The customers who come to Ding Kui's door are all here to buy mahjong. In order to establish his status as a master of mahjong, mahjong tiles are not sold in the market in the early stage. If you want them, you can only come to Ding Kui to buy them.Ω
Of course, some unsatisfactory little nobles would be willing to seek refuge with their quasi-consort, but other high-ranking families would not be able to rely on them. The king's son-in-law would be a good choice.
Before he became an adult, Ding Kui rarely had contact with the nobles in the country. Now the Jiang family trains him as a senator. It is a compulsory course to welcome and send him to various nobles. In recent days, under the guidance of Jiang Nai,
He is becoming more and more proficient in this aspect. According to Long Yan, he is becoming more and more old-fashioned.
When he knew his father was coming home, he asked Quan Sihai to receive the guests on his behalf, and he hurried out to greet them.
"What's going on? You were assassinated and yet you became a celebrity in Zhenjing City?" Ding Qi asked before his son finished the ceremony.
Ding Kui knew that his father had misunderstood, so he organized his thoughts and told Ding Qi about the mahjong tiles in detail.
"Well, I found that your ability to make money is better than your ability to fight. Shouldn't the title of our Marquis be changed? Instead of being called the Marquis of the Protector of the Country, I think it would be better to be called the Marquis of the Rich Country." Ding Qi felt repelled in his heart.
My son is a businessman, so he behaves like a child of a martial arts family and his body smells like copper.
"Master, if it hadn't been for the marriage granted by the king, the young master would not have returned to the capital to get mahjong tiles. Now whether our family will protect the country or make it rich depends on the above. What's more, we have a shortfall of two million to fill. These mahjong tiles are sold
A thousand pairs are enough." I taught my son, but no one else dared to interrupt, so only Ding Kun could say a few words.
Ding Qi immediately lost his temper when he mentioned the money he spent. The "Ice Orchid Spiritual Root" was taken by him when he misappropriated the royal family's money to buy heaven and earth spiritual objects for the eldest princess. This hole had to be filled by his son who was full of copper odor.
"What two million shortfall?" Ding Kui asked curiously.
"Um, you can ask Uncle Kun later. You have to entertain the guests at home well. If you ask me, just say that I am tired and can't come out to meet you." After saying that, Ding Qi left his son and slipped back to the backyard to rest.
After Ding Qi left, Ding Kun told Ding Kui about the "Ice Orchid Spirit Root".
"Oh, this young Dianluan is really lucky. Our family spends a lot of good things on her." Ding Kui was heartbroken that there were two million gold coins missing from his account.
Ding Kui spent at least three million gold coins to arrange a marriage with the eldest princess. If not for his considerable income this year, his wealth would have shrunk significantly.
"Master, you don't know that the total amount of things the royal family has purchased for the eldest princess in the Lu Kingdom over the years has exceeded 20 million gold coins. Our family will not lose money if the king marries such a daughter to you." Ding Kun smiled and told Ding Kui.
explain.
"Over 20 million!" Ding Kui took a breath of cold air, "I have spent so much money on her and she is still such a loser. Is she really the son of a king?"
"Ahem!" A biting chill came from Ding Kun's body, "Don't spread a word of what you heard in this room today, otherwise you will be killed without mercy!" He warned everyone present except Ding Kui.
Ding Kui knew that he said something he shouldn't have said, so he smiled awkwardly and said, "Haha, just kidding, you all go out, Grandpa Kun stays."
"Grandpa Kun, do you think there is nothing wrong with the eldest princess? I always feel that there is something fishy about the marriage granted by the king." Ding Kui and others asked before they all left.
The less people know about talking about the eldest princess behind her back, the better.
"The old slave thinks there should be nothing wrong. Those things bought by the royal family are used to widen the meridians and suppress the fire element. According to the master's opinion, they are to suppress the cultivation of the eldest princess, so I specially took pictures of the 'Ice Orchid Spiritual Root'
of."
The royal family's intentions cannot be hidden from the two masters Ding Qi and Ding Kun.
"Suppressing cultivation? No wonder. Do you want her to break out after marriage and ride on my head to dominate?" Ding Kui's heart was full of negative energy.
"The eldest princess is four years younger than you. Assuming that you have been unable to break through, it will take you at least ten years. By then, the young master will have grown up." Ding Kun smiled, wondering what Ding Kui's thoughts were.
Come.
"Did you really take advantage of me by taking advantage of your beautiful eldest daughter? Why don't I feel happy?" It must be said that Ding Kui's intuition is very keen. After learning the news of the marriage, he still can't be happy.
"Haha, the young master was frightened by the assassin, right?"
"No, how could a mere assassin hurt me? Forget it, let's not talk about this, where is Ding Zhong? Didn't he come back with you?" Ding Kui found that he was missing a friend.
"Xiao Zhong is in the Hengduan Mountains. He has not accumulated enough murderous aura, which affects his progress in cultivation. Only more practice in dangerous situations will help his progress. Where are your soldiers? Why don't you follow you?" Ding Kun asked.
The apprentice has let go.
"Well, he has something he should do. Others can't replace him. It's helpless not to be able to take him with him." Ding Kui couldn't explain why Ao Yu looked at Ao Yan, and the two giant dragons restricted each other.
"Oh, the young general is here, it doesn't matter without him. Can you be sure who is planning it behind the scenes?" Ding Kun asked about the assassin.
