Chapter 341: Daughter's Mind
Cao Hua came to Yichun Tower and went directly to the private room upstairs with Zhao Huai and sat down.
My brother-in-law was obviously too enthusiastic, so he directly clicked two popular top brands and entered the house. He looked like he wanted to pull his brother-in-law into the water so that he would not report it after he went back.
Cao Hua had already reported the secret before he came out, so he naturally didn't appreciate it. He raised his hand and knocked the person out, and then sat behind the desk to have tea.
When Zhao Huai saw that Cao Hua was still in a mess, he was naturally a little nervous, and could only act like he was not as good as the world's fireworks, and was tempted to talk about heroes by cooking wine.
There are many literati downstairs, and Xu Ziling is also among them. He is full of energy and has a lot of fun fighting poems with many classmates. Cao Hua was just watching it interestingly. Suddenly, a figure flashed across the corner of his eyes. After a closer look, he found that the hidden stakes that he hadn't seen for a long time came over.
Huan'er is Li Shishi's personal maid, so Li Shishi came over naturally Huan'er followed him. Although Zhao Huan's disguise, he could hide the eyes of the madam there. After a moment of association, he knew who was sitting in this house. Huan'er suddenly came over, and must have heard that he was here and had something to say.
Cao Hua understood it, and stood up with the excuse of urinating and came to the corridor outside the private room.
Huan'er was still dressed as a little maid, standing in the corridor carrying a tea tray. When she saw Cao Hua coming, she immediately entered a room so that she would not be discovered by someone who was interested.
Cao Hua followed in, a little strange:
"What's wrong? Someone wants to kill me again?"
Huan'er looked outside carefully and nodded after confirming that no one was paying attention:
"There is news from Western Sichuan that someone comes to kill you and ask me to report your whereabouts. Don't kill anyone. Last time you killed Brother Chen without any confidence, I should settle the score with you. If I don't trust you again this time, I will never send you news even if I die."
"Last time you left me a message, didn't I let Chen Tiexun go? Finally, I found him again. Can I blame me?"
Huan'er naturally didn't dare to bargain with Cao Hua, nodded without saying much.
"Who is here this time? Could it be Chen Song who came here in person?"
"Xie Yijun, it should be time soon, you will never kill her too much. Sister Xie dies and Western Shu will be gone."
Cao Hua knew that Xie Yijun would come to cause trouble, so he nodded:
"Okay, please help me pay attention. If you have Xie Yijun's whereabouts, tell me immediately. I have a relationship with her and I, who is a man who is burning yellow paper, will never attack her."
Huan'er agreed and wanted to leave secretly.
Cao Hua thought for a while, raised his hand and called Huan'er, and took out a silver note from his arms:
"Reward you."
Huan'er stopped, looked at the silver notes in Cao Hua's hand, hesitated for a little, and shook his head:
"I'm not alive and spend money, no need...
...Many of my relatives hide in the mountains and forests to live, and I can't have a meal a year. I stay in the capital to find out the news, just to let them live for a few more days...
...Dad brought me a message, saying that after the end of this year, all the villages had eaten meat, and I knew you gave the money...
...Sister Xie asked me to believe you, and I believed you. Chen Tiexun insisted on attacking you alone, but there were more than one Chen family in Western Sichuan, and there were many good people. When Sister Xie died, those people were really dead..."
Huan'er finished speaking softly and gave a gentle gift.
When Cao Hua heard these words, he sighed softly. Looking at Huan'er's face, he was just a little girl who was less than sixteen, and he was not as old as Yutang. He thought he was a spy who was brainwashed by a thief, but he didn't expect that he was also a family person.
What is a secret stake like? Cao Hua is in charge of Diankuisi. He has no family or friends, and he doesn't even have a name. He is in the most dangerous place in the world, chastity, dignity and even life, just to get a little news. If he is not careful, he will evaporate the world. He may not even be left behind, and no one will remember it.
A teenage girl, far away from her parents' arms, traveled thousands of miles to Bianjing as a secret stump, not for money or fame and fortune, but just to make her family live a few more days. The tenacity required is conceivable. Huan'er doesn't have any martial arts skills, and is even a little stupid, but she is undoubtedly excellent as a secret stump. If Xie Yijun hadn't said her name in person, Cao Hua would never have thought that such a little maid could be the eyeliner in the capital of Western Sichuan. How big is that?
Cao Hua was silent for a moment, his expression eased a little:
"If you have any problems in the future, don't take your own initiative and tell me. When you have the chance, I'll send you back to Western Shu."
Huan'er pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and shook her head: "I came to Bianjing at the age of ten, and then I followed the lady, without expecting to go back, as long as Lord Cao doesn't take action against Western Shu."
Seeing this, Cao Hua didn't say much. He listened to the intermittent sound of the piano outside and asked in confusion: "I just saw that Li Shishi was distracted. Did he encounter something?"
Huan'er and Li Shishi get along closely with each other, and have been using Li Shishi. Putting aside their secret identity, they actually care about Li Shishi a lot, and think about it:
"After I knew that the adult was Su Shi, I was a little distracted. The lady admired Su Shi very much and was afraid of you. If Lord Cao had time, he would still meet the lady. If this continues, the lady would not even be able to keep the position of the courtesan..."
"Okay, go down."
Huan'er nodded slightly and ran out thief.
Cao Hua waited for a while before coming out of the small room and returning to the private room.
Zhao Huai was lying at the window and staring at Li Shishi downstairs. When he saw Cao Hua coming back, he quickly sat upright, looking calm, and after a moment he couldn't hold it in:
"Brother-in-law, you know the girl Shishi, can you call her up and let me see the world?"
