Gu Xiyan was speechless for a moment, wondering what Dong Yong meant by what he said.
"It's better to meet by chance than to invite me. Just now you said you would go see chrysanthemums with me, now go and fulfill it." Dong Yong concluded the case.
Gu Xiyan remembered that she had an appointment with Su Mei today, and declined: "I have something to do today, so I can't travel with you."
"Is that possible tomorrow?" Dong Yong looked at Gu Xiyan with burning eyes.
Gu Xiyan avoided Dong Yong's candid eyes and couldn't figure out what Dong Yong was causing. Didn't he think she was clumsy and dull and didn't like her?
Dong Yong was not in a hurry, just waiting for Gu Xiyan's answer.
In the end, Gu Xiyan decided to agree. After all, it would be better to repay the favor as soon as possible.
"Okay, I'll invite you to have lunch at Jixiang Building tomorrow." Gu Xiyan responded.
I don't know what kind of accident would happen if a man and a woman alone went to appreciate the chrysanthemums. It would be better to have a meal in a crowded restaurant, which would also return Dong Yong's favor.
"As the girl said, I will be waiting for you at Jixiang Tower at noon tomorrow." Dong Yongfengfeng said with a smile in his eyes.
Gu Xiyan responded and got into the carriage with Qiushi's help.
The carriage that Gu Xiyan was riding in had already gone away. Seeing that the young master was still looking at him, Xiaohu, Dong Yong's book boy, asked in confusion: "Young master said yesterday that he didn't like Miss Gu. Why can't he look away when he sees Miss Gu today?" < /p>
Dong Yong tapped Xiaohu's head, "It's because of my blindness that I made a conclusion based on just one encounter. This girl Gu is eloquent and smart, and she is definitely not a wooden beauty like the legend."
What kind of person is Zhou Xing? He is the prince whom Your Majesty values the most today. He usually gets wind and rain, and who can control him except Your Majesty?
But such a well-known figure was repulsed by Gu Xiyan's few words today. If it were another woman who was happy with Zhou Xing, she might just commit herself to the King of Qin, even if it was to be a concubine, it would be a good thing. If it were Those who don’t like Zhou Xing will probably be frightened half to death if Zhou Xing stalks him on the street. There is also the possibility of being kidnapped by Zhou Xing blocking the street.
Gu Xiyan should have been scared just now, but she still suppressed her fear and used her tongue to force Zhou Xing back, which is enough to show that Gu Xiyan is somewhat quick-witted.
"Isn't the young master attracted to Miss Gu?" Xiaohu asked curiously.
Dong Yongai's smiling eyes darkened, and after a while he said: "I just think Miss Gu is a bit interesting. I helped her, isn't it fair for her to treat me to a meal?"
Xiao Hu thought to himself that he had never seen the young master be so entangled with any girl before. Miss Gu said that something was wrong, and the young master insisted on making an appointment again tomorrow.
Miss Gu had no choice but to agree to the young master’s date.
After bidding farewell to Dong Yong, Gu Xiyan hurried to Jinyu Pavilion, not wanting Su Mei to be one step ahead of her.
"Why are you here so late?" Seeing Gu Xiyan walking in a hurry, Su Mei asked with concern.
Gu Xiyan told her about her meeting with Zhou Xing, and Su Mei was frightened when she heard it: "His Royal Highness, King Qin, won't just keep an eye on you, so you have to be careful."
"I'm worried too. But King Qin has been getting close to Su He recently, and the two of them don't know each other. Plus, with Liu Chaoyan watching over him, King Qin won't do anything detrimental to his great cause for the sake of a woman like me." Gu Xi
Yan has no confidence in saying this.
After all, in her previous life, she was kidnapped by Zhou Xing and taken to a secluded garden under the Fallen Immortal Temple. She was imprisoned for two full years. Zhou Xing acted crazy and could do anything. In her previous life, she had seen Zhou Xing at his craziest time.
