In a room on the first floor of Mingyu Building, several wealthy businessmen gathered together, eating and chatting.
"Hey! Have you heard? Mr. Qian has suffered a big loss this time!"
"What's going on? Tell me! Tell me!"
They were all working in the shopping mall, so they were naturally full of curiosity about the Qin family, which was now the leader in Daxia's business world.
"You know what happened to Mr. Xia from the Jiang'an Marquis Mansion when he buried a prostitute, right?"
"I know! Nowadays, many brothels in the city say that as long as Mr. Xia goes there, they won't take any money! Damn, if I want such a good thing, I won't be able to attack everywhere, and I won't stop until I'm exhausted!"
"Ahem, that's wrong, that's wrong. The reason why Mr. Xia was buried for this prostitute was because he had already redeemed the woman's life, but the woman was forced to death by Mr. Qian's men. So I went directly to Mr. Qian and scolded him face to face. Mr. Qian was so frightened in Liuyuntianxiang Pavilion that he didn't even dare to let go! After he returned, he dared to do something secretly and used the energy of the Qin family to fight back, but he was backhanded by Mr. Xia. The auction raised hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in an instant, and the most important thing is that Qin Yuwen contributed tens of thousands of them by pinching his nose, which is so embarrassing."
In Liuyun Tianxiang Pavilion, in a certain private room, several young men from wealthy families were also chatting about the same topic.
"Then Xia Jingyun was generous and didn't pursue him any more, but he couldn't resist Mr. Qian and wanted to die on his own! He felt that he had lost face and thought that he would definitely win by relying on the Qin family's ability, so he found an excuse to fight with Jiang An The Hou Mansion was against him. This time, Xia Jingyun didn't tolerate him, and directly used the air as a bait to trick him around."
"How to say?"
"He found someone to pretend to be a group of wealthy businessmen from Beiliang, and went to the suburbs of Beijing to buy ducks. The price was very high. Mr. Qian was not stupid, and he was not fooled at first. But he couldn't stand it, and the price became higher and higher day by day. In the end Mr. Qian believed it and used the reputation of the Qin family to forcefully collect hundreds of thousands of ducks from the surrounding areas at low prices. He thought he could make a big fortune, but who knew that the fake Beiliang people immediately withdrew, and the money The young master was immediately dumbfounded."
Everyone became interested when they heard it, and the man beamed, "Do you know what's the most amazing thing? It's the ducks that those fake Beiliang people bought at a high price, and they said they were shipped to Beiliang every day. , but in fact they were all smuggled to Zhuangzi in Jiang'an Hou Mansion at night. At the critical moment, they pretended to ruin Mr. Qian's good deeds and planned to sell them to the people of Beiliang. Mr. Qian became anxious as soon as he heard this and hurried to give them to the people of Beiliang. I stopped him and bought it for myself at a high price!"
"Hahahahaha!" Everyone burst into laughter.
"This is not over yet. Just when Mr. Qian learned that the Beiliang people had escaped and was at a loss, Xia Jingyun came forward and bought more of Mr. Qian's hundreds of thousands of ducks for only twenty coins each. Go over there! You just made Mr. Qian look like a fool and made him laugh all over the place!"
"I'll go! There's still this matter! Is Mr. Qian a fool?"
"Isn't that right? Fortunately, there is still the Fourth Young Master of Zhongjing. He is clearly the second fool of the rich man's family!"
"Perhaps at this time, Xia Jingyun will think that such a person can be among the Fourth Young Masters in Beijing, but the Fourth Young Master in Beijing is too low-level, right?"
In the Imperial College, several supervisors gathered in a pavilion and talked enthusiastically about the rumor that suddenly spread in Zhongjing City.
"If this is the end of the matter, it would be just a painless thing, but Mr. Xia's real backhand was to step on Mr. Qian's face and rub it on the ground!"
"It was originally a disaster for him to have so many ducks on his hands, because it was very troublesome to raise them and he couldn't sell them. But guess how he found them? He directly cooperated with Mingyulou to come up with this roast duck, which was popular in Zhongjing City. Everyone knows how popular the duck is! The duck sold out quickly!"
