097: Pull Shang Junyan Into the Water

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Su Baiwei was embarrassed to go out, but Su Jingmo said: "Sister, this is not your fault. If you don't go out, others will think you are at fault."

Thinking of this, Su Baiwei put on the new clothes her mother had prepared for her and took her sisters out.

Sister Jun was taken away by the eldest lady because her daughter was worried that the child would not be able to play well outside.

They were divided into two extra carriages, Su Xinyi and Su Baiwei were in one carriage, and Su Jingmo and three others were following in the rear carriage. After summer comes, the heavy curtains of the carriage are replaced with thin bamboo curtains. When the bamboo curtains are rolled up, a layer of gauze falls down, and the scenery outside can be seen from the car.

The cool breeze blows in along the gauze curtains, making people feel refreshed.

Su Baiwei pointed out the streets outside to Su Xinyi and told her where they were and what they did. It was not boring along the way. When the carriage passed the gate of Golden Square, Su Xinyi saw a familiar figure.

This back figure was so familiar to her that she would not recognize it even if it turned into ashes.

Shang Junyan?

What is he doing here?

This man prides himself on being a gentleman, and Golden Square is a street where famous ladies and young men from various families in Kyoto like to come to eat, drink and play.

Here you can buy the most beautiful clothes, customize the most luxurious jewelry, eat the most delicious wine and food, and listen to the best opera troupes.

People like him would disdain to come to such a luxurious place to have fun. After all, in their hearts they only have great talents and great plans, and a bright future in officialdom.

Shang Junyan seemed to feel something and looked back. Just as the wind blew up, the thin gauze curtain rolled up a corner, and Su Xinyi's face appeared in front of him.

The two people looked at each other, separated from the noisy street and the crowds of people, Shang Junyan's throat moved, and he subconsciously took a step forward, but the white gauze curtain fell again, and everything became silent.

Shang Junyan was in a trance. Yes, she was no longer his wife, and she would not be standing where he could see her when he turned around.

In the past, he only felt bored. Ever since that day when he heard his mother and sister talking about her in private, whenever he had free time, he couldn't help but think about those things in his previous life, how true or false they were.

He felt like he was going crazy.

Su Baiwei also took a look outside and said casually, "Hey, I seem to have seen Prince Shang from Pingjing County Prince's Palace? Why is he here?"

"Really? I didn't see it." Su Xinyi didn't want to mention this person. Although the two of them had never met in this life, the suffering she had suffered could not be erased just by starting over.

She told herself that as long as they didn't mess with her, she would treat them as if they didn't exist, and try not to take revenge for things that hadn't happened.

However, as long as she saw them, it was difficult for her to be calm and really not care.

The hardships she had endured, the sins she had suffered, every word they had scolded her, every word they had ridiculed her, was like a knife leaving a mark on her bones.

It hurts so much, how can you just forget it?

She is not a god or a Buddha. She cannot save sentient beings, nor can she save herself.

The carriage stopped, and Su Xinyi felt relieved. He raised the curtain and jumped out of the car. Su Baiwei smiled and didn't stop her, and got out of the car. Outside, Rendong had already set up the pedals and helped her get down safely. On the ground.

Forsythia retracted her arm calmly. Well, her arm was sore. She wanted to stretch it out.

The Yuande Theater stands in the most conspicuous place of Huangjinfang. The three-story theater building has cornices and brackets, and it looks very imposing with its golden paintwork.

As soon as they got off the bus, a theater clerk came up to them, invited them in very politely, and took them directly to the third floor.

The entire theater is in a semicircle, with Nuo Da's stage in the middle. The left half of the wing on the third floor was occupied by Jiang Ruolan, who immediately came up to them when he saw them.

"Sister Bai Wei, I haven't seen you for a long time, you still look so charming." Jiang Ruolan said with a smile.

Su Baiwei also smiled and said: "Your mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter. When I see Aunt Jiang later, I will ask you what you have eaten all day."

