Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 341 Luck
As if granted a pardon, Granny Jiang hurried into the house. As soon as she stood inside, she heard the door close behind her. Granny Jiang's back stiffened, as if she were being held captive.

However, she was quickly calmed down by the incense in the room. The incense smelled exceptionally good, and although she didn't know its name, she knew it must be very expensive.

But nobles used it to scent their skirts.

Behind the screen was a figure. She had removed her veil and was leaning back in her chair drinking tea. Her posture was relaxed, yet still very beautiful.

It is said that the women of noble families are taught etiquette from a young age, and their every move exudes nobility. Now she has seen it for herself, but she still can't guess the identity of this woman. Who exactly is she in Bianjing?

Women from high-ranking officials and noble families are usually self-controlled and rarely take risks, yet she came here with only two guards. How confident does she have?

Granny Jiang bowed and asked, "What are your instructions, Madam?"

The voice was quite relaxed as it said, "Tell me about the situation of those women."

Granny Jiang felt incredibly lucky today, getting whatever she wanted. Just as she was figuring out how to get closer to the important person, he asked her this question.

She knew those women very well; they were sure to please the nobleman.

Granny Jiang looked behind the screen, but unfortunately the nobleman didn't seem to want her to come over. She could only look downstairs from behind the screen.

"Today's top performers are Xiao Si Niang and Sai Mao Chun. They are both very famous in the entertainment district. Xiao Si Niang is very strong and tall. Ordinary people cannot get close to her. She has defeated countless people."

“That Sai Maochun was originally going to be sold to a brothel, but he was quite stubborn and would rather die than comply, so he ended up in the wrestling arena and has been fighting ever since.”

Granny Jiang used all her skills to tell the story of Fourth Sister and Sai Maochun, saying that Sai Maochun was missing several teeth and almost went blind, ruining her once beautiful face. But it was precisely because of this that she was very popular in the entertainment district.

Granny Jiang also revealed that those who bet on Sai Mao Chun often win money.

"My lady, the game is about to start. If you don't place your bets now, you'll miss your chance."

The woman behind the screen remained silent, but the head housekeeper said, "My lady had already deposited twenty taels of silver before I called you."

Knowing nothing about the game, he threw out twenty taels of silver, clearly just playing around and not caring about winning or losing.

Downstairs, Xiao Si Niang and Sai Mao Chun were already locked in combat, with shouts coming from all directions. The crowd watched with great interest, especially when Sai Mao Chun was thrown to the ground by Xiao Si Niang. His clothes were disheveled, revealing a lot of skin, which made the scene feel fresh and exciting.

But... there was no sound from behind the screen. The woman's fan swayed more and more slowly. Although she didn't say a word, Granny Jiang had the feeling that the woman was about to lose patience.

Granny Jiang was startled, fearing that her wife would immediately get up and leave.

"There's more to come... there's something even more interesting! Our private wrestling matches are definitely different from those in the entertainment districts."

"This is just a warm-up."

The woman didn't say anything.

In her anxiety, Granny Jiang said, "There was a previous wrestling match where someone died, so... everyone became more cautious... but it was just the beginning, things will get better later."

This time, there was no silence from behind the screen. Instead, the woman ordered, "Brew a pot of tea." Granny Jiang immediately breathed a sigh of relief; at least the woman had given her the time it takes to brew a pot of tea. She needed to make arrangements immediately, and before the woman left, select two people capable of fighting to the death to take the stage.

She knew that the He family had made this arrangement a long time ago, and it shouldn't be difficult for them to carry it out.

Not daring to delay, Granny Jiang hurriedly left the house to find the He family. Before leaving, the steward gave her two more gold melon seeds.

Granny Jiang's lips curled up uncontrollably, and she felt even more that the nobleman was extraordinary.

However, as I said before, she had to keep it a secret from the He family, lest they benefit from it. With that in mind, she pretended to walk around to various places before finally finding the He family's steward.

The steward of the He family was busy having a room prepared when he saw Granny Jiang and asked, "How is it? Have all the guests arrived?"

Granny Jiang peeked out and asked in surprise, "What are you doing?"

Steward He lowered his voice: "My eldest son and the young master of the Ge family are coming over."

Granny Jiang was secretly delighted, and barely managed to suppress the smile on her face: "The two young men want to watch wrestling? Then congratulations to Steward He. If you do a good job today, you will surely be valued by the master."

Manager He hadn't expected that this point, after being mentioned by Granny Jiang, would now seem to make some sense.

The young man cared deeply for Nüzhan and had always wanted to bring her into a wealthy family; otherwise, he wouldn't have come at this time.

If you do a good job, you will surely gain the trust of your husband, and you will have no fear of not having a good future in the He family.
Seeing that Steward He was interested, Granny Jiang changed the subject: "However... I just went to investigate, and it seems that the women are not very satisfied."

Like being doused with a bucket of ice water, Steward He shivered and became anxious: "What do you mean?"

Granny Jiang sighed, "Everyone says it's no different from the ones in the entertainment district. It's pretty, but it lacks novelty. Xiao Si Niang and Sai Mao Chun are both veterans. They look like they're fighting fiercely, but actually, it's mostly an act. Neither of them will really hurt the other. Those women have seen it all. How could they not see through this? The other women are even worse than them. Maybe some of them will leave after watching one or two shows."

Steward He couldn't let such a thing happen. He had worked so hard to get to where he was today, and he couldn't let it all go to waste.

"Why don't we bring those people over here?" Granny Jiang said. "Like that Feng Erniang... is she still of any use?"

Since the act isn't entertaining, let them really fight to the death. Since Feng Erniang is already trapped here and suffering a fate worse than death, let's just give her a quick death.

There was indeed such an arrangement before, but as a precaution, Steward He did not bring Feng Erniang and the others along.

It seems we really have to use this method.

Steward He knew that the Guo brothers were to be arrested today, and judging from the time, the result should be in time. Once the two brothers were arrested, there would be no need for the Feng siblings to stay.

It would be a waste to kill such a person; it would be better to make the best use of them.

Anyway, Feng Erniang knows nothing. If given a chance, she can fight for it. She can then say that as long as she wins, she can be reunited with her brother.

Whether they reunite while alive or are buried together after death, that's another matter.

Manager He looked at Granny Jiang and said, "Try to keep the guests calm. I'll bring them over now."