Chapter Forty-Eight: Coercion and Inducement

Rong Zhiwu couldn't help but be furious when he saw this, and he flicked his sleeves and said, "Two adults, please, I won't send it far!"

That Lu Yang stood up and sneered: "Rong Da Dart, this official also advises you, since you know the whole world, it is not the king's land." Naturally, I also know that no matter how hard my arms are, I can't beat my thighs. You dare to snub us like this, after the official went out from here, he gave an order, next year and today, it will be the sacrifice day of your Rong Da Dart family! Hmph! Let's go!" He flicked his sleeves and walked out with his legs.

"Stop!" Rong Zhiwu snapped.

Lu Yang slowly turned around, his eyes seemed to be smiling, and he also looked at Rong Zhiwu obliquely, and said with a sad and smiling voice: "What, is it possible that Rong Da Dart still wants to keep us?"

Rong Zhiwu's eyes erupted with fire, glared at the two fiercely, and he groaned for a long time, and said helplessly: "I--pick-up-!"

Lu Yang listened, gave a thumbs up and said: "Okay! Those who know the times are Junjie! Here are one hundred taels of silver tickets, you first pack up a good house for the two of us, and our two brothers will accompany you to escort you personally, you only need to ensure that the two of us arrive in Hongdu safe and sound with the dragon pattern jade knife, and you will be safe and sound in the dart game." Let's leave early tomorrow morning. Rong Da Dart, from now on, you are fully responsible for this dart, if there is any mistake in the middle, everything is to ask you to go through the dart game!"

Rong Zhiwu called Laifu to prepare a room for the two, and watched Lu Yang holding the brocade box and He Ji, and leaving with Laifu all the way.

After the two left, Rong Zhiwu looked blankly into the distance and sat down on a chair.

After Liu Shuyan took the medicine, her body gradually improved, and when she opened her eyes, she suddenly saw lying on a bed in a stranger's house, she couldn't help but be taken aback, and struggled to get up, only to feel a splitting headache, her whole body was sore, and she couldn't support it and fell back. Seeing this, the maid hurriedly shouted, "Madam, she's awake!"

When Liu Shi heard this, he hurriedly walked in, looked at it, and said busily: "Don't move, just finished taking the medicine, take a good rest for a while!"

Liu Shuyan asked, "Where am I?"

Liu said: "Don't worry, in my house, girl, you can recuperate with peace of mind!"

Liu Shuyan said: "Madam, you rescued me back, thank you!"

Liu smiled: "It's not me, it's my son who went to the river to catch fish and saw that you were injured and rescued you!"

Liu Shuyan said: "Oh, it turned out that Ling Gongzi saved me, where is he, I want to personally thank him for saving his life!"

Liu said with a smile: "He's studying, helping the poor and saving people's lives are all things that should be done, the girl doesn't have to be too polite!"

Liu Shuyan nodded and said, "Thank you for your great kindness! If necessary, I will definitely repay my wife and son's life-saving grace!"

Liu said: "You are too polite!Girl, what is your name, where do you live, and why did you get injured and fall into the water?"

Liu Shuyan said: "I...... My surname is Bao, the milk word Xueqiu, is a Hunan family, was abducted and trafficked here when I was a child, to a large family of young ladies to be maids, last night accompanied the old lady and the young lady to the temple to incense, I don't want to come back on the way to meet a strong man, the old man and the lady killed, I was accidentally injured by robbers and fell into the river when I escaped along the river with the young lady, fortunately Ling Gongzi rescued, so that he did not die!"

Liu said: "So that's the case, so you are now a homeless person with no relatives and no reason, it is better to live in my house with peace of mind, and heal your injuries first!"

Liu Shuyan said: "Thank you Madame for taking it in!"

The two were talking, when they suddenly heard a voice like a silver bell, and a young girl shouted outside: "Auntie, is Brother Xiaoxiang at home?"

When Liu Ying heard this, she hurriedly explained to Liu Yanshu: "The girl of the Wang family is here, the girl will rest for a while, and I will go out to receive her." ”

Liu Yanshu said: "Madame, I happen to be a little tired, so you don't have to be polite." ”

Liu Yanshu was lying on the bed, only to hear Liu Ying laughing outside: "It turned out that the young master of the Wang family was here, and he has become more and more energetic after a few days, so that the Zun Lingtang is well?"

The boy was about twenty years old, burly and majestic. Seeing Liu Ying asking, she hurriedly replied: "Aunt Lao inquired, my father and mother are all right." My sister is bored at home, and she has been pestering me to come to your house to play these days, and she has come to trouble you again!"

"The family doesn't talk about the two families, it's all their own family, why be so polite!" Liu Ying said, stepped forward to hold Wang Zhilan's hand, and said with a smile: "Since you like our family so much, I'll talk to your father and mother and marry you as soon as possible!"

When Wang Zhilan asked, she immediately blushed, turned around, and ignored Liu Ying.

"Hey, hey, I'm embarrassed, show me!" Liu Ying said, leaning her face forward and said with a smile: "If you two weren't too young, your uncle and I would have already done the marriage of the two of you!"

Wang Zhilan said angrily: "Auntie, if you do this again, I will ignore you in the future!"

