Finally, on the fifth day, she closed the last ledger and had a new understanding of Cen Xi, so she decided to go to the field to take a look.

Standing at the door of a jewelry store, she looked up at the gilded plaque above, "It turns out that this is the Golden Jade Pavilion!" ”

The maid who followed on the side accosted, "Young Master Nan, this is now the largest jewelry trading shop in a radius of ten miles, the master took over five years ago, and the original shopkeeper almost closed down because he couldn't support it." ”

"Five years ago?" Nan Qiao said to himself, "How old was he then. ”

Before he stepped into the threshold of the Golden Jade Pavilion, he heard someone arguing loudly inside.

Nan Qiao walked in with a blank face, and saw a group of bullies leading people to rob some of the handmaidens in the store.

"This maid is what our master wants, how much money can be paid, our grandson can afford it!" A little gangster fox pretended to be a tiger standing in front of the shopkeeper and pointed fingers, and behind him, stood a well-known local rich man.

The girl's face was covered by the scattered hair in the struggle, and she hid in a corner trembling in embarrassment, and the shopkeeper obviously wanted to protect the girl.

"If this girl doesn't sell herself, you will rob it, how can there be such a reason, Master Sun already has eighteen concubines, if you want to accept concubines, you can find a matchmaker to help you find other women!"

The rich man surnamed Sun laughed wildly, "Ye just has a crush on her, hurry up and hand her over, otherwise you won't want to do business today." ”

Although this is Cen Xi's industry, it can be hung under the name of another local outsider on the surface, and I don't know that the rich man Sun who is the master behind him is the head snake in this area, and he is related to the government, and he is used to bullying men and women here, and he doesn't take anyone in his eyes at all.

Nan Qiao sneered, the corners of his mouth slightly hooked, "What a big breath?" ”

The rich man Sun, who was about to get angry, turned around, and saw that Nan Qiao's eyes, which were as cold as frost, were quickly replaced by amazement, and greeted him with a shameless smile, "Where did this beauty come from, why has Sun never seen you?" ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to caress her cold face.

Nan Qiao's eyes were cold, and before she could make a move, the rich man Sun who came up was slapped by the maid beside her, "Bold marketman, how can you touch the young master of my family?" ”

"You...!" Rich Sun gritted his teeth, "Where did the yellow-haired girl come from, who dared to beat this master?" ”

Just when the maid was about to teach the rich man Sun a lesson again, Nan Qiao's hand raised slightly, interrupting the maid's next movements, and the maid saw this, gritted her teeth and stood behind Nan Qiao unwillingly.

"You're bold." Nan Qiao said something that everyone couldn't understand, "Give you three seconds to leave here with your people, otherwise... The consequences are not something you can afford to bear! ”

"Haha..."

Rich Master Sun laughed first, and even many of his subordinates behind him laughed, "This little beauty is not from other places, she doesn't know the famous Master Sun, have you heard, she actually let our master leave here, I'm afraid it's not a joke!" ”

"Little beauty, why don't you be the nineteenth concubine of our master, our master will take you back to the cave room and leave here!" Someone spoke.

"Well said!" Seeing this, the rich man Sun was very happy.

The corners of Nan Qiao's lips lifted slightly, "Really?" ”

Just when everyone was laughing wildly, the girl's eyes froze, staring at the eyes of the rich man Sun and said slowly, "Go out and take thirty steps to the right, let's finish myself!" ”

Just when everyone was puzzled, the smile on the face of the rich man Sun began to stiffen, and his gaze had already changed imperceptibly, he went out like an obedient puppet and never came back.

At this time, someone chased after him curiously, but after a while, there was a frightened shout, "Oh no, Master Sun committed suicide by hitting the wall!" ”

Hearing this, everyone looked at Nan Qiao in horror, and the next second someone shouted, "Ghost! ”

Everyone trembled, some even fainted with incontinence on the spot, and the gang brought by the rich man finally fled the scene one after another, only the shopkeeper in the store stood there stiffly in a cold sweat, and the rest of the helpers also looked pale.

"You... What are you doing? The shopkeeper had never seen Nan Qiao before, so he was nervous for a long time before he said this.

The maid took out the token and lit it up, "Young Master Nan came to check the trading situation in the store, quickly take out the account book and check it for Young Master Nan!" ”

The shopkeeper came back to his senses when he saw the mysterious token, it turned out to be the owner behind the scenes, although the person who came had already revealed his identity, but the shopkeeper still had palpitations, and said in a trembling tone,

"It turned out to be the young master of the south, the small one asked someone to prepare refreshments, you go upstairs to Ya to rest for a while, and the small account book will be sent to you after sorting it out!"

After being so frightened, the shopkeeper was quite safe, Nan Qiao did not squint, and was about to go upstairs under the leadership of the helper, but was stopped by a timid female voice, "Two... Sister, it's me! ”

Only then did Nan Qiao notice that the woman in the corner was Nalan Fanghua, who had been exiled for thousands of miles that day.

At this moment, Nalan Fanghua stretched out her hand to pull her hair away, Nan Qiao glanced at it lightly, and then did not have too much emotion, and was about to continue upstairs, Nalan Fanghua ran over and knelt on the ground and hugged her legs.

"Second sister, it's so good to see you here, please save my mother, she is very sick!"

