Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 305 Tianxianglou

"It's just past midnight."

The old lady closed the account book, slowly fell backwards, lay directly on the soft couch, and said indifferently: "I'm getting old, my eyes are so dazzled that I can hardly read clearly."

Seeing her lying down like this, Nanny Yang said for fear that she would feel uncomfortable: "Madam, take off your clothes and lie down on the bed. You are really tired these days."

The old lady closed her eyes and said, "You can't fall asleep even if you lie down. It's better to lie crooked like this."

Nanny Yang sighed: "You always suffer yourself like this, how can you do it?"

The old lady said: "The older you get, the less sleep you get. What's more, Jintang's whereabouts are still unknown. I feel very uncomfortable."

Hearing this, Nanny Yang just lowered her head and silently accompanied her in the pain.

Speaking of which, she also watched Zhu Jintang grow up with her own eyes, and felt that, as the young master, he was simply the most obedient and sensible child in the world.

"In order to raise him, the eldest brother and the eldest daughter-in-law have spent so much effort. Such a good child has suffered in such a vain way. God is not fair." Yang Yang thought silently in her heart, but she did not say anything. She didn't want to make the old lady sad by saying a word.

"If I had known this, I shouldn't have let him go. If I hadn't let him go, wouldn't he be able to stay with his wife now, happily waiting for his son to be born... Sigh... sin, sin."

After a while, the old lady said these words with great emotion.

Nanny Yang hurriedly said: "Ma'am, don't blame yourself so much. It's not like you don't know about Eldest Young Master's personality. He has always said what he says. Once he has made up his mind, he will do things to the end. No one can stop him." of."

The old lady also knew that it was too late to regret, and the most important thing right now was to stabilize the family.

Recently, the Ruan family in the capital frequently sent a lot of things over.

Before, because Shen Yuechen was pregnant, the imperial concubine gave a lot of things as rewards.These few times, they have been given away continuously. Moreover, they are either antiques or jades, which are so precious and exquisite, which really makes people feel that something is not quite right.

The old lady put away those things properly. Although they were all from her own family, they were sent by the Ruan family after all, so it would invite people to gossip, so it's better to put them away properly.

"I always feel uneasy in my heart, as if something is going to happen." The old lady sighed.

"Just relax, everything will be alright." Nanny Yang couldn't think of any good words to comfort her for a moment, so she could only quietly accompany her through this long night.

On the first day in October, heavy snow fell continuously.This is the first snow today, but it is heavier than in previous years, and it comes slowly... The snow fell silently, and it fell quietly for a day, covering everything with a layer of pure white.

After the snow stopped, the maids went to the yard to sweep the snow one after another. Brother Ming, wrapped in a thick cotton robe and wearing a tiger-skin cap, followed them out.

Seeing this, Chunming wanted to stop him, but Shen Yuechen smiled lightly and said, "Let him go, the air after the snow is fresh, let him play for a while."

The snow is soft, and the clothes are thick, so even if you fall, it won't hurt your skin.

It's rare that it's the first snow this year, so it's good to let the children have fun.

In the blink of an eye, another two months passed, and there was still no news from Zhu Jintang.

The Zhu family seemed to be in business as usual, and everyone seemed to be slowly recovering from the huge blow.

The two elders of the Zhu family suffered from some minor ailments one after another, either leg pain, back pain, or cough and cold. Although they did not leave the decoction every day, fortunately there were no major ailments.

Li's recovery was not bad, but she heard from Nanny Sun that occasionally when she woke up in the middle of the night, she would still cry bitterly.

Zhu Feng was more tolerant than his wife. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with him, but he became more taciturn than before, and he still slept in the study room most of the time. If he was not busy until midnight, he would not rest.

Shen Yuechen understood his feelings very well, the more he was in pain, the less he could think about the pain, and he had to find something else to distract him from the pain.

Shen Yuechen still behaved flatly, not in a hurry, not sad, just quietly waiting for news from Zhu Jintang.

The wound hidden in my heart is still cracked and not healed, but finally there is no need to bleed.

Shen Yuechen felt that he should persevere, not give up, not give up even a shred of hope.

Now, Zhu Jintang is not the only thing that the Zhu family has to worry about.In order to make up for the loss of grain, Zhu Feng had to use the last remaining grain.

After these were confiscated by the imperial court, the grain store of the Zhu family could no longer support it. It could only close its doors and wait for the next batch of grain to be collected before continuing to do business.

Most of the Zhu family's business is grain, and the rest, although they have good income, can only account for one-tenth of the interests of the grain shop.

As the saying goes, Feng Shui turns around.

While Zhu's family was worried, Jia's family was in trouble.

The Jia family made great contributions to Liu Fu Yin, and successfully replaced the Zhu family, standing on the position of the richest man in Dezhou.

In Dezhou, food is in short supply, and only Jia's store has sufficient supplies.

For this reason, Zhu Jinlun really put in a lot of effort to investigate and see what tricks are hidden behind the Jia family.

There are no impervious walls in the world.

After several inquiries, I finally got some useful information.

Over the past two years, Jia's family has gained a very mysterious backer. I heard that this person's surname is Fu, known as Boss Fu, a very mysterious person.

