Chapter 1717: The Zhou Family Sends Their Daughter Away and Enters the Peerless Building Again
After entertaining Shangguan Shen and Lin Jingyuan, Su Mingzhe thought his life would return to peace.

After all, it will take some time before King Ning is destroyed.

During this period, Su Mingzhe just wanted to quietly accompany his wife and children.

This day.

Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching.

The Su Mansion was decorated with lights and colors, preparing to celebrate the festival.

After breakfast.

Su Mingzhe was taking a walk with Tie Yuxiang, who was about to give birth.

The two maids, Xianglan and Xiangcao, were serving carefully by the side.

Everything seems so harmonious and comfortable.

The book boy Mingyan suddenly came to report:

"Master, Zhou Sansi came with his sister that day."

Before Su Mingzhe was ready to speak, Tie Yuxiang, who was already tired from walking, quickly spoke:

"Since my husband has something to do, just go and do it. Xianglan and Xiangcao will keep me company."

"Well, Xianglan and Xiangcao, you better take good care of your young lady!"

Su Mingzhe gave some instructions and went to the front yard.

The last time he came to the Su Mansion, Zhou Sansi was wearing tattered clothes and straw sandals, but this time he was wearing a complete new set of clothes.

Behind him stood a girl who looked 70% similar to Zhenzhen, with bright big eyes, fair skin, and a cloth dress and wooden hairpins, but her beauty could not be concealed.

When the two saw Su Mingzhe coming, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed:

"I, Zhou Sansi, pay my respects to Master Su!"

"Your servant Zhou Yingying pays respects to Master Su!"

"You are a guest here, Brother Zhou, please don't be polite. Please take a seat."

Su Mingzhe asked the two to sit down, and a maid brought them tea.

Su Mingzhe wanted to chat with the two of them, but seeing that they looked reserved, he stopped talking nonsense:

"Brother Zhou, you brought your sister here today, is there something going on?"

"It's true."

Zhou Sansi pulled his sister and was about to kneel down again, but Su Mingzhe waved his hand to stop him:
"Brother Zhou, this is the second time we meet, so we are already acquaintances. If you have any questions, just tell me, Brother Zhou!"

Zhou Sansi was an honest man. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke:

"Master Su, I got married a few days ago. When I went to tell my elder sister the good news, she said that you are kind and righteous. If I don't have a man I like, I will send her to serve you. I will definitely have a good ending..."

Zhou Yingying waited for the elder brother to finish speaking, then knelt down and said in a crisp voice:
"Young master, please take it in."

"Brother Zhou, Miss Zhou, please get up quickly."

Su Mingzhe has seen many wealthy families sending their daughters away, but this is the first time he has seen a commoner like this taking the initiative to send his daughter away.

You know, ordinary people generally like to haggle over every penny. If a family can no longer survive, they basically sell their children instead of giving them away.

Su Mingzhe confirmed again and again that Zhou Sansi was sincerely giving his sister to him. After hesitating for a moment, he agreed to keep Zhou Yingying.

However, when leaving Zhou Yingying behind, Su Mingzhe did not forget to ask the housekeeper to come over and complete the indenture.

It’s not that I’m afraid of any accidents, but that’s the rule.

Zhou Sansi signed his sister's indenture contract and left happily.

As for Zhou Yingying, Su Mingzhe threw her to Xianglan and Xiangcao, asking the two sisters to teach her some rules of the mansion.

……

in the afternoon.

After Tie Yuxiang went to bed for a nap, Su Mingzhe brought his servant Mingyan to Baijiang Tower.

When the madam Hongling saw this, she quickly came over to support him:
"Master Su, you are here. Caixia is always talking about you!"

Caixia is the top girl who spent the night with Su Mingzhe last time. Her appearance can only be considered an ordinary beauty, but the small branches bear great fruits, which cannot be controlled by both hands.

Naturally, Su Mingzhe didn't believe the madam's words at all.

As the saying goes, whores are heartless and actors are disloyal.

If I believed the madam's words and really thought that the red-card Caixia missed me, I would become a joke.

