Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 316 Routines

After leaving the Jinyiwei prison, Miaoyu slightly distanced herself from Lai Shangrong, regaining some of her former aloofness, but looking at Lai Shangrong with a little caution.

Lai Shangrong seemed unaware of this. The situation is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change. He did not expect that by relying on the urgent obedience to power in Jinyiwei Prison, Miaoyu would be able to give up on herself and throw herself into the arms of others.

If you have a good meal, you won't be afraid of being late. It's not like he hasn't prepared backup plans, and there's no need to rush.

He threw the two big bundles in his arms directly onto his carriage.

Although Lai Shangrong has deep evil roots and is not a good person, he does not have any nasty thoughts about these original clothes.

However, once these are registered, they will inevitably be passed on to others, so they can only keep them for Miaoyu for the time being.

Although he didn't mind making Jian Miaoyu, he could only do it himself and let others get their hands on these original flavors... it would be too unreasonable.

After all, he just has the good qualities of a thief, and he doesn’t just want to be a thief. Naturally, he won’t give the meat in his bowl to others?

Well, you can’t even look at it!
Originally, he planned to use his privileges to redeem them after being included in the register. Unexpectedly, the head of Jin Yiwei's female prison gave him a wink and did not register them in the register. The officials from Yushitai did not accompany them either, which is convenient. He took these two bags of 'dirt' as his own.

He took the four masters and servants of Miaoyu out of the Jinyiwei gate.

He said to everyone at the Yushitai: "Okay! It has been checked clearly. They are not involved! However, the case has not been closed yet, and they cannot ignore it. You go back with the dirt to register, and I will take it with you." They go to resettlement first.”

In the cell, Lai Shangrong used the excuse that there was no prison in Yushitai and wanted to keep Miaoyu and the other four in Jinyiwei Prison to wait for the conclusion of the case.

Miaoyu was so frightened that she no longer cared about being reserved and played the emotional card of Xing Xiuyan, so Lai Shangrong followed the trend and agreed to find an inn to stay.

He did not deliberately find a simple inn to accommodate four people.

Instead, he took the four of them to the best Tongfu Inn, two streets away from Lai's house.

Seeing the well-decorated Tongfu Inn, Miaoyu breathed a sigh of relief. She had been pampered since she was a child and had never experienced any hardship. Even if her parents died, the money left behind was enough for her to eat and drink.

Therefore, once the fear subsides, we start to be picky about the living environment and quality.

When he heard that Lai Shangrong had reserved the entire courtyard, he couldn't help but beam with joy.

In fact, Lai Shangrong could definitely find a nunnery to accommodate Miaoyu's four masters and servants.

After all, all nunneries and temples in the Great Xia Dynasty were under the jurisdiction of the Daolu Department of the Ministry of Rites, and Taoist Zhang, who had a close relationship with Qingxu Guan, was Yinzheng, the Daolu Department.

However, once Miaoyu is placed in the nunnery, it means that she will at least have enough to eat and drink. Although she may not be able to endure simple meals from luxury to simplicity, people sometimes force her out.

The nunnery was far away from the secular world. Although he had a simple diet, there was no pressure to survive. Although he had confidence in Miaoyu, he still felt that safety was the best.

Since her six roots are impure, she can better help her grow by staying in the inn and enduring the beatings from society.

Accompanied by the shopkeeper, Lai Shangrong stepped into a rather elegant courtyard of Tongfu Inn, and walked into the main room with his head held high.

After taking a look at the interior decoration, he nodded with satisfaction, then turned to the shopkeeper beside him and said, "That's right, I'll reserve this yard!"

"Hey! Sit down, my lord, I'll do it now!" The shopkeeper nodded and bowed immediately.

Because he was wearing official uniform, the innkeeper did not dare to neglect and personally received Lai Shangrong and his party.

The shopkeeper agreed and left, and Lai Shangrong sat down on the bed with all his might.Threatening Miaoyu, he said: "I have taken responsibility for placing you here, don't let me down, if you try to escape, next time you will have to be imprisoned in Jinyiwei Prison!"

"No! It won't happen!" Miaoyu couldn't help but shudder when she remembered the situation in the prison, and waved her hands quickly.

Lai Shangrong examined her for a long time, until the trembling flower branches gradually calmed down, then he suddenly stood up and came to her side.

He raised his hand and put it on Miaoyu's shoulder. His thumb dug at her jade-like collarbone intentionally or unintentionally. He felt the skin was slightly tense and had goosebumps. Then he lowered his head and looked down at Miaoyu. .

She bit her lower lip tightly, lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes and endured silently without showing any dissatisfaction. Lai Shangrong felt very satisfied.

He said jokingly: "Okay! You can live here with peace of mind. The money you paid for the accommodation will be regarded as repaying your love for Xiuyan without any trouble."

What he meant was that Xing Xiuyan's favor had been repaid, and if he wanted to seek help in the future, he would have to pay for it.

However, with Miaoyu's emotional intelligence, she might not be able to understand the pronunciation of his words.

It doesn't matter, there will always be opportunities to teach by words and deeds.

"Amitabha! Then... Mr. Lai, please go slowly and forgive Miaoyu for not being able to send her far away!"

Sure enough, Miaoyu accepted it calmly after hearing it, clasped her hands together, and even avoided the courtesy of sending him out of the yard.

Lai Shangrong didn't feel dissatisfied, so he went straight out of the side courtyard and came to the counter of the inn.

He threw down a banknote and said to the shopkeeper: "The money for accommodation will be deducted from here. If there is not enough money, send someone to the State Administration Department to find it. My surname is Lai!"

After a pause, he added: "These are the female relatives of prisoners. The State-owned Division has no prisons, so they are temporarily placed here with you. Remember, the State-owned Division is only responsible for the money for accommodation!"

Poverty and poverty may not be able to kill people's hearts, but while living in such an exquisite small courtyard of the inn, while worrying about three meals a day, this extreme contrast is not something everyone can bear.

Especially for a person like Miaoyu, living in such an elegant courtyard without adequate food expenses, I am afraid that the looks from the shopkeeper and waiters would make her feel ashamed.

This is also the reason why Lai Shangrong deliberately mentioned the convict's female relatives. After all, he brought the four Miaoyu people and rented the courtyard himself. He was afraid that the shopkeeper would take it into consideration and did not dare to act rashly and reveal his due His attitude made it clear that he was just doing business, not taking care of them.

As long as Miaoyu can't let go of face, even if a few people pawn their clothes, I'm afraid it won't be long before she will still be short of money.

This is one of the reasons why Lai Shangrong specially chose this inn and rented an independent courtyard.

Another reason is that it is relatively close to my home, making it easier to call for help.

Of course, since he had said hello in advance, it was impossible for them to see Xing Xiuyan.

In that embarrassing situation, if Xing Xiuyan loses hope again, I believe she will be overjoyed when she sees herself, right?

In the Jinyiwei prison, Lai Shangrong peeled off her mask, but if she wanted her to surrender, she needed such a back-up plan.

Although his methods are not so glorious, fortunately, he has always been a double standard person and has always adhered to the basic principle of being strict with others and being lenient to himself.

Therefore, there is no feeling of shame at all.

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(End of this chapter)