Qin Yufeng paused here, with a smile on his lips, as if he was talking casually, picked up the teacup on the table and took a slow sip.
"What happened next?" You Yuecheng couldn't help but asked.
"The matter was dropped later because it was very troublesome. All aspects of the tea house's architecture had been improved. Suddenly, a staircase was built from underneath. It was a lot of inconvenience. Not only did it break the original structure, but it also caused a lot of inconvenience. It also needs to be redesigned. The characteristics of customers in jade shops are that they can choose and leave at the same time. Few people want to look at it for a long time and wait for tea while looking at it, so it is not cost-effective to make such a staircase."
Qin Yufeng put down the teacup in his hand gently and smiled.
"Did this matter finally come to fruition?" You Yuecheng looked at Qin Yufeng with scrutiny.
"It didn't work out, so the relationship with them is not harmonious." Qin Yufeng said with a smile.
While they were talking, the waiter led the shopkeeper over. He was a middle-aged man in his thirties. He looked polite and courteous to the two of them. What You Yuecheng asked about was the owner of the jade shop next door. The face of the shopkeeper. He showed a bit of anger: "Your Majesty, although I don't know who the owner is, but looking at the look of the owner of the jade shop, I know that the owner is not visionary. The two businesses are obviously unrelated, but they want to Going up and down like a ladder is not looking for trouble."
"Why are you talking? Why did someone else's boss offend you?" Qin Yufeng scolded gently.
"Young master, I'm not saying this to others. It's just that the man from the jade shop is too stubborn. Things have been going on for so long. We both had nothing to say when we met, but we were still trying to bring it up to me. If their boss hadn’t agreed to the matter, why would it still be so out of control now?”
The shopkeeper spat out in anger, which showed that he was really troubled. The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and he was obviously very angry.
Seeing that he couldn't find out anything, You Yuecheng asked the shopkeeper to go back. Could it be that he had really made a mistake.
The two shopkeepers once had a long dispute over this matter. When he came up, he also asked the boy to ask if he had heard of such a hidden staircase. It seemed that there really should be no connection between the jade shop and the teahouse.
He and Qin Yufeng chatted casually for a few more words, but citing official duties as an excuse, Qin Yufeng walked to the door of the private dining room and watched You Yuecheng leave with the people with a smile on his face. He did not return leisurely until no one could be seen at all. After entering the private room just now, the waiter brought tea again, then left and closed the door.
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Qin Yufeng did not sit down, but walked to the wooden wall connected to the partition. He stretched out his hand and pressed lightly on the dark corner on the side. The wooden screen and wooden wall slid open silently, revealing the wide-eyed person sitting on the chair behind him. With watery eyes, the speechless Mo Xuetong and the two maids standing beside her with wary expressions on their faces.
Mo Xuetong was really shocked. She was sitting in this position and could hear clearly. You Yuecheng was fooled away by Qin Yufeng leisurely, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't expect that this teahouse belonged to Qin Yufeng, and today he It happened to be here. The most unexpected thing was that both Qin Yufeng and the shopkeeper said in unison that there was no staircase that could go up and down directly from the jade shop.
This teahouse belongs to the Qin family. Mo Xuetong doesn't know that in the last life, even the jade shop was controlled by Sima Lingyun. She was locked in a high wall. The only time she saw this jade shop was in When she was about to get married, Mo Huawen took her to visit each house, just to let her remember which shops belonged to her.
At that time, she also saw this majestic teahouse located in the downtown area. On this commercial street, the main commercial street of the capital, where every inch of land is precious, there is such a large-scale teahouse. Its financial resources are evident. The jade shop only has It occupies two storefronts and is located downstairs. It is completely incomparable to this teahouse.
At that time, she just marveled and didn't ask who owned this teahouse. She only remembered that Mo Huawen's face was not very good, and he let the carriages and horses pass by in a hurry, as if he didn't want to see this teahouse. Mo Xuetong was She was the bride to be married, and she was marrying Sima Lingyun, who she thought was gentle and affectionate towards him. She didn't notice anything unusual about Mo Huawen at all.
Now that I think about it, my father's expression is completely different from usual.
Originally, she accepted her shopkeeper's argument, saying that she had a good relationship with the teahouse shopkeeper upstairs, so she had such a hidden staircase to go up and down. But when she thought about it more carefully, she had more doubts. This... is a bit... It's not consistent with common sense, it seems a bit strange, but I can't figure it out.
When she heard You Yuecheng leaving, she waited, and Hara wanted to wait a little longer before leaving.
Unexpectedly, the wooden board behind her slid open silently. She was shocked to face Qin Yufeng's handsome and bookish smiling face. When she heard that someone was caught in the corner, she didn't know what to say, so she simply didn't know what to say. He said that he just rushed up and gave Qin Yufeng a generous salute.
It’s her fault that she listens to the corner!
But he just opened the wooden partition wall, which was a bit lenient.
Originally, this matter had nothing to do with him, right
Having made up her mind, Mo Xuetong acted as naturally as if two people met by chance on the road, bowing leisurely and smiling lightly.
In the end, neither party mentioned it and just laughed it off!
