Qin Haoou accompanied Xia Jin downstairs, pointed at the man in front of the counter, and said:
"He is Tan Zhimin, the boss of Yazhuxuan!"
Xia Jin looked in the direction pointed by Qin Hao'ou and saw that it was a middle-aged man with a mustache, a thin face, slender eyebrows, thin lips, wearing a long gown and a hanging crown, looking as elegant as a scholar.
dress up.
"Even though he looks elegant on the outside, he is actually just pretending!" Qin Hao'ou complained.
"Tell me and listen." Xia Jin said.
Qin Haoou looked around and lowered his voice:
"Tan Zhimin, the boss of Yazhuxuan, is notoriously greedy for money! To say that he is a coquettish scholar is to flatter him. In fact, he is a profiteer who is full of money and prides himself on being noble!"
"The original boss of Yazhuxuan was a highly respected gentleman who retired from the Bachelor's Mansion. This guy was that gentleman's groom. Later, because the gentleman offended someone, Tan Zhimin added insult to injury and gave false testimony to kill that gentleman.
And he naturally became the master here!"
"After he became the boss of Yazhuxuan, the atmosphere of this place changed. It was originally a scholarly place for academic exchanges and gathering of literati, but now it has become a romantic place that looks high-end but is actually corrupt! It's a pity that all the piano players here have been enslaved by him.
, has become a tool for making money!”
"I heard someone say that he wouldn't even let go of that lord's son! With that young master's talent, it's a pity that he can win the title of the first young master in the capital!"
"Among the most despised profiteers in our business world, Tan Zhimin is definitely among the top ten!" Qin Hao'ou said through gritted teeth.
If the master hadn't wanted to investigate the case, he would never have come to this place!
Especially when he saw Tan Zhimin pretending to be a scholar, he wanted to go over with a spatula and beat him up!
"Let's go!" Xia Jin walked over.
Seeing the master passing by, Qin Haoou followed him. When he got to the counter, he was recognized by Tan Zhimin at a glance.
"Isn't this Boss Qin from Desheng Building? Didn't he say before that even if he died, he would not come to my place that smells like copper mixed with rouge?" As soon as he came up, Tan Zhimin started to rehash the old score.
Qin Hao'ou crossed his arms over his chest, with a look of disdain on his face, "You think I'm here for you! If I hadn't come here with my teacher... my friend today, otherwise I wouldn't have come to this lousy place like yours!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, the debt has been paid off, and your nose is turned up to the sky? Let's be clear, isn't it because I didn't have money before, so why can't I come? Now that I have money, I want to come over and see the world!" Tan Zhimin played with it!
The jade ring on his thumb looks proud.
"Come to your shabby place to see the world? Your world is so small! Otherwise, why are you a groom? You have such a small horizon!" Qin Hao'ou snorted coldly.
These words seemed to hit Tan Zhimin's pain point. He could no longer maintain his image. He jumped up and cursed: "Child of the Qin family! If you dare to talk nonsense again, believe it or not, I will kick you out!"
"Stop arguing!" Xia Jin walked over and placed the banknote on the counter.
Tan Zhimin turned his eyes to the banknote and saw the face value of fifty thousand taels! Most banks cannot afford such a large account, unless they are rich and powerful!
To have such a large denomination shows that he has a lot of background!
Tan Zhimin's ferocious face was replaced by a gentle smile, "Guest, who do you have your eye on?"
"I want to buy a piano player." Xia Jin said.
Tan Zhimin rubbed his hands, "The most valuable thing here is the violinist. I can sell a few of them every now and then~"
Xia Jin twitched his lips, this Tan Zhimin is really a traitor!
"Who does the guest want? I will arrange for someone to send him to your house right away!" As he spoke, he reached for the banknote.
"Green!"
As soon as Xia Jin finished speaking, the hand that was going to take the banknote stopped in mid-air!
Tan Zhimin's face became ugly. He retracted his hand and said, "Let's find someone else!"
"I want green clothes." Xia Jin said.
"Except for Lu Yi, you can take all the other violinists with you." Tan Zhimin handed the album to Xia Jin.
“Guests choose another one to check out!”
Xia Jin put the album on the table and said, "I don't want anyone except green clothes!"
Tan Zhimin frowned, "Come, let's see you off!"
Two strong men came over and blocked the counter.
Xia Jin and Qin Haoou looked at each other and had to go out. When they got outside, Xia Jin raised her eyes and looked upstairs, and saw Lu Yi standing by the window, looking at them, as if they had guessed this outcome, indifferently
And lonely and cold.
Qin Haoou angrily shouted to Tan Zhimin inside: "Tan Zhimin, you do it because you don't like me!"
"I'm telling you, if you have the ability, don't come to Desheng Building in the future!"
"Block, I must block you, I will go back and write a note today!"
Xia Jin looked at his injured apprentice and sighed softly, "Let's go back!"
"Ah? Master, we can't just go back like this, we have to find evidence!" Qin Hao'ou chased after him.
"Tan Zhimin refuses to let go of the green clothes. There must be something wrong here!" Xia Jin said as she got on the carriage.
Qin Hao'ou was confused after hearing this, and saw Xia Jin looking outside calmly, saying: "If we come over again tonight, if he doesn't sell it, we will rob him!"
Qin Hao'ou gave a thumbs up, "As expected of my master!"
At the third watch, the dusk drums are beating, and the curfew time in the capital has arrived. All the wine shops open at night and the Hongliu Street with high lanterns have turned off their lights and closed their doors.
The silver moonlight shrouded the entire capital in a gray-black color, with only a few lights, as inconspicuous as fireflies in the huge capital.
Xia Jin wore night clothes and a Li Kui mask on her face. She stood on the roof and looked down. Her eyes in the round hole of the mask were fixed on Yazhuxuan, which was closed but the lights were on.
She leaned over and jumped off the roof, turning into a black shadow and appearing at the window sill of Yazhuxuan. She opened the window and landed lightly.
Walking down the corridor, I stopped when I passed a room lit by candlelight.
"Lv Yi, you are so brave!"
Xia Jin lay on the window seat, dipped her fingers in saliva and pierced the window paper and looked inside. She saw the green coat fell to the ground, her long hair spread out messily on the wooden floor, the green gown was torn and messy, and surrounded by
There were several big men holding wooden sticks in their hands.
Tan Zhimin stood in front of Lu Yi, with his foot on his chest and looking down at him.
"The person who comes to redeem you today must be the person you bribed! Don't try to leave here, even if you die in this life, you can only die in Yazhuxuan!"
Luyi turned his eyes slightly, looked at Xia Jin, and said without replying: "I know what you want to know...save me, I will be yours!"
"Who are you talking to!" Tan Zhimin scolded angrily, raising his eyes to look in the direction he was looking.
"Who is there!"
He signaled with a look that the thugs walked over and split open the window with a stick. When he looked outside, he saw no one!
