The Demon Concubine of God

Because Rui Niang had previously commented on Shen Wen's clothes, Shen Wen deliberately found a piece of clothing hanging out to dry and put it on while running around. It was a long coat with a slanting collar, which was convenient for climbing up the wall. So in the eyes of the old woman, she became a servant again.

Before Shen Wen could answer, a little girl in the crowd pointed at her clothes and said, "I recognize her clothes. She is the maid of Miss Xieyi in Shuixie Tower."

The old maid thought about who this girl was and said, "It sounds like someone with knowledge gave her this name. Could it be the older girl who used to follow the second young master?"

So the old maid softened her tone and said to Shen Wen, "Are you here to ask Miss Xiaodie for something this time? I don't know what good fortune this Miss Xieyi had in her previous life to have someone as lucky as you take care of her." Then she called the maid named Kui'er who recognized Shen Wen at first sight, and asked her to lead Shen Wen to Miss Xiaodie's yard.

Kui'er was only about ten years old, but she was clever and cute. She chatted with Shen Wen all the way. She asked how the girl she served was doing, whether she would be beaten again, and whether Xiaodie could deal with her. Then she whispered in someone's ear, "Yesterday, the butler from the West Mansion came again. He asked Kuding, the maid of Zhenzhu from your courtyard, to accompany him..."

At this point, Kui'er carefully looked around to see if there was anyone around before she said, "We happened to be out playing when we heard it in the yard. Sister Kuding was beaten badly. We heard a few cries and then nothing else."

Shen Wen blinked and asked, "What happened? What happened next?"

Kui Er said: "I don't know... Her crying scared us so much that we didn't dare to stay any longer, so we ran away."

Shen Wen asked again: "Do you think there are other people in that room?"

Kui Er thought for a moment and shook her head, "No, I saw the food that was sent in from the kitchen, just a set of bowls and chopsticks."

Kui Er smiled and said, "When we were running away, we saw Sister Xiaodie was also listening to the noise inside. Then in the second half of the night when we were sleeping soundly, the dog housekeeper started to go crazy, scratching himself, kneeling on the ground and praying to the Buddha, and kept saying... spare me... spare me. It was so funny."

Kui'er held her stomach and laughed wildly for a while, and Shen Wen laughed too.

Then Shen Wen asked: "What does Miss Xiaodie do? Is she also an opera singer in the troupe?"

Kui Er said, "She is a nominal disciple of our master. We don't know what she did before. When someone asked her, she just said that she was always wandering outside. Sister Xiaodie came seven days ago. In fact, according to seniority, we should call her master's sister, but she didn't want to be called that. She said she couldn't sing a line of opera, and if she was called master's sister, she would be ashamed of our master."

As they were talking, they arrived at the gate of Miss Xiaodie's courtyard. Kui'er shouted twice outside the door, and soon a neatly dressed girl with thick eyebrows and big eyes came out.

Kui Er said happily: "Sister Xiaodie, this girl is Sister Shen Wen from Shuixie Tower. She is here to see you again."

Shen Wen and the girl looked at each other and felt a sense of mutual admiration. Shen Wen realized that this girl had the same temperament as her, and some of her experiences were probably the same, such as a love of adventure and a love of playing dirty tricks.

The girl seemed a little surprised and excited to see her, and she quickly opened the door and invited Shen Wen in. Halfway through, she stopped and took out a few candies from her sleeve and gave them to Kui'er, saying, "Go... go sit outside the door and eat all the candies. Don't hide them secretly for your fellow apprentices, or I won't give them to you next time." Kui'er giggled at her, then carefully took the candies with her two little hands and skipped away.

Kui'er squatted at the door holding the candy, stuffed the remaining few into her clothes, then gently peeled the remaining one, licked it again and again with her tongue, and ate the candy happily. She felt so happy that she wanted to lick every candy like this.

Xiaodie invited Shen Wen into the inner room, then turned around and closed the door quickly.

She came back and sat down face to face with Shen Wen before she asked, "Is the young lady's illness healed?" Shen Wen nodded. She then said, "I was thinking about how to meet the young lady, but I didn't expect that the young lady would come here on her own." Shen Wen was sure that this person knew her, or knew the owner of her body. So she asked, "Looking for me? Why did you look for me?" Xiaodie thought about it and stared at her, and suddenly put her hand on Shen Wen's hand and said, "Do you want to leave this Duke's Mansion?"

