Although Danzhou City and the old capital are large cities of almost the same scale, the geographical location of Danzhou has allowed her to avoid the trampling of iron hoofs when the two countries are at war, and it is not like the old capital has been baptized by war, famine and land dragons. Danzhou City still retains its former appearance.
At this time, the bustling market of Danzhou City is comparable to the capital. Walking in the alleys paved with bluestones, you can see all the white walls and black tiles, high pecking teeth, and even the sounds of hawkers hawking and selling in the ears are full of soft words. Interesting, it seems that when I get here, my life becomes less impatient, and even people become more elegant.
Qin Yining took Pang Xiao's arm and imitated the beautiful concubine who tried her best to please her master.
She was born with such a face, and she deliberately dressed up, and deliberately made a frivolous appearance to attract attention. Pedestrians and hawkers on the road all stopped and stared at the outstanding pair of men and women. Even the woman couldn't help but look more.
"Master, people are still interested in the pair of shrimp whisker bracelets."
"You give me a mouthful of incense, not to mention a pair of shrimp beard bracelets, even a complete set of ruby heads and faces will also give you, eh?"
"You're dead."
The beauty said "bad", but still only snuggled up to the rich young master who was dressed in flowers.
Everyone clicked their tongues, and there were also women who sipped at Qin Yining's back, and the woman wearing a veil and hat before leaving the pavilion stopped to look in the direction of Pang Xiao, only to see the rude and vulgar behavior, no matter how handsome the human nature was. The child is not likable but also annoying.
The two took the two maids and the tiger son through the city. Qin Yining bought a lot of rouge and heads, and also bought a lot of new-looking rulers, even the little tigers, rattles and exquisite windmills that the children played with.
"Take Chitou back to cut clothes for the family, and the children's gifts are also indispensable." After lunch, the group had come to the Biqing Lake and boarded the second-floor painting boat they just bought.
Qin Yining rubbed his sore calf and said, "Let's rest in the painting boat in the afternoon. I think the scenery here is very good. There are also singing songs on other painting boats. It's good to listen to it."
"How fresh, do we need to listen to other songs? We invited someone to come, but we only arrived in the afternoon." Pang Xiao said with a smile, "Since it's here to show off, how can there be less stuff on stage? "
Qin Yining found a comfortable angle on the couch of the imperial concubine, and sighed comfortably: "It's tiring enough to be wide, I'm not afraid to go out for a walk, or I have to act outside, and it's too tiring. That's why I say It's not false to say that it is a champion, and it is not easy for those who specialize in kidnapping."
"Of course, there are no easy things to do in this world." Pang Xiao dragged a small tug and sat beside Qin Yining, kneading her legs and feet with his big hands.
Qin Yining rolled over and lay on his side, "Hey, have you arranged for someone to inquire about the situation in the city? What is the arrangement of the Lu family here? After all, Danzhou is a big city, and it has never been baptized by war. Most of the business should have the Lu family intervening."
"I've already arranged for someone to investigate." Pang Xiao whispered while massaging Qin Yining, "We'll try our best to brag while we wait for the news, and it's best to let everyone in Danzhou know that Danzhou is here. He is a rich young master, but he still has a mindless and pushy temperament."
"Okay." Qin Yining's eyes were bright and his expression was eager to try.
"It seems that you are also very happy playing the concubine?"
Qin Yining just looked at Pang Xiao with a gentle smile, and Pang Xiao's heart slammed.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Qin Yining shook his head and said softly, "It's not that I'm happy to play a concubine, but that there are very few opportunities for the two of us to be together like this. It's very interesting to hang out with you and watch you spend a lot of money."
Pang Xiao's heart almost melted.
He understood that Sister Yi liked to be with him, no matter if she made her pretend to be a concubine or something, as long as she was with him, she liked it very much.
How can it be so soft and so good.
"Sister Yi, you are so kind." Pang Xiao ignored Qin Yining and held Qin Yining in his arms as if he was holding a child.
Bingtang and Jiyun, who were waiting on the side, blushed, and withdrew knowingly, and evacuated all the guards on this floor.
The two talked and laughed in the room for an afternoon, and they really cherished the opportunity at hand, as if they went out to play specially, and lived up to such a good time.
In the next few days, Qin Yining and Pang Xiao continued to play in Danzhou City and several famous scenic spots in the surrounding area. Danzhou is close to the water, and most of the two went there by painting boat. The lakes and mountains were all the way, and the breeze was blowing across the face. When they saw the open scenery of the sky, the water and the geese crossing thousands of miles, it seemed that even the stagnation in their hearts had been dissipated.
Soon, the spies arranged by Pang Xiao brought back the news they had discovered.
"If you don't take a closer look, you won't know. Half of the business here is the property of the Lu family, and the business involves all walks of life. There is also a large mansion of the Lu family, which seems to be a side branch close to the family. , Master Lu is the uncle of the Lu family who found out that he was the head of the family.
"Another thing is that the local magistrate is also closely related to the Lu family. The magistrate's daughter-in-law is the girl of the Lu family."
