Su Qi did not stay in the Splendid Pavilion for too long, and before the sun had set, she rushed back to Su Mansion in a carriage, and when she returned to the house, she already had a cloth bag carefully wrapped in silk cloth in her hand.

"Is my dad in the house?" After entering the door, Su Qi was not in a hurry to go back to his courtyard, but asked the guards guarding in front of the gate of the Su family.

The guard shook his head and gave Su Qi a negative answer.

This is also expected, Su Qi didn't know that this time Su Qingyuan was busier than before after returning home, it was just a matter of business before, but now......

Su Qi had seen some officials in Yizhou at home more than once, and she also understood that Su Qingyuan now had the status of an imperial businessman, and it was understandable that he had more contacts with the officials and magnates. But her intuition told her that Su Qingyuan's contacts with the powerful were getting closer, and there might be some secrets hidden here that she didn't know.

couldn't get the specific time for Su Qingyuan to return home, Su Qi had to go back to Qingfeng Ju first, but halfway through the road, she met Xu Lian's mother and daughter who were walking on the bluestone path in the back garden of the Su family.

"Mother. Su Qi thought that she was still very polite, even if there were no others present, her posture of saluting was impeccable.

Xu Lian pursed her lips and smiled slightly, and glanced at Su Fangfei beside her, who immediately said hello to Su Qi.

Su Qi smiled and took it.

"Xiao Qi, it is said that I have been a little busy recently, don't be tired of my body. ”

Not to mention, Su Qi still admires Xu Lian's acting skills, this gentle eyes and concerned tone, I am afraid that those who don't know will think that Xu Lian is her biological mother.

"Thank you for your mother's concern, my mother has been running around with my father for so long, Xiao Qi is really distressed. Xiao Qi is clumsy, and the side won't, but it's still okay to massage the body, it's better than-"

Su Qi, who is already thirteen, looks very different from five years ago, five years ago she had a beautiful temperament, innocent and delicate, and now although she looks beautiful, she is not as delicate and delicate as an ordinary lady in the boudoir. When she doesn't disguise herself, her gestures exude a unique charm, and as for how unique it is, different people may have different opinions.

"No need. Xu Lian's face was cold for a moment, massage, she still remembers the taste of the massage Su Qi gave her back then!

"You have your own things to do, and your mother won't stop you, but tomorrow there will be a banquet at home, and you have to prepare for it, so don't be absent. ”

Su Qi has not heard of the banquet, and it is not an accident that ordinary people with some heads and faces have to hold it several times a year, especially businessmen, and it is not an accident that the Su family, as the richest man in Jiangnan, is not an accident.

In fact, Su Qingyuan never liked to participate in banquets, let alone organize a banquet in his own house, but his current identity made him have to do so. Human affection has always come out of the way, if he doesn't meet, he will have other ways, but it is certain that none of them is as effective as going to a banquet, raising a glass and drinking, and gossiping a few words about home.

"Xiao Qi has written down all of his mother's teachings. Su Qi raised his eyebrows and smiled, his expression calm.

Banquets, in many cases, are also a good place to facilitate marriage. Su Qi was still clear about this, recalling the words that Xu Lian whispered in her ear when she returned home, Su Qi couldn't help but raise the curvature of the corners of her mouth deeper and deeper.

Tomorrow's banquet may be an interesting one.

Su Qingyuan returned to Su Mansion at the top of the moon, and when he returned to the mansion, except for the guards guarding the door, there was only silence in the room.

Even though the hour had come, he still had no intention of resting.

"Fetch me a basin of water. After giving an order to the attendants in the room, Su Qingyuan walked to the desk and sat down on the wooden chair.

In the past few days, I have been busy with some officials in Yizhou, but I can't take care of the Su family's silk business. When he left Yizhou, he handed over the Su family's business to a few partners who had made friends when he first entered the ranks of silk merchants to take care of it in turn, leaving a few henchmen to take care of it, and asked Xu Jinliang to send people to watch more, just hoping that the Su family's business would not fall to the point of being too bleak, but after returning to Yizhou, he realized that he had thought things too simple after all.

He alone and self-made, naturally it is impossible for him to make such a big achievement as 'the richest man in Jiangnan' alone in just eight years, so he chose to partner with several people to start a silk business. Thinking of his active mind, many ideas, and a father-in-law with an official body like Xu Jinliang, a group of people should regard him as the leader, and they are respectful to him on weekdays.

It's just that Su Qingyuan didn't expect that in the five years since he left Yizhou, there would be bold and black-hearted people who acted against their conscience such as shoddy, forced buying and selling, which affected the reputation of the Su family, not to mention, and it would be more difficult to start business in the future. Now that he has returned, not to mention sweeping away the dirt of his own family, it is naturally a must-do to revive the Su family's business and even more so than before. He had more important and difficult things to do, and the road ahead became a little bumpy.

Su Qingyuan's eyes swept away, and at a glance he saw the object wrapped in dark yellow silk cloth on the wooden table, reached out to pick it up, opened it, and saw that it was actually an old book, and there were three simple big characters written on the cover - Tao Te Ching.

When I opened the page, I saw that there was a piece of tissue paper in the book, and a few large characters were written on the paper: I got it by chance, I can see it at a glance in my spare time, and I want to forget my worries.

Su Qingyuan was very impressed by this handwriting, and in the past five years, he had always found an opportunity to send letters home, and then received a reply letter written in this handwriting, except for his eldest daughter Su Qi.

"This girl, she doesn't talk much on weekdays, but she still remembers my old father in her heart. Su Qingyuan smiled, and the depression accumulated in Shicai's heart seemed to dissipate a lot.

The next day was a fine day, and the Su Mansion was lively early in the morning.

Su Qi got up early, but not to dress up, after a simple freshening up, he held a book and began to read. This method was told to her by Chu Ning, getting up in the morning to read a book can not only drain out the turbidity that has accumulated overnight in the body, but also be more conducive to reading and understanding a book, in addition to many other benefits Chu Ning did not explain, only said that let her slowly understand.

Cuiluo Hongcao was obviously used to Su Qi's behavior, and only waited quietly for Su Qi to finish reading. has been serving Su Qi for five years, and their young lady is quite disciplined, and her grasp of the time is also very fine, when to do something, if there are no special circumstances, it will not change.

"There are probably a lot of people here today, so you can be more careful later, the more crowded it is, the easier it is to make trouble. Taking advantage of the time when the maids were curling their hair for themselves, Su Qi casually commanded the maids around him.

Cui Luo Hongcao thought deeply about this, there had been a case of Su Qi being murdered at Mrs. Su's birthday banquet before, and the real culprit had not been found until now, if she was not careful this time, it would be difficult to guarantee that the old thing would not be repeated.

"I heard that my father also invited the Song family this time?"

Su Qi asked this redundantly, no matter what the wealthy businessmen in Yizhou were behind their backs, they always maintained a smiling face, and they would participate in each other's banquets appropriately.

Looking at the warm sunlight outside the window and the quiet and peaceful scenery, Su Qi couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart.

She didn't have the heart to make any waves, but the trees wanted to be quiet, but the wind didn't want to stop.