Chapter 35: The Past Is Like Smoke

"Do you remember that year, after we stole her out of that country den?"

The old man recalled for a moment, "I remember that she was only eleven years old at that time, and we were going to sell her to an old bachelor, but then you changed your mind, so we slowly withdrew and opened the Goolan Courtyard, which became larger and larger, and spent a lot of money to hire people to train Xiaobai everywhere." ”

"Yes. The bustard clapped his palms and said, "But you know what? At that time, I never thought that I would do such a big business, to be honest, I can't even figure out the way, aren't you curious?"

The old man smiled: "Your head has always turned faster than me, I'm not curious, not curious." ”

The old bustard glared at him, and then recalled: "It's Xiaobai, it's all Xiaobai's idea." ”

"That year, when she heard that I was going to sell her to the old bachelor, she tried her best to pry me up, saying that she could help me make more money, a hundredfold, or even a thousandfold ....... ”

"Originally, I didn't believe it, isn't this as funny as money falling from the sky? But that girl has sharp teeth and sharp mouth, and I am still moved by the old woman. ”

"At first, she asked for a pen and a white cloth, I don't know what words were written on it, and put it at the entrance of the downtown area, and she received three taels of silver in one day, three taels!

The old man patted his knee: "I remember, I beat several people that day, some wanted to rob the money, and some wanted to rob the girl." ”

"yes, she said what was it called...... Yes, it's miserable!"

The old bustard took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and continued: "From that day on, the old woman believed that she could make more money, and sure enough, our business has become bigger and bigger over the years, and we have found the family as a backstage." ”

The old man said hatefully: "Those bitches raised them have to share so much of our money for no reason, Lao Tzu used to collect protection fees and was not so black, I really want to kill them without doing anything!"

"I thought so at the time, that's digging the root of the old body. But Xiaobai still dissuaded me, what to say...... Say that to do business, you have to have a backstage, lose some money in exchange for a protective umbrella, and the collusion between officials and businessmen is invincible. ”

"I didn't understand the meaning of these words at the time, but over the years, no matter how stupid the old body is, I understand, Xiaobai, this girl, was a ghost at a young age. ”

"That'...... Then why did you choose her to go to Xiangguo's Mansion, isn't it good to keep her for us to continue to give advice?" the old man said confusedly.

The old bustard sneered, and slapped a fat hand on the table: "If she gives us advice at her share, the old body will not only not sell her, but will always let her keep her innocence!"

"But this dead girl, for so many years, she has relied on that face, and our ability to spend money to ask people for advice, she has been wandering among those officials and scholars, talking about her name, no one in this Luoyi City does not know, in terms of prestige, even a subject champion can not be compared. ”

"That's it, but she secretly found a good friend who was about to pass the Jinshi exam, and wanted to get away from us!"

The fat hand that the bustard put on the table grasped tighter and tighter, crumpled the tablecloth into a ball, and a vicious light shot out of his small eyes: "I just found out that this girl's wings are hard." Whether it's hard or soft, we can't stop her anymore!"

The old man was silent for a moment, and then muttered: "Forget it, she has also made a lot of money for us over the years......." ”

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

When the old bustard heard this, he was furious, and immediately slapped it on the table, first the teacup was shaken up, fell to the ground and fell into several pieces, and then the whole table creaked and fell apart.

The muscles in the corners of his eyes were twitching, the fat on both sides of his cheeks was bulging, and the old bustard's expression was gloomy and terrifying, and he screamed, "Don't think about it!!"

"She won't let me get my wish, and I won't make her better!!"

"Lao Wang, you go and watch her in person, and you are not allowed to go out half a step from today onwards!"

"When I enter the door of the family, I want to see what tricks this ghost girl can perform!"

......

"What to do...... What to do...... Don't panic, don't rush, there must be a way!"

In a boudoir, Bai Yunyan, who was lazy to comb, was pacing back and forth anxiously, wearing only a small coat, faintly revealing the deep furrow on his chest.

When there are no important guests, she usually sleeps on the bed with her head covered, and never gets up until lunchtime. But in a haze, I suddenly heard the maid running in a hurry and said a word in her ear, and she was so shocked that she was completely sleepy, and the six gods had no owner.

"How can this be, aren't these families the most face-ty? wives and concubines are accepted together, and they don't talk about heavenly principles and human ethics?"

In a hurry, Bai Yunyan suddenly discovered that his cleverness had not really improved his situation over the years, but had fallen deeper and deeper, unable to extricate himself.

"On the day of the wedding, I also accepted concubines from lowly backgrounds at the same time...... No, it's not right, it's not scientific!" muttered to himself, and from time to time one or two words came out that others didn't understand.

The maid beside her seemed to be used to it, and hesitated: "Or, the slave maid will go to Du Gongzi to find a way, right?"

