Chapter 210

The charity sale was a great success. In the end, three large boxes of silver were placed on the stage. The boxes were opened, and the white silver ingots in the boxes were shining brightly. Zhang Hongyi, Liu Junyang, Kuai Peng, Tang Xianzu, and the others were overjoyed. They even forgot themselves and started singing on the stage.

Xu Qiyun turned around and wanted to leave, but he was stopped by Guan Xiaokun, "Heir to the High Duke, we can't leave."

Xu Qiyun glared at him and said with a sour face, "What else are we going to do if we don't leave? Are we going to go up and congratulate them?"

Guan Xiaokun said, "That's right! Not only do we have to go up and congratulate them, but we also have to invite them to the banquet immediately. "

Xu Qiyun was furious and said, "Which side are you on, kid?"

Li Xuancheng vaguely understood what Guan Xiaokun meant, so he said to Xu Qiyun, "Heir to the High Duke, are you going to break your promise?"

Xu Qiyun said, "A real man keeps his word. I won't go back on what I promised."

Li Xuancheng chuckled and said, "That's it. If that's the case, Brother Guan is thinking of heir to the High Duke."

Xu Qiyun asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

Li Xuancheng said, "Heir to the High Duke going up and congratulating them will show heir to the High Duke's magnanimity. Inviting them to the banquet early will end this matter, so that Zhang Hongyi won't get carried away and use this to promote himself. "

Guan Xiaokun said, "That's right! Before this, Zhang Hongyi didn't have any chance of winning, so he didn't publicize it. But now it's different. After today, even if Zhang Hongyi doesn't say anything, it's hard to guarantee that Liu Junyang and Kuai Peng, those two big mouths, will spread it. At that time, heir to the High Duke, if heir to the High Duke invites them to the banquet, who knows how many people will come to laugh at us. "

Xu Qiyun heard this and said in realization, "That's right, that's the reason." He puffed out his chest and went forward like a hoodlum. Xu Qiyun walked in front of Zhang Qiyun and cupped his hands, saying, "I admire you for coming up with such an idea!"

Zhang Hongyi didn't expect the arrogant Xu Qiyun to lower himself like this and was surprised. The Xu Family's status was much higher than his Zhang Family. Since Xu Qiyun was willing to lower his head to him, Zhang Hongliang instantly gained face. He didn't want to push his luck, so he hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Not at all, not at all. This is all thanks to the help of the brothers. If it wasn't for this Brother Xiaotian's brilliant plan, I would definitely lose to the little duke."

Xu Qiyun looked at Ye Xiaotian with some surprise and said with a forced smile, "No matter what, I lost! According. According to the bet, I won, "Zhang said, Qiyun, Zhang. Zhang, Zhang

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"Do you think I'm an unforgiving person?" Zhang Hongyi asked. But I need to find a place to store the money. "

Guan Xiaokun replied: "What's so difficult about that? Let's ask the shop assistant to help us transport the money to the Imperial College. It's not far from here and there are soldiers guarding it. It can be said that nothing will go wrong. We can store it in their warehouse for a day."

The children of the officials had studied at the Imperial College. Guan Xiaokun, Zhang Hongyi, and Liu Junyang were supervisors there. They knew the situation at the Imperial College. It's safe to store such a large sum of money in the Imperial College. They said, "Fine. Let's transport the money to the Imperial College."

At this time, the ladies upstairs had not left, and there were also some people in the restaurant who had not left. Xu Qiyun felt very uncomfortable being stared at by them. Although they did not know the process of Xu Qiyun and Zhang Hongliang's bet, Xu Qiyun still felt like he was being pointed at and secretly ridiculed.

He wanted to leave immediately, so he said, "Then send someone to transport the money to the Imperial College. We'll go to the Retranslation Building now. I'll fulfill my promise immediately! "

Rui Qingxing added, "After this, don't go around and ruin our Xiao Gongye's reputation."

Tang Xianzu sneered, "Master Rui, you don't need to bring up Xiao Gongye. I think you're the one who's afraid of losing face."

It was not easy for Zhang Hongyi to make Little Duke fall into a disadvantageous position for once, but he could not make it public. It was a pity that he had to 'wear embroidered clothes at night'. However, the difference in status between the two families was too big. He really could not offend Little Duke to death. After this incident, Little Duke could no longer be arrogant in front of him, and that was enough. Thinking of this, Zhang Hongyi naturally agreed.

Zhang Hongyi turned around and said, "Brother Kuai, you see …"

Kuai Peng understood and nodded, "Don't worry. I'll escort the money to the Imperial College and then go to the Retranslation Building to find you!"

