Chapter 69: Three Thousand and One Taels
The rooster crows in the morning, the sun rises in the east, and no one knows that there has been a murder in Cuihong Building.
After Xiangyu's body was discovered, Li's mother was blinded, afraid that the reputation of Cuihong Mansion would be ruined, and the "unveiling ceremony" would be affected.
In the room, Xia Taozhi and Xiao Lianxu also didn't close their eyes all night. When something like this happens, they are all upset.
Xia Taozhi paced back and forth in the room, very annoyed: "I knew that Xiangyu was so unreliable, I shouldn't have used the drug she provided." Not only did he not put Xuanyuan Geng down, but let him run away again! ”
Xiao Lianxu glanced at her and didn't speak.
"But what is certain is that Xuanyuan Geng pretended to be dizzy at that time, probably trying to deceive the people behind the scenes, who knows...... "Who knows, Xiangyu was greedy for a while, and caused the disaster of killing." Thinking of Xiangyu's death, Xia Taozhi was still scared for a while. When Xuanyuan Geng pinched Xiangyu's neck with a "click", she felt that her neck was also broken, and there was a feeling of suffocation, as if Xuanyuan Geng was pinching her neck. “…… But then again, we didn't think about it at the time, a fireworks woman actually had this kind of harmful medicine in her room, and Xiangyu might have been a habitual offender. ”
"But at the end of the day, she died because of us......"
"I knew this would happen, I shouldn't have pulled her into the water......"
She kept walking around, chanting words, which made Xiao Lianxu very annoyed.
"That's her insatiable greed, and she is to blame!" He said impatiently: "Can you stop walking around in front of me, I am dizzy!" ”
Xia Taozhi glared at him angrily and sat down at the table: "In short, we are now exposed, and Xuanyuan Geng may be killed back at any time." ”
Xiao Lianxu couldn't hold back, and blurted out, "Why are you so afraid of Xuanyuan Geng?"
“…… How could I be afraid of him? ”
"And who was the one who was shaking with fear last night?"
Also, who is holding him and not letting go?
Xia Taozhi's old face flushed, obviously thinking of last night's embarrassment, and hurriedly changed the topic, "By the way, I seem to have heard you say that Xuanyuan Geng's jade pendant was weird?" ”
Xiao Lianxu nodded, "Not bad." Because of his jade pendant, I seem to have seen it in the Xiao family......
"Have you seen it at the Xiao family? But Xuanyuan Geng said that it was his mother's relic......"
"I shouldn't be mistaken, I did see this jade pendant in the Xiao family."
"Then I have a little conjecture that combines the facts...... Would you like to hear it? ”
"I don't want to."
Xiao Lianxu refused without even thinking about it, who knows what her mouth can say?
Xia Taozhi didn't care if he wanted to hear it or not, so he opened his mouth and came: "Is there a possibility, this jade pendant turned out to be your father's, and then it was transferred to Xuanyuan Geng's mother, could it be Xuanyuan Geng...... Is it actually your long-lost half-brother? Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why the jade pendant that Xiao Lianxu saw in the Xiao family turned out to be a relic of Xuanyuan Geng's mother. Xia Taozhi analyzed with relish, "Oh, that Xuanyuan Geng said that he wanted to find the enemy who ruined his family to take revenge, could it be that his enemy is the Xiao family?" Then you're in danger, cousin. ”
Xiao Lianxu was furious: "What nonsense are you talking about? "What kind of mess is this? And ...... "Don't call me cousin!" ”
Xia Taozhi pursed her lips, stingy...... It's not impossible, there are a lot of ...... in this kind of bloody plot book.
Xiao Lianxu Zhenzhen said: "Didn't you hear him say that his surname is Wu?" It's not surnamed Xiao. ”
Xia Taozhi: Do you believe such obvious nonsense as "......"? Then I can still say that my surname is Song.
"Instead of guessing what you don't have, you might as well think of another possibility."
"Huh? What is another possibility? ”
Xiao Lianxu snorted coldly, and the villain's face was exposed: "Haven't you thought that Xuanyuan Geng's enemy is likely to be your husband, His Royal Highness the King of Ling?" Don't forget, Xuanyuan Geng was pierced through his shoulders and nailed to the stone wall by His Royal Highness the King of Tomb on the star-picking platform at that time. ”
Tsk, Xiao Da grass bag with a small belly and chicken intestines didn't mention it, she really forgot about it. So Xuanyuan Geng is here to seek revenge on the tsundere prince? But judging from the situation last night, his injuries have completely healed, not only healed, but also seem to be a little worse.
"It's not impossible for you to say that......
But on second thought, she felt that something was not right. Xuanyuan Geng said that his enemy caused his family to be ruined, and the tsundere prince just beat him, which seems to be far from the death of his family.
The two discussed for a long time, but finally they were tired and sleepy, and decided to sleep first to replenish their spirits before discussing. Xia Taozhi unceremoniously occupied the bed and slept with a pillow, Xiao Lianxu had to put the two chairs together, lay down improvisedly, and fell asleep.
