However, Qian Qianyi is a face-conscious person, so if he just walked away, he wouldn't be able to lose his face. No matter what, Liu Rushi's face had to be dealt with.
Also, he saw that there were many scholars in front of him, and he knew some of them, who were considered to have certain influence in Yangzhou. If these scholars are beguiled by these top names and support the Yangzhou branch of "Ming Pao", maybe this "Ming Pao" will really become popular in Yangzhou.
Thinking like this, Qian Qianyi made up his mind. Since he was hit by him, it can only be said that Li Xiangjun and others are unlucky!
However, it would not be consistent with his status as a scholar leader to get angry directly.
So, Qian Qianyi took a look and saw the idle man who had retreated to the door of the store.
When he came over just now, he saw these people making trouble.
As soon as his heart moved, he immediately had an idea.
"Now that the new store has opened, congratulations on the great wealth coming in over there!" Qian Qianyi said, lifting his legs and walking inside. At the same time, he also said, "Everyone who comes is a guest, so they must be welcome, right?"
Li Xiangjun was a little worried when he saw Qian Qianyi's expression change, but when he heard what he said, he was immediately overjoyed and quickly replied: "Mr. Yushan is right, everyone who comes is a guest. Come soon." Please, please come quickly!"
In order to show her affection, she went over and took Liu Rushi's arm, and affectionately pulled her inside.
When several other owners heard this, they were all filled with joy. With Mr. Yushan’s influence in Jiangnan Shilin, the reputation of the Jiangnan branch of "Ming Pao" will definitely spread!
But what they never expected was that after Li Xiangjun said this, Qian Qianyi, who was walking in, suddenly stopped, turned back, looked at the scholars, and said with a smile: "They are all standing here, hurry up Go in, you may hear a lot of music today, it can be considered a grand event!"
"Please!" Upon hearing this, the scholars quickly stretched out their hands to signal Qian Qianyi, the senior, to leave first.
Qian Qianyi's purpose was not actually this, but the next step. He turned to look at the idle people and greeted with false enthusiasm: "Everyone who comes here is a guest. What are you doing standing outside? Come in and listen to the music together." !”
After saying that, he turned around and went in, as if he was greeting the owner warmly.
In fact, in his heart, it was a sneer. This is a great start, and it’s bound to stir things up!
Li Xiangjun and others were stunned when they heard what he said. Why is Mr. Yushan an old woman? Why did those idle men say hello?
But those idle men were overjoyed.
Just now, when I saw Qian Qianyi coming over, there were several servants around him. When I saw that he was a respectable person, I was frightened and went away.
However, they came here with money to create trouble for these top names, so they just left and watched from the side.
Unexpectedly, the old man invited them to come in together.
In fact, even if they didn't get paid, they really wanted to see a few top names and listen to their singing for free. This was a rare opportunity.
Now when the old man said hello, of course they followed the stick to the snake. They immediately agreed and followed him in noisily.
People in the market are the best at judging people. Just a moment ago, they could see that this old man, who was not young, seemed to dislike this new store. Otherwise, it would be impossible to tell the difference between them and the scholars.
In this case, they have confidence in their hearts.
Seeing this scene, the scholars were stunned for a moment. To be honest, they really don't bother to sit in the same room with these idle people. However, this was hosted by Mr. Yu Shan, so they couldn't say anything and could only follow them reluctantly.
Li Xiangjun and others were a little dumbfounded. It was obvious that something was wrong, and they might be looking for trouble!
Thinking that all their private money had been spent on this, and things were going wrong right after they opened their doors, the business might really come to nothing, so they immediately became anxious and asked Li Xiangjun one after another.
"Sister, what's wrong with Mr. Yushan? Is he here to cause trouble?"
"Sister, don't you have a good relationship with Liu Rushi? Why don't you help me?"
"What should we do now? They will definitely cause trouble in a while!"
"..."
Li Xiangjun was a little panicked after hearing this, but he immediately remembered something and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, won't the Duke agree to come? As long as the Duke arrives, everything will be nothing!"
At this time, it becomes very important whether Duke Xingguo comes to support him or not!
Worrying about gains and losses, several people quickly confirmed it.
"Sister, is the Duke really coming? Did you hear that right?"
"Yes, with such a status as the Duke of the country, he would probably disdain it, right?"
"I heard that Princess Kunxing has been accompanying the Duke. Even if she wants to avoid suspicion, she will definitely not come, right?"
"..."
After hearing this, Li Xiangjun quickly comforted them and said, "What Zhang Zhuanshi's family members came to say must be correct."
Even though she said so, the difference between whether the Duke comes or not will be very big now, so they are still worrying about gains and losses. I turned around and saw that there was no movement, so naturally I had no choice but to go in first and continue preparations.
In the courtyard, a group of idle men jostled for seats, but of course they did not dare to get too close to Qian Qianyi. Obviously they knew that Qian Qianyi was not easy to mess with.
