The night is low, and the lights are on. In a restaurant owned by the Shang family, singing and dancing are rising. The shopkeeper was instructed by Master Shang to only entertain these rich people with good wine and good food tonight. The door of the restaurant is closed, but the candles are shining inside, and the hall is as bright as day.

The shopkeeper was making calculations, while listening to the faint laughter of women coming from the private room upstairs, pouting, thinking that he was deaf.

"Hahaha, come and come, full, full, in the future, I have to worry a lot about the affairs of the good hall." Master Shang took Shang Nanjue to preside over this small banquet together, and the delicate and lovely woman sat or stood, with the same soft smile on her face.

There are several women playing with silk and bamboo behind the bead curtain, and the sound of beauty is extremely luxurious. Although he is in Qingfeng County, he seems to enjoy heavenly happiness.

"Come, Brother Zheng, Brother Yang, let's have one!"

"It's rare that Brother Shang is so happy, and I also respect Brother Shang for a cup!"

"Hahaha, that's it, drink, don't get drunk and don't return!"

Counting carefully, there are more than a dozen people at this table, including the two family members who run Zheng Ji Rice Store and Yang Ji Rice Shop. In addition, the rest are also wealthy families in the county.

Everyone was already drunk and hot when they pushed the cups and changed the lamps, and Master Shang saw that the time was about the same, and motioned for the woman in the private room to go out. Shang Nanjue got up and opened the window, and the cool breeze at night took away a little bit of wine.

Master Zheng's face was red, and his eyes were a little fluttering, "I said Brother Shang, isn't she just a woman, you need to be so cautious?" In this county, she doesn't have her share at all! ”

Master Shang shook his head, he was still more sober, "Brother Zheng, be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years." This new county order is not simple, in the future, Shantang, Yamen, anyone who wants to go to the store under your hands to buy things, not to mention, the price, this number! ”

Master Shang compared a "three" and said, "Triple it!" Everyone controls seventy percent of the shops in the county, and the rest of the private businesses are also some of the steerers. Everyone raised the price for the good hall and the yamen, and for the sake of profit, most of the private households also followed the price increase. Let's see what else she can do! ”

The wine cup was slammed on the table with a "bang", Master Shang's face was pale, no matter how powerful Wen Zhesang was, he was just a woman, just a woman! With these wealthy families taking the lead, the private households in the county will definitely not dare to do business with her at a low price because of fear.

"Good! Hahaha, Brother Shang is courageous. In this case, you might as well sell your face, if you want to rise, everyone will rise together! Old Man Zheng smiled heroically, obviously thinking of the wording early in the morning.

"It's extreme, it's a yellow-haired girl, she doesn't have much ability, but she is lucky, so she sits in the position of the county magistrate. It's a pity, it's too tender, I don't know what to say! Master Yang happily poured down the wine in the cup, "But if you want me to say, it's still too cheap for her, and it's better to keep doing it and kick her out, let's still be the emperor in the county." ”

Such rebellious words did not cool down the atmosphere at the table, which shows that these people have said a lot of such things in private.

Master Shang pressed Shang Nanjue's hand that wanted to add wine to him, and said: "Everything is not done quickly, besides, she is now trusted by those foolish people, and if she makes a rash move, I am afraid it will backfire." Let's see how much silver is left in her tinkling yamen. ”

Several people complimented each other for a while, and the women waiting outside the door came in with a burst of incense.

When approaching the son, the carriage stopped at the gate of the Shang family, and the porter heard the movement, hurriedly opened the door, and shouted a few small servants to help the drunk Shang family father and son in.

The maid led the way with a lantern, her face hidden by the heavy darkness of the night, and only a pair of eyes were cold by the lamplight.

"Keep your feet on your feet carefully and walk steadily." Shang Jinquan came when he heard the sound, for fear that the little guy would accidentally bump the two into each other.

"Autumn ...... "...... "Shang Nanjue could only see a slight light in a daze, he was so drunk that his head swayed when he walked, and he saw the maid's eyes from the lantern, and he was a little dazed for a while, and he didn't know what he muttered.

Walking to a hanging flower door, the servants divided into two ways to send the two back to the room. Shang Jinquan naturally followed Master Shang, and Shang Nanjue was also surrounded by three or five people. One of them couldn't understand him when he heard him, so he had to say, "Don't worry, young master, it's almost here." ”

"Young Master, it's here." The maid who led the way suddenly stopped, and the maids waiting in the yard rushed up and hugged Shang Nanjue to the house. The other two maids had bright heads, and they prepared sobering tea early and brought it to Shang Nanjue.

No...... No...... No, there's something wrong.

Shang Nanjue's mind seemed to be filled with paste, and suddenly, he heard the guide maid say at the door: "It's late at night, the eldest young master rests early, slave maid...... I'll see you next time. She leaned slightly to her side, the candle flame in the lantern lining the scars on her face like a hideous centipede.

He remembered it all with a "bang" in his head, and when he stared, in the dark night, it wasn't Qiu He who was standing at his door with a lantern?

"Autumn lotus!"

