mtl008 Chapter 366 Why is he here?
Chapter 366 Why is he here?
Lu Yangyang's eyes flickered slightly.
She deliberately darkened her skin tone, but when she changed clothes, Xiaolian specially helped her reshape her eyebrows, so even though her skin tone was a bit dark, she was still a striking beauty.
Lu Yangyang's lips curled up, and she looked up at the two guards with a sweet smile: "Brothers, Madam Su sent me. If you don't believe me, you can go in and ask Madam Su."
The guard sized her up, then they exchanged a glance. Usually, Madam Su would occasionally call newcomers over for the two adults to take a look at. If they liked them, they would keep them; if not, they would send them away.
This person looks unfamiliar, so he must be a newcomer.
And she looked so calm that she didn't seem to be lying.
The guards stepped aside and opened the door for her to enter.
The "Tianzi" room was the best room in the Hundred Flowers Pavilion. It contained several rooms, so when Lu Yangyang entered, she didn't see anyone, only heard the sounds of string and wind instruments and faint voices. After entering from the outer room, there was a large room where several people were sitting at a round table. On the other side of the room, there was an exquisite stage with several girls on it. One was playing the zither, one was playing the pipa, and two others were dancing in revealing clothing.
There were two men at the table, each with an arm around a woman, and a handsome, scholar-like man standing quietly to the side, staring blankly at the floor with his eyes downcast, completely out of place amidst the perfume and wine.
Lu Yangyang walked in carrying a tray, and when she saw the man's face, she almost dropped the tray.
No, how could he be here?
There is absolutely no way that two people in this world could look so alike!
Lu Yangyang's mind went blank for a moment, and her heart almost jumped out of her throat. She bit her tongue hard to force herself to calm down, and walked to the table with her head down and a tray in her hand. "Aunt Su, the wine you ordered has been brought over by A-Huan."
As she spoke, she smiled and took the wine down, reaching out to pour a glass for the slightly older woman first.
Mrs. Su glanced at her, a glint of light flashing in her eyes. Her thoughts seemed to race in an instant. She picked up a wine glass and handed it to Lu Yangyang. "Ah Huan, I know I asked you to come today because I care about you, right? Come, have a drink with the two adults first."
Lu Yangyang obediently accepted the wine glass.
When she arrived, Xiaolian told her that a group of girls had just arrived at Baihua Brothel a couple of days ago, including two pretty ones. One of them, named Ahuan, had been assigned to be trained by Granny Huang. Granny Huang had been praising Ahuan to Mama Su these past few days, subtly suggesting that she send Ahuan over for the two masters to see. Unfortunately, Mama Su had been too busy these past few days to see Ahuan and therefore didn't know what she looked like. The maids in the brothel were all under the management of Granny Huang and Granny Fan, so as long as she used Ahuan's name, Mama Su would only think that Granny Huang was using her position to try and curry favor by sending Ahuan over, and wouldn't suspect anything more.
But Su's mother is cautious, so she will probably test her.
Lu Yangyang obediently accepted the wine cup, smiled and brought it to her lips in front of Magistrate Liang and Steward Yang, and drank it all in one gulp.
Manager Yang immediately clapped his hands and laughed, "Good, good drinking capacity! Come on, have another cup!"
Lu Yangyang immediately stepped forward and poured wine for the two gentlemen, winking as she said, "Won't you two gentlemen have a drink with me?"
"Oh, he's quite interesting, drink up!" Magistrate Liang and Steward Yang laughed heartily. Seeing Lu Yangyang's mischievous appearance, they also raised their wine cups, brought them to their lips, and drank them down in one gulp.
Su's mother looked at her with great interest, seemingly quite satisfied with her.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lu Yangyang walked between the two officials, raised both hands at the same time, and placed her fingers on the back of Magistrate Liang's and Steward Yang's necks, delivering a clean and decisive chop to knock them both unconscious.
Mrs. Su stared in shock, but the next second, Lu Yangyang flew out a cleaver from her sleeve and held it to Mrs. Su's neck: "Don't say a word, you two. Can't you sing instead of playing the piano? Sing now, or I'll chop off your Mrs. Su's head."
The girls on stage were stunned. They stopped dancing and began to sing timidly.
Mrs. Su never dreamed that this change would happen so suddenly and swiftly. She had just been very careful to let the girl taste the wine, but she never expected that the wine was not the problem at all. The problem was with the girl!
"Who, who are you?" she asked through gritted teeth, glancing instinctively at the young man standing in the corner, desperately trying to signal him to call for help.
Magistrate Liang and Steward Yang frequently visited the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, so there were more than a dozen guards inside and outside the pavilion, not just the two guards. They would rush over to rescue people at a moment's notice.
However, the young man seemed blind, completely oblivious to Su's mother's flirtatious glances. Instead, he stared at the cleaver in Lu Yangyang's hand with a look of confusion, shock, and disbelief.
Lu Yangyang seemed completely unconcerned about the fact that someone hadn't been dealt with yet. She whispered to Su Mama, "You're the old flame of this Steward Yang and the former Magistrate Yang, right? I'll give you a chance. Tell me where their ledger for selling smuggled salt is. If you confess honestly, I won't kill you. If you don't want to confess, hurry up and I'll kill you first and then go find it yourself."
"Oh, right, whether I find them or not, your two backers have fallen into my hands today. If I can punish them, I will. If not, I will chop them up. I'll count to three, and you can think about it."
Lu Yangyang said casually, her voice soft: "Three."
"two,"
"..."
Before she could even finish the word "one," Su's mother broke out in a cold sweat and cried out, "No, no, I'll talk, I'll talk! I really don't know about the account book you're talking about. It didn't pass through my hands. I only know that in Magistrate Liang's household, although the salt mine business is managed by Steward Yang, Magistrate Liang is extremely greedy and relies on the support of the Yang family's main branch, so all the accounts have to be reviewed by him. I don't know if Steward Yang has kept a copy for himself. He never tells me about this. The reason he kept me is because he... is lecherous. He knows I'm Yang Erye's man and wants to use my Hundred Flowers Pavilion to raise beauties for him, both for his own enjoyment and to pave the way for his own career. He's also planning to emulate those wealthy merchants and train a group of 'skinny horses' to send to the capital to help him consolidate his position."
"Truly shameless." Lu Yangyang cursed, then asked, "Where does Magistrate Liang live? Who else lives in his household? Where might the account books be hidden? Tell me everything you know."
"I, I, I really don't know where the ledger is hidden!" Mrs. Su said, trembling with fear.
“I know.” The young man sized up Lu Yangyang for a long time before finally speaking, “I’ll take you there.”