Yan Ruoli was already so ashamed that she couldn't stand it. At this moment, after hearing Chu Wenze's words, she said goodbye and went back to her room to rest.
Chu Xiuyang felt that the wine was meaningless, so she said goodbye to Chu Wenze and went back to the room to sleep. So Xu Huaigu, Gu Sanyue and Chu Wenze were the only ones left in the Guanhai Pavilion.
Xu Huaigu was drinking while listening to the conversation between Chu Wenze and Yan Ruoli, and was getting excited.
Unexpectedly, there is such a connection between the Yan family and the royal family. It seems that what Chu Wenze said about marrying Yan Ruoli back to the Prince's Mansion was probably to use the name of the wedding after Mr. Yan passed away. Congratulations to the Yan family.
According to folk rules, children can get married within 30 days after their parents get married. The purpose is to celebrate the occasion.
If there is no marriage within thirty days, it will not be possible within three years. Obviously, Chu Wenze can't wait for these three years anymore.
However, what Xu Huaigu is most curious about is whether there is any relationship between Chu Wenze and Yan Ruoli?
Are the two using each other, or do they have a true love? Xu Huaigu couldn't see through either. Anyway, Chu Wenze seems to be an honest and honest person, but he is the prince of Fusang Kingdom after all. It is impossible to explain without some tricks. Maybe it is just not revealed, and Xu Huaigu can't be sure.
He held the wine glass and looked at Chu Wenze with interest, thinking to himself: "A prince of the royal family, a daughter of a wealthy merchant family, let's see what kind of grievances and hatreds will arise." Yan After Ruoli and Chu Xiuyang left, Xu Huaigu and Gu Sanyue obviously became less reserved and began to drink openly.
Chu Wenze was in a high mood today, perhaps because Yan Ruoli agreed to his marriage, or perhaps because he really appreciated Xu Huaigu.
He poured a glass of wine for Xu Huaigu and greeted him with a smile: "Xiu Yang and I live in the palace all year round and are not free everywhere. It is rare for us to come out to visit the Yan family. I have been in love with Yan Ruoli for a long time. I haven't seen her, so I miss her very much. I talked too much with her before, and she was a little bit neglected by Brother Xu. Don't blame Brother Xu." Xu Huaigu smiled generously and said: "Where is it? I, Xu Huaigu, am not so narrow-minded that I would be jealous of women! But His Highness does have good taste. In my opinion, Miss Yan is indeed an excellent person." Chu Wenze laughed loudly and said, "Brother Xu has a sharp eye, he is indeed a hero! I remember the Zixia Sect Taoist Association. After that, who else in East Fuyao Continent doesn’t recognize Brother Xu’s name! My little sister and I have been fascinated by Brother Xu for a long time, but we have never seen your appearance, so my little sister just started to have a slight impression of you in Fuyao Sect. No disrespect, I, as your brother, will toast you a glass of wine for her, please don’t blame her." Xu Huaigu shook his head and praised: "My little sister has a sincere and straightforward temperament. She is really the beauty of heaven, earth, mountains and rivers. I walk in the rivers and lakes, What kind of intrigues and intrigues have you never seen? But meeting her gave me a refreshing feeling like an enlightenment. It's too late to thank her, so how can I blame her?" Chu Wenze poured him another glass of wine. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This is the best." Gu Sanyule listened to the two polite compliments to each other, and felt funny in his heart. He neither could nor bothered to interrupt, so he just drank this delicious drink that he had never tasted before. Drinking wine, blowing the sea breeze, looking at the inky sky and the sea, it is very pleasant.
Xu Huaigu drank a few more drinks. He wanted to know more about the situation of the Yan family, so he asked: "I heard you talking before, it seems that Mr. Yan is already over seventy years old, why does this young lady of the Yan family only look seventeen or eighteen years old?" What does it look like? Miss Yan is the child of the side wife?" Chu Wenze shook his head and hurriedly explained: "That's not the case, Yan Ruoli is the son of Mr. Yan's main wife. You are not a local, so you don't know. Mr. Yan is not only successful in his career , the reputation in our Fuso Country is also very good!"