"Hiss! This roast duck was actually invented by Mr. Xia?"
"I don't know, that's what they said. No matter who invented it, if you look at how popular this roast duck is now, you will know that Mr. Xia not only solved the duck problem, but also made a lot of money with this duck. In the end, The key thing is that we are still cooperating with Mr. Qian’s biological sister. Doesn’t this make Mr. Qian angry to death? "
"Hahahaha! It's true, the duck was bought from him at a low price, and the partner was his sister. I got the money and slapped him in the face. If I were a wealthy man, I would be tempted to jump off the building!"
"Who's to blame? He has great ambitions but little talent, and poor scheming skills. It's normal for him to be played like this."
Because it involved the big names and big families in Zhongjing City, and was so full of drama, everyone rushed to tell the story. It was spread from ten to ten, and it was spread throughout Zhongjing City almost in one day.
Although in the process of dissemination, some distortions inevitably occurred, such as Xia Jingyun and Qin Li's private life, Mr. Qian beat the mandarin ducks with a stick, the young couple fought back together, and other outrageous scenes, such as the clever analysis It's actually about a dispute over the Qin family's heir, but the core point of view remains the same:
Mr. Qian is such a fool.
Snapped!
boom!
Bang!
Looking at the eldest son who was once again furious and collapsed in front of him, Manager Xiao stood aside, frightened and helpless.
Everything was fine at first. The eldest lady sent the news, and the madam also issued a confinement order in the past few days. The eldest son was locked in the room. He slowly came back to his senses and returned to a person who had received a good education since childhood. He had the demeanor that a noble prince should have, and even led him to calmly review the past events, which showed that he had obviously grown.
The master and his wife were also very happy and lifted his stay-at-home order. But on his first day out of the house today, the situation collapsed instantly.
A rumor that came from nowhere spread quietly throughout Zhongjing City.
The key is that the situation is described in detail, and he, who has experienced it, can't find anything wrong with it.
However, isn’t this putting the reputation of his young master to death?
Young people are high-spirited and thin-skinned. How can they act like a arrogant person when others talk about them like this?
Manager Xiao expressed his complete understanding, so he could only remain terrified and silent, not even daring to persuade.
But at this moment, Qin Li walked in, looked at his eldest brother who was completely out of control, and sighed, "Brother, anger is very harmful to the body, calm down."
Hearing the voice, Qin Yuwen suddenly turned his head, his eyes showing a fierceness that Qin Li had never seen before, "You still have the nerve to come here!"
He quickly rushed to Qin Li and raised his hand high.
"Young Master, no!" Manager Xiao exclaimed in fright.
Qin Li did not dodge, looking at his brother calmly.
The palm stopped in the air, and finally did not fall on the person he once tried his best to protect and love.
However, intense emotions always have an outlet. Qin Yuwen couldn't help but cursed: "It's all because of you that I suffered this shame and humiliation! Are you even remotely worthy of my kindness to you?"
"How have I treated you since you were a child? Is this how you repay me? You have made money, but do you only care about making money? In order to make money, you can completely ignore the relationship between siblings and care about your eldest brother Do you want to lose face?"
Qin Li did not argue fiercely, but said softly: "Brother, I have made my thoughts clear to you. There is no deep hatred between you and Mr. Xia, why are you so persistent? My Qin family has always been about harmony and wealth. I rarely make enemies, so I can stay safe for so many years. I am here to make amends for you, not to confront you tit for tat."
She had something more heart-wrenching to say. A few days ago, when she learned that His Majesty was also involved, Qin Yuwen said nothing more. He even asked her about the sales situation of roast duck. After learning the situation He was quite happy when he was very popular, but now that he is being rumored like this, he is starting to get angry.
People in their twenties cannot look at the facts calmly, but become slaves of emotions. How can such a person take charge of the Qin family.
She pursed her lips and said, "Brother, if you think scolding me will make you feel better, then go ahead and scold me. You can't let outsiders see the joke."
