Volume 6: Dream Record Chapter 431: Gao Hui, the wet nurse, sent someone to frame Pan'er
"You like him, so you like him. This is a good thing. You don't need to cry, right?"
Sun Sanniang asked in confusion. At this time, Zhao Pan'er shook her head slightly and cried:
"That's not the case. I like him, and he should like me a little, but not that much!"
"What do you mean?"
Sun Sanniang was confused by Zhao Pan'er. In her opinion, if you like it, you like it, and if you don't like it, you don't like it. What does it mean to like it a little but not like it that much?
Looking at Sun Sanniang, Zhao Pan'er looked somewhat helpless, and couldn't help but smiled sadly:
"He treats me very well. He always does things that make me think he really loves me, holding my heart tightly in his hands, and then he secretly runs off to have sex with other girls. If he really likes me, would he do this?"
Sun Sanniang felt a little guilty, and her eyes were slightly evasive, but she still said with certainty:
"He probably, definitely, must really like you, otherwise why would he do so many things for you? The Banzhaimian Teahouse, this house, and the matter of Yin Zhang escaping from his official duties and returning to be a good man, etc., isn't that what Zifang told me before, that love for someone extends to his dog, that's love!"
Zhao Pan'er wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said with a smile while crying:
"I always remind myself that people must have self-knowledge. Ouyang Xu, who passed the imperial examination, can immediately look down on me for being a lowly person and a good man. How can Xiao Fan, the eldest son of the Prime Minister's family, not know that there is a world of difference between us?
I am really afraid, Sanniang, that I will get used to his care. I am afraid that he will capture my heart, so that one day, as long as he waves to me, I will walk over involuntarily, and end up like countless sisters who have changed their ways, with their beauty fading and their love fading. In the end, he will say from afar, I just felt sorry for you at the beginning!"
"Pan'er, Master Xiao would definitely not be like this!"
Sun Sanniang advised, but Zhao Pan'er didn't listen to anything at this time, she just choked up and said:
"Isn't Ouyang Xu's lesson profound enough? Women should be independent. Once they want to rely on others, they will become weak. That's why I'm sad. We must run this teahouse well and gain a foothold in Tokyo with our own abilities. We must not rely on others. I, I don't even know what I'm saying now!"
Sun Sanniang's eyes were red. She held Zhao Pan'er's hand and said in a choked voice:
"Pan'er, you are absolutely right!"
After taking a look at Sun Sanniang, Zhao Pan'er hugged her arms and gently leaned on her shoulders. A string of crystal clear tears still hung on her cheeks as she smiled and said:
"Sister, promise me, please. You will remind me at all times to stay awake. I must not let him look down on me, and I must not look down on myself either!"
"Pan'er, remember, no one in this world dares to look down on us!"
“Hmm~~”
In the moonlight, Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang's faces were full of fragility, but their eyes were filled with strength.
At the same time, on the painting house of Shuangxi Tower, in Zhang Haohao's boudoir.
Looking at Zhang Haohao, whose face was flushed and her body was limp, Yuan Xudong kissed her on the forehead and said gently:
"Okay, have a good rest, I'll come see you next time!"
Seeing that Yuan Xudong was about to leave, Zhang Haohao struggled to get up from the bed. She frowned slightly, and hooked her fair and tender hands around his neck and said coquettishly:
"No, I don't want you to leave. I want you to stay with me. Please stay with me, okay?"
Zhao Pan'er was still angry at home. Yuan Xudong couldn't stay at Zhang Haohao's place overnight. He could only refuse:
"Not tonight, tomorrow, tomorrow night I'll come over to keep you company, okay?"
"No, I don't want it!"
Seeing that Yuan Xudong was determined to leave, Zhang Haohao hugged his neck even harder and seduced him coquettishly:
"As long as you stay, can't I let Xiaoyu serve you?"
"Xiaoyu?"
Yuan Xudong was somewhat puzzled and asked:
"Your personal maid?"
"Yeah, she's pretty good looking, isn't she?"
Seeing that Yuan Xudong was somewhat interested, Zhang Haohao said with some jealousy:
"She has been with me for five or six years. She is quite smart, not as dumb as Mei. If you like her, I will ask her to come in and serve you?"
"Forget it, I'm not really a beast, I can't just take away someone's innocence so easily!"
Hearing Yuan Xudong say this, Zhang Haohao couldn't help but roll his eyes at him and said:
"Then why did you bully me in the first place?"
"Is that even a question?"
Looking at the charming Zhang Haohao, Yuan Xudong said half-jokingly and half-seriously:
"Because you are Zhang Haohao, the top singing girl in Tokyo. Not only is you beautiful, but you also have a unique voice. How can I bear to give up such an outstanding beauty to others? Naturally, I have to take the initiative and take you for myself and hide you in a golden house!"