"Du Zi'an? That's right, Du Zi'an, he is a son of the current imperial examination, and he will soon be a jinshi, and there must be a way to help him with a teacher and a subordinate in the same year. ”

Bai Yunyan muttered quickly, grabbed the maid's two palms tightly, put them on his chest, stared at the big beautiful eyes while round, tried his best to let the other party see the crystal tears inside, and said with a sad face: "Chun'er, my future and happiness depend on you, I must find a way to meet Du Gongzi!"

Chun'er nodded with tears: "Miss, don't worry, the slave will definitely find a way to run out." ”

Woo...... Miss is so pathetic!

When Chun'er went out, Bai Yunyan sat blankly, dazed for a moment, as if he remembered something, and hurriedly spread out a roll of white paper, polished the ink, and picked up what the wolf wrote quickly.

A personal name gradually appeared on the paper, with official positions and identities, and then hooked up with lines, gradually forming a huge network of people.

Bai Yunyan frowned tightly, and when he couldn't find an official he knew in his mind, he put pen to paper and looked at them one by one......

No, the official is too small.

The amount of money is still not enough!

Dali Temple can't interfere!

......

After reading all the officials with relatively good relations, none of them are qualified to influence the Xiangguo Mansion, Bai Yunyan looked at some higher official positions, but helplessly found that these people either remained polite to him, but in essence had an estranged relationship, or they coveted himself, and even mentioned that he had redeemed himself......

Just like Wang Chongyang, although he also appreciates his talents, he has never talked and exchanged with each other in private, and she can best understand this kind of alienation after many years of immersion in the party.

No, no, no...... This person is a pervert, and I don't know how many maids in the house have been abused.

A heart gradually sinks to the bottom......

When he first heard this, Bai Yunyan just felt surprised and shocked, and he didn't have much emotion, and he still had a lot of hope in his heart, thinking that the network he had worked hard to manage for many years could completely save him.

As time passed, every time she filtered out a person in her mind, the panic and fear in her heart increased a little more, and with her intelligence, she naturally understood who was qualified to meddle in this matter and who couldn't, so she didn't do useless work and beg people who couldn't help her at all.

In the end, Bai Yunyan finally found out in despair that in front of the family and absolute power, the network of contacts that he had worked so hard to manage and was proud of could not be of any use at all!

The white paper slid down the table, just like her heart that had nowhere to put it at this moment.

It's cold......

Patches of goosebumps appeared on the creamy skin, and Bai Yunyan gathered his half-open clothes, his eyes looked around blankly.

It turns out that this elegant boudoir, with so many valuable utensils, has never been his own home or his own.

It's cold......

The weather is obviously starting to get warmer, and the swallows are coming out of the nest, but why are their hands so cold?

She shuddered, clasping her hands tightly in front of her chest, only to find that it was still cold.

Years ago, she found that she couldn't get rid of those two martial arts traffickers, so she had to go to great lengths to earn money for them, desperately trying to prove her worth, and as the money continued to pour into her pocket, she finally stopped worrying about being sold to an old bachelor in a remote mountain village.

As time passed, she became more and more long-sleeved and good at dancing in the party, and bent her heart to meet many high-ranking officials and nobles, as well as literati who were full of poetry and books, thinking that she could run to the road of freedom......

Unexpectedly, the cruel arrangement of fate finally came again!

After ten years of hard work, do you still want to give it to someone you don't know?

Minister's concubine room...... This is how you end up?

No, no, I can't throw in the towel...... Du Gongzi will find a way to save me!

Outside the window, the spring rain began to float, and the faint joy of silk and bamboo floated not far away, full of sad spring and sad autumn meaning, listening to the ears, I only felt indescribable irony.

Bai Yunyan felt soft all over, and gradually couldn't support his body, lying on the table weakly, thinking about this and that in his mind, and unconsciously fell asleep.

After so many years of habitual laziness, it is actually the only way to escape the fear and fear of the future.

In a trance in the dream, the identity keeps switching, and the young woman of the literary and artistic petty bourgeoisie ...... The top brand of the green building Oiran ...... The concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion...... And in the end, what will it be?

"Miss...... Miss......

It seemed that someone was gently shaking himself, and Bai Yunyan opened his eyes and found that it was already dark and dreary.

In the dim light, it was Chun'er's face that wanted to speak and stopped.

"Chun'er......?"

Bai Yunyan wiped his eyes, yawned, and was about to say something, when his expression suddenly froze, and he quickly returned to the predicament at the moment from laziness.

grabbed the maid's hand and said eagerly, "Chun'er, have you seen Du Gongzi?"

"Du Gongzi...... Du Gongzi said...... said that he would wait until his palace test was over. ”

Bai Yunyan was stunned for a while, his face was still confused, as if he hadn't understood this sentence yet, and muttered a few words in his mouth, "I'll talk about it later...... I'll talk about ...... at the end. ”

Suddenly, it was dark in front of my eyes.

PS: There are still a few chapters to be foreshadowed, and the time is not far from when Zhang Yuan will kill and embark on the road of transcendence!