Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 36

At this time, Uncle De, after getting permission from his young master, went straight to the dock. He soon found the Cao Gang people on the dock, and under his leadership, met the hall leader Shi Quan.

Shi Quan looked at the little old man in front of him and didn't feel strange. Instead, he said directly, "Tell me, what are you planning to do with us? Also, do you know the rules?"

Don't worry, Master Shi, the little old man knows the rules. I came to you this time just to ask you to do me a favor. My son fell in love with a young lady and wanted to take her as his concubine.

"Who knows that this little lady is too stubborn, and she refuses to agree, so the young master sent me, please help me?" Uncle De said
"Huh? Old man, why don't you care about Niu Er and the others for this kind of thing? They are experts in this field. You have found the wrong person." Shi Quan frowned.
"Master Shi, actually I have no choice. After all, Niu Er is a famous pervert. My son is worried, so, that's why I came to you." Uncle De said
"Well, what you said is right. It would be bad luck for a good girl from someone else to be targeted by Niu Er. So tell me, what is the name of that little lady, and what is her background?" Shi Quan said.
"Okay, that lady's name is Zhao Pan'er, she came from Hangzhou, she opened a tea shop in Qiantang before, and she doesn't have any relatives, and now she lives in Songming Residence," Uncle De said.
After hearing this, Shi Quan breathed a sigh of relief.A businessman from Hangzhou is very simple, but I can't believe everything this old man says.

"Since you can come to the door, you should know the rules. Regardless of whether it is successful or not, half of a hundred dollars must be paid first, and the other half will be paid after the project is completed." Shi Quan said.
"Okay, okay, I understand the rules. This is 50 taels of silver. Hall Master Shi, please keep it." After hearing this, Uncle De quickly took out 50 taels of silver from his pocket, and handed it to the people around him.

Seeing this, Shi Quan nodded, and then said, "Okay, we've accepted this deal, you go back and wait for news, there will be news within ten days at most."

After hearing this, Uncle De saluted and then withdrew. After he left, Shi Quan said to his confidant, "Go and investigate to see if what the old man said is true."

After his confidant left, Shi Quan looked at the silver on the table with a satisfied smile on his face.

At this time, Zhao Pan'er did not know that her already difficult situation would become more severe and that greater challenges would be waiting for her.

This day, as usual, she was looking around for a suitable shop, and there were still people following behind her. She didn't care at first, but soon she realized something was wrong.

Because she found that there were two groups of people following her today, and besides the original officials, there was another group, and they were not good people at first glance.

This made her heart sink. She quickly guessed that these people were arranged by Ouyang Xu. She knew that because she refused to leave the capital, she had already driven Ouyang Xu into a hurry.

Zhao Pan'er walked forward with a calm face, and slowly returned to Songmingju. At this time, she breathed a sigh of relief, and she was finally safe.

But before she was happy, she heard a knock on the door, and a voice made his expression change, "Miss Zhao, someone wants to see you, please come out and talk."

Zhao Pan'er knew that it was impossible to hide, so he got up and opened the door, but this made Shi Quan's confidantes outside the door go away. He thought it would be a long delay?I didn't expect it to be so fast.

"Miss Zhao, I invite you. My housekeeper would like you to talk about it in the private room upstairs, please." After the confidant finished speaking, he politely led the way.

After Zhao Pan'er heard that they met here, she immediately relaxed a lot. This is the west of the city, and those people must not dare to mess around in the inn.

After Zhao Pan'er entered the private room, she saw a middle-aged man sitting in the main seat. From her eyes, she could tell at a glance that this was a man who had been on the ship all year round.

Shi Quan was taken aback when he saw Zhao Pan'er.Then he got up and said, "Miss Zhao is here. Please sit down, I don't know your taste, so I ordered some."

After hearing this, Zhao Paner was not polite and sat down directly, but did not move anything.

Shi Quan was not surprised to see him, but continued, "Miss Zhao, let me introduce myself, I, Shi Quan, the head of the Cao Gang, invited you here today because I was entrusted by someone."

"An official has taken a fancy to you and wants to take you as a concubine. I don't know if you agree?"

After hearing this, Zhao Pan'er was shocked by Ouyang Xu's shamelessness even though Zhao Pan'er had been prepared for a long time. She never thought that Ouyang Xu would have the face to let her be a concubine?
"Master Shi, I don't know what Ouyang Xu said to you, but it is impossible for me to be a concubine, especially his Ouyang Xu's concubine, so don't waste your time." Zhao Pan'er said

"Oh? It turns out to be Xinke Tanhua. I heard that he is also from Hangzhou. It seems that you have known each other for a long time, but I am not interested in your story."

"To tell you the truth, Ouyang's talk is generous, a full 100 taels of silver, which is not a small amount. I will give you two ways now, either agree or leave Beijing." Shi Quan said seriously
Zhao Pan'er didn't speak after hearing this, and her expression kept changing, showing the torment in her heart at this time. Shi Quan also understood and didn't urge her.

He is very patient today, because this is his usual style, courtesy first, soldiers later, he will do all the courtesy today, but after today?

Not long after, about a quarter of an hour, Zhao Pan'er's expression no longer struggled, but said with a straight face, "Master Shi, I don't choose either of these two."

"Huh? Mrs. Zhao, let me remind you one last time. Just because I'm polite today doesn't mean I'll always be so polite. You'd better think clearly before answering me." Shi Quan said with a gloomy face

"Master Shi, if I don't choose, I have my confidence. I don't know what Ouyang Xu has said to you. I just want to tell you that he doesn't know everything." Zhao Pan'er said

"Oh? Mrs. Zhao, then you should tell me about your support and see if we have friendship?" Shi Quan looked at Zhao Pan'er with a little interest and said
"The deputy commander of Ning Haijun who just took office, do you have friendship?" Zhao Pan'er said

"Huh? Ning Haijun, just took office? You, what are you talking about? Could it be?" Shi Quan pondered for a while, then stood up directly.

"That's right, it's Zhang Tinghe, the second son of the Marquis of Guangning." Zhao Pan'er said calmly.
"Hiss, Mrs. Zhao, are you kidding me? Do you really know the fifth master? Let me tell you, those who dared to use the name of the Zhang family all these years have lost their graves now." Shi Quan said seriously

"Hallmaster Shi, the little girl hasn't lived enough yet, so naturally she doesn't dare." Zhao Pan'er said

(End of this chapter)