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Chapter 122 Nie Dalang was beaten (two chapters in one)

Zhao Tinghan is finally going to marry the girl he's always dreamed of, but unfortunately he is in Wangling and cannot propose in person. Zhao Shiqing, who is far away in the capital, doesn't know about this yet, and Zhao Yunnuan's letter is still on the way.

At this time, she was at Mr. Bai's house, one to report that Shen Guanyue was safe, and the other to congratulate Mr. Bai.

In this year's autumn examination, the capital city selected forty-five candidates, and Mr. Bai was the forty-fifth one.

Passing the imperial examination is Mr. Bai's obsession. He has been thinking about it for many years, and now he has finally achieved it.

Seeing Zhao Shiqing, Master Bai's eyes were filled with tears: "Little Fourth Miss, I am able to pass the imperial examination this time, and I would like to thank you for the two books you sent me."

That’s right, Mr. Bai hit the jackpot. The two books that Zhao Shiqing gave him really helped a lot.

Zhao Shiqing laughed: "Master Bai, it's just a business deal, no need to be polite."

After hearing this, Mr. Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

These days, the hardest thing to repay is favors.

How can I repay a favor from a scholar? Can I afford it? If I owe a favor to someone who can build a roof over the capital, I might lose my life.

Zhao Shiqing laughed it off. This was not a favor but a business transaction. Once the deal was done, no one owed anyone anything.

There was a little more sincerity in Mr. Bai's eyes: "Fourth Miss, from now on in this area of the capital, if you need my help, just tell me, I will be there whenever you call."

Zhao Shiqing cupped her hands: "Master Bai is open-minded."

She added, "There is something right now, Xiao Si would like to ask Master Bai for a small favor. I would like to ask Master Bai to help me find a family."

Mr. Bai: "Which family?"

Zhao Shiqing: "The Zhu family of Baoqing Marquis Mansion."

Mr. Bai thought to himself: As expected, if this person doesn’t show up, it’s fine, but once he shows up, it’s a big deal.

"I wonder what the fourth lady wants to know about the Zhu family?"

Zhao Shiqing smiled and said, "Anything is fine, even if it's Zhu's in-laws, concubines, or children born in the family, or even Zhu's enemies. As long as it's related to the Zhu family, Master Bai, just talk about whatever comes to your mind. We are friends, so let's have a small gathering and chat."

Master Bai thought for a moment and called Ah Ye: "Go and ask your master to come over."

Soon, Zhao Shiqing met the famous actress Xiao Huangying.

The reason why she knew Xiao Huangying was because Xiao Huangying was Xiao Yue's master.

But she never expected that the little yellow warbler was actually a man.

But Zhao Shiqing soon felt relieved. Nowadays, there are very few female singers, and those who become famous are even rarer. Most of the famous ones are men.

The little yellow warbler is no longer young, but her every move is graceful and gentle, and even the fine lines at the corners of her eyes reveal elegance. Beauty is beauty, regardless of age or gender.

Seeing the little yellow warbler, Mr. Bai used his sleeve to wipe the chair, which was already shiny, and then let the little yellow warbler sit down.

Master Bai introduced the two to each other. Little Huangying sat down and looked at Zhao Shiqing: "Fourth Miss, Yueyue is naughty, but she didn't cause you any trouble, did she?"

Zhao Shiqing said hurriedly: "No, I just missed you guys and wanted to go back to the capital. I didn't let him come, so he was unhappy."

Little Yellow Warbler smiled: "He is like this, he likes to join in the fun."

Mr. Bai said, "Junior brother, the fourth young lady wants to know something about the Zhu family in Baoqing Marquis's mansion. I remember that there was a child in the opera troupe who went to their mansion. Do you still remember? The fourth young lady is not an outsider. Just tell me what you think."

Little Yellow Oriole snorted coldly: "Marquis Baoqing, of course I remember. Old Sun in the opera troupe has a daughter. The little girl is pretty and has a good voice. She grew up in the opera troupe since she was a child. No one taught her, but she sang like a real singer.

I liked the role, so I asked her to play a maid without any lyrics in my play.

But once she took on this costume, she stunned everyone in the room, so later she was given some roles with a few lines of singing. As time went by, she was noticed by Zhu Yu, the eldest son of the Marquis of Baoqing.

The girl was ambitious to begin with, and even though she knew Zhu Yu had a bad reputation, she still plunged into the relationship, hoping to become a concubine in the mansion, give birth to a boy or girl, and pull the Sun family out of the mud of the lowest class.

I tried to persuade her kindly, but her parents were so happy that it was useless for me to persuade them.

The child was carried into the Mansion of Marquis Baoqing in a sedan chair. Not long after, Old Sun stopped performing opera, saying that he did not want to embarrass his daughter. The family opened a shop and did some small business.

