On the first sunny day after the rain, the private rooms on the second floor of Liuji are placed on one side along the street. From here, you can clearly see the beautiful scenery of the Yudai River and the West Lake. The mountains behind the West Lake also come into view.

It has a different flavor.

Jiang Ning had already prepared breakfast. Hearing the voices of Liu Sisi and Su Yun'er, he knew that the two old people had arrived. He got up and went to the door. When he opened the door, they were already in front of him.

"Mr. Xia, Mr. Bi, Jiang Ning is polite here..." Jiang Ning smiled and saluted.

Xia Kang pointed at Jiang Ning and said to Bi Chengan: "Look, what am I talking about? This guy must have bad intentions when he makes such a big fight today. We can't bear your courtesy, haha...

…”

Bi Yongkang chuckled and said: "That's all, I'm here, why can't you refuse?"

The two looked at each other and smiled. Liu Sisi was confused and Su Yun'er was confused. The two of them had already entered the private room. Jiang Ning nodded to Liu Sisi and closed the door.

The three of them sat down, Jiang Ning picked up a glass of wine and said, "Today's matter is of no choice. If I have offended you, I hope you will forgive me."

Xia Kang smiled and said: "The previous things have troubled you a lot, and you almost lost your life. Although I don't know the reason, it is a fact after all. What we did is not worth mentioning."

Bi Cheng'an also said: "It's not easy for Miss Liu to maintain such a character after walking out of a brothel. She can do what she is now without anyone to rely on. I can't bear to see her tainted by this worldly world.

It can be regarded as doing your part, and the Ministry of Revenue will still give me, an old man, some face."

Jiang Ning was a little embarrassed. Bi Chengan lived in Hangzhou, but he was really rich. The Ministry of Household Affairs borrowed money from Bi Chengan. For this disaster relief, Bi Chengan borrowed 20 million taels of silver from the Ministry of Household Affairs, with interest.

It's only 50% of the normal rate. It can be said that the Ministry of Revenue still depends on Bi Chengan's face to act. He said this just to make fun of him.

"Lao Bi wants to adopt someone as his adopted daughter. Haha, this old face, it's a shame that he came up with such an idea." Xia Kang mocked, seeming to be quite dissatisfied with this behavior.

Bi Chengan said: "You are a contemporary scholar, and the things you care about are different from those of us businessmen. Haha, if you don't want to accept it, don't stop me from accepting it." His expression was indeed one of gloating.

Jiang Ning was secretly frightened, and hurriedly stood up and bowed to Bi Chengan: "Old Bi really wants to..."

Bi Chengan picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of stinky tofu and put it into his mouth. After tasting it, he said: "Is there any lie? Haha, if this stinky tofu is put in the capital, I think it will be very popular.

…”

Xia Kang was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing: "So you are waiting here, no wonder, no wonder, you can't afford it early, it turns out you have made up your mind a long time ago..."

Bi Cheng'an motioned Jiang Ning to sit down: "Although Princess Changping is also involved here, this place is not the capital after all. If there is an accident, no one can say for sure. No matter whether it is black or white, it will be connected to the Prince Consort's Mansion.

Well, doesn’t this also end your wish? It’s just a matter between the two of you, and it’s indeed a bit…”

At this point, the words stopped abruptly. Xia Kang said: "Zichuan, a great talent, has become a son-in-law. Your wife doesn't know... This matter is a bit tricky. If Zichuan has any difficulties, he must make plans early.

.”

Jiang Ning smiled slightly: "I have thought about this too. I originally thought that one day I would no longer want to stay in Hangzhou, so I would leave with Sisi. There is always a place to stay in the world, but now it seems that it is a bit uncomfortable.

To be realistic, the Wang family is not friendly to Ruoyan regarding the matter of Huangshang. It is due to internal and external troubles. If I leave, I am afraid that Ruoyan will also fall, so I can’t leave..."

