Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 292: Master is Master After All

Today, Lu You received his good friend "Wang Yefan" who came from Lin'an at his mansion.

Mr. Wang is the second son of the Wang family, a wealthy merchant family in Longshan Warehouse, Lin'an.

Lu You has always been good at making friends. His friends include all walks of life, and it is not surprising that he has some connections with the son of a wealthy businessman.

This matter quickly spread through the servants of the Lu Mansion and the people who came to the Lu Mansion for business.

However, no one cared. There were many wealthy and powerful families in Shanyin, and a nouveau riche was not worth mentioning in their eyes.

On that day, Lu You personally accompanied his friend from Lin'an to visit Shanyin, and they often met friends along the way.

However, these friends still had no deep impression of the second young master of the Wang family, but they were deeply impressed by the second young master's blonde foreign concubine.

Although her appearance is very different from that of women from the Central Plains, their beauty is the same. Her figure, her appearance, her style...

The descendants of these big families are well-informed, and many of them have seen foreigners.

However, this was the first time they had seen such a beautiful barbarian woman.

In their opinion, many Tibetan women are not even of average appearance. How could they be so lucky to find such a beautiful Tibetan woman?

When Master Shen Xi saw Emmanuelle Belle, his eyes widened.

This leg... is even longer than my life, Shen Xi!

Just looking at it is almost killing me!
When Emmanuelle Belle shyly took off her panties, Shen Xi's parts also became erect where they shouldn't have been.

He bowed slightly and listened politely to Lu You introducing Wang Jia Erlang to him, and responded politely.

He didn't even glance at the pretty foreign girl standing next to "Master Wang Ershao".

However, "Mr. Wang" only briefly introduced his concubine "Belle", saying that she came from a distant country called Frank, but he remembered everything.

Frank, Belle!

The two parties met by chance at the bridge. After exchanging greetings, Lu You took Yang Yuan across the bridge.

Shen Xi still stood on the stone bridge, smiling and bowing, watching them get off the bridge.

Emmanuelle Belle lifted her skirt and walked down the stone bridge. She happened to look back and saw the elegant young man still standing on the arch bridge, saluting them.

Master Shen Xi leaned forward slightly but never stood up straight.

"China is indeed a country of etiquette, and gentlemen can be found everywhere." Emmanuelle Belle couldn't help but admire secretly.

After Yang Yuan and his group walked away, Shen Xi reluctantly withdrew his gaze: "Wang Jia Erlang and Brother Wu Guan will go to my Shen family's garden the day after tomorrow, right?"

Shen Xi sat down holding the stone railing, crossed his legs, and asked the servant.

"Yes, sir. Just now, Master Lu said that he would bring the second young master Wang to our yard the day after tomorrow to let him see our number one garden in Shanyin."

"Oh, oh, okay!"

Shen Xi was delighted to hear this. He wanted to take another look at the blonde girl, so he raised his head and looked into the distance. He saw Lu You leading the second son of the Wang family and the girl to the river bank, inviting them to board the black boat.

Wang Erlang stood at the bow and stretched out his hand. The blonde girl took his hand, stepped lightly onto the boat, raised her eyes and smiled.

Although it was far away, so I couldn't see the eyebrows, eyes and facial features very clearly, but I had just seen them and my memory was still fresh, so my consciousness naturally completed the task.

At this sight, Shen Xi felt as if the whole world was brightened, and he felt a little dazed.

When the Frank girl entered the cabin, he let out a long sigh, his face full of sadness.

The personal servant hurriedly asked, "What's wrong, sir? Why did you suddenly lose consciousness?"

Shen Xi said sadly: "I am almost thirty years old, and I have tasted some of Zhao Ji, Yue Nu, Wu Wa and Chu Yan.

But there is such a beauty with exotic charm. Let alone tasting her, this is the first time I have seen her in my life.

Although Mr. Shen is the eldest son of the Shen family, he is not as lucky as this poor boy who suddenly became rich. How can I not feel sorry for myself? "

The handsome young servant laughed when he heard this and said, "The young master has been a noble family for generations, and has been honored and respected throughout his life. He has countless beautiful concubines and maids. How can the second young master of the Wang family, a nouveau riche, compare to him?"

Shen Xi said: "Life is short, and plants and trees only last for a season, so we should enjoy ourselves while we can.

When I look at that Frank woman, I find that she is pretty, but she has a charm and elegance that I cannot find in the beauties from the Central Plains.

If I could have this beauty, and play with her for a day, I would die with my eyes closed, and it would not be in vain that I came to this world as a human being."

The servant said, "Since you have such intention, the second young master of the Wang family will come to our garden the day after tomorrow. How about you pick a few beautiful concubines and maids to exchange with him?

Although the foreign girl's temperament is very unique, I think the second young master of the Wang family has already had enough of her. Young master, all you need to do is give him a few more beautiful maids. Is he still afraid that he won't be able to get her?
Besides, he is a businessman, so it makes sense that he would not want to curry favor with you, sir.

