Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 376
"Miss Chen, this is the jacket and skirt that the young master ordered the maidservant to prepare for the girl. I will change it after the maidservant washes and washes the girl!"

A maidservant with delicate features and small bun hairstyle stood a few steps away from Chen Yuanyuan holding a wooden tray in both hands, and said to her with a smile on her face.

On the wooden tray were a coat of smooth fur inlaid with mink and fox fur, a pleated skirt of elegant color embroidered with golden walnut, and beside the skirt was a unique gold hairpin and a pair of emerald earrings. And miscellaneous pendants such as jade collars and seven things.

"I'm sorry for my sister, Nunu is feeling a little uncomfortable now, please put your clothes aside, and you can change after Nunu rests for a while!"

Chen Yuanyuan, who was lazily leaning on the brocade couch, slowly got up, and said softly with her lips parted.

After the maid turned around and put the tray on the small table beside her, she turned around and blessed Chen Yuanyuan, then lightly moved her lotus steps out of the room, and then gently closed the door.

After the maid left, Chen Yuanyuan returned to the brocade couch, took off her embroidered shoes and curled up on the couch, holding her jade cheeks with her slender hands, her eyebrows like distant mountains frowned slightly, a sense of powerless confusion came from her heart It rose up, and then gradually spread to the whole body.

She was taking off her make-up in the backyard when there was a conflict in the troupe today, so she didn't know what happened in front of her. After the short but intense fight, the sisters in the same class who were peeping behind the scenes came to tell her.

When Chen Yuanyuan was frightened, Ms. Liu came to her room. After holding her and crying bitterly, she wiped her tears and told her to clean up as soon as possible. Later, the servants of the Zou Mansion would pick her up and go to Suzhou City.

Chen Yuanyuan, who had known for a long time that such a day would come, felt panic and helplessness, but also a little bit of relief and anticipation. After saying goodbye to Mother Liu and a few close sisters in the troupe with tears, she came to Zou with complicated and inexplicable feelings. Home.

Ever since Chen Yuanyuan was sold to the theater troupe by her uncle, she already knew that her future fate was beyond her control.

In the past few years, as she started to appear on stage and her fame spread far and wide, she has come into contact with and known more and more things, and she has become more clear in her heart.

In a few years, I will be the same as those beautiful seniors. After being bought by a wealthy businessman, I will be brought into the mansion as a concubine. If I am lucky, I will be able to give birth to children. When I grow old, I will have someone to rely on and accompany me If you are unlucky, you will spend the rest of your life lonely after you are old and no one cares about you. Maybe you won't even leave a tombstone after you die.

From the original intention, Chen Yuanyuan is not disgusted with Zou Shu and Gong Ruofu, and there is even an element of liking and admiration deep in her heart.

The Zou family is a well-known family in the south of the Yangtze River, and Zou Shu is also a talented person with a suave appearance. It is a hundred times better to be taken as a concubine by such a handsome young man than to be used as a plaything by those rude and wealthy businessmen.

Although Gong Ruofu was older than Zou Shu and had a slightly poorer appearance, but when it came to family background and background, he was even better.

Moreover, Gong Ruofu has a brilliant literary talent. He once wrote a few poems specially for himself, and his love for him is also vivid on the paper. Reading it is also heart-pounding.

But this time it was Zou Shu who took the lead, so everything was left to fate.

At around noon the next day, Xu Liang from hundreds of households in the Jinyiwei Department of Suzhou City was reporting the relevant news to Wang Ancheng.

"Reporting to Qianhu, my subordinates were ordered to investigate the situation of the people involved in the Taohuawu incident yesterday, and we have roughly found out what happened: After the fight yesterday, the servants of the Zou family sent the woman surnamed Chen into the mansion. The Lord redeemed it with 800 taels of silver. His subordinates sent people to the Zou Mansion to keep an eye on it, and found that the steward of the Zou Mansion was going to traffic in Xinzhai Lane, Beicheng. After that, dozens of people went around to check the boat that docked in Taohuawu yesterday, and found Tian Qianhu this morning. Resting at the inn yesterday, after finding nothing, I am searching for it all over the city!"

"How about that woman surnamed Chen? Is she really good-looking?"

Wang Ancheng nodded and then asked.

