Mr. Chu is a foreigner.
Although Chen Anning didn't care about this rule, she still only received him in the Evergreen Hall in the outer courtyard.
"I didn't expect Miss Chen Er to come back to the capital so soon," Mr. Chu said with concern, "I heard that Miss Chen Er encountered a lot of interceptions on her way back to the capital. Were you not injured?"
Chen Anning: "No."
"That's good." Mr. Chu handed over the two rosewood boxes, "Father asked me to forward these to Miss Chen Er. My father said that it would be difficult for Miss Chen Er to have a good rest after running all the way. I hope these two ginseng boxes It will allow Miss Chen Er to replenish her body."
Chen Anning opened the wooden box and looked at the ginseng that was even better than the ones Wen Qinsang had given earlier. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Master Chu is too polite. You came to the capital on your own. Or did you come with Master Chu?"
"I came here with my father." Mr. Chu said gently, "My father's body has gotten much better after these days of conditioning. But he said that without Miss Chen Er's approval, he still couldn't feel at ease, so after Miss Chen Er left On the same day, Jincheng County also left for the capital."
"I'm free tomorrow afternoon. If it's convenient for you, you can come..." Chen Anning paused, "Look for me at the mansion east of the north gate of Chongyifang."
After Xie Xun gave her the deed of the house, she has not yet seen it.
Chongyifang is not far from the Imperial Palace. I will go to the East Palace tomorrow after finishing a play, so I can go there and have a look.
"Miss Chen Er bought a house in Chongyifang?" Mr. Chu was surprised.
"Do you think I look like such a rich person?" Chen Anning said after teasing, "This is a gift from Mr. Xie, who is extremely wealthy."
Mr. Chu chuckled softly, "I heard that the money from the Guangling Palace can buy the entire capital. Miss Chen Er is tired of running around like Mr. Xie. This is just a house that Miss Chen Er deserves."
"You reminded me." Chen Anning tutted, "Someone still owes me a lot of money and hasn't paid it yet."
Of course there is no need to say clearly who this person is talking about.
Mr. Chu didn't mind watching the excitement and said, "Then we have to charge interest."
Chen Anning glanced at him, "Are you going back to Jincheng County?"
Mr. Chu's mood for watching the excitement disappeared instantly, "I probably won't come back again."
"There is no grass anywhere in the world, so you don't have to fall in love with a flower." Chen Anning is not a person who knows how to comfort. "Since you are in the capital, let's have a good time."
After Mr. Chu sighed silently, he still couldn't let go and asked tentatively: "Did Miss Hua tell Miss Chen Er..."
Halfway through his words, he felt inappropriate and stopped talking.
Chen Anning took his words: "Did you tell me that she likes Mr. Xie? Even if the emperor has granted marriage to Mr. Xie and me, she is still willing to marry Mr. Xie as a concubine?"
Mr. Chu smiled bitterly, "It seems that she is not perfunctory with me. Miss Chen Er...doesn't you mind?"
Chen Anning asked him: "What do you mind?"
Mr. Chu said: "Introduce her intention to marry Mr. Xie as my concubine."
Chen Anning teased: "You also said that she wants to marry Mr. Xie as a concubine. No matter how overbearing I am, I can't stop Mr. Xie from being excellent, let alone other people's delusions about him."
"Delusions?" Mr. Chu looked at her frank expression and kindly reminded him, "Princess Guangling is Miss Hua's direct aunt. Miss Hua basically grew up in the Guangling Palace when she was young. Based on my understanding of her, she should not It will be pointless.”
Chen Anning looked at him steadily, "Can I ask Mr. Chu a question?"
Mr. Chu said: "You ask, and if I can answer, I will definitely answer you."
"The Chu family should not be the only ones in the medicinal materials business in Dawei, right?" Chen Anning said.
Mr. Chu nodded, "The number of people in the medicinal material business in Dawei, large and small, totals up to 80,000 instead of 100,000. Does Miss Chen Er also want to do this business? If so, I can introduce you to a few. A good herbalist."
"I have no intention of starting a business," Chen Anning continued her question, "I'm just curious, among the 100,000 people involved in this business, which class does the Chu family's medicinal materials business belong to?"
Mr. Chu immediately sat up straight and said proudly: "Although he is not among the top, he is not far behind."
After Chen Anning praised a few words, he asked again: "What is the secret of why the Chu family is so successful?"
Although Mr. Chu didn't understand the reason why she asked this, he still replied: "Of course it is the quality of the medicinal materials and the reliable principles of a human being."
Chen Anning nodded, "So Mr. Chu understands?"
After Mr. Chu was stunned for a moment, he stood up and bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Miss Chen Er, for your advice."
"It's nothing to mention," Chen Anning said calmly, "It's just a superficial knowledge."
"Miss Chen Er's shallow knowledge and opinions have already benefited me a lot." Mr. Chu said sincerely.
After that, the two chatted a few more times, and finally agreed on a time to meet tomorrow afternoon, and Mr. Chu left.
Chen Anning stood in front of Changqing Hall, watching him go away, and when she was about to turn around and return to Qingzhiyuan, she saw Qiu hiding behind a flower tree not far away.
Qiu knew that Chen Anning had discovered her, so she walked out with a smile and explained: "I, I just took a look."
She didn't find out the identity of Mr. Chu from the porter's boy, and she was really curious, so she hid here. She wanted to secretly see Mr. Chu's appearance, and then go to the street tomorrow to show off the betrothal gift list sent by the Guangling Palace. Ask around.
"Then mother, just keep reading. I won't interrupt you." Chen Anning walked past her.
Mrs. Qiu chased after her, "That Mr. Chu looks very young and is very well-dressed. I wonder which family he belongs to?"
"Princess Guangling has sent over the betrothal gift list. I think within a few days, the matchmaker on the gift list will also come to visit," Chen Anning reminded quietly, "Mother doesn't plan to clean up the house?"
"I'll go take care of it right away." As soon as Mrs. Qiu heard that the matchmaker was coming to the Chen family, she immediately forgot about Mr. Chu.
Chen Anning originally wanted to send her away with something to prevent her from being a monster, but she didn't expect that this dismissal would actually cause trouble.
On the second day, Chen Anning first followed Xie Xun to the East Palace for a performance, and then went to the house in Chongyifang to give Mr. Chu's father an injection and another prescription for him. When we returned to Chen's house, the sunset began to recede and the sky became faintly dark.
Mrs. Qiu was waiting for her at the gate of Qingzhiyuan.
It seems that I have been waiting for a long time.
"An Ning," seeing her return, Qiu quickly came over to greet her, "I have something important to discuss with you."
Chen Anning kept walking: "Say."
"That's it," Mrs. Qiu followed her and said as she walked, "After thinking carefully about it all night, your grandmother and father and I agreed that in addition to the items listed on the betrothal gift list, two more conditions must be added. OK."
Chen Anning motioned for her to come and listen.
Mrs. Qiu then said: "Look, the lintel of the Guangling Prince's Palace is so high, and the betrothal gift list sent is so generous. On the surface, they really value you, but after careful analysis, they are basically trying to manipulate you. What are the conditions of the Chen family? You It is also clear. Your father does not have any official status, and there is no ancestral property in the family. If you just agreed to the conditions of the Guangling Palace's employment in such a confused way, you may be despised in the future after you come here. "
Chen Anning entered the room, sat down and drank two glasses of water, then said slowly: "No need to beat around the bush, just tell me the conditions you want to add."