"He was born in a bitter cold. He started as a coolie on the dock and worked hard for most of his life. By relying on opportunities and risks again and again, he finally earned the Yan family's current share of the family business. And he has never abandoned that person. The poor wife who accompanies him in his struggle has never had a concubine in his life."
"Yan Ruoli was acquired by Mr. Yan when he was in his fifties. At that time, the Yan family was already quite prosperous, so Mr. Yan loved her the most and hated having to give her any pain. And she was also kind-hearted. She is very filial and everyone likes her very much." When Chu Wenze said this, he smiled a little embarrassedly: "To be honest, Brother Xu, the first time I met Yan Ruoli, I was secretly fond of her. Love, it took a lot of effort, many coincidences, and many years of going back and forth to catch her heart. We should have a wedding soon, Brother Xu, you must come to support us!" Xu Huaigu calculated it. , looked embarrassed, and politely refused: "I'm really sorry, Your Highness, I have something urgent and I will rush to Feiyuzhou soon. I don't think I can wait that long. I will leave in three to five days at most. But I will definitely deliver the gift." , I take it as my wish. I wish His Highness and Miss Yan Ruoli a happy marriage and a happy marriage soon!" Seeing that he was in a hurry, Chu Wenze had to compromise and said: "Well, I know that monks like Brother Xu You are very busy and don’t like to participate in our worldly affairs. I am already honored that you can come with the gift. But since you are going to Feiyuzhou, why not take the Yan family’s ferry there. I remember that the Yan family came soon There is a ferry going to Feiyuzhou about to set sail. It should be under Yan Ruoli's second brother Yan Zhonglou. You can just tell him at the tea party tomorrow. With your face and mine, we can definitely arrange a first-class bed." Xu Huaigu asked curiously: "Why are the Yan family's ferries divided by who owns them? Aren't they all Yan family's boats? Why are they so divided?" Chu Wenze sighed, glanced at him, and said: "Then still It’s not because Mr. Yan’s end is approaching. It’s not easy for him to earn this family fortune, so he naturally doesn’t want it to be wasted in future generations, so he made an agreement to let the most capable children take over the Yan family.”
"As for how to be considered the most capable, Mr. Yan set a test for the eldest young master Yan Jiuge, the second young master Yan Zhonglou, and the young lady Yan Ruoli of the Yan family."
"In fact, this matter of management and business is nothing more than holding two things in hand, namely human and financial resources. The test is very simple. The Yan family has a total of fifteen cross-continental ferries, and each person is divided into five. And the monks who have accumulated over the years the Yan family The worshiper is free to choose a person to take refuge with. After one month, when Mr. Yan dies of illness, whose ferry makes the most money and whose subordinates are more powerful will be the next head of the Yan family." Chu Wenze added. Said: "Because of this test, Yan Zhonglou and Yan Jiuge have been running around recently. First, they are recruiting merchants for their ferry boats and making more money. Second, they are trying to win over the original merchants as much as possible. Make offerings, and look for new offerings. If you can recruit new offerings from outside, it will be considered a great achievement, so you are so busy that you don’t even give me face." Xu Huaigu, the reader, smiled slightly and said: "Mistakes happen while being busy. , They didn’t even give His Highness the crown. Don’t they understand that winning over His Highness is more practical than how many monks worship him? It seems that these two people are also people who only stick to the rules and can’t change." Chu. Wen Ze was praised by Xu Huaigu, and he nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's true. Those two people have no business acumen. What they did was just following Mr. Yan's old rules and resting on their laurels. As time goes by, they don't know how to adapt. , the shortcomings will inevitably be exposed. And Yan Ruoli has no interest in doing business and does not want to participate in this fight at all. After she took the five ready-made ferries, she released the news to see who is Yan Zhonglou or Yan Jiuge. Whoever is better will be recognized as the head of the family."
"Ruoli is indeed a good girl. She has a kind heart and is pretty. As long as I marry her, I will be satisfied for the rest of my life." Xu Huaigu looked at Chu Wenze's happy smile. It didn't look like he was cheating. He felt even more relieved.