In any case, Kuai Peng was a baihu of the Brocade Guards. He was more experienced and shrewd than the other young masters. Naturally, he was the most appropriate person to handle this matter. Of course, there wouldn't be robbers in Nanjing, but these were three big chests of silver. Ye Xiaotian remembered that when there was a lion dance outside the building, there were a lot of bailiffs patrolling the area. Recently, there were too many refugees in Nanjing. As long as there was a place with people, there would be a large number of bailiffs. The government was very vigilant about this.

Ye Xiaotian said to Zhang Hongyi, "Brother Zhang, you can ask the bailiffs outside the building to help escort them."

Zhang Hongyi nodded and hurriedly asked someone to inform the bailiffs. If there was a big crime in the area that these bailiffs were responsible for, these bailiffs would not be able to escape punishment. Moreover, these people in the building were the children of high-ranking officials. Naturally, these bailiffs readily agreed.

Kuai Peng asked for three big locks from the restaurant and locked the chests. He called over a few strong and burly men and tied the chests neatly with ropes. He inserted two big bars and four men carried one chest. They shouted in unison and laboriously lifted the chest and walked outside.

By this time, Zhan Ning 'er, Xia Yingying and the others had already come down from upstairs. Xia Yingying did not care that there were so many people at the scene. She flew up to the stage like a little swallow and held onto Ye Xiaotian's arm. She said happily, "Little Tian ge, you're amazing. I'm watching from upstairs and I'm so happy that my heart is about to explode!"

Ye Xiaotian smiled and scratched her nose, saying, "That's called bursting with joy!"

Xia Yingying made a face at him and giggled, saying, "You think I don't know this word? I'm more happy than bursting with joy, so I can only explode like fireworks. "

Ye Xiaotian laughed heartily. Sister Sun had a low opinion of herself from the beginning. Seeing Ye Xiaotian and Yingying being intimate, she was not jealous at all. She only walked up and sweetly praised, "Little Tian ge, you're really amazing!"

Zhan Ning 'er's mentality was very strange. When Ye Xiaotian and Xia Yingying were separated by mountains and rivers and it was hard for them to see each other, she ran thousands of miles for them and sent messages back and forth without any complaints. When Xia Yingying wanted to see Ye Xiaotian, she racked her brains to think of ways to help Yingying escape from Red Maple Lake. But when she really saw them together, she felt very uncomfortable in her heart.

At this time, seeing the two of them being intimate, Zhan Ning 'er's heart felt like a jar of vinegar had been knocked over. She couldn't help but sourly ridicule, "What kind of great ability is this? It can't help the country and the people, and it's not a decisive victory on the battlefield. It's just some unorthodox little tricks, what's so great about it?"

Although Xia Yingying was naive, she was not stupid. Naturally, she understood why her second sister always appeared at inappropriate times and said inappropriate things. She was not angry and only made a face at Zhan Ning 'er, saying, "What does it have to do with me to help the country and the people, and it's not a decisive victory on the battlefield? In my heart, Brother Tian's ability is as great as the heavens! "

While they were bickering, more than ten workers had already carried the silver boxes out of the hall and into the hall. Kuai Peng followed closely behind. Just as he stepped up the stairs, someone suddenly shouted from behind, "Kuai Peng, wait a moment."

Kuai Peng turned around and saw Guan Xiaokun quickly catching up. He took out something from his pocket and handed it to him, saying, "I forgot to give it to you just now."

Kuai Peng took a look and saw that it was an ID token. He didn't look carefully at what was written on it and frowned, saying, "What is this?"

Guan Xiaokun proudly said, "A token to enter and exit the Retranslation Building. Otherwise, do you think you can enter?"

Kuai Peng was stunned. Although he was a Brocade Guard, the Retranslation Building was a special place with an official background. It was not a place he could casually enter. After all, it was a place specially for foreign officials. Kuai Peng coldly snorted, took the ID token and turned to leave.

Guan Xiaokun spat behind him and said, "You're just lucky to win a round against us, what are you so proud of?"

He, he, he has a bow in his pocket, but there's no arrow in his quiver. Waiting, waiting, waiting to deploy, how to deploy? Struggle, struggle, struggle, two or three times the bowstring is broken. Go, go, go, a horse escapes into the Yuke Garden. Come, come, come two officers will circle around the Yuke Garden. See, see, see, see even more ruthless like Mei Liangchuan! Shan Xiongxin is defeated here, I, Yuchi Gong, have won! Hahahaha … "

Kuai Peng's triumphant singing made Guan Xiaokun's nose crooked. He coldly snorted and turned to leave. Kuai Peng sang proudly and strode out of the Hundred Dining Hall. A group of constables guarding outside the Hundred Dining Hall immediately came to greet him. The head constable was Constable Xing, the one who wanted to capture Ye Xiaotian and the others.

Although Kuai Peng had put on makeup when he disguised himself as Dou E, the constable's eyes were very sharp. The constable recognized Kuai Peng and hurriedly came forward with a smile, saying, "Sir Baihu, you're in a good mood, your singing is very authentic."

