The daily life of the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty, thick black

Chapter 81
No need to think about it, Jiang Ning is going to have a big accident.

The boy didn't come back once he left, but the sedan chair to pick him up has already arrived.

Zhang Tingyu and Gu Huaishu naturally didn't see it as lively, they got on the sedan chair and left.

The inner Qinhuai River was rippling, but they didn't stop here for long.

When you get off the sedan chair, you can see blue tiles and white walls when you look up, elegant and dignified, the main door is open, and there are many servants standing outside, bowing and waiting.

Gu Huaishu followed Zhang Tingyu and was led in.

In the front hall, Liao Fengyuan had been waiting for a long time, when he saw Zhang Tingyu and Gu Huaishu coming in, although his face was full of sorrow, he reluctantly smiled.

"Second Master Zhang is finally here. Liao thought he couldn't invite you. The Second Young Mistress is also here. She is really a rare visitor. This time, Liao must be a landlord."

"Shopkeeper Liao, you're being polite. We haven't met yet and I wish you a prosperous business." Zhang Tingyu cupped his hands, elegantly and at ease.

Unexpectedly, Liao Fengyuan let out a long sigh and shook his head: "Something happened just now, Liao heard that the two of you were there just now?"

Zhang Tingyu raised his eyebrows, "Are you talking about Shen Tie's abacus?"

"Before you came, I just received the news that everyone on board the Shen Ill ship was dead..."

Liao Fengyuan and Shen Qi had just done a big deal together, and now that Shen Qi was in danger, he, Liao Fengyuan, couldn't sit still.Because Zhang Tingyu was here, he could only force himself to be calm and hold on.

"Now the news just came, I don't know what happened to Master Shen..."

Even though Shen Chao and Liao Fengyuan were at odds in the past, even if Shen Chao died that day, would Liao Fengyuan remain indifferent? , But today such a strange thing happened.

In Jiangning, there are still people who dare to lay hands on Shen Chao's boat?

Dare to attack Shen Yang, that is to dare to attack Liao Fengyuan, is that okay? !

I just don't know if Shen Qi is dead now, if he is dead, needless to say, a storm is in sight.

Liao Fengyuan is now restless.

The maids inside and outside the house were busy, so he simply said: "There are many people outside me, and there are many people who are handing over the payment for the goods. Please, let's talk about it in the long run. Mr. Wu is still inside."

With that said, Liao Fengyuan stepped aside and asked Zhang Tingyu and Gu Huaishu to go to the flower hall behind.

They went out of the back hall and walked into a corridor. The rocks were piled up to form a small rockery in the pond, covered with moss, and the lotus in the pond was in full bloom, each one very delicate and beautiful.

Gu Huaixiu took a cursory look and knew that the garden was exquisitely designed and had been built for some years.

The front should be where Liao Fengyuan usually handles business, if he wants to meet a friend or talk about something, he has to come to the garden.

The pavilions and pavilions behind it are scattered, different from the courtyards in the capital, showing a delicate and soft beauty of Jiangnan water town.

Liao Fengyuan was worried all the way: "I thought the matter was over, but I heard the news over there just now..."

It turns out that two days before and after August [-]th, there was a lantern festival on the river, which was organized by merchants.

I don't remember who was responsible for this matter. Anyway, merchants in Jiangnan have to do something every year to show their wealth, and the lantern festival is the same.

Because of this matter, Shen Qi was still dealing with matters in Yangzhou, and came here by boat when he received the news.

Someone had already received the news last night, saying that Shen Chao's boat was swaying slowly on the way and would arrive tomorrow.

As a result, today, such a thing happened.

It was a fisherman returning from fishing who discovered the problem on the boat.

Shen Chao and his boat were so famous in the south of the Yangtze River, the fisherman recognized them immediately, but when he pushed the boat past the side, he found blood on the surface of the river.

This time, when I looked at the boat, I was frightened.

It was noon at that time, and the sun was scorching hot, shining on the surface of the river, sparkling, as if the water in the river was about to boil.

