"Huh? A-Yao, are you going out so late? ”

The night watchman at the corner gate of the east courtyard saw Shen Lu and asked with a smile: "Ah Yao, I heard that Shen Zhutou has been very diligent in his night patrol at the order of Ge Envoy Jun recently, you are such a little girl when you go out, you are too eye-catching, be careful to be investigated, this night is dark and windy, and no one knows if you are arrested." ”

Shen Lu smiled brightly: "Quickly close your crow's mouth, I'll go back as soon as I go." ”

"I know, hurry up, the whole house will be keyed."

After the family servant explained, Shen Lu nodded in response, and quickly walked out of the corner gate and ran out of the alley and ran onto the dark street, because of the matter of the prince and the concubine, the curfew has been strict recently.

Looking at the always bright and joyful, noisy and prosperous street building is empty at the moment, only the red lantern in front of the gatehouse is dimly lit, Shen Lu wrapped his clothes, in order to prevent being discovered, he walked against the wall, and prepared to go to the pawn shop on Guanzhuang Street, where it was open for twelve hours.

But as the guy said, all the way to Guanzhuang Street, I encountered two groups of patrols in succession, but fortunately, Shen Lu was alert and successfully bypassed.

It was easy to get to the pawn shop, where the banner in front of the building was blown by the autumn wind, Shen Lu shook the cold air on his body, pushed open the door and walked in.

With the ringing of the pick-up bell on the door frame, the shopkeeper Xu in front of the counter woke up, although this pawn shop is open all day, but this big night, few people go out.

Shopkeeper Xu was lying on the counter at this time, squinted, looked up when he heard the sound, and saw Shen Lu, the little maid beside Cheng Lan, rubbing his eyes and smiling: "The girl is here again, what are you going to spend in exchange for money this time?" ”

Shen Lu took out the purse from his arms and handed it to him, Shopkeeper Xu took it, and at a glance, he saw that this purse was different from the ones she used to be, so he asked a few more words.

Shen Lu raised her eyes, and said in her heart that Feng Yi's purse was really bloody, and listening to what Shopkeeper Xu said, she knew that this purse was worth at least three taels of silver.

But it's all the same, decisively take it.

"I said, girl, where did you get this purse?"

Shopkeeper Xu raised his eyes cautiously, although he was a pawn shop where his son inherited his father's business, his father taught him since he was a child that not everything can be collected, and not everything can be sold.

Shen Lu's sachets and pendants on weekdays are not too valuable objects, they are said to be rewarded by the master, or the master threw them away, and they are also dang, but today's purse, the fabric is Shu embroidery, look at this stitch, it is also very rare.

This girl came to exchange things for money, it seems that she is short of money, this purse may be stolen by her very poor, and the shopkeeper Xu will not agree for a while.

Shen Lu looked at it, and urged three times with a smile: "Shopkeeper Xu, don't think about it too much, this is our young master's reward, you should give it to me, I can take it home to my father." ”

Shopkeeper Xu raised his head: "I have sold myself to the Cheng family, and I still lack money to spend?" ”

The smile on Shen Lu's face slowly disappeared, and a pair of big eyes flashed with pity: "You also know that if the shopkeeper can't open the pot at home, who is willing to sell his daughter to a slave house and change from a good citizen to a lowly person...... Now it is the head of the third room, and there are many servants who treat the long house harshly when the third lady distributes it, and I get it sporadically, and it is not enough to give it all to the family, and occasionally there is a reward from Young Master Lan, and then exchange the money to the family. ”

As she spoke, her eyes became more and more red, as if she had really been wronged by the boss: "A few days ago, Concubine Duan and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came, and Young Master Lan rewarded me with a good one, so I was in a hurry to come to you to exchange money and take it home, good shopkeeper, you can change it for me." ”

Shopkeeper Xu was helpless by her, and he couldn't stand the tears in Shen Lu's eyes, so he had to soften his heart and said, "Okay, if someone from the Cheng family asks, I won't help you keep it secret." ”

Shen Lu nodded hurriedly: "I know, thank you shopkeeper." ”

Shopkeeper Xu then accepted the purse, gave her three taels of silver, and watched the girl leave.

