In a small courtyard in Xicheng, a woman was dressing up in the mirror.
With delicate and long fingers, she picked up a piece of golden silk inlaid with ruby and double luan dots from the dressing box, shook it beside the bun, and compared it, and then a smile appeared on her face.
I looked in the mirror again, and saw that the woman in the mirror had beautiful eyes, pink cheeks, and a bit of charm in her every move.
Nodding with satisfaction, she then opened the small drawer under the dressing box. When she saw a thick stack of banknotes inside, the smile on her face became even more obvious.
There was a sound of opening the door behind her, and the woman quickly turned around to look.
When she saw the man walking into the house with a tired look on his face, she immediately hugged him like a baby.
There was a smell of wine and powder, and the woman frowned in displeasure.
"Master! You didn't come home last night. I was so anxious physically and mentally that I stayed up all night worried." The woman looked resentful and was about to cry.
"Ouch! My Jiaojiao, come and let me see if she is haggard?" The man immediately raised the woman's face and looked at it carefully.
The woman snorted softly, clapped the man's hand, and sat back in front of the dressing table.
"My master has long since stopped thinking about Shu. How can he think of me? I'm so sorry that I've been alone in my empty room for the past two days. I miss you so much that I've lost weight all my life!"
The man immediately felt distressed and stepped forward to comfort him, "Oh! Didn't you just arrive in Beiyuan Mansion and have a lot of social activities? Show me where you have lost weight, sir?"
The woman immediately climbed up to the master with charming eyes, and said delicately: "Master, look at it, is it too small here?"
She put the man's hand on her heart, and then her whole body hung on him.
The autumn wind swayed the figure, disturbing the flowers and plants in the garden, and rumpling the green pond.
"Master! You said before that my concubine has a low status and may not be able to enter the house. But I want to be with you all the time and give him children. Now that you have the opportunity, will you agree to it?"
After a while, the woman lay softly on the man's body and whispered.
The man was very surprised when he heard this, "How do you say that?"
"I have found my long-lost relative, and now I am about to recognize myself, but..." The woman wiped away tears as she spoke, but stopped talking.
"Oh? With such a good thing, why are you crying?" The man asked happily after hearing this.
"I am just crying with joy. When I think about being able to serve the master as a good concubine, I really feel that I am a blessing that I cannot achieve in ten lifetimes."
When the man heard this, his heart softened, "If there is such a good thing, no one will criticize you when I bring you into the house. Whose family is it? Even if it is a poor family, it doesn't matter."
"I just came to Beiyuan Mansion. I'm afraid I don't know about the Luo family, a wealthy businessman. I am the concubine of the third master of the Luo family. I have been separated for many years. Now I have finally found my relatives. It is a blessing after all the hardships."
When the woman mentioned the wealthy businessman Luo's family, the man's expression immediately changed.
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Wangxianlou is a large restaurant in Nancheng. It is full of diners every day and the business is very good.
Today, shopkeeper Jin was busy at the counter, rejecting the guests who wanted to come in for dinner, so he took the time to wipe his sweat.
"Shopkeeper Jin! Someone is looking for you!" A waiter reported to Shopkeeper Jin.
"Who is it? I'm busy here!" Shopkeeper Jin asked impatiently.
"The one who came last time said that you knew he was coming and would definitely see him."
When shopkeeper Jin heard this, he immediately put down his work, gave instructions to the accountant next to him, and turned around to go to the backyard.
"The villain Jin Zhenggui has met the Seventh Young Master!" Shopkeeper Jin saluted respectfully.
The young man behind the red agate bead curtain responded softly, "The matter has been settled. After three days, you ask the Luo family to send over the silver promised before."
Shopkeeper Jin agreed immediately, and then said hesitantly: "Young Master! The Luo family won't change their mind, right?"
The young master snorted softly, "How can the Luo family be so stupid? If our Su family is gone, even if the Luo family gets benefits, it will only be swallowed up by all the forces and nothing will be left."
The young man behind the bead curtain is Su Yizhao. Su Jinxun had mentioned in a letter before that he could go to Shopkeeper Jin.
Shopkeeper Jin also received the letter before Su Yizhao, and had already mentioned in his heart that he must obey Su Yizhao's orders. This shows that Su Jinxun had already made plans.
"But what about the second old lady? Recently, the second house has been asking the Luo family frequently. Mr. Luo has been perfunctory every time, which has made the second old lady and the others unhappy."
Speaking of this, Su Yizhao felt a headache.
This stubborn old man would not agree even if Su Yijue acted as a lobbyist.
He also threatened that Su Yizhao wanted to control the family power at a young age and was extremely ambitious.
Therefore, until now, she has not planned to tell the second old man and the others.
"Let him hold off for now, and if that doesn't work, break up with them! Anyway, we are already close to our eldest brother, why should we still be afraid of the second mate and them?"
Since Su Yizhao wanted to avoid offending both sides, it was naturally impossible for Su Yizhao to let him have his way.
Since you have chosen the long house, you can only move closer to the long house.
Shopkeeper Jin sighed, "Actually, it's because the Luo family is based in Beiyuan Mansion, so you feel embarrassed, right?"
No matter how difficult it is for the Luo family, Su Yizhao wants to drink soup, but how can he do it without paying some price?
"I'm afraid the Yang family alone is not enough. The Luo family is not as powerful as the You family. Now that we have taken action, let's get more. What do you say to the Qu family who asked you to contact them?"
Shopkeeper Jin was a little embarrassed, "The Qu family said they wanted to consider it. They also said that their family has been in decline for a long time, and they are afraid of not having this diamond."
"The old man of the Qu family didn't dare to seize the opportunity. He had lost his ambition a long time ago. I went to see the second master of their family. I heard that this man is a bit timid and ambitious."
Su Yizhao had long figured out the power and relationships behind the families in Beiyuan Mansion. Only the Luo family got too little of the cake, so it was better to make it bigger.
"But their second master has left for Jiangnan today to do some shopping, and he doesn't know when he will come back."
"The old man of the Qu family wants to send the second master away? It shows that he really doesn't want to wade into troubled waters."
Su Yizhao thought for a moment, and then said: "He should not have gone far yet. His itinerary is not a secret. Send someone to chase him."
Shopkeeper Jin was very surprised when he heard this, "Even if we catch up, can he come back with us?"
Su Yizhao said with a smile: "Why not? I'm afraid that I have traveled all the way and haven't gone ten miles yet!"
After the arrangements were made, Su Yizhao left from the corner door of the backyard.
Shopkeeper Jin breathed a sigh of relief, moved his arms, and found that his back was a little sticky.
Although the seventh young master was young and still a concubine, he somehow felt that this young master was very majestic.
When I was talking to the seventh young master just now, he was very respectful and did not dare to breathe.
No wonder the master sent the seventh young master to deal with this matter. The young talent is really amazing!
Three more days later, Su Huai and Dequan finally arrived at Beiyuan Mansion.
As soon as they entered the mansion, they declined the kindness of the steward of the outer courtyard to take care of them and went straight to Su Yizhao's courtyard.