Evening Fragrance Hall

Su Shiming sat on the chair with a dark face, his hands tightly gripping the armrests, his eyes full of anger.

Mrs. Wu was so angry that she paced back and forth in the room, with ferocity and unwillingness in her eyes, cursing non-stop. She rushed to the table and smashed all the tea sets and porcelain bowls on the table.

Accompanied by the sound of broken porcelain, tea and fragments splashed everywhere.

The servants were so frightened that they stood trembling by, not daring to breathe, their bodies shaking slightly, their heads lowered, not daring to glance around.

Wu pointed her finger at the maid beside her and shouted angrily, "You! Go and find out what's going on right now! Why is Xigu suddenly involved in insulting Su Yuejian?"

The maid was frightened by her vicious eyes and quickly responded, "Yes."

He immediately took the order and ran out in a panic.

Mrs. Wu was still not satisfied. Her chest was heaving violently and her eyes were searching the room for something to vent her anger.

Seeing a teacup on the table, she grabbed it and smashed it hard on the ground. With a "clang", the teacup shattered instantly.

"Enough!" Su Shiming shouted angrily.

He stood up suddenly, his eyes widened, veins on his forehead bulged, and his face flushed red.

"Don't you think it's not chaotic enough? Now you're sending people out to investigate. Isn't that just trying to find something to blame?"

Mrs. Wu also felt very aggrieved. She sat down on the chair, covered her face with her hands and cried.

Xigu had been with her for so many years. She was her right-hand man and the maid she used most easily. Now she was gone. How could she not hate her?

She cried and wiped her tears, "Master, I feel wronged too, that Xigu..."

"Stop crying! What Xigu? What Xigu? If you two hadn't been so careless with your words, would she have been caught by someone? Now look what happened. You have to move out within ten days!"

Su Shiming frowned, his eyes full of annoyance and helplessness.

"All the money Su Wan earned some time ago was used to pay Tianjie. Where will we get the money to buy a house now?"

Su Shiming's face was so dark that ink seemed to drip out of it. Seeing Wu crying and complaining, he lost his patience and kept pacing around the room.

After Su Tianjie became disabled, Su Shiming had no expectations for Su Tianjie's future.

But Wu kept saying that she couldn't let Su Tianjie have no future, so before the list of candidates for the Imperial College's spring recruitment came out, she spent a lot of money to bribe people and borrowed the name of Su Taifu to buy a degree for Su Tianjie.

Hearing Su Shiming's roar, Wu stopped crying.

She glanced at Su Shiming secretly, and seeing that he was really angry, she didn't dare to do anything else.

His eyes rolled and an idea suddenly came to his mind, and the grievance on his face instantly disappeared.

She stood up, walked to Su Shiming, took out a note from her arms and handed it to Su Shiming.

"Master, I sent Xigu out today to call Su Wan over. A few days ago, Mr. Hu sent someone to say that he has taken a fancy to Su Wan and wants to take her as a concubine. He has even sent the betrothal gifts."

There was a hint of pride in her eyes and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised.

Su Shiming took the invitation and quickly scanned the list of betrothal gifts.

When he saw so many precious treasures on it, his eyes lit up, his expression improved slightly, and the anger in his heart dissipated a little.

Unexpectedly, this girl Su Wan is really valuable!

The bosses of several Su family farms were all Su Zhi's former servants, and they only recognized Su Wan as their master. He had to work very hard to win over some people's hearts.

A hint of viciousness flashed across Su Shiming's eyes.

This Su Wan has always been a trouble, and she can't be given the chance to stay for much longer.

Wu saw Su Shiming's expression and knew that he was moved.

"Didn't the master say before that he wanted to marry off that damned Su Wan? Now that the textile business is stable, I think Mr. Hu is a good candidate."

Su Shiming closed the post, a sinister smile on his face, his eyes flashing with greed, "Well, let's do it."

Seeing that Su Shiming's anger had subsided, and thinking that she could deal with that bitch Su Wan, Wu felt a little relieved.

She smiled and bowed, "Yes, I will go tell Mr. Hu the good news right away."

After Wu left, Su Shiming thought of what happened today and his face darkened again.

He knew that Xigu was always by Wu's side and knew a lot about their second wife's affairs.

If such a confidant does not die for his master, then he will die at the hands of his master.

He called Niu Biao and Niu Meng who were outside the house into the house.

The two men saluted and said in unison, "Master."

"Go out and find out where Xigu was dumped. Check if she's dead. If not, clean up the mess."

Looking at the faint light flashing in Su Shiming's eyes, the two men looked at each other, bowed their heads to accept the order, and then retreated.

After learning that Xigu had been thrown into the suburbs west of the city, the two immediately rushed to the suburbs.

Xigu, whose body was beaten to a bloody pulp, was found in a dilapidated temple on the outskirts of the city.

She was lying in the haystack, her body curled up, her clothes torn, her body covered in blood and scars, looking horrible.

Judging from her appearance, she seemed to have fainted.

Niu Meng leaned over to feel her breath, then turned to Niu Biao and said, "Brother, she's dead!"

Niu Biao frowned. He squatted down, turned Xigu's body over, touched her cold body, and looked at her face carefully. "She must have been dead for a while."

"Don't worry about it if it's dead, let's go!"

Niu Biao stood up and clapped his hands.

Niu Meng looked at Xigu's miserable condition and felt something strange in his heart.

Xigu has been with Su Shiming and his wife for at least twenty years, but now she has been abandoned just because of something that happened.

Niu Biao looked at Niu Meng who was still standing there motionless and reminded him, "What are you still standing there for?"

"Brother, Xigu is Madam's confidant, but I think Madam and Master don't really care about her life or death today. If she is like this, what about the two of us?"

Niu Meng raised his head with a hint of worry in his eyes.

Listening to Niu Meng's words, Niu Biao was also stunned, a hint of hesitation flashed across his face, but he quickly said firmly,

"If the master hadn't given us two brothers a bite to eat back then, we wouldn't be alive today."

He patted Niu Meng's shoulder and said, "Don't think too much. We are following the master to repay his kindness!"

After listening to Niu Biao's words, Niu Meng came back to his senses, "Brother is right, we can't forget our roots."

The two returned to the Taifu Mansion and reported to Su Shiming.

After confirming the news of Xigu's death, Su Shiming suddenly felt a lot more relieved.

It would be a good idea to move out now, so that he wouldn't have to worry about Wu quarreling with him every day when he wanted to go out for a drink, making the people in the Taifu Mansion laugh at him.

A relaxed smile appeared on his face, and he sat on the chair, crossing his legs.

He looked at the reply letter sent by Mr. Hu and felt even happier.

As long as he waits for someone to accept the betrothal gift, his happy days will come!

Kyoto was prosperous, and the girls in Baihua Tower and Changlefang were all very beautiful. He was fed up with having to face Wu's old face every day.

Since Su Tianjie is no longer able to do so, with this betrothal gift, he will have enough money to marry a few concubines legitimately!

Here, Su Shiming was thinking about which girl to take in as his disciple, but he didn't know that his dream was about to be shattered...

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