How on earth were these individuals convicted? It is really puzzling why so many people have been convicted.

Then the steward pronounced the charges against them.

It turned out that just last night, after the electric bell rang, the sixteenth young master who was now being detained in the hall was having fun with a group of beautiful wives and concubines, and even called a few women from the Qinglou to play, neglecting the family rules, so he was arrested all.

Xiao Nan's face changed slightly when he heard this, he remembered that after the female ghost suddenly "flew" away last night, there were indeed bursts of exclamations and screams from the courtyard not far away, presumably from the courtyard of the sixteenth young master.

With such a connection, the charges mentioned by the housekeeper seem to be different from the real situation.

It should be that the female ghost flew to the courtyard of the sixteenth young man again, causing the screams of those wives and concubines with low psychological quality, and he recruited too many women by his side, and some women did not understand the secret rules of the Xiao family at all, which caused a riot. Helplessly, the movement was too big and was reported.

At this time, he was a little grateful for his "notoriety" of being looked down upon, but fortunately, the people of the Xiao family were afraid of his yard, and there were some vegetable gardens or something around him, so no one reported the movement in his yard.

And if Wanyue didn't clean the bloodstains and was found by the purple slave, then it was herself and Wanyue who were kneeling there at the moment!

The worries that appeared in his heart at that time saved him and Wanyue's lives!

And the unlucky sixteen young people were not so lucky.

The housekeeper announced the punishment they were going to receive, although it was different from the torture that the third young master received that day, but it was also quite cruel and terrifying, and it turned out to be the punishment of the human urn that appeared in the wild history!

After the announcement, there was really a servant who brought that kind of big urn like a wine jar, this Xiao family, torture people as if they were cooking, there are many kinds of tricks, and there are special skilled people Tuzi, it is said that they are all the descendants of the executioners in the palace of the former Qing Dynasty, and they are skilled, and they will definitely not let you die until the end of the punishment.

And this is tantamount to another serious mental torture for onlookers.

Before the punishment began, the old uncle had been stripped naked and tied to the shelf and carried in, and his execution would also be carried out in public, the old uncle still scolded endlessly, but his breath was much weaker, and he scolded: "Xiao Jingrui! You evil demon rakshasa who is not worthy of death! Suffer a thousand cuts! If you hadn't plucked someone's grave from Yunnan back then! You can't make a fortune either! You've been a scumbag since you were a kid! When you are developed, you start to be lawless! God will clean you up sooner or later! You've got blood on your hands! ”

Xiao Jingrui is the name of the eldest master, and when he heard him talk about Yunnan or something, Xiao Nan felt a little strange again. However, before the old uncle could curse a few more words, the executioner forcibly grabbed him by the chin and put a special torture instrument into his mouth, so that he could not say half a word.

The long torture began.

Probably because the old uncle said too many "rebellious" words, his punishment was also increased, and he became a living Ling Chi.

The sixteenth young master and his wife and concubine were also cut off at the same time, and were stuffed into urns, and the screams lingered in the beams again. This hall of the Xiao family is simply cloudy, like a Yama Palace.

When everyone was finally able to return, they were so frightened that their legs trembled, and Xiao Nan was even more on the edge of the threshold step by step, almost crawling out.

Wanyue could only wait for him in an inconspicuous flower hall outside the hall, she hid here and waited for a long time, only to hear the screams in the hall, which was terrifying, until she saw Xiao Nan going out with difficulty, she greeted him, and her heart relaxed.

At this point, she knew that this Xiao family was a living eighteen-layer hell.

In just a few days, the Xiao family killed two young masters.

It stands to reason that at this time, everyone in the Xiao family should be in danger and be slaughtered everywhere. However, from the next day, the entire Xiao family's mansion was lit up everywhere, and there was a lot of joy.

This is because the birthday banquet of the eldest lord is coming soon, and it will become the biggest festival in the local area, not only the Xiao family, but even the entire Xiao City will be boiling, and many famous big people will be the guests of the Xiao family.

It was precisely because everything was happy that no one dared to mention the tragedy that had happened in the past few days, as if nothing had happened, even the Seventh Young Master was emboldened, and quietly sent a letter to Xiao Nan, telling Xiao Nan that if he could please the eldest master at the birthday banquet, maybe he would be able to reduce the punishment and turn over.

The eldest master likes curiosities and beauties, and he does not reject novel and valuable Western gadgets, so the seventh young master wants to get some foreigners' things, and also said that he will prepare a birthday gift for Xiao Nan when the time comes.

As an elder brother, it is really touching that he has done this. But Xiao Nan didn't think that with the financial resources of the Seventh Young Master, he could find something that satisfied this well-informed old man. The birthday banquet is an opportunity for everyone, and other powerful young masters will definitely do their best.

