The atmosphere inside and outside the building became extremely tense after the door was closed. What kind of thing caused Li to change so much?
Li's identity is mysterious. It is said that she is from a famous family and had to marry Li Shou because her family was in trouble. There are not many rumors in the outside world. Only the people in Yongwang Mansion know that the real backbone of Yongwang Mansion is Li Shou's wife.
This person is called Nangong Chuxin. She is very smart, good at mind games, and good at observing people's hearts. She helps Li Shou to make plans behind the scenes and spends all her efforts. But Li Shou is too playful. Even if his wife is very scheming, she can't help him gain a foothold in the capital. Now she follows her husband into Yangzhou City, and she also wants to seek safety.
Nangong Chuxin is the support of Yongwang Mansion. Her words are the imperial edict in the palace, and even Li Shou will not have any objections.
But Xia Shang didn't know, so he was a little surprised by the current situation.
After closing the door, Nangong's expression eased slightly, and he looked at Xia Shang cautiously: "Young Master said before that the items in the first brocade box can be used for five years, and the items in the second brocade box can be used for fifty years?"
"That's right!"
"If it's true as Young Master said, it's indeed an ultimate treasure. But..."
"Inside the brocade box is a six-word motto that I gave to His Royal Highness Prince Yong, which can relieve Madam's worries."
Hearing this, Li Shou on the side really found a note in the brocade box. He took it out and read it, "Loyal to..."
As soon as he said this, Chu Xin covered his mouth and whispered: "Don't say it!"
Li Shou really didn't understand where the tension came from at this moment. Just as he was about to ask, Chu Xin said: "Your Highness, please be at ease, leave it to me to deal with."
Although Li Shou didn't understand, he trusted Chu Xin very much and silently gave the note to Madam.
Chu Xin unfolded the note, and the simple six words on it made her look drastically changed. She hurriedly glanced at Xia Shang, and it felt like she was looking at a monster.
Xia Shang still stood calmly, his face unchanged, and raised his hand to bow: "Madam, do you accept this gift or not?"
Chu Xin thought without thinking: "I will accept it for His Highness! I wonder what Sir wants in exchange?"
Sir?
Madam actually called this man Sir?
Li Shou was more and more puzzled. Regardless of what was special about the brocade box, Madam looked at this dude differently just by looking at those six words? And called him "Sir"? How strange is this?
I must ask for clarification later!
Xia Shang had made up his mind and smiled: "Ten thousand taels of gold, a white horse and a sedan chair carried by eight people."
...
While talking inside the building, there was also a lot of discussion outside the building.
No one had ever been in for so long before. What did Xia Shang talk about with His Highness Yongwang in there? Could it be that there was a conflict inside?
After all, the two of them had a grudge for a long time!
And why was the door closed?
What is so shameful?
There are so many questions that are hard to sort out, and everyone is so anxious.
Suddenly, the door opened.
Li Shou personally led Xia Shang out. Both of them were smiling and easy-going. The friendly look between their eyebrows seemed like they were good friends who had been trading with each other for many years.
What is going on?
How could Xia Shang and King Yong appear in front of the world in this form?
How could two people who should have been incompatible reconciled so quickly?
Was the treasure Xia Shang offered too good?
But the Xia family had been uprooted and penniless, so how could there be treasures? Could it be a family heirloom that had not been discovered?
Yes! It must be like this!
Just as everyone was guessing, King Yong said loudly: "Come here, go to the treasury and get 10,000 taels of gold for Master Xia. And ask a few servants to prepare eight large carriages and a white horse for Master Xia to send!"
...
At dusk, the last ray of light hung on the top of the city, and the stars were already looming in the sky, as if they were birds eager to be out of the cage and couldn't wait to appear in front of the world.
The dusk was over, and the setting sun was in danger.
The people waiting at the gate of Qin's house seemed calm, but in fact they were heartbroken.
The three-day deadline has come, but there is no gold, no sedan chair, and even the shadow of the dandy is gone!
The two stone lions in front of the gate of the house stood tall, and the gilded characters on the plaque shone brightly, and there was a prosperous and magnificent scene everywhere. Only the woman in white leaning against the doorpost looked anxiously, lifeless, with a pale face and dark blue, and the little hands hidden at the waist were tightly clasped on the doorpost, and blood had seeped out of the fingers without her noticing.
"Believe me, within three days, I will definitely take you home in a sedan chair with eight bearers."
These are the words that the heartless man said to herself, and she couldn't forget them no matter how hard she tried.
"I said, if you betray me, I will die in front of you!"
"Why don't you come?"
"..."
Looking at her daughter staring at the street foolishly, Qin's mother felt a pain in her heart and sighed in her heart: "What a sin!"
"Rou'er! Are you still not giving up?" Qin's father couldn't help but sigh, and he didn't know whether to be happy or sigh at his daughter's infatuation!
"It's dusk, he won't come!"
"Rou'er, how easy is it to earn ten thousand gold in three days? What's more, that guy never thought of coming to pick you up."
"No, no, he won't lie to me."
"Madam, don't wait."
"Huairou, your fate with the Xia family is over. Tomorrow, I will go to Yulin County for my father to ask that guy to write a divorce letter, and you don't have to think about it anymore."
"He...what right does he have to divorce me? Since ancient times, there are seven reasons for divorcing a wife, unfilial, talkative, childless, lewd, jealous, sick, and theft. Which one did my daughter commit? What right does he have to divorce me?"
"Why did I raise such a stupid daughter!" Qin Feng couldn't help it, "Come on, tie the young lady back to me!"
As soon as the voice fell, at the end of the long street, a bright red suddenly appeared under the last ray of sunset, and the sound of gongs and drums came faintly.
"Miss!" Xiaoyue was impatient and immediately rushed to the street, screaming, "The sedan chair! It's a sedan chair! Miss, the sedan chair is coming!"
Qin Huairou's body was a little stiff. She slowly wiped away the tears and looked carefully. She was too far away to believe it.
But as the sedan chair got closer and closer, the festive gongs and drums became clearer and clearer. The broken heart closed in an instant and resumed beating.
At this moment, tears flowed straight down. How could she hold it back?
"He didn't lie to me!"
It was really a sedan chair carried by eight people!
It really came three days ago!
He was riding a white horse and was very elegant.
The people on both sides of the street were attracted by the gongs and drums. Soon, a crowd formed. They followed the white horse, laughing, shouting, and making noises...
The dusk seemed to have returned to noon, and everyone's enthusiasm was stronger than the sun at noon. This scene, in Qin Huairou's eyes, was like a baby nestling in his mother's arms, warming his heart.
When the team arrived in front of Qin's house, Xia Shang turned over and dismounted, clasped his fists and bowed: "Xia Shang, the young master of Xia's winery, has come to meet you. This is ten thousand taels of gold, please take a look, father-in-law."
After that, several servants from Yongwang Mansion carried two boxes of gold and placed them under the steps of Qin's house. When they opened the boxes, the golden light suddenly shone, shocking the people around.
Xia Shang did not look at the gold, and his eyes never left the wife given to him by God. He saw the tears in her eyes, her pale cheeks, and the blood oozing from her fingertips...
For a moment, he felt pity, stepped forward and held the other's hand, and whispered affectionately: "Madam, let's go home."