The two chatted and laughed as they entered a private room. Su Mingzhe took out a stack of banknotes, waved them in front of the madam, and said with a smile, "There's no hurry for Caixia. I came here in broad daylight to redeem a girl from your Baijiang Tower!"

When Hong Ling heard this, a look of joy flashed in her eyes, but she immediately sighed:
"Master Su, you are going to cut off my beloved flesh and blood... I don't know which daughter is so lucky to be chosen by Master Su?"

"It's Miss Zhenzhen."

After Su Mingzhe finished speaking, he did not give the madam a chance to refuse the price increase and said with a smile:

"I know the rules of Baijiang Tower. For a Miss Zhenzhen, the price is usually three thousand taels of silver. How about I add another thousand taels?"

"Mr. Su has said so, how can I say 'no'?"

Hongling, as the madam of Baijianglou, is a typical person who is greedy for money. Seeing that Su Mingzhe has taken out real money, she naturally would not refuse to redeem the person.

Not long after, Mr. Gui brought Miss Zhenzhen over.

When Su Mingzhe saw that Zhenzhen had not yet dressed up and was wearing a plain long dress, which looked 80% similar to her sister Zhou Yingying, he nodded with satisfaction.

On the other side, the madam Hongling had prepared everything including the indenture.

Both parties signed their signatures.

Su Mingzhe took Zhou Zhenzhen back home.

……

Two more days passed.

The Mid-Autumn Festival has just passed.

Tie Yuxiang gave birth naturally, and both mother and child are safe.

While everyone in the Su Mansion was celebrating, they did not forget to send the good news to the Tie Mansion.

In late September, the Su family held a full-moon banquet.

Lin Jingyuan, Shangguan Shen and Wei Yangsheng came together, all with jealousy in their eyes.

Su Mingzhe pretended not to see it.

According to age, Su Mingzhe is only twenty-one years old, while Lin Jingyuan and Wei Yangsheng are both twenty-six or twenty-seven.

Shangguan Shen is younger, about twenty-four or twenty-five.

As a result, Su Mingzhe became a father at a young age.

The other three had a lot of women inside and outside the house, but no children.

With such a comparison, how can I not be angry?

……

After the full moon banquet.

Lin Jingyuan invited Su Mingzhe to go to Jueshailou several times, but Su Mingzhe refused.

Some more days passed.

End of October.

King Ning sent his steward to invite him, and Su Mingzhe had no choice but to set off.

Inside the peerless building.

When Su Mingzhe came again, he found that the place was no different from before.

However, after taking a quick look around, he discovered that a few people were missing, so he asked Lin Jingyuan beside him in surprise:

"Brother Lin, why isn't Brother Weiyang here?"

"Don't mention that jerk!"

Prince Ning, who was drinking and having fun, became very angry when he heard the three words "Wei Yangsheng". He cursed and then looked at Su Mingzhe with a gloomy look:
"Master Su, I asked a craftsman to copy the blueprint you presented to me last time. Now several months have passed, but nothing has been achieved. Do you want to give me an explanation?"

"My lord, you are wronged!"

Su Mingzhe saw that Prince Ning showed his murderous intent and said helplessly:
"If the prince doubts me, I am willing to go to the workshop to smelt it myself. If I am unable to refine it according to the blueprint, the prince can kill me or chop me up, and I will have no complaints!"

"Okay, just as you say!"

Although King Ning did not believe that Su Mingzhe, the son of a merchant, was more capable than the skilled craftsmen under his command, he still had Su Mingzhe sent to the workshop with the attitude of "it's better to believe it".

After Su Mingzhe left, Lin Jingyuan asked in a resentful tone:

"Your Majesty, why don't you set a time for him? What if he slacks off?"

"That's fine. I'll give him a month at most. If he can't refine a six-shot musket within a month, I'll let him know the consequences of deceiving me!"

At this moment, King Ning saw his confidant Quan Laoshi running in, and immediately frowned and said:
"Why did you come back alone? Where is Wei Yangsheng's wife?"