"Bad guy!"
Zhang Haohao rolled his eyes at Yuan Xudong and said, not jokingly:
"Xiaomei and Xiaoyu have been with me for so many years, and they will always be with me in the future. They don't plan to get married. If you like them, just take them in!"
"real?"
Looking at Zhang Haohao's eyes, Yuan Xudong said with a smile:
"Aren't you jealous?"
"Why am I jealous?"
After rolling her eyes at Yuan Xudong, Zhang Haohao said coquettishly:
"I am a lady, and they are my personal maids. You are my husband, so since I am weak, isn't it normal for me to have them help me sleep with you?"
Having said that, Zhang Haohao glanced at Yuan Xudong coquettishly, then shouted :
"Xiaomei, Xiaoyu, the two of you come in for a moment!"
"Here I come, miss!"
Hearing their mistress's greeting, the maids Xiaoyu and Xiaomei came in together, bowed slightly to Yuan Xudong, then looked at Zhang Haohao and asked:
"Miss, do you have any instructions?"
Looking at Xiaoyu and Xiaomei with red cheeks, Zhang Haohao rolled his eyes and said:
"You two little girls are lucky. Young Master Xiao is going to stay here overnight. Are you two willing to wait on him until bedtime?"
"ah?"
Hearing their mistress say this, the maids Xiaoyu and Xiaomei blushed and lowered their heads, neither agreeing nor refusing. Yuan Xudong did not want to stay here overnight, so he quickly said:
"If you don't want to, forget it. Don't worry, I won't force you!"
As he spoke, he pulled Zhang Haohao off his body and said:
"Okay, stop messing around. I'll come see you tomorrow night. That's all for today. You should get some rest too!"
Seeing that Zhang Haohao wanted to say something, Yuan Xudong glared at her and said:
"It's settled. I'm going back first!"
After saying that, Yuan Xudong walked straight out of the door. Zhang Haohao glared at the maids Xiaoyu and Xiaomei with a look of disappointment. Normally, these two maids were more eloquent than the other, but they failed at the critical moment and were completely useless. It was really infuriating!
Just as Yuan Xudong opened the beaded curtain and was about to step out of the door, the maids Xiaoyu and Xiaomei looked at each other, gritted their teeth, turned around and ran towards Yuan Xudong, hugged his waist from behind, and whispered with blushing faces:
"Mr. Xiao, we are willing to serve you and the young lady!"
Although the maids Xiaoyu and Xiaomei took the initiative to throw themselves into his arms, Yuan Xudong remained calm. He comforted Xiaoyu and Xiaomei, who were blushing, and promised to visit them again tomorrow night. Then he left the houseboat of Shuangxi Tower and hurried home. Zhao Pan'er was still waiting for his comfort, so he could not be careless.
(Some clips are deleted here. The general meaning is that after Yuan Xudong returned home at night, he made love with Zhao Paner and coaxed her, and then Zhao Paner forgave him. Those who understand will understand!)
Half a month later, Yuan Xudong and Zhao Pan'er had completely reconciled. Zhao Pan'er also reluctantly accepted Sun Sanniang and Zhang Haohao, and Zhang Haohao also moved into Yuan Xudong's house with a group of maids.
Just as Yuan Xudong had promised her, she lived alone in a garden. Her personal maids Xiaoyu and Xiaomei also became Yuan Xudong's attendants. The master and servant of one mind, which really made Yuan Xudong unbearable.
At noon, the Ban Zhaimian Teahouse was open for business as usual. Ever since Zhang Haohao entered the Xiao residence, he would come to the Ban Zhaimian Teahouse from time to time to sing a song to show his support. The teahouse's business was even better, making a fortune every day. Naturally, it received special attention from those who cared about it.
Just as Zhao Pan'er and the others were busy greeting the guests, a loud noise came from a table in the corner. A guest suddenly twitched and fell to the ground. A young man next to him shook the fallen guest vigorously and shouted:
“Brother!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the guest who had fallen to the ground spurted out another mouthful of black blood, which startled the other guests around him. They all started to talk among themselves. Sun Sanniang and Zhao Pan'er were also startled by this sudden situation. At this time, the young man raised his head and said indignantly:
"It's poisonous! There's poison in your fruit drink!"
Hearing the handsome young man shouting that the fruit drink was poisonous, the guests in the teahouse were so scared that they dared not drink tea anymore. However, Zhao Pan'er was sure that her tea would not be poisonous, so she tried to explain:
"I made the red fruit drink, how could it be poisonous?"
"Still want to cheat?"
