorrow to listen to the show. They said that they've recruited a new crew and told you to pick the wrong one …" Wang Housekeeper stood outside the study, and did not even dare to enter.
The room was completely silent. Only the sound of nine commander touching the table could be heard. After a good quarter of an hour, nine commander finally opened his mouth, "En …" How many gifts do you think are appropriate? "
With my status, it is impossible for me to come empty-handed, but there is no rules to order around the theater group, so giving away silver is definitely not good, and it would be better if it is some jewellery or calligraphy piece or something … Last month, I took a box of Semen Orientale s from Fan Lian's hands. They look pretty good and the price is not too expensive either.
nine commander waved his hand and said, "Alright, it's him. You can go and make the arrangements. I have to give Bidens face no matter what." When Housekeeper left, a trace of killing intent flashed across Zhou Tie's eyes: "nine commander, this old fellow is too much. You once said that the study's important grounds cannot be approached unless summoned, but he actually disregarded Prince's orders …" Also, that box of Semen Orientale Fan Lian had only taken twenty-five thousand gold, this guy had embezzled six thousand gold … "
nine commander looked at the atmosphere around Lao Ying and laughed. "Haha, you're really obsessed. This Zhao surnamed underhand is from Ci Xi. They're in the same faction, do you think I don't know?" "Do you really think that Laozi's war these years has been in vain …"
"Also, six thousand silvers is nothing. One day, Laozi will bring the treasury of Daqing back home. Right now, he is just fishing bait. "Alright, you should continue watching Xiao Letian …"
Lao Ying left. Right now, the target that he had to monitor did not have any secrets for him to investigate. Xiao Letian was in the back garden flirting with his future Little daughter-in-law.
"Come on, little girl, give me a smile …" Aiyo! He's quite stubborn. I like it, then grandpa will give you a smile … "Hahaha, you're finally laughing … You're finally laughing …"
The backyard of the Fan Mansion had already become Xiao Letian's private property, so it couldn't be blamed on outsiders to gossip. The inner chamber of the Fan Mansion had let an outsider like Xiao Letian stay there for months, and no matter if it was day or night, tiger chick and Xiao Letian had nothing to hide. l
However, Xiao Letian and tiger chick did not care at all, counting the stars and looking at the moon in the middle of the night was a common occurrence, even Fan Lian turned a blind eye to it, and in the end, they even moved to the study in the front courtyard to sleep, leaving the backyard to the two of them. At the beginning, people didn't like him, but after seeing that he didn't have any objections to it, the servants no longer had any interest in talking about him.
However, to those spies who were willing to spend money to investigate Xiao Letian's secrets, every move of Xiao Letian was worth the money. Especially this kind of disrespectful behavior was the target of those corrupt scholars.
"Alright, alright. It's been three days and I've never seen you smile before. Now, the clouds have finally dispersed …" Xiao Letian stretched lazily, picked up the teapot on the stone table and took a big gulp.
"Xiao... Big Brother Xiao, did you really teach that Old Han Lin a lesson for me? " tiger chick's eyes suddenly turned extremely gentle as she looked at Wu Tie with tears.
"Of course. If he dares to make my tiger chick cry for three days straight, I will destroy the rest of his life." He did not lie to tiger chick. What he said was the truth, it was not easy for the Daqing to find a woman who fit Xiao Letian's standards. The most important thing was that tiger chick's attitude towards him had changed, this kind of personality was very rare in the late Qing.
But there were plenty of other women in crowd's body, women who had been nicknamed 'Manchu Lilly' for being bold, aggressive, and more capable of seeing and doing things than men.
At that time, in the Northern Capital City, every single one of Master Eight Flag, who could leisurely stroll around the teahouse, had such a capable Aunt to manage their home. Otherwise, they would have already gone to the streets to beg for food with their hedonistic energy.
Wait, Xiao Letian thought of the image of Manchu and Aunt. At that time, the one that popped out from the bottom of his heart was Fu Qing and Big Sister's Fu Hui. Those big eyes that knew how to talk blinked at him.
"Big Brother Xiao!" tiger chick seemed to muster up all her courage and suddenly threw herself into his arms. "Big Brother Xiao, marry me, I'll be your wife …"
"Huh?!" Someone in the room? Shouldn't they be called Madame or daughter-in-law? Why did this little girl use that word to describe me? However, after thinking about it, Xiao Letian understood. Isn't that what the ancients called my concubine? Also, Eldest lass also called me that.
Xiao Letian was stunned. He found that tiger chick seemed to have an indescribable feeling about her. What he didn't know was that as his popularity increased, tiger chick and Fan Sai Manager also had many secret meetings.
In the hearts of this father and daughter, perhaps in the very beginning, there was still the thought of sitting equally with Xiao Letian in Yi County City and letting tiger chick be the legal wife, Madame. But ever since Xiao Letian entered the capital, everything had changed.
