kingnovel Chapter 436 Missing
Chapter 436 Missing
After Song Yi left, Tang Yichen called Zhang Zhen and asked him to go to Qing Lake immediately to bring back the man on the flower boat named Bai Qiu.
Half an hour later, Zhang Zhen came back, but he didn't bring anyone back.
"I heard from people near the flower boat that they saw someone take him away. He looked very weak when he was taken away, as if he had been subjected to inhumane abuse. In short, he looked quite miserable."
"Send someone to keep an eye on that side. Once you find his whereabouts, bring him here immediately. I want to see him." Tang Yichen said calmly.
Zhang Zhen took the order and went out.
Chen Yu was sorting out the memorials nearby and said to Tang Yichen, "That man is just a flower boat man. If the master doesn't want him to have contact with the second young lady, just drive him away."
"Although the possibility is slim, even if there's only a slight chance, I don't want Yinyin and I to have any unpleasantness because of an outsider. That person should disappear, but I can't let Yinyin miss him even more," Tang Yichen said calmly. "On the entire Love Lake, there's only one flower boat with a man as its owner. His zither playing is truly unparalleled. Yinyin has always valued talent, so it's inevitable that she'll look upon him with a different eye."
Chen Yu lowered his voice and said, "That appearance can be said to be unparalleled in the world."
Tang Yichen looked at Chen Yu: "What did you say?"
Chen Yu quickly said, "I think this kind of playboy is good at flattering and seducing people. We can't let him continue to have contact with the Second Young Lady. The Second Young Lady has always been kind-hearted. How can she be a match for this kind of man?"
The next day, news spread like wildfire that Princess Yuanying had become a complete invalid, unable to walk again. The topic of conversation now was how Princess Yuanying would ever get married.
Immediately afterwards, another explosive piece of news came out, that is, the eldest son of Minister Zhu's mansion redeemed the prostitute named Xing'er because the girl named Xing'er looked like his sweetheart.
As soon as this news broke, everyone in the capital was curious about who Zhu Jingxuan's sweetheart was. As a result, the news that the Zhu family had repeatedly condescended to the Tang family to ask for the second young lady's hand in marriage spread like wildfire. Even a three-year-old child knew that the eldest son Zhu was a romantic, and that the Tang family, so focused on appearances, had failed to live up to Zhu's affections and refused to approve the marriage.
"How shameless!" Xia Ruwan said angrily. "Did you know that all the major teahouses and taverns are spreading the story of you and the young master of the Zhu family? Those storytellers act as if they saw you seducing the Zhu family with their own eyes, describing you as a fox demon that sucks people's souls away. If this news gets out, if you don't agree to the Zhu family's marriage, who will dare to propose marriage in the future? Wouldn't you be unable to get married in this life?"
Tang Luwu was beside her, extremely anxious. Seeing Qin Huiyin still eating sunflower seeds, she snatched the seeds from her hand and glared at her, saying, "We're all so anxious, how come you're still so calm?"
"It's just a few idle words. It's nothing serious. If I don't want to marry, then I won't marry. I don't want to get married." Qin Huiyin said, "The Zhu family wants to ruin my reputation in this way. If I get angry, won't I fall into their trap? I never suffer any loss. The more others want me to do something, the less I want to do it. Besides, rumors stop at the wise. The eldest son of the Zhu family has hardly appeared in public in recent years. The world's impression of him is that he was a filial child who disfigured himself to save his grandmother, and a kind man who saved a brothel girl from suffering because he couldn't bear to see her fall into prostitution. Now there is another thing. He and the brothel girl are already husband and wife. Now he brings her back to the Zhu family, and there will be an extra concubine in the backyard in the future."
"My reputation was affected by him, but he didn't gain any advantage either. They said I seduced him, but isn't that self-contradictory? If I really seduced him, why would I not want to marry him? As for my eldest brother forcibly breaking up the couple, that's even more ridiculous. Don't worry, no one will care about these words soon. Those who understand the situation simply disdain the Zhu Mansion's actions. Those who don't understand the situation are just ordinary people, they just want to watch the excitement. This excitement is still fresh and delicious. Tomorrow there will be tomorrow's excitement, and tomorrow they will not pay attention to the previous nonsense."
Xia Ruwan and Tang Luwu looked at each other.
Xia Ruwan sat down next to Qin Huiyin: "Now I understand why I am not as good as you in business. With your mentality, what great things can you accomplish?"
"That's right." Qin Huiyin patted her shoulder, "Learn a little! Sister still has a lot to teach you!"
"You have no respect for your elders." Xia Ruwan snorted coldly.
"By the way, Wan'er, how are you and Mr. Li doing? When can I attend your wedding?" Tang Luwu asked.
Xia Ruwan frowned, leaned back on the couch, and said while shaking her legs, "Maybe I won't be able to drink!"
"What do you mean?" This time, not only Qin Huiyin and Tang Luwu, but also the maids next to them looked over.
Xia Ruwan said, "It's all because of the Li family's mess! Li Jingyan became the Ning Junwang's concubine. Because the Li family provided money to the Ning Junwang, their relationship with the Junwang Mansion is getting closer and closer."
"What does this have to do with you and Young Master Li's family?"
"Of course it's related. Prince Ning is sending beauties to the Li family. Today he sent a skinny horse from Yangzhou, tomorrow he sent his cousin and the most popular courtesan. In short, he is trying every possible way to get people to him. The Li family has got close to the Prince's Mansion and wants to use him for marriage! He is not the young master, he is just a vase of the Li family. To make the house look good, different flowers can be added at any time. I don't want to pay attention to him recently, and you don't have to mention him, it's annoying."
Qin Huiyin leaned close to Tang Luwu's ear and said, "Do you smell it?"
Tang Luwu nodded seriously: "I smell it, it's so sour, like a big vat of vinegar has been spilled."
"It's the aged vinegar, the extra sour kind."
Xia Ruwan patted the table and said, "Who said I was jealous? Don't talk nonsense. I'm telling you, I'm going to find some entertainment today. Who will accompany me?"
Qin Huiyin was curious: "What kind of entertainment are you planning to find?"
"I'm going to look for some good-looking young men," Xia Ruwan said. "I heard that Yuzhu Hall is the largest brothel in the capital, and the men there are all handsome and talented. Let's go have some fun today."
"My eldest brother will break our legs." Tang Luwu immediately refused, "Forget it!"
"Let's go and take a look and broaden our horizons." Qin Huiyin winked at Tang Luwu.
Tang Luwu figured something out and agreed, "Go ahead, I've definitely never seen one!"
Xia Ruwan became angrier and angrier as she spoke, but no matter how angry she was, she couldn't go to Yuzhu Pavilion now. After all, this kind of place is open at night and the door is closed during the day. Even if she went there at this time, she wouldn't find any fun.
To prevent Xia Ruwan from getting mad, Qin Huiyin dragged her to see the progress of the food court. Judging from the current situation, it should be completed in two months. However, after completion, they would need to deal with more things, and their leisure time would end. They would start to work day and night.