Just as the waiter from the Zhang Mansion was about to greet him, Yuan Su waved his hand to signal him to step back. He personally moved a step forward, bowed his hands to the middle-aged man in brocade robes and said, "This gentleman is really annoying. I dare to ask.
Sir, are you going to have a big banquet in the restaurant today?"
The middle-aged man returned the gift in vain and said: "That's not true, it's just that my eldest young master likes to be quiet, so he rented the restaurant."
Yuan Su nodded slightly, and then said in a consultative tone: "In this case, I have a heartfelt invitation. Yesterday, I made an appointment with a friend here. I hope that sir can do something. I only need to allow a little
Just stay with me for a while. I promise not to make any noise to the young master of your house."
The middle-aged man saw that Yuan Su was young and good-tempered, so he deliberately relied on his elders and said: "My young master, I have made it clear just now. I am not denying your convenience, but today my young master
It’s really inconvenient. So I asked this young man to find another place.”
Zhang's servant, who was standing behind Yuan Su, immediately interrupted angrily: "Oh, you slave, do you know who the uncle is talking to you? Don't be shameless."
The middle-aged man was furious, but on the one hand he did not know the details of these people, and on the other hand the other party was a man with a gun, so he was only afraid of drawing a gun after a verbal conflict. He had no choice but to suppress the anger in his heart and asked angrily: "
May I ask who this young master is? Our eldest young master is the son of the Zheng family in Rongcheng."
The servant of the Zhang Mansion sneered: "Oh my god, how great is the Zheng family? Let me tell you, the man standing in front of you is Mr. Yuan, the envoy of the East Zhili Military Guard, and we are all from the Governor's Mansion!"
As soon as he heard these words, the middle-aged man's expression suddenly changed, and he fell into silence for a while. He knew the family background of the Zheng family, but no matter how much background he had, it was not as good as the family relationship with the president. The Zheng family in Rongcheng
We have always been on good terms with the Governor's Mansion, so how could there be a conflict over this trivial matter today? Even though Zhang Zhenfang has resigned as Governor of Zhili, he is still powerful in the local area, and it is definitely not the fault of the Zheng family.
"Excuse my stupidity, it turns out it's Lord Protector. Haha, I'm so surprised." After some thought, he put on a smile without hesitation and politely saluted Yuan Su again.
"No, my subordinate just said something serious. I'm not here to cause trouble. I really have no choice today, so I'm asking this gentleman for my convenience. If you, sir, can help me with this, I will be able to make one more friend in the future."
Yuan Su said with a gentle smile.
"That's right, that's right. In that case, let's invite Mr. Yuan to come in and sit down for a while. I'll go upstairs and report back first."
"Thank you." Yuan Su nodded.
The middle-aged man personally led Yuan Su and others into the restaurant. He first asked the waiter to invite everyone to have tea in the hall on the first floor. After he complained, he hurriedly climbed the stairs.
In the largest private room on the second floor, the eldest young master of the Zheng family, Zheng Ruixuan, was drinking tea and chatting with a special guest. The guest sitting next to him turned out to be a young woman wearing a men's suit, with light makeup and charming eyes.
Even though he was alone in the room with Zheng Ruixuan, he did not feel any awkwardness or awkwardness at all. Instead, he talked and laughed generously, just like driving a car with ease, which made Master Zheng smile from ear to ear. This is indispensable in China with a strong feudal atmosphere.
It's said to be rare.
The reason why this guest is special is not only that she is a female prostitute, but also because she is the niece of the high-ranking official Sheng Xuanhuai and the daughter of Chen Jinde, the Customs Affairs Office of the Taxation Department of Tianjin Customs. Her real name is Chen Anjie. Chen Jinde has served at Tianjin Customs for thirty years.
For more than ten years, I worked as a translator and worked as a customs affairs official. During this period, I had a lot of friendships with several prominent foreign customs officials in the late Qing Dynasty. Even my daughter was named after De Cuilin, the former director of the Customs and Taxation Department of Tianjin.
, meaning angel.