However, no matter how close it is, it is still in the yard. A group of people occupied a large space, and they were still sitting down. They even squatted on stools, without washing their hands, and just took the pastries and threw them into their mouths.
When the scholars saw him, they were even more unhappy. They immediately stayed away from them and gathered around Qian Qianyi.
At this time, although there were many people in the courtyard, the atmosphere was ruined by these idle people. How could there be any joy in it?
The shopkeeper and the waiter also noticed it, but they had no choice but to watch from the sidelines.
As soon as the idle men saw it, they called on the waiters one after another, shouting and yelling, and it still had the atmosphere of a gathering of scholars.
"What are you standing there for? I didn't see that all the pastries are finished. Hurry up and get another plate!"
"Where's the tea? There's not even any tea. Is this how you treat guests?"
"..."
Those guys had no choice but to serve these idle men.
The shopkeeper was worried and went backstage to explain the situation.
After hearing this, Li Xiangjun frowned and gave him a few instructions.
When the shopkeeper heard this, he showed a surprised expression, but immediately nodded in understanding and walked out of the backstage.
After a while, the shopkeeper took a sign, came to Qian Qianyi's side, and said to Qian Qianyi with a smile: "Mr. Yushan, I'm really sorry, this position is occupied by someone."
This position is naturally the best viewing position in the audience. Qian Qianyi came in. With his status, of course he had to sit here.
When I heard what the shopkeeper said, don't say that he was deliberately making trouble. Even if he didn't make trouble, he would definitely not be happy if he was asked to give up his position after hearing this.
So, seeing his face darken, he immediately shouted in a cold voice: "I wonder who has this qualification and dares to ask me to give up my seat?"
After hearing this, some of the scholars who wanted to curry favor with the scholar leader immediately agreed.
"Shopkeeper, are you mistaken? You have never heard of Mr. Yushan's name?"
"In our Ming Dynasty, who is qualified to ask Mr. Yushan to give up his seat? I will be the first to refuse!"
"..."
The shopkeeper didn't talk nonsense to them, he just flashed the sign, put it on the coffee table, held his hands to them and said, "Ignorant people don't dare!"
After saying that, he retreated.
When a scholar saw it, he picked up the sign and wanted to throw it away.
As a result, when I saw the words on the sign, I was a little dumbfounded.
Then, he turned to look at Qian Qianyi, his face a little pale.
Seeing him like this, others knew that there was something weird about that brand. Maybe, the person who reserved the seat was really a big shot.
Qian Qianyi was the most unhappy and immediately snorted: "Who is it? I want to see who the big shot is? How dare you ask me to give up my seat!"
To be honest, with his reputation, people in Yangzhou's officialdom would have to think of themselves as juniors in front of him. As for others, let alone that.
After hearing what Qian Qianyi said, the scholar turned the side of the sign to him with the words on it.
I saw five words written on it: Xingguo Gong's special seat!
Qian Qianyi was stunned when he saw it.
No matter how conceited he is, he would not dare to compete with the current Duke Xingguo for a seat!
However, after he said these words, if he immediately gave up his seat obediently, it would be a slap in the face without waiting.
What about the character of scholar leaders and scholars? In front of so many scholars and juniors, are you so intimidated?
However, no matter how courageous Qian Qianyi was, he would not dare to retaliate. After all, this would directly reveal his title as Duke of Xingguo!
what to do?
Suddenly, Qian Qianyi felt that he would rather never have been here!
The other readers saw something wrong with his expression. They all became curious and went to see which celebrity's seat actually made Qian Qianyi so embarrassed! One of the scholars read it out by the way.
"Exclusive seat for Duke Xingguo!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell silent. Even the noise of those idle men eating pastries fell silent!
In the middle of last year, about a year ago, Xingguo Gong stopped in Yangzhou and brought down the salt merchants in one fell swoop.
Nowadays, Duke Xingguo's power is actually greater than that of Tianqi Dynasty's Nine Thousand Years Old. However, Duke Xingguo is indeed capable. He has conquered the south and the north, has great military achievements, and has other great names. It can be said that he is more powerful than Wei Zhongxian.
The only person who is not as good as Wei Zhongxian may be that Xing Guogong is more reasonable, at least he has a good reputation among the people.
In this awkward silence, Liu Rushi took the sign and said with some confusion: "Is the Xingguo Guild here?"
She was born in Fengyue Land, so she is naturally more sensitive. How could someone with a status as high as Duke Xing come to a place like this?
Moreover, if you really want to come, you won’t bring this brand out temporarily, right?
Of course she didn't know. It was too late for her to know the news and there was no time to prepare anything.
Originally, there was a waiter and a shopkeeper who would lead people in and arrange their seats. Who would have thought that Qian Qianyi would suddenly come and let a bunch of idlers come in to cause trouble, so the sign was temporarily removed.
If you weren't worried about Princess Kunxing, believe it or not, you could just write a sign and go out: Duke Xingguo will be here!