After listening to Qin Li's words, Qin Yuwen was even more furious, "Being harmonious can lead to wealth? Does Xia Jingyun think that being harmonious can lead to wealth? Didn't he spread this rumor? Did he just stop it when he got the advantage? What the Qin family wants is harmony , but it’s not weakness! What you do is weakness! People become more and more unscrupulous!”
Qin Li shook his head, "It's not him. Mr. Xia doesn't need to be so fussy."
"It's not necessary? Why is it not necessary! He just wants to use me and the Qin family to promote his name! You are the only one who thinks he is good here, but you will regret it when the time comes!"
Qin Li sighed, knowing that arguing with him who was angry would not lead to any results, so he said, "Brother, please take a rest. I will be in the courtyard and we will talk after you calm down."
"I'm very calm!"
Qin Yuwen wanted to say something else, but Qin Li had already walked out.
——
Qin Li guessed right. This rumor really had nothing to do with Xia Jingyun. Yesterday he went back and took a long nap. He read a book during the day and when night fell, he quietly entered the palace. He had no time to worry about anything. Gossip.
This time, the place where Emperor Chongning received him was changed from the Imperial Study Room to the Qianyuan Hall.
Although the place has been changed, there are still only those three people.
Xia Jingyun took out the banknote from his pocket and handed it to Gao Yi respectfully. Gao Yi forwarded it to Emperor Chongning.
"Your Majesty, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my duty. The last time I auctioned the treasure mirror, I got a total of 170,000 taels of silver. This time I got a total of 100,000 taels of silver from the roast duck. Here are the silver notes of 270,000 taels."
Although Emperor Chongning loved money, he only needed money to support and satisfy his various measures to achieve great success. He did not have any greed for money itself. Naturally, it was impossible for him to count money in person and throw away money at will. He put the ticket aside and said with a smile: "You gave all your money to me and you didn't keep any?"
Xia Jingyun said respectfully: "Thanks to His Majesty's love, I have no worries about food and clothing, and I am even very rich. What is there to keep?"
Emperor Chongning sat up slightly and looked down at Xia Jingyun, "You have made such a great contribution, how can I reward you?"
Xia Jingyun said: "It is an honor for me to be able to relieve His Majesty's worries. I dare not ask for rewards."
Emperor Chongning pondered for a moment, "At this time, I really can't reward you for no reason, so wait until after spring, and I will reward you together!"
"I thank your Majesty for your kindness."
"When you're done with this matter, don't be distracted and prepare for spring. Don't fail the exam and I don't know how to reward you!"
"I will bear in mind His Majesty's teachings."
"Okay, you are restrained in front of me and go out of the palace."
"Wei Chen resigns."
Walking out of the palace door, Xia Jingyun sighed. He had clearly agreed that Liuli Si would get 40 or 60 points, but he just made a show of it. His Majesty was really rude. Hey, no way, who made him the emperor!
The night was dark and the voices of people were hidden. Chen Fugui personally drove the carriage and drove slowly down the empty long street.
"Master?"
"Um?"
"Do you know the rumors in the city today?"
Xia Jingyun hummed, "I don't know who the good-hearted person concocted. I'm afraid the situation that has calmed down may have some twists and turns again."
But he was not afraid at all. He had just spent more than 200,000 taels on the emperor. With his backing, no one could make any trouble.
Chen Fugui whispered: "I'm worried that the Qin family will do something dirty."
Xia Jingyun was silent for a moment, "No, with Miss Qin mediating the situation, the head of the Qin family will be able to deal with it clearly, so he shouldn't use such a desperate means."
"That's good."
Chen Fugui nodded and waved his riding crop gently.
Amid the sound of a whip cracking, a subtle sound of bowstring tensioning took the opportunity to sound.
On the long street, murderous intent suddenly arises!
Chen Fugui's expression suddenly changed and he shouted loudly, "Master, be careful!"
A sharp arrow was shot in front of his face.
Chen Fugui drew the crossbar of his sword, and at this moment, another arrow from the side with a sound of breaking wind accurately penetrated into the carriage from the side of the carriage curtain!
The sharp arrowhead, with its powerful force, easily tore through Xia Jingyun's clothes and plunged into Xia Jingyun's chest!
Xia Jingyun fell silently!
(End of chapter)
