Chapter 855 Breakthrough

? Although Danzhou City and the old capital are large cities of almost the same size, Danzhou's geographical location allows her to avoid the trampling of the iron hoofs during the war between the two countries, and it is not like the old capital that has been baptized by war, famine and the earth dragon. Danzhou City still retains its former style.

At this time, the streets in Danzhou City are as prosperous as those in the capital city. Walking in the alleys paved with bluestones, all you can see are whitewashed walls, black tiles, and high-pitched eaves. Even the voices of vendors hawking in your ears are full of soft words. Interesting, it seems that once we get here, life suddenly becomes less impatient, and even people become more elegant.

Qin Yining held Pang Xiao's arm and imitated a beautiful concubine who worked hard to please her master. She acted like a coquettish girl all the way, using her delicate body to rub against him intentionally or unintentionally. The silk was fluttering as she walked, and the fragrant breeze blew.

She was born with that appearance, and she had deliberately dressed it up, and she also deliberately acted frivolous to attract attention. Pedestrians and vendors on the road all stopped and gaped at the outstanding couple. Even the woman couldn't help but take a few more glances.

"Master, I'm interested in that pair of shrimp beard bracelets."

"You can give me a sip of the fragrance. Not to mention a pair of shrimp bracelets, I will also give you a complete set of ruby ​​​​turbans, okay?"

"You're bad."

The beauty said "bad", but she still just clung to the rich young man dressed in flowers.

Everyone looked at him and clicked their tongues, some women spat at Qin Yining's back, and the woman wearing a curtain hat who had not left the pavilion stopped to look in the direction of Pang Xiao. However, after seeing the rude and vulgar behavior, no matter how handsome he was, his humanity Even if you are not lovable, you will be annoying.

The two of them took their two maids and Hu Zi and swaggered through the city. Qin Yining bought a lot of rouge and facial hair, as well as many new rulers, and even small tigers, rattles and exquisite windmills for children to play with.

"Chitou took it back to cut clothes for the family, and there are also gifts for the children." After lunch, the group arrived at the bank of Biqing Lake and boarded the two-story boat they had just bought.

Qin Yining rubbed his sore calf and said, "Let's rest on the boat in the afternoon. I think the scenery here is very good. There are also singers on other boats. It would be good to listen to it."

"It's so fresh. Do we need to listen to other people's music? We invited people here ourselves, but they only arrived in the afternoon." Pang Xiao said with a smile, "Since we are here to show off, how can we lack these ostentatious things? "

Qin Yining found a comfortable angle to lie down on the imperial concubine's couch, and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's tiring to show off. I'm not afraid of going out, but I have to act outside.

A little too tired. Therefore, it is true to say that the top scholar will be the best, and it will not be easy for those who specialize in deception. "

"Of course, nothing is easy in this world." Pang Xiao sat down next to Qin Yining and kneaded her legs and feet with his big hands.

Qin Yining turned over and lay on his side, "Hey, have you arranged for someone to inquire about the situation in the city? What are the Lu family's arrangements here? Danzhou is a big city after all, and it has not been baptized by war. I doubt that the situation here is The Lu family should be involved in most of the business."

"I have arranged for people to go investigate." Pang Xiao said in a low voice while massaging Qin Yining, "While we are waiting for the news, we will do our best to show off. It is best to let everyone in Danzhou City know that Danzhou is coming. She has a rich young master, but she still has that brainless and pushy temperament."

"Okay." Qin Yining's eyes were bright and his expression was eager to try.

"It seems you enjoyed playing the role of concubine, right?"

Qin Yining just looked at Pang Xiao with gentle eyes and smiled, and her heart pounded when she saw Pang Xiao.

"Why are you looking at me like this?"

Qin Yining shook his head and said softly: "I'm not playing the role of concubine, but the two of us rarely have such a chance to be together. It's very interesting to hang out with you and watch you spend a lot of money."

Pang Xiao's heart almost melted.

He understood that Sister Yi liked to be with him, no matter if she was asked to pretend to be a concubine or something, as long as she was with him, she liked it.

How can she be so soft and well-behaved?

"Sister Hao Yi, you are so kind." Pang Xiao ignored Qin Yining and held Qin Yining in his arms like a child.

Bingtang and Jiyun, who were waiting on the side, both blushed and retreated wisely, and withdrew all the guards on this floor.

The two of them talked and laughed in the room all afternoon, and they really cherished the opportunity at hand, as if they went out specially to play, and lived up to such a good time.

In the next few days, Qin Yining and Pang Xiao continued to visit Danzhou City and several famous scenic spots around it. Danzhou is near the water, and most of the two of them went there by boat. Along the way, they were surrounded by beautiful lakes and mountains, and the breeze was blowing on their faces. What they saw was the open scenery of high sky, wide water, and wild geese flying thousands of miles away. It seemed that even the depression in their hearts was gone.

Soon, the spies arranged by Pang Xiao brought back the news.

"If you didn't take a closer look, you wouldn't know that half of the businesses here are owned by the Lu family, and their operations involve all walks of life. There is also a large mansion of the Lu family in the local area, which seems to be a branch close to the main family. , Mr. Lu is the cousin of the current head of the Lu family.

