The blackened marquis insists that the husband should be more valuable than the son!

The dancers sang and danced through a screen.

The figure became more slender, and the woman behind the screen could vaguely see a pair of jade arms, which were looming but even more charming. If there was really a man present here, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to take his eyes away.

"!" Xue Mingyue finally understood what good thing the guy was talking about.

This kind of performance is indeed innovative.

Would a serious teahouse do this kind of thing?

She couldn't help but cough lightly, and frowned quickly. For a moment, she didn't know where to move her hands and feet. She could only quickly think about where the teahouse owner found so many girls who were good at singing and dancing. .

If every box is arranged like this, then the number of girls will indeed be quite large.

Where did the monthly money to support these girls come from in the first place?

From the corner of her eye, she saw that Fang Fei had just made a bowl of tea. Xue Mingyue reached out and put it under her nose and smelled it. Then she lowered her head and took a sip. Her slightly noisy mood gradually calmed down and she quietly enjoyed the dance music.

When the dance was over, a beautiful girl wearing a short red dress came out from behind the screen.

Wearing only a thin white gauze outside, she turned towards Xue Mingyue with a smile, ran over briskly, and ran straight into Xue Mingyue's arms, her voice as gentle as a warbler: "Mr. , slave's Yingying."

"..."

Xue Mingyue was startled and subconsciously wanted to get up and avoid it.

But before she could move, Lidong, who was standing behind him, stepped forward with a sullen face, directly blocking his sword in front of him, and said coldly: "Don't come any closer, swords don't have eyes!"

Lidong is tall and tall, but when he looks at people with cold eyes, he is very inhumane and vicious.

Yingying paused for a moment, lifted the white gauze slightly stiffly, and looked at Xue Mingyue with a sweet smile: "Mr. Lang, your bodyguard is too old-fashioned. How can I let you see something good like this?"

Actually I don't want to see your good stuff.

Xue Mingyue took a deep breath before she recovered. Fortunately, she took Lidong with her when she went out.

She looked at Lidong in surprise.

Lidong doesn't look like a simple person who only knows martial arts, but he feels a bit similar to Wu Ye.

Looking at the frightened Yingying, Xue Mingyue thought to herself that something was wrong. It seemed that her energy-raising skills were not perfect yet. Now that she was dressed as a man, she shouldn't be so shocked when she threw herself into the arms of warm and fragrant soft jade. The expression is right.

Xue Mingyue thought for a while, then deliberately spread her hands and said: "There is no way, these are the guards sent by my father."

The corners of Lidong's mouth twitched slightly.

If the Marquis knew that his wife referred to him as her father, she would not know how she would feel in her heart.

"My father won't let me play around with women outside, otherwise he will break my legs when I get back."

Xue Mingyue sighed regretfully, then twirled the tea cup carelessly, and said without interest: "Does Miss Yingying do anything else? Just singing and dancing is too boring. I have long been tired of this kind of dancing. ”

"The slave family knows a lot of things, but the husband has to keep the slave family close to him."

Yingying winked at her.

It looked a bit ambiguous in the dim light.

Xue Mingyue twitched the corner of her mouth slightly, thinking about how to get words out of them, when suddenly the sound of Liu Yun Liu Xing came from outside the door. She raised her eyes and looked at the door, and said calmly: "You don't have to stay and serve. .”

She took out two ingots of silver from her sleeves and threw them to the two of them.

Yingying and Fangfei were still a little reluctant, but when they saw the ingot of silver, they burst into laughter, quickly thanked them and left.

As soon as they left, Xue Mingyue's expression dimmed.

He lowered his voice and ordered: "Lidong, check if there is anyone else in the box."

"Yes."

Lidong breathed a sigh of relief and began to investigate the house.

Not only did Liu Yun and Liu Xing come over, they were also followed by a tall, dark-faced young man, who was Liu Xing's second brother Li Nian. Liu Xing was sold to the Xue Mansion, and after being sold, her name was changed to Liu Xing.

The curtains were opened again, and the bright light dispersed the ambiguity in the room.

After all the inspections were completed, Lidong shook his head at Xue Mingyue.

"I just asked a lot of people outside about this teahouse and found that it was opened two and a half years ago. It is said that the teahouse owner specially hired a storyteller, and he made a name for himself regardless of who else came to listen, and the business was booming. It's booming. I heard that every time the results are released in autumn or spring, the shopkeeper will invite new imperial examination candidates to come to the teahouse to spend the night."

Liuyun told the news one by one.

At the end, she said with slight hesitation: "Although this teahouse looks like a teahouse on the outside, it is actually the same as a brothel." When she said the second half of the sentence, she glanced at Li Nian beside her and her voice became a little softer.

Xue Mingyue nodded, indicating that she understood.

It can be seen from the fact that Yingying came out and pounced on her just now that this is not a serious teahouse.

"Moreover, Miss, I heard from others that the teahouse where Madam left her started to look like this two or three years ago, and the waiters in the teahouse are always chasing customers away, driving people here!" Liu The more Yun talked, the angrier he became.

It was clear that the guests came specifically to drink tea, but they just ignored them!

Over time, the reputation of the teahouse became a mess.

This matter must have been done after consultation between the two shopkeepers, and it was done so blatantly. It seemed that there was no worry that Xue Mingyue would get up to investigate, which meant that this matter must be related to Granny Yan.

Xue Mingyue looked gloomy, calmly thinking about the relationship between the three.

She wasn't interested in what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of Jing'an Teahouse. She just wanted to know how much of her stuff they had stolen over the years. Now that they had explored both sides, she had to go to the warehouse to take a look.

Thinking of this, Xue Mingyue raised her eyes and looked at Li Nian.

He took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeve and put it on the table, and said quietly: "Since Brother Li is here, it means that you have agreed to do things for me. Take these banknotes and buy them for me during these days." Next troupe, let’s find a few more trustworthy storytellers.”

Then he put the script he had written on the table.

“Have them practice this story frequently.”

"I understand, miss."

Li Nian was slightly nervous.

Liu Xing first gave her second brother a reassuring look, and then asked quickly: "Miss, what are we going to do next? Are we going to get the teahouse back now?"

"Not in a hurry."

Xue Mingyue shook her head.

A coldness flashed in her eyes. There were still not enough manpower. Otherwise, someone should go directly to the countryside to tie up Nanny Yan and question her clearly.

"Every time at the end of March, the shopkeeper comes to deliver the account books. Is the time coming soon?" Xue Mingyue suddenly asked.

"Yes, the set date is the 20th of the month!"

Liuyun thought for a while and nodded affirmatively.

In the past, Nanny Yan went to see the shopkeepers, but now that Nanny Yan has gone to the countryside, they should now go to the Marquis Mansion in person to deliver the account books. Even though we are here, it is time to take a walk around the execution hall.

Xue Mingyue's brows and eyes were filled with a loose smile.

If you eat anything from her, she will spit it out!