"daughter, as a person, you have to resign yourself to your fate. In the past, when Mr. Xiao was in trouble, I really wanted to marry you to him. But since we entered the Beijing, Mr. Xiao is not someone we can get along with."
"Alone overseas, who can order so many heroes of the Jianghu, Master of Western Studies, who can write The Journey to the West and shock the Northern Capital City, can still set a trick to destroy Wong Lao-Han Lin … Also, as for the fire in Tai Ling, do you think that there's no trace of Xiao Letian here? "
"daughter, even if we have some money, compared to Mr. Xiao, it's like comparing heaven and earth. "daughter, think about it carefully. If you insist on going with Mr. Xiao, I'm afraid you'll have to be a small fry."
Fan Lian had traveled far and wide his entire life, so every word he said to daughter was the truth from his heart. Although tiger chick was a bit rebellious, she wasn't stupid. She understood everything when she heard it.
tiger chick had been crying for the past few days and was always depressed. Not only was it because of Wang Shizheng, it was also because of Xiao Letian. When Girl realized that the man she loved flew higher and higher, the inferiority complex in her became even more serious.
He scratched his head in depression, "tiger chick, tiger chick, so this is what you were worried about. Since it's like this, I'll tell you the truth, when you're 18 years old this year, I'll make you the legal wife, okay …"
Before tiger chick could finish her sentence, she jumped up from his chest, "Really? Aren't you playing with me? " "Don't lie to me. I'm just a country girl who doesn't know the rules. Furthermore, I'm a Heaven's Foot. I don't even have the qualifications to be a concubine …" And then the tears came again.
Xiao Letian was both angry and amused. He grabbed her hand and said, "Let's go and see your father go. How about I formally propose marriage in front of him? If you need a matchmaker's gift, I'll get Qing San Ye to prepare it tomorrow, is that not okay? "
As she said this, tiger chick's doubts were completely dispelled. Happiness almost overwhelmed her. Little girl actually knew that she was embarrassed, so she turned around and ran back to her room. Just as Xiao Letian was about to give chase, three cuckoo birds were crowing on the rooftop, followed by a black shadow scurrying down. It was the night watchman, Wang Huaiyuan.
"Military Advisor, I just returned from Wang Shizheng's home. That old thing ended up in the same situation as Bethanath sir zhong, it's impossible to explain even if he can't catch a stroke …" But on the way back, I kept having a strange feeling, as if there was someone in Fan Mansion that I'm not familiar with wandering around and even I can't lock onto that person … "
Hearing that, Xiao Letian's face changed. Wang Huaiyuan and Sima Yun's Qing Gong were the best among the guards and were all disciples from famous sects in the martial arts world. If he said that there was a stranger in the Fan Mansion, there would definitely be one.
"Come into the house, why are you being watched so quickly, grandma?" "Could it be hyacinth?"
"I don't think so. The martial artists that the Manchu s have are mostly northerners, other than the Swallow School of Cangzhou who specializes in qinggong and concealment, Green Forest in the North does not have many outstanding qinggong. Furthermore, even if the Manchu has set our sights on us, just based on the matter regarding Wang Shizheng, how could the Tarantula not come and catch you … "
Just as the two of them were feeling the strange atmosphere, Housekeeper suddenly ran over from the front yard. "Delight! Delightful! Sob! Sob!" Housekeeper cried.
"Prince Kung's residence has sent a post, but Prince Kung's residence has actually sent an invitation!" Oh my god, someone woke everyone up in the middle of the night with a shout. Immediately following that, the Fan Mansion was lit up brighter than it was in the daytime. In the midst of all this noise, a black shadow that looked like a piece of steel suddenly flew up from the roof of a house in the back garden and quickly fled towards the north.
"Protect Mr. Xiao well, I will chase after him …" With a loud roar, Wang Huaiyuan broke through the window frame, jumped onto the roof and ran towards the north like a wisp of smoke.
"Sima Yun, go and support Wang Huaiyuan. We only need Xiao Hexin and Aunt Thirteen to protect him!" With that said, Xiao Letian took out the revolver that was filled with bullets and said, "Do you really think Zhou Tie is a weak scholar? If I want to catch you, I'll personally beat you with three transparent holes …"
"mister, don't be angry. It's a happy news. It's the invitation from Prince Kung Manor. They want you to come to the house tomorrow to listen to the play. The Liu family has just recruited a new film crew!"
Xiao Letian saw Housekeeper's frightened look and quickly helped him up in embarrassment, "Housekeeper, don't blame me, this guy is not here for you..." "Tell me about the details. Would you like to attend this banquet to deliver the gift?"
"Aiyo, my Mr. Xiao, that's Prince Kung! He's my Uncle! How can he come empty-handed? He would at least need to prepare twenty or thirty thousand yuan as a gift, that's what he'd need …"
"Bullshit!" Give him thirty thousand taels of silver? "It's not like I came here empty-handed, so let's see if he sees me or not …"