If he had known better, he would have refused to accept your beautiful maid and offered the Frankish girl to you with both hands."

Shen Xi was overjoyed when he heard this. He no longer felt sad and smiled, "Good! Good! Good! This method is brilliant!"
If he is sensible and hands Belle over to me with both hands, I will naturally promise him great wealth.

If he doesn't want to, I will exchange him for a few women, and he won't lose out!"

The servant said, "But, when I saw that foreign girl, her eyes were all on Young Master Wang, and she didn't even look at you, young master. I'm afraid she was being forced..."

Shen Xi smiled and said, "The melon is right there. Whether you wait for it to ripen or force it down, it will still be sweet in my mouth. Why should I bother with it if it is unwilling to do so?"

The servant said, "If that's the case, then there's no problem. Sir, just make the bed ready for you. I think you'll be able to fulfill your wish the night after tomorrow."

Shen Xi was immediately delighted when he heard this: "That makes sense. When you get back, have someone tidy up Chunbo Tower for its new owner to move in."

……

Lu You accompanied Yang Yuan to visit Shanyin. When they were traveling by boat, they saw a river with clear water, various houses in the south, shops in the north, and stone and wooden bridges passing by from time to time...

The narrow bluestone slabs, the black-sailed boats that shuttled back and forth, the slowly drifting river, the wild flowers in the cracks between the rocks on both sides, the old trees covered with green moss...

If you haven't been here, how can you know what the artistic conception of the small bridge, flowing water and people's homes is like.

This kind of scenery was fine for Yang Yuan, but for Emmanuelle Belle, who had never seen such a scene before, it felt particularly novel.

Sitting on a black-sailed boat, drinking Shaoxing wine, sucking two fennel beans, letting the warm wine slowly spread in the mouth and penetrate into the heart...

Then, feeling a little tipsy, I stepped on the bluestone slabs filled with lights...

Emmanuelle Belle suddenly felt that such a foreign land might be fascinating and might even be her home.

At night, after taking a bath and wearing a silky nightgown, Emmanuelle sat in front of the dressing table and wrote down today's notes:

Here you can find the most beautiful scenery, the most delicious food, and very pleasant friends.

I actually became addicted to this feeling. It must be the devil tempting me.

May the Lord give me the strength to resist all temptations of sin!
Then she knelt on the couch, clasped her hands together in front of her chest, closed her eyes, and began to pray devoutly.

...Shaoxing is a town of water, wine, bridges and celebrities.

On the shore of Jinghu Lake, there is a "Miaoxiu Temple".

"Miaoxiu Nunnery" faces south and has three entrances and five rooms. There are two side halls between each entrance. There are more than 20 Buddhist nuns, young and old, in the nunnery.

Yesterday evening, two women knocked on the door of the nunnery at night. After having a conversation with the abbot, they stayed in the nunnery.

Today, after the abbess finished the morning prayers, she announced to all the nuns in the nunnery that the believers Dan'er and Tang'er would practice Buddhism with their hair done while wearing hair in Miaoxiu Nunnery from now on.

After one year, if their devotion to Buddhism is still firm, they will be ordained as nuns in the nunnery.

Afterwards, the abbot put monk's robes and hats on them, and took them to the receptionist's office to be at their disposal.

The receptionist in the nunnery is responsible for receiving women and girls who come to burn incense and worship Buddha.

If the worshippers do not leave immediately after offering incense, or have questions that are difficult to resolve, the receptionist will accompany them and talk to them, helping them to resolve the issue.

The old abbot also made the best use of their talents. Seeing that Dan'er was gentle and elegant, and Tang'er was smart and lively, both of them were likable, he transferred them to the position of receptionist, which might help to make the temple more popular.

Towards evening, it suddenly began to rain heavily, and the nunnery became quiet.

The receptionist told Dan'er and Tang'er to clean up the corridor while it was drizzling, and then went back to his room.

Xiao Qingtang, wearing a monk's hat and robes, swept the blue brick floor of the corridor with a big broom, then stood there leaning on the broom and complained, "Master..."

Dan Niang quickly glanced around and said in a low voice, "Call me Senior Sister!"

Qingtang pouted and said, "Senior sister, I thought you came to Shanyin to pretend to be the concubine of my master's father-in-law.

We could have traveled alone, but why did we come to the nunnery? There's not even a piece of meat here, what's the point?"

Dan Niang smiled and said, "What do you know? The identity that I carefully designed for myself is only reasonable here."

In the eyes of the old abbess of Miaoxiu Temple, Dan'er at this moment is the concubine of Dai Mubai, the prosecutor of Liangzhe Transportation Bureau.

This man was escorting smuggled gold goods to the dock for handover, but was accidentally killed when he resisted arrest. Among the smuggled goods he was transporting, the "Ma Huang Crossbow" was found.

