"Two adults, I am hosting a banquet at Zuihong Mansion today. I hope you will appreciate it!" After the dust had settled, the head of the Liu family couldn't hide his joy and hurried to Su Guangyi and Fan Zeng to salute.
The Liu family is able to be in today's situation and win the first prize in this bidding fair, all because of the care of these two adults. Otherwise, let alone winning the first prize, it would be impossible to stand in the unfathomable business world of Jiangning.
possible.
So are the Wang family and Ouyang family vegetarians?
Thinking of this, the head of the Liu family became more respectful.
Fan Zeng and Su Guangyi looked at each other, nodded and smiled at the same time.
Zuihonglou is the largest brothel venue in Jiangning. Almost half of the flower boats on the Qinhuai River are owned by Zuihonglou. Moreover, ten of the famous oiran women in Jiangning came from Zuihonglou.
When Fan Zeng was in Tokyo, he had heard about Zuihonglou for a long time. When he came to Jiangning, he had long wanted to see it and appreciate the beauty of Jiangning.
Now that the head of the Liu family has made this invitation very discerningly, Fan Zeng is of course very happy.
"Even so, I'll trouble you, Brother Liu!" Fan Zeng stroked his beard and nodded with a smile.
"Master Su, what do you think?"
Su Guangyi hurriedly stood up, cupped his fists and saluted Fan Zeng, saying: "I will naturally follow the leader's lead!"
Fan Zeng saw Su Guangyi being so respectful and nodded with satisfaction.
After standing up, as he walked past Su Guangyi, he whispered to him: "Mr. Su, when I left the capital, Mr. An Ge asked me to pass on a message to you!"
Su Guangyi's heart skipped a beat. He raised his head and looked at the smile on Fan Zeng's face. His heart tightened, fearing that something bad was about to happen.
"Mr. Ge, Mr. Ge..., what did he say?" Su Guangyi raised his sleeves, wiped the sweat from his forehead, licked his lips, and asked with difficulty.
Fan Zeng seemed to be very satisfied with Su Guangyi's fearful appearance.
He coughed, lowered his face, stared at Su Guangyi with a serious face and said, "Mr. An Ge is very angry because he is unfavorable to your Su family's wedding and has embarrassed Mr. An!"
After Su Guangyi heard this, he almost fell to his knees in fright.
I thought to myself, Mr. An is really angry. I, hey...
"Xiaguang, this official deserves to die!" Su Guangyi cried bitterly. He didn't care about etiquette at this time and hurriedly grabbed Fan Zeng's hand as if grabbing a life-saving straw. He looked at it with tears in his eyes.
Written by Fan Zeng.
"Hey, Mr. Su, I'm not talking about you. How could you make a mistake in something like this?" Fan Zeng sighed and looked at Su Guangyi with a look of hatred for steel.
"Xiaguan knows it's wrong, Xiaguan knows it's wrong." Su Guangyi raised his sleeves and wiped the corners of his eyes, his voice was extremely sad.
Fan Zeng smiled, stretched out his hand, put it on Su Guangyi's shoulder, and whispered to him: "However, when I left the capital, I saw Master Pu She, who didn't seem to care too much about this matter. Moreover,
He also asked me to bring you a message."
Su Guangyi immediately straightened up his appearance, pretended to be listening, and asked with a respectful expression: "What are your instructions from Master Pu She? I am listening attentively!"
Fan Zeng stroked his beard, nodded and said with a smile: "Master Su, you don't have to be like this, Master An said it. You and I share your worries for Your Majesty, Your Majesty is happy, and everyone is fine. The love between children is just a side issue. Moreover, Master An also
Mr. Su, you are quite capable as an official, haha!"
Fan Zeng chuckled and said: "Master An, you probably know the meaning of these words even better than Master Su!"
Hearing this, Su Guangyi felt reassured. He originally thought that An Peng would be worried about this matter, but he didn't expect that Mr. An would be so open-minded. It was really a blessing among misfortunes.
Su Guangyi responded with tears of gratitude: "I will never refuse Mr. An's kindness of knowing me!"
With a smile on his face, Fan Zeng looked at Su Guangyi expressing his determination in front of him.
There was some disdain in my heart.
Su Guangyi has always been unwilling to surrender to Master An before. It is not because of his high integrity, but because he is too cautious and suspicious. He is afraid that he will accidentally stand in the wrong team and suffer misfortune. Therefore, he has been in a wait-and-see state.
However, at the beginning of spring this year, the emperor took the opportunity to mourn the death of the empress and pardoned the prince's previous mistakes. Moreover, he re-established the prince's majesty.
What does this mean?
This shows that the prince has not fallen out of favor. He is still the crown prince of Zhou Dynasty and the future emperor.
As the prince's father-in-law, Mr. An's power has also increased. Therefore, the ministers who saw the trend in the court showed their favor to Mr. An one after another. Su Guangyi was also among them.
However, as the saying goes, it is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide help when the time is right.
When these ministers saw that Lord An's status was high, they followed him. And when the prince fell out of favor, they all avoided him. How could Lord An really trust such villains?
Although Fan Zeng had a friendly smile on his face, in his heart he despised the governor of Jiangning Zhizao Mansion.