Shen Wen lowered his head and hid his facial expression.

Xiaodie said hurriedly: "Miss, you can trust me. I was sent by your sister, Miss Seven."

Shen Wen still kept his head down.

Xiaodie said, "Miss Qi knows your current situation. She told you to live well. Now that she has escaped from the cage of the Shen family, she can finally fulfill her promise to you and protect you for the rest of your life. She asked me to ask you if you still remember what you said at the beginning, that you would rely on each other for the rest of your lives."

Shen Wen looked up at Xiaodie, then lowered his head and said, "I am no longer the Seventeenth Young Master. I am a woman."

Xiaodie looked at her in silence.

Xiaodie thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "Wait a minute, I have something to give you."

After saying that, she ran to her dressing table and found a jewelry box. She opened it and took out a piece of paper from the interlayer. She returned it to Shen Wen very preciously and solemnly.

Shen Wen took it curiously and opened it.

It turned out to be her indenture at Yixianglou.

Shen Wen looked at it carefully and confirmed that the contract was genuine, and the signature and seal below was actually...

Shen Pingchang!!!

Shen Wen's eyes turned cold instantly.

Shen Wen suddenly stood up and said in disbelief: "This... How is this possible?"

Xiaodie reached out and touched her shoulder, soothing her to sit down.

Xiaodie said, "This indenture was stolen by your seventh sister two years ago when she paid me a large sum of money to go to Yixianglou. There is also a government list with the emperor. Miss Seven asked if you want to get that list?"

Shen Wen asked: "What do you mean?"

Xia Die said: "Seventh Miss asked me to tell you that as long as you want, she has her own way."

Shen Wen lowered his head and thought...

She looked up at Xiaodie and said, "You just said that the indenture contract in my hand was stolen by my seventh sister at great expense. This indenture contract is the lifeblood of the brothel owner. If one is lost, the imperial court will chop off your head. Could it be that the brothel owner has not noticed that this thing is missing?"

Xiaodie smiled and said, "What if she finds out? She is trembling with fear now, and she doesn't want this to be exposed."

Shen Wen nodded.

Shen Wen said: "It seems that your ability is much greater than I thought. Can I know which sect you belong to?"

Xiaodie stared at Shen Wen.

After a long moment, she smiled, then took out a metal plate from her sleeve and showed it to Shen Wen. Shen Wen took it and looked carefully at the mark on it.

On one side of the iron plate was a cartoon-like figure wearing a colonel's hat and a philtrum. On the other side was a QR code with a symbol of the motherland's military flag in the center.

Shen Wen stared blankly for two seconds, then carefully looked at the two sides again.

She suddenly smiled, with tears in her eyes.

Shen Wen finally calmed down and returned the sign to Xiaodie. Then she yawned boredly and stood up and said to Xiaodie: "It's not long now, I should go back."

She walked to the door.

Xiaodie called her.

Shen Wen turned around and said to her, "Thank you for giving me the indenture. Tell Seventh Sister that it's my business whether I leave or not, and just tell her to take care of herself."

Then he turned around and wanted to leave...

She turned around and said, "Ah...you...where do you live? I'll go with you later. Please ask your boss if he has any German Type 46 for me. I want a silenced one."

Xiaodie didn't understand and asked blankly: "What?"

Shen Wen stretched out his thumb and index finger and made a pistol gesture to Xiaodie.

Xiaodie was even more confused.

Shen Wen said nothing more, opened the door and walked out without looking back.

Kui Er had just finished licking the first piece of candy when she heard the door behind her open. She turned around and saw Shen Wen coming out. She quickly stood up and asked, "Are you done talking?"

Shen Wen smiled and touched her head and said, "Well, we're done."

Kui Er said: "Then I will take you back to the Waterside Tower."

Shen Wen shook his head and said, "No, your master will beat you if you delay your studies. Go back and learn by yourself. I can go by myself."

Kui Er looked at her worriedly and said, "Then you should be careful. Don't go through the kitchen. Take a detour and go through the courtyard of the senior brothers and sisters. Nowadays, the old lady often asks them to perform short plays in her courtyard. Those people dare not offend them. If they really meet them, maybe they can avoid it. Today I heard that those masters are here again. I don't know which sister will be unlucky again. Last time, senior brothers Meng Tong and Qin Yuan were harmed by them."