Liu Ying smiled: "Don't, you haven't passed the door yet, you have cut off contact with me, a prospective mother-in-law, and when you marry our family in the future, who can I talk to?"

Wang Zhilan paused and said: "You still say, you still say!"

Liu Ying smiled: "Okay, okay! I won't talk about it, my prospective daughter-in-law is getting more and more smart! Come, Aunt Ran take a good look!"

Wang Zhilan blinked her big eyes and asked, "Auntie, where is Brother Chengjin?"

Liu Ying said: "He was punished by your uncle for being naughty and endorsing in the study, go, I'll take you to find him." ”

Liu Ying said, leading Wang Jianmin and Wang Zhilan, brother and sister, and gradually moved away.

In the Shenwei Dart Bureau, Geng Lian was leisurely teasing the bird with a bamboo grass in his hand, only to see his cronies Huang Sifeng running over, panting and saying: "Master, I just got the news, just now two people from the government came to the Shuntong Dart Bureau, riding a tall horse, carrying a sandalwood carved brocade box to find Rong Zhiwu to dart!"

Geng Lian and his entourage teased the parrot, and the entourage asked, "What is in it, have you inquired about it?"

Huang Sidao: "I heard that the person who came is from the Hongdu Palace, and the box contains a priceless treasure!"

Geng Lian listened to this, his heart moved, he was silent, and said for a while: "Go and tell the housekeeper to invite the county master's brother-in-law, Master Chang, and say that there is something important to discuss." You go to the Rong family to inquire about the situation again, and come back to inform me as soon as there is any news!" Huang Si hurriedly agreed and turned to leave.

After a long time, I saw the housekeeper Wang Kun come to Geng Lian, bow down and say, "Master, Master Chang has been invited, now the living room is serving tea!"

Geng Lian said "um" and turned around and walked towards the living room. I saw a lean middle-aged man wearing a soapcloth hat and a short beard, sitting there with Erlang's legs crossed, lifting the tea lid with his left hand and holding the tea cup in his right hand, leisurely tasting tea. Seeing Geng Lian coming, he still sat with a big grin, and didn't get up to greet him. Geng Lian said with a smile: "Master Chang admires his face, he is here to come, the little brother is very honored!"

Master Chang listened, took a sip of tea, and said, "Don't talk nonsense, what are you doing with the big dart head to invite me here, you don't have to sell it." My family doesn't have a big dart game like yours, and someone will come to give silver flowers when you sit at home. ”

Geng Lian smiled slightly, and ordered: "Go to the account room and get a hundred taels of silver!"

Wang Kun hurriedly agreed.

There was a tray in his hand a little, with two rows of silver neatly stacked inside, and placed it on the coffee table next to Master Chang.

Master Chang's eyes suddenly lit up, his mouth cracked, he reached out and grabbed a few ingots of silver and put them in his arms, and said in his mouth: "Hehe...... , Look at it, you are really a solid person with the big dart, I just say it casually, how can you take it seriously, you and I are our own brothers, just say anything, as long as it is from Fengyang Mansion here, there is nothing that can't be done!"

Geng Lian waved his hand to signal the housekeeper to step back, and then said, "Brother, I really have something to ask for this time. The elder brother knows that there is a saying that 'peers are enemies', and the younger brother and the Rong Zhiwu brothers who are traveling together have never been harmonious, but fortunately, with your care in the house for so many years, the Shenwei Dart Bureau can survive and survive to this day.

"If you think about it, everyone is a person in the same place, and you can't look up and see you when you look down, so it's really boring to go on like this. So I want to shake hands and make peace and get back together. It's just that it's not easy to speak, and I am afraid that others will not give the little brother this face, thinking about it, only the elder brother in Fengyang Mansion is willing to help others and solve problems.

"As a last resort, I had to be cheeky and beg my brother to be a peacemaker in the middle, and come forward on behalf of my brother to invite Brother Rong Zhiwu to have a meal, and say and make peace, all the expenses are paid by my brother, here is a hundred taels, my brother will use it first, if it is not enough, my brother will send someone to make up for it.

"It's just that this time the treat is in the name of the elder brother, don't mention the younger brother, the younger brother is afraid that Rong Zhiwu will know, so he won't appreciate his face and will resign!"

Master Chang listened and said: "So that's the case, it's a trivial matter, in my opinion, there is no need to invite this wine, as long as I go to Rong's house in person and say a few words to Rong Zhiwu, I am not afraid that he will not follow, and I will save a lot of trouble." ”

Geng Lian couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw that he was just taking the silver and not doing anything, and hurriedly said: "Don't! Although the old brother is open-minded and understands it, others inevitably seem to be a little suspicious of bullying others. What we want is to convince people with reason, so that others are happy and convinced. The elder brother must not save for the younger brother, as long as he can reconcile with the neighbors, it is worth spending some silver. If the elder brother thinks that it is not enough, the brother will ask someone to bring more for later use. Geng Lian endured a pain in his flesh, and after speaking, he turned around and ordered: "Butler, bring another fifty taels of silver to Chang Ye as a backup!"

When Master Chang heard this, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It is said that the elder brother has a legacy of Meng, and it seems that it is true today, which makes people reverent! Okay! Don't worry, this matter is wrapped up in my brother!"

Geng Lian hugged his fists and said, "Please!"