son-in-law

Chapter 498 Song Yongping

In the afternoon, in Zhuji, people who should be there are coming one after another.

As is the norm in all social situations, those who arrive early tend to be people of lesser status.Just like some candidates who came to Beijing to take the exam, the students in the Imperial College, including Chen Dong, the imperial student who had personally come to the door to reprimand Ning Yi, came relatively early, and in terms of scale, it was barely considered a gathering of celebrities.

Of course, in this spring test in Beijing, there are not many talents with the highest voices.Just like Song Yongping's previous plan, one is arrogance, and the other is that those who seek benevolence will be benevolent. The real knowledge always belongs to those who are willing to study hard. The exam is imminent. When I get nervous, I don't come to participate in this kind of poetry meeting.

In addition to these scribes or those from wealthy families who came to join in the fun, some idlers in Bianliang City came later.Like some members of the Junwen Club, Qin Mowen, Xue Gongyuan, Yan Lingzhong, who had conflicts with Ning Yi on the Dragon Boat Festival last year, and some idle small officials who can be influenced by Qin Siyuan's tiger skin - this is also because Ning Yi will be Yao Zunian. Pulled over to sit down.When these people arrived, Zhu Ji's Evening Photo Building had a real scale.

During the period, there were also some women in the brothel such as Fanlou and Xiaozhuxuan. The ones who could come here today were mostly talented women with good reputations.Ning Yi spent a lot of money on it, letting them find acquaintances in the building and liven up the atmosphere.As for Li Shishi and others who were in charge of the performance, they arrived earlier, and a motorcade came over before the time passed, but it was only to further embellish the stage for the performance. For a while, only Li Yun came out to greet people.

Song Yongping searched for Ning Yi up and down for a long time, but after noon, he didn't appear in the main hall of Zhuji again.

For him, such a situation is indeed a bit strange.A businessman in the capital, who opened two stores, is not a wealthy family. After making a banquet event so big, he ran away. Even his own father would not dare to do so. An act of neglect.He thought that this brother-in-law might already know that Gao Yanei was going to make trouble, and was running for it.However, to be on the safe side, I asked someone to ask a few more times. When I finally found Ning Yi, the other party was in the yard behind the night lighting building.

At that time, the sun had already started to slant westward, and the light shone down between the old courtyards with eaves, and it still looked bright.The loud noise from the front came faintly towards this side.When Zhuji opened its two stores in Bianliang, it acquired a number of properties nearby, renovated part of it and opened it, and the land is still quite ample.This kind of thing is actually not surprising. The gap between the rich and the poor in feudal society and the composition of social status are huge. The closer to the center of Bianliang, the land is not as crowded as the edge. This is also a symbol of power and relationship.

When Zhuji bought the land, Ning Yi tried his best to ask monk Jue Ming for help, plus he consciously pulled the tiger skin from the prime minister's house. As long as he was willing to spend money, everything went smoothly.At this time, less than half of the renovated part is used for opening a store, and the rest of the undeveloped areas have maintained their old appearance, waiting for a step-by-step expansion.When Song Yongping came over, he saw Ning Yi sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard thinking about something. He faced the small pond in front of him, his eyes were serious, and his fingers tapped the railing of the pavilion next to him. Calculating something, but seeing Song Yongping coming over, Ning Yi still stopped thinking and smiled at him.

"Yongping... Is there something? Sit down." Ning Yi saw the other's expression, frowned slightly with a smile, and then stretched out his hand.

"Presumably my brother-in-law already knows about that, right?"

Song Yongping stepped into the pavilion, his eyes and steps were calm, and he sat down to get straight to the point.Instead, Ning Yi was stunned: "What's the matter?"

"The Commander's Mansion."

"Uh?"

Song Yongping sat down and waited for Ning Yi's expected reaction.In the circle where he lives, the interactions between gentlemen and wise men are generally like this—just like the interactions between his father and his aides—indifferent and calm, but able to accurately grasp what the other party thinks.But after a while, he felt that he still overestimated Ning Yi.

You don't even know why the Grand Commander's Mansion is here to find trouble!

He was a little surprised, and then added: "Could it be that brother-in-law still doesn't know about Gao Ya's affairs?"

Ning Yi leaned back, and when he heard the name, the emotion that floated in his heart was first to be funny: "Gao Muen? What happened to him?"

"Well... I heard people talking outside, this Gao Yanei is going to come to trouble his brother-in-law today, saying that he has gathered some people and wants to destroy this store and disturb Zhuji's performance today." Song Yongping paused. After a while, waiting for Ning Yi to digest what he said, "I'm afraid this person is not easy to mess with."

Ning Yi frowned and thought for a moment, then looked at Song Yongping thoughtfully: "Yesterday, I heard from Yongping that I want to read books at home today... Are you here for this?" After asking, he smiled and nodded again, He added, "Gao Muen, huh, it's really not easy to mess with."

