The steward looked at him and shook his head with a smile, his expression firm and determined. The hall was as bright as daylight under the lights, and the two jade pendants swayed left and right in Li Hong's hands, shining with crystal clear light.
No matter in terms of material or knife skills, in this age where jade is compared to others and jade is loved like crazy, even a layman knows that these two jade pendants are definitely worth a lot of money.
"Young Master, you are so out of line with the rules. I hope you will put the jade pendant back." The manager stood there and looked at Li Hong who looked calm and said.
"That's right, if you put it back, it will be given to others, so there is no reason to go back."
"I, the Tang Dynasty, have never been like this."
"It would be a joke to take this romantic place back like this."
Li Zhi looked at Li Hong and the manager on the stage quietly, as if he didn't know what embarrassment was, but he continued to watch with interest.
Behind him, Hua Meng just wanted to rush forward, but was stopped by Li Zhi: "No need, these people will not be harmful to Hong'er."
Li Hong looked at the steward, smiled and said: "This is really inappropriate. Your eyes have betrayed you. Put aside whether these two jade pendants are valuable or not, and whether they are valuable or not. This is not what you are doing." I can afford it. If I come to support him another day, I will definitely give him more support." At the end, he did not forget to give the businessman who was competing with him a slap in the face.
The steward still shook his head, looked at Li Hong, and then at Xiao Langjun's father who was sitting on the chair and still drinking in great spirits, and said lightly: "Xiao Langjun, if you insist on doing this, our business will be ruined in the future. There's nothing we can do anymore. If we have to go back after giving you such a reward, how can we make money?"
At this moment, a voice came from the audience and said, "How about I give this noble man some money?"
Li Hong was stunned. Did he still have acquaintances in Taiyi City
Li Zhi was also stunned? In addition to robbing the rich and giving to the poor, this ranger also cares about rewards such as romantic places
At this time, a middle-aged man about fifty years old stood up from the second row, looked at Li Hong, and first bowed respectfully to Li Hong.
As soon as he raised his body, he saw another big boss, holding the chair with both hands, twisting to look at him. His body suddenly became tense, and he hurriedly bowed to Li Zhi and saluted.
Li Zhi looked at Li Hong and saw that Li Hong didn't look like he knew him, and he didn't even know him.
The steward looked at the man, with a bigger smile on his face, but he still shook his head in embarrassment and said: "It's not that I don't want to give Brother Dou face, but in fact, the rules of Zuihonglou have never been changed. , so please forgive me, Brother Dou.”
Dou Yi? No wonder he would stand up for himself. This legendary wealthy businessman has a name in history, and he is also an absolutely generous person.
It is said that when the temple was built in Chang'an, the government planned to raise money from the private sector, but the people were very reluctant to contribute the money. When he was looking sad, he met Dou Yi, who had returned from doing business in other places. After hearing about it, he came to visit him the next day. Three hundred thousand dollars were handed over to the government on behalf of the people.
The most legendary thing is naturally that he saved Mi Liang, a foreigner next to him. When Mi Liang was living on the streets of Chang'an, it was Dou Yi who gave him a lot of money to save him.
In order to repay his kindness, Mi Liang passed by a household in Chang'an West City one day and found that the pounded clothes pillow of that household turned out to be a piece of high-quality jade that had not been mined. So he told Dou Yi and persuaded Dou Yi to spend a lot of money on it. Zi bought the house and got the jade. Dou Yi used the piece of jade to process, carve, etc., and made a total of 140,000 yuan.
Such a legendary wealthy businessman stood up to rescue Li Hong and his son at this moment, not because he had good intentions again, but because he had participated in the chamber of commerce some time ago and met the current Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, so he stepped forward to rescue them. .
Li Hong had heard of Dou Yi's name, knew the allusion, and even thought about the clothes-breaking pillow, but later due to various reasons... uh, well, because Wu Mei was banned from the harem for half a year that year. Go, so when he was free to leave the palace, the pillow had been bought by Dou Yi.
So the poor prince felt as if he had lost his mind in those days. Everyone he saw was stupid and he was stunned. Especially when I saw the jade pendant, I held it in my arms and wailed in pain: 140,000, but 140,000, just missed it in vain.
Because of the madness in those days, Li Zhi and Wu Mei quarreled frequently. It was not until about half a month later that the prince returned to normal, except that he could not see things like jade. When he saw it, he felt distressed as if he had been cut. Go down with a piece of meat.
Seeing that the person in charge still disagreed, Li Hong walked up to him funny and asked, "When did your Zuihonglou open? Who is the shopkeeper? Can I tell him that it's okay?"
The steward smiled bitterly and shook his head, still disagreeing. In his opinion, this young man and his father, no matter how much they have status and status, they cannot compare with the person behind them.
If he had to trouble the boss behind the scenes because of such a trivial matter, he wouldn't have to work in Zuihong Mansion anymore and just pack up and run away.