No one knew what kind of person this boss Fu was, how old he was, what he looked like, and where he came from.All I know is that every time he came to Dezhou, he would come and leave quietly, meet Jia Nanlin, the uncle of the Jia family once, and leave immediately after finishing the work, never staying longer.

In other words, in the entire city of Dezhou, only Jiananlin had seen Boss Fu himself, and there was no other person besides him.

Zhu Jinlun doesn't care who the Jia family associates with, he just wants to know whether they have anything to do with the robbery of his elder brother.However, since everything has been checked here, there is no reason not to continue to check. Maybe, we can find something more useful!
Knowing that Shen Yuechen was still waiting for his news, Zhu Jinlun told her about the Jia family.It's not for anything else, I just hope to let her have a solid foundation in her heart, don't be too anxious.

Shen Yuechen can do much more than Zhu Jinlun imagined.

However, as a housewife, she couldn't go out and meet outsiders like Zhu Jinlun did.The only thing she can do as she pleases is to secretly collect some trivial gossip through the business of Tianxianglou.

The business of Tianxianglou was up and down. When fighting for the imperial court a while ago, the business was much deserted.However, lately those ladies who have been dormant for a long time really couldn't get bored, so they walked out of the house one after another.

There are more customers, and the business of Tianxiang Building is getting better.

Shen Yuechen used to walk around the market when he was a child, and he knew that if he wanted to inquire about news, there were three places that he must never miss.

Teahouses, inns, and brothels.

These three places are bustling places where people come and go, anyone can enter, and naturally there will be any news.

However, according to her identity and current situation, these places are absolutely unacceptable.Fortunately, Nanny Song thought of a way for her.

Tianxianglou's rouge gouache is of high quality and is a favorite of the girls in the city.It's just that the supply is limited, and sometimes, you can't buy it if you want to.

Brothel girls are particular about rouge and gouache, but Nanny Song didn't bother to do business with those fireworks girls before.This time for the sake of Grandma, she also braved her face and brought a box of high-quality rouge to the best and most expensive brothel in Dezhou.

But anyone who knows the goods will not be willing to look away when they see Nanny Song's things.

The procuress of the brothel is also a beautiful woman in her mid-mature, and when she sees something, she smiles and narrows her eyes.

She must keep the things, and just wait for Nanny Song to make a price.

Who knows, Nanny Song doesn't want money, but news.

What she wants is all the news about Uncle Jia's family, all the big and small things, even such trivial things as what wine to drink and what food to eat every time she comes.

Tianxianglou's stuff is naturally the best.Moreover, without spending money, who would easily refuse such a good deed.

The old bustard stretched out ten fingers and Dan Kou patted the box lightly, and said with a smile: "Oh, the girls in Yuexiang Building are very lucky today. Don't worry, my Sun Shisanniang is the most honest, I must say I can do it. I accepted this box of things in front of you today, and I will naturally pay attention to everything for you in the future. Speaking of which, the young master of the Jia family can be regarded as a frequent visitor to our place. Wudi will bring people here, and they are all famous people."

Nanny Song looked at her with a flattering smile, and said, "Boss Sun is a smart man, he really has a unique vision and knows what to buy. The things I brought here today are all top-grade. No girl from a brothel in Texas has ever had one." Such a good thing. You are the only one in Yuexiang Building, so I hope you can also give me news about the only one in Texas city."

Sun Shisanniang's eyes flashed, and she smiled coldly in her heart.People who do business really care about everything like this.How can there be any benefit for you.

Everyone knows how shrewd and ruthless the Jia family's youngest is.It was not easy to pry words out of his mouth.

If you ask too much, he will get suspicious.If you don't ask, you don't know anything, and how much thought and wink do you have to spend if you don't know?

But there is no way, who asked her to send something really good.Moreover, there is no other family, only their Yuexianglou is the only one.

Sun Shisanniang was originally from Suzhou, and she had a good time when she was young. She co-authored the sisters in the same class and was dubbed "Eighteen Springs".She is ranked thirteenth, so she is called "Sun Shisan Niang".

Sun Shisanniang is a true southerner, and she has seen countless used rouges, but her favorite is Jiangnan products.The texture and color of Tianxianglou's goods are almost the same as those of Jiangnan goods, which really makes her very fond of them.

Thinking of this, Sun Shisanniang couldn't help but patted her chest and assured Nanny Song: "Don't worry, the girls in our Yuexianglou are all talented, beautiful, and smart, let alone a young lady from the Jia family. It's hard for the emperor's old man to control himself."

After hearing this, Nanny Song frowned slightly, explained another sentence, and hurriedly got up to leave.

It was the first time in her life that she stepped into such a dirty place. Although she was unwilling, for the sake of the young master, she could endure anything.

Zhu Jintang's disappearance hit Nanny Song hard.She went to work in the garden early on, and had almost no chance to work beside Zhu Jintang before, and the number of times she saw him was also very few.

Although she didn't see her much, Nanny Song always cared about Zhu Jintang.He is the only son of the uncle Zhu Feng, and the only hope of the head of the house.

(End of this chapter)