After picking up the White Cut Black Prince

Wen Chu was only that capable. She could say anything to curry favor with someone. This time, she was afraid of angering Song Yusheng, so she really didn't care about her face and could even say such words. She had originally planned to get up late and not go to town today, but after such an embarrassing incident, she couldn't stay at home any longer. She put on her Taoist robes, packed her things and started walking towards town.

It was almost noon when she arrived in the town. The stall that usually used to be set up in the town was occupied by someone else, who was also a Taoist priest, about 30 years old. First come, first served. Wen Chu arrived late today, so she naturally didn't have the face to compete with that person. She looked around and found that there was no vacant spot. She had no choice but to squat in a corner.

Because she had not come to the town to set up a stall the day before, those people didn't care when they couldn't find her. But now that she was here, even if she was in a corner, many people found her.

It can be said that with Wen Chu around, their first reaction was to look for Wen Chu. Her price was cheap and her fortune-telling was accurate. Only a fool would look for someone else. Before long, quite a few people crowded into this corner, and it was as bustling as before.

There were quite a few people walking on the street, and no one noticed a carriage parked on the side of the street.

The people in the carriage were Zhang Chenghu and Lin Sujian, who had consulted Wen Chu for fortune-telling some time ago.

The curtain of the car was opened, and the direction from which they were heading could clearly see Wen Chu's position. Zhang Chenghu leaned against the car window, puzzled, "Why is her business so good? Last time I went to her, she didn't want to tell me the fortune, simply because she felt that there would be no result between me and Yue Niang. Do I want her to guess whether there will be a result or not? I want her to tell me the fortune! She can decide my life or death based on her own groundless guesses. I think she is just a charlatan who is deliberately making a fuss, talking nonsense there, as if she is so powerful."

Zhang Chenghu was still angry. Even though Wen Chu didn't tell him the fortune last time, he knew from the meaning of her words that she didn't think highly of them. Zhang Chenghu didn't care whether she was optimistic or not. He wanted her to tell him the fortune. If Lin Sujian wasn't there that day, he would have asked that ungrateful Taoist priest to tell him the fortune before letting her go.

He had never seen a Taoist priest like Wen Chu before. If he didn't make money, would he be a fool?

Lin Sujian followed Zhang Chenghu's line of sight and saw Wen Chu talking to an older woman on the other end. They were quite far away, so he could only see her mouth opening and closing, and couldn't see anything else clearly.

A pretty girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old was wearing Taoist clothes that did not suit her appearance. It was indeed strange no matter how you looked at her.

Lin Sujian's eyes stayed on her, his expression unclear. He waved the fan in his hand and said, "These things are all about willingness. Since you are willing to go find her, you must trust her. Besides, no one who left her place said anything bad about her, so you can tell that she has some real skills. Don't look down on her because she is young and a woman."

Zhang Chenghu was so angry that he wanted to smash the window after hearing this. When Lin Sujian asked him to accompany her to find this Taoist priest to tell fortunes, she had said that these were all scams and that Taoist priests were just charlatans. Why did she say something like "Don't look down on her" today?

He was the only one who said all this!

Zhang Chenghu and Lin Sujian grew up together and later became classmates. He knew Lin Sujian best. He turned his head and raised his eyebrows and asked, "I know. Are you interested in her?"

"I was wondering why you asked me to check her out after you went back. I see." Lin Sujian didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either. Zhang Chenghu got excited when he saw this. "No, you've seen all kinds of women, why did you fall for a little Taoist priest? She's just pretty, why do you care so much about her? If you really like her, you can take her home and make her a concubine."

Even though they were not as noble as the high-ranking families in Kyoto, they were still considered as precious in such a place. Although they were not rich and powerful, it was normal for them to know about these romantic affairs. In a family like theirs, there were always several maids in the house. If they saw a girl they liked, they could take her home as a concubine.

After Zhang Chenghu understood Lin Sujian's thoughts, he told him what he had found out in the past few days. He said, "She seemed to have moved here from another town. Her family was extremely poor. She had no parents or relatives. She lived with her grandfather who was a Taoist priest. But she was also quite unlucky. Her grandfather passed away a few months ago, and she is now alone again."

Zhang Chenghu's father was the prefect of Taiyuan Prefecture, so it was easy for him to investigate Wen Chu's affairs.

Lin Sujian raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is she the only one left? Is there no one else at home?"

"Yeah, why? Who else could it be?"

Lin Sujian was silent. He had initially thought that Song Yusheng was Wen Chu's brother, but after listening to this, it was obvious that this was not the case. A single man and a single woman, living in the same room.

Thinking of this, his face turned a little ugly.

Zhang Chenghu didn't notice the change in Lin Sujian's expression. He was still looking at Wen Chu who was not far away. He said, "She is indeed pretty. With her looks, she will definitely be bullied in the village. Hey, if you really like her, just take her home. Why are you tiptoeing around and spying on her?"

Lin Sujian glanced at him and asked, "What if she doesn't want to?"