Cao Hua also wanted to explain to Li Shishi about "Su Shi", so he ordered Xiao Si at the door to give Li Shishi a reward of 100 taels of silver, then stood at the window and hooked his finger at Li Shishi.
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In the hall, celebrities from all walks of life were diligently polite with the beauties on the stage, and there were also many wealthy dealers who spent a lot of money.
When Li Shishiben was having a polite social engagement, he heard the words "Mr. Su, Wanbaolou", and his expression slightly changed and wanted to step down.
This reaction naturally aroused many people's dissatisfaction or curiosity. They looked back and whispered:
"Who is Mr. Su, Wanbaolou?"
"I have never heard of Miss Shishi so serious. Could it be that Master Fang has arrived here?"
"I only give a reward of 100 taels, what a big man is. I'm afraid the child of the powerful senior official in the family has come here to show off..."
Scattered words naturally came into Li Shishi's ears.
Li Shishi also felt that his reaction was a little abrupt. He originally planned to go upstairs from the hall, but after thinking about it, he gave up. He politely went back to the backstage and prepared to go up from a secluded place.
In the room prepared behind Yichun Tower, all kinds of bellows gathered together. Some debugged musical instruments, while others whispered to evaluate Li Shishi's performance just now. Most of the words were teasing. After all, playing the wrong tune was a mistake that only the young man would make.
Li Shishi turned a deaf ear to these things, put down the piano, and came to the room on the side.
In the room, Su Xiangning was dressed as a man, looking up from the window with her toes, as if looking for someone.
"Miss Xiao Su, come to Lord Cao again?"
Li Shishi walked up to him, looked at Su Xiangning who was obviously in love, and joked.
The two of them are friends in Bianjing, and when they meet again in Hangzhou, they can't help but reminisce about the past. These days, Su Xiangning finished the shop and if Cao Hua didn't come, he would sit in Yichun Tower and talk to Li Shishi about family matters. They are all zithers. Li Shishi will perform on stage, so Su Xiangning will naturally help advisers.
Today, Li Shishi competed with a few courtesans in the city to compete in piano skills. Su Xiangning came to see her dressed as a man, but unexpectedly Cao Hua also ran over.
When Su Xiangning heard the joke, she withdrew her mind and felt a little embarrassed: "Shi Shi, did Cao Hua ask you to go up?"
Li Shishi sighed quietly: "Yes, I don't have the blessing of Xiao Su. If I go up, I will inevitably be made difficult by Lord Cao. Maybe I will be..."
"Shi Shi!"
Su Xiangning was immediately unhappy, and she allowed others to slander her lover. She turned around and said seriously:
"Cao Hua is not that kind of person, how could he make things difficult for you for nothing?"
"Oh... I know Lord Cao earlier than you, and you don't know that every time I see Lord Cao, I have to kneel down and greet him, and I don't dare to come out. Today, the prince's prince is also here. Lord Cao asks me to go up, maybe I'm just serving the prince..."
Su Xiangning was really worried when she heard this. Cao Hua was only considerate of the woman she liked, but she didn't look gentle to the person she didn't like.
In the past, the emperor came to find Li Shishi, and Cao Hua was always there, and Cao Hua was definitely not interested in Li Shishi. It was too normal for a brothel woman to entertain guests. It was really possible that she called Li Shishi to entertain Prince Kang.
Thinking of this, Su Xiangning walked back and forth twice and said:
"I'll go up with you."
Li Shishi's eyes showed a bit of cunning, nodded neatly, and ran into the house to get the dress.
Su Xiangning was not stupid, but she was too soft-hearted. Seeing Li Shishi's reaction, she realized that she had fallen into a trap after a little thought. She just spoke out, and she really wanted to see Cao Hua, but she did not refuse. She put on a long water cloud dress and walked up the stairs with Li Shishi.
Walking in the corridor, Li Shishi looked quiet and calm, but his hands were folded around his waist and buckled them tightly.
Su Xiangning knew that Li Shishi was nervous and made such a move. She frowned and joked: "Shishi, you thought about it day and night before and asked to see Master Su, and even bribed me with the "Spring Palace Yushu Picture". Why are you nervous again today?"
Li Shishi smiled calmly, and she didn't blush at all at all at all at the joke, but instead complained a little:
"I didn't know that Mr. Su was Cao Taisui before, and the little girl Su had been hiding it from me, which made me miss it for several months. If I had known it, I wouldn't dare to ask for a meeting. Now, Lord Cao called me to see me, but I didn't have a lover to protect me. How could I not be nervous?"
When Su Xiangning heard this, she felt a little ashamed. She knew that she didn't dare to say it at that time, and she had indeed hidden it for Li Shishi for a long time.
They are all their daughters who have fallen into the dust. Su Xiangning is naturally soft-hearted and always can't bear to see the people around her suffer at all. Now that she has a support, she still feels mostly sympathy when she sees Li Shishi alone.
There was still some distance from the private room, Su Xiangning curled her hair in her ears and said softly:
"Shi Shi, do you... have anyone you like?"
Hearing this question, Li Shishi stopped, his eyes were quiet, and he was obviously thinking. After a moment, he shook his head and continued to walk forward.
Su Xiangning sighed quietly: "Everyone knows Zhou Lang's feelings for you, and the sisters in the building see it. Sometimes we can't be too picky..."
"Zhou Lang cares about me very much. I will never get married. He may be able to wait for the rest of his life, but this is not like, it's just pity me... After Zhou Lang learned that Su Shi was Cao Hua, he got engaged to the granddaughter of the minister Su Mu. He went to Lishui to become the magistrate and came with me... I used to think that it would be a day to delay it, but now Zhou Lang let it go, and it's useless to regret it... Haha, in fact, I can't regret it when I heard that Zhou Lang got married and started a business, and I was happy to hear it..."
"Oh...yes..."
Chapter completed!