The shopkeeper Tian covered his mouth and smiled, and the flowers trembled, such a posture may not even be seen by those guests who have known her for many years.

Chu Xianzhao also showed a soft smile and said softly: "I know you were difficult before, but then I will find a way not to let you live so hard, I hope you can believe me." ”

After Chu Xianzhao left, Shopkeeper Tian sat alone in the water pavilion in a daze, and after laughing, he would feel great compassion.

Maybe it was because this family owner who was born out of nowhere was too unexpected, but it caught this Tian shopkeeper who had been rooted in Sunset City for many years a little caught off guard, but there was a sense of joy surging in his heart, as if he had found someone worth relying on.

The tea left by Chu Xianzhao was already cold, and the woman drank all the tea he had not drunk, leaving no tea soup behind.

The soft woman who was summoned by Chu Instant to stuff the silver ticket walked up to her, lowered her head and sent the silver ticket to the front of the shopkeeper Tian, and said, "Mother, this silver ticket is for you, which can be regarded as a thank you for taking care of me over the years." ”

Shopkeeper Tian sighed and said, "Since it was given to you by the head of the family, then take it as a dowry for you to marry in the future." ”

The woman knelt in front of her with a puff and said with tears streaming down her face: "Mother, Rou'er doesn't want to get married...... I want to be there for you all the time. ”

Shopkeeper Tian snorted, and suddenly asked, "Rourou, what do you think of the head of the family?"

The woman was stunned for a moment, wiped away her tears and weighed her words: "The head of the family is the best man I have ever seen, and he will definitely be the dragon and phoenix among people in the future, not to be underestimated." ”

The shopkeeper Tian also sighed: "Yes, the head of the family is the same as the old family owner, he is a man who can do great things, he has not only the state of mind that is not shocked, but also the mind of rules and regulations, as well as the determination to kill and be resolute, and his own strength is not shallow. Since he has given us a way out, why should we be like Wei Jing and never die with him, we can't escape any benefits but end up with bruises all over our bodies, it is better to re-attach ourselves to the giant tree of the Shen family. ”

Who would have thought that this young man, who had just come to Luoyang for less than a year, would have such a skill, from an illegitimate child with a despicable identity to the head of the Shen family who was admired by thousands of people.

Shopkeeper Tian put down the teacup and muttered, "It's not like Shen Sanqian at all when he was young, but it's much better than when Shen Sanqian was young...... Since you have the heart to protect us, what about our renewed recognition of you as Lord?

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In the eyes of many young heroes in Luoyang City, Chu Xuanzhao's birth was really surprising to them, this illegitimate son of Shen Sanqian acted decisively, stepping on the court to get acquainted with the powerful, and the other foot of the wealthy business to eradicate dissidents, especially in the Silk Street bloody case, by the way, after getting rid of the dead wolf people who had plagued the Nanlu rivers and lakes for many years, it made many people have a huge fear of him.

Many people think that he is gentle and gentle on the surface, but in fact, his methods are ruthless and powerful, and now the only person in Luoyang City who can completely suppress him may be the Zhao family's dragon room.

The phrase feng shui turns is not bad, the former Shen Sanqian held the power of money and power to build the East China Sea Sea with his own hands, so that all kinds of delicacies and exotic objects from the East China Sea came to the land of the South Continent unimpeded, for this reason, I don't know how many bloody battles were set off in the East China Sea, so that those pirates who have ruled the East China Sea for many years were buried in the sea, and even the heads of the sea kings were hung on the sails of his ships for demonstration.

Therefore, Shen Sanqian also has the title of the overlord of the East China Sea, and at the same time, the old emperor loves and hates him, these things can be seen that Shen Sanqian is not just a lustful and greedy person, otherwise how could he be called "the magnate of the powerful" by the people, so that the old emperor is often afraid of his actions and has trouble sleeping, once Shen Sanqian has the heart of rebellion, this is a war that is difficult to win even if there are dragoons participating in the war.

While Chu Xianzhao inherited Chu Xiaohua's iron-fisted methods, he also learned a lot from Shen Sanqian, which can be regarded as another form of inheritance.

Ying Liyang hopes that he can be a real hero, but Chu Xianzhao knows that the word hero is more important than a knight and a king.

He may not be worthy of that word now, but he will do it later.

At the beginning of July, summer is coming.