Speaking of the Jiang family, a noble family of civil servants, the Duke of Qi is a noble family, and people from both sides don't have much contact with each other.

Firstly, civil servants and nobles have always disliked each other, and secondly, it was also to avoid being suspected by His Majesty of their personal friendship with each other.

However, they are all female relatives of the house, so it doesn't matter if they have more interactions, especially since Mrs. Su Si and Su Xinyi have a good relationship with the Jiang family. Even if others know about it, they will not criticize them.

Jiang Ruolan asked people to bring refreshments and introduced them to them: "My mother and the others came to the theater a few days ago. She said that the theater has a new dessert called Jade White Jade Rouge Crispy. It is very delicious. I want to come. If I don’t want to go out alone, I invite everyone to come and try it together.”

"The name sounds nice. I want to eat it when I hear it." Su Xixian said with a smile, "Thank you Miss Jiang for the hospitality."

The things were brought up. There were peony-shaped snacks on a palm-sized white jade plate. The outer layer of peony leaves was gently holding them, and then there were white jade-like petals and carmine-red stamens. Waiting for the waiter on the side to pick them up. Gently cut open with a silver knife, the peonies bloom in layers, which is really beautiful.

Su Xinyi also found it interesting. She had never seen such a snack before. She picked up a piece and put it in her mouth. It tasted sweet and crispy, with a hint of peony flowers. It was indeed delicious.

Everyone praised it highly. Jiang Ruolan was very happy and said softly, "They also have a kind of tea called Jiangshan Junzi Tea. I ordered it too. Let's try it later."

Speaking of food and drink, these ladies really have a lot in common. For a while, they chatted lively.

Su Xinyi never cared about these food and drink. If there was something delicious, she would eat more. If there was nothing delicious, she could swallow even the dried vegetable dumplings.

Just thinking about it, she heard a voice from the next door, "Gentlemen, please, the box on the right has been reserved for a long time, waiting for the guests."

The boxes on the left and right were separated by stairs in the middle, and then bamboo curtains were hung on each side. Only a few figures could be vaguely seen through the curtains, and it was impossible to tell which family they were from.

Su Xinyi didn't care, but when she heard Shang Junyan's voice, she couldn't help but be stunned. What a coincidence?

When they heard someone coming from the opposite side, they lowered their voices to avoid being indecent.

Because the middle is suspended, it is convenient to listen to the opera, so the boxes on both sides are not closed, and the side facing the stage is also hung with curtains. These jade-white curtains are made of ivory silk, which are noble and elegant.

Once the curtain falls, the two sides can't see each other, which is very secretive, but the sound must be controlled. If it is slightly louder, it can be transmitted to the opposite side.

But when the gongs and drums on the stage are beaten, it will become a natural place for talking. The loud gongs and drums conceal any sound.

The ivory curtain on Su Xinyi's side is only half-fallen, so that it is convenient to watch the opera. The curtain on the opposite side has not been rolled up. I can vaguely see that there are seven or eight people on the opposite side. After they sit down, the curtain is still not rolled up, and the voice is also suppressed. I don't know what they are talking about.

Su Xinyi lowered her eyes and told herself not to meddle in other people's business. She has nothing to do with Shang Junyan now. She just came to watch the opera and just watch the opera.

At this moment, a gong sounded on the stage, and the originally noisy theater slowly quieted down, and everyone was waiting for the show to start.

The gongs and drums on the stage were struck layer by layer, and with a beautiful and graceful opera voice, a beautiful woman in costume came out gracefully and sang.

Su Xinyi really had no interest in listening to the opera, and she felt sleepy after listening to a few sentences.

Jiang Ruolan couldn't help but smile when she saw her like this.

Su Xixian stretched out her hand and poked Su Xinyi's waist. Su Xinyi stood up and said with a hard mouth: "I was too absorbed in listening."

Everyone laughed, lowered their voices and smiled softly, and then went back to listening to the opera seriously. Su Xinyi was relieved.

