"Miss, otherwise let's go back first, Li Gongzi may have something to delay for a while." Zhihua glanced at Leng Qiuling's face and said cautiously.

"Something, I think it's just trying to repay the debt, it's just unreasonable." Leng Qiuling snorted coldly, and the anger in his heart also rose, a big man didn't believe his words, and he was still waiting here with Zhihua early.

Zhihua replied with a bitter face, "Miss, why don't you forget it, anyway, we got back two hundred taels yesterday, and we don't have anything to lose." ”

"Knowing the painting." Leng Qiuling said earnestly, "It's not a matter of money at all, but your young lady and I have been tricked, do you understand?" It's a matter of face, so you can't just forget it. ”

"What about Miss?" Zhihua blinked, and thought in his heart that this Li Gongzi didn't come to have anything to do with Miss's face.

"Of course, it's a door-to-door account." Leng Qiuling proudly raised the IOU in her hand and said, "I asked someone when I went back yesterday, this Li Hui is the third son of the Li Mansion in the south of the city, and we will find out where we will find someone to inquire later." ”

Zhihua was completely stunned, and followed Leng Qiuling all the way to the Li Mansion, during which he also learned that the Li family had made a fortune by running boats, and after several generations of development, they had become a well-known wealthy businessman in Yangzhou City.

"It's not kind to be rich." Leng Qiuling shook her head and sighed, "Zhihua, have you seen it, how can the Li family be rich, and they even relied on our three hundred taels of silver and didn't pay it back, is it intolerable for you to say that you don't ask him for this money." ”

"Miss is right, this money should be returned." Zhihua answered without hesitation.

"The children can be taught." Leng Qiuling nodded with satisfaction, stretched out her arm and said, "Go, open the door for me, I still don't believe it, can I get this money back today." ”

Zhihua came to the door in a few steps, raised his right hand and knocked twice, and after a while, the door opened a crack, and a subordinate in gray came out and said, "Two, is there something wrong?" ”

Without waiting for Zhihua to answer, Leng Qiuling preemptively said, "Go to the door to ask for the account, go and call your third young master out, and the money he owes us should also be repaid." ”

"The money that the third young master owes you will not be repaid." The person who came looked incredulous, and hurriedly said, "You can't be looking for the wrong person, our third young master will never owe someone else and not pay it back." ”

"Really?" Leng Qiuling stretched out the IOU in front of the man's eyes, squinted and said, "See clearly, the debtor Li Hui, who else would it be if it wasn't for your third young master." ”

The man stared at the IOU for a few seconds, took a deep breath and said, "Wait, wait, I'll go and call the housekeeper over, our third young master hasn't come back yet." ”

Leng Qiuling nodded, and slowly put the IOU back into her purse.

"Miss, it's Gongzi Li." Zhihua suddenly exclaimed behind him.

Leng Qiuling looked back, and sure enough, it was Li Hui, the corners of his lips hooked, and he said, "Li Gongzi is really interested, this creditor has chased after him, and he still has the leisure to go out to meet guests." ”

"Why are you here?" Li Hui was stunned for a moment, then recognized the two of them, slapped his forehead and wailed, it's over, I said the wrong thing again, I don't know how much I will be slaughtered this time.

As soon as the words fell, Leng Qiuling's face sank, and he said coldly, "Why, you are allowed to owe money, and we are not allowed to come to the door to ask for money, if Li Gongzi is more trustworthy, I and the maid will not have to go on this trip." ”

"No, I was going to go, but there was a temporary delay, and I thought it would be the same in a few days." Li Hui weakly argued.

"Li Gongzi knows that my master and servant live there."

"I don't know."

"Then you know who the two of us are."

"I don't know."

"That is, the hands and eyes are all over the sky, no matter where the two of us go, Li Gongzi can find it."

"It's not."

"Huh." Leng Qiuling sneered, looked at Li Hui with disdain, and said, "I don't know if that's not, how is Li Gongzi planning to repay the money, could it be in a dream, but unfortunately the little girl doesn't have that magical power, so she had to come to the door to ask for debts." ”

Li Hui's face turned red, and he said ashamedly, "Miss Leng's lesson is that she is indeed thinking poorly, if Miss is not in a hurry, she will follow me to the house, and she is in a hurry to go out in the morning, and she doesn't bring so many silver taels with her." ”

Leng Qiuling nodded, it was agreed, Zhihua still had some concerns, and said softly, "Miss don't think about it, it's better to be cautious when you go out." ”

"It doesn't matter." Leng Qiuling patted Zhihua's hand and said, "Your young lady and I still have the power to protect myself, not to mention that this Li Hui is not a big traitor, don't worry." ”

Knowing that the painting was persuaded to move, he had no choice but to follow Leng Qiuling and enter the Li Mansion together, walking all the way to the pavilions, rockeries and flowing water, all of which were not exquisite.

"Third Young Master, you're back, who are these two young ladies?" Steward Li muttered in his heart, just listening

The next person said that someone outside the door was looking for the third prince to ask for debts, but these were the two.

Li Hui smiled and said, "These two are my friends, and I am going to be guests in the mansion today." ”

"Then I'll go to the kitchen and let people prepare meals, come to Fu, go and invite the eldest young master and the second young master over, and say that there are guests in the house." As Steward Li spoke, he also glanced at Leng Qiuling a few times, and his heart blossomed, the three sons finally got their hands on it, and knew that they were looking for the third young grandmother.