The weather in Sunset City is getting hotter and hotter, and with it, the atmosphere in the Shen family's manor is heating up.

After the Arita shopkeeper made a start, more and more principals who were once loyal to Wei Jing began to defect to Chu Xianzhao's side.

The ideas of the major principals, who could only be said to be win-win and mutually beneficial, began to fall apart, and more and more wall grasses began to fall to Chu Xianzhao's side, making Chu Zhaozhao's momentum become more and more prosperous after defeating Wei Jing and successfully seizing power.

Previously, those shopkeepers and directors who were unwilling to come to see him in person came to worship and congratulate, and for a while, people came and went in the Shen family manor, and all of them were people in fresh clothes.

Now there is no cold and sour air in the Shen family manor after the news of Shen Sanqian's death was returned, and even the white veils of condolences have been replaced with red lanterns, from morning to night, there are brilliant lights, and the beautiful maids shuttle like clouds, showing the family style of the powerful and wealthy lords.

Although today's banquet in the manor is not as entertaining as the palace banquet, it can be regarded as a bell and ding food.

Dozens of heads of commercial houses with heads and faces in Sunset City sat around the table, with fewer old faces and more new ones.

The young new head of the family, Chu Xianzhao, is in a high position, with the "female staff" Shen Chuxia on the left hand and the "personal guard" Jiang Tang on the right.

Now Jiang Tang no longer wears the dark tights, but wears a lake-blue skirt, which is very cold and bright against the backdrop of the candle flames.

The eyes of the guests present all fell on the dignified and elegant girl on Chu Xianzhao's left, Shen Chuxia is Shen Sanqian's biological daughter, and she is a real wealthy lady.

In the past few years, she has been following the Shen family's housemother to plot and settle accounts, and if she is there, the eldest lady is equivalent to having two brains thinking.

Until now, after the abdication of the Shen family's mother, Shen Chuxia appeared by the side of the head of the Shen family, and gradually took on the appearance of the Shen family's chief steward.

The atmosphere of the banquet gradually rose, relaxed and casual, and Shen Chuxia whispered a few words to Chu Xianzhao from time to time, which made him smile.

In the eyes of some of the older generation of shopkeepers, the two of them looked very much like Shen Sanqian and Zhang Yan when they were young.

There are no taboos in wealthy families, and the Zhao family does not know how many examples of intermarriage between close relatives in the past dynasties, and the two of them have not married men and women, so it is not surprising if there is a bit of an indecent relationship.

Chu Xianzhao looked at these eyes that might be admired or awe-inspiring, and he was naturally aware of what they were thinking.

However, he didn't care what they thought, he only cared about what they did, and what kind of person he was, they would naturally know in the future.

When the red candle on the desk was almost burned out, Chu Xianzhao raised his wine glass and stood up from the table, walked to the center of the hall step by step, raised his glass and said loudly: "Thank you for coming to the banquet, today Tang Huang is here to give you a glass, I wish the Shen family firm a lot of money in the future, and ten million gold." ”

The chief shopkeepers got up together, raised their glasses with both hands and said, "To the master of the family." ”

After Chu Xianzhao raised his glass with both hands and drank it all, he looked at all the people who were raising his glasses and drinking, and then said aloud: "Everyone here knows the recent turmoil in the trading house, my father has just died, and at this critical moment of life and death, villains like Wei Jing colluded with court officials and united with his henchmen to seize my family property. Now and his supporters were executed by our own hands, this matter has caused an extremely bad impact on the firm, Tang Huang only hopes that this kind of thing will never appear again in the future, although everyone here is not surnamed Shen, but they are all members of the Shen family firm, I hope that after this door today, we are still a family. ”

"As for Tang Huang's swordsmanship, he is not talented in commercial affairs, and he does not dare to monopolize power, so I hope that Shen Chuxia, who is proficient in commercial affairs, will serve as the president of the commercial bank, if you have no objections, from today onwards, I will be in charge of the first class affairs of the commercial house with my sixth sister. ”

Shen Chuxia got up and folded his hands together, and said with a smile on his face: "The little girl is not talented, I hope you will take care of it." ”

Chu Xuanzhao's move was undoubtedly a shocking move for all the principals, and before others came back to their senses, Tian Zhiguan had already solemnly stood up and saluted, and said in a gentle voice: "My subordinates have seen the elder adult." ”

Now that someone has taken the lead, others have to stand up and bow, "Meet the Elder." ”

The Shen family firm mainly sells salt and iron, followed by the goulan and grain industry, and now it is inevitable that the power of the Shen family firm will gather in his hands.