She sat there with her back straight, watching the people on the stage singing with full concentration, and she was distracted while listening. Suddenly, she heard three words from the opposite side: Yan Shizi...

The only person who could be called Yan Shizi in the capital was Yan Congjia, the brother of Yan Qiongsi of Guangping County Prince's Mansion.

Huh?

Today, there are not only Shang Junyan but also Yan Congjia on the opposite side?

Su Xinyi's mind could not help but be attracted by the people on the opposite side. She could not help but concentrate on listening to the movement on the opposite side. She didn't know what was being said over there, but the voice was very low. Just when she was not ready to listen anymore, she heard another voice calling Jiang Ergongzi...

Jiang... The one who can listen to the opera with these people, with the surname Jiang... and the second child... Isn't that the son of Concubine An of the Dongli Palace, the illegitimate son of the Dongli King, Jiang Mozhou?

This is even more strange. How did these people get together?

Shang Junyan claimed to be a gentleman of a famous family and rarely stayed with these dudes, especially Yan Congjia, who was good at eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. He looked like a human being, but never did anything serious.

Su Xinyi didn't have much curiosity at first, but it was different when Jiang Mozhou appeared. The Dongli Princess was still fishing with her injury. Although he, a illegitimate son, didn't have to go to her stepmother every day to serve her and pay respects, it was not good for him to openly appear in a place like the theater at this time.

What is going on?

The more Su Xinyi thought about it, the more suspicious she felt. Although she told herself not to meddle in other people's business, she couldn't sit still because it didn't involve Wu Shun's case from the Princess of Dongli.

Wu Shun was still in prison, which showed that the case had not been closed. Moreover, the last time it involved the Dongli Palace and the salt merchant Ma Rude. Her elder sister's divorce was still due to their conspiracy. With all these things added up, she really couldn't sit still.

She said that Shang Junyan had the memory of his previous life, and he would definitely continue to serve King Rong in this life. Look, he, who he believed to be a gentleman, was still mixed up with these people?

Just think about him doing harm to the prince, which would also involve the future of his elder brother and his elder sister's marriage. How could she sit still?

Su Xinyi quietly stood up and said with a smile: "I'm going to change my clothes and will be back in a while."

"Go, do you want me to accompany you?" Su Baiwei asked hurriedly.

Su Xinyi immediately shook her head, "No, I may take a little longer, my stomach is a little uncomfortable, you just watch the show."

Su Baiwei immediately nodded considerately, "Then go quickly."

Su Xinyi smiled at the few people, then turned around and lifted the curtain and left.

She lifted the curtain and came out, then she lightened her footsteps, trying not to disturb the people opposite. She walked down the stairs, walked a few steps, looked at Lian Qiao who was following her and said, "You don't have to follow me, go to Baiweizhai in the front street to buy some candied fruits and fruits, come back, Miss Jiang will treat us, let's add some extra."

Lian Qiao hesitated for a moment, and then heard the girl say again, "I will stay in the theater and won't go out. Besides, if something happens, can ordinary people beat me? Anyway, it's not your girl who will suffer, so go quickly."

Lian Qiao was at a loss for words, so she had to say, "I'll go back soon, young lady, be careful."

"Go, go." Su Xinyi smiled and waved her hand. After watching Lian Qiao go downstairs, she did not go to the clean room, but walked in the direction of the clean room, then climbed over the window, climbed up through the window sill, gently pushed open the window of the right wing room, and climbed in quietly.

The layout on the left and right sides of the third floor was the same. She looked carefully at the box on their side. There were tables and chairs for watching plays outside, and there were several small rooms in the back, two of which were used for guests to take a rest, and one was a utility room for storing things.

Su Xinyi settled in this utility room. This place was not big. There was a closet and two low tables in the room. There was also a nanmu clothes hanger next to the low table. There was nothing on the shelf, only a hollow and exquisite silver aromatherapy ball hanging in a corner, exuding a faint fragrance.

She stood quietly against the wall, listening to the sounds outside through the thin bamboo curtain.