"The Seventh Young Master is really attentive, but we don't have anything to repay him. We can't come up with any birthday gifts that will make the eldest man look at them. Wanyue said while embroidering, she thought that if the Seventh Young Master couldn't find any birthday gifts, it would be better to embroider an embroidery herself, her female workers were very famous in the local area, which could be described as ingenious, as well as her own secret embroidery skills.

After learning her thoughts, although Xiao Nan knew that it was inappropriate to take out this kind of birthday gift, he did not stop it. His body has also improved a lot in the past few days, so he said to Wanyue: "Since the whole city is preparing for the celebration of the eldest master's birthday, presumably the night market will be very lively at night, let's go out for a walk after dinner tonight." I've been lying down for days, and I want to go out and hang out. ”

"Thirteen Shao, do you want to go to a restaurant to drink at a bar? You can't drink alcohol yet. Wan Yue thought of his comments.

"I'm just going for a walk, where do you think?" Xiao Nan said, of course he knew what Wanyue had in mind, this was the pot of the original dead ghost thirteen young people, but he had to carry it himself.

Wanyue smiled embarrassedly.

The night market in Xiaocheng is famous far and wide, and it is strange to say, in addition to the Xiao family, what other ruffians and hooligans really dare not make waves in this territory, the local magnates gather, and at night they are singing endlessly, in modern terms, the entertainment industry is developed, and by the way, it also drives the restaurants and shops at night.

In other places, shops close when the sun goes down, but in Xiaocheng, some shops are open until late at night.

Xiao Nan chose to go out at night, of course, he also wanted to take advantage of the night to take cover, he was still a little concerned about his disabled body, and people in this era are obviously not as open and civilized as modern people, he travels in a wheelchair, which will inevitably attract people's attention.

Once the Xiao family turned on the festive mode, it seemed that there was no access control at all, and after only a few days, the young masters began to spend all their time drinking.

Xiao Nan even thought that the local entertainment industry was so developed, maybe it was also to satisfy the appetite of the Xiao family, and the entire Xiao City, to put it bluntly, was an extension of the Xiao family, all of which served that family.

He had Wan Yue push herself to a special area in the city, Xiyang Street, which was similar to what would later be called the "Concession", where the Xiao family provided convenience for foreign businessmen and dignitaries. Xiao Nan heard Xiaoci say that the thirteenth young man used to have a good relationship with the foreigner bachelor who lived in Xiyang Street, that person was an American, named Ellen Brown, in his thirties, a scholar and explorer who traveled around the world, he was obsessed with Chinese civilization, and he was half a China expert.

Xiao Nan thought about it, as if he was not going to be able to get rid of the Seventh Young Master, and he could only interact with this foreigner who had some privileges in China.

Brown lives in a small building facing the street, known as the mansion, in fact, it is much worse than other foreign adults, before he and the thirteen young befriended, probably also took a lot of thirteen young benefits, I heard that Xiao Nan came to visit, he was very enthusiastic, in Wanyue's opinion, this is the first time she saw a foreigner, both feel novel and puzzled, because Brown is talking in English, she can't understand, can only silently follow Xiao Nan.

Xiao Nan followed Brown to his study and living room with a wheelchair, which was very European-style, Brown collected a lot of collections and books, almost piled up in the study, and the servants he hired only came to work during the day, it is said that this is cheaper to work, so he greeted Xiao Nan with coffee or he went to brew it himself.

When he came up with coffee, Wanyue took a sip of the coffee cup, and immediately couldn't help frowning and choking, feeling that what she drank was simply bitter water.

"It's a foreigner's drink, called coffee." Xiao Nan explained.

"Who is this?" Brown asked in broken Chinese.

Xiao Nan then introduced in fluent English: "This is Wanyue." It's my family. ”

"Your new wife? Thirteen Shao, when did you speak English so well? Brown was surprised.

Xiao Nan smiled and said, "In this era of change, knowing a few more foreign languages is necessary to gain a foothold in this world. ”

In fact, he is proficient in German, French and English, which is also considered a talent, he has a strong ability to learn foreign languages since he was a child, and he almost applied for the foreign Chinese college during the college entrance examination.

"It's amazing." Brown exclaimed, "I've been on a long trip lately, and I've found a lot of good things, would you like to check them out?" I heard that the lord of the Xiao family is about to hold a birthday ceremony, can you help me see which ones can be used as birthday gifts for him. ”

Even foreigners know that they are going to befriend the eldest master of the Xiao family.

"That's not a hurry, in fact, I have something I want to ask you, Mr. Brown." Xiao Nan said, "I know that you have some contacts with some big names in the United States, including people in the business circle. Recently, I am planning to invest some of my money overseas, especially on Wall Street in the United States, I wonder if you can help me get the strings?

Of course, you won't be treated badly. ”

In the 20s of the 20th century, the U.S. stock market was the hottest time, and now it is only the early 20s, and the U.S. stock market has not yet been completely hot.

But the question is, where does the principal come from.

The current Xiao Nan can be described as penniless.

But he just came up with an idea, and that is

Loan.