son-in-law

Chapter 960 Nine Articles

Tongjifang is located in the most southwest corner of Luoyang City, and it used to be the most typical suburban square.

That is, three years ago, there were shanty towns everywhere, and some ragged people lived here.

Two years ago, the Empress Dowager wanted to build the West Market, and a group of imperial merchants and chaebols sensed business opportunities and started construction in the West Market, which in turn drove the surrounding areas, and Tongjifang also got some development opportunities.

Later, after two land and business tax reforms, countless rich people poured into Luoyang.As a result, every inch of land and money in the suburbs has become, and Tongjifang has gradually become prosperous.In particular, Tongjifang Street has become a scenic spot in the southwest corner of Luoyang City.

Everyone knows that this street belongs to Qin Wang Zhao Yu.And the person who manages this street is a concubine of King Qin, the handsome widow Shangguan.

In addition to Shangguan, there is another woman in Tongjifang Street that I have to mention, and that is Qing Shuilan, the beautiful shopkeeper of Su's restaurant.

It is said that she was originally a qin musician in Meixianyuan, but she was spotted by King Qin and redeemed herself.But at that time, King Qin was only the son-in-law of Chang'an County Lord's Mansion, and when the Princess knew about this woman, he wanted to beat her to death with a stick.Jun Ma said that this woman was bought for his younger brother, so he reluctantly married Su Ji, a cuckold from the Su family.

The above statements are all rumors fabricated by the villain Lai Han in the alley.

Of course, there has never been a lack of voices of justice in the arena. For example, the rich man Wang in the North Ercang of Xiaojie scolded those rumormongers.

However, this rich man was not out of admiration for the King of Qin, but deliberately to please the Shangguan family.

You know, Shangguan is now the number one person near the West Market.She manages a street with a dozen thugs under her command.Because she is young and beautiful, she has so many suitors that she can't count her hands and feet.

If there are too many suitors, it will be boring.Perhaps because of this, Shangguan did not refute the rumors.

Gradually everyone thought that she was really King Qin's woman, and those suitors gradually disappeared.After all, no one dared to flirt with the prince's woman in public.

In the face of rumors, Shangguan never refuted, but Qing Shuilan insisted on safeguarding the reputation of King Qin and Su Ji.It's also protecting your reputation.

She has repeatedly emphasized to outsiders that she is the concubine of the Su family, not the main wife.Even as a concubine, we have never done anything wrong to Su Ji.And there is nothing wrong with him and the King of Qin. Those who spread rumors with bad mouths will never be reborn.

At this time, someone came out of the alley and said: "Look, the little lady surnamed Qing is impatient, what does this mean?"It just shows that our guess is right, and it hit her sore spot.

Of course, there are not only bad people in the alley, but also good people.It's just that the words of the bad guys spread faster. After all, good things don't go out and bad things spread thousands of miles.

Seeing that Qing Shuilan has a good character, there will naturally be good people who will make friends with her, as the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together and people form groups.

Ten days ago, the drums of the curfew sounded throughout the city, and just as the gate of Tongjifang was about to close, three women rushed in.After entering the door, I was lucky to run fast enough.The three women gasped for breath, talked and laughed over and over again, and walked towards Su's restaurant not far from Fangmen.

These three women are all prostitutes of Meixianyuan. They have worked hard for many years and finally saved enough money to redeem themselves.Although the three sisters are a little older, they are still quite pretty.After the ransom, they didn't have any money on them, but they were not worried about having nothing to eat.

They knew that Qing Shuilan worked as a shopkeeper in Tongjifang Street, and they also knew that there was a small theater here. ——In the past, Qing Shuilan went to Meixianyuan to invite people to the restaurant to run, and there were three of them.

I still remember that Guan Mao, a rich businessman from Bangzhou, came to Luoyang for the first time, watched a performance at Sujia Restaurant, and became the big brother in the list.In the end, he was misunderstood by Su Ji, and greeted him with eight punches, beating the big brother until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen.

It is said that Guan Mao is still in Luoyang City, and his family members have also been released by Ximen Duan.

Guan Mao often paid tribute to Zhang Yishou, Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture. It is said that Guan Ze may become an official.

But now Cao Yuzan strictly controls the ranks to prevent the government from becoming bloated, so after half a year, Guan Ze's conversion to a regular position has not been completed.

Guan Mao said: That little widow surnamed Cao doesn't understand anything, and her rules are all behind closed doors.Although she has controlled her rank, the government is still very bloated.Because being an official naturally has a way to make money and support some unranked subordinates.This also led to the fact that all the people with high rank were uncles, because those subordinates were hired to serve them.Good deeds are due to the officials; bad deeds are the fault of the subordinate staff.As a result, in the eyes of outsiders, the subordinate staff are stupid, clumsy, corrupt, humble, treacherous, indifferent, and sloppy.

Of course, Guan Mao's words are all complaints.It was because his son failed to become an official through the back door, and spent unjustly money, which caused resentment in his heart.However, many policies of the imperial court are wise, decisive, and deeply hidden in wisdom.It is not the ordinary people who can see the cleverness. ——Xu Luochen.

"You all came out?"

"Yeah, the three of us just came out, and we don't have a penny on us, so why don't we just come here to grab a meal. I don't know if Lanlan will take us in, so don't be disgusted."

