After seeing the note in Wu Niang's step before, he actually had doubts, thinking that Pudong Sheng spent so many years and so much money just to sell her into a brothel, wouldn't it be cost-effective?

However, after reading Wu Niang's state just now, all the doubts have been solved.

It turned out that Pudong Sheng had been using her to make money in the past seven years, inviting some rich sons and daughters to his home, letting Wu Niang dance, and charging them a performance fee.

Wu Niang's painting was good, so she asked Wu Niang to paint inscriptions on the fan for some sons and charge a pen fee.

Wu Niang's embroidery was exquisitely embroidered, so she asked Wu Niang to embroider some official wives and young ladies' clothes on the clothes. Over the years, Pudong Sheng has made a lot of money by relying on Wu Niang.

Picking up the exquisite jade wine glass sent by Pudong Sheng on the table, Wei Tingkui was planning in his heart, how to repay this villain who cursed him never to be promoted.

couldn't think of a good way, so I had to ask Wang Huizu for help: "The plaintiff Wu Niang's case is now completed, Master Wang, what should I do now?" Do you want to send someone to the Pujia compound to arrest someone immediately? ”

Wang Huizu hurriedly stopped: "No, now that I go, even if I find those girls, I can't convict him!" ”

"What then?"

Wang Huizu frowned slightly and said: "The soldiers are divided into two ways, and they are two-pronged!" ”

Wei Tingkui was puzzled: "What kind of division?" ”

Wang Huizu explained: "Send a few people to her hometown to pick up Wu Niang's biological father and mother, and at the same time send someone to Pu's house to keep an eye on it. According to Wu Niang, there were dozens of other women in the Pu family compound, and Pudong planned to send several 15-year-old girls to a brothel on September 9. ”

Wei Tingkui clapped his hands and said, "The day after tomorrow is September 9!" Looks like it's time to hurry! ”

"That's right, the lord will send someone to keep an eye on it immediately, in case he acts in advance, it will be too late. As long as you catch the evidence that they forced them to become prostitutes, you can order their arrest! ”

Wei Tingkui put the jade wine glass on the table heavily: "Someone!" ”

Xiao Zhuozi responded: "The little one is here!" ”

"Hurry up, you can do what Master Wang says!"

"Order!" Xiao Zhuozi bowed and rushed out of the door and gave the order.

At this time, Qin Xiong, who was sitting on the side without saying a word, suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of a way to make money. Don't look at Qin Xiong as a curtain player, but in fact, he despises this profession in his bones.

After all, the court does not recognize them, and the common people do not know them, so it is okay if they are not recognized, and they are still aggrieved: they are the ones who make suggestions, but it is the master who reaps the credit.

In case of discord with officials, there is a possibility that they may leave at any time.

In the final analysis, this industry has no name, no distinction and no sense of security.

Now that you have entered the house, you have to have a plan. Since you have no name, no points and no security, then just try to make a profit! Therefore, over the years, Qin Xiong has gone farther and farther on the road of pursuing interests.

originally wanted to do something in the adultery case, but the defendants pleaded guilty too quickly, and the plaintiff whimsically wanted to withdraw the case, so he had no chance to meddle in the oil and water.

Now, when he heard that dozens of "adopted daughters" had been bought in Pudong Shengyuan, they were going to be sent to the Qinglou to pick up customers, and the county magistrate knew about it, and he suddenly felt that the opportunity to make a fortune had come.

That night, Qin Xiong "encountered" Pu Si, the eldest young master of the Pu family, in the restaurant, and after doing everything possible to get drunk Pu Si, he pulled the family Ding who was following him aside, and said in a low voice: "Go home and tell your master, his affairs have been revealed, if you don't want to plant it in the hands of the government, let him come to see me at 8 o'clock tonight, I will wait for him in the Moon Tower opposite." ”

The family pretended to be stupid and shook his head: "Master Qin, what you said, I can't understand a small sentence." ”

Qin Xiong smiled gloomily and said, "You don't understand, your master naturally understands." ”

The matter is big, the family has to listen, for the little thing of the Pu family, except for Pu Si alone, in fact, everyone knows, listening to Master Qin's tone, he must know something, so he stomped his foot, left Pu Si and left.

This Ding used to be a "gentleman on the beam", and his two eyes were very thief, and when he returned to the Pu family, he saw several officials hiding in the shadows, and immediately believed Master Qin's words.

The family pretended to be casual and entered the door, and went straight to Pudongsheng's study: "Oh no, master, we are being targeted by the government!" When I came back just now, I found that several officials were secretly hiding outside. ”

"What?" Pudong Sheng was shocked, his hand shook, and the tea in his hand spilled all over the ground.

"Master, don't panic, Master Qin asked me to pass you a message, he seems to have a way." Seeing this, Jia Ding hurriedly conveyed Qin Xiong's words.

"Master Qin? What did he say? Pudongsheng put the teacup on the table and asked.

"He asked you to see him at eight o'clock tonight." The family replied truthfully.

"Got it, you go down." Pudongsheng tilted his head and looked out the window.

In order not to attract the attention of the officials, Pudong Sheng changed into the coarse cloth clothes of the family and sneaked through the back door without knowing it.

In the Moon Tower, Qin Xiong had been waiting for a long time.

Skip all kinds of greetings and politeness, and as soon as you meet, two people with their own hearts will come and go and start a dumb riddle.

