Early the next morning, Lu Zhi came to Mingyue Tower, and after dealing with some affairs, she went to the private room next door to wait, and it didn't take long for Duan Chen to arrive. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Seeing him come in, Lu Zhi got up and saluted him and called, "Chen Gongzi." ”

Duan Chen smiled slightly when he heard this, stepped forward and helped her arm to hold her up, then withdrew his hand and looked at her and said softly: "After thinking about it for a long time, you finally decided to call me like this?"

Lu Zhi looked at him and nodded lightly: "I thought about it for a long time, you can make such a promise to me, no matter what the reason, I am moved, but the identities of you and I are not destined to be able to do so by promise and heartbeat, before everything is decided, I ......"

"I understand. Duan Chen interrupted her words softly, and smiled at her: "You don't have to explain so much to me, whether it's Gongzi Chen or the son of the world, as long as you call, I will answer." ”

Lu Zhi suddenly felt a little uncomfortable when she heard this, she was not used to such intimate words between the two, which made her feel that she owed him, and this debt seemed to be something she could not compensate for for the time being.

She let out a slow breath, put the strange thought behind her, and smiled at him to lead him to his seat.

Today, Lu Zhi didn't bring Qiu'er and the others, only Xie Qing stood in the corner of the room and watched coldly.

After sitting down, Lu Zhi handed the account book he had sorted out to Duan Chen and said, "I invited you here today to ask for something, this is the money owed to Mingyue Lou over the years, you can take a look first." ”

Duan Chen took the account book, flipped through it casually, and was slightly surprised: "In just ten years, there are hundreds of thousands of taels?"

Lu Zhi's face was slightly bitter when he heard this: "And this number is increasing year by year, if it goes on like this, this Mingyue Tower will be unable to make ends meet sooner or later, but Mingyue Tower is the façade of the Wu family cannot be closed, and at that time, I am afraid that it can only be maintained by filling it with silver from other places." In addition, in order to maintain the reputation of the first floor in Jiangnan, Mingyue Building needs to be renovated every few years, and the interior must be replaced. ”

Duan Chen looked at the account book in his hand carefully and nodded: "You are right, if you follow this trend, Mingyue Mansion will not be able to make ends meet in five years at most." ”

After speaking, he put down the account book and looked at Lu Zhi and asked softly, "You said earlier that you had something to ask for this matter?"

Lu Zhi nodded: "You can also see, most of these arrears are high-ranking officials and nobles, no matter how bad they are, they are all Jiangnan families, and although the Wu family is the first merchant, after all, it is only a merchant without roots, and these money and silver don't even dare to open their mouths." So I thought ......"

Speaking of this, she paused, raised her eyes to look at Duan Chen, and said apologetically, "So I want to borrow your prestige." ”

Duan Chen smiled slightly when he heard this: "How do you plan to borrow it?"

"The matter of arrears is not a matter of recovering the debts. Lu Zhi pursed her lips and lowered her eyes, and said while thinking: "The debt is just a trivial matter, and more importantly, how to prevent this kind of thing from continuing to happen, I have thought for a long time that there is only one way that is the most appropriate, not only to get back the arrears, but also to completely solve the matter, that is, to partner with Chen Gongzi to operate Mingyue Building." ”

Duan Chen looked at her quietly, and raised the corners of his lips slightly when he heard the words: "You should know, I am the son of the king of Zhenjiang, and now my father has retired, and most of the military power is in my hands. ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhi raised her eyes and smiled slyly at him: "But I invited Chen Gongzi to join Mingyue Tower, not the prince of Zhenjiang." ”

"It is worthy of being the queen of the Wu family. Duan Chen sighed with a smile, watching her eyes soften: "What conditions do you want to use to lure me in?"

Lu Zhi blinked: "Thirty percent of the profits made by Mingyue Lou in the future, seventy percent will be yours after the money is recovered this time." ”

Duan Chen smiled when he heard this, he stretched out his slender fingers and stroked the tea cup in front of him and said lightly: "How can you see that I will agree for this bit of silver?

Lu Zhi lowered her eyes slightly when she heard this, and her voice gradually lowered: "What you lack, otherwise you won't go to Jiangnan in person every year, let alone leave in winter and spring." I don't know why, but I know you're lacking. ”

Hearing this, the smile on Duan Chen's face gradually faded, he smiled and looked at Lu Zhi, who was lowering his eyes, sighed softly, stretched out his hand to pull the broken hair from her forehead behind her ear, and said softly with a hint of hoarseness: "You are so smart, you must understand why I am missing ......."

"No, I don't understand. Hearing this, Lu Zhi immediately got up and took a step back, raised her eyes to look at him and shook her head: "I don't understand, I don't want to understand, I don't want to think about it now and in the future, I only think about things related to me, and what I think about is a little thing." ”

Seeing her slightly nervous and justified appearance, Duan Chen smiled again, he withdrew his hand to look at her and said softly: "Zhi'er, you don't have to be so nervous, this matter is no longer a secret matter, what should be known has long been known, but it can't be said on the surface for the time being, but what you said is right, you only need to worry about some small things, and leave the rest to me." I will answer you about joining the house, but I will not just join the Mingyue Building, I will discuss this matter with Mrs. Wu. ”

Lu Zhi looked at him in a daze, but her heart was turbulent, and she sat down again after being silent for a long time, took a deep breath and then spit it out, looking at Duan Chen with some frustration and said, "Am I stupid?"

Duan Chen shook his head with a smile when he heard this: "If you are stupid, there will be no more smart women in this world." ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhi did not have any joy on her face, she pursed her lips slightly, and said with a bitter face: "If I am not stupid, how can I fall into your trap again?"

"It's not a trap. Duan Chen looked at her and softened his voice: "This is called having a heart." ”

The two had lunch together, and Duan Chen got up to leave, but others could not avoid seeing that Lu Zhi did not send each other.

Not long after Duan Chen left, Xie Qing, who had been standing silently in the corner, looked at Lu Zhi, who was obviously in a good mood, with a smile on his face: "I would have planned well since I was going to do it, so why bother saying anything that fell into the trap?"

Hearing this, Lu Zhi turned his eyes to look at him, smiled and shook his head: "Brother Xie's words are wrong, the world's wisdom is above me, how can he not see clearly my little calculation? Although I want to tie the Wu family to the ship of the prince of the world to be blessed, but after all, this is the matter of the Wu family, and I can't open my mouth, only in this way can the prince take over this matter." ”

Xie Qing frowned slightly when he heard this, and looked at her silently.

Lu Zhi didn't understand why he had a complicated look on his face, and couldn't help asking, "Brother Xie, what's wrong?"

"There's nothing wrong with that. Xie Qing raised his feet and walked outside, his face was cold, and he didn't say a word.