Red Dust Daqian

Chapter 162 Discipline the Old Eunuch

The special wine and drinks provided for the birthday banquet of the King of Chu should have been a good opportunity for publicity, but the old eunuch's arrogant attitude was disgusting.

As the owner of Shuimutang, he had to be sensible. The little boy didn't dare to offend him easily, so he respectfully took the invitation and asked the old eunuch how much wine he needed to prepare. Shuimutang had limited daily production reserves and needed to prepare in advance, so he tactfully asked the old eunuch to prepay the deposit for the birthday banquet wine.

Unexpectedly, the old eunuch instructed the guards to come up and slap the shopkeeper, cursing: "The deposit, this slap is the deposit of the Chu Palace. When the Chu Palace needs wine, your Shuimu Hall must provide as much as it needs. If there is one less jar, I will make your Shuimu Hall unable to operate in Jiangxia Prefecture."

The King of Chu was in a high position and had great power. The shopkeeper had no choice but to swallow his anger and promised to inform the hall master to prepare it. Before leaving, the old eunuch also took away some Shuimu Xian wine.

Zhou Sen was also very angry. After entering Shuimu Hall, he became a member of Xiangmu Society. How could he allow others to humiliate him? He would not let this slap go easily. He must help the shopkeeper get it back. Zhou Sen was just about to catch up with the old eunuch and find the right opportunity to teach him a lesson, but before he could take a few steps, he was stopped by the Shuimu Hall staff, who said that Li Tang was waiting for Zhou Sen in the back hall.

Zhou Sen was quite puzzled. Li Ning'er was in Shuimu Hall, why didn't she come out just now? It's not her character to swallow her anger. Anyway, if Li Ning'er came out just now, she would definitely have a head-on conflict with the old eunuch, which would be harmful to Shuimu Hall's foothold in Jiangxia Prefecture.

In the back hall of Shuimu Hall, Li Ning'er pretended to be calm and sat in front of the tea table, sipping tea leisurely. Zhou Sen asked Li Ning'er why she was not in the store just now? Li Ning'er said perfunctorily that she was too lazy to deal with the people from the palace. People who usually like to be lively and never give in, unexpectedly have times when they are too lazy to deal with.

Zhou Sen was full of disbelief. Li Ning'er asked Zhou Sen if he had just followed the old eunuch to avenge the shopkeeper and punish the old eunuch. One was to investigate whether the last one was Qianmutang, and the other was to take revenge. Zhou Sen nodded and admitted it. Li Ning'er asked Zhou Sen how he planned to take revenge. Zhou Sen's idea was not mature yet, so he simply introduced it to Li Ning'er, planning to knock the old eunuch unconscious and then beat him up. Unfortunately, there were many guards around the old eunuch, so it seemed difficult to start.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Sen carried the drug with him. Li Ning'er smiled meaningfully and pulled him out of the backyard: Come with me.

After walking through the streets and alleys, they soon arrived at the alley next to the inn. Li Ning'er pointed at the carriage in the alley and said, "See? That carriage is the one the old eunuch rode in when he came. Is it a drug or an incense that you brought? Can it be used in the carriage?"

It seems that Li Ning'er was well prepared and had already found the location. Zhou Sen calmly said that the drug was very strong and could knock people unconscious in an instant if they were not on guard. Li Ning'er was very satisfied and immediately said that she would lead away the coachman who was watching the carriage and let Zhou Sen spread the drug.

Li Ning'er stumbled to the coachman to ask for directions. Zhou Sen took advantage of the coachman's inattention and sprinkled sleeping pills on the curtain of the carriage. He believed that the old eunuch would be drugged in a moment if he lifted the curtain.

When Li Ning'er saw Zhou Sen leaving, she also said goodbye to the coachman.

Li Ning'er asked Zhou Sen in confusion: "Is that the end? Even if the old eunuch was drugged and passed out in the carriage, and woke up after returning to the palace, it wouldn't be a punishment. Let the old eunuch have a good sleep."

Zhou Sen thought about it and realized that it was true. Just letting the old eunuch take a nap and then wake up peacefully, that was not a punishment. After thinking for a moment, Zhou Sen leaned over to Li Ning'er's ear and whispered something.

Maybe he leaned too close and accidentally touched the delicate earlobe. Li Ning'er's ears and neck turned red instantly. Coupled with the fragrance of the young girl, Zhou Sen became confused and excited.

Seeing Zhou Sen was dazed by her ear, Li Ning'er pushed Zhou Sen away in shame and anger. It was a good idea. But there was no need for you to get so close to her. There was no one around, so why did you bite my ear?

After they set up the trap, they went to look for the old eunuch. The old eunuch walked out of Qianmu Hall in high spirits, and did not forget to turn around and thank Shen Qianrou. The accompanying guards also took away some nice pottery.

It seems that Shen Qianrou, who has been in the business world for a long time, knows how to do things. She has coaxed the old eunuch into obedience and treated him as politely as if he were her own mother.

The three families had been notified, so the old eunuch rushed directly to the alley. He first opened the curtain and got on the carriage. Perhaps he had just shaken off the drug and sneezed loudly. Then he ordered the guards to put the Shuimuxian wine and Qianmutang ceramics into the carriage.

The coachman drove the fully loaded carriage slowly away.

Zhou Sen and Li Ning'er followed the convoy all the way. When they reached an open area a little further away from the market, they heard several loud crackling noises coming from behind the carriage. The old horse was frightened and started running wildly.

With a sudden acceleration, the Shuimuxian wine, ceramics, and old eunuch in the carriage were all thrown out. The wine jars and ceramics were all broken, and the old eunuch fell face first into the mud, his teeth were probably knocked out, and his mouth was full of blood. His hands and feet were also pressed on the broken ceramics, and blood was dripping, which was quite scary.

The old eunuch woke up from the pain in a daze, and the first thing he did was to scold the driver for driving the carriage. When he realized that his front teeth were gone, his hands were bleeding and his body was covered with wounds, he completely lost his composure, roared and screamed, and wanted to chop the driver to death immediately. But after all, the driver was also a servant of the Chu Palace, and the old eunuch did not dare to kill him easily.

Alas, it’s a pity for the Shuimuxian wine and the pottery art. The worst thing is that his front teeth are gone, and coupled with the scratches on his hands and feet, he may not be able to get out of bed for more than a month.

The matter was quite serious, and the driver quickly shirked responsibility, saying that someone had deliberately frightened the horses, and that it was fortunate that he was an excellent horseman, otherwise, it would be more serious than this. The old eunuch gnashed his teeth in hatred, saying that he had injured me like a dog, and you are an excellent horseman?

The old eunuch called the guards to ask what happened. The guards searched for evidence and explained that someone must have set off firecrackers in the back, which frightened the horses. However, the power of the firecrackers was really amazing and had never been seen before.

The old eunuch ordered the guards to search the area, but they were unable to find the culprit. There were only scraps of paper on the ground, which were useless. He was unwilling to accept the defeat, but he had to admit it. He also blamed himself for falling asleep so easily and sleeping so soundly that he was unconscious when the shock happened.

Looking at his miserable appearance, the old eunuch secretly decided in his heart that the guards and grooms who followed him today had failed to protect him, and he would find an opportunity to punish these mediocre people later.