NFBE Chapter 188 The Victim is Striding Over
Chapter 188 The Victim is Striding Over
This is self-evident. No girl who is about to get married would move into the man's house in advance.
That was a special case before.
Cao Rui noticed that Aunt Xue was in a low mood, which was not good for the fetus, so he used some gentle and caring methods and soon coaxed her into a state of beaming with joy.
The scene was truly breathtakingly beautiful.
At dinner time.
Cao Rui was looking at the table full of beauties with passionate eyes, and was thinking about who to practice with tonight.
Chen Shuozhen pulled him into the secret room again and said with a strange look:
"This time the flood really washed away the Dragon King Temple. Family members no longer recognize each other."
"What do you mean, Xiao Wenshu's daughter was kidnapped by your people?"
"almost."
Chen Shuozhen began to explain.
It turned out that Akezhan, the Lianghuai Salt Administration, overcame all difficulties and checked the treasury accounts, and found that a full 10 million taels of silver were missing. He was so frightened that he couldn't sleep for several days. (There was a prostitute as evidence.)
As the imperial court was pressing for donations, Akzan decided to collect the donations first and then look for the account books.
But all the salt merchants cried out for loss and resisted in every possible way, saying that smuggled salt was rampant and their business was almost unsustainable.
Colleagues were unwilling to cooperate and put all the blame on the former Lianghuai Salt Administrator who committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
Akzhan used intimidation and inducement while joining forces with Mu Xing'a, the governor of the Grand Canal, to crack down on smuggled salt, using the excuse of sealing off the salt merchants.
This cut off the financial resources of many people, including Chen Shuozhen.
So they invited members of the Tiandihui to plunder the salt fields, causing panic in the market, in order to teach Akezhan a lesson.
"Heaven and Earth Society?"
"The Tiandihui that fought against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty?"
Cao Rui became interested.
Chen Shuozhen was dismissive:
"The Tiandihui had long since become corrupt and degenerate, becoming a thug for the rich and powerful, busy making money. No one even remembered the original purpose of establishing the Tiandihui."
"That's it!"
Cao Rui quickly lost interest and asked:
"So no one was targeting the Wang and Xiao families. Instead, when the Tiandihui members were looting the salt field, Xiao Wenshu's daughter happened to run into them. She was unlucky enough. Is she still alive now?"
"She's alive. After all, that girl is very valuable."
"That's good."
……
Afterwards, the two of them went to Wang's house. Naturally, they could not tell Xiao Wenshu the truth. They only said that they had found the bandit who kidnapped your daughter, and they might have to pay some silver to ransom her.
"As long as the person is safe, I will pay no matter how much money it costs."
Xiao Wenshu was delighted and took the silver note and set out to rescue people.
"Maybe thirty or fifty thousand taels!"
Chen Shuozhen said a number, but did not intend to take her with him, and advised:
"Mrs. Wang, you are more valuable than your daughter. If those guys kidnap you and demand more money, I'm afraid I won't be able to control the situation."
"This……"
Xiao Wenshu's reason was wavering between maternal love. She wanted to go but didn't dare to go. She couldn't help but look at Cao Rui. After seeing Cao Rui nod, she had to give up the idea of going with him.
"Then I'll leave it to you two, please rescue my daughter!"
"Don't worry, madam."
Chen Shuozhen took the banknote and prepared to leave.
Yue Banwan jumped out and said:
"I'll go with you."
It turned out that since they met at Guanyin Villa and escorted Xiao Wenshu home.
She was hiding in the Chuntai troupe, a troupe maintained by the Wang family, and was eating and sleeping with the young actress Wan'er.
Cao Rui and Chen Shuozhen knew Yue Banwan's true identity, so they did not refuse. Under the cover of night, they groped their way out of the city and found the hiding place of the Tiandihui and others.
Chen Shuozhen and Yue Banwan both knew each other and greeted them enthusiastically.
Only Cao Rui had just arrived and didn't know anyone.
and many more!
Cao Rui was surprised to find that the people standing in front of him were the female knight Yao Yingzi and her fellow apprentices whom he had met before.
"It's you!"
Yao Yingzi also widened her eyes, obviously not expecting to see Cao Rui here again. She immediately showed a complicated expression, with surprise and a hint of embarrassment.
Cao Rui was the first to break the silence: "I never thought that I would see you here again. It seems that we are really destined to meet."
……
Now that we all have acquaintances, things have become much easier.
Chen Shuozhen got straight to the point and said, "We are here for the daughter of the Wang family. We hope you can show mercy and release her. The Wang family is willing to pay 10,000 taels as ransom."
