Du Erniang was a little embarrassed and stepped aside. Xu Ruoshui and his concubine could only retreat. They didn't know what the Lord Hou meant when he came here today, and he seemed to want to call an army to accuse him.
"Master Marquis, please take a seat." The tea set was already placed on the stone table, so it would not be rude to entertain the Marquis.
The Marquis sat down, and Meng Tianqi no longer stood behind Master Meng. Instead, he went to wait on the Marquis.
"Mr. Meng, I don't come to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. I came here today to say a few words for Tianqi," the Marquis said straight to the point, "Tianqi is young and promising, so he deserves to be reused by Mr. Meng. As far as I know,
, now Mr. Meng not only does not reuse Tianqi, but also refuses to let him manage the house. The most interesting thing is that Tianqi is having difficulties in business, and you are not helping him. "
These words were more like questions. After listening to the Marquis's words attentively, Mr. Meng asked, "Who did the Marquis listen to?"
The Marquis shrugged and asked, "Isn't that true? I saw Tianqi was depressed, so I asked him, and he told me about it."
Treason, Master Meng said angrily in his heart, but did not dare to show it on his face, "Family scandal should not be made public, but Tianqi takes the Marquis as one of his own."
"Mr. Meng's words are wrong. Tianqi is my son-in-law. Of course he is one of my own. It's not too much for me to ask him a question."
"Of course," Mr. Meng poured tea and said, "Tianqi, have you told Mr. Hou why I gave all the property in my house to your elder brother to take care of? But also told me about your private purchase of goods from the Western Regions?"
Meng Tianqi had someone to support him, straightened his back and said, "Dad, my original intention is not wrong. If my child is not in good luck, you should help him. As for those goods from the Western Regions, Tianqi also wants to make more money, and the money is waiting for the goods."
If you sell it, you'll return it to those people, and there's nothing wrong with that."
Credibility is the most important thing in business, and Mr. Meng values this the most, so he didn't agree with what the Marquis said, but he didn't dare to speak out, so he said in a roundabout way, "The Marquis is right, but there are rules in the industry. What Tianqi did was lacking in benevolence and righteousness."
, as a father, I cannot condone my children doing wrong things, so I also ask Mr. Hou..." Don't defend yourself too much.
Mr. Meng did not finish his words, hoping that Mr. Hou could understand what he meant.
But the Marquis turned a deaf ear and just sighed and shook his head, "After all, the Meng family is a member of the Lincheng family. I didn't expect that the distinction between concubines and concubines is so careless."
Mr. Meng was a little warm-tempered and angry. Although the Marquis was the future in-law, he could not extend his hand so far to take care of the Meng family's affairs. Meng Tianqi invited the Marquis to come over just to put pressure on Mr. Meng and let him let himself go again.
As for taking over the aggravated property, everyone had been talking about it for a long time, but Mr. Meng had no intention of doing so at all.
"Dad, as long as Mr. Hou says a word, my son will definitely be able to buy those goods this time, but now that stupid... elder brother is specifically against me, making the shopkeepers even lose face to Mr. Hou."
Meng Tianqi pointedly pointed out Meng Tianbo's fault.
They are all sons. Mr. Meng did not talk about taking more responsibility for his biological son in front of outsiders. He only said, "Tianqi, dad asked you to learn the way of business again. Why don't you listen? You also let Mr. Hou work hard."
"Mr. Meng," the Marquis said, "Although I have retired from the court, I still have influence. If your eldest young master hadn't stopped me, there would be no need for me to make a trip today. In my opinion, your eldest son
The young master is so scheming that he even plots against his own brother."
The words of the Marquis shocked Xu Ruoshui. What does this mean? Isn't it making the gap between brothers who were originally at odds even wider?
"Master Hou, you can't say that. This was Meng's idea, not Tianbo's plan for Tianqi." Master Meng hurriedly clarified for Meng Tianbo, feeling increasingly dissatisfied with Meng Tianqi.
"Okay, I just want an explanation today," Mr. Hou said the purpose of his visit, "I, Yun'er, will marry Tianqi soon. I don't care about him having no official position, but I am here all day long.
It is unacceptable for my eldest brother to take over the job, so I will wait here so that Mr. Meng can make a decision."
The Marquis exerted pressure, and Meng Tianqi secretly rejoiced.
Xu Ruoshui and others were all sweating for Master Meng, and the concubine's hands were cold.
However, Master Meng seemed calm and composed. He invited the Marquis to drink tea. The Marquis had no idea. He spoke a few times but was ignored by Master Meng. Until he finally put the tea cup heavily on the stone table and pressed it with all his strength.
It was too big, and the tea cup actually broke with a crash.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Mr. Meng said indifferently, "Since the tea in my Meng Mansion is not to the taste of the Marquis, I have no choice but to see the guests away."
The Marquis was so embarrassed that he didn't want to be too anxious. Even the tea cup was broken. Master Meng's words made him feel embarrassed. Meng Tianqi tried to smooth things over by saying, "Dad's tea set is very old. My son will give me a set another day."
That’s it.”
Even after saying this, it still failed to relieve the tense situation. Meng Tianqi was afraid that his marriage to the princess would fall through, but he didn't know that the Marquis was a high-ranking official and was very concerned about face. He would not regret the marriage just because of this matter. Moreover,
The huge industry of the Meng family is also extremely attractive.
At this time, Manager Wang brought Shopkeeper Wang and Shopkeeper Mao over and said, "Master, the eldest young master asked the younger one to bring the two shopkeepers over, saying that he has something to say."
"Where are the others?" Mr. Meng was a little worried that once Meng Tianbo came, Mr. Hou would use the topic again.
"The young master will be here soon." Manager Wang arranged for the two shopkeepers to sit down and serve tea to each other.
"Young Master came just in time," Mr. Hou and Meng Tianqi were both a little excited. They looked at each other and felt Xiao Jiujiu in their hearts.
Xu Ruoshui looked outside the door from time to time. Meng Tianbo's arrival was just what the Marquis and Meng Tianqi wanted. It was really worrying. At this time, it was too late to go back and stop them.
After a while, Meng Tianbo strode in with Xiao Shunzi. Xiao Shunzi had a thick account book lying flat in his hands, as well as some things that looked like banknotes. "I've kept the two shopkeepers waiting for a long time."
." Meng Tianbo cupped his fists towards the two shopkeepers.
The two shopkeepers expressed their understanding.
The concerned look that Xu Ruoshui cast towards was caught by Meng Tianbo, and he responded with a reassuring look.
"Dad, my son called the two shopkeepers over today to fulfill his promise that day and return more than 100,000 taels of silver to them." After saying that, he handed the stack of banknotes to the two shopkeepers.
"Well done, Bo'er, you have indeed lived up to dad's trust," Mr. Meng was extremely happy. "The most important thing for a businessman is to keep his word. Dad was worried about you before."
Mr. Meng praised Meng Tianbo and ignored the ugly expressions on Meng Tianqi and Mr. Hou's faces.