"Master Qin, I heard, are you looking for me?" Pudong ascended to sit opposite Qin Xiong, and broke the silence first.

"I really didn't see it, Master Pu, doing a good business!" Qin Xiong carefully looked at Pudong Sheng, who was dressed in coarse cloth, picked up the wine jug, and poured two glasses of wine, one in front of him, and one in front of Pudong Sheng.

"I'm not here to drink, I want to know, what does Master Qin know?" Pudong asked.

"Hehe, then I want to ask you, what have you done?" Qin Xiong said.

"What do you mean?" Pudong asked.

Qin Xiong picked up the wine jug, the spout was slightly tilted, so that the wine spilled on the table, dipped the wine with the index finger of his right hand, and wrote down the six words "September 9, send Qinglou" with a mysterious face, and then knocked on the table with a mysterious face and said, "That's what it means." ”

Pudong Sheng glanced at Qin Xiong with sharp eyes: "Master Qin, how did you know about this?" ”

Qin Xiong gently twisted his index finger, thumb and middle finger that had been dipped in wine, and naturally made a gesture asking for money: "This is not what you should ask." What you should be asking is, what about this? ”

This seems to mean wiping the alcohol off your hands, but it is actually hinting at the meaning of Pudong Sheng.

Pudong Sheng's face was gloomy, and after a while, he suddenly laughed and said, "Master Qin is refreshing, say a number." ”

Qin Xiong smiled and raised his index finger up, smiling without saying a word.

Pudongsheng asked tentatively: "One hundred taels?" ”

Qin Xiong shook his head with a smile and said, "One thousand taels, I'll help you get it." ”

Pudong Sheng gritted his teeth and narrowed his two small eyes into a slit: "Is this true?" ”

Qin Xiong raised his glass: "A gentleman's word!" ”

Pudong Sheng touched it lightly: "It's hard to chase the horse!" ”

The word "profit" tightly binds two originally unrelated people together. After a glass of wine, Pudong Sheng gently put the two silver tickets on the table.

Qin Xiong gently tugged into his arms, dropped a bag and got up to say goodbye.

The evening autumn night is a little cool. In front of the table, Wang Huizu held the book in both hands and wrapped his coat tightly. Although my eyes are staring at the book without blinking, I actually have other thoughts in my heart.

There are still two days left until September 9, I don't know if Wu Niang's biological father and mother have found it? If they don't find it and do it to the Pu family, the two old men are afraid of retaliation.

After all, there are so many people in the Pu family that no one can guarantee that everyone up and down the Pu family will be present when they are captured.

Thinking of this, he sighed softly and put down the book in distraught.

At this time, Pudong Sheng was hurrying back in the moonlight. As he approached the door, he walked lightly, avoiding the gaze of the servants, and squeezed in through the narrow back door like a thief.

After entering the door, he rushed into the study, closed the doors and windows, and opened the bag that cost him a thousand taels of silver tickets with trembling hands.

Although it was only a small number, he was dazzled by it.

"That's a good idea, so let's do it." The corners of Pudongsheng's drooping lips rose slightly, evoking a plausible smile.

On the night of 9 September, Pudong Sheng divided several "adopted daughters" who were 15 years old and just over 14 years old into two groups, and ordered them to dress up and sit in four sedan chairs prepared in advance, and told them that they would be given a holiday today and let them go out and buy some rouge gouache at will.

The girls who had been imprisoned in the compound for many years on the grounds that the ladies in the boudoir should not go out at will could not laugh from ear to ear when they heard this, and their joy was beyond words.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Pudong Sheng ordered the first batch of sedan chairs to go out.

At this time, several watchful servants, who had changed into civilian clothes and hid in the dark for several days without moving, were lazily leaning against a wall around the corner, staring wide-eyed.

"You say, is this new master reliable? He had to make us wait for two days without saying a word, we were eating and sleeping outside, but he had wine and meat in the house, which is really fucking unfair! A childish little servant complained.

"In my opinion, this ghost surnamed Wang has a lot of ideas, otherwise how could adults be obedient to him? Okay, okay, don't complain, everyone has their own life, we are just a rough person, we can only play with the gun, can you really give you a pen? Another older official said.

"That's right, as long as the person surnamed Pu is caught and sent to the Qinglou, the lord will be rewarded! Don't say it, our eyes are wide open, don't let the silver slip in front of our eyes. ”

As he spoke, the door of the Pu family creaked open.

A man who looked like a family man poked his head out and looked around a few times, and when he was sure that there was no suspicious person, he stepped out lightly, waved his hand behind him, and then a sedan chair was carried out of it.

"Look! The serpent is coming! The young officer said.

"The reward is outcropping, we are staring here, little nail, you hurry back and report to the county master, hurry!" The elder officer commanded.

"Are you sure it's the little girls who have been adopted?" The young officer asked.

As he was talking, the family opened the sedan curtain and asked, "You may be in a bit of a hurry for a while, but a few young ladies are going to sit firmly!" ”

"Hey, you see, there are a few girls sitting in there, all of them are water spirits! I said little nails......"

Before he finished speaking, the little nail had already run away without a trace.

"You guys give me a little cleverness! Don't be targeted! The man in charge of leading the way commanded in a low voice.

Several palanquin drivers looked around, keeping up with the footsteps of the family.