"The two empires in the north and the two kingdoms in the south are more suspicious. After thinking about it, the ones I am most suspicious of are the Tongbei Empire and my country. One has a grudge against me, and the other has a conflict of interest with me."
Ding Kun frowned and said: "It's hard for these two countries to fall out. Even the king can't retaliate without conclusive evidence. I'm afraid you have to endure it."
The Tongbei Empire was much stronger than the Shaodian Kingdom, and our country was a close friend by marriage. As long as they didn't show up openly, Shaodian Dan would have to be swallowed even if his teeth were knocked out.
"Please Grandpa Kun, please investigate the sale and purchase of Rongqi Water. If you find clues, you will be able to identify the two kingdoms in the south. If you can't find the clues, it will be the two empires in the north. I won't be able to feel at ease until I know who the enemy is."
Ding Kui was assassinated not once but twice. Although the standard this time was not the highest, it was the most professional, making him feel a real threat.
"Understood, young master, don't worry. At worst, this old slave will just follow you from now on. Anyway, you have been promoted to the fearless knight, which can cure my old slave's problems." Ding Kun has never made any old mistakes with Ding Qi, and he is convinced that the fearless level "
"Transform Qi into a Dragon**" can help yourself.
When the Protector returned to the capital, he first passed through the Senate to express his gratitude to the king for the marriage, and then reluctantly entered the palace to thank Shaodian Dan, receiving a lot of beautiful words.
"Shaodian Dan is too stingy!" Ding Qi closed the door and sulked after returning home, "I have worked hard in the Lu Kingdom for so many years. I have no merit but hard work. Not only is the reward not even mentioned."
"Dad, your affairs in Lu State cannot be made public."
"What? My daughter is not married yet, so she is speaking for her father-in-law so early!" Ding Kui felt uncomfortable with anyone who spoke for Shao Diandan, and scolded Ding Kui.
"Well, you're right! The king's rewards and punishments are unknown." Ding Kui did not dare to contradict his father.
"Humph, the reward for you is not bad. I have no objection to the eldest princess as a father. You should worry less about people outside in the future. Everything about Juyang City has spread to my ears. Master Rong and Master Gongliang are masters. Their
Disciple, you are too high to climb up. If you have any thoughts, kill them as soon as possible." Ding Qi caught his son and refused to let him go.
"Here, don't children even have the right to make friends?"
"Friend? How come there's no beautiful woman who gets tired of spending time with me every day?"
Three black lines stood up on Ding Kui's forehead, "Isn't there a Princess Lu?" He subconsciously contradicted her.
"Presumptuous!" Ding Qi was furious, "How can you discuss fatherhood?"
Ding Kui knelt on the ground helplessly and said, "I know my fault, and I shouldn't make rash remarks about my elders."
"I said it was for your own good. It didn't matter if you didn't have a head wife before. Now your head wife is the eldest princess. From now on, you need her nod to any woman you like before you can marry her. You can't just follow your own whims like when you are looking for a friend.
To be treasonous, I don’t care whether you want to be loyal to the Shaodian clan or not, but the Ding family’s face cannot be lost by you. Whatever you do must be upright, and you must not do it secretly or secretly.”
Ding Qi was dissatisfied that Ding Kui was still entangled with Li Fei and Ruan Xingzhu behind his back. According to his wishes, he could either take the two beauties home as concubines, or stop interacting with them.
"The child will handle it properly, please rest assured, father." Ding Kui could not confront Ding Qi on this matter. The mainstream view of the Shenyuan world was the same as Ding Qi's.
What kind of world is this? Although you can have multiple wives, you can't decide who you want to marry. It's really frustrating.
Ding Kui cried out sadly in his heart.
He also didn't want to think about it. Both Long Yan and Shaodian Luan were the most beautiful women in the country, and others could not envy them.
One advantage of Ding Qi is that he never interferes in Ding Kui's money-making business, just like the mahjong business. No matter how unhappy he is, he will never offer any opinions, neither provide help nor create trouble. The Long family and Jiang family came to discuss cooperation.
Everything was left to Ding Kui to make the decision.
After a round of hot sales, almost every high-class noble in Zhenjing City had mahjong tiles. The number of people visiting Ding Kui became increasingly rare, and the House of Protector of the Kingdom finally returned to its former peace.
A signboard of "Huiqixuan" was hung in a yard next to the traditional business district of Xicheng, which attracted the attention of wealthy businessmen in the city because mahjong tiles were sold there. Not only that, "Huiqixuan" also provided mahjong to guests, as long as the guests
Just eat, drink and spend money inside.
The consumption of "Huiqi Xuan" is not low, and people without a certain net worth dare not walk through its door. However, for those rich people who are eager for mahjong tiles, money is not a problem, and they can play high-end things like the upper class nobles.
That is the goal they are chasing.
Yang Mian was a frequent visitor to "Huiqi Xuan". He often invited his friends to book four or five VIP rooms, and he invited all the top young masters and ladies in the capital to play there.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows who the backstage boss of "Huiqixuan" is without having to guess. One of them is the quasi-consort, and An Guogong and Wei Guogong, who were present on the opening day, cannot live without a copy.
On this day, "Huiqi Xuan" welcomed an imposing middle-aged red man, followed by several burly men in brocade clothes with arrogance and domineering expressions on their faces.
The first thing the middle-aged man said when he entered the VIP room and sat down was: "Call your boss, oh no, call Ding Kui to come see me."