"Haha, good. Mr. Su has such confidence, which is also a blessing for me." Fan Zeng had a hypocritical smile on his face, laughing and praising Su Guangyi's noble character and integrity.
Afterwards, Fan Zeng and the merchants in Jiangning said goodbye and went out in a sedan chair, led by the head of the Liu family, towards Zuihua Tower in the city.
Along the way, lanterns were lit everywhere, servants were opening the way, and gongs and drums were beating loudly. It was really a majestic atmosphere.
On the road, pedestrians avoided one after another. They looked down at the long queue, full of doubts in their hearts.
Who is sitting in this sedan? Such a big pomp? It seems that Mr. Hong has never been like this.
Come on, they are really a bunch of bumpkins. They have to act like this if they have some power.
On both sides of the road, among the pedestrians whispering in low voices, a man with a bamboo hat on his head and a short jacket raised his head and walked through the crowd in front of him, looking coldly at the sedan walking in the front. Seeing the quilt on the sedan
Behind the curtain raised by the wind, he took a deep look behind the official with a proud look on his face.
Then, he withdrew his gaze, lowered his hat, turned around and disappeared into the night.
In the long queue, the head of the Liu family was riding a horse with a group of Lord Fan's guards, accompanying the sedan. From time to time, he took out some silver coins from his sleeves and gave them to the guards. He smiled and asked the guards to help him.
Say a few kind words in front of Mr. Fan.
Before, he had always been taken care of by Su Guangyi. However, he heard that the Su family was in a bad situation recently. Therefore, being cautious as a businessman, he began to look for a new backer.
In the sedan behind, Su Guangyi lifted up the curtain and smiled coldly when he saw the head of the Liu family doing this. Then he lowered the curtain.
Humph, those who follow the crowd!
Su Guangyi, who was sitting in the sedan, looked gloomy. After squinting his eyes and thinking for a while, he opened the curtain and called the chubby butler. After whispering a few words in his ear, he waved him away.
The butler's eyes flashed, and he nodded with a conspiratorial smile. Then, he headed towards Lord Fan's sedan in front of him.
"Master Fan, my lord, let me tell you something!" The housekeeper walked beside Master Fan's sedan, covering his mouth with his palms, and said secretly.
After some low whispers, the sedan curtain was still not raised. However, after a long time, Fan Zeng's voice came out from the facade.
"Is it really that beautiful?"
The butler chuckled, with a glimmer of admiration in his eyes, touched his chin and praised: "The beauty of the country is unparalleled in the world."
"Haha, then I would like to see what a woman who can make Mr. Su's mind shake is like. Butler, go ahead and call the head of the Liu family over. I have something to say to him!"
In the sedan, Fan Zeng's voice came out softly, with a hint of obscenity.
The steward of the Su Mansion responded and walked towards the head of the Liu family who was chatting with the guards.
In fact, although the head of the Liu family has been chatting with the guards, his ears have been perked up, listening to the voices here.
He saw the housekeeper of the Su Mansion with a conspiratorial look on his face. He smiled obscenely and said something to Mr. Fan in the sedan. Then, he heard words such as the Liu family, women, and appearance.
Looking at the sedan behind, Su Guangyi's gloomy look could be seen behind the sedan curtain that was gently raised. The head of the Liu family felt his heart sink.
When Su Guangyi was thinking about what message he had conveyed to Mr. Fan, he saw the housekeeper of the Su Mansion walking over with a smile.
He cupped his fists and said to the head of the Liu family with a smile: "Head of the Liu family, Master Fan has asked you to come over!"
The head of the Liu family took a deep look at the sedan behind him with the curtain down, then turned back, clasped his fists at the housekeeper of the Su family and said with a smile: "I'll go over there right now!"
With that said, he drove the horses and walked to the side of Master Fan's sedan.
"Sir, are you looking for me?"
The sedan curtain opened, revealing Fan Zeng's face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
He stared at the head of the Liu family for a while, until the other party lowered his head and did not dare to look at him, and then asked with a smile: "I heard that you have a daughter. Is she a famous beauty in Jiangning City?"
The head of the Liu family's expression changed, but then he admitted frankly: "Haha, to be honest with you, I do have a daughter, but she got married three years ago, and now she is a wife..."
"Hey, it doesn't matter if you get married. I just want to meet this strange woman. For the rest, hehe, brother Liu, don't think too much!" Fan Zeng chuckled, stroking his beard and looking at the head of the Liu family.
"This!" The head of the Liu family felt a little embarrassed. He was quite willing to let Liu Qingqing come out to meet this gentleman. However, there was a shadow of a person that made him feel very uneasy.
No matter how difficult the situation was, the scholar always had a friendly smile on his face. His attitude was calm and calm, and his temperament of scolding Fang Qiu has always been imprinted in the heart of the head of the Liu family, as if it is difficult to shake off.
It was like a nightmare, making him uneasy.
He was aware of Su Mansion's actions some time ago.
Such a large-scale push to fuel the flames did not stir up the slightest movement. Lu Heng still went for a leisurely walk every day. Then when he went home, when he met others, he smiled and said hello in return.
There is no clue at all about the difficulties his family is facing.
Moreover, Su Guangyi calculated so carefully, but until now, except for the bad reputation spread in Jiangning City that someone in Zhizao Mansion raped famous girls, there was no benefit at all.