As soon as the bell for Shen Lu to leave on the front foot rang, someone came in again, listening to the endless sound of the bell, Shopkeeper Xu turned back tiredly, and said in his heart Why is the business so lively tonight.

"What did that girl do?"

The arrival of people is also neat: "I bought it." ”

After the shopkeeper Xu saw it clearly, he smiled and said, "It's a girl." "But there's a deadline for the sale of that item, or you ...... How many days will you be back? ”

"She's not going to come back to redeem her."

The person who came said firmly: "Sell it to me." ”

Shopkeeper Xu had no choice, so he had to hand over the purse that had just been put away: "That's it, anyway, you are all from the Cheng family, and when that person comes to redeem it again, I will go to you and ask for it." ”

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Shen Lu walked leisurely against the wall on the way home, the heavy bag of loose silver in her hand was thrown up and down, she hummed an unknown tune, and then a high toss-

Who knew that a wooden cane was killed on the head of the way, and the bag of silver was easily intercepted.

"Huh?"

Shen Lu was stunned for a moment, then looked at the towering wall on the right, and then smiled: "I know that you came to me." He lifted his hand out again, "Give me back the money." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the thing fell back into his palm, but the silver was less than half or more, and the man on the wall showed some of his body, wrapped in a black robe, and spoke in a thick Haikang accent.

"As soon as the concubine surnamed Duan and the one from the East Palace came, the curfew on Xiping's side was too strict, and the head catcher surnamed Shen was also patrolling like crazy, and the master was going to Wushan to hide from the news recently."

Stretched out the brown wooden cane and pointed at the top of Shen Lu's head, and the man leaned out a little more: "I said that you are a stinky girl, you dare to sell yourself into the slave house behind your master's back, and you also ran to Cheng's house, and Baba used that sick seedling as a cow and a horse, if it weren't for the master's something, I would have gone to Hualou yesterday...... I accidentally sprained my big crotch, so I have to come down and kick you eighteen-way Tan legs. ”

Shen Lu chuckled: "It seems that the roast lamb kidneys a few days ago were really not eaten in vain." ”

The man also smiled: "I said you, you've been in their Cheng family's Guogong Mansion for half a year, and you haven't played enough?" Otherwise, it would be safer to go to Wushan with Master this time. ”

Shen Lu shook the silver bag in his hand, thought about Cheng Lan again, shook his head and said: "I haven't played enough, they are scary with a lot of people, they are holding it all day long, you are talking about me behind your back, and I am muttering you behind your back, but it's interesting, Master, you can rest assured, when I get tired of it, I will naturally go to Wushan to find you." ”

As she spoke, she remembered something, and said, "Master, I heard that Ge Envoy Jun instructed the Taishou of Xiping Jiucheng to order them to go to the sea to catch documents, and they are arresting the two of us." ”

"It doesn't matter."

The man threw her an object, Shen Lu took it and opened it, it turned out to be a torn off notice, which was the sea fishing document she just said in her mouth, which was already a little yellowed and old.

Shen Lu didn't know much about writing, and he couldn't see the densely listed crimes written on it, he only saw the portraits of himself and the master on it, and pouted: "What, the inverted image of the master, how can I look like a boy, it's just too ugly." Sighed, "Master, I said at the time, don't steal the green jade pig carving in Ge Yuanjun's mansion, that is the emperor's gift to each of the fourteen states of the thorn history, we can't resell it if we steal it, and we were chased and beaten to the end by Ge Yuanjun, look at it, this sea fishing document is not posted in this Liangcheng." ”

"Don't pick and choose, it's not like it's not good, look at the master, depicting the eight or nine points of handsomeness for the teacher, how much trouble has been added to the teacher."

The man said shamelessly: "This Guogong Mansion is very big, and it is safer for you to hide a small sesame seed in it than to run around with me, just go back quickly, Master is gone." ”

After that, a strong wind hit her head, and the person who claimed to be Master Shen Lu had disappeared, and she looked around again, and then cautiously returned to the house.

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