"Girl, someone handed a greeting card outside the door." Chang Shi took a very delicate post and handed it to Lin Zhu.
"Who is it?" After taking it, Lin Zhu did not open it immediately.
"He claims to be from the capital and has something important to discuss with you." Chang Shi replied.
"How did he know me?" Lin Zhu was a little confused.
"Well..." Chang Shi also hesitated for a moment, then paused and said, "He said he was discussing important matters with the owner of the Zhuyuan, but he didn't mention the girl's name. Could it be that the person who came here doesn't know the girl?"
"I don't think I know him," Lin Zhu nodded and picked up the greeting card just now. "My name is not written on it, but where is the Marquis of Hui'an's Mansion?" She was a little confused and did not recognize this Marquis in her mind.
The impression of the house.
"Marquis of Hui'an?" Chang Shi also looked puzzled. Not even the General's Mansion had ever dealt with this Marquis of Hui'an. How could he suddenly come to his door? "Girl, this Marquis of Hui'an is also quite famous in the capital, but it's just that
We have very little contact with him in our house. However, this title of Marquis of Hui'an was given by the late Emperor. Although the Zhao family's descendants are mixed in recent times, they still have a certain influence in the capital."
"Master Yue's maternal ancestor is the current Marquis of Hui'an." Chang Shi added.
"Really? Then invite the person in." Since this is Lin Yuewei's maternal grandfather's house, this bit of face should still be given.
The visitor is Zhao Dacheng, the steward of the outer courtyard of the Marquis of Hui'an Mansion. He has risen from being the shopkeeper of a Zhaoji rice shop to the position of steward, and he is a man of some ability.
Although the Zheng family passed the news to the Hou Mansion, Zhao Dacheng immediately set off from the capital. He arrived in Song County in a hurry. After meeting Zheng Changming of the Zheng family, he came to Zhuyuan to talk to Zhuyuan's family.
Have an interview with the host.
However, Zheng Changming only wanted to please him, and actually 'forgot' to tell him some specific things, such as the fact that the owner of the bamboo garden was a little girl, the news that the owner of the bamboo garden was from the capital, and finally the defense of the state capital.
The general went too far on Zhuyuan's behalf.
If Zhao Dacheng had known this information in advance, he would definitely not have entered the Zhuyuan gate with a condescending attitude like he did now.
"Steward Zhao, please come in." When Zhao Dacheng entered, he stated his identity as the steward of the Marquis of Hui'an Mansion. If he were in the capital, some people who asked for help from the Marquis Mansion would call him Master Cheng. And the power in his hands is growing day by day.
After getting up, Zhao Dacheng also enjoyed being called such an honorific.
But a steward of a small garden actually dared to disrespect him. He was a little dissatisfied with Zhao Da. Besides, as soon as he told his name, Zhao Da said with a smile, what a coincidence, his name is Zhao Dacheng, and his name is Zhao Dacheng.
Zhao Da, those who didn’t know better thought they were brothers. Haha.
Zhao Dacheng's face turned dark on the spot. However, for the important matter of the Hou Mansion, he did not fall out, but secretly decided that when the matter was successful, he would definitely make Zhao Dacheng look good.
Zhao Dacheng entered the reception room in the front hall and found that the person sitting in the upper seat was actually a girl. He felt insulted and thought that the people in Zhuyuan did not pay attention to his identity. He made such a perfunctory and casual arrangement.
Meet him personally.
"Steward Zhao, this is our girl. If you have anything to do, just talk to her." Zhao Dacheng introduced, "Girl, this is the steward of Hui'an Hou Mansion from the capital, Zhao Dacheng."
"Show Manager Zhao a seat." Lin Zhu waved his hand.
"Girl, I have something important to discuss with your elders. Can you please ask them to come over?" Zhao Dacheng looked down on Lin Zhu who was sitting in the upper position, so he didn't have the proper etiquette and asked directly.
"Elder?" Lin Zhu was a little confused, "Isn't it the owner of this garden that Manager Zhao wants to meet?"
Zhao Dacheng nodded, "Exactly." He suddenly looked up at Lin Zhu, and then at Zhao Dacheng who escorted him in, "Is this girl the owner of this garden?"
"This garden belongs to my girl." Zhao Da despised him in his heart, but it was still very satisfying to see his arrogant face finally showing an expression of disbelief.
"Excuse me for being rude." Zhao Dacheng reacted quickly and knew that his expression just now was very inappropriate, so he immediately admitted his mistake.
"It's okay," Lin Zhu didn't make things difficult for Lin Yuewei's sake. "I wonder why Manager Zhao is here?" Looking at him like this, he knew that his arrival was definitely not for Lin Yuewei, or that he didn't come here at all.
I didn't know Lin Yuewei was here.
"I have been ordered by the Marquis to discuss something very important with the girl. Do you think..." He glanced at Zhao Da who was standing aside, and Mu Jingwen and Ming Lu who were behind Lin Zhu.
"It doesn't matter, they are all my confidants. You can tell me anything you want." Lin Zhu glanced at the people following Zhao Dacheng. The meaning was obvious. You are an outsider and you have followers. How can I have any people?
The reason for going out is that I thought it was at your home.