Qin Yining and Pang Xiao glanced at each other.
"So, this place has almost become the Lu family's hall of speech. Whether it's the courtroom or the shopping mall, does the Lu family have their own connections?"
"Exactly." The spy said, "So it is difficult to find out who is responsible for the relationship between the Lu family and the Guangtong number. First of all, the Lu family has people who are leading the way in all aspects, and they have no idea. Who will they arrange. In addition, with the ability of the Lu family, they may not take the Guangtong number in their eyes at all."
Pang Xiao nodded, said "hard work", and asked his subordinates to rest.
Qin Yining wore a jacket, tilted his head to look at the lake outside Ruyi's window, and said leisurely: "This situation is not far from what I expected, not to mention it is just a small Guangtong number, it is the Qiu family who really came forward, no People who have been to Jianchuan in person may not realize what kind of behemoth the Qiu family is, how can they pay attention to this 'small business' of selling an official and a noble?"
Big things, often done without being caught, will become commonplace.
Qin Yining couldn't help but think of Lu Heng.
When he returned to Beijing, Lu Heng also came to visit him specially. She also understood his feelings for her, and he must also know her rejection of him. So Lu Heng never appeared again.
Qin Yining couldn't help but wonder, does Lu Heng know that the Lu family is doing such a business
But on second thought, if Lu Heng didn't do his best, how could he influence the court's employment? So Lu Heng should know all these things.
"I now know what the Lu family is referring to to make money. For the Lu family, this kind of business is a huge profit." Pang Xiao sat next to Qin Yining and fed her one of the candied fruit on the table.
Qin Yining opened his mouth and put a bag on his cheek, blinking to signal Pang Xiao to continue.
Pang Xiao couldn't help but tap her cheek and said with a smile: "You think, the most important thing in being an official is the relationship between the DPRK and China, so there are small groups one by one in the DPRK and China, and people from the same faction hug each other and support each other. Mutual use is the norm.
"This time the Qiu family buys an official, even if they choose their own person to do it, after watching it for a long time, this person will gradually become a member of the Lu family faction, this is an inevitable situation.
"The Lu family made a lot of profits by selling this official, and at the same time, they also established a network of their own in the court. This kind of good business that kills two birds with one stone is only done once. After a long time, there are many people in the court. With a lot of money in hand, it's no wonder that the Lu family has become such a behemoth."
Qin Yining nodded, "That's the truth. If you want me to say, people think too much about money, and they can use any method, but it's hard to avoid trouble if it goes on like this for a long time."
"Yeah, if you want to gain fame and fortune, you have to pay a lot, and you have to take more risks."
Qin Yining looked at the lake outside the window of the painting boat and said, "We've been here for so many days, and we still have no clue. It's less than a month before the time between the two of them to trade. Will we be too late?"
Pang Xiao stroked Qin Yining's loose bun with his big hand, and smiled, "Let's observe carefully, we can always find a breakthrough. The worst thing is that even if the transaction is really successful, we have other ways."
Qin Yining thought for a while, then smiled relievedly, "You're right, I'm too nervous."
"Don't be nervous, just think we're out to play. Working is secondary."
If Mr. Xu and Mr. Xie heard this, they would be very angry, right
Qin Yining was influenced by Pang Xiao's free-spirited attitude, and really was no longer so nervous.
Another day passed, and there was still no clue as to who the Lu family was to preside over this business.
But a well-known event happened in Danzhou city.
Lu Zheng, the eldest young master of the Lu family in Danzhou City, who has grown up together since childhood and is a fiancee who is close to a brother's entourage, has raised his feet and sold it to Caixiang Pavilion. The "fiancee" who was sold was also the first-class servant girl of the Lu family, and she didn't know what she had done wrong.
Just look at the name to know what place Caixiang Pavilion is.
Generally, in a big family like the Lu family, in order to cherish the feathers, even if the servants who dealt with the wrong things would find their own teeth and sell them, there is no such way to directly sell their maids to the Goulan Courtyard. What's more, this eldest servant girl who was sold is still Young Master Lu's closest and never-before-seen wife.
Qin Yining sat next to Pang Xiao by the window on the second floor of the restaurant, and could hear people talking about the matter in low voices.
Pang Xiao whispered to Hu Zi who was behind him: "This is interesting. Go check it out, what kind of maid this was sold, and how close the long accompany and the eldest young master are."
"Yes." Hu Zi responded and walked downstairs quickly.
Qin Yining smiled and said, "If this matter is handled well, we can still use it."
"Yeah, it's so easy to have such a breakthrough."
Hu Zi went to inquire about the news very quickly. When Qin Yining and Pang Xiao returned to the painting boat, Hu Zi had already returned.
"That long follower is called Lu Xi, an orphan picked up by the eldest young master Lu Zheng when he was a child. The two grew up together and are said to be long followers, but everyone in Danzhou City knows that Lu Xi is the number one character and the most trusted by the young master. people."