Ye Yongjia knew that he had not admitted his mistake. The wife of Chen Tongpao was Zhuo Lengping. Leng Ping's appearance seemed to have changed a lot. She was wearing a bright red dress, a pair of gold pendants on her earlobes, and light makeup on her face. She looked very pretty. He felt that this face was somewhat unfamiliar, and he could only confirm it with those eyes.
Meeting in this place and this scene, he didn't even think about what kind of mood he should have, and he felt in a trance.
Seeing that he was silent, Tongpao Chen quickly smiled and said, "Leng Ping, this is a friend I made recently. He is an official in Nanjing and his surname is Ye."
Leng Ping lowered his head and saluted him.
Ye Yongjia came back to his senses, a smile appeared on his face, an unusually cold smile: "Zhuo...oh. Mrs. Chen, there is no need to be polite."
When he said the words "Mrs. Chen", he saw Leng Ping's eyebrows jump.
"Leng Ping, pour the wine for the guests," Chen Tongpao also joked, "It seems like the wine in our house is so valuable that we are so reluctant to part with it!"
Ye Yongjia pinched his nose, tried his best to restrain his inner depression, and turned his head elsewhere.
Leng Ping's eyes didn't wander at all, he quietly poured down two bowls of wine, then raised the curtain and went back.
"Drink, drink."
Ye Yongjia actually spoke first, toasted Chen Tongpao, and drank it all. The wine became extremely bitter in his throat, but he enjoyed it and drank two or three drinks in succession.
Leng Pingyu lay down behind the curtain and listened. There was no sound for a long time, and it seemed that he was just drunk. Just as she was about to leave, Ye Yongjia suddenly said: "Mr. Chen, you are already married. Not bad, not bad..."
At this moment, there was like a roaring thunder and lightning, making her freeze there motionless.
"What?" Chen Tongpao asked, "You haven't married yet, right?"
Leng Ping pricked up his ears and listened hard.
The wine glass was put down softly.
"I'm getting ready. Brother Chen, don't be impatient." Ye Yongjia laughed with relief, "Tomorrow? Or the day after tomorrow? I plan to get married when I get back next time."
Leng Ping opened his eyes wide, remained silent for a moment, shed two tears, and hurried away.
The two drank for a long time, but they didn't realize that it was getting late and there was a lot of coldness. Ye Yongjia's face was red, he stumbled and took the clothes, and said to Chen Tongpao: "Brother Gongzhou, you can rest, Ye...Ye... I want to... want to walk around to relax and drink some wine!" After that, he Laughing loudly, he walked out the door.
Although the weather was cold that day, the bright moon was surprisingly bright. Ye Yongjia stopped on the corridor and couldn't help but look up. The figure of Zhuo Lengping kept popping up in his mind, that woman who was still suffering from cold and starvation in Nanjing, with a sallow complexion and thin skin. He wondered why he was still so brooding about her that he could not forget her despite having climbed countless obstacles. Everything he pursued came to nothing, and this obviously caused him the greatest pain.
His views on Tongpao Chen also quietly changed. Tongpao Chen may not have had time to feel that Ye Yongjia was leaving Jiangdu.
Without saying anything to persuade him to stay, he went straight to the city gate, where he met Ye Yongjia and said, "Brother Gongzhou, I hope you can relieve me of my troubles... It can be said that someone's life or death is entirely up to you."
Tongpao Chen's eyes were firm and he said in a serious tone: "Tinglong, I made it very clear yesterday, just don't worry... Have a good trip."
After seeing off Ye Yongjia, Chen Tongpao ordered the bearers of the sedan chair without saying a word to carry the sedan chair directly into Guo Mansion and find people from Guo Hunan to discuss.
"What?" After hearing what he said, the Guoxiang people stood up immediately, "The Liu Party is ambitious and wants to go south. How can we stop its prestige? I am also a commoner. Unless I can go to the capital to persuade the old thieves, I will be helpless. "
Chen Tongpao smiled calmly and said: "If you are too big a shopkeeper, this is not the way to stop Liu Gang. I mean, if I can get Governor Kuang to distract himself, then the matter will be easier to handle."
The Guoxiang man banged the table and his eyes brightened: "Yes!"
"Dare I ask..." Chen Tongpao leaned his face towards him.
The Guoxiang man gritted his teeth and his eyes turned fierce: "Master Chen, the prefect is stupid and incompetent, why not..."
He made a gesture and lowered his voice: "It's better to persuade Governor Kuang to get rid of the prefect, and then recommend you to replace him."
Tongpao Chen was not frightened, but instead yawned: "Is this possible?"
"Absolutely!" Guo Xiangren grabbed his arm excitedly, "But how to do it depends on the master's calculations."
Chen Tongpao was just about to think when he suddenly heard the Hunanese smacking his lips and advising: "Before that, why not help someone complete something first."
Tongpao Chen turned around.
"Destroy the Lu family!" He clenched his fist fiercely.
"Destroy the Lu family..." Wen Zhong learned the news from Master Guan Qi and was a little angry, "What is this kid so crazy about?!"
Master Guan Qi sighed: "It's probably not a good thing to kill this kid who plays the game."
"Yes," Wen Zhong accepted his words, "Brother Guo's intention is to keep the Lu family in order to prevent one family from becoming dominant and making the government jealous. It would be better for him, as he wants to eliminate the prefect and also destroy the Lu family. Home, very busy.”
"Then what is he going to do?" Wen Zhong asked impatiently.
Guan Qi reported: "The people from Guo Xiang said to the villain, 'My brother left more than 700 taels of silver in the dyeing workshop before his death. It would be a waste if it were all used to run the loom and the dyeing workshop. I am going to pack up these and open a pawn shop. First, I will open a pawn shop." If you run the pawn shop well, you will have other businesses in the future.’ And I ask you to help me with more money, that’s all.”
After Wen Zhong heard this, he was shocked. He couldn't help shouting "Ouch" several times and called Master Guan Qi: "Sit down and I'll tell you."
Guan Qi looked confused and refused to sit down. Wen Zhong pushed him down and said, "What a great person from Hunan! He wants Chen Tongpao to come to power to support himself, and use it to expand his industry and annex various countries." Be strong and become the largest merchant in Jianghuai!"
Only then did Master Guan Qi understand: "His ambition is not small..."
"What I'm afraid of is that in the end, he will give up his identity as a businessman and join Chen Tongpao to achieve great success. The dyeing workshop is just a move on his part." Wen Zhong muttered.
"Then... so what?" Guan Qi was stunned by what he said.
"We," Wen Zhong pointed at himself, "we became his stepping stone. What's more, this dyeing workshop was worked hard by outsiders, and it was not due to his own merit. I am really heartbroken to be treated so badly by him."
"You should persuade him." Guan Qiye's tone was a bit harsh.
"To put it bluntly, the Xiang people are authoritarian and domineering, and they don't allow others to interfere." Wenzhong shook his head, "Let him go."
"Slow down if you can," Guan Qiye knocked on the table and said, "You can let him go to Yizheng first to see the situation of the Lu family, and then make a decision when he comes back."
"It's a good idea." Wen Zhong made up his mind and told him: "Keep an eye on the business of the gambling shop. I'll go over to the house and meet that boy!"
