Yuan Rong’s expression changed first, and he looked at Yang Ning in shock.
He didn’t expect that Su Zhen would suddenly say that the engagement would be called off, and he had never thought that Yang Ning came to cancel it. And what frightened him more were Yang Ning’s last words.
Yang Ning and Su Zhen were two of the four marquises in Chu Country. The two families were on good terms in the past. The two old marquises were even friends until death.
No matter in the officialdom or society, generally, people would only express their resentment in an indirect way and seldom spoke ruthlessly.
Su Zhen was arrogant and criticized Yang Ning, which made Yuan Rong think he was not like a gentleman, but Yang Ning’s last words were harsher.
Su Zhen mentioned the other party’s name and insulted Yang Ning, while Yang Ning’s words were not as straightforward as Su Zhen’s, but under the situation, what he said was extremely incisive.
They left the mansion of the Marquis of Martial Arts, and Yuan Rong still had cold sweat on his back. He thought they came to invite the heir of the Marquis of Martial Arts, Su Zicheng, to have fun in a brothel, but the result was like this. He was unhappy with Yang Ning, but what was done was done, and it would be useless even if he blamed Yang Ning and complained. He had to repeatedly tell Yang Ning to keep his word and ensure Steward Wu’s safety.However, Yang Ning was entirely free from worry. After returning to his mansion, he didn’t hurriedly tell his family about this matter.He thought he would sleep soundly tonight, and as he expected, he had a good sleep before midnight. But after midnight, he suddenly heard that his room door was knocked with loud sounds, which awakened him from his dream.He was unhappy and got up, about to lose his temper, but he heard Qi Feng’s voice, so he restrained his anger. He opened the door and found the an
The fire was finally extinguished at nearly 3 o’clock in the morning. After the fire broke out, the streets in the neighborhood were blocked by the workers on patrol from the Capital Bureau. And because the capital city was heavily guarded recently, there were no onlookers except the people who came to put out the fire from the neighborhood.More than ten guards from the Capital Bureau came to put out the fire. After the fire was put out, the guards checked immediately if there was anybody who died in the fire.Compared with the guards in the local governments, the ones from the Capital Bureau had been well trained. And during the curfew period, such a big fire should be dealt with cautiously.There was smog or fire in the broken walls and tiles, although the big fire was extinguished.After the fire was extinct, Steward Qiu quickly checked the workers in the shop with Manager Xu. The pawnshop was not small, and there were eleven w
Many people complained and sighed in sorrow, but Gu Qinghan calmed down and declared casually, “All of you, don’t worry. Since the fire started in the pawnshop, our family would compensate for your losses.”All people heard that and looked happy immediately.“You go back to check how much you have lost. After confirming, we will pay you every penny.” Gu Qinghan looked tired. “This big fire started all of a sudden and got you implicated. I am sorry.”Somebody laughed. “My Lady, since you said that, it will be easier to handle it. In fact, I didn’t lose much, at most three or four thousand taels of silver.” He looked back at the ruins and sighed. “A shop was destroyed by fire. It’s not easy to check.”“Right, Mr. Lu is reasonable. The account book was burnt, and it’s difficult to check the stock.” Another person echoed him immediately. “But everybody has an account book in the brain. It’s not easy to check it clearly, but each of us
After Dou Lianzhong said that, not only Gu Qinghan but Yang Ning also changed the expression slightly.“Young Master Dou, are you kidding?” Gu Qinghan kept calm. “Lord Dou is the minister of the Ministry of Revenue. As far as I know, your family is wealthy and won’t pawn anything. And it is clear on the pawn tickets that the owner is named Zhao Xin. What does it have to do with you?”Dou Lianzhong laughed. “To be frank, Zhao Xin is here.” He looked back and called, “Zhao, please come over.”Somebody immediately stepped out of the people who followed Dou Lianzhong and came up. He was dressed in ordinary clothes and looked ordinary. It was hard to find him in the crowd.“Manager Xu, do you remember me?” Zhao Xin stepped forward and saluted Manager Xu. “Last time you helped me, and I always keep it in mind.” He spoke with an accent outside the capital city and seemed to come from another city.Manager Xu was an old hand i
The family of the Marquis of Honor was in trouble continuously. Gu Qinghan managed the big mansion and was mentally and physically exhausted though she still kept calm in front of others. She was extremely tired tonight. After they went back to the mansion, Yang Ning comforted her and she finally went to have a rest.Yang Ning was clear that if Qi Jing were alive, these successive things must not have happened, but after Qi Jing passed away, many people with evil intentions tried to add insult to injury.Although Dou Lianzhong showed up and Yang Ning found that he must have something to do with them, he didn’t think that the Dou Family was the manipulator behind the scenes.The minister of the Ministry of Revenue was a high official of the empire, but only the Dou Family didn’t have the strength to cope with the family of the Marquis of Honor.The family of the Marquis of Honor seemed to be declining, but the marquises of two gener
Since Yang Ning said the colored glaze horse was a family heirloom, Dou Lianzhong held it with both hands cautiously even though he was doubtful. At the beginning, Dou Lianzhong was serious but soon showed disdain. He glimpsed at Yang Ning. “Is this a family heirloom of the Marquis of Honor?”“Of course.” Yang Ning even showed a proud expression on his face. “Dou, have you found something magic?”“I can’t see anything magic. I think you are crazy.” Dou Lianzhong didn’t show mercy. “Except that the posture is not bad, the colored glaze is roughly made. I said that it is worth at most fifty taels of silver, but I change my mind. Even if you sell it at the price of five taels of silver, nobody would buy it.”Yang Ning sighed. “Can you buy such a treasure at the price of five taels of silver? It seems that you still think it’s a colored glaze horse.” He paused for a while and then continued, “This horse is special because it can shine at midnight,
Yang Ning just stared at Dou Lianzhong coldly, making the latter uncomfortable. Dou Lianzhong had to say, “Since I damaged it, I can pay you some money, but…” He tried hard to find proper words and asked cautiously, “But do you know how much silver this colored glaze horse is worth, Your Excellency?”“Silver?” Yang Ning sneered. “Master Dou, do you think our family needs your silver?”Dou Lianzhong’s face fell, and he responded impassively, “Your Excellency, since you said that, I have nothing to say. Just tell me what you want. Stop being so indecisive.” He sneered. “To be frank, you just brag and try to make a colored glaze horse your family heirloom. Who knows if it’s true?”“Master Dou, do you want to repudiate a debt?” Yang Ning also sneered. “It’s a pity that your trick doesn’t work in my mansion.”Dou Lianzhong replied, “In fact, we don’t need to argue. I am a reasonable man. Since you said that the colored glaze horse is ma
Yang Ning wasn’t anxious to speak, while Dou Lianzhong laughed. “My Lord, you really have sharp eyes. You can distinguish right from wrong at a glance.” Then he stared at Yang Ning with a sneer. “What else would you say?”Yang Ning asked calmly, “What do you want me to say? Did Lord Mo make the final judgment?”“Didn’t you hear? Lord Mo said it’s made of low-quality glaze.” Dou Lianzhong swelled out his chest. “That’s it. I don’t know what judgment you want.”“Lord Mo just said it is not valuable judging from the material.” Yang Ning was neither conceited nor rash. “But he didn’t say that this colored glaze horse is not a treasure. Since you know a lot about antiques and ancient paintings, you should know that some paper and ink are ordinary, but the paintings are invaluable. The real treasure is not up to its material.”Dou Lianzhong still wanted to argue, but Governor Mo had a smile in his eyes, saying, “Qi Ning is right. Only ju