[When you first arrived in Xingyuan Mansion, couldn’t I be the same?]
"Brother Ji, don't worry. I'm just buying some tea. There's always tea in the tea house. I think the tea we're drinking now is good. Why don't you ask the shopkeeper before you leave."
Su Ningxin gave her thoughtful advice. The Ji Chu in front of her was disguised and trying to get close to him. Su Ningxin didn't think he was a trustworthy person, so naturally she wouldn't bring him to Uncle Qin, which would harm Uncle Qin. what to do
"That's fine, I just want to buy more. I wonder if the shopkeeper sells it?" Chu Jihan felt that if this teahouse could get tea like Lu'an Guapian, it must have some connection with private tea dealers, which was also a clue.
But the man in front of him obviously knew the person who transported the private tea. It was a shortcut no matter what. Chu Jihan would naturally want to start with him if possible.
Su Ningxin watched the people around her leave a lot, and didn't think much about it. She just thought that the storyteller was over, so they left.
She was thinking about Uncle Qin now. Although she had known that businessmen like Uncle Qin would inevitably bring some illegal goods such as tea and salt when transporting goods to the border, she did not expect them to be so blatant.
In order to avoid causing any big trouble, she wanted to visit the Chamber of Commerce.
"Brother Ji, it's getting late. I have other things to do, so I'll take my leave first." Su Ningxin stood up and cupped her hands.
[Say quickly, let me go and do the work first, and you stay to pay.]
Chu Jihan: "..."
"Brother Shen, go and do your work. I'll sit here for a while." Chu Jihan said stiffly.
[Good review!]
After a few more pleasantries and leaving the address of Xueshe Chamber of Commerce for contact, Su Ningxin left with Shuangbai.
Seeing Shen Qing leave, Chu Jihan asked Lian Sheng, "Have you seen how Shen Qing's martial arts is?"
Lian Sheng had already stood up from his seat when Chu Jihan asked, "I didn't see it, but the followers around him should be pretty good at it."
Chu Jihan nodded. He didn't see the depth of the opponent's martial arts. If he didn't know martial arts, then he was on par with himself. Chu Jihan was more inclined to the latter.
"Go and ask the shopkeeper how many of these Lu'an melon slices are left. I want them all."
The expression on Lian Sheng's face became relaxed, "Since when did you understand tea? I've been drinking it for a long time and I still can't tell the difference between this tea and other teas."
Chu Jihan was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but smile. How could he know
Soon Lian Sheng came back from the shopkeeper, and brought back a shopkeeper who looked frightened.
The shopkeeper almost knelt down. He said that he didn't know what kind of Lu'an Guapian this was. He bought it from an escort in the escort agency. The escort said it was the best tea, and he smelled it. The tea had a quiet fragrance, so I spent a lot of money to buy it.
If he had known that this was tribute tea, he would not have dared to buy it even if he had the guts to do so. He begged Chu Jihan to spare his life and not to report to the government.
Chu Jihan believed what the shopkeeper said. Da Qi strictly controlled tea. Tea merchants who sold tea had to report to the government and had strict requirements on the weight they sold.
Therefore, such an elegant thing as tea tasting is the privilege of the powerful, because it is difficult for ordinary people to buy good tea. It is unusual for teahouse owners on the border to not be able to distinguish Lu'an Guapian.
It's just that Shen Qing knew so much about tea and had a lot of expensive and good tea in his hands. In all likelihood, he was from an official or aristocratic family.
Let Lian Sheng ask who the bodyguard is and send someone over to keep him under surveillance. Of course he has the manpower to conduct the investigation anonymously. He would never just come over with Lian Sheng.
On the other hand, Su Ningxin went to the Xuese Chamber of Commerce after leaving the teahouse. She needed to find out what was going on in the Chamber of Commerce. This was her pension money and she couldn't take it lightly.
Speaking of which, Xueshe Chamber of Commerce has a great background, and the queen is behind it. The fifth prince's power was able to develop so quickly, and the Chamber of Commerce provided a lot of financial resources.
At that time, she was considered a core member and the fifth prince's concubine, so she also had shares in the chamber of commerce.
After all, it was their first time to come to Xingyuan Mansion. Su Ningxin and Shuangbai only found out the location of the Chamber of Commerce after asking passers-by.
When the two entered the chamber of commerce, someone immediately greeted them, "Sir, who are you here to see?"
The Chamber of Commerce manages many shops. For ordinary transactions, just go to the store. Most of the people who come to the Chamber of Commerce to find people are merchants who want to join the Chamber of Commerce or discuss big business.
"Is Uncle Qin here?" Su Ningxin asked.
"This..." The guy hesitated a little. After all, it was the whereabouts of the head of the chamber of commerce, and he couldn't reveal it casually.
Su Ningxin also understood his difficulty and gave Shuangbai a look. Shuangbai took out a jade pendant and showed it to the boy.
The waiter carefully held the jade pendant in his hand, looked at the jade pendant and Su Ningxin, and after a while he tentatively asked, "Master Changsheng?"
Su Ningxin nodded, and the boy immediately carefully returned the jade pendant to Shuangbai, then invited them to rest in the backyard, and he quickly ran to find Uncle Qin.
That jade pendant is the symbol of the owner of the chamber of commerce, and several partners have it. The identity of Prince Su Ningxin's concubine is too eye-catching, so he learned to help Che and let the chamber of commerce call him Young Master Changsheng.
It literally means that I hope that I can live as long as possible.
In ancient times, it was inconvenient to transmit information, and it was impossible for everyone to know oneself. It would be much more convenient to have a token.
Soon Uncle Qin arrived in a hurry. When he saw Su Ningxin, he said respectfully, "Master?"
Uncle Qin knew that his masters had extraordinary status and often appeared in disguise, so he was not surprised.
"Uncle Qin, long time no see." Su Ningxin played with the jade pendant in her hand and said with a grin.
"Farewell to the capital. I haven't seen the young master for two years. Why did the young master come to Xingyuan Mansion?" After confirming the identity of the master, Uncle Qin also relaxed a little. He can be regarded as following several masters since the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce. Too formal.
"Come to do some errands." Su Ningxin didn't say much.
The two of them, the emperor and the empress, were fighting each other... well, they were burning bridges. They despised her as a lightbulb and drove her out of the palace. Speaking of it, it really affected her tall image.
Su Ningxin didn't mince words and asked straight to the point, "Private tea in Xingyuan Mansion seems to be a bit rampant recently. Does Uncle Qin know what's going on?"
Uncle Qin was startled and hurriedly explained, "Young master, you don't know. I went out just now for this matter. Although there are occasional people in the Chamber of Commerce who bring some private tea, they would never dare to be so rampant. I investigated the inside of the Chamber of Commerce and found that it was not They do."
"You mean, the private tea thing has nothing to do with the Chamber of Commerce?"
"It does have nothing to do with the Chamber of Commerce," Uncle Qin paused and continued, "I received the news that a batch of tea was delivered by the Escort Bureau, but more private tea seems to be..."
Uncle Qin was a little embarrassed, not knowing whether he should say anything.
"What does it look like?" Su Ningxin asked.
"All the tea from the south has been collected in recent days. It is the day when official tea is transported to the border. A lot of tea flows out from the hands of the tea transporters." Uncle Qin weighed it for a while before saying, after all, this is no small matter.
(End of chapter)