The surrounding area was extremely quiet, the painting boats on the side were all docked, and the singer inside was still sleepy at this moment, and definitely wouldn't come out.

This boat was as quiet as other places, eerily quiet.

Then, it was what Zhang Tingyu and the others witnessed.

People on board died.

Not a single one was found alive.

When Shen Chao came out, the servants on the boat brought a lot, and as many as they brought, as many people died in it.

As Liao Fengyuan spoke, the forced smile on his face finally disappeared.

He squeezed his palm, and only sighed: "I'm afraid it's a serious illness, it's more than auspicious..."

To be able to do things so unnoticed in the boundary of Jiangning, how can you have no ability?
Shen Chao cherishes his life, so when he came, he brought people to protect him. It is impossible for him to be unprepared, and a whole boatload of people could die just like this...

Liao Fengyuan's heart really sank to the bottom.

Zhang Tingyu frowned tightly, never expecting to encounter such a difficult matter just after arriving.

If someone really wants to get seriously ill, doing so without anyone noticing will scare the person to death.

They had just turned around a waterside pavilion when a young man ran up to Liao Fengyuan's side: "Mr. Liao, there is no one alive on board, 23 people died in total."

"Where's Master Shen?"

It doesn't matter so much if others die, the servant girl dies as well, it seems that Shen Qi's death is going to cause big trouble.

Now Shen Chao holds the entire cloth and silk business in Jiangnan, and also holds half of the tea business, and has started to get involved in the rice business again, and he is still the president of the tea business...

Thinking about it, Liao Fengyuan was sweating coldly.

His voice was urgent, but the boy said: "Now there is still a lower deck that has not been cleaned up. I only know that everyone is dead, and I don't know if Master Shen is inside."

"Go and investigate again!" Liao Fengyuan's face was turning green.

When he was walking, his feet began to tremble, and his hands also began to tremble.

Even if he doesn't wait to see Shen Qi again, nothing will happen to Shen Qi at this time.

Liao Fengyuan has been in the Jiangnan business world for so many years, and he has never encountered such a thing that makes him nervous, and he can't stop the terrible guesses in his head.

He had to hold his hand tightly to calm his mind.

Things have developed to the present, even Zhang Tingyu can't say a word.

He followed Liao Fengyuan to the flower hall next to the small lake, just as he stepped up the steps, the servant behind came again.

On both sides of the flower hall, there are hollow and carved hidden lattice windows, and the two doors are still tightly closed, so the situation inside cannot be seen clearly.

Zhang Tingyu and Liao Fengyuan stopped outside again.

The boy who reported the letter said: "Report to Mr. Liao that Master Shen's body has not been found, and people are still salvaging it under the water, but the outside of the firm is in chaos, and many people are crowding towards our firm."

Such a big event happened, and this is the territory of the tea shop, so many people must want to come here to inquire about the news.

Liao Fengyuan is the only one who has a better relationship with Shen Yang in Jiangning now.

After all, these two people are in charge of a tea shop at the same time, and Liao Fengyuan can be regarded as the local snake here. In the past few days, because of the lantern festival, merchants from the north and the south have come, so when there is news, everyone goes to Liao Fengyuan.

Liao Fengyuan was the first two elders, he just gritted his teeth and said: "If you live, you want to see people, if you want to die, you want to see corpses, keep looking for me. If anyone comes outside, they will not be seen, and they will all be locked outside. Now this place is chaotic. No!"

"Yes, little one understands!"

The boy was neat and tidy, and ran back immediately.

Liao Fengyuan took a deep breath and said, "Second Young Master Zhang is laughing."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to push open the two doors, and with a soft creak, the door opened...

There are flower stands on both sides of the hall, each with a pot of orchids, two rows of Beiguan hat chairs, and several red sandalwood cross-chair coffee tables, which looks like a conference hall.

Right in front of the hall is a mahogany table carved with grapes. There were originally a pair of red sandalwood chairs on each side, but the one on the left has been pulled to the middle of the hall, and it is stabbed there. Very conspicuous.

