Ming Dynasty: My Father Zhang Juzheng

Chapter 144 I am Hao Ren

The next evening, when the lights were just coming on, in Chuanzi Hutong on Fugui Street, the sounds of clinking glasses and guessing and playing finger-guessing games could be heard everywhere.

Facing the street, elegantly decorated attics are lined up one after another, with lights as bright as day.

The bright candlelight made the city of Beijing look exceptionally prosperous.

This is a den of money specially prepared by wealthy families.

Gambling, drinking, listening to music, and having fun, as long as you have money, there is nothing these businessmen can't get.

At the beginning of the You period, a sedan chair with four bearers and an apricot-yellow brocade fence slowly turned around Fugui Street and finally stopped in front of a quiet courtyard.

As soon as the sedan chair was lowered, the leader of the group carrying the sedan chair opened the curtain. Qian Liang tilted his head and leaned out from inside.

Looking at the quiet courtyard in front of him, he felt a warm feeling in his heart.

"You guys go find a teahouse across the street to rest first. If anything happens, we'll send someone to call you." Waving his hand, Qian Liang took out a dozen silver dollars from his pocket and threw them into the hands of the squad leader.

The squad leader was delighted, said a few nice words, and hurriedly left with his warm feet.

Qian Liang rubbed his hands and walked straight into the courtyard.

Turning around the lighted corridor, he arrived at the inner courtyard as he wished.

At this time, the dining hall in the inner courtyard was decorated with red and colorful decorations, with red lights flickering, and in the middle was a table of delicious dishes.

Hao Ren sat at the top with a smile on his face, with a woman sitting on each side.

The one on the left was about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, with delicate features, skin as white as snow, and long hair tied up in a bun at the back of her head, with an amber-colored Ruyi hairpin on top, and a gem on the head.

Illuminated by the candlelight, it emits a bright glow.

She exudes the mature demeanor of a lady from a noble family.

The one on the right was still young, about sixteen or seventeen years old, with an immature face, and he couldn’t stop shaking as he sat there.

"Why are you shaking? Can I eat you?" Hao Ren glanced at her, then pulled her into his arms, touched her cheek, and said jokingly, "Wow, you're as tender as a green onion, so damn juicy."

As he said this, he pretended to untie the woman's belt.

"Master, you can't do this." The girl panicked and quickly raised her hands to press against Hao Ren's chest.

"What's the use? Let's check the goods first. You won't lose any weight anyway." Hao Ren grinned, staring at the girl's pink neck with lustful eyes, feeling warm and comfortable in his heart.

"Grandpa, someone is coming in." The beautiful young woman at the side reminded.

Hao Ren looked up and saw Qian Liang standing at the door with a smile on his face.

As for why he invited Qian Liang here, there is another reason.

It turned out that after Han San received the order to capture Qian Liang yesterday, he thought hard and decided to find a place with few people to capture him.

But this guy has been very cautious recently and refuses to go out easily.

At this time, his subordinates reminded him, "Third Master, we heard that the shopkeeper Hao Ren is a man of great means. He has connections with the housekeepers of various families in the capital. Why don't you go find him?"

Han San suddenly came to his senses and immediately sent someone to invite Hao Ren.

The two of them set up a table for a banquet in the duty room of the Northern Governor's Office. As soon as they sat down, Han San asked with a smile, "I heard that Brother Hao and Wu Qinghou's housekeeper Qian Liang are on good terms?"

"Yeah, we were drinking together yesterday." Hao Ren looked very proud, and then asked, "Why did Captain Han come to see him for something important?"

Han San glanced around and saw that no one was around, so he leaned over to his ear and said, "Qian Liang is in big trouble. We have received an order from the higher-ups to get rid of him."

"Ah? What's the big deal? He is the steward of Marquis Wuqing. If you touch him, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of Marquis Wuqing?" Hao Ren was immediately startled and asked with his eyes wide open.

"He minted silver coins without the knowledge of Marquis Wuqing. Do you think this is a serious crime?"

At this point, Hao Ren came back to his senses.

This private minting of silver coins has recently swept across the entire Beijing city and even the surrounding areas like a tornado.

There are many wealthy and powerful families among them, and the higher-ups are trying to make a show of force to scare them.

It would neither hurt Marquis Wuqing nor serve as a reminder to him.

