"In the Flash Enlightenment Bureau, whether he is a fish in the pond or not, we dont care. But here at our place, those two killed Father! Li Xia looked up at Li Wenshan, who felt his scalp tighten and nodded repeatedly, "I know, I know! Lets get rid of them first and talk later! Should I go find Zhao Da? Do you want me to give Qin Mr. a heads up?"

  Li Wenshan lifted one foot and looked at Li Xia, saying that although he had just met Mr. Qin for a few days, Li Wenshan felt as if he had known him for many years, and he both respected and trusted him.

  "Just tell Mr. Qin and its done, no need to look for Zhao Da anymore." Li Xia said with a smile.

  ………………

  Mr. Qin saw off Li Wenshan, and he couldnt express his feelings, but only felt that the spiciness was so overwhelming that he wanted to drink a few cups of liquor to relieve it.

  Using the cunning and deceitful words of Bu Wei to deal with him, this move is not only clever but also extremely ruthless yet without harming his own virtue. Its a perfect combination of yin and yang, truly remarkable! Although its a sinister plot, it has the style of an open and honest strategy, really rare! This Fifth Master is indeed extraordinary, his future achievements will surely surpass those of Li Zuo, worthy of guidance and assistance!

  Mr. Qin went over the matter again in detail, called Zhao Dajin to come and instructed him: "Tomorrow, Third Master will go to Hangzhou Prefecture to meet with General Luos army, you bring a few people to secretly follow them, first to secretly protect Fifth Master and others, secondly, there is another thing..."

  Mr. Qin motioned to Zhao, who leaned in close, and whispered a few sentences. Then he smiled and said, "Not just Shans place, also spread the word at Yaos and Zhus places, dont say too much, just let it slip out."

  "Rest assured, sir." Zhao Dalu bowed and replied.

  ………………

  Li Xia sat on the couch under the south window of the upper house, facing Li Wenlan who was writing. Li Wenlan wrote with concentration, while Li Xias hand mechanically drew, but her mind wandered far away.

  This old lady at home was originally a prostitute who became a devout Buddhist, and Ah-Dis mother was raised by her to make money. How can we get Ah-Di to see through her? How can we pull her down from the position of the old lady so that Ah-Di and his wife will no longer listen to her, and she wont dare bully my sister again?

  That Wang Tongzhi who loves beautiful women... If that old lady thinks Wang Tongzhi wants to take Sister as a concubine, and can give a lot of silver, what will she do?

  It seems... I can try... Just like this, go discuss with Fifth Brother!

  Li Xia threw down her pen, put on her shoes and ran out. Li Wenlan shouted behind her: "You havent finished writing! You havent finished......Sister, sister! My little sister has run away again..."

  Just as she ran to the door, Li Xia bumped into Mrs. Zhong who was entering with a curtain, fortunately Mrs. Zhong grabbed the curtain and didnt fall to the ground.

  "What are you running around like a madwoman for! Look at yourself! Where is the slightest bit of dignity of an officials daughter?" The scolding from Old Lady Zhong was far less sharp and piercing than usual.

  Li Xia turned her head and rushed into the arms of her sister Li Dong, who was hurrying over. She looked at Mrs. Zhong with a face full of comfort and joy... But this was rarely seen, what good thing made her so happy?

  Li Xia didnt rush out and sat down beside Mrs. Xu, occasionally glancing at Old Lady Zhong.

  "Just now, I stewed some sugar water in the kitchen. Its best to eat it while its hot. I asked Little Jiu to send a bowl over to Old Lady Zheng. Little Jiu said she wasnt there." Mrs. Xu respectfully bowed her head and smiled, speaking carefully to Old Lady Zheng. This old lady was not her mother-in-law but was even more formidable than one. Over the years, she had grown accustomed to it; she would rather suffer some hardship herself than offend her.

  "Im going out." Old Lady Zhong said loudly, she had been the matriarch of this family for so long that she was too used to it and didnt think there was anything wrong with talking to Mrs. Xu like that.

  "Where did the old lady go? Is it fun? Take me there too!" Li Xia blinked her long eyelashes, looking at Clock Old Lady pretending to be innocent.

  "This is not a playground! This dead girl, only thinking about playing! Youre already six years old, you should have started learning needlework and cooking skills long ago!" Zhong Aiyi scolded Li Xia with a straight face, then turned to talk to Xu TaiTai: "Just went out, didnt expect to run into an old acquaintance from the same hometown, just separated by one alley, chatted for a while!" The excitement on Zhong Old Ladys face had not yet dissipated.

  Fellow countryman? Separated by a lane? Li Xia blinked and asked again: "The old ladys fellow countryman? Is that from the capital?"

  "The old lady is from Yangzhou." Mrs. Xu patted Li Xia lightly and explained softly, Li Xia responded with a soft "oh", she knew it was Yangzhou... the Yangzhou that produced thin horses...

  "Im going to see Fifth Brother!" Li Xia understood what was going on and after saying a sentence, she ran out.

  Li Wenshan was nodding his head and reciting an article, Li Xia waited until he finished before jumping into the house, "Fifth brother, I have an idea, listen to it and see if its okay."

  "Whats the idea?" Li Wenshan put down his book and stuck his head out of the window. He looked around in all directions, but there was no one around.

  "Brother, if we were to marry Sister off to someone as a concubine, would that old lady persuade Father to send her away for lots and lots of silver?" Li Xia whispered closely into Brothers ear.

  Li Wenshans face changed instantly, "How dare she? Father will definitely not agree, even if..."

  "I know Father wont agree, just because Father wont agree..." Li Xia covered Li Wenshans mouth with her hand, but in her heart, she had a thread of uncertainty. Did Father really not agree? She didnt know much about Father and Mother.

  "Im saying, do you think the old lady would have urged Ah De to do this? Its not like Ah De would do such a thing!"

  "Isnt that an exaggeration?" Li Wenshan hesitated, "Ah Dong is a legitimate daughter of the official family, and no matter what, shes from the Bo Fu family. To be someones concubine? That would be a huge joke! Moreover, who dares to take her in? Doesnt he want to live? Unless its the Prince, or even the Crown Prince of Changsha, or General Lu..."

  "No one is allowed! Not even the emperor! My sister will never be a concubine for anyone!" Li Xia slapped Li Wenshan on the head.

  "Thats it! Thats it! I was just saying, that old lady... Ah Xia, this is really not to be said!" Li Wen Shan thought this was an extremely absurd idea, but what Old Lady Zhong would think or do, he really couldnt guess.

  "Or, lets... try it?" Li Xia looked up at Li Wenshan with a smile, twirling her fingers. Li Wenshan furrowed his brow, "Hm! Isnt this not good? Also... Hm, we can try it! How do we try?"

  "This has nothing to do with you. Ill go find your sister and have her come with us to Hangzhou tomorrow!" Li Xia jumped up, about to run out, but Li Wenshan pulled her back, "Who were you planning on sending Adong to? Cough cough! I mean...you know what Im getting at."

  "It was that Wang surname official, he is the richest and loves beautiful women the most."

  "Ah!" Li Wenshan let out a long sigh and took another deep breath, "A Xia, wont it become real? What if..."

  "Dont worry, even if you want to send it in, it cant be sent in, unless that Wang Tongzhi wants to die and take the entire Wang family with him." Li Xia shook off Li Wenshan and ran away quickly.

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