People are among the Eight Immortals, starting from Painted Skin Ghost

Chapter 369 The Eight Immortals in Shangdong finally gather together! 【Four】

"Master Liu, your dog's disorderly behavior has made your Liu family laughable, and I am here to make fun of you."

After discussing the matter with the Yu family, Mrs. Cao paid her respects to Liu Shenghuai again.

"I can't afford it."

Seeing this, Liu Shenghuai had a cold face and quickly waved his hand.

Mrs. Cao was the biological mother of the imperial concubine, her son-in-law was the emperor and had a distinguished status, while Liu Shenghuai was only the young minister of Honglu Temple and had only been promoted to a fifth-rank official position.

"Master Liu's words are very embarrassing." Mrs. Cao knew that Liu Shenghuai was not happy, so she could only apologize.

Cao Jingqian's case can only be completely exposed if the Liu family stops pursuing it.

Therefore, for the sake of Qian'er, Mrs. Cao asked for Liu Shenghuai's forgiveness even if she didn't want her old face.

"Old lady, why are you doing this?"

The Alai was at home and heard about it from his servants.

"It's easy to expose this matter. I called your son here, apologized to my daughter in front of everyone, and then told my Liu family that I was wrong, so I reluctantly agreed."

Knowing that something had happened, he quickly picked up the family's money and ran out without caring about anything else.

"What, Qian'er is missing?!"

Wangfu Yin heard this and sighed deeply.

"I will send someone back right now to call that traitor over!"

At that moment, Alai was very frightened.

Done.

The maid searched around the house again, but still found no one.

Seeing this, Liu Shenghuai remained silent.

Liu Shenghuai saw clearly and spoke.

the other side.

Regarding this, Mrs. Cao didn't give in. She was worried about Cao Jingqian's safety and feared that he would get lost again, so she had to stand up and apologize to Liu Shenghuai:

"Hey, I'm disappointed Mr. Liu!"

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"I can only go back to my house first to find Qian'er."

"I wonder where the second young master has gone?"

"Probably he knew he was causing trouble and went out to hide."

"I searched all over the house and found no trace of him." The maid replied.

Mrs. Cao had already comforted the Yu family and wanted her to leave. Wang Fuyin did not stop her, but instead sent her off politely.

"Otherwise, even if I don't wear this official robe anymore, I will bring this matter to the Holy One!"

After the maid arrived home, she came to Alai's courtyard, but no one was there.

"I hope Mr. Liu will be kind and willing to make this a big deal and make it a trivial matter..."

Seeing that Mrs. Cao insisted on doing this, Liu Shenghuai was quite helpless.

He called a maid in front of him and gave her some instructions.

"This matter is because my Cao family feels sorry for your Liu family. I will personally take care of the young master's marriage."

"Did he abscond out of fear of crime?"

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Seeing this scene, Liu Shenghuai couldn't help being stunned.

But till now, Cao Jingqian still hasn't come to apologize in person!

When Mrs. Cao heard this, she couldn't help but look stunned and a little unbelievable.

After a while, I could only sigh.

Liu Shenghuai could only say:

I asked other people in the house and they had never seen him before.

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Not long after, Mrs. Cao leaned down again and begged:

"Master Liu, I don't know something. Qian'er has been lost since he was a child. He relies on begging to survive. He has no choice but to contract the bad habits in the market."

Seeing that Liu Shenghuai finally breathed a sigh of relief and was not aggressive, Mrs. Cao also felt relieved and hurriedly agreed:

"It should."

As early as two officials from Kaifeng Prefecture went to ask Mrs. Cao to come to court for a talk.

He looked at Mrs. Cao, who had silver hair and large furniture for her parents. Liu Shenghuai could not understand how enthusiastic her children were.

He sighed and said nothing more.

Cao Mansion.

In desperation, he had no choice but to return to Kaifeng Mansion alone and confess the truth to Mrs. Cao.

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When Mrs. Cao left Kaifeng Mansion, it was already getting late.

She got on the sedan and was not in a hurry to return to Cao's mansion. Instead, she sent someone to look for Cao Jingqian.

the other side.

The Alai took some treasures from the Cao Mansion and left Kaifeng on horseback long ago.

He was afraid of poverty and suffering.

Once the Cao family fails, he will have to go back to being a sneaky beggar.

Eat well and go hungry every now and then.

He never wanted to live those days again.

At present, he has brought a lot of treasures with him, and he will also have the capital to settle down in the future.

I don't know.

As soon as Alai left, Mrs. Cao became extremely anxious.

She ordered people to search all night, but still found nothing.

When Cao Jingxiu returned home after his shift, he was shocked to learn that Cao Jingqian was missing for the first time.

I quickly asked my mother why.