After Leng Qiuling and the others sat down, the subordinates quickly served tea and snacks, and retreated respectfully.

"This house is really good, staying in it makes people feel relaxed and happy, Li Gongzi doesn't know who designed this house, can you help me introduce it." The more Leng Qiuling looked at it, the more she liked it, and she looked at going out tomorrow to buy such a house and enjoy it.

"Eh~" Li Hui touched his chin and thought for a while, "I remember that I was invited to a craftsman in the south, and I heard that he has moved to the capital in the past few years, and I am afraid that he will not come back in the future." ”

"That's right." A hint of disappointment flashed in Leng Qiuling's eyes, it was still unknown whether she would return to the capital in the future, but at least she had no plans to go back now.

"If Miss Leng doesn't mind, you can stay at my house for a few days, anyway, this house is very big, you can pick a yard at will." After Li Hui finished speaking, he regretted it a little, and he was too rude, so he hurriedly changed his words, "Of course, I'm just mentioning it, Miss Leng is in charge." ”

"Okay." Leng Qiuling stood up and looked around, and said, "Since Li Gongzi is so polite, then I can't be stingy, the three hundred taels will be regarded as rent, and I don't have to pay it back." After speaking, Leng Qiuling took out the IOU and tore it to shreds.

Li Hui was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Then I'll take you around, you can see that yard you like, and I'll let my subordinates clean it up." ”

Leng Qiuling nodded lightly and said, "Don't worry, didn't you ask the housekeeper to prepare the meal, Zhihua and I haven't eaten yet, let's talk about it after eating." ”

"It's because I'm too anxious, so let's eat first." Li Hui smiled embarrassedly, walked towards the door, and said, "I'll go and see if they're ready, and I'll ask the housekeeper to come and invite you later." ”

After Li Hui left, Zhihua asked anxiously, "Miss, you really plan to live here, we are not familiar with Li Gongzi, what if there is any danger." ”

Leng Qiuling blinked helplessly, and said, "Zhihua, this is not the General's Mansion, no one will think about harming me all the time, don't worry, your young lady and I will be blessed with a great life, and nothing will happen." ”

"But ......"

"Okay, Zhihua, this is in someone else's house, in case someone else hears how bad it is." Leng Qiuling is sometimes very helpless, knowing that painting is good, but she is too careful, which makes her nerves sometimes involuntarily tense.

"Third brother, who is the girl who came in with you?" As soon as Li Hui went out, he was pulled aside by the two brothers and asked.

"Second brother, just talk well, what does it look like." Li Hui pulled back his sleeve and said helplessly.

"Okay, okay, okay, I won't touch you, then you have to sue me, who is that girl, I still am a beauty according to the housekeeper." Li Xiao raised his hands with a smile and took two steps back.

Li Hui's face sank directly when he heard this, and he said sternly, "Second brother, people are girls from good families, you don't have any bad ideas, otherwise I won't finish with you." ”

A gleam flashed in Li Xiao's eyes, and he nodded and said, "I know, you don't know what kind of character your second brother has, it's not something you want me to do, I won't do it yet." ”

Li Hui glanced at Li Xiao suspiciously, and said uncomfortably, "Miss Leng is my friend, the second brother will go out for a walk when he is fine, don't stay in the house all the time, the people who watch it are annoyed." ”

Li Xiao didn't catch his breath after hearing this, he held his chest and coughed, and said intermittently, "Ahem, you ...... You bastard boy, yes, ahem, did you say that about your second brother? ”

Li Hui glanced at him, turned around and went to the front hall, and said before leaving, "Anyway, I reminded you, if you don't listen to the persuasion and suffer a loss, don't blame me for not suing you." ”

Li Xiao glanced at Li Hui for some reason, and said in his heart, he has suffered a loss, he Li Ershao has eaten a lot of things, but he has never suffered a loss.

Leng Qiuling didn't wait long, Steward Li came over and invited her and Zhihua to go to the front hall to eat, there were eight cold and eight hot sixteen dishes side by side on the table of the Eight Immortals, and no one knew the painting on weekdays and sat down to eat with Leng Qiuling, but today in the Li Mansion, no matter how Leng Qiuling hinted, Zhihua stood aside and didn't even raise his head.

Leng Qiuling glanced at her helplessly, and went with her, anyway, she couldn't be hungry, she just ate later.

Leng Qiuling looked at the strange man sitting opposite him and said, "This is ......." ”

"He's ......"

"I'm Li Hui's second brother, you can call me Li Xiao." Li Xiao patted Li Hui, introduced himself with a smile, and didn't forget to wink at Leng Qiuling after speaking.

Leng Qiuling nodded, "It turned out to be the second young master of the Li family, I have admired the name for a long time, I am really fortunate to have it." ”

When Li Xiao heard this, he became proud, shook the fan in his hand and said, "Why, Miss Leng also knows my deeds, in fact, those are all exaggerated facts by others with false rumors, and they can't be true." ”

Leng Qiuling hooked the corners of her lips, and said in a more and more gentle tone, "How come, the deeds of the second prince who spent a lot of money to pack the Oiran are still unknown in the entire Yangzhou City, and who does not know." ”