pet marriage

Zhang Xiulang's heart moved, he turned to look at him, and asked, "A large dowry?"

The young man emptied Zhang Xiulang of the news he had collected, "Although the man didn't know what Mrs. Shen was going to do, he only knew about it after such a move."

"So that's how it is." Zhang Xiulang put down the stick that was teasing the bird, shook his head and said, "No wonder Shen Mingshu insisted on marrying such a fool at the beginning. I'm afraid he knew about it a long time ago. With such a large sum of money, it's no wonder that at the beginning She didn't fight when the family was separated."

Zhang Xiulang thought for a while, if Luo Xin was not a fool, if he knew that he had such a large sum of money, he might be willing to marry such a woman.

The boy asked tentatively, "My lord, what's your idea?"

Zhang Xiulang glared at the boy, "I'll take your little thoughts away." Things are not going well for him now, if he really robbed Shen Mingshu of the meat in his mouth, he might be bitten off, not to mention there is something more important now. things to do.

Since the last time I met Dai Shengrong outside the Lutong Bank, the two have not met. Dai Shengrong only said that the identity of the second son of Zhang Xiulang's residence was there, and everything went smoothly. up.

If this matter is done, it will be a huge profit, but if something happens, Zhang Xiulang still can't let it go, and now he can't care about other people.

He had this matter in his heart, and was wishing he could send someone to ask Dai Shengrong, but he heard that someone from Dai's family was coming to deliver news, and they would only wait for tomorrow morning.

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As the night deepened, the music from the boats staying by the river faded away, and the river surface gradually quieted down. Looking from a distance, the entire city of Yangzhou seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, but a light suddenly lit up on a boat in the dock.

Several people skillfully got into a boat in the dock, a middle-aged man suppressed his voice to let others move faster.

"Uncle, what are you doing in such a hurry, haven't you already taken care of it?" A young man quickly untied the rope tied to the shore and asked casually.

The boat boss frowned and urged: "Hurry up, stop talking nonsense."

The man responded casually, untied all the ropes, and the others quickly settled the matter at hand.

Turning around and looking at the pitch-black dock, the owner of the ship had a serious expression on his face, his brows were unconsciously tightened, the young man who was talking to him just now looked at him, and couldn't help asking: "Uncle , What are you worried about? Isn't everything in the government's place? It will definitely be fine."

Even though he said that, the boss of the boat knew it in his heart, but he was always a little uneasy, as if something was going to happen, he sighed and said: "Be careful, I always feel that something is wrong."

The others had always followed the orders of the ship's boss. Although they didn't think there was anything wrong, they paid more attention and reconfirmed that there was no problem with the large amount of goods on board.

After everything was ready, the ship was about to be driven out of the dock when everyone was in place. Suddenly, several lights lit up in the dock, and noisy voices stepped on the light of the lanterns to surround the ship.

The boss of the boat was startled, and the crew members under him also turned pale. They looked at the boss like flies, and asked palely, "Boss, what's going on?"

"I don't know." The boss of the boat was also very panicked, it wasn't the first time they did this kind of thing, they had already made arrangements, and they just waited for the boat to sail out of Yangzhou City, so they didn't know that something would happen halfway.

At this moment, the boat has left the shore, and the boss of the boat glanced at it. At this time, there is no way out, so it is better to give it a try and drive the boat away. He was thinking quickly, when he heard one of his men shouting in panic : "Uncle, look quickly, our front is also surrounded by boats."

The boss of the boat sank his heart, and turned his head to look, several boats blocked their way, one of the small boats was sailing towards them, and there was a young white-faced scholar standing on the bow, and the person behind the scholar was being escorted, it was the one who was on the top People say that if you bribe well, you will take care of other things in the government.

Seeing this situation, the boss of the boat only knew that this time he might really be killed.

In the early morning, a turtle-in-a-urn event happened silently in the dock, the sun was shining on the water, Yangzhou City also woke up from a peaceful night's sleep, and the streets and alleys outside the Xuandong Building were still full of lively shouts early in the morning.

Shen Mingshu also got up early, and after washing and dressing up, she changed into a dress that was more solemn than usual. The skirt had silver dark lines, and there were waves like lines when she walked.

Passing in front of Luo Xin's door, Shen Mingshu stopped for a while, thinking of Luo Xin's sound asleep at this moment, a rippling appeared in her cold eyes, when these things were over, she should have a good talk with Luo Xin , apologies.

These thoughts flashed through Shen Mingshu's mind, and she couldn't help feeling a little anxious. She shook her head, and strode downstairs.

The carriage had already been prepared at the gate, and Shen Li himself carried the carriage with a tired look on his face. Before dawn, he drove back to the city from Zhuangzi outside the city, and brought all the people he brought with him.

Shen Mingshu stepped into the carriage, saw Wei Min sitting in the carriage, nodded and said, "Thank you."

Wei Min looked sober, but his face was quite cautious, and he replied in a deep voice: "My boss is polite, Wei Min will definitely do what he promised that day."

After Shen Mingshu sat down firmly, Shen Li drove another carriage behind him towards the Yangzhou guild in the east of the city.

The guild has a long history, and all merchants in Yangzhou City participate in it. The hall master is elected by everyone, supervises the merchants, and handles various conflicts.

Wei Min raised the curtain of the car to look at the scene on the street outside, then turned to look at Shen Mingshu and asked, "Why didn't the boss directly report it to the government, but insisted on solving it through the guild?"

Wei Min thought that although reporting directly to the government might seem disrespectful to the guild, the Shen family involved a lot, and the guild alone might not be able to give a fair solution.