The young man seemed to have been prepared. He pulled out a silver longevity lock from his neck and dipped it into the unfinished red fruit drink on the table. The lock immediately turned black. He showed the black longevity lock to Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang and said,
"Look for yourself, this isn't poison, what is it?"
Seeing the silver lock turn black, the other guests ran out in fear, thinking that someone had died in the Banzhaimian Teahouse. They gathered outside the teahouse to watch the excitement. Soon, only Zhao Pan'er and a few others were left in the teahouse, along with the young man and his elder brother who had fallen to the ground.
The young man quarreled loudly with Zhao Paner and others, and had no intention of rescuing his elder brother immediately. At this time, the young man threatened to report to the police, but Zhao Paner was sure that there was no poison in his tea. Even if others wanted to frame him, they could not really lose a life. If he thought so, the guest who died of vomiting blood must have been pretending to be dead. Their purpose was to blackmail people, or they wanted to close down the Banzhaimian Teahouse from now on!
Thinking of this, Zhao Pan'er told Sun Sanniang to watch over the boy. She fetched a bowl of red fruit drink and a sharp knife from the kitchen, and asked Sun Sanniang to hold down the handsome boy. Zhao Pan'er poured half of the red fruit drink into his mouth and said jokingly:
"Since it's poisonous, try it too. I'll see if you'll die!"
After that , she took the sharp knife and walked towards the guest who was vomiting blood and died, and said with a smile:
"A dead man's eyes won't move. Let me see if he's dead!"
As she spoke, Zhao Pan'er walked over to the guest, squatted down, pried open his eyelids and was about to poke him with the sharp knife. At this time, the guest tried to run out of the teahouse, and Zhao Pan'er almost couldn't help laughing. Sun Sanniang kicked him to the ground and stepped on him hard with her foot, making him unable to move. Zhao Pan'er looked at the human-shaped turtle crawling on all fours and said with a smile:
"Oh, you're faking your death?"
At this time, the tea drinkers who were watching at the door were also discussing:
"This, this is fake!"
"Isn't this a deliberate attempt to extort money from people?"
At this time, Zhao Paner looked at the boy who had been clamoring to report to the police and said with a smile:
"Your eldest brother died, but you didn't try to check his breath, didn't feel his pulse, and didn't rush to call a doctor or extort money from me. Instead, you insisted on arresting me and reporting me to the police. Tell me, who told you to do this?"
Seeing that the young man didn't say anything, Sun Sanniang stepped on the so-called big brother and said loudly:
"explain!"
"I don't understand what you are talking about. I just woke up. I vomited blood because I drank your drink. Don't accuse me of being a good person!"
Looking at the elder brother who was still stubborn, Zhao Paner smiled. She poured the remaining half bowl of red fruit drink into his mouth and said with a smile:
"I just added a snake grass flower to it. I don't know if it will kill you, but when mixed with the red fruit drink, it will become a mute potion. If there is no antidote within half an hour, you will never be able to speak again in your life!"
Hearing what Zhao Pan'er said, the young man and the elder brother suddenly felt an unbearable dryness and itchiness in their throats, and it was painful as if they were burned by fire. At this time, Zhao Pan'er took out a small porcelain bottle from her arms, weighed it twice in her hand, and said with a smile:
"I have the antidote in my hand. There is only one copy. I'll give it to whoever of you asks first. Otherwise, I'll throw it into the Bian River!"
After that, Zhao Pan'er began to count. When she counted to three, the young man and the elder brother shouted almost at the same time:
"I say!"
The two brothers looked at each other and said at the same time:
(Big Brother)
"I owed someone money, and that person forced me to pay it back. I didn't have the money, so he asked me to come here and cause trouble!"
(juvenile)
"You withheld his sister's wages!"
Looking at the two good brothers who had inconsistent words, Zhao Paner narrowed her eyes slightly.
As soon as the words came out, the young man was also stunned. He looked at his good brother and said in disbelief:
"You lied to me? Didn't you say they withheld your sister's wages and broke her legs?"
Looking at these two good brothers, Zhao Paner crossed his arms and asked:
"Who ordered you to do this?"
After taking a look at his good brother who had deceived him, the young man blurted out in anger:
"The person who ordered him to do so was the Eighth Master at the dock, but the person who gave the Eighth Master the money was a woman in her forties, probably a housewife of a wealthy family!"
Sun Sanniang said in disbelief:
"How can you be sure that woman is the housemaid of a wealthy family?"
"I've seen her feet. They are fat and wide. The fabric of her shoes is bad and the pattern is old-fashioned. Most masters wouldn't wear shoes like that. She can ride in a big carriage and order people around. So she is either a concubine or a foster mother!"
"You're quite clever. Can you write?"
“I can write!”
"Write down everything that happened today from beginning to end and put your fingerprints on it!"