Cao Jingxiu was very angry when he learned that Cao Jingqian had kidnapped civilian girls and destroyed people's innocence.

But right now, this is not the time to vent your anger. We can only wait until we find Cao Jingqian.

After searching the house, Cao Jingxiu suddenly realized that most of the money at home was missing.

At this moment, Cao Jingxiu finally figured out why Cao Jingqian was missing.

It turns out that he didn't disappear, he just ran away after seeing what happened was revealed!

Such behavior is simply insidious and shameless!

Cao Jingxiu could imagine how hard it was for his mother to be alone in Kaifeng Mansion, dealing with Wangfu Yin, the Liu family, and the Yu family.

It would be better for Cao Jingqian to just run away with his money and live happily alone!

Thinking of this, Cao Jingxiu simply felt that Cao Jingqian's evil nature was hard to change!

He lost his temper and hated iron, saying:

"Mom, I found Brother Qian this time and must hand him over to the officials for strict punishment. We will not tolerate any more indulgence!"

"Look, there is so much money missing from the house. Brother Qian must have taken the money and ran away. It seems that he has been away from the capital for a long time. It's a shame that my mother sent people everywhere to look for him!"

As the minister of punishment, Cao Jingxiu naturally has some brains.

I learned that my mother sent people to search all over Kaifeng City, but they still couldn't find Cao Jingqian.

Coupled with the loss of money, he figured it all out at once.

"Qian'er is still young and he is not sensible."

"He hasn't read any books since he was a child, so how can he understand these principles."

"Right now, it's still important to find someone!"

When Mrs. Cao heard this, she felt unhappy in her heart, but she still favored Cao Jingqian.

"Mother, if you dote on him so much, you will only harm him!"

Cao Jingxiu looked helpless.

He knew that his mother loved Qiandi, but this love had already changed.

Such pampering has already caused disaster!

Therefore, Cao Jingxiu made up his mind that he could not let his mother do whatever he wanted, and Cao Jingqian must be brought to justice.

Doing this is also for his own good.

Seeing his mother's anxious expression, Cao Jingxiu said:

"Brother Qian will definitely not go far after leaving the capital. I have sent people to the nearby county offices and asked the county magistrates to help search for him. We will have some clues in the day after tomorrow at the latest."

Mrs. Cao had no choice but to comfort her after hearing Cao Jingxiu's words. She prayed in her heart and whispered:

"hope so!"

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It is said that after Alai left the capital, he went to an inn in Zhongmu County under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng City and slept all night.

It was dawn the next day.

After he woke up, he had a simple breakfast and then hurried away again.

Alai is not stupid. He knows that the Cao family may find out that he has escaped and will send people to chase him.

For the sake of safety, Alai did not want to stay in the Gyeonggi area for a long time. Anyway, he had enough money now, so it was important to stay away from the troubled places.

What Alai didn't know was that the innkeeper had been keeping an eye on him since he entered the inn.

After all, the innkeeper could not be unimpressed by the fact that Alai dressed gorgeously and stayed late at night.

Less than an hour after Alai left, an official came over with the portrait and asked. After taking one look at the portrait, the shopkeeper immediately recognized it and immediately identified it with the Yamen official.

"Where did he go?"

Hearing this, the Yamen was overjoyed and asked.

"Going west." The shopkeeper replied.

"west?"

Several officials looked at each other with some doubts.

After a while, he thanked the shopkeeper and hurriedly chased the person.

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It is said that this Alai left Zhongmu County, bought a horse, passed the official road, and went to Yangwu County.

By the time we arrived at the gate of Yangwu County, Xiangwu had already passed.

Alai came on horseback, tired from running and panting from exhaustion.

My mouth was dry along the way, so I found a tavern to sit down and rest, and ordered some wine and food.

After passing Yangwu County, you will reach Fengqiu County. Once you leave this county, you are no longer in the Gyeonggi area.

When the time comes, the sky is high and birds can fly, but Alai doesn't believe that the Cao family will still be able to find him.

"Waiter, please hurry up and serve the food!"

Not long after Alai sat down, he saw that the waiter in the tavern was having a cup of tea and had not yet served all the dishes. He couldn't help but feel like a noble man and shouted to the waiter.

"Here we come, sir, don't be anxious!"

Hearing this, the waiter smiled shyly and hurried to the back kitchen to shout.

Not long after, several plates of meat dishes were brought.

Seeing that the dishes were all served, Alai was not polite and hurriedly started to eat.

With a jar of wine in hand, he ate and drank to his heart's content, and soon became drunk.

While he was eating.

On the table five or six feet away from him, there were three or four people sneaking malicious glances at him from time to time.

Her eyes seemed to be looking at his waist.

But whenever Alai was about to become alert, these three or four would always look away without leaving any trace.