"I wonder if you've ever heard of the special watermelon?" Zhao Dacheng decided to test it first.
"I've heard people mention it." Lin Zhu's heart moved, but his face remained calm.
"This special watermelon is very popular in the capital. It costs ten taels of silver a piece, but it is still unsaleable." Zhao Dacheng told the selling price of the watermelon in order to observe Lin Zhu's reaction.
"Really? So expensive?" Lin Zhu was very surprised, looking completely unaware.
Zhao Dacheng was stunned by her exaggerated expression, and immediately realized that she was acting with him.
"This is nothing. Not long after, a special kind of white rice came out, which was sold to the palace. It became tribute rice." Zhao Dacheng showed an expression of envy on his face, "That person from Muyue Trading Company
Their heads are almost raised to the sky. The people behind them, let alone their bones, can't even drink the soup. Alas." There was a look of grievance and helplessness on his face, plus a little sadness. If Lin
Zhu was a completely unaware person and almost everyone was deceived by him.
"And there is such a magical white rice?!" Everyone acted together, and Lin Zhu gave full play to his twenty years of experience in watching TV.
Seeing Lin Zhu's lack of food and salt, Zhao Dacheng gradually felt something was wrong.
He was too cunning and didn't find out what she was saying at all. He didn't extract any useful information. What he said for a long time was just a waste of time and it was of no use at all.
"Let's open the skylight and speak frankly. Our Lord Marquis heard that there are special watermelons and special white rice in Zhuyuan, and we hope to cooperate with Zhuyuan." Zhao Dacheng directly explained the purpose of his visit.
Although Zhao Dacheng's words made Lin Zhu suspect that he came here for these two things. But why did he know that he had these two things? Where did he know it? How much did he know?
This made Lin Zhu very confused.
"Manager Zhao is kidding. How can such a precious thing exist in a small garden like mine?" Lin Zhu decided to deny it to the end.
"Girl, please think clearly. Since I came to you, I naturally know that you are here, and the Marquis of Hui'an Mansion is not someone you can offend." Zhao Dacheng put down these words, "You should think about it carefully these two days.
I think I'll come back later." After saying that, he took his followers and left.
"Uncle Zhao, what's going on?" After Zhao Dacheng left, Lin Zhu's face darkened. Zhuyuan was exposed?! She was so surprised.
Zhao Da's face turned pale and he was extremely surprised. "Girl, I dare to go up and check."
Lin Zhu returned to her yard with a solemn expression. Chang Shi and Aunt Chang were waiting for her there.
"Girl, what is he doing here?" Aunt Chang asked first. Lin Zhu's face looked bad, so she immediately helped Lin Zhu sit down on a chair and poured a cup of tea.
"Uncle Chang Shi, let them know about the special watermelon and special white rice in the Zhuyuan." Lin Zhu picked up the important ones and spoke out.
"How could that happen?" Aunt Chang covered her mouth in surprise.
"I'll go check it out right away." Chang Shi's face was serious, with a cold light in his eyes. If any children saw it at this time, they would probably cry out of fear.
"I've asked Uncle Zhao to investigate." Lin Zhu stopped Chang Shi. She didn't have much doubts about the news coming from inside, because no one in the garden knew anything about the special information except Zhao Da and a few former managers.
Tasting watermelon and special white rice.
"Uncle Chang Shi, I would like to ask you to check if there are any suspicious people appearing around our garden recently." Lin Zhu felt that it would be faster to investigate both the inside and outside.
And she didn't take Zhao Dacheng's two-day deadline into consideration at all. Let alone a small manager, even if the Marquis of Hui'an came in person, she would deny the matter to the end.
However, they had to inform Muyue Trading Company in the capital about this matter. Others came to visit them, but they didn't know anything about it. Moreover, Muyue Trading Company was also very suspicious. I had been to the trading firm in Song County in the past.
There are quite a few people.
Although Lin Zhu did not deliberately mention this matter in front of the three old men, they still knew what they should have known. They had already sent capable people out to find out where the loopholes in the matter were.
After Zhao Dacheng returned to the inn, he took out all the anger he had suffered in Zhuyuan in the room and smashed the tea cup into pieces.
"Hmph, a little girl's performance is not small. It angered Master Cheng. I will take down your garden to see who dares to help you." Zheng Changming had mentioned to Zhao Dacheng a long time ago that the Zhuyuan could be what it is today.
He also has a certain relationship with Wu Jinpeng, the magistrate of Song County. Maybe he was behind the scenes to support the people in Zhuyuan.
This was what Fang Youwei and Fang Shaohua and his son revealed to Wu Jinpeng in order to vent their anger.
"That magistrate of Song County, I hope you won't be toasted and fined with wine. If you dare to block the way of the Marquis' Mansion, you will not get good results."
After Zhao Dacheng vented his anger, his attendant suddenly sent him a letter from the capital.
He thought it was from the Marquis, so he opened it immediately, only to find that it was from the married eldest lady.
The letter said that Young Master Lin Qi was now living in Zhuyuan, and she was worried and asked him to take Young Master Lin back to the capital.
After reading the letter, Zhao Da felt a little confused and didn't know how to react for a while. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.