EBE Chapter 155 Other Courtyard
Chapter 155 Other Courtyard
Shang Wan looked back at him, and seeing that Yan Dangjia didn't seem to be teasing her on purpose, she sat back down in her previous seat.
Yan Dangjia smiled and said, "Madam, you came at a good time. The escort agency is going to escort a batch of medicinal herbs to Maocheng tomorrow, so it's just on the way."
"That's great." Shang Wan showed a pleasantly surprised expression on his face, "I wonder how much it will cost?"
Yan Dangjia thought for a moment and said, "Since it's on the way, just give the brothers some money for tea. A total of five taels of silver, what do you think, Madam?"
"Five taels! That's so much." Shang Wan was embarrassed. She raised her hand to hold the purse and pursed her lips. "My husband has been bedridden for many years and has to take medicine every day. There is not much money left at home. Since it's on the way, can the fee be reduced?"
She came here today wearing old clothes on purpose because she was afraid of being ripped off.
It's just a letter for you to bring along, one or two ounces of silver, no more.
Housekeeper Yan frowned and looked at Shang Wan carefully. Only then did he notice that although Shang Wan was extremely handsome, his clothes had been washed so much that they had turned white. It seemed that his family was indeed in financial difficulty.
The owner of the escort agency has some chivalrous spirit and likes to sympathize with the poor and help the weak. What's more, the person in front of him is a beauty. Seeing that the beauty is in trouble, he can't help but feel sympathy for her.
After a few breaths, Yan said, "Every family has its own difficulties. Considering your wife's filial piety, I will give her three taels of silver."
Shang Wan opened his purse and poured out the only one ounce of silver and ten copper coins inside. He looked at Yan Dangjia with his moist almond eyes and clenched his hands nervously, "This is all I have."
Yan Dangjia: “…”
Under Shang Wan's gaze, he wanted to agree on impulse, but the old man standing behind him suddenly coughed heavily.
Yan Dangjia immediately came back to his senses from his impulse and waved his hand, saying, "This is against the rules. Three taels of silver cannot be less, otherwise you can only ask Madam to look elsewhere."
"What's against the rules?" A slightly hoarse male voice came from outside, followed by a thin man who walked in.
Shang Wan took a closer look and found that the face was as square as a square. It was definitely Sang Qibensang.
"This lady wants to entrust the escort agency to deliver a letter to her family at the border, but she only has one tael of silver." Yan Dangjia winked at Sang Qi, "You also know that our escort agency never accepts business with less than three taels of silver. It's against the rules."
Sang Qi didn't hear what Mr. Yan said at all. Since he came in, his attention was all on Shang Wan.
With fair skin, beautiful face, delicate nose and cherry lips, she was even prettier than the courtesan in Zuichunlou. How come he didn't know there was such a beauty in the city?
Shang Wan seemed to be embarrassed by his gaze and lowered her head, a dark light flashing across her eyes.
If you dare to fantasize about me, I’ll blow your head off!
Yan Dangjia coughed twice awkwardly and called out in a deep voice, "Second brother."
Stop staring at them!
Sang Qi then reluctantly turned his gaze away from Shang Wan, and Yan Dangjia repeated what he had just said, as if he was used to it.
"Brother, rules are dead, but people are alive." Sang Qi wanted to please the beauty, so he smiled and said, "Anyway, I am the one escorting the herbs to the border this time, so delivering the letter is just a side job. I will accept it even if you don't want money."
"Second brother!" Yan Dangjia's tone was a little stern. His second brother was good in everything except beauty, and he was easily blinded by beauty.
Sang Qi didn't want to lose face by being scolded by his elder brother in front of the beauty, so he curled his lips and gave Shang Wan a smile that he thought was cool, "Please wait a moment, Madam."
He reached out and pulled Yan Dangjia outside to discuss in a low voice.
Shang Wan pretended to be nervous and looked outside again and again, thinking in his heart that Jiang Bo was right, Sang Qi was indeed a lustful person.
Not long after, Sang Qi and Yan Dangjia walked in one after another. Yan Dangjia looked unhappy, but Sang Qi was smiling.
"I'll take this escort." Sang Qi looked at Shang Wan, "Madam, after you pay the silver, fill out the escort form and then give me the letter from home."
Shang Wan hesitated for a moment, handed him a tael of silver, and when Sang Qi was about to touch her hand, she quickly took it back and asked in a low voice: "I can't read, can I find someone to help me write?"
"Of course." Sang Qi's eyes turned more eager than before, and he turned his gaze to Shang Wan and said earnestly, "Come with me, I will help you write."
He led Shang Wan to the side hall, and the old man with white beard followed.
Sang Qi turned around and glared at the old man, but the old man pretended not to see it and followed the two of them firmly.
Shang Wan pretended not to notice the flirting between the two and tried hard to maintain his persona.
After Sang Qi filled out the escort form as she said, she handed him the thick letter from home.
Under Shang Wan's gaze, Sang Qi personally put a lacquer seal on the envelope.
This is done to reassure the employer that the escort agency's staff will never open the letters and read them privately during transportation.
The old man's gaze shifted to Shang Wan, and Shang Wan immediately breathed a sigh of relief in a slightly exaggerated manner.
With the old man watching him from the side, Sang Qi didn't gain any advantage and felt unlucky.
When he was sending Shang Wan out, he had been deliberately asking about Shang Wan's background, and it was obvious that he had not given up yet.
Shang Wan answered whatever was asked out of gratitude, and she had never lost when telling lies.
Both sides had a pleasant conversation.
It was not until Shang Wan drove the ox cart away that Sang Qi reluctantly withdrew his gaze, turned around and glared at the old man fiercely, then strode into the escort agency.
The old man's eyes were full of disdain. He curled his lips, picked up the broom and continued sweeping the floor.
Shang Wan did not go far. She booked the cheapest room in a nearby inn, parked the ox cart in the inn, and quietly climbed out of the window of the inn room and returned to the Longling Escort Agency to monitor Sang Qi.
Sang Qi changed into a blue brocade robe, led a chestnut horse out of the stable, and rode out of the city.
Shang Wan followed from a distance and saw him stop at the gate of a house in the suburbs, jump off the horse and walk in.
Judging from the sounds and breath alone, there were many guards in this mansion, including several experts. Shang Wan did not rush in for fear of alerting the enemy.
She expanded her hearing to the maximum, trying to hear what the people in the house were doing.
There were quite a few people in the courtyard, and the noise was diverse, including the sound of many children crying, which was sharp and thin, giving Shang Wan a headache.
She raised her hand to rub her temple, thinking about sneaking in to take a look, when a group of people came out of the courtyard.
The one in the lead was wearing a black veiled hat and his face could not be seen clearly, but judging from his stature and clothes, he should be a man.
What caught Shang Wan's attention was the wheelchair under him.
This person has a leg disease.
In a flash, a name suddenly popped into Shang Wan's mind.
Could this person be Lu Chengyuan?
Thinking of this possibility, Shang Wan flew to a high place and looked around with his head down.
If it is really Lu Chengyuan, this suburban house should be the Ge family's villa, and there must be Qiao Yu'an's people watching around.
The scanning gaze suddenly paused, and sure enough, there were two people watching nearby.
Seeing the man wearing a veil being carried onto the carriage, Shang Wan hesitated for a moment, then jumped up and followed.