Kuai Peng laughed and said, "So it's you. Help me transport these silvers to the Imperial College, thank you."

Constable Xing smiled apologetically and said, "Of course, of course. Sir Baihu, please!"

Immediately, a group of constables crowded around the three silver chests and went to the Imperial College.

The Retranslation Building's style was naturally the highest among the sixteen buildings in Jinling, especially with the best official entertainers serving wine, singing, dancing, and dancing to liven things up. Although the food and wine might not be more delicious than other places, just these alone were enough to make people feel as if they were walking on air.

Especially since this banquet was Little Duke Xu's apology wine, Zhang Hongyi and the others felt that this banquet was very different from the past. That night, everyone drank to their heart's content. In the end, except for the three brothers, Ye Xiaotian, Hua Yunfei, and Mao Wenzhi, everyone was dead drunk.

…

The next morning, Ye Xiaotian woke up. He originally wanted to first collect the silvers and then go to the various grain stores to buy grain, but he didn't expect that yesterday's great success of the charity sale had already spread. Shopkeeper Tong, who was transporting grain into Nanjing and wanted to make a big profit, heard the news and actually ran to the courier house to see him.

Shopkeeper Tong thought that instead of selling grain one by one, it would be better to sell it all together. That way, it would be worth it to earn less. Zhang Hongyi and the others were all children of officials, so the threshold was too high. As a merchant, he couldn't enter, so he came to the courier house to ask to see Ye Xiaotian.

When Ye Xiaotian heard this, he was naturally overjoyed. This saved him the trouble of running around and haggling the price one by one. He and Shopkeeper Tong discussed the price and then excitedly went to find Tang Xianzu. The dizzy Tang Xianzu was dragged up by Ye Xiaotian and then went to find Zhang Hongyi with Ye Xiaotian and Shopkeeper Tong.

Zhang Hongyi was lying on the couch and couldn't get up. After hearing Ye Xiaotian explain the purpose of their visit, he lay on the couch like a dead dog and said weakly, "My head is about to explode. Let's go later. You guys go find Kuai Peng, he has the key. Let him take you to the Directorate to collect the silvers."

Ye Xiaotian and Tang Xianzu had no choice but to leave the Zhang residence and go to Kuai Peng's home. The people of the Kuai residence led them to Kuai Peng's bedroom. As soon as they entered the room, they smelled a strong smell of alcohol. The two woke Kuai Peng up from his sleep and dragged him out of his bed.

In a daze, Kuai Peng allowed them to do as they pleased. During the entire process of washing and dressing, Kuai Peng was in a half-asleep state. With great difficulty, they finally managed to make this master look like a human. Seeing that he couldn't ride a horse, they put him on Shopkeeper Tong's carriage and the group rushed to the Directorate.

With Kuai Peng leading the way, they very smoothly entered the Directorate. At this time, the imperial students who lived in the school were in class and the sound of books could be heard. At this time, Kuai Peng had already woken up a little. He led Tang Xianzu, Ye Xiaotian, and Shopkeeper Tong to see Sir Le Ling, who was in charge of accommodation, meals, and storage. After greeting Le Siye, they went to the storage area.

When they arrived at the storage area, Kuai Peng looked around in a daze. Pointing with his finger, he said, "It's this one."

Because this storage room was filled with silver, Le Siye gave him the key to the door. Kuai Peng took out the key but couldn't lock it in the keyhole for a long time. Tang Xianzu became impatient and snatched the key over to open the door. Supported by Ye Xiaotian, Kuai Peng staggered inside. Pointing to the wall, he said, "Look, it's … it's all over there."

Ye Xiaotian said, "Shopkeeper Tong, have your assistants come and help out. Yunfei, Old Mao, you two go help out too."

Hua Yunfei and Mao Wenzhi gave a sound of agreement and walked over with Shopkeeper Tong's assistants. They used all their strength to lift a chest. This lift nearly caused them to fall over. Mao Wenzhi let out a strange cry and said, "Oh my god, why is it so light?"

Hua Yunfei's expression changed. He let go and walked around to the front of the chest. When he touched the lock, he was shocked to find that the lock had been pried open. Hua Yunfei hastily opened the chest and immediately shouted, "Big Brother, this is bad! This chest is empty!"

"What?"

Ye Xiaotian was shocked. He hastily let go of Kuai Peng and quickly rushed over.

Kuai Peng suddenly lost his support and couldn't stand steadily. He fell on his butt.

Ye Xiaotian rushed over to take a look. The chest was empty. It was really empty.

Ye Xiaotian hastily rushed to the wall and touched it in passing. The lock was still hanging on it, but the lock had already been pried open. Ye Xiaotian hastily opened the chest and looked inside. He couldn't help blacking out. The chest in front of him was also empty!