"I just heard it from a friend. In addition, I really want to listen to my brother-in-law's new words, and I don't know why this night photo building is called Wanzhao." Song Yongping said with a smile, and then got serious again, saying, "Speaking of which. , I also know that doing business in the capital requires some background. But with the power of Taiwei’s mansion, I am afraid that this matter is inevitable, and I don’t know if my brother-in-law has any countermeasures.”

Ning Yi looked at him with a gentle expression: "What do you think, Yongping?"

"I'm new here, and I don't know how many relationships my brother-in-law has in hand. But after all, it's the Taiwei's mansion. If you want to confront him, it will be difficult for ordinary people to come forward... If it's really impossible, my brother will go to Beijing this time. , I have already met the Prime Minister once. Based on the relationship between my father and the Prime Minister, and the relationship between my brother-in-law and the Prime Minister's residence, maybe I can ask the Prime Minister to help me in this matter... After all, this fact It's a bit of a philistine..."

Song Yongping thought that time was running out, and at this time, he explained what he thought in his mind one by one.In his opinion, Ning Yi has frequent contacts with the Prime Minister's Mansion, but even if he manages some accounts for the Prime Minister's Mansion, firstly, Gao Muen is a junior, and secondly, the business of opening a shop is too philistine. People with Qin Siyuan's status are at most in the shop. After being smashed by the other party, come out and say a word.And if you add the relationship of your own family, maybe you can ask Qin Siyuan to stifle the danger before it happens.The sun shone down and fell in the pavilion, Song Yongping also whispered about how to take care of it in a low voice, Ning Yi looked at him over there, and there was quite an appreciation in his eyes.

"Yongping is very familiar with these things."

"It's not very familiar." Song Yongping said modestly, "I just don't know how my brother-in-law would form a relationship with that Gao Yanei."

"When I came here, there were two conflicts, which ruined his good deeds... Later, someone put him on the line, and he probably put the blame on me. This person is a little messy, and he doesn't care about the future, making trouble. It's really troublesome to get up."

"You have to prepare early." Song Yongping reminded, meaning that if you want to go to the prime minister's residence, you should leave now!At the moment, although the Keqing of the Prime Minister's residence, Yao Zunian, was also present, without Qin Siyuan's personal speech, Keqing's identity would not be comparable to that of other people's sons, and the other party might not be able to do his best.In the officialdom, this is the case, a guest official would not dare to cause big trouble for the owner.

"Yeah." Ning Yi nodded. After a while, he smiled, "By the way, the teacher has already arrived. Do you want to meet?"

Song Yongping was puzzled and said: "...I can always see you later, but I don't need it now... My brother-in-law is busy in advance, so I will go ahead first."

"It's true, have fun. I'll find someone to deal with Gao Muen's matter later, so don't worry. But Yongping makes a trip like this, and I'll remember his thoughts."

"It's all a family, don't talk about two families."

Song Yongping smiled and cupped his hands.With his IQ, he could also see from Ning Yi's expression at this time that the other party didn't have to use all his connections to seek help from the Prime Minister's Mansion.I can't help but wonder in my heart, how can a small business have such a relationship.But he was also a proud person. He had already said a lot of unnecessary words in a hurry before. At this time, he said goodbye to the front. When he left, he looked back. Ning Yi, who had sent him away, turned around and went back to the pavilion, tapping his fingers on his side. I'm back in thinking mode again.

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Ning Yi sat back in the pavilion, pushed aside the fruit plate on the small stone table, and tapped the table lightly with his fingers, returning his emotions to his previous contemplation.

After chatting with Chen Fan earlier, he met the teacher and Li Yun who came here to prepare for the performance. After talking for a while, he did not go to the front to entertain or direct the arrangement.The storefront is the shopkeeper's job, and the performance belongs to the expertise of the teacher. It is only reasonable to let professional people do professional things. He doesn't want to worry too much about these things.

As for Gao Muen, he doesn't need to think too much right now. Since Liangshan came back, he has already broken through some underworld forces in Bianliang City through the Secret Investigation Division, and around him, there are also some secrets that can be mobilized at any time. Detective member.And the most important thing is that Gao Muen may not have such a powerful position in Gao Qiu's mind. Although I don't know how he was suddenly released, in the situation of Zhuji today, the other party can't cause too much trouble. , and may not dare to cause too much trouble.

The only thing to worry about is that Gao Muen suddenly came to the door. Could it be a tentative signal that Gao Qiu wanted to do something on his side.But think about it, the possibility is very small after all.

That woman Liu Xigua ran to save Fang Qifo was a big trouble to consider.

Under the leadership of the young teacher Wang Fu, several big families in the Wu Dynasty have already set their eyes on the escort of Fang Qifo to Beijing this time.It's not that the other party regards this matter as a serious situation now, but to be honest, each of these families contributes a little effort, and the impact is by no means comparable to one or two people or 100 or [-] people. The Yongle Uprising completely failed Today, even if the Badao Battalion were all dispatched, they wouldn't be able to make much of a splash.