But Xu Huaigu still had a question, so he asked: "Speaking of how powerful the Yan family is, how many monks do they have to worship it?" Chu Wenze looked solemn and said, "Speaking of the Yan family's worship, it is really not enough. There are few, and they are very powerful. Currently, the highest level monk is a ninth-level monk named Fan Chen. There are also three eighth-level monks named Wu Qun, Zheng Fu, and Lin Liangyue. The sixth-level and seventh-level monks are even more There are countless of them. They are all from Shanze Yexiu, and the Yan family spent a lot of money to cultivate them. They are very loyal to the Yan family." Xu Huaigu couldn't help but chuckle in his heart: "What kind of loyalty can these people have? Isn't it just seeing them? Just go wherever there is benefit. If the Yan family falls in the future, some of the Wang family and the Li family will take over the richest family in Xicheng. Will they still be loyal to the Yan family?" But this Yan family Xu Huaigu's strength really surprised him.
There would actually be a Nine Realm monk clinging to the roof of the Yan family. This was something Xu Huaigu had never imagined before.
One ninth-level monk and three eighth-level monks are almost as good as a second-rate sect like Qingfeng Valley. It seems that the power of these wealthy people cannot be underestimated.
Chu Wenze continued to explain: "Among these monks, Fan Chen, the ninth-level monk, took refuge in the second young master Yan Zhonglou, the other three eighth-level monks each took refuge in one, and the one under Yan Ruoli's That eighth-level sword cultivator named Wu Qun. These people will attend the tea party tomorrow morning. Brother Xu can get to know them by then. They must have been interested in you for a long time." Xu Huaigu nodded, and he planned to do the same. of.
It's just that Yan Ruoli has no intention of becoming the head of the family at all, and there is an eighth-level monk following him. This is unexpected by Xu Huaigu.
Logically speaking, although after the family head is elected, these monks will still be a family, but there is a difference between closeness and distance, and those who are on the right side will naturally receive better treatment. Wu Qun is actually willing to join Yan Ruo, who will definitely not become the family head. Li, his behavior was a little strange.
Chu Wenze and Xu Huaigu chatted about some irrelevant topics, and they kept drinking. Xu Huaigu didn't care, but after a while, even though Chu Wenze was not bad at drinking, his face turned red and he was too drunk.
He apologized with a smile, clasped his hands and said: "Brother Xu, I feel ashamed that I can't drink you. I will accompany Xiu Yang to the lantern festival tomorrow. If I am confused, she will blame me again. I will go first. Farewell, Brother Xu and Miss Yue Yue will sit together again, it is rare to drink this wine." Xu Huaigu glanced at Gu Yue Yue and saw that she was also drunk, lying on the table in a daze, her eyelids looking like He was inseparable from the fight, and he was drowsy, so he said: "You need someone to enjoy the wine. Since His Highness is leaving, I won't drink anymore. See you at the tea party tomorrow morning." Chu Wenze said: "There will be a tea party tomorrow morning." The maid will lead the way. Brother Xu, have a good sleep tonight." Xu Huaigu nodded. Chu Wenze suddenly seemed to have thought of something and asked again: "Brother Xu, are you really not going to put out lanterns with us tomorrow? The Yan family has specialized craftsmen to make them. Lanterns, those lanterns are real works of art! It would be a pity if you don't take a look." Seeing his enthusiasm, Xu Huaigu had no choice but to agree and said: "Thank you for your highness's preference, then I will accept it. I understand His Highness’s wishes, and Mr. Xu will accompany His Highness to the Lantern Festival tomorrow.” Chu Wenze drank the wine, laughed boldly and said: “Okay! Since Brother Xu is willing to give me this face, from now on, the royal family of Fusang Kingdom will at least I am Brother Xu’s friend! If there is anything I can do to help you in the future, just tell Brother Xu!” Xu Huaigu also smiled and said, “Your Highness is too polite. If there is anything you can do in the future, I can help you.” If you are busy, you can also tell me that Mr. Xu is willing to do his best for His Highness." Chu Wenze laughed repeatedly and said: "Okay, okay, it must be so. Then don't disturb Brother Xu's rest. We will meet again tomorrow morning. !" Xu Huaigu nodded, and Gu Sanyue went to the rest room under the guidance of the maid.
He was a little curious. When people from the Yan family and the royal family gathered together, what would the tea party look like tomorrow morning?
