Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 552 This is my new maid, does she look familiar?

Chu Pingsheng sneered, "You all know that I'm a businessman. I like to negotiate business with people. There's no such thing as coercion. You can just bear the humiliation and pay for your mistakes, or you can make things bigger and drag Fu Cailin into it."

Fu Junyu hesitated for a moment and sneered, "Since you regard it as a business deal, does that mean I can bargain?"

"of course."

"I can agree to be your maid to settle the grievances with the Dongming Sect, but I can't be your maid forever."

"Oh? Tell me a time."

"One year at most."

"Three years."

"Just one year."

"Three years."

"You..." Fu Junyu suppressed his anger: "Let's both take a step back for two years."

Chu Pingsheng thought about it and said, "Okay."

Fu Junyu added: "You can't stop me from killing Yu Wenzhi."

"Not only will I not stop you from killing Yu Wenzhi, I will also be your most steadfast ally in this matter."

Fu Junyu was stunned at first, but after a little thought, he understood.

When Chai Shao and his son rescued Xiao Meiniang and left Jiangdu, Yu Wenzhi sent a lot of troops to chase and intercept them. The two sides had already become enemies. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. When it comes to dealing with Yu Wenzhi, they are indeed comrades-in-arms.

"I am only responsible for protecting your safety. I am not responsible for any other matters."

"Then I also have a request."

"any request?"

"Sleep with me."

"Pooh!"

"Then I do the same, bah!" Chu Pingsheng slapped him again, this time knocking him to the ground: "Fu Junyu, my woman doesn't even dare to negotiate with me, who do you think you are?"

After saying that, he walked out without looking back.

"Just wait for Fu Cailin to rescue you."

"and many more……"

Fu Junyu bent his knees slightly, straightened up as much as he could, and said with blood on the corner of his mouth: "Don't kill Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling... Just don't order me to kill them... How about that?"

Fu Cailin is a national hero of Goryeo. Her reputation must not be ruined by her. This is my duty as a disciple.

Chu Pingsheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Deal."

When Fu Junyu heard this, he let out a long sigh and his tense nerves relaxed.

Chu Pingsheng ignored her and flicked his fingers at Rong Jiaojiao who was accompanying him. The latter turned and went into the firewood room and first planted the life and death talisman that all new servants in the Chai Mansion had on her. Then there was a rustling sound as if they were helping to untie the ropes.

……

The next day, when Chu Pingsheng was sleeping soundly in the bed with Shafang's soft body in his arms, a piece of news spread like a tide in Luoyang City.

Many people did not know why the four gates were closed and the whole city was under martial law yesterday. Today they found out that it was because the former Minister of Personnel Wang Shichong and his relatives were unwilling to lose power and launched a palace coup in an attempt to kidnap the Empress Dowager and Emperor Huangtai.

However, the Empress Dowager was well prepared. At the critical moment, Old Lady You from the Dugu family appeared in the palace. Dugu Feng also brought his old subordinates from Luoyang to resist the attack of Wang Shichong's retainers and his relatives and private soldiers, defended Ziwei City, and quickly controlled the four gates of Luoyang City.

No one expected that the Dugu clan, which had been excluded from the core of power and almost became bandits, would return to Luoyang as a loyal army.

On the other hand, although there was no evidence that the Chai family father and son were involved in Wang Shichong's rebellion, as the left and right generals of the Yiwei Army, they allowed the situation to escalate to this point and could not escape the responsibility of negligence. Moreover, Chai Shao's wife was Wang Shichong's adopted daughter.

The Empress Dowager, mindful of the love between the father and son for saving her from leaving the Eastern Capital, announced at the court meeting that the two would be dismissed from their posts, retaining only their titles and official positions, and ordered them to return home to retire. The Dugu clan, who had performed well in this battle, took over the Zuo Yiwei and Zuo Wuwei, which originally belonged to Wei Kuangbo, while You Niaojuan temporarily took over the post of General of the You Yiwei to assist Dugu Feng in managing the imperial guards.

The old foxes in the officialdom all gave her a thumbs up in secret. When talking about the Empress Dowager, they all admired her ability to make things happen at a moment's notice. At the beginning, she used Feng Qingyang's power to destroy Duan Da and win over the Chai family to the power to counter Wang Shichong. Then, she seized the military power of the Wang family through some operations and forced them to rebel. Then, she used the same trick against the Wang family to uproot the network of relationships that the Wang family had built up in Dongdu for many years, and used Rong Jiaojiao to bring down the Chai family, whose foundation was not stable.

Through this operation, most of the hidden dangers in the army were eliminated, and her prestige was established in the court, making all the ministers realize the fact that whoever dared to bully them, an orphan and a widow, should think twice before seeing Duan Da and Wang Shichong. Even powerful ministers like them were killed by her, let alone this group of rabble.

Originally, this coup made many people feel grief-stricken and they wanted to flee Luoyang, but the return of Dugu Feng stabilized their mentality. After all, he was an old man around the late emperor, and he filled in for Wang Shichong and Chai Shen, which provided them with a lot of security.

Soon, Wang Shichong and his son were defeated and killed, and the whole family was implicated. Some were beheaded, and some were sent into exile. The news of a major reshuffle in the Luoyang court spread throughout the world. Many people, while mocking the Chai family for making wedding dresses for the Dugu family, remembered that Li Shimin accused the Chai family, the Wang family, and the Empress Dowager of acting in the court to lure the Li family to Luoyang for an audience. Thinking about it now, it's really laughable.

Wang Shichong and his son are both dead, and the Chai family father and son have been demoted to just nominal positions. Is it possible to act to this extent?