Shang Nanjue's eyes were about to split, his eyes were dark, and he was frightened and fainted.

Needless to say, how Shang Nanjue's maids were in a hurry, in the corner of the deserted north courtyard of the Shang family, the autumn lotus was fixed and integrated with the night. When Cui Ling came, she thought there was no one at first glance.

"Cui Ling." Qiu He suddenly appeared.

"Ah...... You, alas, almost scared me to death! ”

The two stood still in the hidden corner, Cui Ling looked around and whispered, "Didn't you wait for me here, why did you run to see the eldest young master?" Now there is a mess in that courtyard, and it is all thanks to you. ”

Although he complained, he gloated more.

Qiu He's face was hideous, but because it was pitch black all around, she didn't let Cui Ling see it. "Don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. He has done a lot of evil and evil deeds, why didn't he scare him to death! ”

"Don't do that...... I'm a little scared. Cui Ling was frightened by her vicious tone, she shrunk her neck, feeling a little cold, "You have to be good, we are all good." You don't know, I was so sad when they said you drowned. I don't know anything, I don't look good, it's just you, only you help me at home. If you want to retaliate, I'll help you no matter what, but don't scare me, don't scare me, okay? ”

Cui Ling was so anxious that she grabbed Qiu He's hand, but she couldn't see it in the dark, and only dragged the corner of her clothes. She was sold to the Shang family at the age of ten, and it has been six years now, and there are always countless sorrows and grievances in the courtyard of the deep house, and she is very afraid.

"Scared you...... I'm fine, I just feel it. Qiu He gritted his teeth fiercely and comforted, "When these things are over and the Shang family falls, we will be free, and we will no longer have to be afraid." ”

Cui Ling craned her neck and nodded. "I asked a lot of people about it...... A lot of them were pressed down. I can't write, I just memorize it in my head, and you can remember it first. ”

Cui Ling lowered her voice and reported several names, and when she couldn't remember it anymore, Qiu He went through it in her mind again. Then tell her: "Recently, you have been staying in the back kitchen, or you are directly sick, and don't go to the front yard to join in the fun." When I come back, the Shang family will be finished. ”

"I know." Cui Ling wiped her eyes, "You, you go first, don't let people find out." ”

"Okay, I'm leaving, take care." Qiu He took a deep breath and pulled the corner of his clothes out of Cui Ling's hand. Just as she came, she went back with darkness.

In the quiet courtyard, Cui Ling wiped away her tears and looked at Shang Nanjue's courtyard silently.

Why is the world so unfair?

The sky was bright, and Jiang Weixi stepped into the yamen with a basket full of vegetables. Dong Xue just came out to greet him, he simply pushed the vegetable basket to Dong Xue, and said with a smile: "There is work and work, I have something to do with the adults, go first!" ”

"Wait! Adults were busy late last night, don't bother adults! But Jiang Weixi ran faster than a rabbit, and he didn't hear Dongxue's words at all.

"Big ...... Eldest brother? What are you doing here? Haven't gotten up yet? Outside the door, Jiang Weixi and Xie Yikou stared wide-eyed.

After a while, Xie Yikou turned his head silently, he really didn't want to see Jiang Weixi's stupid face early in the morning, "What are you doing here?" ”

"Hah, fun fact!" Jiang Weixi immediately put the question of why Xie Yikou was here, and he talked about the gossip he had heard from the morning market early in the morning.

"It is said that the eldest young master of the Shang family hit an evil spirit last night! shouted 'Autumn Lotus' in his mouth, and as soon as he kicked his legs, the person fainted. Funny, you say, isn't it funny? Isn't Qiu He in the yamen! "There are not many people in the yamen who know Qiu He's identity, but it just so happens that Jiang Weixi is one of the later insiders.

He said happily: "I heard that he was drunk last night, do you think it could be that he looked away and scared himself?" ”

Xie Yikou lazily leaned on the red pillar, not wanting to bother with him: "How do I know?" Qiu He and Wen Shi left early in the morning, and it should be too late for you to catch up now. ”

"Qiu He told me that she went back to Shang's house last night, and what Shang Nanjue saw was indeed her." While speaking, Wen Zhesang opened the door, she was a little tired between her eyebrows and eyes, and she was in good spirits.

"She finally came out of that place, why did she have to go back?" Jiang Weixi is full of curiosity, and pretending to be a ghost is much more interesting than fighting in the stockade.

Wen Zhesang said: "She said it was a whim, maybe she just wanted to scare Shang Nanjue." ”

Jiang Weixi's face was full of ridicule, and he sighed: "In the middle of the night, I suddenly saw someone who had died, and if it were me, I would be stupid." ”

Xie Yikou: "I'm a fool, do you need to be scared?" Jiang Weixi was immediately angry, but he couldn't beat Xie Yikou, so he had to endure it. Xie Yikou took advantage of his quiet moment and said to Wen Zhesang: "My lord, let's go eat first, there are many things to do today, and I have to be busy." ”

At this time, Dongxue also came over to invite Wen Zhesang to breakfast, and several people went all the way to the front hall.