"We don't want to embarrass you, but 10,000 taels is too little. That's the precious daughter of the president of the Lianghuai Salt Merchants Association. The key is that the tomboy has a bad mouth!"
After some bargaining, the price was finally sold for thirty thousand taels.
After all, it was unexpected wealth, and one had to give face to Chen Shuo, who had connections in both the black and white worlds, and Xiangzhu Yuebanwan, the leader of the White Lotus Sect whose power was growing rapidly.
Soon, Wang Yuhan was released. She was wearing men's clothes and had a mustache. She looked like a tomboy. She pouted and said unhappily:
"It's only thirty thousand taels, who are you looking down on?"
"My father's ransom fee is 500,000 taels, I'm worth at least 100,000 taels!"
The Tiandihui has never wronged anyone, but they are indeed very foul-mouthed.
Cao Rui thought about his relationship with Xiao Wenshu, and thought he could be considered half her father, so he didn't hesitate and punched Wang Yuhan in the stomach.
"If you can't speak, just shut up!"
"what!"
Wang Yuhan covered her stomach, tears streaming down her face from the pain. She opened her mouth to curse, but was afraid of angering Cao Rui again, so she could only bite her lips tightly and said nothing.
The world suddenly became quiet.
After saying goodbye to the Tiandihui members, Chen Shuozhen stayed quietly, as if she had something more important to discuss in detail.
Cao Rui and Yue Banwan took Wang Yuhan back.
After getting on the carriage, Wang Yuhan couldn't help but throw herself into Yue Banwan's arms and cry.
"He actually hit me, that's too much!"
She sobbed and accused Cao Rui of being brutal and rude.
Yue Banwan patted her back gently and comforted her tenderly:
"Okay, stop crying. Master Cao is doing this for your own good."
However, Wang Yuhan simply wouldn't listen and continued crying about her experience.
After Yue Banwan found out, she was too lazy to pay attention to her anymore.
The carriage galloped through the night, its wheels rolling and making dull sounds.
After a while, they arrived at Wang's house.
Xiao Wenshu had been waiting impatiently, pacing inside the gate, her face full of anxiety and worry.
When she saw the carriage stop and her daughter jump out, she rushed out, hugged her tightly in her arms, tears in her eyes.
"My daughter, you scared me to death."
"Mom, it's okay, I'm back safe and sound!"
Wang Yuhan had just cried, but she couldn't help crying again in her mother's arms. She felt much more relieved, but the grievance in her heart had not yet dissipated, so she started to complain about Cao Rui's mischief again.
"Mom, he hit me, you must stand up for me."
"..."
Xiao Wenshu looked at her daughter and then at Cao Rui, feeling very conflicted. Should she turn against the second man in her life for her daughter?
And she knew that raising her daughter as a son had made Wang Yuhan's temper a little strange, and it was not necessarily whose fault it was.
Fortunately, it is still not too late to correct it.
Xiao Wenshu was confident that the second baby would be a boy, so she comforted him:
"Okay, stop crying. Master Cao is doing this for your own good."
Wang Yuhan thought the sound was familiar and tried to act coquettishly, but was pulled into the main hall.
Cao Rui and others had just sat down and had no time to drink tea.
The concierge came running in and exclaimed in surprise:
"The master is back, ma'am, miss, the master is back."
After a while, Cao Rui saw the victim Wang Chaozong striding towards him.
"Yuhan, are you okay?"
Wang Chaozong looked tired, but when he saw his daughter return safely, the heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and his eyes were filled with joy.
"father!"
Wang Yuhan immediately ran over without even thinking about seeking revenge for the punch from Cao Rui.
Xiao Wenshu was surprised but also a little uncomfortable. She glanced at Cao Rui and quickly went up to him and asked:
"Why would Akzhan let me go when the money hasn't even been paid?"
Wang Chaozong explained.
It turned out that Xiao Wenshu sent people everywhere to gather information, so the news of Wang Yuhan's kidnapping quickly spread in Jinling City.
After receiving the news, Akzan was afraid that the salt merchant's family would take the opportunity to cause trouble, so he allowed Wang Chaozong to go home first to save his daughter.
Wang Chaozong rushed back anxiously, but he didn't expect that Wang Yuhan had been rescued. After learning from Xiao Wenshu that it was the credit of Cao Rui and others, he thanked them repeatedly.
"Brother Cao, this time it's all thanks to you. I, Wang Chaozong, will remember this favor."
Cao Rui waved his hand and said:
"President Wang, you are too polite. We are all friends and should help each other."