But as the investigation results gradually emerged, the doubts in his heart grew bigger and bigger. The known information seemed to be completely opposite to what he had seen...
Investigation showed that Princess An's Princess Xia Luotong had been raised in a villa in Anyuan Town since she was a child. Her biological mother died of dystocia when she was born. The wet nurse took her until she was seven years old and then died of illness. She has been there ever since. Living alone in the backyard, and with Li's secret efforts, no one taught her how to read, so she should be illiterate.
But the first time he met her, in Baimeiju, the bookstore, she was clearly literate. And later I saw the design drawings she drew. It was obvious that she was not only literate, but her painting skills were also by no means simple.
Moreover, according to the spies' reports, Princess An should be a timid and withdrawn woman, but from what I saw during these two encounters, it was obviously not the case...
"master."
"What's the matter?" Zuo Xiyan's meditation was interrupted and he glanced at Qingfeng, the personal guard who suddenly appeared in the room.
"According to the spies' report, when they were checking for Princess An in Anyuan Town, they accidentally discovered the traces of Prince An's men. It seems that the people there were also checking for news about Princess An." Qingfeng reported respectfully.
"Prince An is also checking?" Zuo Xiyan paused and said, "I remember that he checked once before the wedding, right?"
"Yes, Prince An has sent people to Anyuan Town to check once before. I don't know why he sent people there again this time. It should have happened in the past two days." Qingfeng thought for a while and guessed, "Master Xia, Minister of Rites She is from the prince's side, and Princess An is the eldest daughter of Mr. Xia. Could it be that there is a problem with her identity, and Prince An noticed something was wrong, so she sent someone to investigate again? "
"No. Prince An is a very cautious person and very suspicious. Since he has already checked and withdrawn his personnel before, it means that Princess An must be an abandoned child." Zuo Xiyan dismissed his subordinates with a calm look. speculation.
Thinking of the woman's behavior that was completely contrary to the information he had found, he felt that Prince An might also have discovered these unusual things, so he returned to Anyuan Town for further investigation.
"Will my subordinates continue to investigate? This may alarm Prince An's people." Qingfeng was a little worried.
"Let it go for the time being, just pay attention. There is no need to investigate deliberately, so as not to cause misunderstandings by Prince An." Zuo Xiyan said calmly for a moment.
Although his father had some friendship with Prince An, the current Prince An, Wu Zechen, had little contact with them. It would be bad if this caused a misunderstanding.
Qingfeng took the order and retreated. Zuo Xiyan fell silent, walked out of Zuo Xiang's Mansion and went directly to Yusheng Pavilion.
Xia Luotong sat in the teahouse for a long time, listening to various rumors with great interest, and waited until Zhuxuan, who had gone out to inquire about the news, came back.
"Master, there are indeed rumors that the Prime Minister Zuo's Mansion is behind Yusheng Pavilion, but there is no concrete evidence."
"Okay, that's enough. Let's go there." Xia Luotong thought about it and combined it with his observations that day. It should be almost the same.
The master and servant didn't delay any longer. After getting up and paying the bill, they went directly to Yusheng Pavilion. As soon as they stepped through the door, they were welcomed into the private room by shopkeeper Zhao who came after hearing the news.
"Miss A Tong, I've been looking forward to seeing you for a long time. The boss has already agreed to the dividend you mentioned last time. Do you think we can just make this decision?" Shopkeeper Zhao smiled broadly and was even more enthusiastic than the last time. a bit.
He thought he would wait for the girl to come to visit him again the next day, but he didn't expect that she would come just now. He was even a little worried that the girl had signed a contract with another company, and he might regret it later.
"It happened that something was delayed. Since there is no problem with this matter, let's draw up the contract." Compared to shopkeeper Zhao's enthusiasm, Xia Luotong was extraordinarily calm.
After reading the contract and finding that there were no problems, she directly signed and fingerprinted it, and then quite simply took out the prepared design drawings and handed them to shopkeeper Zhao.
Shopkeeper Zhao took it with some anxiety, breathed a sigh of relief after just one glance, and then excitedly carefully looked at the details of the first set of two drawings he had seen two days ago. After confirming that they were correct, he started to look at the second set of drawings.
The second set of drawings was also divided into men's and women's models. He showed excitement and surprise at just the first glance. What he didn't expect was that the quality of these two designs was completely different from the previous two. under!
Not only that, the very different styles can be distinguished from the previous two models. The first set of men's and women's models is quite elegant, while this second set is much more flexible and corresponds to different preferences.
"I really admire Miss Atong's design talent!" Shopkeeper Zhao praised without hesitation, "Once these four styles of clothes are made, I believe they will be very popular and form a new fashion trend in Beijing!"
As he spoke, he changed the topic and the smile on his face widened a bit: "In order to ensure that we are always at the forefront of excellence, we must launch new products in time to consolidate our position. I don't know when Miss Atong will complete the new drawings next month. Woolen cloth?"
"Don't worry about this. I will send new drawings at the beginning of every month. If I don't have time, I will also ask my maid to send them over." Xia Luotong naturally knew what he was thinking, but he wanted to keep it for a long time. If they continue to cooperate, she will be happy to give him reassurance.
"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Atong." Shopkeeper Zhao immediately smiled and cupped his hands after hearing this, and at the same time pushed the tray at hand over, "In order to show the sincerity of our Yusheng Pavilion, these banknotes are regarded as our advance payment to We will add up your dividends when the settlement is made next month."
He could tell that the girl in front of him was probably short of money, so in order to win over her, he paid dividends in advance, which was something that had never happened before in Yusheng Pavilion.
Xia Luotong was really in urgent need of money for detoxification, and the other party brought it to her. Naturally, she would not refuse, not to mention that the money was also an advance payment for her share of the dividend.
"Thank you, shopkeeper Zhao. I'll take my leave now." She thanked him with a smile, accepted the other party's kindness, and told Zhuxuan to collect the banknotes and prepare to leave.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Is Miss Atong here?"
A voice as gentle as jade sounded, and Xia Luotong knew the identity of the visitor instantly with such high recognition, and immediately motioned to Zhuxuan to open the door of the elegant room and welcome the people outside.
"Mr. Zuo, I didn't expect to meet again. How did you know A Tong was here?" Xia Luotong said hello with a smile.
"I just happened to come over to take a look. I heard that you were here, so I came here, but did you disturb the girl's conversation?" Zuo Xiyan had a light and elegant smile on his face as always, and glanced at Shopkeeper Zhao who was standing aside. Naturally, he knocked on the door after knowing that the discussion was over.
"Mr. Zuo, I've finished talking to Miss Atong, so I won't interrupt you two to reminisce. If you need anything, just ask." Manager Zhao responded quickly, glanced at Xia Luotong, and saw that she had no objection, so he With a stack of design drawings, I left with satisfaction.