I don't know if she came at the wrong time. There was only the sound of the stage outside. She stood there quietly, but she was a little anxious. She didn't have much time. These people were talking happily before, why are they silent now?

Just when she was waiting anxiously, she suddenly heard someone speak, "What do you think, Mr. Shang? Such a good thing is not something that everyone can encounter, don't you think?"

The voice was a little strange. What kind of deal do these people want to make with Shang Junyan?

"I'm just a scholar. I only like to read. I have never been involved in business and have no interest in it. I'm afraid I'll disappoint Mr. Jiang."

Su Xinyi's eyes lit up when she heard this. It turned out that the person who spoke before was Jiang Mozhou. This person actually wanted to personally persuade Shang Junyan to join the business. The business he mentioned must not be a small one.

Su Xinyi couldn't help but think of the connection between Concubine An and Ma Rude. Could it be that the business Jiang Mozhou mentioned was related to Ma Rude?

"Jun Yan, why are you so anxious to refuse? This business is very profitable. We asked you to join because we are all familiar with each other. Otherwise, who would easily bring people in for such a good business?"

Yan Congjia?

Su Xinyi was naturally familiar with Yan Congjia's voice. After all, this man and his sister Yan Qiongsi had shown their presence in front of her in their previous lives.

To be honest, Yan Congjia was really a playboy. He was addicted to eating, drinking, gambling, and smoking. In his previous life, the Princess of Guangping County had to clean up the mess for this son.

This kind of person dares to do anything for money. It is obvious that Jiang Mozhou asked him to join the group because it was not as simple as making money for everyone.

"You insisted on asking me to come today just for this matter?" Shang Junyan looked at Yan Congjia and spoke a little coldly. He looked at everyone now as if he had two skins, one face outside and another face inside. This feeling made him very uncomfortable.

"Yes, isn't this a good thing? The salt permit business is like giving it away for free. With your status, isn't it easy to get some salt permits?" Yan Congjia said with a rather rogue smile, "I can give you this amount after the deal is done!"

Su Xinyi couldn't see what gestures Yan Congjia made through the curtain, but he heard Shang Junyan speak.

"Five hundred thousand taels? That's a big deal!" Shang Junyan's voice calmed down instead, "It's really a good business. You can get so much money just by talking."

"That's right, if we weren't good brothers, how could you get such a good thing?" Yan Congjia laughed.

"What Prince Yan said makes sense. Prince Shang, what's there to hesitate about? I have a reliable channel here. As long as you nod, you can easily get a large sum of money." Jiang Mozhou's eyes flashed, and the smile on his face became more genuine.

Shang Junyan lowered his eyes slightly, suppressing the anger in his eyes. In his previous life, he went south to investigate the case of salt permits. He encountered ambushes several times along the way, and was seriously injured once and almost lost his life there.

He never thought that at this time, the salt merchants had already infiltrated the capital, and they also got in touch with Jiang Mozhou and Yan Congjia.

No wonder, no wonder the investigation of the salt permit case in his previous life was blocked everywhere and encountered danger several times.

Only his family knew about his going south, but his mother wanted to marry the Guangping County Prince's Mansion, and I'm afraid she told the Yan family about his going south in private...

Shang Junyan felt bitter, so this is retribution, right?

His mother wanted to get rid of Su Xinyi and let herself marry Yan Qiongsi, but she didn't know that Yan Congjia had secretly made a shady deal with the salt merchants. What she revealed about his whereabouts almost became a sharp blade that sent him to the underworld.

Shang Junyan still had a lot of things he couldn't figure out, but now with this new discovery, he realized that the salt permit case that he hadn't investigated in his previous life was more involved than he expected.

His heart was shaking. In this life, he had decided to go to the Hanlin Academy to revise the book, but... but now this case was brought to him in this way, making him angry and itchy. How could he calm down his anger if he didn't dig out these court parasites?