Dou Yi looked at the situation in front of him, and then looked at the way the prince looked at him just now. It was obvious that he knew who he was, and he also knew that he knew his identity.
But looking at the continued negotiation between His Royal Highness and the steward, it was obvious that he was concerned about his identity and did not want his identity to be known to everyone present.
And he himself had already spoken. At this time, he had to take care of this matter to the end no matter what, so he walked forward quickly, still saluting Li Hong first, and then whispered a few words in the steward's ear. .
After saying that, he looked at the steward, who still smiled bitterly and shook his head. The fact that they could open this drunk red building in Taiyi City and afford so many monk slaves and Silla maids had actually proven themselves to everyone present. How hard is the background
If someone breaks the rules, it will not only slap Honglou in the face, but also make the big shot behind him look bad.
Li Zhi looked impatiently at the entanglement of such a small matter. He lost interest and stood up and said: "No matter whose property it is, let him come to me. Hong'er, let's go back."
Li Hong stood on the stage and couldn't laugh or cry. It would be okay if he forced himself in like this, but if he made a fuss, his mother would find out about it when he got back, and he would still be stripped of his skin.
But seeing that his father had moved away, he had no choice but to hold two jade pendants, patted Dou Yi on the shoulder, and said, "You can handle this matter. Come find me tomorrow when you're done."
After saying that, he jumped off the stage and followed behind Li Zhi to leave.
As soon as he walked to the door, he was surrounded by many people, and the person in charge ran out from inside. Although he didn't use violence, his words were clearly warning.
Dou Yi ran out awkwardly and looked at Li Hong. He felt that he had failed his trust and stood there not knowing what to do.
Things in the world are so clever. The more you are afraid of something, the more it will happen. Just when Li Zhi and Li Hong, surrounded by Hua Meng and others, were having a heated argument with the manager and others.
Wu Mei, Bai Chun and others were visiting Taiyi City at night. Looking at the noisy crowd in front of a store, Wu Mei frowned and asked, "What's going on? Why are there so many people around? "
Bai Chun took a look, frowned, and said, "Maybe someone is drunk again, but don't worry, there won't be any fighting in Taiyi City."
Wu Mei glanced at it again and said: "Forget it, don't go forward, just go back. What if His Majesty and Li Hong have already gone back at this time..."
As Wu Mei spoke, she glanced over there again. By coincidence, she and Bai Chun saw a familiar figure at the same time. It was His Majesty? !
What is your Majesty doing right now? At this moment, His Majesty was being blocked by Yang Wu and scolding a common man: "Tianshe slave, just wait, I will seal your shop sooner or later, and I will take it away today! What can you do to me?"
"Sir, our Zuihonglou is a reasonable place. It is not the behavior of a gentleman to take back something that has been rewarded!" The manager was also anxious. He has never met such a person. He wanted to go back after being rewarded, and his attitude was just and confident. , always makes people feel that he is superior, as if he is superior to others.
"Be reasonable? How can you be reasonable? I won't give it if I don't want to! Which law of the Tang Dynasty stipulates that rewards cannot be taken back?" The emperor, who was eloquent and eloquent, had lost his mind at this time.
Li Hong was ashamed when he heard this. He is the emperor after all, and there is no such provision in the law. But after being an emperor and giving rewards to ministers, I have never seen you want to go back. You are too embarrassed to go back, right
But today's matter is different from that of the court, not to mention that this jade pendant was a gift from the mother. It cannot be given to such a place in any case, even if it is mortgaged to a restaurant, restaurant, or tea shop.
But if it is mortgaged to such a romantic place, even if it is returned in the end, I am afraid the queen mother will be unhappy for a long time. After all, this is a matter of great importance to the royal family's face.
So Li Hong became anxious when he saw his father. It was even more impossible for him to say that he was the prince in front of so many people. Moreover, even if he told the steward that he was the prince now, he would probably be beaten up and sent to the government.
Li Hong pulled Li Zhi's arm, signaled Li Zhi to stop arguing with him, and immediately beat him down.
Li Hong was about to signal Hua Meng and others to force their way in, but at this moment, the people who were originally surrounding them suddenly gave way to a passage, and even the person in charge looked at the end of the passage with a smile on his face.
Li Hong and Li Zhi were stunned, what's going on? Is their shopkeeper here
It's a pity that the shopkeeper didn't come, but their savior did.
Li Zhi and Li Hong watched Bai Chun walking slowly. Li Zhi was about to signal Bai Chun, but was stopped by Li Hong again. At the same time, he whispered in his ear: "Father, don't make a sound, we have to pretend not to be silent." Get to know Bai Chun, otherwise your identity will be exposed. Also, I feel the murderous intention, and the queen must be here. Remember, you are the one who wants to come out, not me who brings you out. Put on the jade first, don't be fooled by the queen. Found."
The two people hurriedly started to put on the jade pendants, but they didn't know that this scene was all seen by Wu Mei in the distance.
(End of chapter)