Night gradually fell, the entrance of the long street was dim, and only two red candles and lanterns floated at the door of the emerald red building on the whole street, which were particularly eye-catching in the dark night. The door of the emerald red building was closed, but it was very lively inside, and the sound of silk and bamboo could be faintly heard, and the hall was full of cheers.
For this "Xiaoxiao girl", Mother Li has made a lot of money this time, not only spending a lot of money to decorate the hall of Cuihong Mansion, but also selecting the most outstanding girls in the entire Cuihong Mansion to perform talents, so that the audience can feast their eyes.
Of course, the finale is still on this sensational "Xiaoxiao girl" in the city. Everyone waited for a night, waiting for this moment, and they all stretched their necks and looked at the stage.
On the high platform, the moon-white silk curtain that hangs down from the beam hangs down to the ground softly and softly, caged on the edge of the stage, dancing without wind. Looming behind the curtain, sat a woman in a big red gauze dress, whose figure was indescribable. She lowered her head and stroked the piano, her expression was focused, and her temperament was refined, like a fairy who does not eat fireworks in the world.
Her piano sound is deep and clean, as if to skim off the glitz, making people intoxicated.
At the end of the song, the applause was thunderous.
Then Li's mother shouted out the starting price of 500 taels, and the audience was in an uproar. Five hundred taels, this is a sky-high price, you must know that in a small place like Suoyu City, there has never been a girl who has more than one hundred taels. But the sky-high price is the sky-high price, and the people who are obsessed with it are still very excited, especially when they think that Mother Li once secretly promised them a gift, and they are even more salivating.
"I'll give six hundred taels!"
"Eight hundred taels!"
"One thousand taels!"
"One thousand two hundred taels!"
……
The scene was extremely intense, and this was probably the most glorious moment in the history of the Emerald Red Mansion. Mother Li's eyes flashed with golden light, and the wishful thinking in her heart crackled.
But as the price tag is getting higher and higher, many people are discouraged. Why? I have no money, so I can only hold my hands and watch a good show.
In the end, only two people were left to compete.
I only heard one of the foreign masters stand up from his seat excitedly and say angrily: "Three thousand taels!" I don't think anyone who is long-sighted dares to rob people with my lord?! ”
There was silence.
The other died down in an instant. Three thousand taels ...... He couldn't get that much money out of it. Forget it......
Xia Taozhi was also shocked and stuck out her tongue, my dear mother, Xiao Da Beauty is really valuable......
Just when everyone thought that this old man was about to hug the beauty, a voice floated out unhurriedly from the second floor: "...... Three thousand and one taels. ”
Everyone was in an uproar again, and they all turned their eyes to the second floor.
The guest in the private room on the second floor has not said anything, but he doesn't want to wait here all the time, and the price is too annoying, no more, no less, just a tael of silver, which is a bit of a joke.
The old man was half angry, jumped up and pointed to the second floor and scolded: "Which bastard deliberately called at the master?"
On the second floor, he was not in a hurry, and a sentence came out: "It's your grandfather, who doesn't accept the battle."
"You!" The man was so angry that he stomped his feet and said to the family: "What are you guys still doing in a daze? Why don't you go up and beat this thing that doesn't know whether to live or die! A few stout family members took the order, but they had just gone up to the second floor, and they didn't know what had happened, so they screamed and rolled down.
The audience was in a panic, and everyone fled in a panic.
The man saw that he had encountered a hard stubble, and he didn't dare to hit it anymore, so he fled in the crowd.
Mother Li never expected that there would be such a mess in the end, thinking that the duck was about to fly, and she was in a hurry. Another sentence floated out from the second floor: "Mother Li, this beauty has returned to her son, let her go back to the room and wait, and her son will arrive later!" This is a deposit, and you will be rewarded after the rest is done! ”
As soon as the words fell, a sound broke through the air, and an object flew from the upstairs with a "bang" and went straight to the ground at Li's mother's feet. It was a flying knife, with three thousand taels of silver tickets stuck in the tip of the knife, and the blade was still trembling, making a slight buzzing sound.
Xia Taozhi and Xiao Lianxu's faces changed at the same time, and they said in their hearts, what a good internal force!
Mother Li happily accepted the silver ticket, smiled with a wrinkled face, and her voice changed tone: "Ouch, I said this nobleman, you just wait, tonight I will satisfy you!" ”
Xia Taozhi stretched her neck, stood on tiptoe and looked at the second floor, feeling a little uneasy in her heart, inexplicably feeling that this person's appearance was very similar to someone's style. She was far away and couldn't hear whether the voice was him or not, but she was so virtuous that it seemed that she could no longer find a second person in heaven and earth.
She couldn't help but shrink her neck, although in order to hide people's eyes, she deliberately drew the two eyebrows thick and thick, and connected them together, even Xiao Lianxu praised her for being strangely ugly, and she couldn't bear to look at her. But she was still worried, afraid that she would be recognized. If it was really that person, I am afraid that he would not be able to deceive him, after all, he was the smartest and most cunning fox in the world.
Moreover, there was a faint unhappiness in her heart. Uncle's! Someone would come to this kind of place. The world is as black as a crow! Men are really the same!