Since the facts have proven that it was not an act, the treacherous minister Wang Shichong was executed, and only the women of the Wang family were left, then can the Li family still deny the bet they made with Chai Shao at Pegasus Ranch?

Many people want to know what excuse Li Shimin can come up with this time, or... simply give up pretending and admit in public that he is a hypocrite who does not keep his word?
...more than a month later.

Changan.

Pear blossom snow, apricot blossom snow, peach blossom snow, half of spring is over.

"Sir, please come inside."

Accompanied by the clear and loud shouts of the waiter at Zuixianju, five sturdy men in brown short shirts, bamboo hats and with hard weapons on their waists went up to the second floor and sat down at a large table that could accommodate six people.

The waiter hurried up with the teapot and teacups, placed them neatly in front of the group, and politely asked what they would like to eat.

The man with the mole at the corner of his eye took off his hat and put it aside, then casually listed a few dishes, such as steamed lamb, stewed beef brisket, and a chicken... and a jar of wine, which were all must-have items for ordinary warriors traveling around the world.

Without looking at their clothes, just by listening to their conversations, you can tell that they also came for Yang Gong's treasure house.

The thin man with thick eyebrows looked at the man who had just ordered the food and said, "Brother, is the Yanggong treasure house in Chang'an? It has been more than a month since the news came out. How come no one has figured out where the treasure is until now?"

Another person said, "This news is strange. It spread so quickly that it seems someone is behind the scenes fanning the flames. Is this a cover-up? They lured a bunch of Jianghu people to Chang'an, but that person was secretly digging up Yang Gong's treasure house behind the scenes?"

"Well, what the fourth brother said makes sense."

"No, no. Although our Qishan Sect cannot compare to big forces like Cihang Jingzhai and Yingui Sect, the information channels in the interior of the country are not comparable to those of small sects and gangs. Take the Li family for example. They even mobilized the army to investigate and search all over the mountains. It should be correct that Yang Gong's treasure house is near Chang'an."

"Old Five has a point. The Li family is more powerful than our Qishan faction. If the intelligence is false, why would they make so many arrangements?"

"Brother, what if the news was leaked by the Li family?"

"The Li family leaked it? What do they want?"

The fourth brother moved the bench forward and whispered, "Catch all of us heretics in one fell swoop."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of three men with bamboo branches embroidered on their collars at the nearby table suddenly changed, as if they were suddenly nervous. On the table on the right, a foreign man who looked to be about 25 or 26 years old, wearing a martial arts uniform, a leather vest, and ground-gripping tiger boots, with a somewhat feminine manner and expression, smiled slightly, put down his chopsticks, and stretched his neck, making a slight clicking sound, startling the five people who had just spoken and turning their heads. The four younger brothers looked at the man at the neighboring table who looked like a different Han Chinese, but the man who was called the boss shifted his gaze to the back of the man's shoulders, and remained silent as he looked at a pair of strange weapons connected by iron chains with the ends shaped like eagle claws.

"please."

A soft and feminine voice, neither male nor female, was heard, and the men of different races raised their glasses to each other.

The Qishan faction did not dare to be negligent. The eldest brother quickly replaced the wine with tea and drank it down from the bowl. Then he gave a look to his four brothers, asking them to shut up and concentrate without saying any more.

Chang'an at this time is different from the past. How many martial arts heroes come here for Yang Gong's treasure house? It is no exaggeration to say that there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers here. If you offend some people by saying the wrong thing, you may lose your head... Although, chasing Yang Gong's treasure house itself is an adventure.

However, dying before seeing Yang Gong's treasure house is definitely a regrettable and sad thing.

At a small table near the window, two seats away from the five people from the Qishan faction, a young man in a green shirt, a small crown on his head, and a zither-shaped jade pendant on his waist picked up the fan placed beside the table and tapped the empty wine glass in front of him.

The woman opposite, wearing a veiled hat, a white skirt and a long sword on her right hand, picked up the wine jug reluctantly and filled the glass to eight-tenths full.

It’s not that she was unwilling to serve him wine, because that was a maid’s job. What she was unwilling to do was that even after doing the job, she couldn’t keep her mouth idle.

"Master, please use it."

"How many times has this happened?"

The man did not drink from the cup. Instead, he tapped the wall of the cup with his fan, looking displeased.

"The wine should be filled to the brim, and the tea should be filled to eight. Do you want me to say it again?"

"I...I was wrong."

The woman in the white dress bowed her head to admit her mistake, and hurriedly stood up to get the wine jug, preparing to fill the glass, but unexpectedly the folding fan opposite her slammed on the table.

"I also said that some things will never be repeated again. If you make the same mistake three times in a row, it means that you don't take my teachings to heart at all. Then, according to the rules set by the Chai family for servants, what should you do?"

"you!"

"Ok?"

The woman in the white dress clenched her hands on the table, her body tensed, the gauze under her veil swayed slightly, and finally she left the stool, walked to the left side of the dining table, and knelt down in full view of everyone.

"I was wrong, please punish me, sir."

"Stand up. Your mistakes will be remembered for now. You will be rewarded or punished based on your performance after this trip."

"Yes."

The woman in the white dress stood up and sat back on the bench.

This man and woman were naturally none other than Chu Pingsheng and Fu Junyu, who had just reached a master-servant agreement not long ago.

He was the one who leaked the news about Yang Gong's treasury. Now that all the heroes have gathered in Chang'an, how can he, the initiator, not join in the fun and participate in the event? At the same time, let Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling see his new maid, is she pretty and well-behaved?

(End of this chapter)