"Another thing is that the local magistrate has a close relationship with the Lu family. The magistrate's daughter-in-law is a girl from the Lu family."

Qin Yining and Pang Xiao looked at each other after hearing this.

"So, this place has almost become the Lu family's one-stop shop. Whether it's the court or the shopping mall, the Lu family has its own connections?"

"Exactly." The spy said, "That's why it's so difficult to find out who is responsible for this incident between the Lu family and the Guangtong Ship. First of all, the Lu family has people who are in charge in all aspects, and we don't know at all. Who will they arrange? In addition, with the ability of the Lu family, they may not take the Guangtong number seriously at all."

Pang Xiao nodded, said "hard work" and asked his subordinates to rest.

Qin Yining was wearing a jacket, tilted his head and looked at the river outside Ruyi's window, and said leisurely: "This situation is exactly what I expected. Not to mention it is just a small Guangtong account, even if the Qiu family really comes forward, there is no People who have been to Jianchuan in person may not realize what a behemoth the Qiu family is, so how can they pay attention to this 'small business' of selling an official position?"

Even big things, if they are done often and have never been caught, will become commonplace.

Qin Yining couldn't help but think of Lu Heng.

Lu Heng even made a special trip to visit her when she returned to Beijing. She understood his feelings for her, and he must also understand her rejection of him. So Lu Heng never appeared again.

Qin Yining couldn't help but wonder, did Lu Heng know that the Lu family was doing this kind of business?

But then I thought about it, if Lu Heng didn't contribute, how could he influence the court's employment? So Lu Heng should know all these things.

"Now I know what the Lu family is making money on. This kind of business is a huge profit for the Lu family." Pang Xiao sat next to Qin Yining and took a candied fruit from the table and fed her one.

Qin Yining opened his mouth to suck it, and there was a lump on his cheek. He blinked and signaled Pang Xiao to continue.

Pang Xiao couldn't help but click her cheek and said with a smile: "You think, the most important thing about being an official is the relationship between the DPRK and China. That's why there are small groups in the DPRK and China, and people of the same faction form a group to support each other. Mutual exploitation is the norm.

"This time the Qiu family buys an official position, even if they choose one of their own to do it, after a long time, this person will gradually become a member of the Lu family faction. This is inevitable.

"The Lu family not only made a huge profit by selling this official, but also established a network of their own in the court. This kind of good business that kills two birds with one stone only happens once. As time went by, there were more people in the court. With a lot of money in hand, it’s no wonder that the Lu family has become such a behemoth.”

Qin Yining nodded, "That's exactly the truth. If you ask me, people are very good at thinking about money. They can use any method, but if it goes on like this for a long time, it will be difficult not to cause trouble."

"Yes, if you want to gain both fame and fortune, you have to pay a lot and take even more risks."

Qin Yining looked at the river outside the window of the boat and said, "We have been here for so many days and still have no clue. It's less than a month until the time for the two of them to trade. Will we be too late?"

Pang Xiao stroked Qin Yining's loosely pulled hair with his big hand, and said with a smile: "If we pay attention, we can always find a breakthrough. Even if the worst is to let them succeed in the transaction, we still have other ways."

Qin Yining thought for a moment and smiled in relief, "You're right, I'm too nervous."

"Don't be nervous, just think that we are just out for fun. Work is secondary."

If Mr. Xu and Mr. Xie heard this, they would be very angry, right?

Qin Yining was influenced by Pang Xiao's free and easy attitude, and he was no longer so nervous.

Another day passed, and there was still no clue as to who from the Lu family would be in charge of this business.

But a big event happened in Danzhou city that everyone knew about.

Lu Zheng, the eldest son of the Lu family in Danzhou City, sold his fiancée, who had grown up together and was as close as a brother, to Caixiang Pavilion. The "fiancée" who was sold was also a first-class maid of the Lu family, and it was not known what wrong thing she had done.

You can tell what kind of place Caixiang Pavilion is just by looking at the name.

Generally, a large family like the Lu family, in order to protect their feathers, would find someone to sell their servants who had done something wrong, but they would never directly sell their maids to Goulan Courtyard like this. What's more, this maid who was sold is still Master Lu's closest wife who has never been with him.

Qin Yining was sitting next to Pang Xiao near the window on the second floor of the teahouse, and could still hear people discussing the matter in low voices.

Pang Xiao whispered to Hu Zi behind him: "This matter is interesting. Go and find out what kind of maid this sold is, and how close the Chang Sui is to the young master."

"Yes." Huzi responded and quickly went downstairs.

Qin Yining smiled and said: "If this matter is done well, we can still make use of it."

"Yeah, it's so easy to get such a breakthrough."

Huzi went to inquire about the news quickly. When Qin Yining and Pang Xiao returned to Huafang, Huzi had already returned.

"The eldest son's name is Lu Xi. He is an orphan picked up by the eldest young master Lu Zheng when he was a child. The two grew up together. They are called eldest attendants, but everyone in Danzhou City knows that Lu Xi is the number one person and the most trusted by the eldest young master. people."