Shen Mingshu shook his head lightly, and said: "It's easy for the guild to settle this matter. Considering the reputation of Linlang Pavilion and the reasons for the master's side, the black pearl was not reported to the government for a while, and it may not be reported to the government now. It's safe, it's better to hand it over to the guild, I think the guild will always give a satisfactory result."

Shen Mingshu nodded slightly. Wei Min was just not very keen on some of them. In this way, he should be able to understand that the black pearl had already been delivered, and the Shen family lost the most because the lion of the Wei family bit it. With such a piece of meat, no matter who handles this matter, the Wei family will no longer have a place in Yangzhou City in the future, so it is better to save the face of all parties.

In Yangzhou's bustling place, the guild is even more majestic. It was still early when Shen Mingshu arrived, and the porter who opened the door was still sleepy. Shen Li stepped forward, handed over the greeting card, and said After a few words, the concierge was shocked, and hurriedly glanced at Shen Mingshu and Wei Min who were standing beside the carriage. He had been guarding here for several years, how could he not know these two, so he hurried in to report.

Today the hall master of the guild is surnamed Tang, everyone in Yangzhou city calls him Elder Tang, although his beard and hair are white, he is still very hale and hearty, Shen Mingshu and Wei Min entered the hall and bowed to Elder Tang.

Tang Laoqing's eyes swept over the two of them, and then looked at the two people behind them who were brought in in sacks, nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Sit down first, you come to the door early in the morning, I am afraid that you will say no for a while. over."

Shen Mingshu turned sideways and glanced at Shen Li, and sat down with Wei Min. Shen Li and the other servants who were escorting the two people pushed them to kneel on the ground, lifted the sacks from the two people's heads, and retreated behind Shen Mingshu.

Shen Ming said slowly, "Old Tang, do you recognize the two kneeling in this room?"

Elder Tang turned his eyes around the two of them, and pondered: "I only recognize one of them, it seems to be the shopkeeper of Linlang Pavilion, but the other one doesn't know."

Shen Mingshu nodded and said, "This is indeed Lou's shopkeeper, and the person beside him is Feng Xin."

When Mr. Tang heard her name Feng Xin, he narrowed his eyes slightly. At that time, there was an accident in Linlang Pavilion, and there were rumors outside, but he heard the detailed news. At that time, the Shen family sent people to secretly search for Feng Xin, but now he has found him ?His gaze swept over Wei Min who was sitting under Shen Mingshu for a moment, and his heart sank.

Shopkeeper Lou and Feng Xin had their sacks removed, but their mouths were still stuffed with cloth strips, and they knelt on the ground with their hands bound.

Shen Mingshu gave them a cold look, and said, "The reason why I brought these two people before you is to ask you to be the master of the Shen family."

Shen Mingshu stood up and bowed to Elder Tang, and said: "At the beginning, the black pearls in Linlang Pavilion were stolen, but because of Mr. Futai, the Shen family suppressed the news. Later, they bought a box of black pearls from the Wei family and made them The jewels are handed over to the masters of Futai, these Tang elders should know."

"Ming Shu originally thought that this kind of thing just happened because the Shen family didn't discipline the servants well, so he kept people searching for Feng Xin's whereabouts, and finally rescued him a few days ago." When he said the word save, Shen Mingshu read a little harder, sneered softly, and said: "At that time, Feng Xin was almost silenced by someone from the Wei family, because Feng Xin gambled all his rewards and returned to Yangzhou City to blackmail the Wei family. .”

Old Tang's pupils shrank, but the hand holding the teacup remained motionless, looking at Shen Mingshu quietly.

Shen Mingshu slowly talked about the ins and outs, with a steady and restrained voice, "After saving Feng Xin, he quickly confessed the matter. The night the black pearl was stolen, it was placed in the room of the shopkeeper Lou. The shopkeeper Lou was found knocked unconscious in the room the next day. In the movie, the Black Pearl was stolen by Feng Xin, but in fact this is just a play that has been discussed long ago."

"It was the Wei family who arranged this play, and I brought Wei Min here just for this purpose." Shen Mingshu looked straight at Mr. Tang, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "In order to seize business, the Wei family bought the servants of Linlang Pavilion, stole Take the pearl, cover Feng Xin, and resell the black pearl to the Shen family in turn, and get a lot of benefits, I have to say that this trick is really clever."

Shen Mingshu handed the pipe used by the steward of the Wei family in Feng Xin's hand to the servant standing behind Mr. Tang, and said in a flat tone: "The witnesses and material evidence are all here. If Mr. Tang wants to ask anything, just ask. I can give the Shen family justice."

After listening to Shen Mingshu, Elder Tang said, "Since you brought Wei Min to the guild, these two people should not be the only ones who want to show me."

Although he is old, his brain is quite bright, and he can understand after a little thought that the young lady of the Shen family is indeed a smart person, but there are still some things that need to be clarified.

Seeing Mr. Tang looking over, Wei Min stood up and bowed, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Tang should also know the situation at Wei Min's house. What Wei Min said next came from his heart. If there is any rudeness , please be magnanimous, Mr. Tang."

Elder Tang sat up straight unconsciously, and looked at Wei Min fixedly. He knew about the mess of the Wei family, so he couldn't help but sighed for Master Wei.

Wei Min stepped forward and whispered a few words in Elder Tang's ear. Shen Mingshu stood watching from the hall. Seeing Wei Min standing up straight, Elder Tang sighed deeply, and said, "It seems that we have to We have invited the masters of the Wei family and other masters."