Shang Junyan suppressed his emotions, raised his head and spoke with some interest, "Second Master Jiang is really a surprise. There is such a way. Although you said that this way is reliable, doing business is risky. Sometimes it's not enough to just talk, not to mention the salt permit business that is profitable, right?"

Jiang Mozhou himself had no dealings with Shang Junyan, and it was all thanks to Yan Congjia's matchmaking, so today's meeting was held.

He knew that Shang Junyan was not someone as easy to fool as Yan Congjia, so he was not surprised to hear what he said. He smiled and said, "That's natural. If Prince Shang is interested, I will naturally show my sincerity."

Su Xinyi listened to the conversation of several people, and after thinking about it, she never thought whether Shang Junyan had joined these people in his previous life. It turned out that these people wanted to recruit Shang Junyan to join the gang. No wonder these people got together.

After Su Xinyi got the news she wanted, for fear of disturbing others, she quietly retreated from the original path. She stood at the top of the stairs, looked in and saw that Forsythia had not come back yet, so she simply waited for her to come back and went back together. Sora gathered his thoughts.

She had just taken a breath and was still thinking, when she felt the bamboo curtain next to her move. She looked up and saw Shang Junyan walking out of it with a heavy face.

Shang Jun Yanmeng was stunned for a moment when he saw Su Xinyi here. Su Xinyi never thought of such a coincidence, thinking that it was lucky that he retreated when he saw the situation, otherwise he might have been caught if he had been slower.

Su Xinyi originally wanted to wait for Forsythia, but when Shang Junyan appeared here, she turned around and left.

When Shang Junyan saw it, he thought of his mother and sister's unkindness to her, and had no face to talk to her. However, what he said about Yan Yin today, and the meaning revealed in Yan Congjia's words seemed to have something to do with the Duke of Qin, so he could only force it. He stopped her with his scalp.

"Miss Six, stay." Shang Junyan took a quick step to catch up with her and stop her.

Su Xinyi frowned slightly, took a step back, and then said, "Shang Junyan, what are you going to do?"

Shang Junyan looked at Su Xinyi's guarded eyes, with a lot of thoughts in his mind, but he also knew that he had no time to waste now, so he immediately said: "Although it is a bit presumptuous, I still want to ask, are Miss Su and Li Guijia going together?" Any other secrets?"

Su Xinyi didn't expect Shang Junyan to ask this, so he said, "Why are you asking this? What does it have to do with you?"

"I know it's presumptuous to ask this, but this matter involves a case. Su Xinyi, you know I'm not a bullshit person, just treat me as sincerely asking for advice." Naturally, Shang Junyan couldn't tell what happened to Yan Yin. Such a major event is full of dangers, and there is no benefit in letting Su Xinyi know.

Su Xinyi knew from these words that Shang Junyan might have suspected Yan Yin, but she also didn't understand. He hadn't been officially appointed yet, so what was the benefit to him of caring about these things?

Moreover, Yan Qiongsi is involved, isn't he afraid that the marriage will be messed up?

However, this is not bad for her.

Su Xinyi glanced at Shang Junyan, looked embarrassed, and then slowly said, "There is a secret, but..." At this point, she lowered her voice, "Shang Junyan, you are not the same as in the previous life. If you have an official position, you are not afraid of getting yourself into trouble? This will involve the Guangping County Prince's Palace, which your father has always wanted to marry you to."

Shang Junyan's face darkened when he heard Su Xinyi's words, "You know everything? How do you know this?"

"Prince Shang really loves to joke. What can I know? I know nothing." Su Xinyi sneered.

Shang Junyan's face turned darker. He looked at Su Xinyi and almost gritted his teeth and said, "Su Xinyi, don't be ridiculous. If you really know something, it's best not to get involved. Those people are cruel and can do anything." It can be done.”

Su Xinyi was filled with doubts. Just as he was about to ask for more information, he saw someone coming out from behind the curtain. When he saw them, he said in surprise, "Hey, isn't this Miss Su Liu? Why, she's chasing Prince Shang on the court?" If you don’t let me go, you’re going to come to the theater now?”

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