There was a lot of rain in early summer, and today it was rainy again. The raindrops were very thin and were blown askew by the wind.
It had been more than ten days since the last time they met, and Li Luansong missed her every day, but now that they met, he became nervous and awkward again. This was because he was even more timid about being close to his hometown.
The two of them sat in the car, and the small space was filled with her refreshing fragrance.
Fortunately, Shen Que was the first to speak: "Your Highness's letter mentioned the issue of accounts. To be honest, it really shocked me."
Li Luansong pressed the car curtain blown by the wind behind her and said: "Because of caution, I have verified it before I dare to talk to you. Lu Sheng, your brother owes a lot of debt because of gambling. He was in debt before." He once misappropriated money from the shop secretly, but fortunately he paid it back. In the past two months, it seems that he has no intention of paying it back, so I just wanted to alarm you."
Shen Que nodded: "Thank you for being so attentive and considerate, Your Highness. This is my own business. Why bother to say it? It makes you worry about it."
She was always so polite and kept her distance. Li Luansong knew her temperament and acted calmly. It doesn't matter. If you take a step back, we will take a step forward.
He said: "Your family and mine are not all ours, and I also found out that he secretly opened a store with others, using someone else's name. I went to see it, and the goods in that store were extremely different from those in our store. It’s similar, and even in better condition. I don’t have much experience in purchasing goods, so you have to take a look in person.”
Shen Que was very surprised: "Your Highness has already found out about this. Have you really found out that it was Lu Sheng who did it?"
Li Luansong understands her disbelief. After all, they are his relatives. They grew up together. Who would have thought that people can become like this? It's like his brothers, who were close to each other when they were young, but come to ask for you when they grow up. Life.
Li Luansong said yes, "Because it was him, I was extremely cautious in the investigation."
Shen Que said discouraged: "I really didn't expect that his father has treated him like his own son all these years, how could he do such a thing. Is he becoming arrogant when he sees that his father is not in the capital?"
Thinking of her father, she felt melancholy again, "My father went to the south during the Chinese New Year, and he hasn't come back yet, and there's no news. He wouldn't have been out for so long before. I'm really worried..."
Li Luansong comforted her: "Don't think nonsense. If you are worried, I will send someone to investigate our father's matter. We must first solve this Lu Sheng's problem."
Look, everyone is our family, everyone is our father, you really don’t think of yourself as an outsider.
With a series of troubles piled up in front of him, Shen Que didn't care about these words. He frowned and said, "I have to meet Lu Sheng and ask him face to face why he is like this."
Li Luansong asked: "How did you meet him and in what capacity did you ask him?"
Seeing her stunned, he smiled and said, "I have already made an appointment with him. I will come to meet him. You can just pretend to be a merchant and listen."
After he prepared everything, Shen Que nodded and said, "His Highness is determined. Don't be impatient. Maybe he has some unavoidable reasons. Ask him first before talking."
Li Luansong responded, lifted the car curtain, and looked at the shop diagonally opposite. Lu Sheng had just arrived.
After getting off the carriage, the two walked into the shop. Lu Sheng was obviously surprised by Shen Que's arrival.
He walked quickly to Li Luansong, his face showing the surprise and smile he hadn't seen for a long time: "Yu Yuan is here."
Li Luansong hummed and turned away. When his eyes met Shen Que, he quickly turned back and introduced, "I happened to meet a businessman from out of town. Come and have a look today."
Shen Que stepped forward to greet Lu Sheng, and Li Luansong observed Lu Sheng. He was better-looking than what Wu Yue had described. He was about the same height as him, with handsome features and elegant temperament. He always had a faint smile on his face. He appears to be very kind and magnanimous.
Shen Que said, "You guys talk first, and I'll take a look myself."
Li Luansong moved his steps and led Lu Sheng to a secluded place.
There was no one around, and the atmosphere instantly became ambiguous.
Lu Sheng's earnest eyes made him feel a little uncomfortable. As a man, he was familiar with the heat, but this boy still had some evil thoughts about Yuanyuan.
Li Luansong felt sour in his heart and lost his good expression.
"Yuanyu, how are you doing? I heard about you a few days ago and I was so worried that I couldn't sleep for several days. I don't know what's going on now."
He looked worried.
Li Luansong said it was very good, but said nothing further.
Lu Sheng smiled, hesitated for a while and then said slowly: "I've also heard those rumors. The old lady of the Zhang family has recognized you as her goddaughter. It's great. I heard that you are getting divorced, and there are many people coming to propose marriage... …”
He tried to steady his breath and said: "Are Yuanyuan going to marry a high-ranking family again? I...I have been waiting for you for many years. You know, although now I am not as good as an official, but Yuanyuan, I I will be good to you, I will be good to you all my life, and I will not let you suffer the slightest grievance again, Yuanyuan, do you think I..."
"Brother." Li Luansong couldn't listen anymore and quickly interrupted him, "The matter between the two of us has been made clear a few years ago. I only regard you as my brother. Please stop saying such inappropriate things." That’s it.”