Zhang Tingyu went in with Liao Fengyuan, and Gu Huaishu followed behind.

Originally, I just took a look inside, but I didn't expect to see this scene.

Liao Fengyuan didn't expect that at all, he stood outside in a daze, unable to walk.

Just because, on that red sandalwood grand master chair, sat a man wearing an aiziqing-colored robe embroidered with eight treasure patterns, and a blue porcelain pendant in the shape of a hairpin was hung on the back of his braid, which was also in the shape of a copper coin. You can tell the character of this person at a glance.This person was still barefoot, one foot was lifted up, the leg was bent and placed on the grand teacher's chair, and the other foot was still on the ground.

The precious scarlet carpet was covered with water stains. Looking closely, the man's head and body were all wet, and he seemed to have just crawled out of the water.

He lowered his head, and held a bowl of hot tea in his hand, which seemed to be served from the raised table in Zhongtang.

This person didn't seem to see the few people who came in at all. He lowered his head and blew the hot tea, and held the tea foam skillfully and carefully with the tea lid.

The fragrance of tea was lingering in the air, and the summer afternoon was hot and dry, but the few people standing in the flower hall felt chilly for no reason.

The man squinted his eyes and sniffed the fragrance of tea lightly, as if he was afraid of letting go of a sliver, and he felt an unspeakable sense of poverty and stinginess.

"The West Lake Dragon Well Tea before the Ming Dynasty is truly exquisite..."

After muttering this sentence, he buried his head and drank the tea in the tea bowl in one gulp, sighing comfortably.

This time, it was finally warmer, her lips were no longer blue and white as before, and her face began to look a little rosy.

This man looked young, only 25-[-], but his overall demeanor was different from ordinary people.

As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw Liao Fengyuan who was stiff at the door, his eyes suddenly narrowed into two crescents: "Shopkeeper Liao, long time no see, are you okay?"

Liao Fengyuan's eyeballs were about to drop, he was stunned for a long time, and then he opened his mouth and said: "You, you, you... Shen Tie is thinking about you..."

"Shh-"

The man raised his finger lightly, unexpectedly stopping Liao Fengyuan from shouting.

When he got up, he stepped on the carpet barefoot and passed by the three of them.

But at the end, when he was about to close the door, he had already pressed the door frame with his hand, but suddenly turned around and looked at the only woman here - Gu Huaishu.

Gu Huaixiu still didn't understand, she vaguely knew the identity of this person, she was still thinking about what was going on, when she saw this person stopped in front of her, and then looked straight at her.

Zhang Tingyu frowned suddenly.

Unexpectedly, the man in Ai Ziqing's long robe lowered his head again, and said "ah", "Madam, I'm sorry, I really didn't step on the corner of your skirt on purpose..."

He lifted his big feet that had been soaking in the water for a long time, and touched his nose in embarrassment.

There was a little water stain on the corner of Gu Huai's tightly-fitting skirt, but it was not serious.

She refrained from speaking, and just retreated to Zhang Tingyu's side, but Zhang Tingyu's unkind eyes did not withdraw.

The man went over and closed the door, and came back with a sigh of relief. He stretched his limbs and sat on the grand teacher's chair in the hall. This time, he tapped the armrest lightly with his fingers, watching them leisurely.

Liao Fengyuan finally regained his strength, and he didn't bother to explain to Zhang Tingyu, he came up to talk to this person first: "It was said outside that you are dead, Lord Shen, why did you enter my garden? That boat outside What's going on? This, this, this..."

Undoubtedly, this man is Shen Qi.

He shook his finger towards Liao Fengyuan: "I, Shen Tiebao, went to Qinhuai to drink a few sips of the ancient capital water of the Six Dynasties, this time I have learned a lesson."

Shen Chao smiled mysteriously, but the corners of his eyes and brows were not warm. He turned his gaze to Zhang Tingyu and Gu Huaishu, and asked lightly, "I don't know you two..."

(End of this chapter)