This caused a big uproar, and the Dai family was naturally under control.

However, unless this person has offended too many people in his life, no one wants to be too ruthless.

Therefore, the speed of this "control" is shockingly slow.

By the time the authorities actually arrived, all the members of the Dai family had already fled, and all their wealth was gone.

Only real estate, land, shops and other immovable properties that could not be disposed of immediately or taken away were confiscated.

Dan Niang visited the old nunnery last night, and after offering an attractive sum of "incense money", she revealed her identity, that is, the favorite concubine who escaped from the Dai family.

She was a weak woman with nowhere to go, so she begged the old nunnery abbot to let her hide in the nunnery.

Monks believe in opening the door to convenience and doing convenient things. For those who commit crimes and escape, it is also a convenient hiding place.

Wu Song killed someone and was chased along the way when he was escaping. Sun Erniang got him a set of monk's clothes, a sword and a certificate of ordination, so he was able to escape successfully.

What? Can he avoid detection just by letting his hair down to cover the tattoo on his forehead?
His hair is disheveled. Can't the people checking him on the road part his hair to check?
Generally speaking, no.

Because he is a monk, people are reluctant to offend a practitioner easily.

This was the reason why Lu Zhishen killed someone and relied on a certificate of ordination that Zhao Yuanwai had bought long ago to become a monk in Wenshu Temple and avoid being arrested by the government.

The detectives were unwilling to offend even monks, and they were even more unwilling to offend the mountain gates where monks lived.

The old nunnery abbess thought, what does the crime committed by the official surnamed Dai have to do with his concubine who is hiding in the boudoir?
In addition, the "incense oil" donated by Miss Dan'er was really attractive, so the temple made it convenient for her to stay in the nunnery as a little nun who practiced Buddhism with a haircut.

After Dan Niang explained it clearly, she smiled and said, "I, your master, once played the role of a nun with Aunt Rao. Now I can play the role again naturally with ease.

You have to know that not only is my forged background suitable for appearing here, but also, who among those who come here to worship does not trust monks more?

The wife of Qiao Zhen, the deputy envoy of Liangzhe Transportation, whom we are investigating, is a believer who often comes here to worship. Sometimes, Qiao Zhen himself will accompany her here. "

When Qingtang heard this, he suddenly realized, "I see! But... since our brother-in-law and I are acting separately, you, Senior Sister, won't be able to see him. Such a great opportunity, but it's wasted!"

Dan Niang glared at her and said angrily, "Fool, pretend you don't know me, so that Erlang and I can meet by chance and get to know each other!"

Qingtang shook his fat robe sleeves a few times, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Eh? What you said is true, then...

"My brother-in-law must feel very taboo when he sees you like this, right? Just thinking about it makes me excited!"

Dan Niang blushed and said angrily, "What are you thinking about in your little head all day long?"

However, thinking about Qingtang's words, Dan Niang couldn't help but feel her heart beating fast.

She used to dress up as a nun, and at that time, she was only two years older than Qingtang is now.

At that time, she was cooperating with her master, Aunt Rao, to set up the "Master's Nun Fishing" scam.

"Shigu Fishing" is a scam that is very easy to succeed among thousands of scams. Its biggest feature is that it can attract both men and women.

Most of the people who come to the temple have some spare money.

Especially the men who can accompany the women to the nunnery to burn incense are most likely to be well-known and well-known people.

In this way, when they come to burn incense with their female relatives, those who set up the "Nun Fishing" will usually arrange an accomplice to use fortune-telling and other means to attract the women who are burning incense, and then the other person will go over and lead the bored men to a secluded place.

It would be best if you can succeed in one try, but if you fail in one try, you can try a few more times and the success rate will still be very high.

When she half-heartedly lures the man into taking the bait, the other accomplices will rush out and catch him in the act.

Offending monks is a big taboo, and since his wife is nearby and the man is a prominent figure, the usual result is that he simply takes the money and lets the matter go.

As for the fact that both men and women are attracted to it, you think that the woman who comes to burn incense must have something to ask for, or maybe she is unhappy about something, so she puts her hopes on the gods and Buddhas.

Therefore, with the help of her identity as a monk, it was easy to get her true feelings and then prescribe the right medicine...

The time it takes to set up this scheme is much longer than the time it takes to attack a man.

However, if successful, the wealth that can be defrauded will be several times more than what is extorted from the man.

Of course, Dan Niang didn't come here to make money.

However, if the corrupt official knows her identity as a concubine who has escaped from an official's position, will he still be on guard against her?

How convenient is it for a girl who practices cultivation to get close to the wives and concubines of an official?
Dan Niang created such an identity for herself in order to find another way to help Yang Yuan find out some information that is difficult to get from other channels.

Of course, Yang Yuan himself is also her target.

Do you think that Qingtang has thought of something that she hasn’t thought of?

After all, the master is the master!
(End of this chapter)