She only hoped that Su Ho would be attractive enough to make Zhou Xing unable to deal with her.
"Anyway, you have to be careful. By the way, why are you so anxious to see me?" Su Mei asked.
Gu Xiyan repeated what Zhou Mu said yesterday. Su Mei felt outrageous after hearing this, "You mean Mr. Zhou will always hold on to us?"
"Originally I thought the matter was over, but Master Zhou said the opposite. I have to be careful in everything I do in the future. When I saw Zhou Xing today, I suddenly felt that it was not safe to meet you as my daughter's family. I plan to buy a house outside.
On Tianhe Street, where Wanqinghou's mansion is located, you can go out as a man and hide your identity." Gu Xiyan said her plan: "It's not appropriate for me to use my own identity to purchase a house. I want to ask if you have any reliable acquaintances.
, buy a house in that person’s name.”
Su Mei nodded repeatedly, "If there is this house, we can meet in this house in the future without having to hide around."
"I think so too. After we buy a house, we will start buying the land. At the same time, our grain warehouse will also be opened. At present, the largest grain markets are in Wuxi and Wuhu. I am thinking about the third largest grain market.
Can the grain market in China be our grain stack in the future..."
The reason why Gu Xiyan is eager to open the grain stack is to prevent possible food crises in the future.
She remembered that Zhou Xing colluded with the Wuxi Grain Market and easily influenced grain prices. Later, it caused chaos in grain prices and problems in people's livelihood.
If the grain stack they built can fill Wuxi's future vacancies and rice prices maintain a balance between supply and demand, grain prices will not rise.
Of course, the premise is that they want to build a grain stack.
If in the past, Su Mei had heard Gu Xiyan talk about building the third largest grain market in the country in the capital, she would have thought it was ridiculous.
But after experiencing the charcoal speculation, she felt that anything could happen.
Just like Gu Xiyan said, it's not illegal even if you think about it. If you move towards a set goal, it will be a surprise if you succeed, and it won't be a big deal if you fail.
"I've even chosen a name for the grain store. It's called Wu Gu Liang Store." Gu Xiyan's beautiful eyes were as clear as fire.
Seeing Gu Xiyan like this, Su Mei burst into laughter: "It's a pity that you are a daughter."
"It's a pity. Although there are many inconveniences, you can pretend to be a man and walk around in the future. Many things require you to show up, but I will still be behind the scenes."
Su Mei has no objection.
"You must be especially careful with Su He in the future. She is very ambitious and has an affair with the King of Qin. If nothing unexpected happens, Su He will be the biggest obstacle to our business." Gu Xiyan said seriously.
The two discussed for two hours and did not leave Jinyu Pavilion until the afternoon.
Gu Xiyan returned to the Hou Mansion in the afternoon and heard that the old lady was looking for her.
She hurried to Zaohui Hall. When the old lady saw her coming, she looked her up and down: "Have you been out of the house often recently?"
Gu Xiyan knew that this matter could not be hidden from the old lady, so she replied truthfully: "I don't want to be bored in the house, so I went out for a walk."
The old lady took a deep look at Gu Xiyan and said earnestly: "After all, you are a noble daughter of the Hou Mansion. You must act cautiously and not break the rules of the Hou Mansion, let alone the reputation of the Hou Mansion. Although I am an old woman.
I don’t want to control you, but you have to be measured in some things.”
"What grandma said is that Xiyan doesn't have to worry about it." Gu Xiyan responded gently.
If the Wanqing Hou Mansion was too strict and affected her ability to earn money, she would simply leave the Hou Mansion and start her own business.
Therefore, she did not take the old lady's words to heart.
Of course the old lady's beating was not because she cared about her, but because she was worried that she would affect the marriages of other female members of the Hou family.
"The Mid-Autumn Festival will be in two days, and there will be a chrysanthemum appreciation banquet in the palace. Concubine Xian will let you and Chao Yan enter the palace together." The old lady got to the point.