This must be clarified, and one cannot just listen to Tian Wan's one-sided words.

Don't snatch it here and there, get someone with a bad character and appearance, where will you put it?

"Although my subordinates have never seen him with their own eyes, the viewers are all overwhelmed by him because he often goes on stage; as for his character, they all say that he is gentle and pleasant, noble and elegant, and has no bad reputation. This is the result of dozens of verifications. Comments from future generations!"

Xu Liang clasped his fists and saluted and replied.

Wang Ancheng was relieved after hearing this.

"Qianhu, how should we deal with this matter? Do you want to arrange some means to implicate the Zou family? As far as I know, the Zou family is rich in wealth and is really a fat sheep! If you can take the opportunity to uproot it Get up, then...!"

As soon as the Zou family's money was mentioned, Xu Liang rubbed his hands, his face was full of excitement, and his eyes radiated greedy light.

"This matter should not become a big issue for the time being. The most urgent thing at the moment is to snatch the woman surnamed Chen out of the mansion as soon as possible, and then send someone to escort her back to the capital with a certain Tian. By the way, just report to the commander. As for the Zou family? Look for an opportunity to deal with it in the coming year! You go and arrange it properly, and steal the woman surnamed Chen out of the mansion tonight, inform Tian, ​​and return to the capital overnight after the matter is completed! Remember, you must not have skin relatives with her, or you will be killed. Of!"

"Subordinates obey!"

It was ten o'clock in the night, and under the cloudy sky, one could not see one's fingers. Then under the cover of night, several black shadows sneaked outside the wall of Zou Mansion's back house in Tianshui Lane, Nancheng.

At this time, when people were sleeping soundly, there was no one in the alley, and there was silence all around.

"Fourth, go!"

The general flag leading the team ordered in a low voice.

Following the order, a thin captain stood up straight with a rope hook in his hand, swung his arms and let go, with a soft click, the rope hook made of fine steel accurately caught the bricks and stones on the wall .

The lieutenant pulled down with both arms, and after confirming that he was safe, he grabbed the long rope, stepped on the wall, and used his hands alternately to climb up. After a while, he stood on the top of the wall more than ten feet high. Steady feet.

As the rope swayed, another two captains who were lighter in stature climbed up, and several people outside the wall gathered at the corner door not far away.

The captain on the top of the wall took the rope hook up, and then hooked the rope hook to the inner side of the wall at the top of the wall, and the three of them descended to the ground one after another along the rope.

The back house of the Zou Mansion is a back garden, and the servants on duty at night have already slept like dead pigs in the duty workshop with the door closed.

One of the three school lieutenants crouched down in front of the door of the duty workshop, and the other two followed the route they had explored during the day, walking along the corridor of the garden to the inner house.

The small courtyard where Chen Yuanyuan lives is relatively remote, and there is still some distance from the main courtyard where Zou Shu lives.

Because of his injuries, Zou Shu came to visit Chen Yuanyuan once during the day, but he could not do anything good. He just ordered the maidservant to take care of her, and all the rules were the same as that of the old woman, so she left reluctantly.

Chen Yuanyuan, who was sleeping, suddenly felt a noise coming from outside, she opened her eyes and hurriedly sat up on the quilt, and asked softly, "Sister Qingyuan, Sister Yuanzhi, are you two there?"

Before there was any echo from the two maidservants outside, the cotton curtain to keep out the cold and wind was suddenly lifted, and a cold and damp air quickly filled the originally warm room, and then, a black figure flashed into the room.

Chen Yuanyuan was about to scream in surprise, but the person who entered the room had already shouted softly: "Shut up! Or die!"

Immediately, a little light from the fire brightened the dark room instantly, and the captain took a few steps forward to the bed with the fire in his hand to take a photo, and a beautiful and beautiful face appeared in front of his eyes.

With a soft sound of "gudong", the captain was stunned for a moment, then swallowed a big mouthful of saliva, calmed down and said softly: "But Miss Chen? Girl, don't be afraid, and don't make a sound! After changing clothes, follow someone Just do it!"

Half an hour later, a passenger ship moored at the canal wharf outside Suzhou City slowly started, heading northward against the current. Chen Yuanyuan in the passenger cabin walked towards the unknown future with trepidation.

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