"That's why I gave you such a big gift. For a woman like her, the first half of her life is already miserable enough. It would be nice to earn more money and be able to establish herself in Hangzhou. She can also have a foster father like Mr. Bi to avoid being bullied. Only in the second half of her life can she be happy.

Thank you for your support..."

Jiang Ning said this and was about to salute again, but was stopped by Bi Cheng'an: "The three of us are not so polite. We haven't thanked you for the refugee matter, but you are as polite as an outsider."

The three of them immediately looked at each other and smiled and sat back down. Bi Chengan and Xia Kang knew what happened yesterday. After getting the news, Jiang Ning made an appointment with them to come to Liuji this morning. As long as they looked nice,

Liu Ji has some connections, so I just don't want to ignore them.

How could the two of them be ordinary people? One took the contract, and the other directly wanted to take in the adopted daughter. This was a bigger deal, but it can also be guessed that it has something to do with what happened yesterday, because these two people

On top of what happened yesterday, Jiang Ning was helping Wang Ruoyan with the imperial business affairs, and his opponent was the Minister of Household Affairs who was specially responsible for this matter this time.

I thought that if Jiang Ning opened his mouth, whoever the two of them would tell the household department, the matter would be settled, but they never expected that Jiang Ning would not speak. Jiang Ning is a scholar. Although he seems not to care about anything, he has high self-esteem.

It was absolutely indispensable, so the two of them didn't mention it. Now at the dinner table, they never mentioned it.

When it was said that Xia Qiang's army returned to the capital, he was transferred from the Jingzhao Yin Mansion by Princess Changping and served as the third-rank general of the Huben Army. He was in charge of 10,000 troops and had already headed northwest some time ago.

, stationed south of the Qilian Mountains, becoming a barrier to the northwest. Jiang Ning could also see that Xia Kang said that the clouds were calm, but in fact it was not.

"Shopkeeper Ou, what a coincidence?" Yang Yufan went to the private room along the corridor after going to the toilet in Qingxiufang, and bumped into Ou Lingyun head-on.

Yang Yufan was the host today, and he invited several adults from the Taiwei Mansion and the capital. Although they were in charge of looking after the home, they could always get some information and make preparations for the imperial business event in two days.

I didn't want to, but I met Ou Lingyun.

Ou Lingyun responded: "It turns out to be Young Master Yang."

"What do you think, Shopkeeper Ou? Are you interested in going in for a drink?" Yang Yufan said with a slight smile.

But Ou Lingyun waved his hand: "I still have something to do today, and we will definitely meet up if we have the chance."

Ou Lingyun had just left the room. Yang Yufan looked sideways and saw that there was another person in the room. He smiled and said: "It turns out that shopkeeper Ou invited someone. He doesn't want to drink wine or accompany him. It seems that there is something important."

Then I won’t bother you." After saying that, he walked over.

"Any chance? Shopkeeper Ou, let's see how long you can last." Yang Yufan showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth, walked to the end, turned to the right, and disappeared.

Ou Lingyun watched Yang Yufan turn a corner, greeted the madam to serve the food, locked the door, and then sat down and poured the wine. The surroundings were filled with the sounds of orioles and swallows, and there was an oiran performance in the hall.

, it was so lively that it completely covered up the sound of pouring wine.

"This is a thousand taels of silver notes. The weather is getting hotter. Let's buy some medicinal materials and clothes." Ou Lingyun put the silver notes on the table.

The man at the table stretched out his rough right hand, with calluses covering its mouth and fingers, and put the banknote into his pocket: "There's no need for the wine, brothers are waiting to take over."

"Don't worry, we will be able to take over within a month. After today, we will not contact you for the time being. If anything happens, I will put the letter in the same place. Just send someone to check it every day." Ou Lingyun

Seeing that he was not drinking, he pushed the wine glass and said, "If you don't drink here, your secret will be exposed. There is a mixed bag of people here, so it's better not to be stared at."
Chapter completed!