Chu Jihan felt crazy in his heart that Mr. Lu was a villain. This was definitely not his own master. He must have picked it up.
Although Chu Jihan accused his master of atrocities in his heart, he still accepted it with a naive smile on his face.
Su Ningxin saw that they were going to the mansion, so she took the opportunity to leave. She had to go to the Cuju competition and didn't want to waste her time talking to them here.
Mr. Lu tried to persuade Su Ningxin to stay a few times, thinking that he still liked Shen Qing, and it would be good for him to talk to Su Zhan. However, seeing Shen Qing's insistence on refusing, it seemed that he really didn't want to talk to Su Zhan. Zhan knew him well, so he didn't keep him anymore.
Su Ningxin took Shuangbai happily to see Cuju, while Chu Jihan stayed to chat with Su Zhan, arranged a guest room for him, and took him around the house a few times to familiarize him with the environment.
Walking on the gravel road by the lake, Su Zhan suddenly said, "I didn't expect that Young Master Changsheng and the Lu family actually have a relationship."
Chu Jihan slowed down and looked at him, "What? Master Su knows Shen Qing?"
In Chu Jihan's guess, Su Zhan should know Shen Qing. Su Zhan did not show up often. The few times he appeared in the capital, he attended private banquets, and only a few familiar people attended.
Therefore, if Shen Qing had met Su Zhan, it would have been at such a private banquet. Then Su Zhan did not recognize him, and the strange look Su Zhan looked at Shen Qing just now confirmed this.
But Su Zhan's words surprised Chu Jihan, "I don't know him. Today is the first time I've met him."
For a moment, Chu Jihan couldn't tell whether Su Zhan was telling the truth or deliberately lying.
If you don’t have the ability to read minds, you’re in trouble! Chu Jihan complained secretly in his heart, and then decided to test it.
"Master Su doesn't know Brother Shen? I thought you did. When we just walked over, Brother Shen recognized Master Su at a glance from a distance. It seems that Brother Shen has seen Master Su, but Master Su has never seen Master Shen. Brother."
Su Zhan and Chu Jihan looked at each other for a moment, and Chu Jihan refused to give in. Then Su Zhan said, "That should be the case."
The conversation between the two ended here. Su Zhan didn't find out anything, and Chu Jihan didn't get the news he wanted.
After Chu Jihan sent Su Zhan back to the door of his courtyard, the two of them said goodbye. Su Zhan, who had already walked towards the courtyard, suddenly turned back, looked at Chu Jihan and said, "If it is the situation that Brother Ji said, it can only be at the palace banquet." On other occasions, Su will not meet people he does not know."
After saying that, Su Zhan didn't look at Chu Jihan's reaction and turned around and went straight back.
Chu Jihan stood there for a while. What did Su Zhan want to tell him? Shen Qing had attended the palace banquet before.
You must know that not everyone is qualified to participate in the palace banquet. Relatives of the emperor, relatives of the third-grade courtyard and their families, and people who are very favored and specially allowed by the emperor and empress. Which kind of person does Shen Qing belong to
Chu Jihan felt that Shen Qing's identity was becoming more and more confusing, but he was confident that he could find it out. After returning to the capital, he would find out the list of people who had attended the palace banquet by Su Zhan, and he should be able to gain something after some investigation.
After thinking about this, Chu Jihan turned around and left to go back to his courtyard. The secret report to the emperor stated that half of the official tea was hidden in the Su family. The emperor should have explained it to Su Zhan, so there was no need for him to do it again. Change your identity to explain something to Su Zhan.
There should be this reason why Su Zhan doesn't want to live in the Su family. After all, with Su Zhan's life experience, he can rise to the top step by step without involving risky things like official tea. Risks and benefits are not equal for Su Zhan.
Su Ningxin, who was watching Cuju in Xi Daying, didn't know that she was being noticed by others. She even ate snacks with Shuangbai and watched happily.
I heard the old man selling plums next to me chatting with an acquaintance, "This year's harvest is good, and my mother-in-law is too busy at home. She has to pickle all the plums, otherwise they will spoil."
"I think your joy is all in vain. You won't be able to sell the plums," another person said.
"What do you say?" the old man asked eagerly.
The man approached the old man and lowered his voice, but Su Ningxin could still hear it, "Do you have a lot of plums that you took advantage of during the tea-horse market to fish in troubled waters and sell them to the Xixia people? Now the official tea of Xingyuan Prefecture is out The question, whether the tea-horse trade can be carried out is one thing."
Su Ningxin was a little bored and stopped paying attention to them. It turned out that she thought she had inside information, or it was lagging behind. The official tea had already been found, what else could happen to the tea-horse market
But the man's next words still attracted Su Ningxin's attention, "Even if there is a tea-horse trade, no one will buy your plums. Those Xixia people outside the customs have already moved away."
"Why did you move away?" The old man put a plum into his mouth and couldn't help but ask vaguely.
"Who knows? The Xixia people outside the Pass are originally nomadic, and they might have moved to other places."
Then the two of them talked about other trivial matters, but Su Ningxin was not interested in listening. She just thought it was strange that the Xixia people moved away.
Xixia and Daqi have not fought a war for many years, so even at the border, the management of merchants and civilians on both sides is not so strict. You can trade by paying a part of the tax. For example, the Xuese Chamber of Commerce can go out and trade.
There are abundant water resources in Daqi, which also leads to the fact that many Xixia people live not far outside the customs. They exchange livestock with the Daqi people for daily necessities such as pottery, pasta, and salted fish. Even in early spring, there will be no Too many people have left, and now that the tea-horse trade is about to begin, they are leaving instead, which is a bit strange.
Su Ningxin just thought about it casually. Now she is just a housebound lady. Ahem, at least in the eyes of others, she just needs to take care of herself. There is no need to worry about foreign affairs because of an occupational disease.
After playing outside for a day, Su Ningxin gained a lot. Not only did she watch Cuju, but she also heard that a hunting ban had been issued and hunters could go hunting in the mountains.
Su Ning was thinking that if she had the chance, she would also prepare some gear for herself and go hunting on a good day to see if she could hunt some foxes, rabbits, etc.
Su Ningxin has loved hunting since she learned horseback riding and archery after her rebirth. In the past, when she was in the capital, she would follow him every autumn hunt, but due to her status, she could only secretly ride horses to go around at night. At that time, Qiuxie Assassinations and falling horses are the mainstream, but there are not many opportunities to hunt well.
Now that she could hunt without any worries at the border, how could Su Ningxin miss such a good opportunity
After the Cuju competition ended, Su Ningxin went to the Chamber of Commerce to ask Uncle Qin to order horse gear for her, and also looked for some good horses.
After returning to Tinghua Xiaozhu, I heard Shuanghua say that Su Wanxin came once after dinner, but Shuanghua blocked her back with the excuse that the master had taken a rest early. When Su Wanxin left, she said she would come earlier tomorrow.
(End of chapter)