Chapter 8 (Fees)
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"Come on, Lian Man Er, I'll take you to see my sixth brother." Shen Qian saw that Lian Man Er's eyes were a bit dull, so he stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her.
"Oh." Lian Man'er hastily responded with a sound.
"Man Er." Lian Zhi Er, Wu Lang and Xiao Qi all walked over. It was inappropriate to say anything in front of others, so the children could only exchange simple glances.
"It seems that Shen Liu Ye we met earlier was an imposter. Let's follow him and see," said Lian Man Er to them.
"Second sister, look." Xiao Qi suddenly leaned against Lian Man Er's side, one hand grasping Lian Man Er's hand and shaking it, the other hand pointing towards the direction behind them, "It's those two bad people who bullied us just now."
Lian Man'er hastily turned her head and looked in the direction where Xiao Qi pointed. She saw a group of five or six people turning from the street corner, two of whom were carrying a sedan chair, while the others surrounded the sedan chair, walking on the street with a fierce momentum, shouting as they walked. The pedestrians on the road saw them like this and dodged to one side.
On the sedan chair sat none other than "Shen Liu Ye" with a squint, and next to the sedan chair, being supported while walking in an awkward posture, was the hunchbacked old Xia.
This group of people walked to the entrance of an alley and were about to turn in.
"It's them, impersonating your sixth brother." Lian Man'er immediately said to Shen Qian, "Oh, they must be going to the market to find us, and they brought so many people with them."
"Thirteen, take them away." Someone on the upper floor instructed. The voice was low, but very clear and had great penetration power, making it easy to hear clearly. It was the same person who spoke earlier.
Soon, a very spirited young man with four people wearing the same clothes, obviously house slaves, came out of the tea building. The young man walked past Lian Miao's side, his eyes seemed unintentional but quickly glanced at Lian Miao, and then took the house slaves to rush towards the sedan chair.
"My sixth brother's men have gone to catch them, so you can rest assured, Mian'er. In a moment, I'll take charge for you." Shen Qian said with a big smile, "Follow me upstairs and I'll introduce you to my sixth brother."
"Good."
In that case, I must go upstairs and take a look.
Lian Man'er followed Shen Qian into the teahouse. Only after entering the teahouse did Lian Man'er feel a bit strange, as there were no customers inside, only the shopkeeper and three waiters standing rigidly in place.
"My sixth brother is upstairs."
The teahouse had two floors, and the upstairs were all elegant seats. Shen Qian picked up his jacket and walked up the stairs with a pair of fat legs, and Lian Man also followed closely behind him. At the entrance of the second floor staircase, two very neat young men stood there. They saw Shen Qian bring someone up and nodded slightly towards Shen Qian, without any other action or words.
On the second floor corridor, there were also several attendants standing by. Shen Qian led Lian Man to a room door, and the attendant at the door lifted the curtain and reported inside that someone had arrived.
"Come in." said the bright voice.
Shen Qian took Lian Man Er into the room.
As soon as Lian Wan'er entered the room, she saw the person sitting by the window. From the side, his high nose bridge, slightly raised eyebrows, and angular lips seemed like a painting that had appeared in a girl's dream. He was wearing a moon-white python robe with wide sleeves instead of arrow sleeves.
"Sixth Brother." Shen Qian called out.
The man slowly turned his head, and a pair of phoenix eyes stayed on Lian Mian'er for a moment before turning away.
No, the world won't have two people who are exactly alike. Just now, from downstairs, she only saw his profile, and even Xiang'er was not sure in her heart. Now standing in the room, she is 100% certain that this person is the one she saved behind Nanshan back then.
Unexpectedly, we meet here under such circumstances. This person is still from the Shen family, Shen Qian's sixth brother.
But he seemed to be completely unfamiliar with her.
"This is my sixth brother, now you see him, it's not what you said." Shen Qian said to Lian Man Er.
The last time she saw Shen Liu, Shen Liu was seriously injured but refused to let her find someone to help. This time, he pretended not to know her. Then, she'd better pretend not to know him too.
"Good fortune to Uncle Shen Liu." Lian Man'er immediately rushed over and gave a bow to Shen Liu.
"Hmm." Shen Liu nodded slightly.
This was extremely unusual in Lian Man'er's eyes, but the attendants beside her showed surprise on their faces. Their master had always been cold and distant to others, never showing a false smile, and now responding to a little girl's greeting like this was unprecedented.
"Not yet, please ask our guest to sit down." Shen Liu instructed.
There were servants beside him who moved over a few chairs and asked Lian Man Er and the children to sit down. Shen Qian had his own seat, but he didn't immediately return to it.
Lian Man'er slightly hinted at humility and sat down on the chair. In her mind, she was thinking that this tea house seemed to have been taken over by Shen Liu, except for Shen Liu and Shen Qian, everyone else was a servant. And these servants seemed to be divided into two categories. This was not only evident from their clothes but also from their temperament. Some people were probably servants of aristocratic families, while others had an aura that didn't seem like ordinary people. It was as if someone who had once been a special forces soldier would still stand out even when wearing ordinary civilian clothes.
Pugilist? Soldier? Bodyguard?
"Is someone impersonating me?" Shen Liu suddenly asked, picking up the teacup on the table and placing it in front of him, but not drinking from it, as if he just wanted to smell the tea fragrance.
Shen Liu didn't look at anyone when he was asking questions.
"Sixth Brother, someone is impersonating you and bullying Mian'er and the others." Shen Qian replied, "Mian'er is my friend."
"Hmm." Shen Liu hummed again.
At this time, a noisy sound came from downstairs, and then footsteps were heard on the stairs.
"Sir, the person has arrived." The short young man who had just gone out came in to report.
"Bring it in." Shen Liu instructed.
The young man walked out, one hand on each of them, and carried Fake Shen Liu and Xia Tuizi in, throwing them to the ground.
"They also brought a few people, all of them local rascals. I'll leave them downstairs to be watched, if the master wants to question them, we can call them up later." The young man said to Shen Liu.
Shen Liu nodded and looked at Fake Shen Liu and Xia Tu Zi, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.
"Tell me, what's going on."
Jia Shenliu and Xia Tuizi were caught before they even entered the market. Along the way, they knew who had caught them and were so scared that their souls flew away, all they could do was crouch on the ground shaking like a sieve, their mouths opening and closing as they couldn't speak.
"Sir, our family servant knows them." The young man replied in a timely manner.
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