"Why not? If she follows you, she won't have to worry about food and clothing, which is much better than her current situation. A woman like her is setting up a stall outside to tell fortunes, aren't you afraid of being troubled by others in the future? Besides, if she really doesn't want to, your father is so capable, are you still afraid that she can't follow you?"

Lin Sujian took back the fan and tapped him, "Some people cannot be taken away by force. Why do you always want to rob them? Try it step by step first. If it doesn't work, we can talk about it later."

"Who cares if she can do it or not? You just want her looks, why do you care if she is willing or not?" Lin Sujian replied sarcastically, "Then if you say so, why don't you just go and take your Yue Niang home?"

Zhang Chenghu said anxiously: "This is different. I really like Yue Niang. Yue Niang is very proud. If I hadn't said that I could marry her, she wouldn't have been willing to follow me."

"Then you've lied to her." Lin Sujian said coldly.

When they were in love, Zhang Chenghu promised to marry her, but after he got her body, he couldn't keep his promise. How could the prefect's family agree to let a woman from a brothel enter the house? No matter if she was clean before, or if she was chaste or not, it was not possible. No matter what.

Zhang Chenghu looked down on Wen Chu, and his family also looked down on his sweetheart.

No one can say anything bad about anyone.

Zhang Chenghu couldn't win the argument with Lin Sujian, and he turned his head away and looked out the window, no longer looking at him. He said, "I'm giving you advice out of kindness, and if you don't want to listen, that's fine, but why do you have to mock me like this."

“Bullshit opinion.”

When Zhang Chenghu heard Lin Sujian's muttering, he wanted to explode immediately, but when he glanced at Wen Chu and saw that something seemed to have happened, he didn't even think of talking back and stuck his head out of the window.

Wen Chu was reading fortunes for someone when two yamen runners in brown shorts suddenly appeared from nowhere and drove the customers away. When the people saw that the yamen runners were looking for trouble, they didn't dare to stay any longer and quickly retreated to the side.

Wen Chu didn't know what had happened at first, but soon she saw Zhao Shun standing beside her and understood.

Zhao Shun pointed at Wen Chu and said to the two yamen runners, "Brothers, that's her! There's a man of unknown origin in her family. No one knows where she brought him back from. He has no household registration and suddenly lives in her house. The world is really going downhill and corrupting morals. Isn't it shameful for a woman to act like this! Does she still have any chastity? And that man is scary. He talks about fighting and killing all the time. Brothers! You must arrest these people of unknown origin!"

After Zhao Shun went home last night, the more he thought about it, the angrier he got. The man was clearly not a vicious person, so how could he be fooled by him yesterday? He really couldn't swallow that breath. After waking up today, he told himself that the man was just playing tricks yesterday. He was born with the appearance of a weak scholar, so why should he be afraid of him? !
He knew that the man was picked up by Wen Chu and his whereabouts were unknown, so he made up his mind this morning and went to the town to report the man directly to the county magistrate's office. It would be best if both of them were arrested!

Thinking of this, Zhao Shun's face was filled with uncontrollable pride.

Wen Chu looked at Zhao Shun's smug face and gritted his teeth in anger. The dynasty had always been strict about household registration, and now someone like Song Yusheng was living in Wen Chu's house for no apparent reason, and then Zhao Shun exaggerated the matter, so it was clear that this matter would not be resolved simply.

The two yamen runners looked serious, and one of them asked Wen Chu, "Little Taoist priest, is what this man said serious? Is there a man of unknown origin in your family?"

Before Wen Chu could speak, another person added: "Tell the truth, we can find a way to verify these things. If you lie, you will be severely punished!"

Wen Chu sighed, knowing that she couldn't escape, she said: "Two big brothers, we are really good citizens. The young man in our family is just injured and is staying at home to recuperate. He is not from an unknown place! If his injury is healed, he will return home soon. Big brothers, don't be deceived by villains!"

The villain that Wen Chu was referring to was naturally Zhao Shun.

People like Zhao Shun are the most disgusting. They are like a dog-skin plaster. Once he sets his eyes on you, you can't get rid of him.

"Villain? Who are you calling a villain? Brother, don't be deceived by her appearance. This girl looks innocent, but she has a very vicious heart!"

Wen Chu was not pleased with this either, and he cursed directly, "Okay, I was born fair, so I have a vicious heart. Can it be said that if you are born with a thief's head and a pointed face like you, you can be called kind-hearted?"

Zhao Shun was ugly to begin with, especially when compared to Wen Chu, he was simply unbearable to look at. The two men each held their own opinions, standing side by side, and the two yamen runners would naturally be more inclined towards Wen Chu.

However, they couldn't let Wen Chu get away with it with just a few words. One of them said to Wen Chu, "No, you have to go with us." He raised his head towards Zhao Shun and said to his companion, "Follow him to the Taoist priest's house and bring the man here for investigation."

Wen Chu cursed Zhao Shun a hundred times in his heart, but there was nothing he could do, so he could only follow him obediently.

(End of this chapter)