"Then what can we do?" After a few seconds of silence, Hao Ren stared at Han San and asked.

"Just trick Qian Liang into coming out, and don't worry about the rest." "What if he finds out later that we tricked him? Wouldn't we be in trouble?"

Han San smiled and shook his head, then stood up and poured a glass of wine for Hao Ren, muttering to himself, "Do you think the higher-ups will give him another chance in the future?"

Hao Ren was silent for a long time after hearing this, then he suddenly raised his glass, drank it in one gulp, and replied with a red face, "Okay, since you, Captain Han, have the courage, then I will risk my life to accompany you."

Seeing Qian Liang at this time, Hao Ren stood up to greet him and said with a smile: "Hey, Brother Qian, you are finally here. It is harder to invite you than to find a star in the sky."

"You, Old Hao, you are just finding different ways to scold me." Qian Liang replied with a smile and sat down at the table.

"When did we scold you?"

"You said it's difficult to invite us, isn't that just saying we're showing off?"

"Oh, your brother misunderstood me."

Hao Ren explained with a smile, but Qian Liang looked impatient and waved his hand, "Alright, alright, tell us what's going on so we can go back quickly. The master won't let us go out these days."

"I'm fine. I just want to invite you to have some fun." Hao Ren smiled and shook his head, pointing at the beauties on both sides and said, "These two, just pick the one you like."

Qian Liang heard the voice and looked sideways.

Both of them were bright and attractive, especially the beautiful young woman in the green skirt. When she lowered her eyebrows and raised her eyes, she had the charm of a young woman, but also a bit of the shyness of a young girl.

"Gurgle." Qian Liang's belly was filled with anger. He pointed at the beautiful young woman and said with a smile: "Let's take her."

"Okay, Miaolan, why don't you go over and serve Mr. Qian?" Hao Ren nodded and pointed at the beautiful young woman and gave her instructions.

"Yes." Miaolan nodded slightly, took lotus steps and sat next to Qian Liang.

Qian Liang was a sex-hungry man. When he saw the beautiful woman coming to him, he could not control himself and his big hands began to wander.

Miaolan did not dodge, but instead leaned into his arms, looking at Qian Liang with seductive eyes.

Qian Liang was very pleased and couldn't help but said, "This woman is better than that girl. She doesn't dare to stand when you ask her to sit, and she doesn't dare to look up when you ask her to kneel."

"I'm annoyed by those little girls. They act so shy and act like they're so valuable."

"Brother Qian is well versed in this. We will have to learn more from you in the future."

"Hahaha, Old Hao, you're scolding me in a roundabout way again, aren't you?"

The two of them joked around and after enough foreplay, Hao Ren suddenly picked up the girl in his arms, tilted his head and smiled at Qian Liang, "Brother Qian, I won't wait for you anymore. Let's go be the groom first."

"You are so boring. Go ahead, let's have some private conversation with Miaolan."

Half an hour later.

Hao Ren looked satisfied as he walked out of the room with the beauty.

At this moment, the beautiful young lady had a flushed face and was sweating profusely. Her snow-white skin was stained with sweat, making it look even more moist and charming.

After this experience, the girl became more feminine.

"Old Hao, why is your waist collapsed? Why are your legs shaking?" Qian Liang looked at Hao Ren, smiled and said sarcastically.

"You are a good old Qian. I think you are a useless person. You are just good at talking!" Hao Ren retorted.

"Don't provoke me. I won't fall for it. A life of ecstasy will eventually lead to a life of bones. Old Hao, you are so boring. Whenever you see a woman, you think about doing that. I just want to listen to some music and drink some wine." Qian Liang responded with a smile.

"Then what's wrong with your hand?"

Hao Ren couldn't help laughing when he saw his hands shaking under the table.

Qian Liang's face turned red, and the two women laughed secretly. Hao Ren took the opportunity to ridicule him: "Brother Qian, if you don't do it, then we will do it for you."

"Get lost, you are full of bad intentions, don't offend the beauty."

"So what do you mean?"

"Let's take this man away and we'll pay you whatever amount you want." Qian Liang said, smiling and lifting the beauty's chin.

"Hey, let's take it as a big deal. Just take the man away. We're talking about money, and you think you're scolding me."

"Brother Hao, please be straightforward. If you have any problems in the future, I will accept your favor."

(End of this chapter)