Among them, there was also a woman who looked pretty and plump.

This room.

The Alai finished his meal, paid the bill and left.

Before he could leave a cup of tea, these three or four people quickly paid the bill and left.

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After Alai had eaten and drank enough, he still hurried on his way.

He was afraid of long nights and many dreams, so it was always a good idea to leave the Gyeonggi area as soon as possible.

After riding for half an hour, he left Yangwu County.

On the way to Fengqiu County, you have to pass through a tree-lined path before reaching the official road.

however.

Alai met a beautiful woman on the road.

Because the woman was plump and pretty, Alai couldn't help but take a second look at her.

at this time.

The woman seemed to see Alai looking at her, so she also raised her head and looked directly at Alai.

Seeing that his riding speed had slowed down a bit, the woman twisted her waist and stepped forward, asking coquettishly:

"This young master is going to Fengqiu County?"

"Not bad." Alai nodded and said.

There was a clear smile in his eyes.

He did not expect that this woman would take the initiative to talk to him, so when he looked at her, his eyes became much bolder.

In the past few days, he was busy escaping from the capital, and he didn't mind having a romantic relationship here.

"Then I wonder if the young master can give me a ride on my family. They want to go to Fengqiu County to visit relatives."

The woman said.

"Not a problem."

"Hurry up and get on your horse."

Alai didn't doubt that he was there and agreed directly.

Say it.

He stretched out his hand to pull her onto the horse. When he saw the delicate hand, suddenly three masked men jumped out of the bushes on both sides of the road.

These three masked men were holding sharp knives, looking at Alai fiercely, and threatening:

"Humph!"

"I've been waiting for you, a fat sheep, for a long time!"

"Hurry up and hand over your valuables, otherwise I will ask you to see the Lord of Hell today!"

Seeing this, Alai's expression changed and he shouted:

"Who are you?"

"Mind your own business. Do you want to pay me or not?"

Three masked men, one of whom seemed impatient, came directly to Alai's horse with a sharp knife. Pretending to stab him.

"Hand...hand over!"

Seeing the man, Alai was startled and quickly took out a money bag from his body and handed it over.

The masked man took the money bag, smiled proudly, weighed it with his hands, opened it and looked at it, and then waved to the three people behind him, signaling to leave.

"Boy, please remember better next time!"

The masked man put away his money bag, sneered at Alai, and then disappeared into the grass on the side of the road.

Seeing this scene, Alai was so angry that he cursed.

Why is my heart so unlucky!

At the same time, he was also glad that these people did not push him too hard!

In fact, the group of people before were gangsters traveling between Yangwu County and Fengqiu County.

There are four brothers and one sister, surnamed Zuo, who specialize in targeting wealthy young men who are alone on the road.

Let the woman seduce you first and let your guard down. Once you take the bait, these people will jump out and rob you.

Simply speaking, these people are also very particular in their behavior and do not push people too hard.

All I want is these little money.

After all, if you really get into trouble with someone you shouldn't, you won't be able to live with it.

In addition, if these wealthy young men were not greedy for beauty, they would not suffer the consequences of being dumb.

The four brothers and sisters had this idea in mind, and they succeeded repeatedly.

In Yangwu County and Fengqiu County, there are two or three orders every month, and the four brothers and sisters have accumulated a lot of money.

The four of them came under a big tree. The masked man in the lead pulled off his face mask and showed a simple and honest smile. He was no longer as cruel to Alai as before. He stretched out his hand and took some money from his wallet. Qian said to the woman:

"Little sister, there are eighty taels in total here."

"Take these twenty taels and Xiaoqin's tuition fees will be settled later."

"Let's do a few more orders and then stop. The third daughter-in-law is not married yet, and our father still needs some money for medical treatment."

"With the remaining money, I can just start a small business."

"Thank you, brother." The woman took the silver and said with a smile.

"My family, what are you grateful for?" Mr. Zuo waved his hand and smiled.

After finishing speaking, he suddenly warned the person next to him:

"Old man, don't be too impulsive next time. If that person had someone in his hands before, you will be the one who suffers."

"I know, brother!"

"It's just that that kid is too lazy." Zuo Lao'er touched his head and said.

Not long after, the four brothers and sisters of the Zuo family divided their money and rushed to Fengqiu County.

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"Pooh!"

"What a bad luck!"

"That stinky bitch dares to make fun of me. Next time I see her, I have to teach her a lesson!"

Alai rode his horse to the official road. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He had lost eighty taels of silver in vain, which made him feel quite sad.

With this money, he could spend a few nights in a medium-sized brothel.

An hour later, Alai arrived in Fengqiu County.

It was partly because of the previous woman that he was aroused. When he arrived in Fengqiu County, Alai went directly to a brothel.

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(End of this chapter)