allonlinenovel Chapter 136 Earned 12
Chapter 136 Earned 12
"Is this one thousand taels?"
In the study, Li Yunye held a silver note handed to him by Mu Liang with his eyes wide open, thinking that the other party had given it to the wrong person.
"Well, aren't you asking for one thousand taels?" Mu Liang nodded and said with a smile.
After confirming that she had given the right amount, Jiang Siyao was overjoyed as she held the 1,000 taels of silver note with shining eyes. This was her first pot of gold she had earned by herself since she came to this world. Although it was a bit exaggerated, who cares? Anyway, she finally had her own little treasury. When she returned to Qile City, she would no longer have to look at Master Li's face when she wanted to spend money.
"You are the young master of the famous Li family in Jiangnan. How could you be so obsessed with money with just one thousand taels?" Seeing Li Yunye's pious look as if he wanted to worship the banknote as a god, Mu Liang's smiling mouth froze immediately. This brother has changed a lot.
"So in the eyes of Shopkeeper Mu, this one thousand taels is just a small amount of money?" Li Yunye was so happy that he had no idea that his smug look was causing Mu Liang to be suspicious of him.
Mu Liang did not respond, but looked at Li Yunye with a pair of bright and sparkling eyes and a smile. Although he felt that his brother had changed a lot when they met in Qile City in the first month of the year, he thought that he had become more sensible as he grew older, but after spending a few months together, he gradually realized that it was more accurate to say that brother Yunye had become a different person rather than a changed person.
The study was silent for a while. Li Yunye then realized that Mu Liang was staring at him curiously. He couldn't help but get scared. He was so nervous that he put the banknote away and secretly stuffed it into his sleeve. Then he asked with a stiff smile: "Why is Brother Mu Liang looking at me like this?"
"It's nothing. I feel relieved to see you finally smile." Mu Liang collected his thoughts and said with a smile.
“Hehe, am I really going to accept this thousand taels?” Jiang Siyao still couldn’t believe that he suddenly had a thousand taels.
Mu Liang didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded.
"Brother Mu Liang, are you rich too?" Seeing Mu Liang tossing out the one thousand taels without blinking, Li Yunye couldn't help but wonder how much property his sworn brother had hidden in Liangdu.
"I'm not rich, but I have enough food and clothing." Unexpectedly, Mu Liang replied very seriously.
"You have both property and savings, why don't you plan to start a family?" Jiang Siyao just said casually, but looking at brother Mu Liang in front of her, thinking about him leaving her one day to marry, have children, and live in harmony with his wife, she felt inexplicably blocked in her heart.
She couldn't tell what kind of feelings she had for Brother Mu Liang, maybe she just wanted someone to stay with her forever. But from childhood to adulthood, she had experienced people around her leaving one by one, her parents divorced, her father left without looking back; later, her grandmother who loved her also passed away; later, the only mother she wanted to rely on became someone else's wife, someone else's mother, no longer exclusive to her; even when she just learned that there was a personality who had been with her growing up, she came here inexplicably... She was afraid of loneliness, afraid to face the changes that could happen at any time, but fate seemed to always arrange for her to be alone.
"My wish is not fulfilled yet, and I cannot get married." Mu Liang sighed, stood up and walked to the window and murmured.
"Wish? Is it Hongqing?" Li Yunye asked curiously.
"Well, I will always feel uneasy if I don't settle her down."
"But if you don't marry her, how will you settle her?" Li Yunye's eyes dimmed and he continued to ask curiously.
"All the property I have in Liangdu is for her. I just hope to give her a stable life."
Li Yunye couldn't help but frown after hearing Mu Liang's answer. He clenched his fists in his sleeves, feeling jealous. This one thousand taels was still too little. If he had known that his money would be given to others, he should have quoted a higher price just now!
"I had originally thought that I would take her out when she got tired of staying in Fengqifang, but after what happened last night, I realized that she was no longer at peace in Fengqifang, so I planned to redeem her and settle her down after I send you back to Qile City at the end of the year."
Jiang Siyao rolled her eyes speechlessly in her heart. Perhaps she had not experienced the hardships that Brother Mu Liang had experienced in his childhood, so she could not empathize with his obsession with taking care of Hong Qing to the end. But in the end it was his choice, and she had no right to interfere too much. After all, she was just his sworn brother.
"What happened to Hongqing in Fengqifang? By the way, what happened last night? Why did Hongqing appear outside alone for no reason?" Li Yunye asked curiously.
"In the beginning, there were two geniuses in Fengqifang, Hongqing was the best dancer, and Caiyi was the best singer. Although Caiyi had a beautiful singing voice, her appearance was not outstanding. Therefore, most of the customers only praised Hongqing and seldom mentioned Caiyi. Later, Caiyi gradually became Hongqing's foil. While Hongqing performed on the stage, she could only sing behind her. Perhaps it was because of this that Hongqing was hated by Caiyi. Last night, it was she who colluded with the two bandits to kidnap Hongqing from Fengqifang. Fortunately, we arrived in time, otherwise..." When he said this, a trace of fear flashed in Mu Liang's eyes, and his hands behind his back were clenched tightly. He didn't dare to imagine what would happen if Hongqing was really kidnapped out of the city by the two bandits.
"Women in the backyard of a mansion can fight for a man, let alone a place of fame and fortune like Fengqifang. But Caiyi is so vicious that she colluded with bandits to attack Hongqing. Hongqing is now the cash cow of Fengqifang. Isn't she afraid of offending Fengqifang by doing this?" Such things happening among women are not surprising to Jiang Siyao. After all, from childhood to adulthood, she can see the real version of palace fighting as long as she is in a group. What makes her despise is that Caiyi is also a woman who was forced to fall into a brothel, and she actually used such vicious means to destroy Hongqing.
"If Hong Qing was really kidnapped by those two bandits and her whereabouts were unknown, Fengqifang naturally might not be able to find her. And now that Hong Qing has returned, she should tell Fengqifang the truth of the matter. As for how Fengqifang will deal with Caiyi, no one knows." Speaking of Caiyi, Mu Liang's face immediately turned cold, but at the same time he was also worried that with Hong Qing's kind and soft-hearted nature, she might show mercy to Caiyi.
“Hmph, not only does he lack the ability but he also has evil intentions. Such a person will sooner or later not have a good ending.” Although Jiang Siyao was not a righteous person, she always hated people who only hid in the gutter and used dirty tricks, so she hoped to see Caiyi’s retribution sooner.
"I didn't expect that brother Yunye is such a chivalrous person who is willing to help others when he sees injustice." Mu Liang turned back to the table, looked at Li Yunye and joked.
Li Yunye rolled his eyes, stood up and left, taking the bag of candied fruit on the table.
Although my mood is mixed today, when I think about the fact that I have earned one thousand taels of silver, I feel that all my worries are gone. It turns out that the power of money is strong.