"Cousin Tong is here, but because of the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty?" Apparently Mo Xuetong misjudged Qin Yufeng's intentions. This person pushed the partition wall away. The purpose of course was not to say hello to her, so he just laughed it off.
Mo Xuetong sighed inwardly. It seemed that she still had to deal with Qin Yufeng today. Qin Yufeng had walked back slowly and sat down on the chair happily. There were two cups of freshly brewed tea on the table, with a faint trace of ink. The fragrance of Biluochun, which Xue Tong often drinks, is light and refreshing but has a leisurely feel to it.
It looked like everything had been prepared, and it was clearly not a spur-of-the-moment move.
Mo Xuetong pursed her lips, her eyes a little more wary!
Since everyone was ready, she couldn't refuse. Besides, she also wanted to know why there was a secret staircase between the tea house and the jade shop. This secret staircase seemed to have been prepared for her today. It was a secret up and down for easy access. Stairs for exit or entry.
Something seemed to flash through my mind, but I couldn't catch it.
"Cousin Feng, You Yuecheng came here to find me. Just now in the accounting room downstairs, I found out about the private conversation between him and a woman outside." Mo Xuetong had no intention of hiding it, and his dark eyes were full of light. The silk threads are pure, and only when the eyes are moving, there is a hint of charm, and together with that purity, it forms a beautiful picture.
From downstairs to upstairs, You Yuecheng immediately chased after him. This matter could not be hidden from anyone. Besides, who Qin Yufeng was, the cause and effect were already clear without a few careful thoughts.
Qin Yufeng's eyes fell on Mo Xuetong, a little deeper. His eyelids drooped slightly, avoiding the exploration in her eyes. The corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he smiled faintly: "When cousin Tong came, I happened to arrive. By chance, When I saw cousin Tong coming up from the abandoned staircase, I asked the shopkeeper that the shopkeeper of the jade shop asked him to do a favor, so I asked him to lead cousin Tong here."
What a coincidence! No wonder others say that no book can be written without coincidence!
"Cousin Feng, do you know why there is a hidden staircase between your teahouse and my jade shop?" Mo Xuetong's eyes were filled with clear confusion. This hidden staircase was the same one she inadvertently found when she came last time. When I discovered it, I didn't care about it at the time. I just remembered it in an emergency and came up. But Qin Yufeng didn't seem to find it strange at all!
"These two families are originally the same family. It is normal to have a hidden ladder for easy access. It is not a strange thing." Qin Yufeng smiled leisurely, raised his eyes and landed on Mo Xuetong's face again, this time without avoiding it.
"Originally we were one family. Could it be that this teahouse used to be the property of the Duke of Fuguo?" Mo Xuetong was stunned for a moment, then realized it immediately, turned around and asked, her shop was left by her mother, who was a member of the government. The eldest lady of Duke Fu's Mansion, if the Qin family took this shop from Duke Fu's Mansion, then the existence of such a secret door would be understandable.
With the same owner, convenience in getting on and off is really needed.
As soon as the words came out, Mo Xuetong blushed and saw the playful smile in Qin Yufeng's eyes, knowing that he had said the wrong thing.
What is the identity of Duke Fu? How could a majestic Duke of a country and a top family sell out the shop where he makes money? Even though the Qin family is from an extraordinary family, it is still inferior to Duke Fu's mansion from a top family, so There is no way that the shop in Fu Guogong's mansion will fall into the hands of others.
"Cousin Tong, did you see that painting clearly?" Qin Yufeng did not grasp the obvious meaning in Mo Xuetong's words. He smiled slightly, ignored her topic, and asked with a smile.
"Where did Cousin Feng get that painting of his aunt?" Mo Xuetong's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately changed the subject as Qin Yufeng spoke. She was secretly wary in her heart, but still had a smile on her face, as if she was just following Qin Yufeng's lead. If you ask about it in general.
That painting is now an unsolvable mystery in Mo Xuetong's mind. She always feels that this matter is related to the Fuguo Palace, but now she can't find the key. Although Luo Mingzhu said he would investigate, the key point of the investigation is But it was only placed in the Fu Guogong's palace, and even because part of the account books was torn off, it could not be traced.
It seems that we have reached a dead end!
"I really don't know the origin of grandma's painting. If cousin Hitomi is interested, you can ask grandma directly next time. This teahouse is actually under my grandma's name. It was originally run by grandma herself. Now grandma is old and has no power. , just entrusted this place to me." Qin Yufeng smiled softly and pushed away the words with a thousand pounds.
"What does Cousin Feng mean..." Mo Xuetong asked cautiously. She was facing Qin Yufeng. She didn't dare to be careless. There was a hint of vigilance in her eyes. Although it was well hidden, Qin Yufeng still looked at him. He looked clearly, and the leisurely smile on the corner of his lips had a bit of bitterness that he himself was not aware of.
"I don't mean anything. Grandma hasn't seen you for a long time. She misses you very much. If you have time, go and see her!" Seeing Mo Xuetong's focused eyes looking over, she immediately put away all her worries, still with a smile on her face. With his usual elegant smile, he stood up and saluted Mo Xuetong without saying much, with wide sleeves and turned around in a chic manner.
He actually stopped saying another word to Mo Xuetong... (To be continued)