Chapter 868 Open the Screen

Qin Yining wondered why Lu Zheng's wife suddenly came to the guest house. He raised his eyes and met her eyes. For some unknown reason, Qin Yining just smiled and nodded.

But the eldest mistress didn't return the gift. She raised her eyebrows, with undisguised contempt and scrutiny in her eyes. It was not like she was looking at a person, but like she was observing something.

The smile on Qin Yining's face faded.

"Are you Mrs. Ning?"

"Exactly. What do you do for the eldest young lady?"

The eldest mistress walked towards Qin Yining step by step, looking Qin Yining up and down with her watery eyes. She had been married to the eldest young master for many years, and she had never seen him be so enthusiastic for a woman. This time, he would urge her to give her jewelry like a greedy cat.

Her heart was full of strong uneasiness and jealousy, and when she saw the real person, she was even more embarrassed and ashamed. It was a mixed bag of emotions at this time.

But she is the eldest young master's first wife, and her family is still dependent on the Lu family, so she has no arbitrary power.

Suppressing the anger and sorrow in her heart, the eldest mistress adjusted her emotions in just one breath, and smiled politely: "Mrs. Ning, are you free? Can you lend me a moment to speak?"

At this time, the eldest young lady looked at Pang Xiao.

Upon seeing this, my heart became even more complicated.

She knew that her husband was interested in someone else's concubine, but he didn't say that this "other person" was such a handsome young man!

They were such a good couple, why did she want to break them up and then put the beauty in front of her eyes to cause trouble for herself?

Qin Yining and Pang Xiao looked at each other, wondering what the young lady meant.

After patting the back of Pang Xiao's hand, Qin Yining walked towards the eldest young lady with Bingtang and Jiyun.

Pang Xiao folded his arms and waited impatiently against the door frame.

The eldest young lady and Qin Yining walked towards a bamboo forest by the road one after another.

"Is that Master Wan?"

"yes."

"It seems that Master Wan loves you very much?"

"Master Wan treats slaves extremely well."

"You are so beautiful that you can naturally afford the kindness of men all over the world. Even those who have never been very interested in women are attracted to you."

The eldest young lady turned around, with a smile on her lips, but the smile did not reach her eyes.

"I am here on the orders of my husband. I would like to ask if you would like me to be a good concubine?"

Qin Yining didn't know for a moment whether she should be angry at Lu Zhengse for being so bold, or sympathize with the woman in front of her who was obviously full of jealousy, but still wanted to be a virtuous woman and beg a concubine for her husband.

"To tell you the truth, Young Master Lu has asked the slave once a few days ago, and the slave has refused. Even though the Lu family is rich, Young Master Wan's family is not weak, and Young Master Wan treats the slave favorably, and the slave treats the Wan family very well. I also understand that Master Wan is about to renew his relationship... In the future, life will be smoother in the Wan family. Although the Wan family is not as rich as the Lu family, I am just a little girl, and I am not doing big business. It depends on the cost. For me, the current life is enough to look forward to.”

When Qin Yining was speaking, Madam Lu kept looking at her expression, as if she wanted to see how much truth and how false her words were.

Qin Yining looked back at her calmly and said, "Please let the eldest mistress thank the eldest master Lu for his kindness. I will have no choice but to let him down."

The eldest mistress nodded hesitantly and ordered the maid to present an exquisite three-layered brocade box.

"This is what the eldest young master ordered to give to you."

Two maids opened the first layer of the brocade box.

In the big red brocade box, jadeite heads are neatly placed on the black velvet cloth. The style is novel and the workmanship is fine. The most important thing is that the jadeite has excellent water quality.

The maid showed all three layers, then closed the box and handed it over.

Qin Yining's eyes were appropriately greedy. It is impossible for any woman to be completely unfavorable when seeing such a face. She amplified her affection dozens of times.

But she still refused.

"Thank you, eldest mistress, for the reward. It's just that you won't receive any reward for your efforts. The business between the Lu family and the Guangtong Hao has been settled. I can't accept more of these. Please take them back." Qin Yining already knew what Lu Zheng was thinking. , and did not want to have any more entanglements with the eldest mistress of the Lu family, so he bowed and said, "Master Wan still wants to take the slave out, so the slave family will withdraw."

After nodding and saluting, Qin Yining walked back to Pang Xiao.

The eldest young lady was very surprised. It seemed that the woman in front of her was not a fool who only wanted wealth and honor.

In any case, her refusal to enter the Lu family's door had only advantages and no disadvantages for her.

The eldest young lady's expression finally softened. He nodded to Pang Xiao from afar, then turned around and left with the others.

Pang Xiao has excellent five senses, and Qin Yining did not lower his voice during the conversation between Qin Yining and the eldest mistress. He did not need to ask, but he heard clearly what they just said. His stomach was full of pantothenic acid. It was not Qin Yining's fault. Pang Xiao held it in for a long time and said, "How come the Lu family all have the same virtues!"

Qin Yining suffocated and suddenly smiled with his mouth trembling.

Pang Xiao was still a little angry at first, but seeing Qin Yining smiling with crooked eyebrows really made his heart soften. She was so outstanding, so it was no wonder that some people admired her. He couldn't blame his wife for being so beautiful, smart, and temperamental. It's so good, I can only blame those people for eating it.

Pang Xiao took her hand angrily and walked out through the corner door of the guest house.