Compared to Liang Shan's superficial domineering, Ning Yi knew in his heart that these big families were the giant whales hidden underwater.On the big side, they were busy working with Wang Hao, Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others to go north to buy the city, eager to restore trade between the north and the south, and prepare for the new era of business after the destruction of the Liao Dynasty.As for Fang Qifo, these people are only talking at the moment, watching the hundreds of people in the punishment department escort the prisoners north, but once the power of the prisoners expands, the power of the other party will definitely expand more accordingly, the degree of this expansion , for now, there is no upper limit.

Even if Fang Qifo could be rescued in a lightning-quick manner, the people who were waiting around would be chased and intercepted all over the Jiangnan area. If one is not good, the little residual power of the Battalion Battalion will be completely trapped. Some people who managed to escape after the fall of the Yongle Dynasty will also be caught again in such a situation.

Ning Yi didn't agree with saving the seven Buddhas at all. Even if he asked Chen Fan about the detailed situation later, he was just thinking about how to convince Liu Xigua.The girl's temperament is too stubborn, and how to convince her, I am not sure, and the power of the Ministry of Punishment's preparations this time is already very strong, if I really rushed over, and the watermelon and others have been counterattacked, I must have some ideas in advance, How to deal with the situation, try to let them run away.

The events in Hangzhou and Liangshan had just ended, and the layout of the capital had only begun to take shape. It didn't even count as a firm foothold, and to be involved in such a thing, Ning Yi also had some headaches.He is a person who advocates strength, and he doesn't want to take the night road at all. Give him a few years to spread the strength of his hand, and then push the opponent flat is the kingly way.At this time, he sighed, trying his best to stay out of the way.

But in any case, there are always two things that must be guaranteed: persuade Chen Fan to quit, and persuade Xigua to quit.

Thinking like this, after a while, it was gradually sloping westward, and Ning Yi asked the shopkeeper in the building to prepare for the possibility of Gao Muen coming to make trouble.When the sun was glowing red, Wenren Buer came over to find him, and at this time, the performance in the building in front had actually started.

As the first building where Ning Yi specially composed poems, there will not be only one performance this evening.But in order to avoid the situation where others think he is too arrogant, Ning Yi's "new poem" is actually the first song of the whole evening.With the light and shadow effect produced by a batch of gunpowder, Li Shishi appeared on the stage, starting from the first sentence "Dongcheng gradually feels the scenery is good", at this time it is worthy to sing "It is light and cold outside the green poplar smoke, and the red apricot branches are full of spring. ".

In the accompaniment of musical instruments, most of the building has quieted down, and the setting sun shone warmly from the window, and soon night fell.After Li Shishi's performance, the "Night Photo Building" set the tone by the last sentence of the poem "to persuade the sun to set the sun with wine, and to leave a late photo in the flower room", and there have been various performances since then, and Some novel magic tricks, juggling and even two hilarious crosstalk are interspersed.

This night's night light building may not be able to alarm the entire Bianliang, but it is still quite satisfactory, but it is not lost.Ning Yi also talked to Wenren Buer about Gao Muen, and then waited for the other party to come, but an hour passed after nightfall, when the night wind blew, and the brightly lit street was full of people, but he still didn't see him. To the sign that someone is coming for trouble.The current positioning of Wanzhaolou is a restaurant, not a theater or a brothel. No matter how good the performance is, a dinner party will not be held until late at night. Once someone starts to leave after eating and chatting, the other party can make trouble.

"This Gao Muen, after being locked up at home for half a year, has become a bit unfathomable..." Ning Yi said this with some humor, looking at the pedestrians on the street from the terrace on the second floor.The firelight reflected on him, and Wenren Buer shook his head not far away.

"I don't feel anything mysterious, but it's not surprising that a person like Gao Muen does messy things. Maybe he suddenly falls in love with a good woman on the street."

"Well, Cheng Zhouhai hasn't fixed him enough..." Ning Yi touched his nose, "Speaking of which, after being locked up for half a year, why was he suddenly released."

"I asked about it before, and I heard that yesterday at the Taiwei's mansion, he suddenly went crazy and fell in love with the teacher. Then he cried with his father for an afternoon, probably bothering his father..."

"what?"

"You don't know? Yesterday at the Taiwei's Mansion, he wanted to rape the Shishi girl, but he probably didn't succeed... I don't know very well, but in short, he beat the Shishi girl, and I didn't pay much attention to it before. , Miss Shishi's outfit today...is the powder on her face a little thick...haven't you seen her before?"

Ning Yi was stunned. Yesterday, Shishi and Li Yun went to Taiwei's Mansion to apologize. He also walked all the way. He did meet with Shishi and Li Yun before, and chatted for a while. As usual, he didn't pay special attention to these.Now that I think about it, if she was really in trouble by Gao Muen at the Taiwei's mansion yesterday, it must be because of herself.

"...Oh." He nodded, "I didn't notice..."

(End of this chapter)