Chapter 143 Miss Yu Lu is a kind-hearted lady.

The sound of quiet bamboo music sounded, and the beautiful dancers freely displayed the grace of their bodies.

"Master Yang, come on, have a drink!"

Sha Pingchuan invited Yang Zhengshan to drink.

Yang Zhengshan picked up the wine glass and said, "Thank you for your hospitality, Your Excellency. I am truly honored."

The two drank and talked and laughed.

Speaking of which, Yang Zhengshan is not a very talkative person. If you ask him to talk about moral principles, he can pour out a lot of things. But if you ask him to create a humorous atmosphere with a sense of humor, he will be at a loss.

However, Sha Pingchuan is a person who is good at this. Even though Yang Zhengshan felt a little uncomfortable, he felt very comfortable and not at all restrained under his warm hospitality.

After three rounds of drinks, the bamboo music gradually stopped, and the graceful dancers also stopped.

"Yu Lu, come here!"

Sha Pingchuan summoned the lead dancer.

"Yulu greets father, and greets Lord Yang!"

Yang Zhengshan was stunned!
Daddy!

Is this Sha Pingchuan's daughter?

How can it be?

It was common for officials to keep singing girls and dancing girls in their families. It was also normal for young ladies from wealthy families to learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting. But which family would let their young ladies dance for guests?
A lady from a noble family never goes out of the house and has to follow various rules when meeting a strange man, let alone dancing dressed like this!
Yang Zhengshan looked at the dancer standing nearby with some astonishment.

After the dance, the girl named Yu Lu sweated a lot, and her white forehead and pink neck were a little wet.

At the same time, a faint and elegant fragrance came towards Yang Zhengshan.

Smelling the fragrance and looking at the vague spring scenery up close, Yang Zhengshan pulled his beard awkwardly.

Oh my god, a little brother is up!

"Master Yang, this is my adopted daughter Yu Lu!"

"Yulu, come and have a drink with Lord Yang!"

Sha Pingchuan introduced.

Adopted daughter!

Yang Zhengshan suddenly realized, I knew it, who would let their daughter do such a thing.

Yu Lu stepped forward and first poured a glass of wine for Yang Zhengshan, and then added another glass for herself.

The light gauze, the fragrance, and the pink color made Yang Zhengshan a little dazzled.

Amitabha, Amitabha!
This pretty girl has gone too far. No, I can’t control myself any more!
It’s no wonder that Yang Zhengshan has no self-control. It’s really like who can resist having such a beautiful woman around him!

"I, Yu Lu, offer a toast to Lord Yang!"

That soft sound seemed to make the ears pregnant.

It's not the kind of coquettish, nor is it the deliberate clamping sound, but a very natural gentleness.

Yes, it's docile, just like the sound a pet cat makes when it wakes up in your arms.

"Girl please!"

Yang Zhengshan was feeling anxious inside, but on the surface he still looked like a gentleman, raising his head and drinking a full glass.

Yu Lu smiled, raised her hand to cover her red lips, and drank the wine in the glass.

"Yulu, you go down first!"

"My daughter is leaving!" Yu Lu bowed and left slowly.

Yang Zhengshan was holding back the heat in his heart and was about to continue drinking with Sha Pingchuan, but Sha Pingchuan said, "Master Yang, what do you think of my daughter?"

"Uh!" Yang Zhengshan didn't know how to describe it for a moment, so he could only say in a high-sounding way: "Miss Yulu is a kind-hearted lady."

"Haha~~" Sha Pingchuan gave him a look that all men understood, and said, "I heard that Lord Yang's wife died early?"

"Ok!"

"Master Yang must have a woman to serve him!" Sha Pingchuan said with a smile, "My daughter is quite good at taking care of people, so she is very suitable for Master Yang!"

"Forget it. Today I will make the decision and marry my daughter to Lord Yang!"

Sha Pingchuan made the decision without waiting for Yang Zhengshan to speak.

Yang Zhengshan was a little confused. What did this mean?
Send a woman?
He didn't think that Sha Pingchuan wanted him to marry Miss Yu Lu as his wife.

If Sha Pingchuan really had such thoughts, he would not have let Yu Lu come to dance and humiliate himself.

Since she is not the legal wife, she must be a concubine.

This is undoubtedly giving a woman a gift.

In an instant, Yang Zhengshan's hot heart calmed down.

Something is wrong.

Why did Sha Pingchuan send him a woman?
To please him?
That's naturally impossible.

He is Sha Pingchuan's subordinate. Sha Pingchuan doesn't need to please him at all. It should be him who should please Sha Pingchuan.

For a moment, Yang Zhengshan could not figure out the purpose of Sha Pingchuan's doing this, and could only say: "Sir, this is inappropriate!"

"What's inappropriate about that? My daughter is also a miserable person. She lost her parents when she was young."

"Yu Lu has grown up, and it's time for her to get married. I know that Master Yang is a loyal person, and I believe that with Master Yang's care, Yu Lu will be able to live a good life!"

"Even though Yu Lu is not my biological daughter, I really raised her as my own daughter. You must not bully her in the future."

Sha Pingchuan said a lot of things, which made Yang Zhengshan feel annoyed.

Raised as your own daughter?
If this were your own daughter, you would ask her to come over and dance like this.

This is not raising a daughter at all, this is raising a skinny horse!
"That's it. I'll have someone help Yu Lu prepare, and take her with you when you leave!"

Sha Pingchuan didn't give Yang Zhengshan any chance to refuse. He stood up and started giving orders to the servants outside.