"Yo, how do you say this, it seems that we are the kind of ruthless people."

For Qing Shuilan, it was a good thing that the three sisters came to seek refuge.Because usually when she went to Meixianyuan to invite artists, she had to take a deposit to write a guarantee letter, and then give some money to the bustard of the Red Pavilion privately.Otherwise, this artist is not brought out casually.

Now that the three sisters left Meixianyuan, it would be much cheaper to invite them again.

But in fact, these three people didn't plan to stay in the Su's restaurant permanently, they just had a short meeting here, and then rented a small shop in another square to start their own business.

Because they are already in the red house, it is difficult to marry a decent man, or they will swallow their anger and go to other people's homes to be concubines, but they are conceited that they are dancers and singers, and they have the skills to play the piano, and they can support themselves, so they refuse to go. By that grievance.

Open a small shop by yourself, if the business is booming, it is not impossible to find a married man in the countryside in the future.After all, the current Liang Dynasty is still very poor.Going to the countryside to see, there are a lot of young men who can't marry a wife.

The three of them first settled in Su's Restaurant, and then wandered around the West Market. They didn't want to steal Qing Shuilan's business, so they walked a little farther to the east of the West Market, Ningrenfang.

If you say good luck is coming, you can't stop it.

When they first came to Ningrenfang, they met a nobleman. A rich man surnamed Zhang said: "Seeing that the three of you are ambitious women, I admire you and are willing to help."I am doing big business now, and this small theater has no intention of taking care of it, and I am not willing to sell it, so I just leave it to you.I don't want your deposit either, just take good care of the store and give me some rent at the end of the year.

The three women were so happy that they burst into tears and took over the restaurant.

As soon as the shop opened, the business was good. Although it was not full of guests and friends, it was more than enough to support three people.If this momentum continues, the three of them will realize their dreams in three to five years.

But at this moment, nine strong men came and drove the guests away and sat on their seats.It is said that if you want to open an art gallery in this workshop, you must honor the nine of us.Otherwise, don't even think about opening a store.While talking, they also moved their hands and feet.The Sanjiren refused to submit and were beaten.

A chubby man dragged the women by the hair to the door, punched and kicked them, and knocked the three women to the ground.Then the nine people clamored: You can sue wherever you like, we have people everywhere.We also have people in the Square Office, the county, Jingzhao Mansion, even Dali Temple!
……

Prince Qin's Mansion, Xiaofeng Pavilion.

His Royal Highness King Qin was sitting at home doing nothing, lying on the couch of the princess, reading books and newspapers, and enjoying the performances of these monsters in Luoyang City.

The group of old ruffians like Tang Qiu and Yuan Juan have declined, and now is the era of Han Hao and Zhao Linglong.

However, with the end of the war and the increase of rich people in Luoyang City, a new generation of romantic figures has sprung up like mushrooms after rain.They are exaggerated and active, leading the trend.Their presence made Luoyang City very lively.You can find endless fun in reading books and newspapers every day.

At this time, the servant girl went upstairs to report to the door, saying that the concubine of the Su family was looking for her, asking for something.In Su Yu's heart, Su Ji was his own younger brother, and his woman came to ask for work, so he naturally wanted to see him.Without anyone's back, let Qing Shuilan come to the Princess's study to talk.

Pay homage, meet and greet, and gossip less.

Sitting at the table, Qing Shuilan explained the reason for this trip in detail, and finally said clearly: "It's not easy to bother Your Highness with such a trivial matter, but the three of them went to the square office and the county to report the case, but no one accepted it. After a period of time, the nine people continued to harass, and the three went to the rich man Zhang for help. But the rich man Zhang only said that the nine people were sticks in Ningrenfang. He also asked the three sisters to be patient. Although the three sisters were born as sluts, they had some backbone and refused to endure. Knowing that the concubine knew a capable person, they came to beg. Speaking of which, the concubine was in every possible way, so she came to beg His Highness. "

Su Yuduan sat on the couch, he couldn't tell what kind of mood he was in, but he said calmly: "Got it."

……

At noon in Zhengyang, Ningrenfang.

Ten war horses cleared the way, and immediately there were well-dressed warriors in black robes and armor.The first general, with a long bow on his back and a sword hanging on his waist, is full of energy and murderous eyes.This is none other than Wu Shajin, Captain of King Qin's cavalry guard.

The ten people came to Ningrenfang first, but did not take any action.

Not long after, three hundred armored guards came and blocked the four gates of the Square Office.And Wu Xing, the commander of Qianniuwei, was ordered by the principal to come to Ningrenfang to arrest people.All the officials, including Fang Cheng, were taken over in one pot, leaving only a Mr. Study Room and an old man Si Yan.

After Qian Niuwei arrested Fang Cheng, Wu Shajin walked into the Fang Office and came to Fang Cheng: "I heard that there are nine people in your workshop who are very powerful. It is very arrogant to bully men and women."

Qian Niuwei grabbed Fang Cheng's arm, knelt down on the ground, and looked up at Wu Shajin.

Wu Shajin folded his hands behind his back, leaned over, and looked at him: "Don't tell me you don't know."

(End of this chapter)