He also had to prepare for a series of things such as martial arts aggression next, and naturally he couldn't personally take charge of the affairs of the business house like Shen Sanqian did when he was young, so he had to divide the power in his hands.

So he decided to let Shen Chuxia be the president of the firm in charge of the salt and iron matter, and the part of the Goolan industry was handed over to the shopkeeper Tian to deal with, and there were dozens of positions large and small left to discuss in the long run, after all, there are not many people worthy of his trust now.

The crow Qiwei brought by Jiang Tang successfully settled in Luoyang, and after a makeover, he became the shopkeeper or subordinate of some shops in the Shen family's trading house, lurking in Luoyang to establish their secret agent system.

The number one task of finding Chu Xuanzhao has ended, and collecting spy reports is the next thing they have to do.

Now they are too far away from the Yin Kingdom, and it takes several months to deliver the crow letter every time, and then the general trend of the world, the war between the Northern Regions and the Southern Continent, in the final analysis, still relies on hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops to charge and fight.

And this group of crows and guards parasitic in the setting sun, if they can personally send an extra piece of information to arrive in the Yin country, they may be able to change the future battle situation, and eventually affect the entire pattern of the whole world in the future. ”

It was already late in the night, the guests were gone, and the stewards were gone.

Shen Chuxia, the new president, personally sent them away, while Chu Xianzhao accompanied the steward named Tian Qing'er for a walk in the manor.

The two walked on the mahogany paved corridor, and the woman no longer had the same vigilant eyes as she did in the past when facing a strange man, and deliberately lagged Chu Xianzhao half a shoulder, her eyes were more respectful.

The relationship between a woman and a man is always a cat and a mouse, as for the girl facing a man like a fledgling mouse, with the spirit of a newborn calf not afraid of tigers, once you see a passing wild cat is always curious than vigilant, accidentally eaten clean and crying heartbreaking, flirting and unwilling.

A woman like Shopkeeper Tian is no longer the stupid little mouse, she has seen all kinds of men over the years, and when they were about to indulge in their own desires, she had long since run away.

But even if a woman who is wary of men's threats is a poor woman who will cry sadly after all, she will occasionally have hope for men.

That's why she believed in the young head of the family, feeling that although the young man was impulsive, the bottom line in their hearts had not been blurred by this muddy world, and finally decided to believe him once, hoping that he would not let herself down.

Chu Xianzhao put his hands in his sleeves, and said with a smile as he walked: "It's okay for me to say some empty words of encouragement, during this time, I will be bothered by the shopkeeper Tian to take care of some interpersonal relationships for me, if there is no help from the shopkeeper Tian, they may not be so quick to get on our thief ship, and the shopkeeper of the laborious Tian." ”

The woman shook her head and said softly, "The words of the head of the family can break the concubine's body. ”

Chu Xianzhao grinned and said: "Now that we close the door, we can be regarded as our own family, and we are honest with each other, so why bother talking these empty words." I'm not a scheming villain, and I'm not a bad guy who can't see the safety of a woman, I just want to be able to add icing on the cake while my family is safe. It's not that a family doesn't talk a word, as long as the shopkeeper Tian does his best to do things for the firm, he will not lack a point, and I guarantee that those men who want to bully you will never appear again. ”

The woman bowed deeply to him and said in a trembling voice, "The concubine thanked the master of the house." ”

Chu instantaneously summoned and laughed.

Loyalty and friendship need to be precipitated over the years, Chu Xianzhao definitely doesn't believe in the loyalty that is set casually in just a few words, and the loyalty obtained in exchange for affection is far less solid than that obtained in exchange for real money.

The two continued to walk along the corridor, and when the shopkeeper Tian saw that he didn't speak, he didn't dare to chat rashly.