Lu Sheng was stunned by his decisive rejection. He lowered his head and said humbly: "I heard that you have a good relationship with His Highness Prince Jin. It seems to be true. How is he and how is he treating you? You... …”
"He is very good, looks good, is a good person, good at martial arts, and treats me well." Li Luansong struck while the iron was hot, "We are also very good together, and we will definitely get married. I have never liked someone so much in my life. In this life, I will identify with him, brother, don’t think too much about it.”
Shen Que was speechless: ...This mouth has some ideas that need to be beaten.
There was an impatient look on Li Luansong's face, which made Lu Sheng feel a little disappointed. He nodded silently, as if he had made a lot of determination in his heart. He sighed and raised his head again, regaining his smile:
"Yuyuan came to see me today. Is there something wrong?"
Li Luansong looked away and looked at him: "It's okay. I haven't seen you for a few days. I just wanted to ask how business is lately. Yesterday, I discovered that several new shops have opened on the streets nearby. Will it affect our business? "
He didn't have any emotions and asked very calmly.
Lu Sheng said it was okay, "It's just a few small shops, not a big deal, so it won't have any impact at the moment. However, it's true that business has been hard recently. Customers' requirements for goods are getting higher and higher, so it's a bit difficult."
Li Luansong nodded calmly, "I will contact a few more suppliers later to adjust the goods. I have also seen this in the accounts. The income has indeed declined sharply recently, but it seems that the accounts do not match up. "
Having hit the nail on the head, Li Luansong stared at Lu Sheng's face for a moment, trying to glean clues from his expression.
Lu Sheng said, "This is a trivial matter. As a rule, some small shops cannot keep up with their turnover, and borrowing money from each other is common. I have seen the accounts, and there is no problem."
Li Luansong looked at Shen Que who was behind Lu Sheng, and they understood each other.
On the opposite side, Shen Que was always wandering within the range where he could hear the conversation between the two, and by the way, he could carefully inspect the goods in the shop.
This is a jewelry store, and it is also the one with the most serious accounting errors.
Shen Que lit up the jewelry one by one and asked the clerk to take it out for her to see. She really didn't know what to look at and was shocked when she saw it.
As soon as I got started, I felt something was wrong. These products were actually fake.
His back was sweaty and his mind was confused. The worst guess suddenly appeared in Shen Que's mind.
Shen Que has followed his father to do business since he was a child. He has a unique vision for this kind of high-end jewelry. The goods he selects must be unique. They are either antiques passed down from generation to generation, or rare treasures in collections, or peerless items that have been circulated in the palace. work...
Identifying these things requires vision, experience and talent. This is her unique ability, and her father has never taught anyone else.
However, the pieces of jewelry before my eyes only have their form but not their soul. It was clearly a fake made exactly like the original one she had selected, not even a high imitation, which was really irritating.
Shen Que understood at that time that there was nothing more to say. Who else but Lu Sheng could imitate such high-end products? It was simply unreasonable.
Li Luansong said that there was a new shop at the back of this street that was opened by Lu Sheng and others. Shen Que immediately went over to take a look.
Sure enough, in that shop, she saw the authentic products that she personally selected.
Five thunders struck her, and she was so angry that her hands shook.
I don't know how I walked back to the shop. When I was standing at the door, I happened to meet Lu Sheng sending Li Luansong out. The two seemed to have a good conversation, laughing and saying goodbye to each other.
After sitting back on the carriage in despair, Shen Que told Li Luansong what he saw.
"I have always regarded him as my biological brother, and my father has always regarded him as my son. How could he do such a thing?"
She hated that iron could not become steel, and she shed sad tears.
Li Luansong handed her the scarf, stroked her back and said, "Don't be sad, people will always change. The top priority is to find out why he is like this and what else he will do."
Shen Que held back his tears and nodded silently.
The drizzle was still falling, the ground was slippery, and the wheels were moving very slowly, rolling on the bluestone road with some bumps.
The breeze blew up the car curtains, and Shen Que saw a familiar figure at a glance.
"Amei."
Shen Que exclaimed softly.
Shen Silan is the daughter of Shen Fu and his step-wife Liu, and Shen Que's half-sister.
The little lady didn't look like Shen Zhen, but she looked very much like her mother, with that kind of strong, gorgeous beauty.
Shen Silan's carriage stopped at the door of the shop, and Lu Sheng stood on the door to greet her. Shen Silan jumped out of the carriage with two food boxes, the admiration in her eyes was overflowing, and she knew it was the young lady's love at first sight. Big move.
"they?"
Shen Que was puzzled and looked at Li Luansong.
He said something unexpected to her:
"Guys are secretly rumoring that Lu Sheng is getting married. His fiancée comes to bring her lunch every day at noon, so I want to see if it has anything to do with it."
Shen Que was horrified: "Getting married? Amei? But, he was still talking about wanting to marry you just now..."
Li Luansong cursed in his heart, this scumbag.
