Chapter Twenty-Four: Gu's Night Party
Shen Yunwei followed her grandmother and third brother into Yuxian Street quickly, and when she turned around and saw that the hooligan was no longer visible, she calmed down.
She and the third brother both felt that Tang Yi was white-faced and treacherous, and he was the old man of Master Tang, so he was pampered and spoiled, and if there were elders present, he could barely suppress one or two.
Although this Tang Yi and Feng Congfei are both womanizers, the two of them give people very different feelings.
Feng Congfei has his own set of crooked principles, and in Tang Yi's eyes, all women in this world who have a little appearance are like playthings, Shen Yunwei felt disgusted when he thought of Tang Yi's straight eyes.
Now that he is ten years old, he still hasn't let go, and Shen Yunwei has a trace of doubt about this Tang Yi in his heart.
But after walking for a quarter of an hour, he came to Guangling Street, and for a moment he could not think of any excuse for my father to agree to stay for an extra day.
Shen Yunwei was worried that he couldn't think of a good way, and suddenly a group of officials came in front of him.
The official at the head shouted as he walked: "Lord Song ordered the city gate to be blocked, and everyone can't wait to leave the city!" ”
"Grandmother, this city is closed, we can't leave today," Shen Yunyi pretended to be surprised and said.
Shen Yunwei knew the temperament of his third brother, and he hadn't visited enough of this huge Yangzhou City, but he also had this intention.
"It's okay, go back and see what your father has arranged," Mrs. Shen said.
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When the three of the Shen family returned to the inn, they found that there were more than a dozen officials sitting in the tea house on the first floor.
When Boss Yang of the inn saw Mrs. Shen coming back, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "These officials are all from the capital with Lord Song, and my store was temporarily requisitioned by the Yamen, I see, it was the imperial court that sent someone to catch the flower thief!" ”
As soon as Boss Yang finished speaking, Shen Da came down from upstairs and said to Mrs. Shen: "Old lady, the master just got a letter, saying that the city is closed, and he can't leave today."
"I see. But how long will this lockdown last? I'm just afraid that I'll delay Wei Jing taking office."
"Grandmother, don't worry, if you can't catch a thief one day, you will seal the city for a day, not to mention that this thief has done a lot of evil, God, I will not let him go!"
Shen Yunwei took his grandmother upstairs, and he already had an idea in his heart.
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As soon as it got dark, Gu Qiniang came.
But she didn't come to find Lord Song, but to Shen Yunwei.
She was also not polite: "Girl, now, only you can help me"
"This lady, I'm still young, and I'm soft-spoken, I don't know what I can help you" Shen Yunwei sent Sanqi out to make tea, and at this moment the two of them were sitting opposite each other at the round table in the room.
"I know I shouldn't have begged you so rashly, but Qianniang died unjustly, you have pity on me, a mother, help me, help Qianniang this time, as long as I seek justice, I ...... I promise you anything, even if you want me to risk my life! ”
Gu Qiniang said, and got up to kneel down to Shen Yunwei.
Shen Yun hurriedly helped her up and said, "Madam, get up quickly!" You haven't even said how you want me to help you? ”
"I suspect that Qianniang's death was not done by the flower thief" Gu Qiniang saw Shen Yun slightly relieved, and hurriedly said.
"I guess the prefect has already investigated this matter, why do you think so?"
"Humph! That Master Tang is over seventy years old, old and mediocre, what kind of investigation, it's just a formality! ”
Gu Qiniang slapped the table, disdainful, turned to look at Shen Yunwei and immediately changed her smile: "Ah, you see that I am so straightforward, it's really ......."
"It doesn't matter"
Shen Yun smiled and said, she had already seen Gu Qi Niang's vigor.
Tang Bingren is old, Yangzhou City has been calm all these years, he is used to living a peaceful life, obsessed with calligraphy and painting, and has long been alienated from government affairs.
He relied on his deep qualifications, did not move his nest for a long time, and ate the court's food in vain, and there are not a few such people in the court.
"The eldest lady must have a suspicion in her heart" If not, she wouldn't have come to her while it was dark.
At this time, Sanqi came in with tea and said cautiously: "Wu Niang, I saw that there were many officials guarding downstairs, looking strange and frightening."
"What are you afraid of! Are you the flower thief? Shen Yun smiled and said:
"What's more, with so many officials here, aren't we safer?"
Sanqi nodded, and Shen Yunwei sent her to rest: "I'll talk to this big lady for a while, you go first."
After Sanqi left, Gu Qiniang took a sip of tea and paused before saying, "It's not a secret, I suspect it's ......."
Gu Qiniang got up and quietly pushed open the door and looked at the door, then closed it tightly before turning around and walking to Shen Yunwei's side and said:
"It's Tang Yi!"
Shen Yunwei put down the tea bowl in his hand when he heard this, and said unhurriedly:
"Since the eldest lady can come to me, she must have inquired about my identity clearly, how could she not know that my Shen family and the Tang family are old friends, not to mention that my father also went to visit Lord Tang early this morning"
"Besides, now that the capital has also appointed a competent adult to arrest the murderer, why doesn't the eldest lady go elsewhere to seek justice?"
When Gu Qiniang heard this, she was anxious at first, then calmed down and said:
"I'm not going to hide it, I also inquired about the adult from the capital before I came."
"That lord didn't arrive in Yangzhou from time to time, and before he arrived at the Yamen, he ordered the city to be closed, I thought it was a reliable one" Gu Qiniang said, and then frowned angrily and said:
"But who knew that in less than an hour, someone saw him and Tang Yi appear in Bishui Garden, this man just didn't have a good thing! In the blue sky and daylight, go to find flowers and ask willows! ”
Gu Qiniang said indignantly, and then sighed again:
"Hey...... It looks like it's just an empty shelf."
Since ancient times, officials have been sent abroad, but there are many people who eat the imperial food and do not do anything, and when they go to other places, they will be received by their own high-ranking officials, and then they will have a tour of the mountains and rivers, and then they will make a casual errand when the time comes.
But Shen Yunwei felt that there was something wrong here.
When he and his grandmother's third brother came out of Tianning Temple and met Tang Yi, it was already early at that time, and then he heard the news of the lockdown.
That is to say, the adult from the capital, just arrived in Yangzhou, and without a moment's delay, he immediately summoned Tang Yi to take him to Bishui Garden to have fun, how could anyone be so impatient?
Besides, even if you come all the way to recruit prostitutes, you are a big man, and you don't carry people behind your back?
Often the more power this person has, the more he cares about reputation, how can he be so bold and upright?
"Then since you think that Lord and Tang Yi are the same dog, you are not afraid that my Shen family and the Tang family officials will protect each other?"
"This Yangzhou city is not big, it is not small, with the reputation of my Li family and my mother's family, there are not many people in this city who don't recognize me"
As she spoke, Gu Qi Niang's eyes moistened:
"However, this man will not know the warmth of people's hearts until he is really in trouble."
It seems that this Gu Qi Niang is really no one to ask for, and she is still thinking about saving her life. Shen Yunwei asked:
"Then what does the eldest lady want to do about this?"
Shen Yunwei was still wary of Gu Qiniang.
Although she is pitiful for the loss of her beloved daughter, even if she has the heart to help, but she is a ten-year-old child, and she knows very little about this Gu Qi Niang, if she is not careful, she may affect the Shen family.