It wasn't until the two of them came to the end of the corridor that Chu Xianzhao looked at the rockery glowing with blue light, and said softly: "I don't have time to manage the affairs of the business house in the future, I can only be the head of the Shen family who is listed, although my sixth sister has been working with the master since she was a child, but now that she is the president, she may not be able to convince those principals, and she still needs more guidance from the shopkeeper Tian to help her, I will be very grateful to you." ”

The shopkeeper Tian, who sighed in his heart that gold would always shine, hurriedly said: "Don't dare to let the head of the family say thank you, this is what a concubine should do." ”

Chu Xianzhao smiled, the other party looked at him for a while, and suddenly reached out to help him fix his hair and neckline.

Chu Xianzhao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt a little cramped and uneasy when she was so confused.

After the woman helped him get the hair crown, she looked up at him, only to feel that the more he looked at it, the more pleasing it became, and he didn't look like the old family owner when he was young, and couldn't help but quip: "The head of the family hasn't married a wife yet, and the concubine has something to ...... with the head of the family."

After saying this, she regretted it a little, but Chu Xianzhao said a sentence that made her almost burst into tears.

Chu Xianzhao said seriously: "It's a bit inappropriate for the shopkeeper Tian to suddenly ask the old cow to eat tender grass, or let's find a suitable place to talk about it another day." ”

The woman snorted a few times and said with a smile: "The head of the family has misunderstood, the concubine has a daughter who is just sixteen, and she is very slim, if the head of the family is interested, you might as well let her serve the head of the family and be a personal maid." ”

Chu Xianzhao raised his head and replied: "Shopkeeper Tian, don't always guard the Qinglou to accompany those men who don't like it at all, if you have time to find a suitable man to remarry, your daughter's life is life, and your own life is also life, whoever should say bad things about you behind your back, I will ......"

"Kill him, just like killing Wei Jing. The young woman blinked a pair of autumn water long pupils and said intently.

Chu Xianzhao smiled and said, "How can I, am I such an unreasonable person?" But Shopkeeper Tian can beat them with his own hands, I guarantee that they will not dare to fight back,"

The young woman laughed so hard that even Chu Xianzhao laughed along.

I don't know why she smiled and laughed but suddenly cried, grabbed Chu Xianzhao's sleeve with one hand, and shed a lot of tears on it, but she refused to let go.

It's been a long, long time.

——

The civil strife of the Shen family firm has long been spread throughout Luoyang, so the children of the family in Luoyang City are inevitably very curious about this young man of the Shen family who has seized power, and even some bold people even ran to the gate of the Shen family manor to wait, thinking if they could meet this young man who was famous in Luoyang.

They saw the heavily guarded gate of the Shen family from a distance, and only then did they know that this illegitimate son was not a powerful child like them, but a young hero who was really inside and outside Jinyu.

Facing the eyes of the guards of the Shen family, this is an embroidered pillow-like family disciple who dares to visit rashly, so he can only leave in a huff.

Except for one person, let these guards only dare to bow their heads and dare not raise their heads, Chu Xuanzhao can no longer avoid them.

"I said Tang Huang, I didn't expect that even I would have to come to the door to invite you in person now, it seems that you are really a big man in Sunset City now. ”

As soon as Chu Xianzhao walked out of the gate, he saw the little grandfather Zhao Yunlong riding on a pure white horse, holding a horse in his hand, looking at him with a smile on his face.

He hurriedly bowed and said, "I've seen the little grandfather, there have been too many things that have happened recently, and the clues of many things haven't been sorted out yet, where did you think that the little grandfather would meet me?"

Zhao Yunlong waved the horsewhip in his hand and said with a smile: "I asked my subordinates to invite you a few times today, but they were all chased away by the guards in front of your mansion, so I had to come in person." ”

Chu Xianzhao was shocked, a trace of doubt flashed in Ziliang's eyes, and asked, "What is the matter with the little grandfather looking for me?"

Zhao Yunlong smiled and said, "Someone asked me to invite you to the palace." ”

"Who?"

Chu Xianzhao's intuition told him who this person was, but he still subconsciously asked.

Zhao Yunlong said: "My cousin, she wants to see you." ”

Chu Xianzhao shook his head helplessly, thinking that what should come is coming after all, and he can't hide if he wants to.

Unexpectedly, she actually asked the little grandfather to invite herself to the palace, it seemed that she had calculated that he would avoid her.

As the saying goes, if the dragon has a reverse scale, he will be angry, although Wei Jing is not called Queen Zhao's reverse scale, and it is also one of the bottom lines of that woman, she will naturally not give up.