Yang Zhengshan did not stop him because he knew he couldn't stop him.

It’s hard to refuse such kindness!
Sha Pingchuan's hospitality must have been prepared long ago, just waiting for him to come.

Half an hour later, Yang Zhengshan left Songzhouwei, and Yu Lu and two maids also left with them.

At this time, Yu Lu had changed into a scarlet padded jacket and a moon-white cloak. Although her exquisite figure was wrapped tightly, her gentle temperament could not be concealed.

She sat in the carriage with two maids, while Yang Zhengshan rode in front, and Yang Minghao led soldiers to guard on both sides. "Dad!"

After leaving the city, Yang Minghao rode forward and called softly to Yang Zhengshan.

"Let's talk about it when we get back!"

Yang Zhengshan said in a calm voice.

At this moment he felt something was wrong!

Something is wrong with Sha Pingchuan!
It is filled with an indescribable weirdness from beginning to end.

It’s not wrong to give gifts to women, but it’s definitely not the way to do it.

This is obviously a forced delivery.

You won't even be given a chance to refuse.

……

After returning to Anyuan City, Yang Zhengshan felt a headache when he saw Yu Lu getting off the carriage.

This woman was tempting, but he really didn't want her.

He really didn't dare to touch it until he figured out Sha Pingchuan's purpose.

Who knows if there is a trap waiting for him to jump into.

"Master!" Wu Hai came out with a group of servants.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "Arrange a courtyard for Miss Yu Lu to live in first, and assign two maids and two servants to serve her!"

Now that we have brought the person back, we definitely cannot chase him away. We can only keep him at home for now.

Wu Hai glanced at Yu Lu and lowered his head quickly, "Miss Yu Lu, please!"

Yu Lu looked at Yang Zhengshan and bowed, "I'll take my leave!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded and watched her walk towards the west yard.

"Just tell me to keep this person under my watch."

Wu Hai's expression changed slightly, "I understand!"

Yang Zhengshan then walked back to the main courtyard, but after changing into loose clothes, he came to the front yard and found Wei Cen.

"Have you checked Sha Pingchuan?"

In the study, Yang Zhengshan asked in a deep voice.

"Sha Pingchuan!" Wei Cen's expression slightly changed, "I've checked it!"

"Is he okay?"

"Yes, but those are not ours to deal with!" Wei Cen said.

Yang Zhengshan was silent.

The Secret Guards are responsible for major cases. Although Sha Pingchuan has committed many crimes, they are not serious enough to warrant the Secret Guards' special attention.

"I always feel that there is something wrong with Sha Pingchuan!" Yang Zhengshan expressed his feelings.

"What's wrong?" Wei Cen asked.

Yang Zhengshan fell into deep thought.

There are a lot of things that are wrong.

But where should I start?

He pondered for a long time, and suddenly a flash of inspiration came to his mind.

"You have investigated Sha Pingchuan, so you should know how Sha Pingchuan obtained money, right?"

Wei Cen nodded hesitantly, "Since Sha Pingchuan took office, he has occupied a large amount of military farms. Up to now, he has occupied hundreds of acres of military farms. In addition, he has also bought many shops and farms, not only in Jiacheng, but also in Chongshan Pass, Jing'an Prefecture, Qizhou City, etc. The Sha family has a lot of assets!"

Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is the Sha family a wealthy family?"

"It's not a wealthy family. The Sha family only had one commander in chief in the guards. Before Sha Pingchuan, the Sha family was not wealthy!"

"Then the question is, how did Sha Pingchuan accumulate so many industries!" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Private occupation of military farms is not uncommon in Chongshan Town.

Many military officers would take over the military farms in the garrisons as their own private property, but most of them would not go too far. After all, those military farms were the foundation for the military households to support their families. If the officials took over too much of them, the military households would lose their livelihood.

Sha Pingchuan was able to occupy so many military farms because he was the commander of Songzhou Wei and he could interfere in all the military farms under the entire Songzhou Wei.

Hundreds of acres of land could indeed bring Sha Pingchuan a considerable income, but they were definitely not enough to support him in building such a large fortune.

Wei Cen frowned, thought for a moment, and said, “He has been operating in Songzhouwei for more than ten years!”

"If I remember correctly, he was promoted to commander of Songzhou Guard in the 19th year of Chengping!" Yang Zhengshan said.

It is now the 25th year of Chengping, which means that Sha Pingchuan has been the commander of Songzhou Guard for six years.

Before becoming the commander of Songzhou Guard, it would have been impossible for him to occupy so many military farms.

In just six years, he not only occupied hundreds of acres of farmland, but also bought a large number of shops and farms.

This is obviously unreasonable.

"You mean he is related to the smuggling case?" Wei Cen also thought of this.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard. "It's possible. Otherwise, I can't think of where he could earn so much money."

At this time, he had already figured out what was wrong with Sha Pingchuan.

Luxury, the ultimate luxury.

It can be seen from Sha Pingchuan's food and drink expenses that, to be honest, even Zhou Lan can't be as extravagant as him.

Lamb, wine, and delicious food.

That meal would probably cost several hundred taels of silver.

Moreover, he also kept so many dancers. Even if there was no Miss Yu Lu, keeping so many dancers would still be a considerable expense.

As for Sha Pingchuan's life, not to mention that he was just a commander of the guards, even those rich princes could not be so luxurious.

"Please check it again. I think there might be something wrong here!"

Wei Cen nodded, "I will report this matter to the Admiral."

(End of this chapter)