Bingtang, Jiyun and Huzi all followed behind with difficulty holding back their laughter.

Naturally, the two of them had another "showing off" when they went out.

After discussing it at the appropriate place, Pang Xiao went to the "Dingsheng Restaurant" that Qiu Feishan told him about and had a great meal.

"Let's show up early. Lu Zheng has identified me as the eldest son of the Guangtong. Naturally, I won't be here for the appointment on the tenth day of October. It's just convenient for us."

Qin Yining nodded in agreement.

After deciding on a plan, before leaving, Pang Xiao called the shopkeeper of the restaurant to him and rewarded him with a piece of silver.

"The wine and food you make here are very good, and they are very suitable for my taste. In this way, the tenth day of next month is the birthday of my beauty. I will tell you in advance that I will book the entire Dingsheng Restaurant to make flowing banquets. This is the deposit."

Huzi took out a five hundred tael silver note from his arms that could be redeemed immediately.

The restaurant owner has never seen such a bold young master. In order to celebrate the birthday of his concubine, he even hired Dingsheng Restaurant to serve as a banquet.

After taking the banknote, the shopkeeper said repeatedly: "Don't worry, young master, it's the 10th of next month, right? I'll definitely handle it for you then."

"Well, the young master doesn't have any other requirements. There is only one requirement. There is no need to save anything. Just don't embarrass the young master."

"Hey, take a look!" The shopkeeper saluted, and before going out, he glanced at Qin Yining without any trace, and then went out clearly.

Pang Xiao and Qin Yining returned to the Lu family and continued to live a "luxurious and luxurious" life as usual. They only asked Dingsheng Restaurant to properly promote him and welcome everyone in the city to come and have fun together.

With the promotion of Dingsheng Restaurant, everyone in Danzhou City knew that a concubine from Kuo Shao's family was celebrating her birthday, and Dingsheng Restaurant could eat and drink for free on the tenth day of October. Some people are curious, some are scornful, and many people want to take advantage of this.

Naturally, this matter could not be hidden from Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng had been keeping a straight face these days, as if he was full of things on his mind. Naturally, Lu Xi did not dare to say anything and just waited quietly.

"Dingsheng Restaurant? Running water banquet?" Lu Zheng sneered, "I didn't expect that such a person who is addicted to taking advantage would be willing to serve as a running water banquet in Dingsheng Restaurant. It's true that even an iron rooster can pluck out its feathers."

Lu Xi also said: "He is just showing off. If you ask me, Madam Ning is really unreasonable. She doesn't want the priceless face given to her by the young master, but instead cares about how much the straw mat is worth."

Lu Zheng thought the same thing in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more upset he became. However, Lu Xi said it out loud, which pierced his heart even more.

Lu Zheng stood up irritably and entered the house.

Lu Xi knew that he had made a mistake and did not dare to say more. After a while, Lu Zheng's face looked better. Lu Xicai dared to ask: "Master, do you want to go on the tenth day of next month?"

"Where to go? Eat on a flowing table? Or continue to go up and try to please Mrs. Ning?"

Lu Xi didn't dare to speak.

"I don't have any kind of girl, but she doesn't know how to look. Do I have to stick to her? Let's leave it for now. As long as the business with Guangtong Hao continues, I won't worry about the day when she is not sent to me."

Lu Xi nodded, knowing that the young master had made up his mind, and not forcing him at this moment also represented his determination to ask for someone in the future.

Lu Zheng grabbed a handful of chess pieces and played with them, and suddenly said: "Isn't there another person who wants to buy an official position tomorrow?"

"yes."

"Let's discuss business tomorrow. Go call that idiot and ask him to bring Mrs. Ning."

Lu Xi was stunned for a moment, then understood, and immediately nodded in agreement. I happily went to send a message to Pang Xiao.

Pang Xiao and Qin Yining were a little confused after hearing Lu Xi's reply and sending him away politely.

"Young Master Lu wants to bring us with him when discussing business? What does this mean?"

Pang Xiao tapped the table with his fingers, pondered for a moment, and smiled in understanding.

"He's flashing his fist in front of this idiot like me. This is also a common method used by businessmen. It allows people to see how good their business is, and also to raise their own value, which will make things easier for them in the future." Looking at Qin Yining, Pang Xiao added, "Maybe I want to show you the strength of his Lu family."

Qin Yining blinked and said funnyly, "Are you jealous again?"

Pang Xiao curled his lips and said, "The peacock spreads its tail and turns over and over again."

Qin Yining was stunned and laughed out loud at his amusement.

Pang Xiao touched his nose and smiled after thinking about it.

With Lu Zheng's intention to "open the screen", Pang Xiao naturally took Qin Yining to hide behind the screen and watch several transactions of the Lu family.

Only then did they truly realize how extensive the Lu family's business of selling officials and officials was.

During the negotiations, the Lu family always takes the lead. Once their demands are made, they will never give in. Those who compromise will only be the people who come to buy the office.

Qin Yining and Pang Xiao met often, and would help the Lu family settle accounts when they went out to play in private. Just as they thought in the past, the Lu family not only made money by employing people in the court, but also gained connections.

You must know that officialdom is mixed, colleagues in the DPRK and China, students in the same department, classmates in the same division, brothers-in-law, and any relationship between officials will be a wealth of personal connections.

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