Nan Qiao's eyelashes drooped slightly, and her voice was faint, "Fifth Miss, please figure out your identity, I'm not your second sister, you recognize the wrong person!" ”

Nalan Fanghua was stunned when she heard this, and tears couldn't help but flow out of her eyes, "Although you are not my biological second sister, I have long regarded you as my sister, as long as Sister Nanqiao is willing to promise to save my mother's life, Fanghua is to be a cow and a horse for my sister, and she is willing!" ”

She stretched out her hand to lift Nalan Fanghua's sharp and thin chin, although she was still a beauty, her weather-beaten little face was still not as bright and white as the fifth lady of Nalan Mansion back then, but it was much more mature than the girl she saw for the first time.

"You are very smart, but there is no shortage of people around me who drive people, and there is no shortage of maids who serve tea and pour water, what is your advantage about staying by my side as a cow and a horse?"

The cold words came into Nalan Fanghua's ears, which made Nalan Fanghua stunned again, she looked at the person in front of her strangely, and the second sister who took care of her everywhere in Huguo Temple before was strange, it seemed that she had never known such Nan Qiao, but the Nan Qiao in front of her was indeed real.

"I... I—" Her head raced through the words, thinking of the reasons why she could stay with Nancho.

Nan Qiao snorted coldly, "You are naturally cowardly, and you are not suitable to stay by my side, so let's leave!" ”

Just when Nan Qiao had just taken two steps, Nalan Fanghua's voice came from behind him, "No, I won't, as long as my sister is willing to give me this opportunity, I will definitely prove it to you!" ”

"No need, I'm not interested!" Dropping these words, Nan Qiao went upstairs.

"If my sister doesn't agree, I won't be able to kneel for a long time!"

Before entering the house, she faintly heard someone downstairs persuading Nalan Fanghua, "Miss Fanghua, you are too bold, this is behind the scenes... You'd better mess less! ”

The shopkeeper in the private room served melons, fruits and tea, and Nan Qiao tasted tea while carefully looking at the account book.

Summer is a rainy season, and the sky changes very quickly, and the sky is clear in the morning, and the afternoon is cloudy, and soon it rains heavily.

The rustling sound of rain came from the window, and just as the maid was about to close the window to make the room quieter, Nan Qiao, who was reading the account book carefully, spoke slightly,

"If it's closed at the moment, the room will only be stuffy."

The maid's hand that had closed the window halfway through paused, and immediately responded politely, carefully opening the window again.

At the door downstairs, the thin girl in the rain knelt at the door of the store, and the maid's position happened to be seen, she quietly glanced at the indifferent Nan Qiao, and couldn't help but speak, "Master Nan, that woman is kneeling in the rain..."

Nan Qiao said coldly, "Hugh is going to disturb my purity, go down!" ”

When the maid heard this, she immediately didn't dare to make a sound, and when she exited the door, she gently closed the door, and Nan Qiao looked at the account book for a while before she gently put the account book in her hand on the table, got up and walked to the window.

Her long eyelashes drooped slightly, removing the cold glow from her eyes, and she didn't know if it was the rain that disturbed her heart or something else.

I don't know how long it took, the dark clouds dispersed, the wind and rain stopped, everything was as new, and the streets gradually returned to bustle and hustle, with busy traffic and bustling streets and alleys.

In the Forget Worry Pavilion, the maid who accompanied Nan Qiao went out with her to the courtyard of Cen Xi, and by the bamboo forest, the maid respectfully saluted and reported Nan Qiao's daily life.

"Master, Master South went to the Golden Jade Pavilion in the county today to check the accounts."

Cen Xi stood with his hands in his hands, "It's rare that Qiao Qiaoken cares about this matter, so it's good!" ”

"Today, Master Nan seems to have met an acquaintance, but... Master Nan is still very cold to people. The maid still hung her head and recounted what she had seen and heard today.

Cen Xi was silent for a moment, and then a trace of worry appeared in his eyes, "I know, go down, and serve her well!" ”

"She's the way you want her to be, Stream, you should be happy!" Han Shaofeng, who was not far away, walked over with Yin Zi.

Cen Xi quietly hid all the worries in his eyes and returned to a cold look, "What are you doing?" ”

Even he didn't notice it, and there was a hint of impatience in his tone.

Han Shaofeng hooked his lips and smiled, but he didn't say too much about that matter, "Yin Zi brought news from Chang'an, Yuwenmo gave marriage, and married the prime minister's daughter Liu Feiyan to Mu Baizhuo as a concubine, this matter is not a good thing for us." ”

Cen Xi sneered, "This is to join forces between the two families, does Yu Wenmo think that it will be over if he gives a marriage?" ”

"What do you mean..."Han Shaofeng waited for Cen Xi's next plan.

Cen Xi's eyes were gloomy, "If Liu Cheng rebelled, what should Mu Baizhuo, as a courtier, do?" ”

It was night, the moon was high, the stars were shining, in a dilapidated thatched hut in the border city, the star-lit candles were dancing, the manic night wind outside blew the dilapidated windows creaking, the leaky mud walls were stuffed with worn straw, and the shaking shadows of the trees outside the door climbed up the paper windows, like ghosts in the middle of the night poking their claws into the house.