C34 (1/2)
Chapter 34 - The aggrieved Hu Niu
At that time, Xiao Letian's face turned bitter, thinking how should I know about the incident at Hundred Flowers Hall, it's not like I had any arrangements. Just when Xiao Letian was feeling astonished, no one present knew that next to their room, the man called Old Eagle was carefully eavesdropping on Xiao Letian's conversation, remembering every single word.
The few personal guards around Xiao Letian all had green backgrounds, and all of them seemed to be basic skills. However, this Old Ying guy was clearly much more skilled than them, and no one in the Great White Tower knew of his existence.
That night, in a large house in the western part of Beijing, the eagle knelt down and reported to its master, ”Jiu Shuai, this is the entire process. I have recorded all of their private conversations and discussions.” After which, he handed over a thick record.
The one called Jiu Shuai, didn't read the words at all. It was as if he already knew everything. Why did I force Hundred Flowers Tower to go to the Shuntian Palace to report to the officials? Hehe, you don't understand, as of now, as long as I make a move on Great Qing Dynasty, all of those old men from Manchu will pay attention to me, and brand this young man with our brand, it will be a good fate for him.
Just as they were talking, the sound of footsteps came from the garden. At that time, the eagle's ears pricked up, ”It's Steward Zhao. Why is he here at this time?” However, in exchange for that, Jiu Shuai waved his hand.
”Master, the Prince Kung Palace sent an invitation just now, inviting you to listen to the show tomorrow. They said that they've recruited a new troupe and wanted Master to pick the wrong one …” Steward Wang stood outside the study, not daring to enter.
The entire room was silent, and only the sound of Jiu Shuai's tea bowl touching the table could be heard. After a good fifteen minutes, Jiu Shuai finally spoke. How many gifts do you think are appropriate? ”
”I can't come empty-handed with my status, but there's no rules for the troupe to give gifts, so it's definitely not good to give money. It's best if it's some jewellery or calligraphy.” Last month, she took a box of Semen Orientale s from Fan Lian's hands. They looked pretty good and the price was not too expensive either, only thirty thousand silver.
Jiu Shuai waved his hand: ”Alright, it's him. You can go and arrange things for him. I will definitely give him face as the number six.” When the butler left, the eagle's eyes flashed with killing intent, ”Jiu Shuai, this old fellow is too much. You once said that the study was too important, and we can't approach without permission, yet he disregarded the prince's order …. Also, that box of Semen Orientale s, Fan Lian received 25,000 silver, this guy stole 6000 silver … ”
Jiu Shuai laughed when he saw the eagle-like atmosphere, ”Haha, you are really obsessed, this Zhao person is one of Ci Xi's subordinates, he is in the same faction as Yi Nan, do you think I wouldn't know? ”Do you really think your father's battles these past few years have been in vain …”
”Also, six thousand silvers is nothing. One day, this daddy will bring this Great Qing Dynasty's treasury back home. Right now, I will be giving them a little sweet, it's just like bait for fish. Alright, you should continue watching Xiao Letian. ”
The hawk had left, and the target that he wanted to monitor, right now, was not a secret for him to investigate. Xiao Letian was at the back garden flirting with his future wife.
”Come, little lady, give me a smile …” Aiyo! He's quite stubborn, I like it. Then let me give you a smile … ”Hahaha, you're finally laughing … You're finally laughing …”
The backyard of the Fan Manor had already become Xiao Letian's private house, and it couldn't be blamed on outsiders to gossip about it. The inner chamber of the Fan family had let an outsider like Xiao Letian stay inside for a few months, and regardless of whether it was day or night, Hu Niu and Xiao Letian had nothing to hide, how could they not gossip? l
But Xiao Letian and Hu Niu didn't care at all, in the middle of the night, when they were counting the stars and looking at the moon, it was a common occurrence. Even Fan Lian had turned a blind eye to it, in the end, they had moved to the front yard's study room to sleep, leaving the back room to the two of them. At the beginning, people didn't like him, but after seeing that he didn't have any objections to it, the servants no longer had any interest in talking about him.
However, to those spies who were willing to spend money to investigate Xiao Letian's secret, every single action of Xiao Letian was worth information, especially this kind of disrespectful conduct, which was the target of those corrupt scholars.
”Alright, alright. It's been three days and I've never seen you smile before. Now, the clouds have finally dispersed …” Xiao Letian stretched her body lazily and took a big gulp from the teapot on the stone table.
”Xiao... Brother Xiao, did you really teach that old Han Lin a lesson for me? ” Hu Niu's eyes suddenly became extremely gentle, with the tears from just now, she looked at Xiao Letian.
”Of course, if he dares to make my Hu Niu cry for three days straight, I will destroy the rest of his life.” Xiao Letian's words were exceptionally firm, he was not just trying to fool Hu Niu with his words. What he said was true, it would not be easy to find a woman in the current Great Qing Province that fit Xiao Letian's standards. The most important thing was that Hu Niu's cheerful nature was good for his temper, this kind of character was extremely rare in late Qing.
However, there were still a lot of women in the Manchu. At that time, there was a nickname, 'Manchu's Aunt', that referred to these bold, ruthless, women who were more observable, and able to manage things than men.
At that time, every single one of the Eight Flag Lords in Beijing who could stroll around leisurely had such a capable aunt in charge of their home. Otherwise, with their hedonistic abilities, they would have already gone to the streets to beg for food.
Wait, wait, when Xiao Letian thought of the image of the Manchu's Aunt, the one that came out from his heart was actually Fu Qing Jiejie's pretty face, the big eyes that knew how to speak blinked at him.
”Big Brother Xiao!” Hu Niu seemed to have mustered all her courage and suddenly threw herself into his arms. ”Brother Xiao, marry me, I'll be your room's maid …”