At that time, we all thought that the child was Zhu Yu's concubine. It was not until a year later that we found out that the child was indeed with Zhu Yu when she first entered the mansion, but not long after, Zhu Yu gave her to her biological father, Baoqing Hou. Alas, what a thing this is. "

Zhao Shiqing's eyes lit up and she asked, "Is her last name Sun? And is she still the concubine of Marquis Baoqing?"

Little Yellow Oriole nodded, "Yes, her maiden name is Sun Lingzhi. She had a miscarriage last month. Her mother came to me and asked me to help find some herbs, saying that they were for her to replenish her body. How could the Baoqing Marquis' Mansion not even have these herbs? It must be that she couldn't get them. Sigh, it shows that her life in the Marquis' Mansion is not easy."

At this time, Master Bai also interrupted and said, "It is said that the old lady of the Baoqing Marquis's Mansion is the sister of Concubine Li, but as far as I know, Concubine Li's family is only a side branch. The old lady looked down on her back then. It was only after Concubine Li entered the palace that the sisterhood between them began."

Zhao Shiqing smiled and said, "Master Bai also knows about this?"

Mr. Bai said, "I was still young at that time. There was a family living next door to my house. They were midwives and were somewhat famous in the area, but they were gossipy women after all. All the children nearby were told by their parents not to play with their children.

Unfortunately, I had no one to play with, so I became friends with her child and we spent all day together.

There was a silly old woman in her house who was locked in her room and not allowed to come out. No one else knew about it. I only found out about it when I went to her house to play.

That silly old woman was her aunt, who used to be a midwife. Later, she got into an accident and broke her head, and became a silly woman.

That silly woman likes to talk to herself and often says inexplicable things. It was she who said that the old lady of Baoqing Marquis's residence looked down on Concubine Li, but at that time she was talking about Madam Wei and Concubine Li. "

Zhao Shiqing was stunned for a moment, and asked anxiously: "Is that silly woman still here?"

Mr. Bai said, "This happened more than 30 years ago. I remember it was only a few months later. A man in the alley where we lived owed gambling debts, so he set his house on fire. He died, but he also implicated other families in the alley. The midwife's family was next door to his. There were five people in all, including that stupid woman. None of them escaped. They were all burned to death."

Zhao Shiqing's heart skipped a beat and she asked, "Master Bai, you..." Master Bai smiled bitterly, "When the accident happened, my mother and I no longer lived there."

Little Yellow Oriole said, "Brother Bai, I haven't heard you mention this before."

Mr. Bai: "I didn't understand things when I was young, but I still can't understand them when I grow up. Why did the gambler die anywhere else, but set fire to his own house? People from other families in the alley escaped, but only the midwife's family, no one was left, all died. So this matter has rotted in my heart, and I wouldn't have mentioned it if the fourth girl hadn't asked."

Zhao Shiqing asked, "Master Bai, does the midwife have any other relatives? If I'm not mistaken, Master Bai is a chivalrous man, and he must have secretly investigated this matter over the years."

Mr. Bai was helpless: "The fourth lady is very smart. I have always felt guilty and even suspected that the cause of this incident was because I teased that silly woman. Of course, when I think about it carefully, it is definitely not that simple. Later, I had some connections under my command, so I went to find the relatives and friends of the midwife. I found out that the silly woman's son went to a family surnamed Xu in Wanquan County and became a live-in son-in-law."

Zhao Shiqing asked hurriedly: "What is the surname of the son of the midwife and the silly woman?"

Mr. Bai: "The midwife's surname is Shi, the silly woman is her aunt, also surnamed Shi, her son's surname is Li, his nickname is Tiger, and his full name is unknown."

Zhao Shiqing thanked Mr. Bai and Xiao Huangying and returned excitedly to her house in the capital.

That’s right, her house. Her extremely wealthy grandfather had had the new house renovated long before she came to the capital, just waiting for his beloved granddaughter to come.

This house is similar to Mr. Bai's, quiet in a bustling city, low-key and unpretentious. It looks ordinary from the outside, but when you open the door, you will see small bridges, flowing water, and pavilions.

Zhao Shiqing likes this place very much, and a big reason for this is that there are trees here and no bird nests on the trees. Xiao Yao and Dapang will not rob the bird nests, and Zhao Shiqing does not have to apologize to the bird father and mother on their behalf.

When she got home, she told Zhen Wuduo about it. Zhen Wuduo said, "It's not difficult. Send someone to Wanquan County to look for Li Dahu."

Zhao Shiqing corrected: "It's Li Lao Hu, but that's his nickname, I don't know his real name."

Zhen Wuduo: "It's all the same. Let someone find it."

Wanquan County is more than 500 miles away from the capital, and the people sent there cannot be responded to in a short time. Zhao Shiqing certainly would not sit at home and wait. She asked Xiuxiu to disguise her and Lingbo, and the two went to the Liang Wang Mansion in the capital.