Today, Chen Anjie is over twenty-five years old and has long passed the traditional marriage age in feudal China. However, the Chen family has been deeply influenced by Western culture. Chen Anjie has often interacted with De Cuilin's daughter since she was a child. Instead of worrying about major life events, she has learned to be virtuous.
Cuilin's five daughters also frequented some high-class social places and became the same "social butterflies" as the five daughters of the De Cuilin family.
At first Chen Jinde was worried, but as his daughter's social role became more and more influential, in the end he not only did not dissuade or stop her, but instead acquiesced and allowed it to continue. Although Chen Anjie's reputation among relatives in the family became worse and worse, in the Tianjin celebrity circle,
At this time, Chen Jinde even invited his daughter to discuss his future from time to time.
Chen Anjie was originally going to Hankou this time, but the train changed routes via Tianjin via Baoding. Both the Zheng family and the Chen family were related to the Sheng family. In addition, Zheng Ruixuan had contacts with the Chen family in Tianjin when he was young. He was very interested in this "social butterfly".
My cousin" was particularly fond of her, so when she heard that Chen Anjie would change trains in Baoding, she quickly went to the train station to stop Chen Anjie, and kindly and persistently invited Chen Anjie to stay in Baoding for a few days.
Chen Anjie knew very well that the Zheng family was quite a penny-pinching family, so she did not refuse Young Master Zheng's request. She followed Zheng Ruixuan around Baoding City for the past two days, saving up a lot of money that Zheng Ruixuan spent. Today
When he arrived at Deshengzhai, Zheng Ruixuan originally had no intention of booking a restaurant, but after Chen Anjie's few words of inducement, he pretended to be showing off his authority.
The middle-aged man in the golden robe was none other than Zheng Lu, the second housekeeper of the Zheng family. After knocking on the door and walking into the private room, he briefly talked about what had just happened downstairs. Zheng Ruixuan was in high spirits, and his eyes did not leave Chen Anjie at all. He just looked at
Zheng Lu stopped and said, "Just tell them to go elsewhere and give them some money."
Zheng Lu was ashamed and said quickly: "Young Master, the people below are from the Governor's Mansion."
Zheng Ruixuan's face was slightly startled, but he recovered quickly. He deliberately wanted to show off in front of Chen Anjie, so he said nonchalantly: "Isn't Governor Feng not here yet?"
Zheng Lu said: "The eldest young master belongs to Governor Zhang."
"Governor Zhang? Governor Zhang has already gone to Henan. How dare the people in his house be so presumptuous?"
"You can't say that. In addition to the people from the Governor's Mansion, there is also a military envoy from East Zhili. It was this military envoy who invited the guests to gather here. In my opinion, there is no need to bring this matter
Things are not going well. One more enemy is not as good as one more friend. It's just a single room anyway. If the young master is really afraid of the noise, he can let them go to the third floor." Zheng Lu said quickly.
"What kind of military guard? When did our Zhili Province separate into the east and west?" Zheng Ruixuan said impatiently.
"It was a group of people who separated from Luanzhou a few days ago. I tell you, young master, it is better to resolve enemies than to make enemies. There is no need to compete with these powerful people for a while. Otherwise, it will lay the root of incomprehension." Zheng
After all, Lu was an older person, so he naturally had a clearer view of this matter than Zheng Ruixuan, so he made great efforts to explain this aspect.
"Humph, who cares about the military envoy? He is not the King of Heaven. We have not had an emperor in China for a long time. We are now in the Republic of China, and we are talking about law and government. Is it possible that he still dares to do something to me? Go, go, go.
, I was interrupted from drinking tea, so hurry up and send these people away." Zheng Ruixuan scolded coldly.
Zheng Lu was very anxious. He had watched Zheng Ruixuan grow up, so he knew that this young master had never experienced any setbacks since he was a child. If he formed a relationship with the Governor's Mansion and Yuan Su today, I am afraid that the Zheng family would not be able to do it again in the future.
What a good day. But Zheng Ruixuan had a crooked mind and only cared about the temporary pleasure.