The eldest son of the Du family only wanted to unite the four families together. Even if he couldn't take advantage of Xiao Ci, he could still get some benefits from Xiao Ci.
Fortunately, now, before the goal is achieved, one of our own people has already turned against him.
If the Li family completely surrenders to Xiao Ci today, maybe the Chen family or the Zhou family will be defeated by Xiao Ci tomorrow. Even if the Du family is the richest man in Ruizhou, they will not be able to get in front of Xiao Ci.
I can't speak anymore.
The eldest son of the Du family hurriedly blocked Mr. Li's way. Before he could explain, Mr. Li stopped him.
"There's no need to say anything. I know what Master Du means. It turns out that when I came here, I still couldn't make up my mind, but now I've made up my mind and I can't even pull the nine cows back."
It turned out that Mr. Zhou was so agitated by the uncertain situation that he no longer felt embarrassed.
The four Ruizhou families sound nice to hear, but except for things like providing money and effort, which the Li family has a hand in, the rest of the time the Li family doesn't even get a chance to say a word.
Rather than being suppressed by these three families and never getting ahead, it would be better to surrender to Prince Rui's name. If nothing else, just for building the wharf, it would be a blessing for the Li family that he could think of himself.
When the eldest son of the Du family heard what Mr. Li said, he was annoyed again and again. He scolded Mr. Zhou and Mr. Li in his heart, but he also said: "Uncle Li, please don't be impulsive. What's the matter?"
Let's sit down and talk things over. Uncle Zhou has a bit of a temper, but he's doing it for your own good, right?"
He added: "No matter what, we are all born and raised in Ruizhou Prefecture, and we are all on the same boat. Prince Rui has never thought of Ruizhou in the past 20 years in Kyoto. Now that he comes to Ruizhou
Then a lot of things happened, and they were clearly aimed at us. Uncle Li has always been a man who understands justice, but please don't let others set things off."
Mr. Li's temperament is such that once he makes a decision, he is irresistible. Otherwise, he would not have hated the Zhou family for so many years.
No matter how reasonable what the eldest son of the Du family said, he couldn't listen to a word of it. In the end, he said: "I don't believe that the old immortal is doing it for my own good. He is just doing it for his own good."
Seeing that the eldest son of the Du family wanted to talk, he said again: "Don't say anything anymore. Since I have voted for Prince Rui, I have to be more loyal. Even if I am tricked by Prince Rui this time, then I
And I am willing to do so."
After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and left Rouge Tower in a hurry.
Mr. Li has made it so obvious that this matter was obviously blown out of business today.
The eldest son of the Du family turned livid with anger. Looking at Mr. Li's back as he walked away, he spat: "What's the use of a bunch of useless trash who only know how to fight at their old age."
With the rightful owner gone, the matter naturally failed, and the eldest son of the Du family followed him back home angrily, without even informing Mr. Zhou and Magistrate Chen who were still sitting in the Rouge Building.
It didn’t take long for the news about Rouge Tower to reach Xiao Ci’s ears.
At that time, Xiao Ci was looking at the water conservancy project drawings sent by his staff under the lamp. He laughed out loud and praised: "I really saw this old Li family's work correctly."
Song Qinghuan pulled out the hairpin and picked at the wick on the oil lamp, and he also tutted: "The old fox is just different and cunning."
He had a smile on his face, but he also had some sympathy for the Li family.
The Du family, the Zhou family, and the Chen family looked down upon the Li family. Although they were tied with the Li family as one of the four major families in Ruizhou, in their eyes, the Li family was just like a small follower.
People's hearts are made of flesh, and the Li family is not a real dog. If this continues for a long time, there will inevitably be resentment. In addition, the Zhou family and the Chen family have conflicts with the Li family regarding the marriage of their children, so the Li family of these four families has become the third largest family.
A breakthrough.
This breakthrough did not disappoint Xiao Ci at all.
This was not the first time that Xiao Ci was called an old fox by Song Qinghuan. He didn't object to the call at all, and he smiled and stretched out his hand to hug the person.
"If your husband is an old fox, then you are a female fox." His chin rubbed against her neck, which was slightly itchy. When Xiao Ci saw her shrinking, he gave her another "chirp" and smiled again: "Our family
Mrs. Fox, when will she give her husband a litter of little foxes?"
A litter?
Song Qinghuan raised her hand and pushed his head aside, then said with a slight look of disgust: "You have a good idea."
"No." Xiao Ci didn't deny it. His eyes flashed and his hands became less honest.
Since arriving in Ruizhou, he has been much busier than in Kyoto, and he does not have as much time to spend with his wife and children as before, but his heart is extremely stable.
Finally I feel like home.
A few days ago, he received a boxing gift from the Song family and the Yun family. When Song Qinghuan was counting the gifts, he took a look at it and saw that there was a box of clothes and shoes for a little baby.
I knew it was for the unborn child in Xiaoyun's belly, but my heart also started to itch, and I became more and more interested in having a child with Song Qinghuan.
It turns out that when I was in Kyoto, I was more worried, because I was afraid that I would not be able to protect the children if I had too many. Now that the emperor is far away, let alone one or two, there is nothing to be afraid of even if I really add a whole litter.
Xiao Ci was a very rogue person, and Song Qinghuan, no matter how serious he was, couldn't stand his shamelessness. After a while, he had to turn to the water conservancy project drawing book on the desk.
After the big fight at Rouge House that day, the Li family became serious about doing things for Xiao Ci.
Building a wharf is not a two-day job. Site selection, construction, and purchase of materials all need to be carefully considered.
At first, Xiao Ci had people follow him to keep an eye on him, but within a few days, he lost all power to the Li family.
The fact that no one is watching shows that you are completely trustworthy, and the Li family will feel less constrained when doing things.
As soon as the dock in Ruizhou was built, the Du family suffered the most. The Du family was so anxious that they could not eat or sleep well for several days, and there were blisters on his mouth.
Seeing that the Li family was taking things seriously, he became even more anxious and secretly sent several waves of people to cause trouble, but in the end nothing happened.
Just when the Du family was as worried as ants on a hot pot, Xiao Ci invited Magistrate Chen to go to Prince Rui's Mansion for several days.
Magistrate Chen stayed away for several hours, and would eat and drink in the palace from time to time. He always smiled when he left.
It went on like this for several days, and the Du family and the Zhou family knew about it even if they didn't pay attention.
The Zhou family and the Chen family were related by marriage, so Mr. Zhou couldn't bear to ask the question himself, so he sent the daughter of the Chen family, his own daughter-in-law, to go back to her parents' house to find out the news.
My daughter-in-law, Mrs. Chen, went home, but she didn't find out anything. Instead, she came back with a box of jewelry. When she opened it, she found that everything was valuable.
Just when Mr. Zhou was wondering, within a few days Magistrate Chen also got a big errand.