Zhao Shiqing hasn't seen his second brother for a long time and misses him very much.

Although the second brother has various shortcomings, to Zhao Shiqing, he is still her second brother.

Zhao Tingxuan finally ended his house arrest and was able to go to the Imperial College to study.

Although his two study companions were still in the capital, they had finally restrained themselves after experiencing the last incident. After all, they were all young people and had never seen the dangers of the world. The death of Master Nie II scared them greatly. This capital was too scary. Living people could die at any time, and even the Prince Liang's Mansion could not redress the grievances for Master Nie II. Master Nie II died in vain, and the Prince Liang's Mansion had to pay compensation to Zhu Yu.

Today was another ordinary day. Zhao Tingxuan came back from the Imperial College and passed by Huibaozhai, a place he often visited. He got off the carriage and walked in.

Although he had only been in the capital for a short time, he had already become a frequent visitor to Huibaozhai. After not coming for a while, everyone in Huibaozhai missed him very much.

After all, there are not many people in the capital who are both knowledgeable and generous like Zhao Tingxuan.

Either they are knowledgeable but short of money, or they are rich but don't know how to pretend to be knowledgeable.

Although Zhao Tingxuan was not well educated, he was extremely talented in identifying antiques, calligraphy and paintings. In addition, he had seen and played with so many fine things since he was a child that he learned some things without a teacher.

As soon as Zhao Tingxuan stood in front of the door of Huibaozhai, the waiter of Huibaozhai ran to invite the shopkeeper. Two other waiters invited him in with smiles on their faces. Nie Erlang, one of his study companions, said that he had a headache, so he went back to the palace. Only Nie Dalang followed him in.

No one noticed that two teenagers followed in.

There were some guys who saw them, but they thought they were Zhao Tingxuan's followers.

Huibaozhai had just received two nice new things, so Zhao Tingxuan was accompanied by the shopkeeper himself to the second floor, and the two young boys also followed him upstairs. It was only then that Nie Dalang noticed them.

"Who are you to dare to follow me upstairs? Do you know who just went upstairs?"

Young boy A (Zhao Shiqing) secretly curled his lips: He just spews shit as soon as he opens his mouth. It seems that he has not suffered any hardship. If he continues like this, he will continue to cause trouble for his second brother.

With a flattering look on her face, she cupped her fists towards Nie Dalang and said, "Mr. Nie, right? I am from the Wanquan Marquis's residence. My young master has a few words for me to pass on to you, Mr. Nie."

Nie Dalang was stunned. This person actually came to see him.

He didn't remember meeting the Prince of Wanquan, and didn't know what this person wanted to see him about.

Nie Dalang never thought that there was no Wanquan Marquis' Mansion in the capital. Zhao Shiqing just heard that there was a Wanquan County, so he made it up.

Zhao Shiqing thought that Nie Dalang would at least have some doubts. She even thought about how to explain the origin of the Wanquan Marquis' Mansion. However, she didn't expect that Nie Dalang actually believed it!
Zhao Shiqing thought that when her second brother was sold, Nie Dalang would probably count the money together with her second brother.

"What is it that I want you to tell me?" Nie Dalang asked.

Zhao Shiqing pointed outside the door and said, "It's not convenient to talk here. Master Nie, please come outside and talk."

She thought Nie Dalang would at least ask a few more questions, but Nie Dalang didn't ask anything and followed her out happily. She then dragged him to the alley behind, blocked his mouth and beat him up, knocking him unconscious. She then took away his purse, and Zhao Shiqing returned to Huibaozhai again.

Ling Bo pointed towards a room on the second floor and Zhao Shiqing walked straight in.

The shopkeeper saw someone suddenly come in and was about to speak when Zhao Shiqing said, "Second Brother Zhao, long time no see."

The long-lost voice came into his ears, and a familiar feeling came over him. Zhao Tingxuan looked at the strange boy in front of him in surprise: "Little..."

Without waiting for him to say "little sister", Zhao Shiqing smiled and said to the shopkeeper, "Please come back later, I want to catch up with Brother Zhao."

Zhao Tingxuan finally woke up from his dream and said hurriedly, "Shopkeeper, I'm sorry, I met a friend."

This man is the second son of Prince Liang’s Mansion, and his friends are not ordinary people either. The shopkeeper did not dare to neglect him and quickly retreated.

Ling Bo pushed open the door, nodded at Zhao Shiqing, indicating that there was no one else outside, and closed the door again from the outside.

Zhao Tingxuan asked hurriedly: "Is that Ling Bo?"

Zhao Shiqing smiled and said, "Second brother, are you surprised? Are you surprised?"

Zhao Tingxuan smiled and shook his head: "Why are you here? Is everything okay at home? Oh, you didn't sneak out, did your brother and sister know? And what's wrong with your face?"